IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GETTING YOUR VISA APPLICATION APPROVED.

We are actually a firm of real estate surveyors and valuers that renders property valuation service for intending visa applicants that have landed properties to value and the report submitted as proof of their home tie & economic status along with other support documents they might have for submission with their applications to boost chances of getting visa approval.

However, often times most applicants do ask how much it will cost or should be on account to be positively considered especially for study visa to Canada.

The basic truth is, relocating to Canada (no matter the route), will cost you money! Secondly, the more people you have in your family, the more money you need (that’s basic, right?

If you are relocating under ‘express entry’ or travelling for visit, you can find out how much you need, depending on the number of people in your family on Canada immigration official website.

But if you are relocating with a study permit, you need to show that you have the value of living expenses for one year (Naira equivalent of CAD$10,000 for you in addition to the cost of your tuition for one year).

Let’s say you wish to study for a Masters in Marketing for 2 years, and your tuition is $12,000 per year, you are expected to have the sum of $10,000 living expenses and $12,000 tuition for one year, a total of $22,000.

If you have a family and you will be applying for them as well, you need to have an extra $4000 for each of them for their living expenses per year.

If you are applying alone (at first), then you or your spouse needs to show enough funds for the living expenses on your family (no definite amount for this but should be sizeable depending on your family size).

What kind of funds can you show?

Another good question!

The visa officers want to see cash in your bank account, mutual funds account or any account that you can immediately withdraw from.

These funds can be in yours or your spouse’s account. If the fund is from your spouse, he/she would need to write you a letter of sponsorship or co-sponsor.

What about stocks or landed properties?

Another very IMPORTANT factor mostly considered is home tie. The issue of convincing the visa officer that you have strong home ties to yourself and your family that would bring you back to your home country after your study is one of the toughest and one of the foremost reason why people are denied visas.

Therefore, you must know what the visa officers want to see and craft your application to satisfy them. Submitting a property valuation report of your landed assets (land & building) along with other required documents for visa application could actually boost your chance of visa approval.

Either for visit, study, medical or other temporary or permanent residency visa applications, it is strongly advisable for applicants to provide a current market valuation of their property(ties) in order to assist and convince visa officer about their economic/financial status in their home country and also as proof of strong home tie to pull the applicant to return on or before expiration of period granted.

Property Valuation report could make a visa officer develop good mental picture of who the applicant is, it just like what CV is to a job recruiter. An employer can develop an idea who a job seeker is through the CV to decide if the job seeker should be considered or not. A valuation report describe in detail the property(ies) owned by the visa applicant and the corresponding value of such a property either a home, undeveloped land, agricultural farmlands etc which undoubtedly could be a strong proof of the applicant tie to the home country that can pull him/her back after his/her study.

This document shows the amount of wealth you own in property(ties) in your homeland which will make a strong pull factor for your return to your homeland once the purpose of your visit is over and that may eliminate doubt of your return and one point of visa rejection.

Also, it could serve as a support document to your proof of fund which are usually liquid assets such as bank deposit etc. It will make lots of senses if you have good financial status as confirmed by your bank statement of account and property or assets valuation report to corroborate your status.

Though, there are many who do not submit this document due to ignorance or it doesn't matter mind set but it would be wise to do it by a smart applicant especially if its a non apprearance visa application or the one you first submit your application for assesment prior to physical interview.

Visa valuation is a formal valuation report with current fair market value on your residential properties to support and assists your application with Department of immigration and Citizenship. It is important to prove that your housing assets is valuable as a strong home tie for returning after your study abroad or temporary visit and back up for proof of fund especially Canada Express Entry applicants and schooling.

The report could be a guide to the visa officer to establish the affordability of expenses of visit, stay, study and that the applicant have assets that can be liquidated to raise funds if the need arises.

In view of above, you may wish to consult us for engagement in providing you with this service of property valuation to meet your immigration purpose or whatsoever, our expertise team of Registered Estate Surveyors & Valuers with indepth knowledge of valuation will do justice to that to achieve your maximum satisfaction with utmost professionalism.

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