Hi Amazonrck,
Getting a daycare for kids around the university is always not an easy thing; and I can assure you the VO is aware of such (some university's daycare centre even have well over 2 year waiting period on their list). I doubt any daycare will even reserve a space for that long till you resume (that's on the condition you find any). The only daycare you might end up with eventually might be a private one and that can't be easily arranged until you get it.
A friend in a similar situation with you, registered on the waitlist of about 5 different daycares on the province's website and that page was what she included in her application
You don't have to leave your son behind, if I am in the position of a VO, I will question leaving a year old baby with his father.

amazonrck:
Hi all

This is my first post and I would appreciate your quick response.

I am about to apply for my TRV, but I have few questions which might not have been asked/answered on this thread and the previous.
I am 30 years old, married with a one-year-old son and I have an unconditional PhD admission offer. I intend to apply with my son while hubby stays back as one of the home ties.

For my son, I have contacted most of the child care centres around my University, but they are fully booked and was told I will be put on a waitlist until next year.

My question:
How else do I show the VO that my child will be adequately catered for while studying since I couldn't get him into a daycare centre?

You do not need a transit visa to fly through UK

kylexy61:


Emirates. Stopover of 6 hrs

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Congratulations

Oshey9999:
I picked up my passport today with the stamped TRV. The visa was issued in London.

Best wishes to all the hopefuls in the house.

........................................................................................................................................................................................................

TRV Approved.................................................

Application submitted on February - 26

Biometric done - February 28

Medical Request letter received -April 25

Medicals done - May 2nd

Medical Passed - May 6th

TRV Approved May 8th
...............................................................................................................

Here is the breakdown of what I submitted with my application:

All the required cic forms

Letter of Acceptance (St. Clair College, Windsor ON). This is a three year advanced diploma in Biomedical Engineering Technology.

Receipt of 1 year tuition payment (13,000 CAD)

1 page SOP detailing why I'm interested in the program and how the program is aligned with my educational goal/my past educational pursuits

Sponsors: 2 siblings one living in the US and the other living in the UK

Sponsor 1: UK company statement of account with a balance of 16k pounds, GTB SOA of about N12 millions, UK certificate of company registration.

Sponsor 2: Evidence of tuition payment of 13k CAD from US bank account, 4 month Payslips of more than 4k dollars per month

Goodluck to the hopefuls........................................

For the transcript to be regarded as 'Official', it has to be sent directly from your University to Dalhousie university.

I think all the courier services you stated are equally good

Josh1996:
Good afternoon bosses...I have to send my transcript in sealed envelopes to Dalhousie University as am applying for their program. Please which system between ups, FedEx, DHL etc is the best medium and how much.

Also is there anyway I can handle putting my transcript in a sealed envelope (with university seal) as mine didn't come with any special envelope
Thanks

Mickychen:
Yeah, I'm planning to leave Nigeria August 11. Will there be an exam after the 2 weeks maths class? Are you there already?

so far i have gathered that there will be course works in between lectures and also an exam at the end of the two week class. Yup

Jacintaflavian
You can look into Winter 2019 resumption date for your undergraduate studies.

Brendamad:


I applied last year October. But can apply now against 2019 I guess.

Yes, it is possible.

Cherryola:
Pls house I was born in a town in ogun state it is possible for me to get my birth certificate (NPC) in any local government in another state which is not the same state they gave birth to me

I know someone coming in for fall 2018 as well (M.A Economics) but still waiting for visa approval.
I hope you are set for the first two weeks lecture and exam in August?
COngrats on your TRV approval and all the best as well with your studies.

Mickychen:
Hi everyone,

I applied to University of Manitoba (M.A. Economics) October 2017 for Fall 2018
Got admitted in January 2018
Applied for my student visa February 23rd
Biometrics February 26th
Medicals requested April 24th
Did medicals April 27th
Passport request May 8th
Passport submitted today May 14th


Anyone in the department here?

I think there is enough information on CIC website to aid an informed decision about what an accompanying child should apply for.
Unfortunately, there seems to be no one here at the moment who has experienced this before; may be that would have helped with the answer she is looking for specifically which she seems to be looking for as well
In the absence of that, your advise to chat VFS is the way to go, which i am sure they would refer her to links addressing this issue on CIC website.

MightyGIE:


On this issue if child will be accompanying you or not or will need a visitor's visa, I advise you seek advise with VFS. you can chat them up through their website and let us know what they say. The information here is conflicting now.

All U of Manitoba incoming applicants ...gather here for a selfie...lol

Brendamad:

Fall too yet to apply thou. Do you mind connecting offline. I’m a lady hahahah

You have said it all.
Different strokes for different folks

mcobex:
That's why it is best if the student waits till lets say 30 days to resumption or if he thinks he has enough funds for upkeep until schools resumes without working. Working before schools resumes has its negative effect when its time to apply for post graduate work permit.
NB: He might not be as lucky as those who got theirs without any issue

I will also advise him not to work especially if it is clearly stated on the condition in his study permit.
He might be coming to visit family or friends and that's ok.

I do not know why we Nigerians always want to 'outsmart' any system and rules set by another country and that's why 'anything goes' in Nigeria.
All these things Nigerians do, they see all and then we all complain about how difficult it is to obtain visa. (I mean see the unnecessary stress to obtain visa from Nigeria; Nigerians applying for visa from other countries do not go through half of these stress even with out green passport).

Truth is the canadian system may not have alot of things in place to check if anyone is flouting their laws but trust me anyone one snitched on/caught is always used as a scape goat. You only tend not to hear, just a few out of many.

Here are somethings people do if they want to work without authorization; either get an 'under the table job' or go as far as fabricating a social insurance number, SIN.
C'mon y'all let's be cautioned...all these little things count, may be not for you but definitely other people coming after.

mcobex:
Not advisable for him to work before school resumes bro.

As much as i understand you, i have a lot of friends who came in from Nigeria months before their resumption. They got the same question you asked him to prepare for which for most people they say it is to help familiarize and settle down. The only restriction given at the POE for such that i have seen is the immigration officer states on their study permit that they can only work after they are registered in school.

If they do not expect that it might happen that some people would choose to come in earlier, i guess they could have as well stamped a date close to your resumption date on your TRV instead of the very date of approval which makes you admissible into Canada from that moment on.

I only answered his questions as to if it is possible to enter Canada months before his resumption which is YES.
The intentions and all that you are raising are left for him to be the judge of that if he thinks his reasons are genuine enough.

My thought

Oshey9999:


Why do you want to enter that early would be the question you should prepare yourself for at the POE. Even to the ordinary person, it raises a lot of red flags as to your intention(s). I'm not 100% sure of the Canadian immigration laws regarding early entry by a student holding a trv, but I'm absolutely sure that it is not allowed for a student holding a US F1 student visa. Even your school will admonish you not to enter the USA any time more than 30 days to the school's start date. Here is the logic: You are going on a long journey that requires you to leave all your family members behind for long time, shouldn't there be more of inertia than repulsion?

In my opinion, i still do not feel there will be a problem. Your flight could have taken you through US if you have a US visa to fly through. Practically, no straight flight from Nigeria to Canada, so anyone coming from Nigeria to Canada flies through another country.
If you plan to spend some days or weeks in US after flying from Nigeria before entering Canada, just have your story straight, the immigration at the POE will not really bother about that...it is that simple.

sogima:

Thank you.
What about if I decided to enter Canada from America. Would I have issues at Poe. As I am not coming in from my Residence country

Yes, you can.
Depending on the immigration officer at the POE, there is most likely a restriction not to be able to work until resumption be included in the *condition to work while schooling*

sogima:


Please is it possible, I enter Canada with study permit like 3 months before resumption

You are the guy who schooled in Cyprus with travel history ish ..yeah
Congrats....I know the feeling...lol
God will perfect it to the end.

Martswoll:
My Nairaland people, I know say Na me cry pass for this thread .

I just got My medical request email after 10 weeks !!

First hurdle passed . Thanks everyone for all your advices and assurance !

Y’all deserve all the accolades!!!

If you have created an account with cic for your study permit, the link to upload each of the document required is there.

chkb:

Online route, all my docs are complete,

What docs?
Are you submitting online or paper route?

chkb:
Hello house, how do I send my docs to CIC, should I create a folder, save all docs in it and send all to cic.
Fast response plz

You can apply for a visit visa for them, but remember you have to convince the visa officer of their return. So i think going the study permit way is the best since you have already been granted your visa and you are still 'outside' Canada. It would have been a different ball game if you already inside.

Everything you need to make informed decision is available on cic website(the scenario i copied was from cic page).

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/study-permits/guidelines-on-minor-children.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare/minor-children.html

emeify:
Thank you.
So in conclusion, the child needs to apply for a study permit and not visitors visa?
And you are certain of this?
What if the child goes to Canad with a visitor visa and since he is already in Canada, now applies for study permit,
which he may not need at that point anyway? Is this legal?

More often than not.

For most first time applicants, they mostly submit SOP which will include the reason for going to Canada for study, the choice of course, what they stand to gain at the end of the programme and how they plan to re-integrate when they get back to Nigeria after their program to promote Nigeria generally.

For individuals reapplying, they tend to submit both. SOP covers all that i explained above while their LOE might want to focus more on addressing the reason for disapproval of previous application.

Btw, i stand to be corrected.

Maxihyfr:
I want to ask is LOE the same tin as SOP?!

If you did not do upfront medicals, i am so sorry, it might not look too promising.
Let's keep hope alive

Biakwa:


Nope

Accompanying kids are to apply for study permit as well if they intend to study.

Admission to designated institution is not compulsory. If you plan enrolling them in a government school(elementary/high school), i can assure you that you can not secure an admission for the kids unless they get into Canada. Even most private schools wont grant admission to kids without showing study permit/visa approval.


""Scenarios
Applying from overseas
The study permit exemption for minor children pursuant to subsection 30(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) applies when a minor child is already in Canada.

Visa offices processing temporary residence applications made outside Canada by minor children who want to study in Canada should consider them as students and not as visitors, even when they are accompanying a parent who is authorized to either work or study in Canada. In other words, a study permit is required, unless they are exempt from requiring one pursuant to section R188.""

emeify:
Please can someone help me clarify an issue. What visa does someone who already has a TRV apply for their child who they now
want to accompany them after they got their TRV. Can they apply for:

1. Visitor visa for a period - say 4 weeks? - will they want to know how the child will return if they are just visiting?
2. Open ended visitor visa?
3. Student permit - though I dunno how this can work since its a minor child and they dont have admission in a designated institution

If all these options are not viable, what is the best way to go if one already has the TRV and wants to apply for a child to come along?

You can make do without putting any information the section.

Vizzle4sure:



Pls gurus in the house, kindly help with the National Identity Document information in the IMM 1294E form, as I have my Voters Card and Temporary slip of NIMS and the Voter's Card having Issued date with no expiry date and Temporary Slip with no issued and expiry date. Kindly advise Sirs/Madams. Thanks

It can only be done at vfs.

Maxihyfr:
Are the biometrics also done online?!for dose using the online route Or at the vfs?

You are right, i also have someone who got approved without including police clearance certificate in her application.
However, everybody is trying their best to tighten all loose ends as no size fits all, so i understand Uzee's concern.
I'll say to Uzee, get your police certificate, register your presence at vfs tomorrow although not with the hope of submission but to get an appointment for submission. Following the xzile experience, there is every tendency that you might not even be able to submit tomorrow if you get there as early as possible tomorrow.

Remember that every document you submit automatically form part of your data base in canada when you eventually get in. so, If you want to make do without the police certificate at visa application time, i will advice you make sure to have one ready whenever you plan to depart Nigeria. The reason is that if you plan to get a part time job or full time job during summer especially in a government set up, they sometimes review the police certificate in your database as part of their security check, where if you do not have, will then need someone to do it from Nigeria for you.
This, a friend of mine experienced. The individual was required to present the original copy of her police clearance certificate from Nigeria to complete her security check for the job.

Oshey9999:


I don't think police certificate is required for Canadian study permit, so to me there is no point stressing yourself in getting one. Like you can see in the trv approval news shared today there was not any mentioning of police cert. I never thought police cert is needed before my application could be approved and yes the approval came even without police cert. I have seen many people here who submitted their applications without police certificate and still got approved. Do you think these Oyinbo people believe our Naija criminal justice system? Even the police officer doling out the certificates does not know if I'm a felon or not because there is little or no record of criminal history in Naija. That's my two cent though.

Best,

Yes please, just prove your ties to them

vivicintia:
Is it advisable to use 2 sponsors for study permit .they are both my uncles.

Plz advice

Rarely

Ehimadeking:
After medicals can someone still be denied of d visa?

Hi DRiches,
In my opinion, the reason why dependants are included in sponsor's letter is to show the level of his financial commitment to others thus, will help the VO figure out if he will be capable enough to include you with stress.

Since your main sponsor can alter hers, then i think you should be Ok with her own since the other sponsor is not available to amend his letter and he is even not your main sponsor.
I stand to be corrected.

DRiches:
@All, please, my co-sponsor didn’t mention in the sponsorship letter if he has dependant or not. I got the letter from him and he’s out of the country right now. It will be too late to wait for him to come back. What is a way out ??

Note that, my main sponsor can still change anything in her own letter content. I still have that Grace from her.

Is it really compulsory that your sponsor or co-sponsor must state their dependants in the sponsorship letter? I think all these questions will be asked during the online application? Are all people that got their visas approved really mention their dependants in the sponsorship letter?

@jnyuwa02
I need your contribution too. Thanks

I am so sorry to hear about your refusal.

As rightly indicated by Newman1010, the 2.5M will not fly especially knowing that you do not have a scholarship.
The 13M in fixed account depending on the terms might be regarded as illiquid to the VO, since it is not a readily available cash.

Now if the 13M can be easily converted to cash, it might still be difficult for the VO to accept the sufficiency of the cash because after the payment of your tuition is made (8M equivalent), you'll need an upkeep (of approx 3M) which takes 11M off your sponsor's account.

So the question will be how will your sponsor be able to continue with his own life when the VO knows very well as Nigerians we have a lot of dependents.

A twist to this that can make the 13M closing balance fly with the VO officer is if the account turnover is very high.

A huge turnover shows the viability of your sponsors income how how easily he replenished his account even though he might not have a huge closing balance.

With God's favor, i have seen approvals with huge turnover and closing balance less than 10M.

I wish you God's favor as well.

lummy11:
Just got a message that my Trv application was refused
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Submitted 13 of april
Admission letter
Sop
Sponsors SOA 2.5m
Sponsors affidavit of support
Cic forms
Landed property documents
Letter of employment