Hey, everyone. I've already talked about this here, but there's something seriously weird going on with Brazilian SDS applications. I was wondering if
@someone from India/China/Phillippines etc who's recently been approved by Edmonton's office could volunteer to help us by sharing their study plan/letter of explanation with me (feel free to leave out your personal info).
I am part of the main Brazilian SDS online community and, so far, not a single applicant there has been granted study permit approval by Edmonton's office (versus 6 or 7 refusals in the past week, all based on purpose of visit). The weirdest part: more than one applicant had had their non-SDS study permit approved by IRCC's office in Brazil earlier this year, but were refused subsequently by the CPC in Edmonton when submitting a new application under the SDS
to study the same program at a different institution (a practically identical application!).
We believe that the study plan/LoE might have the key, and is what has been causing all these refulsals. Maybe Edmonton's CPC is using AI to analyze applications, I don't know. We just can't sit and watch this streak of refusals get higher and higher everyday, and wait for the first ATIP to come out to give us some kind of hope. So, if you've been approved by Edmonton's office or you know someone who has, please send me a PM.