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Hi guys. So I submitted my application at vfs today and to buttress some points made here a couple of days ago. You will only be required to submit photocopies of your docs from August 15th. They almost did not accept my original docs but I insisted and reminded them it's not yet 15th.
Secondly... I just got a mail that my application has been forwarded to Canada visa office Lagos. Isn't it supposed to be Accra??

Congrats bro... Which course, sch and program pls. And wat was the closing balance of ur sponsors soa? Thanks!

badtsharpguy:
OOOOO, YEEEEEESSSSSS, Thank You Lord.

Collected my Passport Today.

So these are application details.

Applied 04 June - (Paper Route)
Medical Call 09 July
Medical Examination 11 July
Visa Approved 23 July
Approval Mail 24 July
Dispatched 29 July
Recieved at VAC Lekki 03 Aug
Passport Collected 05 Aug


1. CIC Application Forms

Personal DOCs

A Very Very STRONG STRONG SOP - Explaining my ties to Nigeria, my financial plan for the program and how the course I'm going for relates to what I have been doing in Nigeria.

All ma CREDENTIALS - All my Certifications and Academic Awards, Certifications showing the relation between the course I wanna do and the jobs I have being done in recent time (that fulfills purpose of study)

Letter of Recommendation from all where I've worked, Letter of Employment from Current Company and Letter of Consent from Current Company.

Receipt of tuition fee payment.

Letter of undertaking.

Affidavit of Return (that I will come back to my home country)

Statement of Intent (Explaining my life, saying what I wanna do, What I have done in the past to achieve that and how this program will make me fulfill that and how I will use the knowledge to apply/develop my country upon return)


SPONSOR - Blood Brother

Very Strong Letter of Sponsorship - saying how we are related, why he wanna sponsor me and how much he is wiling to drop.

His Company's documents - Certificate of Incorporation, Share Allocation to Directors (CO2), Particular of Directors (CO7)

Declaration of Assets

AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT

Company and Personal Statement of Accounts

His Company Contract Award Letters -- to show source of his income

His company profile / brochure.

Coloured Copy of his Passport data page and visa pages


P-S: I'm a director in that Company and I highlighted my name in the CO2 and CO7 Forms, I attached my tax clearance certificate as a tax-paying director.

Wrong room to make this post man.... Everyone here is trying to leave naija

GipsyDanger:
Hi friends, i have got a one room self contain apartment at Ojodu Berger, Lagos. Kitchen, restroom and the room itself is tiled. I just rented it three weeks ago but am relocating now, need someone to sublet to, am ready to negotiate a discount. If interested call me on 08166518012 Thanks

would u share with a decent guy?

Yums:
oh i'm looking to share a 2 bedroom apartment with someone. U know to save cost and all

Sup wale... I pmed u.. kindly respond!

waleakins:
YES

U didn't make photocopies and submit along with the originals?

hayqinsbFX:
i submitted originals

Hwf hayqins... Pls help me address this since u did paper app.. thanks!

favour0011:
Hi guys... Pls for those who applied via paper route. Did you have to make a photocopy of all your documents and submit along.

Hi guys... Pls for those who applied via paper route. Did you have to make a photocopy of all your documents and submit along.

Congrats Grace. ur new name!

Team12:
Sorry I have been MIA guys...not being in Naija...busy...but i have to share dis good news.

Medicals requested for SOWP. 13 days!!!

Blessed be God. It never hurts to try

Thanks my broda. U have been very helpful to me. I pray u get ur trv and hope we meet in maple land. Am looking forward to congratulating u very soon. Stay blessed!

TempusQ:
I wish I'd your list for my application.
IMO remove all the reference letters from colleagues.
I think your application is 99% complete.
There's one special document that's missing and without it, you're doomed.
& i.e GOD'S GRACE
You really have to make sure it remained with you all through your application process by prayer and thanksgiving. I don't have to remind you of staying out of sex.

Good Luck and More Grace.

Yes.. he's availing me all that. Thanks Ffor your help bro. I pray u get ur trv asap.

hayqinsbFX:
I think dey don't mind u migrating...(dual intent is allowed)
They just want to make sure u dnt get to be a nuisance or a pest to other people.

If d Pr holder can get a letter of recommendation from where he works with his employment letter ans payslip.
It would work too..

U think so... I hope they dnt see it as strong ties in CA anyway.

hayqinsbFX:
Okaay
All the best.

Uv a good caase wit the pr hollder dere

Ok I appreciate ur advice. It's too late for a change now.... and i've had no gaps at all. Academics and work.

hayqinsbFX:
I don't want to sound like a pessimist...

Instead of going for project management and including some explanations we are. Not sure they get to read....
I'll go for something on electrical...IT etal...U can go ahead and do ur project management when u get to canada.

About ur gaps, if u have stoped schooling for a while, it's a gap...just want to tell u to fix all gaps accordingly with necessary work experience.


PS not saying you can't get ur visa with project management, just sayng youl have more sound sleeps with a course related to elect elect.

Fine my broda... we de miss you! What u think bout my docs?

valeriann:
Nigga biko apply as early as u can... u remember what I told u?..hw office?.lol

Ok. I have not had any study gaps. I studied electrical engineering. Got a job as a wireless engineer in a telecoms firm immediately after nysc. Same company I served. Am going for a pgcert in project management. However the reason for this is explicitly explained in my sop. It's also stated in my letter of intro from my company that based on my management qualities, I have been endorsed for a pm position but can only assume duties After getting necessary academic qualifications. I also explained why am not just doing a pmp cert et al in nigeria. I also got 2 letters of rec. From project managers i've worked with. So what else do u think I shoud get?

hayqinsbFX:
Faavour001

Your documents are onpoint...

I don't know your profile thouggh.....with respect to you cchoice of prooggram, previous program....your study gap etal...

Thanks bro. I appreciate this!

2grozz:
Hmmmm!
Candid opinion......GOD doesnt look at chances.....he blesses without protocol.
His grace is with you.......he will bless you.
Just praise him for what he has done already
Let me be the first to say congratulations to you.
You look good to go!

Too early?? Waleakins applied in July and got his medical call within 3 weeks. Well I think this is the best time for january students to apply.

lexyj123:
if u r submitting for january, i tink its too early now. allow the rush go down.

It is a required doc but some people hv gotten their trv without it.

Hello house. Hapi sunday to everyone. So am submitting my app this week. These are my documents.

1.) all cic docs and admission offer letter from sch.

2.) print out of mail from the sch that I can't pay tuition till 1st week of october.

3.)sponsor is my maternal uncle, have been living with him. Giving me 2 statements. Bank account of 4 m+ and stock account of 10m. He stated on d letter of sponsorship that he is liquidating and availing 4m for me from his stock account.

4.) my elder bro is a pr of ca. He owns a house close to my sch. Sso he's writing a letter that i'l be living with him altru the 1 year of my studies. He is also sending me hiss employment docs and house docs, pr card too.

5.) docss to show relationship with sponsor. Mums birth cert and others.

6.) originals of all my academic documents.

7.) employment letter, pay slips, study leave letter, reference letters from colleagues. Letter of intro.

8.) personal soa of 1m

9.) comprehensive sop. Also stating that my accommodation is already sorted out and will be living with my bro altru the studies.

10.) pictures of me and sponsor, me and siblings,me and mum, me and colleagues at work.

11.) affidavit of sponsorship and sponsors landed docs.

12.) financial budget for the year amounting to about 3.6 m. Because am not paying for accommodation.

13.) visa page and travel itinerary to uk early this yr.

14.) police character cert.

15.) passport data page of all my siblings and parents.

Hmmm.. I think that's all. So what do u think re my chances?? What should I take off or add to my list. Kindly advice. Thanks guys!

I was in uk in may. Was charged 420 naira for every atm withdrawal using my gtb mastercard.

TheBae:
@badtsharpguy
Diamond Bank Naira Visa Debit for Intl transactions:
ATM withdrawal charge: N240
POS and online: Free
Annual service fee: N100
POS Cash Advance: N750
ATM Daily Limit: $300
POS Daily Limit: $10,000 (20 times)
Web Daily Limit: $5,000 (5 times)
Annual Spend Limit: $50,000

(@Chars1289, I believe the location has some effect on the commission because atm withdrawal for GT in Canada is about N450 while it's N1,000 in the UK

Well understood. Thanks for the explicit explanation.

TheBae:
If the company isn't his, then he cannot write a sponsorship letter on his company letter head because the letter head means that the letter is from from the company which is not because it is not his company. In your case, the only document that should be letterheaded is one that is from the company as an entity to use to introduce your uncle as a staff of the company. So that one should be on letterheaded paper. I hope it's clear. These are important details

My dear... I've always known it's a wrong tin to do... but I usually see on here that people write sponsors letter on their letter head... just didn't occur to me that it must hv been written on the sponsors personal company letterhead. My bad! quote author=tnuola post=36511084]

Lol.. Like seriously you shouldn't even ask this kinda question o, your sponsor is too correct.
He doesn't own the company and you want him to write the sponsorship or personal letter on the letter head of a company he doesn't own?
Biko type suntin on a plain sheet of paper.

You might not know but its more like fraud.[/quote]

So guys... am currently having this argument with my sponsor. He says it's incorrect to write his sponsors letter on his employers letter head. That he can only do that if he has his own company and he doesn't have one. He further says that you don't write personal letters on your employers letter head. Is he correct

On your list of docs submitted.. u wrote visa pages. What countries have u been to?? Am curious cos I still saw travel history on your reasons for denial.

Crich:
Hello guys.
Glory to God. I was delayed yesterday based on four reasons:
Insufficient funds, travel history, personal asset, and family ties in Canada n Nigeria.

Truth be told, this CIC style of processing applications for months is the worst ever. They need to review it. Na their mate be USCIS.

So, after rejoicing with you guys and my family for 1 weeks, I received a shocker. Lol! I'm still trying to recuperate. This is a very bad feeling.
All guys expecting TRV, my candid advise, to avoid hypertension, kindly prepare for the worst.
If you have been called for medical, pls, know that that DOESN'T guarantee a TRV.
This is my story.

Chai! So, you guys will be consoling me now. Hahahahahahahahaha!

this is not a matter of been lazy. its a general question. diff people here must have gotten their admission without sending a hard copy of their transcripts to the school and sharing that on this forum might help one or two people seeking admission. i didnt expect a response from you if u dnt hv an answer.

soji0509:
But which kind of request is this one ? How do expect 1 person here to know what obtain in all schools in canada ?
Don't be lazy PLEASE. Send a mail to the admission officer of the school of your interest. They are the final authority on this and other matter that may concern your interest. Their email address is on the schools' web sites. Take care

hey bro.... pls can u tell me universities that accept soft copies of transcripts?? not colleges, just universities. thanks!!

soji0509:
Yes, you can send the soft copy in advance and in the interim.
Processing on your application can then continue while the school awaits the hard copy from your Nija school.
I have seen people here offered CONDITIONAL admission self, with only soft copy. The admission letter changes to UNCONDITIONAL after the receipt of the hardcopy. This can quicken the process sometimes. It may NOT be the same for all schools however.
A mail to the admission officer can always clear the doubt. Cheers

So guys.... has any1 done this before.. add a pic of u and ur fiancee to your app and caption it. Won't stuff like that help your home ties? Lol.. I mean what ties could be stronger than love?? Just thinking out loud tho....
ur thoughts?

Can you kindly help with some universities that accept scanned copies? That will be easier for many applicants!

TheBae:
Some schools accept scanned copies and give you conditional admission so you can just email the school to ask if they can accept a scanned copy of your transcript. If they say no, then you have to send it via courier

Thanks guys!

teesboy:
Consent letter for an adult? You do not need one bruv.

ayooluwatoni:
My brother/sister, when it comes to issue of visa, I submit even unreasonable documents sef, anything I can just lay my hands upon and I feel would help. But really it is not necessary you get any consent letter from your dad, however if it's not gonna cost you anything to get it, pls go ahead and get it.

Hi guys. Is it necessary to get a consent letter from your dad if you sponsor is your maternal uncle and u have been working for 2 yrs. I was thinking it's not rili necessary been that u re no longer his dependant, but I could be wrong. Pls ur advice!

It seems it's rili dificult to get trv if you re going for project management. Has anyone been successful on that path

I don't get it... why re these flights so expensive? Are they return tickets or one way?

TheBae:
Play around with your departure and arrival (if applicable) dates, the prices change depending on the dates