pats87 said:
i wnt to move canada but minimum course required for 3 yrs PGWP is 2 years. i choose 1 course i.,e. for 8 months related to my field but with this course i'll get only 8mnths pgwp. can i opt another 8 mnths course after completion of 1st course?it can be done? or i hv to opt full 2 year course?
Hi,
1 academic year= 2 semesters/terms of full time study= atleast 8 months of actual study (4 months=1 study term)
2 academic year - 4 semesters/terms of full time study = atleast 16 months of actual study(or study+co-op term) = can be of 20 months duration if taken 1 sem/4 months break (summer term) between year 1 and 2.
As per:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work-postgrad-who.asp
International students pursuing 2 academic years of course will be eligible for a 3 years PGWP. Anything less than that; then will be eligible for a PGWP equivalent to the duration of the course.
They have not mentioned on this issue of doing two separate 1 year courses and hence it is NOT guaranteed that doing TWO separate 1 acd. year/2sem/atleast 8 months courses will result in a 3 years PGWP or not. You MAY or MAY not get. You CAN EXPECT to get just a 2 years PGWP. You may pursue another 1 acd year/2 sem/min 8 months of actual study duration course, and pray for 3 year PGWP. Nothing's sure.
Also, credit load matters... and if in 1 acd. year/2 sem/min 8 months of actual study - you are studying courses equivalent to atleast 28-30 credit hours (every 2 semesters combined), then, it is considered as course load equivalent to full 1 year, and hence most probably after doing such 1 acd year/2 sem/8 months of actual study course, you will be eligible for a 1 year PGWP and not 8 months. However, it depends entirely on the Visa officer.
Hence, to be on the safe side, it is highly reccomended that one should pursue a single post secondary program of min. 2 academic years/4 sem/16 months of actual study to be eligible for a 3 years PGWP.
Best of Luck
***All opinions expressed are purely personal, and pieces of information mentioned are to the best of my knowledge... You should consult other sources too
