Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for faster processing through the Student Direct Stream, you must:

• Be a legal resident living in 1 of the following countries:

  - Antigua and Barbuda

  - Brazil

  - China

  - Colombia

  - Costa Rica

  - India

  - Morocco

  - Pakistan

  - Peru

  - Philippines

  - Senegal

  - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  - Trinidad and Tobago

  - Vietnam

• Have an acceptance letter from a post-secondary Designated learning institution
• Live outside of Canada when you apply
• Have proof you have paid your tuition for your first year of study
• Have a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) of CAN$10,000
• Have a Québec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) from the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration

  - This is only if you’re planning to study in Quebec

• Get a medical exam before you apply (if you need one)
• Get a police certificate before you apply (if you need one)
• Have your most recent secondary or post-secondary school transcript(s)
• Have a language test result that shows either:

  - An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic or general training score of 6.0 or higher in each skill (reading, writing, speaking and listening), or

  - A Test d’évaluation de français (TEF) score that is equal to a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score of at least 7 in each skill (reading, writing, speaking and listening)

We could ask you for more supporting documentation for your application. Your application will take longer to process in this scenario.

Who isn’t Eligible for the Student Direct Stream

Even if you are a citizen of one of the nations above, you must apply through the standard study permit application process if you reside anywhere other than one of the nations mentioned above. If you don't qualify for expedited processing or live in one of the countries listed above but are a citizen of another country, you may still be able to get a study permit through the standard application procedure.

Proof of Full Payment of Tuition for the Applicant’s First Year of Study

This may be in the form of the following:

• A receipt from the DLI
• An official letter from the DLI confirming payment of tuition fees
• A receipt from a bank showing that tuition fees have been paid to the DLI
• Proof that the tuition fee amount has been transferred into a repository account at the DLI to be applied to the tuition bill at a later date