victormila:
Hello NL.
My application has been approved.
Paper route 26th May, MEng uOttawa.
Special thanks to wealth360 my uniben brother, Austinpee4, Eraytee, Yemdogg, Maziude my fellow uOttawa paddy.
Most importantly it's totally by the grace of God. To those waiting never give up hope, God will surely do it for everyone. I'd share my profile with submitted documents later.
Please I need the contact details of that travel agent lady @wealth360, @maziude we need align unto accommodation things.

Congratulation bro.

CanadianNurse:
Abeg make una find one cold bottle of STAR for this man!!!

Visa Officers are everywhere on this thread as silent readers!! Some might even register and be answering your questions here

On a lighter note: I personally suspect Austinpee4 as one of them

But seriously, a friend recently went for an interview with the US embassy and he told me that the woman interviewing him was very familiar with nairaland(just.wise popular o )

It's simple use the visa required for your intent.... Don't use study visa when you know you want to runaway abeg don't bastardize the privilege

Haha. Baba, if i were, i for the approve and issue TRV and PR at once. While @maziude and @thesoj go dey issue TRV, PR and citizenship in 'reasonable light'.

Sarang:


Lol sorry was meant for Excelrapheal. It's sis btw

Ok sis!

Sarang:


Welcome to Saskatoon!�

Welcome to Saskatoon? Wrong moniker bro. I will visit Saskatoon on touring things but until then, thanks for the welcome. Hope you go dey that time.

amii131:
O God my visa got delayed today my first time of visa denied am soo hurtful

I applied on July 12th for Undergraduate program chemistry am a graduate of Pharmacology not with a very good g.p I opted for that chemistry I.e the Bachelors science program for a pathway for pharmD program though I didn't state that in my Sop as a pathway program I talked more based on low cgpa and how i also needed to boost and get a good degree in chemistry as it has been my desired program from high school.


Visa was delayed and marked base on:

1.purpose of visit:
Also marked Other reasons:
Your proposed studies are not reasonable in light of one or more of: your qualifications, previous
studies, employment, level of establishment, or your future prospects and plans.


I attached my employment letter as a pharmacy techincian/Assistant also submitted document from my Hospital for approval to go and study.

Ouch! My real and personal person! You know how much this means to me. So sorry!

Don't be hurtful. We will all work around something together to achieve that which you desire. Stay strong and put yourself together. Get the GCMS file ASAP.

PureRuby:
God has shown me mercy!
My visa has been APPROVED!!!

Let NL praise the Lord!!!

Congratulation. I remember your case. How did you respond to the request from the embassy?

Honestly, with the incessant refusal of study permit applications since the beginning of this year, i'm beginning to feel it is deliberate. There have been good applications refused for erroneous reasons even after meeting all requirements of a study permit. I have seen GCMS file contradicting the generic reasons on the refusal letter.
At this rate, one begins to wonder if they truly and carefully review applications based on it's merit or based on the general situation of Nigerian applicants. I have lived and studied outside Nigeria and likewise applied for visas outside Nigeria and saw how the process was expedient and smooth even for me a Nigerian coming from a 'High risk' country. The case was not the same when i applied for my study permit from Nigeria. It is becoming tougher as the day goes by.

While it's really unfortunate this development has seen untold emotional trauma both from the long processing time and the refusal in itself, I want to encourage those of us who have seen their application refused for one reason to the other to stay strong, keep pushing, do NOT show desperation in any form in your application, re-strategize, be consistent in your information and documents and simply trust God in this process. It's mentally derailing and can make one make a decision that he/she may not be proud of in the long run.

If your desire is to truly study and better your life in Canada, stay the course, do not be discouraged. One thing i have learnt from challenging times is that it makes you stronger, more patient with yourself, the process and equip you to even face the other challenges that will present themselves when we eventually get the study permit and strive in our endeavours in Canada.

I trust that things will ALWAYS work in our favour and the rest will soon be history. God bless us all.

bronze25:

Boss, please I need your advise.
My sponsor is my father but my brother wants to pay the living expenses into my dorm account without including himself as a cosponsor. Will it raise a red flag were there is no evidence in my sponsors acct of depositing d money.
Regards

I'm not a boss o. No, it will not raise a red flag. Once the funds is in your name, no worries. It shows you have access to the available funds which is the main thing. Also, you may wish to use a letter of explanation to state that so so amount of money was given to you by a family member in support of your education. The person doesn't need to be a co-sponsor as long as the main sponsor can stand in well in financial strength even beyond the first year. You can just add evidence in the transfer reciept.

Cdynmar:
So in essence, what you are trying to say that someone else other than my mum could act as a co sponsor? Because initially, that was the plan until I got an advice about not using someone who doesn't have the same surname with me as a co sponsor as that might raise a flag. The other person who wanted to co sponsor me is my mother's brother who clearly does not have the same surname with me.

Anybody can sponsor you. They only simply need to state why they decided to do so and show a convincing commitment to their claims. Affidavit of support, etc and since your application was refused for insufficient funds, it will be advisable you pay your full tuition. The co-sponsor(uncle) should state how much he is/will be willing to support you with. It should be a reasonable and realistic amount considering his other obligation and family responsibilities.

Like i initially mentioned, the whole point is to ensure the applicant will have the required funds for study. The burden now will be on the applicant/sponsor to outrightly show this. In a recent case i know, an applicant transfered his entire funds(tuition+living expenses) to his student account after his previous application was refused for all 3 reasons. His reapplication was eventually approved. However, doing this is always at the applicant's risk.

Cdynmar:
There are 4 boxes. The last 3 were ticked.

Yea true. The first box is not related to funds sufficiency.

Your best chance will be to have your mum pay your full tuition and either transfer funds for your living expenses for the first year to you or leave it in her account.

Sometimes, the issue of insufficient funds cut across different factors.

1. Insufficient proof of relationship to sponsor.

2. Lump sum deposit of funds were seen in the account that was unexplained or did not show average income of sponsor.

3. Source of income/funds was not evidenced.

Using your mum as a sponsor puts you in pretty much good chance as to credibility to funds availability during your study. However, this does not entirely mean that if any trace of uncleared funds is seen in the account statement or financial document submitted it will be overlooked. A Visa officer main prerogative is to make sure fund is accessible by the applicant irrespective of who the sponsor is. The more you show you have direct access to funds, the better chance you have.

Notwithstanding, ensure you order for your immigration file AKA GCMS file note. It will help you know the exact reason inferred by the visa Officer.

bxcode:
Good evening house, please I want to find out if it's possible for me to apply for masters in any good Canadian university in an IT related field, data science especially. I read estate mgt and graduated with second class honours, and presently working in the financial sector. Any advise from the experienced gurus in the house will be duly appreciated.
Good luck to all expectant applicants in the house.....

I think you should atleast start your search through google. It will help you narrow your choice. People here can then help you on a variety of things from tips on how to get supervisors, research proposals etc to visa application.

Cdynmar:
Hello Everyone. I am a silent observer on this thread and I must say, you all have been of soo much help.
So I submitted my application on the 2nd of June. And I just got back my passport only to see a refusal. The shocking part is that I am not as disappointed as I thought I would be probably because of the reason.
So let me share my profile.
I have a Bsc in Medical laboratory science. Graduated in 2012. Volunteered at an NGO in 2013. Did my internship in 2014. Served in 2015 and since 2016, I have been working at an NGO.
I graduated with a 2.1. I applied for Masters in Public health last year and 3 schools denied me. I decided to try again this year with 4 schools...one for PGD in environmental public health in Concordia University and as I expected, I got an admission. Unfortunately, I did not get any for masters in the other 3 schools.
While submitting my visa, I committed over 12 million naira, this is asides the 2500CAD I already paid as part of my tuition fees. 2 landed docs worth over 8m was committed. Our house and a rented apartment we have was also surveyed and committed.
My mum is my sponsor and I am the only child.
I got my passport today and the reason for rejection was lack of funds. This is laughable because I didn't expect it. Please I need your feed backs.

Which of the insufficient fund box was ticked? Was it all 3 boxes?

KelechiNwachukw:
My application says a final decision has been made , and I didn't meet the eglibity requirements but no final decision has been made I know have been refused but I would like to ask if there's till hope

Sorry about the outcome of your application. As it is right now, your application has been closed and refused. You can either reapply or seek a judicial review in the federal court(which is highly unlikely you will win unless your case has merits and saw errors from the VO).

Kindly share the reasons and your profile as well order for your GCMS note.

Moadejimi:
You could apply for a less competitive Msc program related to your Law. Don't mind anyone saying 2.2 can't get an Msc admission, at least, I sabi two people now.
You go as well do a PGC course in any College, Humber and co.

Never give up.

Lol.. Baba niyen, you quoted the wrong moniker.

wakpo77:
Hello All

Please is it advisable to apply for human resource management with a Law Degree {2:2} as I really don't want to progress
in Ug course.

You will progress in Jesus name o.
If you have a good case why you need the undergraduate degree, you have a chance. Otherwise, it will be difficult especially when you don't have direct prior activity(ies) in human resource management. Nothing is impossible, the onus is on you to make your case convincingly.

ceceliaa34:



Hi, thanks for your reply.

Actually it's not really about the 7m or how much he's committing, He's committing himself alright... I just paid over 7k CAD. That's about as far as commitment goes at this stage. My upkeep obviously won't be from the said 7m balance but from subsequent inflows to the account in the not too distant future. It's just an estimate of what would be on the account by ending. Could be higher.
Since it's a business account, transactions are processed on it at least 3 times a week. Closing amount as at 2 months ago was nearing 13m, then we bought goods to restock the store, money left the account(outflow), came back after sales (inflow) You get my drift?

That was why I put a caveat earlier that the inflow and outflow for the last 6 months is quite strong.

So it's not about the closing balance as at the time I print the SOA.

@mcobex has simplified everything with your case.

To the bold, Your living expenses fund of a minimum of 10,000CAD MUST be in the account before you apply. This is the requirement. Secondly, if your sponsor will be using a business account, he/she will have to have to explain why funds to run a business will be used for your education. Even if he is the sole signatory, he/she still have to show how the business will run when these funds will be removed from the business account.

Best way to go around this is in addition to your paid tuition, funds for living expenses should be transferred to you or if possible, the entire funds for your study.

Frankrobbn1:


Submitted on 31/May/2017
The documents i submitted is as follows-

1)Conditional Admission letter attached with ESL program admission letter (indicating that after completion of ESL program I can now enroll into my undergraduate degree program) 
2)Birth certificate from NPC office
3)Photocopy of original waec result
4)photocopy of IELTS result
5)photocopy of local government identification certification 
6)Secondary school testimonial 
7)6 months diploma award certificate in desktop publishing.
Statement of Result for 6 months diploma in desktop publishing 
9)Upfront medicals sheet
10)police certificate 
11) SOP (Statement of purpose) 
12) A letter of introduction from place of work
13)Attached with CAC certificate of place of work. 
14)All CIC documents
15)International Passport
16)International passport bio date page

Sponsors documents.

1)Letter of sponsorship 
2)Affidavit of sponsorship 
3)statement of account of inflow and outflow 93Million having a balance of 700k.
4)landed property documents 
5)Land survey plan and approval documents.
6)Proof of ownership of business (Article and association of memorandum) 
7)CAC documents ( proof to show the business is Registered)
Sponsor International passage bio data page
9)Tax clearance certificate from 2015 to date worth 5million.

Most people have spoken well in your case and i just want to add one or two things.

Undergraduate sponsorship would usually require very high financial commitment and the onus is always on the applicant to ensure this is translated well to the VO.

1. Like others have mentioned, sponsor will have to commit financially atleast for your first year expenses and tuition.

2. 3rd party sponsorship will show that aside you, other financial needs will be met(family).

3. Explain convincingly why he/she is sponsoring you and why he/she decided to expend such funds for a 4 year program plus the ESL program in Canada and not Nigeria since it will be cheaper and economical for a 3rd party who didn't bare you.

So aside all the financial strength displayed, the sponsor and you must show that all the financial obligation will be met with ease and without strain to other obligation of sponsor. Establish these things and you should be okay in the reapplication. All the best.

tjaz:
Hi guys, please cic requested a letter from me and asked that i reply to an email address. I have done this but i still noticed on my account on cic website " letter of explanation required". Do i need to also upload the document on the CIC website? thanks

You should. Use all the avenue given to avoid 'we don't have your document on file'.. This is a common line when they want to show themselves.

@mcobex,

i'm looking forward to your application approval. You've been really helpful here. We should be celebrating with you and other hopefuls shortly.

OmalichaUC:


As regards to this, is it possible that the same visa officer who denied an applicant will attend to the same applicant when he/she reapplies?

Any officer can review a reapplication including the visa officer who initially denied previous application. Actually, in a reapplication, it is usually must likely the reviewing officer would first see the conclusion of the previous application through the GCMS/CAIP database to ascertain if the reapplication have addressed the concerns as well as meeting the requirement of a study permit. So even if a different officer reviews a reapplication, he/she will still see the conclusion of the previous officer which will in turn inform areas to look out while carefully reviewing the reapplication.

jnyuwa02:


......... That is why Canadian courts don't review the denial of visa by a VO because there is nothing to go by. Discretion simply means a decision made out of the abundant goodness in the heart of a VO. They have blanket authority to rule however they deem fit, even out of mere emotions. That is why prayers is important that your application bypasses the evil that lurks around the corner by a VO who woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

I actually didn't see this part of your post when i responded to the initial post. Well, on the contrary, the federal court in Canada have on cases successfully ruled that a refused application be re-opened and a different visa officer reviews the application. This most times happen when there was an error in fact(s) and judgement, the visa officer overlooked certain documents presented at the time of application or a wrong application of the provisions of the IRCC act in reaching the final decision.

Visa officers DO NOT completely review application on discretions. They are guided by the law and the provisions of the act. Since they are humans, they may make errors which may result in a refusal. The judicial process in federal court in Canada often times address these errors but only on merit of the application.

So in most cases, it is very difficult to overturn a visa officer's decision in Federal Court with the judicial review process, mainly because this process is a 'judicial review' process, and not an 'appeal'. Even if the judge disagrees with the decision of the visa officer, that is not enough to overturn the decision. There needs to be more than disagreeing with the outcome based on the merits. Based on what I have read about the federal court cases, there have to be more than disagreeing with the outcome based on the merits and some cases are reopened and reviewed by a different officer but the risk is that the new officer can refuse same application for an entirely different reason.

Conclusively, officers don't apply total discretion in their review. The requirements of a temporary resident visa provides that certain things be established and home ties is one of such. Discretion may apply in what holds strong in the applicant's profile in this regard.

jnyuwa02:


I think some of the assertions here are wrong as well, just like the person who said first class intimidates VOs into thinking someone would not come back to Nigeria because they are most likely to be employed by a Canadian employer. To the contrary they look at first class students as having not only intelligence, but the compassion and thoughtfulness of wanting to make a difference by returning home. And on the matter of home ties not been that important, I have to respectfully disagree. It is probably the most singular important criteria for obtaining a visa, second only to one's ability to foot his educational bills. You ignore home ties only at your own perils. If it appears someone who is single and has no landed property or company ties got a visa, he may simply be one on scholarship who is so bright you gotta wear shades. In that case, his perceived intelligence is an asset that in itself can convince the VOs that such a person is more likely to return and help develop his country. First class is perceived as such and not the other way around. Even the first class students are required to show one tie or the other. Personally I have yet to see anyone with no ties granted a visa. Tie does not have to be concrete in the form of land, employment, family, sometimes its can be amorphous like your perceived intelligence and desire to want to make a difference in your homeland, supported by evidence of such participations in your past history.

I quite agree with you largely on your points, this issue of hometie is HIGHLY discretionary. I always encourage people to work around what the have at the time of application. There is no rule of thumb to home-ties. Officers deduce these things from an overview of the applicant's case, situation and circumstance. Get documents and evidence to show you are established at home.

Establishing that one has close home ties for the duration of any category of temporary resident visa which includes the study permit can be from a variety of thing.(social, family, assets, employment, etc). It is just standard for the VO to make sure it is evidenced in one way or the other before a study permit is approved because it is part of the provisions of their requirements for a temporary resident visa.

More and more perfectly good visa applications run into difficulties due to a failure to outline strong enough home ties. Therefore, each individual should make every effort to submit as much information as possible to establish that you do indeed have these ties. Add documents in simplicity that will firstly portray you as a genuine study(Purpose of visit) which to me is the MOST important thing, established your financial capability and show you are established at home in any of the form highlighted above.

Igbouwanile:
Lmfao! got notified today, app. delayed!
On this note I apply a full stop & bid farewell 2 diz journey. Thanks to all my beloved friends here, I mean you!
wishing u all de best. love yu!

Igbo uwa! Mehn, i was waiting for your good news o! What is/were the reason(s) this time again na? Haba!

BTW, don't even think of giving up! Let's look into the case again. Good you deferred your admission, also order for your GCMS note. You can't give up like that nau after putting in much. No na!, we don't give up here, it's not allowed!

BRANDYAK:


Good morning my able gurus , if funs are already transferred to Canadian bank, and payslip and other work documents of sponsor provided, is it still necessary for sponsor to show six months bank statements or the prove of source of funds is ok

I'm no way near a guru but i will try to answer your question.

IRCC requirement is that applicants have their tuition + a minimum of 10,000 for living expenses for a year. This evidence can be in a one time fund availability. i.e Loan proof, funds in convertible currency, scholarships, grant etc. Showing 6 months bank statement should be dependent on what your claim and if you intend to prove that you can generate funds for subsequent year(s) of program. If you already showed that you have funds for your entire program in other form, then the 6 months statement may not be necessary except you just want to show you earn money.

Rocorleone:
I started this "It will end in Praise" trend since the part 12 thread here. Now the LORD has done it for me!!!

GEN 12:1 I obey!

Finally my application has been approved!!!
Thank God Jehovah!

Wow! Congratulation. Happy for you!

maziude:



No worry, I go catch you for here. na Rideau canal water I go use baptize you.

Lol

maziude:


Okay boss.

You can contact me on hallecks@qq.com

Please sir, i like your email address, can i send my SOP too for your review through this email address?

khasm:


Well said.
But my observation is a pointer to the total packaging of the app.
Also note that, purpose of visit and home tie are interwoven, in the sense that, if i dont have something tangible to come back to in nigeria, that means i may not want to depart, hence, the purpose of visit can stick out...that is the thinking or assumption of the VO, atleast to nigerians.
As you have pointed out, its not just proposed program being in line with previous education and/or employment.
Just my opinion anyways.

You have a point.

khasm:


The truth is, you did not include home tie to yourself..your years of experience seems too little, no SOA, not married, no Kids, c'mon.no property doc

I am not saying without all these you cannot get visa,but chances are slim. Since you have left the gap for purpose of visit in your first app., you must clear the concern, cause every other VO will check.

The only way you can address the concern with this your profile is if you can convincingly explain to the VO the connection between you and your parents property and investment doc, i.e lettting them know you are the heir,etc..just think through it.

otherwise,let your circumstance change before reapplying

Na wa o bros, this your analysis though!

Well, Purpose of visit is exactly what it is 'your purpose of going to Canada and Circumstance(s) surrounding that singular definition and intention'. As you may also know, the refusal letter has other reasons of not satisfying an officer and each will serve the purpose it was ticked(although, IRCC have been ticking anyhow these days)

So to a very large extent, purpose of visit always surrounds intended program, prior event leading to that choice, the advantages of it, how it will highlight convincingly a claim of studying and returning back home, the viability of the propose program as well as the surrounding circumstances to ensure that primary intent of study will be met. More of why you are going to Canada and events that will surround your study in Canada.

Officer's note regarding a refusal on purpose of visit will most likely have lines of " not a genuine student who intend to complete study and depart, proposed program not logical with previous education or employment etc"

So the points you raised will largely fall under 'home ties' 'personal asset' and financial situations. They are provisions to raise concerns in these light.

Like most people have already mentioned, the GCMS note will throw more light to the refusal. My only concern is that some GCMS file i have seen lately have been erroneous and also misleading. I just hope in this case, it highlight the exact reasons for the refusal.

aade5:
about 2 and half years

8 months as an Electrical Engineer

the remaining months as a Network Infrastructure Engineer

Hmmm..Na wa o. It's really unfortunate. Sorry about the outcome. Order for your GCMS note. I hope it truly outline the officer's concerns about your application.

aade5:
Hi Guys,

Just got delayed by CIC for the following reason:

I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary resident, as stipulated in
paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, based on the purpose of your visit


This is my second application after being denied earlier for purpose of visit and financial reasons.

In order to address the issue of purpose of visit, i had these documents tendered:

1. Well detailed SOP
2. Email correspondence with my supervisor at University of New Brunswick on research work and articles to work on
3. Email from UNB Graduate School addressed to the embassy on my behalf on my funding and admission letter
4. Certifications and working experience related to my course of study


**Proposed course of Study MSc Electrical & Computer Engineering with a Scholarship of 17k CAD

**BSC
Electrical & Electronics Engineering (First Class)

Kindly advise guys

What is your current work experience and how much of it do you have?

Ranges:
Please i need your advice wise gurus in the house, in my letter i wrote that my father sponsored me with the money in my account, pls do i still need to get a bank reference letter? since my father wrote his own letter as the one that sponsored me with the money in my account

If you can get the letter, it will significantly give assurance of fund availability. Besides, each of your claim should be supported with a proof. Your father's source(s) of income should also be evidenced to support his claim of transferring cash to you.