It seems Canada places priority on students and workers that are coming to develop their economy. The study permit processing times has not blinked while the visiting visa processing times is rising like naira to dollar.

I helped someone to apply for visitors visa and another for study permit in June. The one of study permit got his visa last week but no response yet for the one for visitors visa. My question is for the later: he has renewed his passport recently because the one he used to apply will expire in January, should I send his updated passport to Ghana (I used online method to apy for both candidates) or wait for passport request?

geotherm:
I helped someone to apply for visitors visa and another for study permit in June. The one of study permit got his visa last week but no response yet for the one for visitors visa. My question is for the later: he has renewed his passport recently because the one he used to apply will expire in January, should I send his updated passport to Ghana (I used online method to apply for both candidates) or wait for passport request?

There's nothing to worry about as regards the visitor visa applicant. Schools are resuming and the embassy is already aware of this, hence the need to speed up the processing for the study permit visa applicant. As regards the old passport, going by my calculation , as at the time you applied for the visa on the applicant's behalf, the passport still had about 7 months validity which was pretty in order. I had a similar experience in the past and I still got my visa but by the time the visa was issued, the passport expiry was less than 6 months. Meanwhile, I still had 2 multiple valid visas ( UK and Germany ) on my passport then. What I simply did was apply for a new one because the Nigerian Immigration won't allow me to travel with the old passport inspite of the valid visas on it. I'd advise you wait for the CIC instruction before acting. They may or may not ask for a new passport before issuing the visa, should the applicant qualify for one. Cheers

jayfierce:
It seems Canada places priority on students and workers that are coming to develop their economy. The study permit processing times has not blinked while the visiting visa processing times is rising like naira to dollar.

Canada does not care if you are applying for a visitor, student, work or permanent residence.
If it's the same country i know, instead of hiring more workers to help clear backlog, they would rather increase processing times as you can see.

On the student visa thread, student application takes nothing less than 3months on average, and it is gonna keep increasing as there have been a sudden influx in the number of application coming from Nigeria for all category of visa.

jayfierce:
It seems Canada places priority on students and workers that are coming to develop their economy. The study permit processing times has not blinked while the visiting visa processing times is rising like naira to dollar.

Its now 96 DAYS

can i get update on anyone that apply via paper route for visiting in first week of july?? this their processing time is crazy, though i know that paper route is been handle in Lagos here for visiting alone, while that of study permit is in Ghana i also think that they will be the one taking care of ever online application

96 days? does this mean my passport will not be stamped before the date of the conference I'm supposed to attend? which is 14th October

Good day my people,please, is it possible for someone to help drop passport when requested by CIC. I work in Doha but I want to apply for Canada visit visa with my son who is in Nigeria. Online application will be best for me because I will take a week break off to be in Nigeria to apply while I return back to work.

Yea , you can get someone to help drop off your passport if you get a passport request.

CHERIPH:
Good day my people,please, is it possible for someone to help drop passport when requested by CIC. I work in Doha but I want to apply for Canada visit visa with my son who is in Nigeria. Online application will be best for me because I will take a week break off to be in Nigeria to apply while I return back to work.

[quote author=shadeebee78 post=48538348]Yea , you can get someone to help drop off your passport if you get a passport request.


Thanks boss

Hello nairalander,
please,what are the process to follow in applying for tourist visa to Canada?
Thanks

Enibeauty:
Hello nairalander,
please,what are the process to follow in applying for tourist visa to Canada?
Thanks

I spent three days reading the whole thread.

There is a lot to learn, pls do same except you have specific questions or issues while applying

paparazzi1987:

Its now 96 DAYS

Lol. You mean 97 days.

Morning house, submitted a family application on the 21st of July, got a 6month uk visa on my passport. Looking forward to hearing from anyone who submitted around that time and still hoping for a favourable outcome.

Na wao for this 97days waiting o , it was 36days when I submitted

CHERIPH:
Good day my people,please, is it possible for someone to help drop passport when requested by CIC. I work in Doha but I want to apply for Canada visit visa with my son who is in Nigeria. Online application will be best for me because I will take a week break off to be in Nigeria to apply while I return back to work.

@ please did you submit was it by paper or by online

kojokojo122:
Morning house, submitted a family application on the 21st of July, got a 6month uk visa on my passport. Looking forward to hearing from anyone who submitted around that time and still hoping for a favourable outcome.

Na wao for this 97days waiting o , it was 36days when I submitted

I equally submitted on 19th July, got a valid US visa on my passport which has been used but yet to here anything from them.

did you submit via paper or online? my is paper

livchi:


@ please did you submit was it by paper or by online

I have not submitted yet...i am arranging my documents at the moment. but i will apply soonest....it will definitely be online. cos if i do paper.. i will need to attach my passport.. and how will i get back to Doha

Any in Mcgill University and going to Mcgill?

I applied via paper. Please keep me posted.

livchi:


I equally submitted on 19th July, got a valid US visa on my passport which has been used but yet to here anything from them.

did you submit via paper or online? my is paper

I applied via paper. Please keep me posted.

Just to share an update with you all. A relation of mine applied for a Canadian Visa online on 26 April 2016. The original passport request just came out today 17 August 2016 (113 days). I guess this in line with the update of shadeebee78 who submitted on 12 April 2016 and received Passport Request on 4 August 2016 (114 days).

To others who submitted online in late April or May 2016, you can use these timelines as a benchmark. Cheers!

sheriph:


I have not submitted yet...i am arranging my documents at the moment. but i will apply soonest....it will definitely be online. cos if i do paper.. i will need to attach my passport.. and how will i get back to Doha

If you're not in a hurry to travel to Canada, you may do online.

jredlom:
Any in Mcgill University and going to Mcgill?

I'd advise you look for the Canada Student Visa Thread on NL where your answer can be well handled by fellow students . I am very sure you'd get enough response from the folks in-there. This thread is mainly for those already working but want to visit Canada temporarily ( and those who have already traveled but would like to share experiences with others on how they got their visa, vis a vis time taken to get same. Hope this helps

thebaft:
Just to share an update with you all. A relation of mine applied for a Canadian Visa online on 26 April 2016. The original passport request just came out today 17 August 2016 (113 days). I guess this in line with the update of shadeebee78 who submitted on 12 April 2016 and received Passport Request on 4 August 2016 (114 days).

To others who submitted online in late April or May 2016, you can use these timelines as a benchmark. Cheers!

This online route...HUN! Congrats to the applicant, at last.

thebaft:
Just to share an update with you all. A relation of mine applied for a Canadian Visa online on 26 April 2016. The original passport request just came out today 17 August 2016 (113 days). I guess this in line with the update of shadeebee78 who submitted on 12 April 2016 and received Passport Request on 4 August 2016 (114 days).

To others who submitted online in late April or May 2016, you can use these timelines as a benchmark. Cheers!

Thanks for the information! I was doing same calculations today based on the info provided by shadeebee78. I had to quickly discard that line of thought because it meant I still have 18days to go since I submitted in mid May 2016. Lol.

If the processing times keep going the way it's going we might be looking at 113days. I hope CIC has a limit to such and will put in more resources to bring it down.

Ma'am, I sent you a request few days ago, kindly attend to it please.

awelekiti:
If you're not in a hurry to travel to Canada, you may do online.

Blackkie:
Ma'am, I sent you a request few days ago, kindly attend to it please.

I be guy like you o, lol. Please check your email box, spam folder or trash can, cos I replied you same day. You may send another PM. Cheers!

Dear All, I need to know -in online application after approved the visa how many days CIC giving for submit the passport to VFS.

RoboNG:
Dear All, I need to know -in online application after approved the visa how many days CIC giving for submit the passport to VFS.

30 days.

How do i apply for Canadian student visa and pls which uni would you recommend for someone who wants to further his Phd programs in microbiology. Thanks.

Mail resent.

awelekiti:
I be guy like you o, lol. Please check your email box, spam folder or trash can, cos I replied you same day. You may send another PM. Cheers!

Blackkie:
Mail resent.

mail replied.