IntimidationJay:
Study Visa shouldn’t be this difficult honestly. It’s tiring and the worst is their timeline. Nobody knows if your application decision will come this month or in December.. considering some people applied since February and are yet to know anything.

My friend I applied since October 2020

Jideks:
First time applicant
Timeline:
• Submitted application on the 23rd of April.
• Received Biometrics Request on the 24th of April.
• Received NSE Request on the 26th of April.
• I uploaded NSE requirements immediately, with 1 year MBS and IELTS general result of Band 8.0
• Eligibility Review started on 28th April.
• I did Biometrics on the 4th of May and Upfront Medicals on the 5th of May.
• Biometrics changed to completed on the evening of 4th May.
• I uploaded the medicals slip via webform and mailed Lagos and Nairobi office too. I got a response from IRCC saying my file was in Nairobi and they have sent it to them.
• I got almost 10 ghost updates at different times.
• Medicals finally changed to 'passed' on 19th May.
• The ghost updates stopped completely. I became scared because I felt they had abandoned my application �
• Surprisingly I got a ghost update on 11th of June.
• BVL and PPR on 17th June
Documents submitted:
• Degree Certificate and transcript, I'm an Optometrist (Doctor of Optometry degree) and I'm going for an Msc in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
• I got a partial scholarship from the school which covers domestic tuition. I showed this, then I had to show the balance of the tuition for International Students plus my living expenses.
• Gift deed: I did a gift deed because my hubby transferred the lump sum of tuition balance plus living expenses to my account. I didn't show his account statement because we had some unexplainable lump sums in it.
• Affidavit of gift deed
• 4 page Study Plan
• Work ID
• Letter of Introduction from my place of work
• Hubby's Work ID
• 1year MBS
• Marriage Certificate
• Kid's birth Certificates
I didn't put pictures. I wanted to, but my hubby didn't agree. He said his spirit doesn't accept me putting our pictures. I obeyed him and submitted these few documents like that. I have no travel history as I never comot before

Truly, what God cannot do, does not, can never, and will never exist!

How do you know a ghost update
Or ghost update

Just what it says, bro: You passed your medical.

Ok boss

I finally got a ghost update
You passed your medical..
My people what does that mean

sim2003:


where can I do it in ibadan? and how much??

Abuja or Lagos
Google them

gracedson:
I trust you are doing fine this afternoon, I just finished the Upfront medical, the doctor told me that it will be sent to CIC in 3 days.
Should I wait for them or should I open a web form myself?

Do a we form immediately and subsequent submit it

sim2003:


no sir. Should I go ahead with the medical or I should wait till they request for it

Go and do it immediately

Feelmystarshine:




Please how much are they charging for medical and the site to register for medical appointment...i am April applicant and my status havent change to background check or eligibility check

Go and do it immediately
I did mine on Monday,I applied since October 2020,so I think is been delayed because of no medical. Check iom online

Bellgirl1:
After 7 months of waiting and BVL since February. My application was refused based on personal assets. Crazy .... 7 months of no plan n direction.

I hate this people for this
Mine is since October,2020

Blavkmaann:
Abeg please Biko, help me understand something
I did my medicals last year, I passed it on August 7th 2020..... it’s supposed to expire August 7 2021 but my flight is July 17th 2021,

To avoid story, June 10 2021, I did another medicals at Qlife, but my current medicals is showing passed based on the August 7 last year own

Now I’m asking, will this new one show on my CIC dashboard, or it won’t show,
The nurse was like, I will show the that e-medical slip at the POE, when i land... so it’s confusing... abeg Wetin make I do?

They done give u visa

Aissy:
Please my cousin wants to do his undergraduate degree in Canada, he has waec result(failed mathematics) plus his Neco where he passed all the subject. Can he use his Neco?

Yes it all depends on the university
It doesn't matter

SoFaithly:
To shock you, it is worst when you get here. Very incompetent set of people. They never have a solution to anything. All they know how to do is to collect tuition and impose late fees.

Wow. That really sad
I am sure they don't really care about one

Uzomachukwu:


This is one area where I totally resent the Canadian DLI-IRCC relationship. Canadian schools are doing absolutely nothing to assist their international students in the matter of obtaining visa. We're not even asking that the schools should oversee the visa application of their international students as is done in many countries; no, that will be expecting too much of them.

But they should at least have some measure of reasonable influence over the visa decision made by IRCC. We know that once a newly admitted students headed for the US obtains a form I-20 from their institution (which means the financial aspect of their studies is settled), applies for visa and gets an interview date from ICE, s/he is as good as assured of getting a visa approval. But these Canadian ​people just be wasting someone's time in the name of visa processing. And then there's the issue of their immeasurably complex application system that seems to be geared towards mere luck than merit.

Canadian schools just be acting like a docile medieval wife unable to protest against the many harsh treatments meted out on her by her physically abusive and selfish husband.

You got this
Right.. I know of a friend who paid for uk visa, he was denied and the school reappied for him , because they are not interested in returning his money to him.. The way Canada university just harshly tell you that they don't not assist in visa process is so sad to be honest

atiteb4:
I have always thought about this stuff. Imagine submitting land/house documents like as if we be house agents or omo onile. Some people try to buy lands just because of this visa. it is well.

I am telling you
The university just don't do enough for the students, like they don't care enough. It will all end in our success

fav2deep:
If a visa is denied will the school make a refund. For example university of regina

But why can't Canada universities fight for there students
UK university fights for there students because returning people money is difficult to Uk schools.. But Canada university don't even help to assist students.

EmeeNaka:
My eligibility review just started.
Please, I advise everyone to do their Medicals. Don't wait for Medical Request from IRCC before you do it.

How do you know that it has started

kelvine95:
Good morning everyone, I got my PPR this morning. This is my 2nd application, having been initially refused dec 2020 on financial status and personal assets, and family ties.

Timeline:

Applied feb 10th (there was no need for biometrics since it was 2nd time application)

Eligibility review started feb 17th

Got my gcms notes April 19th and the pre-assessment stated that I was going for a course that didn’t align with my undergraduate course of study and career as a Data Scientist. Also highlighted that I was being “funded by a professor” and that my family didn’t look well established. Anyway, I gave up as I had other opportunities. Through encouragement from different persons, I sent a short email and also raised a webform explaining that my program was fully funded research based masters at a top University in Canada, and that it is because of my excellent undergraduate degree and my experience as a data scientist that made me a fit for the program which is actually an engineering program under the faculty of agriculture, since my research involved the intersection of engineering(electrical sensing, automation and digital communications) and data analytics. I added link to my supervisor research page, a design thinking material I had with my supervisor detailing my research work, and also ensured to point that my masters was under the department of engineering and not exactly an agricultural program, that it was applied intelligent engineering to agriculture. (my supervisor was furious when I told him what the pre-assessment said, I reported it to the international office and they said nothing could be done aside appealing like as I have done). Then, for the finance, I drew their attention to my personal fund, to the research assistantship letter from the office of the associate dean of research and to my Uncle’s financial documents. But then, my research is fully funded, so every other financial documents I added were only met to explain to them that in case of eventualities, my Uncle can quickly cover a bit of my expenses. Then for family ties, I drew their attention to my mum and late dad’s landed properties, my study leave, my pension account and also quickly chipped in the fact that my Uncle is the governor of Edo state(I added Wikipedia link) and another of my Uncle is the CMD of UBTH(added Wikipedia link). Mind you, nobody has same surname as me. All had same surname as my mum, and they are actually my mum’s cousins. The point is, I didn’t really have to submit new documents, i just resent what I sent before but this time gave very very short and clear explanation to their concerns. These guys are overwhelmed as well, so they could mistakenly not see some stuffs, and I would advice we give very concise explanation to any concerns that might be raised.

May 5th I got medical request
May 25th went for the medicals and I couldn’t see clearly. I was scared. Lol.
June 2nd I passed medical and I started sending webform and emails twice weekly since my application has passed 8 weeks.
June 14th I got PPR and BVL.

Special thanks to justmellow, frankrobbn, Chocs and everyone that responded to my incessant emails and post here. Finally, it has ended in praise.

Please I need the information on what I need to put together for me to send my passport. Also, I want to resume in September instead of May, hope this won’t be a problem as my supervisor has agreed to this. I need y’all guidance. Thanks and God bless us all!

Baba what were you sending them every week
So that I can do the same too
My own done over pass

Any October with out decision yet
Let know ourselves
I just did upfront medicals today

ray007bu:
My fellow “Sunday ghost updates” crew. It has happened again lol

Which one is ghost update

Frankrobbn1:



Show me the study permit application that is currently being processed in Lagos immigration office and I'll demonstrate to you with verifiable proofs that all study permit applications from Nigeria are handled in Nairobi, Kenya visa office.


It will end in praise

Amen ooh..i am waiting for my own miracle o

olupatito:
@ jfrazzy
I paid my complete school fees o and sent the receipts.

Ok
I thought you didn't
So what could be wrong

Dabricious:
LONG POST ALERT:


Good morning my people, I've come to share my timeline to encourage others just the same way I was encouraged with other people's timeline. God's time is truly the best.

Timeline
1st application: 30th August 2020
Biometrics:2nd September 2020
Refusal letter: 11th
September 2020
I had 4 reasons for refusal
- purpose of visit
- limited employment prospects in my country
-my current employment situation
-personal assets and financial assets.
The decision was made from their China office.

At that time I didn't know what gcms notes were and I wasn't active on nairaland so I just decided I will re-apply.

2nd application-23rd of February
NSE request:16th March
Submitted Mybankstatement(Submitted my own and my brother's company account statement) on the 29th March and also wrote to them to go through the normal route because I didn't have ielts (i had but my writing score was 5.5)
upfront medical : 29th of April
Medical passed: 19th April
All these while my profile was still on background check.
I became active on nairaland towards the end of May and I started reading other people's testimony/experiences and I started wondering when me too I will share my own good news. Before now, I could stay for 2 weeks without checking my profile but when I became active here, I started checking twice a day�. I didn't even know what ghost update meant and had never taken note of it until I read about it here and started looking out for it.
1st ghost update: 7th June
2nd ghost update: 9th June
Checked my profile and noticed they just updated that eligibility review has started
Bvl: 10th June 8:38am
Ppr : 10th June 8:42am
I just fell on the floor and started thanking this faithful God.
Mine is a testimony because its a switch from my first degree
1st degree was computer science, then I gained admission in George Brown College to study Culinary Management.
Since after my service year in 2015, I've been actively doing catering business.
I did a short diploma course with red dish culinary school in Lagos and have a certificate from it so I added it in my application.
My elder brother is my main sponsor but used his company account to sponsor me, my elder sister also wrote a letter saying she will be supporting me financially and she put her offer letter and pay slips.
I also showed about 4.6m in my account.
Also, for more than 2 years, my brother's company has been paying me monthly because I cater for their lunch so this also helped as I indicated it as salary.

I put in a lot my brother's company documents even existing contracts they have with some IOC'S. I also submitted an Affidavit of support from the company.

I'm just so grateful to God because its not of him who Wills, nor of him who runs but of God who shows Mercy.
Thank you to everyone here who kept our hope alive by sharing their own testimonies, you don't know how seeing good news here helped me believe mine will soon come.

For everyone waiting for their good news, it will soon come In Jesus Name.

On a lighter note: I dey find cheap ticket now oh�

WhT is ghost update
And how do u know. U have a ghost update

olupatito:
I had a band 7.0 in in my ielts,which ai submitted with the application and later when I was asked for it again.
LRWS 7.5,7.0,6.5,7.O
My eligibility review is recommended pass. My husband and I submitted mybankstatement too

I think you were rejected for not making commitment like paying deposits
Seems like u guys had enough money but did not make commitment to the school

dupsydooo:



Thanks so much....

Please send me mail..........

Email you were

Petrified235555:
Please has anyone with funding recently got rejected?

I have paid for almost a full semester
4000k

RealTrump:
Hello house,

To apply for study visa, do I need to submit a letter from my employer?

Also, if anyone can suggest PGDs in web development, that would be helpful.

Yes u do
Submitted everything possible

dupsydooo:
Good afternoon house

Please am I allowed to travel with hubby and kid?

If yes please what are the necessary things to note

Also proof of fund
Kindly put me through......
Thanks

Yes u can
I am doing so.. I applied for my wife and two kids
I am hoping � it comes out well

RELAN2446:

Is to order for gcms note o, that will explain in details.

Can she still be given

EmeeNaka:
We have started it. We have to complete it. Hopefully, God's willing, it will not be in vain.

Amen

I just saw something that Canada committed genocide to Native Canadians, could it be why they are like this in giving Visa, too long and you have to wait for too long

EmeeNaka:
I did at Qlife clinic. You only need your International Passport. That's all.

I am really scared that all this money won't be a waste

My people my people
When applying for students visa and a family of three how much should be enough as POF