Change of Condition and Extension of Stay
For Students/ Temporary Workers / Visitors

If you are in Canada as a Visitor and would like to extend your stay you can apply for it with valid reason, before 30 days of expiry of your status in Canada.

Change of Condition for Students or temporary workers:
Students are a class of temporary residents who are legally authorized to enter Canada temporarily to study. They are restricted in length of stay and are subject to various other conditions. Student may need to apply for change in condition in one of the following situations

  • Want to extend their stay as a student,
  • Want to change conditions of their stay as a student (i.e. change the college/university, location, change the job, etc.),
  • Change their class (from study permit to work permit etc.)
  • Correct problems in their status

If you are currently studying in Canada and wish to change institutions at the same level, or change levels from college to university, you must look at the conditions initially imposed on your study permit. If required, you must apply to change conditions before moving to another institution.

If your status has expired or if you did not respect one of the conditions of your permit or you have worked or studied without a required permit, you have committed an offence under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. You may be subject to an admissibility hearing that could lead to removal from Canada. If your temporary resident status has expired, you are not eligible to apply for extension. We can assist you in restoring your status, if you qualify.

How we can help?

  1. If your temporary resident status has expired, we can work on get your status restored, subject certain conditions.
  2. We can make an effective representation to have your condition change on your study permit and extension thereof.
  3. We can represent you for your visitor visa extension application
  4. If you find a job while your stay in Canada, we can work for work permit application and if necessary HRSDC validation process
  5. While your stay in Canada as a visitor, if you decide to study in Canada, we can assist you get study permit from outside of Canada.
  6. We can use our expert knowledge to solve any of your temporary status related problem