A member who applied for a study visa reconsideration in early November hadn't heard back from IRCC and, with a CRS of 478, asked whether to keep waiting or start a fresh reapplication.
What the thread suggested:- Raising a webform after your reconsideration request has gone quiet may prompt a faster response. One member who raised a webform reported receiving two emails within 4 days afterward, suggesting it can help move a stalled reconsideration along.
- Simply waiting without any follow-up action didn't produce results for at least one member who explicitly said they hadn't raised a webform and also hadn't heard anything — reinforcing that proactive follow-up may be more effective than passive waiting.
The practical takeaway: if your study visa reconsideration request has gone quiet for weeks, raise a webform rather than just continuing to wait — at least one member reported a fast response (within 4 days) after doing so.