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Good Morning All,

Guru's in the house can you explain what they mean by "Please note that your application for a study permit is currently under active review.". I got the mail below from CIC on Tuesday.



Good day,



We write in reply to your enquiry dated August 31st.



Please note that your application for a study permit is currently under active review.



You will be notified via your online account once a decision has been reached.



We trust this information is of assistance to you.







Kind regards,



Visa Office | Bureau de Visa
Deputy High Commission of Canada | Haut Commissariat auxillaire du Canada

Where was your application processed from?

Vizzle4sure:
Visa Approved!!!
Applied Online 13th June
Biometric mail 22nd June
Biometric done 25th June
Eligibility and Upfront Medical passed 9th August
Surprising Medical Request 15th August
Sent upfront medical to CIC email addresses 16th August
Medical passed again 17th June
Sent CIC mail on application update 24th August
Sent CIC mail again 30th August
Approval/Passport Request 11am 31st August.
Submitted Passport 1pm 31st August
Schools resumes 01 September.

Thanks to you all.
I pray this year bring you all the happiness you deserve and your TRV approval. Amen.
Keep the hope alive!!

congratulations

Vizzle4sure:
Mr Uyplus and Mcobex Thank you.

Yes I have three times already on the 7th, 15th and 24th of August and was told that my application is still under processing. See the last response that I got from them
We write in reply to your email.



As indicated on our website, the processing times provided are based on how long it took to process 80 percent of all applications during that time period and are subject to change. As these processing times refer to 80 percent of applications, some applications will fall outside of these timeframes. In addition, as they are an average, there will be some fluctuations in processing times at peak periods during the course of the year.



That being said, please be assured that the application has been received and is in process. As soon as processing is completed you will be notified.



Kind regards,

CMG

Immigration Section – Section de l’immigration

4 Anifowoshe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria

Lagos2canna:
Have you sent cic any mail about your application? Three months is no joke.

My application is exactly 91 days today. Is it because I am also applying for a intern work permit that is the reason my application is taking this long to process? Gurus in the house, please I will appreciate your responses... Thanks

Congrats...

originally:
Original passport request just pop in............................
I will share timeline soonest

June 12 online applicant

I applied May 29th, did biometrics June 1st, eligibility review started August 7th and went back to we would inform you when we start your eligibility review and this is my first and only application

mightyola:
When did you apply?. Your first App?

I applied May 29th, did biometrics June 1st, eligibility review started August 7th and went back to we would inform you when we start your eligibility review and this is my first and only application

Biakwa:
When did you apply and when did you notice the eligibility review back to processing.... Is this your first application?

Mine also changed back to processing so let us keep praying that all things will work together for our good

mightyola:
It baffles me too, all of the people that their profile status changed from eligibility review on Aug 7th didn't change back to processing, only the both of us and I am wondering why.

Don't even know what to think anymore. Please let me know Aysem's response.

okay...

Maxihyfr:
London

Congrats once again, where was your application processed?

walecott:
Timeline
Application submitted- June 7th
Review of eligibility- August 7th
Medical request - august 15th
Medicals done- August 16th
Passport request- August 21st

Docs submitted
- cic forms
- Soa for my sponsor under 2 million
- Soa of my sponsors company under 6 million
- Certificate of deposit 6 million
- Cac documents showing my sponsor owns a hospital
- Cac docs showing my sponsor is an md of an oil firm
- Nysc cert
- Official gmat result and page showing I sent result to over 10 schools
- Official toefl result
- Previous visa pages
- Passport photograph
- Letter from my sponsor
- My personal sop- 1 page
- Reference letters from bank
- Documents from school
- Plenty prayer and fasting

Sorry about the delay, where was your application processed?

Maxihyfr:
Application Refused

Applied May 10th... ONLINE

Congratulations

walecott:
Just got my approval mail.

Congrtulations

Wheyme:
Dear all,
Approval alert after a previous refusal!!
First, I will like to say a big thank you to these wonderful people..@jnyuwa02, @Naijaforeigner, @dubaiboy1, @geotherm, @chebe01 and everyone on this forum.

First Application (from Belgium)(Online): 17th July
Biometric done in Paris: 19th July
Refusal message: 6th August
Reason for refusal stated: I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay based on personal assets and financial status.

Second Application from same place (Online): 13th August
No Biometric done
Passport request: 17th August

Submitted documents (Previous application)
1. cic forms
2. Admission letter (MSc Uni of Ottawa) also stating I will be getting CAD$2,400/year
3. International passport with visa stamps
4. SOA (Letter from my bank stating my savings account balance of 8k euros)
5. Supervisor's funding letter stating I will be paid 20k/year
6. Co-sponsor's letter stating he will provide accommodation and miscellaneous expenses
7. Co-sponsor's Canadian passport, payslips and bank statement
8. Letter of Explanation stating my career goals and that I will complete my thesis by early September since admission letter was conditional to the completion of my current academic program in Belgium
9. My up-to-date transcript stating I passed all courses but remaining my thesis to be completed
10. Bachelor's certificate on Biochemistry (Nigeria)

Additional documents submitted (For second application)
1. New SOP
2. LOE (Addressing previous refusal)
3. Late dad's death certificate, obituary pamphlet and his property documents (Survey plans and land receipts)
4. My birth certificate (showing he is my father)
5. Caretaker appointment letter for the properties (signed by me)
6. My landed property doc (Deed of contract, receipt and allocation letter)
7. NYSC certificate
8. BSc. transcript, HSC certificate.
9. My current resident card
10. My current transcript and school id card
11. I also edited the co-sponsorship letter, stating he is only providing additional support (and not accommodation)

I will also like to mention that I put God first in this second application which was the mistake I made in my previous because I felt that I had all required document and thus, would get an approval. I prayed alot and fasted.
To all other aprroval hopefuls, your approval alerts are near and to those delayed, please repackage and refire (Put God first pls).

Leave it blank if it is your first time applying for a study permit.

henricson:
Please I saw UCI as question 2 on study permit form imm1294 & question 3 on TRV form imm5257. Please what's the meaning of UCI? What are we expected to fill there?

Please forgive my many questions

funny you... how is asking a question attacking you

Linzo:
If you care to know what I'm doing here, then I will tell you Mr curious. I got admission to Brandon university and currently putting together documents to apply for study permit next week by God grace. Instead to attack the message which is the theme of discussion but you rather prefer to attack my person.

It should be in your Letter of acceptance. Mine was in my letter of acceptance so I uploaded the letter there also.

henricson:
For those who filled in their questionnaire that work was required for study... May I what document to upload for the file 'evidence for work required in study'?

Hmmm okay thanks for the info

olugere:
Hello, that particular number has called me several time, and if the number call you will not able to pick it, this are 419, even though if you use truecaller to check the name it will bring sotali Mali, so ignore and blacklist, am not sure cic do call, am stand to be corrected I don't know but that particular number is 419,

Then what are you doing on this discussion thread... Just curious?

Linzo:
I don't think so, this same number has flashed me up 3 times and I have not applied for study permit or anything related to Canada visa. I think we should investigate that number well. I guess it has nothing to do with VO

Really? God help us all.

Lagos2canna:
I think it tracks your social media accounts and anything associated with that phone number and email, you can enhance your social media account by uploading pictures of your occupation and making useful comments about Nigeria. A guy was sent back from Toronto at POE when they discover he had chats on his phone regarding jobs in Canada when he was with a visiting visa, that was someone experience let's be careful.

It is not coincidental I was called also from this number +22397654645 from Mali. Kindly confirm that it is the same number that called you. I am also thinking it is way of checking your location which can be part of their background check. This is my opinion though...

Kishkosh:
Those that had strange numbers called them some weeks ago.
Pls, some numbers just called me now again, although I missed the calls, which wasnt intentional and I tried to call back to no avail.
I don't know if I should still conclude the calls are just coincidental and not related to my TRV app.

Blessed weekend.
Up Blues

You need to go and do the upfront medical with Children Practice in Ikoyi. I did it on Tuesday and my medical has been updated as Passed this Thursday 16th of August. I am only waiting for the approval Mail now from CIC. That is my Two Cents to you...

Biakwa:
Good day house,

Please one big question,

I am yet get medical call school resumption is 3rd of September.. If I decide to differ till January now. What will be the implication if the visa is refused in terms of refund from the school.. Also,what will be the implications if visa is later granted (are we going to inform CIC that we have a new admission letter or what?) This is the thing we are delineating on as school already started any visa that has not been stamped on or before 20th should differ admission to next season.....

Congratulations

realshifu:
Approval Alert! Long Post Alert Too.

I applied on July 26th online. I received a medical request August 8th, I did it the next day in PH. My medicals was updated as pass earlier today around 11am, and about 30mins ago, the approval and Passport request landed.

Msc, McGill University
Documents submitted.
My Sponsor is my Fiancée's Sister. I submitted her personal and business' statements of account (She is a small business owner), with a combined balance of about 13 million naira after she has transferred my estimated tuition fee for 1 year to me (1.2m).
Sponsorship and affidavit of sponsorship letter.
CAC documents of her business
My Fiancée's and my Sponsor’s birth certificates and my Sponsor’s International passport data page (single travel history to dubai).
Sponsor’s family picture of about 8years ago showing me at her convocation ceremony from the University (My Fiancée is in the picture too).
My engagement dinner picture with my Fiancee.

SOP(2 pages)
Resume (It shows my two research publications in international peer-reviewed journals and my current project)
Statement of my long-standing Mutual funds investment account with ARM (1.4m current balance).
TOEFL Result (I wrote it last year for another purpose, McGill didn't require it from me, but I sha submitted it anyway in the rush)
Offer letter from McGill.
CAQ approval letter from Quebec.
Email approval of my Differential Fee Waiver Award from McGill (This DFW allows me to pay tuition and other fees at Quebec rate which is about 1.2m (4120 CAD) instead of International rate which is 19820 CAD).
My NYSC call-up letter, and PPA posting letter (I am currently a youth corper).
My MDCN Annual Practicing License.
My birth certificate, University degree and Transcript.
Parents' and my 4 siblings' birth certificates.
My retired father's landed property and valuation (I didn't do deed of transfer). Valued at 8m.
My father's RSA statement as at when he retired years ago. Balance was 4m.

I was denied Visa twice in the space of a month last year to go and present one of my research work in New York. Also, I was denied a UK visa this last May to attend the Commonwealth Youth Forum as one of the youth delegates representing Nigeria at the last concluded CHOGM in London. I had another paper to present early last month in London too, however, I couldn't even dare apply for a visa again, so I begged one of my co-authors to make the presentation. He already had a UK visa. I have never travelled out of this country before as an adult so my passport is Virgin.

I didn't pay for Tuition, McGill generally doesn't allow you pay tuition until you have both your CAQ and your Study Permit.

I thank God for His mercies, as I didn't know I will be applying for the study permit until days before that July 26th. But God practically fast-tracked my approval. Thanks to @jnyuwa02 and @frankrobben for their immense contributions to this group. I arranged my documents in a hurry based on their back and forth on this thread from day 1.

If their is anything to learn from this my divine grace, is that no two applications are the same. And to always say the truth too. I explained all my visa denials and I filled in the TB part of the application that I recently managed a patient that was diagnosed of Tuberculosis under my care and I was in close contact with him as his Doctor for weeks. I didn't know how such information could have affected my application, but I couldn't bring myself to lying about such exposure while I was filling the form.

Last last, I Thank God!

congratulations...

Jayjaycee18:
LONG POST ALERT!!!

All Glory and Adoration must go to the Almighty God, without whom I am nothing.
Appreciation to all the wonderful ladies and gents on this thread who have contributed in one way or the other in making this sometimes frustrating and difficult process, worthwhile.

My wife's application has been approved!!!
Timeline is below:
- Upfront Medical: June 1st 2018
- Online Application submitted on 4th of June 2018 (2years PGD)
- Biometrics request: 11th June 2018
- Biometrics done in VFS Lagos: 12th June 2018
- Medical passed & eligibility review commenced: 12th Aug 2018
- Application approved/passport request: today, 14th Aug 2018
- School resumes: 5th Sept 2018

Documents submitted:
- All applicant's completed CIC forms
- University Acceptance letter with 1st semester tuition fee confirmation of over $9k CAD,
- Applicant's Canada Bank Account Statement with over $10k CAD living expense
- Applicant's Educational certs, University Transcripts, plus NYSC cert and professional membership certs
- Applicant's Employment letter, promotion letter, Study leave approval letter, Company ID Badge, 6months payslips, Salary account SOA,
- Travel history (several trips in the last 12 years to the US, UK, Dubai, Canada, France and the Netherlands)

- Sponsor: Myself
- Sponsors docs submitted: Employment letter, Professional Membership, Data page, Travel history (several trips in the last 16 years to US, UK, Dubai, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands)
- Sponsors Financials: SOA of my Joint Account with wife, Salary Account SOA, my Resume (CV), Pension Fund Account summary, CSCS Statement of stockholding, Landed Properties survey plans and deeds of assignments showing joint ownership by both myself and wife (in Lagos, Abuja, Mowe-Ogun state and PH city)
- Treasury Bills Certificate of my Joint Account with wife

Supporting docs
- Letter of sponsorship signed by me with details of how i intend to support applicant's education
- Letter of Application for study permit addressed to CAD High commission,
- Detailed SOP showing that PGD is same course as both the Undergrad course, as well as the current employment role
- Detailed letter of Explanation (LOE) with itemized list/breakdown of all the documents being submitted
- Children's birth certificates and Intl passport data page
- Applicant's Resume, Awards received, Volunteer work done in the past, Marriage Cert and Newspaper Change of Name

PLUS ENOUGH PRAYERS, FASTING AND MORE PRAYERS.

N.B: Study gap was over 11 years, but applicant's SOP was very detailed and Resume showed what she was engaged in throughout all the gap years. Applicant's personal SOA had less than N200k naira at time of submission.

Finally, to all the TRV hopefuls, just keep on praying and commit all to the Almighty God, because yours is just close by.

Yes I have

chisiudeh:
Have you booked an appointment??

ok thanks for the info. I am going there on Thursday. Please update us when your medicals has changed to passed.

mightyola:
Got there 7:45, though they wont start till 8am, left there around 1pm

How long was the medicals?

mightyola:
No, no update. Still the same. Did my medicals today tho.

Please do we have any June "Online Applicant" who has been called for Medicals yet? Kindly let me know and when did you apply.

Also, for those of us waiting for the medical mail, if it comes later than August 25th we may not be able to meet up with the resumption date because I noticed Q-Life Family Clinic is fully booked till September 7th 2018 while "the children practice" next appointment date was 16th of August as at yesterday.

MY TWO CENTS

If you are planning to resume with your school this Fall, kindly take the advice of several people here and go for your medicals BECAUSE when children Practice is fully booked you might need to travel out of Lagos for your medicals to avoid the inconveniences.

It will end in praise for us all...

Congratulations

blaqnony:
Very long post! I applied on the 1st of May. I applied for a Masters of Law in University of Saskatchewan.


The documents I used are:
The normal CIC forms.
I got a 20k scholarship from U of S. Though I got later got bursary and offer as Graduate Teaching Assistant which I didn't include in my application and never bothered to send to CIC.
A sponsorship letter from my employer stating that firm intends to take care of my flight ticket and other miscellaneous not covered by my scholarship.
Admission Letter.
My Employment Letter.
Police Clearance Certificate
Transcript and all my academic certificates.
Letter of Purpose and Explanation especially emphasizing why I must do my program in Canada as such program in research is not done in Nigeria and not even in the US. I think my strongest ñoint was my statement of purpose and explanation. At least I can write well.

NB: I didn't include personal assets, statement of account or even that of a family member. No paystubs. While filling the form, I didn't include the end dates for all my employment history, including the present one. I sent about 14 mails to different Canada embassy offices, and about 6 webforms when I was waiting for them to send me a medical request. I even told them that I am running out of time to make my travel plans.

Did Biometrics on the 3rd of May, updated the same day. Then my trouble began. Lol. Long wait was really a serious trouble. Friends that applied were getting updated nothing for me and thats where the real problem started. My BP got so high. Finally on 24th of July, I got medical request. I couldn't go for medicals till 1st of August for some reasons. I later went and everything went right except that my BP was high. 152/90. I was never a known hypentensive. It all boiled down to high BP garnered over the wait period for my approval. The doctor asked me to wait for sometime. I repeated it, the same thing. I was asked to do 3 more tests, Electric Cardiograph, Echocardiogram, and Serum Creatinine Test , and then get a cardiologist report which cost me a lot. On Friday I got the report from the same hospital.

Just yesterday I did a mail to the hospital to enquire why they haven't sent the medical report, they generated it yesterday night and sent to them. Then today, my medicals was updated as passed ND in less than 1 hour an approval and request of original passport.

In all it was about God, I did countless fasting and praying, sowing of seeds and all that. Especially when the reports I was getting here were not favourable.

Bye and large, I think it is most appalling to see us trying to compare our application with others. That alone is enough to increase your BP and can even cost you your success in medicals or at least extra expenses for further tests that is even costlier than the medicals itself. Quit worrying, your worries can't change anything. Rather it can even kill your hopes of having your studies abroad.

Please those going to U of S can you hit me up! All the gurus in the house thanks for all you do here. I quite appreciate Hardy and Nyjunwa for sharing the email addresses I sent mails to. 15 weeks no be beans o. We expect more approvals here soon.

thank you for the info harde116

harde116:
You may and you may not. Check your CIC account daily. But you are more likely to receive an email.

Will I receive an email from CIC or a message in my cic account for the medical call? Please can you help me with an answer!

70% is a large quota of the June applicant though. Thanks I am looking forward to an approval

makano:
I didnt say 100% of applicants, I said 70% which means some havnt gotten response. Please take note. Goodluck to ur application.