I hold Guatemalan and German passports and am planning on studying at a culinary institute in Ottawa for 9 months and because of the length of the program which doesn't create or confer a degree.
On March 9th I submitted a request for a student permit at the Guatemala office with my Guatemalan passport and was sure that after the 25 days I'd see my passport back with an answer.
The VAC and Embassy requested additional paperwork (meds and some personal stuff) and an FBI Certificate (I studied college in the States). However the certificate never came. I requested the Embassy (through the VAC) to overlook it because as time goes by the certificate would come after classes start at the institute that I plan attending so basically gave up on the visa and requested the cancelation of the application process as I may have another option to study there.
Now for some reason the embassy hasn't returned my passport because, according to the VAC, they have to consider my case?!?!?!
First question, what's to consider when I request the cancelation of the visa process and not return my passport?
Second question, the culinary institute is able to fraction the program in to three courses that last three months each. Would I be able to go into Canada, study, and exit every 3 months since according to the immigration law, programs that are under 6 months of length don't require student permits?
On March 9th I submitted a request for a student permit at the Guatemala office with my Guatemalan passport and was sure that after the 25 days I'd see my passport back with an answer.
The VAC and Embassy requested additional paperwork (meds and some personal stuff) and an FBI Certificate (I studied college in the States). However the certificate never came. I requested the Embassy (through the VAC) to overlook it because as time goes by the certificate would come after classes start at the institute that I plan attending so basically gave up on the visa and requested the cancelation of the application process as I may have another option to study there.
Now for some reason the embassy hasn't returned my passport because, according to the VAC, they have to consider my case?!?!?!
First question, what's to consider when I request the cancelation of the visa process and not return my passport?
Second question, the culinary institute is able to fraction the program in to three courses that last three months each. Would I be able to go into Canada, study, and exit every 3 months since according to the immigration law, programs that are under 6 months of length don't require student permits?