Hello all, I hope I will be able to get some answers here since I have not been able to get through to the call centre...
Here's my situation:
- I finished all my courses on June 22nd, and I am scheduled to graduate in October of this year
- I applied online for post-grad work permit on 18th July
- Left Canada 19th July (returned to Malaysia, which is where I currently am)
- Study permit expired 30th July
- my TRV expires October 2012 (applied for it on December of 2011)
- Since the permit is going to be mailed to my address in Canada, I was originally going to get someone to mail it to me in Malaysia
- Now, I'm worried because of the processing times and also the fact that CIC has mailed stuff to my home address before and not my mailing address and thus the above might not be a good option
My questions are:
1. Is it possible for me to re-enter Canada with my current October 2012 TRV, pick up my permit, leave to the US and re-enter Canada with the work permit?
2. There's something on the front page of the website about new TRVs starting May 29th 2012. Does that apply to me? Do I have to apply for a new one even though mine hasn't expired yet?
3. If I do need a new TRV, do I need the post-graduation work permit to apply for it?
Thank you very much in advance.
Here's my situation:
- I finished all my courses on June 22nd, and I am scheduled to graduate in October of this year
- I applied online for post-grad work permit on 18th July
- Left Canada 19th July (returned to Malaysia, which is where I currently am)
- Study permit expired 30th July
- my TRV expires October 2012 (applied for it on December of 2011)
- Since the permit is going to be mailed to my address in Canada, I was originally going to get someone to mail it to me in Malaysia
- Now, I'm worried because of the processing times and also the fact that CIC has mailed stuff to my home address before and not my mailing address and thus the above might not be a good option
My questions are:
1. Is it possible for me to re-enter Canada with my current October 2012 TRV, pick up my permit, leave to the US and re-enter Canada with the work permit?
2. There's something on the front page of the website about new TRVs starting May 29th 2012. Does that apply to me? Do I have to apply for a new one even though mine hasn't expired yet?
3. If I do need a new TRV, do I need the post-graduation work permit to apply for it?
Thank you very much in advance.