Hello Folks,
unfortunately, CIC Officer refused for my PGWP on NOV 15, 2019 with this reason:
Foreign students in Canada are eligible for a work permit for post-graduation employment only if they have continuously studied full time in Canada and have completed a program of study that is at least eight months in duration at a:
University, community college, CEGEP,
publicly funded trade/technical school or
private institution authorized by provincial statute to confer degrees
However I was full time student at Concordia and I got my master there . I was curious why they reject my application. I called them and I was advised its due to my Leave of Absence without privileges which I had in summer 2018 .
since summer is considers as regular schedule break in my program I took the summer off.
So I provided some precise information including :
Degree Conferred Letter showing that my degree has been awarded to me by Concordia University and stating that I was continuously studying full-time
2. The university’ ISO document which shows that Summer is a scheduled break at Concordia University
3. The IRCC tweet stating that if summer is a scheduled break you can take the summer off and be eligible for the PGWP
4. Attestation Letter from Concordia showing that I was full time in all the semesters
5. Information about the types of leaves at Concordia University: without privileges vs with access which is something internally.
and sent them trough IRCC web form and they verified the information I provided regarding my reconsideration request and have forwarded it to the responsible office on DEC 3,2019 .
Sadly, after passing 1 month I did not recieve any response regarding that issue . I called CIC again and they told me you have to apply for restoration of your study permit as well as PGWP in mail option as soon as possible .For your information my study permit was expired on Aug 31,2019 one month after I appiled for PGWP.
the agent told me you have to get 1 letter that shows you are still student and if not you have to get letter says that you are not student anymore as well as one another explanation letter regarding my problem.
Since this situation is so complicated ,I am asking for help or any comment that help me to get my PGWP status .
Thank you