Ruth222:
Hi everyone. I am one of the applicants for work permit. I did my biometrics on July 8 with upfront Medicals but no response yet. Mine is not sowp tho but just open work permit. Please anyone here who has this Same experience,? Is there anyone else that has gotten his or her work permit visa this year? Please share your stories here. Thanks a lot

Ruth222:
Hi everyone. I am one of the applicants for work permit. I did my biometrics on July 8 with upfront Medicals but no response yet. Mine is not sowp tho but just open work permit. Please anyone here who has this Same experience,? Is there anyone else that has gotten his or her work permit visa this year? Please share your stories here. Thanks a lot

Ruth222:
an open work permit allows the holder to work in any position for any employer in Canada for the length of time stated on the document, whereas Accompanying spouses or common-law partners of foreign students are eligible for an open work permit, which means they do not need a job offer or a labour market opinion from Service Canada.



What is the difference between SOWP and open work permit?

justwise:


Dude open work permit is open work permit whether through your spouse or other means.

justwise:


Dude open work permit is open work permit whether through your spouse or other means.

Ruth222:
an open work permit allows the holder to work in any position for any employer in Canada for the length of time stated on the document, whereas Accompanying spouses or common-law partners of foreign students are eligible for an open work permit, which means they do not need a job offer or a labour market opinion from Service Canada.





I think its the same.
What is the difference between SOWP and open work permit?

lekan282:
why does work permit proocessing time keep increasing every week. its now 17weeks

damisakin:
March 14th no medical request yet........na God

justwise:


What is the difference between SOWP and open work permit?

lekan282:
why does work permit proocessing time keep increasing every week. its now 17weeks

Principessa0:

I think the processing time on CIC website (now 17 weeks) is referring to the time they start working on your file. Your file might be in queue for as long as possible. I wonder how many people people have applied for the queue to be so long! lol.

Principessa0:

I think the processing time on CIC website (now 17 weeks) is referring to the time they start working on your file. Your file might be in queue for as long as possible. I wonder how many people people have applied for the queue to be so long! lol.

Principessa0:


Dear Justwise, it is unfortunate that you were so quick to close a thread started on this topic. I know you know a great deal about Canada visas however, not all visas fall under student visa which I believe you have become an expert. There are different types of work permits for working in Canada.
Here are some types that I know of:
SOWP: for spouses of people already in Canada
Open work permit: No restriction on jobs you can apply to and you are not a spouse.
Closed work permit: You need LMIA and must only work for a specific employer.
LMIA Exempt Work Permit: Mostly for people who have been nominated for Permanent residency in a Canadian Province but need a work permit to resume work before PR processing is complete. You are given a work permit letter along with your provincial nomination certificate.

There are some of us who may have a PR application in progress but also have a work permit application in progress. We cannot benefit from the information in the Visitors, Students (Travelling to Canada) and Federal Skill workers program. I have a PR in progress but it is not even under Federal Skill workers/Express Entry.

Anyway, I think this thread (SOWP) applicants is close enough to contain information that might be relevant to our case, though my Work permit is not SOWP. Please do not Close this thread!

justwise:


You know very little about what you are talking about judging by few of your posts i have read since yesterday.



Please stop duplicating threads and search this section before starting a new thread.

justwise:


You know very little about what you are talking about judging by few of your posts i have read since yesterday.



Please stop duplicating threads and search this section before starting a new thread.

damisakin:
March 14th no medical request yet........na God

Principessa0:


Dear Justwise, it is unfortunate that you were so quick to close a thread started on this topic. I know you know a great deal about Canada visas however, not all visas fall under student visa which I believe you have become an expert. There are different types of work permits for working in Canada.
Here are some types that I know of:
SOWP: for spouses of people already in Canada
Open work permit: No restriction on jobs you can apply to and you are not a spouse.
Closed work permit: You need LMIA and must only work for a specific employer.
LMIA Exempt Work Permit: Mostly for people who have been nominated for Permanent residency in a Canadian Province but need a work permit to resume work before PR processing is complete. You are given a work permit letter along with your provincial nomination certificate.

There are some of us who may have a PR application in progress but also have a work permit application in progress. We cannot benefit from the information in the Visitors, Students (Travelling to Canada) and Federal Skill workers program. I have a PR in progress but it is not even under Federal Skill workers/Express Entry.

Anyway, I think this thread (SOWP) applicants is close enough to contain information that might be relevant to our case, though my Work permit is not SOWP. Please do not Close this thread!