PTE Academic can take you to Canada
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Indian Students applying for an AIP Study Visa
What is an Approval-in-Principle (AIP) study visa?
A new additional measure to support international students. It’s a two-stage temporary visa process in which students receive an Approval-in-Principle to start their Canadian education online and from home when completing the first stage of the process. Learn more here.
IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) India
IRCC now recognizes PTE Academic as one of the mandatory SELT tests for its regular study permit application stream, also known as non-Study Direct Stream (non-SDS).
Documents required to obtain an AIP for Non-SDS pathway (potential Indian International students ONLY):
- Letter of Acceptance from DLI
- PTE Academic test results
- Evidence of financial ability to pay for tuition + transportation + living expenses
- Most recent secondary or post-secondary school transcript
- CAQ for Quebec-bound students
Other requirements may apply. Learn more here.
For more details on the second stage of the study permit process please visit the Canada.ca website.
For Canadian Educational Institutions & Universities
In 2018, the Canadian government launched the Student Direct Stream program that allows international post-secondary students from select countries to fast-track the processing of their Canadian study permit.
With 642,480 international students in Canada in 2019, Canada has become the world’s fastest-growing destination for international students. With Indian students accounting for more than a third of all Canadian study permits issued in 2019, India has become the top sending market surpassing China.
In 2019, Roughly 46% of Indian international students came to study in Canada through the regular study permit stream, also called non-SDS. The interest in this pathway was even more noticeable with the other Student Direct Stream countries – China, Morocco Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, and Vietnam, where the non-SDS route was a much more popular choice with international students who in 2019 sought to go study in Canada.
Source: IRCC
PTE Academic will enable your institution to reach and attract more international students. Learn about how to accept PTE Academic by completing this form.
PTE Test Locations in Canada
Our test centers are available in the following cities:
- Burnaby
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Montreal
- Ottawa
- Toronto
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