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Please i'd love to ask if the school you are admitted to sends any document to the embassy prior or during the period of applying for the visa. Thanks

Amen!!!!!

goingforward:
Hello Nairalanders,

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isa. 55:8–9).

God’s ways are higher. Trust that he has a divine purpose for every delay. Our viewpoint may be limited, but God sees all things. Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” God may be putting everything in place before revealing His blessing to Us.

May God's blessings come to us speedily in Jesus name. I decree and declare open heavens upon our Canada study Visa applications.

Have an approval filled week in Jesus mighty name. Amen.

goingforward.

Congrats brother, it's only God that did for you not any of your efforts or input. Congrats again

Jit123:
Hi nairalanders, I am a silent reader. I got to know about this group 6weeks ago. I got approval for student visa this morning and want to share my story.
I graduated bachelors in technology in Aerospace engineering india on that 31th of may 2018. I graduated with first class with gpa of 9.4/10 (or 4.7/5 Nigerian equivalent). I got admission to do my master in aerospace engineering for fall 2018 at concordia university. I applied for my first Canadian visa with 6 weeks left on my indian student visa. (At that time the processing time in india have climbed to 7weeks). After 5 weeks I withdraw my application in order not to overstay my visa which will be a very bad thing for me and came back to nigeria. I defferd my admission to winter 2019 and applied for study permit in Nigeria paper route on Sep 17 ,2018. I started reading nairaland and boy O' boy i got freaking scared. After 5 weeks i got tired of all this and applied for fall 2019 intake at the best aerospace institute in france . This morning I got approval. Sidenote: I am not religious and the constant reliance on a supreme being to help your visa chances in this group got me a bit irritated. But I respect everyone's view and perspective.

Timeline:
Degree: masters in aerospace engineering
Submission date: 17 Sept 2018 with upfront medical and bio. ( I used the one I did in india for both medical and bio)
Submission type : paper route
Linked my application on the third day
Eligibility review started on the 22nd October.
Approval on 2nd November
Time taken 6 weeks and 4days

Please where is VFS Lagos office located

Please can I apply for visa with a conditional acceptance letter

This is something that has been on my mind alot

jandj:
Madam, I repeat dat CIC does not have any right to check your balance. They can only confirm the authenticity of the statement presented. I am certain sure of this. The bank owes every customer a other of secrecy. I presume that What your reliable source said is that CIC confirms the authenticity of statements

She's a family friend of several years

Lagos2canna:
You can use anybody, just proof the relationship by saying the truth or........

Good day bosses, please i want to ask if I can use my pastors wife as the main sponsor for my visa application as she promised to sponsor my masters program though I have funding

Please i want to ask if I can use my pastors wife as the main sponsor for my visa application as she promised to sponsor my masters program though I have funding

Please am about to start my visa application. Would love to know if i could use my pastor's wife as my main and only sponsor

Congratulations, God wey do am for you go do am for all of us...Amen!!!!

jandj:
Ekwueme ! Ekwueme!! Ekwueme!!!

Passport request!!! Live!!!!!

Applied on June 19 online route
Biometrics on June 29
Medical mail on Sept 26
Medical passed on October 3
Passport request on Octobee 10.

M.Eng Systems and Computer Engineering

God Is indeed great !!!

Please on what grounds can a candidate's profile be without SOP/LOE. (Candidate intend going through paper route)

Please i want to know what route is better (paper or visa) with all this Nairobi boys have been hearing about on the TL. Thanks

With all this Nairobi guys stuff am hearing. Paper or Online Route, which is better?

Please i want to begin processing my visa...which method is better, paper or online route

Congratulations, God wey do your own go do our own...Amen

Doyenrey:
Approval!!!

After I deferred my admission to Sept. 2019 though.


Thank God oo!!!


What should I do now I'm confused


Mehn! God is great. Sent up to 15 CSEs to correct the errors in my application.


Can I renew my passport before submitting?

Amen!!!!!

goingforward:
My God that this this for me will do it for each and everyone of us waiting In the mighty name of Jesus.
I will share my timeline fully and docs i submitted to help anyone applying for a family application when my hubby's own is also out.

The screen shots i have attached are for myself and my kids

NB: My hubby's is still on background check. ( visitors visa)

It will end in praises and Thanksgiving in Jesus name. Amen.

goingforward.

Congratulations....God wey do am for you go do our own too

goingforward:
Nairalanders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i am shaking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ekwueme, Ekwueme, Ekwueme has done it..................................................


Whilst i was typing this..............
i just got 3 emails.

Original passport request for me and my kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ekueme has done it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG OMG OMG

still shaking

pardon my typing anyhow.....

That's how i feellll


Goingforward

Is it compulsory to add an SOP to a visa application ?

Per semester

seunnuga:
Please any uottawa science student here? The 7819 CAD tuition on their website, is it per semester or per year?

Good day bosses, I just got a fully funded admission and would love to get a fully detailed procedure on visa pursuit. I have no travel history, finished university in 2017, currently serving, to resume next fall.

The collated result was signed (hod) and issued in the name of faculty of engineering and I know the official transcript will be signed by the registrar....does it mean?

mathy001:
Official transcripts are 100% important for any international admission. Nigerians have been known to forge transcripts so the school will only accept transcript sent directly from an accredited institution, with a stamped and signed confidential seal. Even with this, many foreign universities still contact the school to confirm the authenticity of the transcript..

The unofficial one you used for admission was just to save you the stress because, under normal circumstances, unofficial transcripts can be downloaded online from the school (Nigerian universities are backward in this regard and they may only offer student copies of transcripts after days/weeks or even months of applying. Some don't even offer student transcripts).

Try and get your school to send an official transcript, signed and stamped by the registrar or his/her representative. It's very important.

Good morning guys, my school of graduation isn't offering transcripts for now but I was able to get a collated copy of my results from my HOD which he signed and used it to apply to a school in Canada (they took it as unofficial transcript) And as admitted. Now the school upon admission wants official transcript from my undergraduate studies school which they can provide. Do I have any cause to worry that my admission could be dropped?

Good morning. Please is not having any travel history a challenge in getting study visa.. thanks

Congratulations

shegxyt:
A P P R O V A L!!! ……….unto God be ALL the glory…

I got to know about this thread after 7weeks that I have submitted my applications. Having gone through almost all the Parts, I realized that I made couple of mistakes and omissions…but with God nothing is impossible. Prayer_Patience is the KEY!!!

I would like to appreciate contributions and guidance from the experienced seniors on this platform…..the list is endless: @justwise, @thesoj @osemigho, @glam444 @austinpee4, @jnyuwa02, @frankrobbn1, @canadiannurse, @wealth360, and Others. Kudos to you guys…..

Timeline:
Online Application Submitted: June 5
Biometrics Mail: June 12
Biometrics Done: June 13
Medical Mail: Aug 1
Medicals Done: Aug 3
Medicals Passed: Aug 5
Passport Request/Approval: Aug 6

University of Calgary

For those waiting; you are next to testify.

Congratulations o...God wey do your own go do our own

Ifynwache:
Praise God!!! My application has been approved.

Application submitted - 17 may 2018
Biometrics - 17 may 2018
Request for medical - 5 July 2018
Medicals done - 13 July 2018
Application approved - 6 Aug 2018

I pray for everyone waiting for TRV, it shall end in praise.

Congratulation ooooo
God wey do your own go do our own o.Amen!!!

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Congratulations ooooo. God wey do do your own go do my own

Bukella:
Somebody shout haleluyah.. Application approved!
Application approved!

God is faithful. I am not better than anyone else here but God has proven himself.
1st application - applied April 17, refused may 11
Refused based on travel history, purpose, personal asset and financial status.

Reapplied June 19th, I got assurance from God my second application will be approved in 6 weeks
Medical request on 11th july
Application approved August 2nd.

Will share my profile later.
Please don't feel discouraged to try again. Do all needed and leave the rest to God. Don't force it!

Congratulations boss

AKFTK:
VISA Delivered today. Processed in Nairobi, Kenya.

Applied on May 8th 2018, Medical request on June 8th, Medical done on 14th if June and passed on 25th of June.

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED

ACADEMICS
Admission Letter: MSc Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan
University Certificate: Universe of Lagos (First Class)
Curriculum Vitae
Transcript
WAEC Result
Copies of all scholarships and awards received during undergraduate.

PROOF OF FUNDS
Scholarship Offer Letter from University of Saskatchewan (20,000CAD)
About #78,000 in my NYSC Account
Uncle's letter of Support (Pledged an additional 2M for flight and other miscellaneous and sent 1M to my account as a show of his commitment)
Uncle's Salary Account.
Uncle's Letter if Introduction from his company (He's the CEO)
My GTB Account statement indicating the 1M from my uncle

HOME TIES.
My birth certificate
My younger sister's birth certificate

OTHER DOCUMENTS
All CIC Documents
Police Report Certificate
SOP

Special thanks to Ademco, PhocusJosh, jnyuwa and every other persons that contributed to this story one way or the other.

For all TRV hopefuls, your testimony is coming soon by the grace of God


ABOVE ALL, GOD'S FAVOUR.
AlhamduliLlah.

This was on point

jnyuwa02:
I think everyone worries and rightfully so, including the first class students here with full scholarship, because there is no one size fits all solutions that guarantees a visa approval. Last fall, a fully funded first class student walked sadly away from a 20k a year masters scholarship because a VO denied him visa based on home ties.

I don’t think they are trying to get the cream of the crop to their country, but the most credible who will strictly adhere to their purpose of visit. The law’s requirement they are trying to interpret and enforce when it comes to a student permit, is one of non-immigrant, not immigrant. The process of attracting the cream of the crop is within the purview and direction of the skilled workers entry program.

About the VOs been professionals, yes they are, but humans as well, therefore subjected to human limitations. That means some of their decisions will miss target. That is why some of their decisions are reversed by Canadian high courts on judicial review. It will help not to paint a VO and their decisions as beyond reproach or infallible. Not every VO takes their time to read an application carefully. Some may wake up on the wrong side of the bed. Some faced with limited time have been known to just skim through people’s SOP and therefore miss an important explanation, therefore rendering a flippant decision. That is why we advice here on this forum that you do your best and hope and pray that your best is good enough. Nothing guarantees a visa, not a first class, not a full scholarship. That well written SOP might come off as implausible to a VO. That heart poured out SOP might sometimes be misconstrued by a VO as a sign of desperation. They are only humans. That is why I advice people when writing SOP to stay off from emotions and sentiments, stay neutral and communicate effectively and factually.

Yes, the VOs see themselves as gatekeepers and enjoy considerable discretion under the law to do and undo. They can use whatever means they deem feasible to reach a decision, including using your low academic performance against you even when the school has offered admission. The gist is not usually whether you have conned the school into given you an admission. They certainly mean no disrespect to the school on its intelligence. It is only based on the realization that as gatekeepers, they must admit only the best who will serve out their purpose of visit. And nobody is better by training in enforcing that gate keeping provision than a VO. A low performance in Nigeria often leads to the belief among the VOs that if you cannot succeeed well in such a low standard atmosphere of learning as Nigeria, you might have troubles doing well in Canada, therefore likely not to serve out your purpose of visit. So they deny you visa based on your performance even when the school gave you admission. It’s a fine separation of power and respect that goes on between the school and the High Commission with each not stepping on each other’s toes. The school certainly understands this when it happens and does not take it personal.

Finally, yes, the VOs don’t make their decisions in the vacuum. There is a pattern we can infer to on how they make their decisions to be able to make our applications better. I guess that is why we are all here sharing information and ideas. Good luck to everyone.

Congratulations

aybee4991:
I have been waiting to share my testimony on this forum since April the 30th when I applied.
Paper submission at Abuja VFS on 30th April, 2018.
Medical call on May 25th, 2018.
Medicals done at Abuja Clinics on May 28th, 2018.
Medicals passed on June 19th, 2018.(It took Abuja clinics two weeks to submit my results, so you should not use them if you're in a hurry)
I linked my application online and when i checked today, my final decision is showing 'application approved'.
Up until yesterday background check and eligibility were still under review.

Documents submitted:
Admission letter to the University of Victoria, MSc Electrical Engineering
Transcript, Frist Class Honours, Elect.Elect Engineering Covenant University
Bank statements of mum and dad
Dads employement letter-GM in NHIS
Mums employment letter-Acting DM in NNPC
Travel history to Dubai, USA, and the UK.
No valid foreign visa(all expired last year)
3 landed documents
Police certificate
NYSC certificate
No SOP

For all those still waiting for their TRV to be approved, delay isn't a denial.

Congratulations....you serve a Living God who never fails. Him wey do your own go do our own

Jephehe:
Forumite,

Rejoice with me as my Jehovah God has actualize the meaning of my name :Jephthah meaning May God open, God has Opened.

It's was uber fast application after first denial of pgc 1year program

Applied 5th April 2018 in Lagos
Denied 30th April 2018
Reasons-
1. Insufficient financial resources( sponsored) with 30m
2. Travelling history (visited UK, US and Canada{ with valid US Canada Visa})
3. Purpose of visit

Ordered for GCMS note April 30th
GCMS received May 29th
Reviewed with Frankrobbn1 till June 11th

Second application
Self sponsored
Applied June 11, 2018
Medical call June 28th, 2018
Did medical June 29, 2018.
Passed medical July 6th, 2018.
Bought ticket July 12th 2018
Approval / correspondence letter 19th July 2018
Accommodation on the way.


Never be discouraged cic are humans.

1 year program is a sure thing never be discouraged with I hear say talks.


Showing Ontario on Aug 31st with my family.


Thanks to Jehovah God my Rock