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Find everything you need to know about your journey as an international student at UBC.<\/p>\n
Read the UBC International Student Guide<\/em><\/strong>, the <\/b>Travel to Canada Guide<\/em><\/strong>, and any <\/b>Relevant Tutorials<\/em> and bookmark the content below<\/strong>, <\/b>these are your main resources:<\/span><\/p>\n Watch this introduction video<\/a><\/strong> to help you find your way through the main resources<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n If you have questions about life as an international student, International Student Advising is here to help. International Student Advisors are Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs) or Regulated International Student Immigration Advisors (RISIAs) who can support you in your experience as a UBC international student.<\/p>\n Top reasons to connect:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ways to contact them:<\/strong><\/p>\n Online form: https:\/\/ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0J8VRJgJQkuO2b4<\/a><\/p>\n Phone: 604 822 5021<\/p>\n Their office is located at Room 1200, UBC Life Building<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n Besides your Study Permit, pay specific attention to the following time-sensitive tasks before you move to Vancouver:<\/em><\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n Upon arrival, pay specific attention to the following time sensitive tasks:<\/em><\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Find everything you need to know about your journey as an international student at UBC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92737,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8689","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2023mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2023mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2023mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2023mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92737"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2023mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8689"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2023mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8691,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2023mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8689\/revisions\/8691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2023mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Additional support<\/a><\/h3>
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Before arrival in Vancouver<\/a><\/h3>
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\nMake sure you have all documents needed to enter the country<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\nApply for childcare and find support if you plan to move with family<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\nIf you want to live on campus, you need to apply as soon as you have been admitted.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAfter arrival in Vancouver<\/a><\/h3>
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\nApply for MSP as soon as you arrive in Canada<\/a>Please particularly note:<\/em><\/p>\n\n
\nGet organized on communication in Vancouver<\/a><\/li>\n
\nRequest a SIN number<\/a> and open a Canadian bank account<\/a><\/li>\n
\nHousing in Vancouver is very competitive\u2013 if you want to live off-campus<\/a>, it can be difficult to arrange this unless you\u2019re here in person, and stressful to do once the program has started \u2013 so plan to arrive early.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n