olasubomy:


You can apply from the UK since you are a legal resident as a student as long as you are fulfilling your student visa conditions by attending classes. The case would be different for visitors who are better applying from their home country. Going for a conference in line with your field as a student makes sense.

Success on visa application is at the discretion of the Canadian Immigration (IRCC) but you should stand a high chance if you can take your time and put in a convincing application. Few tips that can help you are itemized below:

* Attach your immigration document that legalize your stay in the UK i.e UK Home Office BRP letter & BRP Card.
*Academic Record sheet with Grades to date (that proofs you have been attending classes)
* Proof of Funds (if your brother would be sponsoring, you can attach his one pager financial Net worth and stamped by his bank).
* Confirmation Letter of Financial Sponsorship by your brother.
* You can also attach your bank statement as additional proof of funds, just to demonstrate you have some cash.
* Since you are going for a conference and still studying, the shorter the number of days you declare spending in Canada, the better since the officer would expect your resumption for the following semester. Dont forget to attach evidence of payment for the conference and any other relevant document like confirmation of attendance etc. I want to also assume you are planning this to fall during your school scheduled academic break.

* When filing your application, there is section that ask "amount available for your stay" make sure the amount you quote make sense in regard to the days you intend to spend in Canada. Your brother would be able to advice you on this since he lives in Canada.

Overall, you guys should evaluate the application well before you submit to be sure nothing will be confusing to the visa officer. A clue would be if your brother would be granting you an accommodation for the duration of the conference, you want to be sure that he lives in good proximity to the conference. Your brother cannot be living in Alberta and the conference is taking place in Ottawa, that would be a concern to the officer just to give you an example.

All the best!

Very apt and demystifying. Your last paragraph nailed it. Every applicant must sit down, interview him/herself by evaluating and scrutinising their documents, as if they were the VO, before applying. They should work on every area in which they may be having double minds(doubts) before submitting that application...cos those thoughts must surely go through your mind. Canadian visa or any other visa for that matter is not about what my people would call eyi ję, eyi o ję which literally means gambling with your chances.

Like the US embassy would say on their website, every visa applicant is seen as an intending immigrant so, the onus is on you to convince and prove them wrong that you're not an intending immigrant in your application by showing strong tiies that could make you eligible. IRCC has basic requirements which are very simple and brief. In case you have other things to submit, they've also created an optional space for that on their online form meaning, they're not compulsory. Don't flog them with junks but attach only relevant optional docs( if need be). If you can work on, and measure up to those compulsory requirements, you're good to go.

In 2021, I was on same flight as a guy from Anambra. We ltook off from Asaba. He asked me in the middle of the flight, please I'm going to Abuja for my visa appointment, is there any hotel close to the airport and not expensive? I told him there are several and if he wouldn't mind, I'd have him lodged in the hotel where I'd be staying. He was so happy. On getting to the hotel, I told the receptionist to give him some discount on the roomrate as he's my colleague . That's the place we use in my company.

In short, I told him to see me in my room once he had settled in. When he came, I sat him down and asked him to act like the applicant while I'd act as the VO. As I was throwing questions at him, he was answering and in the process, I was noting down his errors. He was going to study in America for his Msc. Finally, I asked him...why did you choose that university over others there in the US and why didn't you school here instead or elsewhere, why US? He was saying am,am,am. I now told him to harp on the benefits of studying in US over doing so in Nigeria or elsewhere..also, if the program had some research attached to it which isn't found elsewhere, he should stress that during his interview and emphasise the importance and benefit to him and the country when he returns ( even though I knew he wasn't returning anytime soon, based on his conversation with me). I also told him to say he had applied to other unis in the US( he actually did this) but that particular one he applied to had some benefits over others on that course.

We repeated the process before he went to sleep. During my meeting the following morning with my client, he called me and said his visa had been approved. He told me the VO asked him those questions I threw at him, which he had also memorised and was busy pouring it out, like an expo.

So, sit yourself down, scrutinise your docs before applying. Read widely. Stop enriching agents who don't even know as much as you do, on visa stuffs.

deejay102:



Congratulations.. I assume you meant Biometrics was done 17th November

For sure, they are working on November 2023 applications now.

Yes, they're in November already. Btw, my tech who helped submit my passport for onward dispatch to the ircc for stamping 2 months ago was able to also submit his own today at the vfs, manor house. He said the crowd he saw today of those submitting passport for stamping almost tripled those seen a couple of months back when he submitted mine.

Invariably, those who applied in the last quarter of the year was much, which could have been the reason some applications are taking longer than anticipated. In the end, i pray it ends in joy. The turnout also suggests to me that IRCC dey issue plenti visa daily contrary to the opinion of some.

Keep the hope alive

ComeToJesus:


If I am not mistaken,that same governor was recently promoted to cloud 72 where a bevy of virgins are waiting to titillate and tantalise him to aljanus ecstasy ..

beardedboy:

That your family members chose to be unserious isn't my fault.

Islam is bigger than northern Nigeria. Islam bigger than Yobe state. Islam is bigger than one governor somewhere.

This is simple stuff but common sense isn't common.

Unserious indeed. Mtcheew

beardedboy:

It's a nonsensical and hypocritic comment.

Firstly, every religion has principles and regulations. If you're not ready to abide by them then you leave. Simple. At least, you should learn to take correction or at least take an L when your attention is called.

Secondly, people have the freedom to criticise whoever does something wrong in their opinion especially if it has to do with their common interest.

Thirdly, you're not a Muslim so what's your business with Muslim matter?

Which yeye principles are you talking about here? I have moslems in my family and they're not fanatics. Live and let live. The lady had explained exactly what happened.

Which principle did former governor of yobe state, Abba bukar Ibrahim who put sharia on his head have, when he said a poor girl should be stoned to death because she commited adultery but was videoed while wearing his singlet in a hotel after furnicatong with 3 whores? Why wasn't he stoned to death after seeing that video? When confronted by the press, he first denied it but after watching the video, he said he's entitled to his privacy...Abeg.

Islam in the north is a sect , not a religous belief or faith. A governor will steal dollars and be left alone while a poor boy who stole a goat would be amputated, what principles are you talking about exactly?

youngreezy:
Hope say she base abroad oooo, because northerners no dey take religion and blasphemy Play ooo, before you know Dem don say she blasphem

Not in Yorubaland. Except they want to see type two of the ife crises. We want peace. Everyone should rest pls

Tflex01:
You should leave their religion for them babe. Yorubas are never fanatics.

I even read the posts where some Northerners accused her of blasphemy and suggesting funny punishment, like una wan kill Yoruba girl because she vibed to Davido music?? 😂

Be like say una dey mad!!!

Ilu fę daru niyen. They should limit their madness to their zones. Nothing must pinch our girl

christejames:
Wow, I'm loving this lady...






We first have our culture before those religions

Our girls are no cowards. They are outspoken baję

Objectivist04:
Chai Yoruba Muslims are fake , both their Muslims and Christians.
They hardly abide by the tenets of their respective religions .
It is only in Yoruba land you will see a Muslim operating beer parlour pastors having numerous wives . I shook my head for them.

Before I go deeper. Please which tribe are you?

turmacs:
Please who can help me solve this maths with workings attached?

for the trip to have taken 2 hours more, Megan must have branched to her friend's house to say hi. Lol

maziemeka2024:
13th Nov biometrics. Still waiting.

watch out, any moment

Ashirioluwa:


There’s a section in the application where they ask

- Do you have a valid national identity document?
- Document number
- Confirm your document number
- Date of issue

You will answer yes if you have NIN; otherwise, you will say no.

But I am pretty sure that including NIN or not will not have any impact on the outcome of a visa application.

My wife's visa was approved even though she didn’t have an NIN when she submitted her application.

Exactly. I had NIN but I said no on the form. It's of no impact on the outcome of an application

mojisolani:






You no add NIN put ? Wonder why people say nin is compulsory .

hahaha. NIN bawo? It's not compulsory

Which of the goats oo

uchennay:


Now I understand your point but The refusal rate for Canadian tourist visas is currently quite high, especially for individuals without a travel history. An agent I know has even ceased processing Canadian tourist visas and is now only handling student visas, as the risks outweigh the benefits. This agent confided in me that some of his clients have been refused, and because they paid in full due to his previously high approval rate over the last year, he doesn't know how to inform them of the refusal. He has invested their money in some building projects, so he keeps telling them that the visa process is delayed by IRCC. This is reflected in the silence of this group, as most people seldom share details of their visa refusals. Please, if you are using an agent, try to ask for your login because some agent might conceal the refusal due to financial reasons.

Those using agents, sope otiloo . If I were in their shoes and could see that 3m naira they paid agents, I'd buy 500gigs of data, load my home with foods and provision, buy enough fuel for gen and research on how to secure a Canadian visa legitimately, I'd start by reading visa threads on Nairaland back to back, go on quora, indian visa threads etc. I'd get the visa in my first attempt.

This was what I did on my very first usa visa in 2004. While others were spending a lot of money on night browsing watching porn and meeting new friends on yahoo, friendfinder and hotmail messengers, I'd book nights and research on how to secure a USA visa. As far back as 2004, the US embassy was always asking for a bank statement and they could grant as low as 2 months visa. Things have changed now. They rarely ask for statements nowadays, except you're applying for a student visa

I researched on bonds, call-accounts, etc as alternative to bank statements. I didn't have anyone to assist me with a bank statement and I wasn't earning good salary too.

I just went to a banker who assisted me with a call account and a bond with the little I had in my account. It had a tenor of 3 months. When the VO asked for my statement, I simply told him ok, presented the bond and call-account details to him. He looked at it carefully and said, your visa had been approved, all these documents are well known to them as proof of funds. I saw a money order on Indian threads too.. I was issued 3 months visa and the journey had been smooth ever since, to the glory of God.

After I got my visa, I approached my friend who was asking for some money before linking me with a sponsor. He said us embassy would use my visa fee to plant flowers. I called his bluff. He was shocked below his belts when he saw my visa on my virgin passport. Travels are fun. You can easily gain international connections and be made in life, even faster than your peers. But e get wetin everybody dey reason shaa. I made my first contact on my first trip at an international conference. How someone would be thinking of staying put on a visit visa is appalling, when there are loads of opportunities here which Chinese and Indians are rushing in to tap from. Nigeria is one of the cheapest countries with boundless opportunities. What more can I say?

Youths nowadays are so lazy. Parting with 3m naira on a visit visa is crazy. Most of the agents don't even know Jack, to say the least.

Prechgold1180:
See what police men at Egba Benin Auchi byepass did to my friends yesterday.

The police men from Egba devision opened fire on my friends almost killing one.
They were traveling from Auchi to Benin
They got to egba they met policemen at checkpoint.
The policemen were attending to other cars and my friends were in a hurry
They tried to pass the check point the police man threatened them by pointing his gun, my friends thought it was just to scare them
Not knowing that the police man will shoot.

The officer opened fire which almost sent them to grave.

Check pics under

My friend is currently battling with his life

Modified pls how do I report this to the necessary authorities

Modified pls not everybody that drive or own a car are into yahoo.

Fine I know my friends did wrong by trying to go without stopping

But it s not enough reason to shoot

If if that bullet had hit someone else and missed the target.

You don’t open fire anyhow

Please next time, always honour their order. Its for a reason...to fish out criminals and you know that Egba is a hotbed, when it comes to criminals activities, auchi-Benin highway is a beehive of robbers and kidnappers. I know Egba very well, up to Umagbaę.

Please always stop next time. They hold a gun and can do whatever they like with it. You hardly can win the police in any court. Patapata, they'd say they acted on self defence. Where would you defend that as a civilian?

You nor try at all. Una for wait. If you try report it, you risk being put behind bars. Just treat your friend and thank God you no lose am. You guys made a wrong move.

RenaissanceGuy:
Me too. I received ₦450,000 from Nairaland. That was when Seun was nice; he has changed now.

country hard lol

Trevor125:
Please is abortion a very terrible sin??
Someone daughter is pregnant, but I'm not sure if the pregnancy is mine....🤔🤔🤔🤔😕i have been having sleepless nights.. 😭😭💔

I don't want to be a father yet😭😭😭😭, the country is very tough nd frustrating..can 2 months pregnancy be terminated??

She's older than me, I don't wanna start this journey; I'm too young for this..
I wanted to chop nd clean mouth but it has hooked me.. Bleep up.😭😭😭😭

So, you meant you knew all these before you embarked on the kerewa journey . Meanwhile, age is just a number. You've gotten a wife already. Allow that precious gift to live abeg. The baby may he your only hope in life if allowed to come to this world. There's always this fear but confront it. You'd be glad you did.

By the way, so people still have unprotected sex nowadays wey hiv dey everywhere? You get mind oo

meum:
Call the name of the person with your full chest.

Maybe he wants to jail ododo who has an immunity clause on his head . If not for bigotry, tipping Bello to do second term by buhari was uncalled for.

He should never have been allowed to be governor at all. The okun man should have been allowed to continue on the joint ticket with late audu.
There are several reasons Nigeria's development is still stagnant...religous bigotry (which both Christians and Muslims are guilty of),tribalism, et al.
There's no single development in Kogi. I visit fmc lokoja always

uchennay:


"He has never been to NA countries before but has been to EU for training twice in the past"

is this a typing error because this statement is confusing if you mean he has never been to any country but travel to Europe twice

Not an error. I meant he has never been to North American countries before. NA is an acronym for North America,(mainly US and Canada) which could have boosted his chances .

Though applicants can get a visa approval with no travel history.

Bigkenny:


Both are the same. Use email if you know the IRCC office where your application is being processed, if not, then use a webform, and IRCC will forward your webform to the right office for you.

Based on their processing timeline, I would suggest that you wait until May before you start to worry because, as of now, your application is still within the processing timeframe.

Note that processing time starts counting a day after biometrics is done, not when an application is submitted. Count 164 days from the following day after your biometric was done to see if your application is still within processing time or not.

Correct! I think by early or mid may, response on her decision would come. My webform was answered but response took nearly 3 weeks. They said my application was with the Lagos IRCC office, that I should contact them. Meanwhile, email took just 2 days. I first received an auto response immediately after mailing the IRCC, then 2 days later, I received a response that they were actually processing my application and the job was quite overwhelming. They apologized that they would respond soon, that I should bear with them.

Kelvinarsenal:

When did u submit his application and date of biometrics?

Mid November 2023. My biometric is still valid. He had his biometrics done shortly after his app was submitted by me.

mojisolani:




Sending mail or webform which one is okay ? I submitted November 30th and nothing till now oooo

Send mail dear. They will definitely respond. The one I sent on behalf of my technician received a swift response cos I stated that airlines ticket always increases as the travel date approaches and we already had a budget for the trip which we would not like to exceed. I also explained the importance of the training, which we cannot afford to miss

olaoluwa83:


Congratulations.

Please, can u kindly share timeline.

Thanks

Hi, and @ tblaze007, application submitted for myself and staff who is my company's tech unit head mid November.

Same docs were submitted for both applications except a few, which pointed directly to him. My application was approved a couple of months back, while his own was still waiting in line, until this morning.
I had an expired and valid US visa already while my technician had nothing, maybe a reason his application went through the normal processing time.
He has never been to NA countries before but has been to EU for training twice in the past.

I did not enroll for biometric because mine is still valid while he did.

Documents submitted

Copies of his past training certificates
His marriage certificate
Employment letter
A copy of his job ID
A letter stating the importance of the training and benefits to our company and the sector that we serve
A Letter of promotion as the head of tech. unit with the new roles clearly defined
The company bank statement( which covered both of us cos my company was the sponsor)
The invitation letter from our business partner for the training
God factor, ultimately
That's all.

pcachuks:
I got passport request too yesterday. Please how do i submit my passport through DHL ?

Congrats dear. Please go here:
https://visa.vfsglobal.com/nga/en/can/passport-submission and choose the courier option.

Divine15:
how far people are willing to go just to leave this country

Their leaders they supported between 2015 and 2023 have failed them.

Whenever people are blaming buhari, I simply smh for them. There's only one person who had ruined the Nigerian economy from 2015 till now. That person is none other than tinubu. He was the one campaigning for buhari in 2015 wholile the latter would only be shaking broom at the end of each campaign. He was doing so just to actualize his lifetime ambition. He knew he'd not be tolerated in the north during his time he now used a muslim-muslim ticket bait to catch them.

Nigeria is such a wonderful country who are enmeshed in tribalism and bigotry of sort. Had tinubu not campaigned for Buhari and flown him upandan in his private jet that he bought with our money in lagos, spreading propaganda here and there, how would buhari have neared power? Same man asked buhari to print more money

We will be wise someday. Imagine some blind people calling me fake by not supporting scam? I'm not surprised though. They called OBJ and Pa Bode George names too. Now our foreign reserves have gone down. They spent a huge sum, rescuing the naira, what they accused buhari, same man from same party of. We are so gullible in Nigeria. We're not ready for a real change yet.

Good morning everyone. Please if you submitted your application last November or earlier and you've not heard from the IRCC till now, kindly send them a mail, asking for your application's update. My technician who will be travelling with me for a training just received his PPR this morning. I wish all those waiting best of luck and divine favour in the sight of VOs handling their apps.

By the way,DIY is the best way. I've read a moniker's message, which looks like a scam to me. I needn't respond because some peeps have done that already. STOP PATRONISING AGENTS!!!

BareFacedLies:
Her sugar daddy is alive to his duties

archaic mentality and thinking. I can imagine what guys would be saying to my daughter when they see the iPhone I bought for her

Akwamkpuruamu:
Only fools believe that naira is stabilising without A dip in the foreign reserve. Same thing Emefiele did, that they are crucifying him for.

Government of deception.

Don't mind the jaujau man called Tinubu. He knows nothing about governance, only propaganda. He was the same man who brought us here . He was the one campaigning for Buhari in 2015, carrying him upandan in his private jet.

All what Buhari was busy doing then was shaking the broom after each campaign programme. It was tinubu who wrecked the Nigerian Economy not buhari. He was the one who deceived Nigerians and painted Buhari white. He got to office and set nigeria backward by 40 years. Last night I heard on channels tv that Nigeria breweries wanted to shut down 2 of their facilities meaning more people will be thrown out of jobs. The minister of trade corroborated it. Sadly, only in Nigeria are all these happening. Multinationals are leaving in droves for Ghana, Ethiopia, Botswana and Kenya.

Now the propaganda continues. Nigeria no wise at all. They will be wise someday.

favor914:
Na Tinubu make you poor abi?

If you're one 10th rich as I am, then you don do well for life

Lordsonn:
Foreign reserve is going down deeply. We all know why naira is depreciating now.
The next move is for the government to borrow billions of dollars to defend naira. This method cannot sustain for long. CBN has given out 2 billion dollars in less than two months to banks and BDCs to defend naira. This is sad.

Tunubu simply did what he once accused Buhari and emefiele of( rescuing the naira with dollar). See how super clueless he is? As clueless as those supporting him.

Ganduje, the dollar man . Only God knows how many amputations he must have approved while un office as governor on those who stole food because they were hungry, someone whose male genital should be tied to the camelback.

God is so patient