Hi all,
I’m an international student who originally received a PGWP valid 19 June 2024–21 Feb 2025, cut short because of passport expiry (I am supposed to receive the full three years). I received my new passport in August 2024, but financial hardship and academic stress led me to miss applying for my full PGWP before the expiry and the 90-day restoration window. I finally reapplied online on 29 May 2025 (the only reason I found out my PGWP has expired was because I was completing the background check for a job and realized at that moment!), but I’m now anxiously awaiting their decision on my extension.
My situation is very unusual, I spoke to an IRCC agent and they told me that the 90-day window thing doesn't apply to me since I was on a valid study permit. by the way, I returned back to school after receiving my PGWP and applied for a new study permit which expires by the end of 2028, I am about to complete the program later this month, though.
Has anyone else had their PGWP shortened due to passport limits and then had to reapply late? How did you handle the timing, maintain status, and get IRCC to process your file? Any tips or shared experiences would be hugely appreciated! It is almost two weeks and they haven't even uploaded my UCI to my account.
Thanks
I’m an international student who originally received a PGWP valid 19 June 2024–21 Feb 2025, cut short because of passport expiry (I am supposed to receive the full three years). I received my new passport in August 2024, but financial hardship and academic stress led me to miss applying for my full PGWP before the expiry and the 90-day restoration window. I finally reapplied online on 29 May 2025 (the only reason I found out my PGWP has expired was because I was completing the background check for a job and realized at that moment!), but I’m now anxiously awaiting their decision on my extension.
My situation is very unusual, I spoke to an IRCC agent and they told me that the 90-day window thing doesn't apply to me since I was on a valid study permit. by the way, I returned back to school after receiving my PGWP and applied for a new study permit which expires by the end of 2028, I am about to complete the program later this month, though.
Has anyone else had their PGWP shortened due to passport limits and then had to reapply late? How did you handle the timing, maintain status, and get IRCC to process your file? Any tips or shared experiences would be hugely appreciated! It is almost two weeks and they haven't even uploaded my UCI to my account.
Thanks