farwa ff said:
So.. last few things ...sorry for bothering so much but really appreciate ur help...
then what about the TRV ? Do I NEED TO APPLY WITH MY OWP ?? or it will be given to me automatically ??
Secondly , I applied last time through the online system but now I have heard from some people that applying through paper work is more safe ?? Is it true ??
When you apply for open work permit, it is part of the process that you submit trv application too (it is one of the 3 forms required). Work permit itself is not a visa as i have mentioned before. It is a separate paper that you get when you actually land. But when CIC approves your application, you get a trv stamped on your passport. Its type vary depending upon if you are a visitor, worker or student. So you have to fill all forms required for OWP which includes trv form and you get TRV automatically.
It doesn't make much difference whether you apply on paper or online except that online might be faster by say a week. The real advantage is that you know the exact date when your application is put into the system - in case of online app. On the contrary, CIC might hold on your application for month or more only to return it unprocessed if say they think you missed some document required. Lastly, in case of online app, you do not submit any thing in original except passport. Even that you submit only when you get a passport request when it is almost sure you will be getting a visa. This is important because CIC even loses originals of people at times.
Bottom line, if you can apply online, it is preferred. However, there is no magical advantage of doing that. You are evaluated at the same embassy by almost the same process. You just save some time because they do not have to manually scan your docs and create file in the system.
Also, time frames highly vary. In Pakistan the order of preference of CIC is study visa, then trvs, then work permits. The official stated time for wp is around 8-9 months in Pakistan. But if you have a good profile and all documents are in order, usually you get processed with in 3 months. However, it depends upon many other factors such as
a) what time of year you apply - if you applied in say mar - june time frame, CIC is very crowded because of main stream study applications for september, which have higher preference. If apply in say mid sep or october, you are expected to get fastest processing because CIC is relatively free then, PLUS each embassy is given a target to process a minimum number of applications by year end. So they are much active near end of year.
b) Often there could be other factors such as last year there were changes in wp permit process as well as strikes which significantly delayed processes for many people by at least 4-5 months. My own case hanged on for much longer but there were many factors involved so i won't generalize it. Contrary to that i have several colleagues whose process only took 3 months in total. In some cases, even less i.e. around 2.5 months.
