Study permit validity/re-application/addmission deferral.

[parth7aug]

Hello All,
So, I got my study permit approved back in December 2022 for the January 2023 intake at Humber College through SDS. I left for Canada on 28 Dec 2022. However, due to an emergency, I had to return back to India on 04 Jan 2023. My study+work permit is valid till 30 April 2025. As I've returned back to India, I withdrew from the course and got the fees refunded. As the emergency situation at my home cooled down, I re-applied for the same course in the same college for the Sept 2023 intake and also got the Letter of Acceptance.
I need to know if I have to apply for a fresh study permit or get an extension on the already approved one which is valid till 30 Apr 2025. I read a few articles and also referred to the IRCC website and it is mentioned that I need to submit the updated Letter of Acceptance through the web form if the deferral is more than 150 days. It is obviously more than 150 days.
I need to know the next steps. Can anyone advise? I haven't been getting any responses on my web forms.
Thanks in advance!

Thanks,
Parth

 

[Naturgrl]

Hello All,
So, I got my study permit approved back in December 2022 for the January 2023 intake at Humber College through SDS. I left for Canada on 28 Dec 2022. However, due to an emergency, I had to return back to India on 04 Jan 2023. My study+work permit is valid till 30 April 2025. As I've returned back to India, I withdrew from the course and got the fees refunded. As the emergency situation at my home cooled down, I re-applied for the same course in the same college for the Sept 2023 intake and also got the Letter of Acceptance.
I need to know if I have to apply for a fresh study permit or get an extension on the already approved one which is valid till 30 Apr 2025. I read a few articles and also referred to the IRCC website and it is mentioned that I need to submit the updated Letter of Acceptance through the web form if the deferral is more than 150 days. It is obviously more than 150 days.
I need to know the next steps. Can anyone advise? I haven't been getting any responses on my web forms.
Thanks in advance!

Thanks,
Parth

You need a new study permit. Your study permit should be cancelled because Humber must notify IRCC if you drop out unless you had approved leave for less than 150 days.

 

[parth7aug]

Okay, but what would happen to the permit that was approved previously? And is still valid? The stamping on the passport? Have you come across any similar scenario as mine? I'm really confused.

 

[Naturgrl]

Okay, but what would happen to the permit that was approved previously? And is still valid? The stamping on the passport? Have you come across any similar scenario as mine? I'm really confused.

If you never studied and/or dropped out the study permit would be cancelled. Humber must notify IRCC that you are no longer a student. This is a common scenario. You would be taking more than 150 days off between programs. Humber refunded you so you didn’t get an official leave from the school.

 

[parth7aug]

Thanks. So I need to apply for a fresh permit right? And are the permits approved in such scenarios? They wouldn't want to risk my dropping out again right? And also I need to obviously mention all of this in my SOP as well right? Do you have any such SOP? Would be really helpful.