{"id":2212,"date":"2025-09-29T16:15:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/internationaldev\/?page_id=2212"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:24:13","slug":"graduate-level-international-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/international\/graduate-level-international-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate-Level International Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2025\/09\/image-58-1024x395.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2025\/09\/image-58-1024x395.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2025\/09\/image-58-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2025\/09\/image-58-1536x593.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2025\/09\/image-58.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an international student in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/\">Faculty of Graduate Studies<\/a>, you occupy a special place at 快播视频. York International offers several programs and services specifically designed to support our graduate-level international students, in addition to the resources available to all international students. On this page, you will find an overview of the services and programs York International offers to support your success at 快播视频, in Canada, and beyond. Please visit us at 200 York Lanes (just down the hall from the Faculty of Graduate Studies office).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id2212_45a17c-c5 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id2212_45a17c-c5 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id2212_45a17c-c5 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id2212_45a17c-c5 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id2212_45a17c-c5 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id2212_45a17c-c5 kt-accordion-has-5-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane2212_c98200-30\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">New Student Orientation<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>At the beginning of every term York International hosts orientation sessions for new international students. Join us to connect with the international student community and to learn information that every new international student should know about life in York and in Toronto.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yorkinternational.yorku.ca\/arriving-in-toronto-and-york-university\/\">Click<\/a>\u00a0here for more information and to register for an upcoming session.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane2212_076f65-af\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Immigration Information<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>As an international student, you are required to obtain certain documentation from the Canadian Immigration authority before entering Canada. In this section, you will find information pertaining to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>快播视频 permit, work permit, Entry visa and TRV<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working in Canada after graduation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permanent resident options for international graduate:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/english\/immigrate\/cec\/apply-who.asp\">CEC<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/english\/immigrate\/skilled\/apply-who.asp\">FSW<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/english\/immigrate\/skilled\/index.asp\">Express Entry<\/a>, ONIP(\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/oinp-masters-graduate-stream\">Master<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/oinp-phd-graduate-stream\">PHD Graduate<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/ontarios-express-entry-human-capital-priorities-stream\">Human Capital<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/ontarios-express-entry-french-speaking-skilled-worker-stream\">French Speaking Skilled Worker<\/a>\u00a0)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; York International also provides immigration related services to graduate-level international students including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Free information sessions and workshops about permanent residency policies and procedures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individual and group advising with our Immigration Specialist at York International<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Job search\/resume\/cover letter workshops throughout the year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact our immigration specialist at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/yorkinternational.yorku.ca\/graduate-level-international-students\/iadvisor@yorku.ca\">iadvisor@yorku.ca<\/a>&nbsp;Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/yorkinternational.yorku.ca\/immigration-overview\/\">here&nbsp;<\/a>for more information about immigration information for international students at York.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane2212_86a531-d9\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Health Insurance (UHIP)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>All international students at 快播视频 are covered by a health insurance plan that is administered by York International called the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP). Graduate-level students are also covered by a supplementary plan, which is administered by either the Graduate Student Association or CUPE 3903, depending on your status as a Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant, or other designation. York International's UHIP Assistant is available to answer all of your questions about your general health insurance plan coverage and to help you print your insurance card in our office. Highlights of this section include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is UHIP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to enroll into the program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who is covered (including spouse, dependent children etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How long am I covered for<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to get a refund if I withdraw from the university or become a permanent resident<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate Supplementary Health Insurance information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessing health care facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A list of what is covered can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uhip.ca\/your-coverage.aspx\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Services provided to graduate level international students include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UHIP information sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individual advising with our UHIP assistant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact our UHIP assistant at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/yorkinternational.yorku.ca\/graduate-level-international-students\/uhip@yorku.ca\">uhip@yorku.ca<\/a>&nbsp;Click&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/yorkinternational.yorku.ca\/current-international-students\/health-insurance\/\">here&nbsp;<\/a>for more information about health insurance coverage for international students and 快播视频.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an international student in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, you occupy a special place at 快播视频. 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