Students
and
trainees
who
are
presently
in
the
Kingdom
of
Saudi
Arabia
and
are
already
holders
of
valid
Canadian
study
or
work
permits
and
who
wish
to
return
to
Canada:
Students
and
trainees
who
are
already
holders
of
valid
study
or
work
permits
and
who
are
in
the
Kingdom
of
Saudi
Arabia
and
wish
to
return
to
Canada
should
apply
for
their
visa
to
enter
Canada
at
least
one
month
prior
to
their
intended
departure
as
follows:
(a) Download
a Temporary
Resident
Visa
(TRV)
Application
Form
from
the
Department
of
Citizenship
and
Immigration
of
Canada
Internet
site: www.cic.gc.ca,
complete
it
fully,
ensuring
that
you have
answered
all
the
questions
(leave
no
blank
unanswered questions). The
following
are
the
steps
to
download
the
(TRV)
Applications
Forms
from
the
Internet:
- Go
to
the
CIC
website: www.cic.gc.ca
- Click
on
?English?
- Click
on
?Applications
and
Forms?
in
the
center
of
the
table
at
top
of
page
- Click
on
?Immigration
Applications
for
Persons
outside
Canada?
- Click
on
the
bullet
?Visiting
Canada?
under
?Temporary
Residence
Applications?
Download
the
following
documents:
(b) In
addition,
please
also
download,
complete
and
include
the
following
Riyadh-specific
forms
with
your
application:
(c) Complete
all
documents
fully,
leaving
no
unanswered
questions.
(d) If
you
do
not
have
Internet
access,
contact
the
Visa
Section
at
the
Canadian
Embassy
in
Riyadh
(Tel:
01-488-2288;
Fax:
01-488-1361;
Email: ryadh@dfait-maeci.gc.ca)
and
ask
that
the
TRV
Visa
Application
Forms
be
sent
to
you
via
mail
or
fax.
(d) Attached
to
your
completed
Application,
you
should
include:
- photocopy
of
your
current
and
valid
study
or
work
permit
- A
photocopy
of
your
current
and
valid
passport
used
to
travel
to
Canada.
- Letter
from
your
Canadian
University
confirming
that
you
remain
a
Student/Medical
Trainee
in
good
standing
- Evidence
of
financial
support/letter
from
the
Saudi
Arabian
Cultural
Bureau
- Photocopy
of
return
airline
ticket,
if
available
- Two
(2)
passport
photos
- A
Canadian
dollar
bank
draft
payable
to
?The
Receiver
General for
Canada?
for
$75.00
for
a single entry
visa,
$150.00
for
a Multiple
Entry
Visa
(recommended)
and
$400.00
for
Family
visas. For
more
information
on
fees,
please
refer
to
the Visa
Processing
Fees document.
(e) Submitting
your
application:
(i)
In
Person:
Bring
your
completed
TRV
Application
and
above
documents
and
your
passport
to
the
Visa
Section,
Canadian
Embassy,
P.O.
Box
94321,
Riyadh
11693,
Saudi
Arabia. The
Visa
Section
is
open
to
receive
passports
and
applications
Saturday,
Sunday,
Tuesday
and
Wednesday
from
08:30
to
11:00
hours.
(ii)
By
Courier:
You
may
also
send
your
Application
and
supporting
documents
(along
with
a photocopy
of
your
passport)
by
courier
to
the
Visa
Section
(please
see
above
address). Please
note
that
their
telephone
number
is
(01)
488-2288.
Please
note: Canadian
Visa
Offices
no
longer
accept
applications
sent
by
fax. The
original
Application
and
all
supporting
documents
(together
with
a photocopy
of
your
passport)
must
be
sent
by
courier.
(f)
If
your
documents
are
in
order,
your
visa
should
be
ready
to
be
picked
up
after
about
15
days. Make
sure
that
you
bring
your
passport
to
the
Visa
Section
when
you
return
to
collect
your
visa. Please
note
that
the
issuance
of
visas
is
a
procedure
solely
within
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Department
of
Citizenship
and
Immigration
of
the
Canadian
Government
over
which
the
Cultural
Bureau
has
no
authority
or
control
and
we
cannot,
of
course,
guarantee
that
you
will
receive
your
visa
on
arrival.
