Need Advice: PGWP eligibility About unscheduled break, Previous withdrawal & Final Part-Time Semester
Hi everyone, I’m kinda freaking out and would really appreciate some advice 😭
I’m overthinking everything. If anyone has gone through something similar PLEASE HELP!
I’ll be graduating at the end of this year. Before my current ECE program, I was in another program for about a year but was later withdrawn. Around that time, I was struggling with mental health issues and my mom was seriously ill, so I took an unscheduled 4-month break and returned to my home country.
Before leaving, I spoke with my school’s immigration advisor, who told me to stay in my home country during the break and return later to enroll in a new program. After coming back, I enrolled in ECE (my current program).
Now my questions:
Since the 4-month break happened before starting ECE, do I need to explain it or submit documents for PGWP?
Do I need to include details about my previous program and being withdrawn?
Could that break affect my PGWP even though it was due to family emergency/mental health reasons and was accepted by the college?
Another issue:
My police clearance was delayed, so I missed my placement and had to drop placement-related courses. Because of that, I need one extra semester and my advisor said my final semester will be part-time (3 courses left).
Since my final semester is part-time, can I still work 24 hours per week?
Will a part-time final semester affect PGWP eligibility?
I’ve heard from 2 of my classmates that if a program normally doesn’t have a part-time final semester, but a student ends up taking one because they dropped/withdrew courses it could affect PGWP eligibility. Is that true?
TIA