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Deferred your intake but the border issued the permit for the old term? Extend from inside Canada

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Documents Needed

  • New Letter of Acceptance (LOA)

    The deferred-intake LOA plus fee receipt are the basis for the in-Canada extension application.

  • Study permit

    Issued at the border per the original intake dates; the border officer refused to reissue for the deferred term.

Step-by-Step

A student landed in Canada with a visa stamped for the January 2022 intake but had deferred to May 2022. At the border they asked the officer to issue the study permit per the new LOA; the officer refused and said to file for an extension. Result: course completing April 2023, permit/visa expiring 30 Nov 2022 — the permit runs out mid-program. The thread's guidance:

  1. This is fixable from inside Canada — file a study permit extension. Members were unambiguous: apply for the extension as soon as possible now that you've landed. The border officer's refusal to reissue on the spot is common; the in-Canada extension is the designed remedy, not a setback.

  2. It won't disrupt the current semester. One member reassured that applying now wouldn't hamper the spring term — you study on your valid permit while the extension processes, and if the permit expires mid-processing you continue on maintained status.

  3. Technically you can apply any time before the permit expires — 'it's not an issue' — but the thread's better advice was not to wait: apply early with the new LOA and fee receipt so the extended permit covers through the April 2023 completion (plus buffer).

  4. First diagnostic step members used: line up your course end date against the permit/visa expiry dates — that gap defines what you request in the extension.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Do: If the border issues your permit per an old intake, file an in-Canada study permit extension early with the deferred LOA and fee receipt.
  • Don't: Don't panic or delay classes over the short permit — you can study while the extension processes, and maintained status covers you if it expires mid-processing.

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