Hello,
I'm a US citizen living & working in Canada on a PWGP. It expires Nov 13th, 2022. Today I submitted my PR application (through EE/CEC), and submitted another application for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) after I got AOR.
I need to travel to the US late November, and I know my BOWP won't come in time. However, because my PGWP expiry fell within the correct range, I received Interim Work Authorization (see also) until May 31st, 2023 through an email from IIRC I received in August.
I'm a little confused about the Interim Work Authorization. My email says
Questions:
I'm a US citizen living & working in Canada on a PWGP. It expires Nov 13th, 2022. Today I submitted my PR application (through EE/CEC), and submitted another application for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) after I got AOR.
I need to travel to the US late November, and I know my BOWP won't come in time. However, because my PGWP expiry fell within the correct range, I received Interim Work Authorization (see also) until May 31st, 2023 through an email from IIRC I received in August.
I'm a little confused about the Interim Work Authorization. My email says
However on first numbered item here, IRCC says " An updated work permit will be sent to your mailing address by mid-October". This leads me to believe I would be automatically be sent an updated open work permit with expiry of May 31st, 2023. But the email I received gave me no indication of this (my address has changed since I applied for PGWP, and I received no option to update my address).Please note that you must be physically in Canada to use this interim work authorization as it cannot be used to grant entry into Canada.
Questions:
- Did anyone else who was granted Interim Work Authorization receive a new visa automatically? Can I expect this to happen?
- In my situation, (US passport + Interim Work Authorization + Implied Status from my PR application ) can I reenter Canada from the US to work?
- If not, anything else I can do?