International Participants

Over 3,500 graduates in 60 countries have used dialogue education to transform their teaching, training, and public education work in the voluntary, government, private and academic sectors.

Sometimes our teachers are privileged to go to another country to teach one of courses to a group within an organization. Sometimes individuals from other countries travel to Canada or the United States in order to participate in one of our public courses.

If you are interested in coming to North America to participate in one of our public courses, you will need to consider the following:

Visa Application
You may need a visa to enter Canada or the United States. Because of world events, visa applications are subject to a greater degree of security than in the past. Greater security means a longer waiting period. You will need to begin your visa process well in advance of your travel dates.

Visa requirements vary from country to country. Contact the Canadian Embassy or Consulate (if the course is in Canada) or the United States Embassy or Consulate (if the course is in the US) where you live to determine if you will need a visa and/or a visa support letter to visit. (You may apply for a visa at any consular office, but it may be difficult to apply from outside your country of permanent residence).

For contact points for Canadian consular offices, click here.

For contact points for US consular offices, click here.

Need an Invitation Letter for Visa Purpose?
Once you have registered for a course and paid your deposit, at your request we will send a letter to support your visa application. Please include the following information in your e-mail request:

• Full Names (including title)
• Date, place, and country of birth
• Passport number
• Date, place, and country of passport issue
• If the Consulate or Embassy in your country provided guidelines for support letter, please include these in the email.
  

Requests for visa support letters must be received at least two months prior the start date of the course. We recommend however that you begin the visa application process well in advance of this deadline.

We will need proof of travel plans or ticket purchase in order to hold your spot in the course.

Travel & Accommodation
Registrants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements. We are happy make recommendations for accommodation that will fall within your budget requirements.

If you have any questions that remain unanswered, please contact us!

Thank you!