Is it manatory to pay 1st year fees to college to apply for Visa?

[himanshu757]

Hi .. I am a student from India. I have just completed my B.tech(cse) in 2012 and planning to do my PG Diploma in Canada for September 2013.
I have been in touch with many consultants here who are asking me to pay 1st whole year fees to the college to apply for visa as they are saying this is the new role issued by Canada embassy. What I feel is Consultants here are asking me to pay the fees for whole year because i presume they must be getting some profit from it.
I am interested in Humber college(Ontario) and consulted with their agents and they are saying that i can pay minimal fees of 1 semester. Can anyone confirm this if i can pay 1 semester fees and on the basis of that receipt if i will be able to apply for my Visa to Canada. I have searched on official sites but it says that they requires tuition fees (not mentioned if 1 semester or whole year). Please guys help me if i can pay minimal fees of 1 semester and apply for Visa. thanks in advance

 

[double]

acc to the new rules u r only required to pay 1st sem fee and deposit an amount of 10,000 CAD in scotia bank i.e GIC

 

[himanshu757]

This is what i believe. But can you tell me any way in which i can confirm it..?
Consultants are asking me to pay the whole year fees. .?

 

[punk]

I paid my fee 3 months after I started my semester but I went to University

 

[Aarav]

Up until my intake, i.e., January 2012 intake, the rule for general category was as you say, that you have to far the 1st year fee as far as only college fees are concerned.

Not aware if the rules have changed henceforth my intake, that dictate the rules otherwise.