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evergold:
08150199900

Thanks. I've spoken with them finally.

NairaLuck:
Actually they reply mails, so they replied my email 4days ago giving me tracking ID but I had already gotten it days before they replied. As difficult as it is keep trying to reach them by phone. It's faster, it's better as you might clear every possible question at a goal.

Please which email address did you send to? Can I get it?, they're yet to reply to any of my emails and queries. If you have a different phone number too, please let me have it. Their mobile number is always busy, or won't go through at all, when it does and connects, it stops with the agents.

My passport has been ready for collection since December 03 at Abuja, I paid for a 2-way courier via DHL and I'm yet to receive my package. It's so annoying.

NairaLuck:
Actually they reply mails, so they replied my email 4days ago giving me tracking ID but I had already gotten it days before they replied. As difficult as it is keep trying to reach them by phone. It's faster, it's better as you might clear every possible question at a goal.

Please which email address did you send to? Can I get it?, they're yet to reply to any of my emails and queries.

evergold:
I got a collection email today. I called them and they said the will send me the payment email before the end of the week, even after I told them I have already paid for the collection.

Please how did you call them? Can I get the mobile number? I've been trying to reach them but no success.

adeenzo:
Hello all,
please is there any letter format that I can edit and send to the Abuja VFS.
since Friday my passport was delivered (tracked it with my DHL tracking ID) but up till now, I haven't gotten any mail as to that effect from Abuja VFS.
Please this is urgent as I am in the dark here, kindly help.
Thanks

I've sent emails to them thrice since Friday, no response from them yet. I read a post here that they don't reply to emails, call them instead, 08150199900. Call and call and call till you're attended to. It's not a task for the weak.

adeenzo:
Apologies i don't have the number you are requesting but I am sure the gurus in the house will help you out. but please I would appreciate it if you can enlighting me on your Abuja VFS timeline. my passport has been delivered to abuja since Friday and till now i haven't gotten any confirmation email from the VFS, is this normal?

I sent to Abuja on a Friday too, November 20, and on Monday November 23, I received the first mail with my trackingID. By December 03, my package was ready for collection.

Please is anyone with the mobile numbers for Abuja VFS? My passport has been ready for collection since 3rd December and I paid for 2-way via DHL. They're yet to notify DHL, I don't know how to reach them. Are they not supposed to notify DHL to pick up my package? What kind of wahala is this again? I've sent emails once everyday since then, no information from them. I tracked my return waybill and it still has the received information, no dispatched tracking. DHL is waiting for their notification. Nawao!!

Dee4Doyinsola:
Please who has been able to reach lagos VFS today. I have called over 120 times and they keep saying busy. I have been calling the famous 08150199900 and whenever I call the other line 09093303109 the agents said the Canada line was busy the times I was able to get through to them.

Please edit your post and remove the second phone number. That's a wrong number and the owner is complaining seriously about calls from Nairaland disrupting his business calls.

Rootiab:
Good evening everyone. I just made payment for ielts exams, although I registered yesterday and it's to expire after 48 hours and can't be reactivated. So when I emailed them they said they work only Monday to Friday 9-4pm. Now I don't know whether if my application would be terminated.

48 hours should be 2 working days, weekend days should not count.

Goodluck!

Psychosocial:
Hello guys,
I am preparing my online study application. My program starts May 2021. I have been denied once already in 2018 on the grounds of personal assets and financial status (I got my GCMS notes). At the time, I used an agent then, but I’ll be doing it myself this time.

Since then, I have acquired some personal assets with tangible worth.

I have well over double what it costs ($24KCAD) for yearly upkeep in all my accounts put together.

I plan on applying as a sole-sponsor.

I’m thinking of paying my tuition before applying; but this transaction is not going to be made from any of my accounts

How would this fly if I present the receipt of payment from the school for a full academic year and tender my bank statements that show well enough money for upkeep

All other supporting documents are in order, including Employment letter, Employer references, 5 months payslips, Pension statements, tax clearance certificates, Statements on all my accounts, and property documents and their valuation documents, even an Affidavit of Return, lol…

N.B: My program is a one year M.Eng program to my B.Eng.

Your profile looks good. I think your school tuition receipt should suffix and won't create issues for you. Pay your fees and upload the receipt with your statement of accounts at the proof of funds section.

Goodluck!

Makitoperor:
Should I just defer The admission or I should also Send in the new admission letter into my visa application when I get??
And can I be rejected cause for the admission letter

You won't be rejected because of your admission letter. We've got people here with their visa already and they're going in Fall 2021 session. Deferring the admission gives you time to relax and wait for your application decision. When you defer and receive a new acceptance letter, you should raise a webform and attach the new letter to it.

Goodluck!

feclela:
Oh man, thanks a bunch.

For clarity: if a Proficiency letter is directed to a school in canada, how can I use it for another school cos it will carry the address of the school I am applying to just like attached.

Mine wasn't address to any school. I don't think it has to be address to a particular school. After my school's letterhead, it was titled English Proficiency Letter, they didn't include any school's address.

Goodluck!

Makitoperor:
Good morning everyone,
So I submitted my studyVisa application online on the last week of October I was able to do also do my biometric on the 10th of November.. but the issue now is I don’t know how long it takes for the processing but I saw it take at least three months On the internet and I do not have up to three months on my admission letter cause it expires on the 13th of January.. what can I do about this.. pls I need ideas

Defer your admission till summer or fall 2021.

davo99:
Wow....Thank you. So that means that after this "eligibility review" stage, it is straight to PPR and so on for say, an application submitted in November and or December.

If you pass your eligibility review, you'll receive a Medical Request, MR. When you pass the medicals, you will receive a Biometric Validity Letter, BVL. This letter means that a decision has been made on your application (If you don't receive a Medical Request before you receive the BVL, its most likely your application has been denied). After MR and BVL, then PPR, Counterfoil and LOI.

To the best of my knowledge, no person has recieved AIP here after that date, so I believe the applications submitted after September 15 2020 are following the normal TRV processing which is the process I defined above.

Goodluck!

davo99:
Hi house, please what is the AIP process for? what are the "ToDo's" once an AIP is gotten?
Thanks for helping

AIP, Approved In Principle was introduced by IRCC as a two-stage process for Temporary Resident Visa Approval during the peak of COVID-19, mostly for Fall 2020 students to start online classes. It was discontinued on September 15 2020. Normal TRV Visa application process has resumed since then.

Tonyodg2:
for all banks ?

I don't know about the other banks, I was at Standard Chartered Bank. I thought they all follow the same policy for programs like this.

MadeMan01:
Please keep us posted on all to discuss.
Yellow card,
COVID test,
PTA or whether I should load open domiciliary account and load with dollar and go with prepaid MasterCard
Any other hurdles

No PTA for students, I was at the bank today for this. Domiciliary Account is the best if you can get USD transferred to it, then you can access it via dollar card.

Eilenora:
Hello All,

Present status:
Received 4 emails today from VFS. Last email said: the decision envelope for your application, tracking ID No. xxxx has been collected from the Canada Visa Application Centre,Abuja on 2020/12/03.

I also received LOI today having gotten counterfoil yesterday.

DHL/VFS timelines:
Submitted at DHL Friday Nov 20.
Got to VFS Monday Nov 23
Tracking nos received Nov 24
Dispatched from VFS to IRCC same day Nov 24
IRCC started processing Nov 30
Dec 2, IRCC sent same back to VFS
Dec 2, received counterfoil
Dec 3, received LOI
Dec 3, received 4 emails from VFS:
(1st: passport received from IRCC
2nd passport en route IRCC to VFS Abuja
3rd, passport received at VFS ABUJA
4th passport has bn picked up from VFS Abuja

Now waiting to track same on DHL's portal as I paid for 2 way courier.

Advise to anyone with PPR to use Abuja.

Will be back to let you know when I receive the passport to give you a full idea of how long total process took.

All the best to everyone else in waiting, This journey is truly not for the faint hearted.

We have the same timeline. Everything is the same, from Nov 20 till Dec 3. I'm just waiting to track on DHL website now.

Abuja is the best, if you want peace of mind.

MadeMan01:
Please which part of consent form did you sign?

Page 2 ( personal details and signature) and page 4 (Under applicants wishing to provide biometrics).

adeenzo:
Please how do I go about sending my passport to Abuja. Please any enlightenment would be highly appreciated
Abuja VFS address
Recommended Courier to use
Fees to be paid
Approx time taken to send, process, and receive my passport from the VFS.
Thanks

I enveloped all the documents below and sent to

Visa Application Centre
Sterling Bank Plaza, 3rd Floor
Plot No 1083, Mohammadu Buhari Way,Central Business District
Abuja
Nigeria

Documents:
-2 duly signed consent form.
-2 copies of passport data page
-Passport Request Letter
-Yellow biometric slip
-Receipt of payment of transmission fee N7430 or so( you pay this fee if you didn't capture biometrics at Abuja VFS)
-A paper with your contact details: name, phone number, email address, home address.

Pay the transmission fee to
Canada Logistics Collection Account
Sterling Bank Plc
0065165839

Disclaimer: please confirm the account details before any transaction.

I sent via DHL 2-way courier and it's going in good pace compared to Lagos VFS.

saskatoonguy:
PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP GUYS
I'm a lawyer with registered Law Firm, I Have an account which i have fixed for almost a year but right now it is no more fixed. The Balance in the account is #6,500,000 (22,110CAD) and another account which i run on a regular basis with Balance of #2,500,000(8,500CAD). I have Paid Tution fee. My Program is MBA(2years). Spring Intake

First Year Estimated school - 17,500CAD

Tuition deposit Paid - 6,000CAD

Total POF at Hand(after paying tuition deposit) - 30,610CAD


My Question
1. Is the above account balance enough for POF and if it is enough, How can i package it?

2. Can I submit the two account as POF(Combined) or there is another way to package this POF

Please I need the insight of Seniors here as i am about to submit my application.

I am guessing you're a self sponsored applicant, your POF should show the full money for the program ie tuition plus the LE for the 2 years of stay.
Your tuition is CAD11,500 after deducting your deposit. So you will need to have CAD11,500 + CAD20,000 (living expenses for 2years) + CAD3000 (flight and miscellaneous) in your POF. Sums up to CAD34,500, and you should have a little left over for assurance. This is what I did in my own case as a self sponsored applicant.
You can submit 2 accounts. You also need to show proof of legit earnings, so if non of the 2 accounts is your salary account, you will need to attached your salary account too to show evidence of salary payment, together with your payslips.

Finally, in your SOP, you will explain all this details in the Proof of Funds section to ensure the info is easy for the VO to understand.

Goodluck!

adeenzo:
PPR just dropped... yes yes yes
I am so happy right now...
Timeline
1st time applicant
Submitted 7th of September
I didn’t receive any medical request for close to 2-3 months so I decided to do my upfront medicals, my medicals was updated to pass on the 27th of NOV and my BVL and PPR dropped 3rd of December...

Thank God.
Please guys don’t give up abeg... just believe.
I will be back with more info

Congratulations! Enjoy the feeling.

I just received my counterfoil and my application status changed to approved. Decision envelope dispatched back to Abuja VFS. I am still waiting for my LOI till now.
My passport was sent to Abuja VFS on Nov. 24 and I've recieved 5 emails already from VFS based on the status of my passport.
I guess its moving fast when compared to what I am reading here. I'm glad I sent my passport to Abuja from Lagos.

I sent via DHL 2-way courier, when should I expect to receive it based on the current status?

Rootiab:
can anyone please reply me on this

Courtesy of Frankrobbin

Guide to Online Application with Upload sSections and Appropriate Documents

Simply create a GC key account username and password and continue an application to come to Canada. You will be promoted to create security questions and answers, which will take you to the online questionnaire. The process is simple and straight forward. Once you're done with this you will be redirected to a section where you will be required to upload all documents in their various sections.

You should see a typical of the below on your online dashboard when you begin the process.

Application for study permit made outside of Canada (IMM1294) (required) - Complete, save and Upload the study permit form.

Passport (required) - Upload your international passport.

Letter of Acceptance (required) - Upload your letter of acceptance from the school.

Proof of means of financial support - Upload your Sponsorship letter, Affidavit of support, bank statements, payslips, sponsor's source of income (like- employment letters, introduction letters from employer, promotions letter etc.) or bussines documents (CAC certificates, tax clearance certificate, article of association and memorandum etc..) Also, include your already paid tuition receipt in this section (if any).

Digital Photo (required) - Upload your Passport Photograph. The passport size should be between 60KB to 240KB and the dimension should be 420X540.

Family Information (IMM5645) (required) - Complete, save and Upload the family form.

Schedule 1- Application for a temporary Resident Visa made outside Canada (IMM5257) (required) - Complete and Upload the form.

Client Information (required) - Upload your SOP/LOE, degree certificates, transcripts, birth certificates, recommendation letters from past and present employers, NYSC discharge papers, your work ID, your employment letters, resume etc... (every supporting documents should be uploaded in this section).

I hope you find the above information useful. Feel free to ask questions.

All the best in your application

I will be at Windsor by January. How is it there?

NairaLuck:
https://www.nairaland.com/863690/nigerian-students-canada-how-survive


The above is link to Nigerian students in Canada, let's see how we can revive it and hope those ahead of us can return to share their inputs

Thanks a lot for this.

Whispering:
Thank you at Dampops for this post.

Do you or anyone else have a link to the list of unallowed foods?

I've checked countless times but didn't find it. I don't want to waste money to buy something that will eventually be thrown away.

Check the Living in Canada thread for more info on this.

Dampops:
Since your classes are online...it shouldn’t be an issue at POE. Recall that students currently traveling started their programs in August/September and they are just entering Canada now...

You're absolutely right, I forgot about that. Thanks.

JustMellow:
Hello Insanity,

In contribition to what you've said, I believe you meant to say CIMA or BCS in IT. BCS would be preferable because of the fast pace to CIMA. If RxOtunba can score CLB 7 in TEF and retake IELTS by maxing out, 472 would be achievable. Another option if lucky is get NOI for PNP.

One love bro

Yes bro, you're on point. Thanks for your corrections.

Cheers!

Hamilah11:
Hi. I am. I intend travelling in January too though I've started classes online already.
You can travel in January but make sure its after January 4. The University will be closed from December ending till Jan. 4.

Okay, that's good to know. I will start my class online in January before I travel. Have you booked your flight? I just sent my passport to VFS for stamp, I will book my flight once I get it back.

Please, anyone going to University of Windsor for Winter 2021? Let's plan the journey together and also discuss the quarantine plan from the university. Please, message me.

Please house, my lectures will resume January 7 2021, but I want to spend holidays with my family here this december before travelling around January 10 or so. Will this be a problem at POE for me?

RxOtunba:
Hello, with 8,7,7,7 that you recommended, my score is 429.

8777 won't give you the max for English Language on CRS, you will need 8.5, 7.5, 7.5, 7. With that score and two certificates in education (BCinIT or LIMA + your BSc) and/or TEF, you will be around the current draw scores.