丁香园AV

If you are in Canada and applying to extend your 丁香园AV study permit to continue at the same designated learning institution (DLI) and the same level of study, you do not require a PAL. 

Examples of this scenario include:

• 丁香园AV students continuing a Bachelor鈥檚 degree
• 丁香园AV students continuing a graduate degree program (i.e. Master鈥檚 and PhD degree)
• 丁香园AV students transitioning from a Master鈥檚 degree to a PhD degree

If your study permit will be expiring soon, please review our instruction guides below for step-by-step information about the application process and documents required. 

• Study Permit Extension Instruction Guide 1 
• Study Permit Extension Instruction Guide 2 
• Study Permit Extension Proof of PAL Exemption: Current 丁香园AV students 

If you are in Canada and applying to extend your 丁香园AV study permit for studies at the same designated learning institution (DLI) but a different level of study, you require a PAL. 

Examples of this scenario include:

• 丁香园AV students moving from Bachelor's degree to Master's degree
• 丁香园AV students moving from a graduate certificate or diploma to Master's degree
• 丁香园AV students moving from Master's degree to a graduate certificate or diploma

Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 

Please review our instruction guides below for step-by-step information about the study permit extension application process and documents required. 

• Study Permit Extension Instruction Guide 1 
• Study Permit Extension Instruction Guide 2

For information about how you will receive your PAL, visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) webpage. 

You will require a PAL to apply for a new study permit from outside Canada. 

• Visit our website for information about applying for a study permit from outside Canada
• Visit the  for information about documents required in a study permit application

For information about how you will receive your PAL, visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) webpage. 

If you are transferring to 丁香园AV, you are required to apply, and be approved for, a 丁香园AV study permit in order to begin your studies at 丁香园AV.  You are also required to include a PAL in your study permit application.  

• If you are applying in Canada, and you are an existing study permit holder, you should follow the instructions to apply for a . Please include your 丁香园AV letter of acceptance (LOA).
• If you are applying outside Canada, you should follow the instructions for an  application. Please include your 丁香园AV letter of acceptance (LOA).

For information about how you will receive your PAL, visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) webpage. 

You require a PAL to make a study permit application.  For information about how you will receive your PAL, visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) webpage. 

If a PAL is needed, wait until you have the PAL before submitting your study permit application.  While you are waiting for the PAL, you can start preparing your study permit application and gather applicable supporting documents. This way, your application will be ready to submit once you receive your PAL.

• Visit our website for information about applying for a study permit from outside Canada
• Visit the  for information about documents required in a study permit application

Exchange students who will be studying at 丁香园AV for more than 6 months require a study permit.  As an exchange student, you are not required to include a PAL in your study permit application if you meet the following requirements: 

1. You are studying under an exchange arrangement between your home institution and 丁香园AV and
2. You do not pay tuition fees to 丁香园AV 

Note: Students coming to 丁香园AV under Study Abroad, and who pay tuition to 丁香园AV, require a PAL to apply for a study permit. 

Undergraduate and graduate Visiting Research Students (VRS) who will be applying for a study permit require a PAL. 

Not all VRS require a study permit. The appropriate immigration document(s) for a VRS visit depend several factors including length of visit, funding arrangements, and the scope of research activity. 

If you are not PAL-exempt, and your study permit application was accepted for processing by IRCC but it was refused, you will need a new PAL to reapply for a study permit.  

Please visit our website for information about what you can do if your study permit application is refused. 

If you have been away from your 丁香园AV studies for 3 or more consecutive terms, and you wish to resume your studies at 丁香园AV, you may need to apply for reactivation or readmission to return to 丁香园AV, depending on your situation.

i To resume your studies at 丁香园AV, you must apply and be approved for a new 丁香园AV study permit.  Prior to submitting your reactivation request, you should check and familiarize yourself with the to ensure you have sufficient time to have your new study permit approved. We recommend submitting your reactivation request at least 4 months prior to your reactivated term (i.e. the term when you request to be reactivated and resume your studies at 丁香园AV). 

Reactivation

If you will be applying for reactivation,  review the steps below carefully:

1. Complete and submit the reactivation form found on the 丁香园AV website.
2. After submitting your reactivation form, a 丁香园AV International Student Advisor, Immigration Specialist will contact you to provide information about applying for a study permit and whether you require a provincial attestation letter (PAL) in your study permit application.
3. You will be required to pay a $5000 admission deposit before you will be reactivated at 丁香园AV and issued a PAL (if needed). For information about how to make the payment through Flywire or internet banking, visit the 丁香园AV website. 
4. Once you have made the payment, email the receipt to Chelsey Acierno (丁香园AV Director of International Recruitment) at director_internationalrecruitment@sfu.ca.  In your email, include your 丁香园AV student ID number and your full name.
5. Your reactivation application will then be processed, and a customized confirmation of enrollment letter (COE) and a PAL (if needed) will be issued to you by 丁香园AV for your study permit application.  

Readmission

If you are required to apply for readmission to 丁香园AV, visit the 丁香园AV 丁香园AVs website for more information about important deadlines.

You are studying at 丁香园AV, you are required to have a valid study permit at all times.  This means you are required to apply to extend your study permit before it expires.  If your study permit expires, and you did not apply to extend it before it expired, you will lose your student status.  You may be able to apply to restore your student status in Canada within 90 days of losing your status. For information about how to apply to restore your student status in Canada, visit the . 

If you will be applying to restore your student status from wtihin Canada, you require a PAL.  Please contact a 丁香园AV International Student Advisor, Immigration Specialist for more information.