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BOWP Tracker 2020

Frustrated123

Newbie
Aug 15, 2020
6
3
My pgwp expired on August 29. When was your AOR, and under what stream did you applied?
Those are factors as well.
Your original work permit expiry date is almost the same as mine, yet my bowp processing time is almost twice as long (already). My PR AOR is early February - going through CEC. Tbh I think it is random, and you give them too much credit thinking that it depends on stream/ application AOR. But the process is not transparent at all, so who really knows...
 

doislan

Star Member
Feb 1, 2020
94
73
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Yes
App. Filed.......
12-02-2020
AOR Received.
12-02-2020
Med's Done....
24-02-2020
Just got my BOWP approved yesterday

AOR 02/12/20
APPLIED BOWP 04/28/20
BIOMETRICS 09/25/20
FINAL DECISION 09/30/20
 
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ishakeshavan

Star Member
Oct 27, 2015
177
58
If I travel out of the country (without a valid visa to return) while the BOWP application is in progress, would IRCC still process the application or outright refuse it because I am no longer inside Canada?
 
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assen89

Hero Member
Jun 30, 2017
924
453
My WP expires in 4 months and I am about to apply for BOWP. Should I wait until I get called to book a biometric appointment for my PR application before I apply.

There is a question that asks if you have done biometrics in the last ten years and I haven't, but expecting a call in the next few weeks for my PR application. If I select "NO" and do my biometrics for my PR application, will it automatically be updated for by BOWP application as well?
 

Angel1113

Hero Member
Jun 6, 2019
808
937
Ontario
Category........
CEC
NOC Code......
4212
AOR Received.
24 June 2020
Med's Done....
05-06-2020
Aor: 24th june
Bowp applied: june 24th
Current status: waiting
 

blondieyo

Star Member
Jan 21, 2020
147
139
My WP expires in 4 months and I am about to apply for BOWP. Should I wait until I get called to book a biometric appointment for my PR application before I apply.

There is a question that asks if you have done biometrics in the last ten years and I haven't, but expecting a call in the next few weeks for my PR application. If I select "NO" and do my biometrics for my PR application, will it automatically be updated for by BOWP application as well?
Temporary working visa's (including BOWP as far as I understand) are exempt from having to give biometrics.

Refer to "COVID-19: Changes to biometrics requirements" in link for reference: https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/where-to-give-biometrics.asp
 
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doislan

Star Member
Feb 1, 2020
94
73
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Yes
App. Filed.......
12-02-2020
AOR Received.
12-02-2020
Med's Done....
24-02-2020
Just got my BOWP approved yesterday

AOR 02/12/20
APPLIED BOWP 04/28/20
BIOMETRICS 09/25/20
FINAL DECISION 09/30/20
My BOWP arrived by mail today, 1 week after its approval.
 

Frustrated123

Newbie
Aug 15, 2020
6
3
Congrat ! So the processing time is around 5-6 months.
Roughly 5-6 months processing, and you can apply within 4 months of your current work permit expiry at the earliest. I'm exhausted by the process. I have a job offer that will wait for me until the end of the year - I will miss out if I don't get my status sorted out.