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Thank you.

Bobomaigida:


You can use LOA, however, this will be a risky move without the enrollment letter. In the alternative, you can attach the correspondence from the school which shows that enrollment will not be given till resumption.- Not advisable sha

If you are experiencing delay with your sowp application. Do will to involve the MP of the City you will be living.

Amosey:
If you are experiencing delay with your sowp application. Do will to involve the MP of the City you will be leaving.

Do you mean whether the applicant should involve the MP of the city the applicant will be living in? If that is the case, check first if the application has exceeded the processing time of 21 weeks, before ing the MP

Bobomaigida:


Do you mean whether the applicant should involve the MP of the city the applicant will be living in? If that is the case, check first if the application has exceeded the processing time of 21 weeks, before ing the MP

It is currently at 18 weeks

Pweety3333:


It is currently at 18 weeks

Okay, great it is coming down.

Guys please I need to obtain my G2 driver's license. But my Nigerian drivers license has expired. I've paid for renewal in naija but they said it will take 3 months. Please is there any other way here in Ontario?

Pweety3333:


It is currently at 18 weeks

the MP of the City…… at least the VO’s attention would be called to your file.

It seems like getting sowp takes so much time Abi people are getting it and not coming here to say it. Pls if u get come and testify ☺️Here at least to encourage us on the queue.

Good day everybody, please permit me to give my opinion on the recent changes in the Canadian student immigration process, and its implications on the future spousal open work permit.

I am not a lawyer but I am a bit familiar with the Canada immigration events. One of the major red flags the visa officer relies on to refuse temporary resident applications is the presence of family member in Canada. Although there are mixed jurisprudence on this subject matter. Some judges like Justice Joseph Shore had ruled in Bteich v The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration that it is unreasonable for the office to conclude that applicant will illegally live in Canada simply because of the family ties in Canada, some Judges like Justice Diner in Hajiyeva v. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration ruled that the presence of an immediate family member in Canada such as applicant's spouse was a reasonable factor to refuse an application. Justice Diner ruled as follows:

"while the Applicant’s parents and brother would remain in Azerbaijan, her immediate family (husband and children) would her in Canada; she indicated her husband would obtain a work permit and gain international work experience, and her children would attend school and be exposed to Canadian values. The Officer’s finding regarding her incentives to remain in Canada were reasonable. Here, the finding that her evidence and ing documentation fell short of demonstrating that she would leave Canada at the end of her study period was open to the Officer"
This concern was mostly overcome in the past by the spouses of international students applying for the Spousal open work permit by the dual intent doctrine. The dual intent favoured the spouses of international students because the international students would gain a Post Graduate Work Permit and apply for PR. Now that Canada is planning to change their law in relation to the postgraduate work permit, the issuance of postgraduate work permit will no more be automatic. Issuance will now be based on the Canada labour needs. The implication of this is that there is no more automatic pathway to PR for the international students. Therefore, dual intent wont be helpful to the spouses of the international students who will be applying for spousal open work permit.



All our emotional explanation of "I want to be with my husband because of bla bla bla" in the context of spousal open work permit may simply be no way to overcome the pure mathematics of the family by our emotional explanation and our country of origin where evrrybody wants tp japa. These Oyinbos are aware of these facts. One might need to be a bit cautious in seemingly explaining the family’s plans to ‘settle’ in Canada (as workers and students) and how that may detract from both the study plan but also create the reasonableness of an intention to immigrate or stay permanently especially if dual intention is otherwise not established.

Thank you.

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Please I need your input on my issue


For context, my husband is currently studying for a one-year program that ends in December. His PGWP is one year, and to extend our stay, I am considering pursuing a postgraduate degree in my field.
Now, my questions are:

1. We saw a digital marketing post-graduate diploma at a university( Considering that it is a postgraduate program but IN A UNIVERSITY,) is it advisable to go for this post-graduate diploma considering the no dependants policy, will it be diff because it’s a university?

2. I don’t understand how this works. When I start this postgraduate diploma or an MSc program, what will be my husband’s status (When my partner is starting his PGWP, and I am also pursuing a program)?

Would he be on SOWP or how would that work?

I’d appreciate input, advice and recommendations

Let me help.

There is a timeline to applying for PGWP once an Intl Student graduates and this happens once in a lifetime. So if you enrol in the PGD programme when your hubby is entitled to PGWP, he has to utilize the PGWP e lse he will lose it for life and not be entitled to another one in future. So better you allow him utilize it while you look for a Masters programme you can use to convert him to SOWP when you re enrolled or have graduated should his PGWP expire and he hasn't been able to get PR or another work permit. PGD is not Masters wether it's done in the University or College.

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Thank you so much for your response, I am grateful

Jeboy:
Let me help.


There is a timeline to applying for PGWP once an Intl Student graduates and this happens once in a lifetime. So if you enrol in the PGD programme when your hubby is entitled to PGWP, he has to utilize the PGWP e lse he will lose it for life and not be entitled to another one in future. So better you allow him utilize it while you look for a Masters programme you can use to convert him to SOWP when you re enrolled or have graduated should his PGWP expire and he hasn't been able to get PR or another work permit. PGD is not Masters wether it's done or University or College.

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Hi, Jeboy has provided the answers you seek.

Hi, is it normal for eligibility not to have started more than 2 months after submitting an application?

AdoChel:
Hi, is it normal for eligibility not to have started more than 2 months after submitting an application?

The fact that it has not started does not mean your application is not being worked on, you might even get a decision without seeing the eligibility check starting.

Hello my people, please who's landing at YYZ in August? Please i need someone to help me with body creams

Good day everyone , please my SOWP application is 4months and 2 weeks now ,that’s approximately 18 weeks of ircc processing time , i did biometric and upfront medical which was submitted with my application and I haven’t received message pertaining to my application with the processing time , please what should i do ? And the one that was refused didn’t take much time like , just 3months and some days , my first application was denied , i don’t know what to do , kindly assist 🙏

Goodluck2294:
Good day everyone , please my SOWP application is 4months and 2 weeks now ,that’s approximately 18 weeks of ircc processing time , i did biometric and upfront medical which was submitted with my application and I haven’t received message pertaining to my application with the processing time , please what should i do ? And the one that was refused didn’t take much time like , just 3months and some days , my first application was denied , i don’t know what to do , kindly assist 🙏

Good day brother, I have been seeing how worried are you regarding your SWOP application but let keep trusting God, SWOP takes up to 4month plus or 5months.. the timelines have been seeing takes 4months plus to 5months but our applications is about to be approved, keep praying together with ur spouse and do not give up... God is working behind the scene.

when there is distance in love, the heart will be restless. the emotional distress will end soon and we will be celebrated soon.

Stay strong brother.

Goodluck2294:
Good day everyone , please my SOWP application is 4months and 2 weeks now ,that’s approximately 18 weeks of ircc processing time , i did biometric and upfront medical which was submitted with my application and I haven’t received message pertaining to my application with the processing time , please what should i do ? And the one that was refused didn’t take much time like , just 3months and some days , my first application was denied , i don’t know what to do , kindly assist 🙏

Just be patient, I do not think they are really prioritizing SOWP applications presently. At the end sha, they will still treat it.

Hello guys, I observed something about Canada applications, I noticed that if an application is to be denied, the decision will be made within the processing time and if it will be approved it will take long time and exceed the normal processing time especially SOWP and Work permit. Do anyone else noticed this trend? @bobomaigida @sunwintrav please what's your take

Hello NL family,

I wish you guys a good week ahead. Please my wife applied for her SOWP 14 days ago and till now the tracking portal is not working for the application. They are saying they've either not received the application or we didn't fill a use of representative form. Please did anyone else experience this??

Initially, they were priotizing the SOWP, but they discovered that many students do not have the funds they claim they have to fund their studies. Some would pay a fraction of the tuition fees, waiting for the spouse to arrive and start working to the tuition fees payment. They want the student to go far in his/her study before they allow the spouse in.

Bobomaigida:


Just be patient, I do not think they are really prioritizing SOWP applications presently. At the end sha, they will still treat it.

Kunfu:
Hello guys, I observed something about Canada applications, I noticed that if an application is to be denied, the decision will be made within the processing time and if it will be approved it will take long time and exceed the normal processing time especially SOWP and Work permit. Do anyone else noticed this trend? @bobomaigida @sunwintrav please what's your take

We hope for the best approval so quick by God grace.

Why is this place so quiet. Has nobody gotten SOWP PPR for the past one month?
Please share your timeline. It will really help others

AlwaysHope:
Why is this place so quiet. Has nobody gotten SOWP PPR for the past one month?
Please share your timeline. It will really help others

The policy has affected many would be applicants, and processing times for SOWP seems to be longer now.

Processing time is 14weeks now

They are not expediting the SOWP for students now. They have found that many students do not have the funds for their study. Those students allegedly depend on their spouses full time work to fund their studies.

Bobomaigida:

the policy has affected many would be applicants, and processing times for SOWP seems to be longer now.

Kurukuru:
They are not expediting the SOWP for students now. They have found that many students do not have the funds for their study. Those students allegedly depend on their spouses full time work to fund their studies.

Another angle.

Hi guys. Hope you're having a good weekend so far.

Please how much did you pay for medicals? Can someone assist with recent information on this?

StanOyiga72:
Hi guys. Hope you're having a good weekend so far.

Please how much did you pay for medicals? Can someone assist with recent information on this?

QLife = N95,000

IOM as at July 2024= N144,556

Goodluck2294:
Good day everyone , please i submitted SOWP along side with biometric and medical report on 9th of march , it will be 4 months by 9th July , background check in progress , getting scared because the first one I did that was not approved doesn’t take time like this , The initial refusal was that i don’t have enough funds to cater for myself when i get to Canada , but my agent didn’t add my to it that time , but the new application my statement of has been added to it including some certain amount of money in it . kindly assist , your guidance and guidelines will be much 🙏appreciated.

Processing time is 14 weeks and yours has elapsed. I think you should them via webform

Bobomaigida:


QLife = N95,000

IOM as at July 2024= N144,556

Thank you