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This is Urgent, any help would be great! Can I continue working with existing employer beyond work permit expiry date…

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This is Urgent, any help would be great!! Can I continue working with existing employer beyond work permit expiry date as I am on applied status? (Original work permit was open) My pgwp expiring soon and I have applied for work permit extension which means I am on maintained status. But just before that we applied for LMIA from a different employer (for whom I have not started working) Plan is to continue working until we get response on lmia application Nikolett Kalotainé Szundi Kubeir Kamal

Asked by Maya Okonkwovia community2 months ago

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PGWP expiring with an extension filed: what maintained status lets you do (and not do)

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Md Owaish But here it says you can continue working

Tomasz Nowakvia community2 months ago

Your LMIA already approved? I dont understand the full story. Have you applied 2 Work permit ( 1 for Closed work Permit and another for PGWP extension)? Or you just applied only PGWP extension and waiting for LMIA letter approval? After LMIA approved, you can apply closed work permit. If you applied only PGWP extension then you can work continue untill the decision come.

Daniel Chovia community2 months ago

Avneet Kaur looks true Did u applied for the fake pgwp extension to buy time i think in that case you can work but if you applied for just closed work permit i am not sure what the conditions will be because you are transitioning to a different permit

Priya Nairvia community2 months ago

you can keep working for now. if you receive a rejection you have to stop working. If your lmia work permit gets approved and your work permit gets converted to a closed one you would have to change employers.

Lucas Ferreiravia community2 months ago

I think on applied status you cant work after expiry Unless you have approved work permit And with lmia you will have closed work permit so you cant work for your current employer

Amara Diallovia community2 months ago

Md Owaish first applied for lmia closed wp and then did fake pgwp so i can continue working. Because lmia is not approved yet so I am not working with this new emp.

Wei Zhangvia community2 months ago

Until decision comes on your application, you can work.

Fatima Al-Sayedvia community2 months ago