PROGRAM NOT RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION - What are my Visa chances?

[guru24]

Hello there everyone!
I am a B.Com graduate, completed in the year 2014.
I worked in a Non - IT job for 8 months and wanted to move to IT, hence i quit my previous job and did a NETWORKING CERTIFICATION in CISCO and got certified and currently I am working in an IT company from the past 8 months which is related to Networking field and I have extensive knowledge in Networking now. And I was looking at FANSHAWE COLLEGE which offers PG Diploma courses in Information Security Management and Network & Security Architecture and I went through the course content and I know most of the topics and there a few topics which I would like to learn more and explore.

But I went to an education consultant and they said that your visa might be rejected because you come from a different educational background, but FANSHAWE doesn't really mention that you need to have a degree in a particular field they've just mentioned that you need to have a bachelors degree OR a relevant work experience both which I can satisfy. The education consultant told me that you better go for a program related to your educational background and later you ll have an option to change the course at FANSHAWE and I am not really sure if that's gonna happen. I really want to continue in IT and don't want to change my field, so please someone tell me if my visa will be approved based on my work experience because I am a genuine candidate looking to study seriously and I will provide all the necessary documents to the Visa officer to satisfy my profile. :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[

 

[scylla]

It's not about what your college requires, it's about how CIC will look at your application. Refusal rates are quite a bit higher if your planned studies in Canada don't make sense based on your previous studies and work experience.

 

[guru24]

So is there some kind of solution for this? What can I do to improve my chances?

 

[Dhan09]

Make a strong sop and try to make them firmly believe that the course is inevitable for you.

 

[philus]

Yes, I will equally advise that you detail why you are interested in your proposed course and how that is related to your previous areas...

 

[Bs65]

It's not about what your college requires, it's about how CIC will look at your application. Refusal rates are quite a bit higher if your planned studies in Canada don't make sense based on your previous studies and work experience.

Agreed , Colleges are really only interested in the significant funding they get from international students, similar to colleges WW, they take no responsibility whether an applicant can get a study permit or not. The reponsibility for qualifying for a study permit and having obtained one maintaining legal status within the rules remains with applicant

 

[Pranam123]

Hello there everyone!
I am a B.Com graduate, completed in the year 2014.
I worked in a Non - IT job for 8 months and wanted to move to IT, hence i quit my previous job and did a NETWORKING CERTIFICATION in CISCO and got certified and currently I am working in an IT company from the past 8 months which is related to Networking field and I have extensive knowledge in Networking now. And I was looking at FANSHAWE COLLEGE which offers PG Diploma courses in Information Security Management and Network & Security Architecture and I went through the course content and I know most of the topics and there a few topics which I would like to learn more and explore.

But I went to an education consultant and they said that your visa might be rejected because you come from a different educational background, but FANSHAWE doesn't really mention that you need to have a degree in a particular field they've just mentioned that you need to have a bachelors degree OR a relevant work experience both which I can satisfy. The education consultant told me that you better go for a program related to your educational background and later you ll have an option to change the course at FANSHAWE and I am not really sure if that's gonna happen. I really want to continue in IT and don't want to change my field, so please someone tell me if my visa will be approved based on my work experience because I am a genuine candidate looking to study seriously and I will provide all the necessary documents to the Visa officer to satisfy my profile. :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[

hello ,did u get the visa..?

 

[roeldsouza]

Make a strong sop and try to make them firmly believe that the course is inevitable for you.

Hey
So I have had two rejections so far under sds
I am going ahead with my third attempt under the general non university submission.
I have had a career change but have made a detailed explanation in my sop.
Would like to run the same through you to get your opinion if you dont mind.
this is my mail roeldsouza@gmail.com
looking forward to hearing from you
regards,
Roel