I don't think so. I don't know what their pattern is but i know someone that applied with no BSc result and no tangible work record and was approved in a short time recently

FYsol:
Spouse occupation being in high demand is everything.

Most or all Nigeria applications are processed in kenya

Letuspraytogod:
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT SO FAR. I’d email those IRCC emails today including the MP.
I need help with webform. I don’t seem to understand at all.

I followed one link to london’s webform but I don’t understand some of the questions.

Is my application processed by an office outside Canada? How am I supposed to know?

Choose the visa office processing your application? How am I supposed to know?

Please help me here

Note that visitors visa have higher rejection rate compared to SOWP

Candyomi:

I would like to ask about the better option between a spouse open work permit and a visitors' visa. My husband is on a study permit in Canada.Canada processing time from IRCC website revealed that spouse open work permit will take 49 weeks to process from Nigeria while it will take 139 days to process from inside Canada.
Visitors' visas will take 92 days to process from Nigeria.
However,my husband informed me that I cannot work in Canada with a visitors' visa because I cannot process a Social Insurance Number with it and that means I will be unemployed in Canada for more than 5 months if I decide to go for the Visitors' visa from Nigeria and later apply for a work visa from inside Canada.
Kindly advise on the better option.

New York: ccs.scc@international.gc.ca

london-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
nrobi-immigration@international.gc.ca,
nairobi@international.gc.ca
nrobi-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
NROBIIMDocument@international.gc.ca

Lagosimmigration@international.go.ca

Letuspraytogod:
I appreciate you all.
Can someone please send me all IRCC emails?
So I can email them one after the other?
Nairabi
Lagos
Abuja
London
New York

Abi? Or the best is web form? Which one is preferable? Thank you so much

Do you know the username of the account? or can you check the very first email you received from IRCC when the acct was created? It seems you do receive emails from IRCC, maybe you can use the forgotten password option and reset the password to the account with your email. so sorry about this.

babybless44:
Good day House,

Please what helpful advice can you render?

I got married to my husband who is currently a student in Saskatchewan early last year.

On the 16/4/2021 I submitted my spouse open work permit and on the 21/4/2021, I did biometrics. I haven’t gotten a medical request from the Embassy yet. My husband refused to allow me access to the account he used in filing this application for me as he only has the password to the account he created and only him can access it. I can only receive mails although I know my application number, IRCC number and other relevant info but he said he has canceled the application and I am yet to be notified of the cancellation via mail.

My husband traveled back shortly after our wedding and since then, he has completely abandoned me here in Nigeria. He informed me that he has canceled my application for no reason and he said he is about to get married to another lady while his marriage with me is still valid.

I haven’t heard from him since last year and I do not know my fate concerning my pending application.

Is there any way you can help me check the status of my application if I provide the relevant info and what are the steps I can take concerning my predicament.

Congratulations!

Please what is the new York email address? I want to apply for my parent next month

olasubomy:
Something to cheer us up!

PPR Alert:

I applied for a visit visa for my dad and mum to attend my convocation ceremony barely almost two months ago.

Timeline:

Applied via the IRCC New Portal = March 27, 2022
Biometric Request – March 28, 2022.
Biometrics Done – April 6
Biometrics updated same day for Mother but April 11 for Father. (Note, I did not file group applications for them because I did not have much knowledge as I do now, so I would say group application is better if you are applying for both parents).
Then the long wait started – I was aware that my application had not yet passed standard processing times, so I had to be very diplomatic about how I flood IRCC with emails, so I first contacted the MP of my region.

MP contacted on April 25 – I sent a plea for their follow-up assistance with IRCC.
MP Feedback on April 26 – They informed me there is nothing they can do on the visit visa that is still within processing times of 102 days. They even told me they doubted the decision would come on time. I did not take no for an answer. I sent a response appealing that the graduation is in May, but all went to voice mail ; they did not respond to me again, maybe when they saw my wahala was too much

This experience with the MP has taught me only God has the final decision over your life.

I started thinking of the next step. I chatted with Fankrobbn1 chief guru from the Canada Student thread, since he knows better than me on things like this. He encouraged me that immigration hardly refuses parents as they have lesser flight risk as long as the person does not have a criminal record. Fankrobbn1 is a very confident immigration guru, and I like him for that.

I started sending periodical webform to London, Lagos, Abuja, and Nairobi and even decided to add the superpowers, New York . I compassionately coined the mail (compassionate mail) appealing for my parents to be part of the ceremony. Abuja has no web form, so I sent emails to Abuja IRCC.

I had barely done that for a week before Abuja IRCC sent an email to check the portal for an important letter, and lo and behold, I saw their PPR today.

Documents Submitted:

• My personal stamped Canadian Bank statement –I took a calculated risk - I did not submit bank statements for my parent because my dad does not have much. Only my mum has a bank statement, so I thought about how I will submit a bank statement for mum and none for dad—the reason for the decision. But on the second note, that might work for a group application.
• Air flight ticket – fully paid – I attached evidence.
• Airbnb- Fully paid – I attached evidence.
• Letter of invitation from my school
• Confirmation of invitation letter drafted by me.
• Copies of Previous USA and UK visas
• Copies of Governors Consent to Land (C of O)
• Just two random old family pictures showing me with my parents on essential days (Picture of my ICAN induction and my dad's birthday)
• The file size was beyond 2 mb, so I sent the major doc on the portal and sent the remaining through a webform, and email with a letter of explanation addressed to the Deputy High Commission.

I wish you guys still expecting God speed and positive decision soon. You will testify soon.

Thank you. I saw online that they have discontinued the passenger locator thing but I will still call and confirm

DamilareOla:
Please check with the Airlines's customer service.

You may need the Passenger Locator's form but confirm via the airline.

All the best and Congratulations again.

Please has anyone flown with British airways recently (with one stop in UK)? I see that it is the fastest route and currently the cheapest (1200CAD). I am curious to know if there have any special document requirements

london-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
nrobi-immigration@international.gc.ca,
nairobi@international.gc.ca
nrobi-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
NROBIIMDocument@international.gc.ca

Lagosimmigration@international.go.ca

XtinahOo:
Good morning everyone.

Please if I’m experiencing delay in my application which email addresses will you advice I send mails to? I can’t even seem to find the IRCC email on line. Please assist with the email addresses I can mail. Thanks

Please has anyone flown with British airways recently (with one stop in UK)? I see that it is the fastest route and currently the cheapest (1200CAD). I am curious to know if there have any special document requirements

Done that under the sowp thread

cooooooks:
Ooh Nice!

Please share tips, timeline if not already done.

Thanks, we reapplied for sowp and he got it! Thanks

cooooooks:
Have you and your husband visited other countries before?

I was thinking that visiting different countries (Ghana, Morocco, Dubai, etc) would build a travel history before applying for UK, Canada, US visit visa?

I guess you are right but after the visit visa refusal, we decided to submit everything we had. +SOWP is also a TRV therefore, ties to home country is still a requirement

Jonaholorun:

If it was a sowp visa that was approved, I thought that doesn't require much demonstration of ties unlike the visit visa.

With Sowp, it's understood that you are going to meet your spouse irrespective of whatever he or she is doing in Canada, also it is a kind of work permit.

SOP is not compulsory but very important. You have to explain what you are going to do there and establish strong ties to Nigeria

I think your travel experience may give you an upper hand but you need to include documents that will show that you will return to Nigeria

BizErikah:
I have been doing that
Scrolling through 500 pages isn't exactly easy

Why didn't the author close this thread and start another and link old threads.

Aside that..
I have not seen a post similar to mine all I see is visitor visa to join family members.

I stated earlier that I don't have any family member in Canada. I am not married n no kids.
I am simply applying to visit for 10 days as a tourist.
I said I have travel experiences
Europe, Africa, middleast.
I have a current UK n us visa.

This is my first time applying
A brief explanation of what documents to send as supporting documents will be appreciated.
It's information shared that people learn from

Also I see people talk of including SOP
Do I include a sop for a tourist visa with no family in Canada?

Seriously, it has hard to demonstrate family ties because my husband’s both parents are late and he is an only child, therefore, I was his only direct family. I guess that was why the visit visa was denied twice. We eventually relied on my own family to demonstrate connection to Nigeria.

I wish your family quick success

Iffylove:
Congratulations.......... this is indeed a miracle.......Glory to God........Lord, please let my spouse also be a partaker of this miracle.Amen

If you go up a few pages in this section and in the student visa and sowp sections, you will how some people packaged their supporting documents and you will get an idea of what is necessary to add.

BizErikah:
Thanks, I have now filled the form
But again
I am told to submit the "supporting documents" listed below
And thet are
A copy of my us visa
A copy of my nin
A copy of my passport document

Then there's supporting documents...

Any idea what documents I should include aside
Hotel booking
Flight booking
Letter of introductions from banks n my company
Cac/mou documents??


I appreciate in advance

Thanks @giselle237. Canada visa came through today! Phew

ditha:
Yeah I have some doubt . Will just leave the 3M in the business account and let in grow for a couple of months while waiting for Canada’s decision

Yes like 3 days after the second visit visa refusal

Phatkayconcept:


Congratulations, very happy for the family.

If you don't mind asking.

Do you mean that you submitted sowp after both 2nd visitor visa app was rejected?

Eventually got SOWP PPR !!!!!!!!...

2 visitors visa refusal via the new portal
1st was submitted on 22nd November and refused on 30th December
Reasons:
-purpose of visit
-family ties
-travel record
2nd was on 5th January and refused on 20th February
Reasons:
-family ties
-travel record

SOWP submitted on 22nd February 2022,
-Travelled to Dubai on 4th of April 2022 for vacation (my wife came from Canada to meet me there in Dubai) and I returned to Nigeria on 22nd of April and on 1st of May I sent my new travel record via email to kenya, London and lagos IRCC offices with pictures with my wife.I also submitted it as webform. approval was received today, May 5th- 72days!!!. Pure miracle


I should add that I requested for reconsideration of the visitor's visa that was refused in December, and I did not hear from them until today, they sent a second rejection for the visit visa(that is making three visit visa rejections) followed immediately by an approval for the open work permit

I am very excited! I wish everyone waiting - favour!
ah God is too kind

i have modified my post

GbemiBukk:
Congratulations ma..
Please can you help with what you did different ?

Its PPR my people...

2 visitors visa refusal
1st was submitted on 22nd November and refused on 30th December
Reasons:
-purpose of visit
-family ties
-travel record
2nd was on 5th January and refused on 20th February
Reasons:
-family ties
-travel record
SOWP submitted on 22nd February 2022,
-Travelled to Dubai on 4th of April 2022 for vacation (my wife came from Canada to meet me there in Dubai) and I returned to Nigeria on 22nd of April and on 1st of May I sent my new travel record via email to kenya, London and lagos IRCC offices with pictures with my wife.I also submitted it as webform. approval was received today, May 5th- 72days!!!. Pure miracle


I should add that I requested for reconsideration of his visitor's visa that was refused in December and I did not hear from them until today, they sent a second rejection for the visit visa followed by an approval for the open work permit

I am very excited! I wish everyone waiting - favour!
ah God is too kind

hello,

please I will like to connect with anyone that applied for visitor's visa along with SOWP and got it. please I would like to know how you did it

wow.

thats serious!
modified: I think they are basically trying to reduce incoming caregivers. I guess it is important for people to have good experience and qualifications now

Kurukuru:
For those of you making plan to apply for work with your visit visa, read this:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/other-goals/mi-52.html

yeah, medicals expire after 6months abi 1year-not sure. just wait and hope for a good final decision. if the decision is good, then you can always get another medical if they request for it

corleone427:
And also to the wise gurus here I need an answer...do medicals expire?....will my medicals have expired with the fact that I have been waiting for a decision on my application since March of last year?....please I need a reply to this as I am worried about this and so many other things as well

Lol, I don’t know what you paid 45k for. But it was absolutely free when I did it at the airport on 23rd of April 2022-

Eky29:
What are saying, is not free. I did it on my phone at the airport while returning last month and I was charged 45k.

Yeah I have some doubt . Will just leave the 3M in the business account and let in grow for a couple of months while waiting for Canada’s decision

giselle237:
so if the ECO wants to know the source of the fund what will you do?
Everyone is seen as a potential runaway until proven otherwise, I want you to at least tell me his own ties.
You said he has a business , that’s not all they want. They want to be sure such business is trading and making profit. In his case, this does not seem to be so. It’s 50-50
You can try. As long as there is Canada in the pipeline, then you guys can afford to wait. Or still use Dubai as before. If your guts say no then go for it.
Just look for how to make a tight application

Thanks Giselle. Actually the I deposited the money in his acct for his canada visa application, so rather than leave it lying in the account, we fixed it with gt bank and get 0.5% interest every month. We receive deposit and liquidity email from the bank every month. It’s called monthly fixed deposit. We choose the monthly payment sothat we can easily assess the money and end the transaction

giselle237:
@ditha what is the source of the 3 million naira fixed deposit?
Is it his?
Does he have proof to show the origin of this large amount and Why does a fixed deposit need to be liquidated every month?

Hi everyone,

Great job you are all doing here.
My husband wants to apply for a vacation to the UK. I am in Canada and we have an ongoing Canada visa processing for him (processing time can take 6months) we are tired of waiting and want to meet in the UK. That is he will come from Nigeria to UK and I will meet him there from Canada, have anyone done this before?

The ties he has to Nigeria are
- a business registered with CAC in our name
-some properties (lands)
- he is also a student at NOUN
Sadly his both parents are late and he is an only child-therefore I am his only real family tie we have already declared this in his Canada visa.
does anyone have ideas on other ways to demonstrate family ties in this situation?

Travel history:
-we met in Dubai last month ( we want to do the same thing in UK)

Now for finance:
He has 3M in a monthly fixed account. The bank liquidates it into his savings account every month and invests it again. Right now he has a balance of 500k and by tomorrow (the start of the new month-May) the 3M will be deposited again ( it clearly says liquidity from the fixed deposit). Is this okay? He gets a monthly deposit from a market-vendor job of 50k-we don’t want to call this a job as his main sustenance is the business.

The other option is for me to stand as his sponsor.
Please I need all your input. He was denied Canada visit visa around December so we want to make this one to UK tight while waiting for the response from Canada on his new application

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I wanted to update you all on a hustle I noticed at dubai airport for returning flights to Nigeria.
If you are returning to Nigeria from Dubai. You need to fill a Covid 19 govt form that will account for all the countries you have visited recently:: it is free on the ncdc website but when you get to the airport (without the knowledge) some people will flood you and offer to do it at a cost. They may charge as high as 100aed to do it for you. Please note that it is ABSOLUTELY FREE and you can do it in 5mins on your phone

This is the website: http://ntip.ncdc.gov.ng/

Thanks

toclemmy:
No, Only US, UK and Schengen visas qualify

Lol…. Wahala o

toclemmy:
No, Only US, UK and Schengen visas qualify

Quick one guys/; does one trip to Dubai qualify someone as a frequent traveller