Invite or Bring Family to Canada

Whether your family would like to visit you, attend your convocation, or live with you in Canada, you can provide documents to support their temporary resident applications and entry into Canada.

Invite Family to Visit Canada

Most visitors to Canada need a Visitor Visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization to enter Canada.  The documents that your family must submit to apply to visit Canada depend on many factors, such as their nationality and how they will travel to Canada.  Your family can discover what documents are needed to apply to visit you in Canada here.

Supporting Documents from You:

  • Copy of your passport
  • Copy of your study permit
    • Should be valid for the duration of your family’s proposed visit
  • Confirmation of Enrollment Letter on your NAIT Portal
    • Please visit the ‘Letters for Immigration Purposes’ tab on the left to learn more.
  • Letter of Invitation
    • Include information about you, your family members applying to visit Canada, and the purpose of your family’s visit to Canada.You can find details about what specifics should be included in your Letter of Invitation here.
    • Some visa offices require that the Letter of Invitation be notarized.
    • Be honest in your Letter of Invitation.  You can review a sample Letter of Invitation here.
  • Proposed Confirmation of Graduation Letter (if you are inviting family to attend your NAIT Convocation)
    • Please visit the ‘Letters for Immigration Purposes’ tab on the left to learn more.

When your family travels to Canada, they may want to carry the above supporting documents in case a border services officer asks to see them.

Spousal/Common-law Partner Work Permits

If you are or will be studying full-time in a certificate, diploma, or degree program that is at least 8 months long, your spouse or common-law partner can apply for an open work permit

A spousal/common-law partner work permit can be submitted along with your initial study permit application or at a later time.

If the work permit application is submitted after your study permit application has been approved, you should give a copy of your study permit and a Confirmation of Enrollment letter to your spouse/common-law partner to include in their application.  Please visit the ‘Letters for Immigration Purposes’ tab on the left to discover how to download a Confirmation of Enrollment letter.

You can review the process to apply for a spousal/common-law partner work permit here.

If you are studying in ESL, Academic Upgrading, open studies, or in a certificate program shorter than 8 months long, your spouse/common-law partner is not eligible for an open work permit.

Study Permits for Dependent Children

If you’d like your minor children to accompany you and to study in Canada, you can submit study permit applications for them as part of your initial study permit application or at a later time. 

  • Parents who will have or currently have a valid study permit do not need to include a Letter of Acceptance for their minor children when applying for a study permit.

If the study permit application for your child is submitted after your study permit application has been approved, you should include a copy of your study permit and a Confirmation of Enrollment letter as part of the application. Please visit the ‘Letters for Immigration Purposes’ tab on the left to discover how to download a Confirmation of Enrollment letter.

If your minor children are already in Canada as visitors, they can study without a study permit as long as you have a valid study permit.

You can review information about minor children studying in Canada here.

Please contact the school board where you intend to enrol your child for information about tuition costs.

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