Thank you sis. This is why you should not give up. Give it another try

CharitoJames:


Congratulations Ma! Wow!! So soon

I used the old portal for this application. For its swiftness....I will say its by grace.

Gores:


How come the second application was fast is it because it’s Znd application. August 5th is still waiting without eligibility started sef . No update only biometrics shows completed. Did you use the new portal or old portal.

It seems the old portal is faster can people who got ppr share which portal they use on their timeline

This far by grace! Its PPR!!!!!!!!!! 2nd time applicant
Application date - 31st August
PPR - 5th October

1st Refusal reason - purpose of visit. Amended the sop and used the same documents i presented during the 1st application.

GOD SHOWED US MERCY AND MADE 5TH OCTOBER AN ANNIVERSARY DATE. WHAT GOD CANNOT DO DOES NOT EXIST.
Thank you to all the gurus in the house. You are doing a good job.

Oh sis!
This journey is emotionally draining and i can understand if you dont want to reapply immediately. Take all the time you need to cool off but you will have to reapply....pretty please.

It is well mama....you will be fine.

CharitoJames:
So guys
Here it is…
Application submitted 5th April
Biometrics done and updated 8th April
Upfront medical updated 11th April
Eligibility 4th May
Ghost updates 9th May, 20th May, 17th July and 16th September
BVL 23rd September
Refusal 24th September

Yes, i was refused… All thanks to God regardless and NO I WILL NOT REAPPLY.

I’m still here, going no where but may not be active because i need to channel my energy elsewhere.

Hello. I did not submit any IELTS score. Give it a shot and you will be accepted in less than a month.

koreanlord:
Hello sir
When you applied to cambrian college, did you submit IELTS or any english Proficiency test score?

I want to apply there but I am seeing something like IELTS bla bla blaaaa....

cc: Johndooe009
Isyma
Mercyolie
Allilape
Meenah2hot
Chuksiesmom
teebullion1
Tymarah

Thank you.

johnstan:


If you ask me I'll suggest you focus more on explaining why you chose your program, the perks and all as against why the you chose the qualification over another.

Hello Fam,
What are some reasons one can capture in their sop for opting to do a post graduate certificate course and not a masters program. I will appreciate as many reasons as possible.

Yes oo. Working on re-applying but the Gcms notes has delayed. 46 days now yet no notes.

kiari:


Mama I dey ooo... How far you na? I guess you are about to reapply

Thanks so much. Hope you are well. It will end in praise.

kiari:


No you don’t

Hello gurus. Its been a while - hibernation mode activated . Kindly help clarify this. Do i need to have a statement of purpose and a letter of explanation as 2 separate documents when re-applying for a study permit. @frankrobbn

Great idea!
Name it 'Travel aid' or 'College guide'

oloyede1:
Hello,

I'm creating an ultimate free guide/resource for anyone seeking a study permit for any Canadian college or university.

It will be a very easy-to-follow guide that a 16-year-old can pick to secure a study permit based on my own experience.

And the best part of this is that I'm going to make it open - deploy it on a website for everyone to use for FREE.

I own a software company, so I can even add software that solves most of the issues we report here daily.

For example:

1) A software that alerts you of new admission intake openings for any Canadian school based on your experience, the current level of study, and the intended course of study.
2) A software that can generate a starter Statement of Purpose that you can build on.

Let me know if it's something that you'll need.

We are releasing the very first version soon, and I'm contemplating a very good name for it.

Kindly suggest a good name for this app.

Sure

JapaProf:

Okay, I was wondering how it spiraled into six pages. But it's fine.


Let a third party professional do the final review for a fresh perspective.

Sop and loe for the previous refusals

JapaProf:


Sorry about that If I may ask, why did you write a six-page SOP, was it only SOP or SOP and LOE

Pgc in International business management. He manages his own business that imports products and supplies it. I cant tell about the sop though. I was convinced after reading the reviewed sop...i dont know about the vo.

Anon123:


Is the course related to what he does for a living.

Its also likely your sop was not convincing enough.

How far with your application? Went into hibernation mode for a while. Will definitely repackage and refire after i share my gcms notes with gurus here. Nice day and im still rooting for you

CharitoJames:



I have been looking for you. Where have you been? Good to have you back.
Amen! It’s well.

In all things give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you (1 Thes 5:18)

My spouse was served *dinner* this eve��‍♀️
Reason: purpose of visit

New portal submission
1st time study permit applicant
Visitors Visa Refusal - 3 times
Used an RCIC based in Canada

Submission - April 10th
Biometrics - April 11th
Upfront medical updated to pass (submitted with application) - 13th May
Eligibility - dont know
Served - 4th July, 2022

*Documents submitted*
- letter of acceptance from Cambrian College
- Course outline
- National ID card
- Change of name document
- Birth certificate
- Summary of travel history together with copies of passport

SOP (6 pages)
- Detailed summary of attached documents
- University Transcript
- Contract with suppliers
- Business registration documents
- FDA certificates of products
- Marriage certificate
- Letter of introduction of spouse from spouses employer
- Letter of introduction of children from childrens school
Letter of introduction from business. (Business Owner)
- Birth certificate of children and spouse
- Letter from sibling
- Valuation document on 2 properties
- Registration document of 4 cars
- Letter of Attestation of character from old high school
- e-medical sheet
- proof of vaccination
- police clearance report
- Reference letter from customer

POF
- cover letter (2 pages)
- 2 Tables on available funds and total expenses
- Detailed summary of attached documents
- Proof of tuition payment (1 semester)
- Board resolution on company sponsorship
- 4 months Pay slips
- 1 month Statement of business account with 3 years turnovers
- 4 months Statement of personal account
- Statement on joint investment account
- Notarised declaration from spouse
- Explanation on lump sum in investment account
- Proof of spouses employment and pay slips
- Tax clearance certificates
- importation documents and customer invoices

I know we will be approved some day then will I give my full testimony to encourage everyone here. May God make each one of us smile one day, May he give us wisdom to work on our applications. May he favour us in this relocation journey. My prayers will continually go out for each member on this platform.

To all the men here trying so hard to start afresh in another country just because of their children or future families. Happy fathers day guys�

We wont give up. Your story has gingered me. Congratulations

tanimofe:
Long Post and testimony time!!!!

Been on Nairaland for more than 5yrs - it started with the US birth trend, of which I was denied a visa twice when I wanted to birth to my son in 2018, I took time off from the Japa struggle, and 2020/ 2021 started again on another UK Student Visa trend, after everything I was denied twice again, I cried my eyes out, am like " e bi like say my head no travel out of this country" told God he was not fair to me, after all my struggle, he could not even pity me because of my kids and answer my UK visa plans. I gave up, faced my work, and invested my money in some properties.
I met a friend who encourage me again, and advised I don't give up. i told him I was going to think about it, in my mind am like this one does not know am done with all this wahala.
after a rethink, took a step of faith, got admission and gbam visa process started.
Timeline: submitted March 27th
Upfront Medical: 28th March
Biometrics: April 1
Medical updated to pass: April 21st
then the wait .......
on the 7th of June, was reading through the trend and saw when someone posted mailing the embassy, na so me too summon courage ooo, I mailed and the following day eligibility started.
Behold: MY PRR dropped yesterday 13th June.

my hands were checking to open the mail, and here comes my visa approved.

1st-time applicant, I have never travelled out of the country before, I declared all my refusals, and am 40yrs old. Those that tell you something? DON'T GIVE UP!!!!

Miracles will never end. Congrats

swifteddy:
Hello family,I have been a silent reader for years and I decided to apply on my own using all the help from you all and the various suggestions.Today just barely 15minutes ago i I recieved two mails and when I checked the portal VISA has been approved.May jehovah name be blessed and I really want to thank you all and wish everyone the same blessing I recieved.
Funny enough till this moment no eligibility was ever started.submitted on march 16,biometrics of March 22 and now the visa out.

Does this mean that when the Case Analyst starts to work on your file, then eligibility review has started? Or it starts when the senior officer starts work.
Which is which pls

Onweke:
Far too many times, prospective applicants applicants ask me questions relating to this topic.

In this post, I will carefully address the real issues and meaning behind "Recommend Interview". I hope every participant on this platform makes the most of the information below.

Kindly be advised that every immigration applications submitted to IRCC are reviewed by at least two levels of people:

1. *Program Case Analyst:*

Most of the time, it's the Program Case Analyst who does the initial R-10 check that often positions certain applications on "Recommend Interview". They review all information present on file and can only make recommendations as per the applicant's circumstance - i.e, recommended interview (RI), review required (RR), recommended refusal/eligibility failed (EF). The Program Case Analyst may also be able to refuse some ill-equipped applications due to poor documentation.


*Reason for Recommend Interview;*

The eligibility status - "Recommend Interview" is mostly common when the Program Case Analyst has certain concerns about the submission of the applicant for an immigration application to Canada.

This is largely due to some irregularities on the applicant's employment reference letter and inability to verify applicant's work experience, ineligible financial documents to cover for the applicant's proposed program and upkeep in Canada, and in some cases due to salaries being paid by cash at applicant's place of work.


2. *Senior Immigration Officer*

The Senior immigration officer (visa officer) will then review the notes and assessments of the program case analyst and make the final decision, this also includes whether or not an interview is required. If an interview is necessary to continue processing your application, the status would change to "interview required". However, since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, IRCC have not been conducting interviews for prospective applicants both for work permit, spousal sponsorship, parents sponsorship and some other PR applications. In view of the foregoing, an immigration officer may disregard a recommended interview and subsequently grant an approval.

My observations;

I have reviewed several GCMS notes as of recent and in the past and I have come to understand that majority of applicant's with "Recommend Interview" as the current eligibility assessment on their GCMS notes are later in the visa process approved by the Senior Immigration Officer.

Although, in a few cases, some applications may be rejected due to the limited knowledge on the applicant's part to address the initial concerns. This also stems from the fact that the format is not clearly spelled out by the immigration authorities.

This is not much of a bother you know, i would recommend you check properly for the pre-assessment notes/comments which can be found on the page 2 or the last two pages of the Gcms notes.

©️Frankrobbn

Way to go...

Papapa1234:
Medical request just dropped for me and my child..

February applicant..

God has shown me mercy..PPR next

Congratulations...I will also be testifying today in Jesus' name.

soloblink:
May his name be praise lord of host.
join me and thank God,
i got a mail saying my visa have been approve
looking forward to send my passport.
thanks every one here, because without your comment here i wont be able to do it.
i am not the talking type, i just follow people footstep, by reading through and making sure all document are ready.
thanks once more.
more visa approver is on the way just have faith it will work.
Fanshawe student pls hit me up let talk. 08030950241

Congratulations...I will also be testifying today in Jesus' name.

Stbabe4545:
My people, my people. God is indeed wonderful. My ppr landed today. Timeline loading............ Let me clear my head first. My story too long

Congrats on your achievements so far. Keep soaring

Jeff5gold:
I miss those days of coming here to ask and answer questions regarding Canada student visa. It’s almost a year since I arrived in Canada and what I have achieved, I don’t know if I will be able to achieve it in Nigeria in the next 5 years. I was lucky to get a job at Coca-Cola which I receive $20.3 per hour. I have successfully paid my fees of 8k for September term and looking forward to pay January fees before the end of August.
Why I’m sharing this is because, I want you all to put more effort in your journey to Canada if being on a student visa can change my life in less than a year with all the regulations associated with student visa, imagine if it was a work permit.
Disregard those who discouraged people about the cold …that same cold I walk on it to work.

Text me when you arrive in Canada. I want to see your smile
#Edmonton,Alberta

His guru titled is confirmed. He remembers all old posts. Trust him on things concerning schools and programs

dbeautyful:
You need to explain how you have readily available links to answers of every question asked

... You probably have a link explaining this sef

Congrats to you and your family. A new wave of approvals for family applications is blowing

amby147:
Glory be to God! My study permit application has been approved for myself and hubby.

Self sponsored Applicant

I appreciate all the information I got on this platform. Wishing ppr to all applicants waiting for a decision.

Documents submitted and timeline is attached. Cheers.

Wow...Baba God is working ooo. Congrats

Emilo:


I made this prayer at 12.28am this morning and by 8.45am my family received the good news. Our PPR is out this morning.......................Makanooooooooooooooo where are you ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?

Timeline to be sent soon. Right now its champagne popping. Thank you Lorddddddddddddddddddd!!!!

1. Yes. It is possible. It is adviced to use the other spouse as a home tie but looking at the approval rate for family applications, you can give it a try.

2. You can pay your tuition and even get a GIC. Thats a choice you can make

3. Your son will need a visitors visa and your spouse a spousal open work permit ( sowp)

4. Theres no exact amount specified by ircc. What they have on their website is proof of funds for those applying via express entry. You can always use that as a guide. We have had a number of NL family members getting approvals for the entire family. Look at the documents they shared and tailor yours to suit your case.

5. Google is your friend my dear.

It is well.

phrecy:
please i need a response�

Congratulations...

rukkayah:
Its PPR!!!!
Alhamdulilah!!!
April 8 applicant.
Im sooo Happy!

This journey will teach u patience. Congrats to u nd the family. Go and prosper

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my Spousal Open Work Permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Congratulations...

Calebbold:
I have been a silent reader on this forum. Please join me in thanking God Almighty. Just received my PPR request.

Applied on: 27th February 2022
Biometrics: 3th March 2022
Upfront medical passed: 4th March 2022
Eligibility Review: 30th May 2022
Bvl: 30th May 2022
PPR: 11th June 2022

Wow...this journey is not for the faint hearted..congratulations to you and the family. Go and prosper

pearlies100:
Very Long Post Alert!!

I got admission December 2020 for Fall 2021 in University of New Brunswick but could not apply immediately because I was due to give birth in January 2021. I planned to submit my application in March but thanks to our immigration service, it took over 3 months before I could get passport for my baby despite paying through my nose for expedited processing. I ended up submitting our application on the 9th of June 2021 due to this delay. I was advised to put in mine while waiting for the passport but going without my children was not an option. We applied as a family, Myself, husband and 3 children. My husband applied for SOWP and visiting visa for my children because they're not up to school age.

Aside from the wahala of having to convince the VO and the fact that we are close to our mid 40s, two things stood against us. We had applied to visit Canada in 2019, but were denied, reason given was that we will not come back and false information in my husband's application, he didn't disclose his denial for US visa. We had applied for US visa a month earlier but the consular officer decided to give myself and my son but refused my husband. When we asked for the reason, she said she had none but was making a split decision. It was an oversight on my part because I filled our forms, I did mine first and just edited same form for my Husband and son. I forgot to change that part.
The second issue was my husband had a health condition and no information on how it was handled by IRCC. He didn't want to apply with us because he was scared he would ruin our chances but it was a no no for me. How will I manage with 3 small boys while studying.
We decided to use agents to help with our application but when I heard the price, I ran away quickly, not in this Buhari's economy.

I used same SoP I used to get my admission because I had no time to start afresh, I just edited it and in addition explained why I was doing a second masters (I have an MBA, same with my husband), how it would be beneficial in Nigeria and course not available in my country. I also addressed the issue of the denial in 2019 stating we never planned to break any visa rule and pointed them to our travel history to show that we have never overstayed in the countries we have visited. I also had to explain the false information in my husband's SoP stating it was an oversight. Reason given for going with my children is that they were too young to be left behind and I need my husband to take care of them. He runs his business and will take time off to support me in my career advancement. Reason given for him applying for work permit is that he wants work part time to gain experience that he would apply to his business back home and also support his family while in Canada.

Application was submitted 9th of June and the wait started, UNB gave us ultimatum of 13th of September to get our study permit or defer. We would not be allowed to even start online without it. I had no choice but to defer to September 2022. I wrote to IRCC but got generic responses. I got Nairobi email address from this forum and sent several mails. At some point, they stopped responding. I decided to fast and pray first week in February, a friend gave me Abuja email address, I sent a mail to them on the 7th and got a response on the 9th to go for medicals. I was so excited that finally, we have made progress. My husband and I did ours first. We had to disclose his condition and he was asked to go for further test, the tension of waiting was not easy especially on his part, mine was updated on the 19th while his was updated on the 22nd. We finally crossed that hurdle. Then our kids were asked to go for theirs a month later. Theirs was updated on the 23rd of March. I was asked to submit an updated application letter from the school and I also had to send a new passport because of the expiry date on the one I submitted. My hope was that within a month we should be done with this whole process. Then another wait started. I started writing to IRCC every other week from April but they didn't respond to any of my mails. I saw a format on nairaland 3 weeks ago to use to send email reminders but still no response. I decided to chill until the one year anniversary of our submission. At this point I was tensed because so many things were hanging, cost of ticket was rising, I needed to give enough notice to my boss to get my replacement before leaving. I entered another fasting and prayer last week, I had no other option. On the 10th of June, that's last Friday, someone posted the email address of different Visa Offices. I started sending mails to all of them. I also sent message to IRCC's twitter account and was about to send to London VO when I saw 7 donotreply emails. I first of all panicked and was afraid to open the mail. It was like a miracle, finally after one year of waiting, this came through. I also pray for those waiting patiently to get yours quickly in Jesus name, Amen!

My timeline:

Application Submitted: 9th of June 2021
Medical Request for me and my spouse: 9th February, 2022
Medical Passed: 19th and 22nd February 2022
Medical Request for my children: 9th March 2022
Medical Passed: 23rd March 2022
BVL: 10th June 2022
PPR: 10th June 2022

Documents submitted:
Myself:
IELTS Result
Police Clearance Certificate
Resume
Marriage Certificate
BSC and Masters Certificate
Proof of Current Employment
Travel History
Land Documents
Proof of Fund: Joint Account (had to explain the source of a lump sum), Dorm Account, Children's individual account, savings from office cooperative and RSA account (I stated this was for back up).

Spouse:
Police Clearance Certificate
Company Registration
Land Documents
Travel History

Children:
Birth Certificate