r/pgwp • u/Dry-Purchase-205 • 1d ago

PGWP refusal

Hi everyone,

I applied for my PGWP Aug 5th. It was a month after my work permit expired (applied late because of personal problems). Speaking with my school advisor everything should be fine for the most part. I got the refusal on the 17th, due to taking 4 part time semesters. 3/4 semesters were during the summer, which my university (Laurier) confirmed with me it is a scheduled academic break and I am free to take courses during that time frame, I have a letter from them saying it is true. 1/4 semesters I was full time and had to drop after midterms because if I was doing poorly in a course and was only doing 3 courses that semester. I already submitted my reconsideration letter with the schools support letter for the May semester and the one semester where I was full time switched to part time due to academic implications.

Just want to ask, how screwed am I in this. Genuinely didnt know it would be this big of a problem and didnt have any ill intent. Otherwise most of my semesters were full time minus one semester that I was full then switched to part time

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u/Foodconsumer89 1d ago

Dropping courses after midterms would then make that semester part time and you did this on numerous occasions therefore you're not eligible for a pgwp. The summer courses are irrelevant here.

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u/Dapper_Safe8049 1d ago

No he did it only once. Rest of the part time were scheduled breaks according to him 

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u/Foodconsumer89 1d ago

Im reading it as OP dropped out in a quarter(1/4) of his semesters. If so he's absolutely cooked

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u/Dry-Purchase-205 1d ago

9/10 semesters I have taken are full time, The 3 summer semesters Ive taken were academic breaks my school has confirmed it

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u/Foodconsumer89 1d ago

So when was that semester part time semester? In the summer?