Based on our assessment of your recent enquiry, we cannot process your request as you have not provided sufficient evidence that you meet an exemption criterion and/or that your travel to Canada is non-discretionary, per the travel restrictions implemented to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID‑19) in Canada.



Even though you do not meet an exemption criterion and/or your travel has not been deemed non-discretionary, your application will now be put on hold until after the travel restriction pause has been lifted.



Thank you for your interest in visiting Canada.



Sincerely.


Good afternoon house, this is what I got as response from IRCC today. How do I go about this? Anyone who can help? I will really appreciate.

Stonehenge83:

Based on our assessment of your recent enquiry, we cannot process your request as you have not provided sufficient evidence that you meet an exemption criterion and/or that your travel to Canada is non-discretionary, per the travel restrictions implemented to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID‑19) in Canada.



Even though you do not meet an exemption criterion and/or your travel has not been deemed non-discretionary, your application will now be put on hold until after the travel restriction pause has been lifted.



Thank you for your interest in visiting Canada.



Sincerely.


Good afternoon house, this is what I got as response from IRCC today. How do I go about this? Anyone who can help? I will really appreciate.

What kind of visa class did you apply for because dis response is only common with visit visa.

I applied for spousal open work permit

Anndav:




What kind of visa class did you apply for because dis response is only common with visit visa.

Stonehenge83:
I applied for spousal open work permit

Checking dere website....and conditions for travel exception that is one of the reasons....what exactly do this ppl mean

Is your spouse a student or worker?, is he/ she attending in class lectures or online?, maybe some off those factored count

Just be patient everything is gradually going back to normal.

So sorry to hear this though.

You might have to wait this out.

Stonehenge83:

Based on our assessment of your recent enquiry, we cannot process your request as you have not provided sufficient evidence that you meet an exemption criterion and/or that your travel to Canada is non-discretionary, per the travel restrictions implemented to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID‑19) in Canada.



Even though you do not meet an exemption criterion and/or your travel has not been deemed non-discretionary, your application will now be put on hold until after the travel restriction pause has been lifted.



Thank you for your interest in visiting Canada.



Sincerely.


Good afternoon house, this is what I got as response from IRCC today. How do I go about this? Anyone who can help? I will really appreciate.

Hello house, Please when do I need to apply for travel authorization letter, is it before getting the passport stamped or after. I am yet to get any update from ircc.

They were stamped in till validity of my and their study permits.

She is a student and attending in class lectures already cos she's in Canada with our son.

Anndav:


Checking dere website....and conditions for travel exception that is one of the reasons....what exactly do this ppl mean

Is your spouse a student or worker?, is he/ she attending in class lectures or online?, maybe some off those factored count

Just be patient everything is gradually going back to normal.

Stonehenge83:
She is a student and attending in class lectures already cos she's in Canada with our son.

What did you claim as to the purpose of your travel when you applied for travel authorization?

Stonehenge83:

Based on our assessment of your recent enquiry, we cannot process your request as you have not provided sufficient evidence that you meet an exemption criterion and/or that your travel to Canada is non-discretionary, per the travel restrictions implemented to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID‑19) in Canada.



Even though you do not meet an exemption criterion and/or your travel has not been deemed non-discretionary, your application will now be put on hold until after the travel restriction pause has been lifted.



Thank you for your interest in visiting Canada.



Sincerely.


Good afternoon house, this is what I got as response from IRCC today. How do I go about this? Anyone who can help? I will really appreciate.

I guess it’s your travel authorization application that is on hold, and not your OWP application. Other OWP applicants are getting approvals. You’re required to apply for travel authorization after your visa has been approved.

This is what I wrote:
My wife is currently undergoing her PhD program in Canada on a scholarship and she is with our 10 months old son. Studying and taking care of our boy has been very exhausting coupled with the effect of the pandemic and being in a new environment all alone with our boy. She has been able to get our son enrolled in a private daycare, but the fee is $50CAD/day which her scholarship funding will not be able to cover. She is not eligible for a government subsidized daycare of $8.5CAD/day because I do not have a valid work permit. This is really telling on us financially and mentally and it is affecting her studies as well. In addition, my boy needs his father's love and presence and we are fond of each other before they travelled. So at the moment we need all the support we can give each other to make her stay in Canada comfortable till she is through with her studies and we return back home.

My passport number is... and I intend travelling by the end of August as I need to round up some projects I am working on currently. She will be receiving her first done of the Covid-19 vaccination today 2nd of June, 2021 so I will be doing my quarantine at her apartment after the compulsory 3 days quarantine at a hotel approved by the Canadian Government.

Presently I am in Nigeria.

I will really appreciate if my application is granted and hastened

abbyode:
What did you claim as to the purpose of your travel when you applied for travel authorization?

Oh, ok. Abeg o. So there's no need getting worried or sending another webform?

lightswitch007:


I guess it’s your travel authorization application that is on hold, and not your OWP application. Other OWP applicants are getting approvals. You’re required to apply for travel authorization after your visa has been approved.

Stonehenge83:
Oh, ok. Abeg o. So there's no need getting worried or sending another webform?

before travel authorization can be issued you need to also submit a quarantine plan. Other gurus please share what you think.

Stonehenge83:
This is what I wrote:
My wife is currently undergoing her PhD program in Canada on a scholarship and she is with our 10 months old son. Studying and taking care of our boy has been very exhausting coupled with the effect of the pandemic and being in a new environment all alone with our boy. She has been able to get our son enrolled in a private daycare, but the fee is $50CAD/day which her scholarship funding will not be able to cover. She is not eligible for a government subsidized daycare of $8.5CAD/day because I do not have a valid work permit. This is really telling on us financially and mentally and it is affecting her studies as well. In addition, my boy needs his father's love and presence and we are fond of each other before they travelled. So at the moment we need all the support we can give each other to make her stay in Canada comfortable till she is through with her studies and we return back home.

My passport number is... and I intend travelling by the end of August as I need to round up some projects I am working on currently. She will be receiving her first done of the Covid-19 vaccination today 2nd of June, 2021 so I will be doing my quarantine at her apartment after the compulsory 3 days quarantine at a hotel approved by the Canadian Government.

Presently I am in Nigeria.

I will really appreciate if my application is granted and hastened

Unfortunately your write-up did not explicitly cover the expected reason for your travel. You also did not give any call to action. 1. You need to expressly state that you are going to Canada to re-unite with your family......blablabla. 2. The expected call to action is that you want IRCC to expedite processing of your OWP so as to be able to achieve point 1 as stated. However, there's nothing to worry about. Your OWP application is still intact and has nothing to do with this.

lightswitch007:
before travel authorization can be issued you need to also submit a quarantine plan. Other gurus please share what you think.

Nothing complicated. By simply saying you have a basement to stay in isolation is enough justification.

Stonehenge83:
This is what I wrote:
My wife is currently undergoing her PhD program in Canada on a scholarship and she is with our 10 months old son. Studying and taking care of our boy has been very exhausting coupled with the effect of the pandemic and being in a new environment all alone with our boy. She has been able to get our son enrolled in a private daycare, but the fee is $50CAD/day which her scholarship funding will not be able to cover. She is not eligible for a government subsidized daycare of $8.5CAD/day because I do not have a valid work permit. This is really telling on us financially and mentally and it is affecting her studies as well. In addition, my boy needs his father's love and presence and we are fond of each other before they travelled. So at the moment we need all the support we can give each other to make her stay in Canada comfortable till she is through with her studies and we return back home.

My passport number is... and I intend travelling by the end of August as I need to round up some projects I am working on currently. She will be receiving her first done of the Covid-19 vaccination today 2nd of June, 2021 so I will be doing my quarantine at her apartment after the compulsory 3 days quarantine at a hotel approved by the Canadian Government.

Presently I am in Nigeria.

I will really appreciate if my application is granted and hastened

If this application is at Nairobi, don't stress it, they will release the file eventually.

They have been giving this lame responses for a while now, African visa centre's are just never straightforward.

I wish you the very best.

Thanks so much. I'll just wait it out since they are already relaxing the covid-19 restrictions. Hopefully this won't be needed when the restriction is fully relaxed.

abbyode:
Unfortunately your write-up did not explicitly cover the expected reason for your travel. You also did not give any call to action. 1. You need to expressly state that you are going to Canada to re-unite with your family......blablabla. 2. The expected call to action is that you want IRCC to expedite processing of your OWP so as to be able to achieve point 1 as stated. However, there's nothing to worry about. Your OWP application is still intact and has nothing to do with this.

Thanks.

kife:



If this application is at Nairobi, don't stress it, they will release the file eventually.

They have been giving this lame responses for a while now, African visa centre's are just never straightforward.

I wish you the very best.

abbyode:
Nothing complicated. By simply saying you have a basement to stay in isolation is enough justification.

yes

Goodnews for Canada!

I pray this culminates to the speedy processing of Visas on this (SOWP) category.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2021/06/government-of-canadas-first-phase-to-easing-border-measures-for-travellers-entering-canada3.html

Hi Nairaland, please I need your advice. My spouse is currently studying in Canada, I applied for spousal open work permit since January but the waiting time is frustrating. However, I have a sibling in Canada who is a permanent resident. Do you think the best way to expedite visa processing is to contact my sibling in Canada to fill the statutory declaration form which is for extended family member since she is a PR holder. Although, the work permit application submitted states I will be joining my spouse in Canada. Basically, i have two relatives in Canada. First is my spouse who is classified as immediate family member while the other relative is my sibling (extended family member). My question is that which address in Canada will i specify in the statutory declaration form if am going to eventually fill it, i mean address i will be staying while in Canada. Should it be my spouse's address? Or my sister? Is it reasonable for my sibling to fill the statutory declaration form since she is a PR to make things faster even though i didn't reference her details in the application submitted.

Please I need your advice. Thank you.

SoFaithly:
Goodnews for Canada!

I pray this culminates to the speedy processing of Visas on this (SOWP) category.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2021/06/government-of-canadas-first-phase-to-easing-border-measures-for-travellers-entering-canada3.html

The major question you need to answer is your purpose of travel. Why are you travelling to Canada at this point? If you are visiting your sister, you need to expressly proof that your visit is non-discretionary...meaning, it is really important and you just must travel to see her, by which case you would need to give her address as where to stay.

[quote author=aramdebla post=103033208]Hi Nairaland, please I need your advice. My spouse is currently studying in Canada, I applied for spousal open work permit since January but the waiting time is frustrating. However, I have a sibling in Canada who is a permanent resident. Do you think the best way to expedite visa processing is to contact my sibling in Canada to fill the statutory declaration form which is for extended family member since she is a PR holder. Although, the work permit application submitted states I will be joining my spouse in Canada. Basically, i have two relatives in Canada. First is my spouse who is classified as immediate family member while the other relative is my sibling (extended family member). My question is that which address in Canada will i specify in the statutory declaration form if am going to eventually fill it, i mean address i will be staying while in Canada. Should it be my spouse's address? Or my sister? Is it reasonable for my sibling to fill the statutory declaration form since she is a PR to make things faster even though i didn't reference her details in the application submitted.

Please I need your advice. Thank you.[/quot


Hunn honestly is frustrating
If u are not emotionally stable u can even be sick
With everything find something to keep busy as for me i engage myself in small farming which I plan to do personally the wait is almost over...as the country is opening up
I don't advise you introduce information that were not previously given to expedite the process and at the long run it might become an issue.

Just hang in dere the strength that took us dis far with see us through...I have been waiting since December.

[quote author=Anndav post=103035153][/quote] Hi Anndav, May I ask if the Eligibility assessment has started on your application?

lightswitch007:
Hi Anndav, May I ask if the Eligibility assessment has started on your application?

Yes it has started
What of urs

Anndav:




Yes it has started
What of urs

I applied on May 19th, Medical passed June 7th.

Do you receive an email when eligibility starts ?

Anndav:




Yes it has started
What of urs

[quote author=Eilenora post=103054869]Do you receive an email when eligibility starts ?

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No .... you will just see when you log in that it has started

[quote author=Anndav post=103055455][/quote]

Please for how long has your review of eligibility been on?

kife:


Please for how long has your review of eligibility been on?

I don't know... honestly I try to keep myself sane by putting dis application at a corner of my mind

But I always check nairaland to educate myself and know what is happening . or latest news on Immigration and updates

checking my application gives me anxiety. . mental health is important

Biodunjobi:
Hello everyone,

I'm currently studying in Canada, I landed in January then we applied for open work permit and visitor's visas for my husband and two children. Timeline so far�

Application submitted - Feb 14th
Biometrics updated - Feb 26th
Medical request for my husband - April 10th
Medical request for my children - April 20th
Medical passed & updated - April 27th and May 10th

The wait is killing but we'll keep trusting God for a favourable decision.

I pray for everyone of us that it will end in praise �

You guys, it's finally PPR for my husband and children!!!!!!
Timeline;

Application submitted - Feb 14th
Biometrics updated - Feb 26th
Medical request for my husband - April 10th
Medical request for my children - April 20th
Medical passed & updated - April 27th and May 10th
Passport Request - June 25th

For everyone waiting for this kind of good news, it will come, God will perfect it and together we shall all rejoice.

Biodunjobi:





You guys, it's finally PPR for my husband and children!!!!!!
Timeline;

Application submitted - Feb 14th
Biometrics updated - Feb 26th
Medical request for my husband - April 10th
Medical request for my children - April 20th
Medical passed & updated - April 27th and May 10th
Passport Request - June 25th

For everyone waiting for this kind of good news, it will come, God will perfect it and together we shall all rejoice.

Big congratulations to you on this. Congratulations to your family. We pray that this good news will go round us all by GOD’s grace.

It has ended in praise.