RISIA EPE Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Study Permit-Exemption R188,A30 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Short term study-less
than 6 months
2. Study is not part of a longer program
3. Family or staff of foreign representatives
4. Members of Foreign Armed Forces
5. Registered Indians in Canada
6. Minor Children, but not a child of a TR without status
7. Refugee claimants
8. Distant learning/audited courses/general interests
9. application renew for their existing SP until a decision is made while remained in Canada.
Study permit-who should apply it? - CORRECT ANSWER - Foreign nationals who wish
to study in Canada must apply for a study permit before presenting themselves at a Canadian port
of entry (POE) unless they are one of the following:
#exempt from requiring a study permit [R188]
#eligible to apply for a study permit on entry [R214]
#eligible to apply for a study permit after entry [R215]
How long can you stay in Canada with a study permit? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. If
you're taking prerequisite courses
your study permit will be valid for the length of those courses, plus 1 year
2. If you'll finish your studies after your study permit expires
You have to apply for extending SP
3. If you finish your studies before your study permit expires
If you finish your studies early, your permit will stop being valid 90 days after you complete
your studies, no matter what day is printed on the study permit.
,Study Permit-Where to apply-General R213,214,215 - CORRECT ANSWER - a foreign
national must apply SP before entering Canada.
For overseas applications, if the application for a SP is approved, a TRV or eTA is issued
automatically. There is no separate fee or application for a TRV or eTA [R296(2) and R294.1(2)]
with a study permit application.
Foreign nationals may submit an application package for a study permit by doing one of the
following:
#applying online (electronic applications [e-apps])
applying through a visa application centre (VAC)
TRV-required foreign nationals - CORRECT ANSWER - For TRV-required foreign
nationals, including those eligible to apply for an eTA through eTA expansion, the TRV should
be issued for multiple entries. It should be valid for the same period as the study permit or
passport, whichever expires first, unless otherwise specified.
For eTA-required foreign nationals - CORRECT ANSWER - For eTA-required foreign
nationals, the eTA is valid for 5 years from the date of issuance or until the foreign national's
passport expires, whichever occurs first, regardless of whether or not this date is after the expiry
date of the study permit.
Who should not be issued an eTA - CORRECT ANSWER - An eTA should not be issued
with a study permit renewal if the foreign national
has an unenforced removal order
has been issued a status document stating that "this document does not confer temporary resident
status"
has overstayed their authorized period of stay
is a temporary resident permit (TRP) holder and is inadmissible to Canada
In all of the above cases, officers must cancel all valid eTAs, including those issued through the
expansion of eTA.
eligible for eTA expansion - CORRECT ANSWER - Foreign nationals who are eligible for
eTA expansion receive a TRV upon the issuance of their initial study permit. If these clients are
, issued a renewed study permit, they are automatically issued an eTA. However, these foreign
nationals still require a TRV to travel by any mode of transportation other than air.
Note: While a study permit is not required for short-term courses, officers must accept and
process an application for a study permit, even when the duration of the course or program of
study is 6 months or less [R188(2)].
Study Permit-Where to apply-POE R214 - CORRECT ANSWER - a. A national or a PR of
the US
b. lawfully admitted to US for PR(green Card)
c. A resident of Greenland
d. A resident of St. Pierre and Miquelon
e. A foreign national who applied for a SP before entering Canada, and the application had been
approved in writing, but the permit was not issued.
Applications for a ST approved abroad but did not get @POE - CORRECT ANSWER - SP
has approved oversea --->did not get at POE-->contact IRCC-->Operational Support Center
(OSC)-->contact IRCC abroad-->confirmed the eligibility-->Case Processing Centre in
Edmonton (CPC-E) mails a study permit to the foreign national's address in Canada.
Study permit renewals-TRV - CORRECT ANSWER - An application for a study permit
renewal does not constitute an application for a TRV. Therefore, visa-required foreign nationals
must apply separately for a TRV and pay the corresponding fee.
Study permit renewals-eTA - CORRECT ANSWER - Per subsection R12.04(5), an
application for a renewal of a study permit for a visa-exempt foreign national is considered to
constitute an application for an eTA. Therefore, an eTA should be issued upon approval of the
study permit (that is, SP-EXT in GCMS). Clients eligible for an eTA through eTA expansion are
also issued an eTA upon the issuance of a study permit renewal.
Study Permit-Where to apply-Within Canada - CORRECT ANSWER - Foreign nationals
who are in-Canada visitors are not eligible to apply for a study permit from within Canada unless
they are exempt under section R215. They must submit their application package online or to a
VAC. If their application is approved, they must obtain their study permit at a POE.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Study Permit-Exemption R188,A30 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Short term study-less
than 6 months
2. Study is not part of a longer program
3. Family or staff of foreign representatives
4. Members of Foreign Armed Forces
5. Registered Indians in Canada
6. Minor Children, but not a child of a TR without status
7. Refugee claimants
8. Distant learning/audited courses/general interests
9. application renew for their existing SP until a decision is made while remained in Canada.
Study permit-who should apply it? - CORRECT ANSWER - Foreign nationals who wish
to study in Canada must apply for a study permit before presenting themselves at a Canadian port
of entry (POE) unless they are one of the following:
#exempt from requiring a study permit [R188]
#eligible to apply for a study permit on entry [R214]
#eligible to apply for a study permit after entry [R215]
How long can you stay in Canada with a study permit? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. If
you're taking prerequisite courses
your study permit will be valid for the length of those courses, plus 1 year
2. If you'll finish your studies after your study permit expires
You have to apply for extending SP
3. If you finish your studies before your study permit expires
If you finish your studies early, your permit will stop being valid 90 days after you complete
your studies, no matter what day is printed on the study permit.
,Study Permit-Where to apply-General R213,214,215 - CORRECT ANSWER - a foreign
national must apply SP before entering Canada.
For overseas applications, if the application for a SP is approved, a TRV or eTA is issued
automatically. There is no separate fee or application for a TRV or eTA [R296(2) and R294.1(2)]
with a study permit application.
Foreign nationals may submit an application package for a study permit by doing one of the
following:
#applying online (electronic applications [e-apps])
applying through a visa application centre (VAC)
TRV-required foreign nationals - CORRECT ANSWER - For TRV-required foreign
nationals, including those eligible to apply for an eTA through eTA expansion, the TRV should
be issued for multiple entries. It should be valid for the same period as the study permit or
passport, whichever expires first, unless otherwise specified.
For eTA-required foreign nationals - CORRECT ANSWER - For eTA-required foreign
nationals, the eTA is valid for 5 years from the date of issuance or until the foreign national's
passport expires, whichever occurs first, regardless of whether or not this date is after the expiry
date of the study permit.
Who should not be issued an eTA - CORRECT ANSWER - An eTA should not be issued
with a study permit renewal if the foreign national
has an unenforced removal order
has been issued a status document stating that "this document does not confer temporary resident
status"
has overstayed their authorized period of stay
is a temporary resident permit (TRP) holder and is inadmissible to Canada
In all of the above cases, officers must cancel all valid eTAs, including those issued through the
expansion of eTA.
eligible for eTA expansion - CORRECT ANSWER - Foreign nationals who are eligible for
eTA expansion receive a TRV upon the issuance of their initial study permit. If these clients are
, issued a renewed study permit, they are automatically issued an eTA. However, these foreign
nationals still require a TRV to travel by any mode of transportation other than air.
Note: While a study permit is not required for short-term courses, officers must accept and
process an application for a study permit, even when the duration of the course or program of
study is 6 months or less [R188(2)].
Study Permit-Where to apply-POE R214 - CORRECT ANSWER - a. A national or a PR of
the US
b. lawfully admitted to US for PR(green Card)
c. A resident of Greenland
d. A resident of St. Pierre and Miquelon
e. A foreign national who applied for a SP before entering Canada, and the application had been
approved in writing, but the permit was not issued.
Applications for a ST approved abroad but did not get @POE - CORRECT ANSWER - SP
has approved oversea --->did not get at POE-->contact IRCC-->Operational Support Center
(OSC)-->contact IRCC abroad-->confirmed the eligibility-->Case Processing Centre in
Edmonton (CPC-E) mails a study permit to the foreign national's address in Canada.
Study permit renewals-TRV - CORRECT ANSWER - An application for a study permit
renewal does not constitute an application for a TRV. Therefore, visa-required foreign nationals
must apply separately for a TRV and pay the corresponding fee.
Study permit renewals-eTA - CORRECT ANSWER - Per subsection R12.04(5), an
application for a renewal of a study permit for a visa-exempt foreign national is considered to
constitute an application for an eTA. Therefore, an eTA should be issued upon approval of the
study permit (that is, SP-EXT in GCMS). Clients eligible for an eTA through eTA expansion are
also issued an eTA upon the issuance of a study permit renewal.
Study Permit-Where to apply-Within Canada - CORRECT ANSWER - Foreign nationals
who are in-Canada visitors are not eligible to apply for a study permit from within Canada unless
they are exempt under section R215. They must submit their application package online or to a
VAC. If their application is approved, they must obtain their study permit at a POE.
