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Thestarbear:
I've received my stamped passport so I'm going to post my timeline and documents i submitted below. First time applicant.

Application submitted: December 3rd 2022
Biometrics: December 13th 2022
Medical request: February 15th 2023
The day I did Medicals: March 3rd 2023
Passed Medicals: March 8th 2023
PPR: March 14th 2023
Submitted passport: March 23rd 2023
Passport ready: April 3rd 2023
(I would have gotten it earlier if I did not waste time to do some things like Biometrics and Medicals, my advice is that if you want your PPR earlier, when they send you request to do Biometrics or Medicals, go ASAP)

Documents submitted (I didn't submit more than required) I am self sponsored, I did everything myself aside from the LOE/SOP that my brother and I did together
All the required forms
International passport Scan (no travel history)
Passport photograph of myself (Canada standard)
Letter of Acceptance with receipt of first semester paid (around 8000 CAD)
Detailed Letter of Explanation/Statement of Purpose with my resume/CV attached.
(My advice for your LOE is to make sure you mention you are coming back to Nigeria. Don't just imply you are coming back. Put that "when I get back to Nigeria etc" even if it's a lie. The Visa officer needs to know that you are going to come back. And I saw on one YouTube video during my research not to hype canada up too much, don't say something like "Canada is a great country, great employment opportunities etc" because the visa officers already know that. All they are hearing is that "Canada is good and you will not be coming back to Nigeria." What I did was that I said I was going to Canada to LEARN and I stated I will be coming back to Nigeria. I mentioned my family as home ties, put as many home ties as you can. I did not submit any photo of my family or birth certificate or any of that)

Proof of funds: Around 16m (it's only me going)
I submitted both my domiciliary account and naira account bank statement of four months for both. I put the receipt of tuition paid, along with the contracts from companies I've worked with and the payslips from when the paid me. The payslips showed tax deduction so I did not get tax clearance certificate.

I didn't do police clearance

You don't need agent to do anything, you can do everything yourself. Just make sure you get someone you trust to go over your LOE and POF to make sure you're putting the right thing. These two things I think are what really make your application strong. I took a whole month to write and edit that LOE and even the POF just so I could make sure I did everything right.

Arrange everything like it's a story, just imagine you're a visa officer going through hundreds of application, you don't have time to waste, so don't waste the VO's time either. Arrange it well, put everything in order, make sure you explain everything in detail. Explain any lump sum, explain anything that will make the visa officer stop and ask why.

I don't know about other people but not only did I put bank statements, payslips etc in my POF, I started explaining anything money related, I used a whole page to talk about where the money came from, how company paid me and so on.
Then I used the LOE/SOP to only talk about myself, why and what I want to study in Canada and home ties. I thought this would help someone, you can use your POF as kind of a LOE regarding money incase you don't have space in ur LOE, but be careful you're not putting a whole essay inside your POF, no beat around the bush, save the main talk for your LOE/SOP.

Another thing a YouTube video mentioned is that anything you say in your LOE/SOP cannot be unsaid so BE CAREFUL. Don't write one made up story, if they reject you and you try and take back what you said or change it, it will not help your case. Be very very careful you are telling the truth or at least, you are not telling a lie.

Nairaland truly helped me when I was applying, i was on it the whole day researching and i owe this forum a lot so thats why im saying all this. Do you research, pray and everything will be okay!
Sorry if my thing is scattered but I hope you guys get my point : ) goodluck to everyone!

Students abroad uses Tinubu for lectures on Corruption

A funny Meme of Nigerian Politicians vs Peter Obi

thanks so much...

benedictuyi:

GCMS notes remain the only accurate source of knowing the processing details of your application filed with IRCC.
Both IRCC and CBSA use the Global Case Management System (GCMS) to process the files, and when GCMS notes are requested from either of the agencies, they both release the information stored in the GCMS. Thus, the GCMS notes released, either from IRCC or CBSA, will have the same contents, except that each agency may make different exemptions in the notes, thereby redacting some information. However, most information released is the same.

Please house, whats the meaning of CBSS AND GCMS NOTE I SEE IN THE FORUM...(The notes i read about in the forum, whats it all about?

please house, whats the meaning of CBSS AND GCMS NOTE I SEE IN THE FORUM...

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interesting and motivating testimonies all over here... i wish all Ircc expectants positive outcomes as i'm next to testify here.... thanks to everyone... Get ready for my own testimony...

bro, did u ask her why it didnt work out with other dates? do u think that if it had worked out fine that she will return begging u.... Thats ladies for, bro move on and dont give a heartbreak to the lady that gave u her heart... if she sees u aint doing better,she wont still come back,but she has seen that u have moved on happily and she feels d pain, thats most girls for u....

Jagabandit

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Please is it advisable to visit China with a business visa ? Keep renewing it for longer stays?

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Not enough reasons, but words are like sharp sword... Let's be guided..

Seriously, it's getting out of hands.... But one can't be single nah ...

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Never a good idea to let Ur woman know how much u earn.....

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