Tips on Reapplication of your Study Permit in Canada

Getting the refusal of your study permit at first instance of the application may give frustrations and stress for a while to many, taking into account the hopes and dreams of one person’s goal is likely to be taken away when we had received the letter from the embassy’s decision on your study permit in which one may able to find out the reasons as to why the case officer decline your application. Quite often, the case officer will exercise its own discretion in assessing the application regarding the financial resources of the applicant in coming up with the decision based on the information, documents, and your claims as to why you need to study in Canada  and if you are able to meet the criteria under the IRPA’s  regulations and the context of information regarding the procedure, guidelines when assessing the applicant for study permit  application in Canada to obtain Canadian Education. In recent report of the Canadian Bureau for the International Education enrollment of international students are increasing, were  last year (2014) there were about 4.5 millions of international students in Canada.

As we learned the points or reasons which are raised by the case officer on his/her letter to you, try to read, analyze and see if you are able to address one by one through facts and as much as possible avoid making an  assumption when addressing (depending on the grounds of your refusal and your current circumstances to be considered), before taking into consideration of reapplication of your study permit – because when you make a ‘fresh application’ from your previous refusal, the case officer would always look into the first instance of your application made, and if nothing has changed or you failed to provide additional documents or evidence  which will strengthen your application the likelihood that you would receive the same refusal again. We need also to consider that when you resubmit your application, it will be handled by a different case officer who might have a different view and judgment in your application according to the new information and evidence about your claim in applying for a study permit in Canada.

Seek a second opinion from well experienced professionals and experts if you have doubts whether it is worth trying to resubmit an application again. We do not wanted to exactly purport the reapplication of study permit to have it approved by second time or third time of application, however with the proper documentation (credible  in level)  of your own self finances/sponsors , potential circumstances in Canada, personal circumstances in  your country of resident, your previous travel history, your study plan (a course which should not odd to your qualification and experience, future plans) and to established that at  the end of your study course program  you will leave Canada are amongst the case officer will look into consideration in coming up with the decision, alongside if the applicant meet the criteria in granting the study permits R216  Division 3 of Issuance of study permits  – in case you deem consider reapplying again for your study permit in Canada. What to know  how we do a reapplication to a refused visa? Click here

1. Funds–  When if this is one of the issues marked with your refusal  letter, either the funds come from yourself, parents, relatives or friends (sponsors), ensure that you are able to establish the relationship to your sponsor/s and enough documents from them are supplied as to support your application on the basis of funding your education in Canada. The Case/Visa Officer must satisfy that indeed, there’s a guarantee whereby your sponsor would fulfill the financial obligatory as to support on your application to study in Canada. It is patrial  to submit an application, where the applicant/sponsors  cannot account the legit sources of funding to cover the tuition fee cost, travel cost and living costs in Canada and that  the income of the sponsors/applicant is sustainable. Key notes to prepare for the funding must at least over 15% from the figures’ required by the Canadian Immigration, not exactly the amount to present on- at least by doing this, an adjustment of the currency exchange would protect the amount details by that time you lodge in your application if the fluctuation of Canadian dollars occurs. Possible evidence of documents to present by the sponsors/applicant could be:

• Employment letter, or Business registration with Income tax or Business Tax
• Bank statements in the last 6 months prior to submission of the application with a bank certificate from the bank- stating the remaining balance available for disposal of your study permit application for the applicant
• Time deposit if available
• Letter/affidavit of support from the sponsors to ascertain the financial responsibility and to establish the relationship with the sponsored applicant and how your role would be, say for example if the sponsor will provide for the tuition fee cost only or for the entire expenses occurring while the applicant currently studying in Canada
• Any tangible assets (if any) you hold which underway the capability of the applicant or sponsor/s to get funding the propose study in Canada apart from the available readily cash in the bank

Expect that they will be very skeptical when it comes to the financial resources as they need to ensure that the applicant can maintain his/her studies in Canada without the recourse of working part-time or be a burden to the taxpayers in Canada.

2. Travel history – If you see this marked on your refusal letter it may possible that either the case/visa officer considers that you may have these:

• ) You are unable to disclose your previous travel abroad, assuming you submit a new passport as to regards to your application and you withhold that information and later they found out you have had travel abroad of course this could lead to the refusal or
• ) You have not travelled at all, but this should not deter you to apply to study in Canada and apply for study permit – but if you will be honest and very clear that indeed in case your application will be approved, you will lawfully follow the conditions as to put on your study permit to travel and study in Canada
• ) You have traveled abroad and you have the record of ‘overstaying’ yet, you unable to provide the concrete facts as if why it has happened to you

3. Employment prospects – If this is one of the reasons, perhaps the case/visa officer is not satisfied that your propose study course program in Canada will not be beneficial to your career or future plans, they should be convinced upon the submission of your ‘study plan’ and supporting documents, on how it gives the value to increase your employment/income prospects from your country of origin or elsewhere after completing on your studies in Canada. Though, this part could have been more complex to tackle on your application, but a very precise on your future plans and convincing argument to claim on the concurrency of your surrounding circumstances by that time you’ve submitted your application   for such is recommended, to increase and enhance your application.
4. Ties in your country of residence – This would need also to seek the case officer in reassessing your application in case you resubmit another application for the same category of study permit. Family, friend, social ties, employment/economic ties, property (if applicable) and any other means as to verify that the applicant/student is well established/connected to his/her country of residence, or how strong the motivation for the applicant to return to his original country of residence without doubt of abandoning it, as they would again rely on the information, documents you have provided with them.

5. Potential circumstances in Canada – it is an axiomatic when applying for a study permit wherein most of the family member or relatives of the applicant are already in Canada this will give a presumption of the fact that the applicant may stay longer as prescribed on his allowed duration of stay to study, given that the applicant may eligible to apply for PGWP or other pathways for PR when deemed qualified. Others may look into the presumptive belief that when you disclosed information about your relatives in Canada or family member, it may or may not have a negative/positive impact on your application, but our personal stand is, the application will be assessed according to the criteria of study permit and it will be assessed on an individual basis, we  also believe that having many experience in handling study permit application increases the chances for your reapplication  be approved, apart from understanding what the regulations and its visa instructions . As an example of what we’ve assisted to  some clients : successful approval of study permit reapplication. Visa Online Assistance has helped clients from the Philippines, Srilanka, Singapore, Egypt,  South Africa, Uganda, India and Pakistan to name a few,  in reapplying and obtaining an approval of their refused application.

However, if the refusal is due to the tenable grounds of inadmissible in Canada A 34-37, 38 Division 4 Inadmissibility with complexity of your previous and current circumstances, such as, having been the record of adverse immigration history or a record of criminal history or medical problems, get an advice from an experienced immigration lawyer of Canada to assist with your reapplication. Or better yet, consider other options to study in Ireland, Australia or New Zealand if the chances of reapplication for study permit in Canada sought slim chances of reaching the approval at the Canadian Embassy. Want to know how we do our reapplication process? Click here.

Contact Visa Online Assistance for more information,  for nearly 10 years of helping clients globally in obtaining their study permit approval. For your  study permit or reapplication, send us an email at info@visaonlineassistance.com