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Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 11:03pm On Jan 30, 2023
Any lawyer can help you with that, it is a legal document
Legitmenaija:


Congratulations to your sister.

Please can i see a sample of deed of gift?
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 6:38pm On Jan 30, 2023
JCrystal:
Congratulations to your sister!!
What did she do different in the new application if you don’t mind mentioning regarding the funds?

1. In the first application she paid a deposit of 10k CAD half of her tuition and showed #3 million naira tuition.
2. In this application one of our brother in Nigeria deposited into her account #6 million and gave her a deed of gift and a support letter of sponsorship.
3. Then we added pictures of her husband and son (Family pictures to the application.
4. A strong support letter from employer
5. We addressed each of the comment raised from the GCMS into two sections: Personal Asset (Landed properties from her and her husband, Secured job, Financial status ( 36k CAD including deed of gift and tuition deposit). Family Ties (her husband and son)

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Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 6:07pm On Jan 30, 2023
My Sister got a refusal letter: I have applied for GCMS. Two reasons:
1. Financial status and Asset: she paid half of the tuition $10k and showed statement of account N3.5m. I guess these are not enough. For assets she showed landed asset with no valuation.
2. Family ties in Canada stronger than that of Nigeria: Her husband and son are not coming with her, so what other family ties. Yes she has 3 brothers and a sister in Canada.
Application Date 17th February, upfront medical, new portal, Nairobi visa office, refusal letter today.
I need suggestions while I wait for her GCMS.

If you remember the message above posted in May 2022. Thanks for the support from this forum gurus we got GCMS and applied second time timeline:

1st Application Feb 12, denied May 30.
2nd Application Oct 3 2022 Medical Passed Jan 17 2023, eligibility review same day. Original Passport request and BVL Jan 26 2023.

Thanks family. I wish all of you best in your pursuit for Canadian dream

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Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 3:21am On Dec 05, 2022
Oh I think you misunderstood me. the program is 2 years yes the tuition for the 2 years program is 20k CAD. She has paid 10k CAD. Showed 49k CAD. Her husband submitted his gratuity account $10 million with the sponsorship letter. We made sure no bulk deposits were made, she and are husband are very comfortable, they have money and tenants in 2 houses apart from a huge cattle ranch and farm land.

bullstriker:
The funds barely cover the cost of her education. Self-sponsors must show funds for the entire duration of their studies. Assuming she is going for a two-year program, the cost of tuition fees alone for two years is 40K CAD. Living expenses should be well over CAD 20K for two years. Although IRCC uses $10K/year as the standard for annual living expenses, in reality, it is much more, and VOs like to see that you have done your research. So, depending on the city, the VO might have assessed quickly and concluded that the funds were insufficient. Another thing to consider is lump-sums; if there are lump sums in the accounts, could VO believe that she inflated the account?
IRCC does not usually accept a sponsorship letter from the spouse without showing the funds and the source. She should have organized the application in a better way. For instance, the spouse should have been the sponsor since he can sponsor. This way, she just has to show the cost of education for one year even if she is going for a program of two years.

You have identified the second reason.

Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 1:15am On Dec 05, 2022
bullstriker:
Who was the sponsor? Self-sponsor + husband sponsorship letter
How much was the tuition fee? 20kCAD she paid 10k tuition deposit
Post-graduate or undergraduate diploma in HR? Post Diploma HR
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 1:13am On Dec 05, 2022
jaydave:
If the app was packaged with explanations and enough evidence that proves all these good accounts and assets are genuine and not jus to obtain visa and japa and yet d app was denied then next tin u need do is to revisit the SOP very well and add 90% of God’s factor .. No be everytime make we dey bliv in our human factor na d example u jus see so
they are very genuine

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Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 1:12am On Dec 05, 2022
Thanks so much
johnstan:


So sorry for the outcome.
From what you stated it's obvious she had good POF and hometies, however, having good POF and hometies doesn't automatically qualify the applicant if you know what I mean.
The sop can make or break the application. I can see you stated that the applicant is an MSc holder in science while HR is a completely different field talk less of the fact that it's a PGD program.

Now here's my take for your next sop/loe, don't start and end at explaining why the course is relevant to her current position. First start with what she did that made HR an option to consider, is this an interesting role for her, has she handled any HR role prior to her current Job role but couldn't focus on that for any reason.
Now explain how she has managed in her current role without the HR qualification she's applying for, what challenges has she faced in her current role without the HR qualification that became the decision point, what are the potentials of having the qualification and lastly what she intends to achieve with the extra qualification.
I hope you understand, make the transition eye catching to read and difficult to think otherwise.

Repackage and refire

Good luck
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 1:10am On Dec 05, 2022
noeloge82:


Sometimes so things are better left of if at the initial stage the masters was not presented it could have been easier to justify going for a diploma after BSc but now this is more like a reverse my suggestion is if she is gainfully employed let her try and get a letter head from the establishment starting that they want her to go for a diploma in Hr because they want her to take a significant position in their hr department, then if she is a biz owner let a director in her biz write such quoting the impact it will have in turning around the Hr of such establishment because the money is very OK and the family not going with her is very good to tell the story of her coming back

Thanks so much

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Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 5:07pm On Dec 04, 2022
A friend was denied for the following reasons:

I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as required by
paragraph R216(1)(b) of the IRPR (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-2002-227/
section-216.html). I am refusing your application because you have not established that you will
leave Canada, based on the following factors:

• Your assets and financial situation are insufficient to support the stated purpose of travel
for yourself (and any accompanying family member(s), if applicable). This just a single application no accompany.
• The purpose of your visit to Canada is not consistent with a temporary stay given the details you have provided in your application.

This is absurd given that her application was stronger than most applications I have seen that got positive response. She showed 49k CAD including 10k USD in a dorm account, 10k CAD deposit towards tuition, a 2 years study leave from Nigeria, farm land property under her name and three houses under her husband's name. 3 of her kids are in Nigeria and 1 abroad.

Please what else do they want. I have applied for GCMS but these days it takes up to 2 to 3 months to get it back. The plan is to apply in January she has deferred her admission. Application was August 6.

Now the only problem I see with her situation was that she is coming for a two years diploma program meanwhile she has done masters. But we were able to establish that this diploma program in Human Resources management is relevant to a current position in Nigeria, since her background was in science.

Please house what do you advise in such situation as this?

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Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 1:14pm On Nov 10, 2022
Kellapaw:
Hello guys, I made additional school fee payment after I applied for visa while waiting for response,

Now I want to upload the school fee reciept on web form. I am stalked . Please who can put me through. Because I couldn't find anything like school fee in the options on ircc webform portal

Select " Temporary residence (applied online)" if you applied online
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 1:05pm On Nov 10, 2022
bbk86:
i paid using this link https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/pay.asp
how can i rectify this?
You can make another payment and later ask for refund using the above link
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 12:04pm On Oct 13, 2022
That happened to my sister too we drove to thr boarder or Port of entry to get it. It is called flag polling. When you get tothe US border tell them you want to "flag pole" they will turn you back to Canada through Canada boarder. Going to the airport will not work

SoftdudeKay:


Please help guys!

My friend’s wife applied for study visa from inside Canada. Her passport has been stamped but she has not received actual study permit. She has sent out webforms and not replied yet.

Please help!
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 2:03pm On Sep 04, 2022
Don't worry about your application you will surely get a positive answer

sambless2013:


This post is scaring me o... I declared that I have a brother in the same province I'm going. I showed that my hubby and kids are here, my company also showed support and act as sponsor... 200m yearly transaction but 10m at the moment... I increased after submission sha..
I just paid school fees and yet to upload it...
Hummmm, it is well with my application in Jesus name.

June 25th speaking.

Any advice please

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Travel / Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by geotherm: 1:57pm On Sep 04, 2022
The kids are in the University we showed evidence of their study. But we failed to elaborate in the LOE why and when they are visiting. They were denied based on purpose of visit

SweetJJ:


For the kids that were refused, how old are they? Are you sure they don't need study permit not a visit visa?
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 3:54pm On Sep 03, 2022
Chocs:
From my experience, I do not believe 17kcad + 3 million is sufficient for this situation.

That is plus 10kCAD tuition deposit already paid? Not still sufficient I could make it 20k though
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 3:15pm On Sep 03, 2022
Wow thank you so much, I also forgot to add that part of what I saw on her refusal GCMS is strong family ties in Canada, even though her Child and her husband were not included in the application, my hesitant in acting as a sponsor is that family ties issues. However, she couldn't raise more than N3m in Nigeria. Though I plan to argue strongly for her son who just entered high school with evidence of admission and tuition payment and then her husband's business though the business is not doing well, she works in an NGO and what she is coming to study is related to what she does for the NGO, on Social science. Her NGO gave her a strong support letter in the first application. Any more suggestions on how to tackle this? I have 17kCAD to show and of course other documents you listed.

Chocs:
Hi there,

If you sponsor her and show the relevant documents, it should lead to a positive outcome.
- show a bank statement that has at least 1 year full tuition + 10,000 cad for upkeep or more
- attach your employment letter
- attach your payslips
- attach proof of your own assets
- attach a sponsorship letter detailing why you’d like to sponsor her education

You should also show strong home ties to Nigeria for her by providing
- her employment letter
- her bank statement with some money
- her payslips
- documents of her assets
- volunteer experience and proof of commitment to her community


Make sure you write a strong statement of purpose/letter of explanation and leave no stone unturned.


All the best

Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by geotherm: 2:04pm On Sep 03, 2022
Gurus of the house please help, my sister was denied based on financial status and personal assets, the last time she applied she showed N3m and have paid $10k towards tuition. I order GCMS and the purpose of denial is consistent, the visa officer is worried that the amount she showed will not be enough. If I sponsor her from Canada as her brother she is also coming to the city I am currently in for her studies, will that lead to a positive decision, The last time she did not show valuation of her landed properties this time she has the valuation? If this will fly please can I get a sponsorship letter sample.
Travel / Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by geotherm: 7:42am On Sep 03, 2022
PPR Alert! My sister submitted SOWP for her husband and visiting visa for her 3 children. The last one got his PPR yesterday, 2 other children were refused earlier last month on purpose of visit probably because their application for visit visa was for less than 6 months category meanwhile the former was for more than 6 months he got Medical request the same day his sisters were denied.

However, her husband is still waiting for his passport request he got medical passed and biometric validation 3 weeks ago. I hope he gets it next week, I don't know why the delay.

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Travel / Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by geotherm: 7:38am On Sep 01, 2022
How do you get study permit for kids above5 s friend was told by public school here that they don't issue admission in advance that whoever the children arrive he can enroll them

SweetJJ:

Depends on the kids age. Less than 5, apply for visitor visa, above 5 apply for study permit.

I hope this helps. All the best.
Travel / Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by geotherm: 11:19am On Aug 03, 2022
Hello house

Please I need your help. My sister applied for SOWP for her husband visiting visa more than 6 months for her youngest child and visiting visa less than 6 months for her two children still in university Her husband and her youngest got medical request, though her husband did upfront. Her two children got denied reason purpose of visit. But it was demonstrated clear with tuition and admission to university in Nigeria that they will visit during their vacation. Please what should she do?
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 21 by geotherm: 9:18pm On May 30, 2022
ninab:


Did she declare the siblings in canada ?
If she did ,did she explain strong ties to Nigeria
Does she have travel history to capitalize on that she always came back and never over stayed ?
Thanks for your contribution. Yes she declared all her siblings in Canada, she has strong ties in Nigeria, her son, husband and landed property. She has never traveled out.
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 21 by geotherm: 9:16pm On May 30, 2022
Thank you for your contribution, we will do better with the pof. her siblings in canada are 1 citizen, 1 PR and two TR. We thought her husband and son and landed property was sufficient as home ties, apparently it is not.
Toceen2022:


Sorry about your sister's refusal, it's just temporary. She should refire after addressing the VO concerns

1. The amount shown was not reasonable enough. With half tuition at $10k, the remaining half will be in range of that ₦3.5m (which is $10k). That means no money for living expenses... So, let her show about ₦7m above.

2. The 3 brothers and a sister, are they citizens, PR or on temporary residence status?
For temporary status, it will be easy to address. But if they are PR or citizens, she'll need to spend more time explaining and developing more home ties that outweigh their permanent status!
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 21 by geotherm: 6:54pm On May 30, 2022
Thanks for your advice and input. The landed document was just for asset and that is the only asset she has. I agree with you the 3.5 million is small, we will work on that. Do you have a sample of SOP? This time we will get a study leave letter from employer.
bullstriker:
A bank statement of 3.5M is insufficient for proof of fund, even if you have paid your tuition fees. In addition, fixed assets cannot be should as proof of fund.

Having siblings in Canada is a drawback, but I have had clients who have family members and yet got their study permits. Let her focus on writing a convincing SOP outlining her ties in Nigeria. In addition to her family, she can add assets and letters from her employer stating she is going on study leave and any association she belongs to.

Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 21 by geotherm: 5:52pm On May 30, 2022
My Sister got a refusal letter: I have applied for GCMS. Two reasons:
1. Financial status and Asset: she paid half of the tuition $10k and showed statement of account N3.5m. I guess these are not enough. For assets she showed landed asset with no valuation.
2. Family ties in Canada stronger than that of Nigeria: Her husband and son are not coming with her, so what other family ties. Yes she has 3 brothers and a sister in Canada.
Application Date 17th February, upfront medical, new portal, Nairobi visa office, refusal letter today.
I need suggestions while I wait for her GCMS.
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 21 by geotherm: 12:40pm On May 27, 2022
Same timeline as my sister no update
Sheyman56:
Application submitted: February 17
Biometrics done and updated : February 22
Upfront medical passed: March 1
Eligibility Review: hasn't started
PPR: I'll surely get it sooner than expected!


Who else applied in February?
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 21 by geotherm: 1:23pm On May 11, 2022
What they are concerned about is funding and home tie. I think you should ask your sponsor to pay part of your tuition and also deposit the money in your own account. Show evidence of the deposit. Then if you have any land property or housing property add it to the application.
Julmbachu:


Ok sir @Makano here’s a clearer one. Thanks much
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 21 by geotherm: 1:33pm On May 07, 2022
The answer is No

shankeybee:
Good day house,
Please I'm in the process of filling out form imm1294e and I'm kinda stuck on this part.
Please I need clarification on whether nysc would be filled on this section or not
@makano @omiinii @ lekiboboe and other experts in the house please help out

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Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 21 by geotherm: 11:11pm On Mar 29, 2022
Jacklens:
House, pls how do we manage big compressed document on the new portal?
Sponsor documents alone is 4mb.
Use ilovepdf.com to compress it
Travel / Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by geotherm: 9:06pm On Mar 21, 2020
Please stop posting your details on this platform especially for privacy and your security. Delete the attached document.

Based on what they said here maybe there are some details they believe you were hiding from them at the time of application. For example, questions like if you have been denied visa before by Canada or USA or any country. Make sure you answered all the questions truthfully.

Doitall29:
Thank you for your interest in visiting Canada. After careful review of your temporary resident visa application and supporting documentation, I have determined that your application does not meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR). I am refusing your application on the following grounds:
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, based on the purpose of your visit.
• I am not satisfied that you have truthfully answered all questions asked of you.
You are welcome to reapply if you feel that you can respond to these concerns and can demonstrate that your situation meets the requirements. All new applications must be accompanied by a new processing fee.


Here is my wife denial reasons
Please will this reasons not affect my wife when she wants to apply again.

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Travel / Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by geotherm: 2:52pm On Mar 17, 2020
Passport submitted vfs Abuja: 9th March 2020
Today March 17 tracker of returning passoort activated. Online shows she was given a 4 years visa.

geotherm:


1st application: August denied Nov.

2nd application: January 24 BVL March 4 PPR March 5.

Documents submitted:

1. All the application forms
2. Leave letter and (b)introduction letter from her office (Federal job).
3. Tuition payment receipts for her two kids in University and one child in secondary s school.
4. Statement of account 2.5 million naira. Three months pay stubs.
5. Tentative flight itenery from Klm
6. Full itenary of day to day activities in Canada for 3 weeks. Including 3 days hotel booking for short visit to Vancouver (included under purpose of visit).
7. Letter of support from host including state of account.
8. Academic credentials and promotion letters.
9. Letter of support from husband on company letter head.
10. Explanation letter
11. Evidence of company registration- company owned jointly with husband.

Documents not submitted in the 1st application: 2b, 3, 5, 6, and 7(was submitted without host SOA, GCMS pointed ot out).

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Travel / Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by geotherm: 5:36pm On Mar 10, 2020
Markab:
Good morning folks, Passport was sent and delivered to Canadian Embassy since Feb 17 and there has been no update till date. Is anyone here currently in the same boat? Please advise

since it is beyond two weeks I think you should visit or contact vfs global
Travel / Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by geotherm: 7:17am On Mar 08, 2020
Alutaprophet:
Good day house, i just want to confirm the possibility of Canada VO to decide on an online TRV application within just 3days of submission of the application.
Need expert opinion on this.
Is this your first submission?

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