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ShowYoung:
You are correct to some extent. If it's Fanshawe College, they don't want to hear stories. They believe the 30 day period is enough to do whatever you want to do.

Could it be a case that the process didn’t start on time?

BenedictStinson:
Omo this country and incompetency, got my offer letter withdrawn from Fanshawe as I couldn't meet up with the deposit deadline. I was initially using GT bank but switched to UBA after several assurances from the bank that they would make it in time only after opening account and funding it for Form A, they are saying nonsense like it's in the hand of CBN bla bla, it has not even crossed ADB reviewer stage. Anyway sha na to go close my account. GT bank even to cancel application still no response and yet the useless government will say they don't understand why people are desperate to leave the country where nothing ever works

More than blaming Nigeria, do you know what you could have done differently that you didn’t do? Or ask for advise? You would have emailed your school with a proof that the process is already on going and they would extend the deadline for you. That’s what others do. And for that Form A... it’s preferable to use banks that are not too big like Union bank... they work faster

loohlaah:
I was at IOM, IKEJA, LAGOS today for my upfront. my appointment was for 9am, I got there 9:04am and started off immediately 9:04am - 2pm, I was done and out of the place. Please bear in mind that the whole processing depends on availability of people already in line but all in all Canada medicals is not as bad as UK and some other countries. You might even finish in 2-3hours if you get there early enough, but please eat before going or get something to snack on, cause as I no listen, hunger wire me well well. I hope this helps.

How did you miss that sweet jollof they sell at IOM for 1200 with better cow head and beef?

Lekiboboe:
Like 2 hrs approx. (For IOM, IKEJA, LAGOS).
It all depends on the time you are attended to.

Did you say 2hrs? Omo I literally spent 4-5hrs... my Appointment was 11am... i got there 10:58 and finished like 4pm

JayEjabz:
Please when entering Canada as a student, must Toronto and Montreal be the port of entry.

I'm seeing Halifax (Nova Scotia) as POE in some flights and the final destination is St. Johns Newfoundland (memorial university)
Please help I need to book a flight asap.

You can book to St.John’s... I’m also enrolled at MUN. Try Ethiopian Airways and enter St.Johns as destination

Leslie992:
I got my ppr for Canada study visa today
I'm so so happy

Congrats... share your timeline please so we can be hopeful

MightyRance:
Hello Gurus.

Progress was made on my application today. My eligibility is now showing ''We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements.''.

And my upfront medical has not been updated.

IT WILL END IN PRAISE. BY GOD'S GRACE.

Congrats... when did you apply?

Toonice:
Please I need A lady that have IELTS result.

Kindly let me know I have a good offer

I have IELTS... whyV

canada2022:
Mine is taking time since April 13

Some also take time... be calm

nairagrounds:
Congrats to all PPR recipients and the hopefuls in advance.

For those that send their new LOA after getting their TRV, how do you know if they’d add it to your file?

I have already submitted web forms three times. First, by using the new web form, also specifically to Nairobi, then to Lagos.

I have also contacted them using emails, but no response yet. How then does one know if they’ve done the needful considering the marking on the screenshot attached?

The screenshot is from the automated response from Nairobi.

For those that have a similar experience, how did you go about it?

Thanks!

When you log into your account.. the place they listed eligibility, background check, medicals, biometrics and the rest... you will see additional documents there... it will be updated there if they have received it. Just the way your biometrics changes to “completed on”... that’s how the documents part will be with a date too

Nelson2k:
Good morning gurus in the house... i submitted my visa application on 14th of May... did my biometric today ( completed ) . Am shocked how my medical passed so fast 3 days after i submitted lol. Am hoping for the best �

That is how it should be... so relax. So long as it’s upfront medicals... it’s likely to be passed or do you want to be among those complaining about medicals?

Hafeez6948:
I noticed it on August 29 in the morning before then i had not logged in for days .thats why i said more than 20 days. I have sent mails nd still sending but no direct response. Na auto reply i dey receive

Just be hopeful... very soon it will end in praise

Toceen2022:
Thank you very much, that's exactly what I mean, a copy sent to the embassy. Actually, I heard one doctor talking about how someone can get a copy, but I didn't wait to listen to them.

Today makes it the 8th day for me as well. But no text or update.

Just do your own part... upload the medical form and wait. It won’t take time

Timonline:
If so, I believe I suppose to don get information about ppr by now. I no understand wetin dey cause the delay.

You have to mail them

Deltagirl2:
Goodmorning

Please how can I process Canadian visa myself ?
And please what Medical(s) report do I need? And why do I need them?

I guess you have not read anything about it. What kind of visa are you looking to processing? This thread is for Students alone. As for Medicals.. the hospital will do exactly what is needed... Just book and pay 46,500. There are just 2 hospitals in Nigeria that attends to embassy medical needs.

Toceen2022:
Please guys, how many days does it take IOM Ikeja to send medical info to IRCC, and how can someone request for his medical records from IOM. Email or call or other available means.

They sent a text to me after 8 days to say my results have been sent to the embassy... As for getting medical records... I don’t know but i guess you mean you want a copy of the result sent to embassy. You would have discussed with the Doctor that attended to you on how to get it. I don’t think the mail and call option would work but you can try. All the best

Hafeez6948:
Good day to everyone on this forum and congrats to all the PPR recipients may the land favour you all.

Please i need advice from gurus or anyone that can understand my situation. Abeg sorry for your precious time

My master program has started at university of Windsor may 9 and eligibility review started since April 29th ( more than 20 days now). Applied since march 3 timeline below

my school emailed me last week asking how soonest can i get my visa and i said hopefully before the end of this month. They replied that I should consider deferring that its too late Please Abeg advice me. Should I defer or wait till the end of this week (second week of resumption) or even end of the month

And could it be that IRCC has kept me stuck on eligibility review because they want me to update a new LOA. Abeg help a brother i am confused �

Some of the Documents submitted
IELT (7.5)
FATHER’S MBS savings account 14M ( looks lumpsome cuz he hasn't touched it close to a year but it was accumulated over 6 years from farming)
MOTHER MBS 4.5M (provision store)
My passport and data pages of my four years study visa in Russia
Parents passport and identity card
FATHER’S Government work ID
Govt work salary MBS <1M ( webform) (
Family pictures (webform)
LOE ,FATHER’S sponsorship letter
Tuition deposit 4000CAD receipt
Bachelor Degree and others.

Exactly 20 days today not more than 20days. Send them mails... if they wanted new LOA... they would ask for it

Father Lord, we commit today into your hands.. Bless us and give us that which we have been believing you for. Delay, denial and re-application is not our portion. Have Mercy on us and give us the Grace to find Favor in the eyes of the V.O handling our application. Fill them with the Holy Spirit so they won’t handle any of our applications in anger. Bless us and bless them too... In this new day, we speak divine speed into our applications. Go before us and do that which you are known for because you are not a God of delay or disappointment. We claim every of today’s blessings and we also pray that when our PPR comes, money will not be the issue, when our PPR comes, our healths won’t fail us in Jesus Name! Amen.
Congratulations in advance to all the hopefuls

canforum65:
Hello people, I need help.

I applied for student visa and my application has been approved. I have been sent an email stating that I need to bring my passport within 30 days. However, I will not be available in the next 30 days as I will be out of the country.

Please how do I address this? Who can I contact?

You will be out or you are already out?

Freedomxlife:
It’s Ppppprrrrrrrrrrrr.
Second time applicant.(GCkey portal)
Applied: April 9, 2022.
Application opened: April 15, 2022
Upfront medical passed: April 21, 2022 (6days)
Eligibility review: same day as medical(not sure)
BVL & Ppr: May 16, 2022

Duration: 5 weeks

Thank you God for blessing me much more than I deserve.

I wanna say a big thank you to justmellow for a job well done after my first application was delayed last December based on personal assests and financial status. I contacted justmellow through his social media page on Instagram/Twitter @gcmswriters to order my GCMS NOTES after the first breakfast. He directed me to his websites www.Gcmswriters.com where I requested for the notes. I think the note came out late February and he did the interpretation and all. I was impressed with his service and I decided he should kuku handle the reapplication. I can’t thank you enough but I pray that God will answer your secret prayers ijn! Olorun a mu nu e dun. Amen

I will drop my full timeline soon.

Super Congratulations ���. I am next

KellyKk:
Its ppr guys
2nd time applicants

1st app july 5th 2021
Refusal came in September 29th

2nd app December 29th 2021

Medical request April 13

Medical done May 9th

Updated to passed May 11th

Ppr May 17th


Have been battling online class since last week , e no easy ooo, the data wey I Dey do ehnn no Be small, late night class Nigeria time and all


I’m getting ready for my today’s lecture , I will drop full documents submitted later

Congrats... This is exactly what i am facing with online class.

Chuksiesmom:
Way to go...waiting for the rest to change. Celebrate milestones

Your support is top notch... keep it up

Emilo:
Im April 4 applicant, when submitting i forgot to attach IELTS (General) and now im seeing that those getting PPR all have included their IELTS. Please how do i quickly forward mine??

Send it through WEBFORM na... Haba, act fast abeg.

Tito87:
1st Application
Got a family friend as a sponsor and claimed him to be my uncle, he his financially bouyant both in Naira and USD
Sponsor Docs Submitted
CAC
Affidavit of sponsorship
passport data
Bank statement of both Naira and USD close balance over 200million
Personal Documents
receipt of first year tuition about 15k
SOP ( infact when i read this even me cry say VO suppose refuse me)
study leave
letter of intro from my office
passport
children birth certificate
no bank statement ( my Quack agent said no need, awon agent isonu)
Oct 14th got my first breakfast, ordered GCMs note and it states i cant prove relationship with sponsor and i was not finacially ok to support myself and no home ties, my course was not a reasonable expense.

I reached out to my sponsor, he was willing to give me my 2yr living expenses and also my 2nd year tuition total of 12m. He sent me the money in Nov and we applied december ( desperation cause am o, maybe if i had wait for that money to be in my accout for 4months i for get my approval o) I applied Dec 20, got another Cold breakfast Feb12...I was devasted...I decided to start UK route along the line I spoke to a guy i met on Nairaland , he was the one that took upon himself to make sure he follows up on my 3rd app, he checked all that was necessary and told, to try the 3rd time, while i was planning on reapplying i was also seeking admission for Uk schools already but my mind no go UK, didnt like the process of no clear settlement plan, This guy took it upon himself to help me word my SOP , infact the guy over try for me, he no collect penny from me o. after which i forwarded to the another guy that also took interest in my case, we looked through the SOP and added and removed somethings, and let me say this, I changed school frm Crandall 2yrs course to Centenniel 1yrs Pstgrad Certi. I was skeptical about this because i didnt know if the VO would raise concerns about me changing school again. waited till the money that was given to me by Sponsor in Nov mature till 4months, i then reapplied....Voila...God did it exactly 1month and 5days (3rd Time) God is good and kind to me

3rd Application
Self Sponsored
Affidavit on land ownership for me n my kids
my kids school intro letter used that as home tie
Letter of intro frm my Pension bank
pension statement
MBS
letter of intro frm my bank
Ielts
study leave
cooperatives accts used as home tie
1yr receipt tuition paid in full ( centenniel college
my educational Credentials

Congratulations ��.

JayEjabz:
Yay!! Pls guys pop champagne for me tonight!
God is too faithful to fail!!!
I am here to testify.
Second Time applicant!!
First application was refused in August 2021 based on personal assets and financial status.

*2nd Application New portal*
Applied April 7th 2022
Eligibility April 19th, 2022
Medical request April 23rd 2022
Medicals updated April 30th 2022
PPR: 16th May 2022�
School: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Course: MA Political Science

BACKGROUND
I started this journey in 2020 and learnt everything on my own with help from my amazing friends,some I met here on nairaland, the admission I got was so expensive and the Vo didn't think it was a reasonable expense and honestly I agree I couldn't comfortably afford that tuition...so I just gave up because I was afraid of starting all over trying to get admission again and stuff but in Jan this year I got encouraged again and decided to apply to Memorial it was a late application and I was lucky.... I got entrance scholarship too and it was cheaper/affordable. My fear was that my POF was now half of what I submitted earlier and also I wasn't employed just doing little business but God favored me regardless.

This time I included landed properties in my name for personal assets and paid my half tuition cos the other half was covered by the entrance scholarship and added my brother a police officer as a co sponsor to cover finances and wrote a convincing letter of explanation.

* Documents submitted*

1. Letter of Admission
2. Tuition Receipt through webform
3. Birth Certificate
4.Passport Bio data page
5. family picture (parents,wedding pix and convocation pix)
6. Letter of Explanation
7. NYSC discharge certificate
8. Degree certificate
9. Transcripts
10. IELTS Certificate
11.Certificate of my business registration
12. Marriage Certificate
13. Affidavit of change of Name
14. Newspaper change of name
15. My bank statements 3-mine and 2 sponsors(hubby and brother)
16. letter of Sponsorship 2
17. Employment letter 2 for sponsors
18. International passport bio data page 2 for sponsors, work ID cards, Commission Letters and Promotion letters
19. Landed property documents in my name
20 reference letters from former jobs and internships

Its the Lords doing and it is marvelous. I wish you all a rain of PPR and please don't ever give up on ur application..It gets harder sometimes before it gets easy, last year I waited almost 5mnths and got a rejection now I got an approval in 1mnth 9days.


Special thanks to my darling husband for every support..I can't even name them....to my brother for jumping in at the last minute and providing all the needed documents.
Special thanks to my dear friends Mike Alara of Toronto , Victor of Winnipeg and Ezekiel of Ottawa. Thank you guys for everything, your support and encouragements kept me going.
Cheers and God bless nairaland �

Congratulations.... i tap into the divine speed. I’m next

Belle110:
Amen that shout ehn, it's from within... You'll feel so happy, you'll start watching Canadian vlogs picturing yourself there already.

I’m sure i will lose appetite oh! Make i no go enter wrong relationship that day out of excitement... God! Your daughter is rehearsing already so do the rest.

thaiwo1234:
Hello
Been a silent reader
Got my ppr today
Feb 28 applicant

Congrats oh...

Chuksiesmom:
Are they all on this platform? Congrats to them.

I don’t even know... but it’s this place and Telegram

CharitoJames:
Good morning All...
So here is a list of food items you can comfortably take to Canada.

Cray fish (blend it to avoid poking)

Stock fish

Smoked fish

Powdered maggi (chicken flavor isn’t allowed but you can repack in a ziplock and name it spice... no shaa forget say na maggi when you wan use am)

Palm oil ( Freeze it for about a week before you travel, let it turn to stone so it won’t defrost easily)

Blended dry pepper ( Red ones or even Cameroon pepper)

Egusi, Osu, Okpei, Achi

Beans, Bean powder

Ogbono ( blend too, we want everything neatly packed and don’t forget to put names on them)

Dry Iru

Spices ( friedrice spice oh, jollof spice oh etc)
Pepper soup spice.( trust me, you will need pepper soup alot, cold no be here)

Suya spice/Yaji ( If you grill chicken with yaji eh! You go chop finger, walahi)

Garri (packed in ziplock oh! Domestic carry sack like Mr Okoro)

Ground nut and Peanuts ( our Nigerian groundnut is on another level, you can’t get same taste in Canada... in plastic bottle oh)

Your favorite snacks that are not in Canada, pack them too. Na you go pay for extra luggage size.

Medication (Very important... there are no mosquitoes there but you fit still carry malaria drugs.. getting drugs over there isn’t as easy as walking into a pharmacy here..Get your paracetamol, flagyl, ibuprofen, vitamin C, your supplements etc

Aboniki balm ( Very important please, you won’t get hot balm over there and aboniki is sooo expensive there, get a pack or 2 if possible.

Ogi/ Akamu/ Pap (If you are a pap lover like me, mbok carry am go especially ginger pap..you can put in a ziplock and freeze to stone or NOT! Pap no dey quick spoil).

Ukpaka/ Ugba/ Oil bean ( If you still want your roasted plantain and yam feel over there, carry this along, you can just refrigerate and put in your bag the day you are traveling )

Vegetables ,Ugu/ Ewedu/ Bitter leaf ( Wash your bitter leaf to the point you want the bitter taste,put in a ziplock and freeze, slice your ugu after washing... allow to dry again like water never touched it and put inna ziplock.. pick your ewedu too and do like the ugu)

For the stubborn ones that must carry yam... slice it up, peel and cut in sizes then put in ziplock and leave in the fridge before you travel... yam can last up to 3 weeks even when stored this way, it will still be fresh any day you want to use it.

Okpa flour/Bambara nut ( I already said flour so don’t forget to grind it and name it)

Abacha

For my ladies, Don’t forget...

Relaxer

Pads ( Some of us have a particular one we are used to and don’t react to...so pack some with you before you get another one that will replace it over there... you wouldn’t want to start searching for a suitable pad the moment you get there.

Milk isn’t allowed but people take it in. Just repack in a ziplock and name it a different thing like bean flour, bambara powder, yam flour, rice flour/tuwo etc.. Just any powder that look like milk and please when they pick interest in your milk particularly, stand your ground without shaking and tell them it’s what you named it and not milk, go ahead and ask them to taste it if they want and ask them why you would want to take milk in when it’s not allowed... Like who gets this far and ends up wasting time because of milk. But if you will start shaking, kuku no carry milk.

NB: Every packed food item must be in Ziplock or transparent bag so it can be visible enough.

There are other food items but these are the most common ones. From this list, you can have an idea of other things you can carry.

I don’t think seeds are allowed because they think you will plant them.
No poultry products like chicken maggi and the rest, anything with chicken on it is a No even benny and mivina used to season chicken.. so pour content in a ziplock and name Spice M and Spice B.

Then your personal things shaa.
Go with a Universal Adaptor oh, very important because their sockets isn’t same as ours so you don’t get stock incase your chargers don’t fit in.

Guys, don’t bother going with your Nigerian clipper, it can’t be used there or so i heard.

Thanks

I had to quote for those that haven’t seen it... it’s a guide on the food items you can take to Canada and how to package them.

Belle110:
Congrats in advance... I am rooting for you! You deserve it.

I can’t wait oh! Thanks a lot... i will scream soon too

Afolavid:
PPPPPPPPPPPRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

App Submitted - Mar 31, 2022 (11PM)
Upfront Medical - Feb 24, 2022
Biometrics - Apr 4, 2022
Medicals Passed - Apr 5, 2022
BVL/PPR - May 16, 2022 (1:52PM)
Duration - 6 Weeks (1st time App)

Big Congratulations.... i will type mine soon oh

Chuksiesmom:
Congratulations....May the land favour you. Number 2...lets keep counting. I claim mine

I’ve seen about 7 today oh... all between April 5 and 19th... Most of which is GCKey