I don't know whether to ask here or in the foreign student section, but I think this is more about PR application (spousal with kids). Note that I may be thinking of this far too early but don't know.
The short form of my question is: how to handle visa requirements for a student with pending PR file?
Background: applied in October and PR application in process (sponsor approval, bio and meds done). The only question really is how long the approval might take (i.e. I'm fully confident no issues with eligibility or genuineness of our relationship). I'm Cdn cit, spouse obviously not. Kids are not (and cannot get through me as I was born abroad).
In parallel my stepson is finishing high school and applying to universities. I'm confident he'll get into an acceptable program (good grades and English testing etc), with admission for fall 2020. (Separate note that this is not a money issue, or at least we can handle that if it comes to it, I mean the difference between international and resident tuition).
Obviously if we get PR approved early I don't anticipate issues - once PR approved and documents in hand, land and get some paperwork done, and he's off. I suppose in worst case scenario we could delay his entry to university by a semester, but would prefer not to.
But what to do if the application process starts dragging out? He has a tourist visa now, long validity. The complication I see is that to get the study permission, part of the decision process is whether the IRCC officers are confident the student will leave. We honestly couldn't and wouldn't attest to that at this point with PR application in process.
Thoughts welcome. I know definitive answers probably impossible, but perhaps someone else has been in this situation before. (And I apologise if this seems dumb or I've missed something obvious - I don't know the student process well and our timetables have shifted over time, too, had been assuming we would not be at this in-between stage at this point).
The short form of my question is: how to handle visa requirements for a student with pending PR file?
Background: applied in October and PR application in process (sponsor approval, bio and meds done). The only question really is how long the approval might take (i.e. I'm fully confident no issues with eligibility or genuineness of our relationship). I'm Cdn cit, spouse obviously not. Kids are not (and cannot get through me as I was born abroad).
In parallel my stepson is finishing high school and applying to universities. I'm confident he'll get into an acceptable program (good grades and English testing etc), with admission for fall 2020. (Separate note that this is not a money issue, or at least we can handle that if it comes to it, I mean the difference between international and resident tuition).
Obviously if we get PR approved early I don't anticipate issues - once PR approved and documents in hand, land and get some paperwork done, and he's off. I suppose in worst case scenario we could delay his entry to university by a semester, but would prefer not to.
But what to do if the application process starts dragging out? He has a tourist visa now, long validity. The complication I see is that to get the study permission, part of the decision process is whether the IRCC officers are confident the student will leave. We honestly couldn't and wouldn't attest to that at this point with PR application in process.
Thoughts welcome. I know definitive answers probably impossible, but perhaps someone else has been in this situation before. (And I apologise if this seems dumb or I've missed something obvious - I don't know the student process well and our timetables have shifted over time, too, had been assuming we would not be at this in-between stage at this point).