So, I have a bit of a complicated question. Ive been an international student in Canada since January 2017. I starter off in a University Transfer Program at a community college and studied there for 4 terms. My first area of concern is that for all except one of those terms I was a full-time student. In my fall term in 2017, I was initially enrolled as a full-time student but I withdrew from one of my courses because my grade was awful. This meant that I became a part-time student. This is indicated in my transcript.
In Jan 2019, I transfered to a university and am enrolled full-time in a bachelor of accounting program. However, I studied full-time in the winter and summer terms in 2018 at my community college. Therefore, I decided to take a break in the fall 2018 term. In other words, I studied full-time for 2 terms in 2018 but rather than taking the summer off as most students do, I took a break in the fall term.
I understand that in order to be eligible for a PGWP I must have studied continuously as a full-time student at a program 8 months or longer. Due to the two instances I mentioned before( part time term, not studying in fall 2018) I’m really worried about what this will mean for my chances of getting a PGWP.
I know for sure that studying part time does not violate the terms of my study permit as long as I am not working during that period. Additionally, I know that I am allowed to take a semester off as long as long as I am not in Canada during that period. This isnt necessarily what im worried about. Im just concerned about getting my pgwp.
However. I’ve also heard that even if I studied part-time for one term AND took a term off at my community college, this should not affect my chances of getting a pgwp because I changed schools and programs and am studying in an actual bachelor degree program as of 2019. Therefore, as long as I am a continuous full-time student at my new school, I should be eligible for a pgwp. Is this correct? Has anyone had a similar experience? Thanks for reading my super long post.
In Jan 2019, I transfered to a university and am enrolled full-time in a bachelor of accounting program. However, I studied full-time in the winter and summer terms in 2018 at my community college. Therefore, I decided to take a break in the fall 2018 term. In other words, I studied full-time for 2 terms in 2018 but rather than taking the summer off as most students do, I took a break in the fall term.
I understand that in order to be eligible for a PGWP I must have studied continuously as a full-time student at a program 8 months or longer. Due to the two instances I mentioned before( part time term, not studying in fall 2018) I’m really worried about what this will mean for my chances of getting a PGWP.
I know for sure that studying part time does not violate the terms of my study permit as long as I am not working during that period. Additionally, I know that I am allowed to take a semester off as long as long as I am not in Canada during that period. This isnt necessarily what im worried about. Im just concerned about getting my pgwp.
However. I’ve also heard that even if I studied part-time for one term AND took a term off at my community college, this should not affect my chances of getting a pgwp because I changed schools and programs and am studying in an actual bachelor degree program as of 2019. Therefore, as long as I am a continuous full-time student at my new school, I should be eligible for a pgwp. Is this correct? Has anyone had a similar experience? Thanks for reading my super long post.
