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Accidentally worked while being a part time student.

Bhaveshrai05

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Nov 29, 2024
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Hi everyone, I just found out that I worked part time while being a part time student. I was enrolled in 17 credit hours and apparently my college considers 18 credit hours to be full time. Hence I was not suppose to work while being part time student but as i did not know till the end of the term, so i did. Does anyone have been in the same situation or knows what will happen?
 

Naturgrl

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Apr 5, 2020
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Hi everyone, I just found out that I worked part time while being a part time student. I was enrolled in 17 credit hours and apparently my college considers 18 credit hours to be full time. Hence I was not suppose to work while being part time student but as i did not know till the end of the term, so i did. Does anyone have been in the same situation or knows what will happen?
Was it your last semester?
 

Naturgrl

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Apr 5, 2020
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Why would i not be eligible for PGWP?
Because you can only be part time for your last semester. That is a PGWP rule. You are not eligible for PGWP because you were part-time, and you worked in violation of your study permit. So you have two issues.

From IRCC,

You meet the general eligibility requirement to apply for a PGWP if

  • you completed a study program at a designated learning institution
  • you maintained full-timestatus as a student in Canada during each semester of your study program
    • There are some exceptions to this requirement, including
      • studying part-time during your final semester