I really need some help in this one...

[Winston86]

My situation is like this..

My Pgwp is about to expire within 40 days. I am currently employed full time and have been for the past 3 years.

I have yet to apply for express entry status and I am need of help.

First, is there a way to extend my Pgwp or transition into another work permit. I will be able to provide a job offer from my current employer.

If the decision come that I cannot work, is there a way for me to stay in Canada?

 

[scylla]

To extend your work permit and continue working, your employer needs to obtain an approved LMIA. The LMIA process takes several months to complete. If your PGWP expires in 40 days, you don't have time to get an LMIA. You'll need to apply to change your status to visitor before your PGWP expires and then stop working as soon as your PGWP expires.

 

[Winston86]

If on visitor status is there still a way for me to apply for pr? I'm trying to figure out my options. I am US citizen and would like to move to canada.

Is this still possible?

 

[scylla]

Yes - you can apply for PR on visitor status.

It may be quite a long time (better part of a year or longer) before you can work again. It may make a lot more sense to return to the US and apply from there rather than living here without being able to work for months on end.

 

[Winston86]

I'm going to post this from the other thread just to keep things simple. Again my apologies for the mess.

I am currently working full time in Canada and my Pgwp is about to expire in 39 days. I am a US citizen and want to stay in Canada and apply for Pr.

I have yet to apply for pnp or express entry.

Do I have any options and is there a way to extend my stay and still apply.

Please help point me in the right direction.

My goal is to stay in Canada while I get my paperwork done. I have enough funds to survive a year if needed.

What can I do next. What should I apply for if my Pgwp is about to expire. Am I still able to apply for the pnp for Newfoundland?

 

[Winston86]

If I apply for visitor visa will I have to leave the country first?

Also, I'd there no way to appeal my case to keep my current status as I still have a full time job in Canada and apply to get pr?

 

[scylla]

If I apply for visitor visa will I have to leave the country first?

Also, I'd there no way to appeal my case to keep my current status as I still have a full time job in Canada and apply to get pr?

There's nothing to appeal. If you want to qualify to apply for a work permit, your employer needs to obtain an approved LMIA. It's a non-starter without an approved LMIA. If you want to go the LMIA route, have your employer start the process now. The advertising alone takes a month (the role has to be advertised before your employer can submit the LMIA application). Processing times for the actual application can easily take 2-4 months.

No - you don't have to leave the country to apply for a visitor visa. You can apply to change your status to visitor from within Canad.a

 

[scylla]

I'm going to post this from the other thread just to keep things simple. Again my apologies for the mess.

I am currently working full time in Canada and my Pgwp is about to expire in 39 days. I am a US citizen and want to stay in Canada and apply for Pr.

I have yet to apply for pnp or express entry.

Do I have any options and is there a way to extend my stay and still apply.

Please help point me in the right direction.

My goal is to stay in Canada while I get my paperwork done. I have enough funds to survive a year if needed.

What can I do next. What should I apply for if my Pgwp is about to expire. Am I still able to apply for the pnp for Newfoundland?

You need to apply to change your status to visitor. This application must reach CIC before your PGWP expires. Once your PGWP expires, you must stop working. Follow the instructions here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/visitor.asp

Again, the only way you can continue working is if your employer obtains an approved LMIA. This is a long and expensive process with no guarantee of approval at the end.

I don't know if you're still able to apply for PNP for Newfoundland. It depends on the program requirements. Some require you to be working in the province at the time you apply. I'm not familiar with the Newfoundland PNP rules.

 

[Winston86]

You need to apply to change your status to visitor. This application must reach CIC before your PGWP expires. Once your PGWP expires, you must stop working. Follow the instructions here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/visitor.asp

Again, the only way you can continue working is if your employer obtains an approved LMIA. This is a long and expensive process with no guarantee of approval at the end.

I don't know if you're still able to apply for PNP for Newfoundland. It depends on the program requirements. Some require you to be working in the province at the time you apply. I'm not familiar with the Newfoundland PNP rules.

Is there no way to extend my Pgwp? I was allotted 3 years and my bachelor's took 5 years.

I appreciate your time with all this.

 

[scylla]

Is there no way to extend my Pgwp? I was allotted 3 years and my bachelor's took 5 years.

I appreciate your time with all this.

This question has been answered repeatedly. The only way to extend your work permit is if your employer obtains an approved LMIA.

You received the length of PGWP you were entitled to. The most you can get is 3 years regardless of how long you study.

 

[scorpio1641]

Why haven't you applied for PNP/EE all this time, since you said you have worked full time for three years though?