Students who study in Canada for the first time can't sleep well or eat well for a few days before they leave. In addition to the anxiety of going to a foreign country and leaving your parents, the more realistic problem is-luggage packing! I often hear a classmate ask, "It's so cold in Canada, how many pairs of autumn trousers should I bring!" ""How many boxes of instant noodles should I check? " "I heard that there are no sanitary napkins to sell? "The fun western classics in North America today will be answered one by one for the students who are going to Canada!

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Students entering Canada for the first time have to change a paper study permit at the customs, commonly known as "small sign for big sign". At this time, it is necessary to:

passport

Customs letter

letter of admission

Take a pen with you and fill out the immigration form on the plane?

(Note that from July 2065438+2007, CIC students who entered the customs from Vancouver requested electronic customs declaration forms, and no customs declaration forms were issued on the plane. )

Customs officials usually ask simple questions, such as their names, dates of birth, or which school they went to. Just give a simple and natural answer. Being too nervous can easily lead to unnecessary misunderstandings. In addition, the documents frequently used in Canada are

Original or photocopy of the admission notice

passport

School report; copy

ID card photos of various sizes (please prepare the electronic version as a template for making student cards).

Original, copy and electronic version of IELTS or TOEFL transcript (please bring it)

Driver's license (if please bring it)

Obtain a vaccine record (applicable to public high school enrollment) or a vaccine certificate issued by a designated medical institution (applicable to private high school enrollment)

Cash, bank cards, mobile phone cards

Cash: No one can carry more than $5,000 in cash with him on the plane. It is recommended to bring 65,438 Canadian dollars+0,500. Prepare some small notes for easy use.

Bank Card Credit Card/Debit Card: Generally, it is not necessary to apply for a credit card from China. If parents are really uneasy, they can go to the bank to apply for a sub-mother card with a main card and a sub-card. Students are generally advised to find the nearest bank to the school or host family to apply for debit and credit cards after landing.

Sim card of mobile phone and mobile phone card: If there is a local airport to pick you up or take a photo with your parents, you don't need to carry a sim card or handle international roaming. When you arrive, you can go directly to the booths of many telephone companies in the mall for consultation and comparison, and just take a card. Remember to bring your certificate when you apply for a card, usually your passport.

Baggage rules?

First of all, before you prepare your luggage, you need to know the quantity, size, content and other information allowed by your airline in official website. Generally speaking, international flights allow two pieces of 30-inch checked baggage, (UA can only check one piece, and the second piece needs to be added) each piece does not exceed 23 kg (50 lb); 2 pieces of carry-on luggage, not exceeding the size of the boarding box, and the weight of each piece not exceeding 10kg(22lb). Generally, boarding baggage is not weighed. If the checked baggage is overweight, you can put a plug in it. Note that if you are overweight, the consequences will be very heavy, so you must weigh yourself first after packing.

T-shirts and sweaters? T-shirts and hoodies are the main theme of Canadians all year round. Therefore, students who come to Canada can basically cope with most of the weather by bringing more T-shirts and hoodies. But it is necessary to keep warm in winter, and it is best to bring a down jacket. Domestic down jackets are light and thin, not worse than heavy Canadian geese. Snow boots sold in China are very fragile, so it is better to buy them directly.

Big name VS parity? If you always like to buy ten-dollar T-shirts, you'd better buy more from China. If you like some big brands, especially famous sports brands, it is very cost-effective to buy them in Canada. If you like big brand suits and don't care much about expenses, then buying clothes after landing can best meet the demand.

Formal dress? Whether you buy it now or bring it from China, you must have a formal suit. Formal PPT presentation, graduation project introduction, graduation ceremony and other activities are required, and many interviews also require formal dress or business leisure.

Shoes? In Canada, you don't have to change your shoes every day. My impression is that many local students never wear a pair of shoes. So there is no need to bring more shoes, not to mention the brands that students often sell, such as Nike, Puma and Dr. Martens, which are all cheaper in Canada.

Underwear? With regard to underwear, like vs and its girl brand pink, there are many more varieties in Canada than in China, and the price is also cost-effective. However, for girls with flat breasts, it is better to bring more underwear in the luggage.

Daily necessities

Students who wear glasses can have a spare pair to avoid accidentally damaging their eyes abroad. Students with contact lenses can also prepare some appropriately. Contact lens lotion is very convenient to buy in a drugstore, and you don't need to bring two barrels. Note that some schools' medical insurance can cover the cost of contact lenses and save money.

Students who like cooking can also bring a set of used knives, which may be inconvenient to use abroad.

Students who like to film or cover their mobile phones must buy them in China and bring them with them.

You should bring a thermos cup, especially for menstruating girls. A sip of hot water is a gift. Bring a lunch box, which can not only hold food, but also be used as a bowl when you first come. Hot water that wants to boil hot water can be bought in the supermarket.

Freshmen can properly prepare two notebooks and a pen. You don't need to bring too much stationery, because once you are familiar with the surrounding environment and find a dollar store, you will find that although there are not many varieties and colors of stationery in China, it can basically meet the needs of daily study, and the price will not be too outrageous.

bedclothes

Students who have just arrived in Canada often see a set of quilts, the price is amazing more than 50 Canadian dollars, but the quality is not necessarily good. So you can bring a set of sheets, quilts, pillow towels and pillowcases. Most Canadian apartments are equipped with dryers, so it is enough to bring one. These things don't take up space, and they are very light after being evacuated with a compression bag.

There is no need to bring the necessary "mattress" to make the bed in China, because there is no trampoline in the dormitory in Canada, and they all sleep directly on the mattress. The quality of sleep is very important to Canadians, so the mattress here is soft enough to sleep directly on the sheets without other quilts. Of course, mattresses are generally expensive, costing thousands of Canadian dollars. If you live in the school dormitory, the school will provide mattresses.

Medicine?

Drugs need to be brought from China, especially standing drugs. Antibiotics are prescription drugs in Canada, and doctors rarely prescribe them to patients. But international students who have just gone abroad may still need antibiotics. If you don't want to bring a lot of medicines, please look up the English names of the medicines you often use, so that if you need to buy medicines when you are sick in Canada, you can go directly to the pharmacy to find the types you need. If you must bring prescription drugs, you must bring a doctor's prescription. In addition, don't bring a lot of drugs into the country.

All international students have to pay high medical insurance for international students. Medical insurance for international students can reimburse some prescription drugs.

Food?

Most foods don't need to be brought, and many varieties can't be brought into the customs, so it is very troublesome to be found. You can bring some snacks and eat them on the plane.

In Canada, the Chinese population is very large, and the density of grocery stores in Asia is not low. Almost all the foods that China people like to eat can be found. Because of export, the quality of many foods is better than that bought in China, so don't worry about not being able to eat the flavor of your hometown.

Electronic products

High-end electronic products such as notebook computers, tablet computers and mobile phones are indeed much cheaper in Canada under the same homogeneous conditions. Students interested in this kind of products may wish to buy in Canada again. Other electronic products are more expensive in Canada, such as microphones, low-end headphones, video heads, mice and mobile hard disks.

You can selectively carry computer accessories such as adapters, patch panels, computers, mobile phones, MP3 players, cameras, wiring and chargers for all electronic products, mobile hard disks, USB flash drives, network cables, headphones, microphones, mice, mouse pads and videos. Every product that needs to be charged must be equipped with a charger or wire. Don't forget.

Although I suggest bringing a USB flash drive, I don't have many opportunities to use it. When printing in the school library, you can connect to the internet, so you can use the network disk. Most foreigners use the software Dropbox or Google Drive to save files and print them at any time.