Toluvina:

Hello everyone,

I'm reaching out for guidance and support regarding my pending applications with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Despite submitting my applications on December 18, 2023, and completing biometrics and medical exams in January 2024, I've yet to receive an update. It's been over 8months now.

- My application: spousal Open work permit
- My daughter's application: Visitor Visa

I've submitted multiple web forms, but unfortunately, I haven't received a response. Has anyone experienced a similar delay? Any advice or assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time

House34:


It's a common misconception that you need to be separated for a year before IRCC considers spousal or family visit applications. In reality, IRCC does not require spouses to be apart for a specific period before reuniting. It's a visitor visa, and you need to prove that you will return to your home country after your visit since you're not entitled to a spousal Open work permit (SOWP). However, I am more concerned about spouses coming for a 1-year program without a solid plan for a PR (Permanent Residence) route. A 1-year course will only get you a 1-year Post-Graduation work permit (PGWP), and if you get a job offer, your spouse can also get an open work permit for 1 year. But 1 year goes by fast, and what’s next for the couples? Many are getting stranded now or looking for an LMIA, which is extremely expensive. To get PR, you will still need to return to the Express Entry pool, where factors like your age, provincial nomination, work experience, and IELTS scores will matter.
Education in canada is not cheap, and for a couple to spend over 20,000 CAD in tution with cost of living and still struggle to get PR after the program or face enrolling in another 1-year program just to complete 1 + 1 to get a 3-year PGWP is daunting. The path to PR is becoming increasingly challenging these days

Jeboy:
My spouse enrolled in a 2 year Diploma course and end of this month will be a year since our separation.

From what I hear now, you must be have been separated from your College spouse at least a year before IRCC can positively consider your spousal or family visit.

I will advise those whose spouse are running a year course to only apply to attend graduation as this one year requirements has badly affected spouse looking to join students with one year course except special cases where children are involved.

uchennay:


I did not argue with you or doubt you but rather aimed to educate each other and prevent unnecessary confusion or panic. Could you please clarify which visa category your brother applied for? Was it a student visa, a spousal Open work permit (SOWP), or a visitor visa while his spouse's Permanent Residency (PR) application is in progress or with usa visa?
Please enlighten us, so those using your experience as a reference will have accurate information. Attached are the applications for a student visa and an SOWP that were recently approved within 3 weeks . It would be dishonest for me to claim it as a visitor visa, especially since the IRCC tracking system omitted the medical test part.

adeptonlin:
Smiles. People dey dig info oo 😅😅😅
But they are all valid info anyway. Who no go know, go know. See attached screenshot of the biometrics date. But IRCC actually updated it on July 5th. Reason best known to them.

Ibukun06:
Hi everyone. Please what can one use in place of Enrollment letter when applying for spousal work permit. The student is still in Nigeria to resume in January and school is saying they don't issue enrollment letter till one resumes and registers

Elfortunato:
Passport Requests are few and far between these days, but it's to the glory of God that I am coming back to say I got a surprise PPR for spousal work permit today. I'm a spouse of a college student who is already schooling in canada, I applied in November 2023.

It's a surprise to me because I wasn't expecting a PPR. I already had a travel visa, and had visited once, so, all I was praying for was a Port of entry Letter of Introduction, not PPR since i already have a visa. Now I am not sure of what to do with this PPR. This goodnews comes with a dose of confusion.

Gurus in the house, please advise me. Am I supposed to submit my passport again for Visa, despite already having a valid visa? Is this normal? Or should I send IRCC a webform/mail about this? If I submit my passport again, hope they won't cancel my existing travel visa....?

Aboffine:
Good afternoon Everyone!

Please, I applied for a spousal open work permit for my husband and I just received a passport request with a correspondences letter. However, he already has a visitor's visa which is still valid, so we didn't apply for a visa. We re surprised to get a PPR instead of an introduction letter to present at immigration in Canada. Please. Has anyone experienced this? What can we do?

Elfortunato:
Passport Requests are few and far between these days, but it's to the glory of God that I am coming back to say I got a surprise PPR for spousal work permit today. I'm a spouse of a college student who is already schooling in canada, I applied in November 2023.

It's a surprise to me because I wasn't expecting a PPR. I already had a travel visa, and had visited once, so, all I was praying for was a Port of entry Letter of Introduction, not PPR since i already have a visa. Now I am not sure of what to do with this PPR. This goodnews comes with a dose of confusion.

Gurus in the house, please advise me. Am I supposed to submit my passport again for Visa, despite already having a valid visa? Is this normal? Or should I send IRCC a webform/mail about this? If I submit my passport again, hope they won't cancel my existing travel visa....?

sternakin:
BASIC INFORMATION YOU NEED TO UPSCALE YOUR CHANCE OF STUDY VISA APPROVAL.

Relocating to Canada, U.S.A or United Kingdom through study is one of the best route to moving with one's family and eventually securing a Permanent Residence. Getting admission to Canada, US or UK for study is a great achievement, however, that's just the first hurdle, before you can pack your bags and move to Canada, US or UK for your study, you must get a visa.

Therefore, let's take a look at how an applicant can avoid getting a rejection on his/her study visa application. If you’re about applying for a Canadian study visa, kindly take very careful note of some common factors to watch out for when making your study visa application.

Although, most International students are eligible to apply to come to study in Canada with family members (spouses & children). These are few things to note to do this successfully. Let it be known that when you applied for admission, you did that for yourself alone, but when applying for visa, you can include your family (spouse and children) for your study visa

On that note, your visa application shall then be determined by three things:

* Purpose of study
* Proof of funds
* Home ties

These three things are the expectations for single applicants as well, but if applying as a family, you have a stronger justification to make. You will need to show additional funds to cater for the family, justify the importance of having family members with you, and have other ties to your country.

Purpose of study:

In your study plan/letter of explanation, you will need to convincingly explain the reasons you chose to study in Canada and why your spouse & children should accompany you to Canada.

Your children and wife can apply for a visitor/study permit (depending on your program of study), and spouse, a visitor/work permit (depending on what they intend to do in Canada)

NB: If you are a student going to a school/program that is not eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), your spouse is not eligible for the spousal open work permit (SOWP).

This is one of the important reasons to ensure the program you apply for is eligible for PGWP. The study plan helps you to justify the purpose of your study & the importance of having your family with you so that your spouse can work and support the family while you're are studying.

Other reasons could be anything from the fact that your children are young, or your family has never been apart before. Family unification is important to Canada, so you can leverage on that.

Proof of funds (POF)

If you intend to apply with your family, you will have to pay extra application fees & also show more POF than a single applicant. You must also show that you have sufficient funds to support yourself & the family members accompanying you without working in Canada. You are expected to show enough to cover your tuition and living expenses as the student; and the additional funds for the living expenses of those accompanying you. And the total funds you need will depend on your own family number.

To be more practical, you need to show that you have the value of living expenses for one year (Naira equivalent of approximately CAD$26,400 for you in addition to the cost of your tuition for one year).

Let’s say you wish to study for a Masters in Marketing for 2 years, and your tuition is $12,000 per year, you are expected to have the sum of $26,400 living expenses (1year) and $12,000 tuition for one year, a total of CAD$38,400. So if you have a family and you will be applying for them as well, you need to have an extra CAD$4000 for each of them for their living expenses per year.

If you are applying alone (at first), then you or your spouse needs to show enough funds for the living expenses on your family (no definite amount for this but should be sizeable depending on your family size).

Home ties

Proof of home ties, this is very crucial and an important aspect of the Canadian study visa application owing to the fact that many applicants have been denied based on insufficient proof of home ties, that simply means having sufficient fund is not enough to guarantee your visa approval. As an international student, you are a temporary resident & need to show that you have reasons to leave Canada after your study (if required to do so).

IRCC wants to see evidence of your home ties. Many applicants find it easier to use their family members as part of their home ties. But in the case you're applying with your family, it means you must be ready to show other ties.

It could be your business, investments, employment, financial assets and most importantly landed properties (which are mostly preferred cos they hardly depreciate in value but appreciate more over time).

Therefore, you must know what the visa officers want to see and craft your application to satisfy them. Submitting a valuation report of your landed assets (land & building) along with other required documents for visa application could actually boost your chance of visa approval.

Either for visit, study, medical or other temporary or permanent residency visa applications, it is strongly advisable for applicants to provide a valuation report of their property(ties) in order to assist and convince visa officer about their economic/financial status in their home country and also as proof of strong home tie to pull the applicant to return on expiration of period granted.

Property Valuation report could make a visa officer develop good mental picture of who the applicant is, it just like what CV is to a job recruiter. An employer can develop an idea who a job seeker is through the CV to decide if the job seeker should be considered or not. A valuation report describe in detail the property(ies) owned by the visa applicant and the corresponding value of such a property either a house undeveloped land, agricultural farmlands etc which undoubtedly could be a strong proof of the applicant tie to the home country that can pull him/her back after his/her study.

This document shows the amount of wealth you own in property(ties) in your homeland which will make a strong pull factor for your return to your homeland once the purpose of your visit is over and that may eliminate doubt of your return and one point of visa rejection.

Also, it could serve as a support document to your proof of fund which are usually liquid assets such as bank deposit etc. It will make lots of senses if you have good financial status as confirmed by your bank statement of account and property or assets valuation report to corroborate your status.

Though, there are many who do not submit this document due to ignorance or it doesn't matter mind set but it would be wise to do it by a smart applicant especially if its a non apprearance visa application or the one you first submit your application for assesment prior to physical interview.

It is important to prove that your housing assets is valuable as a strong home tie for returning after your study abroad or temporary visit and back up for proof of fund especially Canada Express Entry applicants and schooling.

The report would be a guide to the visa officer to establish the affordability of expenses of visit, stay, study and that the applicant have assets that can be liquidated to raise funds if the need arises.

In view of above, you may wish to consult us for engagement in providing you with this service of property valuation to meet your immigration purpose or whatsoever, our expertise team of Registered Estate Surveyors & Valuers with indepth knowledge of valuation will do justice to that to achieve your maximum satisfaction with utmost professionalism.

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Thank you

Note: Once you present your application well and provide the required documents in the 3 areas of consideration, your application is good to go

Jeboy:
Hello guys trust we re doing great.

IRCC new law has downgraded me from spousal Open work permit I didn't get twice to now visit visa.

I just got to understand my application is now sitting with the Lagos office. All my previous applications including my wife approved study visa was processed by Nairobi.

What do I expect from Lagos office? Are they as responsive as Nairobi? What's d difference in their approach to applicants?

Pls those with experience can help so make I know wether my prayer and fasting go start tonight...lolz

Jeboy:
Hello guys trust we re doing great.

IRCC new law has downgraded me from spousal Open work permit I didn't get twice to now visit visa.

I just got to understand my application is now sitting with the Lagos office. All my previous applications including my wife approved study visa was processed by Nairobi.
I heard lagos is not friendly, but don't worry your visa will be approved....
What do I expect from Lagos office? Are they as responsive as Nairobi? What's d difference in their approach to applicants?

Pls those with experience can help so make I know wether my prayer and fasting go start tonight...lolz

Cath1234:
Hi everyone ,

Please anyone in this category
I am applying for nursing 12 months program in the USA and I am on spousal work permit in Canada .
What is my fate in getting a visa from
This .?

Amo12345:
Hello beautiful people, pls my spouse approved a study permit going for post graduate diploma, pls. Can I still apply for spousal work permit. I would appreciate your input

Amo12345:
Hello beautiful people, pls my spouse approved a study permit going for post graduate diploma, pls. Can I still apply for spousal work permit. I would appreciate your input

Kurukuru:
Go and read the IRPA very well. The essence of the spousal Open work is not primarily to unite the families. It is under the International Mobility Pprogram aimed at supplementing the Canadian labour force. When the Trudea Government took over, he wrote a Mandate Letter to the Minister of Immigration to address the Canadian Labour shortage by uniting families through the spousal Open work permit program. That's why some people believe it is meant to re-unite families. Now, Canada is facing housing crisis and many white Canadians are complaining that foreign students and their families they are bringing to Canada are taking jobs away from them. Today, the popularity of the Liberal Party is dwindling, and the opposition is catching on it that the Liberal Party is bringing in "poor and low class students" to Canada. If you are in Canada, go and be listening to CBC programs on Immigration. Or you join the online forum on Immigration where the white Canadians are prominent. Go and read what they say about the international students and their family members. The Minister of Immigration himself said that as a result of the housing crisis, Canada need to reduce the intake of international students and the temporary foreign workers. How do you expect them to reduce the intake of foreign workers if not by refusing applications