Hello everyone.
I got an Approval Mail today at 1.34 pm from Citizenship & Immigration Canada Information about <Application No.>
Dear <Applicant Name>
Your application to study in Canada has been approved. A permit authorizing your studies will be issued to you
on your arrival to Canada following an examination by an officer of the Canada Border Services Agency, subject
to your compliance with the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its Regulations.
The officer will ask to see this letter, your passport and may request to see your supporting documents, such as
the letter of acceptance from your educational institution. Do not pack these or other valuable papers in your
checked luggage. You can find out more about which documents you will need to bring with you by visiting
www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-arriving.asp
As you gather your documents, please take note of the following:
• This letter is not a passport or travel document. You will not be permitted to board your flight without
your passport, even if you have this letter with you.
• This letter is not an authorization permitting you to enter or remain in Canada. An officer of the
Canada Border Services Agency will make that determination upon your arrival to Canada.
• This letter is important because it contains information that will be used by the Canada Border Services
Agency to issue your study permit. Please do not misplace it.
You must seek entry to Canada to obtain your study permit by (yyyy/mm/dd). Your passport must
be valid beyond the period you intend to remain in Canada. If not, the validity of your study permit will not be
issued beyond the expiry date of your passport, or, for United States citizens and permanent residents, the
validity date of your identity document.
Note: As an international student in Canada, it is your responsibility to ensure that you continue to meet the
conditions of your study permit, including the requirement to actively pursue studies. Your study permit will
automatically become invalid 90 days after you complete your study program, regardless of the expiry date
indicated on your study permit. For more information, please consult:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.asp
For officer use
TYPE:
Document number:
Validity (YYYY/MM/DD):
Must enter Canada by (YYYY/MM/DD):
If you are from a country/territory which requires a temporary resident visa (TRV)
you have also been issued a visa. This visa has been affixed in
your passport, and is valid for multiple visits to Canada until it expires. If you obtain a new passport before your
visa expires, you will need to apply for a new visa. You may do so by visiting
www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/visa.asp
Other than United States citizens, if you are from a country/territory which does NOT require a temporary
resident visa ( ), or if you are a permanent resident of the United
States, you have also been issued an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). Your eTA is valid for multiple visits
to Canada, until (yyyy/mm/dd). Your eTA number is and is linked to the passport you
used when you applied to study in Canada. If you obtain a new passport before (yyyy/mm/dd), you
will need to apply for a new eTA by visiting .
If you are a United States citizen, you are not required to obtain an eTA or a TRV. United States citizens who do
not have a passport may show their United States birth certificate or certificate of naturalization. United States
permanent residents entering Canada from the United States may present their alien resident “green” card,
instead of a passport.
In some provinces or territories, students are not eligible for public health insurance. You must ensure that you
and any dependants have adequate health care insurance or financial resources to cover possible
contingencies. Further information is available from the ministry of health of the province or territory in which you
intend to study.
For information on what to see and do while you are in Canada, visit .
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp
www.canada.ca/eTA
www.canada.ca/travel
Sincerely,
Consulate General of Canada
where did you apply from?