Stage 2 · Lesson 6 of 7
Documents that take months
Some documents depend on offices you do not control. The time each one takes is its . A passport can take weeks or months to issue or renew.
Many visas need a passport that stays valid well beyond your course. Official transcripts, degree certificates and for final year students all have queues. So does , where your university, education ministry or officially confirms a document is genuine.
Some destinations or universities also require a , or a certificate from a specific body, before they accept your degree. Start these early and keep scanned copies of everything.
Common trapwaiting until you have an offer to renew a passport or request attestation, then missing a visa appointment or a scholarship document deadline.
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Resources for this stage
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- GuideFreeEduCanada
Government of Canada
Application steps and timing for Canadian programmes