🇨🇦 Canada • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Study permit — application from outside Canada

Track a study permit application made from outside Canada. Biometrics, additional documents or a medical examination may be requested. Approval and the port-of-entry letter of introduction are distinct from the study permit issued on arrival; the letter is not the permit.

Real cases and timelines: Study permit — application from outside Canada

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Where can I find experiences and cases for “Study permit — application from outside Canada”?

No shared cases are available for this procedure or variant yet. You can contribute by sharing your own case timeline and its steps.

How long does “Study permit — application from outside Canada” take in Canada?

No usable average is available for the cases currently included at this procedure level. Durations can vary by situation; shared timelines will help compare observed processing times once sufficient data is available.

What are the steps for “Study permit — application from outside Canada”?

The catalog lists the following steps in their configured order:

  1. Application submitted
  2. Biometrics provided, if requested
  3. Additional documents requested
  4. Medical examination completed, if requested
  5. Decision received
  6. Port-of-entry letter of introduction received

Only the first six configured steps are shown here. A case may include only some of these steps or follow a different timeline. This list does not mean that every step is mandatory.

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