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CPT lets US students work part-time in their field while still enrolled. OPT is the 12-month (or up to 36-month for STEM) period after graduation when you can work full-time on your student visa before an employer needs to sponsor anything. A post-study work visa — like Canada's PGWP, the UK's Graduate Route, or Australia's 485 — is the equivalent outside the US: a standalone visa that lets you work for any employer once your degree finishes, no sponsorship required until you're ready to convert to a longer-term route.

No program guarantees PR — that depends on your visa category, points score, employer sponsorship, and the immigration rules in place when you apply, which can change. What we verify is that each program has a real, currently-active post-study work pathway (PGWP, Graduate Route, 485, EU Blue Card route, etc.) leading toward PR eligibility. Use the "PR Pathway Only" filter in the sidebar to see programs with the strongest documented routes, and treat any timeline shown as an estimate, not a promise.

In most of the countries listed here, yes — typically 20 hours a week during term time and full-time during scheduled breaks, though the exact limit depends on the country and your specific visa conditions. Some programs (like Waterloo's co-op CS degree) build paid work terms directly into the curriculum rather than leaving it to a part-time side job. Always confirm current work-hour limits with the institution or your visa conditions before relying on them.

This is the real risk in the study-to-stay path, and it's worth planning for honestly. Post-study work visas are time-limited — once they expire without a sponsor or a points-based PR grant in hand, your legal options narrow fast. That's why Gooz links study programs directly to visa-sponsored job listings in the same country, so you can start that search months before your work visa's clock runs out rather than after.

Program details are sourced from official university pages and reviewed on a regular cycle, but tuition, scholarship amounts, and intake dates can change on the university's end at any time. Treat every figure here as a strong starting estimate and confirm the current number directly with the university's admissions office before you commit to anything financially.