Emmaokudu:
Thank you so much Mr. Frank, so basically show of proof of funds doesn't mean I should have paid my fees to the school but that i should have the funds to carry me through for one year in an account, this account can be my Sponsors account in Nigeria right?,
or does it have to be in a Canadian bank?

If you have paid your tuition fees add it up as proof of funds that you have completed payment, but if you have not paid for your tuition and it is readily available in your account add it as proof of funds for a year.
I advise the funds should be in your account not sponspor.

Emmaokudu:
Good day,
Since it was a Diploma and not a Masters or PGD, I thought they weren't going to need my university transcript, but no problem.
These documents do they have to be Notarized photocopy's, Originals or regular photocopies, because right now i only have a scanned copy of my Uni transcript, Already sent the original copy to the school.

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If you are going for Diploma certification, I don't think you need your university transcript, but If you should make it known to them during your application that you're a graduate, you have include your transcripts. The documents can be photocopies as you won't get them back after submitting your application to cic.

Frankrobbn1:


Congratulations in advance! If you have a copy of the E-medical sheet, scan it and send it to them, letting them know that you did upfront medicals prior submission of your application. If you don't, go to the hospital where you did the medicals, ask them to resend the result of your medicals to cic.

oh..its a good thing?

Frankrobbn1:


APPROVAL! It usually take some days or a week. You can go to VFS office and submit your PP or possibly by courier.

Congratulations.

Thanks 4 ur quick reply
Please hw do i do that with a courier? Whats the procedure for getting it back pls

nwisipeter:


Thanks 4 ur quick reply
Please hw do i do that with a courier? Whats the procedure for getting it back pls

You can't use courier service anymore at this stage (since you didn't pay for it when you applied for trv), you will have to take your passport yourself to vfs office IMMEDIATELY!

123baba:
oh..its a good thing?

Yes it is, try and send the e-medical receipt you got from the clinic ASAP so cic can move to the next stage with your application(hopefully approval)

capsule:


same situation, though I'm yet to secure admission, I have a Master's already, but I intend to take the Master's /PhD route, are you advising I shouldn't state that I have an M. Sc going for another one in my sop when applying to CIC? wouldn't they seek record from the school?

Hello,

If you can explain in your SOP reason why you're going for a second masters, kindly do and state you have a masters already.

In my friends case, he had a masters, but he wasn't qualified for admission into a PhD programme. so he was admitted for a masters programme, with the opportunity of completing his PhD programme in two years after going through the second masters.

He couldn't convince the Visa officers in his first application, so he left it out in his second application that he had a masters already.

My advice is that you find a way to convince them on the need for a second masters.

Best wishes

Sorry to digress please. Is anyone flying Egypt Air on the 9th March to Toronto

I have not yet paid my tuition fees, is there a stipulated amount of time that the money should be in my account or can I just transfer to my account if they ask for proof of funds.

Also , the school offers a refund if you’re denied visa , not 100% though, would it be advised to pay for one academic year in a bid to let the visa office know you’re serious? And then keep the rest of the upkeep money in your account, so that as you said early, you can now present both when they ask for proof of funds.

Frankrobbn1:


If you have paid your tuition fees add it up as proof of funds that you have completed payment, but if you have not paid for your tuition and it is readily available in your account add it as proof of funds for a year.
I advise the funds should be in your account not sponspor.

Emmaokudu:
I have not yet paid my tuition fees, is there a stipulated amount of time that the money should be in my account or can I just transfer to my account if they ask for proof of funds.

Also , the school offers a refund if you’re denied visa , not 100% though, would it be advised to pay for one academic year in a bid to let the visa office know you’re serious? And then keep the rest of the upkeep money in your account, so that as you said early, you can now present both when they ask for proof of funds.

Emmaokudu,

If you don't plan to pay tuition, make sure you have your tuition and living expenses in your possession(Account) prior your application submission.

Paying upfront tuition fees is not a prerequisite for visa approval. I'll advise that if you have the money, just pay for your full tuition and have your living expenses in your personal account before submitting your app. Don't be scared okay, your money is safe with the Canadian Institution and will be refunded, if eventually your application got refused.
Yes paying upfront tuition is good as it let's the visa officer know that your primary intent is to study.

Lastly, Are you self sponsored?( You speak like one).

Frankrobbn1:


Yes! All documents/certificates are meant to be photocopies. You only submit original bank statements, Originals letter of sponsorship and affidavit... Any letters addressed to the Canadian high commission should be Originals.

Please can my fiancé be my sponsor. As we re not yet officially related.

Markab:
Sorry to digress please. Is anyone flying Egypt Air on the 9th March to Toronto

I will be flying Egypt air on March 14

mcobex:
Yes you can sponsor your friend , all you need do is tell the vo it is your own way of helping a friend and go further by paying his tuition fee and transfer his living expenses into his personal account before he applies for the visa. How much is his tuition fee and living expenses? How much do you intend to spend for his studies? Remember the vo will expect you to have enough left for yourself and your dependants after sponsoring your friend.

Thank you. This information is helpful. Must the friend pay school fees? Can’t he only send money into the dorm account.
In my case my friend want to send send 15k dollars into my dorm Account and pay for incidental fee. More so my friend-and I are not b in in same country

Good Morning Mr. Frank,
Thank you for you quick and concise responses so far, I really do appreciate it.

I’m not self sponsored actually, my dad is paying but I want to gather as much information as possible so I don’t make any avoidable mistakes,

Ok , so before I apply for the visa , the money should be in my personal account as it is a prerequisite that I submit a healthy statement of account during the visa application process right?,

what happens if I take it out after I send the application, would that affect me ?,

does the account have to be a domicilary account?

Do I also need to submit the statement of account of my sponsor during this process?, if yes, what would they be looking out for , account balance or clash inflow?

can I have more than one sponsor ? (both would be from my immediate family; dad and sister)

Frankrobbn1:


Emmaokudu,

If you don't plan to pay tuition, make sure you have your tuition and living expenses in your possession(Account) prior your application submission.

Paying upfront tuition fees is not a prerequisite for visa approval. I'll advise that if you have the money, just pay for your full tuition and have your living expenses in your personal account before submitting your app. Don't be scared okay, your money is safe with the Canadian Institution and will be refunded, if eventually your application got refused.
Yes paying upfront tuition is good as it let's the visa officer know that your primary intent is to study.

Lastly, Are you self sponsored?( You speak like one).

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Good pm ...please questions 10....says treasury bill...now my sponsor has a lump sum of 60million credited by cbn. ..and the narration in the bank statement was interest from cbn for N/Treasury bill...for 182days.....and the second was interest from cbn of 24million for 91days.....now my sponsor is not around to give me the treasury bill certificate but on my own i wrote a separate letter of Explanation for lump sum credited by cbn....n I subhead it with date...narration.....reference number and amount......explaining how the money came in...hope it will not stop my application but all other documents like employment letter....payslips are attached ...please advise [/]

@bbclue ask your sponsor to contact his/her account officer to give you certificate of Tbill or tell your sponsor to check the mail sent to him when he initiated the Tbill. Just to be on a safe side documentary evidence is more convincing.

sogima:

Please can my fiancé be my sponsor. As we re not yet officially related.

Of course yes! Your fiance can sponsor you. He has to show commitment towards financing your studies by either paying full tuition or transferring funds into your account, that is when he will be recognized as a credible sponspor in the sight of the visa officer.

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Okay thanks

Emmaokudu:
Good Morning Mr. Frank,
Thank you for you quick and concise responses so far, I really do appreciate it.

I’m not self sponsored actually, my dad is paying but I want to gather as much information as possible so I don’t make any avoidable mistakes,

Ok , so before I apply for the visa , the money should be in my personal account as it is a prerequisite that I submit a healthy statement of account during the visa application process right?,

what happens if I take it out after I send the application, would that affect me ?,

does the account have to be a domicilary account?

Do I also need to submit the statement of account of my sponsor during this process?, if yes, what would they be looking out for , account balances of clash inflow?

can I have more than one sponsor ? (both would be from my immediate family; dad and sister)

Emmaokudu,

Good to hear from you again.

Your dad sponsoring you it's the best here, because visa officers regard Family sponsorship when compared to third party sponsor. So it's good you're using your dad.


It's not a prerequisite okay, it's a way of showing commitment towards sponsoring your education, and it plays a vital role on your application. So, Once the transfer is carried out between your father's account and yours, you need to submit both accounts statements while applying for your visa. You should indicate this in the portion where you talked about finances on your SOP, explain to the visa officer that as a matter of fact, that your father(sponspor) have shown commitment in financing your studies by transferring both your tuition and living expenses into your account, so the same too with your father, it should also appear on his letter of support/sponsporship. Remember to quote the date and attach receipts for the transcation.

The main important thing here is before your application, and yes you can take it out or give it back to your sponsor as embassies don't have the right to request for your account balance from applicant respective banks. Most often, they request for bank statements again only if they are unsure of the transaction(I don't think they do this again). But it's better you wait for like a month after submission before giving it back to your father.


It not a must that it will be a domicilary account. The role that a dorm account plays is that it let's the visa officer know that funds are already in convertible currency and are readily available, accessible and exportable by applicant to Canada. But I prefer this than normal naira bank account. Anyone is good okay. As I said earlier if you're using your naira account, make sure you include your dad bank statements and yours to show proof of transcations b/w both accounts.


Yes submit your sponsor Bank statement to support your application, then they will be looking out whether such transfer/transcations was carried in your sponsor account or you just intentionally borrowed the money somewhere(Lump sum deposit into account from unknown source) So, include your sponsor account.


Sure! You can have more than one sponspor when applying for your visa, just make sure that both sponspors show commitment (as stated earlier) towards financing your studies in Canada and you will be fine.


I hope this answers your questions.
Feel free to ask questions anytime.

All the best!

Good morning everyone.I applied for study permit in November'17 got medical invite in Dec'17 and my status showed pass Dec'17.Since then i haven't received an update or PPR request from CIC.Do you suggest i reachout to CIC or just keep waiting?

philoxy4:
Good morning everyone.I applied for study permit in November'17 got medical invite in Dec'17 and my status showed pass Dec'17.Since then i haven't received an update or PPR request from CIC.Do you suggest i reachout to CIC or just keep waiting?

Hold on Okay be patient, your approval is close. After this month, you don't get a response from them, send them a case enquiry mail.

Thank You.

Frankrobbn1:


Emmaokudu,

Good to hear from you again.

Your dad sponsoring you it's the best here, because visa officers regard Family sponsorship when compared to third party sponsor. So it's good you're using your dad.


It's not a prerequisite okay, it's a way of showing commitment towards sponsoring your education, and it plays a vital role on your application. So, Once the transfer is carried out between your father's account and yours, you need to submit both accounts statements while applying for your visa. You should indicate this in the portion where you talked about finances on your SOP, explain to the visa officer that as a matter of fact, that your father(sponspor) have shown commitment in financing your studies by transferring both your tuition and living expenses into your account, so the same too with your father, it should also appear on his letter of support/sponsporship. Remember to quote the date and attach receipts for the transcation.

The main important thing here is before your application, and yes you can take it out or give it back to your sponsor as embassies don't have the right to request for your account balance from applicant respective banks. Most often, they request for bank statements again only if they are unsure of the transaction(I don't think they do this again). But it's better you wait for like a month after submission before giving it back to your father.


It not a must that it will be a domicilary account. The role that a dorm account plays is that it let's the visa officer know that funds are already in convertible currency and are readily available, accessible and exportable by applicant to Canada. But I prefer this than normal naira bank account. Anyone is good okay. As I said earlier if you're using your naira account, make sure you include your dad bank statements and yours to show proof of transcations b/w both accounts.


Yes submit your sponsor Bank statement to support your application, then they will be looking out whether such transfer/transcations was carried in your sponsor account or you just intentionally borrowed the money somewhere(Lump sum deposit into account from unknown source) So, include your sponsor account.


Sure! You can have more than one sponspor when applying for your visa, just make sure that both sponspors show commitment (as stated earlier) towards financing your studies in Canada and you will be fine.


I hope this answers your questions.
Feel free to ask questions anytime.

All the best!

A quick thank you to all those that take out time to respond to questions here. You all are more than appreciated.

Hello everyone. One question: is it a must to have sponsor(s) transfer funds to applicants personal account regardless of if they are immediate family? Thanks.

Hello everyone,
please what are the chances of getting a Canadian student visa to Study Instrumentation Engineering Technology at NAIT (DIPLOMA).
My first degree was Elect/Elect , but I'd rather do a diploma in the aforementioned field as against a Masters in the uk because it'll be more hands on and I'd gain some first hand experience after schooling in the process.

Thanks a bunch @frankrobbn1.
But please another quick question, How do i go about the proof of relationship thing?
And also how do I go about writting his sponsorship letter, maybe a sample will be of tremendous help. Thanks

Frankrobbn1:


Femiart,
Welcome to the forum!
Well, using your father as the main sponsor would have been the best here, but nevertheless you can still use your uncle. You need to show proof of relationship with your sponsor(Uncle).
Please don't do the mistake of submitting only your uncle company bank statements as the primary proof of funds to your application, endeavour to add his personal financial establishment (Personal bank statement for 6 months). Reasons because visa officers don't regard Company bank statements. From the look of things, your sponsor(Uncle) already has 3 kids studying in Canada, plus you making 4. The financial strain will be on him. I'll advise you hide your sponsor kids from your application, don't let the visa officer know about it. It may lead to visa refusal, since you're only using your uncle to get your TRV. Ask your father to pay up your tuition fees and transfer your living expenses into your account, then your uncle will be a credible sponspor in the sight of the visa officer.

Since your sponsor(Uncle)is business incline, you need the following documents from him.

Sponsors documents.

1)Letter of sponsorship 
2)Affidavit of sponsorship 
3)statement of account of the past 6 months business and personal bank statement.
4)landed property documents 
5)Land survey plan and approval documents.
6)Proof of ownership of business (Article and association of memorandum) 
7)CAC documents ( proof to show the business is Registered)
8 ) Sponspor International passage bio data page
9)Tax clearance certificate
10)Treasury bills certificate
11)Letter of reference from SPONSPOR bank(stating he is the sole signatory to the account and has been running from said date till date).

I hope this goes a long way in answering your questions.

All the best!

Thanks bro.
But basically what I meant was that money hasnt been flowing into the account. Maybe small changes not up to 100k shows up once in a while in the account.
Taking time to build the account is also like a far cry cos i might end up missing the admission, and building it ll be a long thing. Cos we are just running around to gather the money small small.
Tnx

Canadahelper:


Hey bro , most times relatives sponsoring is a tough sell, even tougher in this case if your uncle can only provide company statement of account . If he’ll be acting as the main sponsor, he should submit a personal account statement as well OR maybe take a few extra months to build up cash flow in your dad’s account ? Expantiate on what you mean by “cash flow isn’t good” ? lump sum deposits or ?

sogima:

Thank you. This information is helpful. Must the friend pay school fees? Can’t he only send money into the dorm account.
In my case my friend want to send send 15k dollars into my dorm Account and pay for incidental fee. More so my friend-and I are not b in in same country

Paying of tuition fee doesn't guarantee trv but it helps a lot , some schools don't accept tuition fee from their students until their trv is aproved.
But if I may ask, why can't your friend pay your yuition fee but can transfer the money into your dorm account? Is it because he intend asking for the money back immediately your trv is approved? That's one big question I think the visa officer will ask.

mcobex:
Paying of tuition fee doesn't guarantee trv but it helps a lot , some schools don't accept tuition fee from their students until their trv is aproved.
But if I may ask, why can't your friend pay your yuition fee but can transfer the money into your dorm account? Is it because he intend asking for the money back immediately your trv is approved? That's one big question I think the visa officer will ask.

He can pay the fee, just want to be sure of my visa before fee payment is been made. But we don’t mind paying incidental fee. One more question the amount of money if accepted can it pass for the visa because I intend showing my pay slip.
Please I am really trying to get all information right before I start my application

Slik07:


OFFICIALLY, Canada is not one of the countries that PTDF sends Nigerians to. I presume if you are awarded the scholarship and you've a Master's/PhD offer from a Canadian school, you can use it.

See the attached and also check previous years to know the countries listed. You wont find Canada.

This is a new rule for 2018/2019. Before now, you can go anywhere in the world for your programme with PTDF scholarship but most people prefer UK because admission process is easy and PTDF will assist you with the visa process. If you choose other countries, you are solely on your own regarding the visa process. I am a PTDF scholar going to University of Manitoba for Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. I now see reason why most people avoid going to Canada, I applied for TRV since Nov 21st, 2017 and up till now there has been no update on my application.
I have deferred my resumption from January to May; I have started having a second thought about Canny land, now that the UK has changed their immigration law.

GOOD afternoon bosses, please have sent so many mails out to professors all without any response and others saying they aren't taking any students at this point in time. I.applied for university of Saskatchewan pre-qualification and they informed me after like a month that my application is still under consideration. Would love to know what that means for people that applied for their pre-qualification form. Also want to know the implication of applying for an M.ENG program when applying for the visa. Thanks and God bless

femiart:
Thanks a bunch @frankrobbn1.
But please another quick question, How do i go about the proof of relationship thing?
And also how do I go about writting his sponsorship letter, maybe a sample will be of tremendous help. Thanks

Is he your fathers younger brother or a maternal uncle?
Proof of relationship: Add documents like :
1-) Birth certificates
2-) Marriage certificates
3-) Proof of previous financial support... Payment of school fees, transfers between both account long ago before Visa application, old family pictures taken between you and your sponsor when you're tender.
4-) Payment of tuition fees (Tuition fee receipt)

SAMPLE LETTER OF SPONSPORSHIP

100 Example Street
Sambisa forest, Maiduguri
Nigeria.

February 15, 2018.

The Visa Officer,
Canadian High commission, [City, Country]

Re: Financial Support for Ms. femiart

Dear Sir / Madam,

This is to confirm that I, Nairaland am the paternal /maternal uncle of Ms. Femiart and that I will financially support her during the entire period of her stay in Canada. This includes her travelling, lodging, tuition and all kinds of her expenses in Canada. She is intending to pursue her studies in Medicine at the University of Manitoba, Canada.

I am a permanent resident of Nigeria having an annual income of 150Million Naira. I am the owner of blah blah blah..... I am contented to act as financial sponsor for my niece whilst she stay in the Canada. As for my source of income, Please refer to original documents attached including my bank statement, income tax returns, and CAC, Article of association and memorandum, Treasury bills, shares certificates blah blah blah blah

I am sponsporing her education because she is intelligent, humble, hardworking, God-fearing, honest, intelligent blah blah blah

In case of any query please contact me on my cell at +234 888 8888 888.

Sincerely,

(Signature)
Nairaland.


Enclosed:
• Bank Statement
• Income Tax Returns
• CAC documents
* Article of association and memorandum.
* Shares certificates blah blah blah

Please don't copy verbatim. So you won't be charged for plagiarism.

All the best!

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