Of course they are the strongest sef IMO.

If you can, get your employer to write you a leave letter stating that you'll resume 1 month after your Couse finishes to a higher position. Not compulsory though.

Finian1:
Can I use wife and children alone as home ties?

Congratulations!

pixzy:
PPR JUST DROPPED

THANK YOU JESUSSSSSSSS

Yes. Biometrics isn't for children lesser than 14 years.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/identity-management/biometrics/exemptions.html

HazeeyzaH:
Good morning house, please gurus in the house
I applied with my toddler (new portal) but only my request for biometric letter was sent. Is that how it is ?? I just want to confirm. Thanks

If you have a friend in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident, they can help you order it. If not, I think @ anon does or you can check thegcmsonline.

gustav25:


Yes 4th of February... How do I go about ordering my notes?

I have no Idea.
However, some people see eligibility criteria on their profile long before decision is made while others see it few days/hours to when they received final decision.


I can only advise that you keep calm and if possible, take your mind off it for now. It can be really disturbing emotionally.

legenduq:
Please how long does it normally take for eligibility to start after submitting an application?

I don't think it's airline perse, it's IRCC instruction. You need to keep yourself updated about IRCC's instruction on everything post PPR

Yureyes:
Good evening house, please can anyone recommend an airline that doesn't disturb study permit holders who want to travel to Canada early? I'll really appreciate.

4th of February?

You may order your notes.

gustav25:
When can one request for gmcs notes ? My application was on the 4th and after medical and biometrics was updated , no other update

Yes, they'll verify the balance on the account statement you submit.

Mbee8187:
Good evening everyone, I would like to ask if there’s a possibility that the Canadian embassy will communicate with the Bank where I have my Proof of Funds to clarify if I have the exact amount of money printed on my statement in my bank account.

You may want to apply to mpower for loan with your admission letter.
University of Manitoba is on the list of schools they support.

I don't have any information asides what I have posted, us this link to get to the mpower page and follow it through.


https://www.mpowerfinancing.com/get-a-loan/schools-we-support/#schools

Victodan:
Good day my fellow nairalanders
I have just been given admission to university of Manitoba and l needed help on how to get prove of fund.

I don't think I understand you.

How much is the total school fees?
How much was your funding?
What does tution waiver mean if you got funding?
Is the school reducing school fees for you 2ce?

lilangel20:
My funding was 16,500cad. I got a tuition waiver in which i am to pay just 5,030cad. Meaning I would be left with 11,000cad

Thank you boss man.


Another question, do you think I should send my passport now or wait till my Toddler's medical is done, posted and PPR given?

She got medical request while I got a PPR.

IOM booked her for 20th of April, qlife insists there's no slot.

Scott99tish:
Nothing spoil.
Many has been stamped without it.

Just send the Passport Request letter with the Correspondence of Biometrics you received together to show that you did it with other details.

They will stamp it.

You can upload but qulife would still send same result to IRCC.

Fabprincely:
Good morning house ‘ I went for my upfront medicals yesterday !! Shd I upload the receipt they gave me at Qlife or it’s Qlife that upload it to the portal !! thank you guys

The screenshot isn't too legible. However, the little I was able to read shows the VO I concerned about career progression.

VO also thinks the funding given to you is not the full cost of the study as an international student. So you need to check your letters to know the cost of the program for an international student and compare with the amount the school has given you as funding.

If there is a different between your 14k funding and the cost of the program for intentional students fee, you need to provide POF for the difference.

Post a clearer screenshot of your notes though.

lilangel20:
Here is what my notes says...
I am fully funded with 11,700cad left after school fees payment...

How do you think I can tackle this in my next application?

Thanks for this.
People like us going with toddler cannot afford plenty hand/cabin luggage

Scott99tish:
I found this tip somewhere on Uk travel thread and might be helpful…

23kg each in two places. That's for your main luggage.
8kg max for your cabin luggage.

Total of 54kg!

Let me help with luggage packing tips, you might need them.

Tips

You're not allowed to put food or sharp objects (cutlery, blade, pocket knife etc) in your cabin luggage or carry on (hand bag/laptop bag), so pack smartly.

Tightly pack all your clothes, shoes, books, or weaves (if female) into your cabin luggage. Instead of folding clothes passively or mindlessly like we do when arranging our closet, roll each tightly into a bunch.This will squeeze out air & give you more space in the box to squeeze more clothes into. You can watch YouTube videos to learn this technique.

Now you're left with food items, sharp objects, and any cream/perfume exceeding 50ml (Only liquid of less than 50ml per bottle is allowed in the cabin luggage). Now arrange all these carefully into your main luggage.

For food items, put into ziploc bags or transparent polythene bag like pure water bags. Put different food items into each and label appropriately...e.g Melon, Ogbono, Ugwu vegetable etc.

For ladies carrying weaves, discard the packs to make your luggage relatively lighter.

Palm oil is not allowed. Don't even bother!

You don't necessarily need an industrial scale to weigh your luggage. Buy a regular domestic scale. You know the ones "Check your weight" guys carry around? Yes, that one. It's less than 2k.

To weigh, first stand on it and check your weight. Write it down or memorise it. Now put your luggage on your head and check your combined weight. Subtracting your own weight from the combined weight will give you the weight of your luggage.

Your allowance per main luggage is 23kg but aim for 21kg or max 22kg at home. Why? The scale at Murtala Mohammed Int'l Airport is forward by about 2kg. You don't want to stress yourself with reshuffling at the airport or trashing stuffs you bought with your hard-earned money. Pack smartly from home!

Airport staffs are not smiling again. Before they allow you pass/check-in a 23.9kg bag, you'll beg tire. Anything above that, they'll tell you to go obtain a ticket of $150 per overweight bag upstairs! You don't need that wahala in your life.

What else?

Remember I asked you to stuff all your clothes & books plus shoes into your cabin luggage? Trust me, it would have exceeded 8kg by now. You know the box itself will add to the weight as well.

Let me give you orijo. grin

1. Your laptop bag is not weighed. That's an extra space to put clothes, books, laptop (of course), charger etc.

2. Your hand bag isn't weighed either. If you're a lady, that's a plus. You can carry a laptop bag + your handbag alongside the cabin bag.

3. If you're eleru town council like me & you've utilised all available spaces yet you're still not within allocated kg limits, fear not. There's still a way.

Leave your original cabin luggage with somebody (eg family/friend who followed you to the airport). Let them act like they own the bag while they simply stand by it.

Check in your laptop bag as your Cabin Luggage. They'll tag it and return it to you while the two main bags are passed to cargo. Now remove the tag and stickers on your laptop bag and place it on your original Cabin Luggage you kept with your escort. You're done!

With these tips, you'll have a smooth sail luggage wise.


Extras....

Depending on how light or fancy you want to travel, those silly Echolac boxes are not your friend. 1) They'll add to the overall weight 2) They're not durable. Most would be damaged (broken handles, broken wheels, torn surface areas, etc) before you arrive your destination. How would you even lift a damaged box? You'll place it on your head maybe grin

Invest in a quality box. Might be pricey but it will last for years and save you from embarrassing situations. I don't know if/where those are sold in Nigeria.

If you're low on cash, buy those very strong bagco ghana must go bags as main luggage. Not the usual ones. This one is a bit recent & it comes in one color - grey! More like a grainy white mixed with black. It costs about N1,500 per bag. Nothing to be ashamed of. You wont even see it until your final destination after you check it in at MMIA, so you can still form posh in transit with your cabin luggage. Regular travellers use it a lot. It's very light and durable. For your information, they sell it in the abroad too. So what? In fact, its a life saver for people whose boxes get damaged at the airport. Just that they'll pay a few extra thousands more to procure it at the airport.

No use am as cabin baggage oooo. You'll look like Osuofia in London. Hehehe. Joking. Use a correct small sized box as cabin/hand luggage.

Third option is to source for lightweight boxes (rare) or lightweight travelling bags with wheels (looks like a piece of cloth with wheels attached when empty. The box-shaped compact ones are heavy).


Wishing you a safe flight!

Not completely right though.

What if you got PPR 5 months earlier than you intend to arrive Canada?

I'll say, have plans on refunding the money when you are about to travel

purespikes:


It is always risky to significantly tamper with your POF until PPR is delivered. Often times, you still need it at your POE....

UW

Samtob4life:


Got it. Thank you so much.

Congratulations again boss.

I don dey find my biometrics slip since Monday oo, what will happen if I don't find it?

Scott99tish:
I sent it to Abuja on Friday.
They’ve stamped it cuz I got email notification but I’m yet to get it from DHL. DHL has updated also to deliver tomorrow.

I realized it's not totally agent's fault.
Nigerians love shortcuts and "miracle".

Between yesterday and today that I posted my PPR update, several people have contacted me to give them contact of the registered agent I used.

No less 5 of them asked me if the White Man can help them with POF . I asked them if they want him to cook it from the Skye, they said agents have their way.

I gave up.


Lots of people get happy when agent tells them not to bother about bank statement and sponsor that they have it covered. How can someone have your life covered without you asking questions?

imarrpopson:


This so called agents ehn. You can try the countries in the EU(especially the small countries that don't share details with Canada).

You can also try UK too, but them go put eye for your file since they'll have the details of your Canadian ban. I heard a story of someone who got banned by Canada and got a UK visa(or UK ban, Canada visa. I don't really remember).

Please for your next application to any country, do it yourself or be more involved in the application. And get genuine statement of accounts too.

How can you trust agents to give you bank statements?

Sorry about the ban though.

Muzansama:
I paid agent to interest to use their business account as my sponsor but they tricked me and used fake bank statement

If you submitted clear bank statement, I don't think they'll ask you for an updated statement again.


The IRCC cannot ask your bank to verify account balance outside the dates you submitted to them.

Keep calm

pixzy:
Hello good people on this forum . I’m a bit worried about my situation currently

I applied Feb 2nd
Biometric feb 11th
Medical request 23rd March
Medical 30th March and updated as Passed on 1st April .

Currently I’ve paid for 1st term totaling 9,020 cad and my POF on personal account as at when I applied was 6.7m but currently my account is less than 2m. I’m worried because I don’t knw at what stage POf review is carried out . What do you guys think

If you use your business account as POF, it means you'll have to explain why you are doing it.

In advanced countries, they don't expect business owners to dip hands in business money because they are the owner. Business money isn't your money.

promo4:
Hello guys, please I need advice on how to go about this, I'm a bit worried and confused right now based on my POF.

Scenario 1

So, my tuition for 1 year is 13000cad. Living expenses is 10,000cad by default. I have 20,000cad available from my business and 200,000naira available on my salary account with good inflows too.
My first semester tuition is 7000cad.
Should I pay for my first semester tuition and do my visa application with what I have now? Or


Scenario 2
Should I wait to end of April to add more funds from my business to make it 23,000cad, Salary account to 500k, Pay for first semester tuition and then apply by first week of May?

Scenario 3

Should I just apply with the POF I have available now without paying for first semester tuition fee?

Scenario 4

Should I just defer my admission and save up at least 50,000cad to have enough money for my POF before applying again?

Thanks and appreciate your responses.

NB: My business is consistently bringing in money every month passively and I have a good salary job.

Go to your WES profit and click on the one evaluated using ECA, click upgrade report, click education, click continue, select level of education you are pursuing, select "change Each to standard course-by-course evaluation" then follow the rest.

That's what I did to gain admission last year too.

All the best.

Samtob4life:
Good afternoon

Please how do I request for my document by document academic transcript from WES?

The school I'm processing requested for WES for admission.

I did my WES ECA evaluation last year for PR application. (switched to study visa this year)

Amen.
Thank you so much.

Trust you and yours are doing well

Nikky6:

Yes ooo!!! May canada favor you

Yes he does.

MediaLady:
Good day, gurus in the house.

I will be filling an application for my 5 year old, alongside mine. Please, I want to know if he needs to do Medicals as well? I want to book upfront with IOM today.

I appreciate response from everyone.

Cc: lekkiboboe, makano, teemenzo, anon123 and other gurus.

Thank you.

Thanks Nikky.

Yes ooo, I remember sending you a PM, I was so angry and decided to stop commenting on anything Canada visa

Nikky6:
I remember you!!! Congrats hunnay!!!
God did it

You guys should check your spam messages, they sent amount out.

MBA?

Francieuche:

Saint John

Which campus?

Francieuche:
Who has heard from University of New Brunswick recently?

Amen. From your mouth to God's hears.

Chiziteremary:
Congrats to u for this speed of light timeline. May the land of Canada favour u. Mine is next in Jesus name.

Congratulations to you and your family

MrCodeKnight:
PPR Alert! (11 days)

I applied on behalf of my wife for Study Permit and SOWP for myself. Although, we will be travelling with our child, we didn't apply for her since she's a US citizen (we plan to do it at POE). However, we made it clear that she will accompany my wife, hence, the need for me to also go with them.

Upfront Medical at Qlife: March 3, 2022

Timeline (it's the same for both of us, PPR was like 10 minutes apart, wife's PPR came first)
Application Submission: March 24, 2022
Biometrics Collection Letter: March 25, 2022
Medical Passed: March 29, 2022
Biometrics Done at VFS: March 30, 2022
Biometrics Uploaded: March 30, 2022
Correspondence Letter: April 4, 2022
Original Passport Request: April 4, 2022

I said 11 days because I submitted the evening of the 24th, thus, I started counting from the 25th.



For everyone waiting, it will end in praise!!!!!

Visitor. Toddler na baby less than 2 years old.

I used the services of a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, he did everything on his immigration account.

When I asked him if he used old or new portal, he said they don't have such that he used his portal.

Electroweb:


Congratulations on your successful application. Please what type of application do you do for your toddler? Student permit, visitor visa…? I am hearing mention of new portal and all that. Did you use the new portal?
Thanks

Hi guys, it's PPR for me and medical request for my toddler (I don't know why they have requested for a fresh Medicals for her but we go do am)


2nd time applicant

1st application July 2021
Refusal cake in on 6th October 2021 after waiting. I had to defer my admission. I had already started classes oo. The bad news came in in the middle of a particular class and I want blank for 10 minutes, exited the zoom class and cried to my satisfaction. I ordered GCMS Notes same day through a friend in Canada who was following up with me on my application.

GCMS came after 1 month and I realized IRCC messed up my application.

They mentioned sponsor when I didn't have any.
They said I had lump sum when I showed certificate of fixed deposit and told them the date it liquidated.
They didn't even acknowledge the 45% upfront school fees I paid (I think they already made a decision before I sent in the payment receipt)


I had to contact of a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant after my GCMS came in because I wasn't ready for the emotional stress of opening and refreshing IRCC portal and my email for update, he scheduled a zoom meeting with me and after reading through my GCMS Notes and listening to me, he said he'll have recommended a JR because the refusal grounds were baseless however, to save me time, money and stress, he recommended a reapplication.

I lost interest in online classes so I kuku deferred my admission.
I don move out funds buy market from fixed deposit sef so I kuku defer.

I started working on my POF immediately. I ensured large sums entered my personal account from everywhere and moved out and targeted March for submission of a fresh Application.



2nd Application Timeline

Application submitted 16th March 2022
Biometric confirmation 16th March 2022
Correspondence Letter 4th April 2022
PPR 4TH April 2022


Documents submitted:
Full tuition school fees payment evidence from school (32k CAD)
School admission letter
Person Account MyBankStatement showing 5.9M
Police clearance certificate
IELTS general result
WAEC result
Student copy of transcript
Digital passport
Letter of introduction by employer
Letter from employer showing amount and date my salaries were paid in the last 4 months.
Leave authorization from employer
International passport (mine and my toddler)



Home ties document submitted

Company account MyBankStatement showing closing balance of 28M and 6 months transaction of over 170M
CAC documents of Business
Company tax clearance certificate
Personal tax clearance certificate
Marriage certificate
Other children's birthday certificate
Husband's international passport
COF of landed property


The Registered Canada Immigration Consultant asked me questions like he was a Visa officer, I got tired sef. We exchanged lots of mails.

I'm grateful to God for this success. In deed, God has done this and I am in awe. Who could have imagined that my application would take 19 days and 13 working days?

I had already started Sweden application to schools sef. I had planned to apply to UK schools in October but transcript wahala didn't help matters so I left it.

I pray the God who did mine would do yours too. Do not give up.