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Hello! I have a registered nurse cousin in the Philippines who is trying to immigrate to Canada to work as a nurse. He is trying for the student visa program to take a nursing specialty course there, and afterwards, he will try to get a job and convert his student visa to a work visa. He's asking for some help, and I'm wondering about success rates for students trying to do what he is doing. I searched the Canadian Immigration website, and everything he says seems legit (programs that all students in and then can apply to work). However, I cannot find statistics on success rates for foreign nurses trying to immigrate to Canada via a student visa to find full time employment in health care. If there is such information, where can I find it? I'm off to bed now. No rush in answering if you can answer this. Thanks!

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Lawyer: Debra, Lawyer replied 1 year ago

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Hello! My name is Debra (formerly known as Legal Ease). Thank you for your question. I'm reviewing it now, and will post back again shortly.

What province is he interested in studying in?

Customer reply replied 1 year ago

He's looking in the Ontario area.

Lawyer: Debra, Lawyer replied 1 year ago

If your cousin can get into a nursing school in Ontario he will most likely be able to get a study permit.

But it is very, very hard to get into nursing school in Ontario.

So his first step is to apply to all the schools in Ontario and see if he gets in.

If he does then he applies for a study permit. He will have to show strong ties to back home or he won't get the permit. He has to show a job, family and ties to the community.

Potential students are being turned away constantly when Canada immigration determines their job prospects at home are not great and believe the student will remain in Canada afterwards.

It is unfair and quite troubling but that is what is going on these days.

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Customer reply replied 1 year ago

Thank you very much, Debra. This is good information. I will encourage him to first apply to the schools and see if he gets accepted into a school. The agency that he is working with is, however, encouraging him to: 1) pay the tuition and 2) show $10K CAD in the bank via a certificate called a GIC before they process his Visa application. It is a lot of money to put up before knowing that he will get a Visa. When I read the immigration website, this seems to be the way the Canadian government wants it done. I'm afraid that if he doesn't get a Visa, the money will be tied up for a long time -- either because of a refund issue from the school, or because of GIC restrictions; or that we will only get some of the money back. In the case that an applicant cannot obtain a Visa, is there legal protection to obtain all of the up-front tuition money, and return the GIC in a timely fashion?
Thanks!
Leo

Customer reply replied 1 year ago

I'm not sure if my previous message got sent) Thank you very much, Debra. This is good information. I will encourage him to first apply to the schools and see if he gets accepted into a school. The agency that he is working with is, however, encouraging him to: 1) pay the tuition and 2) show $10K CAD in the bank via a certificate called a GIC before they process his Visa application. It is a lot of money to put up before knowing that he will get a Visa. When I read the immigration website, this seems to be the way the Canadian government wants it done. I'm afraid that if he doesn't get a Visa, the money will be tied up for a long time -- either because of a refund issue from the school, or because of GIC restrictions; or that we will only get some of the money back. In the case that an applicant cannot obtain a Visa, is there legal protection to obtain all of the up-front tuition money, and return the GIC in a timely fashion?
Thanks!
Leo

Customer reply replied 1 year ago

Thank you!

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Lawyer: Debra, Lawyer replied 1 year ago · Answer 1

He will get the tuition back if he doesn't get the visa. All the universities seem to have a clear policy about that but you can check with each one specifically.

Lawyer: Debra, Lawyer replied 1 year ago · Answer 2

You are welcome.

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