SOWP Visa refusal from Saudi Arabia

[MK1991]

Hello everyone,



I am an Indian citizen currently residing in Saudi Arabia for almost 8 years on Iqama (work visa) . I applied for my spouse open Work permit from KSA on 1st of June 2023 and got Refusal on 4th of June 2023 on these grounds:


• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay, as stipulated in subsection 200(1)(b) of the IRPR, based on following factors



• Your immigration status outside your country of nationality or habitual residence.

• You have limited employment possibilities in your country of residence.

• Your current employment situation does not show that you are financially established in your country of residence.

* Your financials are not enough to support yourself for your intended duration of stay in Canada.

Anyone with the same refusal reasons in the recent past? Can anyone suggest me what can I do to overcome these refusal reasons? Will It be better to apply the second time from India which is my home country...
Kindly suggest...

 

[BA101]

Hello everyone,



I am an Indian citizen currently residing in Saudi Arabia for almost 8 years on Iqama (work visa) . I applied for my spouse open Work permit from KSA on 1st of June 2023 and got Refusal on 4th of June 2023 on these grounds:


• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay, as stipulated in subsection 200(1)(b) of the IRPR, based on following factors



• Your immigration status outside your country of nationality or habitual residence.

• You have limited employment possibilities in your country of residence.

• Your current employment situation does not show that you are financially established in your country of residence.

* Your financials are not enough to support yourself for your intended duration of stay in Canada.

Anyone with the same refusal reasons in the recent past? Can anyone suggest me what can I do to overcome these refusal reasons? Will It be better to apply the second time from India which is my home country...
Kindly suggest...

• Your immigration status outside your country of nationality or habitual residence. You have to show home ties to the country of your citizenship. Common problem with applicants from Middle east. Do you have home ties to show to India?


• You have limited employment possibilities in your country of residence.What did you show as your home ties & current employment? You need to establish yourself since you are already an immigrant in this current country of residence, IRCC would look to see if you will go back to your country of citizenship. Steady ongoing job, financials and skills will show your ability to come to Canada and honor the temporary residence conditions & go back to India when visa is expiring.

• Your current employment situation does not show that you are financially established in your country of residence. You need to work on your financials here and show continuous ongoing employment and financial stability

* Your financials are not enough to support yourself for your intended duration of stay in Canada.What is the course duration of your spouse and how did you explain your SOWP in the Sop? This needs to be reworked

Anyone with the same refusal reasons in the recent past? Can anyone suggest me what can I do to overcome these refusal reasons? Will It be better to apply the second time from India which is my home country...Given how quick the application was refused, I would first apply for notes to see the detailed reasons & if you still think you made a fool proof application & still got refused, you can pursue a judicial review. Else you have to reapply with Proper documentation


If I were you, this is what I would do

Apply for GCMS notes

Analyze my submission against each refusal reason to see if I explained myself

Good Luck

 

[Naturgrl]

How are you eligible for SOWP?

 

[MK1991]

How are you eligible for SOWP?

My wife is an International student in Canada on a study permit. So I am eligible for SOWP

 

[Naturgrl]

My wife is an International student in Canada on a study permit. So I am eligible for SOWP

When does her permit expire? How long is program?

Did you provide funds above what was included to get her study permit approved? Even with a SOWP, you need to show ties to return. If not working in country of citizenship and on a work permit, what ties did you show?

 

[MK1991]

When does her permit expire? How long is program?
As per her college LOA her expected graduating date is 1st of March 2024, program duration stated was one year, and commencing date was 8th May 2023, But her study permit validity is untill September 30, 2024. As what I know is I am eligible to apply for SOWP if her study permit has validity of more than 6 months at the time of my application... Correct me if I am wrong...

Did you provide funds above what was included to get her study permit approved? Even with a SOWP, you need to show ties to return. If not working in country of citizenship and on a work permit, what ties did you show? In my file too, i attached her tution fee receipt for her entire course of study+GIC.. other than that I showed my financial back up in the form of liquid cash in account from my employment. For home ties i showed my properties back home in my home country and also shared travel history to my home country as my parents and entire family live there.

 

[Naturgrl]

Being eligible doesn’t mean guaranteed. How much in funds did you show and how many months workth? Are you working now? Is the property an investment like rental? The issue is you are on a work permit, and not in home country. Your parents nor your family are ties. Travel history is UK, US, NZ or AUS. Your wife’s study permit may have been approved because her family ties were you, as her spouse. So you need a strong case to show your return to home country plus the funds (above and beyond what was shown in her study permit application) to support yourself.

 

[MK1991]

Being eligible doesn’t mean guaranteed. How much in funds did you show and how many months workth? Are you working now? Is the property an investment like rental? The issue is you are on a work permit, and not in home country. Your parents nor your family are ties. Travel history is UK, US, NZ or AUS. Your wife’s study permit may have been approved because her family ties were you, as her spouse. So you need a strong case to show your return to home country plus the funds (above and beyond what was shown in her study permit application) to support yourself.

I showed around CAD 17K in my current salary account, which has monthly deposits in the form of payroll from my employer since I am working here for more than 7 years now. also around CAD 20K in spouse's bank account in home country. Regarding properties, yes it is a residential property which i rented out. But I did not attach any proofs of income from that... I just attached a CA valuation report which shows all my movable and immovable assets and their approximate value...
Regarding my spouse's education in Canada , we already paid paid her full tution fee for her course of study and has a GIC deposit 10K CAD in Canadian bank... Other than that her education was not sponsored by me .. but by her parents, for which we attached the proofs like affidavit of support and finances in her father's account. What finances i showed in my file is separate than what was shown in her case..

 

[Naturgrl]

I showed around CAD 17K in my current salary account, which has monthly deposits in the form of payroll from my employer since I am working here for more than 7 years now. also around CAD 20K in spouse's bank account in home country. Regarding properties, yes it is a residential property which i rented out. But I did not attach any proofs of income from that... I just attached a CA valuation report which shows all my movable and immovable assets and their approximate value...
Regarding my spouse's education in Canada , we already paid paid her full tution fee for her course of study and has a GIC deposit 10K CAD in Canadian bank... Other than that her education was not sponsored by me .. but by her parents, for which we attached the proofs like affidavit of support and finances in her father's account. What finances i showed in my file is separate than what was shown in her case..

But you are not in your home country. What is the status in your current country of residence? That is the issue. Your family ties are in Canada. Show your property as a rental and job opportunities too.You need to show a reason to return.

 

[MK1991]

But you are not in your home country. What is the status in your current country of residence? That is the issue. Your family ties are in Canada. Show your property as a rental and job opportunities too.You need to show a reason to return.

I am a temporary resident on a work visa in country or Residence. Does it make sense to file the second time from here itself or should I go back to my home country and apply from there?

 

[albloshi_sa]

apply from home country, chances are slim if you apply from Saudi Arabia due to temporary resident linked to work. SOWP means you will go and work in Canada and get back.
How can you prove that you will go canada for few years and get back to Saudi Arabia? How will your employer wait for this long? many questions are there and very difficult to convince the officer.

 

[canuck78]

I showed around CAD 17K in my current salary account, which has monthly deposits in the form of payroll from my employer since I am working here for more than 7 years now. also around CAD 20K in spouse's bank account in home country. Regarding properties, yes it is a residential property which i rented out. But I did not attach any proofs of income from that... I just attached a CA valuation report which shows all my movable and immovable assets and their approximate value...
Regarding my spouse's education in Canada , we already paid paid her full tution fee for her course of study and has a GIC deposit 10K CAD in Canadian bank... Other than that her education was not sponsored by me .. but by her parents, for which we attached the proofs like affidavit of support and finances in her father's account. What finances i showed in my file is separate than what was shown in her case..

Did you recently get married? Have you lived together in person? That may also be the issue.