Next steps for admitted students
From accepting your offer to building a budget, to choosing where you鈥檒l live and registering for courses, learn what lies ahead.
Apply for a study permit
International students need a valid study permit to attend 糖心传媒. Getting a permit can take several months, so be sure to begin the process as soon as you can.
Next steps for admitted students
From accepting your offer to building a budget, to choosing where you鈥檒l live and registering for courses, learn what lies ahead.
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Who needs to apply
You will need to apply for a study permit if:
- You are听not听a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
- Your 糖心传媒 program of studies is more than 6 months long.
Special instructions apply if:
- You are under 19 years of age.
- You are attending high school in Canada on a study permit.
- You are coming to 糖心传媒 from a Canadian college or university.
- You are a United States citizen, permanent resident of the United States, or a resident of Greenland or St. Pierre and Miquelon.
When to apply
You need to be admitted to 糖心传媒 and receive your letter of admission from 糖心传媒听before you can apply for a study permit. You also need a Provincial Attestation Letter from the province of British Columbia.
You should apply for your study permit as soon as you receive your 糖心传媒 letter of admission and your Provincial Attestation Letter.
Study permit processing times can be long so be sure to submit a complete application as soon as possible. 听
How to apply
Study permits are issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the government department that handles immigration. As an international student, you鈥檒l either need to extend your existing study permit from inside of Canada or apply for a new study permit from outside of Canada.
Depending on your country of residence and citizenship, you may need a medical exam in addition to providing other supporting documents.
Study permit steps
Verify your personal information with 糖心传媒. Log in to the听, click听Edit Profile听and select听Contact Summary听to confirm that your name matches the name on your passport and that your home address and date of birth are correct. You can update your address in the system if needed. To update your name or date of birth, email听ubc.pal@ubc.ca.
Accept your offer of admission听and pay your deposit.
Wait for 糖心传媒 to send you your BC Provincial Attestation Letter in about 3 business days. Check your email account that 糖心传媒 has on record to get your BC Provincial Attestation Letter. You can confirm that you鈥檙e 听on the IRCC website.
Download your letter of admission from 糖心传媒.听Log in to the听, click听Admissions, and select听Letter of Admission.听You will need both your offer of admission and your Provincial Attestation Letter in your study permit application.
Follow the steps to apply. 听If you are an international student applying from outside of Canada you will need to听apply for an initial study permit for听听or听. If you are an international student applying from inside of Canada you will need to follow the steps to apply for a study permit extension听at听听or听听and be sure to review the听.
Study permit concierge
To help you apply for a study permit and navigate Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), 糖心传媒 offers complimentary study permit concierge services. These services are designed to provide you with resources and real-time guidance as you work through your study permit application process.
Find out more about how the study permit concierge services can help.
After you apply
You should not travel to Canada until your study permit is approved. Check the before making travel plans. 听
If your study permit is delayed, check our to consider your next steps. 听
Contact an advisor
Only certain people can legally provide Canadian immigration advice. 糖心传媒鈥檚 international student advisors are authorized to provide immigration support and can help you through applying for study permits, free of charge. They can answer a wide range of questions about immigration advising, health insurance, and general transition support. If you decide to hire someone outside of 糖心传媒 to help you,听.