Someone asked whether anyone got a study permit approved while active in the Express Entry pool. The thread turned into a useful debate on dual intent:
- Dual intent is legal. The anchor fact, stated plainly by a member: "IRCC allows dual intent." Wanting to study now and immigrate later is explicitly permitted — an active EE profile is not, by itself, a reason for refusal.
- A real approval, with no deletion and no declaration. One member's household had an active Express Entry profile (she was primary applicant) when her husband applied for a study permit. They didn't delete the EE profile and didn't declare dual intent — and he was approved.
- You aren't required to volunteer an active EE profile. Members pushed back on "expert" advice to delete the profile before applying: merely having an active profile doesn't need to be mentioned in the letter of explanation. Plans change; nothing obliges you to pre-declare immigration intent.
- But disclose actual immigration history. The important boundary one member drew: if you've had a refusal, missed an ITA deadline, or a PNP rejection, that history must be declared where the forms ask — those are facts on your record, not intentions.
- Be wary of consultants advising profile deletion. The thread's counterpoint: deleting the profile may have nothing to do with any subsequent approval, and advice to hide or pre-emptively dismantle legitimate plans is a red flag about the adviser.
Bottom line from the thread: keep your EE profile, answer all application questions truthfully (especially about refusals), and let the study permit application stand on its own merits.