Hello,
I was hoping that you could provide me with some help with regards to my Permanent Residency application under the Canadian Experience Class. My application for permanent residency was rejected because of the below reason I received from Citizenship and Immigration Canada:
I am not satisfied that you meet the skilled work experience requirement because you do not have at least 12 months of full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time work experience, in an occupation listed in Skill Type O Management Occupations or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification matrix after having obtained your degree credential. Your graduation certificate states you were conferred your degree on 17 June 2011. From 18 June 2011 to the date before your application for permanent residency, 21 March 2012, you acquired 9 months of full-time work experience.
My degree requirements were complete in end January 2011 when my grades became official. My degree was only conferred on June 17, 2011 at the time of my convocation. Please note that my post graduate work permit was issued to me on March 11, 2011 which was over a year prior to my PR application being submitted on March 21, 2012. My post graduate work permit was issued to me based on the fact that I have completed my degree requirements. So I find it contradictory that CIC would base the eligibility of me completing a year of work experience from the date my degree was actually conferred and not the date my post graduate work permit was issued to me. I believe that the fact that the university letter stated that my degree was conferred on June 17, 2011 worked against me since the immigration officer made their interpretation based on this.
I am still not sure on what the exact rule is to base the 1 year full time work experience criteria, and I could not find anything on the CIC website for this. Is it calculated from
1) the date my grades became official i.e. sometime in January 2011
2) the date I was issued my post graduate work permit i.e. March 11, 2011
3) the date my degree was conferred i.e. June 17, 2011
Does anyone have any information on this? My application should be fine if it is 1) or 2) above.
In addition, do you guys suggest reapplying or sending CIC an email/letter explaining them my situation in the hope of them re-opening my file. I am still currently employed with the same company since January 2011. Do they ever re-open files once a decision is made even though it could have been made in error? I rather not go through such a long process again. I submitted by application on March 21, 2012 and it took them close to 8 months to respond.
Thanks again!
Nick
I was hoping that you could provide me with some help with regards to my Permanent Residency application under the Canadian Experience Class. My application for permanent residency was rejected because of the below reason I received from Citizenship and Immigration Canada:
I am not satisfied that you meet the skilled work experience requirement because you do not have at least 12 months of full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time work experience, in an occupation listed in Skill Type O Management Occupations or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification matrix after having obtained your degree credential. Your graduation certificate states you were conferred your degree on 17 June 2011. From 18 June 2011 to the date before your application for permanent residency, 21 March 2012, you acquired 9 months of full-time work experience.
My degree requirements were complete in end January 2011 when my grades became official. My degree was only conferred on June 17, 2011 at the time of my convocation. Please note that my post graduate work permit was issued to me on March 11, 2011 which was over a year prior to my PR application being submitted on March 21, 2012. My post graduate work permit was issued to me based on the fact that I have completed my degree requirements. So I find it contradictory that CIC would base the eligibility of me completing a year of work experience from the date my degree was actually conferred and not the date my post graduate work permit was issued to me. I believe that the fact that the university letter stated that my degree was conferred on June 17, 2011 worked against me since the immigration officer made their interpretation based on this.
I am still not sure on what the exact rule is to base the 1 year full time work experience criteria, and I could not find anything on the CIC website for this. Is it calculated from
1) the date my grades became official i.e. sometime in January 2011
2) the date I was issued my post graduate work permit i.e. March 11, 2011
3) the date my degree was conferred i.e. June 17, 2011
Does anyone have any information on this? My application should be fine if it is 1) or 2) above.
In addition, do you guys suggest reapplying or sending CIC an email/letter explaining them my situation in the hope of them re-opening my file. I am still currently employed with the same company since January 2011. Do they ever re-open files once a decision is made even though it could have been made in error? I rather not go through such a long process again. I submitted by application on March 21, 2012 and it took them close to 8 months to respond.
Thanks again!
Nick
