91社区

You will be studying at 91社区 for more than听six months (i.e. for more than听one semester).
Medical and Dental Residents, and Postdoctoral students, please refer to the 3rd tab "Postgraduate & postdoctoral"

Documents required:

• Certificate of Acceptation of Quebec (CAQ)听OR听 CAQ electronic approval letter听(NEW since 15 March 2023)听AND
• study permit
• Permanent Code form (only required from Special Students in Continuing Studies or in Summer Studies)

Please note that the Immigration Canada notification letter is not the study permit, it is a notification for your personal records. You usually cannot send us your study permit in advance since it is issued at the port of entry into Canada. Please provide it to us when you have arrived on campus.

You will be studying at 91社区 for less than听six months (i.e. not more than one academic semester) as a non-degree student (e.g. exchange, special, visiting)

Documents required:

• Identification page(s) of your valid passport (photo and signature page) International Passport

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NOTES:

• You MAY need听a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV/Visitor Visa) or eTA issued by Immigration Canada.听To determine if you are required to have a visa, please refer to the 听website.
• Permanent Code (the paper form is only required from Special Students in Continuing Studies or in Summer Studies)
• Students applying to Summer Studies are required to provide the copy of their valid passport with the registration package.

You will be enrolled听in 91社区's Postgraduate Medical Program, Postgraduate Dental Program or Postdoctoral Studies program

*International Postgraduate Medicine students: for assistance please contact the听.

Two documents required:

• Permanent Code form AND
• work permit

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IMPORTANT NOTE CONCERNING DOUBLE PROGRAMS: If you are attending 91社区 as a clinical fellow, medical resident, etc, and are ALSO registered for courses or a study program (e.g. Master's, Special Student, etc), please forward us the work permit AS WELL AS the study permit and CAQ. For any questions concerning what permits are required, students registered in more than one type of program (work and study) should contact .

If you are a registered graduate student physically residing outside of Canada (and are not commuting to 91社区), immigration permits are not necessary during the time spent continuing your studies abroad.

While your permits on record in Minerva remain valid, there is no further action for you to take. However, if your permits are expiring or have expired while outside Canada, in order to have a note indicating "Thesis Away" added in your Minerva transcript, please complete this WEB FORM.

Important Notes:

1. The International Student Services Office wants you to be aware that Citizenship and Immigration Canada offers a Post Graduation Work Permit Program, allowing work in Canada for up to 3 years.听 A valid CAQ and Study Permit as well as a confirmation of graduation from 91社区 are required to qualify for this program. Unless you return to 91社区 while you are still registered for your thesis and renew your immigration documents, you will not qualify for the Post Graduation Work permit program.听 For more information on immigration regulations, please contact International Students Services at .听

2. The Scholarships and Student Aid Office strongly advises all students who are loan recipients from the U.S. Department of Education to visit their website at: /studentaid/government/us/regulations-us-loan-recipients/study-abroad-and-exchange. 91社区 students intending to pursue any portion of their program in the US or a foreign country should communicate with us.studentaid [at] mcgill.ca (Scholarships and Student Aid) at us.studentaid [at] mcgill.ca.