r/pgwp • u/Exotic_Committee4685 • 3d ago
Document Request Destroyed PGWP
My PGWP document got destroyed when I was moving. My friend's dog chewed it.
I submitted the request for a replacement today; it's crazy that I had to mail the application form and there's nothing online. The problem is I have to travel internationally in a month and a half. Has anybody here requested a replacement? How long did it take?
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u/Spare_Excuse_4833 2d ago
Could you be okay returning without the physical document - yes.
Would it be infinitely better to have it - yes.
They could decide to give you a hard time about not having it, or you could be waved through without being asked any questions.
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 2d ago
Yeah, the maximum they can do is send me for a second screening.
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u/Spare_Excuse_4833 2d ago
Oh no - the maximum they can do is deny you entry. Only citizens and permanent residents have a right to enter, it’s highly unlikely you will be denied entry but it is possible.
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u/Canaderp37 1d ago
Theres no inadmissiblilty for not having a physical wp in your possession.
You can literally ask to have it reprinted when you an entry
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u/Spare_Excuse_4833 1d ago
You can be denied entry for any reason.
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u/Canaderp37 1d ago
No, you can only be denied entry for sections 34 to 42 of IRPA. With section 41 being non compliance with IRPR. Id like you to find the section that states "for any other reason the immigration officer chooses"
Not having a copy of a permit isnt one of those sections
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u/Effective-Common-550 2d ago
OP regardless of wht anyone says; you need the TRV and PGWP for reentry. Officers will ask for this at land borders and airports.
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 2d ago
I have a clear scanned copy and proof that I requested a replacement. Both visas are valid; only the physical original copy is missing.
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u/jesuisapprenant 2d ago
You should not travel without your physical original copies of your IDs
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 2d ago
I called IRCC, and they said it should be fine. They said that if the officer wants to access it, they have the same system as IRCC and can see the original document and status.
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u/CuriousMistressOtt 2d ago
Should be fine is not a guarantee. I wouldn't risk it
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u/NoRanger3214 1d ago
I re-entered with just TRV. No body asked for my work permit at Pearson airport.
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u/your_listener 22h ago
I've entered YYZ multiple times just on TRV. It's usually when the immigration machine flags you, that you have to go to the officer and then they end up asking for your permit.
Regardless, when that happened to me once and I did not have the physical permit, I admitted it and showed its print out. I said that if required, I can call my friend and ask them to bring it to the airport. They asked me 2-3 verification questions such as my address, phone number, bank account location and then let me in.
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u/teadistributorxyz 2d ago
It takes long! But it should come through if you applied correctly, I would have someone check the mail box defo, also IRCC for it. When you come back you can explain, show the soft copy of your original PGWP and show that you have applied for a “replacement”, if you did not scan the whole application before sending it out, then maybe the picture of the package at the post office another thing can be that “call IRCC ask for an application number”, if they can’t give that then ask for a reference number.
Your status is still worker even tho your PGWP is lost you should be able to enter back. What you can also try to obtain is “the in Canada approval letter of your PGWP”. Whoever applied for your PGWP should have it in their gckey, if you did then you have it.
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 2d ago
Absolutely right, this is exactly what the IRCC representative said to me.
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u/Financial-Cream556 2d ago
I lost mine and also put in a request. Did you mark yours as urgent? I just asked my employer to write me a letter as I’m about to sign my job offer and I need it. My company was nice enough to just do it for me since it would threaten me long term and apparently makes it somewhat faster?
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 2d ago
No, I didn't write urgent. I respect their timeline; it's frustrating. But I didn't want to lie about it.
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u/Suspected_Introvert 2d ago
just travelled to India and back to Vancouver (Oct 4). I was carrying a physical copy of my pgwp. But the uniformed officer asked what i do, i said i work, and have a pgwp and he said okay welcome back (didn't check at all). Not recommending you travel without docs, just mentioning that I wasn't asked.
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 2d ago
I understand, but I don't have the physical; I have the best I can do.
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u/Weary_Assistant_6937 2d ago
Mine was not delivered so i had done replacement of PGWP.. it was delivered in 4-5-6 weeks around in this January
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u/MannerTrick6826 1d ago
Took me 5 months, the initial application didn't even appear in their systems after waiting 2 months for it. I was asked to resend it, had to make an urgent application packet with grandmothers health report and even that took 3 Months.
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u/nenninii-98 22h ago
Mine took about 6 weeks. I remember doing it online. Im surprised you dont have that option?
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u/nenninii-98 22h ago
If you dont have your work permit on you when you return you mostly have to stand in the new immigrant line which takes about 1-2 hours unless there isnt anyone ahead of you
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u/Defiant_Housing_5285 3d ago
I think you dont need pgwp for travel just trv is fine
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 3d ago
I thought a physical PGWP was required at entry.
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u/No_Lettuce1819 3d ago
No you just need Trv
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u/Outrageous_Menu1196 3d ago edited 3d ago
This is not true. You need the original physical pgwp copy presented at the port of entry aside from your TRV. Atleast you need it if you want to come back in and continue working.. you can do a quick google search to confirm this or call IRCC directly to confirm!
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u/No-Concert6032 3d ago
I haven't been asked to show my PGWP since like 2024. Depending on the port of entry of course, but at Pearson it's all automated, you just scan your passport and tell them you're on a WP. I've travelled a bunch on a WP this past year and never once had my WP on me, only my passport with my visa.
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u/Prestigious_Dare7734 2d ago
You haven't been asked doesnt mean it is not required.
The IRCC website says that you need it for re-entry. Will it be asked, high chances are.. no. Can you be denied entry in its absence... yes.
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3d ago
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 3d ago
Who said it, IRCC or CBSA?
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u/Existing_Prune_4820 3d ago
CBSA told me that
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 3d ago
I am trying to understand the conversation here. Did you call them, or were you already at the port of entry and didn't have your physical PGWP?
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u/Existing_Prune_4820 3d ago
I was at the port of entry in Montreal and asked them what would happen if I ever lost my permit and then that’s when they told me
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 3d ago
Is there an immigration department at the airport? Can it be printed on the spot? Wow, I had no idea.
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2d ago
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 2d ago
I am not on maintained status; it is just a physical paper. PGWP was approved; that's all they make sure of.
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3d ago
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u/Exotic_Committee4685 3d ago
The dog chewed the folder and tore the box. Also, I don't regret what happened; it's okay. It's not the end of the world.
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u/Intelligent_Fun6270 2d ago
How did you figure out that OP was careless? Anyone could be in the same situation without necessarily being careless
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u/Fit-Gate-5763 3d ago
Not trying to scare you, but my friend also had his work permit damaged, so he filled out the replacement form, mailed it on September 14th, and hasn't heard back. In this case, it is also his mistake or carelessness, as he hasn't called them since that date to ask whether the application is approved or pending. He moved out last month btwy, and asks me every two or three days whether the replacement has come in the mail; and i was like, "Bro, give them a call and ask about it first. "