mim1031:


It hasn’t even started in my case, got me wondering if it’s going to take 74days.
Truthfully, I’m starting to loose hope, just trying to stay positive too

Stay positive mimi, I read some people here never got any update or changes on their profile till passport request, and they were granted visa at the end, so there is still hope.

Hi @Abubuyaya,

Please My mum is in same situation. My mum’s visa just got approved but she currently In the US visiting.

Did you need to mail CIC to get an authorization for your mum to submit your parents passports in LA? Or did she just send them without doing so.. and how much was paid while submitting please.

Thanks

Abubuyaya:
Good people, good morning!

Parents visiting visa approved!
Day 70.
London Visa Office
Online application

AOR - July 4
BIO - July 8
Eligibility started - Sep 3
BVL- Sep 11
PPR- Sep 12

My concern is where and how to submit passports. Mum is in DC for 1 month and she has their passports, as we'd prepared for likely submission in the USA. Should she go ahead and dispatch to LA VO through the courier?

Or must she be authorized to do so? Application was done in Nigeria. Should we send email to an authority seeking pernission to submit through LA VO? Which office should we email?

If you know of how a similar case was addressed, please advise.

Thank you

Morning Nairalanders,
I have been a silent reader for a long time and this platform has been so helpful.
I applied for a visiting visa and got a rejection on 30th of October after waiting for 79 days.

The reason was the generic bla bla. But I have applied for my GCMS.

I am married with three children and they were not supposed to go with me.

Have a good business with a very active bank statement that has a closing balance of 5m.
I included marriage certificate, children birth certificate, property documents and family pictures to back up my application.
It was tight to the best of my knowledge.

My only crime is that I don't have TRAVEL HISTORY.

The reason am posting this is to bring to our notice a unique twist to my application because such was not mentioned anywhere in this forum.

Few hours to BVL letter, a woman called me from London and said she was conducting a survey on biometric information. I told her I was not ready to answer any questions. She agreed to call another day but the BVL dropped all the same.

The next morning, she called again and for minutes I was trying to let her know I don't do surveys.she insisted and pleaded I answer three questions about if I like business risk, how much I can readily commit to any marketing business from abroad. I told her I take calculated risk and can say what I can commit to any business I don't know nothing about.
She thanked me for my response and told me to expect the mail. Then in two minutes, the rejection letter dropped.
The annoying part is that someone has played fast on me. Making it look like it was the question I answered that gave me the rejection.

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My first time of reading this type of situation here....
I believe the GCMS notes will do justice to know exactly the root cause, please do share with us when it comes. So sorry for the rejection, and thanks for sharing with us.. it's an eye opener.. by the way, had your booking and travel dates expired ?

Godspal:
Morning Nairalanders,
I have been a silent reader for a long time and this platform has been so helpful.
I applied for a visiting visa and got a rejection on 30th of October after waiting for 79 days.

The reason was the generic bla bla. But I have applied for my GCMS.

I am married with three children and they were not supposed to go with me.

Have a good business with a very active bank statement that has a closing balance of 5m.
I included marriage certificate, children birth certificate, property documents and family pictures to back up my application.
It was tight to the best of my knowledge.

My only crime is that I don't have TRAVEL HISTORY.

The reason am posting this is to bring to our notice a unique twist to my application because such was not mentioned anywhere in this forum.

Few hours to BVL letter, a woman called me from London and said she was conducting a survey on biometric information. I told her I was not ready to answer any questions. She agreed to call another day but the BVL dropped all the same.

The next morning, she called again and for minutes I was trying to let her know I don't do surveys.she insisted and pleaded I answer three questions about if I like business risk, how much I can readily commit to any marketing business from abroad. I told her I take calculated risk and can say what I can commit to any business I don't know nothing about.
She thanked me for my response and told me to expect the mail. Then in two minutes, the rejection letter dropped.
The annoying part is that someone has played fast on me. Making it look like it was the question I answered that gave me the rejection.

.

@ozzz,
Thank you for the response.

My travel date is December and the hotel booking is still valid.
Honestly, until I see the GCMS, the only problem I can sense is travel date.
If I knew they have started telephone interview I would have simply ignored the call.
As for reapplying, I don't know what to do. But honestly travelling to Dubai or south Africa just to build travel history seems to me awkward to me.

If an oyibo girl will think I will leave my business and children just to run away then Dubai Stamp may not convince her.

Sorry, I meant the only problem is travel history

@Godspal
Sorry about your refusal this is strange another logic on board they wanna know if u can invest in abroad or if the money really available in your account inside life ....GCMS speak

But having a valid visa may not necessarily indicate that you have travelled out of the country or use the said visa, so I was thinking send mail may help show that the visa has been used and improve my already low travel history.

Just my thought. You may be right.

Ruggedly:
I don’t think it’s important to send any boarding pass showing you travelled to the Uk because when you were applying you obviously added scanned copy of visas on your passport so they can already see that there is a valid UK visa in your passport. That’s just my own view though

These days, they call to confirm different things o. I think you should have noticed especially since the number wasn't Naija. They also call with normal Naija numbers. As in a Nigerian will randomly call you and ask you one thing one thing. Or call your company and stylishly ask for something. Ofcourse it won't be a direct question so you won't even suspect.

Enick:
But having a valid visa may not necessarily indicate that you have travelled out of the country or use the said visa, so I was thinking send mail may help show that the visa has been used and improve my already low travel history.

Just my thought. You may be right.

You are in order. Just that it really won’t make a significant difference per se, but it counts, especially if your intended Canada travel date is far away.

Will even suggest you readjust everything about the Canada travel date to next summer or Easter at the very nearest and upload in addition to the new travel history....

Good day everyone, what is chance for a couple without travel history to getting a visit visa for their wedding anniversary? No kids yet, husband earns well (300-500K per month salary and business) and wife also runs a lucrative fashion house business.

@Leyemoshood
No chance they should go either Dubia ,Uk ,schengen country

Thanks OmoBendel24.

I submitted the online application before I went for the trip. I doubt if there are ways of readjusting already submitted application. I checked yesterday to observe that they have started the review of my eligibility.

My travel date is December but my application was submitted in September. I had to urgently do the UK trip before it expires as I had other pressing engage thereafter.

OmoBendel24:


You are in order. Just that it really won’t make a significant difference per se, but it counts, especially if your intended Canada travel date is far away.

Will even suggest you readjust everything about the Canada travel date to next summer or Easter at the very nearest and upload in addition to the new travel history....

jj17cv:
@Leyemoshood
No chance they should go either Dubia ,Uk ,schengen country

Thank you very much, what if its just the husband or the wife that wants to go?

@Leyemoshood
Both husband and wife need travel history Canada hardly give virgin passport ...Uk schengen country dubai

You are mad

okoji:


No

I think I am in a big problem and I need to candid advise from those have experienced it and those who are highly skill individuals in Canada matter


This is the problem. Review for my online application started yesterday but I just got a mail from travelstart that my flight bookings for Canada has been Canceled.

What would you advise I do at this time. I’m so confused.

Nickoko:
I think I am in a big problem and I need to candid advise from those have experienced it and those who are highly skill individuals in Canada matter


This is the problem. Review for my online application started yesterday but I just got a mail from travelstart that my flight bookings for Canada has been Canceled.

What would you advise I do at this time. I’m so confused.

Not an issue. The booking’s purpose is just to show what your itinerary looks like....

Hello Guys,

Please I just need a little information about my canadian visit visa. I submitted my application 29th October, and my proposed travel date is November 19. Does anybody have an experience or thinks there is a possibility my application would be processed before my travel date, and if not what generally happens if my application was processed after my indicated travel dates.

I would appreciate any feedback from you guys on this.

Thanks.

Contact:

Pastor & Mrs. Johnson George

Cell: 586-Bleep-xxxx
Email: george@cpbc-inc.org
Office Hours: 9:am - 1:00pm (Tuesday - Friday)


https://cpbc-inc.org/INT/pastor.html

Be warned and beware of a church named Canada Pentecostal Bible church. This church is not in existence in Canada. Someone has been using that name and most likely a fake website to swindle many Nigerian pastors. Giving them offer letters

Immediately I saw the offer letter from a friend I knew it was fake. I had to investigate. That cell number on the website belongs to a pastor who lives in the USA. He is worried that some unscrupulous individuals are using his number and a fake name to swindle pastors from Nigeria.

Please spread the message and be warned. A friend fail for it and spent a lot of money. He did phone call interview, got offer letter and signed contract. All fake.

Please beware don't let desperation cloud your judgment. Anyone demanding money for job is not genuine. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

Na wa oooo a lot of church conference our pastor is in Canada we have church conference and I want to submit my application what is my chance may God help us

Every day, a new problem.

Godspal:
@ozzz,
Thank you for the response.

My travel date is December and the hotel booking is still valid.
Honestly, until I see the GCMS, the only problem I can sense is travel date.
If I knew they have started telephone interview I would have simply ignored the call.
As for reapplying, I don't know what to do. But honestly travelling to Dubai or south Africa just to build travel history seems to me awkward to me.

If an oyibo girl will think I will leave my business and children just to run away then Dubai Stamp may not convince her.

If you are traveling for vacation there's nothing wrong in traveling to some other place first.

This is not the first i have heard of this type of coded interviews. They ask questions around the main determining factor in your application.

My application was refused because I did not declare previous refusal. This was an honest oversight because when I was filling the form I tick no in all those places thinking they were all the usual background questions about criminal, terrorism, drugs and health questions. But I tackled my previous Canada denial in a cover letter. I have been to the US, UK and France with my UK visa due to expire in two weeks and my US last month. The training I wanted to attend is in mid January. I have been told to reapply if I think I can respond to these concerns. Will it still be same 72 days processing time if I reapply?

@BiggestAMaju
Sorry about your refusal Canada and USA share the same data info some ppl are facing 5yrs ban just cos of that .Sure you can refire your package I will advise u to go for paper route and dclear your previous refusal with apology letter

Thank your star that they did not ban you for 5 years. Be very careful in your next application and ensure to give full details of this and previous refusal. You have to write a convincing letter that it was an oversight

BiggestAmaju:
My application was refused because I did not declare previous refusal. This was an honest oversight because when I was filling the form I tick no in all those places thinking they were all the usual background questions about criminal, terrorism, drugs and health questions. But I tackled my previous Canada denial in a cover letter. I have been to the US, UK and France with my UK visa due to expire in two weeks and my US last month. The training I wanted to attend is in mid January. I have been told to reapply if I think I can respond to these concerns. Will it still be same 72 days processing time if I reapply?

jj17cv:
@ladylco
conference or just tourist package ? Cos june is over due

Conference o and it has passed

muna3926:
Please has any one who submitted their passport on the 4th of oct gotten it bk?

My dad got passport request since Sept 4th but he was in London. He got to nigeria on 4th oct and went straight to vfs to submit his passport and he has long collected his passport back since on the 9th oct 2019.

BiggestAmaju:
My application was refused because I did not declare previous refusal. This was an honest oversight because when I was filling the form I tick no in all those places thinking they were all the usual background questions about criminal, terrorism, drugs and health questions. But I tackled my previous Canada denial in a cover letter. I have been to the US, UK and France with my UK visa due to expire in two weeks and my US last month. The training I wanted to attend is in mid January. I have been told to reapply if I think I can respond to these concerns. Will it still be same 72 days processing time if I reapply?

You should reapply immediately and explain yourself. I know somone that had same issue and she put in another application the next day and was approved after few weeks, less than one month. Don't ignore, you must respond to clear yourself. BtW, what country rejected you?

can i apply for US visa while waiting for this one? its 8 weeks by monday, still noo feed back

.

My mums TRV is approved

Timeline
Application submission online 27th August
Biometrics request 28th August
Biometric submitted 29th August
Biometrics verification 1st November
Passport request 1st November

Documents submitted
1. My pr card
2. 9ja bank statement
3. Canadian bank statement
4. Invitation letter indicating i am sponsoring
5. Letter of explanation in relation to ircc guidelines for visa approval
6. 9ja employment information (reference letter and pay slip)


Please what are the vfs fees for sending the passport to the embassy or ghana

Thanks