Education related questions post ITA ...

[ahmadka]

Hi guys. Having received an ITA 2-3 weeks ago, I'm not filling out my full PR application. Before moving on, please know the following: I've previously done Bachelors and Masters, both of which are WES evaluated. Very recently though, I've come to the US (landed here on 24th August) to do a second Masters, and the first day of classes is scheduled to be 9th September, although the Orientation stuff has already started. I'll be submitting my PR application after 9th September definitely. With this in mind, please help me with the following:

1) In my original EE profile, I only mentioned my previous Bachelors and Masters. Is there a need to now also add my Secondary O and A Levels education too (which is NOT evaluated by WES) ?

2) I assume that I will have to mention my recently started second Masters program. Should I mention August as the starting month, or September ? (First day of classes is scheduled to be 9th September, although the Orientation stuff has already started).

3) The second Master is NOT WES evaluated (it hasn't even properly started yet, so there's nothing to evaluate). Will this be a problem ?

4) When filling out the Education History form, there's a "Complete/full academic years" field. What do I put in here for my second Masters (program is 2 years/4 semesters long, however no semesters have been completed yet) ?

Thanks all ...........

 

[YamPower]

1) No, only mention what WES evaluated
2) September is when classes start so use that
3) No problem with starting a new degree, you can mention it in your personal history
4) Put the expected duration of the programme


Something to think about: depending on how long you've been in the US, you might need a police clearance certificate

 

[ahmadka]

Regarding #3, are you sure I shouldn't mention this new ongoing Masters degree in the Education section ? The Education section does allow you to state an education entry as being your current ongoing program.

 

[chantal111]

Regarding #3, are you sure I shouldn't mention this new ongoing Masters degree in the Education section ? The Education section does allow you to state an education entry as being your current ongoing program.

What i did was choosing that it is ongoing, not completed, zero in the complete/full academic years, no ECA, NO canadian degree.

Good luck

 

[ahmadka]

Thanks guys .. Waiting for more comments as I'm still unsure whether to mention the new Masters program in the Education History section or not ..

 

[Asivad Anac]

Thanks guys .. Waiting for more comments as I'm still unsure whether to mention the new Masters program in the Education History section or not ..

Your choice entirely. It makes no difference to this application. You can choose to enter this information in Education history and showcase it as ongoing education along with No ECA or just leave it out altogether from that section and mention it in Personal history alone (you wouldn't be prompted for an FBI PCC because you wouldn't have spent 6 months in a row in the US by the time you submit this application).

Either way, it won't make any difference to your PR application. Your call.

 

[ahmadka]

So I thought of another question.

When submitting my original Express Entry profile, I only mentioned my Bachelors and Masters degrees under my Education, because I also only got these two degrees assessed by WES too. I didn't mention my O and A Levels there, and also didn't get them assessed by WES.

Now that I have an ITA and am currently filling out my PR application, should I go ahead and mention my O and A Levels too, or still just leave the education to only my Bachelors and Masters ?

 

[Asivad Anac]

So I thought of another question.

When submitting my original Express Entry profile, I only mentioned my Bachelors and Masters degrees under my Education, because I also only got these two degrees assessed by WES too. I didn't mention my O and A Levels there, and also didn't get them assessed by WES.

Now that I have an ITA and am currently filling out my PR application, should I go ahead and mention my O and A Levels too, or still just leave the education to only my Bachelors and Masters ?

Just your post secondary information.