Immigration and Travel matters for USLC students

If you are enrolled in a course or program of study of 6 months duration or less and your studies are not part of a longer study program, a study permit is not required. However, you can still apply for your study permit even if you do not require one and your application will be processed by IRCC. 

If you are enrolled in a course or program of study that lasts more than 6 months, you can begin your program remotely even if your study permit has not been processed or approved yet. Regardless, the University of Saskatchewan Language Centre encourages all new students to apply for a study permit as soon as possible after receiving an admission letter, and certainly before your program starts, if enrolled in a program that lasts more than 6 months. 

Please apply without delay as study permit applications are still being received and processed and we expect significant backlogs and delays.

It is each applicant’s responsibility to ensure they meet the requirements set by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) when they apply for a study permit. All decisions regarding study permit eligibility and application requirements are made by IRCC. So, while there is currently no IRCC policy that starting studies remotely without a study permit will negatively affect your study permit application, the University of Saskatchewan cannot guarantee that your study permit application is successful and cannot influence the decision-making process of IRCC. 

If you are interested or planning to travel to Canada to study at USask, please contact the International Student and Study Abroad Centre (ISSAC) Advising for assistance - https://students.usask.ca/international/issac.php#Advising

University of Saskatchewan Language Centre - https://uslcstudent.usask.ca

International Student and Study Abroad Centre : https://students.usask.ca/international/issac.php  

IRCC website – Find out if you need a study permit: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/study-permit-tool.html

IRCC website – Why apply for study permit if you don’t need one? https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/eligibility.html#why-study-permit

IRCC website – Study permit application: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit.html

COVID-19 by IRCC: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/visitors-foreign-workers-students.html#restrictions-students