This is my first time posting here. So I hope I can get some help here.
I have a dilemma with my immigration process. When I arrived at the airport back in 2018 (YYZ) I got my study permit in which the officer 'forgot/i didn't ask' to add the line " May accept employment on or off-campus if meeting eligibility criteria..." Once I got out from immigration another guy checked my study permit and Co-Op and told me to go near the exit to get my SIN number. Then when I got my SIN number another person checked my documents and told me I will be getting a SIN number in order to work and to open a bank account. I also want to mention I was a full-time student in a 2-year program in a DLI.
I started working in October 2018 and in Jan 2020 when I was going to start my internship my school told me I needed to add that line to get paid work in Canada. So I panicked because I have been working without the permit for more than a year and a half. I then contacted IRCC and told them about it. They said I needed to amend my study permit. I did so, and I got my new study permit with the line added around March 2020. In June 2020 I applied for my PGWP and I got it 3 weeks after.
Now I'm writing to know if anyone knows someone who was in the same situation. Did they get the PR rejected? Will this affect my process? I am applying on the TR to PR pathway, is it a good option to add an LoE about why I worked? I know not knowing the law doesn't exempt me from it, but 2 guys checked my study permit and they also approved my SIN number which I can't have if I don't have that line.
Thank you so much for your help!
I have a dilemma with my immigration process. When I arrived at the airport back in 2018 (YYZ) I got my study permit in which the officer 'forgot/i didn't ask' to add the line " May accept employment on or off-campus if meeting eligibility criteria..." Once I got out from immigration another guy checked my study permit and Co-Op and told me to go near the exit to get my SIN number. Then when I got my SIN number another person checked my documents and told me I will be getting a SIN number in order to work and to open a bank account. I also want to mention I was a full-time student in a 2-year program in a DLI.
I started working in October 2018 and in Jan 2020 when I was going to start my internship my school told me I needed to add that line to get paid work in Canada. So I panicked because I have been working without the permit for more than a year and a half. I then contacted IRCC and told them about it. They said I needed to amend my study permit. I did so, and I got my new study permit with the line added around March 2020. In June 2020 I applied for my PGWP and I got it 3 weeks after.
Now I'm writing to know if anyone knows someone who was in the same situation. Did they get the PR rejected? Will this affect my process? I am applying on the TR to PR pathway, is it a good option to add an LoE about why I worked? I know not knowing the law doesn't exempt me from it, but 2 guys checked my study permit and they also approved my SIN number which I can't have if I don't have that line.
Thank you so much for your help!
