Your Application MUST include:

• The complete application form.

• Photocopy of your passport, status document, and stamp in the passport. Your passport must be valid for at least six months from the date the Canadian embassy receives your application.

• Two recent passport style photographs. Names and dates of birth must be written on the back of each photo.

• Letter from the university (Admissions Office or TESL Centre) confirming your acceptance into the university.

• Proof of adequate funds to cover tuition and living expenses – in general $10, 000 CAN dollars is required in addition to tuition fees for one year (this may be in the form of a receipt showing payment of tuition and residence fees). If you have a bank account in Canada, your bank account statements for the past four months. A bank letter or certified document from an individual with proven means guaranteeing financial support.

• Detail list of all country in which you have lived during the past 12 months indicating the period of time spent in each country, including your own country.

• Transcript from your last program of study.

Fees: $125 Canadian dollars

Fees may be paid by certified cheque or money order payable to The Receiver General of Canada . Cash is not accepted by mail.

Processing fees are no-refundable . If your application is refused, no part of the processing fees will be returned.

Processing times and waiting periods:

Mail-in applications are generally processed within two months. In some cases a personal interview and/or a medical examination may be required (you must make your own arrangements to present yourself at the consulate if an interview is required).

Mail the application including all required documents to:

The Canadian Consulate General

Immigration Section

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York, USA

10020-1175

Note: If you are a minor (under 18 years of age) you must submit two notarized custodianship declaration forms, one signed by your parents or legal guardian in your country of origin, as well as one signed by the custodian in Canada, stating that arrangements have been made for the custodian to act in place of a parent in times of emergency.  Click here for the Custodianship Declaration Forms.