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Chocs:
Hello Godsblessings,

I’ve been using Airbnb for many years. It is very legit and safe. Paying to reserve your booking is the normal there.

Best wishes

JustMellow:
Hello Godsblessings,

It depends on what type of comfort you want and the budget at your disposal. School accomodation is okay and quite cheap as to Airbnb or Hotel. School (hostel) accomodation should be more economical in my opinion.

Google Airbnb or download the app to search for accomodations and place reservations.

All the best

JustMellow:
Hello Godsblessings,

The important documents are:

1. Admission Letter
2. Letter of Introduction
3. International Passport

If Applicable:

4. Enrollment Verification Letter
5. POF
6. ArriveCAN App Receipt
7. Covid-19 Test Result

The applicable documents should be packed separately in an easily accessible bag.

All the best

evergold:
This is not true. For NSE both suffices. General gives you added benefits if you want to use it for Express entry

rebecausoro:
Complete landing gist

I flew from Uyo to Lagos on Tuesday evening and I stayed with a family friend for the night. I arrived the airport around 10am for a flight of 1.40pm. I thought I was early until I saw the queue. Quick tip: even if your flight is for 6pm, get to the airport around 12pm and stay there till they are ready for you .

Ethiopian airlines usually do manual verifications of all students travelling to Canada. You really need to be there on time for this because the man doing it is slow and doesn't care about your time. He asked for proof of enrollment, admission letter, ArriveCAN slip, and visa page. Please make at least two copies of all of these too. After showing him, he'll snap and then send to someone via WhatsApp to verify. Once confirmed, your passport will be given a number and you'll then proceed to where it will be scanned again for secondary verification. After this stage, you will then go to where you can get a boarding pass.

The plane left Lagos around 2pm. I was seated at the back and had space to stretch legs . We got to Addis Ababa around 7pm (Nigeria time) and then we entered a long queue for onward movement. From Addis Ababa, we went to Dublin for refueling and then to Toronto. Upon arrival, we talk a long walk (very long o) and got to immigration people. The woman that attended to me asked for these (in the following order):
1. Declaration slip (will be given to you in the airplane)
2. Passport
3. LOI
4. Student Status letter (enrolment letter)
5. School fees/tuition receipt
6. ArriveCAN page (apparently, I didn't even fill my own well and was delayed for a while. Make sure you fill yours well)
7. POF
8. LOA

She asked me the following:
Which department were you admitted into?
Why did you choose MUN?
What is your name?

Then she took my finger prints and issued me a Study Permit for 3 years (my program is for 2 years but I don't know why it was issued in excess).

I went to wait board a St John's flight after a long wait at the airport. Got to St. John without qualms. Reach my apartment, checked in and slept off.


Exams start on Monday. Canada is beautiful and nice. I love the place. Good luck to all who are applying or will soon come.

It has ended in praises.

Kimkalash:
Those going through Ethiopian Air next week Friday, let's know ourselves please. I can't survive loneliness on such a long journey abeg

Godsblessings:
pls oo, this NSE Request letter, does it indicates approval,? and for those that has never done any IELTS, can letter of English proficiency stand for it ? or is it compulsory for them to do the IELTS?

sleekcheek:
The attached screenshot shows available dates in Lagos. since you already wrote last year July and if your score was 6 and above across band I believe you can use same result. Ielts general also works for NSE

olasubomy:
Yes i got request for NSE to submit mybankstatement certificate but my sponsor bank (Standard Chartered) which had the major fund is not on the mybankstatement platform.

What i did was to get another printed copy of the statement showing transaction for 1 year and got the bank to stamp all the pages and was able to convince the bank to send the statement via courier to the Canadian embassy in Lagos and quote my applicaton and UCI no on the waybill.

So i uploaded a one page letter of explanation ( notifying the VO that Standard Chartered is not on mybankstatement platform) reason this was sent by courier. + uploaded the waybill tracking sheet (UPS) + stamped soft copy of that same bank statement +mybank statement certificate ( for my own salary account - Stanbic IBTC) and submitted.

That was the initiative i took.

olasubomy:
Hi Sleek, you can request for a print out of your one year bank statement history from First bank and have them stamp all the pages and you upload with a letter of explanation addressed in a formal letter to the Deputy High commission of Canada informing them that mybankstatement portal is not available on any channel of First Bank and upload it. I feel they should be expecting this kind of response from applicant since not all commercial bank currently use the mybankstatement channel and i am sure they are fully aware of that.

Having your bank courier your bank statement to the embassy is discretionary, it is a step i took but not sure of the position of the embassy on that so i would say follow your instinct.

Wish you success.

TeeMade:
Hello Olasubomy, I sent you an email request. Please respond, it's urgent.

Thank you.

Sirromey:
I would advice he or she does their
medical now and submit . ICRCC have been very slow with application process so it will be wise to be proactive but if he doesn't and by end of this month no response then he should defer to may. No need to ask for refund since he plans on going there.

Ayobami2001:
After pressing 1...there is a long speech that you have to listen to. At the end, press 8. It will connect you to the customer care representative. It did work for me.

You can call between 9am and 3pm.

Ayobami2001:
I think calling them helps. It was until I called before my name was picked out from their clogged inbox and forwarded to the processing unit for dispatch.

Samklef413:
Good morning gurus in the house, I've been visiting the place since last year but it's time for me to take a great steps.
Please I need more information and how I can take the best steps about travel to Canada for working and study.
I only have higher national diploma (HND) in federal school here in Nigeria.
I just got my passport last month no travel history
No sponsor yet. No land properties..
But I believe in God.

Should I meet some travel agent or I should follow all the process online myself.
I only have 1m for everything.

Please advise me
I'm just 28 single guy.

Sirromey:
I would advice he or she does their
medical now and submit . ICRCC have been very slow with application process so it will be wise to be proactive but if he doesn't and by end of this month no response then he should defer to may. No need to ask for refund since he plans on going there.

Chukwubuikexo:
I suggest you give it a little more time

Chukwubuikexo:
I suggest you give it a little more time

Dampops:
Have you tried to track the package? Were you able to?

Eilenora:
4th email just this morning. Submitted previous friday via dhl to Abuja, it arrived there last week Monday so today makes it a week since I submitted. I paid for 2 way courier with DHL; with recent trends, does it mean I will still have to pay for VFS's courier service?

esosa4real:
Please I need clarifications for my relative.
She did an online application, got visa approved and submitted at vac in Lekki via courier.

Does she need to pay 12k on vac website to get her passport back?
Because VAC sent a message this morning that her PP is ready and we should call.

But they never pick up calls!! Pls any suggestions?

MOKENN:
12570

samsung007:
Have you tried mastercard account?


Am applying on Monday.

Lekiboboe:
Yes I heard some countries accepts 2.2 for MASTERS

E.g
USA (selected schools), China, and some of this European countries

You can do a google search on universities in countries that accepts 2.2 for MASTERS

MOKENN:
12570