Ami sandhu said:
Hi All,
I am in Canada on a post graduate work permit and working as a software Engineer in reputed organisation in Halifax(Nova Scotia). I recently got married to my boy friend in India. Now on what basis can my spouse arrive in Canada? What is the approx. time duration for his arrival? Someone suggested to apply an open work permit. Are there any chances of rejection?
My spouse is working as a software Engineer in India and has a work experience of around 4 years.
Your guidance will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ramandeep Dhillon
Hi Ramandeep,
Yes you can apply for an "Open Work Permit" through MyCIC Account. Check your eligibility through the below link and then create a MyCIC account and submit an OWP application.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/ctc-vac/getting-started.asp
Below is the list of documents you would require. Make sure no attachment is more than 4 MB.
- IMM1295E -- Open work permit application.(same application which is used for Work Permit)
- Passport photo (digital), in accordance with their specification.
- Scan of of Spouse passport. Scan all the relevant pages, put those scan in one doc file and save as pdf file.
- Explanation
This document contains all the supporting document that you shall submit. Make sure the first page of the doc contains the list of all the items that the immigration people shall find in this doc. I put all the various documents in a doc file, and then saved them in pdf format before submitting. Tips. Images are usually very bulky, so when attaching resize image so that they are good enough for the page, My all images were less than 200KB, if the image appear small in the doc after inserting, stretch the image keeping the aspect ratio constant.
- Your cover letter
- Your passport photograph (according to the specification)
- Your bonafide bachelor's certificate
- Your experience letter from employer
- Your Salary for the last six months
- Your passport (All the pages that have been stamped earlier)
- IMM5645E (Family details form)
- Your Marriage documents:
- Marriage certificate
- Photographs: Attach a few photos of different occasions in marriage to substantiate your marriage.
- Your spouse documents.
- Invitation letter
- Her passport(all pages)
- Her employer's letter supporting salary, tenure and current address
- Her bank account statement
Request for Medical Exam (required): When one is applying for OWP, medical test is required. If you don't do it ahead of time, you shall get a request for it and this delays the process. To avoid this delay you can complete the medical check before filing the application.
If you have doubts, you can also try paper application through VFS who will help you with a checklist of documents to be submitted.
Regards,
K
