I am in India and my whole course is about to end in INDIA itself . Can i get PWGP from INDIA? has anyone actually got it?
PGWP after 100% studies in india
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Hi
1. You are not eligible for a PGWP
Distance learning
If distance learning makes up less than 50% of your study program, you may be eligible for a PGWP. The length of the PGWP would match the length of your program, including both in-class and distance courses. Any distance courses completed outside Canada won’t be included in the length of the PGWP.
If distance learning makes up more than 50% of your study program, you aren’t eligible for a PGWP.
Canadian study programs with an overseas component
If your study program has an overseas component, you may be eligible for a PGWP as long as you earn a credit from a Canadian school for it. The PGWP will only be valid for the length of the time you studied in Canada.
1. You are not eligible for a PGWP
Distance learning
If distance learning makes up less than 50% of your study program, you may be eligible for a PGWP. The length of the PGWP would match the length of your program, including both in-class and distance courses. Any distance courses completed outside Canada won’t be included in the length of the PGWP.
If distance learning makes up more than 50% of your study program, you aren’t eligible for a PGWP.
Canadian study programs with an overseas component
If your study program has an overseas component, you may be eligible for a PGWP as long as you earn a credit from a Canadian school for it. The PGWP will only be valid for the length of the time you studied in Canada.
Those are the old rules.
Distance learning
Under normal circumstances, all distance learning courses completed outside Canada are excluded from the time accumulated towards the length of the post-graduation work permit, and 50% of a student’s courses must be completed in Canada and in person.
The following temporary policy changes have been made to better accommodate eligible international students who have completed distance learning in or outside Canada.
All students who were enrolled in a PGWP-eligible program in progress in March 2020 or who started a program of study from spring 2020 up to and including the fall 2021 semester are not required to complete 50% of their program (or programs) of study in Canada. Up to 100% of their program can be completed online from outside Canada.
Time spent studying outside of Canada can be counted towards the overall length of the post-graduation work permit until December 31, 2021. Any time spent studying outside of Canada after December 31, 2021 should be deducted from the length of the post-graduation work permit.
Note: The minimum length of time a PGWP should be issued for is 8 months.
All other program criteria and requirements must be met.
Note: In cases where a study permit application is submitted before a program starts but is refused, if a subsequent study permit application is received before the end of the program and is eventually approved, the studies undertaken after the first study permit application was received by the department count towards the length of the PGWP.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...rary-residence/study-permit/pgwpp.html#sec6.2
This isn't true. It depends if his course is distance learning or a full time course where he couldn't travel. If it's later, he is eligible for PGWP. Infact anyone completing the course (be it 100%) till December 2021, would be eligible for PGWP.
Thanks, has anyone got PGWP? many students are going via third country as I heard students are not getting PGWP from india.
How much time is it taking for PGWP from INDIA due to Covid restrictions? any idea? are students getting rejections?
Expect around 19 weeks on average. If you meet all the conditions, you should not be rejected.
"If distance learning makes up less than 50% of your study program, you may be eligible for a PGWP. "
from your description, it seems your program was 100% online. was it online because of covid (you could not travel) or was it always marketed as fully online?
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