A thorough review of study permit applications and related considerations for family members and post-graduation work eligibility.
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Andrew Carvajal and Miho Kitamura
June 10, 2026 at 11:00am EST
$150
5 hours
Attend Live Online and On-Demand Recording
This comprehensive course provides a practical and up-to-date overview of study permit applications, accompanying family members, and post-graduation work options in Canada. Participants will learn how to assess eligibility, prepare persuasive study permit submissions, and navigate recent 2024 program changes, including Provincial Attestation Letters (PALs) and the new intake cap. The course examines Federal Court jurisprudence on study permit refusals and offers strategies for addressing genuineness, financial sufficiency, and dual intent. It also explores international students’ right to work during and after studies, spousal and child status, and Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility. Designed for immigration consultants and lawyers, this session equips practitioners with the tools to prepare compliant, complete, and strategically strong student applications.
• Client’s objectives in studying in Canada
• Eligibility and legal test
• Determining place of application
• Screening for criminal/medical and other inadmissibilities
• Discussing prior refusals
• Early assessment of permanent residence alternatives
• Activities not considered studies
• Distance learning
• Exemptions to study permits
o Minors
o Courses of 6 months or less
o Other exemptions under R188
• Studying in Quebec
• Application outside of Canada
• Application upon entry
• Application within Canada – R 215
• Switching from visitor status to study permit
• Designated Learning Institutions
• Provincial Attestation Letters (PALs) and the intake cap
• Bona fides studies and flags
o Addressing genuineness in applications
o The Study Plan
• Financial sufficiency and proof of funds
• Ties to home country
o Dual intent
• Recent jurisprudence on study permit refusals
• Exceptional situations
• Invalidity of study permit
• Changing schools or programs
• Extending status as a student
o Implied status
• General and specific conditions on temporary residents
o Complying with the terms and conditions of the study permit
• On-campus work
• Off-campus work
• Co-op work permits
• Spouses of students, including 2024 changes
• Children of students
• Eligibility, including 2024 changes
• Application
• Duration
• Spouse and children
• Tips for preparing a strong application
• The study permit cover letter
• Refusals
o ATIP requests
o Judicial Reviews
o The 2nd study permit applicatio
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Managing Partner
Carvajal Law
Andrew is a Toronto immigration lawyer and the Managing Lawyer of Carvajal Law. He received a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2011.
Andrew’s immigration practice focuses on all types of business immigration, including the relocation of foreign workers through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the International Mobility Program. This involves the representation of employers and employees on all types of Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications and Canadian work permit applications. He also assists professionals and entrepreneurs around the world with permanent residence applications under federal and provincial economic programs.
Having been involved in the international student industry for over 10 years, Andrew also assists clients with study permits and visitor visas. He is the CEO of the education consulting firm mobility.study.
For over 10 years, Andrew has taught at the university and college levels, as well as professional development courses to immigration lawyers, Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants and paralegals. He is the Curriculum Developer for LPEN and an instructor of multiple online courses and workshops dealing with labour mobility programs, permanent residence and study permits. He is also a frequent contributor to several publications dealing with immigration law and has been invited to speak about immigration changes on local and national news segments, as well as to testify before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
Prior to practising law, Andrew was a sociology professor at McGill University and a university researcher in projects dealing with criminal justice, equality laws, family transformation and social research methods. He is also the host of the biweekly wine and immigration podcast “Vivir Afuera”.
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