Student Visa

A visa that required for a person wishes to gain education in Canada. One need study permit and student visa to acquire education in Canada. In order to apply for Student Visa, you must have college or university acceptance letter in prior to application, then you also need to have your school/college fees paid in full amount of one year.

At last, you need to have GIC amount paid in Canadian financial institute (i.e. Canadian Banks). Then after, you also need to complete medical examination through IRCC (Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada) panel physician doctors, and have IELTS exam done.

Eligibility requirements

You can study in Canada if you:

• Are enrolled at a designated learning institution (DLI)
• Prove you have enough money to pay for your:
  • tuition fees
  • living expenses for yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada and
  • return transportation for yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada
• Obey the law, have no criminal record and get a police certificate (if required)
• Are in good health and get a medical exam (if required)
• Prove to an officer that you will leave Canada when your study permit expires

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Get the right documents

• Proof of acceptance
• Proof of identity
• Proof of financial support
• a letter of explanation
• a certificat d'acceptation du Québec (CAQ) for Québec Students Only
• a custodian declaration (minors only)
• Other relevant documents

Proof of acceptance

• Your school must send you a letter of acceptance. Include the original or electronic copy of your letter with your study permit application.
• Conditional acceptance and prerequisite courses
• If you’ve been conditionally accepted, this means you need to take prerequisite courses. For example, these might be English as a second language or French as a second language courses. You must complete these before you can start your main study program.
• If this is the case, CIC only issue your study permit for the length of those courses plus 1 year. Once you’re accepted into your main program, you’ll need to apply for a new student permit to extend your stay as a student.

Proof of identity

• When applying for your study permit, you and each family member who comes with you to Canada must have
• a valid passport or travel document
• Online applicants: Upload a copy of the information page of your passport when you apply online.
• If you’re approved, you must then send us your original passport.
• Citizens of the United States have some options on the identification documents they can carry.
• Two recent passport-size photos
• The name and date of birth of the person should be written on the back of each photo. (For Paper Application only)

Proof of financial support

• You must prove that you can support yourself, and the family members who come with you, while you are in Canada.
• You can prove your funds with
• Proof of a Canadian bank account in your name, if you've transferred money to Canada
• Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) from a participating Canadian financial institution
• Proof of a student or education loan from a bank
• Your bank statements for the past 4 months
• a bank draft that can be converted to Canadian dollars
• proof you paid tuition and housing fees
• a letter from the person or school giving you money or
• proof of funding paid from within Canada, if you have a scholarship or are in a Canadian-funded educational program

Minimum funds needed to support yourself as a student (and family members who come with you):

Documents you need upon Arrival at Canada

When you meet the border services officer, you may have to show them:

• a valid passport or travel document
• the letter of introduction the visa office sent you when they approved your study permit
  • This letter has your permit reference number, which we use to issue your study permit
• a copy of a valid letter of acceptance from your school
• proof that you have enough money to support yourself during your stay in Canada
• letters of reference or any other documents the visa office told you to bring and
• either a valid Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) or visitor visa (temporary resident visa)
  • If you have a valid eTA, it’ll be linked to the passport you used to apply for your study permit