Breaking News: Canada is taking drastic measures to strengthen the integrity of its immigration system. Another Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) change is now applicable. Yes, Honourable Marc Miller, Canadian Immigration minister ends flagpoling services for PGWP applicants.
As a result, applicants who were planning to get a PGWP visa approval at the Port of Entry (POE) via flagpoling will no longer we able to do the same. This change is in action immediately.
The minister shares that it has ended flagpoling services for PGWP applicants so that:
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Why do visa applicants opt for flagpoling services?
Applicants who have a temporary residence (study/work/visitor/eTA) visa is about to expire opt for flagpoling. Flagpoling is a technical term in which an applicant crosses the border of Canada to re-enter Canada at a land border crossing or Port of Entry (POE).
This act allows applicants to get same-day immigration services and fast-track in-person visa approval. If one goes the regular pathway then the visa processing time is higher.
How will the immigration minister’s ending flagpoling services affect PGWP applicants?
IRCC addressing the PGWP applicant’s concerns says that:
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Mr. Kalyan Paul, President & CEO is the founder of GVI, an MBA in Finance and also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from Canada. Mr. Paul has more than 18 years of experience in immigration consulting that made him one of the preferred & valued immigration consultants in the immigration industry. He is a licensed member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) [Previously known as Immigration Consultants Of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC)] (Membership ID: R417119) which is a professional body of licensed immigration consultants recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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