Post Graduate Work Permit Processing Time (PGWP)

[Ishan5557]

Hey guys!
Here's my timeline and I'm wondering if anyone can share theirs as well??

November 2019 - Graduated from University, At that point, enrolled in a post-graduate certificate program
February 20 - CIC Received study permit extension.
March 31 - Study permit expired
April 30 - Finished post-graduate certificate program
May 25 - CIC received PGWP application

I have a job offer from a financial institution that starts August 31st, I'm super worried I won't get my work permit by then. I've submitted my job offer document through the web form in hopes of having my application speedend up a little.
Singapore passport is biometric so I never needed to give biometrics.

Is your SIN still valid?

 

[Ishan5557]

yeah I understand.. working under financial institution is considered essential work in Ontario and they said they are prioritising those applications on IRCC. I checked with an agent as well so I thought I would try my luck! Fingers crossed.

Did you hear back from IRCC?

 

[Randp]

Anyone may applicants wdout biometrics got approval for pgwp ?

 

[sxia]

It doesn't matter. If you don't meet 9 credits then you are considered Not Full Time

It doesn't work that way. As long as you registered 3 courses (9 credits) in each semester, you're fine. Even if you failed any course, the grade of the failed course should still show up on the transcripts unless you dropped the course during the semester. Hope this helps.

 

[sxia]

Anyone may applicants wdout biometrics got approval for pgwp ?

Applied on May 13th with no biometrics in Canada. Still waiting...

 

[santhosh2554]

Applied on may 16 without biometrics still waiting. I guess may applicats will be processed in September since presently they are processing feb applications

 

[Greentealatte]

He dropped or failed?

Failed

 

[Greentealatte]

Do you know why did he dropped? Did he failed that course? Can you please confirm with him?

Failee that his overall score for the class was 58.
It should be more than 60.

 

[Randp]

Applied on may 16 without biometrics still waiting. I guess may applicats will be processed in September since presently they are processing feb applications

Thanks stay in touch

 

[Randp]

Applied on May 13th with no biometrics in Canada. Still waiting...

Thank you stay connected

 

[Impatient Dankaroo]

It doesn't work that way. As long as you registered 3 courses (9 credits) in each semester, you're fine. Even if you failed any course, the grade of the failed course should still show up on the transcripts unless you dropped the course during the semester. Hope this helps.

Depends on what the transcript shows but yes if it shows 9 then you are fine. Some colleges remove credits if you fail or drop.

 

[sxia]

Depends on what the transcript shows but yes if it shows 9 then you are fine. Some colleges remove credits if you fail or drop.

Ummm, that's weird. Can your friend request an enrolment letter that shows how many credits were registered for each semester? I can request this type of letter from my university.

 

[sxia]

Applied on may 16 without biometrics still waiting. I guess may applicats will be processed in September since presently they are processing feb applications

I guess we won't get ours until October..

 

[Ishan5557]

I guess we won't get ours until October..

I applied in April and no updates. Unfortunately, my employer ended my employment because of expired SIN, and in desperate need of a work permit to save my job.

 

[lferfga]

Also I'm surprised about the 9 credit rule, I've never been below that but I thought IRCC didn't have a specific guideline when it comes to the minimum amount of hours for the course to be considered full time, I always believed that was up to the college.

It is, from the immigration website: "The definition of full-time or part-time varies depending on the educational institution. "
For example, for graduate students full-time can sometimes be just one class in a semester.