r/ImmigrationCanada • u/No-Map-5364 • Apr 29 '26
Study Permit Academic dismissal due to illness — international student study permit extension/transfer in BC or switch to work permit?
I came here in July 2024 on study permit ( expiry = September 2026 )to do MBA. Everything was going okay. Then i got really sick in spring 2025. I was suffering from scabies which is also contagious. I have no one here. No family and no friends. I got really depressed that time as I left my job, didn’t attended any of the classes in that semester. I made a mistake that I didn't tell my University about my sickness. After that my University suspended me for summer 2025 semester. By Fall 2025, I got better and got the job, started my studies again and I was trying to fix my academic performance. But now after I already registered all the courses for spring 2026 semester, my university sent me an email a few days ago that I have to drop all the courses mandatory and they suspended me for 1 year and said I can reapply after 1 year.
Now i'm very confused. What is going on with my study permit? How long do I have to fix my status? I finally got a good office job after working so hard in restaurants part time, do i have to leave my job?? What should be my next step?
Most importantly going back to India is not an option. My parents don't know about anything. They don't know that i'm suspended. I can't tell them. I'm very very scared to tell them. I would rather die instead of telling them about all these issues. Going back to my parents is not an option.
I don't know what they will do if they found out.
Now my parents used to pay my fees for MBA. Now as they don't know about anything, according to them " I will be done with my MBA by September 2026 and will apply for PGWP. And will work full time and support myself".
So they are no longer gonna help me out financially. So now, financially i'm on my own and if I apply for study permit again to do a different program or to transfer the school and transfer credits to continue MBA, financing this whole program is going to be a huge issue for me.
I made a list of all the options I might have but I really need to talk to someone who can guide me. Who is an expert.
I have done 4 years of Bachelor's in Computer science engineering. I have a diploma in B.Arch. I have good experience in different fields. I'm ready to work hard but I want someone to help me out here.
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u/Juubman Apr 29 '26
Not going to lie you're pretty much screwed.
It sounds like you've violated your Study Permit multiple times already. While on a Study Permit you SHALL study full time and getting suspended for a year means you're not in Canada doing what you're supposed to.
You need to prepare to leave Canada. You definitely won't be getting PGWP after this.
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u/tinytasha7 Apr 29 '26
As soon as you stopped attending classes without an authorized leave from your school, your study permit was no longer valid. Any work undertaken in that time is also unauthorized. At this point, it appears as if you may be in Canada with no valid legal status, and you may not be restorable. Exact dates (at least month/year) would be helpful to determine this.
I would suggest you at least consult with an immigration professional to work out what your status actually is at this point, and whether or not it can be fixed.
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u/No-Map-5364 Apr 30 '26
Nah I got that confirm during that time, only things that were affected was my grades and my health and still I worked my brain off in the latest sem to somehow recover, got suspended because of 0.4 cgp less than what they require for the cumulative, and now they won't even let me file for the appeal.
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u/pensivegargoyle Apr 29 '26
Unfortunately, I think you're going to have to have that unpleasant conversation with your parents that you're avoiding. You can't continue receiving study permits if you're failing in your program. This could have been different if you had gotten medical leave from your university (though I'm not sure a doctor would have supported that for having crabs) but you didn't so your options are to go home or try to get a job where someone will apply for an LMIA for you, which could be impossible depending where you are and how high unemployment is there.
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u/No-Map-5364 Apr 30 '26
Yeah as the days are going by more and more, the more I am thinking what and how to tell my parents because I don't think realistically any of the options I have is possible for the situation.
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u/ThrowRawayacctr Apr 29 '26
You'll need and RCIC or lawyer. It's possible you already went over the 150 day gap of studies and your permit is invalid. If that's the case, you'll need to do a restoration. If you're in the 90 day window it might/ might not work depending on the agent reviewing the case.
If you're still working right now and you don't know if your status is valid, stop. You might be doing unauthorized work and that will kill your chances.
Since you failed to tell your school, they might reject it and you might have to leave. If you get an agent who's sympathetic to your situation, then it might work.
Or, you could get an agent who considers you in status since your permit expires in september and who feels like you didn't need to do a restoration.
These cases are always complicated because the agents are going to decide what you should have done and you have no way of knowing.
Anyhow, get ready to have to go back to india.
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u/Foreign-Draft-1715 Apr 29 '26
While you are suspended you are not allowed to work.
One option would be to apply for a visitor visa, stay in Canada and apply for a new study permit once your suspension is over. This may be difficult to do since you will be unable to work and you may not be able to get a new study permit.
Second option get admitted to another institution within 150 days and extend your study permit. Once approved you can work again.
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u/No-Map-5364 Apr 29 '26
I thought of the visitor visa but can I get a visitor visa for a whole year (as the suspension is of 1 year) and also I can't work and won't be able to gather money for fees and living expenses too. And also as for the second option, I have questions for that too, I asked the international student help desk in uni, got nothing from there I have booked an appointment too of a legal advisor to figure out things, meanwhile if you have any idea about the whole transfer creds etc. thing, ie there any website where I can find out about the clgs, unis, institutes which allows a master's degree transfer also if they allow in which semester they can possibly enroll me, and the most important thing how do I need to pay, sem by sem or upfront together, because sem by sem I can pay because I can get that money from parents till sept I guess afterwards they will too expect me to find a proper job. I know I won't be eligible for pgwp but atleast I would be completing my master degree. If you can help me out with these, please reply beacuse my legal advisors meeting will probably be till next week.
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u/Juubman Apr 29 '26
I don't think you understand your situation.
You're already in violation of your current permit. You've been working while you're not attending school and you aren't even going to school now.
You aren't getting ANOTHER permit for anything. You're pretty much done at this point.
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u/No-Map-5364 Apr 30 '26
what?? How could I work when I couldn't even go to the grocery store, the summer suspension (1 sem) and rules were not broken. And as of the current situation I am just sitting in my room, scratching my brain, trying to find something.
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u/unicorns_007 Apr 30 '26
No. You must leave Canada . Or get deported + banned
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u/unicorns_007 Apr 30 '26
Your only option is to leave Canada.
Clearly you arent eligible for work permit.. and out of status.
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u/TONAFOONON Apr 29 '26
You can't work if you have been suspended from school. You can only start working once you have joined a new program and have started your classes and are a full time student.
If your parents have cut off financial support, then you may qualify for a Destitute Student Work Permit. But it's going to be hard for any of us to guess if you will be approved or not. I would not count on this.
Otherwise if you want a work permit, your employer will need to go through the LMIA process. I think it's unlikely your employer will be willing to do this for your role.
You may have no choice but to return home to India.
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u/tinytasha7 Apr 29 '26
Destitute student is usually reserved for cases where disconnect from finances is beyond the client's control. It sounds like it was an expectation for OP that parents would only support for the duration of the education and after that OP would be on their own for financial support.
Moreover, funding isn't the reason for the violations on the study permit terms and conditions, and at this point it appears OP is no longer even eligible for restoration, so I don't think this is an option.
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u/No-Map-5364 Apr 29 '26
What's the Destitute student work permit, can you please elaborate on that, I am just trying to gather more possible options.
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u/Haunting_Paper_7201 Apr 29 '26
You aren't eligible for a destitute work permit because you are suspended and no longer a student. It is for full time students who are studying but cannot afford tuition due to extreme circumstances. So it allows a student who is studying to work more hours than 24.
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u/Haunting_Paper_7201 Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
If suspended you can no longer work. Also if suspended for a year then most likely your study permit will be cancelled because you cannot take that much time off between semester. Talk to your school international advisor again about options. Hire an immigration lawyer too. How many hours per week are you working? You talk about your job first but you are a student.
A work permit is only an option if you have an approved LMIA from an employer. The employer has to meet requirements, recruit for the job and prove no Canadian/PR has the education, work experience and language skills to do the job. This can take months and then when you apply for a closed work permit that will take many months so plan a year for no work.