If you're partway through a degree abroad while a family PR sponsorship application (e.g., a parent sponsoring you as a dependent) is in progress, credit transfer to a Canadian or US institution isn't automatic just because your PR gets approved.
What group members clarified:
- Credit transfer depends on accreditation, not PR status. Individual course credits can only transfer if the receiving institution recognizes them, and that recognition typically runs through an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) from a body like WES or IQAS.
- The more common path is to finish your current degree in your home country first, then get the completed degree assessed by WES/IQAS once you're ready to apply to further study or work in Canada — rather than trying to transfer mid-program.
- PR approval does not itself validate foreign coursework. It changes your immigration status, but your academic credits still need a separate accreditation process.
If switching universities mid-degree is important to you, contact the receiving institution's admissions office directly to ask about their specific credit transfer policy for your program and country — this varies significantly by school.