Wife's SOWP - Need more information

[OreoandOlives]

Hi everyone,

Me and my wife came to Canada in 2021, as students. We were unmarried in 2021. We have been dating since 2016. My wife is a pharmacist from our home country. She opted for a somewhat relevant field, but eventually it did not interest her, she had to switch to two more programs, before finally deciding to just stick to get a pharmacist license in Canada. Our priorities shifted, we got married, we applied for her work permit, where I was the principal applicant(student) through a representative. The representative suggested that she can drop her studies, and can work because she had a submission confirmation that allowed her to work until a decision was made.

Now here our representative messed up, our rep asked to to submit the application fee, which we did. But towards the expiry of her submission confirmation duration, the rep told us that there needs to be extra payment made, or the application would be rejected. Long story short, the rep initially paid the wrong fee, and when we finally paid the right fee, before it got processed, we got a rejection. The reason was that we did not pay the fee.

My wife re-enrolled in her college again to maintain her status(she has a valid study permit). Now that I will be getting my PGWP soon, we are planning to go to the border to get her the SOWP. Because we need to balance our finances, we have our financial responsibilities in our home country too. Preparing for pharmacy license does not require any study permit in its initial stages. It is done at home by ourselves.

Will there be any problem at the border? She was never out of status since she came to canada. But due to our shifted priorities, we took this decision. We will soon be going back to our home country to do ceremonies with the rest of the family.

 

[scylla]

Hi everyone,

Me and my wife came to Canada in 2021, as students. We were unmarried in 2021. We have been dating since 2016. My wife is a pharmacist from our home country. She opted for a somewhat relevant field, but eventually it did not interest her, she had to switch to two more programs, before finally deciding to just stick to get a pharmacist license in Canada. Our priorities shifted, we got married, we applied for her work permit, where I was the principal applicant(student) through a representative. The representative suggested that she can drop her studies, and can work because she had a submission confirmation that allowed her to work until a decision was made.

Now here our representative messed up, our rep asked to to submit the application fee, which we did. But towards the expiry of her submission confirmation duration, the rep told us that there needs to be extra payment made, or the application would be rejected. Long story short, the rep initially paid the wrong fee, and when we finally paid the right fee, before it got processed, we got a rejection. The reason was that we did not pay the fee.

My wife re-enrolled in her college again to maintain her status(she has a valid study permit). Now that I will be getting my PGWP soon, we are planning to go to the border to get her the SOWP. Because we need to balance our finances, we have our financial responsibilities in our home country too. Preparing for pharmacy license does not require any study permit in its initial stages. It is done at home by ourselves.

Will there be any problem at the border? She was never out of status since she came to canada. But due to our shifted priorities, we took this decision. We will soon be going back to our home country to do ceremonies with the rest of the family.

Your case is not clear cut. To point out one issue, once your wife stopped attending schools, she was supposed to stop working until the SOWP was approved. If she continued working without attending school, technical that work was unauthorized.

How long was the break between the time she stopped attending classes and the time she began attending classes again? How many days?

Note that both of you will need to have valid TRVs to return to Canada after visiting your home country. The TRV cannot be obtained at the border.

 

[OreoandOlives]

Your case is not clear cut. To point out one issue, once your wife stopped attending schools, she was supposed to stop working until the SOWP was approved. If she continued working without attending school, technical that work was unauthorized.

How long was the break between the time she stopped attending classes and the time she began attending classes again? How many days?

Note that both of you will need to have valid TRVs to return to Canada after visiting your home country. The TRV cannot be obtained at the border.

She was never out of status. She was always enrolled in her programs.

 

[scylla]

She was never out of status. She was always enrolled in her programs.

Sorry, I misunderstood. If she never stopped attending classes and remained a full time student, then she's good.

She can certainly try to flagpole. Flagpoling can be a bit hit and miss so no guarantee it will work. But worth trying.

 

[OreoandOlives]

Sorry, I misunderstood. If she never stopped attending classes and remained a full time student, then she's good.

She can certainly try to flagpole. Flagpoling can be a bit hit and miss so no guarantee it will work. But worth trying.

Thank you.

But what does it mean when you say that flagpoling can be a hit or miss?

Also what documentation do we need to have when we do it?

 

[BA101]

Thank you.

But what does it mean when you say that flagpoling can be a hit or miss?Flagpoling is not guaranteed for visa. They may send you back and ask you to apply online.

Also what documentation do we need to have when we do it?All documentation as needed online, will be needed in person