After multiple study permit refusals, applicants often want to know whether asking IRCC to simply reconsider a decision is worthwhile, versus reapplying or pursuing a judicial review.
What group members advised:- Start by ordering GCMS notes and directly addressing every reason listed. Rather than requesting a general reconsideration, members focused on identifying each specific concern the officer raised and building a response (new application) that resolves each one point by point.
- After repeated refusals, weigh reapplying against judicial review. One member described their plan after a second refusal: order GCMS notes immediately, work through eliminating every concern raised, and consult a lawyer about whether judicial review is a better route than a third straight application.
The pattern here: rather than relying on IRCC's own reconsideration process, applicants who've been refused more than once tend to treat GCMS notes as the diagnostic tool, then choose between a stronger reapplication or judicial review, ideally with legal advice at that stage.