A member's friend had received a visa but already submitted a deferment request, and then decided they wanted to join the original August 17 intake after all — they asked whether this could be reversed.
What the thread recommended:- Contact the college immediately — this was the universal first step recommended, since reversing a deferment request depends entirely on the college's specific process and current seat availability.
- A deferment request typically takes about 1 week to be approved. If you act quickly, before that approval goes through, there may still be a window to change your mind.
- Whether you can rejoin the original intake ultimately depends on seat availability for that specific session — the college's admin team is the only authority who can confirm this, so speed and direct communication with them matters more than anything else.
The practical takeaway: if you've submitted a deferment request but want to rejoin your original intake, contact the college immediately — a deferment takes about a week to process, so acting quickly may still let you reverse it, but it ultimately depends on seat availability that only the college can confirm.