What to Do if Your Canadian Student Visa Gets Rejected?
After months of preparation and anticipation, it can feel frustrating to receive a student visa refusal. Thankfully, you always have the option to reapply and try again! If you’re pursuing study abroad in Canada, there are some ground rules to follow when reapplying for a Canadian student visa (also known as a study permit). Read on for some tips to keep you moving forward after rejection.
Refusal or Return
Before we begin, it’s important to distinguish between a visa refusal and a visa return. A visa refusal comes with a letter which explains why your visa was refused. Reasons may include:
- Insufficient finances
- Dual intent
- Missing or incomplete documents
- Failure to meet health, security, or criminal admissibility standards
A visa return, however, indicates that parts of your application or supporting documents are missing or incomplete.
In either case, you cannot enter Canada or take your courses (even online) without receiving your study permit approval first.
See What Went Wrong
It’s always important to find out why your application was rejected. Finding out the reasons can help identify how to improve your application for next time
If you were rejected after applying from your home country for your Canadian study permit and visitor visa/electronic travel authorization (eTA), the latter of which will allow you to enter Canada, you’ll usually receive a letter stating the reason for rejection.
If you were rejected after receiving your study permit and visitor visa, traveling to Canada, and completing your visa interview at the airport, then you may ask the border services officer for the reasons your final study permit was refused.
Common reasons for refusal include:
- Insufficient proof that you have enough money to support yourself while studying in Canada
- Failure to convince the visa officer that your main purpose of travel to Canada is to study
- Failure to convince the visa officer that you will leave at the end of the study period
- Incomplete or false documents
- Inadequate language or communication skills
At the end of the day, it’s important for the visa officials who issue your final study permit (which allows you to stay in Canada and study) to know you’re telling the truth and that you respect your student visa’s rules and regulations.
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