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Study permit refused, want to reapply without your old consultant — do you need their portal login?

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Documents Needed

  • Use of Representative form (IMM 5476)

    Check whether you signed one for the previous consultant — it determines what access/authority they had on your file.

  • UCI number and GCMS notes

    Having these on hand means you don't strictly need the old portal login to move forward with a fresh application.

Step-by-Step

An applicant whose study permit was refused (application filed by a consultant they no longer wanted to use) wanted to reapply themselves or with a different consultant, but didn't have login access to the original application portal account and wasn't sure whether the former consultant was genuinely CICC-registered.

  1. Check whether you signed a Use of Representative form. A member's first question narrows the issue: anyone legitimately acting as your CICC-registered representative needs you to have signed this form — it's the paper trail that defines what authority they had, and matters if you want to formally revoke their representation.

  2. You can lodge a fresh application without the old login. Multiple members confirmed you're not blocked from reapplying just because you lack the previous portal credentials — since you already have your UCI number, documents, and GCMS notes, you have what's needed to start a new application (potentially with a new account).


Caveat: be cautious about anyone in a public group offering to 'retrieve your previous credentials' via private message — verify identity and legitimacy independently, or go through IRCC's official channels, rather than trusting an unsolicited offer.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Do: Check whether you signed a Use of Representative form for your previous consultant before reapplying — it clarifies their actual authority on your file.
  • Tip: Missing your old portal login isn't a blocker — with your UCI number and GCMS notes in hand, you can start a fresh application.
  • Don't: Don't hand over personal details to strangers offering to 'retrieve your old credentials' in a public group — verify through official IRCC channels instead.

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