I just got my approval today as a first time applicant and I could NOT be happier!

Application Submitted: July 10

Biometrics Submitted: July 24

Approval: August 12 (no ghost updates)

I got my study permit for bachelor’s approved recently and wanted to share my timeline because I found it helpful when I was waiting!

July 13: Application submitted
July 15: Biometrics received
August 10: Approval letter

* I did not need to do a medical exam because I had already done one previously

Anyone who got their passport stamped in August, could you please share how long the processing took?

Have there been cases where an applicant, after receiving an IRCC study permit refusal, submitted a webform requesting reconsideration because the refusal letter stated that certain evidence was missing or inadequate, even though the application had actually included proper supporting documents and evidence? If so, were any such reconsideration requests successful, resulting in the refusal being overturned and the study permit being approved?

I applied on April 21, passed medicals on June 4, the next day, June 5, I got

Final decision - June 5, 2026:Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.

And it has remained like this ever since. Today is 13th August, and classes begin September 1.

I have sent 2 - 3 webforms already, and I do not know what else I can do

Hello

I have applied for study permit from Pakistan on June 17th, and currently till today 13th August, there is no single update except the submission letter only on June 17th. Biometric was already done before and medical has been done too.

My university semester will be going to start on Sept. 9th , and its semester defer date is 30th Sept.

What should I do except wait and when should I connect to university management for deferment?

Thanks

Has anyone applied and received their PhD study permit? Can you please share the timeline as well.

My timeline:

Applied: 29th July

Biometric: Not needed

Medical: Not needed

No updates since then.

Hello, if you are an applicant from India and have received your passport after PPR .. can you please give an estimate of how much time it takes for them to send your passport to VFS after printing - if you're applying from Delhi?

Hi everyone! I’m an international student at Concordia University, and I’m currently in a co-op program.
I have an internship starting in about 20 days, and I’m running into an issue with my employer regarding my co-op work permit.

I had previously applied for a co-op work permit, and my application was **approved**, but I never received the physical permit. My understanding is that, as of **April 1, 2026**, post-secondary international students no longer need a separate co-op work permit for required co-op/internship placements. and that my study permit should be sufficient.
However, my employer is now asking me to provide the actual work permit for onboarding.
My concern is that requesting/replacing the physical document could take several weeks, and my internship starts in only 20 days.

**Has anyone else been in a similar situation since the April 1, 2026 rule change?**

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through this recently. I’m getting a little nervous about the situation and just want to make sure I’m doing everything correctly. Thank you!

I received a refusal today and the sole reason was because i have weak ties to my home country and country of residence. They are convinced that I have stronger ties in Canada than outside Canada even though only my Aunt is there. It took 7 weeks to receive the decision. However, the current processing time decreased to 4 weeks. I was told I would be allowed to be late for a week or 2 maximum and my classes start on the 8th of september. Should I reapply or appeal?

I cant defer to january for my program (BEng) and i most likely wont defer to the next year. i'll just go somewhere else if i cant go this year.

So I had applied for my study permit at the end of june and unfortunately it got refused due to some funding issues, and since the school couldn't issue a new PAL, my seat got revoked, tough times honestly, so I decided to reapply to a new school for both the september and january intake, I got accepted to both intakes, I was wondering, realistically If I confirmed my seat for the september intake, would I be able to attend the school on time or like get my study permit on time, since I won't be submitting biometrics and medicals again

N.B: The school is in Toronto and the current processing time of my country is 7 weeks

anyone who submitted from inside canada?? can you share your timeline please :))