For new immigrants what is fee status in Universities?

[YellowTopaz]

Dear all can anybody tell me about my fee status if i enter in canada as a new immigrant. Should i pay International Student fee or Home student fee for a PhD degree. Can i apply for education loans etc.
Best Regards

 

[qorax]

1. Post landing, u do not pay the international student's fees. It's the domestic charges, which is much lower.
2. As a landed PR, u r eligible for all loans, provided u fulfil certain criterion (eg. Credit History etc.).

 

[Ramesch]

Dear Qorax.

I am a Petroleum Engr. working in an Oil company. My wife is B.Sc (Chemistry) & have 14 years of regular education.
WeIintend to land in Calgary or Edminton in February. We have plans to do Master's in Petroleum Engg & Master's in Education respectively over there.

It is clear from your post that, we'll be charged fees equivalent to Canadian Nationals. We have some questions which need your expert opinion:

1. After how long after landing, we're eligible a. to take admission & b. for any funding / loan / scholarship, etc?
2. Either we should have to wait for one year to become eligible for loan or funding?

Regards,

 

[qorax]

Dear Ramesch,

1. After how long after landing, we're eligible a. to take admission & b. for any funding / loan / scholarship, etc?
R-1(a): No time limit, u r eligible for admissions straightaway.
R-1(b): Not before u have developed a Credit History (minimum 3 months)*.

2. Either we should have to wait for one year to become eligible for loan or funding?
R-2. Not one yr, but after 3 months* of regular salary deposits into ur bank a/c.

*This is for the Banks & 1st line lending institutions, needing a Credit History as per Canadian system. Loans we can also get from 3rd parties at much higher interest rates.

Hope that helps.

 

[Ramesch]

Dear Qorax.

Thanx a lot for your prompt response.

If you don't mind, can i raise some queries as well in future?.

Regards

 

[zulkfal]

Dear all can anybody tell me about my fee status if i enter in canada as a new immigrant. Should i pay International Student fee or Home student fee for a PhD degree. Can i apply for education loans etc.
Best Regards

Normally banks doesn't offer loan's for PhD programs, getting into PhD's in good universities is not easy as well as they normally choose 4-5 students or max case is 10 depends on budget, as per my university they normally offer admission to students whom they can fund fully or min 75% of the fee, International student normally get fee reimbursement of different b/w national and international fee in Ontario in BC fee is same for international and national. So, choose wisely and with your results. The avg required score is 78-80% but normally offers are made 85%+, plus some fields require proposal of research, am in finance so don't need to prepare proposal in 1st year we need to go for 6 exams in first year+3 comprehensive exams.

 

[khanwaja]

Even I am thinking to start MSc as soon as i land and search for job in the meanwhile... if i got job related to my oil field profession good enough so i can do MSc part-time else will carry on MSc full time and do odd jobs part-time...