Moana:
you will get good feedback dont worry

Amen..Thank you very much darling!!!

Just received 'Thanks for your patience' mail. My heart skipped seeing a mail from CIC.

Today makes it exactly 4 weeks!

It is well o.

The rate of this thread is faster than the speed of light, less than a month, na page 132 I dae c

Solo8:


Hey, you can still do your MBA. I personally think it's not worth the price of what you pay for it but that's my opinion. MBA used to be hot back in the day but I don't think it's currently the case.

Engineering is not the only thing booming in Canada. Those of us with Nigerian roots just get cohersed into that stream at an early age.

What other sectors are booming in Canada that someone can follow

Plz i going for tourist visa via paper route.plz,which form do i print and how do i do that.Should i also print the questionnaire form?What is the size of passport i'm going to submit and how many?

pcachuks:


Exactly what i wanted to say , guys if you have job that pays you above 200k please just stay back in naija . he no easy for Canada oooooo......even if you get the career job here its still no easy ooooo .

I don't think people relocate only because of opportunities. I was earning more when I left my job. Upon completion of my Masters, I went to Nigeria for am internship and they were making a nice offering of over N8m p.a however, my PhD is of more interest to me. In essence, follow your passion.

elephantswimmin:


No u did not quote that but please answer the question... When are you returning to Nigeria as @coldasice007 asked? So we can appropriately share and understand your concerns and insinuations about Canada. Please come back to Nigeria, we await you desperately. LOL!!! Funny Nigerians Very Funny people indeed.

Wherever you are, it is God's purpose that matters. Some make it big in Nigeria and some don't in Canada.

arifayank:
I THINK I AM IN A MESS AND I NEED A WAY THROUGH,
i submitted my online application yesterday without adding letter from sponsor, i forgot because there was no column to upload it. a friend was just telling this morning that they dont consider Nigeria in online application { i doubted that really because it should have been clearly stated). my major frustration is how to upload that letter or probably get it to them for consideration, i have been given receipt for my biometric which i need to do on monday. at these juncture i am really scared of the information and not uploading my letter from sponsor. i have been doing it on my own because i was getting scared of been duped, i hope its not going to boomerang.
PLEASE SOMEONE SHOULD ADVISE ME ACCORDINGLY

u can get it across to them only if they request for it
Don't be scared u r highly favoured , I pray nd hope u will be another testimony in the ouse all will ends with praise

Finally submitted my application yesterday....paper route at abuja...very stress free...hoping for the best...Thanks guys for all the info...

darefestus:


Oga Berexio1

Make I no pressure u but I sabi two people who applied online after you and have since gotten response o.

Both last Thursday were denied.

So....

Jehovah knows best.

What program so it can be updated...

Do. Those guys open on saturdays?

vinegar:
Finally submitted my application yesterday....paper route at abuja...very stress free...hoping for the best...Thanks guys for all the info...

Sorry to hear about your situation.

I think you should email Accra CIC describing your situation and asking how to remedy it. Don't stop trying until you are able to address the issue.

Please don't listen to people who say you should just pray and wait for the embassy to request your sponsor's document. The embassy may not request the document and you don't want to risk denial for such reason.

Do email them until you get a favorable response. There has to be a way to fix this. Also, do ask VFS if there's anything they could do. Please keep us posted.

arifayank:
I THINK I AM IN A MESS AND I NEED A WAY THROUGH,
i submitted my online application yesterday without adding letter from sponsor, i forgot because there was no column to upload it. a friend was just telling this morning that they dont consider Nigeria in online application { i doubted that really because it should have been clearly stated). my major frustration is how to upload that letter or probably get it to them for consideration, i have been given receipt for my biometric which i need to do on monday. at these juncture i am really scared of the information and not uploading my letter from sponsor. i have been doing it on my own because i was getting scared of been duped, i hope its not going to boomerang.
PLEASE SOMEONE SHOULD ADVISE ME ACCORDINGLY

NOBODY EVEN DEY TOK BOUT UOFL. ABI D SCH NO GUD OR SMFIN.

waleakins:
NOBODY EVEN DEY TOK BOUT UOFL. ABI D SCH NO GUD OR SMFIN.

Who tell u?

You sabi how many people dey go UofL for here?

darefestus:


Who tell u?

You sabi how many people dey go UofL for here?

ehnehn. Ah just dey wonder ni. Cos pple no dey tok bout uofl.. Na dere u dey go? Nd howfar bout ur app? U don reapply?. Mehn my morale quench wen u said u were delayed. Cos na u be d first person ah knw on NL

darefestus:


Who tell u?

You sabi how many people dey go UofL for here?

ehnehn. Ah just dey wonder ni. Cos pple no dey tok bout uofl.. Na dere u dey go? Nd howfar bout ur app? U don reapply?. Mehn my morale quench wen u said u were delayed. Cos na u be d first person ah knw on NL

IF YOU DEY GO UOFL SAY 'HI'

Do they usually ask for evidence of payment also?

kennykentipsy:



port of entry is where u will be checked in to Canada at the airport u would be asked ur purpose of u coming depending on the immigration officer he might ask u for prove of finances go with few dollars and show him ur sponsors statement of account and show him ur ATM telling him u have cash in ur credit card that u would open a new bank account immediately.

hayqinsbFX:
No one is reading between the lines....

This is a battle between the option you have or ure planning to execute based on your situation and the truth.

If so so person writes in your favour, you're quick to be happy and concur.

I just believe nothing is impossible...and my candid and final opinion is..
Without people in canada telling you this, you can do the mathematics.
If you're gong to have 3 semesters in a year...it won't be as eaasy as someone having 2semesters.
If you have coop it'll be easier than someone without.

Get you full tuition for your first year and maybe 6months accommodation at the least.
Then others can definitely be sorted out.

This is a candid advice.

Team16:


Brother, God bless you for this input. I have read all the arguement and was reluctant to contribute but I think I'll do that now. Please all concerned housemates, Do not Do not, Do not discourage anybody in whatever he/she has set out to achieve in life. We should be careful with the kind of advice we dish out here cos believe you me, you don't know who's reading silently n the impact your advice is having on them. If certain questions are thrown to the house for example the present discussed issue, IMO refer the person to his faith n belief, like it's been said if it's in your heart, pray about it, believe n it will come to your hands. Now back to the matter, some of my men that left this country 2yrs back with few months rent n 1 term tuition are bubbling in canny now doing very okay, the other one just finished paying up the loan he took from his brother who sponsored him to maple land n has bought his car. If he has listened to this kind of conversation n probably his morale was doused by what people had said, he would still be in this scotch sun of Nigeria regretting his ass n complaining, but i loved his spirit he said to me guy am processing my visa to canada n amongst all our friends you are the only one am confiding in, so keep it to yourself i dont need your advice and i dont want anyone to discourage me, this is my dream n I must achieve it. My guy's in d house if after suffering in this country (to those who has suffered o am not referring to those who had diamond spoon in their mouth when they are born) and you find yourself in canada n you are complaining that it's hard n it's impossible, nwanne am still looking for that word in the dictionary to qualify you o (no offense) but get my point n advice, if you are sleeping on a 100 inches Vita or mouka foam in naija, please the day your plane touches down on that land, the first thing to buy is UTE (MAT) cos sleep has gone. Guys are making it over there, paying their bills, does western union bimonthly and you are here telling me it's not possible. Nnaa nwanne enter ekenedilichukwu or young come house cos that thing from village. If you are igbo n you get to maple land n you are making or supporting this issue bros please go n sell your foam get mat cos it's not sleeping time, it's called hustling time. Remember western union, guys are not playing with it across the bridge na sure thing, men ga agba beer nu (men will drink beer 4 ur head now). My own input. My tinklee advice. It's not compulsory you adhere to it. Like i will always say n like I said when my moniker was attacked when i joined. Whatever it is you want in life, let it be done to you according to your faith. Faith works, if you believe it then you can achieve it.

Good jokes guy, what I know is if you are lazy fellow,stay ur house,no go.... When u get there,you see others working like our Aboki(Hausa), u will join d race. Let this chapter close... Good luck!!!

waleakins:
ehnehn. Ah just dey wonder ni. Cos pple no dey tok bout uofl.. Na dere u dey go? Nd howfar bout ur app? U don reapply?. Mehn my morale quench wen u said u were delayed. Cos na u be d first person ah knw on NL ehnehn. Ah just dey wonder ni. Cos pple no dey tok bout uofl.. Na dere u dey go? Nd howfar bout ur app? U don reapply?. Mehn my morale quench wen u said u were delayed. Cos na u be d first person ah knw on NL

Yeah, I'm headed to the school.

...And yes, I've reapplied.

Thanks for the concern.

TALK2FABO:
Do they usually ask for evidence of payment also?

donno oo .. depends on the immigration officer

hi guys do i need Educational Credential Evaluators or WES to evaluate or review my transcripts before sending it to niagara university for my masters program.

darefestus:


Yeah, I'm headed to the school.

...And yes, I've reapplied.

Thanks for the concern.

yw bro. So whc program did u apply for. I want to apply for UG in computer science, second degree tho. I hv two start dates. 06Sept 2015 nd 09jan 2016. Im working on 09jan.

AriseOCompatrot:


Tinu, your conclusion above is a bit off-tangent. No matter how much you stamp on a cockroach, it will never spew blood. Why? Because there's no blood inside its system. Likewise, no matter the adversity on a morally upright person, he'll never resort to illegality in times of adversity. Those who will do illegal stuff in Canny will also do illegal stuff in Nigeria, Iran, New Zealand, or even in Czeckoslovakia! They will not do the illegal stuff because they ran out cash but because they have illegality inherent in their character[\b]. There are female bankers in marketing department who are sleeping with people to meet target. If those ones go to Canada, they will turn to prostitution when times of adversity arise. But there are also female bankers who aren't meeting target and who are at the verge of losing their jobs but have still refused to succumb to the temptation. If those ones go to Canny, they will not resort to illegality when adversity arises.

You stated in an earlier post that [b]I would never agree or advice anyone who doesn't have their complete tuition for the duration of their studies to travel, with the hope of working to make up for it..... Really Please think about that for a second. That is a VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY counterproductive stance. Whether it has to do with studying in Canada or getting married or building a house of applying for a job, anybody who waits for all the stars to align before making a move is not likely to amount to much in this life.

There are people who have left the shores of this country with less than a quarter of the financial requirements for their education and right now, they have their degree. How did they make it? That is what we should be striving to know. There are also people who have gone with more than hundred percent of the requirements for their education but have ended up in illegalities like drugs, yahoo runs, and the likes. How did they end up like that even after all the stars were aligned in their favour?

The very first sentence i made in my contribution to this contentious discussion was Money should NEVER be the reason why someone does not attempt something. and I stand by that 100%. Don't discourage people from pursuing their dreams because of lack of funds. When they take a step, heaven or the forces, or God (depending on your religious inclination) will take a step in support of them too.

I disagree with you on the part I highlighted. I have seen people do a lot of illegality to stay back in the U.S. one of the things I learnt at sone point is that what happens in the U.S. stays in the U.S. In as much as you have good intentions, I would advise you anyone who has such an idea to count the cost and be sure you have a fall back plan.

MidnightinParis:
Just received 'Thanks for your patience' mail. My heart skipped seeing a mail from CIC.

Today makes it exactly 4 weeks!

It is well o.

Online or paper route please?

GboyegaD:


I disagree with you on the part I highlighted. I have seen people do a lot of illegality to stay back in the U.S. one of the things I learnt at some point is that what happens in the U.S. stays in the U.S. In as much as you have good intentions, I would advise you anyone who has such an idea to count the cost and be sure you have a fall back plan.

Erm...I'm not sure what exactly you disagree with. The people who did illegality to stay back in the US, would they do illegality to stay back in Canada, UK or Australia too? Yes they would. And that is exactly what I inferred.

Here is how you can agree or disagree with my point. If all the source of funding for your PHD dries up tomorrow, would you resort to illegality to remain in Canada?

AriseOCompatrot:


I agree with you hundred percent sir!

But the discussion is about leaving without all the money needed and not about leaving without any money at all. Nobody would do that. There are people here who want to apply for a 2 year programme with tuition of 15,000CAD per annum. If all such a person has right now is 10,000 CAD, should that person apply or shouldn't he apply? And if he applies and gets admission and gets TRV, should he travel or shouldn't he travel? That I believe is what the discussion is about.

I await your perspective

Permit me to reply. In this case, it is almost impossible and coming to spend such an amount on an assumption that the person will raise $20k in tuition asides other expenses is synonymous to suicide. Most jobs here pay a little above minimum wage and the higher you earn, the higher the tax you pay. More so, studies isn't as easy as you having as much time for other activities except the person doesn't mind the class of grade and also been withdrawn from the program.

AriseOCompatrot:


Scale 1 Scale 2 U.S. Grade Equiv.
A/AB 70-100 A
B/BC 60-69 B+
C/CD 50-59 B
D 45-49 C+
E 40-44 C
F 0-39 F

Your 3.5 is equivalent to 70, which is an A! I bow and tremble

[b] Canada grading system is different sir...

A+ = 90 - 100
A = 85 - 89.99
A- = 80 - 84.99
B+ = 75 - 79.99
B = 70 - 74.99
C+ = 65 - 69.99
C = 60 - 64.99
Schools like university of Waterloo grades A+ = 95 - 100 in that sequence...down to the lowest grade.

So based on the above, a naija cgpa of 3.5 might fall somewhere between B and B+, but not an A.
N/B: The method of conversion is never 3.5/5*100 as some peeps say here.. The way it is calculated favours our naija cgpa at the end of the day.

In many universities I know of, any grade below a C+, i.e. Below 65 is a failing grade for graduate students and if one gets 2 courses below 65,the person will be withdrawn from the program. (I know of 2 ladies that went back to naija cos they made 2 courses less than 65).The only bail out in this case is to start afresh thereby paying fresh tuition fees and going back to square one (that's if your school is kind enough ooo).

So, if anyone wants to come to Canny unprepared (for the worst), thereby leading to maximum distraction so as to meet up by all means... He has to think about his/her grades.

Truth be told.... There must be a trade-off at the end of the day between your grades and working during studies. Just try to ensure that it does not lead to a failure.

For undergraduate.... I'm yet to see anyone that studied 4 years in Canada catering for himself all thru without any support from home being that undergraduate is damn too expensive and scholarships are very rare to come by..

Guys let us be guided as we take our decisions please cos if it gets out of hand, even the guys you call your friends will tell you there is nothing they can do to help (some will even stop picking your calls/start avoiding you like Ebola before you come and ask them for money).
In disguise, all man is OYO for this country ooo. [/b]

GboyegaD:


Permit me to reply. In this case, it is almost impossible and coming to spend such an amount on an assumption that the person will raise $20k in tuition asides other expenses is synonymous to suicide. Most jobs here pay a little above minimum wage and the higher you earn, the higher the tax you pay. More so, studies isn't as easy as you having as much time for other activities except the person doesn't mind the class of grade and also been withdrawn from the program.

You are missing the whole point bro. You seem to be selecting my posts randomly and responding to them. You will have to read the five or six posts I have made on this issue to get my train of thought. You are still harping on paid employment as the only source of income to someone who has left the shores of this country with incomplete funds.

Money should NEVER be the reason why someone does not attempt something was my introductory remark on the subject matter. Can he get good enough grades to get part scholarship for his second year? Can he cry out to someone in Nigeria to loan him some money to complete his education with a promise to refund later? Can he/she braid hair to earn extra bucks apart from the 20 hour a week jobs? Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!

Sooooo, someone will be lucky/blessed enough to get a TRV and 10,000 CAD cash in hand but because his programme is 15k tuition per annum, he should not travel?? Your concern seems to be that he might not get the remaining funds to complete his education, which would mean he wasted the 10,000 CAD. In that case, you my friend would be FANNING the FLAMES of the FEAR of FAILURE! By the way, all those words start with the letter F.

I asked a question earlier and I am yet to get a response from anyone. If your advice is that someone with incomplete funds should not travel, because of the risk of getting stranded, then what would your advice be to someone who traveled with the promise of complete funds at the beginning but gets stranded just one year into his four year programme because his sponsor lost his job and the source of promised funds dried up? Will you advice him to enter the next flight and head back to Nigeria?

(Lack of)Money should NEVER be the reason why someone does not attempt something

By the way, this is the last post I will be making on the subject matter for two reasons: (1) I think the debate has reached its elastic limit (2) Those in need of advice on the subject matter have already made up their minds on whether to go with the for or against

Cheers to all contributors!

Onyeoma3:


[b] Canada grading system is different sir...

A+ = 90 - 100
A = 85 - 89.99
A- = 80 - 84.99
B+ = 75 - 79.99
B = 70 - 74.99
C+ = 65 - 69.99
C = 60 - 64.99

Apologies. What I posted is the US grading system. He has a 3.5 which is at least a 70. Depending on certain factors, it could translate to more than a 70. Apparently, Canada does not have a uniform grading system. 70 in Saskatchewan is a B. 70 in Quebec is a C+. 70 in Ontario is a B-. 70 in Mannitoba is a B and 70 in British Columbia is a C+

I want to reiterate that ones grades are not the only factor considered in admission decisions. Even if the school's website says that the requirement for admission is an A, they can still admit a candidate who has less than an A but can show strengths in other components of his/her application which can compensate for the shortfall in the grades.

Rickywowoz:
What other sectors are booming in Canada that someone with chemical engineering background might follow?

Pretty much the same industries for chem eng everewhere. They always get paid really well. You need Canadian experience/education though.

[quote author=AriseOCompatrot post=35496193][/quote]

Noted sir, but I can't remember reading on any page where anyone argued with you that cgpa is the only criteria needed for admission into any school in Canada.

Everyone on this thread that has applied for admission into any Canadian university /college at one point in time or the other knows too well that other factors such as references, statement of interest, and experience (in some cases) all add up towards consideration for admission...

Calm down ejor, your blood dey hot...no offense meant.