I was requested to submit an acceptance letter for my study permit extension application

[TopologicalGroup]

Hello everyone.

I'm an international student who started a PhD program in September 2016. Usually it is expected to take 4 or 5 years to finish the program. The situation is that, now I'm sure that I'm going to do the 5th year, which means that I will finish in summer 2021. However my study permit will expire in July 2020. Thus I am currently working on an application of study permit extension. There's one document which I need to submit: an original letter of acceptance, which must be recent dated and indicates the program completion time.

My question is, should I submit the letter of acceptance for the PhD program which I received in 2016 (which is the only acceptance letter I have on hand), or should I submit the letter which indicates the registration status of the upcomming 2020-2021 academic year? Or maybe something else I missed? I'm a little confused about this because of the following reasons:

1. The original acceptance letter does not indicate the completion time. The only sentence regarding time in the letter says: As part of funding package, you are eligible forf a total of (8) terms of TA appointments during the first four years of your program. Additional TA appointments may be available for your fifth year in the program upon application.
2. I think that the registration document indicates that I have to extend my stay for one more year, so maybe this is the one that CIC really want?

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

 

[trampolinegirl]

Hello everyone.

I'm an international student who started a PhD program in September 2016. Usually it is expected to take 4 or 5 years to finish the program. The situation is that, now I'm sure that I'm going to do the 5th year, which means that I will finish in summer 2021. However my study permit will expire in July 2020. Thus I am currently working on an application of study permit extension. There's one document which I need to submit: an original letter of acceptance, which must be recent dated and indicates the program completion time.

My question is, should I submit the letter of acceptance for the PhD program which I received in 2016 (which is the only acceptance letter I have on hand), or should I submit the letter which indicates the registration status of the upcomming 2020-2021 academic year? Or maybe something else I missed? I'm a little confused about this because of the following reasons:

1. The original acceptance letter does not indicate the completion time. The only sentence regarding time in the letter says: As part of funding package, you are eligible forf a total of (8) terms of TA appointments during the first four years of your program. Additional TA appointments may be available for your fifth year in the program upon application.
2. I think that the registration document indicates that I have to extend my stay for one more year, so maybe this is the one that CIC really want?

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

I haven't actually received an answer on mine yet due to the delays, but I was in a similar situation, just a year earlier. I submitted the following:
- My original letter of acceptance that detailed my first four years of funding.
- A letter of continuing enrolment from the university, that mentioned it was 4 or 5 years, and verified I was still enrolled and expecting to graduate at the end of the 5th year.
- A letter from my department confirming that they were expecting me to be enrolled for the 5th year, and that they would fund me through the 5th year. (To both acceptance letter and to proof of funds.)
I just put a page at the front of each upload that explained what documents were included.

Obviously I can't tell you yet if this was successful, but I would just submit both and make it clear what the documents are. And if the document for the upcoming year doesn't detail any funding then you may need to find something else that does.

 

[TopologicalGroup]

I haven't actually received an answer on mine yet due to the delays, but I was in a similar situation, just a year earlier. I submitted the following:
- My original letter of acceptance that detailed my first four years of funding.
- A letter of continuing enrolment from the university, that mentioned it was 4 or 5 years, and verified I was still enrolled and expecting to graduate at the end of the 5th year.
- A letter from my department confirming that they were expecting me to be enrolled for the 5th year, and that they would fund me through the 5th year. (To both acceptance letter and to proof of funds.)
I just put a page at the front of each upload that explained what documents were included.

Obviously I can't tell you yet if this was successful, but I would just submit both and make it clear what the documents are. And if the document for the upcoming year doesn't detail any funding then you may need to find something else that does.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Seems that submitting both documents is a best option in this situation.