open work permit application for spouse from outside Canada

[RAJ_India]

Hi. I studied here for 2 years in IT field (college diploma)
Now I have 3 years PGWP valid till April 2016.
I work at Subway in Alberta ( 6311 Food Service Supervisor ).

My wife is in India and we have been married since January, 2012 ( 2 years )

Is she eligible to apply for Open Work Permit from India?
What are the chances of getting OWP approved?

 

[talktoudaykumar]

Hi. I studied here for 2 years in IT field (college diploma)
Now I have 3 years PGWP valid till April 2016.
I work at Subway in Alberta ( 6311 Food Service Supervisor ).

My wife is in India and we have been married since January, 2012 ( 2 years )

Is she eligible to apply for Open Work Permit from India?
What are the chances of getting OWP approved?

If your job comes under NOC 0,A or B, your wife can be eligible for Open Work Permit-Spouse.
I don't know much rules on PBWP. But you may check the eligibility in cic.gc.ca site for more details.

 

[RAJ_India]

Thanks to you, talktoukumar

Your response is Appreciated.

I already stated my job position. which category is it in? Noc 0 , A , or B?


Other comments are also welcome....

 

[SIRAJMANGAT]

No there is no need for A,O, B job catagory. Once you have been nominated by the provincial government for PR your spouse can apply for owp from india. My husbnd got his work visa today. It took only 12 days for the processing. We submitted upfront medical track sheet with the file. Here is my timeline

Upfront medical done : 12 -Jan -2014
File submitted at Chandigarh vfs: 23 -Jan-2014
File received at chandigarh consulate: 24 -Jan-2014
File in process: 24 - Jan-2014
Visa stamped: 6 -Feb -2014
Thnks...

 

[fkl]

NOC 0, A or B is only relevant if you are only on a work permit / study visa. Of course if you have a PR in process, this no longer applies.

It is important to note that if you have gotten an LMO for work permit in any of the NOC 0, A or B, you can apply for SOWP as well as trv / open study permits for dependent children.