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Thank you for your advise.

House34:
Traveling from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Vermilion by road is generally recommended as the best option. Taking a local flight to Lloydminster is not advisable due to the high cost and the fact that mostly private jets or chartered flights land at Lloydminster. Additionally, if you are coming from Lagos by private jet or chartered flight, there is no need to fly to Calgary first; you can fly directly to Lloydminster.
Please hold on to the receipt of your first semester tuition fee payment and your proof of living expenses. Canadian airports boarder officers are now randomly selecting students for extra checks, focusing on proof of funds for tuition fees and living expenses.

Dear Nairaland,
Kindly advise on the below for students that are currently in Lakeland College, Vermillion, Alberta.

I want to book my flight next week against the third
Week of August, so it will be a bit affordable.
For a family of 4(2 adults, 3 year and A year old).

The school advise we land in Calgary International airport and take a local flight to lloydminster Local airport and from there take a cab or bus to Vermillion which is 40 minutes drive.

Another option is Edmonton International airport and 2 and half hours by road to Vermillion.

For students that are currently at Lakeland College or graduate from the College, kindly advise the best route and Airline to book.

Thanks

Dear Nairaland,
Kindly advise on the below for students that are currently in Lakeland College, Vermillion, Alberta.

I want to book my flight next week against the third
Week of August, so it will be a bit affordable.
For a family of 4(2 adults, 3 year and A year old).

The school advise we land in Calgary International airport and take a local flight to lloydminster Local airport and from there take a cab or bus to Vermillion which is 40 minutes drive.

Another option is Edmonton International airport and 2 and half hours by road to Vermillion.

For students that are currently at Lakeland College or graduate from the College, kindly advise the best route and Airline to book.

Thanks

Dear Nairaland,
Kindly advise on the below for students that are currently in Lakeland College, Vermillion, Alberta.

I want to book my flight next week against the third
Week of August, so it will be a bit affordable.
For a family of 4(2 adults, 3 year and A year old).

The school advise we land in Calgary International airport and take a local flight to lloydminster Local airport and from there take a cab or bus to Vermillion which is 40 minutes drive.

Another option is Edmonton International airport and 2 and half hours by road to Vermillion.

For students that are currently at Lakeland College or graduate from the College, kindly advise the best route and Airline to book.

Thanks

Yes, i was sent an email and saw it there when i logged into the IRCC Portal.

kimanna:
Congratulations . Were you notified via email or you just checked and saw it?

God is doing miracles.
PPR has landed.

Timeline:
Application submitted April 15,2024
Biometric April 17 2024
PPR May 24, 2024


1) Student Visa
2) Spouse Visa
3) 3 Year old Visit Visa
4) A year old visit Visa


Thank you Jesus for all you have done and to this wonderful Nairaland family for all the support.

Thank you all

Thank you

Bobomaigida:
This must have been inputted when you were booking the appointment. There is no cause for alarm, biometrics will last for 10 years , whether it is VV or SP

Hi Nairaland,
Kindly advise on this issue.
As seen in the attachment, I applied for a study permit and the visa category is showing Visitor visa instead of study permit.

My spouse applied same time with me but he applied for a visitor visa, and after the biometric tur mail we got stated Visitor visa instead of study permit.

Kindly advise what I should do or if is not an issue?

Thanks all for your continuous support

Hello all,
I need assistance, is there a WhatsApp group for students going to Lakeland College, Vermillion Campus or Nigerians already there.

Kindly share the link for me to join the group.

Thanks

Hi,
Thanks for your response.
Is actually for myself(student Visa) and spouse Visiting Visa.

We have not submitted the application yet, I want to do upfront medical before I will submit the application and get the biometric letter.

I will traveling to Abuja from Port Harcourt for the upfront medical first, before I submit the application and wait in a hotel to get a date for Biometric.

That is why am asking, so I don't leave anything back in PH

mamawa123:
Why can’t we just take our time and read on our own?

The information you’re looking for is clearly stated on the 2nd page of the “Biometrics collection/instruction letter” you have with you.

I don’t even think you know the type of visa you applied for because you were asking for both student and visitor visas.

Anyway, one biometric will cover both applications.

Go with your:

- Travel passport and
- The biometrics instructions letter

Fellow Nairalanders,

Kindly assist with the list of documents that I will need to take to Abuja VFS for Biometric enrollment.
1) Student Visa
2) Visiting Visa.

Thanks for all your support

Fellow Nairalanders,

Kindly assist with the list of documents that I will need to take to Abuja VFS for Biometric enrollment.
1) Student Visa
2) Visiting Visa.

Thanks for all your support.

Thank you.

zubizareta:
You already said you have all the proof for the source of the money so I belive you are fine already. As long as your sop is tight covering all areas then you are good to go.

Hi,
My own case is below, kindly advise.
I am going for a 2 Year Diploma in Early Childhood Education at Lakeland College Alberta.

My spouse & I have a Company and we have all the company documents and Tax Clearance,and I & my spouse are authorised signatory to the company account and also got a bank Reference for that.

Questions

1) He transferred £35,000 to me from our company account for my POF and also paid the full $18,000 CAD tuition fee from thr company account.
We have proof for all our sources of income.

2) I intend to go with my 2 kids (3 & 1 year old) and my husband will apply for a visit visa to escort us as he needs to come back to continue the family business.


3) I am also submitting our company,spouse statement of account, that have £17,000, £12,000 and my own £36,548, $2,500 USD, #4.5m,#2.2m and #400k

Noted: I have a UK travel history, I want to the UK January this year

Kindly advise what we need to include and our chances ?

All Source of income, our house and 4 landed properties in Port Harcourt worth over 300m is also included.

zubizareta:
Having a heavy opening balance without proper explanation of how you got to accumulate the funds will not fly for most VO. I have seen significant number of gcms notes noting that. .
So it's important you print the statement to show when the 30million came in and explain the source of the funds with proper documentations. The most important thing is convincing them your sponsor is capable to gift you such money and the money was genuinely your sponsor's own and show relationship btw you and your sponsor.
So all supporting docs from your sponsor including her bank statement must be submitted.

Yes you can add your marriage certificate. Also add well documented gallery of pics telling them that despite being recently married, you and your spouse have been together for quite a while. If you can label the pics with the year each was taken and the event it was taken, that will be perfect.

Since she is staying back, you can state it that she is pregnant, will be staying back under the Care of say your mum while you are away studying and you can't wait to return home to Nigeria to your young family after your study in Canada. Goodluck

Dear Nairaland

Please has anyone gotten PAL from Lakeland College Alberta for September intake?

Thanks

You will need a USD Card to make the payment as your naira card won't work.

If you have a dorm account, fund it and pay from there.

Paulink:
I greet you all.
Have been trying to pay for the $235 CAD (study permit and biometric) with my first bank naira card on the new portal but the transaction declined.

Please provide info on the way forward. Thank you.

Hello

Please can I be added to the Edmonton group?

SisterDeborah:
Okay, I have. Thank you

Thank you for your response.

JustMellow:
Hello Harmonyedu,

It is wise to include a board resolution letter that reflects the total amount accessible to her for the study cost financing, and that PA is also an authorized signatory to the account. The paid fees from the company account should be quoted as well plus the lump sums of money movement. Precise dates should be included for all activities relating to finance. Rather than sponsor her, you can write a support letter whilst she acts as a self-sponsored applicant. This is just an opinion.







Best Wishes!

Hi, Kindly advise as I am about to apply.
I & my wife registered a CAC and have been in business together.
She is the student and I wrote a sponsorship letter, did an affidavit of support to sponsor her.
I also moved 35k pounds to her pounds account from the company account and put description as her living cost and paid her full tuition fee from the same Company pounds account to the school for her.
I have been paying myself and paying her, we are both signatory to the company account.
My question is, do I still need to do a board resolution in the company letterhead and also pay slips?
as we both have been getting 1k and 500 pounds respectively in the last 4 months as salary.

Note am applying for a Visit Visa with the kids as i cant travel because of our business in Nigeria.
Kindly advise

Emybanks77:
Bro same thing happened to me wife , what you need to do is start paying yourself salary from that company into your personal account. Then do your payslip atleast 4 months, let the company write a letter introducing you as a co owner then finally the company write a board resolution in the company letterhead stating your percentage earnings per month or annually of all directors. The was all I did and she got the visa.quote author=Kost post=129095896]hello Everyone
i need your help on this.
i applied to centennial college and resumption is early may
my first application got refused which i will reapply befoe month end when i tidy up loose ends

reasons for denial was about finances that i didnt have money of my own to sustain me during my stay in canada. my sponsors were my company ( owned by me) and brother so i have been advised to also put money in my personal account, use my personal acct statement, company account and brothers statement before reapplying

i have sent mails to the school to defer admission to september 24 but no response till now
i have paid first semester tuition already.

what do you think i do?

In my case I just put 00000000 and it went through.

You can try it

bayonleakintewe:
Good day, please is it adviceable to do medical upfront before I register for IRCC, though hav tried it but it asked for UMI and IME number which am confuse.

Thank you
The funds are in British pounds and and in my personal account, which I have access to it from any part of the world.

Thanks once again for your reply

Bobomaigida:
The main issue will be proving the funds are readily available for your usage, consider doing GIC to take care of your living expenses. Then draft a good SOP to explain the sources of funds and your free access to them.

Hi,
I just got a mail now to request for PAL from Lakeland College, Alberta.
Kindly advise if I should proceed based on the Following.

2-year Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Note: I have a BSc in Education & have been teaching since I graduated in 2017.

1st year Tuition = $18,000 Paid in full
2 Minor Kids Dependent (3 & 1)

Funds
1) Personal Pounds Account: 36,000 GBP = $62,000 CAD and 4-million-naira Account.
2) Spouse Account: 5,100 GBP = $8,500 CAD and 5-million-naira Account.
3) Spouse Business Account 10,000 GBP = $17,200 CAD

TOTAL CAD: $87,700 CAD which will raise to $100k CAD by end of April.

Note: First Year Tuition has been paid in full (18,000)

We have a business that generate between 100,000 to 150,000 GBP Annually and we also have house and undeveloped lands in PHC that is worth over 250m and cars.

My question is, I want to apply with the kids to be with me in Canada while my spouse (Husband) will be in Nigeria running the family business, but he will apply for a VV to help me travel with the kids and he will stay minimum 2 weeks, as soon as we are settled, he’ll return back to continue work. In Nigeria and visit us 4 times a year.


I want to seek you and others advise what’s our chances?

Bobomaigida:
1 year tuition = $7,500
Living expenses =$20,635
Travel and others= $3,000
Total = $31,135*1,175=36,583,625

Ideally, this is the POF you are required to have using their updated living expenses for 1 year amount. You can check if you have this or if your sponsor has.

I just got a mail today to apply for my PAL from Lakeland College, Alberta Province.

ekeson45:
Your source Sir. Especially Alberta Province

She is going with the two kids, while i want to apply for a visiting visa to escort her carry the kids when she is going.
We have houses and undeveloped lands in Nigeria also.

We are all based in Nigeria

Anguldi:
Excellent$$$$ but I think you need to work on home ties . How about your kids Is she going with them and you. Are you Naija based or UK?

Good morning Nairalanders

Thanks for all you do in sharing your experience with others.

My wife got admission at Lakeland College for a 2 Year Diploma in Early childhood Education at Lakeland College Alberta for Fall 2024.

I did not intend to go on an SOWP I just want to apply for a visit Visa and escort her with the kids along to drop them off.
Can she go with our two kids?

We have paid her full tuition fee of $18,000 CAD and I transferred £35,000 British pounds into her personal account for their POF.

While my personal account have £7,100 and my company account have £20,000.

Do they stand a chance for the visa.
She went to the UK last Month on a visit visa to build her travel history, and we have landed properties (House and undeveloped lands) for home ties.

My job is better off here,that's why I just want to go and visit them and return once in a while.

Do we stand a chance of getting the visas?

Kindly advise

Thank you.


I think once you can provide the necessary documentation of the pof, you should be good to go[/quote]

Hello all,
I need an advise, my wife got admission at lakeland college for a 2 year Diploma in Early Childhood education.
She is a BSc graduate in Education and has been a teacher in the last 5 years

Now that there is no more SOWP, can she go alone with our two kids, while i apply for a visit visa to go and visit them and return.
I did not intend to stay as my business is better off here in Nigeria.

Also i transfer 35,000 GBP which is equivalent to 62,000 CAD and she have 4m naira for POF and we have also paid her full tuition fee of 18,000 CAD.

i am also sending my personal pounds bank statement and my company pounds bank statement as part of her financial documents

My wife has also been to the UK last month as part of travel history and i have proof of my sources of income.

Does she stand a chance of getting the visa with the 2 kids?

Kindly advise me pls.

Thanks