Canada student visa
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Canada continues to accept permanent and temporary residence applications and adapt processes Canada is providing more time for some applicants to submit immigration documents.
Canada is taking steps to continue to attract global talent from around the world during a time of global efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Canada’s federal and provincial governments operate more than 80 economic class immigration pathways today, plus many more pathways for those who arrive under the family or refugee classes, as well as international students, foreign workers, and visitors. The federal government also announced today that its regularly scheduled bi-weekly Express Entry draw did, in fact, take place on Wednesday, March 18.
In recent days, Canada has announced special measures to help limit the spread of COVID-19, as well as to help those interested in moving to Canada as permanent residents or remaining in Canada as temporary residents.
According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), individuals are still welcome to continue to submit their Express Entry profiles and permanent residence applications. It is also being more lenient towards temporary residence applicants.
IRCC has stated that it will not refuse applications for non-compliance and it will continue to process applications that are in progress at its case processing centres in Canada and around the world.
Moreover, when it comes time to submit biometrics, applicants will actually have 90 days to complete this step instead of the usual 30 days.
More time for permanent residence applications
If an Express Entry candidate who is invited to apply for permanent residence is unable to submit a completed application before their allotted 60 days are up, they are eligible to provide an explanation to IRCC as to why they are not able to submit all of their required documents. IRCC has the discretion to provide such applicants with a 90-day extension to gather and submit all necessary documents.
Holders of a confirmation of permanent residence can also apply for an extension to their deadline to come to Canada. They simply need to communicate with IRCC via the IRCC web form.
Extensions available to temporary residents
Temporary residents in Canada can also extend their stay during Canada’s coronavirus response.
They can submit their extension application online on IRCC’s website. This applies to individuals who wish to remain in Canada longer on study, work, or visitor permits.
If an individual has already submitted an extension application, they will receive implied status and will be able to stay in Canada while their application is being reviewed.
How you can prepare your immigration application in the meantime
Candidates interested in submitting their Express Entry profile or permanent residence application may be affected by some disruptions for the time being. This should not, however, stop them from preparing their documents to the best of their abilities.
For instance, some candidates may not be able to obtain language test results quickly because some language testing centres are experiencing disruptions. However, candidates who are waiting to write their tests can use this opportunity to spend more time preparing for the language test to increase their chances of getting a higher test score.
Securing a strong test score can translate into big points for Express Entry candidates. Candidates can also use this time to begin collecting many of the other supporting documents they may need to submit an Express Entry profile or provincial or federal application in the future.
Canada to welcome over one million immigrants in the next three years
The coronavirus pandemic is undoubtedly creating some challenges but it is important not to lose sight of the big picture. Canada remains open to global talent and recently announced its 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan whereby it is targeting the admissions of over one million new permanent residents over the coming three years.
The plan provides IRCC with plenty of flexibility, including the ability to welcome even more immigrants than its targets. For instance, Canada can welcome up to 390,000 immigrants by 2022.
This suggests that Canada's doors may be swinging open even further once COVID-19 concerns have been addressed.
Canada is taking steps to continue to attract global talent from around the world during a time of global efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Canada’s federal and provincial governments operate more than 80 economic class immigration pathways today, plus many more pathways for those who arrive under the family or refugee classes, as well as international students, foreign workers, and visitors. The federal government also announced today that its regularly scheduled bi-weekly Express Entry draw did, in fact, take place on Wednesday, March 18.
In recent days, Canada has announced special measures to help limit the spread of COVID-19, as well as to help those interested in moving to Canada as permanent residents or remaining in Canada as temporary residents.
According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), individuals are still welcome to continue to submit their Express Entry profiles and permanent residence applications. It is also being more lenient towards temporary residence applicants.
IRCC has stated that it will not refuse applications for non-compliance and it will continue to process applications that are in progress at its case processing centres in Canada and around the world.
Moreover, when it comes time to submit biometrics, applicants will actually have 90 days to complete this step instead of the usual 30 days.
More time for permanent residence applications
If an Express Entry candidate who is invited to apply for permanent residence is unable to submit a completed application before their allotted 60 days are up, they are eligible to provide an explanation to IRCC as to why they are not able to submit all of their required documents. IRCC has the discretion to provide such applicants with a 90-day extension to gather and submit all necessary documents.
Holders of a confirmation of permanent residence can also apply for an extension to their deadline to come to Canada. They simply need to communicate with IRCC via the IRCC web form.
Extensions available to temporary residents
Temporary residents in Canada can also extend their stay during Canada’s coronavirus response.
They can submit their extension application online on IRCC’s website. This applies to individuals who wish to remain in Canada longer on study, work, or visitor permits.
If an individual has already submitted an extension application, they will receive implied status and will be able to stay in Canada while their application is being reviewed.
How you can prepare your immigration application in the meantime
Candidates interested in submitting their Express Entry profile or permanent residence application may be affected by some disruptions for the time being. This should not, however, stop them from preparing their documents to the best of their abilities.
For instance, some candidates may not be able to obtain language test results quickly because some language testing centres are experiencing disruptions. However, candidates who are waiting to write their tests can use this opportunity to spend more time preparing for the language test to increase their chances of getting a higher test score.
Securing a strong test score can translate into big points for Express Entry candidates. Candidates can also use this time to begin collecting many of the other supporting documents they may need to submit an Express Entry profile or provincial or federal application in the future.
Canada to welcome over one million immigrants in the next three years
The coronavirus pandemic is undoubtedly creating some challenges but it is important not to lose sight of the big picture. Canada remains open to global talent and recently announced its 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan whereby it is targeting the admissions of over one million new permanent residents over the coming three years.
The plan provides IRCC with plenty of flexibility, including the ability to welcome even more immigrants than its targets. For instance, Canada can welcome up to 390,000 immigrants by 2022.
This suggests that Canada's doors may be swinging open even further once COVID-19 concerns have been addressed.
You should try and swear a commitment of oath highlighting clearly with intention that you will return back to your home country this serves as a tie to your home country. I hope I helped
@Lospeppers and @yrr
Sop is strictly to answer the questions the visa officer can't ask you personally so your sop introduces you to the visa officer and your plans for canada...in the sop you are to answer the vo concerns like;
1.why Canada
2.why the school and course
3.and motivation to return back to home country....
@Lospeppers it's not swearing a commitment of oath it called an affidavit of sponsorship which is meant to be done by the parents of the candidate who wants to study in canada and you don't do it in an sop...if visa officer doesn't accept an application it's may not be due to a weak sop sometimes the visa officer is not fully convinced about the application...no matter how many sop's you write if your documents are not able to convince the visa officer you would get a reject the sop is just for the vo to get know you without seeing you face to face...
Funny facts people get visas without including sop...am not saying it's not important just wanted you to know that other documents are as well important in getting a visa as an sop...
And @yrr wish you all the best on your application...
Sop is strictly to answer the questions the visa officer can't ask you personally so your sop introduces you to the visa officer and your plans for canada...in the sop you are to answer the vo concerns like;
1.why Canada
2.why the school and course
3.and motivation to return back to home country....
@Lospeppers it's not swearing a commitment of oath it called an affidavit of sponsorship which is meant to be done by the parents of the candidate who wants to study in canada and you don't do it in an sop...if visa officer doesn't accept an application it's may not be due to a weak sop sometimes the visa officer is not fully convinced about the application...no matter how many sop's you write if your documents are not able to convince the visa officer you would get a reject the sop is just for the vo to get know you without seeing you face to face...
Funny facts people get visas without including sop...am not saying it's not important just wanted you to know that other documents are as well important in getting a visa as an sop...
And @yrr wish you all the best on your application...
I would say try some other country man , what I have seen till now is that Canada is very unpredictable when it comes to granting visa! They would give visa to someone with such low grades and academics and then reject someone who has a very good profile. Probably they just wanna take weak candidates so that he or she will most likely end up doing some blue collar labour work and won’t be a white collar candidate who can replace and take up the job of the one of their own citizens.
I have applied for my study permit today.
Have an admit at U of T MBA program.
Explained my financial situation I.e I will be funding my own studies and the evidence was my personal bank statements ( showing the $$ ofcourse)
I also attached documents showing the assets and properties that I own in India in order to prove my ties to my home country.
And yep that’s about it, i didn’t really get into the semantics of explaining “why Canada” “why rotman” etc etc as the proof is clearly in the pudding.Instead I just attached my acceptance letter and the receipt showing the deposit that I have made to the school to accept the offer and also an additional letter showing the entrance award I won.
should this suffice or am I missing something?
I did get an 8.5 in my ielts but totally forgot to attach the report. Oh well, other than that nothing much to add here and fingers crossed I get my study permit before the July 6th deadline that UofT has given me.
Cheers guys, and all the best to everybody who is in the same boat.
Have an admit at U of T MBA program.
Explained my financial situation I.e I will be funding my own studies and the evidence was my personal bank statements ( showing the $$ ofcourse)
I also attached documents showing the assets and properties that I own in India in order to prove my ties to my home country.
And yep that’s about it, i didn’t really get into the semantics of explaining “why Canada” “why rotman” etc etc as the proof is clearly in the pudding.Instead I just attached my acceptance letter and the receipt showing the deposit that I have made to the school to accept the offer and also an additional letter showing the entrance award I won.
should this suffice or am I missing something?
I did get an 8.5 in my ielts but totally forgot to attach the report. Oh well, other than that nothing much to add here and fingers crossed I get my study permit before the July 6th deadline that UofT has given me.
Cheers guys, and all the best to everybody who is in the same boat.