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2021 POST GRADUATE WORK PERMIT APPLICANT

Aish1209

Full Member
Jul 22, 2021
22
5
UPDATE: My application was approved!! Thanks so much everyone on this thread for your reassurances :D

Following is my full timeline:

Applied online from inside Canada with online transcript: May 7, 2021
IRCC Received: May 8, 2021
Sent webform with 2 corrections in form: May 10, 2021
Sent another webform with official transcript: May 31, 2021
Eligibility Review started: June 29, 2021 (checked around 3pm)
Approved: June 30, 2021 (checked around 10:30am)

PGWP received for 3 years.

All the best to everyone else!!
Hi,

Did you receive any acknowledgement from ircc for the webforms you sent?
If yes, how long did it take?
 

Toddk2

Full Member
Oct 6, 2021
25
47
Application submitted June 30
University of Manitoba - MSc Civil Engineering
Review of eligibility - Sept 22
Application approved - Sept 23
Permit arrived in mail - Sept 27
 

Simi8088

Full Member
May 24, 2020
28
6
Hello members,
Urgent information required!!
My husband applied for his PGWP so in response he got authorisation letter to work till 31Dec but work permit still not issued. He applied on 31 August,2021 and we are still waiting for letter!
Please suggest when can we expect the Work permit as we want to apply for SOWP .. Also what further can be done @legalfalcon please help!!
 
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legalfalcon

VIP Member
Sep 21, 2015
19,040
9,897
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
4112
App. Filed.......
03-09-2015
Doc's Request.
01-10-2015
AOR Received.
03-09-2015
Med's Done....
17-08-2015
Passport Req..
05-04-2016
VISA ISSUED...
12-04-2016
LANDED..........
05-05-2016
Hello members,
Urgent information required!!
My husband applied for his PGWP so in response he got authorisation letter to work till 31Dec but work permit still not issued. He applied on 31 August,2021 and we are still waiting for letter!
Please suggest when can we expect the Work permit as we want to apply for SOWP .. Also what further can be done @legalfalcon please help!!

As per paragraph R186(w), graduates who apply for a work permit, such as a post-graduation work permit, before the expiry of their study permit are eligible to work full time without a work permit while waiting for a decision on their application if all of the following apply:

  • They are or were the holders of a valid study permit at the time of the post-graduation work permit application.
  • They have completed their program of study.
  • They met the requirements for working off campus without a work permit under paragraph R186(v) (that is, they were a full-time student enrolled at a DLI in a post-secondary academic, vocational or professional training program of at least 8 months in duration that led to a degree, diploma or certificate).
  • They did not exceed the allowable hours of work under paragraph R186(v).
Applicants remain eligible to work full time without a work permit while waiting for a decision on their application even after leaving and re-entering Canada.

Applicants must stop working as soon as they are notified by IRCC (for example, via their MyAccount, by email or by mailed letter) that their application for a work permit is refused.
 

Simi8088

Full Member
May 24, 2020
28
6
As per paragraph R186(w), graduates who apply for a work permit, such as a post-graduation work permit, before the expiry of their study permit are eligible to work full time without a work permit while waiting for a decision on their application if all of the following apply:

  • They are or were the holders of a valid study permit at the time of the post-graduation work permit application.
  • They have completed their program of study.
  • They met the requirements for working off campus without a work permit under paragraph R186(v) (that is, they were a full-time student enrolled at a DLI in a post-secondary academic, vocational or professional training program of at least 8 months in duration that led to a degree, diploma or certificate).
  • They did not exceed the allowable hours of work under paragraph R186(v).
Applicants remain eligible to work full time without a work permit while waiting for a decision on their application even after leaving and re-entering Canada.

Applicants must stop working as soon as they are notified by IRCC (for example, via their MyAccount, by email or by mailed letter) that their application for a work permit is refused.
Thankyou so much @legalfalcon for your reply.. I want to know that he received his authorisation letter to work full time so what is the possible waiting timeline for getting approved work permit letter..
Thank you so much for your valuable time and providing information
 

legalfalcon

VIP Member
Sep 21, 2015
19,040
9,897
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
4112
App. Filed.......
03-09-2015
Doc's Request.
01-10-2015
AOR Received.
03-09-2015
Med's Done....
17-08-2015
Passport Req..
05-04-2016
VISA ISSUED...
12-04-2016
LANDED..........
05-05-2016
Thankyou so much @legalfalcon for your reply.. I want to know that he received his authorisation letter to work full time so what is the possible waiting timeline for getting approved work permit letter..
Thank you so much for your valuable time and providing information
The AL only means that the application has been received and is in progress. The processing time is 130 days from the date the processing begins.