29/05/2024
Dear Friend,
Hope you had a profitable month.
In this summary publication for May, I am going to share updates on the Study and Work Visa routes to Canada. You should share this information with your friends. Before we go further, here are important terms you should be familiar with:
1) LOA: This stands for the Letter of Acceptance. The letter of acceptance is the official document issued to Admitted Students, to enable them apply for their Study permit and Visa. Institutions in Canada will only issue LOA after the Candidate has fulfilled all admission requirements which may include payment of part of the Tuition fees
2) SOWP: This stands for Spouse Open Work Permit. The Spouse Open Work permit is issued to Spouses of Students with Valid Study permit in Canada. This allows the Spouses to move in and out of Canada and also Work in Canada , as long as their partner is registered as a Student in Canada.
3) PGWP: This Stands for Post Graduation Work Permit. The Post Graduation Work permit is granted to qualified Students who have completed their studies in Canada, to enable them remain and Work in Canada. A minimum of 8 months full time program is required to qualify for PGWP. The maximum duration of PGWP is 3 years. Students are advised to apply for their PGWP within the last 90 days of their study program.
4) PAL: This stands for Provincial Attestation Letter. The PAL is a new requirement by the Canadian Immigration for Students who have been admitted to a Canadian Institution. The PAL is required to be submitted with the Study permit Visa applications for certain Category of programs which I will describe below.
5) PR: This means Permanent Residence. Canada has many PR Pathways. In this post we are focusing on the Study pathway. Students who have been issued PGWP in any province can explore the PR Pathways after their Graduation.
Now that you know all the terms, let's move on to the updates
1) Students admitted to Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Certificate Courses in Canada require PAL to apply for their Study permits. Students admitted to Diploma, Advanced Diploma programs are eligible to apply for PGWP and subsequently PR after their program. However, Spouses of Students in Diploma or Advanced Diploma programs are NOT eligible for SWOP. They can only apply for Visitors Visa . Children of Students studying Diploma and Advanced Diploma programs are eligible for Dependent Visas and can join their parent in Canada.
2) Students Admitted to Undergraduate programs for Bachelors Degrees also require PAL to apply for their Study Permit. The good news here is that Spouses of Students admitted into the following Bachelors Degree programs are eligible for SOWP:
Dentistry or Dental Surgery, Optometry, Pharmacy, Law-LLB, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, All Education-B Ed programs, All Bachelor of Engineering programs.
If you have ND, HND, or a very good WAEC result and want to relocate with your spouse, you should consider this option. Another advantage is that Tuition deposit for undergraduate programs are usually very low. For instance, University of Manitoba charges 2000CAD as deposit before issuing PAL.
3) Students admitted to Masters programs or Doctoral Programs do not require PAL to apply for their Study permit. Also Spouses of Students admitted into Masters program are eligible for SOWP. Note however that Canada Universities no longer accept any HND qualifications for Masters.
I hope you find this information useful. We will share more update on available programs and Institution in June.
Note that the following packages will be Closing May 31st and there will be no further extensions. If you have already engaged any of our representatives, please do the needful:
1) Canada Summer 2024 package
2) USA Summer 2024 package
3) The Business Expo package in Ontario Canada
4) The Canada Job fair, Ottawa in August 2024
5) All the Multi-disciplinary Conferences for UK, Canada, USA
If you need more information or have further questions on any of these packages, please contact any of our listed representatives below: 08036761684, 07010283369, 09094166628
You can also reach me on 07030991123 from 9am-3pm Mondays-Fridays for your free telephone consultations on relocation matters only.
See you in June
Your friend and Chief Consultant at SSole Creations