Barakchi:
Good afternoon! You know, I have recently become very disappointed in the education system. I studied my way through college, but I never found a job, even though I studied well. College gives a lot of unnecessary and irrelevant knowledge that now can only show your level of erudition, but not useful. So I came across a great website for developing roadmaps online. Took the course and got to work. Guess what? I have already started making good money. College is not the key to success.

makano:
Hello bola

The sponsor simply showed total committment to the study and living expenses of the applicant, all through the applicant's stay in Canada..

The sponsor paid full school fees, transferred the full living expenses to the account of the applicant and some extra funds..

The sponsor drafted a Letter of sponsorship to explain all this with evidence and also an Affidavit of sponsorship... The sponsor had in the past sponsored the said applicant, so I advised the applicant what the sponsor needed to do and she listedned and got her Visa at the end of the day..

Mind you, they didnt do any of this in the previous refused application, they thought cos they had 50Million naira, the Visa officer should know there is plenty of money... Which is a very wrong assumption...

So to the Millionaires in the house, do not assume that the Visa Officer seeing millions in your account will automatically give you Visa cos you have money..
You must do a break down of the availability of the funds for your study and also total commitment to your studies all through your stay in Canada..

Like I always say, Its one thing to have Billions in your account, its another thing to show and convince the Visa Officer that the said Billions will be available and totally committed to your studies...

This is Canada study Visa Application and not UK study application..

Peace

makano:
Hello olabisi

The way you peeps just suddenly decide on Judicial review seems to amaze me.. So cos you had a closing balance of 20m, it means you will get a study permit Visa?

Bro, it doesn't work that way.. .I work with applicants everyday , and I personally know of someone that had 50miilion naira closing balance and still got refused... Until when the applicant did the right thing in his re-application with a balance of 30million and got his Visa..

I have echoed it several times on this thread, it's one thing to have all the millions in the world,it's another thing to convince the Visa Officer that this funds will actually be commited and made available to you all through your stay in Canada, work on that in your next application and see your Visa waiting for you..

But if you wanna go for JR, it's your choice.. I am sure you have the millions to throw at it and also you will have the patience for the final outcome either positive or negative...

Meanwhile order for your GCMS notes to know the true concern of the Visa Officer..

JR isn't rice and beans, just to mention..

Peace

Anon123:


Why not look into strategic business management which encompasses marketing , supply chain, human/material resources

Anon123:


HND marketing and intended course is marketing.

What can help you here is to tailor your cv to show good work experience in marketing. That way the admission board will not bother much on the result or don't include the certificate/result at all

Lekiboboe:


The minimum admission requirement to do Masters in Canada is a 2.1.

As a 2.2 graduate, you are eligible to apply for a Post Graduate Certificate (PG.Cert) program in a Mechanical Engineering Related program from a College.

Google search the programs below, check their overviews , course curriculums, admission intakes, tuition amount for international students etc., make your choice and apply

PG. Cert, Mechatronics
Fleming College, Ontario

PG. Cert, Applied Manufacturing Management - Mechatronics
Conestoga College, Ontario

PG. Cert, Applied Manufacturing Management - Welding Option
Conestoga College, Ontario

PG. Cert, Applied Manufacturing Management - Machining Option
Conestoga College, Ontario

PG. Cert, Practical Elements of Mechanical Engineering
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology, London, ON

PG. Cert, Applied Mechanical Design
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology, London, ON

PG. Cert, Applied Aerospace Manufacturing
Fanshawe College, Ontario

Anon123:


Your HND is in what program?

What course did you gain admission into.

mrprolifik:


Educational transcript or statement of result is not a requirement when applying for a Canada study permit. IRCC believes you already met the requirements to study that program when you get your unconditional letter of acceptance. If you feel like adding those documents when submitting your study permit application online , feel free to add them but just know that it is optional and not a must. What matters is that you have gotten an unconditional letter of acceptance into the designated learning institute (university or college)

Obibaby:
International Passport
Passport photograph (2)
Cash (First one I did was 10k, second one was 8k)

kennyjoy:


Hi Pandasofire,

A Deed of gift from your father should suffice.

Best wishes!

Osemigho:


I understand that it takes time and practice to master writing, but your request is difficult because of plagiarism and everybody's story is different. I believe sample and tips are provided on the first page. You will have to message those offering paid or free SOP services if you need more. All the best.

Greeklinkweek:


I am sorry, I can't remember the reason why you are particular about Manitoba province, but don't be rigid about the university or province. You will be surprised at the number of opportunities available out there. Some courses/program wouldn't require a GMAT or TOEFL.

Also, if there is a particular program you intend applying to and may seem you're not qualified for based on your current degree - then i will suggest you try Ontario Graduate Certificate Programs that can eventually make it easier for you to apply to your desired program in Manitoba. You can also use same to apply for your PR before your Masters.

All the best!

Raeinn:
Hi guys I’m here to drop my details like i said I would and it’s going to be a long post. but before then i just want to encourage anyone at the verge of giving up. Please do not give up i beg you, hold God tight. I have been fasting 3 times a week for 8months since I submitted my application, i am not joking about this. I am a first time applicant, never travelled out of Nigeria before or anything. I will be 29 in August and I applied without having a job, so I didn’t even have any money to show in my personal bank account. And I didn’t add it. In March 2021, i applied to Holland College and University of Manitoba. I wasn’t properly informed before applying to these schools, i had a brief encounter with wokos travels because he handled my University of Manitoba application, but along the line my spirit was convinced to work with him so I disregarded the admission from University of Manitoba and that from Holland College, because it was a diploma and not a graduate diploma. I graduated in 2018 and i have a CGPA of 4.27 and i was eligible to apply for a master’s degree but the tuition i was seeing was too much and I wanted to change career path. So I decided to research and I found Niagara College, I applied for a PGD in April and i got my admission in the same month. I was introduced to an agent here in Abuja by a family friend in Canada. He told me the documents i needed for the visa application and i brought those available. My mum is my sponsor and she retired in 2018, so she doesn’t even have any tangible thing doing at the moment. My greatest worry about my application is the fact that i do not bear the same surname with my mum, i answer my dad’s middle name and that’s not the surname my mum answers, so i was scared because I’m saying she is my mum but we answer different surnames. That was my biggest fear , coupled with the fact that i am unemployed and my sponsor is retired as well. I wrote my SOP by myself and I tried to explain as best as i could. After I submitted my application. That was when my friend sent me nairaland link and i kept wishing i had seen this forum before applying. I kept comparing my documents with that of other people and I would cry most times because I didn’t have half of what they had submitted. I emailed numerous MPs one replied and seemed interested in helping me but after i sent my details to him in early December he stopped replying my emails. I emailed IRCC countless times and generic response was all i got and i was tired. I ordered for GCMS notes twice in sept and November 2021 and i never got any. i was going to apply for the 3rd one today because i was really frustrated.Thanks to @makano and @vivigogos they kept encouraging me and guiding me, I’ve never been so tired of waiting for something to happen in my life, But i kept praying and fasting and begging God to make it a miracle and he did. Today after my fasting, i came online and read a lady’s story where she said she got her approval today and our timelines are similar, i said a silent prayer and tapped into her story. I remembered she said she got a request to upload her new LOA and i kept wondering if she got the request on her timeline or via email so I decided to check mine just incase, I checked and it was still the same way it has been since May,2021. I logged out and I was about to step out when i got two emails barely 2 minutes after I logged out of my portal saying there is and update concerning my application and i went back and logged in. My testimony was waiting for me. There is nothing God cannot do, please do not give up and never stop praying.

First time applicant
Submitted application: 15th May, 2021
Biometrics collection: 16th May, 2021
Upfront medicals passed: 21st May, 2021

Documents submitted
My mums UBA bank statement (MBS): 12m
My mums First bank statement: 6m
Documents of our family house in the east we never estimated its worth.
Documents of our house in Jos, we never estimated its worth either.
Documents of a land in the east worth 1.5m
My mums employment letter
My mums promotion and retirement letters
My birth certificate
My parents marriage certificate
My tuition deposit receipt of $9169 CAD
My IELTS results with a total band score of 8.0
My university statement of result
My university transcript
My mums passport data page
My passport data page
2 certificates from some certification courses i did.
My SOP
The necessary forms on the Canadian application website.

Finally, it can only be God.
Thank you all for all the encouragement and i wish all PPR hopefuls the very best.

Raeinn:
Hi guys I’m here to drop my details like i said I would and it’s going to be a long post. but before then i just want to encourage anyone at the verge of giving up. Please do not give up i beg you, hold God tight. I have been fasting 3 times a week for 8months since I submitted my application, i am not joking about this. I am a first time applicant, never travelled out of Nigeria before or anything. I will be 29 in August and I applied without having a job, so I didn’t even have any money to show in my personal bank account. And I didn’t add it. In March 2021, i applied to Holland College and University of Manitoba. I wasn’t properly informed before applying to these schools, i had a brief encounter with wokos travels because he handled my University of Manitoba application, but along the line my spirit was convinced to work with him so I disregarded the admission from University of Manitoba and that from Holland College, because it was a diploma and not a graduate diploma. I graduated in 2018 and i have a CGPA of 4.27 and i was eligible to apply for a master’s degree but the tuition i was seeing was too much and I wanted to change career path. So I decided to research and I found Niagara College, I applied for a PGD in April and i got my admission in the same month. I was introduced to an agent here in Abuja by a family friend in Canada. He told me the documents i needed for the visa application and i brought those available. My mum is my sponsor and she retired in 2018, so she doesn’t even have any tangible thing doing at the moment. My greatest worry about my application is the fact that i do not bear the same surname with my mum, i answer my dad’s middle name and that’s not the surname my mum answers, so i was scared because I’m saying she is my mum but we answer different surnames. That was my biggest fear , coupled with the fact that i am unemployed and my sponsor is retired as well. I wrote my SOP by myself and I tried to explain as best as i could. After I submitted my application. That was when my friend sent me nairaland link and i kept wishing i had seen this forum before applying. I kept comparing my documents with that of other people and I would cry most times because I didn’t have half of what they had submitted. I emailed numerous MPs one replied and seemed interested in helping me but after i sent my details to him in early December he stopped replying my emails. I emailed IRCC countless times and generic response was all i got and i was tired. I ordered for GCMS notes twice in sept and November 2021 and i never got any. i was going to apply for the 3rd one today because i was really frustrated.Thanks to @makano and @vivigogos they kept encouraging me and guiding me, I’ve never been so tired of waiting for something to happen in my life, But i kept praying and fasting and begging God to make it a miracle and he did. Today after my fasting, i came online and read a lady’s story where she said she got her approval today and our timelines are similar, i said a silent prayer and tapped into her story. I remembered she said she got a request to upload her new LOA and i kept wondering if she got the request on her timeline or via email so I decided to check mine just incase, I checked and it was still the same way it has been since May,2021. I logged out and I was about to step out when i got two emails barely 2 minutes after I logged out of my portal saying there is and update concerning my application and i went back and logged in. My testimony was waiting for me. There is nothing God cannot do, please do not give up and never stop praying.

First time applicant
Submitted application: 15th May, 2021
Biometrics collection: 16th May, 2021
Upfront medicals passed: 21st May, 2021

Documents submitted
My mums UBA bank statement (MBS): 12m
My mums First bank statement: 6m
Documents of our family house in the east we never estimated its worth.
Documents of our house in Jos, we never estimated its worth either.
Documents of a land in the east worth 1.5m
My mums employment letter
My mums promotion and retirement letters
My birth certificate
My parents marriage certificate
My tuition deposit receipt of $9169 CAD
My IELTS results with a total band score of 8.0
My university statement of result
My university transcript
My mums passport data page
My passport data page
2 certificates from some certification courses i did.
My SOP
The necessary forms on the Canadian application website.

Finally, it can only be God.
Thank you all for all the encouragement and i wish all PPR hopefuls the very best.

mrprolifik:
.
The 2 colleges I know that don't allow study gaps of more than 5 years from Nigerians are Durham college and Algonquin college both in the Ontario province.
You can try colleges like Conestoga college, Humber college , Niagara College . But to be 100% sure about other colleges or universities it is better to check their admission requirements or better still, send them an email to ask them if they accept study gaps before applying for admission online. It is better to email them first before applying so that you dont pay your application fee and then get a mail later that a study gap isn't accepted .
NB: the application fee is usually non refundable

mrprolifik:


Click on the link below and select Nigeria to see what it says about admission and study gaps .
https://durhamcollege.ca/info-for/international/study-dc/admissions/country-admission-information#n

MamateesLababy:
Good morning everyone.
Below is my timeline.
Application submitted: May 14th
Upfront Medical : Done May 5th, Passed May 19th.
Biometrics : May 26th
Uploaded same day and Eligibility review started.
Ghost Update : June 13th.
Ghost Update : Dec 23rd
Updated LOA Request : Jan 6th
BVL: January 10th.
PPR - January 11th

God be praised! This application tried my patience �. My school resumed end of August and asked me to defer for a year after I paid full school fees( it was a requirement). I was discouraged but I just kept trusting God, praying and hoping for the best. He alone is faithful! Thank you to all our gurus and regulars for the constant guidance and encouragement. That went a long way for sanity �.

I pray that God will come through for everyone waiting and your letter of joy will come to you soon in Jesus name.


Documents Submitted.
All IMM forms
SOP(4 pages explaining progression of work experience and importance of PGD to my present work. My first degree is unrelated to my work experience and course accepted for).
CV
Letter of Acceptance with highlighted internship/work requirement.
School receipt for 1st installment payment.
MBS sponsor(company)
MBS applicant(2 accounts)
CAC documents of sponsor(company)
Proof of office location
Letter of sponsorship from company.
Study leave letter from company
Passport and previous passport pages showing travel history.
University Certificate
University Statement of Result
Letter of Completion from HOD.
NYSC discharge certificate
Online WAEC certificate
Upfront Medical Slip
Four Training Certificates in different but related fields.
Proof of membership of association.
Birth certificates of children
Birth certificate of husband
Marriage certificate
Family picture
ID card
Tax card
Two proofs of published work done in the past.
Sale agreement of two apartments owned by my husband and I. (Both are partly paid for).

mrprolifik:


Click on the link below and select Nigeria to see what it says about admission and study gaps .
https://durhamcollege.ca/info-for/international/study-dc/admissions/country-admission-information#n

mrprolifik:


Durham college is better. But beware of study gaps above 5years if you are from Nigeria . In other not to loose your application fee.

Greeklinkweek:



Hi Omoboriowo,
Straight to the point - No Decision simply means the College hasn't decided yet.

The waiting period feels the longest and I know exactly how it feels.

Since you're currently working in the IT industry, then I think you're in the right direction.



However, your SOP must reflect how your current work experience has influenced your decision to pursue the program. Also, you've to link it to what you intend doing after the program (i cannot exhaust the points in this comment).

My advices -
1) Apply to more than one school (maybe a university and college)
2) If possible apply to programs that has a co-op/practicum
3) Prepare a strong graduate cv and sop

There's an Ontario based Educational Firm (email: contact@1grad.ca) that offers free services except if you need their assistance in statement of purpose and graduate cv write-ups.

Wishing you the best!

Anon123:


both

ehiremen2002:
Yes , I sent alot of that in the last two weeks.

I also noticed ghost update around late december and, my bank told me they call

onyek82:
I got my PPR last year October 2021
Applied July 13th
Medical passed August 16th
Eligibility started October 22nd
PPR October 26th
Graduated 2012
Studied Electrical/Electronics Eng. Uniben
2:2
Age 39 years
Current Job: Maintenance Engineer in a micro finance
Married with 2 kids
Sponsored by my elder brother
Current balance 13M inflo 4Months 38M
Program: Diploma in Power Engineering
College of the North Atlantic Newfoundland
My program will start by fall 2022

I decided to drop this to encourage others, that with God all things are possible

onyek82:
I got my PPR last year October 2021
Applied July 13th
Medical passed August 16th
Eligibility started October 22nd
PPR October 26th
Graduated 2012
Studied Electrical/Electronics Eng. Uniben
2:2
Age 39 years
Current Job: Maintenance Engineer in a micro finance
Married with 2 kids
Sponsored by my elder brother
Current balance 13M inflo 4Months 38M
Program: Diploma in Power Engineering
College of the North Atlantic Newfoundland
My program will start by fall 2022

I decided to drop this to encourage others, that with God all things are possible


Wonderful...
God bless you
We shall get together in canada in Jesus name

Toceenay:

I'll personally suggest September so far you've not applied to the school and this is January.
Standard processing time for visa application is 3 months or longer, with the usual delay and time needed to prepare for your journey, it's advisable you go for September intake.

Kankanio:
I got my approval at 44. You’re not 44 yet.

Greeklinkweek:
Hi Bola01234,
You can consider some programs such as:
MSc Supply Chain Management - University of Manitoba - September intake (colder province)

Masters of Management Logistics and Supply Chain Management - University of Windsor - September and January intake (laidback town)

International Business Management - Ontario College Graduate Certificate (1Year and can be used to apply for your Permanent Residency) -
https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/programs/graduate-studies/international-business-management-116 (highly competitive province + opportunities)

However, there're other questions that would have guided me more appropriately .... such as
When did you obtain your HND?
Are you well prepared to write a convincing SOP (no excuses in your write-up, projecting your motivations, pitch your profile e.t.c.?
Primary purpose of a graduate study (permanent residency-japa e.t.c.)

A friend of mine used an Educational Firm in Canada (email: contact@1grad.ca) and it was a positive experience. They actually offered all the process for free, except when he wanted someone in the firm to write his Statement of Purpose for him.

Most of my contributions are a mixed of the material shared from the firm and personal experiences too - (https://www.1grad.ca/post/5-major-considerations-for-selecting-the-right-master-s-degree-program-in-canada-2022)


I have got a mail from the firm.
Thanks very much I would apply to the school and talk to the firm

SwayB:

My TimeLine
Applied 27th August, 2021.
Upfront Medical was done in July
Submitted Docs: The IMM forms, SOP, Waec result, Transcripts, Employment Letter, Study Leave Letter, Sponsor's Employment Letter(my mum), Sponsor's Last Promotion Letter, Payslips, ID card, Previous Visa stamping and Family Pictures.
Eligibility Review began this morning.
Bvl and Ppr dropped about 5hours later January 10th.

As you can see i submitted what i thought was important and left out the rest. It has finally ended in praise. What i would advice is always send mails preferably at midnight. I wish all other ppr hopefuls the best.

Toceenay:

That's a big lie sir.
On this very thread we've seen a 45 yrs got her Visa. In fact, towards late last year about 3 timelines mentioned they are above 40.

In addition, I just want to beg PPR recipients to please try to mention their AGE and SCHOOL when dropping timelines. But If you're not comfortable doing that you can at least give us the age range. PEACE