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mcobex:
Amen. I am somewhere on the Caspian sea for now bro, not in Canada

Oskydaniellyyy:
You are very much right. Canada denied me TRV last year in october 11, 2018. I sat down and I just look at everything and I said to myself 'why did l put all my eggs in one basket ?'

I discovered that I needed to try other countries like US, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Sweden and Norway. I applied to all the countries and I got admission in all. Then I started to consider the cost, the GDP per capital of the countries, post study visa/work visa, minimum wage, job availability after studies, overall economic indexes, and visa refusal rate of nigerians in those countries.

I narrowed down my mind to germany and Norway because no tuition fees up to PhD but you will transfer living expenses to the school before you apply for the student visa. The admission I got in Germany (M.ENG in design and development in automotive and mechanical engineering ) has some conditions like Germany language certificate at A1 level and tuition fees of 3000 euros per year which is still very affordable for me but in Norway, the admission came without no condition and with no tuition fees ( M.sc in Engineering design).

Then, I did all the neccesary things and applied for the study permit and within a month I got the study permit approved.

Some people might say because I was denied the Canadian study permit is the reason I am writing this. Well, my tuition fees in Canada is 20000 canadian dollars per year but with me going to norway now, I did not have to bother myself for tuition fees.

Oskydaniellyyy:
You are very much right. Canada denied me TRV last year in october 11, 2018. I sat down and I just look at everything and I said to myself 'why did l put all my eggs in one basket ?'

I discovered that I needed to try other countries like US, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Sweden and Norway. I applied to all the countries and I got admission in all. Then I started to consider the cost, the GDP per capital of the countries, post study visa/work visa, minimum wage, job availability after studies, overall economic indexes, and visa refusal rate of nigerians in those countries.

I narrowed down my mind to germany and Norway because no tuition fees up to PhD but you will transfer living expenses to the school before you apply for the student visa. The admission I got in Germany (M.ENG in design and development in automotive and mechanical engineering ) has some conditions like Germany language certificate at A1 level and tuition fees of 3000 euros per year which is still very affordable for me but in Norway, the admission came without no condition and with no tuition fees ( M.sc in Engineering design).

Then, I did all the neccesary things and applied for the study permit and within a month I got the study permit approved.

Some people might say because I was denied the Canadian study permit is the reason I am writing this. Well, my tuition fees in Canada is 20000 canadian dollars per year but with me going to norway now, I did not have to bother myself for tuition fees.

Jenny08:
I applied May 30th Paper route
No upfront medical
I got the biometric validation letter today


Hmmmm......all is well

95seun:
In that case, if you’re applying online before September (say July, early August) you could submit the application without Medicals and then submit your medicals by web form towards that date if you still haven’t received a request by say a week before expiry. I don’t know how the process of withholding your upfront medical result would go if you’re applying at the VAC.

95seun:
Medicals are valid for a year.
None of the options are objectively better, it depends on your situation.

kcosam:
You can also go to the school website and get the email addresses of the faculty of business, office of international students, dean of faculty, and the department of business administration, send separate email to them all about your case and remember to state your student application ID number on the email.

Sumji:
You might have saved some cash if you called the school before applying again. There is a procedure for this... (at least I'm sure of the one for graduate programs). When you can't meet up with the admission deadline, there is a form you'll be adviced to download and fill, which would then be signed by your proposed supervisor, HOD and dean of Faculty, via email. If approved, you'll then be granted an extension, to enable you resume after the deadline stated in your offer letter.

At this point, I'd advice you call the admissions office directly. They'll clarify your doubts. I suspect they might just be reverting to your earlier admission offer,...

Sumji:
You might have saved some cash if you called the school before applying again. There is a procedure for this... (at least I'm sure of the one for graduate programs). When you can't meet up with the admission deadline, there is a form you'll be adviced to download and fill, which would then be signed by your proposed supervisor, HOD and dean of Faculty, via email. If approved, you'll then be granted an extension, to enable you resume after the deadline stated in your offer letter.

At this point, I'd advice you call the admissions office directly. They'll clarify your doubts. I suspect they might just be reverting to your earlier admission offer,...

kcosam:
Usually uregina have each application on a separate link once you log on to the portal. There is always a link to take you to the page of each application you submitted. Check on the main menu and you will see 2019 and a different link for 2020.
However, Uregina faculty of graduate studies and research admission offer usually have 1 yr validity, so if your previous admission was for September 2019, then that offer is still valid till September 2020. I don't know much about their undergraduate program. Which program and course did you applied for?

Qudkom:
Sorry about your refusal. It is obvious that the so called sponsor you used didn't have the slightest influence on your application. Your agent made basic mistakes regarding your sponsors portfolio. A company account doesn't necessarily show your sponsor will be of benefit rather it shows your sponsor as a reliable source of income. You need to work harder to provide more visible proof of your sponsors commitment and to prove the relationship that exists between the both of you.

Ordering your gcms note is obviously the first thing to do but I think your refusal is pretty much obvious. I hope you get it right the 3rd time. Good luck.

kcosam:
If you are going to change school due to the duration of the program, then I think you will need another study leave approval letter which will state 2 years leave approval instead of 4 years, because the VO will doubt if you would actually come back home after your 2 year program since your study leave letter is for 4 years. This could raise another redflag for purpose of visit.

kcosam:
Am really sorry to hear about your visa refusal for the second time.
First of all, you may need to order for your GCMS note to more details concerning the refusal.
1. You really need to work on your sponsorship funds, let your uncle build the funds in his account to a reasonable amount and print out the statement for you before making purchases with the funds if he is willing to make such sacrifice. Or you may want to source for additional person as co-sponsor and combine the two SOAs.
2. The funds in those SOAs should be enough to cover for atleast your first year tuition and living expense, also leave behind good amount of funds for the sponsor(s) to take care of there family/business.
3. Make serious efforts to show your relationships with your sponsors and a good reason why such sponsors would want to invest such amount of money in your academic pursuit.
4. I think colleges are more expensive than universities in Canada but am not sure so do your research. If you intend changing school now which I don't advice, then try to apply to schools that offer the same/similar course you used in your previous visa applications.
5. Get a new study leave approval letter which will state specifically that your position in the organization is secured upon your return, add your payslip, salary account statement, employment letter, work ID card, promotion letter if any, these materials should take care of your employment status/situation.
6. Add any document that shows your ownership of any asset such as land, shares, car, machinery, building, etc.
7. Write a well structured and convincing LOE to marry all these areas together and pray for God's grace upon your application.