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Uzomachukwu:
Franky, there actually is a connection — in fact, a progression — there. The business statistical knowledge which could be derived from either Business Analytics or Data Science is very essential for a Digital Marketer: Without adequate knowledge of which market to focus his marketing and advertising campaigns on, the Digital Marketer is prone to whole lot of errors and waste of precious resources.

An Economics graduate who has worked as a digital marketer for a business firm could very well study to become a Data Scientist or Business Analyst. It all depends on how the applicant presents it in their SOP.

That sounds good, albeit that would require a rational and persuasive letter to scale through. Most of these visa officers are not custodian of knowledge, so one has to properly detail their reasons for choosing their proposed program of choice in Canada rather than pursuing a similar option in home country.


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Ajoke08:
Good morning everyone..I just received my GCMS note. Will appreciate if the gurus in the house can help me out. I have BSC in Marketing, but I have been in the confectionery industry for the past 10yrs. I have a registered business and I included all the trainings certificate I have in my application.

The visa officer is not satisfied with your intent to study in Canada considering that you've a degree and now seeking to pursue an ordinary diploma. I will suggest you apply for a Post Graduate Certificate in Global Business Management or better still try an MBA program since own a registered business in Nigeria. This will prove to the visa officer in your next application that your situation has substantively changed to merit a visa.


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Austin163:
Thanks Frankrobbn1 for your good responses. I have statement of result which represents my transcript, I think. This statement of result can be found on my school portal,online. I will also provide means of checking the result online. 2. I'm a matured student, I have a good statement of account but very poor closing balance and that's why I decided to use my uncle. Please, I need clarification on this. Thanks.

If the immigration authorities of Canada can verify your results online through the school's official website, you might not face any issues with that. However, it will almost be impossible to convince the visa officer as a matured student that you're a bonafide applicant if your bank statement has a low balance as at the time of your application. In light of this, its highly recommended you build you statement to a reasonable extent before submitting your application.


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Esmeob:
Please what type of digital photo am I to submit with my application? Is it regular passport or normal picture?

You can walk into any of the business centers or photo studios around your locality and request for 2X2 visa passport. This is the required size for study visa application for Canada and US.


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LadyBR:
Hi Guru's in the house.

Please can my sister who resides in Canada be the sole sponsor for my studies in Canada? We are 5 years apart in age and she is the one truly paying my tuition.

Does anyone have any advise on what we ought to do or not to do?

Thank you

Your sister in Canada can sponsor your studies in Canada. However, its highly advisable that you must demonstrate tangible family ties like properties, registered business and investments in your name to prove to the visa officer beyond every reasonable doubt that your incentives to return back to Nigeria far outweighs that of CANADA. Your ability to provide adequate ties to Nigeria determines your application success.



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prodigy20:
Hello Gurus in the House. I just got an admission to a University in canada. I am getting ready to apply for visa. But i have a problem.

I don't have enough to pay the school fees yet but i have a very good bank statement. I also have good family ties but no travel history. Will it be advisable to proceed for the visa application like this?

A good bank statement, adequate family ties and course correlation/reasonableness are what you require for successful study permit application to Canada. It's never a requirement to pay upfront tuition prior to the submission of your application. In view of the foregoing, you should go ahead with your application.


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Chiscomax:
Good morning,

I have a pricking question:

If one has been admitted into a department and he intends changing his course of study and he his study permit application has been approved but he hasn't travelled yet, can he switch his course of study?

Note that he has paid full tuition to the institution.

Regards.

You're absolutely free to switch to any course of study or DLI once your study permit has been approved. You should inform IRCC via your CIC account about your intent to transfer/switch to another program. IRCC will acknowledge your request and update your records accordingly.


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Cashmay:
Pls gurus in the house, is it possible for someone who applied for PR to also apply for Canadian student visa?
I just got admission into one of the colleges in Ontario which is different from the province (Manitoba) that nominated me for PR.
Since the PR is not forthcoming, I decided to apply for admission.
Please am I on the right path? Hope it won’t affect my study permit application.
I would appreciate your sincere advice.

Dual intent is legitimate and acceptable according to the IRCC case law clearly spelled out on their official website. However, when applying for study permit, you must demonstrate that you're a bonafide student who will study on a temporary basis and would return home after studies.


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Emmyzdon:
Please can my mother be my sponsor even if I am married?

Sure, she still remains your biological mother. Although, if you're a matured applicant above the age of 35, it will raise eyebrows as to why she is financing your studies instead of your husband or yourself. Therefore, do your very best to dot every i's and cross every T's in your application.


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Bobinho10:
Gooday! If someone was included as an accompany dependent for permanent residence family class (the person was not the primary applicant). Should the person answer yes to has he applied for Visa to Canada before if the person wants to apply for study permit?

If the person has done biometrics, the answer should be YES and state clearly the immigration program type.


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taminat:
Good afternoon everyone, i need a bit of clarification please.

My pof is split into three accounts with two banks and only 1 account is domiciled with a bank that offers mybankstatement service. What do i do?

Please advise me.

You can transfer the funds in other accounts into the bank account that offers mybankstatement certificate service to their customers. A written letter of explanation as per to origin of these funds must suffice in order to avoid suspicious reviews by the visa officer.


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feclela:
Good day my people,

I'm in great dilemma and I don't know if I should continue with this process.

I want to use my dad as sponsor but his business is not registered with CAC and he's major source of income is through farm(village farm) proceed.

Please what should I do from here, I'm totally confused.

You can still use him as your primary sponsorship for your visa application. Although, you must include strong evidence that this farm business has been in existence prior to the registration of the business. You can include pictures, receipts/invoices as well as land documents or a letter from the ruler of the community authenticating this business to be functional in the community. More so, there is no harm registering the business now and including it with your application. You should explain to the visa officer that the farm business is located in a rural area and as such your parents haven't deem it necessary to register it wit the federal government.


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Anon123:
There's a way u can do this.. Google members of Canadian Parliament, their office emails are available. Email one or two different persons everyday. You will see the Lords work.

Surprisingly, member of Parliament has little or no role to play on an applicant's application. They can obtain the current status of application but can't expedite the processing or decision of the visa officer. I would recommend applicant should contact both her primary and secondary visa officer in an email to inquire about her application.


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dyce101:
Good morning gurus in Ouse

I apply for a tourist visa November 2019
Up till date no response, I guess due to covid 19

Am about to submit my study visa application
I will like to ask gurus if the tourist visa will not effect me study application


I need your advice

Its not advisable to have two temporary resident visa applications processing simultaneously at the Canadian High Commission. You've the option to withdraw the long processing visitor's visa application and apply for study permit to further your studies in Canada.


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Hurllarh:
I’ll advice you to withdraw your application immediately and reapply then declare your previous refusal. If you were caught with a misrepresentation which is what this exactly is to VO, then you’re gonna get banned for 5 years from all these 5 countries; USA, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand and even after the ban the chances for you to get visa to these countries will be like really really minimal. So if you just submitted your application, I would advice you to withdraw it and reapply with proper informations.

Withdrawal of her current study permit application shouldn't be a feasible option here. She was a minor when her mum filed for the US application. She can update the IMM1294E study permit application form by including the refusal and provide a brief letter of explanation addressing this concern. From my vast experiences, no reasonable visa office allegedly charge her for misrepresentation.

@ozone00001, please be properly guided.



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ozone00001:
Hi I have been refused from US but I have forgotten, on my application I choose no, I was 17 then like 6 years ago. My mum was applying and she added me to the application.

I have totally forgotten

What can I do?

I don't think this should have a negative effect on your present study permit application considering that you're a minor (below the age of 18) as at when your mom filed for the US application. You can provide an updated study permit form IMM1294E and upload it via IRCC webform with brief explanation addressing the issue. You will face no problems whatsoever in the hands of the immigration authorities.



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Wadogho:
Good day Frank, from what you said here, it means that if the company isn't a recognised one, they should atleast maybe send even if it's your first say fees to your account right?
Thanks!

Generally Speaking, I wouldn't advice anyone on this platform to use company's sponsorship for a Canadian study permit application. You can only do so, on the account that the owner/CEO of the company is a close family member. However, if the owner of the company is not in any way related to you, it will be extremely difficult to convince the visa officer on the provenance of funds accessibility during the course of your studies.


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Austin163:
Good evening everyone in the house.
Please I need an urgent answers from the gurus here. 1. Can I submit my application without transcript? 2. Does the amount in my account matters when I have a good sponsor? 3. I'm applying for study visa during the week, how do I start? I'm not using agent, just me. Thanks

Transcripts is a very essential document to be included alongside your application package when applying for a study visa to Canada. Even though, there are a few number of applicants who were successful without including their transcripts with their application, I would urge you to include it. I recently noticed a new refusal reason from the immigration of Canada, which is often as a result of "missing marksheets/transcripts" to show progression for the chosen course of study. To play on a safe path with your two eyes closed, its advisable to include one.


With respect to your second question, the amount in your account matters a lot in your visa application and further demonstrate your personal financial establishment. If you're a matured applicant and in gainful employment for the past 3 years and above, its very important to show substantial proof of funds on your part irrespective of the fact of being sponsored by a family member.


I hope this information satisfies your enquires.


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Olanrewajuluke1:
Pls and pls can someone help me to provide embassies email addresses

Nairobi is the primary visa office for most study permit applications from Nigeria. See their email address below;

Email address- nrobi-immigration@international.gc.ca

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Wadogho:
Good evening All, those anyone know where I can get my police clearance certificate done, I'm In Port Harcourt, thanks

Why spend so much for a document that is not relevant to your study permit application? I can tell you for free that police character certificate is not a requirement for study permit from Nigeria.


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Yemite1845:
Good day house ,I studied Economics at undergraduate level with a 3.51 CGPA and I have been working as a digital marketer ,can I apply for business Analytics or data science for MSc? ,I hope It shows academic progression....Please your response will be appreciated

There is no logical progression for Business Analytics/Data Science with digital marketer. To the best of my knowledge, a management program should be your ideal course of study. An MBA program or Master of Economics are good options for your profile.


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DannyD12342:
Please any update on decisions this week for January applicant. This wait has been burning

Have you contacted IRCC to inquire about the current status of your application since your submission?. Sometimes it's good to contact them asking if they need additional documents/information from you so as to expedite the processing of your application. This most often reminds them to work on your file and provide an update.


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mrkingz:
Greetings,
I have been having issues using the web form; i am trying to upload my upfront medical info sheet.
once it gets to the point of clicking on ''NEXT'' where it takes you
to where to upload the eMedical information sheet, the thing will just hang!
Is there anyone experiencing same too? Or is there something i am not doing right?
Thank you.

This occurs when you using your mobile phone to sent a webform to IRCC. I will suggest you try it again with your system, it will pull through.


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JustMellow:
Thank you bro for the kind words, very much appreciated. I wish you effortless bliss in making your daily bread.

One love bro!

Thank you very much brother! I wish you well too.


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Esmeob:
The current one expires June 2022

Thank you.

There is no need renewing it, you should apply with the current passport.

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marcelonwa:
Good afternoon house,
Who else have applied in January and have not gotten NSE request done biometrics though

No one knows why they haven’t sent in the NSE
I don’t think I will ever get it again because my eligibility review started on the 17th feb
Mehn it hasn’t been easy,

Pls who has a clue on what is going on

You need to contact IRCC via webform to inquire about the current status of your application and ask if they need any documents from you to expedite the processing of your application. Sometimes, if you don't follow up with the immigration authorities, you may not get a faster processing from them. Be proactive by contacting IRCC via this medium.

IRCC WEBFORM - NAIROBI


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JustMellow:
Bro! How are you? Been a while

My brother, I'm doing very well thanks for asking. I have been quite busy with my daily activities, hence my inactive contribution on this platform. Hope you're good too? I can see your ceaseless advices in addressing prospective applicants inquires. Keep it up bro! You too much!!


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Esmeob:
Apparently my passport is not ready and will take a while because of my NIN.

I want to apply with the current passport I have. Can I use the police character certificate in this case?

Also will I be able to raise a webform and send in the new passport when it's eventually ready?

You can apply with the passport you've with you on the account that its validity is more than six (6) months. Aside this, I would suggest you renew your passport before applying for study permit to Canada.


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scaezar:
Biko, how do i do the online booking?

You can book for your medicals online with IOM via this medium;

ONLINE MEDICAL APPOINTMENT BOOKING

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Debbyiiii:
Good morning ,
I submitted my passport since Friday and it says it is at ircc office and under process ,please what does it mean

This simply means that your passport is currently being processed at the Canadian Embassy office in Abuja. You should receive further information via email when your visa has been issued and your passport returned back to the VAC.


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scaezar:
So.. I submitted my visa application in December 2019. In February 2020, i got a PFA(Procedural fairness letter) because my cousin that applied for me answered NO to the question asking if ive been denied visa before instead of a YES because i was denied visiting in 2017. Employed the services of an immigration lawyer back thento reply to the letter. I waited for a reply and got none. Was actually expecting the 5year ban(penalty for misrepresentation) early so it starts counting early. But i got no reply and last year october, i withdrew the money i paid to the school and told them ive been refused visa.

Today, i got a mail from them and its a request for medicals. As much as i am happy, im scared shaaa
Please would it matter that i already told the school i was refused and took my money back? I just got tired of waiting for over a year.

And pleade how do i schedule appointment for medicals at IOM??

This is a good news, Congratulations to you. You did the right thing by getting an experienced immigration lawyer in Canada to respond to the Procedural Fairness Letter (PFL) you received from IRCC. Good lawyers are very pricey, however, It's really worth the money and time hiring one for your case.

The medical request you got from IRCC clearly indicates that the visa officer is reasonably satisfied with the response and supporting documents supplied by the immigration lawyer. Hence, your eligibility criteria for study permit has been passed.

You shouldn't be scared about anything, you can contact the admission office of your prospective school in Canada to inquire about the possibility of reinstating your admission with them. If it matters, you may want to pay for application fees for readmission.

Keep me posted about the outcome of your application.

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Lysega:
Hello house,
Please do I have to explain to the visa officer in my sop why I deferred my admission.

Its totally irrelevant to explain to the visa officer why you deferred your admission.


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