PLS HELP-received 1 year work permit instead of 3 years

[Purvajask]

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 september 2019. I then re-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. I had called IRCC after I received my permit and they had told me that I can re-apply any time I want, before my permit expires and did not mention anything about the 180 days timeline. Hence, the current work permit which I have is expiring in september 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?
Thankyou!

 

[scylla]

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 september 2019. I then re-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. I had called IRCC after I received my permit and they had told me that I can re-apply any time I want, before my permit expires and did not mention anything about the 180 days timeline. Hence, the current work permit which I have is expiring in september 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?
Thankyou!

I'm not sure there is anything you can do at this point. Since you only included 1 of the 2 graduation letters in your original PGWP application, you were correctly only issued a 1 year PGWP. There was no error on IRCC's part there.

If you want submit an application to try to extend the length of your PGWP, I would recommend you work with an immigration lawyer.

Good luck.

 

[alrk24]

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 september 2019. I then re-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. I had called IRCC after I received my permit and they had told me that I can re-apply any time I want, before my permit expires and did not mention anything about the 180 days timeline. Hence, the current work permit which I have is expiring in september 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?
Thankyou!

Hi,
Can you please share the details of what you did after this. I’m in the same situation and very stressed out about what to do now. If you have your issue resolved could you please share how you did it.

 

[Naturgrl]

Hi,
Can you please share the details of what you did after this. I’m in the same situation and very stressed out about what to do now. If you have your issue resolved could you please share how you did it.

Post is 3 years old. What is your exact situation - program, length, no breaks, online, in Canada etc.