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Ujj

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Dec 2, 2020
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Can I stay in Canada after my post graduate work permit expires if I am planning to restore my status? Or do I have to leave the country?
 
You can apply to change your status to visitor & stop working. Do you have an ITA?
 
You can apply to change your status to visitor & stop working. Do you have an ITA?
I am waiting for an ITA. Is it necessary to change my status to visitor or do I have time to restore my status as a worker even if my work permit expires?
 
I am waiting for an ITA. Is it necessary to change my status to visitor or do I have time to restore my status as a worker even if my work permit expires?
When does your permit expire? Will you have an ITA before it expires. If not, you change status to visitor and stop working.
 
When does your permit expire? Will you have an ITA before it expires. If not, you change status to visitor and stop working.
My permit expires this month and I do not think I will have an ITA by then. If I do get my ITA within 90 days of my work permit expiring, can I restore my status as a worker?
 
On the day your PGWP expires, you stop working if you don’t have an ITA. You are not eligible for a BOWP because you must have a valid working visa at the time of the ITA. As it states “have a valid work permit that expires in 4 months or less.”

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio.../extend-permit/bridging-open-work-permit.html
Okay, thank you. I will stop working on the day my work permit expires. Is it possible for me to restore my status as a worker within 90 days after my permit expires if I get my ITA and my application for PR is completed?
 
Okay, thank you. I will stop working on the day my work permit expires. Is it possible for me to restore my status as a worker within 90 days after my permit expires if I get my ITA and my application for PR is completed?

You would need to get a job offer and an approved LMIA to switch back to a work permit.

If your PGWP has already expired, then you don't qualify for a BOWP once you have ITA.
 
Okay, thank you. I will stop working on the day my work permit expires. Is it possible for me to restore my status as a worker within 90 days after my permit expires if I get my ITA and my application for PR is completed?
No you can’t restore status unless you have a job offer and approved LMIA which will take months to process. Again you need to change status to visitor as you don’t want to be in the country illegally.
 
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