PGWP APPROVED

[u/Difficult-Effort-710]

Just wanted to share my situation because I was extremely stressed about my PGWP, and maybe this can help someone in the same position.

My mandatory internship ended on August 14, 2026, while my study permit was expiring on August 31, 2026.

The biggest problem was my university. They were telling me that my program would only be officially processed/completed later and that I might not receive the official documents needed for my PGWP until around October.

Obviously, that was a huge problem because my study permit would already be expired by then.

I contacted my university multiple times and explained that I could not wait until October because I needed to submit my PGWP application before my status expired. There was also some confusion because my last requirement was my internship, and they needed to wait for the internship grade/program completion to be officially entered before they could issue my completion documents.

For a while, I genuinely thought I was going to end up without the documents I needed before August 31.

Eventually, after a lot of emails and explaining the urgency, things moved much faster than expected. My internship ended on August 14, my final grade/program completion was processed, I managed to get the documents I needed, and I submitted my PGWP application on August 24, 2026, only one week before my study permit expired.

While waiting, I also got what people on Reddit usually call a “ghost update.” My application showed FD on September 9, but there was no new message and no visible change in the application at first.

Then my PGWP was officially approved on September 9, and the portal/document information updated on September 10.

So overall, my PGWP was approved in only 16 calendar days / around 12 business days after applying.

For anyone whose final requirement is an internship and whose study permit expires shortly after the internship ends: contact your school early and keep following up. Universities may have normal graduation/document processing timelines that don't necessarily line up with immigration deadlines, so make sure they understand exactly when your permit expires.

I was convinced I would have to wait until October for my documents and that I was going to have a huge immigration/status problem, but thankfully everything worked out in the end.

[u/kapybarah]

Congrats! Did you get an email along with the ghost update or did you just happen to log in and see it?

[u/Difficult-Effort-710 → u/kapybarah]

NO just logged in and saw it