Students

The following documents must be provided with a study permit application for both new applications and renewals:

• Application for Study Permit Made Outside of Canada form [IMM 1294] (overseas) or Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Student form [IMM 5709] (inland);
• Family Information form [IMM 5645], if applicable;
• Schedule 1 – Application for a Temporary Resident Visa Made Outside Canada form [IMM 5257], if applicable;
• Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union form [IMM 5409], if applicable;
• Custodianship Declaration form [IMM 5646], for applicants who are minors;
• Use of a Representative form [IMM 5476], if applicable;
• Letter of acceptance (outside of Canada), or letter of enrolment or transcript (renewals) from a designated learning institution (DLI)
• Proof of financial support;
• Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) or letter of approval from the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI) for a CAQ for applicants destined to Quebec;
• Application processing fee payment, and if applicable, biometric process fee payment;
• Proof of identity:
  • original valid passport, or
  • photocopy of the information/biodata page of the applicant’s passport;
• Two recent passport-sized photographs,  (applicant’s name and date of birth should be written on the back of the photos); and
• Proof of completion of upfront medical examination from the panel physician (optional).

Proof of financial support

You must prove that you can support yourself and the family members who accompany you while you are in Canada. You can prove that you have sufficient funds to support yourself in Canada by showing some of the following:

• proof of a Canadian bank account in your name if money has been transferred to Canada;
• proof of a student/education loan from a financial institution;
• your bank statements for the past four months;
• a bank draft in convertible currency;
• proof of payment of tuition and accommodation fees;
• a letter from the person or institution providing you with money; and
• proof of funding paid from within Canada if you have a scholarship or are in a Canadian-funded educational program.

The following table shows the minimum amounts that you will need.