Devasia:
Good day people,
Please I am getting worked up.
I have submitted my visa but someone just told me that IRCC doesn't approve visa for Nigerians with lest that 6 months bank statement, and what I submitted was 4 months.
Please how true is this and does it mean no hope for me?

Hope for the best, no need to panic

Victodan:
Pls l need help on how to write letter of explanation for my children's study permit. I am currently a student and my husband is on work permit. We are both residing in Canada. We are in the process of applying for study visa for our children who are currently in Nigeria.
My question is: should we write letter of explanation separately i.e l write my own LOE while my husband write his or we should write it together as couple?

The principal applicant (YOU) should be the one writing since everyone is coming based on their visa approval.

AdoChel:
Please which visa office handles applications from Nigeria? It's the one in Nairobi right?

According to IRCC protocols, study permit applications from Nigeria are processed by IRCC Nairobi, however, when caseloads are high, applications can be rerouted to other visa offices like RROC, which is their Rapid Response Center meaning whilst there is a high chance your application might be processed in Nairobi, there isa slim chance it is processed outside Nairobi.

Thoyesh:
Please help me!
I recently graduated with Bachelors in Business Admin with a 2:1
Please what school in canada can I apply to that has cheap masters or post grad diploma please
Help me please
I don't mind anything related to maths or statistics or business please
Help!
Everybody please help me
Thank you!!!!!

Cheap is relative.

What is your budget?
Who will be your sponsor or are you sponsoring yourself?
Are you travelling alone or with family?

mygladness:
Good day gurus in the house.

I need advice on POF

My son just got admitted into a University in Canada for his undergraduate study. I will appreciate guidance on how best to present the POF to increase his chance of getting study visa.
I have a business and currently has about 8million naira in my account. I have a younger brother who is willing to be a co-sponsor and support his education in Canada. He is also ready to make fund transfer into my account if that will work better. My questions for guidance
Which is better between being a co-sponsor with a naira statement of account or dollar statement of account domicile in the US?
Will a fund transfer of about 35 million naira into my account, okay?
As a woman, how do I establish that he is my brother and my son's uncle?
We have a joint account in his daddy's name with about 7k, can it be useful?

Required fund is about 50m

Thank you in anticipation of guidance.

Funding undergraduate courses is not easy, if you are able to prove the sources of income for your brother who is acting as co sponsor then it will fly, The money he wants to transfer to you should be used to pay tuition and buy GIC for your child, so that accessibility to the money will not be flagged, you will just be left to explain how the fund were raised and sources to get the funds to finance the remaining years of the school.

Nonybb:
WHEN WOULD IRCC GET BACK TO ME. I AM GETTING CONFUSED AND FRUSTRATED HERE. THIS THING HAS BEEN ON SINCE APRIL 26TH 2024 WHEN I DID BIOMETRICS. IS IT POSSIBLE THEY CAN NEVER ATTEND TO ME TILL MY SCHOOL RESUMPTION IS OVER AM I FORGOTTEN IN THEIR SYSTEM WHAT IS GOING ON

Did you use an agent to submit your application?

Maria345:

Niagara college
Please do you know how long an appeal would be and how much it would cost?

What appeal are you referring to? Have you requested for your GCMS notes?

victorygiven:
Hi guys, if you login to your portal and click the view submitted documents section , are you going to see all the documents submitted? Is it possible to download the documents?
I'm asking this question because I collected my login from my agent today and I saw all documents he submitted but couldn't find like bank statements or SOP 😕

SOP should be under the client information space while statement will be under the Proof of finance space, it is also possible that he did MBS for the statement.

It is also possible he did not submit SOP or Statement as when he submitted the application.

StanOyiga72:
Hi guys. Hope you're having a good weekend so far.

Please how much did you pay for medicals? Can someone assist with recent information on this?

QLife = N95,000

IOM as at July 2024= N144,556

Kurukuru:
They are not expediting the SOWP for students now. They have found that many students do not have the funds for their study. Those students allegedly depend on their spouses full time work to fund their studies.

Another angle.

victorygiven:
Hi guys, my application has been rejected due to the following reasons:

1)Your assets and financial situation are insufficient to support the stated purpose of travel
for yourself (and any accompanying family member(s), if applicable).

2) Documents provided by the applicant are of poor quality and difficult to read, obscuring
the nature of their purpose and how they support the applicant.

Please can anyone tell me what I need to correct to appeal?

NOTE: I used 2 sponsored accounts, one is visible but the second one is not clear after reducing it to 4MB but the Agent insisted I shouldn't worry that they will confirm the account even if it's blur
I warned the agent now see the outcome 😕

Sincerely, your agent did not do well, if a document is blurred, how can they review it? Due to the fact that your document was blurry, the VO did not bother to even review your application on its own merits.
You need to submit legible docs that can be reviewed. Or did the agent submit fake docs and blurred it to obscure its legibility?

Kenny4real68:
Please what will be my faith

My uncle only paid my FIRST SEMESTER TUITION of 9,500 cad, and put 15000 USD equivalent to 20,635 cad in my USD Domicilary account in Nigeria.

Will the visa be approved, my uncle has refused to complete my one year fee to make my application tighter considering the visa approval cap. No landed property too

What are you thoughts

No one can tell you with certainty what will be your fate. What IRCC looks at for is the provenance of the funds, how were does funds raised to fund your education. "That is the Koko" In this instance, they will looking for how your uncle sourced the funds to move them to you.

Kinggame1:
Okay thank you I understand.

In addition to what Markman said, VFS accept submission between 9am and 12 noon, so check on their website.

Kinggame1:
Please which one is better to submit the passport in person or by courier. Thank you

Its your decision and your circumstances, if you can afford courier, you can use them, if not can go, but there is a time frame they collect submission of passports

AlwaysHope:
Why is this place so quiet. Has nobody gotten SOWP PPR for the past one month?
Please share your timeline. It will really help others

The policy has affected many would be applicants, and processing times for SOWP seems to be longer now.

Kinggame1:
Please what's next thing to do after passport request

Send your passport to IRCC via VFS for stamping and start packing your bags, start looking for flight and pay, the more you delay, the higher the flight fare.

Nonybb:
CAN SOMEONE KINDLY HELP ME WITH IRCC CONTACT POINT TO REACH OUT TO THEM OVER MY VISA STATUS. I APPLIED SINCE APRIL 26TH ON THE NEW PORTAL AND UP TILL THIS MOMENT, I HAVE NO REPLY FINAL DECISION. MY POSSIBLE RESUMPTION DATE IS AUGUST 29TH AND I AM WORRIED. THANKS

Why don't you try and send emails to them, maybe it will elicit a response.

Christogonous:


No sir.

How can I do this pls. I didn't know I could send a direct email

SUBJECT: APPLICATION STATUS UPDATE - UCI (put in your UCI no )

Dear ircc,

Trust this email finds you well

Kindly note that my medicals has been updated to passed on my portal ( state the date it was updated on the portal )

I would like to request for an update on the status of my application

Name:
Application No:
UCI No :


Kind Regards ,


Send email to the following address

accraimmigration@international.gc.ca
ldnimmigration@international.gc.ca

nairobi@international.gc.ca
london-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca

nrobi-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
lagos.immigration@international.gc.ca
ircc.in-rroc-corr-ri.ircc@cic.gc.ca (this is RROC email)
abujag@international.gc.ca


CC:LholarB

Goodluck2294:
Good day everyone , please my SOWP application is 4months and 2 weeks now ,that’s approximately 18 weeks of ircc processing time , i did biometric and upfront medical which was submitted with my application and I haven’t received message pertaining to my application with the processing time , please what should i do ? And the one that was refused didn’t take much time like , just 3months and some days , my first application was denied , i don’t know what to do , kindly assist 🙏

Just be patient, I do not think they are really prioritizing SOWP applications presently. At the end sha, they will still treat it.

Christogonous:
All suggestions are welcome

Application submitted: 28 Dec. 2023
Biometrics: 3 Jan. 2024
Upfront medical passed: 12 Jan. 2024
Background & eligibility checks started: ~16 Jan. 2024

Countless webform raised
GCMS note requested & received twice. no anomalies
Application is with IRCC Nairobi office

Pls how do I go about this?

Have you tried sending emails to IRCC?

Bejewelled:
This is a long read, but I am being as detailed as possible, because I know how helpful it was, reading other detailed accounts, here.
We are a family of 6, but only 4 members of the family were on the application, as the other 2 are American citizens.
4 Members of family on application
Me – Study permit for a Master's degree
Husband – SOWP
1st Child – Study permit for an Undergraduate degree
2nd Child – Study permit for High School

Application Timeline
Upfront Medical – April 5th 2024
Submission – May 16th 2024
Biometrics for Me and First Child - May 20th 2024. Updated on portal, same day.
Second Child was exempted from giving biometric information.
My husband’s BIL was not sent same time as ours. I also noticed that he had no UCI. I sent a webform about both issues, on the morning of May 29th and he received his BIL that same night. His profile also got assigned a UCI.
Biometrics for Husband – May 30th. Updated on portal same day.
Medical updated to passed for everyone: June 15th
Applications denied - June 15th.
Reason: Your assets and financial situation are insufficient to support the stated purpose of travel for yourself (and any accompanying family member(s), if applicable.
I applied for GCMS notes minutes after I got the email, but I suspected that the reason for the denial was because my school fees were not paid. I figured that the lack of significant commitment to the school could have been the reason, as there was more than enough money, with clear sources, to cover everyone on the application. I was happy that the reason for the denial was only financial, so I figured that doing more to show financial commitment would help. So, I made some adjustments to our applications and reapplied on June 25th, without receiving the GCMS notes.
The notes finally came on July 23rd and I saw that there wasn’t confidence that, despite the robust finances, my school fees and our living expenses would be sorted. So, my guess, about the reason for refusal, was accurate.
Application Timeline
Submission – June 25th 2024 with Biometrics updated immediately for Me and First Child.
Husband’s UCI and Biometrics updated – July 3rd 2024
PPR for everyone – July 25th 2024


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Congratulations, this is very detailed

shinaxurdick:
Good day everyone,

Please i need your advice,

My flight to canada is 3rd of sept and i will arrive on 4th of sept however my program start date is 3rd sept,

Someone booked the flight for me last month without confirming my program start date. I checked the flight site to modify the traveling date but I can’t afford the price considering all the expenses i have already incurred and also future expenses in Canada.

I just want to know if anyone has experienced this before and what i might likely to meet at port of entry also at school when i finally resume.

Sincere answer would be appreciated.

Quickly send an email to your school to inform them of your arrival date, they will respond and let you know the next steps

Vibessg:
it's been 4 weeks the time on their website changed from 8 to 6 weeks so hopefully i get a response in 2 weeks

Hopefully, I wish you all the best.

AdoChel:
Hi, is it normal for eligibility not to have started more than 2 months after submitting an application?

The fact that it has not started does not mean your application is not being worked on, you might even get a decision without seeing the eligibility check starting.

Vibessg:
Good morning everyone i applied on the 15th of last month and the only update i've gotten after my biometrics was that IRCC had verified my letter of acceptance from my school does that mean they are working on my application because my school starts Sept 3rd

The processing time has not been exceeded, just keep your fingers crossed and hope for positive news.

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Hi, Jeboy has provided the answers you seek.

Daaaz0409:
I don’t know why its blurry
The full text

Created Date: 2024/06/14
Updated Date: 2024/06/14
Restricted: N
abe• General
Office: RROC
Text. Thave reviewed the application.
I have considered the following factors in my decision.
The applicant's assets and rinancia situation are insufticient to support the stated purpose of travel for the applicant land an accompanving ramilv members…it appicable.
Abolicant's father is to financiallv sponsor
Initial balance shows a low sum that has increased to a large closing balance. Multiple lump sums deposited over a short period noted. Limited evidence pertaining to the source of these funds. The significant change in bank balance lends to the point that the bank account was inflated for the visa application in order to meet financial establishment and sustainability for the first. and subsequent vears or studies
have concerns the runas are for demonstration purposes only and are not reflective of the sponsors legitimate tinancial resources. in the absence of satistactory documentation showing the source of these runds. am not satistied the applicant has sutticient runds for the intended purpose.
There is no tuition payment on file. Tuition payment for the 1st year is $44,302 CAD. Additional funds are required for living expenses
User ID/ID utilisateur: MR28318 BOT
Date Generated / Date d'exécution: 2024/07/03
GCMS/SMGC
Page 10
0.2024.10655.000010
PROTECTED "B" / PROTÉGÉ "B"
GCMS Information Request: Application
Request Identifier: P.2024-19655
Request Date: 2024/07/03
Based on the documentation on file, and the limited information demonstrating the availability of the funds. I have concerns that third party funds would be sufficient and available for the proposed studies. Therefore, I am not satisfied that applicant has sufficient and available financial resources to pay the tuition fees for the program of studies that they intend to pursue and to pay for living
exbenses while in Canada.
For the reasons above, I have refused this application under R216(1)(b)

There errors from the VO in the processing specifically in recognition of the amount for tuition. However, you did not explain the lump sum deposits in your father's account with documents.

Daaaz0409:
Hello house please I just got my Gcms notes today and I’m confused, the offer quoted my first year tution to be 44,302 instead of 21,096. I don’t know if that was because while filling my application I wrote 44,302 as total tuition for both years. Was I supposed to only include tuition for first year while doing the application? That’s a picture of the tution breakdown I from my school and the gcms note.

Could you reshare the notes, they are blurry

Essential01:
Good day, please i need advise. I have admission to College for post graduate course. As my wife cant get SOWP, can i apply for visiting visa for her alongside my application? and also visiting visa for my child.
Also I have 45k CAD approxiamtely in my bank acct. and 55k CAD in company acct.
Opening balance is 35m, closing balance 25m with some high deposit and high withdrawal like 4m deposit, 5m withdrawal.
Do I need to explain all over 1m deposit?


please I need help and urgent advise

You can apply for VV for your spouse and the age of the child will determine whether you apply for VV or SP for him/her. 4 years and above will be SP.

You did not specify in which account you have the lump sum deposits, ALL lump sum should be explained with documents ie talk about the reason for that particular transaction, it will be best to have a table to explain of the lump sums.

Since you are using a company account as part of your POF, you will explain the ownership structure that ties you to the company with docs as well as how the company makes money.

ide2012:

Thank you so much. Do you know any app she can use from there?

Do not use any app, all apps are regarded as IMTOs which cannot pay out USD in Nigeria, like earlier advised, let the sender to her bank in US and send wire transfer directly from the Bank in US to your dom account here.

Phraser:
Hello. I’m new to the Canadian application process, and I need some pointers.

One, how much is the proof of funds supposed to show for living expenses?

Two, before applying for a visa, how much of the school fees does one need to have paid? It’s a one-year master’s program, and the tuition is about $7,000 CAD.

Three, are there certain kind of universities that reduce one’s chances of getting a visa?

I hope to hear from you guys soon. Thanks.

$20,635 for a single applicant for one year.

You are expected to have at least 1 year tuition before you apply.

However, which school are you going to that is running a master's programme for 7,000 CAD a year?

ide2012:
Can I have multiple Gic with CIBC ?

does anyone know how I can receive usd from a friend in chicago, or can I tell her to send me the money in naira.. actually i need the money in usd.. Need it to buy the GIC

Open a USD domiciliary account in your Bank in Nigeria and let him send the USD straight to the account, do not receive Naira, cos you cannot use Naira to open GIC. After you have received the USD, you can then use it open GIC.