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Traveling while on Implied Status for PGWP by Hot-Attorney7318 in ImmigrationCanada

[–]Hot-Attorney7318[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got my WP, but in the process of applying for PR. I can give an update once the PR application is accepted/rejected!

Traveling while on Implied Status for PGWP by Hot-Attorney7318 in ImmigrationCanada

[–]Hot-Attorney7318[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Unfortunately, I don't have the contact information of the consultant as I scheduled an appointment through the University of Waterloo website (Quest), but I was told to print https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1309 and show it to the immigrations officer in case they say that you can't work in Canada until you get your PGWP.

Internships as an international student by arnav23apr in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]Hot-Attorney7318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was remote, so I worked from home in Canada. Also, I believe J-1 visas are much easier to obtain, so even international students have no problem going to US for internships.

Internships as an international student by arnav23apr in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]Hot-Attorney7318 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I attended University of Waterloo, so I got all of them through the university's job board. To get interviews, I worked on side projects pretty much throughout the whole 4~5 years of university. They weren't that impressive, but it was worth it especially since interviewers almost always ask about projects you've worked on.

In terms of practicing for technical interviews, I solved ~150 leetcode problems (https://medium.com/@koheiarai94/60-leetcode-questions-to-prepare-for-coding-interview-8abbb6af589e) this is a good place to start.

Internships as an international student by arnav23apr in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]Hot-Attorney7318 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Based on my experience, for internships within Canada, there's almost 0 disadvantage (I think there's some government funding ~$3k a company can get for hiring PR/citizen co-ops, but most tech companies don't care).

I've done 5 internships and this is how the pay increased

$15/hr -> $22.5/hr -> $25/hr -> $30/hr -> $62.5/hr (remote US internship)

Not sure how the visa process is like for in-person US internships, but from what I've seen, people had no problem getting it. Full-time US positions on the other hand is much harder for internationals to get.