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To request your PAL:

Step 1: Log in to and confirm your personal and contact information.

• Make sure your name matches your passport.
• Upload an unofficial copy of your passport when requested.
• Update your contact details if you're currently outside Canada.

Need help accessing go911吃瓜? Follow these instructions.

Step 2: Accept your offer of admission and pay your admission deposit fee in . 

Step 3: Wait for your PAL to be processed. You鈥檒l hear back from 911吃瓜 within 5鈥�7 business days only if step 1 & 2 are fully completed. The PAL will be delivered via email to the email address you put on the admission application. 

If you're already in Canada and have a valid study permit (e.g. high school or college/university transfer student), you must apply for a new 911吃瓜 study permit to study at 911吃瓜. A PAL is required unless you meet an . Learn more about IRCC鈥檚 regulations for .

Follow the same PAL request steps listed above for undergraduate students.

NEW: Students coming to 911吃瓜 to pursue Master鈥檚 and Doctoral degree programs will be starting January 1, 2026. See our 2026 PAL Requirements newspost for more details. 

One-term Exchange Students

If you're coming to 911吃瓜 for one academic term as an exchange student, you do not need a study permit, according to This means a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) is not required. 

While a study permit isn鈥檛 mandatory, you may still benefit from having one, especially if you plan to work while in Canada (you may be able to do so as a study permit holder if you meet ). If you choose to apply for a study permit, you鈥檒l be exempt from submitting a PAL with your application. A letter of acceptance from 911吃瓜 and PAL exemption letter would be required to apply.

鉃★笍 For more information, see our PAL Exemption guide.  

Two & Three Term Exchange Students

If you鈥檙e studying at 911吃瓜 for two or three terms (more than 6 months) as an exchange student, you will need a study permit to study in Canada. As an exchange student you are with your study permit application. 

鉃★笍 For details on how to apply for a study permit, visit the 911吃瓜 Study Permit page.

One-term Study Abroad Students

If you're attending 911吃瓜 for one-term as a study abroad student, a study permit is not required, and 911吃瓜 cannot issue a PAL.

Depending on your citizenship, you may need either a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) or an electronic travel authorization (eTA) to enter Canada.

鉃★笍 Check what immigration document you need. 

• According to IRCC, if you're extending your study permit for the same level of study (e.g., undergraduate to undergraduate), you are PAL exempt.

Review our instruction guides for more information on how to extend your study permit.

• If your study permit has expired, you鈥檒l need to apply for a new study permit before returning to 911吃瓜.
• In most cases, a PAL will be required unless you meet as outlined by IRCC.

If you鈥檙e no longer active within your academic program (e.g. undergraduate students who have been absent from 911吃瓜 for three or more consecutive terms, students who are required to withdraw, etc.) you鈥檒l need to apply for reactivation or readmission before requesting a PAL.

• Undergraduate Students: Reactivation and Readmission.
• Graduate Students: Returning to Studies.

Undergraduate Students

If it's your first study permit refusal, please send all correspondence you have received from IRCC to intl_advising@sfu.ca.

Graduate Students

If you are a Master's or Doctoral degree seeking student who will re-apply for your study permit on or after Jan 1, 2026, you do not need a PAL.