COMMON MISTAKES THAT COULD LEAD TO STUDY VISA REFUSAL. 🇨🇦

For several applicants that wish to relocate to Canada, UK, Australia and the likes with their families via the study route. Their major worries are about issues/mistakes that could result lead to their visa refusal and what could be done to prevent same.

Yeah, securing admission to Canada, UK to study is a major achievement. However, before you can pack your bags and move to Canada for your studies, you must get a study permit/visa

That brings us to "how can you avoid getting a rejection on our study visa application?".

If you’re planning to apply for a Canadian study visa, then there are some common factors to watch out for when making your study visa application.

CHOOSING A COURSE/PROGRAM OF STUDY THAT DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO YOUR PRIOR EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE:

The program you choose to study in canada has a significant impact on whether or not your study permit application will be approved.

If you didn't already know this, you do now. If your study program is not related to your expected career path, prior schooling, or recent job experience, the visa officer may be skeptical that your primary reason for coming to Canada is for education.

If your study program isn't a logical next step following your previous schooling, ensure that your statement of purpose clearly explains why you've chosen that program and how it will benefit your career.


UNACCOUNTED GAPS IN YOUR EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE:

It is critical to maintain consistency in your education and employment background. If you took a year out from school or were unemployed for a while before applying for a study visa, your application may be denied.

However, if you have genuine reason(s) for a gap in your academic or professional background, you must explain it in your statement of purpose.

FAMILY TIES IN CANADA AND YOUR HOME COUNTRY:

Strong family ties in Canada might often work against you when applying for a study permit. This is what I mean…

If you have siblings in Canada, mentioning them in your application may pass a wrong signal to the immigration officer to believe that you would not return home on completion of your study.

Similarly, if you mention that you don't have any direct family in your home country, the visa officer may believe you don't have a compelling reason to leave Canada after your studies. One way to go around this, is to show stronger ties at home; a job, a personal business, family, landed assets etc.

So whether through Study or Express Entry route, you need to know your onions so as to increase your chances of visa approval.

But higher percentage of applicants do not know what to do or due to ignorance ignore some vital documents that could boost their chances.

Relocating to Canada, U.S.A or United Kingdom through study is one of the best route to moving with one's family and eventually securing a Permanent Residence.

Getting admission to Canada, US or UK for study is a great achievement, however, that's just the first hurdle, before you can pack your bags and move to Canada, US or UK for your study, you must get a visa.

Although, most International students are eligible to apply to come to study in Canada with family members (spouses & children). However, there are few things to note to do this successfully. Let it be known that when you applied for admission, you did that for yourself alone, but when applying for visa, you can include your family (spouse and children) for your study visa

On that note, your visa application shall then determined by three things:

* Purpose of study
* Proof of funds
* Home ties

These three things are the expectations for single applicants as well, but if applying as a family, you have a stronger justification to make. You will need to show additional funds to cater for the family, justify the importance of having family members with you, and have other ties to your country.

Purpose of study:

In your study plan/letter of explanation, you will need to convincingly explain the reasons you chose to study in Canada and why your spouse & children should accompany you to Canada.

Your children can apply for a visitor/study permit (depending on age), and spouse, a visitor/work permit (depending on what they intend to do in Canada)

NB: If you are a student going to a school/program that is not eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), your spouse is not eligible for the spousal open work permit (SOWP).

This is one of the important reasons to ensure the program you apply for is eligible for PGWP. The study plan helps you to justify the purpose of your study & the importance of having your family with you so that your spouse can work and support the family while you're are studying.

Other reasons could be anything from the fact that your children are young, or your family has never been apart before. Family unification is important to Canada, so you can leverage on that.

Proof of funds (POF)

If you intend to apply with your family, you will have to pay extra application fees & also show more POF than a single applicant. You must also show that you have sufficient funds to support yourself & the family members accompanying you without working in Canada. You are expected to show enough to cover your tuition and living expenses as the student; and the additional funds for the living expenses of those accompanying you. And the total funds you need will depend on your own family number.

To be more practical, you need to show that you have the value of living expenses for one year (Naira equivalent of CAD$10,000 for you in addition to the cost of your tuition for one year).

Let’s say you wish to study for a Masters in Marketing for 2 years, and your tuition is $12,000 per year, you are expected to have the sum of $10,000 living expenses (1year) and $12,000 tuition for one year, a total of CAD$22,000. So if you have a family and you will be applying for them as well, you need to have an extra CAD$4000 for each of them for their living expenses per year.

If you are applying alone (at first), then you or your spouse needs to show enough funds for the living expenses on your family (no definite amount for this but should be sizeable depending on your family size).

Home ties

Proof of home ties, this is very crucial and an important aspect of the Canadian study visa application owing to the fact that many applicants have been denied based on insufficient proof of home ties, that simply means having sufficient fund is not enough to guarantee your visa approval. As an international student, you are a temporary resident & need to show that you have reasons to leave Canada after your study (if required to do so).

IRCC wants to see evidence of your home ties. Many applicants find it easier to use their family members as part of their home ties. But in the case you're applying with your family, it means you must be ready to show other ties.

It could be your business, investments, employment, financial assets and most importantly landed properties (which are mostly preferred due to the fact that landed properties hardly depreciate in value but appreciate more over time and immune to inflation).

Therefore, you must know what the visa officers want to see and craft your application to satisfy them. Submitting a valuation report of your landed assets (land & building) along with other required documents for visa application could actually boost your chance of visa approval.

Either for visit, study, medical or other temporary or permanent residency visa applications, it is strongly advisable for applicants to provide a valuation report of their property(ties) in order to assist and convince visa officer about their economic/financial status in their home country and also as proof of strong home tie to pull the applicant to return on expiration of period granted.

Property Valuation report could make a visa officer develop good mental picture of who the applicant is, it just like what CV is to a job recruiter. An employer can develop an idea who a job seeker is through the CV to decide if the job seeker should be considered or not. A valuation report describe in detail the property(ies) owned by the visa applicant and the corresponding value of such a property either a house undeveloped land, agricultural farmlands etc which undoubtedly could be a strong proof of the applicant tie to the home country that can pull him/her back after his/her study.

This document shows the amount of wealth you own in property(ties) in your homeland which will make a strong pull factor for your return to your homeland once the purpose of your visit is over and that may eliminate doubt of your return and one point of visa rejection.

Also, it could serve as a support document to your proof of fund which are usually liquid assets such as bank deposit etc. It will make lots of senses if you have good financial status as confirmed by your bank statement of account and property or assets valuation report to corroborate your status.

Though, there are many who do not submit this document due to ignorance or it doesn't matter mind set but it would be wise to do it by a smart applicant especially if its a non apprearance visa application or the one you first submit your application for assesment prior to physical interview.

It is important to prove that your housing assets is valuable as a strong home tie for returning after your study abroad or temporary visit and back up for proof of fund especially Canada Express Entry applicants and schooling.

The report would be a guide to the visa officer to establish the affordability of expenses of visit, stay, study and that the applicant have assets that can be liquidated to raise funds if the need arises.

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Note: We are not travel agents but of the opinion that once you present your application well and provide the required documents in the 3 areas of consideration, your application is good to go

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You only talk more about Canada, can you say something about USA study visa. I was told that spouses are not allow to work in USA.

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