Can a person having student visa (either haven’t started for Canada to study or landed in Canada for study) apply for a PR visa? Many students happen to be PR after they finish their studies there. How does it work? Assuming that the student even before starting for Canada has minimum eligibility to apply for PR. When is the right time to apply, especially when I want to study my Masters in Canada and want to be a PR – before or after my study finishes? I have minimum eligibility criteria to apply for a PR right now.