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very urgent enquiry - study permit conditions and change of college

seaworld

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Aug 6, 2017
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Hi

My nephew has arrived in canada and has a condition on study permit - " Attendance at the university, college or other institution specified by the immigration officer "

Institution name on permit is Designated learning institution - AB

Can he change college and province under this condition or no ?

He got offer letter from another DLI

His studies from his first college in AB did not start yet.

Please help me out.

Thank you
 

scylla

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Hi

My nephew has arrived in canada and has a condition on study permit - " Attendance at the university, college or other institution specified by the immigration officer "

Institution name on permit is Designated learning institution - AB

Can he change college and province under this condition or no ?

He got offer letter from another DLI

His studies from his first college in AB did not start yet.

Please help me out.

Thank you
Short answer is no. He needs to apply for a new study permit of he wants to switch DLIs without completing at least one semester at his first school.
 

PMM

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Hi

Hi

My nephew has arrived in canada and has a condition on study permit - " Attendance at the university, college or other institution specified by the immigration officer "

Institution name on permit is Designated learning institution - AB

Can he change college and province under this condition or no ?

He got offer letter from another DLI

His studies from his first college in AB did not start yet.

Please help me out.

Thank you
1/ No, he can't change. He has to complete the first semester at the DLI before he can switch schools.
 

Simba112

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Mar 25, 2021
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Hi

My nephew has arrived in canada and has a condition on study permit - " Attendance at the university, college or other institution specified by the immigration officer "

Institution name on permit is Designated learning institution - AB

Can he change college and province under this condition or no ?

He got offer letter from another DLI

His studies from his first college in AB did not start yet.

Please help me out.

Thank you
First time come across conditions on study permit insisting holder to attend institution specified by VO, technically the answer is NO. and in my opinion even after first semester, holder needs to change conditions if he wish to attend another DLI...otherwise, there'll be issues with pgwp. Looks like changing DLI has become common, i foresee in future they will ban changing DLI completely.
 

scylla

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Jun 8, 2010
95,848
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Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Is it because of the condition on his permit which i mentioned ??
This rule would apply even if the study permit didn't specifically state this condition.

Students who want to change DLIs as soon as they arrive in Canada need to get a new study permit.

Your nephew needs to apply for a new study permit if he wants to switch schools. He will also most likely need to defer his studies to the next semester since it's very unlikely the new study permit will be approved by September.