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Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) under express entry - connect here

Specterz

Hero Member
Apr 2, 2015
246
11
Mississauga, Ontario
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Ottawa
AOR Received.
Jan 06, 2017
Med's Done....
Mar 07, 2017
Passport Req..
Mar 14, 2017
Hi Guys,

BOWP Update here:

e-AOR: Jan 6, 2017
BOWP: Jan 7, 2017
BOWP Application Status: On-Hold (Since Feb 6, 2017)
Stream: CEC

Waiting for R.10 to complete.
 

RabinJi

Champion Member
Feb 3, 2014
1,606
160
Penticton,B.C
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
6322
Job Offer........
Yes
Doc's Request.
21-07-2016
AOR Received.
13th June
Passport Req..
14,June,2017
LANDED..........
18/07/2017
Guys my BOWP is approved yesterday in my cic account but i never any email notification,so my question is after how many days they would send my BOWP through mail?Is there any way to check for how long my BOWP they would have issued?
Rabin
 

FeelGoodNic

Member
Apr 13, 2016
16
1
RabinJi said:
Guys my BOWP is approved yesterday in my cic account but i never any email notification,so my question is after how many days they would send my BOWP through mail?Is there any way to check for how long my BOWP they would have issued?
Rabin
My BOWP was approved February 9th and we received our visas in the post on February 15th, so it took 6 days for us. We are in BC.
 

reddyreddy

Star Member
Jul 28, 2016
159
4
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15/01/2017
Doc's Request.
10/03/2017
AOR Received.
15/01/2017
Med's Done....
20/02/2017
Passport Req..
10/04/2017
RabinJi said:
Guys my BOWP is approved yesterday in my cic account but i never any email notification,so my question is after how many days they would send my BOWP through mail?Is there any way to check for how long my BOWP they would have issued?
Rabin
Please notify when you get a notification of how long ur WP is issued for
 

RabinJi

Champion Member
Feb 3, 2014
1,606
160
Penticton,B.C
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
6322
Job Offer........
Yes
Doc's Request.
21-07-2016
AOR Received.
13th June
Passport Req..
14,June,2017
LANDED..........
18/07/2017
FeelGoodNic said:
My BOWP was approved February 9th and we received our visas in the post on February 15th, so it took 6 days for us. We are in BC.
I am also in BC but how to check the validity of our bowp?Can we check with out receiving original BOWP through mail?How long they have issued for you?
Thanks
 

RabinJi

Champion Member
Feb 3, 2014
1,606
160
Penticton,B.C
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
6322
Job Offer........
Yes
Doc's Request.
21-07-2016
AOR Received.
13th June
Passport Req..
14,June,2017
LANDED..........
18/07/2017
reddyreddy said:
Please notify when you get a notification of how long ur WP is issued for
Don't know.Only i noticed in my cic account the application is approved.So i want to know from others how to check that.For how long they have issued.
 

FeelGoodNic

Member
Apr 13, 2016
16
1
RabinJi said:
I am also in BC but how to check the validity of our bowp?Can we check with out receiving original BOWP through mail?How long they have issued for you?
Thanks
I received a 1 year open permit, which I believe is standard unless you have an LMIA or PNP. It was dated from the day it was approved, so a year starting February 9th 2017.
 

reddyreddy

Star Member
Jul 28, 2016
159
4
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15/01/2017
Doc's Request.
10/03/2017
AOR Received.
15/01/2017
Med's Done....
20/02/2017
Passport Req..
10/04/2017
RabinJi said:
Don't know.Only i noticed in my cic account the application is approved.So i want to know from others how to check that.For how long they have issued.
First I got a notification saying that the WP is approved. After that I received another notification (an hour later I think) in CIC. it was a PDF file stating the validity
 

RabinJi

Champion Member
Feb 3, 2014
1,606
160
Penticton,B.C
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
6322
Job Offer........
Yes
Doc's Request.
21-07-2016
AOR Received.
13th June
Passport Req..
14,June,2017
LANDED..........
18/07/2017
Thanks guys for your prompt response,still now i didn't receive any notification so i checked again the PDF file but nothing is here,let me know where exactly i could see that file?+1 for both of you guys.
Thanks
 

pama

Member
May 10, 2015
12
0
Hai Guys

We applied bridging work permit online on January 08/17 and it approved on February 07 /17.we both ( me+ husband) applied together from my cic account.Our previous work permit expired on January 22nd.we got AOR on November 2016. ;) :) ;)......
 

elm662

Full Member
Nov 27, 2012
31
0
Hi,

From this page:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/work/prov/bridging.asp
It seems like spouses are not eligible for the BOWP, it's only for the principal applicant.

My question is:
What can I do for my spouse?
What kind of work permit can he have?
 

goodenough

Full Member
Feb 22, 2017
25
0
Hi guys,

I am new here. Currently running out of time so would really appreciate any help / advice.

My situation as of now:


- Got my ITA on Jan.25, about to submit my e-APR for CEC

- Employed full-time, PGWP expiring on March 7


Question:

Once I submit my e-APR and receive the notification (that many claim is not an actual AOR) - can I still use it to apply for the BOWP?

I got very confused after reading lots of different opinions on AOR for BOWP and I don't quite understand if the rules have changed or loosened and if whatever you receive immediately upon your e-APR submission is the legit version of AOR that CIC now recognizes for BOWP?

And so after I submit my e-APR hopefully tomorrow should I submit an online or a paper application for BOWP? I understand that online processing times are not as long now, so they might get to my application before my e-APR passes the completeness check. In this case - will they reject my BOWP application? Or is it not the case anymore?

Thank you!

Very worried.
 

reddyreddy

Star Member
Jul 28, 2016
159
4
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15/01/2017
Doc's Request.
10/03/2017
AOR Received.
15/01/2017
Med's Done....
20/02/2017
Passport Req..
10/04/2017
goodenough said:
Hi guys,

I am new here. Currently running out of time so would really appreciate any help / advice.

My situation as of now:


- Got my ITA on Jan.25, about to submit my e-APR for CEC

- Employed full-time, PGWP expiring on March 7


Question:

Once I submit my e-APR and receive the notification (that many claim is not an actual AOR) - can I still use it to apply for the BOWP?

I got very confused after reading lots of different opinions on AOR for BOWP and I don't quite understand if the rules have changed or loosened and if whatever you receive immediately upon your e-APR submission is the legit version of AOR that CIC now recognizes for BOWP?

And so after I submit my e-APR hopefully tomorrow should I submit an online or a paper application for BOWP? I understand that online processing times are not as long now, so they might get to my application before my e-APR passes the completeness check. In this case - will they reject my BOWP application? Or is it not the case anymore?

Thank you!

Very worried.
You can submit your BOWP using your first e-APR/AOR.

If your R10 is not processed by the time the VO starts working on ur BOWP, ur application will be put on hold untill ur R10 is passed
 

goodenough

Full Member
Feb 22, 2017
25
0
reddyreddy said:
You can submit your BOWP using your first e-APR/AOR.

If your R10 is not processed by the time the VO starts working on ur BOWP, ur application will be put on hold untill ur R10 is passed
Thank you so much!

From reading the posts from 2015 and 2016 I got an impression that those applications just get rejected immediately, but I guess things have changed...