Changing status to not-studying?

[criveros]

My newly wife, was enrolled in George brown college for the fall 2016 semester. Towards the end of the semester she dropped out (She finished it) and she stopped working on the last week of school. She tried to get into Ryerson part-time but couldn't.

We are going to be submitting our marriage sponsorship application soon, when we receive our marriage certificate and she needs to have a legal status in Canada.

She has a visitor visa and student permit, she is not currently enrolled.

it's been about 4 weeks since she dropped from the program. We are going to go to the college to see if she can be re-enrolled otherwise we are going to change her condition since she is no longer studying.

Does this seem reasonable? Will she have to leave the country if she changes her status/condition?

 

[varunnarayan]

Legally, She has to legally leave the country as soon as she drops out from the college. That's the law.

From what I read, Dropping out is not the same as finishing a degree. If she finished the degree, She had to either apply for PGWP or leave the country. If she drops out, She has to leave the country as she isint a student anymore and would be bracing her study permit condition.

You family sponsorship isint going to change her situation if she's dropped out. She has already breached her permit clauses and will be considered a defaulter.

My interpretation is totally based on common sense and previous experience. Make sure you don't do anything without consulting a lawyer .

 

[criveros]

Legally, She has to legally leave the country as soon as she drops out from the college. That's the law.

From what I read, Dropping out is not the same as finishing a degree. If she finished the degree, She had to either apply for PGWP or leave the country. If she drops out, She has to leave the country as she isint a student anymore and would be bracing her study permit condition.

You family sponsorship isint going to change her situation if she's dropped out. She has already breached her permit clauses and will be considered a defaulter.

My interpretation is totally based on common sense and previous experience. Make sure you don't do anything without consulting a lawyer .

We called CIC and they said if she cannot re-enroll, we need to change her condition, and have her re-enroll in may, but she can stay, just not work during any time she is not studying.

School has not started, and she was technically in school while school was running.

 

[Gymguy]

We called CIC and they said if she cannot re-enroll, we need to change her condition, and have her re-enroll in may, but she can stay, just not work during any time she is not studying.

School has not started, and she was technically in school while school was running.

I guess there's window of 90 days to re-enrol once you withdraw from a program. Her legal status is valid as soon as She enrols in a new course within this time period. And yes She can't work in the intervening period. I always call CIC and you did the right thing by getting a confirmation from them. Good Luck.