I'm from the UK, currently staying with my (Canadian citizen) fiance in SK on a visitor visa (we have been living together for less than 1 year so do not currently qualify as common-law under SK law). I've been accepted into an official institute onto a 4 year program, starting in May.
At the port of entry (airport) the immigration officer understood my situation and allocated me a Visitor record which gives me an ID number. She told me with this I could apply for either a study permit or permanent resident visa (via marriage, as we marry in August) depending which one I want to go for first. She told me I could do this from within Canada. I also had a short consultation with an immigration service company, who also told me I could apply for the study permit online on the CIC website, from within Canada.
Now, I've gone though the website and went through the eligibility questionnaire, answering everything truthfully and legally. Each answer is correct to what I've been told is OK, even by immigration officials - YET the CIC questionnaire tells me I am not eligible to apply for a simply study permit.
Could anyone possibly help me understand why? The study is within a recognised institute, I have an acceptance letter, I have no previous/bad record with immigration, I am in the country legally, I have a visitor record ID - also the results came back negative whether I said I was single or common-law that part made no difference.
Could I perhaps skip the online application since it's not working, and apply by mail? Online would be easier and quicker, but it's just not seeming to work. Thank you to those who may help!
At the port of entry (airport) the immigration officer understood my situation and allocated me a Visitor record which gives me an ID number. She told me with this I could apply for either a study permit or permanent resident visa (via marriage, as we marry in August) depending which one I want to go for first. She told me I could do this from within Canada. I also had a short consultation with an immigration service company, who also told me I could apply for the study permit online on the CIC website, from within Canada.
Now, I've gone though the website and went through the eligibility questionnaire, answering everything truthfully and legally. Each answer is correct to what I've been told is OK, even by immigration officials - YET the CIC questionnaire tells me I am not eligible to apply for a simply study permit.
Could anyone possibly help me understand why? The study is within a recognised institute, I have an acceptance letter, I have no previous/bad record with immigration, I am in the country legally, I have a visitor record ID - also the results came back negative whether I said I was single or common-law that part made no difference.
Could I perhaps skip the online application since it's not working, and apply by mail? Online would be easier and quicker, but it's just not seeming to work. Thank you to those who may help!