Hello Folks,
If you are applying for Student visa under SPP or non-SPP, please make sure you follow the checklist properly in terms of financials. Dont produce unnecessary documents, keep it simple. Bank loan, receipt of payment and GICs are sufficient.
On program of study part, finding a recognized educational instuition is very important. Doing a course just for Landing do not help. Do your homework, choose a course that is relevant to your field of study. The visa officers looks at this carefully.
IELTS Score - Overall 6 is mandatory for SPP institutions. 6.5 for University Masters/phd related studies. Sometime visa officers go easy on this. Depending on the students interest and relevancy to their undergraduate studies. That being said dont expect visa for less than 6 overall band (except rare cases).