Should I Withdraw or Keep Active? Wife’s Visitor Record Still Pending After Applying for SOWP

[jhunmissionc]

Hi everyone,

I’d like to ask for advice from those with experience in inland Spousal Open Work Permit (SOWP) applications and maintained status situations.

Here’s my family’s case:

• My wife previously held a Spousal Open Work Permit that expired on July 30, 2025.
• Before it expired, she submitted a Visitor Record application to maintain her legal status in Canada.
• That Visitor Record application is still pending with IRCC.
• Yesterday (October 28, 2025), we submitted a new SOWP application online for her, including restoration fees and the work permit fee, since her previous SOWP had expired.

Now I’m unsure what to do next regarding her pending Visitor Record.

My questions are:

1. Should I withdraw the Visitor Record application now that we’ve submitted the SOWP?
2. Or should we keep it active until IRCC finalizes the SOWP?
3. Will IRCC automatically close or refuse the VR once the SOWP is approved?
4. Is it advisable to send a webform to link or clarify both applications?

For context:

• I’m currently under maintained status as a PGWP applicant (application submitted June 2, 2025).
• I’m employed full-time in BC under NOC 22232 (TEER 2).
• Our 7-year-old son is in Grade 2 at a local public school and has a Visitor Record application pending as well.

We want to make sure everything stays compliant while waiting for the SOWP decision.

Any insight or experience with this type of overlapping application situation would be very much appreciated!

Thank you