Post Graduate Work Permit Processing Time (PGWP)

[Longhair]

Did anyone call CIC recently to inquire about the pgwp application?

The new processing time is 183 days as of 25th Aug.. just gotta wait

 

[Longhair]

the processing time is not realistic at all...IRCC need to do a better job honestly

Take a chill pill honey..they are not robots..only humans.. lets just hope for the best for each application.

 

[Klopo]

Take a chill pill honey..they are not robots..only humans.. lets just hope for the best for each application.

I'm chill, in my case no stress i applied only for an extension of pgwp but in the meantime i already have applied for PR. But I feel bad for people having to wait for more than 6months to get a work permit, some even got job offers cancelled those are humans too. 6 months is not a realistic waiting time with all due respect to people processing those demands but something is wrong

 

[Longhair]

I'm chill, in my case no stress i applied only for an extension of pgwp but in the meantime i already have applied for PR. But I feel bad for people having to wait for more than 6months to get a work permit, some even got job offers cancelled those are humans too. 6 months is not a realistic waiting time with all due respect to people processing those demands but something is wrong

I'm in the very same boat waiting for my pgwp and to add, cannot work until approval because of the field i intend to work.. so double wammy there. I applied late May. However, I think where they went wrong is to notice the effect corona has and attempt to allow biometrics. They should have just omitted it initially in my opinion then the backlog would not be overwhelming with extensive processing time. Anywy that was a lesson for them. Keep the faith dear.

 

[Klopo]

I'm in the very same boat waiting for my pgwp and to add, cannot work until approval because of the field i intend to work.. so double wammy there. I applied late May. However, I think where they went wrong is to notice the effect corona has and attempt to allow biometrics. They should have just omitted it initially in my opinion then the backlog would not be overwhelming with extensive processing time. Anywy that was a lesson for them. Keep the faith dear.

I agree, I hope life gets easier for everyone it's definitely challenging times for everyone

 

[santhosh2554]

Any approvals since last week?

 

[dillym]

the processing time is not realistic at all...IRCC need to do a better job honestly

Yep, it's totally unrealistic!! It's ridiculous that international students have graduated with job offers and can't even begin to work because employers won't accept implied status as valid status. It's so sad and really frustrating that the government hasn't addressed this aspect of the COVID fallout and impact on processing of applications. How do they expect people to pay for living costs without turning to parents for help?

Hang in there everyone! Hopefully by the time September swings around and students start studying, PGWP applications will get processed more efficiently.

 

[Gill07]

Applied on feb 15th without biometrics
Eligibility review - August 26 (Today)
Approved - August 26 (Today)

Thank you for guidance as I read in one post to call CIC and I called CIC yesterday but system said that lines are busy.Finally, I got approved today. Best of luck to everyone who is waiting for final decision.

 

[ianrachkov]

Applied on feb 15th without biometrics
Eligibility review - August 26 (Today)
Approved - August 26 (Today)

Thank you for guidance as I read in one post to call CIC and I called CIC yesterday but system said that lines are busy.Finally, I got approved today. Best of luck to everyone who is waiting for final decision.

Congrats! Thats what I did, they accepted me the day i called them.

 

[fakelucio]

Applied on feb 15th without biometrics
Eligibility review - August 26 (Today)
Approved - August 26 (Today)

Thank you for guidance as I read in one post to call CIC and I called CIC yesterday but system said that lines are busy.Finally, I got approved today. Best of luck to everyone who is waiting for final decision.

So if I understand correctly you didn’t manage to talk to an agent because the line was busy? Just trying to see if there is a pattern there that we need to call them to get our application move forward.

 

[TK2020]

Just wondering, did anyone here who applied in early May get their approvals without biometrics?

 

[Ishan5557]

Yep, it's totally unrealistic!! It's ridiculous that international students have graduated with job offers and can't even begin to work because employers won't accept implied status as valid status. It's so sad and really frustrating that the government hasn't addressed this aspect of the COVID fallout and impact on processing of applications. How do they expect people to pay for living costs without turning to parents for help?

Hang in there everyone! Hopefully by the time September swings around and students start studying, PGWP applications will get processed more efficiently.

Since offer letters are being revoked by the employers, students have to sit home or find a new job/employer who accepts the implied status, would this be considered one of the factors to apply for CERB considering they aren't working and earned more than $5000 in the previous year?

 

[dillym]

Since offer letters are being revoked by the employers, students have to sit home or find a new job/employer who accepts the implied status, would this be considered one of the factors to apply for CERB considering they aren't working and earned more than $5000 in the previous year?

I have no idea to be honest. I would call the relevant Canadian government authority (I believe it's the CRA) to find out about this.

 

[santhosh2554]

A friend of mine applied on march 1st approved last week (no biometrics)

 

[Randp]

A friend of mine applied on march 1st approved last week (no biometrics)

Lets hope .... there will be many may apolicants for them since sems got over in april. Hope after mid sept they speed up the processing