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Spouse Open Work permit

bobbyputhenveettil

Star Member
Dec 31, 2012
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India
Category........
Visa Office......
SOWP online, Canada visa office-bangalore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-04-2015
Med's Request
02-06-2015
Med's Done....
05-06-2015
Passport Req..
16-06-2015 submitted on 18-06-2015
VISA ISSUED...
25-06-2015
LANDED..........
07-07-2015
Hi everyone landed canada.. :D :D :D :D feeling happy....hope everyone in similar situation..thank u all..for the support.
Bobby
 

mandy87

Star Member
Jun 4, 2015
83
2
My Husband's Spouse Open work permit timeline:

Visa Applied for: SOWP
Application Type: Online in Canada (while spouse in India)
Medical: Upfront, attached during application submission
Submitted On: May 16, 2015
Visa Office Banglore, india
Passport Request from CIC: July 08, 2015
Passport Submitted @ VFS: July 09, 2015
Passport Received from VFS: July 11, 2015
Moving to canada: July 22nd 2015

Best Of Luck to Everybody
 

Swati26122011

Full Member
Sep 13, 2012
38
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I am applying for SOWP.

I have got my upfront medical done recently.

I intend to add the name of my husband on my passport in the spouse's name column in order to solidify the proof of my marriage along with the marriage certificate i provide.

Now this would change my passport id and when the application is submitted would conflict with my proof of identity given in the upfront medical exam.

Thus my question is would this create any problem or would they not consider this mild change as alarming as i fear.

Plz help its urgent.
 

Inthemidst

Hero Member
Nov 6, 2013
389
25
App. Filed.......
Dec 12 2015
Doc's Request.
Jan 4th
AOR Received.
Dec 12th
Med's Done....
upfront
Passport Req..
waiting
Swati26122011 said:
I am applying for SOWP.

I have got my upfront medical done recently.

I intend to add the name of my husband on my passport in the spouse's name column in order to solidify the proof of my marriage along with the marriage certificate i provide.

Now this would change my passport id and when the application is submitted would conflict with my proof of identity given in the upfront medical exam.

Thus my question is would this create any problem or would they not consider this mild change as alarming as i fear.

Plz help its urgent.
As far as i rember whn i did my SOWP application i had to giv the old and the new passport info as i had stamps in my old passport . So if u are providing the old passport info and and explanation letter that wont be a problem!!!
 

tann

Full Member
May 20, 2015
48
1
Hi..

I applied for sowp on 14 april 2015 and Canada embassy is requesting for additional documents like photos for different occasions and marriage questionnaire. What is this marriage questionnaire? Is there any form for this. Please help me.
 

aminpayal17

Full Member
Jun 19, 2014
37
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hi there,
They will send you 20 questions booklet, which you need to answer correctly.
They will send this questionnaire in the same e-mail in which they ask for photograph.
It is in the pdf file, so download and edit answer and submit it
 

Dpakhaniya

Star Member
Dec 13, 2014
72
2
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Jan-09-2016
AOR Received.
Jan-09-2016
can any one help me ?

i am on visitor right now in canada and going to marry india. my wife is preparing for IELTS and will apply for study permit and spousal open work permit. can anybody tell me what are the chances of getting SOWP.

i was student before then on PGWP and now i am waiting for LMIA on visitor visa. which way will be better to get work permit from india or from here.
 

rajit85

Member
Mar 15, 2014
18
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hi guyss.....I applied for SOWP online on 28th June 2015 and got a medical request on 8th July....I did my medicals on 9th July after that no response....can anybody tell me how long they take to process??
 

shallu7287

Hero Member
May 29, 2014
224
1
Hi there
can anybody tell me the processing time of sowp from chandigarh visa office. I applied for my husband on June 26th and no response yet.
 

rag326

Newbie
Jul 17, 2015
4
0
Hello

My Employer from India has applied my Canada Visa ( Skilled Category) and also they have applied "OPEN WORK PERMIT " as a seperate application for my dependent wife.
(Note : We both are in India through the entire process and never visited canada before)

Medicals Done prior to submission : 6/1/2015
Both Applications Submitted on : 6/22/2015

I ( Primary applicant ) have been granted W-1 Worker VISA on 07/13/2015 and recieved the STAMPED passport on 07/16/2015. However there is no response on my wife's SOWP. Our employer's Vendor ( VFS) has adviced to wait for one more week to see if it gets processed.


Additional details :
Married since : 2013 December
No Kids
Currently wife is not working and attending Visual Effects and Animation courses( Not through any university but from reputed private institute)
worked between 2010 - 2013 as Process Analyst.
2013 december to 2014 December she was house wife.
We have submitted No Objection Certificate from her Institute that she has paid all the dues and completed her enrolled 6 months course.

I would like to understand if its normal to process dependent visa seperately even if submitted together and primary applicant's visa granted?
Does the delay indicates any negative outcome ?
Thanks in advance for any insight you can put on our situation.
 

tann

Full Member
May 20, 2015
48
1
aminpayal17 said:
hi there,
They will send you 20 questions booklet, which you need to answer correctly.
They will send this questionnaire in the same e-mail in which they ask for photograph.
It is in the pdf file, so download and edit answer and submit it
Hi..
They have send my passport and a request letter for submit additional documents. They didn't send question booklet.
From where can I get this question booklet.
 

rajit85

Member
Mar 15, 2014
18
0
shallu7287 said:
Hi there
can anybody tell me the processing time of sowp from chandigarh visa office. I applied for my husband on June 26th and no response yet.
hey....have u applied online or paper based application?? and did u apply with pre medical??
 

rajit85

Member
Mar 15, 2014
18
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Can anybody tell me ...how much time it takes to update the medical status online.....my medical was done on 9th july still no updates :eek: :eek:
 

concorde

Star Member
Jun 16, 2014
162
10
NOC Code......
3142
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Passport Req..
11-07-2016
VISA ISSUED...
04-08-2016
LANDED..........
11-08-2016
SOWP Timelines:

Filed online: 26th March 2015
Transferred to Chandigarh VO: 28th May 2015
Passport Request: 18th July 2015

Would be submitting passport on Monday, 20th July 2015
 

rajit85

Member
Mar 15, 2014
18
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concorde said:
SOWP Timelines:

Filed online: 26th March 2015
Transferred to Chandigarh VO: 28th May 2015
Passport Request: 18th July 2015

Would be submitting passport on Monday, 20th July 2015
congratulations concorde.....have u done upfront medicals???