Post Graduate Work Permit Processing Time (PGWP)

[ElianeB]

Long Journey

• Completed my study on August 2021
• Applied for work permit 2 September 2021
• Got refusal 8 December 2021 ( Reason: I did not maintain full time status during my study)
• Reapplied Again on 21 December 2021
• Eligibility review started on 24 June 2022
• Got approval on 27 June 2022 (3 year work permit)

May I ask how you received the work permit if you did not maintain full time?

 

[Angie1999]

I'm not sure how the communication between applicants, and the Ontario PNP office works, but when my wife's application was taking longer than the expected processing times (3 months) We emailed the BC-PNP office and they got back to us with an update staying at what stage of the process the officer was. Maybe try sending them an email asking about the delay in processing.

Contact us
If you have general questions about the OINP:

• send us an email at:
  • ontarionominee@ontario.ca
  • business.immigration@ontario.ca (for Entrepreneur Stream only)
• call us Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at:
  • Tel: 416-327-0374
  • Toll-free: 1-866-214-6820 (toll-free within North America only)
  • TTY: 416-325-0866
  • Toll-free TTY: 1-866-853-2137

Go after them, literally lol. Send them an email, the application might be approved already but the nomination hasn't been issued yet. That happened to us.

OIPNP in-demand skills processing times:

Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills	30 – 60 days

I definitely will because it’s being soooo stressful! Thank you so much, I appreciate it that you took your time to put all this information in this forum! I hope we get an answer soon!

 

[Angie1999]

Hi Angie,
could you please share your spouse's OINP timeline?
Thanks

My husband got an invitation to apply on February 9, 2022 and we submitted his application on February 19,2022. We were not requested any other additional info, nor do we have an update yet, unfortunately. Do you have a similar situation as well?

 

[Kimmylyn]

Applied January 21
Eligibility started: June 27
Approved: June 27
I applied online for extension because of passport expiration. I only got 8 months on my first PGWP, and I applied for the remaining months. I got the additionally 28 months. (2 years and 4 months).
Also applied for inland spouse owp and my son visitor record. All approved. Good luck guys!

 

[Krupesh]

May I ask how you received the work permit if you did not maintain full time?

I maintained full time status but i don’t know why they gave me refusal. I had to do 2 co-op to complete my study, but because of covid i was just able to do 1 co-op term and for second term I took 4month break. Maybe that was reason for my refusal.

 

[Krupesh]

Would you mind sharing what kind of degree/course did you study? Also did you go out of status?

I did 4 year bachelor in informatics and security from seneca.

 

[velan.bala]

Hey guys, is everyone getting 3 years PGWP for one year study?

 

[PedroCoral]

I just got approved. Was expecting 3 years. IRCC is completely random, no process, nothing standard.

lol, you were saying that you waited for 165 days and nothing, then an hour later, approved! Congrats!

I'm on 164 days (applied Jan 14th).

When did your eligibility begin?

 

[Keith IG Stream]

so happy to see many approvals today Hope my time will come soon!!!

 

[Jaspreet2196]

Hey guys, is everyone getting 3 years PGWP for one year study?

No, I got only one year PGWP.

lol, you were saying that you waited for 165 days and nothing, then an hour later, approved! Congrats!

I'm on 164 days (applied Jan 14th).

When did your eligibility begin?

22nd June

 

[santiago.ac]

Wow, it's really taking that long for approvals nowadays. Did anyone have a harder time getting a job with implied status?
Applied in May so still a long way to go, hoping it won't interefere with my job hunt more than being on a permit already does hah.

 

[tubkal]

Wow, it's really taking that long for approvals nowadays. Did anyone have a harder time getting a job with implied status?
Applied in May so still a long way to go, hoping it won't interefere with my job hunt more than being on a permit already does hah.

It really depends in the industry you want to get in, and who does your interview. I find being interviewed by recent immigrants helps because they make an effort to understand our situation.

 

[PedroCoral]

Wow, it's really taking that long for approvals nowadays. Did anyone have a harder time getting a job with implied status?
Applied in May so still a long way to go, hoping it won't interefere with my job hunt more than being on a permit already does hah.

For me was the other way around. As a student working part-time closed lots of doors. Once I applied, being full-time (due to the implied status) was a lot easier...

 

[memolllak]

Applied January 21
Eligibility started: June 27
Approved: June 27
I applied online for extension because of passport expiration. I only got 8 months on my first PGWP, and I applied for the remaining months. I got the additionally 28 months. (2 years and 4 months).
Also applied for inland spouse owp and my son visitor record. All approved. Good luck guys!

you applied online for extention? how?

 

[Llwyd]

My husband got an invitation to apply on February 9, 2022 and we submitted his application on February 19,2022. We were not requested any other additional info, nor do we have an update yet, unfortunately. Do you have a similar situation as well?

My husband is filling out the EoI forms right now. We were just trying to have an idea of how long all this process could be. He is also aiming in-demand skills stream.
I've been searching for in-demand stream timeline but it is really hard to find.
Thanks for sharing!