The Student Direct Stream Will fast track your study permit application at Canadian Embassy Manila. Though, a regular stream may still available for those students/applicants applying for a study permit in Canada. Send us an email for your study permit application (first application or refused application) and wanting to reapply at info@visaonlineassistance.com or visit http://www.visaonlineassistance.com for more information.

1. Best Options for Filipinos to Apply
for a Study Permit – Student Direct
Stream Process

2. Now with a Student Direct Stream (SDS), currently in place, applicants who
would like to study for Canada and apply under this streamlined
processing could expect the benefits of the following:
• Reduce the documents needed in presenting your financial resources –
though
• Securing the Guarantee Investment Certificate ( GIC) at Scotia Bank more
information on how to get this GIC can be found here http:
www.scotiabank.com/studentgic program
• Can expect speedy processing of the decision upon submission of your
study permit application at Canadian Embassy Manila, as in a regular
stream – applicants could expect 2 months to be able to get the decision
of your application. But under the SDS it would only take less than 1
month to get the decision of your application.
• More importantly, however lesser stress in preparation of your financial
documents and submission to the Visa Office

3. However there are certain required documents to qualify under the Student Direct
Stream as per Manila Visa Office Specific Visa Instruction (apart from general
requirements as we use to known with) as follow:
• An applicant whose applying for a study permit to Study in Canada, and intends to
apply under the Student Direct Stream must be enrolled in a publicly funded post-
secondary institution, such as a college, trade or technical school, university or
CEGEP ( in Quebec).
• Provide an English test like, An IELTS with a minimum score of 6.0 in all four bands
• Provide a copy to payment receipt, for the tuition paid in a year to a designated
institution in which you have been offered for admission or enrollment
• Take upfront medical examinations (to be included to your submission) and use
Visa Application Center to submit your study permit application under this stream
• AND your GIC certificate, which shows you have secured it to Scotia Bank for your
living cost in a year while studying in Canada, that is indicated as CA$ 10,000.00
per year as per living cost to study in Canada, in case you will be studying without
the accompanying family member(s).

4. Please note: This Streamlined Process for a study permit in Canada does not apply for those student who intends
to do a certain language course preparation in Canada, as such ESL course program or any Intensive English
program in Canada, in other words if the student is interested to study English preparation program and in the
event they have been offered for admission (LOA) and apply for a study permit, their application will be accepted
and assessed under a regular stream as per embassy guidelines.
Meanwhile, in circumstances that you have obtained or purchased your GIC from Scottia bank, but you failed to
meet other required documents to qualify for a Student Direct Stream, a student can still submit an application for
a study permit in Canada and it will be accepted and assessed under the regular stream.
• The Student Direct Stream (SDS) for a study permit in Canada, only streamlined the processed of application for a
study permit in Canada and secure that the living cost to study in Canada (along with any other dependent(s)
included in the application), has a financial resources available to them while studying in Canada. It would also
make it easier for the Visa Officer to assess your application for a study permit in Canada to arrive as to whether
to approve your study permit application, though, but it is not a guarantee at all, that you have availed or applied
under this SDS, it does not automatically approves your study permit application. Still, they would use the criteria
of the acts e.g section 11 (1), section 16 (1) and regulations 220. 1 AND division 2 part 9 of the regulations hence,
among others (individual circumstances of the applicant) in determining a reasonable decision as to whether to
approve or refused your study permit in Canada.
• Source: Study Permit - Manila Visa Office Instructions
• Want to know more how to get the approval of your Study Permit in Canada? Whether under the Student Direct
Stream or Regular Stream, Contact Visa Online Assistance by sending an e-mail at info@visaonlineassistance.com
for more information. We may help you to obtain your study permit application to your first application or if you
have been previously refused, we may help you to reapply and possibly obtain its approval like: Manila ,
Singapore and Egypt among many other nationalities. Since, Temporary Visa Refusal to Canada, do not have a
formal appeal – unless, otherwise you need to file for a judicial review in Canada as per section 72 of the acts, and
this would require you to hire an immigration lawyer in Canada to represent your application, which could cost
you of course lot of money apart from lengthy process.