Connecting with ISIAs
Our International Student Immigration Advisors (ISIAs) are here to help you sort through processes and paperwork.
The ISIAs can help you:
- Understand your document requirements including study permit, Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs), work permits, etc.
- Understand the immigration requirements for your dependants.
- Learn more through immigration Question and Answer (Q&A) sessions.
- Locate additional appropriate services and resources.
Permanent Residency (PR) Resources
The CIE’s International Student Immigration Advisors cannot advise on permanent residency (PR) and cannot provide assistance with PR applications.
To learn more about PR, please refer to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website.
Our office works with other institutions (including IRCC) to ensure that students have access to Question & Answer (Q&A) sessions about pathways to PR. The Q&A sessions will be offered throughout the year, usually at least once per academic term. You will be able to register for the next PR session through our calendar of events once it has been scheduled.
The resources below should be reviewed before attending a Question & Answer session.
Students who would like to get professional immigration support are encouraged to seek the services of a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) or a lawyer who is licensed to practice law by a provincial/territorial law society in Canada (and has specific expertise with immigration law).
Contact Us
Appointments
Immigration advising appointments from May 1st onward will be accessible through Folio.
To book an in-person, phone, or video appointment with an advisor online through Folio:
- Login to Folio.
- Click the “Appointments” button in the “Find what you want here” section.
- You can also visit/bookmark: https://folio.utoronto.ca/students/appointments/ directly.
- Filter for “immigration” in the “What would you like to talk about?” filter bar, if necessary.
- Select the “Immigration Advising – CIE” option.
- A calendar will open with days where there are available appointments indicated.
- Choose your preferred day.
- A list of available appointments will appear.
- Select your preferred appointment.
- Review the details included.
- Select your preferred format (below the details).
- Click “Book”.
Tips
- If you can access FOLIO but cannot see any available appointments, please check back frequently as new appointments are added regularly.
- You also have access to regular Question and Answer (Q&A) sessions, even when appointments are fully booked.
- If you are an admitted or current U of T student and cannot log into FOLIO, please email folio@utoronto.ca for assistance. If necessary, you can send an appointment request by email.
- If you can no longer attend the appointment you booked, please cancel it as soon as possible to allow another student to book it.
- If you are cancelling less than one hour before your appointment, please email isa.cie@utoronto.ca to let the advisor know.
- If you are looking for a quiet space on-campus from which to join your online appointment, try this app.