Can I get my PGWP extended, got 1 year instead of 3! HELP!
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You can send a Webform with your documentation and ask for it to be looked at again.
I’m also in the same situation. From university of Ottawa itself. I called CIC. The agent asked me to submit the web form raising a reconsideration request.
Hello everyone,
Please help me, I have few doubts regarding my current work permit status. I studied 2 post-graduate programs of 1 year each in Seneca college and graduated in may 2019. On CIC website they have mentioned that if we study for 2-3 years, we are eligible for 3 years work permit. However, when I applied for my work permit, I forgot to attached 1 of the 2 graduation letter and submitted my application, and received work permit for only 1 year in sept 2019. I then applied through an agent in Jan 2020, but CIC refused to extend the additional two years stating that I applied for PGWP after 180 days. Hence, the current work permit which I have is expiring in sept 2020.
What should I do in this situation? Should I challenge their decision and apply for deferral asap, asking to grant me fresh permit of three years, or should I wait till september and then apply for work permit extension with a job letter? Also, should I approach any immigration lawyer or submit paper application if I want to re-evaluate their decision once more?
Please help me, I have few doubts regarding my current work permit status. I studied 2 post-graduate programs of 1 year each in Seneca college and graduated in may 2019. On CIC website they have mentioned that if we study for 2-3 years, we are eligible for 3 years work permit. However, when I applied for my work permit, I forgot to attached 1 of the 2 graduation letter and submitted my application, and received work permit for only 1 year in sept 2019. I then applied through an agent in Jan 2020, but CIC refused to extend the additional two years stating that I applied for PGWP after 180 days. Hence, the current work permit which I have is expiring in sept 2020.
What should I do in this situation? Should I challenge their decision and apply for deferral asap, asking to grant me fresh permit of three years, or should I wait till september and then apply for work permit extension with a job letter? Also, should I approach any immigration lawyer or submit paper application if I want to re-evaluate their decision once more?
Unfortunately I don't think you have any good grounds to apply for the 3 year permit now, challenge would mean going to court so you would need to talk to lawyer and see if you have any grounds but you didn't provide proof of both programs so it seems the decision was reasonable, plus that decision is past its appeal time (the first decision) not sure if court will allow the original decision to be reviewed, it needs a lawyer. Here you have to make sure you have a good lawyer, some will take your money knowing you have no chance of winning.
Paper/Online makes no difference and I don't think they are taking paper apps now due to covid.
You cant really extend a PGWP, job letter doesn't matter. To get a new permit your employer would need to apply for and get a LMIA which is not the simplest task.
Sorry that you are going through that. To CIC, it seems they believe you studied for a year and that's why they gave you a year pgwp. You can open a reconsideration form with them but I don't know if its too late (just try). Call CIC representative on Monday and explaining clearly what happened and that you actually studied 2 years and not 1 but mistakenly didn't upload the second letter. Don't quote me on this but I honestly think your case might be better, if it was 2 years in Seneca college for a post-graduate program instead of 2 years of 2 separate programs. Ask CIC also if thats possible to get 3 years of post grad work permit, if they came from two separate programs. If not, pay for an hour consultation with an immigration lawyer and hopefully they find a way around it.
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It's already 180 days past your first program, therefore reven if you had submitted it, it won't be approved.
Hi. I am in the same situation. I did Masters in three semesters. I got pgwp for 1 year only. the official length of the program is 2 years. I have passport expiry and i attached proof of graduation stating the official length of the program as two years. Please help.