I didn't apply for an OWP as i am PGWP until November.Did you get your OWP even though you didn't have a stamp?
I didn't apply for an OWP as i am PGWP until November.Did you get your OWP even though you didn't have a stamp?
Hi,My husband's OWP was just approved! He didn't get the email, he just logged in to the IRCC account and saw that it is approved as of today. We applied on Nov 25
Unfortunately, I don't think that the visitor/stamp/status thing has anything to do with our OWP application woes as there are a few members of this thread that HAVE already received their approvals and they applied with visitor status with NO stamp. This proves that it doesn't matter that our passports weren't stamped. So back to the guessing game. I see though BrincessButtercup that you were able to at least link your OWP, I haven't even been able to do that! In fact, I do not even have an application number for the OWP yet as when I rang IRCC they said that there won't be an application number assigned because they haven't even started looking at the application yet (no file even created yet for it)!!Hi November applicants! I'm a late October Inland PR & OWP applicant and have been poking around your message board after conversing with @BB802. Just wanted to let you know I'm in the same OWP boat as all of you. I don't know when they started the "No stamp, no approval" rule, or whatever it is IRCC is up to, but I feel your pain. Seemingly, a lot of my fellow October applicants received their OWP approvals in late-January or early-February, save for a few of us that I'm aware of, so this may be a new procedure that was instituted around that time?
I mailed my PR & OWP applications one week after re-entering Canada, so I was definitely in status, but everything was automated and I while I did speak very briefly to a Border Agent, my passport was not stamped upon entry.
Does anyone know how to prove to IRCC that we were in status, or has anyone tried disputing the OWP rejection? Thanks!
So frustrating, right? I did write IRCC via Webform today asking for the reason that I was "not eligible" for an OWP. I had photos of my flight boarding passes from my last entry into Canada, showing that I was in status then and now, which I realize are in no way legal poof, but hopefully a catalyst for them to reconsider and look into my OWP application again. I'll let you know what they say!Unfortunately, I don't think that the visitor/stamp/status thing has anything to do with our OWP application woes as there are a few members of this thread that HAVE already received their approvals and they applied with visitor status with NO stamp. This proves that it doesn't matter that our passports weren't stamped. So back to the guessing game. I see though BrincessButtercup that you were able to at least link your OWP, I haven't even been able to do that! In fact, I do not even have an application number for the OWP yet as when I rang IRCC they said that there won't be an application number assigned because they haven't even started looking at the application yet (no file even created yet for it)!!
Hi, same here. I wrote IRCC via form 2 days ago and yesterday they responded "We verified the information on file. However, it has been determined that you do not meet the eligibility criteria." With a link to the list of criteria. I meet everything: I had valid visitor status when I applied, I had the stamp in my passport and everything! I wrote again via form an let's just see if they want to give me a different reason now. Please keep us posted if they reply to you.So frustrating, right? I did write IRCC via Webform today asking for the reason that I was "not eligible" for an OWP. I had photos of my flight boarding passes from my last entry into Canada, showing that I was in status then and now, which I realize are in no way legal poof, but hopefully a catalyst for them to reconsider and look into my OWP application again. I'll let you know what they say!
I received the exact same email (from my first Webform inquiry) with the same wording and criteria link. I was expecting a generic "We are processing or reviewing your application" reponse, so I was quite stunned by a rejection as you may have been too!Hi, same here. I wrote IRCC via form 2 days ago and yesterday they responded "We verified the information on file. However, it has been determined that you do not meet the eligibility criteria." With a link to the list of criteria. I meet everything: I had valid visitor status when I applied, I had the stamp in my passport and everything! I wrote again via form an let's just see if they want to give me a different reason now. Please keep us posted if they reply to you.
Application received: Dec 9/2019
AOR: Feb 6/2019