Oopsy:
When you say refire, is it to appeal or apply again?
I am asking cos i have a smilar case. In fact, for my kids, it was renewal, my spouse was applying for the 1st time while I still have a valid visa. They gave me same flimsy excuse. I have ordered to gcms notes. But can it be appealed?

Bethiano:
Dear Friends,

documents submitted:
- work contracts
- certificate of leave
- letter of introduction from work
- bank statement
- 1 page statement of purpose
- bank accounts
- travel insurance.
- certified copies of my educational documents
- letter of invitation
- Notification of Travel grant award

Bethiano:
Dear Friends,

sometime in March, i read through some pages here to learn about the Canadian TRV visa. i got invaluable insights here. I feel obligated to share my success story, may be this may help some one tomorrow.

mission: going for a conference
funding: i received funding from the organizers
applied: 23rd, paper application
documents submitted:
- work contracts
- certificate of leave
- letter of introduction from work
- bank statement
- 1 page statement of purpose
- bank accounts
- travel insurance.
- certified copies of my educational documents
- letter of invitation
- Notification of Travel grant award


- then i missed attaching my payment slips and conference registration confirmation (though it was not available at the time), in the next lines you will see the moves i made to rectify this . Please guys, this is not advisable, do not make the mistake of not attaching any of your supporting documents.

i learnt from this thread that one could email the embassy after documents have been submitted, on the condition that you have a cogent reason, for which the embassy may decide to acknowledge you email after evaluation on the basis of your genuineness and sincerity of your request, or otherwise ignore your email.
Please i would encourage you to write only when you have a reason and only when its most expedient.

then i wrote the embassy asking them to speed up processing of my application as the conference date was fast approaching. In the same letter i explained the circumstances for submitting my application the time i did, then attached the documents, which where now available
at the time.


in summary, on 18th April i got a response that "Your processed passport has been dispatched from the Canada Visa Office Abuja, on to the Canada Visa Application Centre" , two days after i received the courier.

Lo and behold, it was Approved.


thanks to Frank Reuben , he was supportive.


lessons learnt
1. read, search, seek , ponder, consume wisely the information you find here.

2. Be honest, sincere , hold on to the truth that makes one free.

3. Dont despise people.

4.Believe.

Asihanmi:
Hello guys, what's going on in Naija? My spouse wanted to submit Canada visitor's visa and was told to book for appointment for the date of submission!!! Due to the high influx in recent times.This started this month. I foresee Canada's style becoming like that of US. I think they need to incorporate this on their Cic website. They had better devise a way to determine appllicant's fate on the spot like that of US. This " go and come back approach doesnt change anything" in the name of being conservative. Well, it's country though.

JahProv1214:
I just confirmed the information. Appointment is needed to summit Visitor Visa application. Which date did they give your spouse?

Asihanmi:
Hello guys, what's going on in Naija? My spouse wanted to submit Canada visitor's visa and was told to book for appointment for the date of submission!!! Due to the high influx in recent times.This started this month. I foresee Canada's style becoming like that of US. I think they need to incorporate this on their Cic website. They had better devise a way to determine appllicant's fate on the spot like that of US. This " go and come back approach doesnt change anything" in the name of being conservative. Well, it's country though.

shynzee:


The queue at VFS is not for the fainthearted. Nigerians are all headed to Canada.

manlikegb:


https://www.nairaland.com/4472519/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

You might want to spend quality time on Page 0 and Page 1 before you ask questions as it has most things summarized in links, just click and digest. You'll be glad you did.

JahProv1214:
I just confirmed the information. Appointment is needed to summit Visitor Visa application. Which date did they give your spouse?

Fortissimo502:
Any interesting POE stories of late? I'd imagine CBSA might be scrutinizing intentions more closely with the recent news.

vibrant99:
Someone said Monday 21st of MAY 2018 is public holiday for VFS canada, .... anyone heard about this?

vibrant99:
Someone said Monday 21st of MAY 2018 is public holiday for VFS canada, .... anyone heard about this?

expression18:
Please House, kindly advise on how to order GCMS note.

gentleiphy:

all through my 3 passports.

shynzee:


The queue at VFS is not for the fainthearted. Nigerians are all headed to Canada.

vibrant99:
Someone said Monday 21st of MAY 2018 is public holiday for VFS canada, .... anyone heard about this?

Gurus in the house. Please a quick question. Applied for visiting visa to Canada via paper on April 5th and got an email yesterday- May 4th that “your processed passport is ready for collection”.

Please what does this mean. Denial or successful. I guess I shouldn’t expect a medical email since it’s visiting but will they send me an email if it is approved?

For those who applied for visiting via paper, how do you know if it’s approved. Is it until you get your passport? Or do they send you approval email?

Help me Gurus.