Her visa was approved last week. She will be working toward her master’s degree in publishing.
“I haven’t had a chance to get excited about coming to Vancouver,” she said with a laugh.
“My mind is occupied. First it was visa, now it is flights and quarantine.”
International students coming to Canada this year as COVID-19 cases rise and fall in various parts of the world face numerous barriers such as visa backlogs, lack of vaccinations, quarantine measures and fewer available flights.
A spokeswoman for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said the department has continued to accept and process study permit applications throughout the pandemic.
A prospective student from Pakistan who will be enrolling in Vancouver s Simon Fraser University says she s “freaking out step-by-step” as she navigates hurdles to get her education, made far more difficult by COVID-19.
International students coming to Canada this year as COVID-19 cases rise and fall in various parts of the world face numerous barriers such as visa backlogs, lack of vaccinations, quarantine measures and fewer available flights.
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