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[Skaur37]

can i still apply my PGWP extension under TR to PR extension policy?

@CherAmie any thoughts ?

 

[CherAmie]

thank you

IRCC requests that you not apply for the 'OWP under TR to PR Pathway' until 4 months before the expiry of your current permit -- likely to try to reduce the number of applications in the processing queue because many people might get PR before they need a new OWP. However, depending on your exact circumstances, they are not likely to reject it for arriving early if you provide a reasonable letter of explanation. For example, I submitted an OWP under TR to PR application in July 2022 when my Study extension came back as expiring in May 2023, without the ability to work off campus, when I had already been working off campus and qualified to work off campus based on all of IRCC's stated criteria. I wasn't sure if IRCC would 'fix' this issue on the Study permit so I also applied for the OWP under TR to PR. In the end, IRCC fixed the Study permit after much correspondence, and later in January my OWP was approved ... 3 days before I received the PR email.

 

[CherAmie]

@CherAmie any thoughts ?

Yes, you can still apply for OWP under TR to PR if you still have valid status or can restore your status. Read the eligibility, requirements & guidelines completely.

 

[MMK2022]

Is your son under the age of 18 (a minor) or under the age of 22 (and still dependent on you) and what is his current TRV? Visitor or Student? And, it sounds like he is in Canada.

Given your TR to PR timeline, there is a possibility that you will get PR soon but you shouldn't count on that alone. If he is a minor & visitor, I would simply ask for a visitors' extension adding a letter of explanation that you have valid status under a PGWP and have applied for PR under the TR to PR Pathway, which your son is also a part of as your dependent child. At the very least, you will have submitted his visitors' extension application in before the current one expires, keeping your son in 'maintained' status while IRCC is processing the TRV and your PR. I'm sorry that I don't have a definitive answer but I would also call the IRCC call centre and ask for clear direction (see if they confirm what I suggest), and then decide on next steps. (I'm familiar with applying for an OWP under TR to PR but not familiar with extending children's TRVs.) Best wishes.

From IRCC: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/visitors/extensions-minors.html

Temporary resident extensions for minors
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
Minor children who are applying for an extension of temporary residence in Canada, even when studying without a permit [A30(2)] must satisfy the officer that they intend to reside only temporarily in Canada. (IGNORE THIS COMMENT -- YOUR LETTER OF EXPLANATION SHOULD CLARIFY YOUR SON'S SITUATION.)
Children of parents who are visitors in Canada require a study permit to engage in studies in Canada.
Children of workers or students (or persons without status) may study without a permit, but must maintain their temporary resident status. Officers should grant this status for the same validity period as their parents' status by issuing a vistor record authorizing entry [A29].
A child who held a study permit on entry should be encouraged to apply to renew the study permit in Canada, when the time comes. Once the child is in Canada, they do not legally require a study permit, but they may find it easier to obtain a new TRV and/or study permit in the event that they leave and then seek re-entry into Canada. This is because, while temporary resident status expires automatically upon leaving Canada, a valid study permit indicates that permission to study in Canada still exists (upon the reauthorization of TR status). It is evidence that an officer was satisfied that the child met the requirements of a temporary resident.

Thank you so much. You for sure clarify… he’s a minor. I will probably wait until April 1, then apply before it expires. Thank you and have a good weekend

 

[Skaur37]

Yes, you can still apply for OWP under TR to PR if you still have valid status or can restore your status. Read the eligibility, requirements & guidelines completely.

thank you

 

[CherAmie]

finally i recieved my ecopr today.
Approval email- 8 march 2023
Portal confirmation- 9 march 2023
Ecopr received- 10 march 2023
Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions and positive messages to others.

Can someone help me how to link PR card.
Thanks in advance.

Linking your PR Card to your GC Account key (only after you receive eCOPR):

• Sign in to your GCKey Account home page.
• Below the list of your Submitted Applications, click on "Add (link) your application to your account."
• Select the category of Permanent Resident Card.
• Select 'UCI & Family Name' (I first tried Application Number & Family Name & it didn't recognize it. I entered UCI without a hyphen & entered Family Name in all caps.)
• Fill in the rest of the info (place of birth, country of citizenship, marital status, etc.) and make sure you enter the date that you received PR as the date printed on your eCOPR (not any of the PR email dates).
• Then click on 'search for my application', followed by 'link my application'.

Best wishes!

 

[CherAmie]

How do you do medical upfront of your spouse ?

You can apply in advance if you are the main applicant but IRCC says:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/medical-police/medical-exams/requirements-permanent-residents.html
Medical exam for permanent resident applicants...
"You can’t get an upfront medical exam if you’re being sponsored as a spouse, partner or child. Wait for our instructions before going for your medical exam. The instructions will be sent to you after you submit your complete application."

But you can get ready -- look up where your spouse could get a medical & gather any of the necessary ID/documents in advance.
Best wishes!

 

[Pocketlive]

Include the fact that your spouse has a son and a letter of explanation that the son’s mother was not in a common law relationship or marriage with him. And, he can ask IRCC in the letter if they require any further details on the son’s mother. He does not want to be accused of misrepresentation now or in the future if he ever decides to sponsor his son to come to Canada.

Thanks for replying to my question! I declared my stepson in my application already so IRCC know about him. But I don’t want to include his mum on my application hence this post. Will IRCC count that as misrepresentation if I don’t mention his mum under my spouse info?

 

[CherAmie]

Thanks for replying to my question! I declared my stepson in my application already so IRCC know about him. But I don’t want to include his mum on my application hence this post. Will IRCC count that as misrepresentation if I don’t mention his mum under my spouse info?

They shouldn’t if he was not married to her or in a legitimate common law relationship. This is where a Letter of Explanation is very helpful. For example, he/you can state that you want to be clear that he was not married or in a common law relationship with his son’s biological mum and that is why she is not listed with your spouse’s info. You can say you are trying to be clear and follow IRCC’s definitions & instructions. Advise/ask them if anything should be listed differently, you would be happy to revise your forms accordingly or provide additional info if needed. They key is to be seen as trying to be clear & honest. I hope that helps.

 

[Pocketlive]

They shouldn’t if he was not married to her or in a legitimate common law relationship. This is where a Letter of Explanation is very helpful. For example, he/you can state that you want to be clear that he was not married or in a common law relationship with his son’s biological mum and that is why she is not listed with your spouse’s info. You can say you are trying to be clear and follow IRCC’s definitions & instructions. Advise/ask them if anything should be listed differently, you would be happy to revise your forms accordingly or provide additional info if needed. They key is to be seen as trying to be clear & honest. I hope that helps.

Thanks for the feedback. Will sure do that, thanks.

 

[afoakwa1309]

Please has anyone faced this same situation???……… I was on a PWGP when I submitted my TR to PR application for myself and husband (who was not in Canada at the time) on May 7th 2021.I have since received three communications on our application but yet to receive the final decision:
**1st Communication- AOR March 31 2022
**2nd Communication-Request for Documents March 23 2022
**3rd Communication- Request for Additional Documentation August 26 2022

I also received a communication from IRCC to extend my PGWP to December 31 2024, however, a new work permit which was due to arrive by mid October 2022 has still not been received and PR STATUS has also not been approved. My husband is now in Canada on a work permit.

We have fulfilled all requests for documents and have received acknowledgement of receipt of all additional submissions. We have sent Webforms but still no response on our *PR STATUS*. We would appreciate some answers/guidance on this situation.

Thank you.

 

[MMK2022]

Important: Hey guys I am in a bad condition. My passport was stamped and delivered to my St. John’s, NL address. I had moved to Toronto last month but had my previous ups mailbox address. It was safely delivered to it. But here is when the problem begins, I know I should have travelled and collected it in person but now it’s late, please help and suggest.

So I requested the ups store guy in St. John’s to send my passport and 2 other mails through XpressPost to my Toronto ups store address. There’s only 1 update since March 9th of item being processed at St. John’s, NL and nothing after that. Just stuck “in transit”. My previous packages were delivered in less than a day. But this one has not even been scanned at destination facility yet. I am fearing the worst that they lost my passport and my other 2 mails including 1 cra mail. What to do? I don’t have a job here, don’t have a residential address, I am super stressed.

Please help me what to do, how longer I can wait? Is it lost for real? I am repenting not travelling and collecting it in person. Please tell me the procedure step by step to request a new Indian passport and timeline for it. I needed to go home asap. Would they mail the new passport to residential address? Can’t they mail it to my ups mailbox in Toronto? I am still in Airbnb here

I would wait until Tuesday or call Canada post customer service. I’m not sure about Indian, but my son’s passport was issued in less than one week. I would add the Airbnb address and let the landlord aware of your situation. I did that when I had to apply for my study permit

 

[zhangji80]

Please has anyone faced this same situation???……… I was on a PWGP when I submitted my TR to PR application for myself and husband (who was not in Canada at the time) on May 7th 2021.I have since received three communications on our application but yet to receive the final decision:
**1st Communication- AOR March 31 2022
**2nd Communication-Request for Documents March 23 2022
**3rd Communication- Request for Additional Documentation August 26 2022

I also received a communication from IRCC to extend my PGWP to December 31 2024, however, a new work permit which was due to arrive by mid October 2022 has still not been received and PR STATUS has also not been approved. My husband is now in Canada on a work permit.

We have fulfilled all requests for documents and have received acknowledgement of receipt of all additional submissions. We have sent Webforms but still no response on our *PR STATUS*. We would appreciate some answers/guidance on this situation.

Thank you.

I had some same situation as yours, so I will try to give you some advices here, BUT I AM NOT PROFESSIONAL.

It seems that:
you have/had a PGWP visa, (Is it still valid now? what's your status now?)
and you deliver the TR to PR application under International Graduate stream on May 7th, 2021
you have 3 updates, AOR March 31 2022, ADR March 23, 2022, ADR August 26 2022
you received the email from IRCC that about the work permit extension in August, 2022. this policy said that the work permit will send to you by mid October 2022.

You have no PR confirmation also work permit extension right now.

About your PR confirmation:
It's a normal situation that you are still waiting, me too, there are lots of people still waiting for this stupid PR confirmation. Since it is a temporary policy so it has no guarantee processing time.
And you can not get the newest updated status from IRCC website.
You may try to call IRCC or try to get a GCMS notes from IRCC to have your app status. There are lots of people here are waiting for the background check, or some other results. Hopefully the worst situation is that all the TR to PR case would be done before the end of this year. If you try to read more pages in this thread, you will get some useful analysis and informations about it.
Then all we can do is waiting and with patient.

About your work permit:
IRCC fucked this work permit auto extension program. You have to help yourself right now.
I had the same situation, received the email from IRCC in August 2022, and nothing mail to me.
IRCC they really want to do some good things, try to save the money and time for those people need work permit extension under TR to PR program. But they did a super terrible thing if this work permit did NOT send to those already got the email. There is a guy that in this situation keep waiting and forgot maintain his status here. his work permit finally expired.
My previous work permit was expired on Dec 31, 2022, I contact IRCC in early December 2022, they said that they had send all the work permit in October 2022, if I did not receive it, then i am not qualify. WTF, if i am not qualify, why you IRCC send me the email?
I believe that there are lots of similar cases, like the situation of us. Because all my family health card, visa, CCB ... all depends on it. I submit another work permit extension case in Dec 2022, then I have to wait it, PR and work permit.

Seriously, We should sue IRCC about that, maybe later, together.

So what's your situation right now? you still have a valid visa here to maintain your status? If so, you can apply work permit extension by yourself. If not, I have no idea about that, it is better that find a real immigration consultant or lawyer.

Wish those helps. best luck.

 

[Pp0011]

I got my GCMS notes 4 AM EST today, it's 30 pages long. Everything is in progress, they are not satisfied with hours of my work experience. I will submit an explanation letter with documents to see if that helps my case. It's long notes and seems that lots going on behind doors guys we do not see that. I am impatient too but it's what it's.
Steam A
Submission time: May 7 2021
AOR April 7 2022
ADR under review since 28 August 2022

igot mine GCMS notes yesterday and they said officer not satisfied with my hours and need additional review.
just wanted to know did you get any response yet or no? It’s stressing me out now.

 

[afoakwa1309]

I had some same situation as yours, so I will try to give you some advices here, BUT I AM NOT PROFESSIONAL.

It seems that:
you have/had a PGWP visa, (Is it still valid now? what's your status now?)
and you deliver the TR to PR application under International Graduate stream on May 7th, 2021
you have 3 updates, AOR March 31 2022, ADR March 23, 2022, ADR August 26 2022
you received the email from IRCC that about the work permit extension in August, 2022. this policy said that the work permit will send to you by mid October 2022.

You have no PR confirmation also work permit extension right now.

About your PR confirmation:
It's a normal situation that you are still waiting, me too, there are lots of people still waiting for this stupid PR confirmation. Since it is a temporary policy so it has no guarantee processing time.
And you can not get the newest updated status from IRCC website.
You may try to call IRCC or try to get a GCMS notes from IRCC to have your app status. There are lots of people here are waiting for the background check, or some other results. Hopefully the worst situation is that all the TR to PR case would be done before the end of this year. If you try to read more pages in this thread, you will get some useful analysis and informations about it.
Then all we can do is waiting and with patient.

About your work permit:
IRCC fucked this work permit auto extension program. You have to help yourself right now.
I had the same situation, received the email from IRCC in August 2022, and nothing mail to me.
IRCC they really want to do some good things, try to save the money and time for those people need work permit extension under TR to PR program. But they did a super terrible thing if this work permit did NOT send to those already got the email. There is a guy that in this situation keep waiting and forgot maintain his status here. his work permit finally expired.
My previous work permit was expired on Dec 31, 2022, I contact IRCC in early December 2022, they said that they had send all the work permit in October 2022, if I did not receive it, then i am not qualify. WTF, if i am not qualify, why you IRCC send me the email?
I believe that there are lots of similar cases, like the situation of us. Because all my family health card, visa, CCB ... all depends on it. I submit another work permit extension case in Dec 2022, then I have to wait it, PR and work permit.

Seriously, We should sue IRCC about that, maybe later, together.

So what's your situation right now? you still have a valid visa here to maintain your status? If so, you can apply work permit extension by yourself. If not, I have no idea about that, it is better that find a real immigration consultant or lawyer.

Wish those helps. best luck.

I had some same situation as yours, so I will try to give you some advices here, BUT I AM NOT PROFESSIONAL.

It seems that:
you have/had a PGWP visa, (Is it still valid now? what's your status now?)
and you deliver the TR to PR application under International Graduate stream on May 7th, 2021
you have 3 updates, AOR March 31 2022, ADR March 23, 2022, ADR August 26 2022
you received the email from IRCC that about the work permit extension in August, 2022. this policy said that the work permit will send to you by mid October 2022.

You have no PR confirmation also work permit extension right now.

About your PR confirmation:
It's a normal situation that you are still waiting, me too, there are lots of people still waiting for this stupid PR confirmation. Since it is a temporary policy so it has no guarantee processing time.
And you can not get the newest updated status from IRCC website.
You may try to call IRCC or try to get a GCMS notes from IRCC to have your app status. There are lots of people here are waiting for the background check, or some other results. Hopefully the worst situation is that all the TR to PR case would be done before the end of this year. If you try to read more pages in this thread, you will get some useful analysis and informations about it.
Then all we can do is waiting and with patient.

About your work permit:
IRCC fucked this work permit auto extension program. You have to help yourself right now.
I had the same situation, received the email from IRCC in August 2022, and nothing mail to me.
IRCC they really want to do some good things, try to save the money and time for those people need work permit extension under TR to PR program. But they did a super terrible thing if this work permit did NOT send to those already got the email. There is a guy that in this situation keep waiting and forgot maintain his status here. his work permit finally expired.
My previous work permit was expired on Dec 31, 2022, I contact IRCC in early December 2022, they said that they had send all the work permit in October 2022, if I did not receive it, then i am not qualify. WTF, if i am not qualify, why you IRCC send me the email?
I believe that there are lots of similar cases, like the situation of us. Because all my family health card, visa, CCB ... all depends on it. I submit another work permit extension case in Dec 2022, then I have to wait it, PR and work permit.

Seriously, We should sue IRCC about that, maybe later, together.

So what's your situation right now? you still have a valid visa here to maintain your status? If so, you can apply work permit extension by yourself. If not, I have no idea about that, it is better that find a real immigration consultant or lawyer.

Wish those helps. best luck.

Thanks for your feedback.I have a valid visa, however my husband’s work permit and work visa have expired because his work visa&permit were tied to mine, which expired on December 31,2022. He has applied for a work permit extension since November 5, 2022, he was supposed to get a response on March 5,2023 but nothing has come through yet.