IMMIGRATION Canada Table f Cntents Dcument Checklist Study Permit Additinal infrmatin Study Plan Study Permit Abu Dhabi Visa Office Instructins This applicatin is made available free by Citizenship and Immigratin Canada and is nt t be sld t applicants. Cette trusse est également dispnible en français IMM 5814 E (05-2016)
f peple travelling t Canada (principal applicant + accmpanying family members): Spuse r cmmn law partner Open wrk permit - cmplete an applicatin fr a wrk permit Temprary resident visa (if nt applying fr an pen wrk permit) - n separate applicatin frm is required Open study permit - fr accmpanying children aged 6-18 years ld - n separate applicatin frm is required Minr Children Temprary resident visa (if a study permit is nt required) - n separate applicatin frm is required Dependent ver 18 Study permit fr accmpanying dependents aged 18-22 cmplete an applicatin fr a study permit which must include a letter f acceptance frm a cllege r university in Canada Temprary resident visa (if a study permit is nt required) cmplete an applicatin fr a temprary resident visa 1
Applicatin fr a Study Permit Abu Dhabi-specific Checklist In additin t the dcuments requested n the Dcument Checklist Fr a Study Permit (IMM 5483) yu must als prvide the fllwing dcuments, if applicable. Any dcument nt in English r French must be accmpanied by a certified translatin. Failure t submit all required dcumentatin may result in the refusal f yur applicatin r prcessing delays. D nt send yur applicatin befre receiving yur letter f acceptance frm a Canadian schl. Yu must submit: Valid passprt r travel dcument Each persn travelling, including children must have their wn passprt. Passprts must have at least ne blank page and be valid fr at least ne mnth frm the date yu intend t leave Canada. NOTE: Certain applicatins take several weeks t prcess. If the prcessing time fr yur categry exceeds 2 weeks and yu d nt wish t submit yur riginal passprt fr the duratin f the prcessing f yur applicatin, yu must prvide a phtcpy f the cmplete pages f yur passprt. If yu are a resident f Pakistan r Afghanistan submitting yur applicatin thrugh visa applicatin centres in Islamabad, Lahre r Karachi, please include a cpy f yur current and previus passprts including the bigraphic page and all pages that are nt blank. Gulf residence visa If yur mst recent Gulf residence visa is nt affixed n yur valid passprt, please prvide a cpy. Prf f sufficient funds t cver yur tuitin and living expenses fr at least ne year in Canada. In additin t the cst f tuitin, yu shuld have at least CAD $10,000 available t cver yur living expenses; an additinal minimum requirement f CAD $4,000 must be added if a spuse r partner is accmpanying the student, as well as CAD $3,000 per accmpanying child r ther accmpanying dependent. Please submit: Supprting dcuments t demnstrate a reliable surce f funds cnvertible t Canadian dllars : letter f undertaking and financial dcuments frm parent r spnsr; fficial letter f schlarship r financial award; investments; incme frm rental prperties; bank statements cvering several mnths, etc. if yur tuitin has already been paid, prvide prf f payment. Schlarships r awards related t the study prgram, if applicable. 2
Cpies f fees paid t the schl, if applicable. Cpies f birth certificates fr minr children, marriage certificate r statutry declaratin f cmmn-law Unin [IMM 5409] as applicable. If smene ther than yur parents is prviding financial supprt, prvide: details f hw yur studies will be funded; yur relatinship with the persn r institutin funding yur educatin; a detailed explanatin as t why this persn r institutin is prviding financial supprt; evidence f yur spnsr s financial ability t fund yur educatin. Cpy f yur Québec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ), yu are destined t the Prvince f Québec. A cpy f yur emedical frm, if yu have cmpleted upfrnt medicals. Minrs travelling alne r with nly ne parent yu must prvide prf f custdy r a cnsent letter frm yur nn-accmpanying parent. Cnsent letters must be accmpanied by a cpy f the nn-accmpanying parent s civil identity dcument with signature (e.g. bigraphical passprt with the signed signature page). If yu have answered yes t any f the backgrund infrmatin questins n the applicatin frm, prvide a cmpleted and signed Schedule 1 frm (Applicatin fr Temprary Resident Visa IMM 5257B) and include it with yur applicatin. Study Plan See Annex A Family Infrmatin Frm IMM 5645, fully cmpleted, dated and signed. 3
Annex A - Study plan Submit a ne page study plan which answers the fllwing questins and includes any ther infrmatin relevant t the prcessing f yur applicatin: 1. Why d yu wish t study in Canada in the prgram fr which yu have been accepted? 2. What is yur verall educatinal gal? 3. Why are yu nt pursuing a similar prgram in yur cuntry f residence r f citizenship? 4. What research have yu dne int studies in yur cuntry f residence r f citizenship? 5. Hw will this prgram enhance yur emplyment pprtunities in yur cuntry f residence r f citizenship? 6. What ties d yu have t yur cuntry f residence r f citizenship? 7. In the case f a minr applicant, what are yur reasns fr studying in Canada? What is yur parents r guardians immigratin status in their current cuntry f residence? 8. Prvide details f yur educatin histry dates when the curse started and ended, the name and address f the schl, the curse taken, qualificatin, degree r certificate awarded fr the curse 4