Post Graduate Work Permit Processing Time (PGWP)
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Hi Guys ,
My Application got approved Today , I’ll share my details so that it might help you guys ,
Applied on 23rd April without biometrics
Review eligibility started 30th September 12:57 pm
Approved 30th Sept 1:02 pm , in 5 minutes
Total days : 161 Days
I believe the process is now running with increased speed.
Hope you all get your approval soon too.
Thanks
My Application got approved Today , I’ll share my details so that it might help you guys ,
Applied on 23rd April without biometrics
Review eligibility started 30th September 12:57 pm
Approved 30th Sept 1:02 pm , in 5 minutes
Total days : 161 Days
I believe the process is now running with increased speed.
Hope you all get your approval soon too.
Thanks
I read that but was wondering if someone can share their experience in updating the SIN.
I was also told this by an agent from Service Canada as I had to give my expired SIN number to an employer - the SIN number stays the same with all the temporary visas and then changes if you get PR. Your existing SIN number is all the employer needs even though it's officially expired it's still valid. If you employer has questions then you or them can ask for a call back from Service Canada to put your employers mind at ease.
Hello guys,
Can one apply for OHIP after getting the PGWP approval letter or do we need to wait till we get the hard copy of PGWP ?
Thanks!
Can one apply for OHIP after getting the PGWP approval letter or do we need to wait till we get the hard copy of PGWP ?
Thanks!
Hi guys, I am in a predicament and need your advice. I applied for my PGWP on 23rd July, and like most of you, I am waiting for my permit. I have to travel to India in November as my sister is getting married and I don't have the liberty to miss the occasion. I read somewhere that I can travel in and out of Canada with a Visiting Visa as I have the implied status of PGWP (I am currently searching for a job). It shows online that the current processing time for getting a visa from Canada is 50 days and the same from India is 144 days. I am hoping to apply for the visa inside Canada as it would give me the chance to return back soon. Is there any way to expedite the process? Can I write a letter to someone explaining my situation for faster processing?
Just keep in mind that as a visitor since it's a non essential travel your reentry is not guaranteed, since you don't have a job to come back to. And even if you get in, you lose your implied status so you cannot work even you get a job offer, not until your pgwp is approved.
A query on the same note: Suppose if you are on the implied status and have a job, then can you go outside of Canada and return back to Canada and work?
Is your TRV still valid? You need to be granted PGWP to extend the TRV and will your study permit still be valid when coming back? It depends a lot on what the airline decides, they might insist on seeing a valid permit, I don't know how they operate exactly with covid.
In the good times before covid if you still had a valid TRV you could be allowed in as a student if SP was still valid, as a visitor or you could be granted PGWP right there at the airport.