What is a Canadian study visa?
No matter what college, undergraduate or graduate student you apply for, after you overcome all kinds of difficulties and get the admission offer from Canadian institutions, you must pass a big pass now, which is to apply for Canadian study abroad visa.
Student visa is a kind of entry visa, commonly known as "small visa". "Small signature" determines whether you can pass Canadian customs legally. The student visa is issued by the Canadian Embassy in China.
Another extremely important document is the Canadian study permit, or study permit. Learn to sign, commonly known as "big sign", will be issued to you by the customs officer when you first land in Canadian customs. When you receive a student visa, you will also receive an introduction letter of study permit. With this letter and the offer from the University, students can get their study permit at the place of entry (Canadian customs). The validity of your study visa determines how long you can live in Canada. Customs officers usually decide how long to grant you a study visa according to your graduation time.
Student visa of Canada
(issued to you by the customs officer when you first land at Canadian customs)
... Suitable for people who apply for Canada study permit with general study plan
From the original 6 types to the current four categories:
·Learning direct entry program (SDS)
·Higher education program
·Primary and secondary school plan
·General learning plan
We're going to talk about the last one, the general learning plan. It can be said that people who apply in this way are basically unable or unwilling to:
·IELTS no less than 6 points
·Go to the bank designated by the Canadian Embassy to purchase the guarantee investment certificate (GIC)
What is the service charge for applying for the student visa?
The Canadian Embassy will charge CAD $100 as a "small signature" application fee (equivalent to RMB 500-600).
In addition, the domestic intermediary charges about RMB 10000-30000 for the first application. If you are looking for an individual or a small studio to apply for it, the service fee is relatively low. If you are looking for a large-scale study abroad institution, the cost will increase accordingly.
When should I begin to apply for a Canadian study permit?
The application should be submitted after getting offer and physical examination results, but the preparation of materials generally needs to be 6-10 months in advance. If the IELTS test is included, many people begin to prepare two years before they even go abroad. The ideal timeline is:
·From January to September of the first year: prepare for IELTS. If you don't have enough money in the bank, you can start to put it in slowly at this time.
·October to December of the first year: get IELTS scores and apply for school offer
·January March of the second year: get the school offer. Submit the application for student signature
·April to August of the second year: if the visa is refused, the embassy will send you a rejection letter. The letter will clearly list the reasons for your rejection (such as "insufficient funds", "immigration tendency", etc.). So, in this period of time, you can make remedial measures according to the reasons for your rejection.
·September of the second year: Admission
Example: progress timeline
April 6: appointment and physical examination
April 10: submit application on mycic website
May 8: in my mycic account, I saw the update status: review of medical results: passed
May 27: the message "original passport request" just appeared in mycic! I went to the visa center that day and submitted my passport.)
June 1: find the status of the passport by express number: dispatched from Canada visa office to visa application center. I received the introduction letter in mycic that day
June 2: I went to the visa center to get my passport, which was pasted with a warm student visa