Canada Study Visa from India:

1. Choose a desired course & college or university of which you intent to study
2. Make sure you meet the course requirements (varies From course to course)
3. Make sure the selected university/ college is under DLI
4. Take up English language test
5. launch an application with the specific university you preferred
6. Wait for few days & Obtain Letter of Acceptance
7. Make sure you have a valid passport
8. Create an GIC account to support your stay in Canada financially
9. Prepare a Strong & Compact SOP for Visa purpose
10. Launch an visa application under SDS/Non SDS
11. Wait for IRCC to take a decision on your application
12. Submit your passport in the nearest VAC
13. Get your Passport stamped with study visa & Fly to Canada

Valid passport (at-least empty last 2 pages & 6 months validity remaining)t

Valid English language test Certificate

GIC account

Education documents (attested)

Proof of tuition fee for the first year of Study

Employment documents (if you are employed)

Statement of purpose (SOP)

Letter of acceptance from Canadian university

Upfront Medical clearance certificate

Valid Police clearance certificate (Not mandatory)

Academic references (if required)

University fee – varies from 6000 CAD$ to 18,000 CAD$ (as per your choice)

University application fee: 0 CAD$ to 200 CAD$

Visa Application Fee: 150 CAD$

GIC Account deposit: 10,280 CAD$

Proof of tuition fee for the first year of Study

Biometrics: 85 CAD$)

MCC: 7000 INR

PCC: 508 INR

GreenTree Immigration doesn’t guarantee with any processing time which is less than 12 weeks. The 12 weeks is accounted from the date of application submission with IRCC. Upon submitting your study visa application IRCC is the deciding authority.

Work In Canada As A Student:

You can support yourself while studying in Canada under Study Permit, you have the permission for working 20 hours/week of a paid job previously as per the recent update the Government has lifted the restriction and allows the student to work for a full-time inside Canada The rate of pay is around 15 CAD$/Hour on average, and specifically if you focus on gaining working experience by helping your professors with research work then you don’t need a work permit.

These actions are to be done on campus and you will be paid less and you can work crossing the hours of work permitted If international students wish in working off-campus he can opt for an off-campus work permit after completing his study for 6 months,

• Holding a Canada Study visa allows you to enter Canada legally under a TRV category and allows you to stay inside Canada Legally.
• Holding a Canada study Permit allows you to study in Canadian university. Without a study permit one cannot study in Canada. The study permit will be issued at the Port of Entry when to travel to Canada under a study visa.

Do not apply for study visa extension at the verge of expiration. It is necessary for us to apply for Canada study visa extension at-least 30 days in prior. applying for a study visa extension must have a clear purpose. This is mandatory and only applicable for students wishing to continue their studies in Canada after the completion of first course. By doing this you can restore your migration status as a temporary Resident in Canada and continue studying in Canada. Anyhow you need a new study permit for the new course you have chosen.

How To Apply For Post Graduate Work Permit When Inside & Outside Canada?

Post Graduate work permit can be applied both online and offline. Before applying for a Canada post graduate work permit one must identify the attributes of their course and their future plans and apply accordingly. (Click here to get more details on PGWP)

Can I Bring My Parents To Canada From India When I’m In Study Visa?

You as a international student in Canada can invite your parents under a visitor visa and this visitor visa allows your parents to stay in Canada with you for a tenure of 6 months. On the event your parents applying for a visitor visa they will be granted with a visa for 10 years

Can I Bring My Spouse & Child To Canada From India When I’m In Study Visa?

Yes, you can bring your spouse & Child to Canada. You can apply for a open work permit/ Spouse open work-permit and bring them to Canada. This open work permit can be applied along with your student visa application or upon you reaching Canada under a study visa your spouse can apply for open work permit. you also can bring your dependent child under a visitor visa. Applying visitor visa for spouse is not recommended.

Guaranteed Investment Certificate is issued by the approved banking partner in Canada. Whereas this requires a creation of Bank account in Canada in the student’s name & minimum deposit of 10,280 CAD$ is essential. This in-turn will be deposited back to the students account on a monthly basis to support the student’s entire stay in Canada

Few Popular GIC Banking Partners:

• Bank of Scotia
• ICICI Bank
• HDFC Bank
• CIBC Bank

What Is English Language Test?

English language proficiency is required to apply for a Canadian student visa. This helps the government of Canada and the university evaluate English language skills like listening, writing, reading, and speaking.

The IRCC accepts the following English proficiency skill tests for the Student Direct Stream (SDS) Canada study visa:

• CELPIP General
• CAEL
• PTE Academic
• TOEFL iBT Test

The minimum score required for CELPIP General corresponds to the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7.

A minimum of 60 must be scored in the CAEL or Pearson PTE Academic tests.

A minimum score of 83 must be obtained in the Educational Testing Service (ETS) TOEFL iBT Test.

IRCC had previously only approved IELTS General and IELTS Academic as valid evaluations for SDS candidates, until the current revision.

When To Submit English Language Test?

One will have to submit language tests in two phases:

• (i) while applying to Canadian universities (however, few are exempt), and
• (ii) while submitting an online application for the visa process.

IELTS Academic is the approved language test for Canada's study visa. Few universities in Canada accept other language tests as well. However, for visa procedures under the SDS stream, only IELTS Academic is accepted.

SDS & Non SDS:

SDS is abbreviated as Student Direct Stream. This SDS was dedicatedly introduced for Students from 14 specific countries Fortunately, India was one among those. (SPP was the previous name)

1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Brazil
3. China
4. Colombia
5. Costa Rica
6. India
7. Morocco
8. Pakistan
9. Peru
10. Senegal
11. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
12. Trinidad and Tobago
13. Vietnam

This SDS was introduced for faster processing of applications & Applying through SDS will decrease the rejection rate of the study visa application IELTS requirement is a Minimum of 6 in all 4 modules. If students fail to achieve 6 they will have to process their study visa application under Non- SDS.

Non-SDS faces more rejections as IRCC feels candidates are less potential & Non-SDS has high processing time as well.

Statement of Purpose is a supporting and mandatory document to avail a Canada study visa. In order to get a positive and desired visa output one must submit a strong & Meaningful SOP. The Visa officer skims your SOP whereas the purpose and intent to study in Canada are supposed to be crisp.

SOP can be a maximum of 2 or 3 pages. GreenTree Immigration is an expertise with SOP. we have dedicated SOP writers where they can ease the process of getting your SOP done within a couple of days.