Hi Kalpana!! Have you got an admit for fall 2012? Please share your profile and how are things going on at your end. I have applied for an education loan, waiting for the sanction to apply for the visa!
Hey Does anyone know if medical examination is mandatory for the Visa to Canada? I do not have a center in my city and will have to get it done from New Delhi, so any information would be helpful.
Based on what I've read online, it is my interpretation that a medical exam is necessary if you are going to be there longer than six months (which you are) and are a citizen of India.
If they are asking you for your official documents its likely you might have been approved in the first screening. So, please do not delay sending your official documents and you may start the procedure immediately. Make sure your documents are sent by the fastest means of post. My docs were sent by registered post and it took over 20 days. My University directly sent them. They also missed to send the official copy of my degree, which now I had to resend after getting it attested by the university. And I also had to get an extension of the last date of submission for the docs. So, I would advise start right away!
Its better to have an English language Proficiency test for the Visa. If you can get the appointment for that within the time you have, you should give that. If not, then maybe you can explain that in your visa application. I am not sure on this part though. You may need to consult someone who has info on that.
You are on a tight schedule its true! Do you want to attend the prep course in August? If yes, you need to speed up things. The visa application takes about 2-3 weeks to get processed approximately. I have myself not applied for the visa as I am waiting for the loan sanction document. However, please mention if you have already completed that process + medical examination required. So it depends, where you are in your process that the moment ! and also if you want to attend the prep class in August.. Else you have a month more to get your visa processed.
Hello Friends,
I need your help/opinion on following fronts:
1) I have to arrange for official documents to be sent to UBC and considering my University is in chennai and I am in Punjab right now, it can take atleast two weeks to arrange the official documents. Since I am still waiting for interview call, should i wait further till i get admit offer or should i arrange and send the documents before that.
2) I haven't taken any English proficiency test as my UG was in English. But it seems that EPT scores are necessary for Canadian Visa. Kindly Comment. Also, how much time it can take for visa processing and what are the requirements.
I have applied in the last round and now I am finding myself in kind of "No man's land :)" A word or two from your side could be a great help!
Hi everybody ! has any one got the visa? Please share if you got it without an interview and how long did it take?
Could anyone help me out with accommodations at BC ? I am not able to find something reasonable on the internet. I am looking for a rent around 500$ per month.
CrackedtheGMAT Says
Based on what I've read online, it is my interpretation that a medical exam is necessary if you are going to be there longer than six months (which you are) and are a citizen of India.
Thanks a ton for your valuable advice. I will try to arrange official documents and send it to the UBC before 30th June which is supposedly the deadline for last round. Also, in between, i guess i will have to take up IELTS somehow. Lot of work to do and I still haven't had my interview(that's the funny part).
Regarding Prep Classes, I wish I can join but again it will all depend on how much time will my application take and on whether I get the admit or not :)
I hope I do get selected after all the hardwork though :)
@ Gaurav - Yes, I agree with Aarti, if UBC is requesting for your official ceritificates then make sure to do everything possible to get it to them. If there are some circumstances which are preventing you from getting the required the certificates, make sure to call/email the admin team and ask them if there is any way around this. Regarding the IELTS, English profeciency test, once you receive admission you can request the Admin team to give you an official letter that waives the requirement for the IELTS exam. You will need this letter when applying for your VISA. The admin team is currently doing this for international students, but you have to request for it. Let me know once you get an admission offer, and I can direct you to where you can request the letter.
Could anyone help me out with accommodations at BC ? I am not able to find something reasonable on the internet. I am looking for a rent around 500$ per month.
Hi Aarti, how you doing, hope all your visa processes are going okay, Yes a medical is required, regarding accomodations, honestly your going to be hardpressed to find something for about $500, If your looking for a one bedroom place, realistically your budget should be 750-850. The only way you can get something for $500 is to try and find a room/house share. Have you joined the facebook group already? If not, then you should, a lot of people are connecting and helping each other out with accomodation and stuff like that. Also were you able to check out the links for off campus housing on the UBC website?
Hi, Yeah, I am going for the medical exam tomorrow. I denied the offer of MBA House as the lease term agreement was for 12 months. They offered me 850$ per month. I am not sure, if I took the right decision, but looking for something cheaper, and I heard everywhere that MBA house was very expensive. I went through the off campus housing website, but to make a decision based on the pictures they post, I am not sure how good is that. I am hoping to get some information on housing from people there right now, from alumni and current students. maybe they could suggest something really good. Please let me know if you have any information. I do not want to stay in sharing as my spouse would accompany me for a month and would visit me frequently. Thanks and regards, Aarti
Hi Aarti, how you doing, hope all your visa processes are going okay, Yes a medical is required, regarding accomodations, honestly your going to be hardpressed to find something for about $500, If your looking for a one bedroom place, realistically your budget should be 750-850. The only way you can get something for $500 is to try and find a room/house share. Have you joined the facebook group already? If not, then you should, a lot of people are connecting and helping each other out with accomodation and stuff like that. Also were you able to check out the links for off campus housing on the UBC website?
Hi, . I am not sure, if I took the right decision, Aarti
Hi Aarti, From what i heard, the accomodations at the MBA house are quite small for single students. (I believe if they offerred it to you at $850 then its for a single student, family is $1250). You have to use a shared kitchen, and you will have to share your room with someone else, making it hard when your husband visits. The best place ive found so- far. is rentBC.com and craigslist. You should try and look for a place in North Vancouver, East Vancouver, Burnaby. Delta is not too far away. How far are you willing to travel every day. If your okay travelling about an hour by bus/train. you can also look in North Surrey. Lots of Indians and rent is generally cheaper. Keep me updated, ill try and help as much as I can, if you find a place you like, I can try and find out more info, maybe get some pictures for you etc.
Thanks Again! If I could get the waive off letter, my half the burdern will be reduced. I will let you know once I get the admit.
Thanks and Regards, GS
Hi Gaurav, question about your Official transcripts. Did the Admin team specifically request for those after your submitted your application? Only in this case, would I worry about sending them immediately. Generally they can process your application based on "Unofficial transcripts" (a xerox copy is good enough), and once they offer you admission then you will have to submit official copies.
They didn't ask specifically for the docs but they mentioned about it in the mail that i received as my application has been passed for 1st review. However, they did mention that 30th June shall be the last date for submitting these documents. Quote from mail that i received:
"Dear Gaurav,
We are happy to inform you that your application has been passed on to our admissions committee for an initial review. Once the review is complete, we'll update your status accordingly.
Please note that the official documents are still required for your application. We encourage you to send them to us as soon as possible.
However, they did mention that 30th June shall be the last date for submitting these documents. Quote from mail that i received:
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Hi Gauruv, since they have given you a date (June30th) I would suggest to try and get the docs to them ASAP. However the lack of documents wont stop them from calling you for an interview.
Hey that would be great ! thank you so much for the information. I will start looking right away! Thanks, aarti
Hi Aarti, From what i heard, the accomodations at the MBA house are quite small for single students. (I believe if they offerred it to you at $850 then its for a single student, family is $1250). You have to use a shared kitchen, and you will have to share your room with someone else, making it hard when your husband visits. The best place ive found so- far. is rentBC.com and craigslist. You should try and look for a place in North Vancouver, East Vancouver, Burnaby. Delta is not too far away. How far are you willing to travel every day. If your okay travelling about an hour by bus/train. you can also look in North Surrey. Lots of Indians and rent is generally cheaper. Keep me updated, ill try and help as much as I can, if you find a place you like, I can try and find out more info, maybe get some pictures for you etc.
In my experience $500 is feasible only in the case of shared accomodation (2-bedroom shared by 2 students paying $500 each). Single bedroom accommodation typically costs at least $700, and a decent one will be about $800 - $900.
@Gaurav and the rest of the people applying for VISAS. Just wanted to give you guys a heads up regarding the IELTS requirement. Over the weekend, Two people reported on the facebook forum that their VISA applications were rejected by the Consulate even with the letter from the college stating the IELTS Waiver. However still others reported that the letter was sufficient for them. So the consensus is that it appears to depends on the VISA officer who is handling your case. One person who's application was denied stated that he wrote a letter to the Consulate indicating that he had Taken the GMAT exam, and that seemed to work for him, My suggestion at this point since your on a time crunch, would be to book your date for the TOFEL or IELTS (remember that these are very simple exams, and if you scored fair on the GMAT then this should be a breeze for you), Go ahead and apply for the VISA with the IELTS waiver letter, and if they insist for the IELTS scores, then you will be ready to take the test, Just my thoughts.
Glad that it helped. Apparently, it was built with the input of UBC Alma Mater Society, so it was pretty useful to check the distance from UBC, etc., and since the posting is targeted at univ. students, most landlords are also more accommodating to the student population.
Cheers.
Thank you Jeeka Ive been looking up this website, its really well built for UBC students
Greetings! I got a call for interview. Have to book time slot. Please tell me whether the time slots given to us are in IST, GST or EST. Please reply as soon as possible.
Also, please tell me how many copies of official transcripts are to be sent to UBC and at which address.