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We recently received our interview letter as well. However, the date is of the interview has been scheduled for Dec 11 and we are set to be in the US over the holidays. I’ve heard at the interview your Visa is taken and you are issued a temporary PR card wherein you can’t leave the country until...

Hi all, We recently submitted our schedule a but had to mail it in as it wouldn’t upload on the website. On our account it states the schedule a has not yet been received although we mailed it in approximately 3 weeks ago. Will this impact the processing of the open work permit?

Has anyone who applied in January received their OWP?

Thanks for the reply! That is the form we used so I’m still not sure what the issue is. Thanks for your help though!

we have completed and validated the schedule a (imm5669) however when going to upload it we receive an error message that states the form is invalid. We have not printed it or scanned the from. Has anyone experienced a similar problem?

We received our AOR today and have successfully linked the PR application however we noticed the SOWP was not included. We have tried to link it but no luck - anyone have the same issue?

Hi all, We just linked our PR application on line but cannot see the open work permit application -is this normal?

OH what a relief! Thanks so much!

Okay that helps! How do we know what day they received it?

And that’s just to receive the AOR? We are concerned about the timing for the open work permit. His current visa expires in June (IEC)

Hi there, we recently submitted our spousal application (last week). My boyfriend is from the UK. How long should it be until we receive our AOR?

I’m applying for an OWP along with Spousal Common Law PR. I originally came to Canada on an IEC visa from the UK. My question is regarding question 3 on the IMM5710 form which asks what type of work permit I am applying for. The only one I can see being applicable is “an initial work permit or a...

Thanks for the info! Could anyone provide a link for info on notarized documents? I’ve been seeing that some countries require them and others don’t.

We are in the process of submitting our common law application package and I was curious if the letters of support need to be notarized? We are receiving letters from his parents (UK), my parents (Canada), my sister (Canada) and a good friend (Canada). Will these need to be notarized? Also, we...

Has anyone applied for spousal PR that goes by a different name than their legal name? I’m concerned for proof of our relationship that all letters and documents are addressed to “Jack” (preferred name) but legal name is “John”. Our rental agreement, joint bank account, insurance and employer...

Thanks for the info! We thought we read somewhere that you couldn’t apply for an OWP until 4 months before your IEC expires. Do you know if he would have to cross the border to change status? Or can we just apply online for the OWP and include it in the package?

Hi there, I am a Canadian citizen and will be applying to sponsor my boyfriend (UK) under the common law program. We have lived together for two years and shouldn’t have a problem with providing the documentation however I was hoping for some insight regarding the timelines: He arrived in...