Canada Work Permit
As we all know, working in Canada requires a work visa, and the types of Canadian work visas are usually divided into closed work visas and open work visas. Closed work permits only allow applicants to work in designated positions as designated employers.
The Canada open work visa introduced to you today is different, the work visa allows foreign workers to choose a job in Canada at will, not limited to the place of work, can engage in any position and can work for any employer, employers who hire open work visa holders do not need to apply for LMIA.
- International graduates and their spouses;
- Foreign nationals with reciprocal agreements with Canada;
- Spouses and cohabitants of Canadian citizens, permanent residents and temporary residents;
- Permanent resident status applicants.
In addition, applicants with open work permits enjoy almost the same social benefits and medical protection as locals.
Among the above four ways to obtain an open work permit, the most common one is the graduation work visa obtained by international students after graduation. Today, Chinese immigrants will explain in detail the graduation visa and application conditions for you!
Graduation work visa
PGWP
Post- Graduation Work Permit, or PGWP for short, is an open-ended work visa applied for by international students after graduating from a designated institution in Canada (Designated Learning Institution) (DLI), which can be obtained to work for any employer.
Each international student can only receive a graduation work permit once in a lifetime. Under normal circumstances, international students in Canada to obtain a high school education or above, including college, undergraduate, master's, doctoral, etc., you can get 1-3 years of graduation work visa, after graduation can apply, no Job Offer, there is no job restrictions. If the graduation work permit has expired and you have not yet obtained the Canadian permanent residence status, you cannot apply for the graduation work visa after studying in other programs again!
Generally speaking, if you study in a designated institution in Canada for 8 months to two years, the validity period of the graduation work permit is the same as that of the major you are studying, and you can get a 3-year work visa after graduation after studying for two years or more. Here we want to explain the advantages of Quebec, in Quebec less than two years of study in quebec projects, such as Training, after graduation can get a 3-year work permit!
In addition, if you study for one more degree (such as a double degree, etc.), the time of graduation work can be accumulated, but the maximum is also 3 years. But the interval between two degrees cannot exceed two years.
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Application requirements for graduation work visas
What are the requirements for applying for a graduation work permit?
- You must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application;
- Complete an academic, vocational or professional full-time study program at a Canadian institution (DLI) for a period of at least 8 months and obtain a relevant academic qualification;
- The online course part cannot account for more than 50% of the courses learned;
- Applicants are required to hold a student visa, but are not required to have a valid student visa at the time of application;
- Proof of graduation and transcripts issued by the school to prove that the applicant has met the graduation requirements;
- Applications must be made within 180 days of graduation.
Documents required to apply for a graduation visa:
- Valid passport;
- Original Study Permit;
- Transcripts;
- Letter of proof of graduation;
- If you are on leave during your studies, you will need to provide an authorization document approved by the school;
- Form IMM5710;
- Specialty trades also require additional documentation.
Application Fee: $255
Current application duration: 133 days
Many clients ask us if we can work full-time without approval after submitting the graduation work permit? The answer is yes, while waiting for the graduation work permit to obtain, you can work normally, and you can show the employer the uscisman's work visa application confirmation letter. Work experience while waiting for a work permit can be counted as valid work experience for immigrants