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Mrking20:
I was surprised too when I saw the request letter. Yeah they are aged (74 & 72). The below is the exact word used in the request letter.
Medical Insurance Coverage: Proof of medical insurance coverage for your stay in Canada This must be received at this office by: 2017/10/29
Can medical insurance from Nigeria coy be accepted?

I will advice they visit any Canadian designated hospital or health centre in Nigeria to get their medicals done, cos not all hospital's medical report in Nigeria is acceptable.
If they explain their selves to the health personnel in any of the designated hospital I think they should be able to help out... My thought though, you can also wait for other suggestions... Ire o

@jnyuwa02,@Austinepee4,@thesoj.

I think it's high time we have a list of applicant for winter session as usual, so people going to same province can know each other and connect
Thanks

maziude:
Boss @justwise,

Please unban @Austinpee4... The bot don ban am.


Thank you.

, please bring Austinpee4 back o...

Austinpee4:
I think withdrawing the study permit application at this point may not be the smartest move. Anything is still possible. I also doubt much a refund will be completed for her app that has long been sent in since june.

A good move will also be reapplying for admission in the same department just like you pointed out but i still feel this should be at the point when a new offer letter is requested. The request would expedite the process i feel or better still, the school can advise on the best possible way around her circumstance so it is a win win for her. CIC can be very unpredictable.

What do you think?

I agree with you that refund isn't a smart move, didn't actually consider the possibility of later approval that you have drawn my attention to, request of withdrawal may also give him/her application attention if it hasn't been worked on since submission... ( my thought though).

Also regarding reapplying, application period have windows, once the window is closed, applicant can only queue for the next available window. So telling him/her to wait till the point of request from CIC, may not get her the admission letter on time.

I will advice she either contact the school as you have suggested to plead for another admission letter for winter or reapply for the next available admission which I think is summer or Fall... Ire o

twendy:
Please help.

Please..

I want to believe CIC will definitely request for a new admission letter whenever they decide to approve your visa, provided you passed all necessary review.

The normal and best thing to do is request for deferral which you did and it was turned down. Holding your slot with the school doesn't guarantee you a new admission letter, since they have told you they are not deferring it.
I will advice you request for refund and reopen another application with the school, if you can get an admission with your documents in your first application, I believe you should be able to get admission again.

As for your application for Visa, I will advice you put in a request for withdrawal stating the reason maybe you can be considered for refund if possible...

All what I've said so far are my suggestion and thought, please wait for other advice which maybe more suitable than what I have said... Ire o

Jahluv:
@ abestine,

Please I have pm you. Can you please respond to my mail ASAP.

Thanks.

I have responded check your mail sir

BRANDYAK:
I message you, please can you kindly reply

I have replied all mails, probably I might have replied yours as well

Austinpee4:
Nice one bro. I'm sure the VO would have been impressed with the effort you put into elaborating and buttressing your key points for choosing your program with it's similarities to previous study. It is very vital.

Weldone and congrats again.

Thanks boss, just trying to see how I could give back to this forum in my own little way, cos I have benefitted immensely from here and I have made quite fees number of friends here...lol

The almighty God will crown all our effort with a brilliant radiant success... More TRV approval in Jesus name...

Jahluv:
Hello House,

My application has been delayed for the second time.
Reason, "Purpose of visit", "I am not satisfied that your propose program is..."
I have B.Ed in Mathematics, Msc Industrial Mathematics and was going for another Masters in Scientific Computing at MUN.
I have taught Mathematics in a government Senior High School for 6 years now.
My supervisor is willing to defer my program to next year fall.
I have already requested for my gcms notes.

I am so confuse and needs advice from you, my brothers and sisters.

Thank you. Regards.

Sorry for your delay fellow mathematician. I don't know how robust your SOP is concerning relating mathematics to scientific computing, but I think you really have to work on that.

Let me use myself as a case study, I did industrial mathematics first degree, statistics second degree and going for MSc biostatistics in Tue department of Community health science, which isn't too smooth for someone who doesn't know the terrain. I actually applied for a PhD but was granted a MSc admission. My GI st denial was partly due to the fact that I tried to conceal the fact that my admission didn't not merit a PhD so that the VO will not see it as a red flag, still it was seen as one.

When I reapplied, I took my time to research into relating mathematics to statistics and then to biostatistics and explain reason why I was given a MSc admission instead of PhD that I applied and how my supervisor had advice I accept the admission to be able to do some prerequisite in epidemiology which is score course in biostatistics in the department of community health sciences where my admission letter came from.

I also used a letter of explanation to stress the relationship between between my previous academic degrees and my prospective degree in Canada.

You can try that, with God's favor it will fly, you can reach me on abestine@gmail.com if you require fine tuning your SOP or need my sample as guide... Ire o

Abiodunne:
Thrice

Wow, God has really granted you favour, I have heard of people trying to defer for the second time and their school turned down their deferment application, yet here you are deferring for three times, that enough should tell you God has ordained your travelling and he is working on your behalf... Let me congratulate again

Congrats!

Saw this on a group where I belong I thought it may be useful for as many that want to get PTA

The Director of Corporate Communications, CBN has advised the general public that CBN is providing dollars for 100 percent of genuine applications for PTA/BTA, Medical and Tuition for customers of all Banks. But some banks are still claiming that they don't have dollars. Consequently, CBN is sternly looking at recent actions of the related Banks as potential economic sabotage. CBN has asked Nigerians that anyone who has submitted application through any Bank branch and if within 24 hrs does not get allocation for PTA or BTA and 48hrs for Medical and Tuition pls contact CBN Consumer Protection Department through the details below providing name of Bank and branch..

Phone: 07002255226
Email: cpd@cbn.gov.ng

Abiodunne:
Bro na to keep hope alive o. I deferred the admission to the next available date which is may 2018

God has ordained it and it will surely come to pass, though it tarry, it shall come to pass... Congrats!

How many time did you defer your admission?

vikmeek:
Bro, some guys are saying the correct address is the one below for all correspondence with VO.

The Visa Officer
High Commission of Canada
4 Anifowoshe Street
Victoria Island
Lagos, Nigeria.

Pls I need clarification

This address is for the high commission of Canada in Nigeria the one I gave is for the high commission of Canada in Ghana so they are both correct. The one I gave you is the one on the correspondence I received from them

vikmeek:
Thanks bro.

Please can I use the same Address for my sponsors Letter and other Letters to VO?

What of My SOP does it need an opening address

Yes you can

Phocusjosh:
Thanks. No record found for mine.
Imputed this 20170908CALASTU19620 and my date of birth.

Hope you used the right link?

oluswagger:
Folks, praise the Lord with me!! I just received a mailed stating that our passports (SP for me & WP for wifey) have been dispatched to Lagos (VFS).

Though I have deferred admission tilllJan, but it is reassuring that it has been settled. Again somebody "shout Hallelujah!!!!"

Congrats, just received mail too that my passport has been sent to Visa office. Which province are you heading to? I am going to manitoba, put in for deferral to January too

Phocusjosh:
Hello house,
Please, how do I track my visa application @vfs?

You will use your tracking I'd, a number that looks like this
20170910GHANSTU08792

vikmeek:
Guyz Good Day all.

Pls is the below address correct for Letter of Introduction from Workplace:

The Visa Officer
The High Commission of Canada,
Visa Section
Lagos,

Your urgent feedback will be highly appreciated. Thank you

The Visa Officer,
High Commission of Canada,
Visa Section,
42, Independence Avenue,
Accra,
Ghana

Hierarchybush:
Hello my friends here. I really appreciate the way you guys help each other here. I have been following this thread for the past two months, I got some tips on how to apply for TRV. Unfortunately I got delayed.I applied with all the necessary CIC documents with my uncle SOA which is up to 13m with my Virgin passport. My passport was dispatched on 30/08/17. Reason for the delay : insufficient fund , travel history and purpose of visit. Plz I need help pls pls because I want to reapply soon. My school is starting January next year. Maziude and my other friends here, plz help

Sorry to hear this, you will have to put up a letter of explanation to be included in your next application. Each reason of denial should be dealt with separately. concerning the insufficient fund, let your sponsor transfer your tuition fee and expenses to your account rather than leaving it in his account, so as to show commitment. He will have to print his statement of account, write a letter of sponsor and an affidavit of sponsor as proof of sponsor. I think that should solve the financial issue.

Ire o...

abiriba:
Hello House,
I got a refusal note from accra.
Reasons:
-Travel history,
-Insufficient fund ( I had a 35m bank balance though)
-Purpose of Visit.

How do I handle this?

Sorry to hear that, pls put in for deferral of admission, order your gcms file ( hope I am correct...lol) and share your timeline here so the gurus can have a clearer view on how to help out.

In respect to the insufficient fund issue, hope there isn't a huge lodgement of fund towards printing of your statement of account? If there was, did you explain why (maybe payment from your sponsor)?

Purpose of visit... The course you're going for is it related to your first degree? Are you going for a lower degree compared to your previous degree or going for the same degree again? Why? You will need to explain in a detailed letter of explanation to the VO.

All these are my thought though, like I said, share your timeline and the gurus here will help out before reapplying... Ire o!

maziude:
Hello guys,

This post is for those whose programs are research or thesis based whether Masters or PhD. Please ensure your supervisors trust you enough to handle deadlines.

The supervisors here (and I am sure else where) are particular about deadlines. So meeting these deadlines is key to gaining their trusts that you can work alone with minimal supervision if need be.

In most cases, before delving in into your particular research area, you will be required to do a survey of papers in your field. This survey would normally be in the form of papers reviews (Published papers related to your research areas). Please note, you don't have to read the entire contents of a paper to know if it suits you or not. Read the abstract first; if it contains what you need, go to the technical area and results sections to get what you want. This is not the general principle but it is enough to get you by.

Most times, your supervisor MIGHT assign papers to you to read or you might have to get it yourself. To do this you need to search databases related to your research area. I am only aware of Springer (http://www.springer.com/us/), ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), IEEE (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp), Elsevier (http://www.sciencedirect.com/) and the famous google scholar (http://scholar.google.ca/). In most cases, your university have access to this databases as such downloading journals from these databases are free and readily available. But remember to reference them.

When doing surveys, you might most likely forget the papers you have read, so it is better to use a good referencing system. I use citeulike (http://www.citeulike.org/). But there are others too like, mendeley (https://www.mendeley.com/), endnote (http://endnote.com/), etc, use that which works well for you. The good thing about this Bibliography sites is it helps you organize your references and you can link them to your online latex platform.

When it is time to write papers for conferences, journals or any technical papers, please use latex. It makes your work tidy and beautiful. Don't worry about downloading the software, just use online services like www.overleaf.com , www.sharelatex.com etc. They have templates for almost every journal.

Finally, when you are stuck in your research, ask your colleagues, fellow lab mates, your network, and your supervisor. Remember, it is better to ask than to assume.

Godspeed and wisdom in our pursuits.

Warm Regards,

Mazi

PS: for those who are non-thesis based, I will find out about yours and post it here in due time.

Thanks for this awesome update... I can see work has started...

boboiyanu:
Hello guys, i will be going to Newbrunswick st john first week in oct, pls do we have anyone currently in st john, i need some info in regards to getting accommodation.. etc. i look forward to a kind response

Hello, just want to know if you are resuming for winter session. I am heading to Winnipeg, Manitoba

maziude:
Boss,
You should chill with your messages before he gets irritated.
From what he posted, he is working on securing funding for you.
He will always be a mentor when you get accepted but bombarding him with that kind of message up there might chase him away. Please stop and contact him again only to remind him.

This is also to other prospectives, please, these guys are not from our part of the world where praises and ego brushing are required to move ahead in most cases. So please only respond with tangible and professional answers.

Thank you.

Well said bros, let's try to be formal when addressing them, most of them don't fancy the word "sir" you either refer to them as Prof Bleep or Dr Bleep or simply their first name as some will instruct you to address them by.
We should be nice buy not show desperation.

Ire o...

Austinpee4:
No, you won't. Your visa is valid beyond January and your study permit validity start counting when it is issued at the POE.

Thanks, I can now relax and book a cheaper flight, cos the Prices I have been seeing is way too expensive and use the time remaining to enjoy myself...

Gurus in the house, please I have a question, I have decided to defer my admission to January hope to travel by November/December. I have contacted my program coordinator and supervisor and they have both agreed.

I don't want to go to Canada now since I won't be resuming till January, hope I won't have issues with my Visa?

Thanks

Please most of the PM sent to me are not going through when I respond to them, pls anybody can reach me directly on abestine@gmail.com for any information

victory2017:
Hello boss,

Did you send the mail to CIC using your registered email you submitted to them for correspondence.

Also l PM you, kindly reply.

Thanks

Yes sir

yese001:
Hello Boss,

Congratulations on your TRV approval. It takes a lot of courage and determination to get through with this. I believe all other TRV applicants will be perfected.

I just have a brief question based on your admission. You mentioned applying for a PhD programme but you were given a Masters' degree in U of M due to some core courses completion in epidemiology.
Bearing in mind having a masters degree before, how were you able to relate this to the Visa Officer? Was there need to show any proof?
Also, could this have contributed to your first TRV delay? (purpose of visit)

I am sorry for the long post, just inquisitive. Also, this may help one or two people on this thread.

P.s: The Guru's can also help with contributions.
Thanks.

Sorry for the delay in response, it contributed to my denial in my first application because I was trying to conceal that I applied for PhD and was given a MSC admission.

But I read somewhere here that one should come out plain and explain everything in detail to the Visa officer using a letter of explanation. That was why I wrote an explanation letter stating how I applied for PhD but was given an MSc Admission as a result of my background which is statistics. I have also contacted my course advisor for list of courses to register, so I included the courses which are epidemiology core courses that I will be doing as evidence and ask them to contact the departmental coordinator if they need to verify it.

Also I added that my previous masters was master of technology M.Tech in statistics which has prepared in theoretical and computational statistics, a tool widely used in biostatistics option that I am going for.

That's all I did, and God granted me favour

guzenaira:
At the bolded above, because he/she didn't order for gcms file and scale through doesn't mean its the perfect thing to do. Its only a gamble and luckily for him or her, it really paid off.

Pls lets be guided.

All the same congrats!!

May you Prosper.

Please order your gcsm file... It gives you the actual reason for denial

I want to correct that notion that I gambled, I didn't gamble ma/sir, if you read my profile, you will see where I said I read the whole suggestion on how to tackle every reasons for my denial. Which I did for almost a year, since my delay in July 2016 till I reapplied in may 2017. When I say read, I mean sieving out irrelevant suggestion and jotting what I could add to my application to tackle every case mentioned... Will you call that gamble?

All I am trying to say is that the information provided here is rich enough to tackle any denial case one can have, and there's no case of denial here that at least one person has not experience, someone like me experienced all...lol, more reason for me to do my research which paid off, I have God to thank for that and won't forget the available wealth of knowledge present here.

Thanks ire o... Still waiting for cheap air flight suggestion please God bless

Please I will so much appreciate any information about cheap flights

OmalichaUC:
Thank you God!!!!! @Abestine you've been so consistent. God has rewarded you. And so shall he reward the remaining of us expectants. Congratulations.

Thanks, and amen to your prayers

Profile

Btech industrial mathematics
Mtech statistics
Applied for PhD in biostatistics in the department of Community Health Science, university of Manitoba, but was given MSc due to some prerequisite course in epidemiology that I have to do.

Denied on 22nd of July , 2016, deferred to September 2017. I Read all post since then while waiting for the time to reapply

Reasons for denial in my first application
1. Insufficient fund
2. Purpose of visit
3. Current employment status
4. Personal assets and financial status

Reapplied on 05/05/2017
No update till 29/08/2017 when i received medical call, medicals done 30/08/2017, medical passed on 04/09/2017 visa approved 07/09/2017.

Documents submitted
Prayers and fasting is the number key for my success
1. Admission letter
2. Undergraduate and master transcripts
3. Undergraduate and masters graduate certificate
4. SSCE certificate
5. Employment letter
6. Letter of introduction from my FUTA where I work
7. Letter of introduction from the director of my section
8. Identity card
9. My Resume
10. Letter of award of fellowship from my supervisor ($35,000)
11. Statement of my Dom account (USD$ 2680)
12. Statement of personal savings account (3million)
13. Statement of account of my friend as co-sponsor
14. Statement of account of my cousin in US as sponsor
15. Document of land properties worth 4million
16. Document of my car worth 1million
17. Complete and signed CIC forms
18. Police report
19. Passport photograph
20. Affidavit of age declaration
21. Letter of explanation to address the reason for denial in my first application
22. Affidavit of return on program completion
23. Marriage certificate
24. Documents to proof wife's identity and employment
25. Document to proof identity of daughters
26. Court affidavit of sponsors
27. Letter of sponsor from my sponsors

Sorry for the long list, it was was to my first denial and how to tackle it which I got from this group... I didn't order gcsm file.

Thanks to everyone who have contributed to the success of my application