PGWP - What to do? {URGENT}

[ronitsharma]

Hello everyone,

My name is Ronit Sharma and I am MBA Student in Canada. I will be graduating this December and will be starting my full time work in May next year (2021). Before I start working full time, I want to travel to India for a couple of months.
Here's my situation and my options:
I am on a study permit and My study permit is valid till 31st March 2021.

Options I have:

1. Go to India in November/December (as my semester is online) and come back in the last week of Feb (1 month before my study permit expires so that I can enter Canada), and then apply for a work permit within Canada. Then start working in April/May.

2. Go to India in December, apply for the work permit in India itself (Once i get my transcripts in January) and then wait for the work permit in India. Then travel back to Canada once my work permit is approved. This might take time, but just wanted to know if it's possible or not.

3. Flagpole in January (once I get my transcripts). Get my work permit through flagpoling in Jan, then travel to India with my work permit and come back in April end before the start of my work term. Why flagpole? - Because I don't have a US visa as of now, so can't enter and exit US before I get the visa.

Please let me know what's the best option in my case. I have a job offer, everything else is fine. But given the COVID situation, I want to understand my best option.

Thank you!!

 

[jweekend]

Just apply for a work permit when you've graduated. Why do you need to flagpole?

 

[ronitsharma]

Just apply for a work permit when you've graduated. Why do you need to flagpole?

If I apply for work permit after I Graduate, I won't be able to travel to India on implied status. So, I will have to wait for the approval. The processing time is usually 4-5 months. So, if I apply in Jan, and it comes in April/May, then I won't be able to go to India as my full time work would start in Summers.

I was thinking of a way to get the permit as soon as possible so that I have some time to travel back.

 

[bongoman]

There is no flagpolling due to covid and I doubt its coming back anytime soon.

 

[ronitsharma]

There is no flagpolling due to covid and I doubt its coming back anytime soon.

So apart from the remaining 2 options, what do you think is the best one:

1. Go to India in November/December (as my semester is online) and come back in the last week of Feb (1 month before my study permit expires so that I can enter Canada), and then apply for a work permit within Canada. Then start working in April/May.

2. Go to India in December, apply for the work permit in India itself (Once i get my transcripts in January) and then wait for the work permit in India. Then travel back to Canada once my work permit is approved.

 

[jweekend]

So apart from the remaining 2 options, what do you think is the best one:

1. Go to India in November/December (as my semester is online) and come back in the last week of Feb (1 month before my study permit expires so that I can enter Canada), and then apply for a work permit within Canada. Then start working in April/May.

2. Go to India in December, apply for the work permit in India itself (Once i get my transcripts in January) and then wait for the work permit in India. Then travel back to Canada once my work permit is approved.

Why can't you choose one yourself?

 

[ronitsharma]

Why can't you choose one yourself?

I can. But I wanted more insight of deciding whether to apply for work permit in Canada or in India. The 1st option says Canada, the 2nd option says India. I figure a lot of people must have gone through similar experiences and might be able to give a genuine advice.

I would love to hear from people who have a genuine suggestion/advice. I would have not posted it here if I didn't want other's opinions.