I hear what you're saying. And it sounds like a complicated situation you guys are in.kunishsa said:My sincere apologies Toby if my statement hurts you. I am not saying $ 150 is less amount. But unfortunately this is the case we all are forced to and BOWP has unfortunately became a mandate for all of us for our survival.
Let me explain. We all work for an employer here in Canada working for a major banking client. The bank has decided not to keep any more LMO guys as their contractors from 1st Jan, 2014. My employer was forced to give a change of status for all his employees to the bank. So the status change of the current LMO guys into ICT / BOWP / PR would make them continue their stay in Canada. In a sense, we all should produce a status change before 20th December, 2013. I am with in the time limit of achieving it before 20th December if VO agrees to give a positive BOWP because my current WP is valid for more than 4 months. In my colleague's case, he has no time to wait before 20th December. He is taking the chances by paying $ 150 which would give him an opportunity to make 15 times better than $ 150 per month. It is an investment.
I am not generalizing my statement and my sincere apologies if it hurts anyone on this forum by any means. Sorry guys.
You didn't hurt or insult me there, I'm just saying that applying without having AOR carries the risk
of getting rejected as the VO does not even know if there ever will be an AOR.
What if you apply for BOWP and you never get the AOR because you forgot to sign a document?
It's a different story if you apply with more than 4 months left on your current work permit, at least you
already have the AOR and the VO knows your application package was complete.
You know what I'm saying?