Anyone ever got ITA and apply for study visa at the same time?

[variazioni]

Hi guys,

I received a program acceptance letter from a Canadian school. The program starts in September this year. My EE is also being processed. You can see my progress in my signature. The school told me that if you have PR and study visa application at the same time, your PR application could be stalled or that it even could be void. :-\ Anyone having this sorta experience? Or even study visa and PR in the past? What would you do?

 

[dobes]

Hi guys,

I received a program acceptance letter from a Canadian school. The program starts in September this year. My EE is also being processed. You can see my progress in my signature. The school told me that if you have PR and study visa application at the same time, your PR application could be stalled or that it even could be void. :-\ Anyone having this sorta experience? Or even study visa and PR in the past? What would you do?

Well, I think the problem is that EE is for economic class immigrants - that is, workers. As a full-time student you can't work off campus. If you have a student visa application and a PR application (as the primary applicant) at the same time, you are saying both that you intend to study in Canada and that you want to work in Canada and, well - which is it?

It appears you are about to get PR. If you decide to go to school after getting PR, no one can stop you and it will be much cheaper. So why mess that up and apply for a student visa?

 

[autumnsummer71]

Hi guys,

I received a program acceptance letter from a Canadian school. The program starts in September this year. My EE is also being processed. You can see my progress in my signature. The school told me that if you have PR and study visa application at the same time, your PR application could be stalled or that it even could be void. :-\ Anyone having this sorta experience? Or even study visa and PR in the past? What would you do?

If you get a PR first and then if you go to a Canadian school then you only need to pay the in-state lower tuition fee and not the expensive foreign student fee. Right? If thats true, perhaps you can defer a term and join school after your get PR and save some money? :'( Just a thought.

 

[variazioni]

Well, I think the problem is that EE is for economic class immigrants - that is, workers. As a full-time student you can't work off campus. If you have a student visa application and a PR application (as the primary applicant) at the same time, you are saying both that you intend to study in Canada and that you want to work in Canada and, well - which is it?

It appears you are about to get PR. If you decide to go to school after getting PR, no one can stop you and it will be much cheaper. So why mess that up and apply for a student visa?

Thanks! That explains a lot for me!!!

 

[variazioni]

If you get a PR first and then if you go to a Canadian school then you only need to pay the in-state lower tuition fee and not the expensive foreign student fee. Right? If thats true, perhaps you can defer a term and join school after your get PR and save some money? :'( Just a thought.

The international and Canadian tuition for that school is very close so I thought maybe I don't have to waste time and just start Canadian journey right away... :'( The school also told me to pay for Canadian price until I got denied. But I see what you are saying. I might have to drop it if my EE fails...

 

[dobes]

The international and Canadian tuition for that school is very close so I thought maybe I don't have to waste time and just start Canadian journey right away... :'( The school also told me to pay for Canadian price until I got denied. But I see what you are saying. I might have to drop it if my EE fails...

You will most likely, according to your signature, get PR before September. Once you have landed, no one can make you take a job or work (unless you are under a contractual obligation with the company that hired you), and you can choose to go to school or go to school and work at the same time - which you could not do on a student visa.

PR is MUCH more valuable than a student visa. The school's advice has a motive, as it wants your tuition money, but I think you really have to do what's best for you. Do you want to make a life in Canada? Stick with the PR. Do you want to study in Canada and then go home? The student visa is fine.