Study Permit Denied

What To Do If You Have Not Yet Received Your Letter of Study Permit Approval for Summer 2023

Please be aware that there are delays for study permit applications due to backlogs and impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

All students are expected to study in-person unless they have made arrangements with their academic departments and/or professors to study virtually. Most courses at the University of Guelph are offered through in-person instruction, meaning you need to be on campus to attend them. Some courses, however, may be delivered remotely or in hybrid format. Please contact your professors/department to make arrangements where possible. It may not be possible in all cases, especially for programs that have laboratory components.

As a first step, contact your academic unit to discuss your study options for Fall 2023. When you contact them, please indicate that you are an international student whose application for study permit has not yet been approved.
 
Please note: In cases where your department approves distance learning arrangements, up until August 31, 2023, time spent studying outside of Canada will be counted toward the overall length of the PGWP only if it constitutes less than 50% of the program. All students are expected to study in-person unless they have made arrangements with their academic departments and/or professors to study virtually. Most courses at the University of Guelph are offered through in-person instruction, meaning you need to be on campus to attend them. Some courses, however, may be delivered remotely or in hybrid format. Please contact your professors/department to make arrangements where possible. It may not be possible in all cases, especially for programs that have laboratory components.

As a first step, contact your academic unit to discuss your study options for Fall 2023. When you contact them, please indicate that you are an international student whose application for study permit has not yet been approved.
 
Please note: In cases where your department approves distance learning arrangements, up until August 31, 2023, time spent studying outside of Canada will be counted toward the overall length of the PGWP only if it constitutes less than 50% of the program.