A member whose program officially ended on a specific date, but who hadn't yet received the university's completion letter, wasn't sure whether they had to stop working that day, or could keep working until the completion letter actually arrived.
What the thread clarified:- You should continue working until you actually receive the completion letter confirming you've graduated — not just your program's official calendar end date. The completion letter is the trigger, not the last day of scheduled classes.
- Once you receive the completion letter, you must stop working until you apply for your PGWP. After you apply, you can typically continue working under implied status while the PGWP application is processed.
- This is a common point of confusion, and multiple members confirmed getting the same explicit instruction directly from their own colleges: work is allowed right up until the completion letter arrives, then must stop until the PGWP application is submitted.
The practical takeaway: your program's official end date is not the trigger to stop working — keep working until you receive your completion letter, then stop working until you've actually submitted your PGWP application, at which point implied status typically lets you resume.