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RECENT BOWP APPROVALS - Timeline

hegarty147

Hero Member
Apr 22, 2014
270
10
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
1111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10/10/2014
AOR Received.
12/02/2015
Med's Request
18-03-2016
Med's Done....
21-03-2016 (RPRF Paid Upfront March 29th)
any updates today ?....if someone is familar with the process is it not a simple case of checking you client ID seeing the applicant has got an AOR and approving the visa ?. I just cant understand how online applications are taking so long
 

Winterfox

Hero Member
Aug 30, 2012
728
12
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-09-2014
hegarty147 said:
any updates today ?....if someone is familar with the process is it not a simple case of checking you client ID seeing the applicant has got an AOR and approving the visa ?. I just cant understand how online applications are taking so long
Hegarty... the logical reason is ... once they announced regular CEC FSW were closing and Express Entry would start from Jan 1 2015 ...
thousand of people applied for CEC and most of them mustve had their work permit expiring within the first 4 months of 2015. hence the backlog and delay
 

CEC2013RAY

Hero Member
Jul 4, 2013
238
1
124
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Ottawa
NOC Code......
1215
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2014
Doc's Request.
24-03-2015
AOR Received.
02-03-2015
Passport Req..
01-03-2016
For those who applied for BOWP and OWP for their spouses, what kind of work permit the spouse is getting? I mean, what's the code it's written on the permit. I know BOWP is 27, is spouse's OWP the same?

Please advise!
 

Winterfox

Hero Member
Aug 30, 2012
728
12
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-09-2014
CEC2013RAY said:
For those who applied for BOWP and OWP for their spouses, what kind of work permit the spouse is getting? I mean, what's the code it's written on the permit. I know BOWP is 27, is spouse's OWP the same?

Please advise!
I dont see why that matters .. its not going to effect anything. her work permit will be an Open permit
 

CEC2013RAY

Hero Member
Jul 4, 2013
238
1
124
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Ottawa
NOC Code......
1215
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2014
Doc's Request.
24-03-2015
AOR Received.
02-03-2015
Passport Req..
01-03-2016
Winterfox said:
I dont see why that matters .. its not going to effect anything. her work permit will be an Open permit
I saw other posts that RAMQ (Quebec) won't renew health insurance card based on BOWP. If it is a general open work permit, then it should be not a problem. That's what i want to know. In case I cannot renew mine, I would want my spouse to be covered by it.
 

Winterfox

Hero Member
Aug 30, 2012
728
12
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-09-2014
CEC2013RAY said:
I saw other posts that RAMQ (Quebec) won't renew health insurance card based on BOWP. If it is a general open work permit, then it should be not a problem. That's what i want to know. In case I cannot renew mine, I would want my spouse to be covered by it.
I was on bowp last year and me and my spouse both of us renewed our OHIP in ontario.
 

CEC2013RAY

Hero Member
Jul 4, 2013
238
1
124
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Ottawa
NOC Code......
1215
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2014
Doc's Request.
24-03-2015
AOR Received.
02-03-2015
Passport Req..
01-03-2016
Winterfox said:
I was on bowp last year and me and my spouse both of us renewed our OHIP in ontario.
I know. Ontario is a different story.
 

mkocisz

Star Member
Jan 15, 2015
55
1
Category........
Visa Office......
sent to Sydney/ Requested CPC-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2253
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02 Oct 2014 - date they receive my application
AOR Received.
09-Feb-2015
ganges said:
Hey mkocisz and All,

Did you apply for your BOWP for yourself and visitor permit for your wife or just BOWP for both?
Let me know.
I have applied for BOWP for myself and visitor permit for your wife on Feb 27th. Hopefully, we both will get our permits without any issue.

Thanks in advance
I applied for WP for bth of us (I had WP before she had vistor visa). and now we both have open work permit.
also I got AOR 3days after we apply for BOWP.
 

leotsik

Star Member
Jan 22, 2014
57
1
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Ottawa
NOC Code......
7271
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-10-2014
AOR Received.
09-02-2015
Any updates this week?
 

CEC_DEC_27

Star Member
Jul 22, 2014
127
0
Guys is there anyone who has applied for BOWP along with spouse open work permit after 21 FEB. I mean after open work permit holder fee rule was relaease.

leotsik said:
Any updates this week?
 

jkgoulds

Star Member
Feb 18, 2014
125
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2225
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3rd April 2014
Doc's Request.
Police report of 'no live trace' 27 May 2015
AOR Received.
1st July 2014
IELTS Request
Score: 7.0-7.0-6.5-8.5
Med's Request
27 May 2015
Med's Done....
6th June 2015
i applied for PR last april and my current BOWP expires July 02 2015 - when/how do i re-apply thanks
 

OMNI

Hero Member
Jan 30, 2013
202
6
Mississauga
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP- Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Hi,

I did applied for BOWP for me and my spouse on 6th of March and had the same issue...I was able to pay $255 for my self and $155 for my spouse and there was no choice to pay extra $100.

However, I spoke to CIC call centre and they advised me that I can't do anything at this point and if there is anything I will be requested by Visa office.

So I guess there is nothing much we could do at this point rather than waiting

Cheers

CEC_DEC_27 said:
Guys is there anyone who has applied for BOWP along with spouse open work permit after 21 FEB. I mean after open work permit holder fee rule was relaease.
 

CEC_DEC_27

Star Member
Jul 22, 2014
127
0
What will be the solution for this OMNI. Will they issue OWP for spouse as it was not our mistake or we have to apply for it again ? or will they be any option for us to pay the remaining amount online?


OMNI said:
Hi,

I did applied for BOWP for me and my spouse on 6th of March and had the same issue...I was able to pay $255 for my self and $155 for my spouse and there was no choice to pay extra $100.

However, I spoke to CIC call centre and they advised me that I can't do anything at this point and if there is anything I will be requested by Visa office.

So I guess there is nothing much we could do at this point rather than waiting

Cheers