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Post Graduate Work Permit Processing Time (PGWP)

erinalb

Member
Dec 10, 2019
15
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Hi everyone, i think to bring ease to your minds (i applied may 19 and no updates yet on my application) to look into this https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html

Just like processsing times, this gets updated weekly and they report what week of applications they are working to finalize atm. Currently last 2 weeks they have been working on finalizing May 1-May 8. Again common sense here is most of us graduated at the same time and probably got our grades early May so there will be a huge influx on applications for first 2-3 weeks of May. Additionally, for those confused on how applications are reviewed as they come in they just get forwarded to an officer so that's why some get processed faster because some officers might be slower or on vacation and that slows down the applications they are in charge of.

I am probably one of the most anxious person ever so i sympathize with anyone that feels the same way, but my anxiety got me this answer and brought me a lot more comfort over the past couple of weeks so I hope it also helps someone here.
 

cookiecutter456

Full Member
Aug 5, 2021
24
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If you recently got your PGWP approved, how long after your eligibility review did the approval come? I got a message that my eligibility review had started last week but still haven’t received any updates til today.

PGWP outside canada application.
 

Leh98

Full Member
Jul 19, 2021
47
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If you recently got your PGWP approved, how long after your eligibility review did the approval come? I got a message that my eligibility review had started last week but still haven’t received any updates til today.

PGWP outside canada application.
can i ask where and when you applied?
 

jarvisw

Full Member
Sep 23, 2020
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If you recently got your PGWP approved, how long after your eligibility review did the approval come? I got a message that my eligibility review had started last week but still haven’t received any updates til today.

PGWP outside canada application.
for most of people it's same day or next day. but there's someone in this thread who waited longer (a couple of weeks?) after the review started to get approval.
 

osun0502

Full Member
Aug 5, 2021
42
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Hey anyone else has updates on the May 18/19 applications? I applied May 23rd, just wondering how longer do I need to wait. Thanks!