I am an international student. My university does not allow registration without clearing a balance. My family was unable to clear the balance on time (a lot of other financial urgencies needed to be dealt with) and thus my CAQ and study permit expired before I was able to renew them. I needed documents from school before I could renew my documents, and they will not give them unless registration and balance are cleared. About three weeks after expiry, I registered for my courses and was able to apply to renew my CAQ. I understand that CAQ comes before study permit, so I am out of time for both. I applied for CAQ anyway and I am awaiting a response and then I will apply for my study permit + restoration after. My only issue is that I am currently registered for this fall and been attending classes and it's likely my documents will not make it on time (esp study permit). Should I pull out of my current classes or wait and hope for a miracle? It is my final year, I am so anxious about my future in Canada as well due to all this.
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You are studying illegally and need to stop ASAP. Continuing to go to class was not a smart thing to do. If you have been working, that is even worse.
The issue is that I need at least 8 months (fall and winter) to complete my studies, so even if that was a possibility, it might not work out. I've decided to wait for the CAQ and then get a study permit and restoration after and hopefully plead my case for not being able to be in school this semester. It's time-consuming and pushes the completion of my studies but its better than hoping to catch up with classes without a permit.
Hello, I am back, my CAQ was delayed and my 90 days are almost up. I withdrew from all my classes. I will apply for my study permit and include an explanation letter. I am scared I will not get the SP in time for the Winter semester. This is whole situation has been so depressing for me. I would like to know if there are any other avenues to go about getting an SP sooner than 99 days. Does going to the border work for all nationalities? I am not American.
Someone also told me to leave Canada and apply for SP outside of Canada since it will take a shorter period but I will also be asked if I stayed in Canada for a period that I was not meant to be here i,e after the expiry of my SP. This seems a bit risky, any suggestions?
Someone also told me to leave Canada and apply for SP outside of Canada since it will take a shorter period but I will also be asked if I stayed in Canada for a period that I was not meant to be here i,e after the expiry of my SP. This seems a bit risky, any suggestions?
No, you can't go to the border. You need to apply for Restoration. It will likely not be processed before winter semester.
One more thing, I know I cannot physically be in class if I do not receive SP on time, however, can I take online classes? I know some exceptions exist for distance learning. Is there any added info about this other than what is said in --> https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...dents/study-permits/other-considerations.html
Unfortunately, my CAQ got rejected due to lack of enough funds, would it be better to apply for another CAQ or seek administrative review? I feel extremely discouraged. I would also like to know how long the administrative review takes, or would it be faster to re-apply again for the CAQ instead?
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I'm not familiar with the CAQ administrative review process but if you were correctly refused for lack of funds, there probably isn't much hope to a review or to re-applying.
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