Post Graduate Work Permit Processing Time (PGWP)
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Hey guys, just got my application approved for 3 years yesterday. I applied on Jan 31st with no biometrics. There is no letter yet, just that it was approved, but from seeing the responses here, I should get one soon?
Yea wait 2/3 days. I got accepted the 7th and received it the 9 or 10th
Amazing, I applied on May 3rd.
It seems that the applications are being processed randomly rather than in the order that they're received.
If you are in BC, the license office is accepting documents showing implied status to prove your status in Canada. They will issue only you a temporary license which will be valid for 2 months. If you do not receive your decision by then, then you will have to get another temporary license issued for an additional two months. They are allowing this now because of COVID.
If you aren't in BC, you should check with your province to see if they have a similar COVID-19 policy.
My wife applied for PGWP on June 10th with an open work permit for me and 2 study permits for our kids. Me and my wife applications got approved on 28 July but our kids applied without biometrics and their application shows still in progress. I called cic client center today and they confirmed that the kids application will remain on hold unless we respond to the biometric letter by raising a web form that we are unable to submit the biometrics due to COVID-19 and the closure of all service canada offices . Did any one submit this and his application moved on and got a decision because as long as I know that they mentioned on their website that we have to ignore that letter and we will automatically get a refund when they finalise the application ?
wait seriously? IRCC website has never mentioned that we should raise webform to respond to the BIL even we are exempted. It would be a scummy thing to do if countless anxious new grads are all put on hold when IRCC is the one that posts unclear instructions.
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I had raised a Webform to inform about Biometrics. They sent a general reply stating what the Canadian government posted about inland applicants and that's it. No updates. No anything.