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badtsharpguy:
The mail says
To facilitate your arrival in Canada,inform the officer of the reason for your visit (study or work)and present this letter with your passport.

Why I am confused here is that my passport is with them in Ghana as I submitted via the Paper route, so I wonder why they are giving me this STORY.

So therefore, I am asking has anyone got this similar mail prior to the passport being dispatched and visa issued

Although I'm yet to get my trv, but from my experience with other embassies, it is not unusual for the embassy to first contact you. You got that mail because your visa has been granted. Your documents is still with them, but soon would be sent to VFS, it is after then, that vfs will contact you to come for your documents......if I were you, I would start making preparations for flight and accommodation. But you can still ask the elders who have gotten their TRVs sha.....

badtsharpguy:
Hi All,

I applied via the paper route 04 June.
Medical Invite 09 July.
Medical Assessment 11 July.

Now 24 July, I just received a mail from Ghana that my Application to study or work has been approved.
(I am not sure of what that means).

My tracking message still shows being processed in Ghana, and I haven't received any message from VFS.

Please what could that mean fellaz.

Are you kidding me?? Look at this man?? You dont knw what it means when they say something has been approved? I'm sure you do......you've just been tooo scared that you don't believe it is true.
CONGRATULATIONS OGA!!!

Haustraliah:
I don't really understand why people prefer doing medical upfront, despite medical, majority were still delayed.
I will advice people to spend wisely since medical fees are non refundable.
Always obey instruction, do medicals when ever you are asked to do so, SIMPLE.
Congratulations to my last born am so happy for him, passport request, mission fulfilled.
Now 4 family members in Ontario.
Am grateful to God and i will always be grateful.
Alhamdulilah.
CIC am so grateful oooooo
Wish you all the best.

You know some people stay so far away from Lagos, Abuja or PH. So you can imagine the number of times they would have to travel to Lagos, putting to consideration the dead traps we call roads. In addition, medical reports last for a year according to CIC. But if their reasons for the upfront is to fast track their applications, then it's a complete waste of time.....and increases tension the more. The two weeks silent period before I was called for medicals was really killing.....the medical call gave some relief and hope......so can't now imagine going for 6 weeks or more without anything....... kai! Canada high commission no dey try honestly!!!

AriseOCompatrot:
Really informative. Many thanks

My pleasure

Pmiller1:
You're a perfect gentleman... Thumps up....Very simple and mature...Spot on!!!...Cheers Man...

Thank u

[quote author=Teds post=36196768][/quote]Try opening on a system with office 07 upwards. It's a word document. If however you still cannot open it, then I can drop it in ur mail box, if you don't mind.

chrisviral:
Take it from me, don't Thank him yet.
I suggest you don't call anyone (seems to me like a scam waiting to happen, no offence to the guy that gave you d number) I know someone who had almost same issues, just an alphabet was mis-spelt in his passport and he had to go down all the way to Abuja and was charged 80K, no call person, go collect fake passport.
Find your way to Abuja Immigration office, atleast that's what everyone with pp issues here have done.

My two cent.

I understand you quite well, so no offense taken! You definitely wouldn't have said that if some fools haven't been doing it (I mean scamming people). At the same time, I don't think it's wrong to offer a helping hand. I took my time to explain what I was told, so she could go to the nearest immigration office to her (and not necessarily call my contact). In addition, I stressed how much I trust my contact, but yet told her not to make any payment blindly, without seeing the person. If I knew someone that could help in Abuja, of course I would have directed her there, but unfortunately I don't. So you may as well help her by contacting your person that corrected his own in Abuja, if perhaps, he could link her up. But like I said earlier, no offense taken, the bad folks have spoilt the good ones. So please, you don't have to call that person, just take ur passport to the nearest high court to you, swear affidavit to the wrong name (you may have to go with your dad, since he made the mistake. Just to testify), then go with your passport and the affidavit to the nearest immigration office to you. I believe I've been able to clear the air.
Good luck to everyone here

[quote author=Teds post=36188192][/quote]I think inlaw is cool, but I would have claimed uncle or aunt. You know, you have to convince the V.O without doubt why the person is sponsoring you. So the sponsor must have a close tie to you.....and I think the closest ties is family, except scholarships.....which is another topic on it's own. But for inlaw, I'm not sure it's a bad idea. So I'm attaching a sponsorship letter sample.

senarthor:
Same school, one is going for Economics while the other one is going for Political science.... He tracked it but is still the same processing is seeing like others but is fear was that they might have send the medical mail to the email he submitted which he can access due to the spelling error.... how can he get in touch with the Accra embassy to verify and correct the mistake or can he do it at VfS?

Not certain, but he should put a mail across to the embassy (not vfs, but embassy) notifying them of the issue. But I will suggest he claim the account was hacked and closed rather than saying it was wrong (not sure if it matters though). Or better still let him quickly open a fresh account in that name (the one he submitted mistakenly), he might be lucky.

Teds:
please house I have a church member as a sponsor and my sister's husband how do I go about preparing d sponsorship and affidavit in support. Please help!!!!! Dnt want to use the same sponsors I used during my 1st application.

Only you know the person is your church member, embassy doesn't. What you call the person is what they will assume the person is. So please I will advise you make that person your uncle or aunt, and the person has to claim you're his/her nephew or niece. From experience, family sponsorship is the best, dont worry about the name diff (surname), you uncle/aunt could be paternal or maternal......and there's no part of the form that requires mother's maiden name. So you're good I think!

[quote author=dadungar post=36183477][/quote]I am not sure though, but let me ask why the diff in name? Are you married? What's your gender? Did you change your name because you got married?
If it is as a result of marriage, I don't think there should be issues. You may need to submit the newspaper page of your change of name and probably affidavit to back it . But if my guess is incorrect, then of course you will have to get to Abuja, but 250k is way too expensive. I will ask a brother that did the same thing some years ago for the cost and the contact person in Abuja. The major prob is, most of these immigration officers are exploiters.

yetunde84:
Good morning peeps, please ow genuine is wakanow...Wanna book my flight. I hope dey aiint 419

Wakanow is cool, I've used them for all my foreign trips. But I got a trick the last time, try booking late at night, between 12 and 5am, just try and stay awake and keep refreshing the page. This is because prices drop so ridiculously at night, and goes crazily high during the day, I gained close to 200k last time I tried it, although I booked pretty late, abt a week to my trip. Then if you're still skeptical about them, then no problem (I was also scared too), book on hold (you can do that online and it lasts for 48hrs or so), then rush to their office to make payment (either with cash or debit cards). I don't know all their offices in Lag, but if MM2 is close to you, then they have a stand inside the airport (local airport), else you can check their website for their other address(es).
You can also check TripAdvisor (if you use a samsung phone or an android os phone), or check www.priceline.com, you can also check www.momondo.com, just be sure to compare prices before you make payments.
Good luck

jessicajessa:
[b]LIST OF TRV HOPEFULS (FALL -SEPT 2015)

1. CoCoLav: May 11, U of T, LLM, Online TRV
2. Edoblakky: May 12, U of C, MSC paper TRV
3.. Kennykentipsy: May 12, Niagara, PGD, paper TRV
4.. Dbaba: May12, Niagra, PGD, Online delayed
5. airhunde : May 12, Centennial, PGD, paper delayed
6. DeeDeeo: May12, SFU, MPH, Online MEDICALS
7. mizIvy: May 13, fanshawe, PGD Paper TRV
8. Taike: May 14, U of T, PhD, Online TRV
9. zattiezat: May 15 ,U of S, Msc, paper
TRV
10. Team12: May 15, UofW, Masters, Online TRV
10a. Larryshow40: may 15 online MEDICALS
11. opeyemi8 : May 19, Algonquin , PGD, online Delayed
12. edogasz : May 19 (upfront Medicals) Centennial. PDG, paper Delayed
13. Dabigmax1: May 19, Brandon, OnlineMEDICALS
14.pcachuks fam1: May20 NBCC DIP, online Delayed
15. pyroxene: May 21, Niagra, pgd, paper
16. samade001: May 21, ottawa, masters, paper
17. Kenenbcc: May 21, NBCC, PGD, paper
18. kfrosh: May22, fanshawe, PGD, Online delyed
19. Herkenorlar: May22, Cambrian, PGD, paper delayed
20. Tyrannasty: May22 U of T UG, paper MEDICALS
21 Gu2015: May 24 Upfront medicals.Uni of Sask,Mph,Online TRV
22. Funmi14: May 25, Dalhouse, MHA, paper, delayed
22a. DMX0606 : May 25, MN, paper, UG meDICALS
22b. Yums: may 27, Fanshawe, PGD, Paper MEDICALS
23.. Lolly1204: May 28th, Conestoga,PGD, Online
24. easyxtan: Jun 1, Vancouver Island Uni MBA Online MEDICALS
25. pcachuks fam2: Jun1, Conestoga PDG onlinedelayed
26. midnightinParis: jun 4, U of M, MSC OnlineMEDICALS
27. David2: jun 4, Conestoga, PDG paper
28. fraque192: jun 4, Selkirk , Diploma Paper
29. Ahyotomiwa: Jun 5, U of R, M.A.SC Paper MEDICALS
30. Richcasey: Jun 5, Conestoga PDG Online
31. Justicia: Jun 7, York Uni Msc (LL.M) Online TRV
32. JohnsonIyere: Jun 8, Lambton, PDG Paper
33. Jessicajessa: Jun8, Seneca, PDG Online TRV
33a. Yemite295: june 9, U of T, UG paper MEDICALS
34. bosypumpin: Jun 12, U of M (LL.M) ; Online
35. Adeomopo: Jun 12, Paper MEDICALS
35a. Minnietope: june 12, Concordia, msc paper TRV
36 Crich: Jun 13, U of R, Madmin online MEDICALS
37. AriseOcompatrot: Jun 13, U of V, PG, Online MEDICALS
37a. 7teen: jun 15 U of R, M.ASC online
38. Cherokee: june 16, MSC, online MEDICALS
38a. Thomby2k12: Jun 19, Brandon Uni M.ED Paper MEDICALS
38b. Phronesis2: june 19th, u of a, MSC, paper TRV
39. Santohfilz: june 25th, UG, paper MEDICALS
39a. TempusQ: June 26, Humber, PGC, Paper(Upfront Medicals),
39b. Mykel12: june 30, mun, msc, online MEDICALS
40. Vinegar: July 3rd (upfront medicals) PGD,MUN, Paper
41. dedicateDD: July8, Upfront Medicals, Online
42. Graviton2: July8, (Upfront Medicals), Upei, UG Paper

If you have admission and have applied for TRV Please provide the follo wing information :
**Submission date
**Institution
**Mode of submission: Online/Paper **level of study.
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Submission date: June 30
Medical exam call : July 15
Medical Exam done: July 17
Paper route
MUN (Masters but UG prerequisites first)

Bao1004:
Guys,
I am new on Nairaland and have been going through the trends although a bit lengthy and difficult to read all. I applied to four fours in Canada for my masters in Economics- University of Ottawa, University of waterloo, Brock University, Wilfrid laurier university and did not get any of the admission. I have very good grades and finished with 4.49 in school and have about 4 year experience in a good company. I am wondering what I could have done wrong and was very pained when I didn't get any of the admission. Can anyone here advise me.

I can think of 3 or 4 possibilities:
1. Probably your SoP wasn't packaged well or your references didn't do well.
2. Probably economics is too competitive in the schools to applied to. I also applied to University of Manitoba, but was denied admission.
3. Probably the schools you applied to are short of professors (or supervisors) on your specific interest in Economics. Or probably you applied to a research based course for which there was no prof to accept you. That happened to a friend of mine too.
4. Lastly, probably they had better students. By better, I don't mean CGPA, I mean Statement of Purpose, and the grades they had in the necessary prerequisites for your program.
The good news is, there's a solution for all the probabilities, if you don't give up. We all have one or two challenges before finally getting to where we are now..... work more on your SoP, don't think of a complex aspect of economics, think of a simple but reasonable aspect of it. Don't impress them by choosing a program they won't get supervisor for. Ensure your referees give a good report, and they must not declare any family ties with you. I used my pastor and supervisor as my referees. Like I suggested earlier, try Memorial University of Newfoundland, not sure their economics is as competitive as some other schools and lastly, pray!!!

Omonjoe:
My sponsor said he is stating on the sponsorship letter that he would be making a minimum of 4.5million naira available to me yearly for my education and living expenses. My yearly tuition is 13740CAD.
Pls is that amount good enuf for my education nd living expenses? or should I look for a cosponsor?
NB: I don't know the total balance in my sponsor's account as he does not also knw the exact amount until we get the SOA tomoro. but he has enuf cash sha

From experience, don't try to impress the V.O by quoting high figures, just calculate a realistic minimum amount required for ur tuition, books and supplies, accommodation and feeding, with miscellaneous expenses too. If possible you can design a budget for each year, and breakdown the huge money your sponsor will be giving you yearly and include such budget in your application. So your sponsor would make reference to that budget in his sponsorship letter. Eg "to further evidence my sponsorship claims for MR Kumo, I'm attaching my personal up to date statement of account and an annual budget for a period of 4 years....." night don do abeg, my head don dey shutdown! But I hope u undy my point. I made a similar mistake last year when going to the UK, I wanted to impress the V.O, so I quoted a huge sum,unfortunately my statement didn't cover the said amount, so I was refused visa. I reapplied, but cut down the cost to the barest minimum, such that my sponsor's statement could conveniently cover it, and I was granted the visa.

[quote author=fraque192 post=36160263][/quote]Just what I was saying. Abeg make I go check this site too sharp sharp!

Bao1004:
Guys,
I am new on Nairaland and have been going through the trends although a bit lengthy and difficult to read all. I applied to four fours in Canada for my masters in Economics- University of Ottawa, University of waterloo, Brock University, Wilfrid laurier university and did not get any of the admission. I have very good grades and finished with 4.49 in school and have about 4 year experience in a good company. I am wondering what I could have done wrong and was very pained when I didn't get any of the admission. Can anyone here advise me.

Maybe they dont like ur face lol. What was d reason given? What course did u study in undergrad? Try memorial (mun.ca). The school is good and economics is cheap there.

TheBae:
Lmao! Yours is even better! Mine is 340,000 upwards. Lagos to Halifax

The thing is, their are many operators that are quite cheaper, but these agents dont deal with them. Eg I got lagos to St Johns for abt 404k (travelstarts.com) and d cheapest united airlines for abt 370k (kayak.com). Then I decided to check "my TripAdvisor" and I got for 290+k. So check on priceline.com too

TheBae:
Visa approved ohhhhhh!
All Glory to God!

Congrats
When did you apply? What route? When did you do you medicals? When did you receive medical result? And lastly did you receive a mail dat it was approved or u've got ur passport?

What's the condition? You must prove to the embassy you can meet the condition(s). I applied with a conditional admission letter too, but supported it with an evidence that I would meet the condition

rolandy22:
Please can you apply for visa with conditional admission letter

OyBosEnEmm:
A friend is there with his wife already. He got there June. Let me kno if you will need him to put you through.

I'm going for fall (September)

Gu2015:
Ok,if u can go to d hospital yourself it's beta,cos I went to d hospital with d medical form they sent to me requesting my Medicals and also d upfront medical report I uploaded.so the doctor did them a mail informing them Abt the issue.nd d next 1hr I had an update medical passed.hope dis helps

Chief, don't mind my question, did you get a mail from the embassy that you passed? Like how long does it take before they send such mails?

Gu2015:
Abeg which flight is 287k ,Ethiopian air is 365k to Saskatoon.dis Pple ain't smiling.

You may check priceline.com, their prices is quite low. You can also use trip advisor, u may get the app on google play store

Gu2015:
Abeg which flight is 287k ,Ethiopian air is 365k to Saskatoon.dis Pple ain't smiling.

You may check www.priceline.com, their prices is quite low. You can also use trip advisor, u may get the app on google play store

rolandy22:
Please house, how many time can you pay for school fees in MUN..

It depends on your program, for Graduate programs, u can pay on semester basis, which is cool, except for programs with special tuition fees