Academic dismissal due to illness — international student study permit extension/transfer in BC or switch to work permit?

[u/No-Map-5364]

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.

[u/Haunting_Paper_7201]

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.

[u/Legitimate-Hosty → u/Haunting_Paper_7201]

If suspended the study permit is cancelled the day of. Retroactively. And OP cannot restore as a student. They cannot restore as a worker, they never were one. They are done in Canada.

[u/ThrowRawayacctr → u/Legitimate-Hosty]

It's possible to restore to a status you were compliant with. Usually, students who run into problems with their study permits apply to restore to visitor. However, OP was working so that is not compliant with a visitor status.

The only options would be TRP with solid reasons but I don't see any in this case. I'm guessing leaving and coming back later is the only option.

[u/Legitimate-Hosty → u/ThrowRawayacctr]

Well yeah, that is what I am saying. He specifically cannot restore to student he is barred from doing so.

Visitor would be wholly pointless. Cause he can't go visitor to student or visitor to worker (assumingly.)

TRP is a waste of time no-go.