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Hello,

I am confused in regards to the upfront medical exam needed for SOWP.
Context, my wife entered Canada 5 months ago using an eTA, her visitor status is expiring in a month.
We have received the AOR for her spousal sponsorship application, but not the medical examination and we were intending to apply for a SOWP so she can work and extend her stay.

She is from a designated country that requires medical. Am I supposed to just apply for the OWP and wait for the PR to request medical? Or do I have to do an upfront medical now and then try to link it back to my PR so I don't do it twice? Seems like an oversight honestly.
 
Hello,

I am confused in regards to the upfront medical exam needed for SOWP.
Context, my wife entered Canada 5 months ago using an eTA, her visitor status is expiring in a month.
We have received the AOR for her spousal sponsorship application, but not the medical examination and we were intending to apply for a SOWP so she can work and extend her stay.

She is from a designated country that requires medical. Am I supposed to just apply for the OWP and wait for the PR to request medical? Or do I have to do an upfront medical now and then try to link it back to my PR so I don't do it twice? Seems like an oversight honestly.

You can apply for OWP after AOR. She will get a request for the medical.