Students who are willing to leave for Canada from overseas countries
are required to get a Student Authorization Visa before going to Canada
for studies. All the international students in Canada should also meet
the requirements of the Canadian Immigration Act and Regulations.
Students are recommended to have at least two months before the
commencement of the study programs for the visa procedures to be
processed. It is a general procedure that the overseas students heading
for Canada for studies should submit the completed application kit to
the immigration section of the Canadian High commission.
Every students-applicant must show that they have adequate monetary
resources available to them to pay tuition fees, maintain him or her and
dependants who go to Canada and to pay return transportation costs
without engaging in employment in Canada. The documents needed to get
Canadian Visa normally include the Completed Student Application,
Completed Supplementary Questionnaire for students and postdoctoral
researchers, Official letter of acceptance from Canadian university,
college or technical Institute, Certificate of Acceptance from the
respective province, TOEFL scores (if applicable), Passport that is
valid for at least one year from the planned date of entry to Canada
along with valid passports of any accompanying dependants and Bank Draft
towards the fee for the appropriate visa processing etc.
However, students are advised to check the nearby Canadian immigration
or visa office for complete details of documents. Students may be
required to attend an interview regarding their visa requirements by the
Visa officer. They are also required to go through a medical examination
along with the dependants of the students (if any) going with them. Once
the visa officer is satisfied that you are a 'bonafide' student and all
statutory requirements are met, you will be issued a document, which
must be shown to an immigration officer at the port of entry in Canada
in order to obtain a student authorization.
