Tips for a successful BOWP application

[treb_812]

Hi,
My wife is with me with open open work permit. Can we apply BOWP at the same time?

 

[upwardspiral]

Hi!
Hope I'm not double posting - my last post didn't seem to go through.

I applied for my BOWP today and after paying online, it showed the receipt as just plain text (like when a website doesn't load right). Is that what everyone else got? Did you have to do anything after that? It wasn't even formatted in tables for me like the regular receipts for RPRF and paying for the initial application.

 

[LPS]

Hi!
Hope I'm not double posting - my last post didn't seem to go through.

I applied for my BOWP today and after paying online, it showed the receipt as just plain text (like when a website doesn't load right). Is that what everyone else got? Did you have to do anything after that? It wasn't even formatted in tables for me like the regular receipts for RPRF and paying for the initial application.

You should have received a receipt by email as well. This receipt is the same as the one you see after making payment (or at least it was when I did it).

 

[iam_toby]

Yes, I know about CIC requirement of less than 4 months WP expiry. Why are you saying mid 2014 then? Shouldn't be early 2015?

You're right, my bad. Mixed up the 4 months with the validity of bowps ( 12 months ).

 

[upwardspiral]

You should have received a receipt by email as well. This receipt is the same as the one you see after making payment (or at least it was when I did it).

Uhoh - I didn't get an email with the receipt
In myCic it does show up as "received" though.

 

[iam_toby]

Uhoh - I didn't get an email with the receipt
In myCic it does show up as "received" though.

Didn't get a receipt either. All I got was the website saying they've received my payment and
nothing else.

 

[upwardspiral]

Didn't get a receipt either. All I got was the website saying they've received my payment and
nothing else.

That's good to know! Thanks

 

[upwardspiral]

My status changed to 'Open' today

 

[iam_toby]

My status changed to 'Open' today

What did it say before?

 

[Jalex23]

I applied for my BOWP today and after paying online, it showed the receipt as just plain text (like when a website doesn't load right). Is that what everyone else got? Did you have to do anything after that? It wasn't even formatted in tables for me like the regular receipts for RPRF and paying for the initial application.

As a rule of thumb you never get a hard copy of your reciept from online payments. After you make the payment 1) the webpage redirects you to a text webpage where yu will get your transaction number, or 2) your online institution will mail you a soft copy of your receipt. CIC redirects you to a text webpage, as the payment is made at that moment.

That's the beauty of online payments, no paper, no other emails, it is eco-friendly

(Your banking institution should hold records of it and a hard copy must be available upon request if you ever need one).

 

[upwardspiral]

What did it say before?

It said received. A day later, open.

 

[iam_toby]

It said received. A day later, open.

Mine, after 10 days, still says:

Application Status Open
Review of medical results Not needed at this time
Review of submitted documents No additional documents are needed at this time
Scheduling an interview Not needed at this time
Review of biometric information Not needed at this time
A final decision has been reached Not Started

 

[upwardspiral]

Mine, after 10 days, still says:

Application Status Open
Review of medical results Not needed at this time
Review of submitted documents No additional documents are needed at this time
Scheduling an interview Not needed at this time
Review of biometric information Not needed at this time
A final decision has been reached Not Started

That's my current status as well. I'm itchin' to start working already!

 

[vikhere]

If shes is here on Visitor visa and not on work visa then she has to apply for her spouse open work permit from outside Canada (based on your work permit). As long as I know Indians cant change their status from Visitor to Worker within Canada.
If she was with you on work visa/permit, she would be dependent applicant in your BOWP application..and from your CIC account.

I were you I would take a chance/risk and apply for her Open work permit separately once you get your BOWP,within Canada. If the officer is generous he would give her the work permit. Then you can change her visitor visa to worker visa.
If it gets denied then I would send her back to India and apply from there for Spouse open work permit. It takes 2 months or so to get visa and permit from India but that would be your only option.

This may not be true, I came on closed WP to Canada in Apr 12 along with my wife who had Visitor Visa. After coming here she applied for her open work permit. Her application was approved and she received her open work permit in Nov 12.

 

[iam_toby]

That's my current status as well. I'm itchin' to start working already!

Any news on your application? ???