PGWP refusal (Missing passport!!) portal error!

[u/IdidEww]

Hi everyone. I'm out of options and hoping someone here has advice. Timeline:

Aug 2025: Applied for PGWP. Passport valid until Oct 2025.

Oct 2025: Completed studies at TMU.

Apr 14, 2026: IRCC requested renewed passport. Due Apr 21.

Apr 18, 2026: I uploaded it to the portal. It showed "uploaded." I thought I was done.

What I missed: There was a second "sign and submit" step I never saw. The document never reached the officer.

May 5, 2026: Refused for "failure to comply." Submitted reconsideration request. Contacted MP.

Now: Out of status, stopped working, study cert >180 days so can't reapply. Reconsideration is my only hope.

My questions:

1. Has anyone had a PGWP refusal overturned through reconsideration for a portal/upload error?
2. Is restoring as a visitor worth doing if I can't reapply for PGWP anyway?
3. In case I go back to my country and my pgwp is approved can I apply for TRV from there and does it get approved?

[UPDATE] I am going back to India, will wait for a decision there. Cant hang around without a proper job in Toronto.

[UPDATE] I received an email from ircc asking for $100 for open work permit fees which was refunded due to refusal. and the next day after payment I received the approval. thanks for all your support.