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Nairaland don help me shaaaa.

2016 set here 😁
I think it was part 3 and 4

Hiya

I don’t think the OP is clout chasing at all.

The whole process is super expensive especially if one is earning in naira with the unstable exchange rate! I can see how this can drain one’s resources.

GreatChizzy:
If you have an offer as a Registered Nurse, your Visa category automatically is the Health Care Visa which exempts you from paying immigration Health surcharge (IHS). Also your visa fee would be cheaper than the Skilled Worker Visa.

Secondly, most NHS Trusts do not offer relocation packages. If you could afford to self sponsor yourself for the OSCE, I do not understand how you have a problem with this offer. It only suggests to me, that you opened this thread for clout chasing.

I can totally relate.

My sister, a nurse, had to sponsor herself to the UK to write the OSCE and thankfully, she passed. She got her NMC pin, went back to Nigeria and started applying for jobs. After about 600 applications, she finally got about 10 invites. Most of them, however, cancelled when she mentioned she couldn’t attend interviews on-site.

She finally got one offer. She made it clear during the interview that she required sponsorship for work visa. They said no problem!

Two weeks after the offer was made, they sent her a regret mail (excerpt below) that they couldn’t go ahead because she’s from a red list country!

Unfortunately we cannot process your application any further on this occasion.
We currently recruit overseas Nursing staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. This means we cannot accept any direct applications from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

She got two more offers, and, again time to send COS, they sent a similar mail.

She finally got a fourth offer from a trust that will pay for everything! We couldn’t even rejoice until she got the visa because she had been burnt three times!

I forgot to add, before she did the OSCE, she had a physical interview with a care home that offered (verbally) to sponsor her and reimburse expenses etc once she gets her PIN. When she got it, she reached out to them but they eventually told her they couldn’t bring her from Nigeria. They thought she had some kind of visa to stay in the UK (she clearly told them she didn’t o)

This is what I think

1. Focus on passing your OSCE (have you written it already?)

2. Follow through to the end and see if they will actually sponsor you once they realize you will be applying for visa from outside the UK. My sister got 4 offers rescinded when they realized she needed to move from a red list country

3. I know it costs a lot of money to get to the stage you are already. I live abroad and was able to pay for most things for my sister- I don’t know how she’d have done it otherwise, with the exchange rate and all. If you have someone close to you living abroad, consider asking for help and setting up a realistic payment plan.

You possibly need money for
- visa application
(If you live outside Lagos or Abuja, factor in the cost of travelling for biometrics etc)
-Flight to the UK
-one month accommodation
-maintenance until your first pay cheque

Calculate this, know your numbers and then see how to go about it

Meanwhile keep applying especially to those that take overseas nurses.

All the best

Cuteandkind:
Okay, a lot have really changed now. Getting offers are tougher and the immigration process is stricter.

I made over 200 applications on Trac, and no singular interview invite.

I used my life savings to come to UK on a visit visa to write my OSCE. Just few applications here, I have gotten 2 offers.

So I am considering holding on to them, jealously

Mrsibhans:
Hello everyone. Please I need help. I want to apply for visit visa for my sister but she doesn’t have funds in her account to show as POF. Can I use my statement of account in Canada to apply for her? Also my spouse is a business man what and he doesn’t pay himself salary(you know naija business men ). What do I use to show his POF as well? Can I use mine from Canada?

If she’s your biological sister, you can. It depends though on how much you have, what kind of work you do and most importantly, what ties your sister has in Nigeria

My sister and my father got visit visas and I only used my own account- did not include theirs or even my spouse’s. I mentioned on both occasions that I would fully pay for their trip to canada so they didn’t have to show Anything finance related.

My sister has visited twice for holidays and returned back, my father is yet to come but he will also be going back to Nigeria after his visit.

House34:
Saying landed properties is not part of canada visa application it a very wrong statement...what work for A may not work for MR B,people should add landed property if you have one it all proof of ur financial ties and u getting paaaport request 18 sept and you submited 19sept at vfs when some waiting and watimg to book appointment ...how??

My father’s PPR came on September 18 and when we checked, there was passport submission appt on the 19th! So it’s possible.

If someone shares their story here, unless they are asking for money or telling you to PM them or asking to join a WhatsApp group, then, it’s most likely not a lie.

Even if it is a lie, we really shouldn’t discourage people from sharing their stories and timelines. What we’ve done now can discourage genuine people from sharing their experiences.

Thank you

Toks1023:
Hello, please my family was refused a temporary visa due to debts to the crown(we used an agent). Now, we have paid the debts. Is there a way we can appeal for reconsideration?

Oh dear! So sorry about that.

I think someone had a similar experience earlier on this thread maybe do a quick search.

House34:
Saying landed properties is not part of canada visa application it a very wrong statement...what work for A may not work for MR B,people should add landed property if you have one it all proof of ur financial ties and u getting paaaport request 18 sept and you submited 19sept at vfs when some waiting and watimg to book appointment ...how??

It is NOT!

My sister came to visit me last year (I posted the timeline and documents submitted- none of all the landed properties or plenty documents). My fathers Application was just approved and we submitted far less documents this time around! No bank statements whatsoever from either of them! My dad is retired and my mum is late so he more or less has little to show as per employment or ties.

Both my family members did not need any financial documents from their end because I wrote that I was going to sponsor the entire trip!

If you have a relative in Canada that is well established- has a good job and is financially stable- there is no reason to include all that (from my experience).

Having said that, I do agree with you that circumstances differ.

manover:
Well, I agree with you! She was just lucky lol. I told her

Thanks for sharing your experience!

Update:

Tracker finally updated September 19 with his visa number and expiry date!

I find this interesting because for most that reported here, it’s the visa details that is first updated on the tracker- sometimes months before they receive BVL and PPR

Just thought to share

Fyorgyn:
PPR for my father.

December 27th 2022- Application Submitted
January 12th- Biometrics
April 27th- "additional information required"- A completed IMM 5546 (Details of Military Service). They do this for anyone who has been in the military. we filled and submitted the documents immediately
June 21- "We are reviewing the additional information"
September 13- "Background check completed" on tracker! nothing new on the portal
September 18- BVL and PPR (same time).
Tracker has not been updated

Documents submitted
We did not submit any elaborate documents with his application. No bank statements or landed properties etc. The only thing from his end was his passport data page! nothing else.
Just a letter from me (his child), my birth certificate showing he is my father, my marriage certificate that he signed as a witness, proof of my status in canada, my bank statement- I did not include my husband's statement or his employment details! It was a very "light" application

This was similar to how I applied for my sister last year (I shared this here last year)- no bank statements from her etc.

Just thought to share!

The details of military service was not easy to do at all and there was very limited information about it on nairaland. They wanted details of every unit my father worked in through out his military career, including names of his commanding officer etc at each rank. We filled it to the best of our knowledge and submitted it to them.

For anyone who will be doing this in future, note that there are certain people who, according to ircc are deemed inadmissible to Canada.

You could be found inadmissible for a number of reasons, such as:

1. security reasons, including espionage, subversion (attempts to overthrow a government, etc.), violence or terrorism, membership in an organization involved in any of these
2. human or international rights violations, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, being a senior official in a government engaged in gross human rights violations or subject to international sanctions

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/inadmissibility/reasons.html

I guess that is why people with military background are really scrutinized.

Hope this helps

Thank you

Thank you @Justwise for cleaning out this thread! It was becoming crowded with people dropping phone numbers and talking about ways to convert visit visa which is not the core purpose of this thread.

This thread is for us to share timelines, provide info on applications, help each other and share experiences. The focus is on what happens before and during the visa application and NOT what happens AFTER the visa is issued.

I feel that if we want to discuss work visas- post visit visa, another thread should be opened to discuss that!

Thanks once again, Justwise for the clean up.

Kennyg290:
This is/are the reasons my application is still pending & not even a biometric done since August 28th wen I submitted my application. I av submitted alot of documents n still doing so. I just on God now

Oh wow! Did they ask you for supporting documents before biometrics? Were you in the military? There is very little information on canada visa applications for active/retired service men/women. Please share your experience as you go along.

Thank you

ChiPromise:
Hello. Pls I'm new here. I want to ask about the New IRCC portal and GC key account. Which one is better and faster? What is the recent time frame for approval?

I think the new IRCC portal may be your best bet

PPR for my father.

December 27th 2022- Application Submitted
January 12th- Biometrics
April 27th- "additional information required"- A completed IMM 5546 (Details of Military Service). They do this for anyone who has been in the military. we filled and submitted the documents immediately
June 21- "We are reviewing the additional information"
September 13- "Background check completed" on tracker! nothing new on the portal
September 18- BVL and PPR (same time).
Tracker has not been updated

Documents submitted
We did not submit any elaborate documents with his application. No bank statements or landed properties etc. The only thing from his end was his passport data page! nothing else.
Just a letter from me (his child), my birth certificate showing he is my father, my marriage certificate that he signed as a witness, proof of my status in canada, my bank statement- I did not include my husband's statement or his employment details! It was a very "light" application

This was similar to how I applied for my sister last year (I shared this here last year)- no bank statements from her etc.

Just thought to share!

The details of military service was not easy to do at all and there was very limited information about it on nairaland. They wanted details of every unit my father worked in through out his military career, including names of his commanding officer etc at each rank. We filled it to the best of our knowledge and submitted it to them.

For anyone who will be doing this in future, note that there are certain people who, according to ircc are deemed inadmissible to Canada.

You could be found inadmissible for a number of reasons, such as:

1. security reasons, including espionage, subversion (attempts to overthrow a government, etc.), violence or terrorism, membership in an organization involved in any of these
2. human or international rights violations, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, being a senior official in a government engaged in gross human rights violations or subject to international sanctions

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/inadmissibility/reasons.html

I guess that is why people with military background are really scrutinized.

Hope this helps

Thank you

Rose223:
Please I would like to ask if ur sister is married. Cos I heard is difficult if single

My sister has very strong ties to Nigeria. She has worked in the same place for over 15years and is married with children. Everyone’s circumstance is different.

oyinnene:
Good morning everyone. Please, my brother is a permanent resident in Canada and he filled a sibling visitor visa for me. Stating that he'll take care of my expenses for the period of 3 weeks(my stay). Is it compulsory I submit my statement of account alongside other documents, since my brother has dropped his own statement of account to show as proof that, he can finance my expenses over there?

Depends on a lot of factors- everyone’s circumstance is different

I am a PR and I invited my sister last year. We only submitted my own financial statements etc. she didn’t show any financial documents- she just got her leave letter from work (I think I did a post last year). Her visa was approved quickly. She’s come and gone back to Nigeria.

Iffylove:
Hello everyone,
How soon does eligibility start after submission using the new portal?

It varies from person to person.

We submitted Feb 27 and eligibility “started”April 20 and then we got BVL and ppr the very next day

True… that’s why I put “May not need”. I understand that ours was not the norm and each person’s situation is different.

Thanks for all you do

ami213:
@fyorgyn,

That is not the norm! Your sister was just lucky, between she has 15 years working experience and she is leaving behind her husband and kids (she has strong family ties in Nigeria)

Applications are treated differently depending on the Visa Officer handling it.

Leslie992:
March applicants for Canada student visa please let's meet here and drop our timelines

Hiya there’s a thread for student visa already… please let’s keep this space for visit visas…

Thanks

Hiya

If your PR sibling will sponsor the trip you may not need to show bank statement. I’m a PR and my sister recently applied to come visit us. I put the details in an earlier post.

We didn’t include her bank statements at all… almost zero travel history (we didn’t mention she’d been to the uk cos it was more than 5years ago)

bcolat21:
Congrats Ameeria, pls what documents did u submit and what is the minimum amount to show as proof of funds.

I am applying to visit my PR sibling and I don't have travel history too,

Thank you in anticipation of a response from you

ami213:
The operations of IRCC could be mysterious. Hahahaha!!!

Congratulations! Your sister’s application is indeed one of a kind.

Abuja VFS takes 1-5 working days.

Hehe.. very mysterious. I was really worried about not putting more things in the application. I’m glad it worked out in the end

Thanks so much.

PPR!

I am a PR and applied for my sister to come visit.

Application submitted: February 26
Biometrics done: March 3
Biometrics updated on portal: March 23
Eligibility and Background check: April 21
BVL and PPR: April 22

So grateful for this thread, I’d never have known about the new portal! Again, nairaland has been a great great resource for me.

My sister has travel history to UK but it was over 5 years ago so we didn’t include it at all- so to all intent and purposes, she’s a new traveller! She also recently renewed her passport and got it just before applying- so basically “no travel history”

We indicated that we would fully sponsor her trip so she put $0 and didn’t include any bank statements of her own.


Documents submitted
I wrote an invitation letter and with the letter, I attached
my employment letter,
3 months Paystubs
3 months bank statement (my closing balance was less than $3k),
my birth certificate and hers (showing our parents names),
my marriage certificate and hers (our father signed both)
A few pictures (just as proof of relationship)
PR cards of myself and family

I had mentioned that my husband and I were sponsoring the trip but I didn’t include any of his financial documents (it was a risk I took jare)

She attached the following documents
Her employment letter (she’s gainfully employed and has been working at the same job for 16 years!)
A letter from her husband giving his consent and saying he will take care of their children whilst she’s visiting me
Her awards as most outstanding staff for 2021

No bank statements, leave letter, landed properties etc etc.

I am so glad.

Please o how long does it take for passport to be stamped and returned when submitting at Abuja VFS- we wan buy ticket

freshdad:
After 724 days of excruciating wait, 23months 24 days of sifia pains, ladies and gentlemen, Accra Hong Kong has released me

Wowww!!!!

Congrats...

Msidiodi:
It’s PPR guys!!!!!!

Timeline.....
ITA- 20 August, 2019
AOR- 29 September 2019
MEP/BIL- 10 October 2019
LONG WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Meds extended- 25 November 2020
PPR- 17 December 2020!!!

Congratssss

Aig842:
Long time here o, like that bro/sis. Been on this thread since when part 2 was confused as part 1 lol. Too many names i can't recognise.

Anyway AOR May 3rd 2019, still awaiting PPR, Accra VO of course.

Can we have a spot on page 1 for PPRs like other parts please?

Wow! I cannot even imagine how you feel... the wait has been so long but it will end in praise.

Yes... that page1 list of PPR stories was so helpful... It does require a bit of selfless service to do it but it is worth it... if one of the people here can do it, just like it was done on the previous parts, it will be super helpful for those on the journey.

All the best everyone

ShoeShineGuy:
Read the passage A below and answer the question that follows;
A.

1. From the above passage, it is @Mmamaroon's PPR?
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN




@Mmamaroon, you can see the confusion this overdue PPR is beginning to cause in this thread ba?
You're indeed not alone!

D. None of the above


Haha... she edited it jooooo

How you dey na.... long time!

Mmamaroon:
Longest time sis!

Not yet o, but soon (and very soon) by God's grace.

The bible was right when it said and the first will be last...see AOR 2020 getting PPR yafuyafu Sorry to be peddling stereotypes but it must be true that Asians are very hard working. Files handled by Hong Kong on Accra's behalf have been done and dusted pretty quickly....


......maybe it's all conjecture sha....time and chance happen to us all!

#OttawaBeBehavingLikeAccraOfOld

It will come soooooon

No be the french jo... you sef don edit am na.. it did look like you were declaring PPR.

No play that kain rough play again o

As we don dey congratulate you na so e go be.

Mmamaroon:
PPR people...felicitations !
Peeps waiting for ITA, MEP, BIL, ECA, IELTS, TEF, PPR.....courage !!
To everyone....bon weekend !!!

Yayyyyy

Debbieeeeeee:
This is reassuring. Nice to see you here and see you in Canada too , we dey your back dey come

Yes o.

Abeg come!

See you in Canada

I haven't moved fully yet sha but soon... very soon

Debbieeeeeee:
For a split second I was confused if this was freshdad from the USA birthing thread but I said let me not be too forward, but now I’ve seen fyorgyn too the medical doctor if I remember correctly. All my people from the birthing thread don japa to Canada after I took a break from the birthing thread. It’s nice to see everyone here including newmom bigfido and some names I can’t even remember anymore

Haha

Yes o

E reach to Japa o...hian!

Hehe... I am a Pharmacist

One of the best decisions of my life was doing Express Entry in 2018! When CRS scores were in the 430s and 440s... I won't have been able to get in with the prohibitively high scores now...

I wish everyone on this journey the very best. It is definitely worth it.

Obanidavid:
Hello house, please does anyone knows if we need to obtain a yellow card before leaving Nigeria to Canada?

No, you do not need yellow card to travel to Canada.

freshdad:
Una welldone o, looked through and can't see anyone I know�
Joined the thread in part 4,got Ita in part 6 (Dec 2018 and submit same December)and part 10 we still dey wait PPR.

All in all, God dey...

Just passing by

Hi freshdad... I remember you! From part 4 and the US birthing thread

I also joined in part 4... It is great that the thread has reached part 10.

You will get your PPR soonest by God's grace!

Greetings everyone

Also just passing by...