The student visa in Canada allows the person to study in any Canadian educational institution authorized by the federal government. There are opportunities for those pursuing graduate, undergraduate or postgraduate studies at universities, colleges or schools in Secondary level.

Here are the requirements required by a student to acquire this document.

• You must first be enrolled in a duly accredited educational institution.
• You must have verifiable financial solvency information for living expenses during the first year of your stay. By doing the calculations, it is practically about 830 Canadian dollars for each month of visa, for this year of stay. That is nearly 2,750,000 million Colombian pesos, month by month.
• The person must also have a letter from the institution where they are going to study, where it is verifiable that they are registered.
• You must provide three passport-type photos, which are recent.
• In addition, candidates must pay the administrative fee, which amounts to 150 Canadian dollars, or nearly 500,000 Colombian pesos.

Work as a student or after graduation

The Department of Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) provides students with different employment opportunities while the student advances their academic pursuits. The person can apply in the following cases:

• You can work on campus, in which case you will not need an official permit.
• If you have an off-campus work option, you must have a work permit.
• Also, if you are part of cooperative programs and practices, you can apply for a permit.
• Spouses and de facto partners of foreign students are eligible, for the duration of the study permit, to obtain a work permit.
• Under the post-graduation work permit program, the person can apply for a work permit for up to a maximum of three years, after graduating as an international student.

90 days additional study time

Work permits granted to students generally have the same duration as the study program, so that the person can prepare for their departure or take the necessary steps to extend their stay, in the event that they carry out both activities.

Those who have one of these two permits, or who have both studies and work, have taken a very important step towards permanent residence. Many people who travel to the country with the original intention of studying end up working there and then living there permanently. The fact that the person has work experience in the country itself is an element in his favor when applying for a stay in the country.

Canada country of immigrants

Canada is a country that is distinguished by the high proportion of immigrants who live there. According to the UN, Nearly 7.9 million inhabitants are immigrants, representing 21.17% of the country’s total population.

In fact, female immigration is higher than male immigration, with approximately 4.1 million female immigrants, representing 52.43% of the total number of immigrants, compared to 3.7 million male immigrants, or 47, 56%.