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Study permit delays leave international students in limbo
FromThe Decibel
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17 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2022
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As of Aug. 15, nearly 170,000 study permit applications were pending with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Although plans have been made to get many of these students to the start of their classes on time, many might have to be kept waiting.Will Tao is an immigration lawyer based in British Columbia who focuses on international student study permits. He tells us why we’re seeing so much delay in processing these permits and how the system often leaves applicants from the global south behind.
Released:
Sep 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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