ISS will be closed Dec 24th at 12pm until January 2nd. We re-open January 3rd.
ISS is available virtually and in-person Mondays-Fridays during business hours.
ISS will be closed Dec 24th at 12pm until January 2nd. We re-open January 3rd.
ISS is available virtually and in-person Mondays-Fridays during business hours.
Immigration Essentials for International Students in Graduate Programs at 鶹AV
Please consult the Arrima payment instructionsprepared by the ISS immigration advising team.
Under normal circumstances, the for the CAQ is 25 business days from the day Immigration Quebec confirms in your online portal that they have received your supporting documents.
You should continue to monitor the information on your to verify if any updates have been made in your file.
If more than 8 weeks have passed, you may wish to to follow up on your application.
Under the , international students must make their studies their . This means that in order to respect your CAQ conditions, you must maintain full-time student status every term for the duration of your program, with the exception of your last term.
Under the current eligibility requirements to work and , international students must maintain full-time student status every term for the duration of their program, with the exception of their last term.
Under the current (PGWP), international students must maintain full-time student status every term for the duration of their program, with the exception of their last term.
We, therefore, recommend that all international students maintain full-time student status for the duration of their program with the exception of their last term, so as not to compromise their ability to extend their CAQ, maintain authorization to work on and off-campus or their eligibility for the PGWP.
If you must be part-time due to extenuating circumstances such as health issues or a family emergency, please contact us so that we may best advise you. You may also wish to review our part-time studies information sheet.
You can apply for your documents under either nationality, however there are certain advantages to applying under your French nationality for your CAQ and your US nationality for your study permit.
French citizens are exempt from the international tuition fee. Therefore, when applying for your immigration documents and providing proof of your financial capacity, you should include proof of your French citizenship in order to prove why you are exempt from the international tuition fee.
If you are a US citizen or US permanent resident, you can apply for your study permit directly at the port of entry (land or air border between Canada and the US) and therefore should apply for your study permit with your US passport or US permanent resident card.
While you may be applying under one nationality for your CAQ and another for your study permit, it is still recommended to include proof of your dual nationality in both applications for the reasons mentioned above.
The offer of admission letter that you will receive from 鶹AV is the official and only letter you will receive. As soon as you receive your admission letter you should apply for your CAQ right away. You do not have to wait until you have met the conditions in your admission letter to apply for your CAQ.
No. In order to apply for your CAQ, you must have a valid passport. If you have not yet applied for your passport, you should do so immediately and request expedited processing of your passport.
NOTE: When you apply for your CAQ, your passport must be valid at the time of submission but it does not have to be valid for the entire duration of your studies. As such, if your passport has not yet expired but will expire soon, you should apply for your CAQ before it does, as the expiry of your CAQ is not dependent on the expiry of your passport.
It depends.
If you are postponing the start date of your studies by one term only, you can use the CAQ you already have and do not need to obtain a new CAQ.
Examples of situations where you would not require a new CAQ:
However, if you are deferring the start date of your studies by more than one term, you will need to apply for a new CAQ before you can begin your program.
As per :
“If you are postponing your studies for more than one semester, you will have to obtain a new CAQ for studies.”
Your CAQ and study permit both remain valid until their expiry date and you may use them to enter Canada to resume your studies.
In order to enter Canada, you must have a valid CAQ, study permit and Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) or eTA.
*Important: Please review our Travel FAQs before making any plans to travel to Canada.
YES. If submitting financial capacity documents from a joint bank account, both account holders (in this case, your parents) each need to complete and sign a separate letter.
As a general rule, when submitting proof of financial capacity, each person who will be supporting you needs to individually sign and date a letter and provide supporting documents that clearly demonstrate their financial capacity to provide for you during your studies.
NOTE: If you will be receiving funding from your department, you should indicate that you are supporting yourself; your department does not need to sign the Declaration of financial support form.
You do not have to apply for a new CAQ if you change universities or programs as long as you meet the following conditions:
NOTE: You can find information on when to submit a new application for a CAQ for studies on the .
*Please note that the information is only available in French.
If your checklist includes a request for , you - or whoever is supporting you - should provide a confirmation that you/they can cover tuition and fees plus .
Please consult the Arrima payment instructions prepared by the ISS immigration advising team.
You can upload a copy of your official eTranscript (order an electronic official transcript)
For the official eTranscript, please ensure that you view/save your eTranscript according to the instructions provided by MyCreds when ordering. It is possible that a "COPY" watermark will appear on the eTranscript when you combine the eTranscript with other documents into one PDF, when you save the eTranscript to your computer, and/or when the immigration agent opens the file. We therefore recommend that you include a signed cover letter with your official eTranscript that explains this possibility.
NOTE: When submitting your documents to MIFI electronically through Arrima, you should combine and save your signed Cover Letter and official e-transcript into a single PDF and upload the PDF file in the transcript section of the checklist.
Please contact us if you receive an Intention of refusal letter from MIFI requesting that you provide them with additional documents.
Under normal circumstances, the for the CAQ is 25 business days from the day Immigration Quebec confirms in your online portal that they have received your supporting documents.
You should continue to monitor the information on your to verify if any updates have been made in your file.
If more than 8 weeks have passed, you may wish to to follow up on your application.
Under the , international students must make their studies their . This means that in order to respect your CAQ conditions, you must maintain full-time student status every term for the duration of your program, with the exception of your last term.
Under the current eligibility requirements to work and , international students must maintain full-time student status every term for the duration of their program, with the exception of their last term.
Under the current (PGWP), international students must maintain full-time student status every term for the duration of their program, with the exception of their last term.
We, therefore, recommend that all international students maintain full-time student status for the duration of their program with the exception of their last term, so as not to compromise their ability to extend their CAQ, maintain authorization to work on and off-campus or their eligibility for the PGWP.
If you must be part-time due to extenuating circumstances such as health issues or a family emergency, please contact us so that we may best advise you. You may also wish to review our part-time studies information sheet.
You can apply for your documents under either nationality, however there are certain advantages to applying under your French nationality for your CAQ and your US nationality for your study permit.
French citizens are exempt from the international tuition fee. Therefore, when applying for your immigration documents and providing proof of your financial capacity, you should include proof of your French citizenship in order to prove why you are exempt from the international tuition fee.
If you are a US citizen or US permanent resident, you can apply for your study permit directly at the port of entry (land or air border between Canada and the US) and therefore should apply for your study permit with your US passport or US permanent resident card.
While you may be applying under one nationality for your CAQ and another for your study permit, it is still recommended to include proof of your dual nationality in both applications for the reasons mentioned above.
Your CAQ is level specific which means you will need a different CAQ for undergraduate, master and doctoral studies. You will therefore need to apply for and obtain a new CAQ before starting your graduate studies in the Fall. When applying for your new CAQ, please follow the CAQ renewal guide as your application will be considered an extension and not a first CAQ application.
Your study permit on the other hand is not level specific. If it is valid, you may use it to begin your studies in the Fall, right up until its expiry. You will have to renew it before it expires as you must have a valid study permit for the entire duration of your studies in Canada.
Your CAQ and study permit both remain valid until their expiry date and you may use them to enter Canada to resume your studies.
In order to enter Canada, you must have a valid CAQ, study permit and Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) or eTA.
*Important: Please review our Travel FAQs and Travelling to and from Canada page before making any plans to travel to Canada.
YES. If submitting financial capacity documents from a joint bank account, both account holders (in this case, your parents) each need to complete and sign a separate letter.
As a general rule, when submitting proof of financial capacity, each person who will be supporting you needs to individually sign and date a letter and provide supporting documents that clearly demonstrate their financial capacity to provide for you during your studies.
NOTE: If you will be receiving funding from your department, you should indicate that you are supporting yourself; your department does not need to sign the Declaration of financial support form.
If your checklist includes a request for , you - or whoever is supporting you - should provide a confirmation that you/they can cover tuition and fees plus .