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International students no longer have to follow the minimum IELTS bands criteria under the SDS category

posted on: July 05, 2023

Starting from August, international students will no longer have to submit a minimum 6 IELTS band in each category score to get a student visa to Canada under the SDS category. The SDS category, which is the student direct stream category, will allow students to be exempted from the minimum each category score criteria. Students can even submit language proficiency scores from other tests as well. The SDS program is the special program for international students who want to enrol in Post graduate programmes in Canada. Students from selected countries can come to Canada under this programme. These countries include-

  1. Antigua and Barbuda
  2. Brazil
  3. China
  4. Colombia
  5. Costa Rica
  6. India
  7. Morocco
  8. Pakistan
  9. Peru
  10. Philippines
  11. Senegal
  12. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  13. Trinidad and Tobago
  14. Vietnam

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