Hi everyone my name is Marilene Quintana I'm a regulated Canadian
Imigration consultant and director of operations at E-visa immigration and
today we are going to talk about the post graduation work permit but before
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so are you about to finish your program of studies in Canada or are planning to
come to Canada as AI student this video is for you it is completely
understandable that if you came to study in Canada you decided to stay a little
longer and especially to retain Canadian work experience so in this video we are
going to give a very useful information and everything that you need to know
about postgraduate work part the first thing that you need to know is that post
graduation work permit is an authorization for you to work in Canada
upon graduation it may be issued for the duration of
eight months to up to three years depending on the duration of your
program of stays so if your plan of studies was between eight months to less
than two years your post graduation work permit your authorization to work in
Canada is going to be issued for the same duration as your program of stays
if your program of studies it is of two years or more you are going to receive
three years of post graduation work permits so who can apply for the post
graduation work permit first you need to have studied full-time in Canada your
program of studies has to be for a minimum of eight months of duration you
need to have studied continuously without breaks
only the scheduled breaks from the University are allowed so you cannot
take any additional break and also your institution needs to be it's ignited
learning situation you can consult if your institution it is
learn institution in the link that we're going to leave in the description you
are not eligible for the post graduation work permit if your problem of status
was not full-time if you studied more online or distance education than
in-person so you cannot state more than 50% of our program online and if you
have a red applied before because the post graduation work permit it is
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity once you are ready to receive it you cannot apply
again and of course this is not valid for those people who only studied
English or French languages you need to study at a post-secondary level
regarding the institution all public institutions qualify but private
institutions only qualify for problem is a Bachelor a masters or a PhD level so
when to apply you have up to 180 days upon graduation to apply and in order to
apply you need to present the official letter from the school confirming that
you have completed the earth-days you require the letter and the official
transcripts so even though you have up to 180 days to apply we do a device for
you to apply as soon as you receive all the documents now a very very common
question that causes a lot of confusion can I continue to work after completing
my studies no you cannot so once you finish your classes you are still
considered to be AI student until you receive the official letter of
graduation so from the time that you finish your classes until the time you
receive the letter you are still I student and you can continue to work
part-time however upon receiving the letter of graduation you can only work
if you apply for your post graduation work permit once you apply as long as
your study permit was still valid you can start working full-time and the good
news is that this work even though under implied status can already count towards
the comedic spirits class that's an immigration
program for those who acquire Canadian experience another very common question
is do I need to have a job offer in order to apply for the post graduation
work permit or do I need to have a job offer in a skilled worker position in
order to apply no the student does not need to have a offer letter or a job
offer to apply for the post graduation work permit the only document acquired
is the confirmation that the student has completed the problem has stated
full-time continuously and no more than 50% of the program has been done online
however if the student is married the spouse of the student it is current with
a work permit that most likely you need to be extended as well and in this case
in order to extend the spouse work permit the students are required to have
a job offer on a skilled worker position meaning a position that's classified and
they're not type zero A or B because of this situation it may be important for
you to talk to a professional to understand what's the best option for
you to apply for the post graduation work
permit and also give the protein of your spouse to continue work in Canada how
much cost to apply for a post graduation work permit the post graduation work
permit costs two hundred fifty five dollars
this means one hundred fifty five dollars for the processing fee and one
hundred dollars for the open work permit holder fee what about life after
graduating in Canada we all know that's not cheap to invest in a program of
status in Canada and having the opportunity to work in Canada it is also
an opportunity to retrieve some part of the investment that you made once you
can work and receive in Canadian dollars and you can also gain work experience
that's going to be relevant for your emigration pathway so if we decided to
stay permanently in Canada having acquired a degree or a diploma in Canada
you definitely opened doors for immigration
there's several problems that you can qualify such as provincial problems or
the Canadian Express class so if you're ready to apply for a postgraduate work
permit or wants to start planning our immigration to studies contact us today
to schedule a consultation and we can take care of you from beginning to end I
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