A little advice. For those coming into Canada especially Toronto axis, you may want to check for your accommodation before you finally get here, so you have an idea of the cost. I'm still searching for a space because the information i got wasn't correct in terms of the cost and how easy it is to get a place. So you may want to seriously consider checking up these things first and if you have someone here, they can help you view some spaces if you find one and make the bookings if they Landlord or the lease owner allows.

Sites that can help you, www.kijiji.ca , www.places4students.com and all the facebook housing groups you see, especially the ones for your school or schools around. Now i'm being forced to check places far from my school by bus(at least 1hr) Nowhere is really far sha, if you plan to buy a car. 3MB traffic no dey here.(Average of 30mins) except you want to really travel.

You don't want to get here few days to school or when school has resumed, and you don't have a house to stay.


All the best!

I had just 35CAD and 50USD when i entered. They didn't even ask how much i had with me. So if you have 1000CAD cash, you are super good to go, and don't forget to mention that you have money in your account and you have a debit card to access it.

They asked for proof of funds, and i mentioned my brother was my sponsor, and that was it even though i had a copy of the account statement.

Cheers

kylexy61:
Hello knowledgeable seniors.

Will the officers at the POE be satisfied if carry around 1,000CAD as physical cash, considering that I'm being fully funded by the University?

I have additional funds in bank account here in Ghana which I intend to accesa via atm once I reach Canada. I have already contacted the bank and confirmed that I can use the atm in Canada.

Wait, you got a response in 4days? WAWU!!! Congrats o, that was a good fight!

Wheyme:
Dear all,
Approval alert after a previous refusal!!
First, I will like to say a big thank you to these wonderful people..@jnyuwa02, @Naijaforeigner, @dubaiboy1, @geotherm, @chebe01 and everyone on this forum.

First Application (from Belgium)(Online): 17th July
Biometric done in Paris: 19th July
Refusal message: 6th August
Reason for refusal stated: I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay based on personal assets and financial status.

Second Application from same place (Online): 13th August
No Biometric done
Passport request: 17th August

Submitted documents (Previous application)
1. cic forms
2. Admission letter (MSc Uni of Ottawa) also stating I will be getting CAD$2,400/year
3. International passport with visa stamps
4. SOA (Letter from my bank stating my savings account balance of 8k euros)
5. Supervisor's funding letter stating I will be paid 20k/year
6. Co-sponsor's letter stating he will provide accommodation and miscellaneous expenses
7. Co-sponsor's Canadian passport, payslips and bank statement
8. Letter of Explanation stating my career goals and that I will complete my thesis by early September since admission letter was conditional to the completion of my current academic program in Belgium
9. My up-to-date transcript stating I passed all courses but remaining my thesis to be completed
10. Bachelor's certificate on Biochemistry (Nigeria)

Additional documents submitted (For second application)
1. New SOP
2. LOE (Addressing previous refusal)
3. Late dad's death certificate, obituary pamphlet and his property documents (Survey plans and land receipts)
4. My birth certificate (showing he is my father)
5. Caretaker appointment letter for the properties (signed by me)
6. My landed property doc (Deed of contract, receipt and allocation letter)
7. NYSC certificate
8. BSc. transcript, HSC certificate.
9. My current resident card
10. My current transcript and school id card
11. I also edited the co-sponsorship letter, stating he is only providing additional support (and not accommodation)

I will also like to mention that I put God first in this second application which was the mistake I made in my previous because I felt that I had all required document and thus, would get an approval. I prayed alot and fasted.
To all other aprroval hopefuls, your approval alerts are near and to those delayed, please repackage and refire (Put God first pls).

I really wish you the best. God will reward you for all your effort on this forum.

jnyuwa02:


School is starting in only 3 weeks and people from May and June still haven’t even heard yet. This is serious oh!! God help us!

LOL! Funny man. Thank God and congrats.

This is also a sign of relief that Nairobi approves VISA also.

All the best man, I'm sure your friend is super excited.

kingfintan:
GLORY TO JESUS

MY VISA FOR A SECOND DEGREE WAS APPROVED

AM SORRY FOR GIVING A COMFLITING MESSAGE AS I WAS FRUSTRATED, THAT WAS WHY I SAID I WAS DENIED..

MY PASSPORT JUST ARRIVED NOW BY THE COURIER AND IT A 3 YEARS STUDENT VISA..

PLEASE HELP ME PRAISE GOD..

THANKS TO GURUS IN THE HOUSE, ESPECIALLY LAGOS2CANADA, HARDE AND CO.. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT..

STAMPED AT NAIROBI KENYA..

KENYA REFUSED MY FIRST APPLICATION, THEY APPROVED THE SECOND ONE.. HAPPINESS WAN KILL ME HERE.. THAK YOU ALL

Two questions for you:

1. Where exactly did i attack in this post?
2. What have you said that is different from what i said?

I'm sorry i tried to share my opinion against "the people that have consistently contributed on the forum". I'd rather just keep mute.

For your info, i submitted my application even when i didn't know anyone on this forum. As much as they are all knowledgable people, you should learn to know nobody knows it all, and this is a fact, nobody here is a VO!!!

Know this: at this point, even though i have knowledge to gain from whatever anyone says on this platform if i so choose, i have ABSOLUTELY nothing to lose!!!

I wish you all the best.

Naijaforeigner:


Hello sir, I think you need to slow down the way you attack these guys. I am not saying you don't have a point but coming out on full attack mode is not the way to go about it. These guys have contributed consistently for months on this forum without being paid, let us appreciate their efforts. Attacking them will send them away and I don't think you can contribute regularly the way they do. I am even very sure your TRV which you got of recent, these guys contributed to the success one way or the other. They may not always be correct and that is understandable because they are humans.

Most people on here are PG students. For you to think of doing PG in any of the western countries, you must be able to carry out research independently and double check every information you receive before using it. Information on here is not absolute, the job of everyone on here is to confirm that it is true.

On the study gap issue, it is common sense to suggest that most visa officers all over the world will want to know what you have been doing for long after your UG (if you have 2,3 years gap and above) and why you are just going for PG now. If you have been away from school for a long while, you MUST convince them that you still have the passion for education and you are not just using this as an escape route. I have attended UK student visa interviews and have many other friends who have passed through it (we all had study gaps) and the first question the VO asked was what were you doing all this while? Same for USA student visas. Explain clearly in your letter what you have been doing, the reason you are going now for PG and convince them why that reason makes sense. The argument on what is a study gap, I think is totally unnecessary.

Finally, lets learn to give our opinions without "attacking" each other.

I doubt it. Delta has even stopped operations from Lagos except they just resumed.

NeyofeedNigEnt:
Hello house,
Please I'm going to Canada next month from Lagos and I intend booking my flight with Delta Air, can I transit through the USA without US visa
?

They did mine the next day, and it was passed the third day. If it hasn't changed, you can go on Monday and see if there's space, they usually replace people that don't show up or come late. That was how i did mine. It means, "get there early". I think they start at 9am, you want to get there 8ish so you can start smiling at everyone especially the receptionist/attendant or what is she called.

Except that has changed, mine was just last month and i know a couple of other people that did the same thing. But if it's not urgent, you can as well wait for your date.

Cheers

Kvdag:
Hello House, I'm a silent reader here but I most command the Guru's in the house. Please I want to know how long it takes for the Children's practice to send my medical to CIC, I'm scheduled to have a medical with them on Thursday. I applied through paper route and did my Biometric July 3rd.

He said "has no right!".

123abcclown:


Many times, when I make comments online I try to leave a loophole, just because there might be a tini tiny possibility that the otherwise might be the reality of others.

About the school influencing candidate's visa application, although possible I'd say it is very very unlikely and the reason is not far fetched.

I respect you a lot, but sometimes you say things with so much confidence that i wonder if you ever think you "JUST MIGHT" be wrong. Nawa o!!!

Frankrobbn1:

dinho10,

The school has no right whatsoever to expedite the processing of a Student Visa application.

I wonder how you guys make this thing so scary. Do you think that's how they love school so much that they feel after a program, you must do another one immediately? Like we think in Nigeria. So i can't finish a BSc in Computer Science, work for 8years and decide to go for a masters degree in Robotics because i know Canada would give me quality education? Or i can't work in an organization as an admistrative staff for years and decide to go for an MBA? Why do you attach so much to this thing beyond the norm?

The same way everyone would have to justify why they are going and the relevance of the program is the same way 8 or 10years would.

My Bsc was gotten in 2010 and i'm freaking going for a PGC!!!

Quit making this thing so scary abeg!!

jnyuwa02:


This is very true. The longer you have been away from school and the older you are, the more justifications you have to provide to the VO. With a ten year gap away from schooling you have to have a very compelling case to provide that you can be successful in school and in fact that you would be a genuine student if the privilege is extended to you. This can be tackled by a very compelling SOP backed by strong evidence. Perhaps talk about your upbringing with devotion to learning and how learning is a lifelong affair for you and you can foresee yourself studying in one form or the other, the rest of your life.

Most people I have encountered with ten year gap, were found wanting on purpose of visit. It’s a very tall order to succeed with ten year gap, but it is possible.

It appears both of you are always looking for the mistake either of you would make and then you build on it. The way you tackle each other for here na war. Thankfully, you both have been helpful, so shaking. Una well done!!!

jnyuwa02:


Please quote the law from Poland. It’s a different thing to say people should desist from plagiarism (which I agree) and another thing to assert fallaciously that it is a crime when it is not.

Lmao!!!
Sorry jare. I think congratulations are in order. It's possible eligibility is still under review. Mine was even after i got approval update.

All the best man.

kingfintan:


Please don’t wish me bad, as I don’t know if I was delayed or approved.. please check what I wrote again.

Hello, i guess you can contest it, i believe that's why that option is available in the first place. But if i were in your shoes, i'd ask if i have explored all my options. I guess it was your first application. This whole contest thing is not as easy as it might sound o, to win it takes a long time which may even get you weary, and if you lose, forget the dream or the desire. It's too much of a risk and i don't know if you are willing to stay for several ontop a case you could have taken another route to settle.

I advise you put up another application, make it better if possible. You may quote their reason for the first denial and express how it's been addressed. Then hope for the best... If it happens again(God forbid), then you may have a ground to contest it, provided everything says you MUST do your program in Canada.

All the best.

hurricanesgrace:
Good morning everybody and Gurus in the house.
Please I need your candid opinion.
I applied for TRV and was denied. But my concern now is that with the kind of application I submitted I don't think the VO went through my application. So am contemplating on contesting the decision.
The reason they gave for the refusal is that my home ties in Canada and Nigeria, my financial and personal assets even when I attached my landed property gifted to me by my dad and dad's landed properties and a letter to show that i am the one managing dads landed properties,paid for my tuition, paid for accommodation. Sponsor is my brother and he did a transfer to my account for my living expensive and my cosponsor as well.
Please I want to know if its possible for me to contest the TRV (student) because someone told me I can only contest if it were to be PRV. Pls how through is that.
And I think those guyz in Kenya are just being naturally wicked to Nigerians

Okay great.

Ezriela:
I am submitting my app by mid of next month. Thank you bro

Stay hopeful bro, nobody knows this for a fact. But your application is moving, and i can argue that you will here a response soon. They know it's August, it's just a few weeks to when most schools will resume. I guess that's the reason for a lot of eligibility review update.

All the best.

Kishkosh:


Mr Frankrobbn1, mcobex and jnyuwa02
pls, going by the trend of applications you've come across. After 'UPFRONT' medicals has been updated, how long does it take for them to determine one's eligibility?
My eligibility started yesterday and I'm kinda curious and anxious

Send them a mail now! and use the webform. Without Biometrics, i doubt if they would even touch your application. It's way too long.

All the best.

Beeholar18:
Goodday everyone, pls did anyone had an idea of what might be wrong with my application, cos I submitted 8th of June and since I haven't had anything from them. Biometrics hasn't been done.

Please tell us what it tells you and what details you have been trying to use.

benefits0220:
Hello gurus
I haven’t been able to link my paper application online to know the current status and it has been long overdue. What can I do?

LOL! This is like testimony time, blessing time mehn.

Great to hear this bro, thank God! Your application saw wen!!!

Congrats... more blessings.

blaqnony:
Very long post! I applied on the 1st of May. I applied for a Masters of Law in University of Saskatchewan.


The documents I used are:
The normal CIC forms.
I got a 20k scholarship from U of S. Though I got later got bursary and offer as Graduate Teaching Assistant which I didn't include in my application and never bothered to send to CIC.
A sponsorship letter from my employer stating that firm intends to take care of my flight ticket and other miscellaneous not covered by my scholarship.
Admission Letter.
My Employment Letter.
Police Clearance Certificate
Transcript and all my academic certificates.
Letter of Purpose and Explanation especially emphasizing why I must do my program in Canada as such program in research is not done in Nigeria and not even in the US. I think my strongest ñoint was my statement of purpose and explanation. At least I can write well.

NB: I didn't include personal assets, statement of account or even that of a family member. No paystubs. While filling the form, I didn't include the end dates for all my employment history, including the present one. I sent about 14 mails to different Canada embassy offices, and about 6 webforms when I was waiting for them to send me a medical request. I even told them that I am running out of time to make my travel plans.

Did Biometrics on the 3rd of May, updated the same day. Then my trouble began. Lol. Long wait was really a serious trouble. Friends that applied were getting updated nothing for me and thats where the real problem started. My BP got so high. Finally on 24th of July, I got medical request. I couldn't go for medicals till 1st of August for some reasons. I later went and everything went right except that my BP was high. 152/90. I was never a known hypentensive. It all boiled down to high BP garnered over the wait period for my approval. The doctor asked me to wait for sometime. I repeated it, the same thing. I was asked to do 3 more tests, Electric Cardiograph, Echocardiogram, and Serum Creatinine Test , and then get a cardiologist report which cost me a lot. On Friday I got the report from the same hospital.

Just yesterday I did a mail to the hospital to enquire why they haven't sent the medical report, they generated it yesterday night and sent to them. Then today, my medicals was updated as passed ND in less than 1 hour an approval and request of original passport.

In all it was about God, I did countless fasting and praying, sowing of seeds and all that. Especially when the reports I was getting here were not favourable.

Bye and large, I think it is most appalling to see us trying to compare our application with others. That alone is enough to increase your BP and can even cost you your success in medicals or at least extra expenses for further tests that is even costlier than the medicals itself. Quit worrying, your worries can't change anything. Rather it can even kill your hopes of having your studies abroad.

Please those going to U of S can you hit me up! All the gurus in the house thanks for all you do here. I quite appreciate Hardy and Nyjunwa for sharing the email addresses I sent mails to. 15 weeks no be beans o. We expect more approvals here soon.

I dey o, nothing much. What's the latest na?

Ezriela:
Harde116 trust you are good. I dey hail ooo

You may and you may not. Check your CIC account daily. But you are more likely to receive an email.

amozag2018:
Will I receive an email from CIC or a message in my cic account for the medical call? Please can you help me with an answer!

I've always said it, this whole Kenya tag is not true. Denial can come from anywhere...

Lagos2canna:

You can see London, our real padi

This your own level of faith beats me, you went to apply for GCMS note after application, and you are already thinking they "may" reject this new one. Now which GCMS do you think you need more, your first application or the second one i'm hoping on your behalf they don't reject?

I think you are taking the right steps at the wrong time. Abeg, stay positive and hope for the best out of your application, then you can take it up from there.

All the best.

Lotusboi:
Good Evening house. I applied for study permit 4th April, got delayed 29th May. I decided to reapply cos of the generic reasons stated as insufficient funds.
I reapplied 13th of June, but just out of curiosity, I decided to order my gcms to see why I was rejected. Please find them attached.
The recent lump sum the VO is referring to is matured TB that entered the account, also it was reinvested immediately so it left the account again.
My dad is my sponsor. He does contracts and he is a retired Finance Manager from a construction company. (Retired 3 years ago)
In his avidavit of support he stated he gets money from contracts, haulage (truck particulars and insurance were submitted also) housing rents, share dividends, he also submitted his CAC documents, tax clearance certificate, TIN and C of O of his houses and their approved drawing plans.
But from the VO’s perspective he has little idea what my dad does. Please Jnyuwa02, Mcobex, Frankbonn, all the attorneys and gurus, please help me analyze this note and suggest a better route to follow in case my current application doesn’t run through. Thank you

LMAO!

I think there's still another problem of waiting to be sure they have stamped your passport, even after approval. This life ehn!

Naijaforeigner:


Lol

This is the kind of problem I want to have at the moment not the problem of checking timeline every hour.

Congrats bro.

Congrats!!! More to come...

sonaskhi:
Truly God is faithful. This is the week for may applicants
I just got approval mail and passport request
Applied may 23
Medical passed was July 23rd review of eligibility started same day
Approval and passport request aug 8th
Thanks be to God and d helpers in dis forum
U guys deserve all d accolades!

A lot of people would get updates this week. I pray it shall be favourable.

All the best to everyone.

Longtime coming bro. Congrats!!!

blaqnony:
The Lord is ever faithful. I just got a Request for my Original Passport. I applied online since May 1. I will come back shortly for further details. I need to keep my cool to type as my application was complicated. I pray for many more approval here soon.

Dasall!

makano:
With realshifu's case, its obvious this VOs do not work on First come first serve policy. Many June applicants yet to get an update, while an applicant of July 26th, online route has gotten a medical request. Las las it all boils down to God's favour..

Sorry to hear this man.

It is well.

Do the needful and refire.

Cheers

dubaiboy1:
Well guys , it has been fun while it lasted ... My application was refused ...


I applied on July 19.. Paper route..


These are the reasons for my refusal:

You have not satisfied me that you would leave Canada at the end of your stay. In reaching this
decision, I considered several factors, including:


*** purpose of visit
*** employment prospects in country of residence
*** current employment situation

Other reasons:

*** Upon a complete review of the application, previous academic and employment history and the
reasonableness of undertaking the proposed studies in Canada, I am not satisfied you are a bona
fide student & would depart Canada at end of authorized stay


Good luck to you guys.

Please be sure those guys won't delay before they send the result of the medicals. You don't want unnecessary wait. You can find out, i don't know anyone that did in PH anyway.

All the best.

realshifu:



Wow! I thought it was a glitch coz this appears to be fast. I have a question though. I'm in Bayelsa, and I just traveled to Lagos last week for the biometrics, and I will prefer not to travel back to Lagos so soon. Is there any where I can do this medical say in Port Harcourt?

Obviously it can't be rude from how you sound. And yes it is your opinion, so you are entitled to it.

I hereby rest my case. All the best to you brother!

ayoadefantastic:
Mr man read well. No one is disputing your argument and noone here has ever advocated for rudeness or brash emails. What I am saying is, that statement is NOT RUDE!
..and not everybody reads English in Yoruba!

I think you should hope for the best, that's progress and in your case, the next update might come soon. I really wish you the best.

But abeg relax, it is well.

Banks039:
My current status has changed from submitted to updated .... also , my eligibility has changed to ... we are currently ' reviewing' ur eligibility

Wat do u guys think ??