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Sh1234567890

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Hi,
I am currently sitting on 465 points with just two draws left before my work permit expires. I want as a back up to supply for a study permit , so by the time I get that I hopefully would have received my ita. I'm currently in Vancouver and already have a masters degree. If I apply for the diploma program at a college that is the only place that will give me admission in time. However the only college I know here is asking for a non refundable 1500 fees.i have two questions .... Would it be suspicious if I applied for a diploma program out of my city like how would I justify it? Secondly do you know any college that does not require a large non refundable deposit. Please I am running short of time and any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance .
 
Sh1234567890 said:
Hi,
I am currently sitting on 465 points with just two draws left before my work permit expires. I want as a back up to supply for a study permit , so by the time I get that I hopefully would have received my ita. I'm currently in Vancouver and already have a masters degree. If I apply for the diploma program at a college that is the only place that will give me admission in time. However the only college I know here is asking for a non refundable 1500 fees.i have two questions .... Would it be suspicious if I applied for a diploma program out of my city like how would I justify it? Secondly do you know any college that does not require a large non refundable deposit. Please I am running short of time and any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance .
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There is nothing suspicious about applying for college and study permit but for study permit you need to pay the fees at least for one term and I don't know any single college that will have non refundable fees less then 1500-2000. If you are just applying for study permit to remain in Canada, you should rather go for visitor visa instead of study permit.
 
That is what I initially thought as well, but then visitor visa has a much higher probability of being rejected. What would my status be if I applied for a visitor visa got the ita while it was being processed and then my visitor visa got rejected n my work permit has expired.
 
Be aware i believe there are some restrictions about applying for a study permit from within Canada and in some cases have to apply from outside. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-changes.asp

Even then the quoted processing time is currently shown as 8 weeks from within the country so probably a gap in status to be resolved between PGWP expiring and a study permit decision where you would i expect need to move to visitor status or be out of status and leave the country.

In terms of being suspicious and others can comment that having a masters already and a PGWP not sure what the odds might be of success in getting a new study permit for a diploma course.
 
Sh1234567890 said:
Hi,
I am currently sitting on 465 points with just two draws left before my work permit expires. I want as a back up to supply for a study permit , so by the time I get that I hopefully would have received my ita. I'm currently in Vancouver and already have a masters degree. If I apply for the diploma program at a college that is the only place that will give me admission in time. However the only college I know here is asking for a non refundable 1500 fees.i have two questions .... Would it be suspicious if I applied for a diploma program out of my city like how would I justify it? Secondly do you know any college that does not require a large non refundable deposit. Please I am running short of time and any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance .
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1. Normally they will not feel suspicious if you apply for college out of your city.
2. Every college expects more amount, as they know we are applying study permit to maintain status
 
Sh1234567890 said:
That is what I initially thought as well, but then visitor visa has a much higher probability of being rejected. What would my status be if I applied for a visitor visa got the ita while it was being processed and then my visitor visa got rejected n my work permit has expired.
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If you get ITA and your visitor visa is rejected you will be on implied status which gives you 90 days to restore your status and apply for any other kind of visa. However I have seen many people getting visitor visa easily when applying inside from Canada and haven't seen case of rejection. I know a person who applied for visitor visa not once but twice and both time got 1 year visa.
 
Some of the replies here are absurd, two are just flat out wrong.

Apply for a post graduate certificate or even your masters. You have a very good case for both, you have worked and realized the importance of graduate education and want to study in the said field. If it is closely related to your field of work, then even better. You can also apply for a visitor visa and extend it multiple times while waiting for your ITA. Meanwhile explore options to increase your points, get a better IELTS score, apply for PNP etc.

ITA is not implied status, but you can easily apply for a visitor visa, or the extension of, and it will easily be approved because you have a good reason to be here.
 
Innana said:
Some of the replies here are absurd, two are just flat out wrong.

Apply for a post graduate certificate or even your masters. You have a very good case for both, you have worked and realized the importance of graduate education and want to study in the said field. If it is closely related to your field of work, then even better. You can also apply for a visitor visa and extend it multiple times while waiting for your ITA. Meanwhile explore options to increase your points, get a better IELTS score, apply for PNP etc.

ITA is not implied status, but you can easily apply for a visitor visa, or the extension of, and it will easily be approved because you have a good reason to be here.
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While applying for visitors visa, is there any thing as reason for visit we have to mention? if yes then what should that be?
I am in a similar situation, pgwp expiring in 3 months.
 
For visitor visa? no, just mention you are waiting for your ITA because, for example, you have studied and worked here and are a very suitable candidate to be chosen. They are very, very lenient on people who studied here and are in your shoes.
 
Innana said:
For visitor visa? no, just mention you are waiting for your ITA because, for example, you have studied and worked here and are a very suitable candidate to be chosen. They are very, very lenient on people who studied here and are in your shoes.
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Thank you, that motivated me :)
 
Innana said:
For visitor visa? no, just mention you are waiting for your ITA because, for example, you have studied and worked here and are a very suitable candidate to be chosen. They are very, very lenient on people who studied here and are in your shoes.
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How much money would you show for a visitor extension visa after PGWP expiry?
 
epressentry said:
How much money would you show for a visitor extension visa after PGWP expiry?
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I am not sure about that but I will show around 3K
 
3k is not enough unfortunately. We usually advice our clients on 10k and up. If you are in Canada I recommend talking to your international student ICCRC adviser to get more information. But this is how it goes, if you want to stay in Canada in, lets say Toronto, for the next 6 month (maximum length of visitor's visa here), you need to show you have money to support yourself without working for 6 month. The minimum cost of life in Toronto is around 1400 per month. Now multiply that by 6 and that's how much you need. To be on the safe side, we always say to go with 10k.
 
Innana said:
3k is not enough unfortunately. We usually advice our clients on 10k and up. If you are in Canada I recommend talking to your international student ICCRC adviser to get more information. But this is how it goes, if you want to stay in Canada in, lets say Toronto, for the next 6 month (maximum length of visitor's visa here), you need to show you have money to support yourself without working for 6 month. The minimum cost of life in Toronto is around 1400 per month. Now multiply that by 6 and that's how much you need. To be on the safe side, we always say to go with 10k.
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you said "our clients" are you a consultant?
 
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