npowerng:


The portal remains open for almost a month, you do the math.

Please I have a question.
I am a current NPower beneficiary batch B, since I am not eligible to reapply again, will I still continue receiving 30k monthly?
If not, what Plans do the federal government have for us. What is our fate.

Greetings from TORONTO ONTARIO, CANADA .
Dear TRV Hopefuls,
Canada is really very beautiful & coordinated, and believe me it worths the whole stress and time. I can see lots of refusals and I wish to encourage you never to give up. Yes we are all human and should respond to pains and disappointments of life but the question is, How strong are we to bounce back on our feet and pursue our dreams? For the fact that your first or second trial went south doesn’t mean you should give up. Kimon!!! don’t forget that Every successful man has a bitter story, believe me.. you will one day remember and laugh at all the problems, worries and sleepless nights you are facing now and realise that it was a mere distraction to your greatness.

I made sure I responded to all PMs I received When I was in Nigeria, but I haven’t responded to the ones that sent theirs after I left. I will make sure I respond to your mails within the possible shortest timeframe.

Best Regards,
Dera.

AgroNACT:
LONG POST ALERT! All to the Glory of My Lord Jesus Christ!


SECOND APPLICATION TIMELINE
Second Application submitted online: 13th June
Background check started almost immediately.
Eligibility Review started: 12th July
Medical request: 12th July
Medical done (IOM): 18th July
Medical updated to pass: 23rd July
PPR/Approval/BVL: 1st August

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED
SOP (5pages)
LOE (4pages)
All IMM forms
International Passport
Police clearance
Birth Attestation
Passport size photo

EDUCATION
Degree Certificate
Degree Transcript
NECO Certificate
Letter of recommendation from my UnderG supervisor
Research publication (Front Page)
MSc Admission letter
MSc Acceptance Letter

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS
1st Scholarship Letter ( 23400Cad)
2nd Scholarship Letter ( 16000Cad)
(I later got 3rd Scholarship of 2000Cad -came in after i submitted my application, so i could add it.
My supervisors recommendation letter (Adding 5000K, funding my research and acknowledging my fundings)
My personal SOA (Current employment) with (N1.1M)
My NYSC SOA (Zero account)

EMPLOYMENT
NYSC Call up letter (I later passed out 25th July)
Official letter of acceptance from My PPA
Official Letter from my PPA confirming my current and future role when i come back (Written by me, stamped and signed by the company HRM)
Picture of me at work and at my CDS
NYSC ID Card

HOME TIE & PERSONAL ASSET
My wedding certificate
My Wife's birth certificates
My siblings' birth certificate
My Own Land Property docs (Power of Attorney and survey plan)
Pictures of My paintings
(Artworks)
My late fathers house and land properties (I explained I inherited them and i showed his death certificate)

TESTIMONY
I filed this application one month after i was refused with 4 refusal reasons.
I just want to thank God almighty who made it possible. I thank everyone in thread 15 for their invaluable advice at that time i was refused. Special thanks to @frankrobbn1, @Schonebaby and @Dera12345 who personally took it upon themselves to join me in re-strategizing for the the second app. They were always on phone with me, going through my letters, brainstorming on documents i should/shouldn't get. @stonecoldsteve, i can't forget you also. God bless you guys beyond measure.

It was not by my power, neither was it by any tight application, It was simply by the GRACE of my Lord Jesus Christ. I praised him exclusively and he answered by fire.

PRAISE THE LORD!

Congratulations to you!
I know a day like this shall come. All thanks to GOD Almighty..

mzjokky16:
O God have mercy on me, my application is not even 5% close to this tightness,
i dont have family picture, no fathers cac, no deed of anything from dad, no letter of being a partner in my daddy business just SOA of 36 million , i dont even know the inflow and outflow gan self, i only submitted his 1 acre land purchase that he is using for his farming business cry.
someone's child got 38k funding and i only got 8k funding from MUN and im there shaking yanch up and down, no reference letter from supervisor, olouwa snu funmi o.
well, i have confidence that it will surely end in praise. im getting my approval this month since it seems don dey drop approval alert.
Congratulations dear, park your load o, left to me, i will be in canada already by this Sunday. lol

The colored got me smiling.. funny u!
Your approval is close by, with God all things are possible. Congrats in advance

Good day and happy new month everyone.

I have read a lot of priceless advices and help rendered on this wonderful platform, and I must confess- I’m truly impressed.

I will be landing in a month time and can’t wait to share my own landing gist . Meanwhile, I know it’s going to be hectic for me as I don’t have anyone in or around my destination- St. Catharines, Ontario (Brock University MSc Student). One of my major challenges is getting an apartment, I have searched through kijiji and not comfortable with the available ones. I need help on other areas I can channel my research on, or i would really appreciate more if a Godsent on this forum who stays around my destination can help secure one for me and I will pay on arrival.
Thanks so much!!!

Kenny4real68:
APPROVAL ALERT GUYS!!!

I was in the bathroom taking my bath and at the same time playing music with my phone, my music got interrupted and it was an email that entered. Still sponging my body I walked close to my phone to see and it was CIC “donotreply”, you have a new message(s) in your account, I didn’t even know when my sponge fell off my hands. I just picked my phone and ran out of the bathroom like that with my soapy body, my mother saw me on the way and was surprised!.. I told her mum the hour is here Canada just replied and I don’t know if it’s a refusal or approval- she shouted and joined me as I run to my room-. As I was logging into my account my hands were uncontrollably and terribly shaking, My mum kept shouting for grace as my account was loading, lo and behold it’s an approval guys.. we laughed and hugged ourselves . Now, Let me go back and complete my shower will be back for the full testimony.

IJE CANADA ADIRO NFE (Canada Journey is not easy!!!)

Congratulations troublesome Kenny soo happy for you. More good news coming!

Good morning all..
Please anyone going to Brock University Ontario for Fall 2019 let’s connect!!!

May this week be filled with approval alerts IJN, Amen!!!

AgroNACT:

Congratulations dear. I am so happy for you !

Thanks dear!
I really appreciate your kind effort, patiently waiting for your good news!!!

Y2Kbaba:


Hello Dera12345,congratulations.
Kindly respond to my PM for assistance on contacting potential supervisor.

Thank you.

Done!

hadigun:
i sent you a mail

I have responded to all PM’s

Thanks once more everyone!!!
And to give back to the forum before I travel, I would like to willingly assist few applicants finding it difficult to secure MSc funding admission, including magic tips on how to charm a supervisor lol.
Also note, first impression matters and that determines the rest of the positive interactions depending on the supervisor’s response.

I was once in their shoes and I know how frustrating it can be, this is the best I can do!!!

Thanks everyone!!!
I really appreciate....

ORIGINAL PASSPORT REQUEST!!! (May applicant)

Experience is truly the best teacher, and my Canadian Sucess story made me believe the saying “EVERY DISAPPOINTMENT IS A BLESSING”!!! I know very well my story will motivate or strengthen some people never to give up in whatever that interests them, pursue it desperately like your life depends on it!! Yes I mean it.
Before I proceed, below is my timeline.

Online Application (2nd Application)
Submitted May 9th (10:57pm)
Upfront medicals passed on 11th June
Correspondence letter (today by 10:12am)
Original passport request (today by 10:32am)

This experience is my most difficult experience in life so far, I have always thought I can have anything I want in life but this Canada journey taught me that “Human beings can make any plans they want, but it’s God that decides their Sucess or failure”. I don’t even know where to begin from, but only God, Myself and @frankrobbn1 can tell my tragedy-comedy story.

So exactly a year today 20th June 2018, I submitted a paper route application and It was refused within 4weeks based on family ties, purpose of visit , personal assets and financial assets. Meanwhile, I have a Bsc in Biochemistry with overall CGPA 4.15 and last two year CGPA 4.71 , going for 2year diploma, paid tution fee $8,880cad.
when I received my refusal letter, I cried that very day like never before and till date my first refusal date 18th July,2018 still remains the worst day of my life, and the agent my parents used was just after money. After crying, knowing how bad i needed to leave this country I woke from my comfort zone and began my personal research, this was how I came across this wonderful forum and started reading up!

Through this wonderful platform I met an angel in human form, a motivator, my soulmate and my support system @frankrobbn1, may God bless you richly for me. Frank took his time to explain the errors in my application starting from advising me to secure a masters admission and that is nearly impossible to convince a VO on why diploma and not masters considering my high Gp, and secondly that my application is as empty as anything, I didn’t even submit my family’s information, no assets declared, no employment evidence and so on.

So I began my admission hunt and the devil started his work. Almost all the schools offering my course/ or related course requires a supervisor , and you know how difficult securing a supervisor can be. Some schools I contacted will tell me pump and play that I must identify a supervisor before applying while some will tell me to apply that they will assign me a supervisor once am admitted! I fell to their tricks and lost my application fee, I also tried contacting supervisors all kept turning me down. I kept sending countless mails to different supervisors in different universities all to no avail, some would always come up late with their negative mails of not having space in their lab while some will totally ignore me. I got feed up and I decided to stop sending mails but to call them on phone at least to get a straight forward response rather than waiting for their response that takes weeks and at the end must be negative. I made it as one of my daily activities to call at least 10 supervisors daily, and I did this for months!!! Even the ones that later accepted to supervise me though without funding just all of a sudden will deny even knowing me after I have submitted my application hoping I have secured a supervisor.

In general, I applied to 6 different universities in a space of 8months and all turned me down. I kept asking myself who did I offend? who is after my progress? Through this same wonderful forum I met a very nice fellow @agronat. Immediately he posted about him securing a masters admission with funding, i pm him to put me through, and that was how I realized the vital points/information missing out in my application and the reasons behind my refusals regardless of my high scores. And today am glad that my finally attempt landed me a full fulled scholarship worth $38,076CAD at BROCK UNIVERSITY ONTARIO , 2 years MSc in Biotechnology. Big thanks to @frankrobbn1 for recommending Brock University to me. I nearly craze that day (April 18th, 2019)!!! NB: the scholarship covers my tution and living expenses with extra left, I was also guaranteed a graduate assistantship position. Isn’t God great? This was when I realized that God was preparing something greater for me.

Fast forward to my visa application, guru @frankrobbn1 finished work.. I personally wrote my SOP and LOE, but when frank was done reviewing it I couldn’t recognize my LOE and SOP .. lol, he reconstructed it and was even using the VO’s terms to address every issue. He sold me well and also left the Change for the Visa officer to keep. I can’t thank you enough.., even after I submitted my visa application he took me to a church where I was given 4 days dry fasting and prayers (something I have never done in my life). I’m not the churchious type but this journey brought me closer to God and will forever remain grateful. I will be traveling to lagos next week to submit my passport and at the same time celebrate this wonderful journey that ended well. Seriously my sleep tonight will be very special after one year of dreaming of CANADA �� Lol, and to @justwise thanks for making this platform possible.

Below are the list of documents I submitted with my application:
Father sponsor.

All CIC FORMS
MY PASSPORT DATA PAGE
DIGITAL PASSPORT
UPFRONT MEDICALS
CLIENT INFORMATION;
•LOE
•SOP
•CV
•A reference letter from my supervisor
•Degree Certificate
•Degree Transcripts
•NYSC Posting letter
•NYSC Certificate
•My birth certificate
•WAEC result
•Employment letter (Written by frank , signed by my employer)
•Study leave approval letter (Written by frank , signed by my employer)
•work ID CARD
•police clearance certificate
•Picture with my parents
•HSSE professional Certificate (levels 1,2 and 3)
• social club reference letter (Written by frank)
•Deed of Gift of a four story building with a penthouse on top from Dad( Drafted by a senior advocate of Nigeria), I did the deed of gift before my application but it was back dated!
•My parent’s marriage certificate
•My family 25th marriage silver jubilee calendar as far back as 2008 . (Showing a portrait of all my siblings and my parents in the center) I was only 12years old then but I added it because we don’t have family picture.
•Siblings birth certificate
•Reference letter from my dad company stating I am one of the directors of his company existing for more than 30years now.
• My ID CARD showing am a director

PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
•My full funding unconditional acceptance letter
•Affidavit of sponsorship (Drafted by frank, signed by Dad and notary public )
•Letter of sponsorship (Written by frank , signed by Dad)
•Board of resolution letter
•Dad’s international passport data page
•Dad’s Statement of account ( Bal: #113,000,000 inflow- 440M outflow-375M)
•My Personal savings acc. About eight something!
• My Dom account statement (I explained that regardless of my full funding, my father transferred the sum of $10,000Cad for my flight itinerary and other miscellaneous expenses that might rise)
•Dad’s CAC
•Dad’s company particulars of directors (showing my name as one of the directors)
•Dad’s company memorandum of association
• proof of his company shares in all my siblings name and also my mum
•Dad’s landed property, evaluation report and survey plan( I included two building, one rented and one personal building), AND three empty lands under construction)

Even though I know my application is a little bit tight, I still handed it over to God because I have seen better applications refused, or the acceptance quota being reached as rumored on the forum,I said to God that they will bang the door when it’s my time to enter, I prayed against errors which can come from the VO leading to common refusals, lol, I prayed against bad mood on the head of the VO handling my application. Prayer is the Key.

I wish all TRV hopefuls SUCCESS!!!

Kenny4real68:


I’m not in anyway trying to say that ordering GCMS note after a refusal is bad, but let’s not only just tell someone who has been refused visa to order GCMS note. For goodness sake, anybody in that situation needs the smallest piece of advice while waiting for GCMS note at least to calm his/her nerves while trying to heal from the shock. From the applicant’s full profile we can rub minds together, give our little suggestions while he/she apply for the GCMS note.

If you are very observant you would’ve noticed that people dis days hardly come to the forum to announce their refusals unlike in previous threads, making it look like CIC is sleeping or not dishing out response, Bro.. this is simply because they already know the general response that follows it(ORDER GCMS NOTE finish), Yes! three people I chat personally with told me that.

When we encourage people they will always report back here! Be it positive or negative response, and in either way we learn BETTER! Finally, before you try to quote me wrong try to read thrice and meditate at least 30seconds! Thanks

You made a lot of SENSE

My long awaited testimony thread is finally here�. I can’t wait to testify to God’s favour towards me..
THIS IS MY TIME!!!

Hopeful2019:
Hi friends,

I noticed a modification in my timeline. It think cic has updated the way individual's timeline displays application progress. Kindly find below what I saw on my timeline today....Has anyone seen similar changes and is it normal?

I noticed it too

obazi:
I have not done medical. But my eligibility started today.

When did you apply

crusader6:
Hello guys!! Please how long can statement of account remain valid for it to be use in canada visa application?

One month from the date it was printed.

Unionised:
I am new here.
Yes, I have gone through page 1.

I have found a course and school.

Someone should please give me a step by step guide on how to apply and what I need before applying to a school.

Msc Psychology

Thanks

Go to the school’s website all you need for your application is waiting for you.

Opana1:
Good morning folks. I need some clarification;

1. Is it possible for a VO officer to make a decision within two weeks? If yes in most cases what decision do they reach?

Here is my timeline

Upfront medicals. 1st May 2019
Paper submission. 10th May 2019
Linked application 15th May 2019
Background checks. 15th May 2019
Medical passed. 17th May 2019
Background and eligibility checks started on the same 15th of May 2019.
Biometric mail. 21st May 2019.

Does this mean a decision has been reached? If yes how soon can one get a response? Thanks.

Yes it’s very possible for a VO to make a decision even within one week!
Since you passed your medical and have received your biometric mail it seems a decision have been made. Keep your hope high and believe it’s a positive decision, in some hours time you will testify. Good luck!

chigo4u:


No vex lol. I want to weigh all options before I apply somewhere. I would most likely involve services of an agent. Thanks anyway

Happy agent servicing in ADVANCE!!!

nochyks87:
Good evening all.

Got my refusal letter as well as my biometric correspondence letter today. This is my timeline:

School starts: Sept 3, 2019
App date: 6th April,2019
Biomerics request: 7th April,2019
Biometrics done: 17th April,2019
Upfront medicals: 2nd April,2019
Biometric correspondence: 21st May,2019.
Refusal letter : 21st May, 2019

I would like to kindly reach out to the gurus in the house to assist in anyway they can. Am about to order for my gcms notes. I have been reading all your suggestions and experiences concerning this study permit. I believe the right minds for an approval are all inside this wonderful platform. Am pumped up for refiring. To all those refused don't be downcast give it a GO again!!!! Attached is the refusal letter.

Thanks alot folks.
God bless you all.

Sorry for your refusal.. and it’s good you are about to order for your Gcms note. Meanwhile, you have to share your full profile/ documents submitted so the house can rub minds together.

Thebushboy:


This is a straight forward response. Thank you Dera12345

You are welcome.

chigo4u:

Ok thanks, however I’m considering things like cold (I heard some places are extremely cold) and also economy in deciding which region/province to look for school

Wetin Musa no go see for gate!!!
You previously asked of low tuition and fast admission response universities/colleges, on a normal level I would have just told you to visit google but I decided to breakdown the steps to make work easier for you, and now it’s Cold and economic problems.. Haba!!!!
All this boils down to GOOGLE, don’t be scared google is very friendly..

Omonoba1981:
Hello house, I got a friend that just received this mail this morning. About his statement been frudulent , how can he fix this.

In this situation two things are involved; Is either your friend submitted a fake bank statement of account or there might be errors made from the bank the Statement of account originated from (though this is very rare, but on this case something can be done)
But if your friend actually submitted fake bank SOA nothing like absolutely nothing can be done about that.. he will have to face the 5years ban.

chigo4u:
Please I need recommendations on schools/colleges that grants quick admissions with affordable tuition. I need to apply immediately

cc chibertha

I think google will attend to you faster!!!
Why? I can recommend 5 Canadian universties/colleges and none wil be offering your intended course. (Or don’t you have any course on mind?)
What you need to do is google all Canadian Universities/colleges offering your intended course of study, secondly, from the school websites you compare the tuition fees of the outlined schools, thirdly, since you are in a hurry and might not be able to wait for emails to be responded, you can put a call across to the graduate admission unit of 3 or 4 schools you must have selected having the least tuition fees. Ask them how long it takes to get a decision after an admission application have been submitted. Lastly, with the duration given from each school, you will then know the school(s) to apply that has both low tuition fee and fast admission feedback!!!

bukonlami:
Hello guys

Please I want to ask.if it is advisable to mention previous Visa denials,like a US visa denial in my SOP .
Thanks

In my opinion, just answer yes and explain in the space provided for it in your application form.
No need bringing it to your SOP as you have more important things to tackle.

cryptik:
I need help o

I applied March 20th,
Biometrics March 22nd,

BCM 14th may
Refusal correspondence 17th may

Refusal based on purpose of visit
...I feel shattered. .
.
please what's the next line to follow
How do I address this purpose of visit stuff
And get my GCMS notes

So sorry for your refusal, you need to share your profile. What program are you going for? and what was your previous program? Any study gap? And the rest. Just relax, take your time and repackage your app.
More importantly, when reapplying don’t just focus on addressing only purpose of visit, try to still cover all angle. Some people on this forum have been refused on one or two refusal grounds, and when they reapplied tackling the stated reason(s), CIC gave them three or four extra refusal grounds.. though that’s not your portion.
it’s a pity once more..

Bracha:
Please this is wrong. It was NOT a study permit application. It was a visit visa application, I mean, it was clearly stated there.

Please read very well, it can come in either way...
I have seen study visa refusal letters starting with “Thank you for your interest in visiting Canada”. If you want to see, I can share the image. I am 100% sure of what am saying.. @Geryworld don’t be too fast to unleash your anger on anyone.

Greyworld:

Okay thnks. But yu re certain it aint study permit? pls check the reasons for d refusal also the first line " Temporary Resident Visa". I wanna be sure before i go confrontational wif sm1. lol. tnks

That can be a study visa rejection letter. Study visa rejection letter can also starts with “Thank you for your interest in studying in Canada.”
And note, both study visa and visitor visa are types of temporary resident visa.

Really? Someone was approved with 4M SoA, same school and same program, though I will try to improve on it. Thanks.
I got a refusal letter,I addressed the refusal reasons based on the letter[/quote]

What worked for Mr A might not work for Mr B, besides your application can’t be 100% the same with him/hers.. Have you wondered if the person have paid all his /her tuition fee and living expenses intact before submitting the 4M SOA, or even without paying if his/her tuition fee and living expenses is lesser than yours? so you don’t know what gave the person higher wings to fly over it.
I suggest you don’t take chances, just do something to the SOA and be on a safer side.

marshallian50:
Thanks juleskiki for making out time to respond to my enquiries. I am very grateful. Still on the matter, for those that have applied to programs that don't necessarily require a supervisor, can I apply to Saskatchewan and still get a funding?
Course- agricultural economics
Cgp: 4.40
See pics below. Thanks.

It’s better you don’t waste your application fee. Don’t let that grammar confuse you because definitely before they finally accept your application you MUST identify a faculty member willing to supervise you.. so you see, it’s as good as securing a supervisor before beginning a formal application. I advice you to make sure you secure a supervisor before you apply so you can be on a safer side, but Godforbid no one accepts to supervise you after you have applied, that means your application fee is gone. Kindly contact potential supervisors in your department, if they give you a positive response very fine go ahead with your application, if they don’t.. then save your money and check other universities, as they can’t offer you admission without you identifying a supervisor. I was once a victim!..�