Changing Your School or Program in Canada

Canada is an international hub for immigrant students who wish to lead a successful life. The quality of education, standard of living and a peaceful environment to live, Canada promises the best of world to its immigrants. Education is one of the major areas of interest which makes Canada one of the most desirable nations in immigration industry. While pursuing different career and courses, students mostly get to realize at later stages, that the course is not what it seemed like and want to change their course or their school. This post is in context to such situations.

There are certain conditions to be met before changing your school or program, like –

• Enrollment at a designated learning institution
• Currently studying in Canada

You need to contact the Canadian immigration bodies if -

• Want to move to high school after completing primary
• If you are moving to post-secondary school after high school
• If you need to edit certain conditions mentioned in your study permit.

There is no need to contact the immigration bodies if you have -

• Studying under the same permit you applied in 1^st June 2014.
• School is changes at same level
• Change the course or program at the same school
• Temporarily visiting in a program for 6 months
• Switching to the next level of education

These points are quite useful to analyze the situation you are into and act accordingly. There are many options you can choose. One of the options is to consult a good immigration consultant for genuine advice. For further assistance in the field of overseas immigration and any kind of consultancy, visit Vinay Hari. One of the leading immigration consultants, Vinay Hari and his team makes your dream of studying abroad, come true. Drop in for consultation today!

Types of Student Accommodation in Canada and USA

If you are looking forward to study in places like Canada and USA, you will also need to search for accommodations and decide where you want to stay. However simple it may seem, deciding where to live is a very crucial choice. One should research all the options thoroughly and take a suitable decision. Here are a few options for accommodation that may help you.

Dormitory – Many institutions provide accommodation in the campus itself. In some cases it may be near the campus as well. Sharing facilities like kitchen, common area, laundry and bathroom is common amongst students. The room size generally depends upon the institution. The dormitories are generally close to the college cafeteria and other eating joints with ample food and flexible timings. Staying here has its own perks. You can always save time which otherwise would have been spent on transportation.

• Canada: $3,000 – $7,500 CDN per school year.
• USA: $4,500 to $9,500 per school year

Off Campus Renting – Some institutions have groups like “off campus housing society” which can help you find accommodations off campus. But all institutions do not have these facilities. If you are going outside for the first time and your institution does not provide you with any such facility, it is better you opt for a campus stay. Know the place for some time and then move out. You can check the local newspaper columns or websites for rentals. Also college notice board for students may have good options where students search for roommates for off campus stay. Sharing place gets cheaper for students.

Canada -

• Small town - $820 a month for a 1 bedroom apartment
• bigger city - $1085 a month for a 1 bedroom apartment

USA –

• $14,904 for on campus stay per academic year
• $10,239 for an off campus stay per academic year

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Students Partners Program for Canadian Student Visa

Canada is one of the most peaceful countries in the world. It has great opportunity and exposure for international students, leading to thousands of immigration every year. The Canadian degrees are renowned and accepted worldwide helping students to get global educational experience along with settlement prospects. The Association of Canadian community colleges along with Citizenship and immigration Canada in partnership have introduces a new program for immigrant students called Student Partner Program (SPP).

SPP is a program launched to reorganize the processing steps of student visa for getting admission into Canadian Community Colleges. The main advantages of this program is –

• Lesser documentation for student visa
• Fast processing of visa application

Eligibility – The immigrants who wish to study in Canada need not apply separately for SPP. What they can do is directly choose the community college and apply for it. If the application meets the program requirement they are automatically included under the SPP. The minimum criteria to fall under the SPP requirement is –

• Passport
• Work experience (if any)
• 50% score in their recent degree
• IELTS score of 6.0 for undergraduates and 6.5 for post graduates
• Not more than 2 years of study gap.

Job opportunities – Students are allowed to work in Canada for up to 20 hours a week without a work permit. You must be a full time student with a valid permit for part time work, in vocational, professional or academic courses.

All you need to do is to list down all the community colleges in Canada and apply individually. Make sure you get the passport and necessary documents ready by the time of acceptance of your application. Expect entry through SPP only when you fulfill the above criteria.

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