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Study Permits - Renew - New (if applicable) Work Permits Off-campus/Co-op/Post Grad Temporary Resident Visas (TRV) -for visiting Canada . Disclaimer. All information shared at this session was current at the time the presentation was created
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Study Permits • - Renew • - New (if applicable) • Work Permits • Off-campus/Co-op/Post Grad • Temporary Resident Visas (TRV) • -for visiting Canada
Disclaimer • All information shared at this session was current at the time the presentation was created • Please refer to the immigration websites listed on our handouts to ensure the most up-to-date information available • Make sure you have the most current Application and Document Checklist Internationalizing U
Processing Times • Processing times for Study/ Work Permit Applications can be found at the following link (see handouts): http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp • Send your application to renew your Work or Study Permit at least 30 days before its expiration date
Understanding Immigration Language • Work PermitThis is the document stapled in your passport that allows you to work in Canada. -- $150 to renew • Study Permit • This is the document stapled in your passport that allows you to study in Canada. -- $125 to renew • Your original was issued at the border when you arrived in Canada • Visa (Temporary Resident Visa or TRV) • Shiny foil sticker in your passport which allows you to ENTER Canada. -- $75 Single Entry / $150 Multiple entry • Applications for visas are only processed outside of Canada.
What you need • Appropriate CISSAHandouts: • -“Renewing Your Study Permit” • -“Applying for a Work Permit and Social Insurance Number” • -“Applying for a Temporary Resident Visa” • -“Online Application instruction” • Be sure to read the appropriate ’Guide’ for detailed instructions. • Apply online (for applications processed within Canada) OR • Download the appropriate Application and Document Checklist • For example: • “Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada” • “Application for a Temporary Resident Visa Made Outside of Canada”
Online Application for Applications which can be processed in Canada • Online application is available for: • Work Permit (include spouse work permit) • Off-Campus Work Permit • Post-Graduate Work Permit • Study Permit • Extend Your Stay as a Visitor • You can submit joint applications for your Study Permit renew and Off Campus Work Permit. • Coop work permit application is not online yet. • http://www.cic.gc.ca
Online Application for Applications which can be processed in Canada
Online Application for Applications which can be processed in Canada
Online Application If you chose your current status as “Visitor” from the previous question (e.g. if you are spouse of a student who came in Canada as a visitor), then you could see the next page as below:
Off Campus Work Permit Online Application If you are about to apply or renew an Off Campus Work Permit, you should click here to request the Eligibility Verification Number (EVN) first.
Online Application This is the expire date of your current Study Permit or Work Permit. Not of your TRV.
Renew Study Permit - Online Application 90 days more than your graduation date. The date you completed all the requirement to your degree. Not the convocation date.
Family member - Online Application Here you can choose if you want to apply for your family members’ extension or status change together. Then the next question will give you options for your family members application. e.g. Spouse Work Permit, Spouse Study Permit, or Visitor Record extension.
Online Application • Please see bank statement, scholarship letter, job offer letter, pay statement attached. • Please see tuition receipt attached. • My parents send money as needed.
Off-Campus Work Permit – Reminders • After you have been granted an OCWP: • You should remain a full-time student, unless you are in your final term. • Not on Academic Probation (good academic standing). If anytime, you become part-time or have been put on Academic Probation, you need to return your Off Campus Work Permit to CIC office in Calgary at: Harry Hays Building Room 170 220 – 4th Avenue S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2G 4X3
Document Checklist- Student Document Checklist is 2 pages Pay online or at the bank Photocopy all marked pages Study Permit Letter from the Registrar/Grad Studies Bank statement, Pay stub, etc. Transcript (from Registrar’s Office)
Document Checklist- Student Worker Photocopy all marked pages Choose One Letter from Coop or Internship office
Document Checklist- Worker – Spouse of Student STUDENTS do not use this document checklist Your spouse will use this document checklist
Work Permit Reminders • Coop/Off-Campus/Post-Graduation work permits are • not interchangeable. Each one has its own purpose. • No restriction on holding more than one permit • Graduate Students: If receiving a GRA or GTA we strongly • advise discussing your intentions to work off-campus with • your supervisor • Photocopy the complete application and all supporting documents. • Keep the copy for your records. If there is ever a problem, we need • this information in order to solve any problems you may have.
Applying for a Temporary Resident Visa • To get information and an application kit: • See Handout: “Applying For A Temporary Resident Visa” • Forms should be downloaded from local Canadian embassy website: • “Application for a Temporary Visa Made Outside of Canada” • -Document Checklist- for a Temporary Resident Visa • The Temporary Resident Visa does not need to be renewed when it expires unless you are planning to leave and then re-enter Canada. • It is your Study/Work Permit that allows you to stay in Canada. The visa is the document that allows you to re-enter Canada.
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Application For applications processed by Canadian visa offices in US only Page 1 Only spouse and children
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Application Page 1 continued To Study at the U of C
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Application Page 2 University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 I study at the University of Calgary University of Calgary 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 To Study
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Application Page 2 List here: Study Permit and/or Temporary Resident Visa and/or Work Permit and/or Permanent Resident. Input issue date of each visa or the date when you submitted your application if you have not received it yet. X X
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Application Page 3 X X X X Write here: “Present” When first entered Canada. X X Your name Canada
Document Checklist- for a Temporary Resident Visa Study/ Work Permit Bank statement, Pay stub, etc. e.g. Transcript, Enrolment Verification Letter
Applying for TRV through Canadian consulates in UShttp://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/offices-bureaux/index.aspx?menu_id=160&menu=L
FedEx form – from student to Canadian consulate Canadian Consulate’s Mailing Information