Unfortunately it is almost impossible to find a University offering admission for this year at this time.
However you can apply for winter or summer of next year.

fabregasss:
Please do we have any university in Canada that is still offering admission now?

You're right on track. An Introduction Letter, an employment letter, contract offer (If Applicable) & Pay slip should do. A reference letter and a recommendation letter are one and the same, also the details of your job, how much you earn and the time you put in should be in your employment letter or offer letter.

Most people don't like to include a study leave letter (P.S I included it) but if you must make sure the course you intend to study is in line with your current job role.

Good luck.

chisongozi:
In proving evidence of job, what and what should I attach to my application for study visa. I am thinking of adding a reference letter, letter of recommendation and study leave, pay slips (if applicable). My reference letter will detail my job scope, how much I earn and how many hours I work on a full time or part time basis right? While the recommendation contain the purpose of my traveling right? Pls I hope adding all thses 3 letters will not be superfluous?

Hello, I'm not a guru but here's what I think; If your employers sponsor you with 6 million it means they will have 100 thousand naira left. This is barely enough to run a company. This will raise a red flag. Also if they eventually decide to transfer the money to you, they will have to explain explicitly why they are investing in you.

For that SOA to fly the balance has to be a lot more than that; given that it is a company account.

Amahjosh:
Hello Gurus in the house Frank,Justmellow,Bracha and other gurus I have a question,

I am going for a year PGD course in George Brown college, I am a self sponsored applicant my employer is acting as a co-sponsor and they stated in their sponsorship letter that they will sponsor me with 6 million naira but the SOA they printed has a balance of just 6.1M with good inflow and outflow. Will this fly owing the balance is abit small and they said they won't make any transfer to my personal account until my visa is approved.

Please i need answers thank you

You don't need IELTS or TOEFL for your visa application.

glopatra:
The language condition for the PGD course I applied for is that you can show a proof that you did your first bachelor's degree in English language if you don't have Toelf or IELTS. My question is: do I need toel or IELTS for visa application or I can make do with what I used for the school

Yeah. You can contact some of these banks to be certain. TD Bank, CIBC, Citibank, RBC. Try reaching out to any of them.

Ggetter50:

Thanks so much for your reply. So that means without having study permit, work permit or permanent residence you can't open the account remotely?

To apply for a bank account remotely, you’ll need to get in touch with the bank either via live chat, by email or by phone.

First, you’ll be asked a few questions to determine your immigration status (whether you’re a temporary resident on a work or study visa or a permanent resident).

You’ll then have to wait to be contacted by a dedicated account-opening team, which should happen in the following days. You’ll also need to have your immigration papers in order, as otherwise you won’t be able to proceed with your application.

As you can see, the process isn’t straightforward and will take at least a few days to complete. In most cases, you will have to make an appointment and visit a branch once you’re in Canada.

The good news is that Canada’s major banks all have tailored products for newly arrived immigrants. It’s also easier to iron out any difficulties in person. With this in mind, and given the limited choice and waiting time involved in the remote procedure, it may be a good idea to open your account once you’re in Canada.

Ggetter50:
Hi Everyone

Please, is it possible to open a bank account in Canada from Nigeria once you ve gotten admission? I just want to know if it's possible and with what bank.

I would really appreciate your response.

Happy to help.

Thedream1900:


@Awuuga thanks a lot for the suggestions and enlightenment. She shall follow suit.

Just to chip in,

The struggle to get a job is basically the same across board, especially when you lack Canadian experience. It doesn't make a lot of sense moving to Toronto for that purpose alone given that she just completed her second semester. Note that the house rent and cost of living will also increase significantly. My advice would be to tweak her resume to the Canadian standard and apply for jobs on indeed and kijiji, she can also go to these places physically and hand in her resume.

There is a hiring agency called Legacy Personnel at 2480 Seminole St, Windsor, ON. She can drop her resume with them, get booked for an interview and hope it works out.

Finally, If she has 40 CAD to spare, she can apply for Smart Serve. It's a certification that allows one serve in restaurants and bars, you basically cannot serve alcohol or food anywhere without that certification. It costs 40 CAD and it takes roughly 6 hours to prepare for it. Now, having this certification will up her chances a great deal.

I hope this helps. Goodluck.

Naijaforeigner:


She wants to change school or looking for where to work for the summer break before she goes back to Windsor?

I think you sent me a mail.

You can use deed of assignment, C of O and the irrevocable power of attorney to show documents of landed properties. You can use either C of O or deed of assignment but in the absence of the former, deed of assignment can be used. I don’t think it is necessary to include the land survey plan, you can only include this when you have had a surveyor estimate the value of the property (which isn’t necessary as well).

To get to your second question, i’d advice you not to include the C of O if it bears a different name. You’d do well to include the irrevocable power of attorney.
I hope this information helps.

Goodluck.

Kenny4real68:
Good day everyone,
Please I want to submit my father’s landed property documents as ties.
But I am confused because am seeing lots of documents eg. Deed of assignment, irrevocable power of attorney, land survey plan . Please which one is the important one needed. He is even in possession of the deed of assignment and irrevocable power of attorney the person he bought the land from used in buying previously before he sold to my father. Please am I to include it as well? both the past and present?

secondly, our current house is owned by my father but the C of O is not bearing name, it bears the name of the man that sold it to my father many years ago. I asked my father why is the C of O not bearing his name, he told me that it takes time and it’s not an easy process and that the irrevocable power of attorney made have given him the right over the right of the C of O even though it doesn’t bear his name. Please How true is this? Submitting a C of O with a different name won’t it confuse the VO? I can also see a document written LEASE FOR A TERM OF 99years between Anambra state housing development corporation(Lessor) and the man whose name appears in the C of O (that is , the person my father bought the land from)
Please someone should help clarify me the important documents needed to show prove of landed property/buildings .. @justmellow, @qudom @mekano @naijaforeigner @ 042viber and please lawyers in the house kindly assist as I have no idea in this field.
Thanks for your suggestion.

You can use WorldRemit, it’s really easy to navigate.

arogun78:
Hello,everyone. Please what is the fastest way to send money to Nigeria from Canada. Thanks

I just read about someone with issues on his study permit, this will unfortunately take a while to correct.

Please when you land, tuck all that excitement in and make sure everything is right with your study permit.
You can work for 20 hours per week when school is in session and 40 hours when it’s not. If you don’t see this on your permit, call the attention of the officer, do not be afraid. You can even decide to inform the officer before he issues yours.

I’ll share part of my experience at the immigration counter and hope it helps someone.

First counter:-
Me: Good morning Ma
Officer(female): Hi, good morning. You smell nice ( for real though). Is that coco butter.
Me: No, that’s perfume oil. Thank you btw.
Officer(f):- okay, it’s good.
Me:- Hello, please could my permit let me work on and off the campus?
Officer(f): I don’t handle that, when you get to the next officer ask. They’d attend to you the best they can.

Second Counter:
Me: Good morning
Officer(m): Hi, I see you’re from Nigeria.
Me: Yes
Officer(m): Can I have your offer letter and passport?
Me: sure, (hands him my documents)*
Officer(m): How long is your program?
Me: 18 months
Officer(m): That’s Good
** He was about to print my permit
Me: Hi, could I please make a request?
Officer(m): Sure, what’s on your mind?
Me: Could my permit let me work on and off the campus?
Officer: Give me a moment to check what is applicable.
** He didn’t even know.
After a few minutes.
Officer: Yeah, you can.
Prints my permit and it allows me work on and off campus.

Please speak up and ask. Also the fact I was just asked to show my offer letter and passport, doesn’t mean it’d be the same for you. Take all the documents you’ve been asked to take to the point of entry.
Like naijaforeigner said, staying here without work is difficult.

Get a winter jacket or two. It is extremely cold here, extremely cold. My first day out, tears dropped from my eyes. True story.

Stay safe guys and good luck.

To avoid any form of disappointment just take out the whole day for it.

Booking an appointment isn’t compulsory, i’d advice you to get one regardless so you don’t get harassed at the gate. You can get an appointment slip easily from Vfs’ website.

favoured247:
Please a quick one. I got a mail for biometrics. I intend doing it on Tuesday in lag as early as possible that day so I can go back to work far from lag. Do I need to book an appointment so I can be attended to on Tuesday morning? Or I am supposed to just walk in there without an appointment? And also is this something I can complete before 9am in the morning that Tuesday?

He’d still have to do his biometrics. His biometrics is valid for 10 years if it was done on or after June 2018.

pabb:
Hi gurus,

Please i need your help on this.

i have a friend who has been to canada twice and currently in US. He wants to put up and online application in US, knowing that the only thing that ought to bring him home is biometrics but he is of the opinion that since did one in 2017, that it should serve.

your opinion guys

If that’s the case then you have a chance. However applying from Nigeria will increase those chances.

kenraj:





She is in Nigeria with my 2 kids. I am the the only one in Russia.

Thanks for your prompt response, GOD bless!

Is your wife in Russia with you?

The area you’d need to tackle is home ties, if your family is in Russia as well then that might pose a challenge.


Another option is to come back to Nigeria and apply from here, if you can. The odds would be higher that way.

Good luck.

kenraj:
Good evening everyone and thanks for keeping it real. Its so encouraging to read through genuine Nigerians' willingness to assistance.

This is my case.. I'm an Msc graduate from a Russian University. I reside presently in Russia.

I'll like to know my chances for student visa approval as I finished my Msc in 2017, but I'll like to go study Msc also in Canada (I got my Bsc in 2015 same from Russia),my wife finished her Bsc in Nigeria (2009).

My issue now is that, what are my chances of visa approval based on my study gap and that of my wife's.

Are my ties to Nigeria sufficient enough as I'm gonna be the major sponsor, I've got a registered business since 2017, I've got sufficient fund for living expenses. Statement of account is good for my wife and myself.

I understand my statement of purpose has to be on point. But I'll really appreciate from the experts what my chances are and what loop holes need to be tied.

Thanks in anticipation of your responses.

A lot of people have received approvals and denials on weekends so I think it’s safe to say yes.

kpizzle:
It is common for IRCC to work on Sunday? i got a mail yesterday.

You asked if someone can apply for college with a 2:1 and the answer to that question is Yes.

Then the follow up was if that would guarantee a visa application success, and I said ‘with visa applications there is nothing guaranteed’.

You can do everything right and still get rejected. We’ve seen it here countless times, all we can do is put out our best and hope it all works in our favour.

042viber12:


Wen u say there's nothing guaranteed....Wat do u mean?

You’re welcome.

Have you tried going through their website? There should be steps on how to apply.

LogoDWhiz:


Yes please..

Thanks.

Yes. There is nothing guaranteed when it comes to visa application.

042viber12:
Quick one, can som1 apply for a college with a 2.1 and is there guarantee of visa application success at the end?

No you don’t, hold on a little longer.

Oni2019:
Hello everyone,

I have applied since first week in January 2019(biometric done) but no response since then. Do I need to write and request for the status of my application? School is in September though.

Application you mean?

LogoDWhiz:


Thanks.

Any idea on how to go about registration.
I'll appreciate any Infornation you have.

I’m so sorry for my late response, I’m only just seeing this.

To answer your question, yes I got a one way ticket and I got my ticket for 300k from Lagos to Toronto.

umulobi:

Did you buy a return ticket or one way ticket? And estimated airfare on ET from Lagos to Ontario?

Q-Life is cheaper by about 6k. However, it seems like IOM sends the result to the Embassay faster.

Anamekele:
Please can anyone shed more light on the best and cheaper clinic for medical between Q-life and IOM.
Thanks

Apply with the upfront medical.

Recently getting an appointment for the medical exam takes a lot of time.

sillysassysally:
Hey guys,

I have a little dilemma.
Should I apply for my study permit by Tuesday (April 9th) and wait for them to call me for medicals or should I apply by Thursday (April 11th) with upfront medicals?

University of Victoria does.

LogoDWhiz:
Hi guys.

I need assistance.

Any Canadian school offering M.Sc Cyber Security
?

Thanks.

I stepped out of the airport, the cold wey hook me for neck no dey laugh.
I’m set up here until I decide to finally leave.

Amen. Thanks.

Bracha:
I'm enjoying this photo documentation. Thank God for safe arrival. May the land favour you.

You’re going to school but you are allowed to work for 20 hours a week while the school is in session and 40 hours a week when the school isn’t.

Making sure you can work on and off campus shouldn’t be a big deal. It didn’t seem like one when I asked

yacha77:
Is it normal to ask that you wanna work when I'm sure we all indicated that we are not going to work but school.

Still at the airport, using airport Wi-Fi to update you guys

I will try and contribute to this thread as often as I can. Good luck to all the travel hopefuls.

Standard but if you don’t ask, they could make a mistake and give you a work permit that will only let you work on campus. So to be on the safe side, ask.

P.S correcting the mistake on your study permit could take months.

DMerciful:
Is it because of your request or standard?

If you stay around Ontario, instead of using air canada or another connecting flight say Westjet to your city, you could use Rideshare and pay as low as CAD 60.
I have to wait some hours but I don’t mind.

Couldn’t find anyone travelling on the same day.

DMerciful:
Difficult to document if you travelling alone. Any nairalander travelling via Ethiopian airline on 17th April?