REGULAR STREAM
A study permit allows foreign nationals to study in Canada at any Designated Learning Institutions (DLI) for a period of 6 months or more unless failing within the exemptions. A study permit is usually valid for the length of your study program, plus an extra 90 days. The 90 days let you prepare to leave Canada or apply to extend your stay. You may also apply for a Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) after completion of studies, in certain cases.
It is extremely important to note that denials of study permit applications are not appealable. It may however be contested in Federal Courts thru Judicial Review which is very costly and tedious. Fees paid are likewise not reimbursable. Thus, it is important to engage a professional to save time, efforts and money. It is important also to stress that right after completion of the study, graduates may be eligible to obtain a Post-Graduate Work Permit for a maximum period of 3 years.
STUDENT DIRECT STREAM
If you are from Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, India, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Senegal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago or from Vietnam, you may avail of faster processing time thru the Student Direct Stream. The requirements are as follows:
Applicants must submit up front proof of:
- Tuition payment for the first year of study at a designated learning institution.
- Purchase of a Guaranteed Investment Certificate of $10,000 in a Canadian recognized bank.
- Completion of an upfront medical examination and police certificate (if required).
- Qualifying score of at least 6 for English (IELTS), or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens score of 7 for French (TEF), or graduation from a Canadian-curriculum high school.
International graduates and those working under Post Graduate Work Permit, various immigration streams for permanent residency applications may be available to them. Among others is the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) under Federal Express Entry or thru various PNP Programs for International Graduates as follows. Alberta (Employer-Driver Stream, International Graduate Category, Strategic Recruitment Stream & International Graduate Category), British Columbia (International Graduate Category), New Foundland and Labrador (International Graduate Category), Ontario (International Student Category), Prince Edward Island (International Graduate Category), Quebec (PEQ – Student Category) and Saskatchewan (Worker with Saskatchewan Work Experience –Student Category).
Chaest Immigration has access with almost all of the Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) Schools in Canada.
