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8.19(1) Bec rene cree Semyenaa come From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRCC) <[requester email]> Sent: [requester] To: [requester] Immigration Kepresentatwes | Kepresentants immigration (IRCC) <[requester email]> Subject: [requester] Good morning, Question: 002237

I am an international student advisor at Thave one doubt about application eligibility for PGWP. ‘The following two IRCC PDIs seem to provide different explanations to the eligibility, specifically for those students who are under maintained status of study permit and then have graduated. Are these students eligible to apply for the PGWP when their study permit application is still process? Based on the following PDI, they are eligible to apply. Please see below. General PGWP eligibility requirements Work in Canada affer vou graduate: Who can apply - Canada.cs You can apply for a PGWP if you * have a study permit that has been valid within the last 180 days © submitted an application to extend your study permit in Canada before your study permit expired and no decision has been made on your application, However, when looking at this PDI (below), it seems like they are not eligible to apply till they receive the renewed study permit. Post-graduation work permit (PGWP) [R205(c) - C43) — International Mobility Program - Canada.ca Important: If a foreign national has submitted an application to extend their study permit and they are studying under section R189, section R199 does not apply to them, and they must wait until their new study permit is received in order to be eligible under R199. Can you please clarify it? Response: Work in Canada affer you graduate: Who ean apply - Canada.ca provides the following information: General PGWP eligibility requirements You can apply for a PGWP if'you © maintained full-time status as a student in Canada during each semester of your study program * have a study permit that has been valid within the last 180 days © submitted an application to extend your study permit in Canada before your study permit expired and no decision has been made on your application ‘A foreign national may apply for a PGWP if they submitted an application to extend their study permit before it expired and their application to extend has not been refused. In this case, where a foreign national is awaiting decision on their study permit extension, they may apply for a PGWP. 002230