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hayoBams:
landing gist!!!
Hey guys,
So my parents, sibling and cousins all followed me to the airport. The drive to the airport was hectic, my flight was actually on Monday and as y’all know Mondays traffic are quite heavy in Lagos. I went with Ethiopian airline and the flight was scheduled to depart by 1 pm but classic Nigerian time we didn’t depart until about 3pm which in turn affected me at Addis Ababa, but I’ll get back to that later in the gist.We left home around 8 am and got to the airport at about 9:30.

There were a total of 6 People with me so we had to bribe with about 3k for all of us to enter. We got to the check-in queue for Ethiopian Airlines which was a bit long but i was finally attended to, pro tip: make sure you weigh your baggage before leaving home to save yourself from headaches and also in as much as you won’t need a power bank in Canada I’d say you should keep one with you cause it might come in handy at the airport. So my bags were finally weighed and I had an extra baggage of which I was supposed to pay 106k but I eventually paid a total of 60k because my uncle was able to speak to the guy at the counter and within 30 minutes I was done.

Saying goodbye to my family at the immigration was the actually the hardest part of the trip because non travelers were not allowed beyond that point. we all cried and said our goodbyes. I manned up and swallowed my tears while reminding myself I’ll see them pretty soon.

As I had said at the beginning of the story, My departure time was 1pm but we didn’t start boarding till around 2:40 and by 3:00pm we had taken off. This was actually my first time traveling by plane so I was very nervous but then I met a very nice lady who was heading to Malawi turns out she came to study in Nigeria UI to be precise and in my mind I was like who leaves their coin to come study in Nigeria lol. We arrived Addis Ababa by 11pm of which we were supposed to land by 9pm and have a layover of 2 hours before boarding the flight to Toronto but due to the delay in Lagos there was no layover, so it was off the flight from Lagos, down to the flight to Toronto.
Finding the boarding gate wasn't hard, but there were a lot of stops before getting to the boarding gate, like I had to pull off my shoe, open my carry-on like 3 times.
The second leg of the trip was longer like 13 hours or so but I entertained myself with some movies. for me I don’t know about others but the food on the plane was wack I was lucky enough to had snuck in pieces of meat onto the flight, this was what sustained me till we finally arrived safely on Tuesday morning 7:45am Toronto time everyone clapped for the pilot because there was a lot of turbulence of which I though was gonna die lol.
As soon as I came down from the flight I followed the signs and quickly rushed down to arrivals, I already did the arrivecan stuff online before leaving Nigeria but the self decoration machine wasn’t acknowledging my passport so I just had to proceed to one of the officials at the counter and she filled a new declaration form for me. Please obey all the instructions you’re given and kindly ask questions on things you don’t understand.
It was my turn to be attended to, the officer was actual looking beautiful so I told her then she smiled she then proceeds to ask for my international passport, my tuition receipt and she printed out my permit, stamped it and handed it over to me then she wished me goodluck, pro tip: try complimenting the officer it really makes the officer feel more comfortable with you.My cousin was already waiting for me at the arrivals and we were able to get a SIM card for me.

Thank you so much to everyone who had contributed to my journey by relentlessly answering my questions.
I’ll be resuming at centennial college this coming January and also it’s cold in Canada oooo make sure you are prepared.

Margs:
Hi everyone, I just got my student visa and will be coming to canada - Barrie ON on the 6th. I wanted to find out if its possible to get an accomodation there from my location. Or is it better to come in first.

Also between a Booking.com apartment/hotel and an airbnb, what would you recommend?

Thanks a lot

MelaninGemstone:
Hey guys, I’m currently a student in the UK and I want to attend a conference related to my course in June. It will be holding in Ontario

If I start my visa application now, is there a possibility that my visa comes out by end of May ? To enable me attend the conference

If my conference date pass and my visa application is still pending, can I still get the visa once they get to my application?

fulljoy4264:
Please does anyone have the Canadian embassy phone number that is functional?

JaySterling:
Hey guys, I’m currently schooling in the UK and I would like to visit Canada for tourism.

Would applying from the UK make it easier for me ?

Also, is there anyone kind on here who could send me an invitation letter to support my application.

I wouldn’t mind paying a fee for the letter

Thanks

ednut1:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-learn-and-stay-grant?utm_term=media&utm_source=newsroom&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=%2Fen%2Frelease%2F1002652%2Fontario-expanding-learn-and-stay-grant-to-train-more-health-care-workers#section-4 For those in Ontario who want to enter nursing

sherriecoks:
can one re apply on the new portal. i applied on the old portal on 22nd december and already did my biometrics

hdior:
Hi everyone, please can an international student sponsor their parent for a visitor's visa?

Thanks.

letsfarmnigeria:
5 and above is study not visitor visa

Virgo22:
Oh interesting that’s good. I will do that.

Please how do I send the web form?

Virgo22:
Hi everyone, please I’m new on this thread.

I have a question, I have applied for Canadian visitor’s visa since February 2022 and did biometric in March 2022. Till date no feedback or anything.

Now I just got married and did change of name last year. My passport is expiring soon so I want to renew and do the change of name at once.
Will it affect my visa application in anyway since I used old details?
Because if they ask me to send the passport, I will have the new one, how will I go about it please?

Hep me o

Eyegroup:
I have good skills in IT...i'm a programmer... Just good agent that can help me. .what research agent will I do is not easy bri

Nelly312:
really is it expensive, I am an insurance agent in Canada it all depends on the policy you are interested in

Electroweb:
Hello Everyone,
I have a question.
For a parent that has study permit and Temporary Resident Visa, traveling with a child that is an American citizen. What does the parent need to have at hand for the child to be granted entry into Canada?

Thanks

Deronke1:
Hi, please how long is canada visitors visa valid for? Is it 6 months?

chiomapx:
Please 18th of this month December 2022 made it 4months I did my Biometrics for a visiting visa the program is coming up tomorrow 25th of December 2022 in a church in Ontario but till now I haven't heard from the embassy.. my Visa hasn't been approved... Please who knows what's going on.. is there any issues with Canadian embassy...

lanrywatt:
PLEASE DID YOU ACTUALLY BOOKED A FLIGHT BY PAYING FOR YOUR TRIP, BECAUSE WHILE I WAS UPLOADING DOCUMENT IT ASKED FOR TRAVEL ITERNARY

piscesnow:
Hello fam. Please quick question. I just got PPR yesterday and I am traveling tomorrow to be back on the 14th of January. Also saw that PPR validity request is for 30days. My problem is I don’t know if I can submit in the US but my dear is I don’t want to get stranded and be waiting for passport to fly back to Nigeria.
Also please my return is on the 14th and the next working day is 16th which is 30 days from the day I received the PPR please I don’t know if anyone has been I. This position and what is adviced. Thanks

oluayebenz:
Truth

maziude:
Ya better go buy clipper… start with low cut. Use size 1 . Lol

Deronke1:
Hi guys, for someone going to canada (husband and wife) travelling for the purpose of attending wedding.

How much should they show as proof of funds for both of them?

tuton:
Thank you for your response. The large sums are actually withdrawals not deposit. Thats why i asked if that should be explained?…since they are not deposits

mrbenjame:
Please house help me. I need clarifications. I applied for a Temporary Foreign Work permit since January 2021. Though I used a trusted agency.

Around April I Flew from Portharcourt to Abuja for medicals because my name was in the appointment list when I got there. That’s IOM Abuja office.

I returned to portharcourt after the medicals and my medical result was sent to the Canadian immigration for documentation.

2 weeks later I got a job offer from Canada which I signed and sent through courier service to my employer.

October 28th same 2021 I returned to Abuja for my biometrics. At November 1 I submitted all my documents including my biometric letter of appointment and instruction letter. The biometrics was successful and I returned to portharcourt again. Although when I got back on the 14th of December I was congratulated by the VFS office where I did the biometrics that my biometrics was successful and has been submitted to the Canadian immigration that I should be very patient at this moment because they are not the ones to decide to give me the work permit or visa.

It’s a year now. I’ve not heard anything. Today is 23rd November 2022.

Please is there still possibility that it’s gonna work for me? I’ve waited too long. It is it how it works?

Please I need reply of who has succeeded to give me hope. Thanks.

tuton:
Goodday Fam,
Please i have some questions and would love helpful inputs. I want to apply for visitor visa to go see by child who is a student.

1. Must the SOA be 6 months length? Can it be shorter like 4 months plus? Huge debits outside regular patterns were made around July(i want to avoid explanation if possible)

2. For kids born in the US, must you attach their US birth certificate or would attaching their Nigerian birth certificate be read as misinterpretation.

3. Bill for the US birth not totally cleared, a payment plan is a place with them. Would this affect visa approval? Do i need to state this in SOP?

AZeD1:
It's not the mode of application that determines the speed, it's the office your application is sent to.

louxera:
Good day guys ,

Please i need clarity on something

Currently applying for a visiting visa and i dont have my nin card just the slip and i am been ask to fill date of issuance what can i fill there since that info isnt on my slip. Thanks

maziude:
Use KuCoin p2p

obinwanne:
Thanks for the advice and info. I really appreciate.
Actually, I got an admission offer in the U.K. which was suppose to commence next month, I included the offer letter in the application and in one or two of the web forms, I attached the receipt of my tuition fee deposit. The plan was to visit and spend 2 weeks with my girlfriend who already has her Canadian visa and is coming from the U.S. and then come back to prepare for my program which starts next month. Their delay is affecting my plans and I have to defer the admission until next year.