Hello there! I am registered for Fall in university, but not attending class because I was waiting on my CAQ to arrive and only now applying for the Study Permit. In the question, "Have you ever stayed in Canada beyond the validity of your status, attended school in Canada without authorization" I wonder if being registered counts as attending school or not. Ps: i remained registered as to not have to return my funds
Registered but not Attending School
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I am in Canada, arrived after study permit expired with a visitor visa, but did not attend class ever since
I just returned before getting the study permit because i had the ticket (CAQ took long to arrive) and I had a lease in Canada and lease ended in home country also
Being registered is different than being enrolled. So, you are not engaged in unauthorized study just by registering. You won't be able to enroll without a study permit anyways. The answer to that question will be no unless you overstayed your visitors.
I was able to enroll because classes started before Study Permit expired. So i am enrolled but not attending
Did you change your status to a visitor record before your study permit expired?
Your study permit application cannot be processed from within Canada (unless there are details you are no sharing) if you are here on a TRV. The application needs to be processed outside of Canada.
You would need to apply to restore your status back to a study permit if you want to apply from within Canada but you need to meet the specific criteria to do that.
I didn't change my status because my status (Study Permit) expired when I was not in Canada. So I didn't overstay my status, that's why I can't apply to restore my status. So when I arrived I simply had the visitor status (eTA) but was not allowed to study. Which I didn't but am still enrolled.
Yes, the IRCC websites says that if you are applying from within Canada, and your study permit did not expire, you have to apply as if you are outside, even though i have to mention that i am actually inside
I am not eligible for that because I wasn't inside Canada when the permit expired. The main question i have is whether being enrolled but not attending class counts as attending school legally.
Sounds like you mean you have been accepted into a university. Did you defer your admission and provide a new LOA?
