Jeffi7:
PPR !!! For a family of five.
My spouse traveled to Canada on student visa in August 2022. I applied for myself and three kids in October 2022.
Timeline
1. Family application, Sowp for me, study permit for two of the kids and visit visa for the third kid on the 21st October
2. Biometrics on the 27th October
3. Medical request by IRCC on the 28th November
4. Medical screening submitted on 27th and passed on 28th December
5. PPR on the 30th for all members of the family.

I appreciate nairaland as I did everything on my own and from information gotten here.

Note: I used the old gckey account my spouse used in getting her study permit.

Pls as soon as ur spouse lands in Canada you can put in ur application as it's not necessary to wait as most people presume.

Documents sent
1. Mbs statement for me and my spouse
2. Leave letter from office
3. 3 months Pay slip
4. Pension statement of account
5. IELTS
6. WES evaluation
7. Kids letter from school
8. Landed documents
9. House documents
10. Employment letter, promotion letter
11. Family pictures
12. Marriage documents
13. Car document


It's faster and better to go for SOWP instead of visit visa.....

Wish you all success in ur application.

Congratulations Jeff

hazzaman:

So here is the full gist as promised.

Spouse left for Canada April 2021 for a 2 years PG Diploma.
Weighed my options during that period and figured that visit was quite faster than SOWP so went for visit.
1st Visit visa application was submitted June 6, 2021. Then the long wait started. Explored the Travel Authorisation to expedite the processing but they didn’t see my reason as good enough. Then they new portal thing came up for those that applied before sept 7th. So I applied for the 2nd visit visa using the new portal in October,2021. Refusal for the 2nd application came in November,2021 with 2 reasons… travel history and insufficient funds. At that time, I was already processing a student visa to UK as naija don tire me. So I just focused on the Uk application.

Resumed studies in Uk in January 2022 and applied for gcms notes. Gcms notes came in April only for me to find out that the insufficient fund was because the officer could not access the mybank statement portal. I was like they could have asked me to present another statement na…

So in June 2022, I had already gathered documents and was weighing options again. At that time, visit visa processing from Uk was 8 days while work permit was 10 weeks. So I opted for visit visa. And the wait began… processing time started increasing till it got to around 145 days… after the 145 days I started sending webforms and email but to no avail. I started giving up and was already working on getting a skilled work visa in uk and settle here. Then spouse said we should try the SOWP. I was very reluctant. Started the application since 29th October but didn’t submit till 9th of December.

Submitted 9th December
Biometrics updated 10th December
PPR and BVL 15th December
Submitted passport 16th December
Passport returned to VFS 20th December
Passport delivered 21st December


It can only be God. Don't lose hope!

Thanks to everyone that have contributed here. It has been a very long journey…

Congratulations ��!!!

I do not think that is something you should be worried about. Your not having a job or business should not be an issue. You are allowed to use a gift deed officially from IRCC website as a proof of finance. You can google it.

An affidavit should be done stating that the money was gifted to you by your father unforced and unencumbered and that he has no intention of collecting the money back as it is a gift, if that is the case in reality. You can watch YouTube videos about gift deed to better understand.

So you need:
- Gift Deed from parent (father)
- Sworn Affidavit for Gift Deed
- Receipt of Payment for Gift Deed (showing bank transfer/transaction)

Raphael010:
thank you for your answer. My major concern is explaining the funds without having a business or a job.

Congratulations!!!

Yahwehsdota:
I didn't know God will honor me & my family this way���....... See what the Lord has done, what we prayed & waited for has come to pass, see what the Lord has done �‍♀️�‍♀️�‍♀️.

It's PPR for a family of five ...... ���. Husband (student), spouse open work permit for me, study visa for 2 children and visit visa for my last Child. All glory to God Almighty. It finally ended in praise. Our time line is attached.

Will be back with more details.

I'm positive other gurus in the house will respond to this.
From what I have read on here and experience with my wife's application, you should consider having your dad transfer sufficient funds to you to ensure your balance covers your entire tuition and cost of living for the period as well as her cost of living and some additional funds. Then do a "gift deed" to cover the lump sum transfer. You would also have to explain that in your SOP if you choose that route.

Raphael010:
Good morning all,

I’m looking towards applying for September next year academic session for a graduate program in Canada. I’m recently married, I’m applying for just myself and my dad is my sponsor.

If my wife is to apply for SWOP should my visa be granted, would the fact that my dad is my sponsor affect my wife’s application for Swop ?


Please all information is absolutely welcome

Thank you

Congratulations!!!
I tap into this even as I prepare for my own SOWP application submission.

Babsultimate:
Good Evening Lovely People,

My heart is full of joy which words cannot express. My application has been approved after a long wait.

I'm glad I got the passport request today.

Thank you @sweetjj, skilleva, gauel and everybody that gave hints on the documents to be included when I asked. May God bless you all in abundance.

I'd like to know which collection office (Abuja or Lagos) should I submit my passport for stamping that has faster processing time.

If I'm sending to Abuja, where do I do the submission?

My biometrics was done in Lagos 5yrs ago, can't seem to find the slip. What do I replace it?

I've downloaded the consent form would sign it and attach.

Kindly guide me on what to do in order to avoid errors.

To all waiting like I did, may God give you all glad tidings soonest. Keep the hope alive.

Thank you all.