4evaco:
Hi All,

I've been silently following this thread. I benefitted from the study permit thread and also got a lot of information here that helped me in packaging my husband's SOWP application.

This post is to encourage someone out there.

Congratulations

Kindly help with the list of documents submitted to help other prospective applicants.

All the best in your new home

Remicynt:
Hi everyone in this great platform. Thanks in advance.

Hello Remicynt,

Though am not an expert but will repond based on the little I know,
1 Yes you need to apply for Visitors Visa, anyone going into Canada will need a TRV to be given access to the county either PR, Student, Visit, Work Permit and other means

2. Getting a job is easy but based on many factors which includes, holding a work permit, having SIN to be used in getting payment on Canada ADP platform, picking up legal Jobs to avoid ban and lots more, so if you will need a job, you won't be given one on a visit visa as visitors are not permitted to work except you wanna work illegally and earn cash by hand which I won't advice at any point to avoid stories that touches the heart.

3. Yes, you can continue your EE application before, during and after your visit visa is approved but it's advisable to state on your application that you've got an EE profile running if you are a post ITA.

4. Depends solely on what type of Job you get, with whom it's gotten and the benefits involved, for instance when you're picking up a professional Job say accountant in a super mat, or any other outlets store, your job roles and pay will include health insurance based on the business policy, same goes to some other professional jobs too like PSW etc. But if it's vice versa, like a store keeper, cleaner, you won't enjoy insurance in some companies as you get paid per hour for ONLY the job with no benefits attached, so the benefits you get depends on what job you picked up and which company.


Finally, it's not about trying a route, it's about getting the full knowledge, information and right counsel about which route to try, anyone can try any route but one has to show to the VO reason you choose the route, benefits to you and them, funds to enable them know you won't be a burden to the Canadian Govt or claim asylum at the end, things to bring you back to your country like business, family etc.

I will only advice you keep to keep track on Student route if you or your spouse can advance in academics or pick up Nigeria master degree to add to your certificate and boost your CSR score or a one year Nigeria certificate course, you can as well join the EE platform for guide on any certificate course in Nigeria that could help boast your score, in all I wish you the best in the journey as others can help add more.

YesLadyN:
After 17 long weeks and a day, my watch has ended!

All the best to you all! Xoxo

So sorry about the refusal, you can surely work on those flimsy reasons and repackage it. Success awaits you

Girllikeme:
Wow, Approval dropped this morning for my family... I will update the house soon, with full details... God is indeed Good!!!!

Congratulations

Markab:
Good morning fam. Can anyone please advise what the timeline for VFS Courier delivery as against picking up the passport in person. Departure date is Jan 24 and got PPR today, exactly 3 weeks from this day. If memory serves me right, timeline for passport submission to collection used to be 2weeks on average but I learnt people are now experiencing delays with VFS. Any helpful tips would be appreciated. Thank you

Hello Markab,

It all depends on the type of application you made and got approval for, the 2weeks is an average time for passport transmission from you to VFS and back, but lately applicants are taking up to 3/4weeks to get passport back, will advice you raise webform or send emails of urgency explaining the need for your passport if after 2weeks you don't get it.


I hope your case will be different and you gets it back asap.

Congratulations on your PPR

jokeydamson:
once the family are going together who will be the strong tier back home

Hello jokeydamson,

To the bolded both parents, siblings, investment, property, shares, business and lots more could be used as home tiers if all are migrating together.

ak22:
Please who are the skill workers?

Hello ak22,

A skilled worker is any one who has special skill, training, knowledge, and ability in their work. A skilled worker may (but not in all cases) require a college, university or technical school degree/certificate, may also be someone who have learned a skill on a job.

Hope it helps

muyiroro:
Gud morning my people, pls is it advisable to apply my work permit visa with my spouse and children at the same time or I should first apply for my own as a principal applicant . I got Letter Of offer from Maple Leaf Farm in Manitoba with LMIA exemption.

Thanks

Hello Muyiroro
We'd seen successful applicants of the whole family in recent times, if you have the required fund available, convincing SOP and strong tier back home then you can give it a try but if no strong tier yet, you can apply for yours and let others apply after yours is approved while you use them as tiers.

Hope it helps

Abbygailz:
Good day everyone, please I have a question.

I would be applying for SOWP soon, my husband is currently a student in Canada.

Is it okay to use his Dad (my father in law) as my sponsor considering that his son (my husband) also used him as his sponsor when he applied last year?

Thank you.

Hello Abbygailz

You can use him as sponsor if he has available the required fund, your application is on a stand alone and the sponsorship comes from relative. It is safe to use him if he has the required fund but non the less you can add your salary account statement if you have a paid employment.

Others could also share their thoughts

benque:
Truth everywhere in this post.
Please can you shed more light on the GIC u mentioned ?

To the bolded,
A GIC works like a savings account in that you deposit money into it and earn interest on that money. The difference is that you need to leave your money in a GIC account for a specified period of time. As some Indian does, after full tuition payment, they open a GIC account and deposit 10k CAD into it, this funds sometimes are soft loans taken from their country for academic
purposes which they can withdraw in bits for living expenses when they get to Canada.

Note: there are different types of GIC account

Hope that helps, other gurus can add.

dyce101:
Good evening guys am up with another question o

What is the duration of Spouse permit work application ?

What is the duration of Work permit application

You have to hope for the best cause no one can precisely state the duration, few months ago it was 24weeks in 60days it reduces to 15weeks now it's 19weeks and increasing weekly, no two application is the same, you can have yours faster than the processing week. All the best

dyce101:

Did my biometrics yesterday then later at night I was sent this message Dear OLUMIDE,OMOKOYA

Visa application, tracking ID No.
Regards,

This shows your biometrics was received and application is on transit for processing, your wait begins.

It will end in praise

dyce101:
Good evening guys
Thanks for the updates

Am going for my biometric on Tuesday
Please what documents will i be going with, apart from my passport and my appointment letter ?

#work permit

Those one's are just fine, you will be given forms at the point of entrance to fill and you make photocopies of it as well you passport data page.

Chijudy1:
Hello House,

Congratulations to all who have received visa to travel with their family. This is indeed a winning team and I thank God for directing me to this thread.

I intend to travel with my hubby and son for my MSc in Canada but I have a question as I am about to submit my own study visa application. Can I include my hubby and 6year old son as family tie and then apply for them when I get my own visa? Has anybody done this before? Or must you indicate that they would join you in your study visa application?

Please experts and friends kindly respond to me so I can avoid mistakes in packaging my application.

It's advisable to apply alone and use your family as tiers but note that in your SOP you must outline plans on how your kid will be well taken care of and give more information on future plans to finish your MSc, join your kid and family, in bold, don't state in any part of your application that your family will join you in Canada as the VO might sees this as a means to relocate and not to study.

When your application get approved you can apply for them both.

I am not an expert, others can also help with comment.

eimolove92:
A P P R O V A L ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AFTER SO MANY WEEKS OOOO

Am so happy for you, looking at the list yesterday, I said it loud that you are next in line and God did it, congratulations. It will end in praise for us all

Ymin:
A p p r o v a l A l e r t s for my W I f e and Kids.

God did it and I am here to share the goodness.
Approval alerts drop today after 14 weeks of application.

Wishing all hopefuls testimony soon.

Congratulations, please kindly help with list of submitted documents.