SOWP or wait?

[mindfreaak]

Hello,
I am currently living in Canada for more than one year and I recently got married (1 week ago). My spouse is living outside Canada. I'm applying for Express Entry under CEC program since I am working temporarily in Canada for a year now! my Work permit expires in august 2 2019. I was only thinking to submit a profile with my spouse but I heard about Spouse Open Work Permit. The question is :

in case we chose to apply for a SOWP for my wife, am I able to apply for PR while SOWP is in progress? because I heard it takes 10 weeks to get the SOWP ready while I want to apply for PR asap.

EXAMPLE : if I submit a SOWP today, am I able to apply for PR next week? while SOWP is in progress

 

[jes_ON]

Hello,
I am currently living in Canada for more than one year and I recently got married (1 week ago). My spouse is living outside Canada. I'm applying for Express Entry under CEC program since I am working temporarily in Canada for a year now! my Work permit expires in august 2 2019. I was only thinking to submit a profile with my spouse but I heard about Spouse Open Work Permit. The question is :

in case we chose to apply for a SOWP for my wife, am I able to apply for PR while SOWP is in progress? because I heard it takes 10 weeks to get the SOWP ready while I want to apply for PR asap.

EXAMPLE : if I submit a SOWP today, am I able to apply for PR next week? while SOWP is in progress

SOWP has no impact on your eligibility to apply for PR.

HOWEVER, you have to have at least 6 months remaining on your work permit for your spouse to be eligible for an SOWP, so that is not an option at this moment.

After you apply for PR, however, you could be eligible to apply for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP). At the same time, your wife could submit an SOWP application based on your BOWP application.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/provincial-nominees-permanent-resident-applicants/bridging-open-work-permits.html

You have to be within 4 months of the expiry of your current permit before you are eligible to apply for the BOWP.

 

[Sapphire Blue]

SOWP has no impact on your eligibility to apply for PR.

HOWEVER, you have to have at least 6 months remaining on your work permit for your spouse to be eligible for an SOWP, so that is not an option at this moment.

After you apply for PR, however, you could be eligible to apply for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP). At the same time, your wife could submit an SOWP application based on your BOWP application.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/provincial-nominees-permanent-resident-applicants/bridging-open-work-permits.html

You have to be within 4 months of the expiry of your current permit before you are eligible to apply for the BOWP.

How can one qualify for SOWP?

 

[jes_ON]

How can one qualify for SOWP?

Through your spouse's work permit... rules vary depending on the type of work permit.

 

[Sapphire Blue]

Through your spouse's work permit... rules vary depending on the type of work permit.

Do You to have be married?

 

[jes_ON]

Do You to have be married?

Spouse includes common-law spouse.

 

[cyrilcb11]

SOWP has no impact on your eligibility to apply for PR.

HOWEVER, you have to have at least 6 months remaining on your work permit for your spouse to be eligible for an SOWP, so that is not an option at this moment.

After you apply for PR, however, you could be eligible to apply for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP). At the same time, your wife could submit an SOWP application based on your BOWP application.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/provincial-nominees-permanent-resident-applicants/bridging-open-work-permits.html

You have to be within 4 months of the expiry of your current permit before you are eligible to apply for the BOWP.

Hi @jes_ON

Please help me with my question, I've 11 months left on my PGWP and already in the EE pool with CRS score of 448 and no ITA. She's a dependent in my PR application and I'm planning to apply for SOWP;

• Should I like my CIC account with my spouse's after SOWP application? or mention in her invitation letter than we've already applied for PR and in the pool?

Thank you for your time.