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Spouse Open Work Permit ( Sept 2017 - 2018 )

neba676422805

Full Member
Jan 19, 2018
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I am a student in Canada and applied for my husband's OWP online on 23rd july without upfront medicals. The status is still showing 'we will let you know once we start reviewing your eligibility'. Does any1 know how much time it takes for the visa or for status to change as its already been more than 2 months and they have not even started reviewing the eligibility.
Hello, please which documents did u use and have you gotten feedback from immigration? Thanks
 

SamRe

Star Member
Feb 9, 2018
113
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Great. Please which documents did u use?
· Birth Certificate

· Degree Certificate

· Work Experience Certificate

· Pay stubs

· Wedding Invitation

· Marriage Certificate

· Wedding Photos

· Invitation Letter from my Husband

· Husband's Passport

· Husband's Degree Certificate

· Husband's Work Permit

· Husband's Letter of Employment

· Husband's compensation history from Employer

· Husband's pay stubs

· Husband's bank account statements

I'm not working right now and don't have savings or properties either. My husband mentioned in the invitation letter that he would be supporting me financially. Didn't mention anywhere in the application that I have an intention to return to India. No travel history either.
 

Vijayjessy

Star Member
Sep 23, 2018
61
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Chennai
Category........
PNP
Visa Office......
Banglore
timeline depends on the country you are applying from. so check the processing times for your country on the CIC website.

Documents are a lot and since we applied together in one envelope, its hard to split them. its everything you will need for a study permit and more. below is what i remember;

proof of funds
offer and acceptance letter
proof of registration for semester(timetable etc)
proof of accommodation(in Canada)
SOP by my self (study permit)
SOP by spouse (OWP )
explanation letter by me(why i need spouse and toddler with me)
employment letter from spouse employer
marriage certificate
pictures from all vacations(to prove we travel together)
proof of education/ qualifications(self and spouse)
proof of ties at home
application forms
How much fund should we show in our account for spouse? Other than GIC.
 

Vijayjessy

Star Member
Sep 23, 2018
61
4
34
Chennai
Category........
PNP
Visa Office......
Banglore
Hi Dhirendra,
Sure.

List of Supporting Documents for Application:
1. Support letter
2. Passport copy with all the used pages
3. Study permit
4. CRA tax receipts along with T4/T4A
5. Pay stubs from University
6. Bank account statements showing proof of funds in Canada
7. Bank account statements of spouse in India
8. Pay stubs of spouse in India
9. Support letter from parents and in-laws
10. Financial account statements from parents and in-laws
11. Property valuation documents (if any property available)
12. Proof of wedding (marriage invitation, photos etc)


List of documents for online application:

1. Application form
2. Family details form
3. Passport
4. Proof of medicals Medicals


This is all I could think of at this moment. The list of supporting documents were all attached as a single pdf file containing over 80 pages. I spent almost 4 sleepless nights trying to compress the file without losing any details. I was so stupid that I had butter in my hands and was looking for ghee elsewhere lol..... Easiest way to compress would be to use MS-Word.

Hope it helps. Good luck
How much fund should be there?
 

Vijayjessy

Star Member
Sep 23, 2018
61
4
34
Chennai
Category........
PNP
Visa Office......
Banglore
Could someone clarify my below queries related to student's spouse visa..
1. How much fund should be in spouse's account.
2. Is it okay if the spouse's account is paying a loan.
3. Can we apply spouse visa and spouse open work permit together?
 

mann16

Newbie
Oct 15, 2018
3
0
Can anyone please help me .
my partner is applying for study visa for may intake and agent suggest me visitor visa ?
Is it easy to convert into OWP?
 

Shayne ey

Newbie
Jul 21, 2018
5
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Hi can you share ur invitation from yojr husband? Thank you

· Birth Certificate

· Degree Certificate

· Work Experience Certificate

· Pay stubs

· Wedding Invitation

· Marriage Certificate

· Wedding Photos

· Invitation Letter from my Husband

· Husband's Passport

· Husband's Degree Certificate

· Husband's Work Permit

· Husband's Letter of Employment

· Husband's compensation history from Employer

· Husband's pay stubs

· Husband's bank account statements

I'm not working right now and don't have savings or properties either. My husband mentioned in the invitation letter that he would be supporting me financially. Didn't mention anywhere in the application that I have an intention to return to India. No travel history either.
 

Payal Thakkar

Member
Feb 6, 2019
12
0
HELLO

I am currently on my post graduated work permit and elegible to apply for my PR as well but before i applt for my PR i want to get my spouse here on work permit as and once he comes we both can apply for the PR
is it ok if i do this??

Also we are just engaged now i will go next month for my marriage and we will do a court marriage so can i come back and apply directly for his work permit or i have to wait?? is there any time gap required between marriage and application of work permit for spouse??

please update me

thank you
 

wanderer88

Full Member
May 1, 2019
49
5
Assuming My husband has trv and i have the wp. Should i apply for his sowp from India or should we wait till we reach Canada?
Can you guys help me with come advice
what did you do finally? Did you apply for sowp from India?
Many people have a question of whether sowp can be applied from outside Canada or it's compulsory to apply it from within Canada.
If it's possible to apply from outside Canada then does inland application get processed faster?
 

wanderer88

Full Member
May 1, 2019
49
5
Hello Everyone,

I have an update. My wife's application for sowp has been processed and approved. I am posting the timeline below once again. Hope it helps


SOWP Applied on Date: 17th Dec 2017

Applied from (India or Canada)
: India

Type of Application(Online/ Paper)
: Online

Upfront Medical (Yes/No)
: Yes

UCI assigned on 20th Dec.

Passport Request: 7th Feb 2018

Passport submitted to VFS on 8th Feb 2018

Passport received back with Visa stamp on 14th Feb 2018
Thanks for the info. So this confirms that SOWP can be applied from outside Canada. Were you in Canada on PR or work permit? when your wife had applied for SOWP
 

tharindumax

Full Member
Mar 17, 2019
34
1
Dear All, I would like to know as I have applied student visa and my spouse work permit together. so both visas will be processed together or student visa will be processed even spouse work visa is rejected/delayed ?
 
Jul 8, 2019
2
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Hello Everyone,

I am on Post graduate open work permit in canada and now I want to apply for my Husband's Work permit (SWOP) . Can anyone help that how to start the process or should I go through consultant or agents?
What documents will be required ?