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Malone122:
so if it’s not sent within that time visa don go ?

Lol. Experience will be your best teacher.

Malone122:
hello greetings to you please I have a question out of curiosity after one gets PAssport request, what’s the duration of time passport must be sent… thanks

Within 30days

For all waiting for their PPR's, don't relent. It can only take long but must surely come to positive conclusion. There is nothing God can't do.

Raeinn:
Hi guys I’m here to drop my details like i said I would and it’s going to be a long post. but before then i just want to encourage anyone at the verge of giving up. Please do not give up i beg you, hold God tight. I have been fasting 3 times a week for 8months since I submitted my application, i am not joking about this. I am a first time applicant, never travelled out of Nigeria before or anything. I will be 29 in August and I applied without having a job, so I didn’t even have any money to show in my personal bank account. And I didn’t add it. In March 2021, i applied to Holland College and University of Manitoba. I wasn’t properly informed before applying to these schools, i had a brief encounter with wokos travels because he handled my University of Manitoba application, but along the line my spirit was convinced to work with him so I disregarded the admission from University of Manitoba and that from Holland College, because it was a diploma and not a graduate diploma. I graduated in 2018 and i have a CGPA of 4.27 and i was eligible to apply for a master’s degree but the tuition i was seeing was too much and I wanted to change career path. So I decided to research and I found Niagara College, I applied for a PGD in April and i got my admission in the same month. I was introduced to an agent here in Abuja by a family friend in Canada. He told me the documents i needed for the visa application and i brought those available. My mum is my sponsor and she retired in 2018, so she doesn’t even have any tangible thing doing at the moment. My greatest worry about my application is the fact that i do not bear the same surname with my mum, i answer my dad’s middle name and that’s not the surname my mum answers, so i was scared because I’m saying she is my mum but we answer different surnames. That was my biggest fear , coupled with the fact that i am unemployed and my sponsor is retired as well. I wrote my SOP by myself and I tried to explain as best as i could. After I submitted my application. That was when my friend sent me nairaland link and i kept wishing i had seen this forum before applying. I kept comparing my documents with that of other people and I would cry most times because I didn’t have half of what they had submitted. I emailed numerous MPs one replied and seemed interested in helping me but after i sent my details to him in early December he stopped replying my emails. I emailed IRCC countless times and generic response was all i got and i was tired. I ordered for GCMS notes twice in sept and November 2021 and i never got any. i was going to apply for the 3rd one today because i was really frustrated.Thanks to @makano and @vivigogos they kept encouraging me and guiding me, I’ve never been so tired of waiting for something to happen in my life, But i kept praying and fasting and begging God to make it a miracle and he did. Today after my fasting, i came online and read a lady’s story where she said she got her approval today and our timelines are similar, i said a silent prayer and tapped into her story. I remembered she said she got a request to upload her new LOA and i kept wondering if she got the request on her timeline or via email so I decided to check mine just incase, I checked and it was still the same way it has been since May,2021. I logged out and I was about to step out when i got two emails barely 2 minutes after I logged out of my portal saying there is and update concerning my application and i went back and logged in. My testimony was waiting for me. There is nothing God cannot do, please do not give up and never stop praying.

First time applicant
Submitted application: 15th May, 2021
Biometrics collection: 16th May, 2021
Upfront medicals passed: 21st May, 2021

Documents submitted
My mums UBA bank statement (MBS): 12m
My mums First bank statement: 6m
Documents of our family house in the east we never estimated its worth.
Documents of our house in Jos, we never estimated its worth either.
Documents of a land in the east worth 1.5m
My mums employment letter
My mums promotion and retirement letters
My birth certificate
My parents marriage certificate
My tuition deposit receipt of $9169 CAD
My IELTS results with a total band score of 8.0
My university statement of result
My university transcript
My mums passport data page
My passport data page
2 certificates from some certification courses i did.
My SOP
The necessary forms on the Canadian application website.

Finally, it can only be God.
Thank you all for all the encouragement and i wish all PPR hopefuls the very best.

That moment even though is a long post, but it's interesting to read. Congrats Raeinn. Welcome onboard

buchito1:
And you say you wan go Canada

Hello buchito,

No b like that nah. No one knows it all ok. Lol.

Teejay13:
Hello guru's in the house,

I learnt it is best for one to apply for a two year program like Masters rather than a one year program while planning to apply for a canadian study permit. Reason being that in the long run it gives the candidate more time, which is usually 3 years to apply and process for a PR.

The point am looking at clerifying is, is it possible to do two separate post graduate program in a college at different intervals and get eligible for a 3 years PGWP?

Hello Teejay,

As per the bolded, applying for a course isn't just about the number of years but the course that will show career and or academic progression. Now to apply for either master's or PGD/PGC depends on the grade(class of degree) one came out with. As we all know, when you have 2.2 and below, you have a lesser chance of securing admission in masters but a higher chance of admission in PGD. Yes, 2 years gives you 2-3 years PGWP while 8 months(1 year) course gives you only 1-year PGWP.

Now we have seen many instances of applicants after finishing the first year, immediately enrolled for another 1 year and at the end secured a 2-3 years PGWP so is very much allowed to secure 3 years PGWP after doing 2 (1 year) course concurrently. But note that, for this to be possible, you must start your second course immediately after you complete the first course. Not when you finish your first course, you now work small and come back to study then thinking you will get 2-3 years PGWP, no you won't.

Masterlee13:
My refusal letter came in today. First time applicant.
Applied August 26,2021.
Reason is based on personal asset and finance status.
I have already order my GCMS note to see the reasons in details before I re-tackle it.
We move and I know it PPR in my next application.
I will appreciate everyone contribution.
I really appreciate everyone for their efforts and for everything I have learnt so far from this group. The likes of Frankrobbn, makano, lekkibobbe, anon, ketima, tinakem, timenzo etc.
To everyone awaiting I wish you PPR and to those in maple land I wish you all success. We go meet soonest.

So sorry about the delay. is just temporary. Happy you have ordered for your note. When it arrives, you will surely get the help you need from here ok.

NmaEbube:
Hello, I’ve been having issues getting mybankstatement from Zenith bank, has anyone gotten theirs from Zenith bank before and what did you have to do to get it..

Coincidentally, that was the bank I used during my time and I got 3 different updated MBS's. So what could be wrong with the branch you went to? unless they are having recent MBS wahala

bola01234:
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Thanks Very much seems they just want to go for Uk uni..
I have apply to some Canadian uni and waiting for my sister to pay the applications fees

Yes. You can be in the restroom with your laptop and apply to a UK school and before you will finish using the restroom, your admission letter will drop. Again, the UK arent stringent on whether you borrow money or not, all they want is for you to come. your money is important to them.

All the best in your application Bola

Lani84:
Hello friends! Happy New Year! May this year favour all of us.

I am curious about what the VO sees when you use a MyBankStatement...Stanbic IBTC doesn't do it. Do you set a specific period that they can see or do they choose when they want to see? Do they see all your transactions or just the balance?

Thank you guys!

LOL. Are you more concerned that Stanbic IBTC doesn't do MBS? Do you have any unexplained lump sum or funds that were there and aren't there anymore? That being said, I think MBS gives IRCC access to a 12months account statement. That's is from the date the MBS was generated backward. They cant see beyond (forward) the day the MBS was created.

Gift212:
Okay, thank you. I guess I have to wait until IRCC evaluates the results. I just got medical done on December 22nd, and I wasn't sure if I was supposed to do anything, or if qlife will inform me it's been sent/passed or otherwise.
I used the new portal by the way

Was it a medical request or upfront? If upfront, hope you have sent the e-medical slip to IRCC via webform or mail?

It will end in praises

Beatson:
Oh my God, I submitted my application first week of December, to resume Jan'22, when I noticed and told myself that the time was very short, I deferred for may intake. I submitted the new LOA on the 23rd of Dec got response on my update on the 2nd of January'22. Hope I have not done something wrong sending my new LOA without ircc requesting for it?
Your kind response please.

Noo is good. you didn't do anything wrong. is all the same. While some wait for IRCC to ask for it with believing that if they ask for it and when uploaded, they will act on it quicker than when sent without it being asked. Just know that no one is a VO. People have their perceptions of things differently. But you're good to go. Wishing you the best Beatson

Debankie:
Pls what are the documents required when traveling with a spouse to Canada. Gotten admission already. I want to know all I need.
Pls help!!!

Documents to travel with. But do you guys have visas yet as our saying you have "gotten admission already"? your question isn't clear.

bola01234:
Am so sorry i didnt write out all my details

Am married man with no kids for now and i have been into logistics for the last three years.
I was doing Real Estate before i switch to logistics
I have an Hnd in Marketing, lower credit (2011) Mashood Abiola Polytechnic
I enrolled for a professional course in the Nigerian institute Marketing ( 2013) and but am yet to to complete just a stage to finish it .

i would love to study logistics and supply

i have some 6.5m available for me and my elder brother would help me with funds later on
God bless you for the encouragement
Thank you Ketima

Note that age is never a hindrance to getting a study visa. As I earlier said, many have gotten visas with an ordinary diploma and are 40years and. With HND, a Post Graduate Diploma/certificate in supply chain and logistics is your best choice. So, streamline your search to that.

When you get admission and know your tuition fee, then you can ascertain the amount you need. But note that you need to show tuition for the first year, living expenses for the first year, and some little extra. Then also who VO how you intend to fund the remaining 2nd year if it is a 2 year course.

bola01234:
Pls Guys i was with some travel agents and i was been told my age has a 50/50 chance of getting visa but told me to apply for Uk Universities

I would be 43 this year.
I want to be sure before i proceed with applications.
I trust your judgment guys..
Thank

You have not said anything sir/ma. So do you want to tell me that a 43-year old going for Ph.D. won't fly? Even a 40-year-old has gotten a visa with just an ordinary diploma.

So please be specific with the program you're going for in relation to the age that's making you ask such a question.

Thanks.

AbolajiBadmus:
Hello everyone,

Please I need clarity. I had my admission for January intake but when omicron ban was placed the school sent a mail to international students to defer. So I deferred till May…

My Question now is do I need to send them the new LOA or just show it at the port of entry when I get the study permit..

Thank you.

Note that sending any new document to IRCC will warrant additional assessment and scrutiny of such document. As such it can delay your application. So, I would suggest you wait for a little while to see if IRCC will request for updated LOA, if not, then you can send it to them.

GentleBobo:
Hello guys,

Please, what is the chance of visa refusal or approval for someone who already has a master's degree that is related to the one he intends to pursue?

VO's looks out for career or academic progression. Is just about trying to understand the relevance of the course to the applicant's academic/ professional future plan. So, as you have had masters before and going for another master, even though it isn't academic progression, but with a well-detailed explanation as to why such, it can still convince the VO. Just note that nothing is impossible with GOD and IRCC is also unpredictable. But could it have been easier had you not declared it entirely.

canada2022:
I have fews questions

1. Can I add fixed deposit certificate as part of my proof of funds.

2. Is there a imit to the number of pages for sop

1). Yes. but attach necessary documentation to show that the money will be available for your studies.

2. SOP has no page limit, but don't bore the VO with tales by moonlight pages of stories in the name of SOP.

Gift212:
Hello everyone!
Please I have a question. How do you know if/when your upfront medical is passed (or otherwise)? Do I have to email Qlife or something?

Once your medical is passed, you will get the update in your GCkey. Qlife or IOM only sends the medical result to IRCC. IRCC evaluates it, then assign pass or recommend for more tests to be carried out.

SwayB:
ok so how do i know the exact amount to send to the canada logistics account?

Ok. That means you're asking of VFS transmission fee and not courier service charge. Transmission fee is around 9410 or so from recent PPR holder. not sure but kindly verify. But paying for transmission fee is when you want to send your passport to VFS office that's not where you did your biometrics. If you did your Biometrics in Lagos and wants to send to Abuja, you now need to pay the transmission fee and vice versa.

SwayB:
Please how much is the transmission fee now for 2 way courier?

Cost of 2way depends on the courier company used and distance to VFS office of your choice.

MARINA49:
Good day house and a big congratulations to those who have received their PPRs. Please how long does it take for eligibility review to start after application has been submitted?

It has no definite timeframe. Some submit and it starts after a week. While others will have their own start 3 or 4 months after submission. But have it at the back of your mind that some applicants eligibility can last months while some will just last hours like we witnessed today. Also note that the moment you submit, background check and info sharing will commence.

kennyjoy:
Thanks for your response, I know my application is still at baby stage lol, but Gcms notes is not for only delay application nah…..Gcms note also helps someone know the progress and the stages of his/her application eg VO comments and all.

I will still chill thou.

Just wait till your application get to 3 months, then you can order for your note.

Lanrejacobcfe:
Can i get the mailing address and template I want to send mails to them I guess I have been so quiet meanwhile my agent kept saying oga wait they will respond. He gave the impression that when you send them mails it triggers their annoyance and one might not get what he/she is expecting not knowing the guy dey give me lamba… thank God I belong to the right click where you get the right info.

If your timeline has exceeded the timeframe, bombard them with mails as reminder. Hope you have your application number? Cos you need to include that in your mails and webform.

So please don't mind the agent. The ball is in your court. Let me use mine as a lesson. I sent mail and webform to IRCC sotey they have to call me on phone requesting I send my passport to them before dropping PPR in my GCKey.

So no one gets punished for sending countless mails. If your application is on the approval queue, it will be approved. Mails do not make them to change the decision already taken.

Holarjoseph:
Hello folks!
Is Covid test Same as PCR test? Someone should explain to me �

Yes. Just different name to same thing.

PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests are a fast, highly accurate way to diagnose certain infectious diseases and genetic changes.

LoyeeB:
AH!!! God!!!

It's PPR guys! God did it...

Just finished sending another reminder to the IRCC offices and boom! Got 2 mails from IRCC.

First time posting... thank you to all the gurus and everyone on this thread. God bless you all abundantly.

First time applicant.

I'll send documents submitted soon.

Timeline:
Applied: Oct 29
Biometrics: Nov 2
Upfront Medical: Dec 29
Updated to pass: Jan 4
BVL and PPR: Jan 10

God! I'm grateful.

Congrats.

Munaedo:
Good evening House,
Pls I got my Letter of acceptance to study in Canada and I’m planning on applying for my study permit. I’ve got all my other documents ready, except for my SOP which I’m still battling with. Most importantly, my husband is my sponsor recently when I got my LOA he sold one of his properties, paid my fees & deposited d other in his account. However, my fear is that since it would be considered as lump sum by the VO what do you advise gurus in the house? Also my family would be my home tie because I won’t be going with the if I eventually get approval including my last baby that is less than a year old. Pls I need your the expertise of gurus here. Help a sister pls as my husband doesn’t understand the procedures, he thinks having the required amount is the main deal @ketima @frankrobbn @justmellow @makano @lekiboboe and other gurus. I’m actually new her (my first post)

Congrats on crossing the first huddle (getting LOA). Now, lump sum isn't bad even though it raises eyebrows. Now lump sums becomes a problem when not properly explained and proof(s) provided for the VO to see. You mentioned he sold one of his properties, I guess there is/are documents that was exchanged between the buyer and the seller to authenticate the buying and selling. So, you need to explain that in details in your SOP, sighting date and selling price. Also state that it was from the money that your tuition was paid and the rest is in your spouse account solely for study purposes. Attach documents as regards that to Proof that the money wasn't borrowed for DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES. Again, your hubby needs to attach other things like business documents if a biz person or employment details to show he is or is established and won't be needing to sell property to be able fund you. Now if the later is the case, VO might think, what happens when he doesn't have property to sell, how then will he sponsor you.

As I learnt and advise people, first, be your own VO and imagine all the what if questions the VO might think, answer them by yourself, then come seek advise too.

Don't quiet get what you mean here as per the infant in the bolded, but please I would advise you apply with your last baby (visitor visa) who is less than a year old and still suckling.

Heledy:
This is the response I got from Abuja office
My school resume today in Canada
I don't even know what to write to them again.

Never relent. Finish them with mails and webform. They will surely answer you. Again if you have enrolled for and started, I would love it if you include that in your mail and webform. Let them know that you have started class and is in need of decision so you can focus well in your studies. But in all, don't command, just plead.lol.

SwayB:
Hello guys. PPR came in today. Already began online lectures today. The feeling is insane. I will drop my timeline soon. Please how do i send my passport?

Congratulations SwayB. Maple � land will favour you. Newbies are waiting for your timeline to learn from it.

matthew080:
But wait ooo

Why are peeps running from UK to Canada,
As UK turned hell
Why

Is not far fetched. Let me give you just a single reason out of many reasons.

1). A PGWP application in Canada is CAD$255 for one person. But a friend who just finished msc and wanted to apply for post graduate work permit, it will cost them (him, wife and 2kids) UK£8,000. So just compare both price and tell me why you won't choose Canada. And mind you, just after one year of that Canada work experience, you can apply for PPR. But is not like that with uk( not sure of that though).

Zubbyk:
Good morning house
I posted a few days ago about my visa application being rejected on the grounds of
personal assets and financial status after providing proof of funds of over 30 million naira and landed property documents belonging to my father. My previous application was through an agent before I was introduced to the thread. Moving forward, please how do I go about securing my visa and I would like for the house to point out my mistakes while also helping me with information to strengthen my chances of acquiring the visa. @ketima @makano @Frankrobbn1 @ lekiboboe and other gurus in the house please your urgent assistance is needed. Thank you

Hello Zubbyk,

So sorry for your refusal. But be rest assured that is just a temporary delay ok. Now, as others rightly said and as ell as you know, this a generic refusal reason, as such, it can't be used to ascertain what actually the reason for the VO's refusal. As we have always advocated here, ordering you note will help know the exact reasons/comments of the VO and help you/us to know how to tackle the refusal reason(s). So order your note and come back. We will surely guide you through. Never hesitate in reaching the gurus here for guide.

Lolly30:
Tanx katima. I did not knw about this forum ealier instead of using agent. He started all d process for me which I paid for he didn't even inform me on time dat Dey gave me admission since June I got to knw November to cut it short he started d process December I went for biometric dec 30th. [b]He just messaged me dat my admission will expire on the 15th of dis month dat I shud deposit 200k to defer to may. [/b]Na where our real problem start.

Woow. The bolded really got me. Just imagine. Did you see your admission letter? Hope it isnt a doctored admission letter.

Now as a student, you're suppose to have a student email which you will be using henceforth to communicate with the school. So I think you should demand your details from him/her and run your application by yourself. Just hope he/she hasn't messed up your visa application.

All the best