A recent case involving a 50-year-old man who acquired a Canadian study permit after entering the country on a visitor visa has ignited a firestorm of anger on social media. The video, posted by CanadaHousing2 on Reddit, shows the man, identified as Prateek Bhai Gadhvana, claiming he received help from GOAT Consulting Inc Canada to secure the study permit.
The video, which features a @goat.ca_ watermark, highlights the man’s journey, stating he arrived on a visitor visa and, with the assistance of GOAT Consulting, was granted a study permit. He also mentions his wife’s approval for an open-work permit through the same agency.
Reddit users have expressed intense reactions to the situation, questioning the validity of the study permit approval for someone of that age. They are also raising concerns about the fairness and integrity of the immigration system, accusing consultants of exploiting loopholes.
One user commented, “Yet they deny a female doctor PR because she is 40 years old. Yes, a doctor was denied PR due to her age and sent packing. STUPID system.” Another wrote, “How is this even possible? Like I know there are immigration consultant and lawyers out there using unscrupulous and illegal ways of scamming the system into getting people visas. Like unless they’re openly committing fraud and claiming to the government that they’ve left the country before they re-applied for a different visa, it should be impossible for anybody on a visitor visa to convert it to any other visas. Our system is completely broken. We need to completely overhaul it with clear set rules with no exception.”
A third user added, “You can’t just come here with a visitor visa and convert it to a more permanent type of visa. We need to clamp down on these PR pathways that are strife with exploitation and fraud. This should be completely unacceptable to all Canadians no matter if they’re far-left to far-right.”
The incident has led to broader criticisms of Canada’s immigration system, with one user stating, “There is no country in the world with an immigration system and leaders as idiotic as Canada. We should be forcibly ending the current government or at least being a bit unruly like the French. What we are doing as citizens now is absolutely nothing. Complacency isn’t going to work.” Another added, “This immigration lawyers have no shame.”
Several users voiced their frustration, lamenting that legitimate Indian-Canadians are unfairly grouped with those perceived as abusing the system. “This guy is the face of the problem. I feel bad for the respectable Indian Canadians (Canadians) who worked hard for our country. They are lumped in with these ‘students’ now and must hate it,” one user commented.
This incident has sparked a heated debate about the effectiveness and fairness of Canada’s immigration system, with users demanding a thorough review and reform to prevent further exploitation and ensure a more equitable process.
