US Citizens & US Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders)

Are you applying for your immigration documents and have questions? Listen to our Pre-Arrival Webinar for step-by-step instructions on applying for your immigration documents.
Still have questions? Join our two Q&As on May 15th or May 22nd. Please also see our FAQs for new students.

If you are a US citizen or a US permanent resident (Green Card Holder) and you have received your CAQ, you can apply for your study permit online or in person at a Canadian Port of Entry (airport or land border) upon entry to Canada.

If you wish to apply for your study permit in person at a POE, you are not required to complete and present any immigration forms, but you must travel with the supporting documents below:

• US passport or proof of US permanent residency
• CAQ
• Letter of acceptance from McGill (available on Minerva)
• Photocopies of your proof of financial capacity
• Proof of an immigration medical exam only if you need/want to work in a job where public health must be protected – e.g. required for Bachelor or Nursing and Bachelor of Education students, if you want to babysit, etc.
• Co-op work permit letter only if your program includes a mandatory internship. You must provide a letter from your department confirming that you have a mandatory internship in order to obtain a co-op work permit
• If you are a minor and under 17 years of age, bring copies of your custodianship documents.

You must pay:

• the processing fee of $150 CAD (CAD or US cash, debit or credit card accepted)

• the biometrics fee of $85 CAD only if you are a US permanent resident and you have not provided your biometrics in the past ten years (unless exempt)

Before you leave your Port of Entry, verify that your name, date of birth, and gender are all correct on your document and that you have "on-campus and off-campus" work provisions under the “Remarks” section at the bottom.

After you arrive in Canada, send copies of your CAQ and study permit to McGill’s Legal Documents.