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arhayjay:
Hello house,

Please is the police certificate a requirement for submitting visa application? Have people been granted visa without submitting the police certificate?. Thanks

It is a requirement by the visa office for nigerian applicants and yes, some folks have been granted permit without one. If i were you, i'd rather provide all requirements than gamble between providing it or not.

justwise:
Its a random thing, if it sees a post as spam it will ban the ID for 24hrs but if you report it the ban will be removed.

Okay. I can see we have an automated monitoring spirit here.Good a thing, we can seek help. Nice one @Justwise.

vanod:
Thank you my powerful gurus in the house I appreciate,

This how I intend to go with the app, I will apply with my CAC docs personal SOA supported with Company SOA with other docs.
I don't want anyone to sponsor me, can't I sponsor myself? Am married with a kid isn't that enough as home ties with my Business?

I have a commercial building is advisable to take picture of the house add to docs and rent receipts.
plz advice.

Why not? You can sponsor yourself. There will be more financial burden on your however because a visa officer will also consider the duration of your program and your dependants. If your spouse is working, it will relieve you some more.

Self sponsored applicants will either show funds for the duration of their program or show a very reliable source of funds.
If your rental property, your company or any other stable source can generate enough funds for you consistently till you complete your program, you are good to go. Just add the reciepts/doc showing the earnings. Pictures won't be necessary.

Your business and family wil sure be a good home tie for you.

justwise:
anti spam bot ban is not longer than 24hrs.

Unbanned and post restored.

Baba, but how this anti spam bot thing dey carry out it's operation? na midnight or e dey raid and shut people upandan in broad day light? One moment you have access,the other moment na total lock down! Biko, enlighten us.

penitential:
Really don't know how the anti-spam bot works this days. I was also banned for almost two days without any action of spamming.
@justwise, kindly check abeg before @yemdogg do the needful as mentioned.

Mehn, that something banned me too o since yesterday evening, i was set loosed this morning! I guess my own case was testing the mic 1, 2!!!

vanod:
I am the SOLE signatory to the Acc, I have my personal account with reasonable inflow and USD Acc too.

My main issue presently is age, my passport carries 1983 as my Bd but am not upto that,
Pls can you advice me what to do should I go and swear an affidavit that my age is 1987.
The mistake was as result of lost BD certificate and mum not knowing the exact date.
Pls advice me

Okay. You could stand a good chance if you present your case very well and convincingly. Age has always got little effect on a right choice of academic pursuit. Your passport age is assumed your real age because it is a government issued document and therefore has a good evidence of authenticity.
I think the do DOB and information change on the passport in nigerian immigration office. You could find out the process and make appropraite corrections.

The embassy will use your age as written on your passport as your real age. So if it's not, do the change first on your passport before you submit your application.

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Mikymiko:
Folks, I applied for GCMS/Case file since 25th December 2016 and it not yet out. Please advice me.

Bro, you may want to check back with the medium you used to apply for it. By their law, the proceesing time for GCMS/CAIPS is 30-35 working days and in VERY rare cases 40-60days.They also mentioned that it could extend by a week depending on how the print-outs is sent to applicants. So either exercise more patience or check in with the platform you applied with.

Igbouwanile:
1. It will be done now

2. I will add it aswell

3. Working towards the payment aspect bro.

4. I am not employed, that is de problem of showing cash and statement of account.

5. Will add more of His employment docs. etc

6. Difficult findin dia cert. of birth, do I need to get attestatn of birth/declaratn of age for all of them or just my sponsor, will also add 'I.D' for some where available.

Will pay the tuition

tnkz Man

Correct! Thatz the spirit bros!

As per not working, hope the gap between when you finished undergrad and now isn't too much otherwise
you may want to use a SOP to write about all you've been doing since and how it has helped you develop more interest in your field that is warranting a higher degree and how you intend to apply the knowledge you will gain from canada in solving emerging problems in your field. Pick one area and dwell on it. Avoid lines like 'i want to develop nigeria'. Nigeria is a big country and alot of people will say same thing. One thing MUST distinguish you. Write on the closest thing an average person can do in your field and with your qualification that is realistic.

If you did some trainings, have membership of any body, add the certificates, conferences letters if you attended any in nig, anything to suggest you haven't been idle. It will strengthen your socio-economic ties in nig.

Good a thing you have a sponsor and he/she want to pay your full tuition for a year, this is a very good move.You don't have to REALLY worry about your income.

As per your family member certs, if you can lay hold of the declaration,IDs, good. Fill their names too in the family information form. Since they won't be directly involved in your study now, any doc to show proof of identity and citizenship will suffice.

Tell sponsor to avoid large sum deposit even if your tuition is paid. It always raise suspicion in a visa officer's mind. Let the cash flow be steady and consistent. No need to try to prove anything to them. They are already trained to know what to look out for.

Take your time bro and make sure your app is rock solid so when they see your re-application like dis, their ancestors will feel dizzy!! Lol.

All the best bro.

yemdogg:
It's almost like the VO is his agent telling him what to do......

Payment of first year tuition will go a long way....especially since sponsor is a 3rd party.

Lol. I dey tell you! Even OLUWALE sef fit package re-application with this GCMS file.

Igbouwanile:
Gudday Everyone, here is my gcms notes please make una help me tackle it.

I like this Vo.. E just make things easy for you to tackle.
The wahala obviously is funds and ties in nig. All the travel stories na just to make the whole thing ambiguous.

1.If sponsor can pay first year tuition, good!
2. Affidavit of sponsorship should be added.
3.Submit a good SOA. If sponsor pays first year tuition, closing balance burden will reduce, na to show upkeep alone.
4. If you have been doing something before now, add evidence to show you have been busy and earning some cash, no matter how small, add your SOA.
5. If sponsor have business/work..Add the employment/business documents.
6. If your family members are in nig, add their doc(birth cert, Id)

The main thing here to do is to try pay your full tuition if it's possible. It will go a long way for you.

vanod:
@Austinpee4
Am self employed is my own company and I am sponsoring myself, I have all docs ready as regards the company.
But I have one issue I will post here for suggestions and advice.

Great. You may still have issues if you are not the SOLE signatory to the company acccount. However, If you are and with a good reason why you intend using funds supposedly meant for the company development to fund your studies while also explaining how the company will generate additional funds for itself once significant amount is removed for your study, it could fly.

I think it's better you use a well built personal account than company's or use a sponsor. The company documents can serve as home ties for you.

vanod:
I tap from your success bro, like myself I will be applying with CAC docs and company acc SOA, God will favor us all, amen.

I hope the company have paid your tuition already and going to justify reasons for sponsoring you conviencingly.

A little advise for newbies, silent followers and the rest of us.
Please guyz, It will not be enough to just ask questions here and believe it will be sufficient for you regarding your admission and study permit issues. Take sometime out to read information on the school website, contact the university if need be, visit CIC website often, google out specific information and be well informed too.It will give us some level of control and it will better prepare us to summount any of the challenges we will be facing when we eventually begin the study in which we have seeked/seeking admission and a study permit for.
Honestly, this will be one of our greatest weapon especially in this our study intentions and as we make progress in our choosen endeavors.

Also, if you feel your issue is really bothering and need urgent assistance, spill it out, make it brief and concise. Endeavour to give a short summary of your profile/case so a broader assesment of your issue is analyzed to give you optimal advise,suggestions and solutions.

Some questions have previously been answered on this and previous part of this thread, you may do well too by going through previous pages when you are less busy, if it's still difficult to find what you want, ask questions that suggest you have done your own work/search,that way people will be at your aid knowing you have put in little effort.

Remember, people here are not obligated to answer you. Thankfully enough, we are blessed with great guys here helping freely and i personally want to use this opportunity to thank them for their unending assistance and readiness to help others. God bless you guyz!

Finally, I know it's quite challenging in nigeria and the general urge to seek better live is creeping in more than the actual intentions of going to canada to study. I feel this should even make us stand out in canada having faced all we have.
If you have been fortunate enough to get your study permit, go there and set an enviable standard both for yourself, classmates and people around you. Change the paradigm. Truth is, when we are outstanding and doing well, every other thing will fall in place and we would live to share some of the greatest testimonies of our live time.

I truly pray that our heart desires are fulfilled and we become happier at the end and also become the best of ourselves YET!

goodnews1111:
Someone should Please help . I'd like to know if the visa application and biometric fee is a one time transaction or I would pay for visa application and then biometric when applying online?

It is a one time transaction. You pay for everything at once including passport transmission to the embassy if they eventually request for it.

Byjerstyk:
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Ok thanks for the advice, i would like if i can have your WhatsApp contact and
DID YOU KNOW ANY CENTRE IN LAGOS I CAN COMMENCE MY IELT OR ANY PROFESION COURSE THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED PENDING THE TIME MY RESULTS WOULD BE OUT.
THANKS

I'm glad i helped. We always encourage ourselves to share study/visa related worries and issues here so they get different opinions and advises that profers solutions. Others will learn from this. So if you have any concern, feel welcome to share it here, people wil always help you.

I don't stay in lagos and i really can't say where exactly you can find centers to undergo training for these courses. Google should be your best tool to search. You could find one that will give you close proximity.

All the best to you.

Jejelaye01:
Thanks alot for the response. Yes I was asked to submit my passport by CIC.

Ok..Congratulation. Please make sure you do well by sharing your profile, documents submitted and all you did when you applied so it can be helpful to others.

Byjerstyk:
Pls can anyone help with a response Abeg.

If you can convience a visa officer why you are going for another undergraduate degree just after finishing one, you could well be on your way to canada. Firstly, gain admission for your desired program first.

On the other hand, i personally feel you should wait and get your results and also see if you can go for a higher degree instead.It's up to you all the same.
The canadian study process will test your patience so you may start now by exercising that as you begin to make the best decision moving forward.

Jejelaye01:
Good evening all.... please I was asked to submit my passport today and am in abuja. Where can I submit my passport in abuja and what will I submit with it. Asap response please.

If CIC asked you to submit your passport, go with the request attachment from your CIC account and your passport to the canadian visa application center AKA VFS located at silverbird galleria(central area shoprite building ).Their office is on the second floor of the building.
Congrats.

Marvelous3:
@Austinpee thanks bro for the insight ... I didn't show proof of relationship with my sponsor... we are related but getting a proof is sumwat difficult cause we 2nd cousins...how do u feel I could go around that to convince the VO of his intent ..

If both of you bear same surname, you can add your birth certificates, his/hers..If non exist, don't forget to add an affidavit of sponsorship and a letter stating why he/she is sponsoring you.

Marvelous3:
Hello house...... got alot of help here for my application but unfortunately it was delayed due to financial reasons.. all I paid was the mandatory acceptance fee of $2k CAD. Had a nyc sponsor's SOA as well... still awaiting my GCMS note but I wud like to confirm some issues.

1. I applied through paper route and linked my application online .. if I want to reapply using the online platform do I still go through my previously created Gckey login and reapply from there or I hav to recreate another

2. For the funds available section do I split the total fee by half nd put it dere (since dey concerned about a yr's funds)or do I have to put the full tuition for 2yrs(which i did in my previous app)as written on my admission letter??

I intend paying my first semester fee which is half of full tuition, get a co-sponsor and have dem transfer at least a total of 10kUSD to my account... would that suffice to prove sufficient funds available
HOUSE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

1.You don't have to create a new account. The one you have can be used to apply again online. This will be your CIC account for all application involving canadian immigration. If you at any point lose details of the account and decide to create a new one, your previous application(s) will be linked to it from the system.(except with different details than the one you previously used)

2. Input your tuition fees as written on your admission letter in the tuition section of the app form and not as funds available. Funds available will be the total money you have claimed to be available for your studies.(tuition +living expenses). If the money in your account is in naira, do your conversion well. (you may want to use oanda.com for that)

Paying the part tuition and having a co- sponsor transfer the funds to you is a good idea but you must also consider the duration of your program.
So available funds must cover your tuition as written on your offer letter plus living expenses for atleast 1 year. CIC will also check if you/sponsor can raise the equivalent if your program is more than a year.
You should however have the co-sponsor do an affidavit of sponsorship and write a letter stating why he/she decided to sponsor you. If you can also prove a relationship, perfect!

Ultimately, wait for the gcms file. It will be more revealing and you can better tackle raised concerns by the VO.

Blackanada:
What if i was to use 1year? Would that be looked upon negatively?

Certainly not! The duration of 6 or 4 months is to show your most recent financial transactions. If the 1year SOA will reflect these transactions on a consistent basis till your month of submission, why not!
Just make sure it shows stability of the income all through as well as sufficient balance for your study.

Blackanada:
@Austinpee4 please what is the required duration for SOA? I mean, statement for how many months?

There is a little contradiction btw CIC website and the Visa office for required SOA. 4 months and 6months respectively.

I'll advise you present that of 6 months since it will also meet both the website and the Visa office requirements.

Eraytee:
I think the moniker should be prepared to pay the tuition fees as it applies to the bold at anytime if such surfaced for him or her. Ur inflow plays alot more than your balance. No VO can see beyond d last date on ur SOA. They know u can submit a fat balance today and withdraw tomorrow. Inflow and outflow over time is what matter most. @MichV can bear witness to the guy that got TRV in Just 20days with 1k bal in his account. U can go back to the beginning part of this part 12 to confirm it. There is no harm if u withdraw after printing ur SOA...100% certain of this. but one should be prepared to pay tuition fees incase the bold applies.

Bro, actually there was a time my intuitive mind was almost in agreement with @bold statement untill i fully read and understood CIC's requirements for a study permit.
Inflow and outflow matters too but it helps the VO to understand how you accumulated the funds in your account, if it will be sustainable, if it can be dependable and consistent. But the big gun is that you have enough funds for your tuition and upkeep for atleast a year.

From their requirements, A draft in convertible currency, study loans or schoolarships evidence or funding from uni or evidence of available and sufficient cash transfered to canada will meet their requirement of SUFFICIENT and AVAILABLE FUNDS. All these will not have evidence of inflow and outflow as it is a onetime evidence of funds and will not include account history of 6 months.

I remember the moniker you quoted but don't also forget his father is his sponsor and had sufficient amount in both liquid funds and in assets and he also paid his first term fees. His case isn't about him being a sponsor. So his account balance didnt matter.

If an applicant choose to withdraw the funds after applying, its up to him/her. The VO can only use the SOA they have to reach their judgement like you pointed out.

Lastly, people that got refused after presenting a fat SOA did not either meet other requirements for a study permit, did not submit SOA that have traceble sources of their accumulated funds, did not show convincing evidence that sponsor has relationship and is reliable or submitted SOA that had evidence of money lodgement.

So like you mentioned, there is no harm in withdrawing after printing but i personally will prefer Safe lane than had i known. (what if they request for new SOA or Pay tuition like in my case)

Best regards.

losas:
austine plss can I have your no

Hello bro, you can but i always encourage people to share their issues here so others can learn from their experiences and the advise/solution rendered here. In anycase, send me a PM and i'll respond.

feguson123:
@austine when they asked you to pay tuition fee,was it for a semester or the whole year?did u get the TRV based on the fact you paid the fees?

They didn't specify but i paid tuition for my entry term and accomodation.

I won't say the approval was totally because of the fees payment. Other factors definitely would have been considered. Also, i later found out that the fees payment was a certain way to show commitment to canada becos i also have a permit to enter and remain in the EU when i'm ready for further content development in my career field. (CIC contacted them prior to the fees payment request)

feguson123:
Please I really wants to express my appreciation on ur replies .i still wants to verify something,must you leave d money u in ur account until a decision is been made on ur case or u can still use the money for ur bizness even while your application is been processed?I'm talking about SOA

If there is no pressing need for it, you can leave it, but if you choose to withdraw the cash, make sure at the end,it somehow will still be available for your studies like you've claimed.

Officers will first determine if the available balance of the SOA you submitted will be sufficient enough to pay your tuition and maintain you for atleast 1year while also paying attention to how the balance was accumulated and consistency in flow of funds. All these will be assesed in the one they have and they will expect that the money should still be available for your study.

I don't want to encourage you to withdraw money there because those folks can be funny. I was asked to pay my tuition fees after 10weeks of applying and show evidence. Meaning they expect the money to be there like one claims.

Igbouwanile:
Happy Birthday 2Me!
ThankGod 4 a successful birthday..
Successful TRV application I pray for all..

Happy belated birthday bro. Pray you also share your goodnews here with us soon.

Stellyhardy:
Good morning fam,pls Biko help me reply as it it urgent
I got an admission into dalshousie university (Max soil science )
And admission into canadore college (pgd sustainable environmental management)
I studied soil science and land resources management so both programs are very related to my degree
-pls which one is best to apply for Trv with!
-my trv was rejected last due to insufficient do,it is necessary to mention this is my sop?
Pls reply thanks

When did you finish undergrad? Do you have any work experience and if you do, in what area?

You can choose to mention it in your SOP or not. When CIC reviews your application, they will still use your UCI number to also review previous refusal reasons on their GCMS database.

losas:
Helo house please I need your help does physics with electronics relate with computer science. please someone please reply gained admission for masters in computer science and I graduated with bsc physics with electronics

Ofcourse it does! Having gained admission for a master in comp sci, it should tell you it does! There are many related branches of physics electronics that have direct application in computer sciences.
Eg. computational physics, Digital signal processing, quantum computing.

One major thing to note is that a VO must see some level of activity in the area of the master you are going for to convience him/her that it is right for you. So make sure you show documentational evidence with a good SOP to show and elaborate on your interest, goals and all you have been doing that involves your proposed course as well as your study plans with it. You have to also broaden their scope in that area, that way they know you choosed rightly and will succeed.

drwrites:
Someone should please kindly respond to my question. I beg please!

No sir, there is nothing more to do till you get a communication from the embassy which should be a request to undergo medical examination if she didn't do an upfront medical prior to submitting the application or any additional document request if the embassy needs any from her.

So you have nothing to worry over. If there is any more thing needed, rest assured the embassy will contact her/you. Hope this helps.

Genius000:
Yemdogg this your moniker is old oo.

How is Canada? I've known this your moniker like since forever.

Thanks for checking in. I know it is hard to combine school and this thread.

Ha Bros! I claim this for our Yemdogg o. But baba, this your forecast no be here o. You don see our man bridging school and this thread aready! Yemdogg, this MUST be your reality this year! the only thing go be say, everything go easy for u so u no go run leave us hia! Lol

Nice one @Genius000. Yemdogg has always been very much around. Apparently, you didn't take note of this.