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    Work Permit Extension Timeline(Inside Canada) - 2024

    Hi everyone, got my PGWP-extention today 2024-04-22. Paper PGWP application received by IRCC. 2024-09-16. Received an application number to access the system. 2024-10-28 Biometrics validity letter 2024-11-01 PGWP approval
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    Work Permit Extension Timeline(Inside Canada) - 2024

    Hi everyone, here my updates: 2024-04-22. Paper PGWP application received by IRCC. 2024-09-16. Received an application number to access the system. 2024-10-28 Biometrics validity letter
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    Work Permit Extension Timeline(Inside Canada) - 2024

    Hi. In order to travel in and out of Canada you need a TRV, that is the only visa that allows you in and out. You have to renew your TRV before leaving the country. If you travel out Canada with your TRV expired you wont be able to come in to Canada leaving you as only chance to apply for a TRV...
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    Work Permit Extension Timeline(Inside Canada) - 2024

    Hello. Don't travel because you will loose your implied status. If your previous visa has expired, and you stay in Canada, you have implied status as worker (you can keep working legally); however, if you leave the country, you loose your status and cant come back as a worker, only visitor...
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    Work Permit Extension Timeline(Inside Canada) - 2024

    Thanks for correcting it. Well, is it the same timelines for online and paper applications? 7-8 months? I understand that one can only apply on paper to extensions within Canada. Is it the same timeline for those applying elsewhere online? According to the IRCC processing times that varies...
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    Work Permit Extension Timeline(Inside Canada) - 2024

    Hello! I have created a mind map to make sense of how the system is organized: There are two ways to apply : ONLINE (New applications, Open Working Permit) - These are the fastest 2-4 months, easier to follow up since day 1, and you get a letter that helps with some documents. PAPER (PGWP and...
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    Work Permit Extension Timeline(Inside Canada) - 2024

    Hi, same here 2024 04 22 / Applied for PGWP extension (paper) 2024 09 16 / application number provided. linked to GCKEY (146 days) No news at the moment… (157 days) Thanks everyone for writing about realistic timelines… not knowing when to expect the WP generates a lot of anxiety.