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Canada Student Visa Consultant in Jalandhar

Planning to study in Canada? Sandhu Overseas in Jalandhar helps students understand the study permit, the documents institutions and IRCC ask for, and what to check before applying, so your file is complete and consistent.

Written and reviewed by Mandeep Sandhu, Principal Immigration Consultant · Last reviewed: October 2026

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Last reviewed 22 October 2026 by Mandeep Sandhu, Principal Immigration Consultant, Sandhu Overseas, Jalandhar. This page describes our service. For the Canadian rules themselves — the attestation letter, proof of funds, work rights and the post-graduation work permit — see our Study in Canada guide, where every rule carries its official IRCC link.

What we actually do on a Canada study file

Most people arrive at our Defence Colony office with one of two questions: can I get a Canadian study permit, or why was my cousin refused. Neither has a one-line answer, and anyone who gives you one is guessing. What we do is work through your profile against the rules as they stand today, tell you honestly where you are strong and where you are not, and then build a file that says the same thing in documents that it says in conversation.

Profile assessment, before anything is paid for

Your marksheets, any study gap, your English result if you have one, your family’s financial position and your plans. We tell you at that meeting which levels and which provinces are realistic, and when the honest answer is that Canada is not the right destination for your situation.

College and programme shortlisting

We check every institution against IRCC’s designated learning institution list in front of you, and we check whether the specific programme leads to a post-graduation work permit — because a DLI can offer programmes that do not. That check happens before a deposit, not after graduation.

Admission and the attestation letter

Applications to your shortlist, offer and deposit guidance, and coordination of the provincial attestation letter with the college — it has to be in your hands before the application is filed, and it is tied to the cap year, so the timing is not flexible.

Funds, documented so they explain themselves

Bank history, education loan sanction and disbursal letters, sponsor paperwork and the source of any large deposit. The aim is a file an officer does not have to ask questions about.

Application preparation and submission

Form completion against your own personalised IRCC document checklist, your letter of explanation in your words rather than ours, and submission through your secure account.

Biometrics, medical and the wait

Booking guidance once your request letter arrives — you have thirty days — the panel physician medical, and help responding if IRCC asks for anything further.

Who we see at this desk, and what usually decides it

If this is youWhat usually decides the case
Recently finished 12thProgramme choice and whether the study plan is coherent. A diploma that does not lead to a work permit is the most expensive mistake available to you.
Bachelor’s graduate going for a PG diplomaWhether the new programme makes sense after the degree you already hold. An officer is entitled to ask why you are stepping down a level, and “for PR” is not an answer that survives the question.
Study gap of two years or moreWhat you did during the gap, documented. Employment letters with a contactable referee carry far more weight than an explanation on its own.
Married, planning to take your spouseThe programme level. Spouse open work permits are limited to longer master’s, doctoral and listed professional programmes — so this question has to be answered before you choose a course, not after.
Refused before, anywhereWhat the refusal letter actually says. We read the letter first; a reapplication that does not address the stated ground usually fails on the same ground.
Funded by a loanWhether the loan is sanctioned and documented or merely intended. A sanction letter without a disbursal letter is one of the commonest gaps we repair.

What goes wrong, from our side of the desk

These are our observations from files we have handled in Jalandhar. They are not IRCC statistics — IRCC publishes only five refusal grounds, and we have set those out on the Canada guide. Treat what follows as experience, not data.

  • Documentation, not eligibility. Far more Jalandhar students miss an intake because a passport, an attestation letter or six months of statements took longer than expected than because they were ineligible.
  • The sudden balance. Money that appears in an account three weeks before filing invites exactly the question the rules are designed to ask. Plan the funds three to six months out.
  • A programme chosen for the fee, not the outcome. The cheapest offer is sometimes a programme that leads nowhere afterwards. Check the work permit position before the deposit.
  • A study plan that contradicts the file. If the letter of explanation says one thing and the transcripts, the funding and the course choice say another, the inconsistency is what gets noticed.
  • Advice from 2022. The attestation letter, the funds figure and the post-study work rules have all changed since. A relative’s experience from three years ago is not a guide.

Bring these to the first meeting

Academics

Class X and XII marksheets, and every semester marksheet and the degree certificate if you have graduated. Bring the originals to look at and copies to leave.

Passport and any visa history

Your passport, and any previous visa refusal letter from any country. The refusal letter matters more than most people expect — bring it even if it is old.

A realistic budget

What your family can actually arrange, and from where. We would rather build a plan around the true figure than discover it at the funds stage.

If you have an IELTS, PTE or other English result, bring it. If you do not, that is fine — we will tell you what your shortlisted colleges require, which is a different question from what the visa requires.

How the timeline works

A Canada file is planned backwards from the intake, never forwards from today. The stages below each have their own waiting time, and the attestation letter sits in the middle of them.

Profile assessment and shortlist

One sitting. You leave knowing which programmes and provinces are realistic and roughly what the money looks like.

English test, if your colleges require one

Booked around the intake rather than whenever a slot appears, because the result has to be in hand before applications go out.

College applications and offer

Applications to the shortlist, then offer review. We read the offer for the details that matter later, not just the fee.

Deposit and attestation letter

The letter comes through the college and is usually released once tuition is paid in part or in full. It must be valid on the day you apply.

Funds assembled and documented

Started early, in parallel with the admission stage, not after it.

Application filed

Forms, letter of explanation, uploads in their correct slots, fees paid through your own IRCC account.

Biometrics, medical, decision

Biometrics within thirty days of the request letter, the medical with a panel physician, then the wait.

We do not publish a processing time on this page. IRCC’s own position is that times vary by country, and any consultancy quoting you a fixed number is quoting something that is not published.

What we do not do

We do not guarantee a visa. No consultancy can. The decision rests entirely with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and IRCC publishes no approval data by consultant — so any success rate you are quoted, by us or anyone else, is unverifiable.

We do not alter documents. Not bank statements, not experience letters, not marksheets. A refusal on the ground of misrepresentation follows you into every future application to Canada and usually elsewhere, and it is not worth one intake.

We do not quote fees or processing times on this page. Fees are discussed at the consultation and set out in writing before you commit to anything. Government fees change and are published by IRCC — we point you to the official page rather than printing a number that goes stale.

Why students in Jalandhar come to us

Jalandhar has more immigration offices per square kilometre than almost any city in India, and the quality varies enormously. We are not going to claim to be the best one — everybody claims that, and it means nothing. What we will say is what you can check:

  • We are a Punjab Government approved agent, licence number 1807/MC-6/MA/JAL, and the number is on every page of this site
  • Every rule we publish carries a link to the official IRCC page it came from. You can check any of them in under a minute
  • Our guidance pages carry a review date and a named reviewer, so you can see how current the information is
  • Files are reviewed personally by Mr Mandeep Sandhu before submission
  • Our office is at 298, 1st Floor, Defence Colony, Jalandhar — you can come in and sit with us before you commit to anything

Whoever you end up working with, ask them to show you the canada.ca page behind any rule they quote. That single question sorts out a great deal.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a consultant for a Canada study permit?
No. IRCC publishes everything free of charge and you can apply yourself. What a consultancy adds is current knowledge, sequencing and completeness — the rules changed substantially between 2024 and 2026, and the order in which the attestation letter, funds and application happen decides whether you make an intake. Before engaging anyone, ask what their role formally is, get the fee structure in writing, and be wary of any promise of guaranteed approval.
Can you guarantee my visa will be approved?
No, and neither can anyone else. The decision rests entirely with IRCC. Two of its five published refusal grounds — that study is your main purpose, and that you will leave at the end — are officer-discretion findings, which is why two similar-looking applications can get different outcomes. Any consultancy quoting you a success rate is quoting a figure IRCC does not publish.
What does it cost to use Sandhu Overseas?
We set out our fees at the consultation and give them to you in writing before you commit to anything. We deliberately do not publish a figure here, because what you actually pay depends on the service you need — some students want full handling from shortlisting to submission, others only want a file review. Government fees are separate, are set by IRCC, and change, so we link to the official page instead of printing a number.
I was refused before. Can you help?
Often, yes — but the first thing we do is read your refusal letter, not your marksheets. IRCC gives written reasons, and those reasons are the only reliable guide to what a second application has to fix. A reapplication that does not address the stated ground usually fails on the same ground. Bring the letter even if the refusal was from another country.
Can my wife or husband come with me and work?
Only at certain study levels. Since January 2025 the spouse open work permit is limited to students in a master’s programme of sixteen months or longer, a doctoral programme, or a listed eligible or professional degree programme. This means your course choice and your family plan are the same decision, and it should be settled at the first meeting rather than after a deposit. Our Canada spouse visa page covers the wider family routes.
How long does the whole process take?
The part we can plan is the admission and documentation stage, and that is usually where intakes are won or lost. The part we cannot plan is IRCC’s own processing, and IRCC publishes no fixed figure — its stated position is that times vary by country. We work backwards from the intake you are aiming at and tell you the latest date each stage can happen.
Will you check that my college is genuine?
Yes, and we do it with you in the room. We check the institution against IRCC’s designated learning institution list, and separately check whether your specific programme leads to a post-graduation work permit — IRCC states plainly that not all programmes at a DLI are eligible. That second check is the one most often skipped, and it is the one that costs students three years of work rights.
Do you help with the attestation letter?
Yes. It is issued by the province through your college, usually once tuition is paid in part or in full, and it has to be submitted with your application rather than afterwards. It is also tied to the cap year, so a letter cannot simply be carried into the next year. We coordinate it with the college so it is in hand before the application is filed.
Can you arrange a loan or guarantee my funds?
We do not arrange finance and we do not act as a guarantor. What we do is tell you exactly what evidence IRCC accepts, help you organise the sanction and disbursal letters and the statement history so the file explains itself, and flag the gaps — most often a sanction letter with no disbursal letter, or a large deposit with no explained source.
Do you work with students outside Jalandhar?
Yes. Our office is in Defence Colony, Jalandhar, and students travel in from Kapurthala, Phagwara, Nakodar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr and across Doaba. The first consultation is worth doing in person if you can, because going through original documents together is faster than any number of phone calls.

Start with an honest profile assessment

Bring your marksheets, your passport, any previous refusal letter and a realistic budget. We will tell you what the current rules allow for your profile — including when the answer is that another destination fits you better.

Call the study desk: +91 78371-05715 Read the Canada rules guide

Sandhu Overseas · 298, 1st Floor, Defence Colony, Jalandhar, Punjab 144001 · Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Punjab Govt Approved Agent, Licence No. 1807/MC-6/MA/JAL

Related pages

Study in Canada — the rules

Attestation letter, proof of funds, work rights and the PGWP, each linked to its IRCC source.

Study visa services

How we work on a study file, whatever the destination.

Canada PR

Permanent residence routes and where study and work experience fit.

Canada spouse visa

Partner routes, and how they differ from a dependant application.

Canada dependent visa

Family members accompanying a student or worker.

IELTS guide

What the test covers and how to plan around an intake.

Visa document checklist

The paperwork most student applications need.

Student visa consultant in Jalandhar

Our local page for students starting an enquiry here.

Important. This page describes a consultancy service and is general information, not individual immigration advice. Sandhu Overseas is not a government department and does not represent IRCC. We do not guarantee that a visa or study permit will be issued — that decision rests entirely with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Requirements and fees change without notice; please confirm them on canada.ca before acting.
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