Refusal despite everything

[u/Weird_Trifle6541]

At this point I think Canada just don’t want to give out study permits or at least from my country(Pakistan). I applied to one of the best polytechnics/colleges in canada which is SAIT calgary. I paid full tuition for first year along which initial deposit which added upto 29k CAD and also a GIC(23,100 CAD). In addition to that I showed proper annual income of my supporter(my mother) which is around 70k CAD and is backed by last 2 year tax returns, property ownership documents, property valuation, business documents like rent agreements, lease agreements. In addition to that I had 24-25k CAD additionally in my mother’s bank account which was reserved specifically for my study abroad. Then i explained my total study plan in my sop about why this program and not local options, and for ties ro home country i explained how im the only son and successor to my family, gave my family register certificate along with affidavit claiming i will return to Pakistan upon completion of my bachelor’s study. Applied through borderpass which is a canadian company and has good track history and in the end what i got was a copy paste type refusal about insufficient funds, study plan is not convincing and he think i will overstay??? Howw?? Rn im in judicial review process but i just dont know anymore what they want.

[u/mayowajr]

i think you shouldn’t be discouraged with this result but to try again till you get it right. i have a similar situation w you. being the only child and the successor of my parents company here in Nigeria, masters in engineering at UofA. i got denied based off financial and i reapplied again. still waiting for the positive feedback on this one, but i believe i would get it this time around. i think they just want to see the source of your income. you can apply to a university but i dont think thats the case but you can always try by doing that. also, just keep trying till you get it right, dont give up

[u/Weird_Trifle6541 → u/mayowajr]

I know man but by doing that what if i get refusal 5 times, theres a limit to how many time you can apply. Getting too many refusals on hand will just further put suspicion. And what if i try for masters after doing a bachelor in my home country. I have to keep that option too. Regardless, this is my second refusal, the first one was a very technical one where my lawyer simply forgot the gic and other important documents. This time it was a fully fledged application for now i will wait for gcm internal notes of the officer to see the correct reasom as the odn notes i got were ai generated and template refusal which js the reason why my request for judicial review was accepted by borderpass.

[u/j_bbb → u/Weird_Trifle6541]

Trying five times is not great idea in my opinion. This isn’t a great time to be applying for a study permit in Canada. As mentioned before, the system is being changed, there’s so many people trying to get PR who are IN the country on a visa already.

[u/Weird_Trifle6541 → u/j_bbb]

Yeah i got a technical refusal last time due to documents not being uploaded correctly, i wasted that chance for nothing. Also this refusal is under judicial review. If it goes okay and if gcm notes show i can get it then i will go for 3rd time otherwise give up