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Immigration officials are turning back two of five people applying to study in Canada, with Africans suffering by far the highest rate of rejection.

With Canada now the world’s fastest-growing destination for international students, the Immigration Department has this year been rejecting 39 per cent of study-visa applications, up from a 28 per cent refusal rate in 2014.

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Immigration officials say one in 10 applicants are rebuffed for apparent fraud. Others don’t make the cut because they’re unable to prove they have enough money to pay high tuition fees and rents in Canada. Others present study plans that don’t appear to make sense.

Since 2016, Canada has turned down more than 100,000 study-visa applicants a year.

Even though most young people hire agents to make their case for a student visa to Canada, immigration lawyers in Canada confirm some applicationsare fraudulent and many are poorly put together, causing confusion and wariness among border agents.