2016- 10 Tips for a Study

Permit in Canada with

Accompanying Family Member

Determine the Eligibility of

your Accompanying Family
Member

 It is our experience when obtaining a study permit to Canada, would have been that
uneasy, as our client must meet the criteria of study permit for the visa officer to
consider to granting an approval, after their careful review and assessment made in their
application. The visa officer, will examine the documents being provided by the client
and must satisfied that the applicant is not inadmissible and meets the requirements of
the acts - Application before entering Canada, subsection 11 (1), as stated therein (IRPA).
The clients around the globe, could also submit application even if they are not physically
present in their country of resident, for as long as, they have a legal status in a country,
which they are currently staying, before submitting their application to any CIC office
nearest to their location, as describes at subsection 11(2) for the place of application to
temporary visa, work permit, or study permit in Canada (IRPA). A person seeking an
authorization to study in Canada must fill - out the application form(s) as per application
package and pay an application fee listed at CIC website and able to provide for a
truthful answer in completing the form(s) and or, when the visa officer puts a question
or inquiry e.g., interview, or any additional evidence of documents and check the
credibility & integrity of the application and comply with a medical examination, as
require on with, a study permit criteria and requirements; alongside with the
specific visa instructions, which visa officer would require in their application for
examination as describes at subsection 15 (1) (examination by officer), when arriving
for a decision for the purpose of subsection 16 (1) of the act.

 Whereas, there are visa instructions per county of nationalities, whereby, the visa office
would have a different list of requirements or instructions for the client(s) to comply with, in
submitting their application for a study permit and or, with accompanying family
member(s). In most cases, visa officer would decide its decision based on the information
and evidence of requirements supplied by a client seeking to study in Canada. If a client
have missed a single evidence of documents or missed certain information on his claim for
his application - then, it may militate the decision of the visa officer to arrive a possible
refusal! This could have been avoided though, how? Contact us and let us help you with
your application - however, it is likely that a refused study permit, may submit a fresh
application, but one must raise it concerns on its first refused study permit application,
before making another reapplication to challenge the visa officer.
Accompanying Family Member - Spouse, Common-Law Partner & Children
Quite often, the principal applicant for a study permit who wants to accompany by his/her
spouse, common-law partner to Canada, may have more astringent assessment by the visa
office, in particular with the accompanying family member, simply because, they will
assess the application of the accompanying family member on its individual merits of
circumstances, whether you choose to have your spouse or partner apply for an open work
permit or a study permit, to accompany you in Canada, while studying.

 As we all know, if your spouse or partner cannot demonstrate that (s)he has met
the part 9 of the regulations , the likelihood that his application will be refused and
received a generic refusal letter from the visa office. Therefore, when submitting an
application for a study permit with accompanying spouse or common-law partner,
it would be best to analyse and review what are the possible circumstances, if you
included accompanying your spouse or partner in Canada. It is not only enough,
that you received an acceptance letter or admission letter from a designated
learning institution section 219 in Canada, and having the enough funds in line with
the financial resources section 220 (a) (b) (c) of (IRPR) for him to qualify for an
open work permit or study permit, as we reiterate, the visa officer must be
satisfied, to meet the regulations of Division 2 Part 9 of the regulations. It is
discouraging though, but thats a reality, unless there were strong evidentiary
documents to supply by your accompanying family member, in a credible level, to
rebut of what might the visa officer may reverse the decision to approval - but
this is really tough one, as it may vary depending on the individual circumstances
of your spouse or common- law partner, which will be based on a case to case
basis; as a result either your application will be approved (as principal applicant)
and your accompanying family member is refused, at any case maybe.

Studying in Canada gives the equitable opportunities for the international students, a part from
obtaining a qualification internationally recognized, and soon may eligible to qualify for a
Post-Graduation Work Permit . As a holder of study permit, conditions are set forth by the regulations,
to continue to meet by the student, that (s) he must continually enrolled at designated learning
institution and pursuing his/her course of studies in Canada, given that holder of study permit may
work 20 hours per week during academic sessions and full-time work during regularly scheduled
break, pursuant to section 186 (v) (iii) of IRPR.
10 Tips to determine if it is worth including your accompanying family member, when
applying for a study permit in Canada

1. If theres an adverse immigration history to a previous travel

2. If theres no economic ties to his country of resident or if the income and
Tenure of employment, would mitigate not to return in his country of
nationality upon an authorize stay to Canada
3.
If family ties ( balance of family composition )are stronger and greater than that of the other
country overseas as that of
your country of resident
4.
If his ties remains in a country of residents but there were no information and an evidentiary
documents,
whereby, an applicant provided onto his application
5. If (s)he cannot demonstrate a financial status into his application - wherein,
visa officer may
concluded that the application is made for the purpose of
getting an authorization to stay and
remain in Canada to work or study

6.
If (s)he falls into a category of inadmissible in Canada under the acts
7. If (s)he applies for study permit and unable to meet the acts and regulations
for issuing a study permit under division 3 part 12 of the regulations - and no
crystal clear pathway to benefit his future career goals in a realistic degree of his claim
8.
If the funding is insufficient, not credible and not readily available for an accompanying
family member for his/her travel to accompany you there in Canada
9.
If the conditions e.g, for work permit or study permit, are unlikely to be met by your
accompanying spouse or common-law partner in Canada
10.
If accompanying children (minors) does not have a clear purpose of visit (to
accompany you in Canada), available funds, or proof of family ties both in country of
resident and in Canada, and any travel history - were the principal failed to provide on their
application. Though, for minor children they can apply for TRV as per clause (215) (1) (f) of
the regulations.
. If you want to check your eligibility to apply for a study permit with accompanying family
member or seeking an assistance for your application, write us an e-mail and tell us about
a bit of your background and any of your accompanying family member, or if you had
previously refused to your study permit in Canada, contact Visa Online Assistance at
info@visaonlineassistance.com for more information