Hello my dear friend,

There can be several reasons for rejection of Canadian Student Visa. Few of them are as under:

1. Improper SOP (Statement of Purpose): SOP is a crucial document when you apply for a Canada Student Visa. Your SOP should be as detailed and original as possible. When I say original, it should not be copied from somebody else. It has to be written by you or under a supervision of your Career Coach. I work very closely with my students in terms of SOP as this document should clearly depict the student and his objectives. Fe of the pointers that needs to be highlighted are:

-Introduction about you and your family

-Your strengths and passion

-Your previous education

-Your previous Work Experience

-Your intended course

-Your intended University / college

-Why Canada?

-Your intentions to come back

-Your financial background and many more

1. Previous Education: Your intended course that you are applying for should be in-line with the previous education that you have done. To illustrate, if you are a Bachelor in Computer Engineering or Information Technology, you can select a program like Artificial Intelligence or Data Science or other. Previous education mismatch can lead to a rejection like a mechanical engineer applying for an Artificial Intelligence program
2. Improper province: This is the trickiest part when you choose a program. You have to choose a province depending on the age, job market and demand of the program. I would ideally recommend you to do some research in terms of the job market while selection of the province. Also, justify why you have selected this province. Research about your prospective employers in the province in which you are applying for your course as this would give a greater impact in terms of convincing the immigration officer.
3. Work Experience mismatch: Carefully examine your Work experience or internships that you have showcased. You should have a program selected which is in-line with the previous work experience. Selecting a program from your field safeguards you from visa rejection. To illustrate, if you have a work experience in the field of Digital Marketing but you have selected a program in Business Analysis or Artificial intelligence, then it’s a very high probability for rejection.
4. Visa Category selection: Make sure you have applied for a Student Visa in a right category like SDS (Student Direct Stream) which needs you to have IELTS 6 in each section and 6.5 overall, GIC of 10,050 CAD which is mandatory and entire years tuition fees is paid. If not, you should apply in Non SDS category. NOTE: I would strongly prescribe you to go ahead with SDS category.
5. Study the reason of rejection: Seek help of a professional consultant to apply for a GCMS or CAIPS Notes which is a detailed document that will tell you why your visa was rejected. Study the document well and then refile the Student visa with proper reasoning. Write a very strong SOP explaining why the visa decision is incorrect. Make sure the explanation is as per the immigration rules. Seek help of a professional. Moreover, study the section under which the visa is been rejected. To illustrate most common reason for visa rejection is section R216 (1) (b) of the IRPR, this section is applied where the immigration officer is not convinced that you will leave the Canadian soil post completion of your study. You will have to carefully explain why will you leave Canada post completion of your education. Justify your financials, family and any other reason that exists.

All in all, do a detail study before you reapply for a Canada Student Visa post rejection.

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Hello my dear friend,

Ideally speaking, as per the immigration rules and regulations there is no age for a student to study in Canada. We have seen a Student Visa application been successful even at the age of 40 or 45. Having said that, an ideal student age is less than 32 years.

I have personally filled Student visa applications for individuals at the age of 40 but there has to be a careful examination of the profile. These are the basic parameters based on which I evaluate and decide the course, university and province for a student

• Previous Education: Previous education of the student is a vital factor to be decided before finalizing the course. To illustrate, if the previous education has been in the field of Commerce or Business management, I would strongly recommend to go ahead with fields in Commerce or Business Management like Sales, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Business Strategy, Global Business Management and other. Having said that, with several years of managerial or team management experience you might even consider courses like Project Management, Leadership and other courses which needs managerial experience. Also, if the student is from Engineering background or Information Technology even he can opt for a course of Project Management, Leadership and other courses as these progressions may demand a professional work experience.
• Previous Work Experience: Professional work experience also plays a vital role while selection of a program / course. Sometimes, the previous education might be different but because of the specialized work involvement, a student can select a diverse program. To illustrate, I have witnessed a student who has done his Bachelor in Mathematics and computer science as one of the subject but because he has a work experience in Data Analytics, he has got his Student visa successfully in the course of Data Analytics
• Level of program: This is one of the crucial factor and the most contributing factor for the success or failure of the Student Visa. There are plenty of students who come to me after their Student Visa rejections due to wrong selection of programs and most importantly, incorrect level of selection of programs. The Canadian education is divided into Undergraduate and Post graduate programs. A Student can go for an undergraduate program post his class 12^th. These programs can be 2 years Diploma, 3 years of Diploma or 3 / 4 years of Bachelor program. NOTE: avoid a 1 year of Diploma as this program most gets a negative result. Furthermore, if you are a Bachelors you can choose a Post graduate program, you can select 1 /2 years of Post graduate certification or Post graduate Diploma or even a Masters of 1 or 2 years.
• Province selection: This is the trickiest part when you choose a program. You have to choose a province depending on the age, job market and demand of the program. I would ideally recommend you to do some research in terms of the job market while selection of the province. Moreover, if your study age is more than 28-29 consider provinces other than Ontario or British Columbia. You can still consider areas which are in away from the cities if you wish to study in Ontario or British Columbia. For an instance, if you wish to study in Ontario and your age is more than 28-29 years, I would recommend to look for options in outskirts like Barrie, Hamilton, Kitchener and other. NOTE: there is no such rule in the immigration but it is been witnessed based on my experience as the Canadian immigration wants people to settle down in the areas which are deserted.

Suggestion: For students with more age, I generally recommend provinces like Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia as these are the provinces who have better success rates for senior applicants. That said, you need to make sure, your Statement of Purpose has to be very clear explaining your intent for study.

All in all, 29 years is a good age for studying in Canada. In fact. you can get molded to the new environment and work culture.

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Dear Friend,

The purpose of Visitor Visa in Canada is for leisure or vacation or meeting a friend / family. When you apply for a Canadian Tourist / Visitor Visa, they always seek an elucidation in a letter declaring the purpose of travel to Canada.

I am sure, if you mention that you wish to work in Canada on Visitor Visa, the Immigration will certainly reject your Visitor Visa.

Additionally, you can also apply for Business Visa. This visa again allows you to attend conferences, conduct Business meetings, handshaking with customers / vendors, knowing the Canadian business market and other. Having said that, you are strictly forbidden to perform work or take up a job in Canada on Business Visa as well. You can lay the foundation of your business or do a ground work for business but you cannot earn money or charge fees which the visit to Canada.

If you wish to work in Canada, you will need to apply for Work Permit which is LMIA Work Permit. For this, you will need an Employer from Canada who is a genuine employer who wishes to hire your services. Also, make sure, that the Employer has to fulfil certain criteria to sponsor your Work permit.

All in all, you cannot work on Visitor Visa or Business visa but you will need to apply for a Work permit in Canada.

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Dear friend,

France allows study gap of 6 years provided it is been justified which means, you can show your relevant work experience while this study gap.

Also, while course selection in France, you will have to select the course which is in-line with your previous education or in-line with your previous Work experience.

To illustrate, if you have done a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science or Information technology but your Work experience is in Team management or Project Management, you can opt for a course of your Masters in either field – IT Related or Management related. You can go ahead with AI or Software related course or Project Management or Business Analysis related course.

Furthermore, please check the university criteria for study gap or Work Experience gap before applying for any course.

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UK Masters or an MBA is well recognized across the globe. Once you complete a course from UK, you can apply for Educational Credential Assessment from CES, WES, IQAS or other. These bodies will help you get an equivalence of your UK Masters in Canada. I am certain that a Masters from UK will be Masters equivalent in Canada as well.

You can log in to Job Bank Canada and stat looking for a job. Having said that, it looks glory but it isn’t that easy. You might have to be consistent, patient and determined to apply for multiple job application as this process will involve LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) after your receive a job offer letter from a Canadian Employer. The LMIA is a department in Canada who will evaluate if the skillset is required from outside Canada and that there is no required skill set within the country.

Always there is a preference given to a local Canadian Student / PR or a Citizen over an expat. Alternatively, you can look for other options like:

• Study route: As you are already a Masters in UK, look up for a Post Graduate program of 1 / 2 years in Canada. Along with study you will get Part time Work Permit. Post completion you will get a 1/3 years of Post Study Work Permit. Make sure you take assistance of a Career counsellor or a coach to understand which program you should be enrolling for as there is a chance of rejection for a Visa as you have already completed your Masters study. To illustrate, if you have done a MBA in Marketing and you are handling a digital Marketing project, you can take up a course of Digital Marketing. Or if you have completed Masters in IT related program, and you wish to work as a manager, you can take up a course of Project Management or Business Analysis.

• Express Entry: This is a direct PR stream though which you can enter Canada. For this process, you will need Masters equivalent qualification (which you have), IELTS 8777 ( a magical score)

• Age less than 32 years

• Start Up Visa Stream / Entrepreneur stream: Look for an incubator who will fund or back up your Business idea. This is the fastest process currently to enter Canada. Having said that, there is a fees involved for the Incubator.

All in all, you can find jobs in Canada after your UK studies or take an alterate route.

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