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Hello,

I can see that you have been trying to reach me but it seems it's challenging to connect to you.

Please drop your email and I will gladly reach out to you.

Thanks a lot.

Lolly30:
Pls can I be added to Saskatchewan group. I want to ask questions

Thank you so much. I am really grateful. May God Almighty reward you abundantly. Aaameen!

Akannitommy:
Yes, but pay each separately and put the names of person as reference/narration for each payment. Don't make it a single payment as those people are not imaginative, they work like robots. My theory is to avoid anything that requires them to think for you especially if you are doing return courier. They don't like the fact you are not paying them excess to do the courier in-house so any error or perceived error, they send back your package to you.

Thank you so much for this, I am really grateful. For a spouse and 3 kids, I will pay about (N9410 X 4 = N37,640) and attached the receipt in the envelope. Is this what you meant right?

Akannitommy:
Abuja address -
Visa Application Centre
Sterling Bank Plaza, 3rd Floor
Plot No 1083, Mohammadu Buhari Way,
Central Business District
Abuja - Nigeria

Get an envelope and put the following inside and take to DHL office.

Put two photocopies of your passport data page

Your yellow or white or blue biometrics slip

Copy of passport request letter

4-page Consent form downloaded from VFS website sign the 2nd page only for each applicant (I think 2 copies each but not sure). Note: you are signing just the second page of the consent form

Print out receipts of the transmission fee for each passport sent (just increased to N9,410 each)

Passport itself

one plain sheet of paper where you can write your address and phone number i.e. the main applicant or adult in charge - just one person that covers the family.

You are paying the transmission fee if you are using Abuja and you didn’t do your biometric captured there (and vice versa). If you are sending to Lagos, (and its where you had your biometric) no need for transmission fees.

Pay transmission fee to CANADA LOGISTIC COLLECTION bank account (a/c no 0065165839) Sterling Bank.

Copied and updated from old chats with our dear lady "Lianna"

Alhamdulilah Robil Alameen. To God will always be the glory. At last, after eleven months of waiting, PPR finally dropped today for SOWP and visitor. No thanks to IRCC (lol). The office of my MP has been so helpful and supportive, I kept on pestering her.

Please for those that got PPR recently, how did you submit your passports, physical or courier service and what are the documents submitted?

Biko nu

Hi,

I have been having challenges log into my Gckey for about 5 days now, please is there anyone facing similar difficulty?

Hello mate, It's very obvious we are rocking the same both...lols. I was facing same issue with the GCMS note not until I sent an email to "ircc.atip-aiprp.ircc@cic.gc.ca". Behold, they sent me the note the following day and it has been with them since July 04, and they sent it to me September 21st. The note stated that everything has been checked except eligibility is left blank and status is still in progress. They even approved the exemption I earlier requested for. Crazy people ehn! I think you send an email to the email I just shared hopefully, you will get positive feedback.

I wish you all the best.

Anndav:
Good day, I honestly can relate with how you are feeling
So you know, you are not the only one in that state I submitted my application on December 11th 2020 and am still waiting the wait is crazy I ordered for GCMS notes but has received no reply since 2 month ago...it's just very frustrating and annoying the state am in presently is just indifferent.... for my own sanity, try as much as possible to utilize the social media platforms to keep the marriage going and keep on praying..God will see us through because nobody knows what is going on with IRCC is like they are operating without rules

That's a good news brother. I am confidently sure PPR is about to drop. I tap into your grace man.

Akannitommy:
This is similar to my own experience. Two days after an MP staff replied my email and said I should contact them in two weeks if there is no progress, my family applications were updated to eligibility review. A day after, medical request for the only person without upfront medical in the group dropped.

Well, for me, I used my GCKey to make application for my family. Although, I am still waiting for the outcome of my family application. However, I know people that did same thing and got approval. Perhaps, your spouse only need to write a letter and give his/her consent stating that you will be taking full control of the application.

Which ever way you adopt, I wish you all the best!

ikemummy:
Greetings everyone. I am an international student in Canada and about to apply for open work permit for my spouse and visitior visa for my child. Can I use my GCKEY to apply for them or do I have to create a new GCKEY using my spouse details? Thanks

Hello Mate,

Yesterday, I met with the secretary of one of the MPs I previously emailed, I gave him all the information he required and told me that if I didn't hear from them before the end of the week, I should call him next week Wednesday. Now, all fingers crossed.

What's up with you, has your GCMS note arrived?

Anndav:
I ordered for GCMS notes last month August 11th am still waiting for it

Oh! Nice. I requested for GCMS since July 16, up till now I am yet to get anything. I don't even know what's happening and what to do. I have mailed some MPs in my area. What's up at your end?

Anndav:
Wao we submitted application same day

It is well o
Am still waiting too

Gracias

Akannitommy:
https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/search

Use your postal code (home and/or school) to search here.

Please what's MP and how do I know the MP in my area? My family application has far exceeded processing time. Since December 11, 2020. God dey...lols

Akannitommy:
Yes oh, we have been waiting since May 15th; we dey here!

This morning, I went out briefly and I was about 15 minutes away from home. Suddenly the call just entered .

Ups man: Hello! I am the UPS delivery man I am in front of your house.
Me: Argh! I went out briefly can you please come to the location?
Ups man: Do you have your collection slip with you?
Me:which one is collection slip again? I sent everything together at once.
Ups man: If you don't have the collection slip, I can't deliver I am returning it.
Me: Baba, please give me 2 minutes, I will join you now now!!

Na so I carry Okada o sharperly. I got to my house I saw UPS bike I didn't see the rider. I just moved closed to the UPS bike and hold it as if na my papa get am.

Opposite my house they are selling akamu and akara. The man was there sipping his akamu and he sighted and just holla me.

Me: Madam, please give this man more 1000 naira akara and 1000 naira pap.
UPS man screamed aahaan Oga you wan kii me.
Me: Oga free free all bills on me. Madam please satisfy this man and no collect one naira from him o

Ups man: Bros I am okay, I have been waiting for you and thank you for the payment of my meal.

So, I took the man to one corner and educate him well that I sent all my documents through DHL, your company should even be thanking me that I didn't do 2-way bill. And there is nothing like collection slip.

He now said what do we do? He doesn't want to be queried at work.

Me: Baba what do you want me to do? I have been waiting for this thing since God knows when.
Ups man: Can you do a photocopy of the front page of your passport, after you have opened this parcel?
Me: Baba that one na smallest thing in this life, I will do 30 copies if you want

Photocopy center is very far from house but I don't mind. We got there, opened the stuff, I shown him the visa page, is this where you want baba? He said yes.

Generator of photocopier no gree start o. At the end Gen start we made copy of my visa page.

Baba said my digital photo is not showing. I said but that's the page you requested. Well no problem, I think you need my passport datapage?

Ups man said Yes, I'm very sorry.

That's how the datapage was done for him and I collected my parcel.

Na so the story goo

To God will always be the glory.

Alright then, I wish you good luck.

KelvinCoaster:
I disagree with you!
Being an Academia in Nigeria is worth it.This entitlement mentality of looking for 'Funder' before embarking on a Ph.D is not good.
You should not demean the Nigerian educational system!

You dey para oo... As e dey hot

I wish you all the very best. We will join you soonest.

rebecausoro:
Congrats to you too. I hope we get our passports returned soon. I plan to travel next weekend.

If you have excellent CGPA in undergraduate and MSc with journals. Seek PhD abroad that comes with funding in countries like Canada, US or Europe. You will be glad that you never took a lecturing job in Nigeria.

I wish you all the best.

ccffwx:
I have not given up hope on becoming a lecturer. I hold a Masters degree in English Language and Literature as well as a Bachelors degree in the same discipline. I graduated as Best Graduating Student, applied for GA at my Alma mater but it was an effort in futility. Hard to believe but I have documents to back up my claim.

I proceeded with Masters, published a book and wrote some articles in journals and festschrifts. To build experience, I focused on expanding my teaching career.

I am sincerely and really interested in lecturing at the university level. Anyone who can help should kindly do so. I have been applying to various universities but the Nigerian university system prefers connection to merit/ contribution to knowledge. Thank you.

lugonmaeze@gmail.com

Oshey... Thank you for motivating us. This is super fantastic. I really envy you a lot. Hopefully someday we will join you and take a hot coffee together in Regina.
If you don't mind, could you please things to come with when coming to Regina?

Thank you once again for this information.

Folafikemi:
Ok I have been a PR here in Saskatchewan province and living in Regina City for over a year now.... As Salford rightly said, this is about the most easiest province to relocate to from Nigeria and Not regret ever having to make such decisions Cos it's easier to start all over again here unlike the bigger cities where u have to husstle and die to "make it". I was in ON, saw the standard of living compared with SK and I take SK ove On any day. Almost missed my flight back to SK from ON dues to gridlock like the one on Lagos Island. � �

Life is easier here though minimu wage is low but it's 90% a take over naija any day. I got my vehicle all paid up withing 5months of working and a decent apartment in Greens Gardiner for those that knows Regina City and so far it's been a journey worth it..

Yes it's lonely and the reason u need to move here with Ur family. And if u single then u can explore.

Above all no regret so far as I no pass my boundary and being a PR is the best I can wish for now. Citizenship loading in a jeefeey... �

Statistics show that most victims got the virus in clubs and other social gatherings. They have little or no record of any immigrant that show symptoms after they have opened the border.

Also, there is a current ban of non essential travel between US and Canada.

In regards to this, I don't think there is any form of deliberation on closing the border again. We will continue to monitor

NairaLuck:
Was listening yesterday, Schools and daycare remain open. Groceries and essential services are not affected.
Religious centers reduced to 10 indoors and 10 outdoors.

No comment was made on the Airport as at when I was listening, but I'll tune in this morning

I got your email and I responded but it's not delivering. Probably you should drop your email and I will contact you


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Most times if you are seeking for MSc funding, you need secure a potential supervisor and if you can read back, lots of ways have been discussed on how to secure a potential supervisor. If you check page 1 of this thread you will get the gimmick.

Mind you having the consent of a supervisor does not guarantee admission.

I wish you all the best.

MOKENN:
Hello Blcoolfemol,
Pls I ñeed a guide on how to secure Msc admission with funding. Any info will be appreciated.
Thanks

I think you should be fine in terms of financial eligibility. I don't have the information for health plan and book supplies. All I know is 10kcda yearly for living expenses as requested by IRCC

kelvine95:
Thanks a lot. I got funding of 26.1k cad per year and my tuition is about 18.3k cad for first year and lesser for 2nd year. I showed around 1.35m of personal savings. Do you think this is enough fund?
Also is health plan and book supplies part of living expense or tuition?

My supervisor is to give me 15kcda yearly and my tuition is about 9kcda yearly so the additional 4.2m was able to take care of the remaining 4kcda in order to meet up with IRCC requirements.

When I began the program I got more funding of about 12kcda.

I hope this helps

kelvine95:
Hey boss, what was your funding amount? How much was your tuition?

I need to drop this so that posterity will judge me kindly. Apparently this is my first post on this forum and I hope it won’t be the last. I have actually being on here for more than 3 years. I have learnt a lot in this journey from how to seek for potential supervisor up to ppr. I started reading from thread 1, initially, I have so many trouble questions but each time I read all my questions would be asked by somebody and answers are easily provided. The more I get more information and the more I get questions and answers. Many thanks to those that ask irrelevant and good questions plus lots of appreciations to those that freely provided answers to all questions.
I bet you, if you take your time to read, you will easily get answers to most of your questions. Some guys in the past have done good justice such as, phemmy, thesoj, yemdog, maziude, osemigho, jynuwa etc just to mention a few. There is one guy called breadandbeans, the guy spitted some fire, I think he has long deactivated his account for the reason best known to him.
I appreciate God Almighty for absolute everything plus many thanks to frankrobben1, this guy is actually an Angel in human skin. He has a large heart and despite all the dirt thrown at him he still continue to respond to people request happily. Frank, I personally appreciate you and the advice you gave for the finance really worked a lot for me. Only God Almighty will answer all your obvious and secrete prayers.
To cut the long story short, I secure my supervisor September last year, applied to the school, Wes verified my credentials and got admission June 18, 2020 best birthday gift ever for now cos my birthday is June 19. I have earlier written my SOP before the admission letter drops and I used almost 3 months to conclude my SOP. After finishing my SOP I was super confident about my application package to the extent that I don’t even require any guru to review it for me. Each time I did not get response from IRCC, I read my SOP to encourage myself that you have done well (lol). Please don’t ask me to share with you cos I won’t but I will share some of the contents
I really sold myself very well with evidences. I introduce myself and discuss my passion for Engineering, Electronic Systems Engineering to be precise. I discuss how I became the University Scholar when I got to 200l with free tuition fee and a yearly stipend of 20k till I graduate and I attached the scholarship certificate having attained and maintaining a CGPA of 4.0 and above (God bless the then VC Prof. Hussein). I discuss my excellent skills in some computer application such as Unix and SQL, I also discuss about my knowledge of machine learning using python. I moved a step further to talk about my masters having graduated with distinction which was one of the best result of my set. Finally, I mentioned my plan upon return to my home country after my studies.
Program: PhD Electronic System Engineering
School: University of Regina
Documents submitted:
All CIC forms
SOP
Admission Letter
Funding
Personal statement of account of 4.3M (My mum gifted 4.2m which was advised by Frank)
Marriage certificate and birth certificates of my kids
Recommendation Letter of previous work
Academic Transcripts and Certificate (BSC and MSC)
Office ID card, offer letter and Pay Slips for three months.
Application Timeline
Applied: June 30th
Biometric requested: July 1st
Medical requested: July 29th
Medical passed: August 6th
AIP: August 6th
Biometric done: August 24th
BVL: November 10th
PPR: November 11th

After I received the AIP, I started losing concentration at work and my supervisor told me to endeavor to begin the program September. I tried to gather myself together and let my mind be off this Canada journey but I started making silly mistakes at work and I received my first query August 18th. I had to take a very big risk, I submitted my resignation letter giving the normal one month notice, of which I don’t know what the future holds. The following week my office started pleading that I should not go to another company and they are ready to increase my salary but I told them I got a graduate offer and I am to start by September. Luckily when I started, some opportunities started popping up waiting for me abroad.
I did not pray much on my application rather I directed my prayers to God to make life and things very easy for me when I get to Canada cos I was too sure that I will get the study permit with the information at my disposal.
My little advice:
All information you need is here all you need to do is read the previous thread you can start from part 10. Lots of secrets were revealed and try to put your mind away from it so that you won’t get hypertension please don’t be like me (lols).
I thank God my success story is shared in this part 17 before it will soon be closed now that it’s getting to the threshold.
I wish everybody all the very best in life and God bless us

Caveat: Please all the questions you need to ask me here and please don’t PM me, I may not respond. Thank you for your understanding.

Hearty Cheers.

Thanks. Please share the submitted documents
for people like me to learn.

ralfudoh:
It doesn't matter if you create a new account or old one. I used my own account. My friend created a new one and still got approved.

Congrats ralfudoh.

Please did you use your profile on the gckey to apply for your family or you create a new gckey to apply for your family?

ralfudoh:
Ladies and gentlemen, its here. Just to lift the spirit of others. Its PPR

Applied July 9th
Biometrics request July 10th.
Biometrics done August 31st.
Upfront medicals done on same August 31st and sent via mail and webform on September 3rd, on September 4th, cic account updated to medical passed.
Since then no update. Sent a mail for covid-19 exemption as advised here.
Sent promotion letter with new salary at work place. Sent in updated/renewed study permit.
Boom, Nov 6th, BVL, Covid 19 exemption letter and PPR all dropped in 5mins interval.
Thanks to @Opemipo21 and my special buddy @hayqinsbFX, brother from another mother. We have known since our study permit days in 2015. We just chat to console ourselves. I also wish you a favorable and positive processing in your spouse's application.
Kindly note that i applied for gcms, both didnt show anything significant. Infact the last one came on thursday while PPR came on Friday.
Thanks to everyone.

Thanks a lot. God bless you

wip7:
I can send you a text book depends on how much you want to go ...see this book .......

As per site; first thing I learnt when I was learning A.I was to learn python and be very very good with it. After that, I started to learn data science using python and extending upward that way.

To learn A.I and be good with it, you must do it practical and develop models and product not just theory.....thats how I learn and makes it worthy.

You can PM.......

Hi Prof Wip.

Please do you have materials or probably a site you refer me to where I can learn A.I from scratch that will be very easy to comprehend?

Please do you mind if I can pm you?

wip7:
I think it depends on each university rules and regulations. Each university often have graduate institute office that coordinates and provides details regarding the thesis writing and formatting. In modern and standard school, such information are often placed on the university website.

In general, thesis does not have maximum nor minimum provided the key elements are all included proportionally.

I remembered, one of my classmates (or senior) we were nearly graduating at the same time during our PhDs;

---her thesis was like 350 pages with just one scientific publication as requirement to graduate PhD (her supervisor loves heavily paged thesis, she believes that means worthy and valuable and with such heavily paged thesis she said the student is highly competitive).

----On the other hand, my PhD thesis was 40 pages and graduated with 25 scientific publications (although when my PhD supervisors saw my thesis, they tried to convince me to increase the page so the Jury members wont say its too light.........for me I dont see any sense in that, because I only summarized all my publications........I convinced the major supervisor that spending 3 years in lab/field with 25 publications and another with 7.5 years for PhD with 1 publication even blind person will know......so no further comments). During the submission at the graduate institute, the director said the thesis appears light and less pages, I told him my supervisors and Jury members did not complain niether myself... so......!


For the PhD students I have supervised; I believe in quality, passing experience, training and exposure to my students rather than giving me 1000 pages thesis and after graduation they are not worthy or their CVs cant compete favorably globally. The university needs just 1 reputable publication to graduate, but my rule for my PhD students is minimum of 10 paper publications, some meet and exceed while some meets just 5 ......

Anyway, So check with your university and supervisor advice.

wip7:
Hi,

The decision can only be made by your brother, however, I can give my opinion. If I may ask which University offers him 350K take home monthly at assistant lecturer level? I don't know the assistant lecturer salary in Nigeria has increased this much, I have a colleague that finished PhD chemistry abroad with me and working as a lecturer I in Babcock University she does not earn near 350K. Anyway, I know most universities in Nigeria especially the Fed and State Universities do allow the employee to have study leave maybe 2-3 years after they start working at that capacity. And during the study leave the salary is still being paid and the person will be taking his/her PhD program.

In general, Ph.D. students will receive a minimum of $22000-25,000 if funded in the majority of Canadian Universities for chemistry. This stipend is conditional on academic and research progress or teaching performance if tied to a teaching assistanceship. In most cases, the stipend is exclusive of tuition which ranges $6500-8000 CAD. Depending on the province in Canada, accommodation and feeding monthly will range $1000-1800 monthly. So he can do the maths and see what is left. He will enjoy the training due to high and modern facilities and also lecturers that are well trained with a special focus on research.

If your brother is less than 25 years and since he graduated with First class both BSc and MSc as you said, then I may suggest he takes the lecturing if his salary is 350k monthly in Naija and take study leave after 2 years and he will always get funding due to his level of degree. During the two ye
ars, he should enhance his research skills and publication.

Best wishes in whatever decision he takes!

Thank you Prof. for your response and advice. It's actually a new fed university located in Niger Delta. Hazard allowance and Niger Delta factor are inclusive in the take home and that's what make the salary to be huge. its verifiable.

My elders in the house, I greet you all. Please Prof Wip and others, please need your sincere advise on this very serious matter based on your experience and exposure. I have a brother that graduated with Bsc 1st class and Msc distinction in chemistry and he just secured fully funded Ph.D admission in Canada, at the same time he's being given a lecturing appointment here in Nigeria. Assistant lecturer to be precised and his take home is almost 350k monthly. He is seriously in a state of confusion and he does not want to make the greatest mistake of his life. Please which should he go for based on what you have seen and experienced out there?