021: Wondering why your Study Permit got Refused with Dani Willets

Canadian Immigration Podcast

English - June 29, 2016 12:29 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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CIP S1 E21: Podcast Show Notes – Dani Willets- Study Permits

Dani was with the Department of Citizenship and Immigration for 25 years. She was originally hired as an Immigration Officer, but in the 10 years prior to retiring from the department was primarily an immigration supervisor. She has extensive experience in every inland immigration program and several overseas programs.

In this episode of the Canadian immigration podcast we discussed Study Permits and some common areas of problem. If you are an individual or representative the unique perspective that Dani offers is extremely useful. Some of the specific areas covered include:

Common Problem Areas Proof of Financial Support Assessing Bona Fides Red Flag Areas Interviews

In order to help you jump to the areas of most interest to you, I have included below some timestamps for some of the significant topic covered in this episode.

2:59 - Who is Dani Willets?

11:29 - Basic Statstics

15:40 – Common Problem Areas

20:21 – Proof of Financial Support

22:52 – Assessing Bona Fides

23:31 – Red Flags and Refusals

31:30 – Why questions are asked?

32:45 – Reasons why having a professional helps

39:45 -- Credibility and Fraud

45:30 - How to locate Dani Willets –[email protected]