Why people choose Canada:
- Canadian Tuition Fees are the lowest as compared to other English-speaking countries.
- Canadian colleges and universities provide internationally recognized degrees.
- Canada provides Scholarships to the students.
- No need to show funds as well and no source of money is required under the SDS program.
- Less documents are required and a fast visa process.
- 3-year work visa after successful completion of a minimum of 2 years of study.
- Possibility of immigration due to low population.
- Portable and flexible degree programs.
The basic requirements that one needs to fulfill to get a Canadian student visa:
- Firstly, you need to appear for the language proficiency test either IELTS or PTE.
- Latest band requirement for IELTS in Canada: Under the SDS program the band requirement is 6 but less than In one module if it’s 5 or 5.5 then it is acceptable.
- Under non- SDS program, the overall band requirement is 5.5 and less than 5 is acceptable.
- The score requirement for PTE is an overall 60.
- GIC: GIC stands for guaranteed investment certificate. This needs to be done to bear the living expenses in Canada. The fee of GIC in Canada is approximately 10,200 CAD of which 200 CAD is the bank fee.
- Under the SDS program which stands for student direct stream, you need to submit a full fee of one year, whereas under the non-SDS program, you can submit the minimum fee or one-semester fee.
- Medical: Medical should be done from embassy embassy-approved hospital the basic charges are 7500 INR, if you have a tattoo on your body then you need to pay some extra charges according to the size of the tattoo.
- Embassy fee: The embassy fee for a Canada student visa is 150 CAD.
- Documents: Documents that are required for the Canadian student visa are detailed mark sheets of 10th and 12th and a certificate of graduation and post-graduation.
- After that file is submitted to the Embassy.
- Biometric: When you submit your file, within seven days your biometric is done. The fee for the biometric is 85 CAD.
- Then after your medical is updated.
- After updating medical your PPR which stands for passport request is generated.
- Then your passport is picked up by courier.
- After that Embassy stamped your visa.
- Lastly passport return via courier. The charge for courier services is 1800 INR.
These are all the major requirements that you need to follow to get a Canadian student visa.