Reg:BOWP Required to move out of quebec

[bharanim2003]

Hi,

My current work permit expires by May 2015. i currently work in Montreal. I applied for CEC and got the AOR. Now i am planning to move out of quebec to fulfill the CEC requirement. Is it possible if i apply for BOWP with the following letter i will get the approval.

" I hereby enclosed my application for Bridge Open Work permit. I am currently working in Montreal. I applied for Permanent Resident under Canadian Experience Class as I am planning to move out of Quebec. I got my Application confirmation number XXXXXXXX. In order to fulfill the CEC requirement (*Plan to live out of quebec) I need a Bridge Open work Permit to move out of Quebec. So I kindly request you to grant me a Bridge Open work permit so I can move out of Quebec State. Unless you approve the same I don’t have any other choice than quitting my job and moving to India and waiting for my Permanent Residence approval to come back. Please help me out. I have also attached the email which I received from Centralized-Intake-Office@cic.gc.ca as a proof of AOR.."

If its not approved is there any other possibility for me to move out of quebec, so that for CEC, when they ask me the question i will be out of quebec.

 

[bharanim2003]

I dont why no one is answering my question.

I work in IT. please help me.

Is it possible if i apply for BOWP with the following letter i will get the approval. ?

Is there any other possibility for me to move out of quebec?

 

[LPS]

Your best bet is to start looking for a job offer / LMO outside of Quebec. The BOWP criteria are pretty clear that you must have a current work permit with less than four months remaining, and the idea of convincing a sympathetic VO to give you a BOWP anyway is unfortunately not realistic.

 

[TheAwesomeMatt]

Some people have had BOWP approved with more than 4 months remaining, it really seems to come down to whichever VO you get.

Personally I would send it off and hope for the best, but being realistic it might not work.

 

[LPS]

Some people have reported getting a BOWP despite the four-month rule. But that's different in two ways.

One, those cases involved people who had been made redundant from their jobs, and/or had other extenuating circumstances. They wrote a convincing enough explanation letter on that basis. The OP has a job, it's just in the wrong province.

Two, those cases were prior to OB485A which restated the four-month requirement in stronger terms. I don't know that anyone has been successful since.

 

[iamelle]

^ I agree on this. Before OB485A, the VOs are very considerate, but after this came out, the four-month-rule was strictly implemented. I assume you have a closed work permit. Since you are in IT, is it possible to ask your employer for a telecommute arrangement say 2x a week? I believe that you have a contract up to May 2015. While it is imperative that you comply with the terms of CEC, you have an obligation to fulfill to the company who gave you the chance to be able to work in Canada, so you really have to explore options that would be beneficial on your application and at the same time abide by the terms of your employment.

We are almost on the same boat, though the difference is I have an open work permit. I tried applying in Ontario but as of now, no feedback from the headhunters. In my CEC application's cover letter, I promised CIC that we will get out of Quebec right after the school year ends because my kids are studying here. I am waiting for my AOR as of the moment and plans to apply for BOWP on May. If I don't find a job by that time, I will ask my employer here if they could allow me to work remotely since the work that I do can be done at home anyway.