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A Canadian college, George Brown, has withheld the part payment of school fees paid by a Nigeria applicant, Miss Precious Ademokun, who got denied a study visa by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Ademokun who spoke with the CBC News said she had received her admission into a programme at George Brown College in April and paid CAD8,867 for the first semester fees out of the total of CAD16,872 for both semesters, before applying for a student visa on July 4, adding, “I was told the visa application process could take six to eight weeks.” The 19-year-old lady maintained that after months of waiting in Nigeria for her study permit application to be processed, she was denied a student visa — and the Toronto college she applied to won’t refund her money. “I’m very disappointed and sad,” Ademokun told CBC Toronto. When Ademokun reached out to the college on September 19, with no decision on her visa by the IRCC, she missed the school’s refund deadline. On October 6, ...