How to get a Canada Student Visa

Canada is one of the most popular destinations for international students seeking top-quality education. The list only includes schools at the post-secondary level. On your application form, we will have to write the DLI number which you will get from the above link. There are some institutes that may not have a DLI number, but if you can find their name on this list, then it means they are eligible to take international students.

Remember, we can only start your application process for the study permit as soon as we get the letter of acceptance from your university. That’s number one in the Canadian student visa eligibility requirements list.

Next in line in the eligibility criteria, the money/assets we have. We need to prove that we will be able to pay for your tuition fees, bear the living expenses of yourself and any accompanying members in the country, as well as return transportation costs from Canada.

As an aspiring foreign student in Canada, we will have to make the immigration officer understand that we can not stay back in the country after we finish your studies.

Apart from this, we will, of course, have to prove that your hale and hearty and are not headed to their country with some disease. They may want we to undergo a medical examination if need be. Last, but not the least, don’t have a criminal record of any kind so as to make them think we may be a threat to their land.

However, in case we are going to Canada to pursue a short-term course or program which is of less than six months’ duration, we don’t need a study permit. It is also not required if you are a member of any foreign armed force, or we happen to be related to a foreign representative to Canada. People of Indian origin who have registered Indian status in Canada, are also exempt from the same.

Documents Required for Canadian Student Visa Application

Here’s a checklist of the documents you’d need to apply for a Canadian study permit:

1.    Letter of acceptance from a Canadian educational institute with a valid DLI number. We will be required to attach the original letter.

2.   Valid proof of identity for every single person accompanying the family, including recent passport size photos, their name, and date of birth.

3.   Proof of financial support according to which you must prove that you can support yourself and all your family members while in Canada. This would include your bank account details with a Canadian bank, bank account details for the past four months, proof of loan details secured from a financial institution as a student, among others.

4.   Letter of explanation, with details about why you're applying for a study permit, even though you may not need one. Having a study permit also gives you the freedom to work part-time on campus as a full-time student. At the same time, if you wish to continue studying in Canada, you can apply to renew the permit while living in Canada. You are don’t have to leave the country to get it renewed.

Processing time for student visas

Processing time is the time taken by the CIC to take a decision about the application your filed. It will be counted from the day CIC receives an application to the final decision day.

There is no specific day or time mentioned when you check the processing time. The visa offices update processing time tool weekly on the whole and only show the time which it took to process 80% of the applications.

All online applications can be viewed on your MyCIC account, which is where you also have to deposit your fee.

As for paper applications, you are again required to have a My CIC account where you can receive in-depth and real-time information about your application status.

You will also receive online messages regarding your application. But there is no standard time to process an application. It just gives a general idea of how long a process takes. For more.......