PGWP APPROVED WITH COMPLICATIONS
Hello everyone, I just wanted to share my story on here and give hope to someone who might need it, as I was on this platform every day looking for some reassurance.I did two years of college from 2018 to 2020, then went to York University from 2020 to 2024. However, because of my co-op, which was initially 8 months but was later extended to 20 months, I ended up graduating in 2026. I never took part-time courses, but I did work more than 20 hours such as 21-24hrs here and there (only a very few times, almost unnoticeable).
Things got complicated for me when I invited a family member for my graduation, and his lawyer omitted his USA visa rejection in the past which resulted in him receiving a PFL letter and eventually getting a 5-year ban for misrepresentation. I started panicking and thinking, "What if this affects me?" My head was completely messed up.
My co-op employer had already hired me right before I graduated, and I started working after I submitted my PGWP application, but I still felt very insecure. Weeks passed, and every day I came on here and saw people, including my friends, getting their PGWPs in two weeks or at least within a month. The stress and anxiety of waiting just kept getting worse.
I applied in May, and on August 9th, I decided to email my Member of Parliament about my PGWP and how insecure I felt about my job, which I had already started, and my future. Luckily for me, their office address was literally across from my building.
Within a week, on August 17th, my application was approved.
Sometimes we overthink, especially when we see how easy other people's situations seem. But as long as we did our best, the worst will not happen. I saw people who have been waiting for a year and more. So I tried to calme myself and acknowledge mine wasn’t as bad and it was all just in my head
I hope this gives someone who is currently waiting a little bit of hope.