So true

mesh2003:


Not just Nigerian illegals in the US but also Nigerian families flying to New York and crossing over to Canada. One of the reports I read then, specifically mentioned that about 70% of the people had newly issued visas which was one of the reasons the Canadian Immigration Minister had to visit in May of 2018

Try Canada too u mighy be lucky

Peebles23:
House pls help ooo am going for another birth after this denial should i use only B2? Or what?
Because when i went in 2015 i used B1 /B2 . This baba India that denied us now is making me confuse ooo. House pls any advice? As i intend to re apply asap will be due in December.

nairobi@international.gc.ca
nrobi-immigration@international.gc.ca
accraimmigration@international.gc.ca
ldnimmigration@international.gc.ca
london-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
abu-dhabi-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
lagos.immigration@international.gc.ca
ankara-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
Etc

ajajd:


Thanks once more Gallant Hotstepper... @Omobendel24 please kindly help a Sister, I wouldn't mind appreciating in a pleasant way, my eyes are already paining as a result of flipping back seeking for the emails, please help me with the email address, please.. thanks in addy

Thanks for this

OmoBendel24:


Cc: ajajd

Medical visa and get ur friend to hp u with hospital etc

Soba2019:
Hello hotstepper. Pls I need advice . I am going for a CS in Canada. I have a friend there to stay with but would like to stay for just 3weeks post delivery cuz I have other kids in naija. I am currently 23wks GA. What kind of visa shd I apply for? Any link with hospitals in Alberta and a place to stay if I decide to not stay with my friend and her husband? Thank you.

Congrats! Medical or tourism?

Faithyyyyy:
For those experiencing long delays with their visa applications, i think the paper route is faster as against the online route judging from my experience.
We submitted on the 14th which was a friday and our visas were stamped on the 26th.we got picked our passports on the 10th of the following month.

Google it nd send to all their embassies u see email addy

ajajd:
Good afternoon house, please can someone help me with the email with which I can email Canada Embassy,my application is way too long over due. And I'm running out of time, currently 30weeks. Quick response would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

No, I am not

Dazzlinganio:

Thanks Hotstepper, yes I have seen Shedrian college. Then for UFT in Mississauga they don’t offer nursing program. I was hoping there are other schools that I am missing that offer Bs.N in Brampton. Thanks so much. Are you a Registered Nurse?

Milk is not allowed just like meat but ppl still bring in if lucky. If they find out,they take it away

Kenny4real68:


Nice one!
Please kindly throw more light, I just saw where you wrote that you were asked if you have milk and you said no. Does that mean both liquid and powered milk isn’t allowed?
I am asking because my friend told me t come along with my powered peak milk because it’s very expensive over their.
Thanks

Bramlea is not a city.....schools in Brampton is sheredian college nd Mississauga u have U of Toronto Missiddaugs Campus but they might not br offering nursing there so u hsve to check. School in Brampton.is a community college

Dazzlinganio:
I have been active (reading lol)on the sister thread but was pregnant then, it was a means to pass time then, and I told myself I will definitely give back when I have put to bed and landed too.

So below is my landing gist.

Airport waka: before leaving for the airport I have packed our bags and weighed them with the hand held scale ( it isn’t accurate so always weigh your bags to be below the 23kg) I did but when we got to the airport our bags were weighing 27kg,
26kg etc somehow the guy at the counter over looked it. Maybe because of my crying baby, I don’t know but the total number of bags that we were entitled to as a family wasn’t complete so maybe he did the total number of kg for our family. Anyway we got to the airport 3hours before departure so we had enough time to drop off our bags at the counter since we checked ourselves in already from home. We went outside to spend one hour with our family before going in to wait for departure time. N:B come to the airport early so you don’t rush things and get confused.

We waited for a couple of mins and pre boarding started, we weren’t much on the queue, it was a 12am flight so the airport was quite and I loved it. We boarded our Turkish airline to Istanbul the flight was small.

Flight: The food was not good for me I have never liked any airline cuisine though. Turkish is known for good food but anything that isn’t Nija food is not a good one for me lol. The inflight entertainment was good. Their air hostesses were kind and good, my baby slept all through but the bassinet was just on top of my husbands leg which wasn’t good he kept on complaining.

Layover: when we got to Istanbul, my stroller was waiting for me at the gate. Turkish Airline services were great. Istanbul is a big airport and the largest I have ever seen. Very beautiful and a lot of shopping area. Your layover time will pass so fast because you have a lot to do.

Flight to Toronto: this time it was a bigger plane, the bassinet was way up high and my husband was comfortable. The inflight entertainment was great. The food was ok for people that enjoy inflight food. The flight was smooth.

YYZ airport: we landed by 8pm, it was still very bright like 3pm. The airport was so busy with a lot of people, we saw that everyone was rushing towards the same direction, we followed the arrival sign and low and behold all those people rushing were all forming a line to pass immigration, at this point I was so tired because we have been on this trip for over 20hrs with an 8hrs layover(our flight was delayed at Istanbul) finally we joined the line and my baby started crying. Baby was also exhausted, it took like an hour to get to our turn, the lady asked us for the list for accompanying goods and goods to follow we handed over our typed document, she was so happy and told us that we just made her job easy attached it and sent us off to the immigration section to get our Copr signed. We met a little line there and it was signed and we went over to pick our luggage. When we got there it was the only bag left there. We just picked it and went to customs to check our bags, at this point we were so tired and it was 11.30pm, we met yet another line and the custom people were opening their bags and searching. I wanted to start crying at this point because we had four big bags and I was like when are we going to get home if this people open these bags, my baby at this point was so irritated she hasn’t had a bath apart from the sponge down bath I gave her at Istanbul. She was just crying over and over, when it got to our turn the lady just looked at us and said are you with milk, or any goods not allowed in Canada, we chorused No. she said welcome to Canada. I gave her a tired fake smile and we walked out to go look for my husband’s friend that came to pick us up. By now it was 12.15am. We tried calling him through WhatsApp and he couldn’t hear us. I almost started crying, my husband kept trying coz he already spoke to him when we landed and we knew he was around. After about 15mins someone tapped my husband from behind and it was him we hugged and packed our luggage into his car and he drove us to our Airbnb. Luckily for us we got the one we could check ourselves in. It was a lovely place with the entire backyard to us. Very private and quite. I couldn’t wait to hit the bed and we slept till 11am the next morning.

Next day after landing: My husbands cousin picked us and took us to get our Sin and we also opened our bank account same day. It was a straight forward process.

So far so good Canada is a beautiful place. I have done my G1 driving license, will be going for G soon.

It is good to have someone on ground to help you out.

Please for our landed seniors in the house I want to go back to school and do nursing. Any Rn in the house to guide me or any Lpn. I need suggestions for schools in Brampton, Bramalea or Mississauga. Thanks

Yes u can ..i always do so

tolurigs:
Hello guys,for those who have landed,pls can i pack some cooked food for my kids when travelling via Ethiopia, cos I have heard that pple pack jollof rice to eat on board.pls kindly help.

Oh no....God will double it for u soonest.

nadesh:
@Hotstepper , i replied your email but it seems it didn't go through. Thank you for all your help. Am not traveling anytime soon cos I had a miscarriage.
God knows the best.

Congratulstions! Which of the campuses? Downtown, Mississauga or Scarborough? Either way,there is a thread for students in Canada...check it out as it will help you more

oriented:
am looking for a cheap accommodation in Ontario. Just gained admission into the university of Toronto. I need ur kind assistance

And how much is reasonably priced?

damsell:
Hello house. Please does anyone have or know anyone who has a reasonably priced accomodation in Brampton or GTA for a mum who is here to have her baby? She has her 3yr old with her and is having the baby next month. It's quite urg as she has to leave where she's at right now in a few days.

If you can, by a day or before travel, air them or put in fridge then package a night before your travel...wrap up and out final product in a ziplock bag

Bracha:
Thank you. Please how can the ògiri/dawadawa be preserved so it doesn't smell or even spoil due to the heat?

yea, u can carry these hings..just package well nd put in ziplock bag. they frown at any meat produce

kennykolabo:
Please who can assist with list of food or things ( contraband)that i must not carry to the airport or not acceptable in Canada.
I want to go with fish, snail egusi etc

u can bring in all those and grind them all as it is better, even crayfish

Bracha:
Hello,

Thank you so much for your landing gist, I found the tips and the pictures really helpful.

I have some questions for you, please indulge me as I be jjc lol

Did you travel with Egusi, Ogbọlọ, dawadawa/ògiri opeyi?

If you did, did you grind them here before going?

If you didn't grind them here, how do you intend doing so there? Are there blenders that can do the job as well as the grinders we use here?

Thanks.

unfortunately, my friens said her dr doew bot take cash patients.

Newbeecey:
Hello Hotstepper,

I will greatly appreciate his information urgently, if you now have it. Thanks

Google their email addy and email them

ajajd:
Happy Sunday house! Please what should I do, I applied on the 3rd of June and till now no response yet from them, I'm already getting exhausted. Please how do I email them? Or is there any other way to go about it?? Please help a sister, thanks in advance.

Then you need a full time live in nnanny

Iyeebube:
Hello everyone, am a PR holder and i did a soft landing with my family last year and the plan is to move finally before the winter season this year. My worry is this:
I have 4 kids two sets of twins age 5 and 2. Husband’s plan is to get a job before joining us and my mom can’t go with us due to her health. Is it possible to stay alone with the kids while i go back to school?
Pls i need your candid advice.

Why should it be difficult? abi she came as a refugee? If she came with PR, she just needs to write an IV stating she is inviting you to Canada and attach a copy of her PR card

Otokini01:

Ok thanks so much for the quick response but she just got there and is staying with her sis so getting an IV may be difficult

Congratulations.Go with medical visa and if possible get your friend to write an IV for u. Good luck

Otokini01:
Hello @hotstepper i am new here i want to go have my baby in Canada i have a friendwho stays there but I plan on staying alone pls what kind of visa can I apply for? I have a valid us visa and I want to apply before it expires to boost my chances. Should I go for the medical visa and state my reason or go for the visiting visa. Hope to hear from you thanks

DNA

snowlordng:
Guys pls I need urgent ans ...am migrating to canada through the newly lunched caregiver program ....I have gotten a job remaining to apply for visa .....my problem is that I have 3 children who are bearing their father's surname and am like a single mother cause their father went to Europe when they were small and we didn't do traditional marriage or wedding all we did was normal introduction to our parents ...pls how am I going to prove to Canadian immigration that am the mother of the 3 children since we're are not bearing same surname .

Yes it is good for us to hear these reasons why people were sent back. did shr havr any drs appt on her? Yhe nurses that comee for.home.visit, u think they will.not br paid for coming to.see you?

Yes, the nurses might have done that for you but it is left for you to say Yes or No as this is the reason alot of people are being denied US visa now even though it is not their fault as they did not even know discount will be a problem.nd that these hospitals will go bk to take get their money bk from the govt.

Yes depends on Officer just like during visa.applicatoon.

MissDee007:


Hi HotStepper,

The nurse actually comes to visit you at home. They passed on my details to her from the hospital, she called and came to our house herself. I am still going to see the family doctor after as I’ve started building a file for my son here plus he’s the doctor I visited in the past when I was in Canada. I’ve had past experience with him. I will take your advice and vaccinate with the family doctor.

As for the family friend, she didn’t declare childbirth for her TRV but did at POE and was sent back because of that reason which was why I decided not to at POE. You never know which immigration officer you’re going to meet.

The officer I met at POE didn’t ask me about length of time, he was being trained when I was crossing alongside my mum, asked where we were going, who we were going to see, if we had any food and then stamped us in (6 months). My stomach was showing a little but I was dressed smart so if he noticed or not I have no clue!

Congratulations! Thank you for.coming back to give feedback.

We do not know why these people.were turned back as we know our people.are somehow. I have seen people with medical visa with proper documentation come in anf have theit baby So we do.not know the questions and answers the people that were sent bk provided. Did your familu friend have medical.visa? was she with visiting visa and went to POE and said I am.here to have my babh eih no drs appt etc.

Also, as a non resident, detest from.using any free services. Pay for all.thr services u want to get and leave cuz my prediction is that Canada if thry continue to givr Visa might turn to be likr the US and start calling for interviews. Do do spoil.ur future chances. you only need to.see the dr once of u r going to be here for the next 6 weeks nd ur baby once also unless ofcourse somrthing csme.up. Vaccination should not cost much as well.

Also be mindful.of how long u r staying if u dsid u told them visiting..It might not mean anything now but if Canada changes their method it becomes something else.

MissDee007:
Hello everyone!

So, I got my TRV and travelled in June. I initially was going to declare childbirth at POE as I did not apply for childbirth (plan was to birth in America and go visit my family with the baby in Canada but seeing as my US visa was denied after I applied to Canada I decided to come to canada if I got my Canadian visa). I eventually did not declare childbirth at POE Pearson Toronto. I decided not to declare at POE because a family friend was turned back at the border the week before. My aunt who lives here in Canada called to warn me against declaring at the border so I carried my belly and didn’t declare child birth.

Since I’ve been in Canada, I’ve heard of several women who have been turned back at the border for childbirth. My uncle is a pastor so we hear all the stories from his congregation who call him to ask for prayers and advice on how to proceed going forward.

I gave birth at Windsor Metropolitan Hospital
Hospital fees - 450 admittance fee + 2950 bed for mummy and baby
Doctor fees - 3300 includes epidural (natural)
Tests, scans and lab work - around 300
Circumcision for baby - 280 done same day after birth
Family doctor visits - 45 per visit

The Windsor hospital staff were kind enough to introduce me to a home care nurse for people with no OHIP cards or insurance coverage so all my post partum checkups are free and my baby will be vaccinated at 2 months for free.

I didn’t get to see a gynae as I travelled at 38.5 weeks, met the family doctor at 39 weeks and he booked an appointment with the gynae for me but I went into labour before that appointment. The gynae I was meant to see was the one who delivered my baby though. He happened to be on call at the hospital. The gynae that delivered my baby was paid in cash at the hospital alongside all the other fees.

I do not see why it should be a problem, If anything, you explain.

Neneokoye:
Good Afternoon All,

I’m 2 months pregnant and I wish to give birth in Canada. I work as well as my husband but our saving cannot fund my trip but my daddy want las to transfers all that is required to me. Will the lump sum be a problem? As I want to start my application. Help a sister �

you do not book an appt. When ur wife submits the application, the pasaport attendant will give her document no etc to give u. you just need that doc no and ur int. passport to go and sign . once u sign, it will be faxed bk to the office in Canada.

dondam:
Sorry, To apply for the canadian passport, they require that I go to candian office in lagos and fill a form. I wanted to know if i need to book an appointment before i can go to the embassy and how do I go about it. What site do I book from ?

Consent letter for what exactly?if it is for your wife to travel with your child to Nigeria, you do not need to.

Congratulations!

dondam:
Hello all,

My wife has given birth in canada and I want to know if I need to book an appointment at the canadian consulate office for consent letter since i am not travelling or I just drive down to the office without any appointment?.

Yes u do

smatadex:
Please house, I need your advice. I want my wife to give birth in Canada (Not Pregnant yet) but I need to know what should be my budget. We both have families there. I was told to set aside $10k-$15k. Do I need up to that or not? Thanks.

u mean u were denied visa when u renewd?

quin9:
all this argument is unnecessary these countries will still take whatever decision they like against us (irrespective of country) they deem fit,we that got medical Visa(US)same hospital stated at interview even spent more than stated at interview,where are we today?

my dear ppl come.to.me nd i tell them strsight to declare if they r preggy but u know our ppl, u cannot forcr one to do what they do not want to.

NothingDoMe:
No please.

The outcome is borne by all. This is why I am very upset at the rate of people not declaring. It is a very selfish spirit. A very terrible "As long as I don get wetin I want, anything when happen after nor concern me" mentality.

See the United States now. So bad as to stop Dropbox. I dey vex oh. Really really upset with this senseless act.