I'm in Canada on a work permit that ends in February and i have applied for study permit since September i got a maintain status for my wife who is on a post graduate work permit but nothing was sent to me . My school starts in January but I'm yet to get any response from IRCC . What should i do ? should i defer my admission till may 2025 or just wait till the resumption date before i defer my admission
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Ask your school about deferring and last date you can start classes. Are you on an open work permit? Are you taking masters. Is your wife still on PGWP or trying to change to an SOWP? If she was the principal foreigner then she is not eligible for SOWP based on your study permit.
My wife did 1yr study and i got an open work permit , after study she got postgraduate work permit and i got an extension of my work permit in September i applied for a study permit for a master program of two years and also an open work permit for my wife we got a maintain status but I'm yet to get any information about my study permit
So you cannot study until visa is approved. Also, your wife’s SOWP should be refused because she is not eligible. IRCC closed the loophole several years ago to stop flip-flopping between different permits.
This loophole previously allowed spouses and common-law partners to “flip-flop” between who was the principal status holder (the student) who is your wife, and then become the spousal open work permit holder themselves as their own spouse either went to school or began working in an eligible job. This was done in order to continue remaining in Canada as a temporary resident and continue working.
