Student Visa Rejection from Pakistan

[samahmedpk2000]

My sister did M.Sc(Applied Physics) specialization in electronucs. She has applied for Student VISA from pakistan.
She got admission in M.Eng (Quality system Engineering).


For the funds to pay concordia uni. fees and living expenses. (she showed Canadian 5000$ and her sister she is in canada with Pemanent Residence status showed 10,000 CAD $ for her sister's Tution fees and she will stay with her sister)
 
She got two rejection points in the rejection letter;

1. You have not satisfied me that you have adequate funds available to you to pay for your tuition and living expenses while in Canada and to return to your country of residence as required by R220.

 
2. they said that "you have similar program of study in pakistan and they are not satisfied that she is going only for study"
 
what you recommed her to clear these 2 rejection points, and when should she re-apply the case?

How much money is suffiecient?
and
how she can justify that the courses in Concordia are good that courses in Pakistan Universities?

[t_boy]

Reviewing applicants for financial sufficiency

Officers need to satisfy themselves that applicants have sufficient financial resources to pay their
tuition fees, transportation costs to and from Canada, as well as living expenses for themselves
and any family members who may be accompanying them, without the need to engage in
employment.


Students are required to demonstrate financial sufficiency for only the first year of studies,
regardless of the duration of the course or program of studies in which they are enrolled. In other
words, a single student entering a four-year degree program with an annual tuition fee of $15,000
must demonstrate funds of $15,000 to satisfy the requirements, and not the full $60,000 which
would be required for four years. Officers should be satisfied though that the probability of
funding for future years does exist, i.e., parents are employed; scholarship is for more than one
year.

Since the same course is in pakistan, she will have to explain why he/she wants to go to canada for higher education, a cover letter will be fine.

[kista]

Did you mention any source of income?
Further, you applied for M.Engg. after M.Sc Physics, so u r changing ur program, Eplain that in a statement of purpose.
I think u need to write a statement of purpose to explain why r u going to Canada and how is ur program related to job opportunities in Pakistan.
Show more in ur account. U may show more than one sponsor, other one can be any blood relative.

[biba]

Hello,

Just  to shed some more light on what t-boy said a single student entering a four-year degree program with an annual tuition fee of $15,000
must demonstrate funds of $15,000 and $10,000 living expense so u should show estimated funds of about $25,000 for one year. If you have family accompanying u shld show an additinal $4,000 for each person hope this helps.

[Raman_Ram]

well since its a ME program, she is the one who has to pay fee. so he has to show full funds. they wouldnt accept that her other sister who has a PR status in canada is just going to spend 10K on her studies and time in canada only to see her go back to pakistan after the completion of the program to find a job. its is not logical since the visa officers do understand the cultural background precisely.

again, after gaining aan MSC degree, if a candidate is interested in spending a whopping 10K for course based ME then a visa officer will duly be concerned about the candidate's motivation. is it academic or it is economic?

it is usually easier to get a student visa if you go for an univ than a college, however many factors do come into play.
in her case, it was pure logic that went against her.

now there is a way out. since her application has already been accepted by the univ, she can contact the dept to see whether if any prof will take her for a PhD. usually profs will take one for MS and then ask them to transfer to phd after a yr.
if an univ accepts her a phd candidate, then with it comes financial aid.
if she applies with this, 1oo% she will get  a visa. I did it myself. I stubbornly refused to show 10K and just wrote a letter on the spot saying that I have full aid and i dont see  any necessity to show proof of funds. i got my visa in 3 days.

the reason that i am confident that she might a MS or Phd offer is, her app is already with the univ. its easier for a prof to accept someone who was already found eligible by a departmet of a univ where he/she works. this would cause months of delays, but it will work.