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Spouse Open Work permit

sehgalnitish1988

Full Member
Feb 15, 2016
26
9
hi seniors,
i have my pnp from nova scotia with my wife as dependent, i applied for pr, got the aapication number for pr, i applied for my spouse owp on 17 march 2017, no updates yet. whats the success rate.
 

hopefulnomad

Newbie
May 19, 2017
1
0
Hi everyone! This forum is amazing - love the mutual support that is available here! :)

My husband just submitted his study permit application (for a 4 year PhD starting September) and my SOWP application together three days ago. When we checked the processing times on the website for Singapore (where we are based it said 23 weeks! We found it pretty strange because we tried many other random countries by way of comparison, and the longest processing time was nowhere near that - the listed waiting periods were mostly between 4-10 weeks. Anyone have any idea why Singapore is so problematic?

Also, my husband just received an update today saying that they received his application, and that they'll notify us if they need additional information. We were told they didn't need a medical exam, any additional documents, an interview, or even our biometrics. Maybe I'm just paranoid but is it normal for them not to want these things? Does this have something to do with the fact that he hold a Singaporean passport and I hold an American passport?

Thanks so much for your help guys! Good luck to all of us.
 

prais3jos3ph

Star Member
Jul 24, 2016
138
11
Canada
Category........
CEC
App. Filed.......
19th June 2017
AOR Received.
20th June 2017
hi,
Once an application number is recieved we can apply for OWP? I recieved an ITA recently under express entry , with an application number. Does it count ?
hi seniors,
i have my pnp from nova scotia with my wife as dependent, i applied for pr, got the aapication number for pr, i applied for my spouse owp on 17 march 2017, no updates yet. whats the success rate.
 

jmathew

Star Member
Jan 15, 2016
134
32
Visa Office......
Nova Scotia
NOC Code......
2281
App. Filed.......
08-06-2016
Doc's Request.
09-11-2016
Nomination.....
03-04-2016
AOR Received.
14-09-2016
IELTS Request
..................
Med's Request
1st Oct 2017
Med's Done....
5th Oct 2017
Interview........
NA
Passport Req..
Hopefully soon
VISA ISSUED...
Hopefully soon
LANDED..........
Inland Application
Hi Guys,

My wife got passport request today,

Timeline:

Online application, upfront medical

Submitted : March 15th

Medical passed : March 30th

Passport request : May 19.


Best of luck to all who are waiting.
 
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soh075

Hero Member
Aug 22, 2013
205
11
33
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Missisauga
Job Offer........
Yes
IELTS Request
Speaking 6.5, Writing 7.0, Reading 7.0, Listening 7.5
Hi Guys,

My wife got passport request today,

Timeline:

Online application, upfront medical

Submitted : March 15th

Medical passed : March 30th

Passport request : May 19.


Best of luck to all who are waiting.
Lucky bro...
 

Jkrishnan

Member
Nov 28, 2015
16
4
Hi
Did you submit marriage pics and letter from spouse while applying. I applied on March 3rd with the help of consultant based in Canada and he said Photographs and letter is not required. Now sure what is going to happen.


Hi Guys,

My wife got passport request today,

Timeline:

Online application, upfront medical

Submitted : March 15th

Medical passed : March 30th

Passport request : May 19.


Best of luck to all who are waiting.
 

munta_131

Full Member
Nov 12, 2014
49
5
My SOWP timeline below:

February 9 - Applied Online
May 8 - Medical Request
May 10 - Medical Done
May 11 - Medical Submitted
May 15 - Medical Passed & Passport Request
May 16 - Passport Submitted
May 18 - CIC status changed to Approved
Now - Waiting for Passport to be back!

Goodluck everybody. Thanks for all the support !!
 
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jmathew

Star Member
Jan 15, 2016
134
32
Visa Office......
Nova Scotia
NOC Code......
2281
App. Filed.......
08-06-2016
Doc's Request.
09-11-2016
Nomination.....
03-04-2016
AOR Received.
14-09-2016
IELTS Request
..................
Med's Request
1st Oct 2017
Med's Done....
5th Oct 2017
Interview........
NA
Passport Req..
Hopefully soon
VISA ISSUED...
Hopefully soon
LANDED..........
Inland Application

Gurnav

Star Member
May 17, 2017
51
2
hi seniors,
i have my pnp from nova scotia with my wife as dependent, i applied for pr, got the aapication number for pr, i applied for my spouse owp on 17 march 2017, no updates yet. whats the success rate.
Samev
hi seniors,
i have my pnp from nova scotia with my wife as dependent, i applied for pr, got the aapication number for pr, i applied for my spouse owp on 17 march 2017, no updates yet. whats the success rate.
same here. I apply 3 may from India. My husband is in Yukon
 

jmathew

Star Member
Jan 15, 2016
134
32
Visa Office......
Nova Scotia
NOC Code......
2281
App. Filed.......
08-06-2016
Doc's Request.
09-11-2016
Nomination.....
03-04-2016
AOR Received.
14-09-2016
IELTS Request
..................
Med's Request
1st Oct 2017
Med's Done....
5th Oct 2017
Interview........
NA
Passport Req..
Hopefully soon
VISA ISSUED...
Hopefully soon
LANDED..........
Inland Application
Hi
Did you submit marriage pics and letter from spouse while applying. I applied on March 3rd with the help of consultant based in Canada and he said Photographs and letter is not required. Now sure what is going to happen.
Yes I submitted those, because my marriage was just few months ago. So to make a strong documentation I included the photos, invitation card and call logs. I also included a letter from my wife and from me. (not sure whether its necessary or not, but to be safe I included in my documentation)