July 2024 Inland spousal sponsorship timeline

[qcacz]

The description in the ircc website is dated. I have previously asked around in the forums and everyone confirmed that the AOR now only comes in the sponsor’s email and that is sufficient to apply for SWOP. I am not sure if there are additional requirements for Quebec applicants. But in general, after the AOR that comes into sponsors email, you are good to apply the swop. Hope this helps

Thanks for the info! I realized that we need an OWP and not a SOWP. We did not receive AOR yet and submitted online application on July 18. Should we be concerned?

 

[deep60801]

Application submitted: July 14, 2024
PA's residence: Quebec
PA's status: Post Graduate Work Permit
PA's country: India
Sponsor's status: Permanent Resident
AOR: July 9, 2024
Applied for SOWP: July 15, 2024

How long does it take to receive the SOWP, and can a new employer accept someone on maintained status for their work permit?

 

[kaviraj251]

I am on closed work permit and applied for my wife Sowp and children study permit from inside Canada on 25 July and got medical request for kids in 13 August. However my wife was in Canada on visitor visa and my kids are in India since they don't have any visa. Due to emergency she returned to India on 8 August. Why they have not asked medical for my wife? If her returning to India will impact the SOWP application while SOWP application was made while she was in Canada?

 

[sam001]

Thanks for the info! I realized that we need an OWP and not a SOWP. We did not receive AOR yet and submitted online application on July 18. Should we be concerned?

SWOP is just a term used by us I guess to refer to the fact that the eligibility of the OWP is under the spousal sponsorship or other grounds for a spouse(international students). I am not sure under what eligibility you have applied for the OWP, but I assume you have applied under inland spousal sponsorship. In that case you either need AOR or the current visa status of the PA expires in two weeks.
Being that said, I have seen people applying for the SWOP before the AOR, you can send the AOR via a webform once you receive it. Nothing to be concerned, the worst for the OWP application, they can refuse or ask for additional documentation which would the AOR. Most of the July applications got their AOR within 30 days, so you are not far behind

 

[YVR123]

SWOP is just a term used by us I guess to refer to the fact that the eligibility of the OWP is under the spousal sponsorship or other grounds for a spouse(international students). I am not sure under what eligibility you have applied for the OWP, but I assume you have applied under inland spousal sponsorship. In that case you either need AOR or the current visa status of the PA expires in two weeks.
Being that said, I have seen people applying for the SWOP before the AOR, you can send the AOR via a webform once you receive it. Nothing to be concerned, the worst for the OWP application, they can refuse or ask for additional documentation which would the AOR. Most of the July applications got their AOR within 30 days, so you are not far behind

I tried to avoid using the term SOWP because that's commonly used by international students and foreign workers to bring their spouses in with the SOWP.

Anyway, when the discussion is under Family Class Sponsorship discussion, we (most of us) understand that's for OWP for spouse/common law of PRs/citizens during the process of sponsorship application.

 

[YVR123]

I am on closed work permit and applied for my wife Sowp and children study permit from inside Canada on 25 July and got medical request for kids in 13 August. However my wife was in Canada on visitor visa and my kids are in India since they don't have any visa. Due to emergency she returned to India on 8 August. Why they have not asked medical for my wife? If her returning to India will impact the SOWP application while SOWP application was made while she was in Canada?

This is NOT family class sponsorship. Ask your question in foreign worker section.

 

[qcacz]

SWOP is just a term used by us I guess to refer to the fact that the eligibility of the OWP is under the spousal sponsorship or other grounds for a spouse(international students). I am not sure under what eligibility you have applied for the OWP, but I assume you have applied under inland spousal sponsorship. In that case you either need AOR or the current visa status of the PA expires in two weeks.
Being that said, I have seen people applying for the SWOP before the AOR, you can send the AOR via a webform once you receive it. Nothing to be concerned, the worst for the OWP application, they can refuse or ask for additional documentation which would the AOR. Most of the July applications got their AOR within 30 days, so you are not far behind

Ah that’s a good idea! Any idea how I can link the application with my GCKey without the Application # or UCI # to apply for the OWP? I have tried linking it providing other information (passport number and born city) but the system is not finding it (I have also tried putting 2 instead of 1 for number of applicants).

 

[sam001]

Ah that’s a good idea! Any idea how I can link the application with my GCKey without the Application # or UCI # to apply for the OWP? I have tried linking it providing other information (passport number and born city) but the system is not finding it (I have also tried putting 2 instead of 1 for number of applicants).

I think I am a bit lost here. You said you already applied for the OWP? if not, just wait for the AOR of the PR application. You wont be able to link your PR application with GCKey before you receive your AOR. Once AOR arrives, link the PR application with your GCKey and apply for the OWP from the same GCKey account

 

[qcacz]

I think I am a bit lost here. You said you already applied for the OWP? if not, just wait for the AOR of the PR application. You wont be able to link your PR application with GCKey before you receive your AOR. Once AOR arrives, link the PR application with your GCKey and apply for the OWP from the same GCKey account

No, we didn’t, we submitted PR application on July 18 and waiting to receive AOR. I called IRCC today and they do not see our application in the system, even though it says Submitted in the PR Portal. But they confirm they have received the payment. He said he will send an email to another team and for me to wait to receive an email from them. I am expecting this to go nowhere so, although this is completely demoralizing, I think I will have to redo and resubmit a new application.

 

[alex00]

No, we didn’t, we submitted PR application on July 18 and waiting to receive AOR. I called IRCC today and they do not see our application in the system, even though it says Submitted in the PR Portal. But they confirm they have received the payment. He said he will send an email to another team and for me to wait to receive an email from them. I am expecting this to go nowhere so, although this is completely demoralizing, I think I will have to redo and resubmit a new application.

Don't submit a new application yet. Just wait for your AOR to come.

 

[theboar]

Common-law inland
Application submitted: July 29, 2024
PA's residence: Ontario
PA's status: Worker (PGWP)
PA's country: BR
Sponsor's status: Citizen

Still waiting for an AOR.

 

[Gaurav A]

Hello @sam001
I am not able to use the application status tracker tool, how do you track your application? The tool give an error.
AOR was received on August 9th

Any further updates since AOR?

 

[Gaurav A]

Just received AOR, sponsor’s email.

Hey Sam, Any further updates since AOR?

 

[idavid]

Update:
Application submitted: 2 July 2024
AOR: 30 July 2024
BIL: 2 August 2024
IME: 6 August 2024
PAL: 8 August 2024

Update:
Application submitted: 2 July 2024
AOR: 30 July 2024
BIL: 2 August 2024
IME: 6 August 2024
PAL: 8 August 2024
APR Eligibility Decision Letter (Met): 21 August 2024

 

[sam001]

Update:
Application submitted: 2 July 2024
AOR: 30 July 2024
BIL: 2 August 2024
IME: 6 August 2024
PAL: 8 August 2024
APR Eligibility Decision Letter (Met): 21 August 2024

Your VO on fire. Congratulations