Oldfashioned145:
Ok so here it is

LANDING GIST....

FIRSTLY thank you father for this opportunity to write this up, I'm forever gratsful, all glory honor and power belongs to you.

Ok so my flight was 23rd of of December via Qatar Airways ( 2 stops Doha and Toronto). Costs 1.2

Anyways got to the airport by after 5 because I live close to MMA ( e dey do me say I forget my sponge wey i put for ziploc bag Sef ).

Was asked for my passport and E ticket at the entrance then they wanted only me to go in without my dad, But my dad bless his heart pulled ranks as per immigration officer whey him be with multiple stamps on his passport. Them allow am enter fast fast.

We got to the weight scale and my properties were as follows one Ghana must go the gray one ( 29kg) , one box( 32kg) carry on( didn't weigh)and one laptop bag + hand bag.

The guy weighing the stuffs as per Jim dey find person wey go grease him Palms no gree answer me when I asked him for solution to this whole ordeal baba just say make I reshuffle con go pay 258 or so for excess luggage. I laughed

Anyways my dad had to buy another grey bag 3k when he saw that they were about to lock the gate. I reshuffled, dumped something I didn't need. Ok finally we got to an agreeable weight and the guy as per say I be student tell me say make I hehe commit my Garri because that's what making my bag weigh much. I did so and then after that one I proceeded to the first cubicle where I was asked for my passport and enrollment letter ( naija airport ooh). I gave to the man, he looked and looked at me I was like whahahlur. Finally he pushed me to the next cubicle where I was asked for my passport only before proceeding to check in.

I jammed another whahahlur here oh because these guys weighed my bags and opened their mouth waaaaah saying its too much blah blah blah that he can only push the First grey bag that the second one needs to be reduced. So me wanting to use wuru wuru sense went to remove my white Garri from my bag and put in my hand luggage ( don't mind me I forgot) . Sha after getting my three boarding pass, I moved to immigration where I was asked to place my belongings and all that Sha and remove my shoes ( na for here them confiscate my ijebu Garri, e pain me small, the woman officer con dey give me attitude untop the Garri sef rubbish. )

Got my carryon, my laptop bag and my handbags and now had to run Omo my shoulder almost dislocate

To be continued

gaeul:
Please I need a response… thanks

HeavenlyHolines:
Thanks. I have contacted two professors and they are impressed with my stuff. They asked me to apply but I want to apply for more than one so I am looking at other possibilities in other Universities

HeavenlyHolines:
Thanks for your response but do they give a prospective graduate student?

HeavenlyHolines:
Good day fam, I want to do a master's in Education and I need your candid advice on these three universities and which one can give partial or full scholarship: (1) the University of Saskatchewan or(2) the University of Prince Edward Island or (3) the Memorial University of Newfoundland

Iremide2019:
My timeline as promised
The wait is finally over.

2nd time Applicant
I thank God for making this dream a reality.
First application was submitted Nov 2021, and on the 21st of Feb 2022, at the qlife clinic where i went for my upfront medicals, after my tests I decided to check my phone and saw 2 donot reply emails, lo and behold IRCC decided to serve me hot breakfast, i still dont know how i got home that day. Reason for refusal personal assets and Financial status.

Orderd GCMS note (documents submitted show some funds seem available, but there are concerns over the source of fund).
I only mentioned in my SOP that my sponsor was into business but no documents was submitted to proof this. My mum registered her business immediately and we gathered all the business receipts and fired back again, this time I submitted all the documents to support my sponsor’s POF.

2nd application
Submitted July 7th 2022
Upfront Medicals passed July 24th
Then the wait started, omo IRCC will test your patience/ faith.
I started sending emails to Nairobi, London, Accra, abuja, china and lagos 3 times a week
Eligibility started October 18
BVL: November 4
PPR: November 5
This is a dream come true!!

Documents submitted
IRCC forms

1. Letter of Admission
2. Tuition Receipt 1500 cad (still processing my balance with from A)
3. Birth Certificate
4. West African Examinations Council Senior School Certificate,
5. Family picture
6. International Passport Bio data page,
7. Statement of Purpose.
8. Letter of Explanation (LOE) explaining previous visa refusal
9. NYSC discharge certificate,
10. BSC cert
12. Transcripts
16. Affidavit of Return
17. Siblings valid ID
18. Father's valid
19. E medical sheet
20. Letter of Introduction from Employer,
21. Employment letter
22. Statement of Account (4 month Salary account)

Sponsor's Documents
1. 6 months statement of Account & bank reference
2. Retirement letter
3. Previous employment letter and Promotions letter
4. Valid ID
5. CAC
6. Particulars of sole proprietorship of the business
7. Sponsorship letter.
8. Affidavit of sponsorship.
9. 2 landed property documents (Deed of Assignments and Survey Plan)
10. Mother's pension certificate
11. Mother's building plans and approval documents.
13. Pictures and documents of Sponsor's business 2 heavy duty trucks
14. My father's landed properties
15. Pictures of my sponsor's business
16. Pictures of my parents house

I prayed, I fasted like never before, my faith was tested but I believed in God, I believed in his words, I poured out my frustrations and anxiety to him and he came through for me. MY APPOINTED TIME HAS FINALLY COME (Psalm 102:13)
Goodluck to everyone expecting PPR, it will end in praise.

LadyBlaq:
God has done it for my husband, He is never late, His time is perfect and it is the best!!!!

Came to Canada as a student on the 9th of September, 2021.
I put in my hubby's Visitor's visa application on December 5th, when the rave of Visitor visa approval was high, few of my colleagues that put in theirs got theirs approved and mine was refused sometime in March 2022. Refusal reason is home ties and invalid reason for a visit.

I quickly submitted another Visitor's Visa on 5th of April, 2022 as my study permit was going to expire soon. Though I later got extension for Dec, 31st 2022.

I have been waiting for a response even up till now, nothing came. The GCM notes I requested showed nothing tangible.

A friend of mine convinced me to put in SOWP after hers got approved in less than a month. I finally did on the 16th of September.

I was hoping they'd cancel the visitors visa but nothing happened. I was so frustrated so I sent them a mail asking them if we did anything wrong to them that we don't know about

Before that, I erroneously omitted one file during the application so i sent it via webform. I got a message asking for complete details regarding the file and i provided it.
Came back from work today and about to go take a hot bathe when i decided to check his mail. I saw application updated. I rushed to his page and saw medicals updated and I gave a very huge hiss not knowing something else was there. I lazily scrolled down (I always do this before logging off everyday), and I saw application was approved!!!!!

God is never late!!!!! We are grateful and the testimony will get to everybody. Just pray for the perseverance and patience though because reading the mail i sent to IRRC now, it was very polite but it was a frustrating mail with a lirril bit of werey and guilt tripping

olokings:
So this journey ds started with an intent in 2021 to acquire a dual citizen future for my kids visa study route since Express Entry was no longer feasible.

Did tons of research, mostly for info from Nairaland here.

Applied for study permit for Family of 5 (we are 6, as 1 child is a US citizen, we wanted to birth the last one in Canada as wifey had applied and gotten visitor visa in Jan 2020 but was unable to travel because of covid. We tried to birth her in the US but they denied us, thanks to Trump).

So we applied for visa (SP for me and 2 kids, VV for 1 kid, SOWP for wifey) precisely April 30th for the whole fam. Did upfront medicals. 5 days after submission, I began bombing Nairobi office emails with request to update medicals. Medicals were updated on 18th May.

6 weeks after application I started bombarding Nairobi office on status update, applied for gcms notes (it never came out till today), applied for status update thru MP who reverted that our well phonology was under review, although nothing was showing in portal.

I continued with emails firing, updating it every week, sending every Monday and Friday 3 emails per day. Praying them to consider my application on the need to get decision on time to finalize plans for family travel.

Charitojames, 2pretty4u were my goto posts for encouragement.

PPR came for all of us at once on 24 Aug.

Stamped passports on 1st Sept.

Tried to defer till January 2023 but school refused. So I had to quickly buy ticket for myself to ga'an resume. While I will return to pick family after Xmas.

Ethiopian airline departure was 19th Sept. Arrived Abuja Airport, Africa just ask N1500 mk I carry my big bag of foods dey go..I kukuma give an a I no want long talk.

Paid excess luggage about N88k (walahi, I pack foods no be small.. made a checklist from una plenty submissions here... I only saw indomie chicken, I kukuma but 2 cartons brave am like that). Wrapped my bag at the airlift before check in.

Carried hands luggage and extra back pack.
PS: weda or not you are paying excess luggage, your bag cannot exceed 32k..... so know how to sort your things amongst different baah not to exceed 32kg per bag... I sweat like easter ghost while doing this because I have to be weighing the bag after every item removed or added.

Flight route: Abuja - Addiss Ababa (5hrs), had a 2 hr layover that felt like 30 minutes.... Addis Ababa- Dublin (8.5hrs)... speed for refueling, we didn't disembark the aircraft..... another long one Dublin - Toronto (6.5hrs)... I ate during the Abuja-addis flight, n only had dessert for the Addiss-Dublin. I like to travel light so that local man no go tell pilot say make e Park mid air make I enter Bush go do Number 2..... I am choosy like that.. lol


arrived Toronto 8am, did Self declaration, went to immigration, they only asked for LOI, and asked us all student to sitdon. 10 minutes later. They came out with printed study permit. Ushered me to a counter, Arab guy say, give me your study permit and passport, stamped me in. Finito.

Went to baggage claim, picked up my bags, went to drop off with connecting flight Air Canada to Moncton which doesn't take off for another 4 hrs.. omo make I dey waka about dey look.

Na so we see an.. already missing my fam, but no qualms.. if they miss me too much, mk they buy ticket come as visa dey dia pocket.


Like this, so, maple land don carry extra talent.... mk I go update my cv, attack them.. hehehe

Frankrobbn1:


You can certainly use your mum as your primary sponsor for your study permit application. You should have some funds in your bank account. With this, you don't need to include your hubby as your sponsor.



It will end in praise

sammyfrance23:
So hey guys
I promised to drop my timeline.
First off I know how much this forum helps people and also encourages us to handle our applications ourselves.
Well I didn’t apply myself I used an agent and although I learnt a lot here, got information here that I also applied. Thank you all
I’m a June applicant
Did my biometrics June 28th
Medical request: August 15th
Medicals done : August 30th
Updated : 6th September
Bvl : September 9th
PPR: September 9th
I just have to keep thanking God because indeed
What God cannot do does not exist.
And to the hopefuls
Just keep a positive mind and pray unto God
It would surely end in praise.
Anybody going to Quebec let’s link up ?

XtyOgor4g:
Please I have a question to ask my thoughts why does some application get approved faster than the other no matter how early you submit what could be the factor. Same apply to start of eligibility

francisxbee:
Landing Gist.
LANDING GIST
LAGOS - FRANKFURT - Toronto - Windsor
Airline - Lufthansa / Air Canada
Date - August 29th 2022.
Time - 11pm.

I arrived Lagos airport around 5PM. Went to join queue to weigh baggage, got to my turn and my bags were overweight. Lagos airport was extremely hot. Thank God I came with extra bag. So I had to rearrange cause they were items I couldn't leave behind. Lufthansa charges 80k to upgrade to 32KG but I decided to pay 132k for extra 23KG bag.
This is because initially I had tried to find a way to cargo the items but I think the price I got was at 5k/KG so I kuku left it. Joined queue again to reweigh again and this time I begged the lady and she allowed me sta there and counter balance( Lufthansa has a rule, you weigh, go and rebalance and join queue.) I couldn't join queue for a third time so I begged her. Done with weighing then I paid those guys to wrap my bag. Cost 1k/ bag. Proceeded to get my boarding pass.Thereafter I went outside the airport to spend some time with family and friends cause they were strict. Only my mum and sister were able to get in.
Went back inside around 9PM and they had already started boarding. Boarded and flight left Naija For Frankfurt  around 11:10. Food was good. Pasta and salad. They also shared fruit salad later on.
Arrived Frankfurt at 6:20. FrankFurt Time. Had a layover of 3 hours. Frankfurt airport is beautiful.
Next Air Canada delayed our flight for an hour.
Boarded around 11:15 AM. And another long journey started to Toronto. Aircanada had movies. Food served mashed potatoes and chicken. They had pasta as well. Later on they also shared chicken pie. And also shared headphones to all passengers. We arrived Toronto At 1:18PM toronto time. Those with connecting flights were given priority while getting off the airplane. Got off and went to immigration. We were told to sit then a lady took us in 60s to another place where you do self declaration. Only our letters of introduction were collected. And they started giving us permit. Rushed to my gate for the next flight to windsor. That one was delayed too for another 1 hour. But we sha moved.
Arrived Windsor went to baggage claim to get my bags. My bags weren't checked at all. Still wrapped the way they were from Lagos.
Well that's just about it. Wishing everyone success in their journeys and applications. God be with everyone.

Haremuh:
It's PPR. God of Apostle Segun Obadje has done.

Timeline
July 2th application
July 8th Biometrics done and updated
Upfront Medical May 28th and updated July 22nd
Eligibility 29th August.
BVL 30th
PPR 31st August.

Documents
All IMM forms with SOP ( created table of content)
Mybank statement MBS
Dollar acct 5000USd
Naira acct 8.5m
I didn't pay any school fees, I only stated I have initiated it and I added the Form A evidence.

I printed my MBS the same day I liquidated my savings of 5M into my account, I was having 3M as balance before. But I explain critically.

I used my job, 4 siblings and mother as home ties. I added alot of our pictures together.
my picture and colleagues at work.
my car picture and docs
my land survey
an introduction letter from my organisation
my staff ID card
5month payslips
Upfront medical
BSc
Tax certificate
Retirement savings balance of 900k
an introduction letter from my PFA

That's all and the God of GLT took over.


I did the application myself. I carefully read all the thread 20 and 21 post. I met a guy here Henry, who happens to be my colleague at work and he gave me all the list of docs to used.

Special thanks to everyone that I can't mention there names.

Valolisa147:
This spirit is unrelenting..... I like. Best believe

Virocrix:
Sorry about that. Please kwechiri. Your testimony will be loudest

JustMellow:


Hello

Keep the hope alive. Click here or my Nairaland signature to request the GCMS notes.


Success is all I wish You!

lilangel20:
So sorry to hear about your refusal.
Just breath and rest, then retire

bullstriker:
https://newrealmimmigration.com/gcms-notes/