Step 2
- Please apply for a study permit as soon as possible. Most international graduate students admitted to a graduate diploma, master’s, and doctoral program will require a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) to apply for a study permit, unless you meet a PAL exception. If you have received and accepted your full admission offer as an international graduate student, please fill in this form to request a PAL. A PAL will be provided to you by email within 3-7 business days after you submit your request. Please check your spam folder or contact us at sgs@mun.ca if you do not see the email in your inbox.
- Following this, you can submit your application for a study permit to Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Please do not request a PAL until you are ready to submit your application. If you are applying for a study permit within Canada, please ensure you consult with Memorial’s immigration advising team at immigrationadvising@mun.ca before you request a PAL.
- Please submit your study permit application immediately and within two (2) weeks after receipt of the PAL and upload your proof of study permit application to the same online application portal where you submitted your graduate program application. If you need more time to prepare for your study permit application, please let us know. If this field is not available in your online application, please email the documents to sgs@mun.ca. If we do not receive your proof of study permit application by the deadline, we assume that you are no longer interested in attending Memorial University. As a result, the PAL may be withdrawn and your seat in the program may be offered to another student.
- Please refer to the Study Permit page on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada website or the Internationalization Office website for detailed instructions and advice on how to submit an initial study permit application. Be sure to use the Minimum Expense form in support of your application. To track the estimated processing time, please refer to IRCC website.
- As part of your study permit application, you must demonstrate sufficient financial support for yourself (and any family members who come with you to Canada). There are various ways to provide a proof of financial sufficiency and accepted forms of financial proof can be found on the IRCC website. Please note deposit towards tuition for your first year is not always required. Please check local visa office instructions to determine if a tuition deposit is necessary.
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If you wish to make a deposit towards tuition for your first year, please estimate your deposit amount using the Minimum Expense Form, and review payment options on the Cashier's Office website. You can request a confirmation of payment receipt (tuition deposit letter) from the Cashier's Office once your payment has been received (by e-mailing cashiers@mun.ca). Please ensure the following Subject is used in order to expedite the payment confirmation "Student Permit Support - Student ID". All fees are listed in Canadian dollars.
- You can use Convera (formerly GlobalPay) for this purpose.
- Tuition is charged on a per-semester basis, and there are three semesters in an academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring). The total program fees charged in an academic year would then be 3x the per semester fee. For example, as an international master's student under payment plan A, it would be $1,611 x 3. As an international doctoral student, it would be $1,499 x 3.
- If you have questions about PAL exceptions or applying for your study permit, please do not hesitate to contact Memorial University’s immigration advising team for advice and guidance. You can request a one-on-one consultation with an immigration advisor or attend a weekly information session on study permits, the post-graduation work permit program, and other immigration matters.