A member applying for a study permit right after completing grade 12 asked which documents to include with their Statement of Purpose (SOP), and a related question came up about disclosing a prior visa refusal.
What the thread clarified:- The SOP itself is not a place to attach documents — it's a brief written narrative covering key points (like study plans and intentions), not a container for certificates or marksheets.
- If you had a prior study visa refusal, address it directly in the SOP — explain the reasons behind the earlier rejection and justify why your circumstances or application are different now, rather than only noting it in the application form.
- Actual documents like your school leaving certificate and marksheets go in the additional/client information section of the application (or wherever recent education documents are requested), not attached to the SOP.
Practical takeaway: treat your SOP as a written explanation of your study intent (and any past refusal, explained and justified), while uploading actual academic documents separately in the designated document upload sections.