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BOWP - How many of you have applied and received it successfully?

adfer123

Newbie
Nov 21, 2013
4
0
Hi all. I submitted my application online around 20 days ago at the end of Oct and their site says the processing time has down to 7 days and they are working on applications submitted on Nov 7...


However I have not received any messages from cic yet. Should I give them a call..?
 

LPS

Champion Member
Aug 7, 2013
1,250
37
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-O
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2013
AOR Received.
07-10-2013
Med's Request
07-03-2014
Med's Done....
26-03-2014
LANDED..........
09-04-2014
iam_toby said:
Nice, CIC updated the processing time for WP applications ( online ) to 7 days. :))
For those who want heaps of implied status, the paper estimates haven't moved an inch 8)
 

bhavik_ec

Star Member
Jul 16, 2013
50
1
adfer123 said:
Hi all. I submitted my application online around 20 days ago at the end of Oct and their site says the processing time has down to 7 days and they are working on applications submitted on Nov 7...


However I have not received any messages from cic yet. Should I give them a call..?
Yes.. Pls call them...It is pain as they will disconnect your phone for 4/5 times. If you make a note to your application through CIC call Centre, you will heard something about your WP in 2 days...
 

bold9k

Star Member
May 27, 2011
117
15
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
NOC Code......
2280
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-03-2013
Doc's Request.
RPRF, Biodata - Jan 2nd 2014
AOR Received.
24-04-2013
IELTS Request
Sent with Documents - Score 8.5
Med's Request
02-01-2014
Med's Done....
09-01-2014 - Medicals sent 14-01-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
July 8th 2014
VISA ISSUED...
July 11th 2014
Should i send my BWOP application even though my wp expires on the 1st of may ? I really need a BWOP so i can expand my career. Right now i am stuck in a lousy job lol
 

LPS

Champion Member
Aug 7, 2013
1,250
37
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-O
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2013
AOR Received.
07-10-2013
Med's Request
07-03-2014
Med's Done....
26-03-2014
LANDED..........
09-04-2014
bold9k said:
Should i send my BWOP application even though my wp expires on the 1st of may ? I really need a BWOP so i can expand my career. Right now i am stuck in a lousy job lol
Not sure if serious.

But no you shouldn't.
 

adfer123

Newbie
Nov 21, 2013
4
0
bhavik_ec said:
Yes.. Pls call them...It is pain as they will disconnect your phone for 4/5 times. If you make a note to your application through CIC call Centre, you will heard something about your WP in 2 days...
After 1 hour of trying finally made it through to an agent. She said my work permit has been just mailed out today.. Thank god that's a relief!

Thank you! Good luck to everybody who's waiting for it :)
 

lrow

Star Member
Mar 16, 2010
193
1
adfer123 said:
After 1 hour of trying finally made it through to an agent. She said my work permit has been just mailed out today.. Thank god that's a relief!

Thank you! Good luck to everybody who's waiting for it :)
Don't they send approval emails now a days ? I thought they always send approval emails first and then send the Work Permits.
 

LPS

Champion Member
Aug 7, 2013
1,250
37
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-O
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2013
AOR Received.
07-10-2013
Med's Request
07-03-2014
Med's Done....
26-03-2014
LANDED..........
09-04-2014
I didn't get any approval email. The first I knew I was approved was finding the permit in my mailbox. I surmised that they only send an email in cases of refusal.
 

iam_toby

VIP Member
Feb 4, 2013
7,506
353
LPS said:
I didn't get any approval email. The first I knew I was approved was finding the permit in my mailbox. I surmised that they only send an email in cases of refusal.
Interesting, one of the September applicants got an approval email and then the actual WP in the mail.
That's what I've heard from quite a few applicants now.
Maybe the email went to your spam folder? Or maybe a typo in the email address on the form?
 

JLCanada

Member
Nov 20, 2013
18
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-May-2013
AOR Received.
19-June-2013
Hello,

I applied for BOWP on Nov. 19th.
And
I just saw the processing time for work permits was down to 7 days from 18 days.
Here is my question. What is the new temporary resident visa? Is it related to BOWP?
BOWP takes only 7days to be issued? or 13days?

Thank you.
 

Maxim1251

Star Member
Sep 17, 2013
125
2
GTA
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-O
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2013-07-12
AOR Received.
2013-09-12
IELTS Request
Submitted with package
Med's Request
2014-02-25
Med's Done....
2014-03-04 (received on 2014-03-13)
Passport Req..
2014-04-10
VISA ISSUED...
2014-04-14
LANDED..........
2014-04-17
iam_toby said:
Interesting, one of the September applicants got an approval email and then the actual WP in the mail.
That's what I've heard from quite a few applicants now.
Maybe the email went to your spam folder? Or maybe a typo in the email address on the form?
Perhaps mailbox or spam folder should be checked for mail from MyCIC? Also, logging into MyCIC might work as well
 

LPS

Champion Member
Aug 7, 2013
1,250
37
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-O
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2013
AOR Received.
07-10-2013
Med's Request
07-03-2014
Med's Done....
26-03-2014
LANDED..........
09-04-2014
JLCanada said:
Here is my question. What is the new temporary resident visa? Is it related to BOWP?
Are you talking about the option on the "Application to Change Conditions..." (IMM5710) form for a temporary resident permit?

This is for people who require a TRV to enter Canada. For instance, I didn't select this option as my country of origin is visa-exempt.

JLCanada said:
BOWP takes only 7days to be issued? or 13days?
I haven't seen a satisfactory answer about why the estimate doesn't match the "Working on applications submitted on" date, but keep in mind that these are both just an approximation of how long your application will take to process.
 

adfer123

Newbie
Nov 21, 2013
4
0
lrow said:
Don't they send approval emails now a days ? I thought they always send approval emails first and then send the Work Permits.
That also confuses me.. I did not get any emails so I figured something was going wrong.
However I did get the email for my AOR from cic. And I am pretty sure I did put the correct email address when I submitted my BOWP application.