10 Reasons you might be refused Study Permit to Canada

 

Have you been refused study permit to go to Canada and you don’t know why? Or, you are about to apply for your study permit to study on one of the institutions on Canada?

If you have been refused study permit to study in Canada, these ten reasons might be one of the reasons you were not given visa to come and study in Canada. But, if you are just about to apply, it is wonderful reading this post because you might find some valuable information that would help you get your visa to study on Canada just by applying for the first time.

1.     Applying to institutions without a DLI code: All approved institutions have a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) code. It starts with an ‘O’. It is usually written in front of your offer or admission letter if you have one. If this code is not written on your letter, it is an indication that it is not an approved institution in Canada. If you present this letter. Hence, your study permit to Canada will be refused. Apart from this, because many Nigerians like cheaper schools, they usually choose colleges. Some of these schools are substandard and they can’t even give study permit to Canada. So, be careful of the schools you choose on the guise of going to Canada.

2.     Wide Study Gaps: Another reason why you might not issue visa to study in Canada is study gaps. If you have left schools for quite some time and you apply to study in Canada, the immigration might pick hole and asking why you have study gaps. Four to six years study gap is considered to wide for undergraduate program. That is, if you have left school at eighteen and you are now considering to study abroad at 22 or 23, then it is cindered too wide. For postgraduate diploma too, five or six years is also too wide. You need prove to the immigration that you have been doing something within those periods. It could be a vocational program, learning a skill or taking an employment. This gap should be covered with an activity.

3.     Unconvincing Statement of Purpose: The Canadian Immigration would need to know why you are migrating to Canada to study. They need to see your statement of purpose or Motivation Essay. Your essay among others should outline your intention of studying in Canada, proposed course of study, proposed institution, why you chose that school and your career goals and objectives. Your essay should be convincing and should be original. It should not be copy and paste. If it is not convincing enough, the immigration might assume your study intention is not clear and might be one of those who want to elope. So, it is important that you write strong and convincing statement to show that you really know what you want to do and do in Canada and how. It is also important to state that you will be leaving the country after the duration of your study. Not leaving the country when you finish your study is your decision afterwards. Just get your visa first and don’t give the impression that you aren’t coming back or you want to go and pick job in Canada while your intention is to go and study. Some Nigerians just want to do short courses or diploma like: catering, hospitality management, care giving, data analytics just to get their PR after studying for a year or more than six months. The immigration officers know all these especially what many Nigerians do in the guise of applying for study permit just to migrate and live permanently in Canada – they aren’t fools. Because they treat many applications everyday, they know those who have genuine intentions with their statement of purpose and those who don’t. So, tighten all the noose and give no room for suspicion.

4.     Security Questions: When you signed up on the GCK through the Canada Immigration Portal, you will be asked some questions. These are called eligibility and security questions. How you answer these questions is very important because it will determine your eligibility to enter Canada. If you are not sure of any, pleas ask. In the last part, there are called ‘Security Questions’. If you answer yes to any of the questions here, it means that you are a threat to the Canada Immigration.

5.     Poor Visa History: Visa history is very important. If you have travelled out if you travelled out of your home country, you stand high chance of getting visa. So, why do Canada consider Visa history? Why is it important to them when you are applying for study permit? Well, they want to make sure that you have a good track record of following immigration laws and regulations in other countries you have visited. This helps them determine if you are likely to abide by the same rules in their destination as well. If you have overstayed your visa in the country(ies) you have visited before, it is an indication that you will do the same in Canada. But, if you have not visited any country before, they might not be able to know how you respect immigration laws. It is not problem; you might consider you for a visa or they might not. It all depends on the visa officer and your documentation.

6.     Insufficient POF: This is number one reasons why visas are refused especially study permit. That is why proof of funds is very important if you are planning to go and study in Canada. It shows that you have or your sponsor(s) have enough money in the account you are presenting to Canada immigration to study in Canada. They need you to have enough money in your account. Now, only four (4) months statement is required. Either by you, the applicant or your sponsor who hears the same name with you. In this case, your parent. It could be your father or mother. I doubt if they will allow any other person to sponsor you except it is a company providing that sponsorship. While considering your POF, you need to put into consideration your total tuition fee, your accommodation, living expenses, books, insurance and some other expenses. You should also add your flight ticket or your cost of travelling for at least one year. This should show in your statement of account as closing balance. Please don’t fall into the bait of forging your statement of account to apply for study permit. Many quacks will help you to do this and give you fictitious account statement just to get visa. It is possible to get your visa with fake statement or account or you get caught. If you are lucky to get off with this, later your documents might be called up while you are studying in Canada and you will be handed over to the immigration for prosecution or reparations. Banks and financial institutions are also help people to run account. But, be careful of what presented or you. If you are planning to study on Canada, start preparing your account ahead of time before you apply. Don’t rush to do this.

7.     Not paying enough tuition deposit: When you get your offer of admission to study in Canada, you will be asked to pay a tuition deposit. Some schools will ask you to pay $2,500 CAD, while it could be more than $5,000 CAD in some institutions. It is advisable to always pay higher than this fee because it would boost your chances of getting your study permit. If you are looking for schools without tuition deposit, you are only giving yourself the chances of getting visa.

8.     Irrelevance of your credentials to proposed course of study: When you are choosing your course of study to come to Canada, it should be relevant to what you possess. If you studied Psychology, you cannot apply for Computer Science or Marine Biology or Nursing Care. That is why the school always list out the requirements in the brochure for a particular course. You will always see this in the departmental requirements. Read this carefully before applying.

9.     Choosing overpopulated provinces: If you ask the average Nigeria who wants to go to study in Canada, they want to go to major provinces like: Toronto, Ontario, Manitoba and other big cities because they are popular and things are happening there. But, these provinces are becoming overpopulated and the Canada Immigration would like other provinces to be populated too like the big cities. That is why choosing provinces like: Saskatchewan, Quebec, Montreal, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador would give you some sort of visa advantage. Many Nigerians don’t want to go to the French speaking region of Canada because they can’t speak French.

10.  Poor documentation: Some people assume that getting Canada Study permit is easy, faster and stress-free. As such, they hurry things up. Infact, some applicants believed that Canada is generous in issuance of study permit. So, they don’t need any consultation whatsoever as they can apply on their own. All these are just assumptions and not true. If you have been following the trend of events since last year, you will know that the rate of denial last year was very high. You need to do the right thing, check your documents and make sure you have attached the right documents and your application is complete before submission.

I hope all these helps. If you need further consultation, please send us an email: gemslandstudyabroad@gmail.com or chat us on WhatsApp: 09091177137.