Hello guys my wife recently graduated from Georgian college , her study permit expired on 31 dec 2022 and we applied for Post graduation work permit on 3 Jan 2023 . My question is can she work ?or we have to wait till work permit gets approved
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Applied for PGWP after your study permit expired? Why 'maintained status' may not cover you
You can't work. IRCC clearly stated that maintained status only applies if you submitted your application before your previous status expired. I am in a similar kind of situation, not exactly the same, and I had to inform my employer to put my employme… See more
Question itself is confusing. Once she applied for pgwp, why are you going back to SP. If she applied for pgwp, that means she completed her studies and college issued study completion letter. Once that letter is issued, her study permit is no longer v… See more
She can work. I am currently on maintained status and working since sep 2022. When you apply for PGWP, you usually receive WP-EXT letter wherein it will be mentioned that you are authorized to work for any employer, for any occupation etc.
Muhammad Mujtaba nope it’s been a week haven’t got anything
Saurabh Wadhwa after how many days u received letter ?
Pratik Panchal it normally comes within a week's time.
অসীম মেধি we haven’t received any letter yet !