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applying for a post graduate from visitor visa

strawbar

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Nov 10, 2010
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Canada
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Buffalo
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25-11-2009
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01-02-2010
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18-01-2012
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10-25-2012
Hi Guys. I have a friend who asks this question to me and it got me confusing too.
He had a student visa till at the end of November, but because all the courses are done in a month, school adviser told to extend it as a visitor since it is only a month left. Now he needs to change from visitor to a post graduate visa. Do you think it would be a problem for him to be a visitor status for a month while he was at the school? and would it be possible to change it to a post graduate visa?

Thank you in advance...
 

macIndia

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Oct 13, 2016
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Toronto
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Following are the requirements. Sorry to say this, but your friend can not apply for PGWP now. You friend would also be past 90 day period of graduation.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work-postgrad-who.asp

To obtain a work permit after your graduation, you must meet the following requirements:

You must have continuously studied full time in Canada and you must have completed a program of study that lasted at least eight months.
In addition, you must have graduated from:
a public post-secondary institution, such as a college, trade/technical school, university or CEGEP (in Quebec), or
a private post-secondary institution that operates under the same rules and regulations as public institutions, or
a private secondary or post-secondary institution (in Quebec) offering qualifying programs of 900 hours or longer leading to a diplôme d’études professionnelles (DEP) or an attestation de spécialisation professionnelle (ASP), or
a Canadian private institution authorized by provincial statute to confer degrees but only if you are enrolled in one of the programs of study leading to a degree as authorized by the province and not in all programs of study offered by the private institution.
You must apply for a work permit within 90 days of receiving written confirmation (for example, a transcript or an official letter) from your institution indicating that you have met the requirements for completing your academic program.
You must have completed and passed the program of study and received a notification that you are eligible to obtain your degree, diploma or certificate.
You must have a valid study permit when you apply for the work permit.