Ontario accepting applications to Masters Graduate PNP

 Ontario is opening applications to candidates who have graduated with a master’s degree.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) will be opening applications to the Masters Graduate stream. International students who graduated from an Ontario university may be eligible to apply for this Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

The OINP did not say exactly when the applications would open in the media release. However, they did say that interested applicants must access the OINP e-Filing Portal directly from the Masters Graduate stream page. Click on ‘Submit an application” using a desktop computer as cell phones and tablets are not supported by the system.

The OINP expects a significant number of users to apply, which may cause people to see a high-volume message page or be placed in a priority queue. This is not a technical error, and it is not necessary to contact the program.

The system will automatically shut down once the intake limit has been met.

Those who successfully register during the opening window will receive a confirmation email from the OINP portal within three business days, which will contain the registrant’s file number. Registrants will then have 14 days to submit the application for the PNP.

It takes about two hours to complete the application, and it does not have to be done all in one go. It is possible to save work and return later.

It costs $1,500 to apply and the OINP accepts Visa and Mastercard. All supporting documents must be in English or French, scanned and ready to upload when registrants are filing out the application.

The correct format to enter a date of birth is DD/MM/YYYY. The OINP says that it is “imperative the information is entered correctly” as they do not accept complete changes to date of birth.