Visitor to Study PErmit

[pultyn]

My wife is here with me. She has VISITOR status.

She would like to go to college and start ESL first.

Can she apply from within Canada or she needs to apply from outside?

We are from visa exempt country if it changes anything.

 

[pultyn]

Can she just does flagpole thing once she's been approved by College?

 

[rehansb]

I applied for my student visa while in Canada, and it got rejected. Not sure if there is a way around it.

 

[pultyn]

Come to Canada tools shows that she may be eligible even when I chose she currently resides in Canada.

Will ask them at the border.

 

[scylla]

Can she just does flagpole thing once she's been approved by College?

Only if she is American - otherwise no. She needs to submit a study permit application just like anyone else.

 

[scylla]

Can she apply from within Canada or she needs to apply from outside?

See CIC's rules with regards to applying from within Canada:

If you are in Canada as a visitor and wish to apply for a study permit to attend a designated learning institution, you may be able to do so from within Canada. As of June 1, 2014, certain foreign nationals may apply for and receive a study permit from within Canada. These include:

- minor children studying at the primary or secondary level;
- exchange or visiting students; and
- students who have completed a short-term course or program of study that is a condition for acceptance at a designated institution.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-changes.asp

 

[pultyn]

But she can apply online, right? Time to spend some time in states.