A student with +2 from India and a 7.0 IELTS was refused a study permit for a 3-year Ontario BBA and asked whether to file a reconsideration webform. Members redirected the strategy:
- Forget the reconsideration webform. The blunt consensus: "webform won't help. You need to re-apply." Treat the refusal as final and build a stronger second application.
- Show funds proportionate to a 3-year program. One member's benchmark: for a 3-year undergraduate degree, satisfy the officer with at least ~20 lakh INR in liquid funds plus other assets. A long program with thin finances is an easy refusal.
- Audit the mechanics of the first application. Members probed whether the agent had actually attached marksheets and the IELTS result, and whether documents were uploaded in the right places — one suggested the uploads may simply have been misfiled, and to study the portal properly before the next attempt.
- Right-size the program if funds are tight. The poster's own conclusion, endorsed by the thread's logic: pivot to an offer letter for a shorter diploma program that their finances could credibly support.