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Dksha

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I got my SOWP refused, the reason stated was :

My spouse is a Canadian PR holder and does not have a valid work permit.

I had applied through an agent and he said that the rule has changed, I am clueless.
What can I do in this case?
 
Dksha said:
I got my SOWP refused, the reason stated was :

My spouse is a Canadian PR holder and does not have a valid work permit.

I had applied through an agent and he said that the rule has changed, I am clueless.
What can I do in this case?
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If he is a PR holder then he has applied to sponsor you. Is it inland or outland?
 
Naturgrl said:
If he is a PR holder then he has applied to sponsor you. Is it inland or outland?
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Yes he is a PR holder. We spoke to another consultant he said we applied for the wrong visa. We should have applied for dependent visa and not SOWP.

Now we are confused if I apply for dependent visa will I be allowed to work on that
 
Dksha said:
Yes he is a PR holder. We spoke to another consultant he said we applied for the wrong visa. We should have applied for dependent visa and not SOWP.

Now we are confused if I apply for dependent visa will I be allowed to work on that
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Has your partner sponsored you for PR yet? Do you have AOR.
 
Dksha said:
No!
The SOWP got rejected yesterday.
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You don't qualify for an open work permit. Your spouse needs to sponsor you for PR first.
 
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scylla said:
You don't qualify for an open work permit. Your spouse needs to sponsor you for PR first.
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The immigration lawyer told us about dependent visa, is this program and PR same. The Ircc website has very confusing content. I am not able to get a clear picture.
 
Dksha said:
The immigration lawyer told us about dependent visa, is this program and PR same. The Ircc website has very confusing content. I am not able to get a clear picture.
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This is wrong.

You do not qualify for an open work permit. Do not apply again. You will just be refused again.

Once again, your spouse needs to submit the application to sponsor you for PR first.
 
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Dksha said:
The immigration lawyer told us about dependent visa, is this program and PR same. The Ircc website has very confusing content. I am not able to get a clear picture.
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Are you in Canada? Either way your spouse must apply to sponsor you for PR first. It is either inland or outland.
 
Naturgrl said:
Are you in Canada? Either way your spouse must apply to sponsor you for PR first. It is either inland or outland.
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No I am in India and will be applying from here. Will the previous rejection affect the new application?
 
Dksha said:
No I am in India and will be applying from here. Will the previous rejection affect the new application?
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No issue as long as you declare the refusal in the sponsorship application.
 
Dksha said:
The immigration lawyer told us about dependent visa, is this program and PR same. The Ircc website has very confusing content. I am not able to get a clear picture.
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There is NO "dependent visa".
That "lawyer" is so wrong.
 
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