Have you considered to let your daughter fly to the US (if she is allowed in) and let her cross into Canada from the US? CBSA explicitly states that those with a study permit approval letter (regardless of when it was approved) can enter Canada from the US, including foreign nationals, of the travel is deemed essential. Does she have an approved study permit?
Trying to Enter Canada is a Gamble
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Hello! Can you please tell me if your friends traveled to complete the 50% of the program inside Canada?
Thanks in advance!
My daughter is not allowed to fly to USA and she is not a us national nor permanent us resident so would still need an approved sp. If she had an approved sp, she would have been on the plane with her fellow students on the same courses who flew from Paris last week, since all approved study permits were issued before 18th March, so she would have flown with them. Her university is running 2/3 of its courses in person.
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They will complete their 50% till December, so no. They went before as their college required physical presence.
Yes and my university recognizes this too, the main priority is to protect the Canadian community, and the students as well. That’s why only 10-15% of the programs from my University have an on-campus component (with my program belonging to this category), and bulk of the other programs will be purely done via online delivery.Well, Bs65 has already refuted your statement, so i don't have much to add.Again, i understand if you want to come to Canada while you study even if your classes are online, but don't think misrepresenting your course's requirements will get you past immigration.
I completely understand, it's a difficult situation for everyone involved, more so for the students.
I was just wondering, because i honestly didn't think there would be many if any international students coming to Canada for the fall semester as most of them are being delivered online. But i understand that stuff like lab work really can only be done on campus.
I really think international students have to sort of wake up and smell the coffee, because many here seem oblivious to what's going on, and seem to think that they just need to take a flight to come to Canada to attend their courses.
That is not the situation right now, when they get to immigration, they have to demonstrate convincingly that they're required to enter Canada for their studies because of the pandemic.
There's already been one person who was has been refused entry at the airport, i'm bringing this up to prevent this happening to other people as well.
I completely understand everyone’s sentiments here, but I think that instead of fretting about factors that are beyond anyone’s control, it would be best to be very objective about the situation. It’s really not ideal for anyone (all the world over) - but like what I said, it is what it is.
Just mentally prepare for the Fall semester online (for now) - have a plan B in case flights open up and they decide to ease the restrictions, coordinate and update your university about your current situation, and hope for the best.
The situation’s already tricky - adding more
emotional turmoil to the whole scenario won’t do us any good.
