Hi

I had applied for my study permit online via CIC and my country of the application was UAE. I am Indian citizen but a permanent resident of UAE. I had applied with my LoA from the University Of Waterloo. I had applied on 9th May and received my passport submission request and approval on the 15th of June.
I did not require medical, no background check. There was no status update for the longest of time. I only submitted my Birth Certificate, Bank statement 4 months, Passport pages, Letter of Acceptance UWaterloo and the immigration forms.
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