process for spouse!

[deadsea02]

Hey guys!I am about to apply for family class under spouse! We both live in Canada.
How long about the process takes? on cic web it says 19 months applying from canada!! Could it be less?
what about the OWP? will i get it in 6 mons?
Thank you

 

[Ponga]

Hi,

I believe that the current processing time for Stage 1 (approval of sponsor) is at 11 months, for an Inland application.
From what I have gleaned, if you send an OWP along with your sponsorship application, and your sponsor is approved....in 11 months (AIP), you will receive your OWP.

I don't know if it's possible to get it in 6 months, unless you are extending an existing WP...maybe?

Don't worry...someone that actually has your answer will chime in. I was simply passing thorugh and wanted to reply.

Good luck.

 

[deadsea02]

Thank u. But i have already closed WP and will expire next may! Will they extend it as soon as they approve my app? or wait untill 11 months passes?

 

[Sweden]

If you have a closed WP, you should file for an OWP with your inland application BEFORE the end of your current work permit, and you can keep on working (under implied status), until you receive the AIP ( approval in principle, first stage of inland application). Then they will process your OWP and send it to you. So if you're on a closed WP, you can keep on working throughout your waiting time, provided that you include an OWP in your inland application AND you file before your current WP expires. So if you're ready to file now, and your WP is valid until May, it's all good...

Good luck,
Sweden

 

[needhimback]

ok experts....help out newbie here :-[

I'm way to new in here.....these abbreviations are killing me guys

what's' OWP, AIP and WP
to me this sounds like OWP= Ontario Work Program
AIP = Application in progress
WP= Word processing
lol lol I know am totally wrong so someone please educate me with all this immigration talk that sounds like a foreign language to me....thanks guy

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[scylla]

OWP = open work permit
AIP = approval in principle
WP = work permit

 

[deadsea02]

If you have a closed WP, you should file for an OWP with your inland application BEFORE the end of your current work permit, and you can keep on working (under implied status), until you receive the AIP ( approval in principle, first stage of inland application). Then they will process your OWP and send it to you. So if you're on a closed WP, you can keep on working throughout your waiting time, provided that you include an OWP in your inland application AND you file before your current WP expires. So if you're ready to file now, and your WP is valid until May, it's all good...

Good luck,
Sweden

Thank sweden. So it took u less than a year to get ur pr? Thats really good. I read on cic web that it take 22 months!!! is that true? and also how long it takes to get AIP?
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[scylla]

Thank sweden. So it took u less than a year to get ur pr? Thats really good. I read on cic web that it take 22 months!!! is that true? and also how long it takes to get AIP?
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It's currently taking 11 months to get AIP.

Sweden applied outland - not inland.

 

[needhimback]

@Scylla

Thanks again Scylla .....you always pull through for me in every questions asked

YOU ARE TRULY THE BEST!!!!!