How to get Student Visa for Canada

            Canada is first priority of students from around the world now days. Students get best education in world’s top universities that will guarantee the success in their career. You will able to get high paying job at any location around the world. 
           If anyone is willing to study in Canada, he is required to apply student visa for Canada (Study Permit). Official cost of this visa is 150 C$.
        There are many agents who have collaboration with universities and colleges in Canada. They can get student visa for you easily, but bad thing is that they charge huge fees. If you don't want to pay money to agents you can apply yourself, but to get student visa successfully, you should know the steps and basic requirements involved in this process. Here we will explain all requirements of student visa for Canada in simple words. 

1.  English Requirements

       English skills are mandatory for admission in colleges and universities in Canada. English is also mandatory to get student visa for Canada. So, first step in getting student visa for Canada is to clear any one from below mentioned tests with good score.

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
• TOEFL 
• CAE (Certificate in Advanced English)

Most of the students take IELTS for student visa for Canada. Minimum IELTS requirements are as below.
         Degree Programs 

         Overall minimum score of 6.5 bands, with no less than 6.0 bands each.
         Diploma programs

         Overall minimum score of 6.0 bands, with no less than 5.5 bands each.

2.  Get Admission

           This is the core requirement to get student visa for Canada. Once you get letter of offer from a designated learning institute in Canada then you can apply for student visa for Canada. Designated learning institute is a university or college in Canada that is approved from the government of Canada for international students. 

           So select a university and course to study and apply for admission. You can apply for admission online while you are in home country. It is important to select a course relevant to your earlier studies otherwise student visa may be rejected. Every university and course has some specific requirements, so take time and do some research and select the one which best suits you.
           After selection apply for admission. You will be required to pay first semester fee. University will give letter of offer. This letter of offer will be used when applying for student visa for Canada.

3.  Financial Requirements

        This one is important requirement to get student visa for Canada. It is better to provide proof of as much finances as possible, but minimum requirements are as below.
(i) Air Ticket

    Air ticket fare varies time to time.
(ii) Tuition Fee

    Tuition fee depends upon the university and course to study.  Typical tuition fee for international students is 12,000 C$ per year.
(iii) Living expenses

      Living expenses are considered around 10,000 C$ per year for all provinces except Quebec. Living  expenses for Quebec province are considered around 11,000 C$ per year.

You can provide following documents as proof when applying for student visa for Canada.

• Last 4 months Bank Statements
• Loan Contracts
• Scholarship/Financial Aid

4.  Character and Health Requirements

            Most of the candidates are required to submit character and health certificates for student visa for Canada. Character certificate is actually police clearance certificate and can be obtained from country of residence easily.

             If you are planning to live more than six months in Canada then health certificate may be required depending on country of residence. Only authorized medical labs or panels can perform medical test. Most candidates clear health test without any issues. So it is not a big deal.

           We recommend providing these two certificates along with the visa application. You can save lot of time in visa processing by doing so.

5.  Apply for visa

            Now if you have arranged all  requirements properly and according to satisfactory level, then you can apply for student visa for Canada yourself. You have to go to Canada’s immigration and citizenship website (CIC Website). Here you can create account and apply for student visa for Canada online. You can also apply for student visa on paper. As you have completed all requirements properly, we hope that you will get student visa for Canada without any issues. Here are some tips to avoid rejection of student visa for Canada.

        If you are not comfortable to apply for student visa for Canada yourself, then you can get help from any agent.