Study Permit Applications from within Canada

Are you currently in Canada and you want to study in Canada but don’t hold a permit yet? There is a reason to smile as you can actually apply for a permit from within Canada.

Following a government decree issued and effective on June 1st in 2004, aspiring students, tourists and even temporary workers seeking to study in Canada can now apply for their study permits while within Canada, instead of leaving Canada to apply. This rule covers visitors that have met the following conditions:

Students at the pre-school, primary and secondary school level.
Students visiting Canada following the invitation of a particular institution.
Anyone who has pursued a complete study program or course, which is a requirement to join a designated learning institution (university or college) in Canada.

Subject to the rules, tourists visiting Canada and temporary workers in Canada who want to study here must send their study permit application to visa application office for your respective countries via mail. If you meet eligibility criteria mentioned above, you can submit your application while still n Canada.

Thanks to this new rule, you don’t have to travel back to your country to apply for your study permit to study in Canada. Instead, MaxCan Immigration based in Markham can conveniently handle your permit application from the GTA. MaxCan is convenient and accessible if you live in any of the following communities:

Markham
Pickering
Richmond Hill
Scarborough
Stouffville
As well as anywhere else in the GTA.

Mary Zhang is an experienced Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant at MaxCan, who has overseen numerous successful applications for study permits for people visiting Canada. She will handle your application and guide you through the process, thoroughly reviewing it to ensure that you get your permit within the first round.

Study Permit vs Student Visa

Many students think that a study permit and a student visa mean the same thing when they are actually two different immigration documents with different purposes.

A student visa is a document which a student needs to enter Canada if he or she is from a visa required country.

A study permit is a document which authorizes the student to study in Canada. A study permit is needed regardless of whether or not you are from a visa required country.

When a student initially comes to Canada, the student will be issued a study permit at a port of entry.

If you are from a visa required country, you will need to present both your visa, which is attached to your passport and an approval letter from the applicable visa office. A study permit is typically issued with the same validity as that of the student visa.

If you are from a visa exempt country, although you don’t need a visa, you still need to present an approval letter from the applicable visa office in order for the border officer to issue you a study permit. The study permit will typically be issue with the validity period indicated on the approval letter.

If you are studying in Canada and you need to extend your stay as a student, you will first need to apply to extend your study permit. Once you obtain a new study permit, you can then apply for a new visa from within Canada.

Also, if you are from a visa required country and you wish to travel outside of Canada or visit home you will need a visa to return to Canada.

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