STUDY PERMIT: SOME REASONS WHY IT MAY BE DENIED.
Studying in Canada is the dream of many Brazilians, especially those who want to immigrate in the future. But you need to have a good study plan and a great strategy, which includes several important things so that the Canadian visa officer approve your study permit (study permit).
Canada welcomes thousands of international students from all over the world every year, but there are several rules and prerequisites for a study permit be approved. The Canadian immigration visa department needs to understand that will you return to Brazil after graduating and the reason for choosing your course needs to be justified in order to support this. After all, you are applying for studies and not for immigration.
Staying here and trying to immigrate after graduating is another step, another stage where you will have to make a new application and other things will be evaluated by Canadian immigration. But let's leave that for another text, let's focus here on the study permit, when your case needs to be sent to the visa officer as a kind of “dossier”, with all the necessary documents and proof of your case of intention to study in Canada.
According to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), around 30% to 39% of student visas are denied and for various reasons. Here we will talk about 5 of them.
– Lack of sufficient funds (proof of financial resources). To get the study permit, the student must prove to the Canadian immigration visa officer that they are able to settle in the country without major difficulties (and also their family, if applicable) during their studies and for this there is a table of values that you can check here. “But higher education students in Canada can work, right?” Yes, you can work 20 hours a week, but that doesn't pay all your expenses. In addition to proof of funds, the student must have paid at least a good part of the study program or all of it, depending on the conditions of the educational institution.
– The reason for choosing the course. This is one of the most important things for approval of the study permit, although they all complement each other. Your case You must answer the following questions well: Does the chosen course make sense for your career in Brazil? How will it contribute to your professional growth when you return? The chosen course makes sense as a upgrade of your academic career? (for example, if you already have a degree in Brazil, it is recommended to take a postgraduate degree and not a lower course). These are some of the answers that need to be considered in your case with a lot of coherence. And this starts at the beginning of the plan, when researching courses and educational institutions. Canada has thousands of options for higher education courses, including undergraduate and postgraduate courses, master's degrees, etc. across the country and this choice can be very challenging.
Some people want change career, for example, but taking a course completely different from yours background professional in Brazil can make it very difficult to convince the visa officer. For this reason, many people leave to take a course completely different from their current career after earning their degree. PR (permanent resident card). BFF CANADA There are cases of students who had their visas approved even though the course was different from their profession in Brazil, but these are very specific cases that require a lot of care, experience and analysis.
Another aspect that can affect the approval of your visa within this topic is the lack of opportunities you will have with the course you chose, upon returning to Brazil. So it is not recommended to choose something that does not adhere to the Brazilian market, for example, or that is a course very focused on the specific needs of Canada.
A BFF Canada Think about all this when researching and offering a course to your clients, as there is no point in the student having the funds, the required level of English and all the other necessary things if the reason for choosing the course not convince the visa officer. Without a visa, the student will not come to Canada.
– Lack of documentation, incorrect documents or lack of documents that prove your statements contained in your letter of intent. Your “case” will have to have all the necessary documents (such as, for example, your LOA – letter of acceptance, the letter of acceptance from the university and alongside it and all other necessary documents will also be your “letter of explanation”, which will help the visa officer to understand your choices and your objectives in the country. All documents must be very clear, reliable and factual. Never add false documents or false information. A honesty It is one of the basic premises for applying for a visa of any type in Canada.
– Lack of international travel history. Yes, this can also be one of the reasons for visa denial, especially in the case of mature-age students.
All or any of these reasons can cause your visa to be denied and there are also others, which were not mentioned here, such as criminal records, etc. That's why it's so important to have a consultancy like ours to guide you, make your study plan, your application and enrollment at the university/college and then your visa. Having professional help is an investment that often saves students money, since errors in general in the application process study permit can be very expensive.
“What if I am denied a visa? Can I apply again?”. Yes, in general, it is possible to get the reason for the refusal and try again, doing the process in a better way. To do this, it is necessary to correct inconsistencies, errors or gaps previously highlighted and any inaccurate information, in order to try again. Of course, all this according to the rules and deadlines of your timeline, which is very important.
Do you need professional help? Our team specialized in international education and visas can help you at every stage. Write to contato@bffcanada.com and request a quote for your case.
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