Pgwp timeline (initial/ first time)
Applied: 5 May 2023
Acknowledgement of receipt: 5 May 2023
Interim work authorization letter (WP EXT for PGWP): 11 May 2023
Correspondence letter (biometrics validity): 30 May 2023
Approval: 31 May 2023
Got it so fast!!
Holding a work permit and study permit at the same time is legal
https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1618&top=17
However, any work done in Canada while you are a full-time student at a Canadian institution is not valid for acclumation of Comprehensive Ranking System...
This is an ancient post. But you realise that study permit application forms dont ask for work experience before age 18 right? I am assuming that you were 17 or 16 or few months before your 18th birthday
What kind of activities are not considered to be “work”?
unremunerated help by a friend or family member during a visit, such as a mother assisting a daughter with childcare, or an uncle helping his nephew build his own cottage...
Let's say you visited Canada in 2019. You hold a TRV valid for 10 years (2019-2029)
You apply for Study permit in 2020 and you get approval letter. No need of biometrics because you already submitted for the previous trip.
Now, you hold an approval letter, do you need to send the passport to...
https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/india/index.php/visas
http://14.143.90.243/indembassymx/docs/IMPORTANT_NOTICE_TO_INDIAN_NATIONALS_TRAVELLING_TO_MEXICO.pdf (indian embassy in mexico also provides advice to visiting Indians)
I contacted the Mexican embassy and they told me that Indian citizens...
So I started my studies in Jan 2020. I got fresh passport in July and extended my permit in July 2020. Now I hold valid permit up until 2023.
I have lived in India for more than 6 month now. I have heard that I require to do a IRCC medical test again if I want to return to Canada. Is this...
I am an international student in Canada who started studying in September 2019. I have been working part-time (16 hours per week) since July 2020 as a Billingual English Tutor (B level NOC - Other Instructor) and I am fluent in French. Assuming that I will be working till July/June 2022 as a...
Incorrect.
https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=394&top=29
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Using student work experience for minimum requirements
Federal Skilled Worker Program
Student work experience gained while you were studying in Canada or abroad counts towards the minimum requirements for the...
Got Passport 24 September.
Btw IRCC told me they mailed the passport on Friday 18 September. It came to my attention that on Monday 21 September there was a postal service disruption which explains why the tracker took so long to update. I can finally travel yayy.
Yes!
Submission of Application: 12 August
Passport Submission Request: 10 Sep (sent same day)
Mail Deliveried to Ottawa CPC: 14 September
Approval Notation on Application: 16 Sept
Return Tracker Activated: 22 Sep
Got back Passport in hand: ?
I called IRCC again yesterday and they told me right...
I called the IRCC number today. They said that there are many people in my situation. Did the GC key get updated for you? Does it say "approved" and does it say your visa sticker/counterfoil number?