Indian students among those hit as Canada clamps down on dummy visa extensions
Canada
(IRCC) has changed rules around 'maintained status' for temporary residents. The update targets the growing trend of 'dummy extension' applications submitted to prolong legal stay in Canada without genuine eligibility, according to a report by Lubna Kably in the Times of India.
Under the new guidelines, if a temporary resident submits a second application for an extension while already on maintained status, and the first application is later rejected, the second application will not preserve their legal stay. It will be returned and denied. Earlier, such second applications could help maintain legal status, though without allowing work or study rights.
'Under the revised guidelines, if a temporary resident with 'maintained status' submits a second application to extend their stay and their initial application is rejected, the second application will not preserve their legal status in Canada. Instead, it will be denied and returned,' said Kubeir Kamal, a regulated Canadian immigration consultant to TOI. 'This represents a change from prior rules, where a second application could still uphold legal residency, despite a first refusal, though it did not permit work or study rights.'
Play Video
Pause
Skip Backward
Skip Forward
Unmute
Current Time
0:00
/
Duration
0:00
Loaded
:
0%
0:00
Stream Type
LIVE
Seek to live, currently behind live
LIVE
Remaining Time
-
0:00
1x
Playback Rate
Chapters
Chapters
Descriptions
descriptions off
, selected
Captions
captions settings
, opens captions settings dialog
captions off
, selected
Audio Track
default
, selected
Picture-in-Picture
Fullscreen
This is a modal window.
Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.
Text
Color
White
Black
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
Opacity
Opaque
Semi-Transparent
Text Background
Color
Black
White
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
Opacity
Opaque
Semi-Transparent
Transparent
Caption Area Background
Color
Black
White
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
Opacity
Transparent
Semi-Transparent
Opaque
Font Size
50%
75%
100%
125%
150%
175%
200%
300%
400%
Text Edge Style
None
Raised
Depressed
Uniform
Drop shadow
Font Family
Proportional Sans-Serif
Monospace Sans-Serif
Proportional Serif
Monospace Serif
Casual
Script
Small Caps
Reset
restore all settings to the default values
Done
Close Modal Dialog
End of dialog window.
by Taboola
by Taboola
Sponsored Links
Sponsored Links
Promoted Links
Promoted Links
You May Like
Top 5 Dividend Stocks for May 2025
Seeking Alpha
Read Now
Undo
As per Lubna's report, maintained status, earlier known as implied status, allows a foreign national to stay in Canada legally under the same conditions of their expired permit, provided they applied for an extension before the original permit expired. The revised policy responds to concerns about applicants submitting ineligible extensions only to extend their stay temporarily through maintained status.
(Join our
ETNRI WhatsApp channel
for all the latest updates)
Kamal noted that many temporary residents, including students and workers, used this route to buy time after submitting an initial extension that had little chance of approval. The new rules close this loophole.
Live Events
You Might Also Like:
Indian diaspora to benefit as Canada proposes expansion of citizenship by descent
Manish Kapoor, another regulated immigration consultant, explained the rule's impact to TOI, 'With nearly half a million work permits expiring in 2025 and with the stringent policies and rules changing every other day, it has become extremely difficult for the temporary residents to maintain their legal status in Canada. This new rule has added fuel to the fire, as it indirectly discourages submitting multiple applications for extension.'
Kapoor pointed out that the policy shift is part of the government's effort to reduce the number of temporary residents in Canada to five per cent of the total population by 2027. At present, temporary residents make up 7.3 per cent of the country's 41.5 million people.
The new guidelines are expected to affect Indian nationals and international students the most, as they form a large share of Canada's temporary resident population.
You Might Also Like:
Canada's new bill to grant citizenship to thousands of people
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Time of India
21 minutes ago
- Time of India
Alaska Summit: Trump has the tools to persuade Putin on Ukraine; one of them may involve India
Sometimes the best outcome from a high-profile summit is just another summit, and that may well be the case when Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin at a US military base in Alaska around midday local time. The US President has been lowering expectations this week, in the face of growing alarm he'd agree to terms amounting to Ukraine's capitulation. And yet, a simple get-to-know you isn't exactly consistent with the threat he also made to impose 'very severe consequences' should Moscow fail to show interest in ending a war of choice that it started in 2014. As skeptical as I remain that Trump is ready to impose those costs, it's worth remembering that he can. And if he does, I'll be the first to admit to underestimating him. Success is possible. Trump has the tools to drive Putin toward a settlement, one of which is his rejection of traditional US foreign policy norms when it comes to embracing autocrats. It isn't that Putin swoons in Trump's presence (if anything, that works the other way around). But Russia's leader is fully aware that no successor in the White House will be better disposed toward himself or Moscow's interests. That knowledge alone creates some potential for leverage. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Undo More concretely, Trump could carry through on his repeated threat to impose secondary sanctions on buyers of Russian oil, including China, India and Turkey. As Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, Putin's debt-fueled war economy is increasingly fragile, with senior government and central bank officials issuing public warnings. A plunge in revenue from oil exports could cause genuine pain. Trump could also tighten financial sanctions, cutting the access to dollar-based clearing systems that some Russian banks still enjoy. Although sanctions alone are never likely to force Putin to end the war, they can set conditions for other forms of pressure that do. Live Events Those would have to relate to the war itself, including a clearly signaled upgrade to US military assistance for Ukraine. Since coming to office in January, Trump has twice cut off US arms supplies and once halted intelligence sharing with Kyiv, to devastating effect and Russia's advantage. He relented more recently, offering to let Ukraine and its European allies buy US weapons, but this still amounts to a substantial weakening of battlefield support to Ukrainian forces, because the available funds are limited. Combined with acute Ukrainian manpower shortages and Moscow's intensified long-range drone and missile campaign on cities and other targets far behind the lines, the US withdrawal has made for months of attritional Russian gains. Putin is convinced, as a result, that he is winning on the battlefield. He has little reason to wind down a war he began with far more ambitious goals, just as it shows potential for success. Granted, the cost of each square kilometer gained over the last year makes no rational sense, either in terms of casualties suffered or the opportunity costs inflicted on a Russian economy that , even when adjusted for purchasing power parity , remains less than one tenth the size of Ukraine's allies. But that's to misconstrue Putin's understanding of what will secure his place in Russian history, which is to recover Moscow's status as the center of one of the world's great powers. This is why Putin cleaves so hard to his original war aims and it's something Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski would instinctively have understood. For, as he famously once wrote: 'without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be an empire, but with Ukraine suborned and then subordinated, Russia automatically becomes an empire.' Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is not the obstacle here. His country badly wants and needs a ceasefire, for the same reasons that Putin is reluctant to grant one without first getting everything he wants. Zelenskiy knows and accepts that any ceasefire must inevitably take shape along the lines of the current battlefield. What he can't do is legitimize Putin's gains by agreeing to recognize occupied territories as part of Russia. Nor can he hand over territory that Russia has yet to take, as Putin is demanding, oragree to Ukraine's 'demilitarization' (for which read giving up the means to defend itself when Russia renews its assault), and 'denazification' (for which read the imposition of a new pro-Russian regime in Kyiv). All of this makes it unrealistic to believe a lasting ceasefire could be agreed upon today. Russian forces have just penetrated thinning Ukrainian lines in the east and are no doubt trying now to find the reserves to turn that tactical success into the kind of breakthrough that changes the course of wars. Ukraine's intelligence services report that Putin is shifting forces along the front to mount a new offensive. The Kremlin has no incentive whatsoever to stop now. Putin's task today will be to ensure he can continue his invasion without triggering any meaningful response from the US. It's up to Trump to decide what his own aims are. But if he really wants to end the bloodshed, he needs to make sure Putin leaves Alaska persuaded that the cost of intransigence would be to trigger a level of financial punishment and US support for Ukraine's defense that would put the victory he craves out of reach.
Time of India
26 minutes ago
- Time of India
Sudarshan Chakra Mission: India to develop powerful weapon system; all you need to know about ‘Rashtriya Suraksha Kavach'
India celebrates 79t Independence Day. NEW DELHI: In order to create a powerful weapon system to thwart any attempt by enemies, India will be launching Mission Sudarshan Chakra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday as India celebrated 78 years of Independence. Speaking from the Red Fort, PM Modi said, "In the next ten years, by 2035, I want to expand, strengthen, and modernise this national security shield. Drawing inspiration from Lord Shri Krishna, we have chosen the path of the Sudarshan nation will be launching the Sudarshan Chakra Mission" — ANI (@ANI) The comprehensive security initiative is set to implement multiple layers of protection, combining modern surveillance, cybersecurity measures and physical safeguards, specifically designed for India's current security challenges. Whilst Mission Sudarshan Chakra's precise details remain confidential, it is understood to involve joint efforts between India's leading research organisations, defence bodies and private sector innovators. The initiative supports the government's vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat , particularly in defence and essential infrastructure sectors. The Prime Minister's focus on domestically developed technology indicates a shift towards reducing foreign system dependence, strengthening national security autonomy. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 11 Foods That Help In Healing Knee Pain Naturally Undo In his address, PM Modi referenced historical security incidents, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks, highlighting the importance of coordinated and forward-thinking security measures. "We cannot afford to be reactive. We must anticipate and prepare," he stated. As the nation marks its 79th independence anniversary, Mission Sudarshan Chakra represents both a symbolic and practical commitment to national security.
Time of India
35 minutes ago
- Time of India
India targeting tenfold rise in nuclear energy by 2047: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is rapidly working on 10 new nuclear reactors and has pledged to increase its nuclear energy capacity tenfold. Independence Day 2025 Op Sindoor to water cutoff: PM Modi slams Pak in I-Day speech GST reforms by Diwali to cut daily-use taxes: PM Modi Terrorism, tech, more: PM's I-Day speech highlights Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, he said India is taking major initiatives in the field of nuclear energy while keeping the energy needs of the future in mind. "Work is progressing rapidly on 10 new nuclear reactors and, by 2047, we have pledged to increase our nuclear energy capacity tenfold... We are bringing major reforms in the nuclear energy sector," he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Mountain Gear for Extreme Conditions Trek Kit India Learn More Undo ALSO READ: India to build 'Sudarshan Chakra' defence system to shield key national sites: PM Modi "In the field of energy, we all know that we are heavily dependent on many countries for our energy needs whether it is petrol, diesel or gas... We have to spend billions of rupees to import them. It is very important to make the country self-reliant in this regard," Modi said. Live Events ALSO READ: Independence Day: PM Modi slams Pakistan, announces 'Sudarshan Chakra' defence system and promises GST Diwali gift The prime minister said that in the past 11 years, solar energy capacity has increased 30-fold. "We are building new dams so that hydropower can be expanded and clean energy can be made available," he said. He added that India is also investing thousands of crores of rupees in the Hydrogen Mission.
