Yes, you can use two persons as your sponsors. Let your dad be your main sponsor then your non-relative to be a co-sponsor. I hope your dad would be responsible for larger part of your expenses. You will require letter of sponsorship from both of them, and affidavits of support from the non-relative and proof of source of income from both of them. Your non-relative needs to explain why he is sponsoring you whether you have done something to merit it or what value are you to the person or what the person would achieve from your study abroad. With these you should be fine. Cheers!

crusader6:






I need Answer pls

Congratulations! Please, share your profile and timeline.

Fram:
Hello Guys. So my application was approved today but there’s no approval letter from CIC. Only the counter foil document number.
So I need advise

My suggestion to you is this: since you are planning to apply after your youth service next year which means you still have a year to prepare, do yourself a favour by reading from atleast Part 12 of this thread. In six months time, believe me you would have been well equipped and would have known well enough your chances of getting approval. Bro, just maximise the time you have on your side reading and acquiring kmowledge you need concerning this study visa application. Cheers!

Kamalu5258:
Hello guys, I'm new to this thread, I just finished my bachelor's program in Business administration and I'm looking at doing a PGD in Global Business management most likely at Mohawk College after my youth service next year. I'm 28 and I understand the financial requirements which I'm positive will be met when I'm ready, what are my chances and how do you guys suggest I make my application more watertight when the time comes? Your constructive suggestions will be highly appreciated.

Big Congrats

Awuuga:
Guysssssssss! My application was just approved!!!!!
This is surreal!

I was introduced to this wonderful forum by my mum and I have learnt a great deal since I joined.
God that did it for me will do it for you too.

A very big congrats to you. You are a victor! Did you link your paper application online? If yes then check if your medical has been updated to PASSED. If yes then wait for them for your passport dispatch message and correspondence letter soon.

Layooye:
I submitted my application on the 28th of august, got medical request on the 5th of October, medical request was done on the 8th of October, and submitted by the hospital the next day and up till now no message.

Thank you. Amen to your prayer. God bless us all.

emmy4Gold:
weldone sir, May God bless you sir

Boss, just trying to add my quota back to the forum. Still learning from great guys like you on here.

Frankrobbn1:


I sight you Deboskie, Very impactful! Well done Bro, I hope to see more of this from you on this window.

I salute you boss

jnyuwa02:


Excellent! Starred!

The rate at which paper route applications are being refused in the past 3 months is alarming. It is more than 90% refusal from those VO in Kenya and almost the same generic reasons ticked for everyone. So don't feel bad about the outcome of your application but try to re-strategise and re-fire. You may order for your GCMS note for more information on the reasons for your refusal.

Did you write SOP/LOE in your refused application? If you did or didn't, in this new application I will advice you write it to address the VO concerns and also present yourself as a geniune student that will return back to Nigeria after your study. Link your first degree with your intended program, talk about your work experience and why you need this program at this time in your career. What are your employment prospects back in Nigeria after your study in Canada. Why did you choose Canada and the school for your intended program and not undertake such program in Nigeria (your goals and expectations). Talk about your home ties and assets in Nigeria, your travel history (Include documents as evidence of whatever you claim to have or wherever you have traveled to). Also, you need to explain why your sponsor decides to sponsor you, what would he/she gain from paying such amount for your education? Your sponsor needs to write a convincing letter too explaining his/her decision to sponsor you, how many dependant does he/she has? his/her source of income and proof of financial capability. Affidavit of support is adviceable too if your sponsor is not your immediate family member. You need proof of relationship with your sponsor.

-Insufficient funds: How many years is your program? As a self sponsor you need to show funds in your account that would be enough for your tuituon fee and living expenses for the entire duration of your program. I will advice you let your co-sponsor transfer into your account whatever amount he/she would be sponsoring you with. Also, if there is any lump sum of money in your account before printing your statement of account try to explain the source and reason for the funds in your LOE. If you can work on this the issue of insufficeint funds will disappear.

-Travel History: A lot of people have gotten their visa without having traveled before and moreseo, I have not come across of anyone refused mainly because of travel history. So, this is not a serious issue. All you should do is to just mentioned it in your LOE that you have traveled to which ever countries you went to and add your schengen visa stamp page to your application.

-Purpose of visit: As I said above, try to link your first degree to your work experience and to your intended program in Canada (dont assume the VO would know they are related). What are the reasons going for this program in Canada and not in Nigeria? What are your goals and expectations going for your program? Justify your true intention is to study alone and return back to Nigeria to add value to your country.

-Employment prospect in country of residense: Having risen to the level of a manager, you need to emphasis on what opportunities await you in Nigeria after your program. What are your plans in Nigeria upon return? How do you intend to offset the huge sum spent on your education in Canada? How lucrative is your job? Just proof to the VO there are lots of Job prospects in your field in Nigeria. If your company do grant study leave and your program is not more than a year I will advice you request for one and add it in your next application. But most importantly convince the VO there are opportunities waiting for you in Nigeria after your study.

-Personal assets and financial status: Your salary statement of account, pay slips, pension, landed properties and any other assets you have in your name would do. You can include anyone you jointly own with your wife too if there is any.

Note: All I have written are just my own opinion and what I personally think you should work more on. I am not a guru and not even gotten my visa. I am a learner too and I am just trying to help sharing with you the little I have gained in this forum. Cheers!

DeuxMille:

How do I address this? Can I reapply or I should just forget it?

Sorry about your refusal. On what ground(s) were you refused?

DeuxMille:
LOE
Admission letter : MAC University of Windsor
BSc Computer Science Transcripts 2.1
OND result Distinction.
WAEC
IELTS 7.0
Professional certificates
CV: 8 years experience
Employment letter with an European mission: over 6m p.a
4 months pay slip
Personal Pension: 3.4m

Personal SOA: 3.4m
Tuition deposit 6k CAD paid by co-sponsor.
Co-Sponsor's coy SOA : 2.5m (Good inflow and outflow but small closing balance)
Co-Sponsor's personal SOA: 500k
Co-Sponsor's CAC papers.
Co-Sponsor's letter stating she adviced me not to sell an equipment wife uses for her business, reason she wants to support.
(I wasn't comfortable with sponsor's balance but couldn't ask for more)

Travel experience: Schengen

Personal land allocation paper in an estate.
Wifey's coy CAC papers and registration paper with govt: she is a contractor to the govt.
Marriage certificate
Kids and Wife's birth certs.

Study gap of 9 years but I have been working since graduation.

I think you are right because someone that works in one of the banks head quarters once told me that CIC use to confirm from them the authenticity of statements submitted for visa applications by confirming certain transactions in the statements. Also, there was a time around last year when CIC used to request for updated statements from applicants during the process of treating the applicants applications and also requested for letters from the banks stating the fund inside the applicants' accounts would be allowed to be exported to Canada as at when needed (I think due to some CBN regulations then). I am not sure if it was in part 11 or 12 of this thread.

All I am trying to say is there wouldn't have been reasons asking for updated statements if CIC could actually check balances on accounts. Please, this is just my own opinion on this matter. People should just do their best to be truthful and straight forward in their applications. God will help us and His will shall be done concerning all applications. Cheers!

jandj:


Madam, I repeat dat CIC does not have any right to check your balance. They can only confirm the authenticity of the statement presented. I am certain sure of this. The bank owes every customer a other of secrecy. I presume that What your reliable source said is that CIC confirms the authenticity of statements

Congratulations bro! God will continue to favor you

henricson:
I'm Henricson, the guy that always asked so many questions on part 14. I want to appreciate frankboh, jnjuwa, lagos2canna, infact everybody. You guys are too much.

School: Humber college
Program: Post graduate certificate
Course: Project management
Online application submitted on September 12, 2018
Biometrics done on September 21st, 2018
Medicals passed October 10, 2018
Passport request October 11, 2018.

My application status is still on background check.

Documents submitted:
All cic documents
SOP 2 and half pages
Birth certificate
Resume
SSCE certificate
NYSC
Statement of results for bsc in banking and finance, and MBA. Original certificate still in process. Bsc was 2008, MBA 2012
Transcript for bsc, just sent that of MBA the day before yesterday.
Proof of finance: My dad's acct of a little over 3m, pension statement of almost 5m & sponsorship letter, My uncle who is a citizen and co sponsor just attached his employment letter showing how much he earns (no acct statement or fund transfer, he works for government of Nunavut though), citizenship certificate and sponsorship letter.
First semester School fees receipt (8,095.50 cad) and invoice
I had treasury bills of 1.1m and also pension of 400k plus, didn't submit SOA.
Employment letter, no letter of introduction from company
Company ID
Up front medical done on July 31, 2018
Police report done August 15, 2018

I had no landed properties document though I am a first son to my dad, but his houses have no full documentation which I didn't have the time to purse.

I decided to put my full details for those who still doubt it's impossible for post graduate diplomas or certificate applications to get approval. Funny enough I even have a masters. And I'm 31
Secondly, I work in customer care telecommunications, and stated in my sop that I wish to change career path to project management to avail myself with abounding project management jobs in telecommunication. So career path change is possible.
Lastly, based on what I have seen here I wouldn't say I have strong home ties, I just stated in sop that I needed to better myself as a first son to be able to take care of my parents and 4 other siblings.

If my application was disserted here, truth is I would be told not a tight application . But I did my best based on what little I had available and relied on God to perfect everything, and I strongly believed... Thank you Jesus. I wouldn't lie I didn't fast and pray, but I prayed fervently.

I just did a implant hardware removal surgery for a tibia fracture I had in an automobile accident last year. Have to walk with crutches for at least 3-6weeks until holes left by screws have healed considerably, but that won't stop me from bursting into vfs on Monday.

BTW... For those who have done ppr, hope I can get my passport back before Friday on 26/10/2018 as I'm to resume work on Sunday being 28/10/2018.

Please forgive my long epistle, I'm so happy.
For all trv hopefuls, don't give up. I'm a living testimony.

Funny you. Congrats!

galala123:
Did I Hiroshima and Nagasaki the house

Grave yard silence in the marketplace .... seems people that thought they had issues have seen something bigger!

It's OK to say Congrats because my housemates seem to be confused as to whether to say congratulations or send me message of consolation!

Welcome back bro.... Lesson learnt I believe. lol! A big congrats on your PPR. It shows there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Happy for you bro!

galala123:

I'm back from suspension with a strong message of hope!

Apologies to those that have had a still born as I know the pain is nothing compared to mine understandably because matters of death cannot be compared to other vicissitudes of life. However, I beg your indulgence to allow me use it to describe the pain and level of disappointment I have suffered over the years.

After half a dozen refusals in as many years plus 1, I am elated to inform the house that the labour period is over and this time around .....IT IS A LIVE DELIVERY!

PPR received.

I just sent you a pm. Please respond. Thanks

Jephehe:
Great Nigerians,

We should alway encourage each other as countries like India and China are doing in Canada. My class is 40students and 38 indians. Whats the secret? Its just team brainstorming.

Anyone coming to University of waterloo, Laurie University and Conestoga College in Winter?

If yes accommodation is available.

Na only me waka come oh

I just noticed processing time for study visa from Nigeria has been reduced to 9 weeks from 10 weeks. I believe some people will start hearing from CIC concerning their applications real soon. Good luck to all awaiting CIC response.

Congratulations. More success await you in Canada.
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Congratulations... Go and prosper

Jephehe:
Forumite,

Rejoice with me as my Jehovah God has actualize the meaning of my name :Jephthah meaning May God open, God has Opened.

It's was uber fast application after first denial of pgc 1year program

Applied 5th April 2018 in Lagos
Denied 30th April 2018
Reasons-
1. Insufficient financial resources( sponsored) with 30m
2. Travelling history (visited UK, US and Canada{ with valid US Canada Visa})
3. Purpose of visit

Ordered for GCMS note April 30th
GCMS received May 29th
Reviewed with Frankrobbn1 till June 11th

Second application
Self sponsored
Applied June 11, 2018
Medical call June 28th, 2018
Did medical June 29, 2018.
Passed medical July 6th, 2018.
Bought ticket July 12th 2018
Approval / correspondence letter 19th July 2018
Accommodation on the way.


Never be discouraged cic are humans.

1 year program is a sure thing never be discouraged with I hear say talks.


Showing Ontario on Aug 31st with my family.


Thanks to Jehovah God my Rock

Sorry for your refusal. Don't feel defeated, pick it up from where you stopped and re-fire but not until you know the reason(s) for your refusal. I believe when you go for your passport you will get a note with it stating the generic reason(s) for your refusal. For you to know in details why you were denied, then you will have to request for your GCSM note which will allow you to be able to fully address your refusal reason(s) in your next application. You can order for your note through this link https://atip-aiprp.apps.gc.ca/atip/welcome.do?lang=en

ngunaniveren:
Hello guru's in the house, I applied for study visa on 22 June via paper route and later linked my account online. I received an email today stating that I have an update. I checked my account and the message was that "you do not meet the eligibility requirement", my application has been rejected without them being specific.
My question is:
Will CIC give me a specific reason for the rejection in the near future?
My program is starting on 5th sept. 2018 at the University of Victoria. I have registered for courses orientation. What do I do?

Congratulations.

AKFTK:
TRV Approved after 10weeks.

AlhaduliLlah.

I'd drop my details soon.

Thanks for the info. Good luck with your application. It will end in praise

joe10:


There is no crowd today. If you get there early enough you will be attended to same day, only those who get there late are given appointment for another day. I was there earlier and duly attended to without previous appointment. But those who had appointment for today were given preferential treatment before first time comers.

Simple advice, if you to want to be attended to same day without having to book appointment for another day, arrive there as early as 6:00AM. I got there 5:30AM and was no 3 on the queue. I hope this might help someone

Okay, no problem. pm replied

dubaiboy1:
@deboskie .. I sent you a PM bro .. I need to talk to you please.

More so, since he is your maternal uncle you have to submit his birth certificate, your mom's birth certificate, your mom's marriage certificate as well and if your uncle has international passport try to submit his data page. These documents are for proof of relationship between your uncle and mom.

dubaiboy1:
The Sponsor is my Uncle...Same Surname with my Mom .. And the problem with the affidavit is , they won't notarize it if he is not present .

Your Uncle is in category of third party. Has he paid for your first year tuition fee and sent your living expenses into your account? or has he sent both your tuition fee and living expenses for your first year into your account? Doing this is a proof that you have direct access to your required first year expenses. If that has been done and he has written a convincing sponsorship letter in regard to why he is sponsoring you and explained how he intend paying for your subsequent years expenses in the letter. Also, if he has given you a good statement of account to show he would be able to sponsor your entire years of studies with other documents to proof his source of income and identity then I believe you would be fine without the affidavit of sponsorship. People with third party have gotten their approvals without affidavits of sponsorship but they were able to convince the VO with other documents submitted that their Uncle is capable and genuine sponsor. Best of luck.

dubaiboy1:
The Sponsor is my Uncle...Same Surname with my Mom .. And the problem with the affidavit is , they won't notarize it if he is not present .

If your sponsor is not a third party and you have a sponsorship letter from him/her then affidavit of sponsorship is not necessary but if you are using third party as your sponsor then I will advise you get affidavit of sponsorship. Though, I think I have seen some approval on here without affidavit of sponsorship in documents submitted. IMO try to include it as it stands as a legal document from your sponsor pledging to financially support your education.

dubaiboy1:
Hi guys... Please is it really important/necessary to include affidavit of sponsor in an application ? I'm finding it so hard to get it notarized and I'm putting in my application first thing tomorrow morning here in Dubai.

I need all the ideas I can get now please guys..


Thanks and God bless

Hey bro.... I have sent you quite a number of pm in the past weeks. If you don't mind I need your personal advise on an issue. Can you please reply my pm. Thanks.

Austinpee4:


Hi goingforward,

Once your study permit is approved, a visa foil will still be issued to you irrespective of the valid visiting visa you have. This is to help officers at the point of entry identify your purpose in Canada on arrival and subsequently issue you with the right document(s) for your stay. The category of visa is clearly written on the visa foil. So upon arrival, the officer would ask what you are in Canada for, once you say studying, the expect to see a visa issued for your study permit on your passport. Same as visiting, if you say visiting, your visiting visa must be valid too as well as other requirements for a visit.

So in summary, each visa is issued for a purpose and will be clearly written on the foil. Your answers to questions at the POE will determine the one the officer will check at the POE for validity and for issuance of appropriate documents. The only exceptional case is a PR approval. All other previously issued TRV will be cancelled.

Hope this is clear enough.

Regards.

That is good then. Thanks for the info

Yuyukoko:
Was my first day yesterday, got no appointment.

Please, is today your first day at Lagos vfs or you have been there before and got an appointment for today.

Yuyukoko:
Hello fam! So I finally applied today, it feels like a joke. In July?!!!. Here's to those who are yet to apply and resuming September, go go go.
For those who want to know how much and situation in Lagos vfs, I did paper application and paid a little less than 56k. Arrived about 11 and left about 2pm.
I see people already booking flights, Happy for y'all is an understatement!
So now, lemme join una to be expectant... #julyApplicants.

I sent you a pm. Please check. I need some information about your school. Thanks

Jhammz519:



Conestoga college... I'm gonna use ethiopian airline almost 400k

Yes, it should be Okay. Since you are not sponsoring yourself and you have evidence of investments in your name then you are fine with you not having much in your personal account. It is good your company has made payment for your school fees and living expenses upfront and they are giving you company's statement of account. Make sure it is your salary account you are submitting and also make sure the company explain the reason(s) why they are spending that much to sponsor you out of all their staffs available for your program in Canada. Like, What is your position in the company? What value are you to the company? what would the company gain from you when you return? and so on. Financially you are okay if you present all these. All the best.

Radiantblessing:
I am being sponsored by the company where I work. My school fees and living expenses summing up to 28,000 CAD was paid upfront and the I submitted the company's statement of account which has enough money running into millions there. But I personally don't have much in my account. I just want to submit my account statement along with the company's statement plus few investments in my name. Will that be okay.
Please reply

If you don't want to wait till August when you will get your salary from your new employer, what I will advise you to do is this. Add your payslips from your previous employer till May, then add your new employment letter from your new employer which I believe would have your salary break down in it and your start date which should show the VO you just got a new job. You can as well add your new ID card as well. Also, if possible talk to your new employer to give you a letter stating their policy of not paying new staffs until after 2 months of being with them. You can as well make this explanation to VO in your SOP. I believe you would be fine if you can do all mentioned

Ezriela:
Great job people.
I have a concern that I need clarification on.
I resigned May but I joined another organisation in June but I have not received my 1st salary according to their policy they pay new staffs 2month salary together means I will collect my 1st salary around 1st week of August.
My documents are ready for submission. My question is can i submit all necessary documents without June payslip? I have jan-may 2018 payslips.
Or I shd not add them as my new employer hope the gap from May till now is not a red flag