Applying for trv from outside Canada while waiting for pgwp

[Nel1989]

hi I applied for my pgwp while in Canada but left and I am currently in NYC. Should I re-enter Canada before my TRV expires on July 31st? Or is it safe for me to renew my TRV from New York and re-enter Canada while waiting on my pgwp approval?

 

[bongoman]

You need the pgwp to apply for trv unless you want to apply as a visitor. It could also take months to get a trv, I suggest u go back before it expires.

 

[Nel1989]

The TRV in New York takes about a week turnaround time.

 

[bongoman]

The TRV in New York takes about a week turnaround time.

I wouldn't trust those numbers.

 

[Nel1989]

You need the pgwp to apply for trv unless you want to apply as a visitor. It could also take months to get a trv, I suggest u go back before it expires.

Can I actually apply for a TRV and re-enter Canada as a visitor? Would I have to disclose that I am waiting on a pgwp response ?

 

[Nel1989]

I wouldn't trust those numbers.

My girlfriend just got hers in a week.

 

[bongoman]

My girlfriend just got hers in a week.

Doesn't mean you will get yours in a week.

 

[bongoman]

Can I actually apply for a TRV and re-enter Canada as a visitor? Would I have to disclose that I am waiting on a pgwp response ?

I would disclose it, also you wont be able to work until you get pgwp if i enter as visitor.
If you applied for pgwp before your study permit expired you can work as soon as you applied.

 

[Nel1989]

Thanks so much! I will apply for a visitors visa and when I re-enter I will disclose that I am waiting on my pgwp. I did apply for the pgwp before my study permit expired.

 

[21Goose]

Thanks so much! I will apply for a visitors visa and when I re-enter I will disclose that I am waiting on my pgwp. I did apply for the pgwp before my study permit expired.

Yeah, but leaving the country meant that you lost implied status. You cannot work now till you get your PGWP. Get your TRV, come back, and wait to get the PGWP before you start to work. They may give you the work permit at the port of entry, in which case of course you can start working immediately. But if they tell you to enter as a visitor and wait, then you have to wait.

 

[Nel1989]

Okay got it thank you! So when I apply for the TRV apply to visit Canada right? Instead of applying to work?

 

[21Goose]

Okay got it thank you! So when I apply for the TRV apply to visit Canada right? Instead of applying to work?

Yes. You will apply for a TRV as a visitor since you have no other status currently.

You can't apply directly for a work TRV, there's no such thing.

If you were applying for a Work Permit (say you were a prospective employee with a positive LMIA), then you would get a TRV as part of that application. The TRV is merely a document that allows you to fly/travel to Canada, and ask CBSA for permission to enter.

CBSA then gives you another document that actually grants you status. This document may be

1. Nothing - visitors by default don't get another document (though they may). They may not even get a stamp on the passport. If you don't get a separate document, that means that you are a visitor and have to wait for the PGWP

2. Work Permit- CBSA may print the PGWP right there and give it to you. Then you are on worker status and can start working as per the conditions listed on the document.

3. Study permit - Doesn't apply in your case, but CBSA would print this and give it to you if you were a student.

 

[Nel1989]

Yes. You will apply for a TRV as a visitor since you have no other status currently.

You can't apply directly for a work TRV, there's no such thing.

If you were applying for a Work Permit (say you were a prospective employee with a positive LMIA), then you would get a TRV as part of that application. The TRV is merely a document that allows you to fly/travel to Canada, and ask CBSA for permission to enter.

CBSA then gives you another document that actually grants you status. This document may be

1. Nothing - visitors by default don't get another document (though they may). They may not even get a stamp on the passport. If you don't get a separate document, that means that you are a visitor and have to wait for the PGWP

2. Work Permit- CBSA may print the PGWP right there and give it to you. Then you are on worker status and can start working as per the conditions listed on the document.

3. Study permit - Doesn't apply in your case, but CBSA would print this and give it to you if you were a student.

So helpful thAnks. When I enter as a visitor should I say that I am currently waiting on a response to my pgwp ?

 

[21Goose]

So helpful thAnks. When I enter as a visitor should I say that I am currently waiting on a response to my pgwp ?

Yes, you should. They will ask you your purpose of visiting, and you should tell them that you just finished studying and have already applied for a PGWP and are waiting to get that. At this point the officer may look it up and if the PGWP has been approved he can print it out and give it to you, or else he'll just let you in and tell you to wait for it.

 

[Nel1989]

Thanks for you help, I appreciate it so much