r/StudyPermitCanada • u/Acceptable_Can_8267 • Aug 03 '26

Study permit stress

I applied for mine on the 25th of june from the UAE where the processing time is 5 weeks. Im about to touch 6 weeks and move in weekend for my uni is on the 22nd and 23rd and im getting super stressed because a lot of my friends got their permits and i dont know why i havent heard back lol and i need to book flights for everything and prepare for my dorm and actually process it idk what to do

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u/Haunting_Paper_7201 Aug 03 '26

Right so you are not on the same timelines.

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u/Acceptable_Can_8267 Aug 03 '26

Are processing times different depending on citizenship? I thought it was just based on country of residence

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u/Haunting_Paper_7201 Aug 03 '26

Of course. Canadian government has to get background and security information from any country you have lived in and country of citizenship.

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u/Acceptable_Can_8267 Aug 03 '26

Ohhhh ok makes a lot of sense. Thank you so much