Hi folks, I want to share some experience on how I got my pgwp with an expired study permit. In 2015, I graduated from humber college and was ready to apply for pgwp then I realized that my study permit expired on my graduation day. I talked to international student office and learned that the correct way to deal with this is to extend my study permit even though I'm graduating because I need at least one month to receive my confirmation of graduation. Well, it doesn't make sense because technically at that time I'm not studying anymore so there's no valid reason to extend my study permit but that's just the rule.
So I applied online, extension of sp, restoration, work permit, all in one package. I paid my $605 and after one month my study permit restoration was approved but the weird thing is my work permit application is not showing up under my account. And I never received any email or letter regarding my work permit. I called CIC and they told me my work permit application was rejected but he thinks I did everything right so he will put a note in this application. I was so upset so I posted a thread on canadavisa forum. A very nice gentleman @hassan7090 called me and gave me some suggestions. He said maybe I should have sent paper application instead of online application to make sure that only one office looks at both cases. I think that makes sense, plus when I did it online, the system glitched out(only study permit application showed up, the work permit application was invisible to you). Also, I think another way to deal with this situation will be applying for restoration first, after that approved, apply for pgwp.
So if you have your study permit expired for some reason, don't panic. Restore it ASAP and eventually, you can sort it out. But act fast! Hope my experience can help you, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me.
So I applied online, extension of sp, restoration, work permit, all in one package. I paid my $605 and after one month my study permit restoration was approved but the weird thing is my work permit application is not showing up under my account. And I never received any email or letter regarding my work permit. I called CIC and they told me my work permit application was rejected but he thinks I did everything right so he will put a note in this application. I was so upset so I posted a thread on canadavisa forum. A very nice gentleman @hassan7090 called me and gave me some suggestions. He said maybe I should have sent paper application instead of online application to make sure that only one office looks at both cases. I think that makes sense, plus when I did it online, the system glitched out(only study permit application showed up, the work permit application was invisible to you). Also, I think another way to deal with this situation will be applying for restoration first, after that approved, apply for pgwp.
So if you have your study permit expired for some reason, don't panic. Restore it ASAP and eventually, you can sort it out. But act fast! Hope my experience can help you, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me.
