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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 !!
Congratulations brother
 
Greetings, guys!

I'm looking to get some advice for my wife's OWP application. Let me describe my situation first. I've recently received my PGWP and currently looking for a job (it will be a NOC 0, A or B job). My wife is finishing her bachelors degree this fall. She is NOT studying in Canada or her home country. I want her to come to Canada (she wants it too). Oh, and she doesn't need medical exam.

I basically see three options for her.
1) Apply for OWP in the country she's studying in. (processing time much shorter)
2) Apply for OWP in the home country. (long processing time)
3) Get visitors visa and change status once she's in Canada.

Now, which approach would you recommend and why?
What documents are necessary? What documents are not required, but good to have?
What problems might arise?

Another question for those who think options 1 or 2 are better. My understanding is that the list of required documents is super short. It's only application, family info, passport, photo and marriage certificate. Why does everyone advise to submit many more supporting documents? Is there real value in doing that or will just complicate the processing of the application?

Looking forward to hearing some great stories!

Cheers!
 
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 !!
Congrats :-)
 
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 !!
Congrats
 
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.
wow .. Congratulations !! :) I applied on 11th march but still no update for me :(
 
Hello everyone,

I need suggestions for my wife's situation. I am currently an international student in Canada and my wife's SOWP application got approved. I am in a very quiet province (Newfoundland) where it gets so difficult to get even menial jobs. Consequently, I decided my wife should stay in Ontario for the duration of my studies as I have a PR application in process already and I will be done here in the next couple of months. However, I planned visiting her at least twice in a month and move away from here as soon as i get my thesis submitted. I no longer have courses and I am rounding up on final submission of my thesis. The issue now is when she was given work permit at Toronto, my location (Newfoundland) was written on her work permit as her employment location. Now my question is does that implies she can only work in Newfoundland only or she could still work anywhere within Canada?
 
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.


did u applied online from india ?
 
Hey all

is there anyone who have applied for spouse open work permit,online,applied from Canada while on visit visa?
How long does it take for cic response if u apply online and from Canada?
Any feedback will be hugely appreciated
 
hi every one
i applied for work permit from inside canada. my husband is a full time student . my work permit got approved today through online. but i didnt receive any message abt what to do next to get work permit document.
what to do now??
thank u...
What's you're timeline like?
Don't worry they'll mail u the doc
 
Hello All,

I submitted Paper application and reached Bangalore, India office a week ago and im trying to link application online, but still says no application found.

Can you please let me know how long it will take to able to link application online.

Thank you