Before You Fly

Final Checklist for Canada

A last check of the papers, money and travel steps students from India and Pakistan need before they fly to Canada.

Pre-Departure Checklist

Essential Documents

Complete

Packing List

In Progress

Financial Preparations

Pending

Travel Arrangements

Pending

Pro Tips:

Keep your passport and your letter of acceptance (the letter from your school) in your hand luggage. Keep your port of entry letter of introduction (the approval letter you show at the airport) there too, not in a checked bag.

Final Pre-Departure Preparation

Use this list in your last two weeks before you fly. It covers what you must carry, what you must tell the officer about and what to check on landing.

Why This Checklist Is Essential

The officer will not issue your study permit without the right papers.
If you do not tell the officer about cash or food, you may pay a fine or lose the items.

Papers first

Your passport, letter of introduction and letter of acceptance matter most.

Know the rules

Tell the officer about food and large amounts of cash at the border.

Check on landing

Check your study permit before you leave the airport.

Comprehensive Checklist

Documents Checklist

Carry in your hand luggage

Passport with visitor visa

Your visitor visa (temporary resident visa) lets you enter Canada. It must be valid when you enter. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Canada's immigration office, puts it in your passport.

Port of entry letter of introduction

A paper from the visa office. The officer uses it to give you your study permit, the paper that lets you study in Canada.

Letter of acceptance

A copy of a valid letter from your school.

Other letters

Any letters your visa office told you to bring.

Medical exam result

If you had a medical exam, bring the result. It must still be valid on the day you enter Canada.