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funkyy598:
Visa applications submitted from Nigeria are often directed to Nairobi, Kenya, while for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, UAE, and Yemen, they are directed to Abu Dhabi. If you’re not applying for PR or a work permit, Abu Dhabi ,UAE is known for issuing this refusal line for student and visit visa — at least two of my friends who applied from Dubai received the same reason below but the third person came back to Nigeria and applied and got the visa ..l do not know why Abu Dhabi is difficult !!

'"Your current employment situation does not show that you are financially established in your country of residence. Your immigration status outside your country of nationality or habitual residence. You have limited employment possibilities in your country of residence.'"

Oh really that's crazy, if that's what many people who apply from the middle east face.

Well I have residence permit for me and mY family.
During my last visa application we Already have US visa and we submitted copy of the visa. And I have travelled to UK, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and other countries. I attached land property documents, company docs and bank account etc.
The most annoying thing is that they wasted good 7 months in processing the application and still cane back with rejection.

So I am putting out to know if other people have faced similar issues. But it seems middle east issues.

Yes thanks for your reply, actually the old portal requires lots of documentation unlike the new portal which is quite simple.

Our application took 7 months to get finalized from April to november 2023. It took longer than the required waiting period.

So will it be of best interest to submit the application from Nigeria ?

Note that the same refusal note were given to each of us including the kids, I wanted to address all the comments in the new application for all of us.

Ashirioluwa:
@DRisingsun

This is strange because when an applicant has a US visa, the tendency that his or her Canada visa application will be approved is very high.

And in most cases, the applicant will not be asked to provide any document except his passport and the national identity (NIN).

Anyway, since the application processing time in Oman is faster compared to Nigeria, maybe you should apply alone and wait for the outcome before you put in that of your wife and kids.

In your next application, ensure that you indicate that you hold a US visa, and remember to include the Canada visa refusal as well.

Since you have a US visa. I will advise you to comply with their request and just attach only the documents requested. Avoid putting your application at risk by attaching unnecessary documents.

Gooday all, please I want to seek advise the best way to respond to my visa refusal with below remarks and also is it better to reapply from Nigeria?

I applied visit visa purpose for tourism for me, wife and two kids from middle east (OMAN) using the old portal last year April and we got refused November last year.

We have enough proof of funds both local currency and Nigeria bank statement, with company letter from the employers.

We have valid USA visa and other expired Schengen visas

We included landed property documents and company registration documents both in Naija and abroad but they rejected the visa application after 7 months with below remarks as follows:

Thank you for your interest in coming to Canada. I have reviewed your temporary resident visa (visitor visa) application and supporting documentation to assess whether you meet the requirements for a visitor visa (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/ services/visit-canada/eligibility.html). This includes assessing whether you are coming to Canada temporarily for the reason(s) you describe in your application. I have determined that your application does not meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-2.5/index.html) and Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-2002-227/ index.html). I am refusing your application. • I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as required by paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/ section-179.html). I am refusing your application because you have not established that you will leave Canada, based on the following factors: • The purpose of your visit to Canada is not consistent with a temporary stay given the details you have provided in your application. • Your current employment situation does not show that you are financially established in your country of residence. • Your immigration status outside your country of nationality or habitual residence. • You have limited employment possibilities in your country of residence.

Please what's the best way to reapply, from Nigeria or the same country of residence?