I recently applied for my PGWP but I'm scared that I might have missed the 90 day window as I started counting down from my convocation date and not when I received the confirmation letter from my university (I didn't, however, include this letter in my application, just the transcript which states the convocation date only).
Lets say if, God forbid, my PGWP is refused, but my study permit is still valid ( it expires in July 2016 but I got done with my program in June 2015 so I applied for PGWP) do I still have to restore my status as a student to study further or will my existing study permit suffice? I'm expecting to hear a reply from CIC by December.
Also, I completed a 3 year degree, my university said I can update my degree to 4 years if I just take two more semesters now. Would this be a problem if I apply for PGWP later (after I complete two more semesters to get a 4 year degree) due to the break that I took in studies during which I was applying for PGWP since technically they might see it as a breach of my study permit's condition requiring me to be a full-time student in every semester?
Please note that I was issued a study permit before the new laws came into effect in June 2014 so, if I'm right, the 90 day expiry rule from graduation does not apply to me hence making my current study permit still valid?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Lets say if, God forbid, my PGWP is refused, but my study permit is still valid ( it expires in July 2016 but I got done with my program in June 2015 so I applied for PGWP) do I still have to restore my status as a student to study further or will my existing study permit suffice? I'm expecting to hear a reply from CIC by December.
Also, I completed a 3 year degree, my university said I can update my degree to 4 years if I just take two more semesters now. Would this be a problem if I apply for PGWP later (after I complete two more semesters to get a 4 year degree) due to the break that I took in studies during which I was applying for PGWP since technically they might see it as a breach of my study permit's condition requiring me to be a full-time student in every semester?
Please note that I was issued a study permit before the new laws came into effect in June 2014 so, if I'm right, the 90 day expiry rule from graduation does not apply to me hence making my current study permit still valid?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you