A couple got a study-permit refusal through their first agent, switched agents, and were approved on the second try. The student was already in Canada and attending classes when the old agent demanded a visa copy, claiming the college needed it because they had arranged the original offer letter. The thread's consensus:
- You are not obliged to give a former agent your visa copy. Members saw no need to share it once the student was already in Canada and the new agent had submitted everything required. The refusal handled by the old agent has no bearing on the approved visa.
- Understand why they're asking. Members suspected the old agent wanted the copy to claim a commission/incentive from the college for the recruitment, not because of any requirement affecting the student.
- Verify directly with the college. The cleanest way to know whether anything actually needs updating in a college portal is to contact the college yourself and ask — that removes the agent's claim from the equation entirely.
- Withholding it carries no immigration consequence. Members were clear that refusing to share the visa copy with a former agent would not affect the student's status or future applications.
The practical takeaway: once your visa is granted and you're enrolled, your relationship with a former agent is over. Deal with the college directly for any records questions.