Hello,
Firstly, I am sorry for this overly long post.
I would like to get a piece of advice if anyone could kindly spare a few minutes.
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Timeline.
0. Jun/2015-Jun/2016, Working Holiday program(one-year open work permit) in Vancouver.
1. Feb/20/2017, entered Canada as a student (expiration: Dec/31/2019)
2. Mid-March/2017, started working full-time at a place that I worked before during WH
(Didn't realize 'scheduled break' won't cover this period.)
3. May/2017, started school, worked part-time and have studied full-time every semester until now.
4. Aug/2017, quit working.
5. Dec/17/2019, received final grades.
6. Dec/23/2019, the student advisor wrote me a custom letter to attach to the application of a bridge extension of my study permit.
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I recently completed my two-year program at Langara and waiting for my completion letter and an official transcript. The problem is that I entered the country on Feb/20/2017, started working from mid-March/2017 to Apr/2017. I enrolled as a full-time student in May/2017 and I quit working in Aug/2017(switched to a part-time, 05/2017-08/2017). But, I did work with a study permit before my school starts, which is classified as unauthorized work.
I haven't worried much about applying for PGWP until after I received my final grades(Dec/16/2019). Over the weekend, I did some research about what to expect and prepare when applying for PGWP, and I found out that I should have a valid study permit to be able to start working once I submit my PGWP application. Also, I realized that it is highly likely that my application would be rejected due to unauthorized work and I could get banned from the country for some amount of time.
As my study permit expires on Dec/31/2019, I rushed to the school and consulted the student advisor today about the valid student status and the unauthorized work history. She was kind enough to write a letter for me to apply for a bridge extension of my study permit.
While writing the application, I noticed that in background information(2-a) in IMM5709e, I am supposed to write down the information about the unauthorized work. When I started working, I ignorantly thought that the time before the semester started would be considered as 'Scheduled break'.
As per unauthorized work, she advised as follow:
1. Don't mention unauthorized work since they might overlook it for it was a long time ago.
But, It could result in refusal and ban from entering Canada for five years if they find out.
or,
2. Be honest and note my unauthorized work history, and hope they grant the visa, but it is likely the application gets rejected.
I have been thinking about what I should do right now ever since I realized the issue, and it is terribly hard to decide, especially since I have to submit my extension application ASAP because I only have about one week before the visa expires.
Any advice/thoughts are welcomed.
Thanks in advance.
Firstly, I am sorry for this overly long post.
I would like to get a piece of advice if anyone could kindly spare a few minutes.
```
Timeline.
0. Jun/2015-Jun/2016, Working Holiday program(one-year open work permit) in Vancouver.
1. Feb/20/2017, entered Canada as a student (expiration: Dec/31/2019)
2. Mid-March/2017, started working full-time at a place that I worked before during WH
(Didn't realize 'scheduled break' won't cover this period.)
3. May/2017, started school, worked part-time and have studied full-time every semester until now.
4. Aug/2017, quit working.
5. Dec/17/2019, received final grades.
6. Dec/23/2019, the student advisor wrote me a custom letter to attach to the application of a bridge extension of my study permit.
```
I recently completed my two-year program at Langara and waiting for my completion letter and an official transcript. The problem is that I entered the country on Feb/20/2017, started working from mid-March/2017 to Apr/2017. I enrolled as a full-time student in May/2017 and I quit working in Aug/2017(switched to a part-time, 05/2017-08/2017). But, I did work with a study permit before my school starts, which is classified as unauthorized work.
I haven't worried much about applying for PGWP until after I received my final grades(Dec/16/2019). Over the weekend, I did some research about what to expect and prepare when applying for PGWP, and I found out that I should have a valid study permit to be able to start working once I submit my PGWP application. Also, I realized that it is highly likely that my application would be rejected due to unauthorized work and I could get banned from the country for some amount of time.
As my study permit expires on Dec/31/2019, I rushed to the school and consulted the student advisor today about the valid student status and the unauthorized work history. She was kind enough to write a letter for me to apply for a bridge extension of my study permit.
While writing the application, I noticed that in background information(2-a) in IMM5709e, I am supposed to write down the information about the unauthorized work. When I started working, I ignorantly thought that the time before the semester started would be considered as 'Scheduled break'.
As per unauthorized work, she advised as follow:
1. Don't mention unauthorized work since they might overlook it for it was a long time ago.
But, It could result in refusal and ban from entering Canada for five years if they find out.
or,
2. Be honest and note my unauthorized work history, and hope they grant the visa, but it is likely the application gets rejected.
I have been thinking about what I should do right now ever since I realized the issue, and it is terribly hard to decide, especially since I have to submit my extension application ASAP because I only have about one week before the visa expires.
Any advice/thoughts are welcomed.
Thanks in advance.