Hello,
I am creating this post because my situation is unique. I arrived in Canada in March 2016 and worked until Nov 30 2016 full time (40 hours per week). Due to a personal situation I was forced to spend 5 months in the US.
I am back in Canada now and I applied for my first phase (pre-ITA) this morning. Specifically I answered No to the question "Do you have 1 year of full time canadian experience". Then in my work history I mentioned my latest employment period as March 2016 to present (May 2017) with a gap of 5 months of non-employment (note, not unemployment as my employer was still paying my insurance and I was still in the company's roster).
After I submitted my application, I was awarded 35 extra points and qualified for CEC (Canadian Experience Class). Ideally this should not have happened as I don't have 1 full year experience and I indicated so by choosing "No" to that 1 year experience question.
I had to withdraw my application, as I was worried that they would evaluate my application as fraudulent and that might have permanent repercussions.
My question is: how can I claim less than 1 year experience, show this break from my work and apply as part of FSW. I also read in one of the forums that 1560 hours of work qualifies as 1 full year of employment. Presently I have around 1450, so I need roughly 3 more weeks before I can meet 1560 hours. Is it advised to apply after that or is 1 full calendar year of employment considered for CEC? Please advise.
Thanks
I am creating this post because my situation is unique. I arrived in Canada in March 2016 and worked until Nov 30 2016 full time (40 hours per week). Due to a personal situation I was forced to spend 5 months in the US.
I am back in Canada now and I applied for my first phase (pre-ITA) this morning. Specifically I answered No to the question "Do you have 1 year of full time canadian experience". Then in my work history I mentioned my latest employment period as March 2016 to present (May 2017) with a gap of 5 months of non-employment (note, not unemployment as my employer was still paying my insurance and I was still in the company's roster).
After I submitted my application, I was awarded 35 extra points and qualified for CEC (Canadian Experience Class). Ideally this should not have happened as I don't have 1 full year experience and I indicated so by choosing "No" to that 1 year experience question.
I had to withdraw my application, as I was worried that they would evaluate my application as fraudulent and that might have permanent repercussions.
My question is: how can I claim less than 1 year experience, show this break from my work and apply as part of FSW. I also read in one of the forums that 1560 hours of work qualifies as 1 full year of employment. Presently I have around 1450, so I need roughly 3 more weeks before I can meet 1560 hours. Is it advised to apply after that or is 1 full calendar year of employment considered for CEC? Please advise.
Thanks