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deolutolu:
Good morning. I have a pressing question I need an answer to. Is there an appropriate way to fill the cost of study column? Am I to consider my first year tuition and living expenses or both first and second year?

In the study permit guide, you're required to show proof of funds for one year. But I would write my total tuition and living expenses, and ensure I show evidence of the funds.

Whatever you do, make sure the balance on the bank statement you're submitting is more than the amount you quote.

I wish you all the best.

Alantobie:
Good evening everyone. I want to reapply after being delayed in August. Please what do i answer where they asked on the application form "have you previously applied to enter or remain in Canada"?

By previously applying for SP, you've applied to enter Canada, although you've not applied to remain in Canada. But since the two questions are together, I would answer yes, and in the space provided, I would write "I applied for Canada study permit on XYZ, and my application was refused on ZYX".

I wish you all the best.

ananaosei:
I get the clear picture now, thanks for the contribution. Hopefully one or two lines of explanation should help. Have already paid my tuition 7500can for a semester. I have a personal bank smatement with balance of 300us$ with inflow of 14000$ and outflow of 17000$ (within a period of one year, Sept. 2016-sept 2017)

-Plus my sponsors statement.
-Have a certificate in pre-engineering (from Ukraine)
-I have like 3years work experience in building and construction.
-I intend to study diploma-advance diploma in civil engineering
-currently studying Environmental science in Esti (diploma)

Hope this is straight enough.

I think it won't hurt to write a letter. Nothing fancy.

smoothvee:
my people, fanshawe has considered me for admission, so if i make a deposit they will forward my admission letter. and my course falls under graduate and professional studies.
there was a period an argument came up here that CIC now kind of holds back visa from people that are not going for undergraduate or masters studies..(oh men, expensive sontin)
do you think its true? do we professional program seekers still have a chance? or any professional program person recently got his visa?

As long as the institution is designated, and you're a credible applicant, YES, you stand a chance. The only problem with professional programs is, lots of them are part time programs, and as such they do not qualify for post graduate work permit, or to work on or off campus on the work permit that comes with the study permit. This means, if you're on study permit for a part time program, you're not authorized to work in Canada. However, some professional programs require their students to study part time, while they work full time, such people would be able to apply for a separate work permit that would allow them work full, while they study part time on their study permit.

See attachments for more information.

ananaosei:
Mighty men! Greetings and Salut))
I checked the visa officer requirements for applicants applying from Estonia and there is nothing like SOP, meaning they do not require that from applicants from Estonia.

My question is will it affect me if I ditch or leave it out?
Am working and studying with a lot of stuff on me and I might not be able to write it due to time factor.

Thank you for your kind assistance.

SOP is not a requirement anywhere. People only write/make Letter of Explanation to pass important message(s) about their application to the visa officer, since Canada visa application process is a non-appearance one. If your application is very straight forward, you need not write any letter or sop, but most of our applications are not straight forward, hence the need to explain and explain.

sirtony5:
Please I really pick interest in your post and got captured by the Charterd accountant part.
Am on my final level with ican and I recently learn about the Charterd professional accountant. Can you help me with your mail so we can speak outside NL. I think I have lots to gain from your experience.

Please bro.

check www.cpawsb.ca or just search for "cpa canada" on google.

obago:
Hmm...Big trouble like jail ?

Lol. Like 5 years ban.

Promise005:
Good evening house, wow I have really learnt a lot from this forum. Kudos to everyone keeping this page alive. I really wish I had discovered it on time. Please what can I do ? I was refused my trv in April this year on purpose of visit and travel history. I applied to university of Regina for an undergraduate. In my application I omitted the fact that I have been refused American visa twice I didn't realise the gravity of this omission until I stumbled upon this thread. Luckily for me I wasn't banned or anything like that. I want to re apply and state my refusals in this new application. I know they already have my records in their database. Please, what can I do? Will it affect me ? Thank u

No it won't. Make it straight. It's the best.

Cheers.

obago:
I think I am going to have a problem getting a sponsor . My dad does not have up to #5M in his account now . Are there other options to get a sponsor outside my family ?
Getting a sponsor I think will be the difficult part for me . An agent informed me that he can actually get a sponsor for me . I don't know whether that will be possible

My candid advice, be careful with agents. Lots of them arrange fake bank statements, and that may land you in a very big trouble. Your sponsor could be a 3rd party. Talk to your dad to help you speak with a couple of his friends, perhaps any of them would be willing to help you out as a co-sponsor, while you retain your dad as the primary sponsor.

VeecThorr:
Those who go through EE route undergo extensive background checks, verification of docs etc. Sometimes, it takes nearly 2 years if they're from countries or regions that are poorly developed i.e countries with inefficient law enforcement agencies it's difficult verifying criminal records etc. Refugees are sometimes exceptions since they're fleeing conflict and potential loss of life.

I disagree sir. CIC has promised to process EE applications within 6 months, and they've been doing that. I do not mean some applications don't exceed that processing time, just as some study permit applications also exceed the normal processing time, but it is not as tough as people paint it to be. And the scores are dropping too. They selected as low as 433 a few weeks ago. I understand it used to take a very long time before now, but it takes just 6 months or less mow.

Our people should start thinking of other ways to come to Canada. Why should someone with 5 years or more experience in a NOC A or O struggle with study permit application when you could just write English exam, get your credentials assessed and apply for EE?

Are you also aware you could get an employer-specific work permit if you intend to work for yourself in Canada. That is, if you intend to establish your own business in Canada. This route is for creative minds. And the good news is you don't even need to show some crazy funds, and it is pretty straight forward. So if you have some money to start up a small business here, and you are industrious and have the entrepreneurial spirit, why struggle with study permit?

Are you also aware you could come to Canada as a PR if you have at least two years experience in some kinds of business of your own. Businesses that promote Canada's cultural and traditional heritage. For instance a visual and/or graphics artist, a performing art person, etc.

Although I speak of what I know and have personally witnessed, and not what I heard or read from some thread, but please don't take my words for it, do your due diligence, all the information you need is on CIC site. READ, READ AND READ!!!

The thing with Canada is, they want people, in fact they need people. They just want a quality and fair immigration process. They want those coming for studies to study, those coming for work to work and those coming to Live to live. They don't want people to cheat on the immigration system. Every month CIC invites thousands of people to apply for PR through EE. They reduce the scores and do all sort, just to attract people. Look for what fits your situation and go for it.

Professionals like accountants can come to Canada on a study permit through professional bodies. For instance, accountants can come for Chartered Professional Accountant designation (CPA) program. Some of these professional bodies are designated by CIC to accept international students, and the truth is, without such designations, you wouldn't be able to climb up your professional ladder to the very top, to make cool dollars. So it's like killing 2 birds with just 1 stone.

Information is key to coming to Canada and also succeeding in Canada. Get the right information.

Sorry I didn't give the long post warning...............I didn't intend to write this much. Just thought there would be less people applying for study permits if people have good information and know other (better) ways of coming to Canada. It would benefit them and also benefit those who have no other means of coming to Canada aside through study permits. Study permit processing time would reduce, the scrutiny would reduce as well. So in the end it would be a win-win, everyone would be happy.

Adesire1:
Hello house...concerning the gcms notes i ordered from ige oluwatobi....it came in now after bonbarding dem with several mails yesteday, today makes it 46 days....i dont think the site is a scam as some one painted it yesteday saying it was a clone of gcmsnow.com....

It takes 30 days or less to get your GCMS.

justwise:
People have to sort that out themselves and find a way of paying for GCMS, we are not going to recommend anybody or any other website apart from the official one.

Trust no Nigerian with your money.

You're right sir!

justwise:
@All


Please nobody should post 3rd party GCMS not website here again, use https://atip-aiprp.apps.gc.ca/atip/welcome.do?lang=en

I'm going to add the official website to first page now.

@Egbon Justwise, I don't think the problem is with the website sir, I think people use 3rd party because the person requesting for GCMS must have a status in Canada. So I want to suggest we look for a way that can actually solve the problem. How can those already in Canada help people on this thread get GCMS? Or how can we simplify the process of requesting for GCMS? Please help us work on that sir.
If I say I should help, how many people will I be able to help.....? $5 is not a lot, but $5 x 10 becomes $50. And that's just for 10 people, so if there are 20 people, how do I choose those I wanna help without being labeled as being partial?

I'm just throwing this up to you sir and of course to other ppl on this thread. Please let's come up with good suggestions.

It is saddening that on such a forum like this, some evil people would still wanna take advantage of other people. It sure cannot be well with such people. Well, I'm waiting for ideas.

NB: By help, I mean free of charge. With no form of remuneration at all.

Alantobie:
Hi. Pls how does one's sponsor go about explaining any recent sum of money in his or her account. Do she have to write in her letter of sponsorship or a new letter?

First you should understand what a lump sum is as it relates to visa processing. Lump sum is not general to everyone. A deposit of 25m in an account that receives 30m weekly would not be considered a lump sum. That is why embassies ask for up to 6 months bank statement, so they could see the transactions that went through the account before the date it was printed and also what made up the final balance. So if in the first 5 months of a 6-month period bank statement, the total transaction was less than 2m, and in the last 1 month, 5m was deposited into the account, for sure such account would be flagged, except an explanation and evidence is provided about where the money came from. And most of the time, the deposits that get flagged are the ones that were made just few days to when the statement was printed.

So check your sponsor's statement, if there's a very good turnover, you shouldn't worry. For instance in my own case, my sponsor had a turnover of about 600m, and there were multiple huge sums (like 5m, 10m) entering and leaving the account at a time, I didn't worry about it. His balance was just about 5m or so.

If on the contrary the account has not been so active, and a huge sum hits the account, she may need to talk about where the money came from in her sponsorship letter. Perhaps she had to sell a piece of land, properties, or had to get a loan for your studies. Another example, I know someone that had to get a loan of about 4m in his account, and he explained in his letter that he had to sell a piece of land, he evidenced his claim with receipts and documents from a lawyer, and it worked out well for him.

I hope this helps.

I wish you goodluck

bumaye:
need reassurance because I have been freaking out for the past 2 hrs.
on my Canada questionnaire they asked to write down our academic history. I wrote down only one school meanwhile I attended two. one from 2004 to 2010. the other to write waec. I ended up writing the one I attended last, also adding that I attended the school from 2005 to 2011. I don't even know what u was thinking when I did all these but it has been done. I have sent them email and they replied that if they situation comes up they will get back to me. I am so scared right now. please help me with any other suggestions.

If I told you what you did was wrong and the CIC would be mad with you for that, what will you do?

Relax bro! You've submitted your application and the best you can do is pray to God for the best. To be realistic, that is not a material misstatement/omission. And if they find out about it, they probably would cut you some slack. There's no such thing as a perfect application, we only try our best not to make mistakes. Even the CIC once apologized to me for making mistake on one of my applications. So again I say to you, relax! The worse thing you can do to yourself right now is to accept defeat because of that error you made. Forget about it, and hope for the best.

But if however you keep having troubles and don't have peace, you could fill out a web form to correct it. Just search for "cic web form". The web form is used to make enquiry about your application and to provide more information to the CIC about your application.

I wish you Goodluck.

lordjayabs:
Yes he said no instead of yes

Are you sure that was the only reason? 5 years ban for not disclosing visa refusal is just too much. I think the person is not telling you everything. It's people that falsify documents i know get such severe punishment. But to answer your question. The person may try other countries, except US and maybe UK and Australia. I know for sure US and Canada have an agreement to share immigration information. It's possible that UK, Canada and Australia may have such agreement too, I don't know, but considering their relationship, it is not impossible.

vikmeek:
Thanks bro.

Please what's the "Notice of (Re) Assessment " all about, so that I can easily explain it to him.

Lol, he'll be the one to explain to you . I don't know how best to explain. It is the most valid document that could be used to assess ones financial strength. It is issued by the Canada Revenue Agency and it shows the total income a taxpayer make in a tax year, as well as taxes paid.

vikmeek:
Thanks bro, but there is a little mixup, I'm not d moniker that talked about the issue not having someone in Canada in his former app, and want to use him as sponsor in his new app.

Iv never applied for a study Visa bfr, this will be my first. I saw ur reply and noticed it relates to my present issue.

So I want to enquire if I can use my cousin(Same surname) who resides in Canada as my sponsor. As d proposed sponsor(maternal uncle) said he cannot pay my fees and transfer to my dorm acct.

Is it still safe to use a relative in Canada as main sponsor( owing to home tie issue being experienced currently )

Oh! Sorry for the mixup. I think it's safer and better to use the sponsor in Canada. He'd be able to pay ur tuition, and raise bank draft for you. Ask for his last 2 or 3 years Notice of (Re)Assessment and bank statements for the last 6 months. There's no harm at all in disclosing you have someone in Canada. You only need to demonstrate to the VO that you intend to leave Canada after your program in Canada.

I wish you Goodluck.

vikmeek:
Speaking of using a sponsor who is based in Canada, this is my case which I'm trying to tackle bfr submitting my application for Jan school entry.

I initially chose my maternal uncle based in U.K as my sponsor, but after speaking to him, he made it clear to me that he will not be able to pay my fees and transfer fund to my dorm account, but he can provide other documents, like SOA, Landed Property doc in U.K. Even when he eventually sent his Personal Company SOA, the balance wasn't good enough just 2,700 GBP. I became worried.

But I have a Cousin, same surname with me who is a Medical Doctor in Canada, PR. That can comfortably sponsor me by paying my first fees and transfer to my dorm acct. Though I'm yet to inform him.

So my question is, can I go ahead and use my cousin that resides in Canada as my sponsor?, will it raise any red flag If I do so in terms of home tie."possibility of returning home after study"

Gurus, everyone Please kindly make an input

Thank you

You may want to confirm this information, but I think funds available for your studies can only be in your country of residence or destination. Submitting bank statements which is neither in Nigeria nor Canada may have caused a prob for you. Anyway, that's gone.

On the current issue, you may be painting yourself shady by claiming you have someone in Canada when you told them earlier you didn't. If your new sponsor trust you well enough, tell him to pay your tuition for one year, and raise a bank draft in your name for your 1 year living expenses. You won't have to change anything. You'd retain your old sponsor and have him write you a letter that he paid your tuition and raised bank draft in your name for your living expenses.

Philadelphia:
Thank you very much.
What if there is no landed property? Are the chances slim?
Thank you for answering again.

Oh no! I didn't mean you needed to have one, I was just answering your question on family ties. My opinion is they use family ties to garnish an already established reason for refusal. I think it's rare to refuse an application solely because of that. I know other countries do it, but I don't think Canada do that.

However, you could demonstrate family ties in much other ways. You could share your plans after your program in Canada. For instance, you could say you intend to join the workforce of your dad's company upon returning to Nigeria, and positively make impacts by applying the knowledge and skills you'd acquire in Canada. Or that you have a promised job offer, but you needed to complete the program as quickly as possible to actually get the offer.

Come up with something that would convince the VO that you would return to Nigeria.

@mb92 I got your email invite and I tried to reply, but it wasn't delivered because the email addy was wrong. So i didn't ignore you sir!

Jpandjp1:
Good day house,

Please I am new here but I have being following this thread. I would like to confirm something on this Canada journey. Is it true that one might/will not get a post study stay in Canada if the program is not up to 2 years. I have been offered a 18months master program in Royal Road University(RRU) and a 2 years post graduate diploma in Concordia university. I prefer the RRU offer as it relates directly to my first degree and my current profession.

Kindly advise me.

Please go for the Masters. We've seen people that did just a 12-month program and they got 3 years PGWP, and I also know someone that did a year program, got 1 year PGWP, and used the PGWP to secure Alberta PNP certificate, now she's a PR. Don't cross the bridge before you get there. Tackle the issue you have right in front of you first, and let the issues for next 2 years rest for now. I'm not saying you shouldn't plan, but take it step by step. You stand a better chance getting Study Permit with a Masters program than PGD. Besides, with 18 months program, you should get your 3 years PGWP.

My opinion.

deolutolu:
Hello guys, I got my gcms note few mins ago. Here is the actual reason for refusal. "After careful review of the application and supporting documents provided, program or study in Canada does not appear to be consistent with previous education and employment history. Applicant appears to have limited recent travels which could demonstrate a history of having traveled and returned. Applicant has not provided compelling reason for study in Canada. Unclear why the applicant would incur cost of relocating to Canada to rather than undertake similar course of study in country of residence. Concerns applicant is using study permit as means to facilitate entry to Canada rather than educational advancement. Based on this evidence provided am not satisfied app is a genuine student who intends to complete course of study and would depart at the end of authorized stay. Refused" is there a way to tackle travel history?

O boy! The VO took time to write an epistle for you. I'll advise you to change your course to something in your line of work or that relates to your previous studies. You may write a compelling SOP and use ASUU strike as one of the reasons you're incurring such cost, because a time lost cannot be regained, and other naija factors too. But the best bet is to change your course.

My opinion.

Philadelphia:
Good evening guys.
What if someone does not have parents, what can she use as hometies?

You must have been offended your question was not answered. Home ties have little or nothing to do with parents. Home tie is something capable of bringing you home after your short stay abroad. For instance, a well paying job, an immediate family like wife and children, fixed assets etc. For parents, I don't think it's a strong home tie because the VO knows at some time you will have to leave your parents, so you won't return to Nigeria because of them, except, God forbid they are sick or dead.

guzenaira:
And when old sponsor is limiting the release of some of his personal information? which could have one way or the other affected his application.

Are you now giving him an advice to still use him?

There are so many people who can sponsor themselves but its just too complicated because of the rigorous and strict measures CIC are putting in place.

so i see nothing bad changing sponsor only if you can convince the Visa Officer. Moreover, all new applicatons are treated differently but that doesnt mean they wont make refrence to previous application. Nevertheless, I havent seen where the VO says there s inconsistency in the Sponsor the applicant is using but rather the applicant didnt show enough convincing bond with the sponsor.

Go ahead my brother just convince the VO.

I had to change my sponsor about two years ago, and it didn't affect anything. I got the study permit. Except that applicant stated in previous app he had no one in Canada, and such lies are flagged RED. But if it is possible for the new sponsor to pay one year tuition and raise a bank draft for one year living expenses in applicant's name, that would tackle the issue completely. Because what worked for me in 2015, may not work for someone else in 2017.

thesoj:
It's finally my turn to ask a question!

A family friend of mine is applying for a TRV in a couple weeks. He did upfront medicals, but afterwards decided to renew his passport.

Recently he noticed that his completed medicals form has his old passport number on it. The issue is that he will be applying for his TRV using the new passport, but he will be attaching the upfront medicals document with the old passport number.

Has anyone ever done this? Did you run into any problems with CIC requesting a new medicals report? Any advice?

Boss, I hail sir.
I think he'd normally have to submit his old passport along with his new, except if there's no stamp on the old at all, so there shouldn't be prob.

RealJ:
Won't that be lying? I thought u said we should not lie in visa application. Any falsehood will come back to hurt us.

Ahahah....funny you. You must have misinterpreted what i meant. The question then was about disclosing family members abroad. And i wrote, except they are your immediate family members.......siblings or parents, you don't have to disclose them. Take for instance you have siblings in Canada, but in your app, you decided not to disclose that for fear of refusal......by the time you apply for provincial nomination, and they ask you for ties to the province you're applying to......you won't be able to claim them again..... or say your siblings are not even here in Canada. Maybe they are in Naija, but you decided not to include them in your app.....and then God helped you, you became a PR......how will you invite them? Because in their records, you dont have sibling....
Their are some things you just can't lie about.....and at the same time, some things require maturity.......which according to African elders, IS THE ABILITY NOT TO LIE, BUT NOT TO TELL THE TRUTH.
So do all you can to get your trv......but think about the future while you do those things.....

ayeyemi91:
Hello everyone. Please is it compulsory for me to attach my transcript to my visa application? My school is giving me excuses that they do not issue transcripts to students.

Can't you just get your results? Or student copy of transcript? Doesn't have to be official.
I don't think it's compulsory, but if you can, why not try?

ayeyemi91:
Hello guys, there is an issue bothering my mind concerning my application. I am currently employed an I intend to disclose it in my application but I doubt if my employer will give me a letter of reference and I don't even intend to inform my employer of my plans till I get my visa by God's grace. I need advice on what to do. My contract of employment does not make provisions for study leave so I don't know if I can just attach my letter of employment and pay slips without a letter from my employer. I need expert advice biko.

Would be good if you can get a letter of intro from your employer.....letter of employment may not be sufficient as many things could have happened between when you were employed and now. If however you cannot get intro letter, you may have to faith your Employment letter, pay slips and your salary account....and then hope for the best....

Bamz:
Oops we really don't have any (old) pictures
I could suggest a bit of your second point in his Letter of sponsorship.

Thank you

I doubt if vfs will even accept pictures....guess they stopped that already.....except if they started it again.
But you dont need all that stress.... just write a sound sponsorship letter where he'll claim you as nephew/niece......and also claim him as ur uncle on you Study permit app.

yemdogg:
Baba thank you jare.


Your advice was very helpful

You can just claim the person (by faith) is your uncle or aunt.....and you'll be fine

metrecube:
Bro you changed school Ni. Thought you are in mun

Lol....bro na so we see am jare. Na Alberta God dey.