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    All Pakistanis join this thread

    Guys, my student visa got rejected yesterday, less than a month after applying. I am planning on applying again with further substantiation. Do I need to pay my Biometric fees, and get them done all over again? I only submitted them less than a month ago
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    Pakistanis Applying for student Visa for September 2015 intake!

    I applied online on Oct 11th for the Jan 16 intake. Medical hadn't been requested yet. Applied for a Post-Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics at George Brown College. I am a dentist by qualification. I plan on reapplying rightaway. Does anyone know if I'll have to pay Biometrics again...
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    Pakistanis Applying for student Visa for Jan 2016 intake! share experiences

    It was an electronic notification on my CIC account.
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    Pakistanis Applying for student Visa for September 2015 intake!

    Guys, I received a refusal letter today :'( Didn't know CIC operated on Sundays too. The reason is "family ties in Canada and country of residence". I have one younger brother in university and my mother who is widowed, in Pakistan. My father passed away 4 years ago. I have no family in Canada...
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    Pakistanis Applying for student Visa for Jan 2016 intake! share experiences

    Guys, I received a refusal letter today :'( Didn't know CIC operated on Sundays too. The reason is "family ties in Canada and country of residence". I have one younger brother in university and my mother who is widowed, in Pakistan. My father passed away 4 years ago. I have no family in Canada...
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    Pakistanis Applying for student Visa for September 2015 intake!

    Guys, need a little help. I applied on-line yesterday, but then just discovered an error in my form IMM1294E. Is there a way to upload a corrected version now?
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    Pakistanis Applying for student Visa for September 2015 intake!

    Guys another question for online applicants. Form IIM5829E asks for certain information from Pakistanis, but in applying via MyCIC website there is no option to upload them. Eg. Police Certificate, Previous Degrees, NIC. How/where do I provide this information?
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    Pakistanis Applying for student Visa for September 2015 intake!

    Thank you! That is such a huge relief.
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    Pakistanis Applying for student Visa for September 2015 intake!

    Hi guys, I'm about to apply for my Study Permit, and I understand it's taking ~3 months for processing. My issue is that I need to go to Dubai in early December for my sister's wedding, before commencing studies in January, IA. Will the Canadian High Commission hang on to my passport for the...
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    Pakistanis Applying for student Visa for Jan 2016 intake! share experiences

    Thanks for your input guys. I guess I will ask them to mail a hard copy regardless. Now the big question is, do I have enough time or not. Seeing that the processing time is now 3 months for us Pakistanis, we should be applying 'now'. Out of curiosity, when are you guys looking at applying...
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    Pakistanis Applying for student Visa for Jan 2016 intake! share experiences

    Hi all. I actually posted this in another thread, but perhaps I could get some answers here. Do we need the original (hard copy) Letter of Acceptance from the educational institution to submit alongside the application? George Brown College only emailed me a PDF version, but they'are asking if...
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    Letter of Acceptance: Hard copy required for Pakistani students?

    Hi guys, I recently got my Letter of Acceptance emailed to me for the Jan 2016 intake by George Brown College. Looking through IIM5829E "Study Permit - Islamabad Visa Office Instructions", I see the following requirement under the document check-list: "Original and a photocopy of the Letter of...
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    Study Permit on program with online delivery?

    Hello, I recently applied to a PGD at George Brown College which is mostly (90%) web based. I would be expected to take just 1 course in-class for 2 of the 3 semesters. Could this possibly be a sticking point with the Visa Officer in applying for a Study Permit? On their part, GBC have...