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Pammy25:
Hello house,
My sister was denied VV this month with the reason that no string home ties, POF, and the purpose of the visit is not consistent…. and it’s a second denial, she’s still young and haven’t attended university before, can she apply to a school in Canada now and also apply for study visa? All families are here in Nigeria, she’s not working yet but my mum will be the sponsor.

Please how do we go about it?

Olacalm11:
Please bosses, is it possible to wave away IELTS test for work permit
Do we have some state in Canada that u can wave this IELTS test ?

Olacalm11:
Good afternoon guys pls does anyone know how long it’s taking these Agri-food pilot to process Canada visa I actually went for biometric on January this year

And if there's anyone here that applied for same we can interact thanks 🙏

Olacalm11:
Please is it depends on the type of packages u apply for or is for all package sir ??

chloride6:
Please how long does it take to get back a passport from VFS after request for Passport?

I have a bit of a dilenma - my wife and i were approved today (Apr 1), but we have a trip to the UK on Apr 13, we should be back by Apr 27 but she has a US interview on the 28th April, where hopefully she will get it but she has to hand over the passport to the US Interview Officer so she may not be able to meet up with 30 days Canada timeline.

Can we push for collection on Apr 2nd and get it by 11th Apr?

shinaxurdick:
Hello guys,

Please which visa centre handle application from Nigeria and i also need their email.. PLEASE 🙏

Bobomaigida:
If all of us were eligible to get PR from outside Canada, we will all go through that route but it is not even so now, the fact is when you have come through student route, at least you have one leg in and then you start looking at the options to get PR. I do not think Predator is into student recruitment, based on his postings here. What we owe each other is to state the fact that PR is not guaranteed, easy life is not guaranteed so before anyone comes please know what you might come to face. On the bright side once you get in your chances of changing your life is higher than in Nigeria.

Emma549:
I am back to this thread to give you my people latest update.

We are now PRs.
As i write this, My wife is still a student but now a DOMESTIC STUDENT.

SAME GOD!!!!!!!
he did the study permit for us and in less than a year of entering this land he gave us our Permanent Residency.

We had a strategy and God helped us.
Getting here as a COREN Registered Electrical engineer from Nigeria, I looked around and discovered it’s easier to get PR with Trade skills and so i started my ELECTRICIAN trade pursuit, applied to challenge the interprovincial RED Seal exam,
Got approved to write the exam within 2 years and four attempts.
I researched for Red seal past questions online and discovered it was a tough one, i went to the college on my city and requested to see the instructor of the trade for level 4 apprentices, He recommended the CSA online electrical practice exam 1 year subscription, which i paid $90 for.
Sincerely, chances that an uneducated Nigeria Electrician will pass the exam is almost zero as me as a University graduate of the electrical engineering studied hard to prepare for the exam,
It took me five months to prepare and i passed on my first attempt.(pass mark is 70%).
The Red seal gave me 50point in my CRS score and got ITA for PR.

The PR journey story is long and i cant cover all in a single writing.
If you will want to get more details or guide you can always send me a message. I will be glad to assist




THIS IS A VERY LONG POST. I TRIED TO PUT IT TOGETHER WITHOUT ERRORS AND TOOK ME SOME DAYS TO WRITE IT.

Long post alert,
PPR and landing gist.
First of all,
Grateful to Almighty God to be able to write this because each time I open this thread and see PPRs I always look forward to the day I will also write mine and someone who is reading this will surely get PPR.
I am a strong believer of God and I can say my application was 100 percent on GOD.
Also I want to thank the guys here contributing and shedding lights, God Continually bless you guys.

First time Applicant
Family of Three,
Wife on study,
Husband on SOWP
9 months Daughter on Visit permit.

Me and my wife are both in Express Entry pool since September 2022 and wife score is 463
Mine was lower.

We were hoping the score will drop but when it got to 480 it went up back.

We didn't want to take chances based on Nigeria instability and we decided to try study.

Upfront Medicals September 2022.
Application Submitted 18th April 2023.
Wife biometrics drop 19th april,
Husband biometrics drop 20th april
We both booked Biometrics for 25th April, paid for premium lounge at VFS Lekki and we were able to capture quick.

THEN THE LONG WAIT,
This is the longest wait of our lives.
Wife medical passed 8th May,Eligibility started day.
Husband eligibility started 9th May
Medicals passed 9th May.

On status tracker
Eligibility and medicals completed for both.
Then we started waiting ooo,
A little later
Eligibility for my daughter started, and I was like what are they checking in an innocent 6months old.

After 6weeks of application we started sending emails and webform to IRCC daily,
We didn't let IRCC rest
I mandated my wife to send at least webform and email twice daily.
Infact we still got a reply to some of our webform we sent in June few days back.
It was plenty disturbance on them.

Fast forward to July 14
The Golden mail dropped.

JULY 14 PPR dropped for me and wife but medical request for our daughter,
I was happy/ angry that why will IRCC request for medicals because we were not asked to submit medicals for her in the pre application questionnaire, i was not understanding why ircc will request her Medicals, but I think getting here I came to understand that she's a special visitor because she got her visit permit at the port of entry, so I guess it's because she will be staying longer than 6months in Canada she will be mandated to do medicals.

Resumption is September 5.

Now to the struggle of how to get the Medicals done to getting her ppr and traveling together as family before September 5th.
It was alot on me sincerely. At the same time I was also planning to book flight and everyday, flight was getting expensive and expensive. Told my wife to go to iom and qlife and gate crash to see if we can do the medicals on the spot.
Told her to see and sort anyone any amount just to get it done, after series of begging and begging the earliest date for iom was july 28,
We proceeded to qlife and started looking for how to gate crash and do it as well, but after series of begging and begging and also sorting a staff 30k we were able to get July 21st appointment date.
We did medicals and started begging qlife to send results to IRCC.
They kept telling us it takes 5-10 business days.
The medicals was just a check on the baby and no blood sample was taken I was telling them since they are not culturing or testing any sample they should just forward the result to IRCC.
They no gree o
Until the after 5 business days when we called and a reasonable customer service agent picked the call, narrated the whole situation to her and she promised to push it to be forwarded.
While disturbing qilife we were also sending emails and webform to IRCC informing them we have done medicals and they should release our daughter ppr.

July 29th medical passed for daughter.

August 1st PPR dropped.

We parents sent our passport through UPS to vfs Lekki on July 20th and got email to pick up exactly 10 working days.
Sent my daughter passport through UPS to vfs abuja, paid transmission fee because she didn't do biometrics, paid for return courier fee and SMS fee. We didn't get any sms only email.

We book our flight of 4.5m for the three of us on july 25 and to travel September 6 o, very expensive!.
Let me quickly say this if you are tall like me, 1.86m, I will advise you not to book normal seat for a long journey like that. Better you pick a seat in front of demarcation where u can spread your legs..
We could not get straight flight to prince George in BC, so we only got flight from Lagos to Vancouver.
Then I book separate with Air Canada from Vancouver to prince George. About 500$ with insurance.
First flight took off at 1.40pm and landed Addis Ababa around 8pm then we were carried by bus to where we will connect our next flight from ADD to Toronto.
Ethiopian airline didnt transfer our luggage at Toronto we had to do that ourselves which was very stressful.
When we landed Toronto we saw a signpost saying new students, we lined up and was taken to where new students will get their study permit. Because we had an infant we where at the front, we were showed the self declaring machine which we input our details and a ticket print out. Took the ticket and proceeded to two border officer desk to collect our permits.
The officers searched for her name but couldn't see it because the name on her visa is her maiden name and that was because we opened the GC key account last year with her maiden name and all her documents then was in her maiden name. She asked us to sit down and the officer took our receipt and proceeded to do a system check and was nodding while checking, then she came to us and handed over her study permit bearing her maiden name to us.
She then directed us to go downstairs to get my work permit and visitor permit for our daughter.
But for the other students after collecting the print out, they will go to the next desk to get their study permit then line up to see the border officer who will ask them questions before he stamps their passport for entry. I saw where one officer asked a student to show him something on his phone, probably maybe he asked for his bank account balance I guess.
So we proceeded downstairs to and met a long queue of work permit / visit entry. It got to our turn and the border officer asked us while we were here so I told him my wife is here to study while I'm on open work permit and my daughter on visit visa, so he said my wife already got her study permit and we should just submit her study permit while mine and daughter passport alone. He didn't know my wife passport was not stamped yet. He asked us to sit and wait while he works on on the work permit after a while he called my name and then boom he has printed my work permit and also stamped our passports, but my wife quickly told him her passport as not been stamped so he requested for her passport and study permit again and then stamped it.
So I think God orchestrated it this way cos we only paid 4k out of 18k tuition and we were worried not to be asked at the POE for proof of funds even though we did globus POF for one week o.

So we joined our connecting flight to Vancouver, got to Vancouver and boarded our last flight.
Guys I must say Canada is very fine and even the city we are is so fine, there are a lot of opportunities for work, especially if your technically inclined, you go see work tire.
Please I beg you reading this, if you considering or contemplating to come to Canada, pls decide now and come fast, this is a good place to be, the system is working.
I am here now and I can categorically state that you will never regret spending all your life savings to land here.

TIMELINE
Upfront Medicals for me and wife September 2022.
Submission 18th April,
Biometrics 25th April
Medical passed for wife 8th May.
Medical passed for me! 9th May.

July 14th PPR for me and wife. Medical request for daughter.
July 20 parents passport sent to vfs
July 21 medical done for daughter.
July 29th Medical passed for daughter.
August 1st, PPR for daughter.
August 3rd, passport collection for parents.

August 21st daughter stamped passport delivered.

Departure September 4th, 1.40pm in Lagos.


Landed September 5th 11.30pm in Canada( Wednesday September 6th 7.30am in Nigeria ).

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED.

Detailed SOP with sub headings.
GTB BANK STATEMENT OF 10M.
GTb USD account of 1800$
BUSINESS CAC,CTC and 2022 ANNUAL RETURN
2 Landed properties.
2 House and 2 landed properties from wife late father
The documents was in her Father's name we just supported with the death certificate.
My employment letter and pay slips.
Business receipts from suppliers and receipt given to clients.
Affidavit of sponsorship that I will sponsor my wife.
Letter for purpose of travel stating I will just be traveling with my wife to settle in Canada for 8 weeks and return back to my employment and business.

Pic and vehicle particulars of two cars.

Pictures of sold cars as proof of doing car business.

Throwback pictures of us in 2018.

Naming pictures of our daughter
Wedding pictures.
Education Credentials for wife.
My professional certification with COREN and my annual practicing license.
Pictures of me in work conferences and working.
2 IELTS GT and 1 Academic for me and wife.
Screenshot of business website.
Screenshot of student portal showing awards and scholarships applied to, still awaiting decision.
Invoice of 1500 CAD deposit paid.

Annual leave form showing I applied for 40 working days leave.
Pictures of wife conference done in Benin Republic and stamped page on passport.

She mentioned her Masters supervisor in SOP and also showed pictures of various seminars done with her supervisor.

Sponsorship letter stating I will sponsor wife.

Explanation of my Finances with subheadings explaining , introduction,assets and investments,employment details, personal business.
Birth certificate of daughter.
Pictures of marriage registry.

zeezahbee:
I live in the US, but I would like my parents to visit Canada for vacation. I might travel from the US to join them. My mom doesn't need a visa. She has a US green card.Can I be their sponsor? My dad is self-employed and has close to 30M in his account, but he has an old CAC from 1989, but it's not showing on the CAC website again. He will have to reregister the business and file taxes, which will take a while.
Can I go ahead and sponsor him with my own US bank statements? I have more than enough funds to cover both of them.
Note: I applied for Canada for my dad in 2023, but the GCSM note states he only has $6k in his account even though he had 20M in his account, and they don't think he will leave Canada.My dad doesn't want me to apply for the US green card yet because he's not ready to move to the US.

FleppyDon:
. Hi people ,
I have a quick question about Canada visa application.

I applied from inside the UK with my passport.
Upon Travelling to Nigeria, the passport got missing. I have renewed it.
Now, they said I should send passport.

1. Please, can I send it directly with DHL to the Embassy in London straight or I should send to my friend who will then send it
2. Can I send the new passport and do I need to attach anything to it.
3. Is it possible to send it ti the VAC here in Nigeria

Hope it won't affect the decision made.

Lordsama:
Please I have a question. If you don't have the enough money required, how can the person go about it.


Also, at what stage do you need to submit the proof of funds? When entering the pool or when you're invited to apply?

nwizu042:
Hi everyone.
I just got notified that my medicals for Canada PR have been submitted to ircc today.
Please how Long does it typically take to get My PR. I am concerned because my rent will be due soon and I don't want to renew. I will like to get this information so I can adequately plan.
Thank you.

Poverianow:
Please what are the requirements for submitting passport request. Also can I walk in and submit if I live in lagsos

Chukaholic:
Good evening everyone!
I got my TRV since Mar 2024 and haven’t used it to travel yet. I decided that I want to go through PR. If I go ahead to apply for PR, would they raise eyebrows because I didn’t use the visit visa?

Dare002:
Dear all,
Pls I have PR in Canada. I recently applied for my aunt VV but was refused on acct of insufficient funds and the VO not convinced she will return.

Fast forward to Nov '24. I applied again but this time with more money in her acct, got a leave letter, and an immigration lawyer helped back it up with some letters.

However, we dint attach her expired visas and some other positions she occupied in Nigeria. This only came to mind after we've applied.

Pls kindly advice if I am good or otherwise?

ebube10:
Pls some should help me.... I did my biometrics on 27th november.. I filed my email add. I also got an email from them that day....
Pls will i be the one to receive the final email or my agent.?
When am i expecting to get a response from them.??
Thnks

aolamiposi807:
Hello everyone, I just completed my Visitor Visa application, this is my first time applying.
I was sent a letter of invitation by my brother who is a Canadian Citizen, please does this improve my chance of getting approved?
Also please to the people who are experienced, please give me some tips. I added my work experience but forgot to add my employment letter.
What's next to do please after application? How does the Visa interview work? How long does it take on average to get my Visa Approved?
I know I'm probably asking the wrong questions here but someone please just tell me something, thank you.

olajidela:
Hi guys,
I just found out that upfront medicals is no longer required for PR application and I have done medicals already.
Kindly advise what to do as I read that application may be refused if the instruction is not followed.
Do I submit a blank sheet in the space for upfront medical or submit what I got from IOM.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/medical-police/medical-exams/requirements-permanent-residents.html

Ikiloba:
There is nothing free in Canada but you will receive a sim at the airport. Register it with your email account and every month you will pay 35- 45 CAD.. but you can use it for free if you are coming to stay temporarily. Just create a new email to register the sim and u can use it automatically without paying but if you want to keep the sim permanently you will pay a huge fine. Thanks

sanyaolurilwan:
Hello Bosses,

Please for those who have been to Canada on a Visit or Tourist Visa, do they give free sim-card upon arrival or visitors have to buy the sim-card to be able to make calls and use the internet?

Thanks

Fallenangel0011:
I was curious why folks are going for it in numbers. Reason why me self want put body thinking that's another Japa path.

Marykike:
Please for those that have travelled to Canada so far with VV,what are the necessary documents required at the port of entry??
I will really appreciate if I can get a response.

dayomike:
Guys please it's urgent, I need IRCC phone contact that they will pick. I want to change my email address and I have tried web form several times.

drimpeccable:
Thank you for the suggestion.

What is more confusing is that on the applicant information section, it shows my biometrics number and date of biometrics enrolment.

Please, how do I go about filling of the webform?

drimpeccable:
Please, The biometrics section on my portal is indicating the message below despite the fact that I did the biometrics at Vfs Lagos a month ago.

Should I be concerned?

Meanwhile, I have a valid U.S. visa but I've not seen any progress on my Canadian visit visa application status

NuCypher:
I still disagree politely. Mortgage is not really an expense in the truest sense. I know this could be an argument all by itself, but mortgage actually facilitates savings through building up of equity. So, at least some fraction of it has to count for savings in some way. Nether is paying out a car, if you can always sell the car in the future and recoup some money from that. So, at least a fraction of that has to count in some way. I think it's disingenuous to just rope those two under expenses like you would with hanging out or going to the movies, for example. It's not truly equivalent.

Now, having said that, even if we assume that someone is paying mortgage and a car, there should still be room for saving 30k in a year, if you keep costs down. Saving 30k a year is saving 2500 a month. Using EY calculator online, 100k a year puts it at around 6500k net income a month. Let's assume worst case of 6000k a month. That puts expenses at 3500k a month. We have to assume a single person, because, again, what is the other partner doing just sitting at home. Doesn't work that way. With a single person, 3500k expenses a month is very reasonable. You just need to make good financial decisions. Why pay mortgage on a full house while still single? To what end? There are cheaper options such as lower cost of living areas, town houses, even renting. Frankly, anyone single person expending 3500k a month on a steady on a salary of 6000k even in Canada is not making the right financial decisions.

Maybe it comes down to making the right financial decisions to start with, and not down to the expenses themselves. But what do I know!

chrisifeanyi:
Don't travel
You have issues coming back
Someone was sent back to Nigeria after travelling

Rach86:
Good day everyone, please help can anyone help with this. My friend applied for Canada tourist visa alone through an agent in April and in few month after, her wife tried to apply for New Zealand tourist visa online for her husband and herself but their application was declined despite having few travel history, the wife applied on her own in July for Canada, still waiting the decision. But in September the agent notify the husband that his canada tourist visa was declined. So the situation now is, the husband is applying by himself for Canada tourist visa again after correcting everything with gcms note, cos most of the documents submitted to the agent was not used at all. The question now is , should he only state that he and his wife has New Zealand visa rejected without uploading the rejection letter because on the New Zealand rejection letter, his wife's passport number is on it and he's worried if it wont affect the wife Canada tourist visa application that she has already submitted. Please urgent answer. Thanks

Marykike:
Till my passport expires in 2028

TEMIT0PE:
Why not be on the safe side and add your Spouse's Master's degree? If the next healthcare draw goes lower than 463, it would have just cost you the money for WES evaluation for her Master's. That's a better deal than the regret that will set in if the next draw should be higher than 463.

In this express entry journey, just 1 point can be the difference between ITA and remaining in the pool.

maternal:
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/bart-janitor-made-270k-in-pay-and-benefits-last-year-report/2010727/

Please learn the system before making such ignorant statements. This is why Nigeria cannot progress. Because of how people like you think.

Bigkenny:
Go through his post again, you will see where the OP said "I also have a US visa".