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Hope everyone is staying safe and keeping well.
I am in a very different situation and need some urgent help for the piece of my mind. So, I graduated from my University in August 2019. I was in a 4-year undergraduate degree program. After completing my second last semester (in April 2019), I received a job offer in my field of study and that was a permanent job offer. Also, from May till August 2019, I had a scheduled break from my university. I was eligible to work full-time in my scheduled break, as per my study permit, but since my job was a permanent full-time offer, I wanted to work after summer as well (legally!!), because it is very rare that someone gets a job offer before their graduation. Any student who is going to graduate in some months can understand this, that this is a big thing.
Canada does have rules regarding studying and working simultaneously, but these rules do not cover the situation when a student studies through distance learning and work full-time in their scheduled break.
So what I did was, I took the last 3 courses I was left to do in my university in the summer (May-August) as distance learning courses and accepted my permanent job offer. By the time summer got over, my studies got over too (My scheduled break became my last semester because I did online courses). After my studies got over, I waited for my transcripts, and applied for the PGWP, while still working in my job full-time.
I understand that my hours for express entry will be counted from the day I applied for the PGWP, but I want to know that if I will be in any problem with CIC, regarding the full-time work I did in the summer, while also studying full-time through distance learning, that too in the last semester of the program.
Please Please Please help me!! I am really confused. I thought I did right, but want to be sure, as I don't want to risk my permanent residency. Sorry for the long message.
Hope everyone is staying safe and keeping well.
I am in a very different situation and need some urgent help for the piece of my mind. So, I graduated from my University in August 2019. I was in a 4-year undergraduate degree program. After completing my second last semester (in April 2019), I received a job offer in my field of study and that was a permanent job offer. Also, from May till August 2019, I had a scheduled break from my university. I was eligible to work full-time in my scheduled break, as per my study permit, but since my job was a permanent full-time offer, I wanted to work after summer as well (legally!!), because it is very rare that someone gets a job offer before their graduation. Any student who is going to graduate in some months can understand this, that this is a big thing.
Canada does have rules regarding studying and working simultaneously, but these rules do not cover the situation when a student studies through distance learning and work full-time in their scheduled break.
So what I did was, I took the last 3 courses I was left to do in my university in the summer (May-August) as distance learning courses and accepted my permanent job offer. By the time summer got over, my studies got over too (My scheduled break became my last semester because I did online courses). After my studies got over, I waited for my transcripts, and applied for the PGWP, while still working in my job full-time.
I understand that my hours for express entry will be counted from the day I applied for the PGWP, but I want to know that if I will be in any problem with CIC, regarding the full-time work I did in the summer, while also studying full-time through distance learning, that too in the last semester of the program.
Please Please Please help me!! I am really confused. I thought I did right, but want to be sure, as I don't want to risk my permanent residency. Sorry for the long message.