Study visa in Canada
It’s no secret that Canada is an immigrant-friendly country, and unlike other English-speaking countries in the world, its arms are open to foreign immigrants. For this purpose, many immigration programs have been designed to attract immigrants, and one of these programs is the Canadian study visa.
Every year, thousands of students from all over the world go to this country hoping to benefit from the advanced educational facilities of Canada and build a bright future for themselves, and they consider it a safe destination for their immigration because they know about the generosity of Canada in providing permanent residence to students. .
In recent years, academic immigration to Canada has been one of the main and popular methods of immigrating to this country, and in 2023, more than half a million new students will be issued academic visas. Interesting and happy news that cannot be ignored easily.
In this article, we have gathered all the information you need about the Canadian student visa so that you can properly plan your study migration to this country.
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What are the types of Canadian study visas?
Canadian study visa is divided into two categories: student visa and student visa:
Student visa: This type of visa is issued to applicants over 18 years of age who intend to study in Canadian colleges and universities.
Student visa: This type of visa is issued to applicants under the age of 18 who intend to study in Canadian schools.
The procedure for both of these visas is the same, but the conditions and documents required for them are somewhat different, which we will explain in the following article.
What are the conditions for obtaining a Canadian study visa?
To apply for a Canadian study visa, you must meet the requirements. Whether you are over 18 years old and applying for a student visa, or whether you have a child under 18 years old whose goal is to study in Canadian schools, you must meet the following conditions for the Canadian Immigration Department to issue you a visa:
Canada student visa requirements
Be admitted to one of the accredited Canadian universities or colleges with a DLI number;
Be in good financial condition and be able to pay tuition fees and living expenses for at least one year and present it to the Canadian Immigration Department as financial means;
have enough Thai in the country of origin;
Convince the officer of the immigration office that studying in the desired course and field in Canada has many advantages and positive effects in your future, so that you cannot achieve those goals in your country;
Convince the Canadian immigration officer that your stay in Canada will be temporary and you will leave this country after completing your studies.
Be physically healthy;
Do not have a bad background.
Conditions for obtaining a Canadian student visa
In order for your child to receive a Canadian student visa, in addition to the above, he must meet other conditions:
be admitted to one of the accredited Canadian schools in elementary or high school;
If your child is 10 years old or younger, a parent or legal guardian must accompany him or her to study in Canada.
If your child is over 10 years old, if the parents are not accompanying you, you must nominate someone as your child’s custodian in Canada.
In the next sections of the article, we will talk more about the Canadian student visa.
Since Tai and Officer play an important role in issuing Canadian study visas, we will explain about them below:
What is Tai?
Tie means knot in immigration. Your ties to your country are called ties. For example, if we say that your ties with Iran are weak, it means that you do not have a strong bond to return to Iran after leaving the country.
Now that you know the tie for Canadian visa, get to know the next concept: Balance of Ties
Whenever talking about balance tie, remember the scale. In the picture below, you can see that on one side of the scale, your connections with your place of residence (assuming Iran) and on the other side your connections with Canada are weighed. Which shoe is heavier? This is the answer to Tai’s question.
Who is the officer?
Officers are not aliens, they are human beings, just like you and me. Officers are middle-paid employees working in the Canadian Immigration Department. Most of them belong to the middle class of the society and have a post-graduate or bachelor’s degree. The nationality of the officers is as diverse as the cultural diversity of Canada. Of course, they are all Canadian citizens.
Considering the countless number of cases that flow to the Canadian Immigration Department, it is natural that these officers are very busy. Knowledgeable sources in the Immigration Department informed the visa lawyers that the review of each case in the Immigration Department does not take more than a few minutes.
Resume of some of the visa clients of Mr. Visa Canada
In the table below, you can get to know the details of the case of more than 100 Canadian visa master clients in the last month, who succeeded in getting a Canadian student visa with the first step.
Last update: November 8, 2023
Search:
Applicant code, age group, type of action, degree, language, accepted degree, university/college, start of semester
0208105 35-39 single (only) TOEFL 11 Post-Grad Accounting York University January 2024
020855 18-22 single (single) IELTS 8 BA Psychology York University January 2024
020806 18-22 single (only) IELTS 8 BA Biology York University January 2024
020803 29-23 with his wife TOEFL 106 Master’s Degree in Forestry & Environmental Management University of New Brunswick January 2024
020867 23-29 Single (only) IELTS 7 Master of Computer Science
Lakehead University September 2024
020671 35-39 with wife and child, IELTS 6 Master’s degree in Electrical Computer Engineering, Windsor, September 2023
020666 +40 with his wife and child, TOEFL 101 Master’s degree MBA, Trinity Western University, September 2023
020662 18-22 single (single) Duolingo 105 Computer College Seneca College September 2023
020660 35-39 with his wife TOEFL 105 Master of Informatics Northeastern University September 2023
020659 23-29 single (single) TOEFL 103 Masters MBA Trinity Western University September 2023
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Acceptance statistics of Canadian study visas for Iranians
Canadian study visa conditions for Iranians have been good compared to other countries in recent years. In recent years, Iran has always been among the top ten countries in terms of the number of master’s permits issued, which is good news for Iranians who intend to act.
Canadian study visa acceptance statistics for Iranians in the last three years
2019 2020 2021 2022
The number of academic visa applications 6,177 3,774 6,429 –
Acceptance percentage of academic files sent to the Canadian Immigration Department 44% 46% 39% –
Acceptance percentage of Canadian Master Visa study files 59% 69% 66% –
The total number of master permit holders 9,680 6,970 11,930 13,500
Comparison of the average acceptance percentage of study visas in Master Visa Canada with all applications from Iran to the Canadian Immigration Department.
City Master Visa Canada Immigration Department
2019 59 46
2020 69 46
2021 66 39
How much does a Canadian student visa cost?
The cost of reviewing the case at the Canadian Immigration Office
Permit fee is $150 per person
Extension of master’s permit $150
Restoration of student status $350
Student work visa is $255
Tourist visa with student is 100 dollars
Student accompanying visa is $100
The cost of fingerprinting
Canadian fingerprinting is $85 per person
Fingerprinting per family (two people and more) $170
The cost of the language test / document translation
English or French language test average cost: 300 dollars
Translation of documents average cost: $250
financial ability
For a Canadian student visa, you must provide at least one year of tuition fees and one year of living expenses in Canada, which for 2023 is between 25 and 45 thousand Canadian dollars on average. In the next part of the article, we will provide more complete information about financial resources.
The cost of hiring an immigration lawyer
If you want to get help from an immigration lawyer to get a Canadian student visa, you have to pay between $1,500 and $3,000 on average. Of course, these amounts can be different depending on the work experience and reputation of the lawyer. Also, if you are accompanied by your spouse and children, you have to pay more.
How much is the financial capacity of the Canadian study visa?
In response to this question, let us explain that according to the law of the Canadian Immigration Department, you must have the ability to support at least one year of education and one year of living expenses in Canada, which is between 25 and 45 thousand dollars on average. Naturally, if you are married, you should also calculate the expenses of your companions for one year.
But how is this financial capability of Canada calculated?
The answer is very simple. Take your one-year tuition fee from the Canadian study acceptance letter or from the education center’s website, then add that number to the cost of living in Canada for one year as shown in the table below. For example, if your tuition is sixteen thousand dollars a year and you are single and you are going to British Columbia, you should do the calculation like this:
26,000 = 10,000 + 16,000
Yes, $26,000 is the minimum amount you must show you have in your bank account. Naturally, the higher this amount is, the more confidence the officer will have that you will be able to support yourself. Of course, make sure that it is clear from which source this money is provided. Your money should not be a loan or debt or loan, which will cause sensitivity in these cases.
Minimum financial capacity for one year of student life in Canada
· Outside the province of Quebec
People traveling to Canada annual cost of living
(no tuition fees) monthly living expenses
(no tuition)
Students 10,000 833
First family member 4,000 333
Any other family member 3,000 255
Amounts are in Canadian dollars.
For example:
If you and two members of your family want to live outside the province of Quebec, Canada, you will need the following amounts:
Living expenses (for students): $10,000
Living expenses (for first family member): $4,000
Living expenses (for second family member): $3,000
Total: $17,000
· in the province of Quebec
People traveling to Canada annual cost of living
(no tuition fees) monthly living expenses
(no tuition)
1 person under 18 years old 6,569 547
1 person with 18 years of age or more 13,134 1,095
2 people with 18 years of age or more 19,264 1,605
2 people with 18 years of age or older and 1 person under 18 years of age 21,579 1,798
2 people with 18 years of age or more and 2 people under 18 years of age 23,290 1,941
Amounts are in Canadian dollars.
tip
The financial ability for a student visa in Canada is calculated with the same formula.
Funding is very important for a Canadian student visa, and if you cannot provide enough money to the Canadian immigration office, the officer will reject your visa.
It is recommended that Iranian applicants provide more than the minimum amount.
Read the Canada Study Visa Financing page for more information.
What documents are required to get a Canadian study visa?
The documents required for a Canadian student visa are divided into 3 general categories: personal documents, financial documents and forms.
Put all the personal documents in a single file and upload it in the online application with the file name Personal Information as requested by the Canadian Immigration Department.
Do the same for financial documents. Put all the financial documents in a single file and upload it under the name of Proof of Means of Financial Support in the application in the relevant section.
Individual documents
Financial documents
Canadian study visa application forms
Note: Before preparing the documents, pay special attention to the following items!
Providing correct and well-thought-out documents is critical at this stage because any documents you provide will be registered in the Immigration Department’s system and will be visible in all Canadian immigration processes.
Avoid submitting any fake documents to obtain a Canadian visa because even if the visa is successful, you will always be at risk.
Also, if you intend to apply for a work visa after studying in Canada or apply for permanent residence after studying after completing your study visa in Canada, the course of your case must be fully thought out and planned. This is one of the very important reasons why many applicants decide to hire a professional immigration lawyer.
All files except the photo file must be in PDF format.
The size of the files should not be more than 4 MB.
All Persian documents must be translated into English or French.
In the following, we explain the details of the documents required for the Canadian study visa:
Checklist of documents required for Canadian student visa
· Canada study acceptance letter
To apply for a Canadian study visa, you must upload the final acceptance letter called Letter of Acceptance – LOA in the relevant place in the online application.
Universities that receive a deposit first send an Offer Letter, which cannot be used to apply for a Canadian study visa. In order to receive the final acceptance letter or LOA, you need to pay the university deposit. Place the deposit payment receipt in the Proof of Means of Financial Support file.
A few points about conditional admission and Canadian student visa
Conditional acceptance letters are letters in which the university or college has included terms and conditions for entering the course. If you can prove to the immigration officer that you are able to meet those conditions, there will be no problem in issuing a visa.
Conditional acceptance includes: subject to passing the language course, subject to passing the prerequisite courses and subject to the paper submission of educational certificates.
If your acceptance is conditional on a language course or conditional on passing prerequisite courses, the Canadian Immigration Department usually issues a study visa corresponding to the length of the prerequisite course plus one more year. After passing the prerequisite course and starting the main course, if you need more time to study and stay in Canada, you must renew your study permit and study visa.
· Valid passport
Upload the scan of the first page of the passport and other stamped pages in the appropriate place in the online visa application. If the visa is approved, its validity date will be the same as the expiration date of your passport. Therefore, from the very beginning, make sure that your passport is valid for the duration of the study period or more so that you don’t have to change your passport and renew your visa later.
· New personal/passport photo
Upload your photo in jpg format in the appropriate place in the online application. A suitable photo for a Canadian student visa must have the following characteristics:
Do not manipulate the photo in any way. Do not make unusual edits on the photo and believe that your beauty in this photo will not affect the result of the visa.
Your face in the photo must be completely neutral. No smile, no frown, nothing.
If you wear makeup, don’t overdo it. Your natural face should not change.
Having prescription glasses in the photo is not a problem, but do not use non-prescription lenses or cosmetic glasses.
It is not a problem to have a hijab for the Canadian visa photo in order to cover the hair, but it is not acceptable to use covers that cover the face.
The accepted photo size in Canada is three and a half by four and a half centimeters, which is between 31 and 36 mm from the chin to the top of the forehead.
Photo specifications taken from IRCC website
· Employment letter
In your employment letter to be submitted to the Canadian Embassy, you must write your job title, the length of time you have been employed in that company, the amount of salary received, and a description of your job duties. The letter must be on the letterhead of the company and must be stamped and signed by the company manager and dated. Also, in this letter, the manager of the company can mention the approval of your leave to study in Canada.
Note: If the job letter is in English, it does not need to be translated, even if the letterhead is Farsi.
· Job offer letter or job offer from the country of origin
The job offer letter is another job document that is not required to apply for a Canadian study visa, but its presentation can convince the immigration officer that after graduation and return to your country, job opportunities await you and determine your future career path. .
In the job offer letter, which is written by the manager of the company/organization or a senior member of the company/organization at your workplace, you are offered a new job at a higher level, which also entails higher benefits and salaries. It also mentions that you are allowed to work in the proposed job after you return from Canada and study the field and expertise they need.
Note: The job offer letter must be on the letterhead of the company and have a stamp, signature and date.
Sample job offer letter
Canadian study visa
· Master plan
Your explanation letter to the immigration officer is the master of your plan. Study Plan helps the visa officer to have a better understanding of you and your goals. It should be specified in the master plan that:
Why do you want to study in Canada?
Why have you chosen this particular field of study?
What will be the path of your career and education?
What are your plans after finishing your studies and leaving Canada?
Why don’t you study this field in your country?
What factors make you return to your country? What are your affiliations to your country?
What are your financial resources for tuition and living expenses?
Mr. Visa Canada experts prepare the master plan letter for all clients under the supervision of Canadian immigration legal advisors. Each letter is written specifically and according to the applicant’s conditions.
· Submission letter or defense letter of the immigration lawyer
If you have an immigration lawyer or legal advisor, this is in your favor because in addition to presenting a master plan, your lawyer can defend you in a separate letter called a submission letter or an immigration lawyer’s defense letter based on immigration laws and regulations.
Although the Canadian Immigration Department does not give direct points to a person who has a lawyer, it is no secret that having a lawyer is crucial for winning legal claims. So, although the lawyer will not do miracles for you, his experience, expertise and knowledge (if he has these) can be very decisive.
· CAQ
Do you want to study in Quebec? You will need a Quebec acceptance certificate or (certificat d’acceptance du Québec (CAQ). To apply for a CAQ, you must first submit your application and pay for it through the online application. After that, you must submit the required document through the Arima portal. Post.
If your application for CAQ was approved by the Quebec Ministry of Immigration but you are still waiting for the CAQ letter, you can apply for a Canadian study visa with the preliminary approval of the Quebec Immigration Department. You do not need to wait for the original CAQ for the study visa. Quebec Immigration sends a copy to Immigration Canada at the time of issuing the CEQ.
CAQ letter deferral rules
If you defer your admission, you usually do not need to reapply for the CAQ. To be sure of this issue, we recommend that you carefully read the text of the CEQ letter. On this letter, the defer rules are explained in detail.
Is it possible to obtain a Canadian study visa without a language certificate?
The answer to this question is positive. Fortunately for Iranians, the language certificate is not one of the required documents to obtain a Canadian student visa, but its presentation is effective in the decision of the Immigration Department officer and the result of the visa.
Therefore, if you have received conditional admission from a university or college, we recommend that you work on the language issue, retake the test to obtain the minimum required by that educational center, and then apply for a visa with unconditional admission.
Strengthening the language can be helpful both financially and in terms of work potential and psychologically, and we always recommend in Master Visa Canada that while you are in your own country, with the greatest effort, English or French (according to the need) ) strengthen
What are the procedures for obtaining a Canadian study visa?
We will teach you how to apply for a Canadian study visa in a few practical steps:
Step 1: Prepare the necessary documents
Prepare all the documents we explained earlier for the Canadian student visa in the form of Personal Information and Proof of Means of Financial Support files, and other documents including the acceptance letter, CAQ letter (if any), passport, student visa forms, and photo. Keep it ready separately to upload it later in the relevant place in the online application.
All files, except the photo file, must be in PDF format and their size should not exceed 4 MB.
Second step: Create an online account on the CIC website and answer the application questions
Enter the website of the Canadian Immigration Department and answer the two questions on the page that opens in the Apply Online section:
The first question asks if you are applying from within Canada, outside Canada, or at the border of entry.
Choose your appropriate option:
Then answer the second question: Are you applying online or on paper?
Based on your answer, the necessary instructions will be displayed, and at the bottom of this page, you must click on Create an Account or Sign in option.
After entering the new page, from among the 4 available options, click on Don’t have an account and create an account.
Then you need to enter your first and last name, email address and date of birth, and then you will be shown a series of questions that you must answer correctly. According to your answers, the titles of the necessary forms and documents will be displayed for you at the end. Any wrong answer will result in wrong documents being displayed.
Step 3: Upload the required forms and documents in the online application
At this stage, you have to upload the files that you have already prepared and named, each in its respective place in the application. If you don’t have the visa forms ready in advance, you can download these forms in this part of the application, then fill and sign them and upload them in the specified place.
Step 4: Pay for the application and submit it
After going through all the necessary steps, at the end of the application, you have to pay for it and click on the Submit option. Submit means sending the visa application online to the Canadian Immigration Department and finalizing the request
It is thetan. You need Master Card or Visa Card to pay.
We at Master Visa Canada do zero to one hundred visa processes and payments for you.
Step 5: Do the Canadian visa fingerprinting
After submitting the application, after a few hours to a few days, a letter called Biometric Instruction Letter will be sent to you, using the information in it, you should make an appointment at one of the Canadian fingerprinting centers and on the appointed day, the Canadian fingerprinting process do the
Since the Canadian embassy is not present in Iran, so for fingerprinting you have to go to neighboring countries of Iran where the Canadian embassy is located and do your biometric process at the VAC offices.
Biometrics is required if you have not done any fingerprinting for Canadian visas in the last ten years.
Step 6: Congratulations! You got a visa.
After reviewing the case and if it is accepted by the Canadian Immigration Department, a letter called Pass Request will be sent to you, in which you will be asked to send the original of your passport to the Canadian Embassy to insert a visa label. .
For this purpose, it is necessary to pick up the Canadian visa yourself personally or through one of the reputable companies. Visa pickup usually takes a few weeks.
Canadian student visa pass request letter sample
Step Seven: Prepare the POE letter along with other necessary documents and get ready to travel to Canada
After some time from receiving the pass request letter, the Canadian Immigration Department will send you another letter called POE.
What is a POE letter?
POA, which stands for Port of Entry, is a letter that is issued to you after your student visa application is accepted. With this letter, you can receive your master’s permit after arriving in Canada.
On the P.O.O letter, there is a section called Permit validity that you must enter Canada by the time announced in that section, otherwise you must file a new application. This time cannot be extended. The validity of this letter is equal to the validity of the master’s permit.
Sample POE letter
Prepare all the necessary documents along with the POE letter to present to the officer at the Canadian airport. Then buy a plane ticket and go to Canada. We have explained all the information you need in full detail on the page of rules for entering Canada after obtaining a visa.
What services does Mr. Visa Canada provide in the field of obtaining a Canadian study visa?
Mr. Visa Canada immigration company with more than 10 years of executive experience and having more than 11 thousand successful cases in the field of obtaining academic admissions from prestigious Canadian universities, colleges and schools as well as obtaining Canadian study visas and having legal consultants for immigration to Canada, a member of the association CICC provides services to you, dear applicants, in the following areas:
Expert advice and assessment of the applicant’s conditions for obtaining a Canadian study visa
Providing a checklist of visa documents
Reviewing all the submitted documents and stating their problems and finally helping to fix the defects of the documents
Planning to design the most appropriate visa scenario under the supervision of the company’s lawyer
Writing a specific master plan for each applicant
Writing a lawyer’s defense letter or submission letter by the company’s lawyer
Informing the applicant of all the stages of the case from the beginning to the announcement of the result
Filing the documents and finally submitting the visa application
Help to get Canadian fingerprinting appointment
Sending the case to the Canadian Federal Court or Court in case of visa rejection
Obtaining a Canadian study visa along with an accompanying visa for the applicant’s spouse and children
The meeting of Mr. Visa representative of Canada with Canadian consular officer in Dubai (this photo does not mean that there is a special relationship with the Canadian embassy.)
How long does it take to issue a Canadian student visa?
Examining and issuing a Canadian student visa may take from one day to several months and does not have a fixed duration. Visa cases at the Canadian embassy are not reviewed in chronological order, and depending on the busyness of the Canadian embassy as well as the country of application, the duration of the cases is different.
We will teach you how to check the duration of issuing a Canadian study visa on the website of the Canadian Embassy.
After opening the above link, at the bottom of the page, answer the two questions asked as follows and then click the Get processing time button. Then you will see the average processing time of the cases. Of course, be careful that your case may be processed sooner or later than this time, and unfortunately there is no guarantee on the response time of the Canadian Embassy. There is no such thing as an urgent Canadian visa, and be careful not to fall prey.
If the processing time of your case has taken longer than usual, you can send a web form to the Canadian Immigration Department for follow-up, or take the case to court and use a mandamus order for the delay.
Canadian student visa
If you, like many applicants, are sending your child to study in Canadian schools, you must be ready to apply for a Canadian student visa after applying to Canadian schools and getting accepted.
The Guardian
If you have a child in elementary school, naturally one of his parents or guardian must accompany the child to Canada (Guardian is the guardian or legal guardian of children under 18 years of age). This will usually apply until the age of ten. In this case, sometimes this person’s visa is called Canadian Guardian visa.
According to Canadian government rules, if parents or guardians of students under 18 years of age cannot introduce them to Canada, they must instead
No need to introduce someone as a custodian.
custodian
Your child needs a caregiver in Canada who can be there for them when needed. We call this person a custodian. The custodian must have permanent residency or a Canadian passport, sign the custodian form and be available at the school. The custodian is responsible for your child’s care and support in Canada. We recommend that you know the duties of a Canadian custodian.
Canadian study companion visa
Canadian study companion visa includes two categories of people:
- Spouse/child of a student who has obtained a Canadian study visa or is applying for this type of visa
- Parents of students who have obtained a Canadian student visa or are applying for this type of visa
- Spouse/child of a student who has obtained a Canadian study visa or is applying for this type of visa
As someone who has obtained a Canadian student visa or is going to apply for this type of visa, you definitely cannot afford to be alone, nor your spouse and children. So what is the solution? Fortunately, Canada is generous in this regard. You can apply for a Canadian study visa with your spouse. Of course, you can apply for an accompanying student visa for both your spouse and children.
The good news is that your spouse has the option of working full-time during your academic studies. Your children also benefit from Canadian public schools and educational services for free. Well, what’s better than this!
A very frequent question that almost all Canadian student visa applicants ask:
Should we act with my wife or separate?
The answer to this question is relative. The simultaneous application of a husband and wife for a Canadian student visa can be helpful in one case and harmful in another. At Mr. Visa Canada, after conducting thousands of cases, and based on the results of that data, we built models that we use to increase the chances of applicants. In fact, we use an algorithm based on the positive and negative results of previous cases.
- Parents of students who have obtained a Canadian student visa or are applying for this type of visa
If your child is under 18 years old and has been accepted to Canadian schools, according to the law of the Canadian government, you as the student’s parent can apply for an accompanying visa and accompany him/her to study in Canada.
Your visa will be accompanied by a tourist visa. With this type of visa, you are not allowed to study or work in Canada, but you will be able to convert this type of visa to a study or work visa. In this way, if you are accepted to study at one of the Canadian educational centers or if you get a job offer from an employer in Canada, you can convert your tourist visa to study and work, and in this case, your child’s education in Canadian public schools will be free. became.
Why is the Canadian student visa application rejected?
Canadian student visa rejection usually happens for the following reasons:
The goal of education is not logical and convincing; (the reason for rejection of 77% of cases between 2019 and 2021)
future career and education path is not convincing;
Your finances are not enough for one year of studying and living in Canada;
Your ties to the country of origin are weak or you have ties to Canada;
Your documents are not enough to prove your return to your country after finishing your studies; (The reason for rejection of 26% of cases between 2019 and 2021)
The documents are incomplete or the information provided is wrong.
Canadian study visa rejection letter sample
What to do after Canadian student visa rejection?
If your study visa application is rejected, do not despair. Rejection is not the end of the road. After rejection, you can do several things and enter the post-rejection stage:
Apply to get a net officer. More details about the reasons for rejection are written in Net Officer.
Apply for a visa again or so called resubmit.
Request an appeal or reconsideration.
File an objection in the Canadian Federal Court or Court.
There is more and useful information about the solutions to fix the rejection on the Canada Visa Rejection Reasons page.
How to apply for net officer?
As we mentioned earlier, in order to have more information about the reasons for the rejection of your case and to make the right decision for the next step, request a Net Officer.
To do this, submit your application online on the website of the Canadian Immigration Department. Of course, only if you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada or have a temporary Canadian visa such as a work, tourist, or study visa, you can apply for a net officer. So if you don’t have these conditions, we at Master Visa Canada will do it for you.
Download Net Officer sample
How can I increase my chances of getting a Canadian student visa?
By considering the following 7 strategies, you can increase your chances for a Canadian student visa:
- Indicate that you will leave Canada after graduation
For this purpose, you should mention 3 main things in your master’s plan in addition to stating your academic goals:
Explain how studying in Canada will affect your future career and career and how you will use the acquired skills after returning to your country;
Mention your job affiliations, that you have a job waiting for you after you return from Canada that requires specialized skills, and that the skills you acquired in Canada are necessary to succeed in that job;
Mention the emotional, financial and social dependencies in your country. That your family members are waiting for your return and it will be hard to live without them, as well as property and
You have assets that you need to be present in your country to handle.
- Show that you have enough money to cover the costs of studying and living in Canada
Regarding the financial part of your visa application, you must correctly include the following 3 items:
Submit the amount of the first year tuition and living expenses for the first year in the bank letter. Usually, offering more money increases the chances of a visa.
It is better to keep your money in the bank for 4 to 6 months and provide account circulation.
Your financial sponsor should be a close relative, such as parents, sisters, brothers, and spouses. The closer the sponsor’s kinship ratio, the better and increases the chances of getting a visa.
Read more: Canada study visa financing
- There should be a reasonable proportion between education level and age
It is better to apply for Canadian education according to your age. Usually, if you apply for a Canadian student visa with the following conditions, your chances of getting a visa will decrease:
be more than 25 years old and apply for a college or bachelor’s degree;
Be more than 35 years old and apply for a master’s degree.
You may now say that you know people who got a visa under the same conditions! Yes, this is possible, but in general, the chances of such cases are less. The officer of the Canadian Immigration Department does not directly mention the age factor and its relationship with the educational level, but experience has shown that cases in which the age of the person is compatible with the accepted educational level have a higher chance of obtaining a visa.
- The field of study accepted must be related to the previous field of study
If you are eligible for admission to a field related to your previous degree, don’t hesitate and be sure to get admission in the related field, which will increase the chances of getting a visa. The Canadian Immigration Department is strict in this matter and usually rejects cases in which there is no specific and purposeful connection between the accepted field of study and the previous field of study.
But if you do not have the possibility to get admission in the related field and you have to apply for interdisciplinary fields such as management, leadership or business, it is necessary to explain the connection between the fields and the purpose of studying it in a clear and convincing manner.
- Take language unconditional academic admission
Although the issue of the language score is raised at the level of academic admission, and the presentation of the language score to the Canadian Immigration Department is not one of the conditions for obtaining a study visa for Iranians, but experience has shown that the Canadian Immigration Department is sensitive and It is more strict. Therefore, to increase the chances of a Canadian study visa, get a direct and unconditional acceptance.
In addition, presenting a high score in English or French psychologically can have a positive effect on the officer’s decision-making because it shows that you will not have any problems in terms of language.
- Pay the tuition for one year of study in Canada in advance
In order to obtain a Canadian study visa, there is no written law stating that one academic year’s tuition must be paid, and it is not required. But in some cases, the immigration officer asks the applicants to pay one year of university tuition fees. This has a positive effect on the immigration officer’s decision and shows the applicant’s goal to study in Canada more seriously.
Read more: Tuition fees for Canadian universities
- Explain any long pauses or interruptions in your studies
Academic gap means the gap between your previous education level and the next level.
The question that arises for the officers is what have you been doing during this time? Was the work you did related to your field or not? And what are your plans for the future? And why have you decided to continue your studies at a higher level in Canada after a few years?
These are the questions that must be fully and accurately answered in your lawyer’s master plan and letter. Answering these questions can convince the officer that your intention is to study in Canada and not to stay in Canada after finishing your studies.
What is the difference between Canadian study visa and teaching permit?
A visa is a label that is included in your passport and allows you to enter Canada. But a study permit is a document that is issued upon arrival at the Canadian airport and is a permit to study in Canada. Both of these documents must be renewed before the validity expires.
Canadian study visa sample
Sample master’s permit
How is the Canadian study visa extension?
To avoid any kind of problems, always be aware of the validity date of the student visa. Apply for visa extension at least 30 days before the visa expiration date. For this purpose, you can submit your visa extension request online to the Canadian Immigration Department.
If you agree to extend your visa, you must send your original passport to the Canadian Embassy to include the visa label. Also, pay attention to the expiration date of the passport because the validity date of the visa is issued based on the expiration date of the passport.
At the time you have sent your request for visa extension, we recommend that you do not leave Canada because you will need a valid visa to re-enter this country and you will face problems.
For more complete information about Canada’s study visa rules, visa renewals, and master’s permit renewals, read the Canadian Master’s Permit Rules and Visa Renewals page.
Is it possible to change the university or college after obtaining a Canadian visa?
Yes, this is possible. After receiving the final approval of the visa, you have the option of
Change your route from University A to College B or University C. But before changing the educational center, make sure that the destination university or college has a DLI number.
In addition, after changing the training center, which is called Change DLI, you must notify the Canadian Immigration Department of this change.
Currently, according to the rules of the Canadian Immigration Department, if you change your DLI before entering Canada, you must first submit your visa application with the admission documents of the new university or college and pay for it. Therefore, we recommend that you postpone the DLI change until after you arrive in Canada.
Is it possible to work with a Canadian study visa?
Yes, this is possible. According to Canadian law, students can work and earn while studying. Of course, with a Canadian student visa, you can only work 20 hours a week. However, it is possible to work full-time and 40 hours a week during the holidays between two academic semesters, or public holidays such as Christmas.
Note: From November 15, 2022 to December 31, 2023, foreign students can work more than 20 hours a week. This is Canada’s temporary action to compensate for the lack of labor in this country.
Doing student work in Canada has rules that we mention below. But you can get more information in this field on the page of working while studying in Canada.
Rules for working with a Canadian student visa
be a full-time student studying;
Your study visa is valid.
If you have a prerequisite language course, you are not allowed to work until the language course is completed;
You are not allowed to work before the start of the study semester;
You can work both inside the university and outside the university campus;
You do not need a Canadian work permit for student work, but if your course of study includes an internship or co-op, you must obtain a co-op work permit;
To work with a Canadian student visa, you must have a SIN Number. After arriving in Canada, one of the first steps you should take is to register for a TIN.
Is it possible to get a work visa after studying in Canada?
Yes, fortunately, in order to attract foreign students and employ them as a specialist workforce in the Canadian labor market, the Canadian government has provided conditions so that these students can continue to stay and work in Canada after graduating from Canadian educational centers and after obtaining One year of work experience in this country, apply for permanent residence in Canada.
The work visa after studying in Canada, which is called Post Graduate Work Permit – PGWP, is issued for a maximum of 3 years, and its validity period is calculated according to the period of study:
Courses less than 8 months do not include PGWP
Courses between 8 months and 24 months equal to the length of the study period
Periods longer than 24 months 3 years
To be eligible to receive a PGWP, you must be a full-time student and your course of study has been conducted face-to-face, and you must also have graduated from a Canadian public university or college with a DLI number.
But during the Corona pandemic, the situation was different and currently, students who have completed part of their education online are still eligible to receive a work visa after graduation.
According to the latest updates from the Canadian Immigration Department, students who had to study completely online between March 20, 2020 and August 31, 2022, will not have a problem getting PGWP, and according to the latest update in August 2022, this law applies from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. has been extended.
Can I convert my Canadian study visa to a work visa?
The answer to this question is positive. One of the ways to convert a Canadian study visa to a work visa is to get a job offer from a Canadian employer and then obtain an LMIA permit from the Canadian Labor Organization, which of course is the responsibility of the employer. The proposed job in the Canadian job classification system must be among the TEER levels 0, 1, 2, 3.
Of course, getting a job offer from Canadian employers is not so easy, and it is necessary to find the right job and get the employer’s approval before you leave your studies. After receiving a job offer and LMIA permit in Canada, you can apply for a work permit and convert your study visa to a work visa.
How to convert Canadian study visa to permanent residence?
There are two general paths to obtain permanent residence in Canada after studying:
- Paths to obtain Canadian permanent residence in federal programs,
- Paths to obtain permanent residence in Canada in provincial programs
- Paths to obtain Canadian permanent residence in federal programs
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
The Canadian experience method is one of the methods of obtaining Canadian permanent residence that most foreign students choose after graduating in Canada. This method is used for applicants who have at least one year of work experience in Canada and their job is one of TEER levels 0, 1, 2, 3 in the Canadian job classification system.
Therefore, after graduating and getting a PGWP work visa, followed by at least one year of work experience, you can apply for Canadian study residency through the CEC method. This program is a subgroup of the Express Entry system and is considered one of the federal immigration programs.
- Paths to obtain permanent residence in Canada in provincial programs
Each Canadian province (except Quebec, which has a different provincial system) has its own immigration programs that go to them.
Provincial immigration is called Provincial Nominee Program or PNP for short. In the following, you can see the PNP methods that are suitable for students and lead to obtaining permanent residence in Canada:
· Getting job offers in Provincial Immigration Programs – PNP
If you are married and your spouse accompanies you to study in Canada by obtaining a companion visa, you can apply for permanent residence in Canada in less time and you do not need to graduate and work for one year.
In this way, if your spouse receives a job offer or a job offer from a Canadian employer in the province where you are based in one of the specialized jobs after entering Canada, he can apply for Canadian residency and you, as his spouse, can apply at the same time. Apply for permanent residence.
Example: Muhammad with a student visa and Sama with an Open Work Permit work visa entered British Columbia at the same time, and Sama found a job in the computer field after two weeks, which made them immediately able to apply for permanent residence through the provincial program of British Columbia and in the Skill Worker subgroup. and after eight months, Mohammad and Sama’s residence cards were received.
· Graduates of specific disciplines in Provincial Immigration Programs – PNP
In some provinces of Canada, such as British Columbia, there are fields of study that, if you graduate from those fields, you can directly apply for Canadian permanent residence and you do not need to have a job offer or Canadian work experience.
For example, in the province of British Columbia, if you are studying engineering at the master’s or doctorate level, you can apply for permanent residence after graduation through the provincial method of British Columbia, and you do not need to have work experience or a job offer.
Note that not all Canadian provinces have this program, so by knowing the provincial PNP programs and the desired fields in those provinces, you will be able to get Canadian permanent residence faster.
Quebec immigration programs
You must know that Quebec more or less beats its own horn in Canada’s immigration system. But for graduates of Quebec province, it is possible to obtain permanent residence in Canada. One of the common methods of obtaining permanent residence for Quebec graduates is the PEQ method. One of the necessary conditions for this program is to have French language skills at the B2 level.
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