Student Direct Stream
What is the
Student Direct Stream?
The Student Direct Stream (SDS) program is
designed to expedite the process of obtaining a Canadian study permit for
certain international students.
Eligibility
Requirements for Canada’s Student Direct Stream?
The SDS program is available to residents of
14 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India,
Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Trinidad and Tobago, and Vietnam.
Canada aims to process all SDS-eligible study
permit applications within 20 calendar days.
To apply
for a Canadian study permit through the SDS program, prospective students must:
- Provide a copy of an acceptance letter from a Canadian
Designated Learning Institution (DLI).
- Submit a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL), if required.
- Provide confirmation of having undergone an upfront medical
examination.
- Show proof of obtaining a Guaranteed Investment Certificate
(GIC) of $20,635 CAD.
- Demonstrate that travel costs have been covered.
- Provide evidence of paying the first year's tuition fees.
- Present language test results taken within two years of the SDS
application.
- Submit the application at a Visa Application Centre (VAC).
The
following English language tests are accepted by Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship Canada (IRCC):
- IELTS Academic or IELTS General Training with a minimum score of
6.0 in each language skill (reading, writing, listening, speaking).
- CELPIP General with a minimum score of CLB 7.
- CAEL with a minimum score of 60.
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic with a minimum score of 60.
- Educational Testing Service (ETS) TOEFL iBT Test with a minimum
score of 83.
Successful applicants will receive a letter of
introduction, also known as a Port of Entry (POE) letter of introduction, along
with a temporary resident visa to enter Canada. This letter, issued by IRCC,
serves as proof of study permit approval and must be presented to a visa
officer upon arrival in Canada.
Applicants from the listed countries must be
residing in their home country at the time of applying for a study permit
through the SDS program.
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