BOWP - March Applicants

[Amisnic]

Mate, try to go to the appropriate forum, this was created specifically to track March applicants.

Please go away.

After reading a lot and searching for my ans I am going to apply online for BOWP. Here are the answers for those friends who are getting express entry for their final results and are not able to reach upto OPEN WORK PERMIT.

HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU GUYS

This is what I answered after so many tries...lol Grin

What would you like to do in Canada?
-WORK

How long are you planning to stay in Canada?
-TEMPORARILY MORE THAN 6 MONTHS

What is the country/territory of your passport?
xxxx

What is your current country/territory of residence? If you are presently in Canada, you should select Canada. Help
CANADA

Do you have a family member who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and is 18 years or older?
YES

What is your date of birth?
xxxx

Are you a permanent resident of the United States and have your alien registration card (Green Card) or other proof of permanent residence?
NO

What is your current immigration status in Canada? Help
WORKER

Does one of the following apply to you?
NO
Are you are a spouse, common-law partner or dependent child of a person who:
NO
Are you a spouse, common-law partner or dependent child of a person who is:
NO

Have you been told by a Citizenship and Immigration Canada office that you are approved in principle for permanent residence in Canada?
YES

Have you submitted a permanent resident application in Canada?
YES

Do you have a written job offer?
YES

What is your marital status?
SINGLE/ NEVER MARRIED

What is your province of destination? If visiting multiple provinces, select the one in which you will be spending most of your time.
BC

NOW SELECT OPEN WORK PERMIT OPTION

Are you accompanying a family member who has status in Canada?
NO

When does your status in Canada expire?
XXXXX

Have you had a medical exam performed by a CIC authorized panel physician (doctor) within the last 12 months?
NO

Have you lived in a designated country or territory for more than six months in the last year?
NO


Do you want to work for following jobs?.
NO

Do you want to submit an application for a family member?
NO

Are you giving someone access to your application?
NO

There are fees associated with this application. Will you be paying your fees or are you fee exempt?
YES

Are you able to make a digital copy of your documents with a scanner or camera?
YES

Will you be paying your application fees online? To pay online, you need a Visa, MasterCard or American Express.
YES


DONE

 

[anjushri]

Mate, try to go to the appropriate forum, this was created specifically to track March applicants.

Please go away.

Get a life mate.

 

[Amisnic]

Mate, I don't know what you folks don't understand, all I know is that some people always want to jump the cue and get all the benefits without giving anything back - this forum is for a specific purpose.

Get a life mate.

 

[emma_h_s]

An update for those of you keeping an eye on processing times (although not that positive).

I applied for a BOWP online on March 2nd. I heard yesterday from my MP (through their CIC contact - its a long story) that my BOWP was refused on March 5th. Notification in the mail, but I confirmed the status with the CIC call centre today. The status on My CIC is still unchanged (open / decision not started).

The visa officer has been asked to reconsider as it seems to be a technical glitch - for some reason they weren't able to see my PR application and AOR (which is actually from CEC via express entry - I'm gate crashing this forum). Good luck to everyone else waiting.

 

[Letswork14]

Hello guys, can u please tell me what is the paper application processing time for March applicants?? Is there a big difference between online and paper onces??

 

[Amisnic]

Processing time as of 1 May update had come down to 64 days.

As I have suggested it has come down and in my opinion it is well below 60 days at present as the last update is a week old.

In today's world and in our first world Canada it amazes me how long thing take - even to update a website!!!!

 

[Amisnic]

I believe CIC is processing mid-March application at present. This is based upon the following:

At the 24 April Update Page it was stated they were processing 14 February applications
At the 1 May Update Page it is stated they are processing 25 February applications

So now, on 8 May, it is very likely it has moved to second week of March.

 

[SAK1979]

I believe CIC is processing mid-March application at present. This is based upon the following:

At the 24 April Update Page it was stated they were processing 14 February applications
At the 1 May Update Page it is stated they are processing 25 February applications

So now, on 8 May, it is very likely it has moved to second week of March.

Perhaps. But there seems to be little movement in terms of approvals, atleast on this forum. The last was that someone from March 2 got it, right?

 

[Amisnic]

Perhaps there is not many March applicants on this forum.

Perhaps. But there seems to be little movement in terms of approvals, atleast on this forum. The last was that someone from March 2 got it, right?

 

[jenish3333]

Perhaps there is not many March applicants on this forum.

thats true!!!!
So we would get the respose very fast i gess

 

[Amisnic]

let's hope

thats true!!!!
So we would get the respose very fast i gess

 

[jenish3333]

Lets see how manny application they have in march.
i applied on march 26 and my file number is W*****7352.
please post your last 4 digit off ur application if you can with the date u applied.

 

[Amisnic]

I don't think this will work as I applied on 10 March and the last 4 digits for mine is 1812, I don't think there would be so many applications

Lets see how manny application they have in march.
i applied on march 26 and my file number is W*****7352.
please post your last 4 digit off ur application if you can with the date u applied.

 

[rohangk]

I applied on 3rd March and WP got approved on 1st May. So processing time for me was little under 60 days.

 

[rohangk]

So, big question. I applied online!! Is that a big no no?? I am reading some comments about how the call centre tells people to apply by paper. Is there any one else who applied online here? How does that affect the processing time?

I applied Online. Its easy (eg. photo scan vs having to attach multiple photos with paper application) and faster.
Processing time used to be 20days, but now its ~68 days but still better than paper appln processing time which is over 75 days.
Also if they need any document you can upload it immediately as against mailing them and causing delays.