Hello everyone, I got a question for all of ya regarding a little pickle I got myself in.
I recently got accepted into a 4 year university program in Canada and applied accordingly. The embassy sent me an email saying that my study permit application was approved and I'm to show the approval letter to the visa officer in the entrance in order to obtain my permit. It also states that if I'm from a country that needs visas (I am) I have also been issued a temporary resident visa.
The thing is though...my passport expires before the 4 years of my studies. Idiotic I know, for many reasons, from fatigue to the stress of my daily life to just not knowing how exactly passports and permits worked, I f-d up.
Now this is what I'm wondering; what is the best course of action that I can take? Do I just start the process over and apply for a study permit again, if so would doing this again harm my new application? It's not like I lied during the first application, I stated clearly that I would be there for atleast 4 years.
Or is there a way I can attach my old visa to a new/renewed passport? I saw on some other sites that that may be an option though I am not sure of their legitimacy. If thats the case, will my temporary resident visa from my old passport transfer to the new one? If I do this, will the visa officer judge and give me my study permit based on the original passport application and I'll get slapped the expiry date connected to my old passport or will my new passport expiry be taken into account?
I know this ones a floozy. Real feedback is appreciated, please don't just reply I should do a new application on the safe side if there are other legitimate options you may or may not know about.
Thanks in advance
I recently got accepted into a 4 year university program in Canada and applied accordingly. The embassy sent me an email saying that my study permit application was approved and I'm to show the approval letter to the visa officer in the entrance in order to obtain my permit. It also states that if I'm from a country that needs visas (I am) I have also been issued a temporary resident visa.
The thing is though...my passport expires before the 4 years of my studies. Idiotic I know, for many reasons, from fatigue to the stress of my daily life to just not knowing how exactly passports and permits worked, I f-d up.
Now this is what I'm wondering; what is the best course of action that I can take? Do I just start the process over and apply for a study permit again, if so would doing this again harm my new application? It's not like I lied during the first application, I stated clearly that I would be there for atleast 4 years.
Or is there a way I can attach my old visa to a new/renewed passport? I saw on some other sites that that may be an option though I am not sure of their legitimacy. If thats the case, will my temporary resident visa from my old passport transfer to the new one? If I do this, will the visa officer judge and give me my study permit based on the original passport application and I'll get slapped the expiry date connected to my old passport or will my new passport expiry be taken into account?
I know this ones a floozy. Real feedback is appreciated, please don't just reply I should do a new application on the safe side if there are other legitimate options you may or may not know about.
Thanks in advance