Source: Douglas Todd: Ottawa rejecting more and more study-visa applicants | Vermilion Standard | Published on: November 16, 2019 | Last Updated: November 16, 2019 2:42 PM EST
With Canada now the world’s fastest-growing destination for international students, the Immigration Department has this year been rejecting 39 per cent of study-visa applications, up from a 28 per cent refusal rate in 2014.
Immigration officials say one in 10 applicants are rebuffed for apparent fraud. Others don’t make the cut because they’re unable to prove they have enough money to pay high tuition fees and rents in Canada. Others present study plans that don’t appear to make sense.
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“The rejections are hitting hopefuls from India especially hard, since they have grown into the largest group of foreign students in Canada. Many of India’s 173,000 study-permit holders here hope to eventually obtain permanent resident status so they can get full-time jobs and obtain Canadian citizenship for themselves and family members.
There were a total of 572,000 international students in Canada at the end of 2018, which makes Canada the world’s fourth biggest destination for global education. Indian nationals make up 30 per cent of foreign students in Canada, followed by China at 24 per cent, and South Korea, France and Vietnam at four per cent each.
On a per capita basis, however, Canada ranks second for foreign students, after Australia. And B.C. has the highest concentration in this country. Total foreign enrolment in Canadian educational institutions has almost doubled since 2014, particularly since the most-sought-after destination, the U.S., has been moderately limiting student and work visas.”
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“For instance, Kochhar said he’s aware of applicants who have presented visa officers with forged admission-approval letters from “The University of Nova Scotia,” which doesn’t exist. Others purport to have obtained admission letters from Dalhousie University, in which the word “Dalhousie” is misspelled.
Young applicants from African countries are the most hard hit by refusals, according to recent figures from the Immigration Department.
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