TheBae:
Guy, so you're spending summer in Alberta? Nice. I'm enjoying my Lagos, I dont even want to leave sef. lol

hahahaha I dey Edmonton since o..u no need to tell me I dey feel u 4 snapchat. Carry better comeback from Naija o I dey wait.

Gastuso:
TRV Visual approval to Study PhD programme at the University of Alberta
Online Application submitted - 13 April 2016
Biometric - 15th April 2016
Note: I submitted my application without my police certificate, all academic degrees and transcripts, etc., Bc there is no column to upload them into. I took them to vfs and they were rejected. The lady me told me ignorance is not an excuse and your application stands to be rejected on the ground of incomplete documents.
Thus I immediately use the CIC case inquiry form to appeal for the inclusion of all my supporting documents not uploaded to be part of my application and also to Canadian Embassy in Accra. My appeal was approved by CIC within an interval of four days and my documents were all uploaded to my application.
I also made a serious blunder to apply for work permit and thus filled the column of work as part of my Study attaching my scholarship letter. On the 26th of May, I saw on CIC website that scholarship is not part of work. I immediately wrote to my department and graduate school of the University of Alberta. They responded immediately by notifying me that work is not part of my Study and scholarship awards given to graduate students does not amount to it.
I immediately wrote to CIC for the second time appealing for the exclusion of work permit in my application. A week later, I received a message from CIC stating "We need your Medical"
Medical Call - June 2nd
Medical done - June 6th
Medical Passed - June 10th
Passport Request - June 13th
Passport Submitted - June 14th
Application Approved - June 21
Application closed - June 22
Passport ready for collection mail - June 22
Passport collected - Just collected now, June 23.
Documents Submitted
SOA - Closing balance of 56k
Letter of Introduction and Sponsorship from my employer without bank statement
Admission & scholarship letter
My Pension account statement
Employment letter
My Staff identity card
My CV
Statement of Intent
Personal achievement in my career
Police report
All family members birth certificates
My academic certificates and transcripts, etc.
House members, I give God the glory for making my dream of studying in Canada come through. I also thank you all for your prayers, love and care. You are more than a family to me.
Hope to hear your good news too.
I have been a silent follower of this thread.
Don't mind my typos, in case you noticed any.

Congrats bro..University of Alberta is very big I took a pic of it yesterday as I was driving by

CSSPATRICK:


Did upfront medical.

Then u should wait for passport request but in most cases ppl who did upfront medicals still receive request for medicals.

CSSPATRICK:


Thanks so much for the motivation and encouragement.

Please are you anywhere close to Ontario. I would like to get more firsthand information about studying in Ottawa.

Concerning my visa application, I applied online and did biometrics same day. Immediately after submitting my application I got 3 mesgs via donotreply@cic.ca with caption " you have a new message" two of which have my UCI no. attached to the subject. Later on, after biometrics I got the forth saying that " your application has been updated" but when I logon to MyCIC I found no changes.

Please, is that a usual experience?

Your response please.

I'm not in Ontario. I dont know much about online route.I used paper route last year when i applied. but i think the next update u should get would be a medical request.

michV:
misleading information! Do ur research well. please before answering any1s questions be sure and do your research well.. 1year program=1year post graduate wrk permit. 2years program=3years pgwp.

My bad @MichV thanks for that little correction.

Its been a while now..this forum really helped me with all the info i needed to get my Visa....Always read previous posts to get enough info..Do not be in a hurry to apply and for those who got delayed do not relent gather ur documents, look for those loop holes and fix them properly....ask questions and apply again. Canada is a multicultural country with lots of people from different part of the world, so they need u guys to come impact your knowledge in there country and with the new govt of Canada things has really been made easy for international students here, so don't loose hope and don't stop believing in the almighty. I wish u all Success.

GrandCommander:
Dear all, Pls who knows how long the TRV issued is valid for. Those that have gotten theirs should pls help.

depending on the duration of the program u are applying for. If you go for 1 year program u are getting a 1yr visa with 2yrs work permit after u graduate then 2yrs program comes with 2yrs visa with 3yrs work permit after you graduate.

funmi14:
Hello house.
Am about making flight ticket payment online for Delta airline. My question is ... Can someone pass through US to Halifax without a transit Visa? Or I should jejely hunt for outside US enroute to Canada.
Am open for brotherly advice please.
Thanks

Try KLM it takes you to Amsterdam from Lagos then from Amsterdam to Toronto, Toronto to Halifax thats how mine is am going to Halifax too.

vinegar:
Hi everyone...Please someone who applied through paper means should assist... There's this form (IMM5832E) that has two questionnaires.How did you fill it. I can't seem to be able to fill it on the system....like it can't be typed on like the other forms.

"Study Permit, Lagos visa office instructions" is clearly written on the first page of the 19 page form....Please any quick response will be highly appreciated.
Thanks

Print the form out and carefully fill with a pen, u can Print out two copies in case u make a mistakes in one u make corrections in the 2nd one.
Thats how i did mine.

AriseOCompatrot:


See as you come de make welder work de hungry me Permission to be your apprentice sir!

#GodMustWin

Am loyal sir. Am not a welder yet o. Lol

darefestus:
CruzAj

What did you study in your undergrad? and how did you relate it to your choice of diploma and Welding?

I believe that is one of the miracles of your app.

I studied Physics in my UG, so i wrote in my SOP that Physics exposed me to carbon and stainless steel which are essential materials used in the fabrication of most engineering structures such as the high pressure oil and gas pipeline system. And during the program i discovered pipeline construction and integrity to be areas where i should develop my skills further and that Welding will equip me with detailed and more practical exposure on pipeline engineering material properties.

FIRST APPLICATION

19th February 2015
Biometrice; Same day (paper route)
Refused<24th March 2015
Reason> Insufficient fund to pay for tuition and maintain yourself without working in Canada

DOCS SUBMITTED
Sponsor's Docs (my Uncle with same surname)
Sponsorship letter and affidavit of support
SOA<Salary Acc with clossing balance of 26.9M
Dorm account with clossing balance of 30,000USD
6 months e-payslips
2 Certificates of Occupancy worth 10M and 5M respectively (Photocopies, not notarizes)
Scanned Company ID Card
Scanned Intl passport data page
Recent promotion letter
My sponsor paid in 20,000USD into my dorm acc and stated in his sponsorship letter that the money will defray my tution and general up keep.

My cousin is a Permanent Resident in Canada and his wife is a canadian so they availed me with,

Sponsorship Support Letter signed by him and his wife
His Permanent Resident Card
Data page of their international passports
His Driving liscence
Their marriage certificate
No SOA

MY DOCUMENTS
NSCC LOA
SOA with closing balance of 20,000USD (printed from my mail and submitted with no bank stamps on it)
Both Sec Sch Transcript and Uni Transcript, Bsc Cert,Waec Cert
Certificate of Origin
Birth Certificate
Police Clearance Certificate
Scanned Nysc ID card
SOP
Fund available for stay in the CIC form i filled 8,000CAD

SECOND APPLICATION
24th April 2015
Biometrice: Same day (paper route)
Medical Mail :13th June
TRV Approved: 24th June
Passport: Virgin

DOCS SUBMITTED
Sponsor's Docs (Uncle with Same surname)
Sponsorship letter and affidavit of support
4 months SOA<Salary Acc with clossing balance of 26.9M
4 months Dorm account of 30,000USD (same bnk­)
6 MONTHS CURRENT ACC OF 2M (same bnk)
6 MONTHS SAVINGS ACC OF 2M (diff bnk)
6 months e-payslips
TWO NOTORIZED Certificates of Occupancy worth 10M and 5M respectively
TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
Scanned Company ID Card
Scanned Intl passport data page
Recent promotion letter
PAID ADDITIONAL 5,000USD making it 25,000USD into my dorm acc and stated in his sponsorship letter that the money is just for my maintainance alone and that the tuition, accomodation and transportation payment will be made from his own acc.

My cousin is a Permanent Resident in Canada and his wife is a canadian so they availed me with,
Sponsorship Support Letter signed by him and his wife
His Permanent Resident Card
Data page of their international passports
his Driving liscence
their marriage certificate
He owns a company in Canada so he gave me his company documents
No SOA
MY DOCUMENTS
Refusal letter
NSCC LOA
SOA with closing balance of 25,000USD (PRINTED FROM THE BNK WITH STAMPS ON IT)
Sec Sch Transcript only, Bsc Cert,Waec Cert
Certificate of Origin
Birth Certificate
Police clearance certificate.
Scanned Nysc ID card
SOP
Fund available for my stay in the CIC form i filled 25,000USD
Am still serving and i shld be ending by october and school starts september.
MEDICALS awaitees be prayerful and always put ur trust in God,..Catholics do not joke with your Rosary. Its very powerful.

Amefrica:


Haha na summer job throw me away like stone haha. How's it going na?

Cool bro we need ppl like u bck full time here.

Amefrica:

Present sir!

Amefrica....... U ran away from NL

mevisbleek:


1 year Study = 1 year post graduate work permit
2 years Study = 3 years Post graduate work permit

@mevisbleek is this 3years work permit an Addition to the 2 years Study permit? Tnx

@MizIvy
Congrats God is alive and he never fails.... am so happy abt the recent success news....

Ayoh05:
And so therefore, my people, my people, the medical mail dropped in this noon. Detailed info to come later in the evening

Congrats

ada4all:
Hi. Congrats to all who have been called for medicals. I tap into your testimony.

For paper route application. Who knows hw it is done? Do they send all the physical docs to Ghana or do they scan them and send online? Or do they send only docs that they feel is relevant? Just curious.

they send all the documents to Ghana. After they must ve gone through the documents u re submitting in ur pressence they will package them for you in a bag then u go for bio. Even when they dispatch it from ghana and u go to collect it from Vac, u will notice another packaging with their own envelop with all your documents infact.

Gods1son:
IOM hospital in ikeja GRA

did mine today at Prime medicals PH

Gods1son:
IOM hospital in ikeja GRA

did mine today at Prime medicals PH

Gods1son:

I did mine today, they will check ur height, weight, blood pressure, examine ur eyes nd ears, urine analysis, blood analysis for HIV, syphilis and x-ray.

where did u do it @Gods1son

gabrola:
Cruz Cruz!! U never share us ur story u know u promised dat u will list ur doc. Jolification don make u 4get

lol..... i will definitely share it bro.

chops33:

Was delayed on insufficient funds..
Didn't initially submit my sponsor's statement..
Sponsor transferred funds to my account..
changed sponsors and didn't use my soa this time..
Docs submitted :
Usual cic docs..
Soa of sponsor (above 15mil)
LOE( edited it in the second app stating why I switched sponsors)
My Red cross certs..
NYSC discharge...
Statement of result...
Share cert from parent...
Sponsor's CAC docs(sponsor is my brother)
Sponsor's birth cert...
That's pretty much it...

Big Congrats bro.... Gud news floowing in at last...

darefestus:

Congratulations boss, Heard of your success, I pray it brings you gain.

Tnx Boss... Sorry for ur delay. Urs is on the way.. Dnt relent.

Cherokee:
@ CruzAj,
Did u submit the previous SOAs u used?
I am asking cos i want to submit the previous SOAs as well as the new one, since it is an update of the same SOAs but with less account balance than before.

yea i submitted d previous one then wit additional SOAs.

justicia:
@CruzAj I greet you. Congratulations on your med mail. So happy for you. Your med mail has simply lifted my spirit. If you still remember, my first app was refused for insufficient funds too. Now I believe my med mail is sure too by the grace of God because I have covered that ground. Cheers! Go shine in Canny!!

God will see u through.

tnuola:
Congrats cruzAj

Tnx Miss

CoCoLav:
@CruzAJ I'm excited for you. Congrats! Your first refusal got us stumped cos it wasn't reasonable.

yea.... I guess they didnt ve a choice dis time.

morgan2006:
Thanks so much CruzAj, I wish u success in your glittering career.

Tnx Morgan

kennykentipsy:
congrats @CruzAj ... I and other people awaiting Trv will receive medical mail by God's grace
does the medical mail comes from cic or vfs ?? let me start getting my hopes high

Amen.... It comes from Cic Ghana

JohnDuke259:


Congratulations!!! Your resilience has finally paid.

Yes bro.... no time Tnx.

Ugochux:
@CruzAj

Congrats once more..
The Faith is strong bro...the good Lord who did it for you guys will surely do it for me oo, Amen..
Miraculous Saturday mail!!!!!

Yes broda he will do it.