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FAST-TRACk
STUDENT vISAS IN FURThER DROp IN
ASIAN MARkETS ENROlMENTS AT US
Immigration, Refugees IEpS
and Citizenship Canada The number of
(IRCC) has announced international students
a new scheme in enrolled on Intensive
China, India, Vietnam English Programs
and the Philippines to (IEPs) in the USA
provide faster student niveaux de compétence declined by 20 per
visa processing for linguistique canadiens cent to 86,786, the
candidates meeting score of 7 for French). lowest level since but registered a 7.7
higher requirements. If applications meet 2011, according to per cent decrease
To apply through the usual study permit data released by the to 19,756 students,
Student Direct Scheme criteria but not the Institute of International followed by Japan,
(SDS), students from SDS rules, they will be Education (IIE) www. down by 2.9 per cent
the four countries will considered as a regular iie.org recently. to 12,607.
need to include: an application but will The data – which The largest
acceptance letter from not qualify for faster covers long-term decrease among the
a designated learning processing, IRCC said. students on F-1 main recruitment
institution; a medical IRCC said that it academic visas enrolled markets came from
exam confi rmation was also working on on IEPs – also shows Saudi Arabia, which
document; a expanding the SDS to that student weeks fell by 46.5 per cent
Guaranteed Investment Africa, particularly in declined by 19.9 per to 11,059. Brazil
Certifi cate (GIC) of Kenya and Senegal, cent compared with was the fi fth-largest
CAN$10,000; proof with the latter in line the previous year to recruitment market and
of payment of the with the department’s 1,226,151 weeks. the only top 10 country
fi rst year of studies; focus to attract more China remained the to register an increase:
and an Ielts score French-speaking largest source country up by 11.1 per cent to
of at least 6 (or a students to Canada. by student numbers, 5,650 students.
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