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Rdfactor:
Well, yeap. Chicago IL is an exception, IL is great but there are still majority of remote cities there too. Macomb is one.

Kenhal:
Hello everyone,

I had my interview today at US Lagos embassy and my visa was denied instantly without asking questions.

The transcript went like this:
VO: (immediately she saw my I-20) who’s sponsoring you?
Me: My uncle, he’s the CEO of …. They manufacture window blinds and aluminum windows for government and non government entities
VO: what do you do?
Me: I work as a business development executive with so so company.
VO: how much do you earn?
Me: I earn so so amount

VO: I’m sorry we can’t issue your visa

I was like dumbfounded because she didn’t ask about school and all that.

What did I do wrong?

Before the interview started, the person I did my finger print was already like “my passport photo is more than 6 months, bring a new passport when next you come” like she already knew I was going to be denied. Mind you, I took the passport photograph in April and I filled ds-160 in August/September

I also attached my I-20 to this comment, please view it and revert back what could go wrong.

I’m also trying to get in contact with Lagosismyhome. If you see this, kindly drop a contact I can reach you on.

Thank you as I will be waiting for everyone response

Terry27:
Nne, biko where you do your last summer internship because 15k per month is no small money even if you are earning in dollars. And I can confidently tell you, most companies in the US won't pay a summer intern up to 15k per month.

Emurate6315:
Wow, that was fast. What course did you apply for?

Mrtrypes:
Send me a mail, I’ll add you to the WhatsApp group

lynniebabes:
I submitted 18th June and was refused 5th July�

mzjokky16:
i dnt understand what you mean by submitted on june 28 and july 8, did you submit twice or u submitted two applications?
i submitted june 18 and nothing yet

Uncle123:
Over here.. ...M.Eng too, University of Calgary but mine is Civil...submitted my study permit application on 28th June and on 8 July, eligibility review started and my medical status changed to "we are reviewing the result of your medical exam" I didn't do any upfront medical btw.
I hope it turns out positive..

mzjokky16:
all June applicants, please lets keep praying and be hopeful
i submitted my app on june 18th and nothing is happening on my portal ever since.
me im just sitting and waiting for my medical request jejeli, cos its mine and they have to send it to me.
thank u all

Philomathhh:
This is my first application.

Application Timeline:
Applied :May 22, 2019 (Online Route)
Biometrics done on: May 24, 2019
Medical request: June 24, 2019
Eligibility Review: June 24, 2019
Medical examination taken: July 2, 2019
Medical Passed: July 5, 2019
Passport Request/Approval: July 9, 2019


Documents Submitted:
-All CIC forms
-CAQ
-Academic Certificate and transcript (BEng Electrical and Electronics Engineering--UNILORIN)
-Admission Letter (A 2-year MEng program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University)
-Study Plan (1 page)
-Letter of Explanation (1 page)
-Passport data page
-My Birth certificate
-O'level result (WAEC)
-Sponsor's Letter (MasterCard Scholarship Letter with a breakdown of all the expenses I might incur while at McGIll and prior to my arrival at McGIll—flight, medicals, visa, etc.)
-My Curriculum vitae
-NYSC Discharge Certificate

I work in a financial institution as an IT personnel. I stated that on IMM1294 form, but failed to upload the employment letter.

To all those who are hoping for a good news, I pray it comes sooner than you except. See you all in Canada .

Obehi44:
To me this thing is just luck. But I also hate that fact that it's just luck. Some people gets TRV without any travel history and they will tell some that they either don't have travel history or they don't like the travel history. I see it as wickedness, flirt excuses, just ways if refusing people. Telling them different reasons.
Anyway, in your case, if your passport is empty, the VO says you should travel small even if its Ghana or Togo or Kenyan or Dubai.

Meanwhile, please what date did you order for the GCMS note and how where you notified?

ca12:
how can I link my application online?
What are the steps involved in doing this?

Philomathhh:
Yhhhhh!!!!! Passport Request Mail Yaf Drop.
6 weeks felt like a century journey.

kanmipeju:
I applied on the 14th of June and I have not heard anything too. But its all for good news.

Raheembisi:
Please can anyone help with adan dress for medical test centers in lagos. And is it possible to walk in to do the test? And how much does it cost

yemupz:
I have not posted here in a very long time. I got frustrated about this whole Canada visa thing and was trying to focus my energy on other things.
But finally, after almost 12months of waiting, approval notice and passport request just dropped.

I know I must come declare here and thank the good people here for all the assistance ad information I received during the long wait. I cannot mention names, but thanks to everyone here for the good work you do. The good Lord shall bless us all with approval notice and passport request

Timeline:
upfront medicals in July 2018
Online application - August 03, 2018
Biometric request - September 04, 2018
Submitted Biometric in Lagos - September 05, 2018
Medicals passed - November 23, 2018 - after several emails
Eligibility review started - May 2, 2019 (after I applied for my GCMS notes and several emails)

Approval notice and passport request - July 01, 2019

I'll have to check the documents I submitted and maybe update later.

Best wishes to everyone!

Stonecoldsteve:
And so I had an 8 am class this morning (I am a lecturer) and after the class by past 10 am, I get to the office and see a 'Do not Reply' mail for CIC. I log into my account and behold, it's a passport request.

Application type: Re-application
Application Date: 5th of June 2019
Medical passed: 13th June, 2019
Eligibility Review: 25th June 2019
BVL: 28th June 2019
Passport Request: 2nd July 2019

Will be back with the details. Let me roll on the floor first!

emeritus00:
PPR at exactly 12pm...

Online Application
Application submitted on 19th April
Biometric Request on 20th April
Biometric done on 23rd April
Medical Request on 2nd May
Medical done on 14th May
Medical passed on 20th May
Biometric Correspondence Letter received on 28th May
Approved and PPR on 24th June

Documents submitted will be shared later. I submitted few documents anyway

Kenny4real68:
APPROVAL ALERT GUYS!!!

I was in the bathroom taking my bath and at the same time playing music with my phone, my music got interrupted and it was an email that entered. Still sponging my body I walked close to my phone to see and it was CIC “donotreply”, There is an update in your account, I didn’t even know when my sponge fell off my hands. I just picked my phone and ran out of the bathroom like that with my soapy body, my mother saw me on the way and was surprised!.. I told her mum the hour is here Canada just replied and I don’t know if it’s a refusal or approval- she shouted and joined me as I run to my room-. As I was logging into my account my hands were uncontrollably and terribly shaking, My mum kept shouting for grace as my account was loading, lo and behold it’s an approval guys.. we laughed and hugged ourselves . Now, Let me go back and complete my shower will be back for the full testimony.

IJE CANADA ADIRO NFE (Canada Journey is not easy!!!)

ghabrhiel10:
PPR ooooooo! I just couldn't sleep, I felt something was coming today. 5:30 am. Kept on refreshing my page till I saw update. Thank God and thank you all my gurus

Dera12345:
ORIGINAL PASSPORT REQUEST!!! (May applicant)

Experience is truly the best teacher, and my Canadian Sucess story made me believe the saying “EVERY DISAPPOINTMENT IS A BLESSING”!!! I know very well my story will motivate or strengthen some people never to give up in whatever that interests them, pursue it desperately like your life depends on it!! Yes I mean it.
Before I proceed, below is my timeline.

Online Application (2nd Application)
Submitted May 9th (10:57pm)
Upfront medicals passed on 11th June
Correspondence letter (today by 10:12am)
Original passport request (today by 10:32am)

This experience is my most difficult experience in life so far, I have always thought I can have anything I want in life but this Canada journey taught me that “Human beings can make any plans they want, but it’s God that decides their Sucess or failure”. I don’t even know where to begin from, but only God, Myself and @frankrobbn1 can tell my tragedy-comedy story.

So exactly a year today 20th June 2018, I submitted a paper route application and It was refused within 4weeks based on family ties, purpose of visit , personal assets and financial assets. Meanwhile, I have a Bsc in Biochemistry with overall CGPA 4.15 and last two year CGPA 4.71 , going for 2year diploma, paid tution fee $8,880cad.
when I received my refusal letter, I cried that very day like never before and till date my first refusal date 18th July,2018 still remains the worst day of my life, and the agent my parents used was just after money. After crying, knowing how bad i needed to leave this country I woke from my comfort zone and began my personal research, this was how I came across this wonderful forum and started reading up!

Through this wonderful platform I met an angel in human form, a motivator, my soulmate and my support system @frankrobbn1, may God bless you richly for me. Frank took his time to explain the errors in my application starting from advising me to secure a masters admission and that is nearly impossible to convince a VO on why diploma and not masters considering my high Gp, and secondly that my application is as empty as anything, I didn’t even submit my family’s information, no assets declared, no employment evidence and so on.

So I began my admission hunt and the devil started his work. Almost all the schools offering my course/ or related course requires a supervisor , and you know how difficult securing a supervisor can be. Some schools I contacted will tell me pump and play that I must identify a supervisor before applying while some will tell me to apply that they will assign me a supervisor once am admitted! I fell to their tricks and lost my application fee, I also tried contacting supervisors all kept turning me down. I kept sending countless mails to different supervisors in different universities all to no avail, some would always come up late with their negative mails of not having space in their lab while some will totally ignore me. I got feed up and I decided to stop sending mails but to call them on phone at least to get a straight forward response rather than waiting for their response that takes weeks and at the end must be negative. I made it as one of my daily activities to call at least 10 supervisors daily, and I did this for months!!! Even the ones that later accepted to supervise me though without funding just all of a sudden will deny even knowing me after I have submitted my application hoping I have secured a supervisor.

In general, I applied to 6 different universities in a space of 8months and all turned me down. I kept asking myself who did I offend? who is after my progress? Through this same wonderful forum I met a very nice fellow @agronat. Immediately he posted about him securing a masters admission with funding, i pm him to put me through, and that was how I realized the vital points/information missing out in my application and the reasons behind my refusals regardless of my high scores. And today am glad that my finally attempt landed me a full fulled scholarship worth $38,076CAD at BROCK UNIVERSITY ONTARIO , 2 years MSc in Biotechnology. Big thanks to @frankrobbn1 for recommending Brock University to me. I nearly craze that day (April 18th, 2019)!!! NB: the scholarship covers my tution and living expenses with extra left, I was also guaranteed a graduate assistantship position. Isn’t God great? This was when I realized that God was preparing something greater for me.

Fast forward to my visa application, guru @frankrobbn1 finished work.. I personally wrote my SOP and LOE, but when frank was done reviewing it I couldn’t recognize my LOE and SOP .. lol, he reconstructed it and was even using the VO’s terms to address every issue. He sold me well and also left the Change for the Visa officer to keep. I can’t thank you enough.., even after I submitted my visa application he took me to a church where I was given 4 days dry fasting and prayers (something I have never done in my life). I’m not the churchious type but this journey brought me closer to God and will forever remain grateful. I will be traveling to lagos next week to submit my passport and at the same time celebrate this wonderful journey that ended well. Seriously my sleep tonight will be very special after one year of dreaming of CANADA �� Lol, and to @justwise thanks for making this platform possible.

Below are the list of documents I submitted with my application:
Father sponsor.

All CIC FORMS
MY PASSPORT DATA PAGE
DIGITAL PASSPORT
UPFRONT MEDICALS
CLIENT INFORMATION;
•LOE
•SOP
•CV
•A reference letter from my supervisor
•Degree Certificate
•Degree Transcripts
•NYSC Posting letter
•NYSC Certificate
•My birth certificate
•WAEC result
•Employment letter (Written by frank , signed by my employer)
•Study leave approval letter (Written by frank , signed by my employer)
•work ID CARD
•police clearance certificate
•Picture with my parents
•HSSE professional Certificate (levels 1,2 and 3)
• social club reference letter (Written by frank)
•Deed of Gift of a four story building with a penthouse on top from Dad( Drafted by a senior advocate of Nigeria), I did the deed of gift before my application but it was back dated!
•My parent’s marriage certificate
•My family 25th marriage silver jubilee calendar as far back as 2008 . (Showing a portrait of all my siblings and my parents in the center) I was only 12years old then but I added it because we don’t have family picture.
•Siblings birth certificate
•Reference letter from my dad company stating I am one of the directors of his company existing for more than 30years now.
• My ID CARD showing am a director

PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
•My full funding unconditional acceptance letter
•Affidavit of sponsorship (Drafted by frank, signed by Dad and notary public )
•Letter of sponsorship (Written by frank , signed by Dad)
•Board of resolution letter
•Dad’s international passport data page
•Dad’s Statement of account ( Bal: #113,000,000 inflow- 440M outflow-375M)
•My Personal savings acc. About eight something!
• My Dom account statement (I explained that regardless of my full funding, my father transferred the sum of $10,000Cad for my flight itinerary and other miscellaneous expenses that might rise)
•Dad’s CAC
•Dad’s company particulars of directors (showing my name as one of the directors)
•Dad’s company memorandum of association
• proof of his company shares in all my siblings name and also my mum
•Dad’s landed property, evaluation report and survey plan( I included two building, one rented and one personal building), AND three empty lands under construction)

Even though I know my application is a little bit tight, I still handed it over to God because I have seen better applications refused, or the acceptance quota being reached as rumored on the forum,I said to God that they will bang the door when it’s my time to enter, I prayed against errors which can come from the VO leading to common refusals, lol, I prayed against bad mood on the head of the VO handling my application. Prayer is the Key.

I wish all TRV hopefuls SUCCESS!!!

Adelola94:
Anybody that has received full admission letter from Cambrian college, please drop your mail or WhatsApp number I need some advise on the letter of acceptance issued to me.

Qudkom:
IMM1294e as been updated. So go directly to the instruction to upload on your portal and re download and fill. When you are done validate and upload.

Ybash:
PPR Request���

Online Application -1st July, 2018
Biometrics collection letter - 2nd July, 2018
Biometrics Done - 9th July, 2018
Updated LOA request - 23rd Nov, 2018
Medical request - 23rd Nov, 2018
Medicals done - 11 Dec. 2018
Request for additional test -21 Dec. 2018
Additional test done (sputum)- 24th Dec. 2018
Request for new X-ray - 18th Apr. 2019
Medical passed 24th April,2019
Passport Request - 07 June,2019

I give all the glory to God as it was a long wait. Thanks to everyone who encourages other people on this platform as I was encouraged by their messages .

Frankrobbn1:
It doesn't need to be notarized so long as it already bears an official signature and stamp from the issuing body.

Deane:
No. There is no such requirement.

ugonnachimezie54:
people coming to Canada Ontario precisely, holla I could always be of help if you need any

Frankrobbn1:
Your elder brother can certainly be a sponsor to your study visa/Permit application. He needs to present documents to evidence his source of income e.g Self-employed ----- CAC certificate and other business related documents. Assuming he is gainfully employed he would tender his employment letters, payslips, promotion letters, salary increment letter (if any), work ID etc.. His birth certificate and yours should be submitted with your application to show proof of relationship.