国际学生签证将可上网申请

Attracting and Retaining Foreign Students
To attract foreign students and facilitate their arrival in Canada, CIC will improve the processing of their visas at missions abroad. For example, an online application system, as well as other measures to improve service and speed up processing, will be implemented for student visas.

To allow students to build their skills through work opportunities in Canada, CIC created the Off-Campus Work Permit Program in 2006. This program allows students attending recognized post-secondary educational institutions to work part-time off campus. As well, the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program was significantly improved by allowing students to work up to two years after completing their studies.

The CEC will make it easier for certain international students with Canadian credentials to apply for permanent resident status without having to leave Canada. The prospect of eventual Canadian citizenship, combined with these other initiatives, will give us a marketing advantage as our schools and employers look to recruit the best and the brightest from around the world.

加拿大移民部网站昨日更新有关移民法修正案的背景文件透露，为了提高处理国际学生签证的效率，移民部计划推出学生签证网上申请服务，以吸引更多国际学生来加拿大就读。

按移民部的统计资料，全球学生签证有71%可在28天内发出，有19%在2天之内就可发出，但在北京申请并在28天内取得签证学生的比例竟只有23%，四分之三的学生必须等候1个月以上，香港在28天内取得签证学生的虽然达到65%，但仍然不及在台北和首尔提出申请的学生，他们有96%能在28天内获得加拿大签证。上网申请推出之后，可望解决北京和香港学生等待签证时间过长的问题。[zt]