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Hello there,

This is for folks going to Seneca College this May.

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My study permit approval timeline

LONG POST ALERT!

I have been a silent reader. I’m really grateful for this platform and to everyone that shared their experiences. Here we go

First time applicant

•Submitted: May 14th
•Biometrics letter: May 15th
•Biometrics done: May 19 uploaded the same day
•Upfront Medical done: May 17th
•Updated on my profile: May 20th
•Eligibility review: June 16th
•BVL/PPR: October 26th

I got partial funding and the remaining fund was sponsored by a non-relative: a family friend which I clearly stated. I almost got discouraged because I wasn’t using a relative but I just trusted God.

Documents submitted

IRCC FORMS 

1. Application for Study Permit Made Outside of Canada (IMM1294E),
2. Family Information form (IMM5645E)
3. Temporary Resident form (IMM5257B)


Conditional offer (Masters)

POF

1. Letter of sponsorship
2. Affidavit of support
3. Letter of funding from my school
4. Sponsor’s Work ID
5. Sponsor’s International passport data page
6. Sponsor’s payslip and promotion letter
7. Sponsor’s bank account statements


Client Information

1. Letter of explanation- about 6 pages
2. Unofficial Transcript
3. Letter from my undergraduate uni acknowledging I’m a graduate because no certificate, we hadn’t done convocation then
4. WAEC Certificate
5. NYSC Certificate
6. Police Certificate
7. Certificate of completion for a training
8. Certificate that shows I’m a student member of the professional organization
9. Email conversation with my supervisor
10. Email conversation with my school to show I had fulfilled the conditional offer
11. Letter of Introduction from current employer
12. Letter of Recommendation from NGO (for home ties)
13. Work contract from previous job
14. Photos with colleagues from previous job, work brochure
15. Pictures of myself with my immediate and extended family (for home ties)
16. Birth certificate of myself and siblings
17. NIN data page of mom and International passport of dad (No birth certificate because they did not have)

Documents I later sent (through webforms x emails)

1. My upfront medicals on May 17
2. Affidavit to confirm my names are the same (had Oluwa... in my birth certificate but dropped it in secondary school) on May 20
3. A letter from my school confirming my offer was no longer conditional on June 14
4. An enquiry about my application and also attached a proof of registration via web form on July 27
5. I received an acknowledgment of the last web form Aug 9
6. I sent emails every week day from the end of September and October. I also copied the minister’s office in one. I got a response after a month from his office that I had passed background and medicals but eligibility hadn’t been decided (in October)
7. I started classes online in September. I sent proof of enrollment in October via email.

This process was excruciating. I don’t do well with waiting. I’m grateful it has ended. By the mercy and favour of God, things worked out for MY GOOD! It felt like I was running out of time but God was perfecting everything.

I saw a confession here that I used to say regularly. I also had one from the Bible - Genesis 39:21

21 But the Lord was with Joseph (I PERSONALIZED THIS), and shewed him (HER) mercy, and gave him (HER) favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison (CANADIAN VISA OFFICERS AND IMMIGRATION OFFICERS).

This journey is not for the faint hearted but I’m really grateful for the mercy and favour of God. All glory to God. I couldn’t have done it in my own strength!

Am I in a dream? This is surreal!
Thank you Jesus. I’m really grateful to God for perfecting this testimony. I pray for those trusting God for an approval. He won’t fail you. Congratulations in advance. I celebrate with you.

PS: I wrote this timeline months ago as a declaration of my faith in the sovereign power of God. Thank you Jesus for a dream come true.

Congratulations! May the land favour you.

Godsfave:
Oh my God!

It’s PPR

OH MY GOD! I’m still in shock

Congratulations! May Canada favour you!

badmanjo:
I began this amazing and stressful journey 6 months ago, without even knowing who would sponsor me. An Uncle of mine then gingered me that Canada was the truth and the way for the youths now and promised to make sure the dream was accomplished... I tried to make use of a well known agency In Lagos but their bill was quite much so I decided the money was best spent elsewhere. I then Began to focus more on Canadian study trends as it dawned on me that I would be processing this application myself. I read Nairaland trends from part 17 and now it's in part 20. I gathered all I could get my hands on just to make sure I submitted this application April 2nd but still I felt it wasn't good enough.... Things like 3rd party sponsorship, me not submitting a personal bank statement and also not having any land Documents in my name became my biggest fear.... But then I met Sam from Nairaland also, who was also going to the same school as me, and he encouraged me to submit..... Cutting the long story short.... The application was approved yesterday and glory be to God.... Thank you also Sam for all you did mehn, you are really a friend turned brother����������.... Also want to appreciate everyone here including the gurus as every single thing I used for my application was gotten from here.... What God cannot do dosent exist and I ask anyone who hasn't gotten a decision yet to keep the faith and whoever was denied to keep trying..... I'll be sharing my timeline soonest

Congratulations! May the land favour you!

fatukay123:
I am a silent reader who joined nl less dan a month ago.

I thank God, it is PPR dis morning.

Joy overflow in my heart.

Application date: may 13th
Biometric: may 31
Upfromt medicals: July 21
Correspondence letter Sept. 13, 12:00pm
Ppr: Sept. 13, 12:10 pm

All glory unto God.

Thank you guys for keeping faith alive by sharing our testimonies.
God bless u all��

Congratulations! May the Land favour you!

Thaiy:
God is too faithful to fail!!!

It's ppr guys.

I will be back with my timeline... May15th applicant.

God did it.

Congratulations! May the land favour you!

fejiromich:
My People
My people
GOD HAS DONE IT... ITS PPR... I AM TOO EXCITED

Congratulations! So happy for you!

TennieYF:
Its PPR guys! May 14th Non-NSE.
Eligibility has still not started till now.
Will come back and share my timeline.

God is just too faithful!!!!
He's to faithful to fail me!

Congratulations! Write a polite letter to them appealing your case. Tell them you’re excited to start the session now and you made the previous decision because you did not hear anything from IRCC. Success with it.

Kema22:
Good morning guys


I have been a part time silent observer on this thread but I would love you guys to join me in thanking God and I hope I would become a contact point for you all awaiting your ppr to get the good news soon.
My Ppr just dropped and my timeline is as follows

Visa application timeline
Applied 14th May
Did biometrics on 26th of May
Upfront medicals on 10th of May updated on the 21st of May.
Bvl on the September 7th
Ppr on the September 7th as well

I used normal route and no NSE as I couldn't write IELTS in such a short time.
My mom is my sponsor and she submitted a bank statement of about 50000 CAD.
I would be travelling to the University of New Brunswick by God's grace before this year runs out.
Its an undergraduate program.
Thank you so much guys
Reading messages and words of encouragement from people on this thread really kept my hope alive. It was a long and anxious wait but we thank God it ended in praise.

I submitted
Waec result
High school testimonial
Affidavit of support from my mom
Bank statement of 20 million
Study plan letter
My mom's pension account statement
My mom's letter of retirement
LOA from my school.


I just deferred my admission early this morning sef.
And I do not know what to do about that.

Congratulations! Canada will favour you!

dotoracs:
Work, Pray and Believe. It shall manifest!

I said it here that I claim this week. And it came to past. No agent involved. It was God, friendly interactions from here and other social media platform and my humble wits.

It's a PPR alert guys. I'd be back for its details.

It is back to back today o! Congratulations! A glorious September for all PPR hopefuls in Jesus’ name.

Iphielove11:
My PPR has landed!!!!! God did it for me and He will do it for all PPR hopefuls#march10th.

Congratulations! Canada will Favour you!

Fisssssyyy:
PPR ALERT!!!!!!
I was in church this morning and I told God I wanted my PPR today and he did it
I got my bvl since 19th of August and it has been ghost update since then.
I applied on the 29th of April


What God cannot do doesn’t exist
I will be back with details

Omo! Wawu! Congratulations to your family!

fluxyn:
Hey hey. I just joined this chat some days. I live in Germany ( got my masters here) and going for fully funded PHd.
August 26: submitted applications
August 30: biometrics appoint and uploaded
August 31: passport request

Ps. My spouse just got her biometrics letter today.

Congratulations! May Canada favour you!

phlorem:
People of God TRV drops today May 13th applicant
MasterCard scholar UBC


God go do am for all of us wey dey await decision

Wow! Congratulations! God is really able.

Daylight23:
Good morning everyone. My PPR dropped this morning.

It appears the application had been approved already because few minutes after sending an email to the Nairobi office, the PPR dropped. Till now my Eligibility has not started, just shows final decision as approved. So sending mails may help.

Submitted Application May 17th
Upfront Medicals July 22nd
Correspondence letter and PPR August 27th

- A former colleague stood as my sponsor and gave her statement
- I included nothing showing personal assets (been out of work for over a year, so no bank statement)
- I am going for a PhD program (fully funded)
- I applied with my spouse (still awaiting his PPR)

God is able! Thank you for all the information on this page!

Congratulations! The land will Favour you and your daughter

mamatee2:
My Timeline:

I applied for study permit with my daughter (13 years).

Application Submitted : May 3, 2021
Biometrics Updated: May 4, 2021 (Did Biometrics in 2016)
Background Check for Me: May 4, 2021
NSE Request: May 14, 2021
NSE Submitted: May 19, 2021 (My IELTS expired May 2020, but I submitted it with an explanation letter that I wouldn't be able to do the test within the time frame given and it was accepted, I guess. Submitted 3 MBS and 1 Normal Foreign Account Statement - all belonging to my sponsor. Also submitted my own Bank Statement).
Eligibility Review Started for Me: May 20, 2021
1st Ghost Update: May 21, 2021
Upfront Medical Done and Uploaded for my daughter and me: June 01, 2021 (Sent Webforms and Emails to Nairobi and Lagos Immigration email addresses - which I got from Nairaland)
Medical Passed for me and my daughter: June 7, 2021
2nd Ghost Update: June 8, 2021
3rd Ghost Update: June 9, 2021
Ordered GCMS: June 15, 2021
Sent Tuition Fees Payment Receipt: June 28, 2021
GCMS Notes Received : July 17, 2021
Sent a mail to enquire about the status of our applications (Note: I sent several emails and webforms at different times to inquire but I only got the usual generic response)
I also sent a mail to the MP of my school location, but he responded saying he must prioritize individuals residing in the riding and since I don't currently reside in the riding, I should submit any future inquiries to IRCC directly. In the future, once I become a resident he would be happy to assist me.
Received a Mail on July 23, 2021 that my application was under active review
Ghost Update: July 23, 2021
Aug 23, 2021 - Contemplating deferring my admission
BVL - Aug 24, 2021 - 3.13am
Parent Authorization to Travel (for my daughter) Aug 24, 2021, 5.58am
My PPR - Aug 24, 2021, 9.34am
Still waiting for my daughter's PPR which I believe will drop after sending the Authorization letter.

Thank you to everyone for all your contributions on this platform. May the Lord grant each and everyone's heart desires. As you water, so shall you be watered back in Jesus name.

And to God of completion who makes all things beautiful in his time, to Him alone be all the glory!
This journey is all by God's grace and his mercy for the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong.
I pray for everyone still waiting on God for their PPR, may the Lord bring it to fruition. Amen.
It shall end in praise for you all for WHAT GOD CANNOT DO DOES NOT EXIST!!!

Congratulations RonkeDe. May Canada favour you.

RonkeDe:
Indeed, God is good and kind to me
First time applicant without NSE request

Application submitted: April 15
Biometrics: April 19
Upfront Medical: June 15
Correspondence letter: Aug 24
Passport request: Aug 24

Thanks so much for the numerous advice and support from everyone.

Conestoga college.

Congratulations! May Canada favour your family!

funmihero:
Hi all,

It’s my first time dropping a message here. I just want to share our timeline to encourage someone as I have been encouraged.
Admission: My husband(40years) got a PhD position, Uni. of Manitoba.

Location: Sweden on post-study resident permit as at the time we submitted our application, with 2 kids.
Application submitted: June 13th
Biometrics: June 21st
Medicals: Not required
Visa Approved: July 26th, no update on our applications till approval date

Documents submitted:

HUBBY: Letter of Admission
LOE: 6pages, well organized in short topics, with emphases on academic history. We both started our education in Nigeria in a scarce profession (2002) at the diploma level. He finished his first degree at OAU, Ile-Ife, 2010 through DE, we both finished our masters, last year June in Sweden, fully sponsored. He leveraged the non-availability of the course in Nigeria and 95% of African countries (at graduate levels) as a strong link to Nija and Africa and prospect back home. We added links to the latest advert for our profession in academics that there are no qualified persons to fill up. And several other links to how we have been contributing to the development of our profession in Nigeria.

POF: Approximately 65k CAD, account in naira (salary and savings account) and Swedish kronor, CAC certificate of a newly established company (late last year, with no financial transaction), a letter of support from his cousin who committed to offering her basement for our accommodation and a spare car for transportation, no properties, or assets.
Certificates: All relevant certificates and the scholarship certificate from Sweden, IELTS, CV.
Family document form: All our siblings are still in Nigeria, both sides.
IELTS
MYSELF
LOE: Corroborated our academic history, attached pictures from 2002 and recent family pics. Stated we put our funds together for hubby’s academic pursuit (because I did not make any affidavit for the lump sum I deposited in his account, but I wrote a description in the transaction, stating for “Ph.D. project support”. I mentioned how we have supported each other’s dreams and our successes in completing our masters at the same time despite we have 2 young children. I mentioned that the kids have never lived apart from either of us and we are excited that Canada is very proactive in encouraging family unity. We sha promise to leave the country when hubby’s study is done, etc
Certificates: Hubby’s admission letter and all relevant certificates, IELTS, CV
Travel history: Studied in India and returned immediately after. Yes, we mentioned that we stayed back in Sweden because we decided to put our family’s health and safety first….corona virus restrictions, etc.


Children: 7 and 4 years, we submitted the basic documents required with no extra attachment.

Above all, God’s grace prevailed. We know we couldn’t prove how we will continue to sustain ourselves, but we submitted in faith.
I wish everyone the best in this new month.

Congratulations! It has ended in praise. May I know this feeling soon.

Bibisho:
PPR just landed this morning
I don’t know how I feel �����
May 8th applicant

It has ended in praise! Congratulations Spectro!

Spectro:
Yeah, I'm great. Just got PPR.

It's a nice feeling.

Wow! Congratulations! God is faithful! May Canada Favour her.

Teenie19:
Dear Nairaland family,

It has finally dropped ooooo! Glory be to God Almighty!!!!

Sister's application
AOR: Feb 11 2021
Program: Practical nursing May 2021 (Sheridan college)- clearly can't go for May 2021 anymore due to delay, will go for Jan 2022 session!
Upfront medical : April 28, 2021 ( we said let's do medical to see if it will speed things up, lol jokes)
Medical passed: June 14, 2021 (just see how long it took them to update medical!)
Eligibility started: July 23, 2021
PPR and correspondence letter: this morning July 27th @ 4:34am!

What a wait! Basically this application took 5 months and 16 days. I remember I considered withdrawing the application at some point, but you all encouraged me to hold on! During this waiting period, 3 gcms notes were ordered and the fourth one has been ordered as well. All the gcms notes received didn't have much info as eligibility was blank. Each time I got the gcms notes, I was always disappointed that eligibility was blank. Now that I think of it, I guess it's not a bad thing...

I just want to use this medium to thank everyone for their support through out this journey! This is a wonderful platform and we all draw strength and hope from one another! One thing that helped me during the long wait was seeing other people's approval postings. I was always encouraged by those success stories. I remember telling myself that my testimony was near when DD097 and demure got approved as we all applied around the same time and faced this delay..

In short, this is a wonderful platform and I hope more people get to know about the wonderful support we have here! Thanks to all the gurus and everyone that tries to assist others with their questions! If you have any questions for me , please feel free to ask here so others can learn from it ! I'm rooting for all my co- February applicants and any one with a delayed application and of course everyone on here , that you will all get a favourable response soon in Jesus name!

Cheers to more success stories !

You spoke it into existence! I will testify on this thread too. In Jesus’ name!

Mobi22:
I can’t believe it finally came to pass
Chai

Rooting for you! You will testify soon!

Teenie19:
Ghost update ooooo! #Mytestimonytimeishere

Eligibility review has started. February applicants, get ready!!!!

Congratulations! God is good!

demure178:
So, today was the first day, I was 6 pages before the current page, and I skipped because I do read every page and I do pray for everyone who ppr just drop as my prayer point when reading through. And wish everyone who is waiting for it also

Reason is..

MY PPR DROP SOME HOURS AGO.

If you know my story.
Omo u go help me happy.
Tru what God can’t do
Doesn’t exist

I applied with just 1 million naira available funds
And I have a transaction history of 500 million

Like someone said yesterday, 3rd time is always a banger
My 3rd time


I promised God if my ppr dropped, I would come and be thankful to this platform.

Make I go call my mama, I Dey come for long explanation.

Congratulations! It has ended in praise! We pray for more PPRs

taminat:
PPR! Third time is the charm.

I had extensive and clean travel history, employment history, solid proof of funds but i had zero home ties and to make matters “worse” i had just made a career change. My refusals were formed around home ties and purpose of visit which i unsuccessfully tried to address with SOPs and study plans for over two years. I couldn’t conjure home ties where there was none neither could i continue in my old career. I was at a fix and my second refusal baffled me so much that i angrily decided to push it to the back burner and carry on with my life and career as they were. Every single time that i had to declare these refusals on any visa application made me feel like a failure all over again. It felt like i had good intentions to study but because i had no immediate family member in nigeria i was been judged and also being punished for changing my career. I was helpless and i hated it!

As it is with strong desires regardless of passage of time, i found myself on this journey again more determined than my past and i secured 3 admissions. Winnipeg’s PACE was my preference but my admission came late after i had made my tuition deposit to my second choice. I decided to engage a consultant to do the rest because I didn’t want to be emotionally invested and bogged down like before so i refused to put myself through it again.

My personal and professional circumstances had changed over the years so we put our best foot forward. They drafted my sop, i reviewed it, made minute correction and approved it. We applied without nse requirements since co-sponsor didn’t have mbs. On the submission date, i prayed for speed and good news and specifically requested for my application to be finalized before the end of July. Today, i praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Application submitted-21st April
Upfront medicals- 21st April
Medicals updated-19th May
Eligibility and ghost updates- i have no idea because i restrained myself from knowing
Ppr- 21st July

Documents submitted
Admission letter, 10k tuition deposit receipt
Proof of funds- Real estate documents, employment documents of main sponsor and myself as well as bank statements, payslips, introduction letter, e.t.c total funds exceeded nse requirements.
Personal documents such as birth and marriage certificates
Academic documents

God bless everyone who answered my many questions and reviewed my sop’s even as far back as part 5 and everyone who gives back to this thread. Lekiboboe’s posts guided me in my program applications, Insanity’s 2020 post guided me in my pp submission today and so many other posts that have proven insightful and helpful. I hope everyone on this thread experiences even greater joy than i have today and those who have had refusals find the resilience and assistance needed for a successful reapplication. Amen.

Wow! Congratulations. It is raining PPRs today! I will celebrate soon in Jesus’ name!

IntimidationJay:
PPR Alert!!!!!!!!
April 22nd applicant….I’m so grateful. Thank you Jesus.
Timeline soon!

Congratulations! This is definitely the hand of God. I celebrate with you

Bhooomie:
God is the greatest and He came through for me!!!

1st Application: 29th Jan 2021
Submitted with upfront medicals and NSE requirements. After sending several mails and webforms as well as applying for my GCMS notes on 16th of April. I received my notes on the 17th of May with the VO’s concern about having lumpsums in our joint account.
Refusal: 27th May 2021 (Purpose of visit & personal assets and financial]

2nd Application: 31st May 2021
Background check started immediately and eligibility started on the 3rd of June. I noticed my Medical was not updated and sent a webform with my e-medical sheet.
Medical passed: 25th June 2021
PPR: 30th June 2021

List of submitted documents
Unconditional LOA
Passport [ passport data page, travel stamps, Visa (Active US Visa)]
POF
Proof of Tuition Payment
MyBankStatement for our Joint savings account
Sponsor’s Statement of Account (Hubby)
Sponsor’s MyBankStatement
My Salary and Savings MyBankStatement
Employment and Introduction Letter from Employer
Sponsorship Letter
Affidavit of support
Pension and Mutual Savings account statement
Certificate of business
Other home tie documents (Landed properties and investments)
Client Info
SOP and LOE
IELTS RESULT
Degree Certificate and Transcripts
NYSC Certificate
ID for family members
Marriage Certificate
Police Character Certificate
Tax Certificate
Resume

My special appreciation goes to God that made my dreams come to reality. He deserves all the glory. I also want to appreciate @JustMellow (gcmswriters) for his guidance and prompt approach in handling my LOE. I reached out to him when I received my notes thinking I could explain the lumpsums before a decision was made but refusal came some days after. JustMellow assisted in writing my LOE to address the financial concerns as well as reconstruct my SOP to address purpose of visit (studied engineering but going for business management course). God bless you and cause his face to shine upon you. Going for a 2yr PG certificate.
Thank you to everyone for their selfless contributions on this thread. The advices, comments and testimonies kept me going even when it looked like all hope was lost. Thank you for the congratulatory messages. God bless you all.

PS: I was able to reapply 3 days after my initial refusal because I already had my GCMS notes and had addressed the concerns in my LOE. All PPR hopefuls will testify soon by God’s grace.