Gwendollyn:
Good evening guys. I applied June 3rd. The VO that took my biometrics was really nice and he tried to make me understand that a times refusals are not necessarily about meeting the requirements or not. That they usually have a stipulated number of applicants that they are expected to accept at a period of time. And if for instance they are to accept a 100 applicants and you are the 101 applicant, there'd reject and just give you generic reasons for refusal. And also, this summer period is their peak work period so they usually encounter a number of delays. We should keep praying and hoping we pass the benchmark

papijulah:


Everybody keeps getting same mail. Is that a new trend?

Greatg0809:

Please wat does biometrics correspondence letter look like

Gwendollyn:
Sorry about the misplaced naming. Didn't know what they were called, thanks for the clarification. I just want us all to know where to channel more of our energy to, and also not to over beat ourselves.

Jenny08:
I applied May 30th Paper route
No upfront medical
I got the biometric validation letter today


Hmmmm......all is well

Gwendollyn:
Good evening guys. I applied June 3rd. The VO that took my biometrics was really nice and he tried to make me understand that a times refusals are not necessarily about meeting the requirements or not. That they usually have a stipulated number of applicants that they are expected to accept at a period of time. And if for instance they are to accept a 100 applicants and you are the 101 applicant, there'd reject and just give you generic reasons for refusal. And also, this summer period is their peak work period so they usually encounter a number of delays. We should keep praying and hoping we pass the benchmark

Amahjosh:
Please, the rate at which I am seeing biometric correspondence coming before medical request or medical changing to pass is getting me scared or is it a new pattern.

I applied on the 7th of June and I did upfront medicals and got a biometric collection letter on the 8th of June then on the 13th of June my medicals was changed to Passed. Review of Eligibility has not started yet, Is this normal or a good sign?

hadigun:
Hello everyone, Please i submitted my application via paper route since May 22, I've been trying to link my application online, but it keeps saying no application found. Please help

Bracha:
I have only seen one here on Nairaland, but it looks like this. I found this on the Internet.

prospy01:
Hello everyone,
I'm an ardent reader of this thread since I applied 10th May via paper route. I just got a mail of my Biometric validity untill 2029/05/10, please does this mean a Medical Request will be a follow-up mail? Gurus help.

Whynotme:

Do you mean biometric request letter? This the first time I'm seeing biometrics correspondence come before review of eligibility.
Interesting

Bracha:
Biometric validation letter: a letter informing you of the validity of your submitted biometrics. It's normally valid for 10 years.

Biometric request letter: a letter requesting you submit your biometrics to the visa application Centre.

From what I have seen here, BVL and the Biometrics correspondence letter are one and the same.

Then there's the Correspondence letter/Letter of Introduction: this letter is given to you just as you get your visa counterfoil or after. It's the letter that introduces you at the port of entry into Canada. Some call it correspondence letter, while others call it letter of introduction.

Hope this helps.

Frankrobbn1:

@prospy01


A decision has already been reached on your application and it's an automatic refusal. Nairlanders should be well prepared that there is a certain period of time (peak period) when the Canadian embassies are faced with multitudinous applications and will intentionally start refusing study permit applications with insubstantial and general reasons. It is at this point in time we start receiving generic GCMS NOTES from potential candidates who were denied of their visas. It might be a shock to you guys seeing so many applicants receiving biometrics correspondence letter/refusals, however this is the trend I have carefully observed in the past two years and above of my existence on the reputable platform.. A great deal of approvals will subsequently follow as soon as the refusals have been dished out. As a consequence, you guys shouldn't fright whenever you start facing this changes on this thread.

For the benefit of those that were refused recently, I'll personally advise you from the wisdom of my experiences to use the attached GCMS NOTE in preparation of your visa reapplication because I have noticed an act of using general GCMS note by the embassy has begun.


I wish you all the best

Frankrobbn1:

@prospy01


A decision has already been reached on your application and it's an automatic refusal. Nairlanders should be well prepared that there is a certain period of time (peak period) when the Canadian embassies are faced with multitudinous applications and will intentionally start refusing study permit applications with insubstantial and general reasons. It is at this point in time we start receiving generic GCMS NOTES from potential candidates who were denied of their visas. It might be a shock to you guys seeing so many applicants receiving biometrics correspondence letter/refusals, however this is the trend I have carefully observed in the past two years and above of my existence on the reputable platform.. A great deal of approvals will subsequently follow as soon as the refusals have been dished out. As a consequence, you guys shouldn't fright whenever you start facing this changes on this thread.

For the benefit of those that were refused recently, I'll personally advise you from the wisdom of my experiences to use the attached GCMS NOTE in preparation of your visa reapplication because I have noticed an act of using general GCMS note by the embassy has begun.


I wish you all the best

Whynotme:

Do you mean biometric request letter? This the first time I'm seeing biometrics correspondence come before review of eligibility.
Interesting

Amahjosh:
Yea I mean biometric request letter. Sorry for the mistake

Whynotme:

Well said Frank, but I think the issue now is that no one has been refused. That's why we think its possible CIC have changes their format.
Cos even before Biometrics correspondence used to be sent at the beginning before, instead of at the end.
I'm thinking it's possible the format has changed.
What d'you think?

Whynotme:


OK. You're in order.
So you have to wait for eligibility review to start and probably then the biometric validity correspondence will come in. They are two different things

Frankrobbn1:


Once an applicant receives the biometrics validity letter it automatically moves to review of eligibility, that's their mode of operation for the kenya, Nairobi Immigration office.

Frankrobbn1:


Once an applicant receives the biometrics validity letter it automatically moves to review of eligibility, that's their mode of operation for the kenya, Nairobi Immigration office.

Tvickie:
What if you’re on the eligibility review before you got the BVL? Is that a different scenario ?

bukonlami:
@Frankrobbn1
So what should one expect after BIL.

bukonlami:
@Frankrobbn1
So what should one expect after BIL.

Tvickie:
What if you’re on the eligibility review before you got the BVL? Is that a different scenario ?

Whynotme:
I applied May 14, upfront medical passed May 24. BCL came in yesterday. Eligibility review started also the same day with BCL
We just have to wait it out and see.
Its well

Frankrobbn1:


It's the same thing since you didn't receive a medical request before the BVL, the application is at risk of being denied.