Visa approved for 22-24 ; Course deferred to 23-25

[aliasgar.s01]

Hi everyone,
Here's what happened with the timeline:
- Applied for study permit for Fall'22 in May
- Missed the university deadline to show visa proof on Aug 7th due to delays at IRCC
- Got the updated admission letter for Fall 23-25 (only available intake for my course) from the uni on 10th Aug, sent the same to IRCC on the same day via webform
- Visa approved end of August, went through with the passport printing process assuming it was for 23-25.

Now the issue is that the duration of the permit mentioned on the passport is for 22-24, even though I sent a webform to IRCC with the updated admission letter. Is there anything in particular that needs to be done now?
From what I've read so far, I just have to apply for a study permit extension in '23 once my permit is close to expiry. As this is way beyond IRCC's 150 day threshold for deferral without notice I'm concerned and also a little worried about the PoE interview with the visa officer regarding these dates.
Anyone with any idea about the process related to this, your insight would be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

 

[canuck78]

Hi everyone,
Here's what happened with the timeline:
- Applied for study permit for Fall'22 in May
- Missed the university deadline to show visa proof on Aug 7th due to delays at IRCC
- Got the updated admission letter for Fall 23-25 (only available intake for my course) from the uni on 10th Aug, sent the same to IRCC on the same day via webform
- Visa approved end of August, went through with the passport printing process assuming it was for 23-25.

Now the issue is that the duration of the permit mentioned on the passport is for 22-24, even though I sent a webform to IRCC with the updated admission letter. Is there anything in particular that needs to be done now?
From what I've read so far, I just have to apply for a study permit extension in '23 once my permit is close to expiry. As this is way beyond IRCC's 150 day threshold for deferral without notice I'm concerned and also a little worried about the PoE interview with the visa officer regarding these dates.
Anyone with any idea about the process related to this, your insight would be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Are you already in Canada? Have you already completed another degree? You mention extending your study visa in 2023 because it will be near expiry and 150 days to remain in Canada without studying between programs. In other places it would seem ad though you’ve never been to Canada and should have a study permit that expires at a minimum in 2024 if not 2025 and that 150 days is not applicable to your situation.

 

[aliasgar.s01]

Are you already in Canada? Have you already completed another degree? You mention extending your study visa in 2023 because it will be near expiry and 150 days to remain in Canada without studying between programs. In other places it would seem ad though you’ve never been to Canada and should have a study permit that expires at a minimum in 2024 if not 2025 and that 150 days is not applicable to your situation.

Hi, thanks for the reply.
I'm not in Canada. I've applied for a two years master's course from India. Initially was supposed to complete the said master's course from 22-24 but as mentioned above because of the delay had to defer it to Fall 2023 whereas the visa is approved for 22-24.

According to what I've read I'll have to apply for an extension in 2024 (when my current visa expires) for an additional year upto 2025 (when my course ends).

 

[aliasgar.s01]

Anyone with any sort of idea about this please do reach out. Your insight will be highly appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[Abdussalam Khan]

Hi, thanks for the reply.
I'm not in Canada. I've applied for a two years master's course from India. Initially was supposed to complete the said master's course from 22-24 but as mentioned above because of the delay had to defer it to Fall 2023 whereas the visa is approved for 22-24.

According to what I've read I'll have to apply for an extension in 2024 (when my current visa expires) for an additional year upto 2025 (when my course ends).

No need for extension later, you can show your new LOA at the immigration and your study permit will be inlined with the new LOA (from fall 23 to 25). For the Visa, you have to file a new application, in case it expires before the end date of your program.

 

[aliasgar.s01]

No need for extension later, you can show your new LOA at the immigration and your study permit will be inlined with the new LOA (from fall 23 to 25). For the Visa, you have to file a new application, in case it expires before the end date of your program.

So I can go ahead with the current visa and do not have to do anything as of yet and will have no issues with immigration?
And then I will have to apply for a visa extension once the current one expires.. that's it?

 

[Abdussalam Khan]

So I can go ahead with the current visa and do not have to do anything as of yet and will have no issues with immigration?
And then I will have to apply for a visa extension once the current one expires.. that's it?

Yes that's it, just submit your new LOA to IRCC through a webform.