New international graduate students – regarding off-campus work permit
A message from Basia –
The message is important for new international graduate students if they have an off-campus work permit that they applied through their previous Canadian institution before attending to UBC. If they have the permit they must transfer their eligibility verification to UBC now, otherwise they will encounter difficulties in applying for a permit or visa in the future because they will be considered by CIC to be ones who do not comply with immigration regulations.
To avoid making a mistake, students must take an action to transfer eligibility verification online before November when all institutions participating in off-campus work permit program will report to CIC.
I would appreciate it if the attached message can be sent out to all new international graduate students in your department. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
The message to students is attached. Message about OCWP Eligibility Transfer
Regards, Charles