RISIA EPE Exam 70 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
2025 NEW UPDATE
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.
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)].
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.
Graduates of vocational and professional training programs in Quebec - CORRECT
ANSWER: To be eligible for a PGWP, the student must graduate from a recognized
secondary institution in Quebec with one of the following diplomas:
a diploma of vocational studies (DVS)
an attestation of vocational specialization (AVS)
In Quebec, vocational and professional training programs can be delivered at the
secondary or post-secondary level.
,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.
Keep original Study permit status - CORRECT ANSWER: In the following situations,
students do not need to apply for a new SP:
#Transition between levels of study (primary, secondary and post-secondary)
#Dual-credit programs
#Changing post-secondary institutions
Minor child coming to Canada - CORRECT ANSWER: A minor child coming to study in
Canada will need to have a custodian in Canada. The duration of a SP issued to a
minor is usually one year. But if the child is accompanying parents who have been
issued a long-term SP or WP, then minor child would have the same duration as
parent's.
Minor child coming to Canada-Quebec - CORRECT ANSWER: In Quebec, all
unaccompanied minors require a CAQ for study purpose except An accompanied minor
who:
a. is seeking asylum
b. has been granted refugee status
c. is need of protection
d. is the child of an asylum seeker, a refugee or a person in need of protection.
, Open Work Permit for Spouse - CORRECT ANSWER: Your spouse or common-law
partner may be eligible for an open work permit if you:
# have a valid study permit and
# are a full-time student at one of these types of schools:
#a public post-secondary school, such as a college or university, or CEGEP in Quebec
#private college-level school in Quebec
# a Canadian private school that can legally award degrees under provincial law (for
example, Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate degree)
PGWP Leave from studies-1/2 - CORRECT ANSWER: If the applicant remained in
Canada while a student and took leave from their studies during their program, the
officer must determine if the applicant was compliant with the conditions of their study
permit, as outlined in Assessing study permit conditions.
Officers may request additional documents to complete their assessment. Per
paragraph R220.1(1)(b), students must
#be enrolled at a DLI
#remain enrolled
#be actively pursuing their course or program of study
PGWP Leave from studies-2/2 - CORRECT ANSWER: If the officer determines that the
student actively pursued studies during their leave, the student may still be eligible for
the PGWP Program.
If it is determined that the student has not met the conditions of their study permit, they
may be banned from applying for a PGWP for 6 months from the date they stopped
their unauthorized study or work, per subparagraph R200(3)(e)(i).
PGWP Part-time status for final academic session - CORRECT ANSWER: Students
must maintain their full-time student status during each academic session of the
program or programs of study they complete and submit as part of their post-graduation
work permit application.
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
2025 NEW UPDATE
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.
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)].
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.
Graduates of vocational and professional training programs in Quebec - CORRECT
ANSWER: To be eligible for a PGWP, the student must graduate from a recognized
secondary institution in Quebec with one of the following diplomas:
a diploma of vocational studies (DVS)
an attestation of vocational specialization (AVS)
In Quebec, vocational and professional training programs can be delivered at the
secondary or post-secondary level.
,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.
Keep original Study permit status - CORRECT ANSWER: In the following situations,
students do not need to apply for a new SP:
#Transition between levels of study (primary, secondary and post-secondary)
#Dual-credit programs
#Changing post-secondary institutions
Minor child coming to Canada - CORRECT ANSWER: A minor child coming to study in
Canada will need to have a custodian in Canada. The duration of a SP issued to a
minor is usually one year. But if the child is accompanying parents who have been
issued a long-term SP or WP, then minor child would have the same duration as
parent's.
Minor child coming to Canada-Quebec - CORRECT ANSWER: In Quebec, all
unaccompanied minors require a CAQ for study purpose except An accompanied minor
who:
a. is seeking asylum
b. has been granted refugee status
c. is need of protection
d. is the child of an asylum seeker, a refugee or a person in need of protection.
, Open Work Permit for Spouse - CORRECT ANSWER: Your spouse or common-law
partner may be eligible for an open work permit if you:
# have a valid study permit and
# are a full-time student at one of these types of schools:
#a public post-secondary school, such as a college or university, or CEGEP in Quebec
#private college-level school in Quebec
# a Canadian private school that can legally award degrees under provincial law (for
example, Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate degree)
PGWP Leave from studies-1/2 - CORRECT ANSWER: If the applicant remained in
Canada while a student and took leave from their studies during their program, the
officer must determine if the applicant was compliant with the conditions of their study
permit, as outlined in Assessing study permit conditions.
Officers may request additional documents to complete their assessment. Per
paragraph R220.1(1)(b), students must
#be enrolled at a DLI
#remain enrolled
#be actively pursuing their course or program of study
PGWP Leave from studies-2/2 - CORRECT ANSWER: If the officer determines that the
student actively pursued studies during their leave, the student may still be eligible for
the PGWP Program.
If it is determined that the student has not met the conditions of their study permit, they
may be banned from applying for a PGWP for 6 months from the date they stopped
their unauthorized study or work, per subparagraph R200(3)(e)(i).
PGWP Part-time status for final academic session - CORRECT ANSWER: Students
must maintain their full-time student status during each academic session of the
program or programs of study they complete and submit as part of their post-graduation
work permit application.
