I haven’t posted on here in forever but had to login for this . Some of the replies on this thread is exactly what’s wrong with Nigerians - entitlement and pride .

The 20K/$12 gift is the equivalence of reconnecting with an old friend and taking them out for lunch at an eatery or buying them a beer or two and catching up .

Sometimes (older) family members I haven’t spoken to in a few years call me and send me 10k naira and say buy noodles with it or buy snacks with it ; it’s not the amount it’s the thought that counts.

Even if you’re a millionaire , $12 buys you Chinese takeout for lunch , or coffee and a sandwich for breakfast . It’s $12 less you have to spend from your own pocket

And like others have rightly said the person sending you 20k naira is likely sending that same amount to dozens of others

Jeez

giselle237:
the valid Canadian visas has already made it solid. Don’t just do as if you know this part. Show proofs of relationship between all involved. That is the more important. Birth certificates, pictures to name a few. If you have embarked on previous trips like this include them and lots of pictures trips to Canada to visit you.

Thanks ! I’ll be sure to do that .

Good evening house ,

I’m a resident of Canada looking to sponsor a 7-10 day trip for myself , mom and dad to go visit the UK for tourism . Expected cost maybe 3-4K pounds for us 3.

Both mom and dad have good travel history with valid Canadian visas but are essentially both retired. This is what I’m thinking doc wise

Myself :
-Identity/Residency Document(Passport data page)
-Letter of sponsorship saying I’ll cover all costs
- itinerary showing what we’ll do
- Letter from my employer
- statement of account (plan to show at least 40K pounds equivalent)
- tax return docs to support employment and income
- pay stub to support employment and income

Parents
- Passport BioPage
- Previous and valid visas
- bank statement ?( they can probably only show around 1M - 1.5M )
- land documents for ties

Anything else that can make this a solid application ?

Thanks for your help

I’ll tell you what , I completely get where you’re coming from. Moving to Canada as an adult is very difficult because a lot of people here form their life time friends in high school or uni

But to start with, saving 20K in your first 3 years here is certainly not bad . Especially if you have no major consumer debt . A lot of people here live pay cheque to pay cheque . Keep doing whatever helped you get the 20K and look for ways to grow that 20K . E commerce side hussle , trading etc . And try to pick up a hobby , there’s soccer leagues you can join ,some with Nigerians in your situation also looking to connect, …church community ?

Maybe you’re already doing all these with no luck but just wanna say youre doing great and things can only get better . If you need a reset take two weeks off in non peak period, you’ll get cheap tickets <2k to Naij , and recharge . By time you come back you’ll appreciate certain aspects of Canada you started to take for granted

Kenn55:


Housing markets in California and New York is as crazy as Ontario and British Columbia so it depends on where you are looking at in the States or Canada. Alberta, Manitoba and Atlantic Canada is not as crazy as Ontario and BC. But I get your point, the nonsense happening in the housing market in those areas is unsustainable.

I entered the market at the earlier stage of the market distortion. You can't believe that I'm already making a $200k cad profit in just 2 years, this is crazy. I have thought about taking my profit to go and buy a reasonable house in Alberta since I'm working from home but my love for Ontario is pulling me back

But I think people should exercise patience, a market correction is coming soon. The indices that drove the market into an unprecedented distortion won't last forever.
During the pandemic when life was almost shut down, savings increased as people spending dropped. All of a sudden, people had extra cash and with rock bottom interest rates, cost of mortgages became very low and affordable. People were now comfortable engaging in bidding wars as an extra 200k added little monthly payments to their mortgages. For the first time, the share of variable rates exceeded that of fixed rates as people tried to capitalize on the record low interest rate. I got variable of 1.2% and I banked that rates will remain low for at least 4 years. This created FOMO (Fear of missing out) as demand over stripped supply by far, adding maximum pressure to the market. Then you have the Chinese in particular who are flocking to Canada in record numbers adding more pressure to the market. I lost my first bidding war to a Chinese in the earlier stages who put 250k above asking while I put 50k above asking. Those Chinese are rich oooo.
But the good thing for buyers is that the market correction will happen soon. All those people who entered the market as a result of FOMO will start exiting the market as interest rate rise very fast. We are expecting a 3 time rate rise this year alone. Many people didn't expect rate rises to happen soon plus an increase in inflation as they took more than they can handle. They are now going to start seeing the effect of those 800k houses on their mortgages and either they start defaulting or they sell it fast. So more houses will come into the market increasing supply and with reduced demand, we will start having a balanced market and houses will now have their true values instead of these inflated values we have now.

We can look at this issue in many ways

- on one hand the government is not opposed to the price growth we’ve seen, they all own real estate and don’t mind enjoying the tax free gains everyone else is enjoying . The restrictive building policies will tell you this , they are also planning on new policies like raising cap on CMHC limit to 1.25M which means people can buy more expensive housing without a large down payment
Also, this could be a strategy to better spread out the population . Not everyone can live in GTA, Ontario and Vancouver BC same way not everyone can live in London or Tokyo or Paris or Sydney . There are still plenty of places across the country where you get a good home for 500K and if people move to those more rural places you’ll see development there

- even if prices dip there are plenty of foreign investors willing to buy . Add to this the 400K yearly immigrants landing over next few years. And let’s not even add the record number of international students who are arriving and will likely convert to PR too and want a house . So long as demand stays strong what we will likely see is slower growth but I’m not expecting to see any sustained decline

giselle237:
you can sponsor your parents. In terms of financials, you should include their bank statements to be on the safe side. Some instances, eco has overlooked whereas in others it was the reason for their refusal.
Being that on the visa application form you fill a hx about how you live and where you are upto financially, bank statements will then be used by the visa officer to ascertain if it correlates to what is in the form and if your circumstances are ok per say.
In sponsored cases it doesn't have to a long statement for the sponsored ppl, I have done 2-3 mnths severally in my experience. Just give them a feel of their living circumstances and then cover it up with yourself providing more than enough.
The plus should be their existing Canadian visa + travel hx. Just fill the form accurately and have enough to fully sponsor their trip and still have that to sustain your family and dependents.
As you the sponsor probably has nuclear family dependent on you.. there should be enough for sponsoring 2 individuals and still for yourself and family in Canada. You will not be allowed to clear your acct to have nothing left after the budget for their trip. Eco will be looking out for that.
Then you must include as a sponsor- detailed Letter explainin to the embassy what costs you are covering, everything should be listed, evidence of how you make your money, payslips, 6 months bank statements, evidence of relationship etc.

Thanks so much

I’m a single person so I don’t have any other financial responsibility .

I’m thinking of building their account up to maybe 1.2M each so 2.4 total. They also receive other small business income and pension every now and then

And then for my account I can have maybe 20M + naira equivalent in my personal / savings

And then budget 3M for the trip

Thoughts on this ?

Hello justwise and other experts

How feasible is it for me as a PR in Canada to sponsor my parents who are essentially retired on a family visit to the UK? Will the VO have concerns with this

They have good travel history and Canadian visas . Financially I am able to do so comfortably and will apply for my UK visa before or at the same time as them , will they need to add any financials ?

Thanks in advance

Reedahbaby01:
hello everyone I'm a little bit young and it took alot of courage for me to post here
I'm 15 years old, my family is in this process is thought of helping my mum out with some infos here she's a busy person and she's already on numerous whatsapp and telegram groups already, we got ITA via MPNP our AOR is January 2022
I heard PNP application processing time is already back in the 6 months range, I just want to confirm that for my mum
Also, I'm in ss3 I want to know if it's better for me to go back to high school when we get to winnipeg or I should go to college straight away. but I want to go back to high school because I literally don't understand the context of Nigerian physics and chemistry
ps: I've been on this thread since 2019 I logged in 2022
your responses are highly appreciated
cheers!!

Hey Kiddo, my advice for you is go back to high school .
1. You’re going to be way younger than any of your peers if you go straight to uni / college and i really feel the extra couple years between 15 & 18 make a significant difference in maturity
2. For STEM courses especially you might find the material in first year uni / college to be very difficult because the expectation is a lot of the content was already covered in your 4U (Grade 12 ) classes so professors won’t spend time re explaining certain things

High school is gonna be free so there’s no cost disadvantage

Also side note , in high school you might find it hard making friends / even run into the rare ignorant / racist kid , don’t let this get to you . You just keep doing you and you’ll make friends . keep an open mind but don’t get pressured into becoming a completely different person

Adding more context as requested

This was a visa application for parents with plenty of travel history to North America and Europe

Docs :
- Passports page of applicants
- previous visas and stamps
- marriage certificate
- proof of relationship to me
- financial docs
- invitation letter
- my employment, financials and residency document

Used the new portal and went with a streamlined application and God made it work

Lezy:
Congratulations. Did you submit using the new portal or GC Key?

Thanks

Used new portal

ikemummy:
Wow!! Congratulations. So fast. Please is it for your spouse and children? Are you a PR or TR in Canada?

This is for parents

I’m a PR

What's up my people?

Please What is the latest procedure for submitting passport after PPR?

Im hearing UPS and DHL , my family is in lagos

For anyone wondering , this was a visitor visa for my family , took 18 days from submission to PPR

gbemmyusuf:
I hail o my people and I give respect to my elders. I also remain loyal and humble.

I need all your assistance and advises. I have a step sister (the same father but different mothers) who is a citizen of Canada which we got to know each other 3 years ago. This means my details are not in her records of siblings in Canada because she was not aware I existed as at the time she became a citizen and now I'm about to dive into the express entry pool.

The question is what other documents will I need to submit to show the proof of relationship asides from our birth certificates and my step sister's prove of citizenship?

Please help me sirs and mas.

Thanks.

The birth certificates with same father is good. If you want you could write a letter of explanation stating what you just said in addition

Victorex001:



Hello...pls Ma, I’m working towards getting my 1yr work Permit for Canada.

What are my chances to getting PR after/before my 1yr work permit expires?? I’m skeptical about going ahead with the visa.

Pls Ma, I’ll appreciate a response. Thanks

How are you going about getting this 1 year work permit? Hope its not some agent

Sarang:
Hi guys

I am running out of options.
My work permit is expiring fast and my PR is in process but I lost my job attached to it.

I am looking for work asap
I live in Saskatchewan but I’m willing to relocate
Finding it so hard to get a replacement job

Anyone who can help please pm me

IRCC designed Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) for this kind of situation . Google it and you’ll see all the requirements, the main one is the Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) of your e-APR(electronic Application for PR)

Zeydat:

Abeg when will this thing come down to the 460s?

Sad to say but now I dont see it coming below high 460s.

The influx of high scoring candidates is insane. And when the FST draw happens scores are gonna spike even more.

oluwamitomisin:


Any suggestions on what can be done please?

As others have said , there is no way round this that wont result in refusal and possibly a ban.

Is your brother planning on moving back anytime soon? Maybe during the summer break where he'll be actually residing in Canada?

Don't submit what you posted because it wont be accepted

oluwamitomisin:
Can anyone please advise me? I am filling out my ITA, and I indicated that I have sibling in Canada. But he doesn't maintain an address there already as he's away in another country completing his PhD. He's been to Canada to pick up his PR card anyway.
Items required of me to as proof are:
1. proof of PR
2. proof of residency in Canada
3. proof of sibling relationship.

I can sort out 1 and 3 easily. But the challenge now is about 2- proof of residency in Canada. He's suggesting we try using the attached file- a doc showing address of his friend where he stayed briefly and his PR was sent to.

Do you think this is sufficient? If not, what alternatives do I have?

This could end up in misrepresentation and a ban. They have ways of checking if he is really resident in canada and if they find out he's not and you claimed he is...

Quoting from their site , acceptable proof of residency : "... a residential lease, mortgage documents, utility bills, etc.). "

Echinedu1:
PLEASE I NEED ADVICE From financial expert and experienced people please how can i invest 50,000cad in Toronto to make profit or what business or best i can do with the money in canada ..it just on my account over a year now

First and foremost set aside your emergency fund(this should be enough for 3-6months if you had no other source of income).. around 10K is good for this. Put this in a High Interest Savings Account

Check how much contribution you have in your TFSA and RRSP via CRA website , fill that up and then purchase index funds that appeal to you OR if you don’t want to stress yourself at all get a Roboadvisor that will invest for you . Any interest through this means is tax free or tax deferred

Do the same with whatever is left except this time you’re not tax sheltered..

Once the money grows a bit start looking into real estate, buy somewhere you can renovate and start renting out

Prisscindy:


Ah! Transport for London aka TfL is among the top 3 best transportation systems in the world.

As for healthcare, services like ambulance and other paramedics are free, even child birth. Visitors can also benefit from their free A&E services. In some provinces in Canada, if not all, those services cost a huge amount or are paid by health insurances.

Nevertheless, the UK is hostile with their immigration policies in comparison to Canada.

Canada is a great country, I'm not disputing the fact. That's why I'm also hustling their PR. I just have my own preference if I had a choice.

Are you sure of the bolded? As far as I know all PR, Certain Work Permit holders and Citizens in Canada have all medically necessary services covered. So long as you have a health card.

Prisscindy:


To be honest, I really can't wait for the UK to start their own, if it'd be similar, I'll rather take their offer.
Their promixity to Nigeria, favourable weather conditions and free health care are what beat Canada in my opinion. One more thing, transportation system in London is mindblowing, so efficient. Given I lived for almost two years and birthed my child there. I must commend their government.

I dont know about all of that . It really depends where in canada you live. I live in a place where I can easily access Subway, Train , Bus or Streetcar .. I dont see how the transportation could be any better than that.

Although I dont know too much about UK Health Care but I imagine its similar to canada where it is "free" a.k.a paid for by your tax. Proximity to Nigeria might be a factor if you want to frequent Nigeria which isnt the case for a lot of people. I have plenty of relatives in the UK who have visited nigeria only once or twice in the last 10 years.

Mikkyboy:
I saw this analysis on Canadavisa, So I say how una see am? (it was posted yesterday)
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As per recent trend, 2,000 profiles per week are entering the pool having 450+ score which I think will slow down a bit to 1000 - 1200 per week. (Just an assumption..will be confirmed with tomorrow CRS distribution pool table). There will be roughly 8 draws till the FST draw in 2nd week of May. If the number of ITAs per draw remains at 3400,then 27,200 ITA would be issued before the FST draw in May.
After the last draw on January 8 2020, 16,000 would have been left with 450+ scores.

450+
Profiles left: 16,000
New profiles that would enter the pool (From January 2nd week till May 1st week) - 1200*15 = 18000
Expected ITAs = 27,200

Balance = 6756

My prediction is that CRS would drop down to 455-460 in April hopefully.

If tomorrow pool table shows a total of 18k candidates with 450+ CRS, then there is hope for people having score 455+.

Stay positive and goodluck everyone

My only problem with this analysis is the assumption that profiles entering will slow down to 1000-1200 a week. There is no reason to think that , considering the influx of international students and EE awareness.

Like I said in an earlier post I believe scores will drop at a rate of 1-3 points per draw up until the FST draw sometimes late april or may. By that calculation , the scores will be low 460s(461-464) by the last draw preceeding the 4 week gap due to FST.

One thing however I see reducing the pressure on EE and the pool inflow is other countries such as the UK becoming more [i]immigrant friendly. [/i]They are re-introducing the Post Study Work VIsa for 2 years and it appears they will be launching a Points Based Immigration System like Canada and Australia by year end.

classicblessing:
Hi Everyone,

Please I need a quick clarification on my PR application. I have a permanent job offer with LMIA and I've claimed points for it in my profile. I'm already working in Canada on temporary work permit from the LMIA.

Do I still need a letter that says I will be employed for one year after I get PR? My company said they don’t give such letters but they will give a letter that says my job is permanent. Will this suffice?

A letter saying you will be employed on a permanent basis after PR should suffice

claseek:
after migrating via PNP, how many months or years before you become a PR, and can live and work anywhere?

This is always a tricky topic. Technically being PR gives you right to live anywhere in canada BUT with PNP you are obligated to make reasonable efforts to live in the province. From what I've read seems like a year or two is the safe minimum otherwise one might have problems when applying for citizenship and even risk losing PR status

Congrats to those who got ITA.

Some analysis for those who are yet to get ITA :

- The draw size today was only 3400. Ive crunched some numbers and in order for IRCC to meet their target for 2020 , they need to issue an average of 3600 every two weeks.. From previous patterns they will likely maintain 3400 for some draws , 3900 for some draws and then 3600 draws , the average of this will be ~3600.. Once they increase the draw size there will be sharper drops in the CRS required.

- The CRS is gonna have another sharp spike in Late April / May due to the FST draw which means a 4 week gap for FSW / CEC candidates. But until then we can expect CRS to drop between 1-3 points per draw. Which means if there are no back to back draws then the CRS score before the FST draw in late April / May will be around 461.

- There is a good chance of back to back draw in January judging from last years trend . This will likely be Jan 22 and 29th and if this happens scores on Jan 29th will be around 466 - 468.

Disclaimer : I dont work for IRCC , this is just my guesstimation from studying previous draws and some math. However , I dont think my predictions will be too far off so plan accordingly

achmed1:
Trying to decide whether to go for clb 10 and gain 3 extra points to 469...or just wait it out till February ending before spending 75k

I’ll advice to be a bit patient . There’s a strong possibility of back to back draw at the end of january , if it doesn’t happen and or scores are 473+ then you can explore ways of increasing scores

einsteino:


Please may I have your house address? So I can come eat christmas food at your place. How only you go just eat $300 foodstuff in a month when I dey hungry? Abeg pm me your house address.

bro dkm! I’m a big guy so that doesn’t help matters but still there’s no way i could spend less .. and these prices are me shopping at walmart buying Great Value products whenever possible

3 good meals a day , I really don’t see how you could spend less than that in GTA / Ottawa / MTL.. Can’t speak for other places

Also relationship between household size and food cost aint proportional .

family of 1 spending 300 on food doesn’t mean family of 2 spends 600 and family of 3 spends 900

Naijaforeigner:


I wrote this some days ago ...I have reposted below but removed some information which I felt was unnecessary.

If you can get visa for 1 year PGC from Nigeria in a program of your choice, there is really no need going for a second program. You can get a NOC job once you are done with your one year PGC which qualifies you for PR.

Once you are done with your one year program, you wait for your program completion letter (usually 2 weeks after program end date) and then apply for PGWP. Once you have applied for PGWP you are allowed to work full time (not before applying for PGWP). PGWP takes about 3-4 months before you get it.

About one month to the end of your program, you start applying for jobs in your industry. Apply to jobs in your city, province, outside your city and outside your province. I can assure you, you will get a job before your PGWP comes out (infact, within 2 months of graduating from your program tops). This saves you paying $14,000-16,000 for another PGC.

One Indian girl finished her PGC program in London, Ontario August, she got a job in September in Winnipeg. She had to move from London to Winnipeg. She spent 1 month on the job, she got bored and kept applying for jobs and got another job in Ottawa paying her $23/hr.

According to her, she sent out over 50 applications, went for 7 interviews and got 3 job offers from August till date.The money is small, applying for over 50 jobs can be stressful but if you ask me, the stress is worth it, if it saves you paying another college money.

You should only go for a second program if you have the money and it is absolutely necessary. You will get a job on completion of your first program if you have a good result, willing to move around Canada and attend a good college.

Before I forget, if you decide to go for a 1 year PGC or 2 year PGD, if your program has a co-op option, you should choose it. An opportunity to get work experience before graduating is always a bonus. While doing co-op, the company may retain you or you can network from there.

I wish you all the best.

Modified

8 months PGC gets you 1 year PGWP

I just checked my email and noticed it took my school 3 weeks to send me program completion letter. On the program completion letter, it states 1 year as program duration even though the program was for 8 months

Bolded isnt a guarantee. Although 1year PGWP + 3months waiting period is a fair bit of time , its still kind of tight .. But keep in mind one needs to have gotten AOR to apply for BOWP.. Otherwise you have to go back to nigeria to apply for PR.

Frankrobbn1:


In a nutshell, the applicant should enrol for an additional 6 months program after the previous one (8- months) and apply for study permit extension within Canada. This will qualify the applicant the chance to be granted 3 years PGWP.

This has to be done in a continuous manner right ?

And would 8month + 6month get them 3years? Isn’t that just 2years+ programs?

Nice and selfless work you’re doing here bro

ojsamuel:


Indians have so colonised this EE that Nigerians have also started giving IELTS.

LOL this is funny as hell

Frankrobbn1:


As per the bolded, such application with payslips to show financial stability and income can easily scale through for applicants applying for Canadian visa from top rated countries like Brazil, Ireland, France, Germany, etc. not a third world country like Nigeria, when the visa officers are fully aware that most Nigerian applicants seeking for study permit are looking for the slightest opportunity to leave the country without any future intention of returning back after studies given her current socio-economic condition... The visa officer's are also informed that some Nigerians don't go to school when they arrive Canada. So, It's very surprising to see he got approval with just 1M statement of account without funding from the school and also putting into consideration IRCC requirement as per financial sufficiency for the first academic year of study in Canada. Whereas, applicants from wealthy/average backgrounds here whose financial resources meet this requirement with fat bank statements were refused of their visas.

Now, to your last question, once he is done and dusted with his program in Canada he is qualified for a post graduate work permit (PGWP) for the length of his program before being able to file for a permanent residency application within Canada.

An 8month PGWP is typically not a lot of time if considering PR subsequently .

The way things are looking with EE, one needs 460+ to be invited.

Make sure you simulate your score but with no canadian work experience (because you need minimum 1 year to count anything and 8months work permit is really really tight, you essentially have to start working the day after your results are published but even then you’ll probably still be a couple weeks off the one year mark when your work permit expires)