purespikes:
Guys, God has done it for me. My SOWP just got approved! I actually cried. The wait is just too depressing. Iam coming back with full details. Let me digest this very well first

silbert:
Hello Gurus in the house
I need information on how to apply for my family (sowp) what are the document I will need to submit application for my 2 kids 5 and 3 years old and my wife,
Which account details can one submit, mine and wife or just hers? I just got my application approve and will be resuming in may this year.

Princessmay11:
Please someone should respond, am in the same boat, my husband’s application just got approved today and I what’s the process for SOWP and VV for my daughter. Do we have to wait till he gets to Canada or we can apply as soon as the documents are ready.

iamraphson:
Hey guys

I need advice on my application. Me and my wife are tired and frustrated at the moment.

My wife is at Canada on study permit.

I applied for SOWP via an agent(Tar global) June 18th, 2022 and did my biometric June 23rd 2023. The last update on my application was medical exam passed which was on July 22nd, 2022. Since then, there was not update on my application. My wife went to meet the MP for her province to make enquiries about my application Early Dec, he got back saying IRCC said they are not sure if I am eligible for SWOP hence her study permit is missing from the application. We contacted the agent about it, they sent a proof that her permit was uploaded. Anyway, My wife went to drop the study permit with MP 1st week of jan so he can send it to IRCC. 2 days later, IRCC confirmed(via MP) they have seen the permit. We should wait since we are still within the waiting period. Waiting period expired on Jan 18th, there is still no update.

Jan 31st, the agent contacted me that IRCC has changed the requirement for SWOP so they want to be proactive by sending my wife's Transcript and enrollment letter. Up till now, there is no update. I don't know what to do. Any advice can go a long way. Thanks

Timeline
June 18th: Application submitted
June 23rd: Biometirc completed
July 22nd: Medical passed
Dec 18th: MP confirmed study permit is missing
Jan 4th: We gave MP study permit so he can send it to IRCC
Jan 6th: MP confirmed that IRCC has seen the study

Congrats to everyone that got PPR recently.

iamraphson:
Hey guys

I need advice on my application. Me and my wife are tired and frustrated at the moment.

My wife is at Canada on study permit.

I applied for SOWP via an agent(Tar global) June 18th, 2022 and did my biometric June 23rd 2023. The last update on my application was medical exam passed which was on July 22nd, 2022. Since then, there was not update on my application.

Jan 31st, the agent contacted me that IRCC has changed the requirement for SWOP so they want to be proactive by sending my wife's Transcript and enrollment letter. Up till now, there is no update. I don't know what to do.

Congrats to everyone that got PPR recently.

Kaycherry:


Well....I submitted a passport last week for someone...what I did was

Fill the vfs consent form
Go with the biometric slip and passport
Print out the passport request letter
Go the vfs btw 8 and 10in the morning...you do not need to book an appointment.
When u get there...u may or may not need to pay for courier to return the passport.

In my case ...they asked me to pay because the passport wasn't mine.

Thanks what I know...however u can check back...someone has dropped a detailed explanation on this.

OkukuOne:
@Makano, Skull4eva, aestake, and all respected leaders here, I have come to enquire how best to present our case.

Spouse is a student and she left in early Jan 2023 for a one-year Program with Co-op being inclusive. Her SP and WP are to expire Jan 2024.

We are planning to apply for OWP for hubby and SP for 3 kids of age (14, 11, and 9).

Hubby is the sponsor and has good travel history. Hubby works outside the shore of Nigeria

She also used home ties as detailed below in her SP application:

1. Ability and efficiency in supplying services to her community on her return to Nigeria.
2. it will increase career prospects
3. enable her to compete both locally and internationally.
4. mother-in-law and her 17-year-old cousin living with them.
5. promise to return to where she volunteered before she traveled; so that she can share knowledge
6. Set up a similar outfit (of study) in the future because her community has a shortfall in the area of skill acquired.
7. Together with hubby, they have landed properties in Nigeria.

what is the shortfall on this SOP since we (hubby and kids) are planning to apply for OWP and SP ??

Can we now use spouse's parents, hubby's mother, and land properties as home ties?

Is medical a must for hubby? if yes

Is Upfront medical okay since hubby travels a lot and IRCC can send them for medicals while hubby must have returned to work?

Do children need medical? if yes

Is Upfront medical okay since hubby needs to take them there as well?

Do children of age (14, 11, and 9) need biometrics?

GCKey for student or GCKey for hubby, which is preferable?

The big question here is when to apply? Though I have read people apply asap, some after 3 months, while others a year later

I will appreciate scrutiny and the best approach to the entire process.

Thanks, for your anticipated assistance team.

Iyin2017:
Why does it seem like only people that applied with kids are getting approval? I pray we receive ours soon.

Congrats to everyone

lizzygurl:
Hello guys,

I need help with my GCKey account, I was unable to login to my account for sometimes, it keeps taking me back to the sign in page. I filled a webform to complain about it and I was advised to open a new account and link my previous account to it. My issue now is that I have been unable to link the old account to the new one. Can anyone advise me on what to do.

OkukuOne:


This is not a problem. As advised, create a new account with the same email account but a different username. It will automatically prompt you if you would like to link the old account. It will also help you transfer all info from the previous to the new account. I did it because i faced the same issue last night. I got tired and created a new one and that was how I knew.

OkukuOne:
@Makano, Skull4eva, lizzygurl, estake, and all respected leaders here, I have come to enquire how best to present our case.

Spouse is a student and she left in early Jan 2023 for a one-year Program with Co-op being inclusive. Her SP and WP are to expire Jan 2024.

We are planning to apply for OWP for hubby and SP for 3 kids of age (14, 11, and 9).

Hubby is the sponsor and has good travel history. Hubby works outside the shore of Nigeria

She also used home ties as detailed below in her SP application:

1. Ability and efficiency in supplying services to her community on her return to Nigeria.
2. it will increase career prospects
3. enable her to compete both locally and internationally.
4. mother-in-law and her 17-year-old cousin living with them.
5. promise to return to where she volunteered before she traveled; so that she can share knowledge
6. Set up a similar outfit (of study) in the future because her community has a shortfall in the area of skill acquired.
7. Together with hubby, they have landed properties in Nigeria.

what is the shortfall on this SOP since we (hubby and kids) are planning to apply for OWP and SP ??

Can we now use spouse's parents, hubby's mother, and land properties as home ties?

Is medical a must for hubby? if yes

Is Upfront medical okay since hubby travels a lot and IRCC can send them for medicals while hubby must have returned to work?

Do children need medical? if yes

Is Upfront medical okay since hubby needs to take them there as well?

Do children of age (14, 11, and 9) need biometrics?

GCKey for student or GCKey for hubby, which is preferable?

The big question here is when to apply? Though I have read people apply asap, some after 3 months, while others a year later

I will appreciate scrutiny and the best approach to the entire process.

Thanks, for your anticipated assistance team

Favour0111:


Please was your application alone on your old account or you had it with your child's application? If with your child, the new account you created when you linked it, did you find your child's application in the new account along with yours?

I have been trying to link my account but showing "not found", my application was cancelled by ircc and was asked to link and really don't know how to resolve this as I have tried every means and links, so please I don't know if your method above can also work for this situation, as I can only see my child's application but mine was cancelled by ircc mistakenly. Please any suggestion because the cancelled application is even showing "action required" as status update but can't access anything. Thanks

OkukuOne:
@Makano, Skull4eva, lizzygurl, estake, and all respected leaders here, I have come to enquire how best to present our case.

Spouse is a student and she left in early Jan 2023 for a one-year Program with Co-op being inclusive. Her SP and WP are to expire Jan 2024.

We are planning to apply for OWP for hubby and SP for 3 kids of age (14, 11, and 9).

Hubby is the sponsor and has good travel history. Hubby works outside the shore of Nigeria

She also used home ties as detailed below in her SP application:

1. Ability and efficiency in supplying services to her community on her return to Nigeria.
2. it will increase career prospects
3. enable her to compete both locally and internationally.
4. mother-in-law and her 17-year-old cousin living with them.
5. promise to return to where she volunteered before she traveled; so that she can share knowledge
6. Set up a similar outfit (of study) in the future because her community has a shortfall in the area of skill acquired.
7. Together with hubby, they have landed properties in Nigeria.

what is the shortfall on this SOP since we (hubby and kids) are planning to apply for OWP and SP ??

Can we now use spouse's parents, hubby's mother, and land properties as home ties?

Is medical a must for hubby? if yes

Is Upfront medical okay since hubby travels a lot and IRCC can send them for medicals while hubby must have returned to work?

Do children need medical? if yes

Is Upfront medical okay since hubby needs to take them there as well?

Do children of age (14, 11, and 9) need biometrics?

GCKey for student or GCKey for hubby, which is preferable?

The big question here is when to apply? Though I have read people apply asap, some after 3 months, while others a year later

I will appreciate scrutiny and the best approach to the entire process.

Thanks, for your anticipated assistance team

highburygonner:
The Lord has done it for my family.

PPR dropped for my wife and children yesterday.

SOWP for my wife, a student visa for my first child, and visiting for my lastborn.
Their applications were submitted before I left Nigeria.

I got my student visa in June, and I then deferred admission from September to January.

Documents submitted:
4 months bank statements (both MBS and statements of account)
Marriage certificate and loads of family pictures
Her work-related documents
daughter's school-related documents
Children's birth certificates

Timeline:
Upfront medical: November 7, 2023
Application submitted: November 11, 2022
Biometric: November 14, 2022
I ordered the first GCMS through anon123 on December 11th, and it arrived on January 10th, 2023, with nothing but medical passes.
Medical passed: December 14, 2022 (this was 2 days after my wife sent them an emotional email)
Eligibility review: We are not sure when this started, but we saw it on December 30, 2022.
I ordered the second GCMS on January 12th and am still waiting for it.
PPR: February 3, 2023

I got to Canada on January 3, 2023.
My wife immediately sent my student permit letter, course enrollment, and class schedule through email and Webform IRCC.

God has been faithful to us, and I give Him all glory.
Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to this thread; you guys are amazing. Though I never got to ask questions here, I did get most of the information we used here.
A special thanks goes to Ketima for making me realise I could actually apply for SOWP before leaving for Canada. Man, you gave me the moral I needed, and thank you for answering my numerous emails. Also to anon123, thank you very much; you are the best. Skull4eva, thank you for your contributions here, God bless you.

lizzygurl:
Hello guys,

I need help with my GCKey account, I was unable to login to my account for sometimes, it keeps taking me back to the sign in page. I filled a webform to complain about it and I was advised to open a new account and link my previous account to it. My issue now is that I have been unable to link the old account to the new one. Can anyone advise me on what to do.

OkukuOne:
@Makano, Skull4eva, aestake, and all respected leaders here, I have come to enquire how best to present our case.

Spouse is a student and she left in early Jan 2023 for a one-year Program with Co-op being inclusive. Her SP and WP are to expire Jan 2024.

We are planning to apply for OWP for hubby and SP for 3 kids of age (14, 11, and 9).

Hubby is the sponsor and has good travel history. Hubby works outside the shore of Nigeria

She also used home ties as detailed below in her SP application:

1. Ability and efficiency in supplying services to her community on her return to Nigeria.
2. it will increase career prospects
3. enable her to compete both locally and internationally.
4. mother-in-law and her 17-year-old cousin living with them.
5. promise to return to where she volunteered before she traveled; so that she can share knowledge
6. Set up a similar outfit (of study) in the future because her community has a shortfall in the area of skill acquired.
7. Together with hubby, they have landed properties in Nigeria.

what is the shortfall on this SOP since we (hubby and kids) are planning to apply for OWP and SP ??

Can we now use spouse's parents, hubby's mother, and land properties as home ties? Yes, you can. Makes sure to include evidence as applicable.

Is medical a must for hubby? if yes: Yes, this is a must unless he has done one with IRCC and it's under a year old.

Is Upfront medical okay since hubby travels a lot and IRCC can send them for medicals while hubby must have returned to work? Yes, upfront medical is ok.

Do children need medical? if yes: Yes irrespective of age. Even a day old will need one.

Is Upfront medical okay since hubby needs to take them there as well? Yes.

Do children of age (14, 11, and 9) need biometrics? Children age 1-14 do not need biometric. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/identity-management/biometrics/exemptions.html#toc2

GCKey for student or GCKey for hubby, which is preferable? Create one for hubby it is always better.

The big question here is when to apply? Though I have read people apply asap, some after 3 months, while others a year later: This is a 1 year Study visa, I will say the sooner the better, as long you have all the documents. Or you can gather all the documents and get ready, once you land in CND, get enrolled, collect your study permit and WP, scan them to hubby and apply within the week.

I will appreciate scrutiny and the best approach to the entire process.

Thanks, for your anticipated assistance team.

highburygonner:
The Lord has done it for my family.

PPR dropped for my wife and children yesterday.

SOWP for my wife, a student visa for my first child, and visiting for my lastborn.
Their applications were submitted before I left Nigeria.

I got my student visa in June, and I then deferred admission from September to January.

Documents submitted:
4 months bank statements (both MBS and statements of account)
Marriage certificate and loads of family pictures
Her work-related documents
daughter's school-related documents
Children's birth certificates

Timeline:
Upfront medical: November 7, 2023
Application submitted: November 11, 2022
Biometric: November 14, 2022
I ordered the first GCMS through anon123 on December 11th, and it arrived on January 10th, 2023, with nothing but medical passes.
Medical passed: December 14, 2022 (this was 2 days after my wife sent them an emotional email)
Eligibility review: We are not sure when this started, but we saw it on December 30, 2022.
I ordered the second GCMS on January 12th and am still waiting for it.
PPR: February 3, 2023

I got to Canada on January 3, 2023.
My wife immediately sent my student permit letter, course enrollment, and class schedule through email and Webform IRCC.

God has been faithful to us, and I give Him all glory.
Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to this thread; you guys are amazing. Though I never got to ask questions here, I did get most of the information we used here.
A special thanks goes to Ketima for making me realise I could actually apply for SOWP before leaving for Canada. Man, you gave me the moral I needed, and thank you for answering my numerous emails. Also to anon123, thank you very much; you are the best. Skull4eva, thank you for your contributions here, God bless you.