Here is an exciting news headline for students who wish to study abroad Student Direct Stream(SDS) Category of VISA in CANADA:
Quote: Students from India, China, Philippines, and Vietnam can now get faster Visa processing, thanks to Canada’s new student visa program launched by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). It has been observed that Canadian Universities have seen a huge influx in international student enrollments. The four largest Asian markets that send students to study in Canada are India, China, the Philippines, and Vietnam. How did this happen? This is only because of IRCC’s great efforts made for promoting Canada as a choice for students. A program called the Student Partner Program (SPP) was a part of this initiative. Sometime in June 2018, IRCC had made an announcement regarding launching the Student Direct Stream (SDS) program. Now, this new program has replaced the Student Partner Program and it promises to ensure consistency/ efficiency in the visa application process. Hence students from countries mentioned earlier will now benefit from faster visa processing. But to ensure all this, students have to submit upfront proofs of having required funds and required level of English proficiency. Simple.Please also read our latest blog posts:
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Having understood the SDS let us now try to see how this new visa program will benefit international students.
- Faster Visa Processing
- Through this new Student Direct Stream (SDS) system, students with the required level of English proficiency and proof of funds will definitely benefit through faster visa processing time. For your information, a study permit under SDS gets processed within 45 days, as against 60 days under regular-stream.
- More School / Courses Options : The earlier SPP system used to allow students to apply to only 47 colleges in Canada, which indicated that students had a very limited number of schools/courses to opt for. With the launch of the SDS, students have the option to apply to Canadian colleges as well as universities. Now every college and university with a unique Designated Learning Institution (DLI) number comes directly under the SDS system, thus giving international students more options to choose from.
- Lesser Documentation : Students applying through the regular process needed to submit around 8 documents as proof of funds, but now it has been reduced to just 2 documents under this SDS system.
- Way to Immigration : Please note importantly that SDS complements the Express Entry System. This is simple words means that students who successfully complete studies in Canada through SDS will be on a faster path to getting permanent residence and citizenship.
Having noted all the above benefits, the next step is obviously to determine whether you are eligible to apply through the SDS or not.
It will be important to understand a few rules. To be eligible you must:
a. be a legal resident of the countries mentioned earlier.
b. have an acceptance letter from a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) in Canada
c. have required English proficiency and proof of funds.
The next point to be discussed is what documents are necessary to apply for the Student Direct Stream?
A student must have the following documents to start with:
a. A Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from a DLI in Canada.
b. Payment receipt in support of tuition fees for one year.
c. Purchase of a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) of $10,000
d. Certificate regarding completion of medical examination
e. A qualifying score of at least 6 in each module and an overall score of 6 in IELTS
It is possible that a student may not know about certain acronyms used in the above list. Let us try to understand what the acronyms stand for:
Letter of Acceptance (LOA):
A letter of acceptance is a document given to inform the student that he/she has been offered a place to study at a higher education institution.
Designated Learning Institution (DLI):
A Designated Learning Institution is a school/ college/ university which has been approved by a provincial/territorial government.
Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC):
It is an investment account offering a guaranteed interest rate over a fixed period of time. Most Canadian financial institutions such as Scotia Bank give it. It is an important document that can help a student pay for living expenses while studying in Canada.
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