SirVal94:
MY APPROVAL TIMELINE

Submitted online application (with upfront medical) - 15th June 2018
Biometrics Letter - came on 22nd June, but I gave my biometrics on 29th June 2018 at the Lagos office
Eligibility review - started on 12th August 2018 (when I noticed)
Passport request - 25th September. Submitted passport same day. No time...lool
DLI - McGill University (MSc Bioresource Engineering)

Documents Submitted (Proof of Finance)
All IMM forms
Research assistantship award letter from advisor
Letter of financial support from dad
Dad's letter of investment from bank
My statement of account (closing balance of 147k)
7 months pay slips (I am a Graduate Assistant in Nigerian university)

Client Additional Information
SOP (a little over one page)
Admission letter
Degree certificate (2-1)
Academic awards
Employment letter from my university
Letter of introduction (to the Canadian High Commission) from my university
CV
Birth certificate
I later sent my study leave approval (from my university) as a CSE

McGill was on my neck. Deferring was not an option, becos I had already deferred from Fall 2017 to Fall 2018, so I could not defer any longer. I was given an ultimate deadline of 25th september by McGill, luckily, passport request came on the deadline. I kept sending mails and webforms to Lagos, Accra, Nairobi, Abu Dhabi. I even sent to Canada and Sydney offices...lool. Abu Dhabi and Sydney offices replied, saying my application is not being processed at their office but in London. From that day, London office started feeling me...an average of three mails and webforms every day morning, afternoon and night. In fact, my approval came in when I typing yet another mail to the London office.

During the waiting period, prayer was very helpful. I prayed my rosary, yes I am Catholic, like I have never done before. I also visited the Blessed Sacrament. Canada pple sabi humble person eeh!!!

For TRV hopefuls, hang in there. God go do am very soon.

Naijaforeigner:
Been long you saw me guys. It has been one big experience for me. But I thank God he did not let enemies laugh over me.

I got passport request on 15/08/18 back in London, got back to Nigeria with all my loads on 18/08/18 cos my Uk visa was about to expire and then submitted my passport at Lagos Canada VFS office on 20/08/18 to get it stamped. Then the long wait started.


I had to defer my admission and school said they would not give me a new LOA until they see my stamped passport. I started panicking cos my old LOA expired while waiting.

You guys don’t want to even imagine what was going through my mind? Imagine telling everyone they have requested for your passport ( I already announced on Nairaland and even told about 10 close friends and family out of excitement) and then what should normally take 7-10 days is taking forever.

Questions I started asking myself; Who did I tell and was not happy for me? Are they doing additional checks after asking for my passport? God have i done something bad in Lagos that wants to prevent my approval?

P.S: I waited 5 weeks and 3 days to get my passport request letter back then in London and then I waited another 5 weeks and 3 days in Lagos to get my visa stamped.

Passport was submitted 20/08/18. I got my correspondence letter on 27/09/18 and counter foil was stamped 26/09/18.

please this is my personal opinion.

(1) until you get your passport stamped and collect it physically, don’t announce it. I repeat do not announce it. Even after you have gotten it, continue in prayers cos POE still Dey there.

God is the greatest. God is the greatest. God is the greatest.

You guys will see more of me here now.

sanyalai:


Are you a Nigerian and what course did you apply to?

Thanks

Naijaforeigner:
Been long you saw me guys. It has been one big experience for me. But I thank God he did not let enemies laugh over me.

I got passport request on 15/08/18 back in London, got back to Nigeria with all my loads on 18/08/18 cos my Uk visa was about to expire and then submitted my passport at Lagos Canada VFS office on 20/08/18 to get it stamped. Then the long wait started.


I had to defer my admission and school said they would not give me a new LOA until they see my stamped passport. I started panicking cos my old LOA expired while waiting.

You guys don’t want to even imagine what was going through my mind? Imagine telling everyone they have requested for your passport ( I already announced on Nairaland and even told about 10 close friends and family out of excitement) and then what should normally take 7-10 days is taking forever.

Questions I started asking myself; Who did I tell and was not happy for me? Are they doing additional checks after asking for my passport? God have i done something bad in Lagos that wants to prevent my approval?

P.S: I waited 5 weeks and 3 days to get my passport request letter back then in London and then I waited another 5 weeks and 3 days in Lagos to get my visa stamped.

Passport was submitted 20/08/18. I got my correspondence letter on 27/09/18 and counter foil was stamped 26/09/18.

please this is my personal opinion.

(1) until you get your passport stamped and collect it physically, don’t announce it. I repeat do not announce it. Even after you have gotten it, continue in prayers cos POE still Dey there.

God is the greatest. God is the greatest. God is the greatest.

You guys will see more of me here now.

SirVal94:
MY APPROVAL TIMELINE

Submitted online application (with upfront medical) - 15th June 2018
Biometrics Letter - came on 22nd June, but I gave my biometrics on 29th June 2018 at the Lagos office
Eligibility review - started on 12th August 2018 (when I noticed)
Passport request - 25th September. Submitted passport same day. No time...lool
DLI - McGill University (MSc Bioresource Engineering)

Documents Submitted (Proof of Finance)
All IMM forms
Research assistantship award letter from advisor
Letter of financial support from dad
Dad's letter of investment from bank
My statement of account (closing balance of 147k)
7 months pay slips (I am a Graduate Assistant in Nigerian university)

Client Additional Information
SOP (a little over one page)
Admission letter
Degree certificate (2-1)
Academic awards
Employment letter from my university
Letter of introduction (to the Canadian High Commission) from my university
CV
Birth certificate
I later sent my study leave approval (from my university) as a CSE

McGill was on my neck. Deferring was not an option, becos I had already deferred from Fall 2017 to Fall 2018, so I could not defer any longer. I was given an ultimate deadline of 25th september by McGill, luckily, passport request came on the deadline. I kept sending mails and webforms to Lagos, Accra, Nairobi, Abu Dhabi. I even sent to Canada and Sydney offices...lool. Abu Dhabi and Sydney offices replied, saying my application is not being processed at their office but in London. From that day, London office started feeling me...an average of three mails and webforms every day morning, afternoon and night. In fact, my approval came in when I typing yet another mail to the London office.

During the waiting period, prayer was very helpful. I prayed my rosary, yes I am Catholic, like I have never done before. I also visited the Blessed Sacrament. Canada pple sabi humble person eeh!!!

For TRV hopefuls, hang in there. God go do am very soon.

4suko:


LMAO��
Maybe they started another background check for you. You should be gaining weight back now. It wasn't easy �

Naijaforeigner:
Biafranbushboy you will see me in December by Gods Grace. Looking forward to meeting you.

@mightyola I got your mention. You too much brotherly. Your story will turn out successful, forget the delay and retire. I belive in you. I will pm you.

Jnyuwa02 sorry boss I did not respond on time. I think your question has been answered already?

sweetmb4real200:
Good day Nairalanders,

PLEASE ANYONE to assist with my SOP review

realshifu:


Highly unlikely. Once they have approved an application and requested for passport they have approved it. They won't return it and say oh, we are sorry for approving and requesting your passport, we have changed our mind, you can't study in Canada again for now. So what would be the point of a new background check that must have preceded the approval when neccessary? The legal blowback of such evident ineptitude will be massive, which makes it unlikely. We need to put into considerations also that Canadian government and her agencies are riddled with bottlenecks, slowness and inefficiencies. Someone shared a Quora post that explained it sometimes ago on this thread. My guess is that the 5wks wait for passport stamping and stuff is coz of the unusual route the passport took to get there in the first place. An inter-country passport sending, possibly first between two VFSs in different countries (Will be processed by both), then from VFS in the UK to the London Visa Office (will be proccessed there), possibly back to VFS in UK, then to VFS in Lagos. This may even explain why they charge passport transmission fee when you are sending a passport through a VFS you didn't apply from. initially.

I am probably wrong in the scenario I just described, but it's plausible. When you add these all up, it could explain that 5wks. Except in very rare situations, these folks are not known as the bastion of efficiency.

4suko:


LMAO��
Maybe they started another background check for you. You should be gaining weight back now. It wasn't easy �

iphi:
Good day all.... Please I was denied study visa to Canada in 2017, I want to apply again but I lost that document of my refusal( document explaining why you cannot be granted visa) ... I have turned my house upside down and still can't find it... Its there a way I can get this my refusal document? Because I was told you would need it

BiafranBushBoy:


You want to buy me a beer?

I am always open to such...

sweetmb4real200:
Good evening nairalander,

Please I would like someone to assist me in reviewing my SOP, I will be glad to get someone to help me with it as I need to apply asap. Please house do help me tag someone who can assist me, I will be open to receiving anyone's email regarding the review. Thank you NAIRALANDERS

Naijaforeigner:


Lol.... I don’t drink and I don’t offer such

realshifu:


Highly unlikely. Once they have approved an application and requested for passport they have approved it. They won't return it and say oh, we are sorry for approving and requesting your passport, we have changed our mind, you can't study in Canada again for now. So what would be the point of a new background check that must have preceded the approval when neccessary? The legal blowback of such evident ineptitude will be massive, which makes it unlikely. We need to put into considerations also that Canadian government and her agencies are riddled with bottlenecks, slowness and inefficiencies. Someone shared a Quora post that explained it sometimes ago on this thread. My guess is that the 5wks wait for passport stamping and stuff is coz of the unusual route the passport took to get there in the first place. An inter-country passport sending, possibly first between two VFSs in different countries (Will be processed by both), then from VFS in the UK to the London Visa Office (will be proccessed there), possibly back to VFS in UK, then to VFS in Lagos. This may even explain why they charge passport transmission fee when you are sending a passport through a VFS you didn't apply from. initially.

I am probably wrong in the scenario I just described, but it's plausible. When you add these all up, it could explain that 5wks. Except in very rare situations, these folks are not known as the bastion of efficiency.

henricson:


Congratulations... I thought one isn't supposed to send additional document after application has been done. I wouldn't mind sending my transcripts oh... MBA transcript wasn't ready when I did application.

Hadastextiles:


Winter is almost near, go for paper route due to time

sleekysoft:
Congrats fellow brother
We have same/similar profiles so i tap into your testimony and faith .. I submitted June’s 16 and d got biometric same day as yo but did mine 25th .. also I notice my eligibility review started same day you noticed yours Sunday.. upfront medicals passed already .. waiting for PpR and my God will do it.. I tap into your anioting and d faith and d goodness
Congrats bros

jnyuwa02:

It's called ordering for your GCMS note.

SirVal94:


Oluwa go pick your call soon. Congratulations in advance. Dont forget to come back to the fellowship of brethren to share your testimony.

chigrad:
Hello. I applied for study permit twice and was denied in all. I requested for my GCMS note which I'll attach.
I have some concerns based on the reasons given. I read Chemistry for first degree, applied for Masters in Business admin. I have 3years work experience as a Business Development officer.prior to this I worked 1year as a chemist. Pls based on the GCMS note, what does Personal Circumstances and Family composition mean? During the application I applied alone without my spouse.
I will appreciate everyone's response.
Thank you