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Fablady:
No I am not happy. It was not a nice way to respond. It was more like an attack. What is it about Canadian citizenship when American citizenship for babies dey like water? My question had nothing to do with that. After all, if I end up studying for the phd, I can apply for PR for me and my family after 2 years of study.

Sorry about that, it wasnt meant to be an attack but my frank opinion.Its always your decision anyway after you hear what everyone has to offer.Once again apologies if it came out the wrong way and all the best with your plans.

abisolmi:
Lol. So here is an opinion from a married woman with a child. Get your visa first and then you can be prego if you wish. I actually heard that its better to have your kids while studying, lol. I however know someone though whose supervisor didn't want her to be prego cos she feels it might disturb her work and I know another who had her child during Phd but for visa purpose, please dont get pregnant yet. VO might feel that's the reason for leaving, rather than studies. in my case i deferred my studies for a year and had my baby first.

@fablady,hope you are happy now, lol, by the way I am not unmarried and na you ask for our opinion abi?
don't deny my bros o, do as the elders have advised and come back and testify

BaaleofMontreal:
Thank GOD you're not the VO

lol, but really, how would she cope with a Phd and pregnancy or baby?
I think she ought to determine what is priority for her first then go ahead with what she wants to do.

amen1967:
I am making plans to study in Canada (PhD Level), I intend going with my family, wife and two kids; do I need to apply for them separately or I have to apply alone and submit their passport along with mine.

In this regard how much is expected to be in my account to cover my tuition and living expenses?

Do I need to have my entire tuition for the four years and living expenses in my account as Evidence of Financial Support?

Going with my family they might think I will not come back again, but I did my Msc. in the UK and came back will that help me.

Pally, apply alone, when you get there, you can apply for your family.
Since you have a family, it would be expected that the family will be well take care of while you are away.
I don't think you need to have the tuition and living expense for the 4yrs but having it gives you a good advantage.
If you ask me, I will say have it with extra sefand you should be ok with the financial aspect of ur application.

[quote author=Fablady post=29283195]Hi guys/ladies,

I am applying for a PhD program in UBC and UoAlberta for fall 2015. Just a quick and maybe silly question..... Will a pregnancy affect my chances of getting a visa? Those that have done medicals.....were you required to do X-ray? Has anybody here got study visa when pregnant?

Btw, I am not currently pregnant but it is possible i may get pregnant before I can get admission and apply for study visa....

Thanks![/quote

if I was the VO, I would deny you based on purpose of visit.Hiw would you run your phd with pregnancy?
if you wanna deliver over there, go on visit and do that, not with study visa.

tnuola:
Merry Christmas everyone, I hope y'all had or are having a great day..... Apparently, today makes it 9 weeks I submitted my app, still optimistic and hoping for the best.. I'm hoping I get my medical call next week along with a request for a new start date, Cuz I'm to resume Jan 2nd and I'm not ready..

tnuola, if u were goin to be delayed, you would have heard from them before now.i guess you should hear from them by 29-31st Dec.
My advice, get all ur stuff ready tho u might get to school late.Try and find out from your school the last day you have to resume.
I am positive you can't make Jan 2 but you can definitely make Jan 12.

Amefrica:
Yes ooo.. Me sef just dey wake, I never look outside too. But it's kinda warm here unlike Charlottetown

no white christmas o, everywhere be as e be,lol.cheers and enjoy your day!

Merry christmas NL family and may the remainder of this year be a testimony for each one of us.

Amefrica:
Here's to wish you guys a Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year... greetings from Toronto

man yi, o tun ti rin dey toronto!!! Merry christmas from calgary.we s' pose have white christmas but I still dey bed, I never luk outside.

Ajishegs:
thanks 4 d response @akanni,

I guess it is online routers dat has cic account, what abt paper routers, how can I notify cic I av changed my school or change my DLI cuz I used paper route

I have no idea, i am only aware of online route.However, i am of the opinion there should be a way to access your application online.Maybe you should call VFS through whom you submitted your application.

Ajishegs:
Pls house, I need ur help on this,

I was issued trv thru a lambton admission letter , although I got an admission to U of regina after I have submitted my application for study permit with lambton admission letter. U Of regina has been my intended school which I would love to attend. I am aware that sm1 can cross to another school after landing and I dont have to apply for change of conditions on the study permit which I would get at d POE as long as it is a post secondary studies, then for doz that got the study permit at POE, does the name of the school appeared on it??

pls I need advice on this.

No, study permit doesn't carry name of school.Just ensure you change your DLI on the CIC portal before you go so recrods will show that is your intended school.I changed mine like 2 times because i got my trv late with a different school, got admitted to 2 other school.You will be ok.just log into your cic account and look for change DLI i think.cheers

misszionboo:
. So what do I do. Dats the only thing holding. Me back.

Ask your mum if she has anything,if not, look for another sponsor i guess.

misszionboo:
. Thanks @Amefrica. Thinking of adding an oldskool pic of any two pple claiming Dats him nd mum.

If he's your mum's son, your mum should have his birth certificate i guess.You need at least one document to show,If i was the VO, picture alone won't cut it for me especially if it's old and i can't recognize the face.

jojcanada:
Thanks 9 days to go. Saw $150 per extra 23kg suitcase and it looks too good to be true. so want to confirm before i enter gbese at the airport.

$150 should be ok as long as that is what is on their site, emirate charged me $200 i think

9jabiggurl:
The thing wey you talk say make i add noni....lol

You must be in canny by now...how was ur trip?

yea i am and the cold indeed is................

9jabiggurl:
@double08 i am in ur boat of SOP more than 2 pages.... Mine is unavoidably 3 pages...i just could not help it.....

Iya, 3 pages is too much nah, wetin else you add? lol.

Try and get your HND assessed by WES Canada and also sit for IELTS.
My two pence.

damkollins:
If you have done the right thing ,stop negative thinking .....
Be positive and expect that your debit card will get debited at the expected time.
Cheers.

lol@ damkollins, i didnt ask my question well, i should have asked what the next step was and first means of communication from cic. thanks amigo,will be expecting debit alert.

Team, i hail o, after submission, how would i know if there are issues or not? Will a mail be sent? Can i also assume that if all is well, i will get the debit on my card account 3 months later?
gracias for your responses.

henryosas:
hello house, please I submitted application for permanent residence in Canada under the federal skilled program, my application was accepted in June 2014 and when I checked the status online via cic,it is in in-process statge,i understand the next stage will be documents verifications and medicals but I have been waiting since June till date without hearing from them, please anyone with useful info about the permanent residence should please tell me more

henryosas, this link will help you with your fswp issues,
https://www.nairaland.com/1279130/canadian-federal-skilled-worker-program-timelines

Holu26:
Ethiopian airline will take u to toronto and air Canada will take u to calgary from Toronto. That's the cheapest av seen so far

very on point, Ethiopian to Toronto is your best bet so check online and see which date you get their best fare.once booked, check air canada or west jet for cheapest flight date to Calgary.Note sha that you pay for your bags to calgary.cheers

chuk66:
I have been admitted both to a canadian university for a postgraduate diploma for 2yrs and to usa for a masters for 2yrs. I have both Canadian S-1 visa and United states F1 visa. Its a big dilemma to me choosing which to go for and I am meant to resume each of them in 3 weeks time. Please can someone well grounded about both sides share his opinion with me ASAP as I plan to gain work experience for at least 4 to 5 yrs after my study before returning. Which is the best option ? I also don't want to go to Canada and stop at PGD, I want to gain my MSc.

It depends on what is of paramount importance to you.You need to answer questions like how much money you got, what you plannign to do with your intended program, when you wanna come back to naija, etc
I know in Canada, you can apply for PR after your post secondary program and you work for 6 months full-time depending on your province anyway.In the US, there is no guarantee for PR even if you are fortunate to get work.I think i like the canada odds to the US but its your call at the end of the day.

mrnilobrawn:
So you advice we should have a funded USD dom account instead of NGN.

With the present rate of NGN to USD, i am not sure o.

mrnilobrawn:
By opening a dorm account u mean USD OR CAD, also can one transfer fund from NGN TO CAD account or it has to be USD TO USD, CAD TO CAD.?
Is GTB & FIRSTBANK MASTER CARD working fine there, how is there charges?

I meant USD dom account, no bank in Nigeria operates CAD dom account.No,they won't convert NGN to USD for you unless it's PTA(personal travel allowance).You can send USD and it gets converted to CAD at the bank in Canada.

mrnilobrawn:
@Bolded: $10,000. But you dont really need that much to travel with. Just get your MASTER CARD, u can make your withdrawals with that.
Those already in canny should throw more light......

There's really no maximum cash to carry only that if you carry above $10,000, you have to declare it.
There is no sense though in carrying that much cash in this era of cashless.
You have several options: Open a dorm account here in naija with internet banking access (FCMB is great here), get to canada and open an account.You can move your funds via internet banking to your canada account.OR, let someone transfer the funds to you when you open your canada bank account say your folks.Thirdly, just fund your mastercard/visa card and use it here.

Joe980:
You are free to enjoy your self. If you wanna still rock Yankee before applying, give them another check. A question though; hope you didn't play some sharp runs when you had your boys (not declaring your intention) at interview back then.

Thanks Joe980, same thought here.Are you sure you got your zero balance after the delivery?Also, was it declared just has joe said before you went?What was the reason for denial cos i hardly hear US bounce dropbox option.

damkollins:
Email is below...
Centralized-Intake-Office@cic.gc.ca
Subject is below ..
Application for Permanent Residence in Canada
Cheers.

pally, congrats and believe me, canada shall open itself up to u.you will eat its fatness and drink its wine.you've sown on this forum , you will definitely reap.Help will not be far from you at any point in time.You are a great guy, God bless and cheers.

charzyh2:
A family friend who lives in Toronto assisted me. I got a job offer from a branch office of a well known North American company.
Now, do you know the answer to my question?

yes you can apply and i believe your chances are even much better than someone without a job offer.
you can read up on the site.You must have at least 1 year experience in that line of work, do your ielts and also educational assessment.
cheers
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who.asp

TONYE001:
I beg make una no vex for me o.. Na JJC I be..

no waste your money on IELTS except your school requires it.

TONYE001:
Please Olamonsor2, what can you say about this "tie" issue?

chief, let your wife go first and you serve as her home ties.During her first semester break, you can go visiting.Once you land, you can decide whatever you want.As a spouse of a student, you also can work full time for the duration of your wife's program.Read online about it.

Anyone on emirates for 17th to Winnipeg?
there's a change over at ORD sha o.

kaynine59:
Akanni an environmental manager studies the environment both land and Aquatic and ensures it is suitable enough for a proposed project a building firm wants to embark on. That's what we call EIAs (environmental impact assessment). I could relate it that d firm wants to delve into Road construction and aquire open lands to build estates, mega shopping malls and d likes. That could be in d study leave. I dunno just seeking ur inputs

Lobatan!! you got it covered bro and gives a nice handle to it.Just indicate that it is a medium term plan and this program will benefit both you and the company.

@kaynine59,
Travel History
*Lenght of proposed stay in canada
*Purpose of visit
*Your current employment situation
*Your personal assets and financial status

My 2kobo contribution; you have been working in real estate all these years and studied something else in school.Your SOP must provide a link and connect the dots, i.e what program you want to go for.Also, are you going for diploma, UG or PG and what is your present highest level of study? Your offer letter and study leave will take care of current employment situation though i wonder how you will link your real estate firm to your intended course assuming they give you the study leave.
personal assets and financial status;if you have been working, you should have sthg to show for it, property,savings,SOA,etc.Include your dad's land also.Travel history not a biggy if you sort out the other reasons.All the best.