yes @justwise

Vinsturk:
yes @justwise

Dude i maybe stupid but that is limited to occasionally mistakes, apart from that I'm above average rational human being.

I know for a fact that tourist visa is purely for visiting and never a work permit and has not been stated anywhere in Canadian embassy website that one can work with it or change it to work permit while in Canada

The problem with you and many others is that this is not what you want to hear, your mind is made-up to take the illegal route because the legal one is lengthy and you not qualify .

These people here https://www.nairaland.com/706047/crystal-service-immigration-scam/23

About 8,000 of them were scammed 5yrs ago through the same method and it all played out here in nairaland.

Nigerians are educate indeed but that is in paper.

Vinsturk:
Are you serious #justwise#...Please are you talking out of experience or or you think so. pls dont be mad at me i really need to be helped. Pls anybody with similar experience or exposure to canadian way shld assist me. God bless u

He is 99.9% right

congrats @manlikegb

hello house

OmoBendel24:


Dog wey wan lost no dey hear him master whistle again, no matter how him blow am go!

manlikegb:
Myself and my wife are first time applicants, we did paper route and and got our passports back yesterday just after almost 4wks with 1 year approved visa each. How I wish for more as our passports still have validity of up to 3 and 4 years respectively. I'm sure they have their reason for the decision and I'm taking nothing for granted, I thank God. Below is a list of all documents included in our application. I have learnt a lot from this thread and I hope our transcript helps someone too.

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED: (tried following @jayfierce’s well composed format)

Travel History:
1. Photocopies of previous travels on expired passport which include 3 expired visas for South Africa with 4 entry and exit stamps, expired 6months UK visa used once, Dubai entry and exit stamps(once), Maldives entry and exit stamps(once).
2. WIFE: Photocopies of Dubai entry and exit stamps(3 times), Maldives entry and exit stamps(once).
3. Recent Passport with valid US visa used once for BOTH of us to expire later next year.

Proof of Means of Financial Support:
1. My company CAC documents.
2. Letter of Introduction prepared by my secretary on company letterhead, signed and stamped with company seal.
3. Self Introduction and Plan Itinerary on company letterhead as well(covers purpose of travel as vacationing and also mentioned a few places we’d love to visit.
4. Company statement of account for 9 months.
5. My personal statement of account for 6 months.
6. Wife's Employment letter/Confirmation of appointment.
7. Wife's six months payslip & 6 months statement of salary account.
8. Joint statement of account for 6 months.
9. CSCS statement & Treasury Bills investment letter.

NOTE: Perhaps some of the above counts for "Home Ties".

Purpose of Travel:
1. Vacation, was mentioned in the "Self Introduction” letter above.
2. Trip itinerary.
3. Flight itinerary(photocopy of email from agent).
4. Hotel booking(booked by agent which got me sweating profusely when I received an email from Expedia that its been cancelled in the middle of our application processing, thanks @jayfierce & @awelekiti for helping a brother relax and keep calm).

Other documents included:
1. Marriage certificate.
2. Wife’s sworn affidavit of change of name.
3. Newspaper publication of wife's change of name page.

And most importantly, PRAYER.

Best of luck to all.

Good one

paparazzi1987:


He is 99.9% right

I beg to disagree, he is 101% damn right!!!

Vinsturk:
yes @justwise

What everyone indirectly is don't let any man sweet-mouth you and kolobi your naira.

obasiete:
Hello house, please how do i confirm canada visit visa? my family member got a visa we want to confirm its real. make una help me na

If you have US visa, I think is better to apply for Canada visit/tourist visa while in US.
I applied for Canada visit visa for my wife on June 6th this year, she did biometric same day. I withdrawal her application after 3 months in late September because the application was not finalized. She currently in US, and I reapplied for her in October. Below is the timeline;
- Application submitted online on October 17
- Biometric on October 17 at VAC New York
- Passport request on October 22nd
- passport delivered by hand on October 24th at VAC NY
- Passport picked up on October 28 at VAC New York
- Application approved with multiple visa valid till 4th of February 2021.

Documents included were;
- her passport data page
- my bank statement ( 2 months bank statements printed online)
- marriage certificate
- United Airlines flight itinerary
- Details info of where we are going in canada
- 4 nights hotel reservation through hotwire
- No invitation letter included

travelpoint:
If you have US visa, I think is better to apply for Canada visit/tourist visa while in US.
I applied for Canada visit visa for my wife on June 6th this year, she did biometric same day. I withdrawal her application after 3 months in late September because the application was not finalized. She currently in US, and I reapplied for her in October. Below is the timeline;
- Application submitted online on October 17
- Biometric on October 17 at VAC New York
- Passport request on October 22nd
- passport delivered by hand on October 24th at VAC NY
- Passport picked up on October 28 at VAC New York
- Application approved with multiple visa valid till 4th of February 2021.

Documents included were;
- her passport date page
- my bank statement ( 2 months bank statements printed online)
- marriage certificate
- United Airlines flight itinerary
- Details info of where we are going in canada
- 4 nights hotel reservation through hotwire
- No invitation letter included

I was of the opinion that a"right of stay" like a work, study permit or other form of residence permit is required before you can apply for a visa from a foreign country. Please correct me if i am wrong

kkokoma:


I was of the opinion that a"right of stay" like a work, study permit or other form of residence permit is required before you can apply for a visa from a foreign country. Please correct me if i am wrong

Yes you are right about that but that is not the case if you are applying for Canada visa from US. When you are in US with a valid visit visa, you can apply for Canada visa. Note you can't apply for US visa from Canada if you are in canada with a visit visa.
I discovered last month that you can apply from US if you have a valid visa. Some told us about it but I don't believe until I went to VAC New York to confirm if she can apply. VAC told us YES

Vinsturk:
Thanks for the previous assistance

How easy is it to get your resident permit in canada with tourist multiple entry visa. I was told that one can easily get company work with your tourist visa and the company will assist you in getting work permit, and all these can happen in maximum of two months. Please i would appreciate it so deeply if a candid and experienced answer is given to this question because it is about life and death with a brother and an agent who assured him of all these promises. Please assist me sincerely. God bless you.

Let me rephrase what Justwise is trying to say in clear terms. Working with a tourist visa in Canada is against the terms of your visa and against the immigration laws of canada and if caught you will be in serious trouble. So no genuine company will even look at you. In fact they may even rat you out to the authorities and trust me the country takes these things very seriously so it's the last thing you need. However there are various legal ways to extend your stay in Canada before your visa validity expires. There are no guarantee with that either as trying to get a job is not valid reason to extend your stay. Pls check the cic site carefully for more insight on how to extend your stay and other information. My personal advice to you is this: Pls remove the thought of working with your tourist visa or extending your stay out of your mind for now. The most important thing at this stage is to secure the visa first. And stay away from that agent. You can do this yourself! Just calm down, be patient, do your research on the documents you need and fire down. Go thru the pages on this forum and the cic site for guidance and you're good to go.
Good luck sir.

jayfierce:
Most of us May 2016 applicants have gotten feedback from IRCC. The case enquiry should work. Please verify you submitted the correct details.

@Everyone, please do we still have any other May 2016 applicants still waiting on a decision in the house?

Cc MineMK

You are not alone
I am still waiting. No response yet @jayfierce

CC: calalili2018

Thanks guys [Zeus, justwise et al] for your assistance. I am highly educated now so with other people with same problem. God bless us all.

hello@ manlikegb, did you include your tax records in your application?

@house, is it absolutely necessary to include your tax records if applying as a business man?

mummyf:
hello@ manlikegb, did you include your tax records in your application?

@house, is it absolutely necessary to include your tax records if applying as a business man?

@mummyf, no I did not.

travelpoint:

Yes you are right about that but that is not the case if you are applying for Canada visa from US. When you are in US with a valid visit visa, you can apply for Canada visa. Note you can't apply for US visa from Canada if you are in canada with a visit visa.
I discovered last month that you can apply from US if you have a valid visa. Some told us about it but I don't believe until I went to VAC New York to confirm if she can apply. VAC told us YES

Please confirm if your bank statement you used is a Nigeria account or a USA account as I have a Canada visa and I intend to renew it in the USA on my next vacation to usa

thanks@ manlikegb

RedReact:

I beg to disagree, he is 101% damn right!!!

Issokay. I agree with you 1000%

kakunze:


Please confirm if your bank statement you used is a Nigeria account or a USA account as I have a Canada visa and I intend to renew it in the USA on my next vacation to usa

I used US bank statement. If you are using Nigerian bank, kindly include photocopy of your debit card to show that you have access to the money you have in bank.
Also apply online immediately you get US

However, please do not lie about your source of funds.

OK thanks,I don't intend to lie, because I currently run a boutique.thanks so much I appreciate.

It's my first time,. Thanks abunch

"that's why I want to apply as a business woman,again." Please what do you mean by the highlighted statement? Have you applied for canada visa as business woman before?

However, @Jayfierce has very much said it all, I think it will be important that your husband be your sponsor. That should reduce the attention on your own statement of account a little bit and should be a strong statement for home tie too. But your husband should be prepared to provide supporting documentations as the sponsor too including bank statements and availability of funds to cover the purpose of the trip. As for the landed document in your maiden name, did you make a newspaper publication when you switched from your maiden to husband's? If so, I think you should include that in your application too. Overall, take your time and prepare well. Very important. [/quote][quote author=Kamymich post=50994435][/quote]

author=manlikegb post=50974583]
No .its my first attempt ,thanks for your input.and please,what kind of supporting documents can my provide,aside the statement of account and consent letter.

adaxxy:
Hello house ,
Please I need your advice,can I apply for Canada tourist visa from u.k or U.s,
I'm a Nigerian on tourist visa but I have letter of introduction from my employer and other backing documents ,
Can I apply for tourist visa to Canada from either of the above countries I mentioned but I'm only resident in Nigeria,
Thank you.

Sure, you can do that in US. I don't know about UK

DemiDabbs:
Hi everyone
Pls when is the best time for me to apply for visa if i want to travel middle of January?

Also, i was in the US for 5 months this year on a visit visa (i can work from anywhere in the world) At POE in the US i said i was staying for 2 weeks and ended up staying for 5 months (very long story) Please do you think this would affect my application?

I still have a valid US visa and i have been to the UK and UAE for travel history

That doesn't affect your application because you did not overstay. To overstay your US visa means you stay for over 6 months.
Note: You can apply for Canada visa while in US for a visit.

i haven't heard from cic since July 17th i applied is gonna be 4 month this week, it pass the 111 days and i got a message to check my account and i found nothing. What should i do at this point, this wait is taking forever. Advice is needed.

biyiwilly:
i haven't heard from cic since July 17th i applied is gonna be 4 month this week, it pass the 111 days and i got a message to check my account and i found nothing. What should i do at this point, this wait is taking forever. Advice is needed.

You got to wait for them. Hopefully this week you will hear from them..

I am also expecting response from them too with respect to my wife app

justwise:


Dude i maybe stupid but that is limited to occasionally mistakes, apart from that I'm above average rational human being.

I know for a fact that tourist visa is purely for visiting and never a work permit and has not been stated anywhere in Canadian embassy website that one can work with it or change it to work permit while in Canada

The problem with you and many others is that this is not what you want to hear, your mind is made-up to take the illegal route because the legal one is lengthy and you not qualify .

Maybe they do not know the meaning of tourist. But one with a student visa can apply for jobs

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