Arrival in Canada
You may be required to produce the following documents on your arrival at the Canadian port of entry:
- Study Permit or letter of intent;
- passport, with Canadian visa where required;
- original letter or copy of acceptance from the University of Saskatchewan;
- evidence of financial support; and
- a list of any items that you are sending separately (i.e. not cleared personally on your date of arrival).
Your Study Permit, passport, letter of acceptance, and proof of financial support should all be returned to you. Make sure the Canadian immigration officer signs the form, has you sign the form and puts an entry stamp in your passport.
Please note the following:
- Under no circumstances should you leave for Canada without a valid Study Permit or letter of intent (and visa where required) and all the necessary documents to obtain the permit (and visa). It is difficult to change from a visitor to student status after you have entered Canada.
- Students who have been studying at a secondary school or other university or college in Canada must ensure that their Study Permit is valid for the University of Saskatchewan before attending lectures.
- Dependents of international students do not need to provide a letter of acceptance from the school or proof of financial ability.
- Some graduate students will have been admitted without having met the TOEFL (or equivalent) requirement of 213 (computer-based) or 550 (paper-based) or higher with the restriction that this requirement will have to be met before they are allowed to register. We strongly urge such students to take the TOEFL and meet the required score before leaving for Canada. Students who prepare for the TOEFL in Canada must pay their expenses themselves.
Passports & Visitor Visas
Citizens or permanent residents of the United States, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or Greenland do not require a passport or a visitor visa to enter Canada. If you are coming from anywhere else, you will require a passport and may also require a visitor visa.
Visit Citizenship and Immigration Canada to find out whether or not you need a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) to enter Canada.
Visiting the United States
In order to visit the United States, some international students will require a U.S. Non-immigrant (visitor) visa. U.S. visa information, requirements and application forms are available online:
Contact the American Consulate in Calgary for further information:
Consulate General of the United States of America
10th floor – 615 McLeod Trail S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 4T8
Tel: 403-266-8962
Fax: 403-264-6630
The consulate is open to the public from 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, and is closed all American and Canadian Holidays.
If you do visit the United States, make sure to purchase extra travel insurance. Saskatchewan health insurance may not cover all of your health expenses outside the province.
International students who travel to the U.S. do not need a Canadian visa to return to Canada as long as their Study Permit is still valid, and they have not travelled outside continental U.S.A.
