Need help regarding study permit extension with health problems (urgent)

[Newtonedu]

Hi guys, my story in short : I have been in Canada since Jan 2019, originally came to study in Seneca College. I changed my institution to memorial university the very next spring semester and since then completed the spring semester as part time student ( 2 courses) and fall semester as full time(3 courses) with clear academic standing. The next semester(Winter 2020), I got really sick and had to drop all my courses. I plan to take full time courses in both the next spring semester and fall semester before my study permit expires in December 2020. Do you think I would be in a bad situation to get a study permit extended. In short the timeline :

1. January 2019 - Withdrawn because changed my institution
2. Spring 2019- Took 2 courses for the spring semester at new institution
3. Fall 2019- Took 3 courses for the fall semester
4. Winter 2020- Dropped all courses due to medical reasons
5. Planning to take full time courses for both upcoming Spring and fall semester

Please note that my study permit expires on December 2020, by then i would have completed 3 semesters in the university (hopefully) and one would be in progress. I can show proof of my medical reasons to drop all my courses in the winter semester of 2020. Will I have much problems for my study permit extension? Specially now that they are so strict?

Thanks

 

[skape7]

Upon being diagnosed with a medical condition, did you get a written authorization from your College accepting / authorizing your medical leave? This is important because educational institutions 'may' unilaterally communicate the status of a student with IRCC.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare-arrival/study-permit-conditions.html#s01.1

If you were a full-time student in Fall 2019 term, you would have maintained that status until mid-December 2019. The conditions of your Study permit state that you can take a maximum of 150 days of authorized leave. This means that your Study permit will no longer be valid 5 months after mid-December (say mid-May). You will be required to leave Canada by that time unless you manage to restore your full-time student status in the Summer 2020 term.
As things stand with COVID-19 in Canada, most Universities and Colleges seem to be cancelling active classes for the Summer 2020 term. This will complicate your situation further and its imperative that you reach the International Student Services immediately to work out a way forward.
Good luck!

 

[Newtonedu]

Upon being diagnosed with a medical condition, did you get a written authorization from your College accepting / authorizing your medical leave? This is important because educational institutions 'may' unilaterally communicate the status of a student with IRCC.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare-arrival/study-permit-conditions.html#s01.1

If you were a full-time student in Fall 2019 term, you would have maintained that status until mid-December 2019. The conditions of your Study permit state that you can take a maximum of 150 days of authorized leave. This means that your Study permit will no longer be valid 5 months after mid-December (say mid-May). You will be required to leave Canada by that time unless you manage to restore your full-time student status in the Summer 2020 term.
As things stand with COVID-19 in Canada, most Universities and Colleges seem to be cancelling active classes for the Summer 2020 term. This will complicate your situation further and its imperative that you reach the International Student Services immediately to work out a way forward.
Good luck!

Upon being diagnosed with a medical condition, did you get a written authorization from your College accepting / authorizing your medical leave? This is important because educational institutions 'may' unilaterally communicate the status of a student with IRCC.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare-arrival/study-permit-conditions.html#s01.1

If you were a full-time student in Fall 2019 term, you would have maintained that status until mid-December 2019. The conditions of your Study permit state that you can take a maximum of 150 days of authorized leave. This means that your Study permit will no longer be valid 5 months after mid-December (say mid-May). You will be required to leave Canada by that time unless you manage to restore your full-time student status in the Summer 2020 term.
As things stand with COVID-19 in Canada, most Universities and Colleges seem to be cancelling active classes for the Summer 2020 term. This will complicate your situation further and its imperative that you reach the International Student Services immediately to work out a way forward.
Good luck!

Hi, thanks for your reply. I am trying to contact the internationalization office, and hope to hear from them soon. The registrar however let me know that for undergraduate students they don't keep record of leaves of absence or indicate a reason why a student has left a semester. However I was suggested to contact internationalization office, hope they can help me with it. Indeed you are right, if summer classes get cancelled, I am basically doomed I am afraid. How considerate are the officials who would check my file? If I explain to them the case, with proper medical documents? Thank you again for the reply