Hi guys,
I guess I am in a very complicated situation right now. So I come here for help. The story is a little bit long, but please read...
I am a BC PNP nominee under EE, and I have applied for my PR on Dec 8, 2016 (AOE).
However, my PGWP expired on Dec 20, 2016. So I had to apply the BOWP before my PGWP expired. And I did apply with my nominee certificate in mycic.
I knew once I submitted my extension, I had the implied status, which allowed me to stay working.
What I did not expected was that my work permit extension (BOWP) got refused on Jan, 2017. There was no specific reason why I got rejected. But I realized that it may be because I did not pay for the $100 open work permit holder fee. (I swear I have never ever seen this fee that I need to pay in mycic, but I know it's my fault.) I really should apply in paper.
So I lost my status (worker) immediately. After that, I applied restoration my status as a visitor. But I did not restore the worker status, because I though the PR should be approved during the wait.
After a long wait, I got my visitor record last week, therefore I have a valid status to stay in Canada. But I still cannot work, because I do not have a work permit. I really do not want to stay here wait for PR and do nothing.
My question is (finally), is there any way to apply for the BOWP again? I tried two way, but neither of them was working.
1. I cannot apply it with my current status (visitor) on mycic, because I cannot pass 'Determine your eligibility' questionnaire.
2. I went the border to do a flag-pole today. The officer told me that they could not offer the BOWP, they only do PGWP and Spouse OWP. The only way to get a BOWP is thru mycic.
THANKS A LOT
JZ
I guess I am in a very complicated situation right now. So I come here for help. The story is a little bit long, but please read...
I am a BC PNP nominee under EE, and I have applied for my PR on Dec 8, 2016 (AOE).
However, my PGWP expired on Dec 20, 2016. So I had to apply the BOWP before my PGWP expired. And I did apply with my nominee certificate in mycic.
I knew once I submitted my extension, I had the implied status, which allowed me to stay working.
What I did not expected was that my work permit extension (BOWP) got refused on Jan, 2017. There was no specific reason why I got rejected. But I realized that it may be because I did not pay for the $100 open work permit holder fee. (I swear I have never ever seen this fee that I need to pay in mycic, but I know it's my fault.) I really should apply in paper.
So I lost my status (worker) immediately. After that, I applied restoration my status as a visitor. But I did not restore the worker status, because I though the PR should be approved during the wait.
After a long wait, I got my visitor record last week, therefore I have a valid status to stay in Canada. But I still cannot work, because I do not have a work permit. I really do not want to stay here wait for PR and do nothing.
My question is (finally), is there any way to apply for the BOWP again? I tried two way, but neither of them was working.
1. I cannot apply it with my current status (visitor) on mycic, because I cannot pass 'Determine your eligibility' questionnaire.
2. I went the border to do a flag-pole today. The officer told me that they could not offer the BOWP, they only do PGWP and Spouse OWP. The only way to get a BOWP is thru mycic.
THANKS A LOT
JZ