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oladele493

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Apr 18, 2022
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I NEED HELP!!!!
I applied formy Study Permit Extension in May, 3rd 2023 before my study permit expired in June, 18th 2023. The only message I received from IRCC was submission confirmation. I have completed my program on the 20th of August, 2023 . I received program completion mail from my school and I stopped working immediately. I applied for my PGWP o August 31st, and paid for Restoration of Status, since my study Permit had expired, even though I had applied on May 3rd before it got expired on June 18.
I only received submission confirmation and nothing more! I can't work, please help!!!
 
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keyboat1

Full Member
Jul 21, 2019
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hey guys! i was wondering if anyone could shed light on my situation, i applied on June 11th with status restoration as my study permit expired 10 days before i applied for PGWP. however the main concern is that my passport that i applied with expires in november, and i just got a new one today that expires in 2028. could they reject me for the expiration of passport so soon? or would they give me a small time window to apply for an extension? really worried about this. thank you
 
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DevSB

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Mar 27, 2021
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keyboat1 said:
hey guys! i was wondering if anyone could shed light on my situation, i applied on June 11th with status restoration as my study permit expired 10 days before i applied for PGWP. however the main concern is that my passport that i applied with expires in november, and i just got a new one today that expires in 2028. could they reject me for the expiration of passport so soon? or would they give me a small time window to apply for an extension? really worried about this. thank you
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Send them a webform with details of your new passport.
 
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keyboat1

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Jul 21, 2019
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DevSB said:
Send them a webform with details of your new passport.
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thanks a lot, have not thought to do that before. i just raised a webform including a scan of my new passport and the details. although it is within regular processing times, and i have a student restoration receipt attached with the pgwp application as my study permit expired before i could apply by 10 days. have been without work for so long. hopefully this webform will come to their attention and they will issue me a full 3 year pgwp... i just wanna work again its been months without!
 
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brouhaha123

Newbie
Jun 29, 2022
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Hi all,

I applied for an extension to my PGWP as I was only given 1 year work permit (cause of passport expiring, I'm eligible for 3 years). After renewing my passport, I applied through the paper application on June 21st, they received my package on the 23rd of June and it's been silence ever since. The expected processing time when I applied was 16 days but its been over 2 months now and I still haven't received anything in the mail or email. I raised a webform 3 weeks ago and didn't get any reply. Would anyone have any advice for me on what to do next? Really stressing out here.
 
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keyboat1

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Jul 21, 2019
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ABC2023 said:
Any updates for pgwp applications that took more that 3 months ?
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my application hit the 3 month mark on sept 11th.. still nothing. i applied for PGWP + status restoration fee (my study permit expired 11 days before my letter of completion of my studies came out)
 
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keyboat1

Full Member
Jul 21, 2019
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seeing you guys get accepted within 70 80 90 days is really great. my application its been 95 days now.
hit the 3 month mark on sept 11th.. still nothing. i applied for PGWP + status restoration fee (my study permit expired 11 days before my letter of completion of my studies came out)

really want this work permit to come out, i cannot work so i am having a really hard time renting a place, i am getting kicked out of my only home here now because my roommate is moving in his brother instead of me and he was the one that brought me here, i have no idea how i will find a new place without an occupation/stable income listed, and i cant work until i get my work permit approved... this rule really sucks, i was supposed to be working this whole past 3 months but my girlfriend has been helping me out with finances, i just feel so defeated right now. its a good thing forums like this exist to give me hope because otherwise i would have been really hopeless. no friends or family, stuck at home for 3 months then getting kicked out... broke my new pixel 7 pro within 3 months of getting it and then i was using my iphone 6 and i broke that too. not even a smartphone to help me get by. a bit of a massive rant but it just sucks life is a bit tough right now and i literally have nowhere else to vent but here. hopefully by leaving this here i can post in the future about getting approved and whoever was (Hopefully no one ever) in my situation will have some hope

sorry for the drama
 
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IAreSean

Newbie
Sep 16, 2023
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timeline:

Applied: August 11th,
WP-EXT Letter: August 12th,
Correspondence Letter for biometric: September 13th,
Approval: September 14th. (Total 34 days)
 
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justaguy12

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Jul 8, 2023
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IAreSean said:
timeline:

Applied: August 11th,
WP-EXT Letter: August 12th,
Correspondence Letter for biometric: September 13th,
Approval: September 14th. (Total 34 days)
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Oh wow! Very fast. Applied July 6th here. Got my biometrics payment request on August 31 and nothing yet.Hopefully soon
 
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