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blessingflow:
No, I didn't. I Even forgot. Pls what do you think I should do now?

Wait, you mean you didn't indicate yes in the imm form when they asked have you ever been refused visa before?

blessingflow:
Thanks for your prompt reply. But do you think they will find out about my UK ban?

Hello Blessing,
Sorry the the mess the agent put your through. In info sharing, ofcourse the will find out about the ban because they will inquire. But they won't because of the UK ban and ban you.No. instead since the ban was as a result of misrepresentation, it will only impact your application through a painstaking screening of all your documents submitted.

But you could have made it easier for them had it been during your application, you explained it well in your SOP (dedicate a paragraph to explain the reason for the ban. Yes all we all knows that even if one uses an agent. Any documentation submitted by an agent is by us and us alone will be held accountable). Just hope you did so?

So just relax and hope for the best. In God, all things are possible.

DarrrkMatter:
Good Morning All
I graduated secondary school in July 2019
I gained admission immediately to one of the best universities in nigeria without help or connection
I'm currently in my second year studying mechanical engineering but truth be told... I'm tired and I've lost faith in the nigerian tertiary education system... fraud everywhere
I'm currently considering dropping out then starting all over abroad preferably Canada or USA
I'm still under 20 so age is still on my side
My WAEC RESULT : BIOLOGY B3
CHEMISTRY B3
CIVIC EDUCATION B3
DATA PROCESSING B3
ENGLISH LANGUAGE B3
FURTHER MATHEMATICS A1
GENERAL MATHEMATICS B2
PHYSICS C4
TECHNICAL DRAWING C6
What i keep thinking about now is the 3 years gap i now have since when I graduated secondary school... because I see some schools require no more than 2 years since graduating from high school

Hello Darrrkmatter,

First as Regards to the bolded, you seek advice from peoole in the house still hide that one thing that will help people to analyse and give your a sincere answer. This is a faceless forum and know one knows another except you know the person before now. So no need not to be plain in your writeup. So you may need to tell the house tour real age as the stage of degree you sort for to most point, age is a determinant factor.

That being said. You have already started university and in your second year, so I wouldn't advice you drop out yet. Infact don't even drop out until you secure your Visa.

Now you have 2 options;

1) You can apply to school as a transfer student. As you have a good waec, I believe your year 1 and year so far year 2 will be good as well (unless Nigeria factor's played part there. Don't be angry ok. Here we tell each other the truth). So school will just evaluate your transcript and see the courses to wave and which level you can start from.

2) Apply directly without mentioning you already have started university. I believe with your waec and till under 20, you're good to go.

Also, since you're under 20, you're still within the limit of applying for Bsc but hope you have the fund to take care of the 4year or 3years or 2years as the case maybe to cover your tuition and living expenses when applying for study visa?

With your age, you don't have issue as regards 2 years gap. We have seen 10+years gap get permit. So all you need is get admission, package your application well and leave the rest to God.

That's my little advice.

All the best

saucekid50:
Hello guys I my admission request just got Declined.
please any tips for successful application.
People that applied how many times did you apply before getting admission.?

Hello saucekid,

There is no special tip to applying and securing admission other than meeting the admission requirements. Although it doesn't end there, you need to pray that those whose CGPA is higher than yours isn't much.

If it is thesis, securing a potential supervisor will help but also ensure that even if you have secured supervisor, your CGPA is still very high as admissions is very competitive. At UNBC, I secured a supervisor but still didn't get admission as I was told that many of those with higher CGPA and supervisor applied too.(mind you there is a quota for international admit per term). Unless you go for PGD which is easier.

Again don't limit your application to just one school. Apply to atleast 3 to improve your chances. All the best ok

Semtu:
Please guys, is it advisable to add more documents to my application after eligibility review has began?

Are those documents vital to your applications or you just want to delay your eligibility review intentionally.lol

JNATH:
I am begging someone should just hear me out and guide me. I really need help on my visa application. Below are my concerns and worries
1. The person I initially want to use as a sponsor is not that financially stable right now. I am just confuse in between. Pls someone should help me out.

Hello JNATH,

Proof of fund (POF) is vert very necessary in your application. Now you're stating that the person you wanted to use as sposnor isn't financially stable now. So how may we be of help in that regards? We don't give neither do we encourage formulation of proof of fund. As you know, sponsorship from parents, siblings has edge over 3rd party sponsor like aunt, uncle, in-laws etc. But it doesn't mean if you have sibling or parent as sponsor, your application will be approved nor if you have 3rd party sponsor, your application won't be approved. So what you will need to do is get a Sponsor since your can't sposnor yourself or apply for student loan to help you on that.

Woow. The joy in the group today is awesome. Congrats to all new PPR holders (Rapha,Obibaby) etc, welcome onboard. To all that their eligibility started today, Tolu,Kenny and others, sit back and start your Waka preparation cos your God is adding PPR flavours to your applications.

Teemenzo:
Bolded got me

My Mannest man Teemenzo. The dragging weakened me. They will still tell you the more fund you show the better, when you now show them where to attach the fund in IMM form, they will still ask you to show them proof of where it was stated in IRCC.

Hope you're doing great? Still waiting for that good news. Amen

Monex007:
Good day house i have a question
the deadline for course registration in my school was jan 20th and the school advised that after that day if one had not gotten approval form IRCC yet its best to defer to the September semester which i did.
on the 26th of jan i got my ppr and had my visa stamped by jan 31 already my school had deferred my admission (new LOA came out on the 29th).
Now my question is how early can I travel to Canada given that I'm not starting school anytime soon and do i need to send my new LOA to IRCC ?

please i'll appreciate any advice or any one that has experienced something like this

Hello Monex,

Congrats on your approval. Now you need to send your New LOA to IRCC for the update. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, students are allowed to travel to Canada at most a month to the resumption of their classes. Few students have traveled way before class resumption and got permitted into Canada while some were turned back at the airport. So as not to risk the waste of airfare, wait towards the end of July or 1st august to embark on your journey. So long as your counterfoil expiring date is way beyond August 2022, you can wait ok.

My humble opinion though.

technix:
You can distribute 10,000CAD between room and board, and other.

You can put 5,000 under room and board, and 5,000 under other.

Hello Technix,

Not really so. The room and board is CAD$10,000 and shouldn't be divided. Others (More like ancillary fees), as advised from when I joined this journey, were to be putting CAD$3,000 to cover for flights and other fees that may be incurred. I said this some time ago and someone dragged me to show them a link to prove it. But that's what Frankrobbn taught us.

So, KRTL, don't divide it. CAD$10,000 is for room and board. You can leave others blank if you so desire.

ShallyK:
@Ketima Pls has this person reapplied and gotten approval? If yes, can you share how she addressed the personal asset concern the VO raised.
Cos the honest truth is not everyone is into land investment and I don't think having should be synonymous to being established in one's country.

Hello Shally,

is no about land, I just used that for simple explanation sake

to tackle her establksihement, She did the following:

1). Job/work ties: Resubmitted employment details, leave letter that sighted she will be reabsorbed into upon her return, recommendation letter from her HOD and MD.

2). Professional ties: She was already member of Nigeria pharmaceutical. So she joined Red cross and Rotary club for community voluntary health works. So she got recommendation letters from them all where they all stated that upon her return her new acquired knowledge will help move the non organizational bodies forward in their quest to providing good community health.

3) she got recommendation from her church that she carries out free medical(drugs) outreach to the members of their chistain community an a such they approved of her deisre to further her studies.

4) She opened her own pharmaceutical shop and attached receipts from her shops

So that just all she did. her application isn't yet approved but she got medical request. so I felt maybe all those she did helped her even though as we know, IRCC is unpredictable and anything can happen. But that doesn't maker her application wonderful. i only encourage people to be creative and try close all loopholes.

dishydens:
Hello everyone. Please how possible is it to submit a visa application without a marriage certificate, will it raise a red flag? For instance, couple just did just their traditional marriage just before submitting the application.

Maybe you need to get an Affidavit of fact, stating that you and your spouse are married traditionally, date It was held. the venue( your spouse village and compound) then attach pictures to back it up.

There is a way they do it at high court.

let those well groomed in that tell you more

amila20042001:
The land papers, do you have to send the original hard copies to the embassy.

Please throw more light on how you do this

Hello Amila,

Application is now done online and as such all doements are upload viia portal or sent by webform and or email. So scan them as PDF, merge them and upload accordingly.

Mind you, the max upload per section in new portal is 2mb, GCKey is 4mb and webform is 2mb. So if your docuemts are much (as per size of doc), you may need to know how you go about it. I had encounter with someone here, we only had to upload and submit some via portal. then share it into 3 copies and submit via webform as all the documents are important but cant be sent as one.

Predator188:
Above statement is not realistic
Even If someone has 50 thousands hectares of land and without minimum required funds ..in bank balance ...
The VO will still refuse on personal assets and financial status...
Unless you decides to sale the land for cash and money deposited to bank..even at that with no proof of employment and income they will refuse on same reasons..personal assets and financial status

To the VO current employment and steady income has more value than land..why bank accounts is proof of funds..

Land can only be used as ties to country of origin.... employment is more sufficient..

Hello Predator,
Goodmorning.

I wasn't arguing with Omiinii. I was only advising SallyK (in my own opinion) based on what he/she stated. He or she has the required fund. earns 560k/month which amount to almost 7miliion per annum(just for salary). If you noticed I asked if the company he/she works with is well known and not like all the O.O & Sons Ltd and if he/she has assets to his or her name. i used land just to make it simple. I'm not a VO, but I believe those guys are trained to be critical thinkers. Even in my lay mans mind, having such job in nigeria and not be established in terms of acquiring assets could look somehow. So, in that sense, that's why I said it isn't about having huge funds in account, but being socio-economically tied to your country.(ties that would likely draw you back to your home country).

I would have quoted someone here who had almost the same profile with sally and was resufed too. She had 23.+million POF and Job with good pay. One of Vo's comment was, applicant single and not established. she had no assets to her name. She only has Job and money to her name.

That it worked for A doesn't mean it will work for B. So is good to always try and close all potential loopholes. I rest it here

Thank you so much Predator

Omiinii:
Please correct your Number 2 data point. Cash in account isn't really an assets?. That literally the foundation of your proof of funds?

Hello Omiinii,

I know the angle you're coming from. In general terms money is an assets. That's why I used the term in immigration process. If have 100mio in account and no assets in form of lands and other properties, and you have 3million in account with lands and other properties, VO will see you as more established than I am and that you're likely to return back home than me.

So my oga/ma, i feel is not about having huge money in account, but being established. Because VO may feel the money could be borrowed.

ShallyK:
Please I need help guys.
I got admission to Fanshawe College for one year PGC in Business Analytics, May 2022 and I have paid the tuition deposit.
I applied for study visa 29th Nov 2021 but got a rejection mail today based on financial status and personal assets.
I don't understand why the rejection because I submitted a personal statement of N12m, N2m sukuku bond certificate and I earn N560k monthly (attached my payslip).
I terminated my N5m Mutual funds in Oct 2021 to make up the N12m in my personal account but I didn't state this in my SOP because I felt it will be visible in the account statement where the lump sum came from. However, in December, I decided to send LOE for the N5m lump sum and also attached the statement of my Mutual funds account. This I sent via Web form and emails, not sure they got this because my profile was not updated nor did I receive any email on it.
Upfront medical submitted last Friday.
I'm confused on how to proceed. I want to order for my GCMS note, how long will this take if my Sis in Canada helps?
Should I go ahead and make the balance payment of my tuition?
Can I reapply without GCMS note using the new portal?
I moved N10m from my account back to mutual funds to earn some interest while waiting for the visa outcome... Now I have to terminate again so I can reapply.
NB: I still have a valid Canadian vist visa.
@Anon123 @justmellow @frankrobbn1 and all gurus, Kindly assist.

Hello SallyK,

So sorry for your refusal. is just a temporary delay. Now as we all know, you need to get your note to know what actually is the VO concern(s) as the reason in the refusal letter is generic.

Now one thing about having huge funds in the account and paying just a deposit is that it will make the VO question the genuineness of the applicants to study or is the fund just for demonstration purposes? Showing you earn 560k monthly, do you have other assets other than the 12million in the account to show that you're well established in your home country? Again, hope your company is a known establishment that will make the VO easily believe such monthly income and not from one SallyK and sons limited? So, you need to tighten all loose ends.

A Vo will believe that an applicant with 2million in account and paid one-year tuition and has assets in form of lands, shares, other properties is more established and will likely return back home than you who have all the millions but not established. which can easily tell him/her you don't plan to be established in your home country.

So my opinion is

1). Pay the entire one-year tuition to show that the money is yours and is meant for studies ( as the money is just floating back and forth between your account and mutual funds).
2). Show some assets in your name, not just huge money ( in this immigration process, cash in account isn't really an ASSET per se but Assets is cash in the making). This will go a long way to show you're well established and have what will likely bring you back home.

Again, as the funds keep moving between mutual funds and your account, I would like you to trace it back to the origin of the money movement from your account to a mutual fund and diligently explain it in your LOE to prove that the money is truly yours and also explain why you like keeping it in mutual funds. Why I said this is, people can borrow funds from people who do not like their money to be idle. So as not to keep their money idle, they send it to mutual funds so that it will be growing. Now once the visa application is approved, the fund is reversed and sent back to the owner.

So while you wait for your note, be your VO and begin now to draft your LOE and start also to get documents you may need to tackle the concerns.
But then, if the note comes out and you feel the refusal reason isn't justifiable, you may seek JR if you can afford it.

All the best.

Taiyelolu20:
Happy Sunday people. I submitted my application on Friday I just remember that I did not fill and submit my imm1295 which is application for work permit made outside of canada.
What do I do?
How do I rectify this mistake?

Hello,

Please how were you able to submit work permit without filing IMM forms? That's the first mandatory form you're to fill and that if you don't upload a filled one, your application won't and can't be submitted.

Unless you're referring to study permit using the new portal. In the new portal, you don't fill nor upload any IMM form ok.

Ruby22:
Hello everyone,
Big Congrats to all pprs.

Pls the gurus in the house, @ketima, @makano, @frankrobbn and others i can't remember.

I would like advice on my proposed course of study. I have a Bsc Civil Engr.(2.1) with about 9years work experience as a civil engr both design and onsite. I applied for masters(Meng) in Civil Engineering at some universities in Canada since November/December but I have not heard back from them. I have recently got admission for a graduate certificate in Project Management in a Canadian College.
I would like advice on if opting for a graduate certificate in Project Management, rather than masters civil eng, will be favorable when applying for study visa.

Hello Rubby22,

For Masters in Canada, 2:1 is the benchmark but then, due to competition, what level of 2:1 did you come out with and your last 2 year UG CGPA. Someone with BEng 4.34 in Civil Engr, applied to Manitoba, Simon Fraser, Saskatchewan. Simon Fraser and Manitoba denied him, only Sask admitted him. As per when to expect a decision, it is usually 3 months from the deadline date and not when you applied.

Also to increase your chances, you may need to apply to a Civil Engr related PGD/PGC should incase.

Atdeejay12:
Please people can I apply for school and study permit to Canada from the country which I currently reside

Yes

sinorte:
@Ketima, @Makano, @Frankborn
Please help with the below. I need to pay my admission deposit tomorrow.

Hello Sinorte,

Sorry I'm not a resident of Lagos as such can't direct you on that. Also I haven't witnessed or seen any bank whose form A takes just 24hrs. Maybe people with experience can.

What I have experienced and seen is 48hrs and is StanbicIBTC

matthew080:
Hmm,but I will like to ask one question ooo
How actually do this vo's check mate the authenticity of an applicant statements,

Because I am sure banks will never reveal acct Ballance to a third party.
Pls how

Guess you haven't heard of those called forensic experts (Experts in paper analysis, document dating, and forensic document exam)? So, be careful ooo

makano:
Hello femmybet

Try Access..

Many applicants said Access bank's limit is $300, I have not confirmed it though..

So you can try Access debit Card and give us feedback..

Peace

Sir,

Is true. have confirmed it. Used it to pay for 3 schools. CAD$120, CAD$120, and CAD$80. It all went through.

femmybet:
MY APPLICATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS

PLEASE WHAT BANK DEBIT CARD CAN I USE FOR VISA PAYMENT?

IT IS DECLINING GTB, ACCESS, ZENITH

PLS HELP MY FINAL PROCESS

Try Access Visa card or Dollar prepaid card

Divinedxtrovert:

Hello Divine. there is no specialty in defining it other than stating categorically how the huge lump sum came about and attaching documents to show proof of such sales. When land or building or whatever assets are sold, there are documents binding the buying and selling. Attach those documents and you're good to go ok

Teemenzo:
Grace will find me in this thread in Jesus name.

Amen. Teemenzo my oga. God will remember you. Seriously rooting for you. You deserve it.

femmybet:
JUSTWISE, MAKANO, FRANKROBBN, OTHER GURUS IN THE HOUSE

PLEASE I NEED HELP ON THIS QUESTION IN THE APPLICATION


Give details of all your employment and activities for the past 10 years.

i HAVE ENTERED MY DETAILS FROM 2006 TO DATE BUT ITS STILL GIGINV ME ERROR

HELP ME PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I guess you're using the new portal.

When inputting your 10-year employment history
1. Do not give a gap between a month and or year. for eg, if the first employment is from February 2006 to January 2008, the next employment history will be from February 2008 to whatever. So do not give a gap from the previous one ended to when the next one starts. if not, errors will be occurring.

2. your employment history shouldn't exceed the specified10 years by even just a month. if not errors will still be appearing.

3. Your employment history shouldn't be less than 10 years. if not errors will be popping out.

4. even when not employed, put unemployed to make it up to 10 years

These were my experiences

phummy1821:
IT'S PPR
#January24th2021applicant
Family application
Primary applicant: Husband 43
Spouse (me): 37

LONG POST ALERT

You are too faithful to fail me
You are too faithful to disappoint me
You’ve proven yourself in my live
And I have to realize
You’re too faithful to fail me

You’re too loving to leave me
You’re too loving to leave me halfway
What you start
You always finish
Lord I‘ve to realize
That You’re too loving to leave

Application submitted: 24th of January 2012
Biometrics: 26th of January 2021
Upfront medicals: 19th of May 2021
Medicals updated: 20th of May 2021
I ordered 3 GCMS notes but nothing tangible was there, kept sending emails to them from time to time yet nothing.

8th of September 2021: PPR for my husband
I thought mine will come in the next days or weeks bot for where . We were happy but couldn't really celebrate it as we wanted to go as a family.
October
November
December nothing still. So I contacted the MP of my husband’s school. She got back to me in January 2022 and ask for my proof of vaccination which I sent to her immediately.
On the 8th of January, exactly 4 months after my husband’s PPR I started sending 10 emails to them daily at exactly 8am in the morning. It became a routine for me.
Later the London office which is our secondary office replied me that they can't trace my application. I started crying and told my husband let's reapply through the new portal.
Last week Saturday, Nairobi office replied me that I should send evidence of my husband’s enrollment which I did immediately.
This morning I was about to send the 10 emails when I received email from Abuja that I should log in and check my account. Lo and behold my PPR was there.

After a year of submitting a family application and over 4 months of my husband’s approval, IRCC finally released my PPR.

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED
For my husband:
All IRCC forms
SOP
Introduction letter from work
Leave approval from work
Bank statements
Admission letter
Deposit receipt
Properties documents (4)

For myself:
Introduction letter from work
SOP
Leave approval from work
Salary account
Marriage Certificate
Family pictures
Our son American birth certificate

All in all I give all the praise to Jehovah, the wait was not easy. It affected my mental health especially when I think of the probability of my husband leaving us behind. He already started his classes online.

Congrats Ma. This is sweet to read. IRCC and CANADA will not kill people with Depression ooo. whole 4 months!!

prittygift114:
Hello everyone. Please I need help with this question.

I'm about to embark on my master's studies in Canada and my husband stands as my sponsor.


He will be paying for the whole four semester tuition fees. And he will also send the 10,000cad yearly expenses to my account .

With this. Do I still need to have a sponsor or submit any sponsor statement of account.

Your contributions are highly needed. Thanks

Hello Prittygift114,

Since your husband is going to pay for your 2-year tuition and living expenses, he is already your sponsor. So why do you ask if you need a sponsor?

Your husband is already your sponsor and he alone is enough as you have said he can pay your tuition and living expenses.

As for sponsors' statement of account, yes you will need to submit that as well as a Letter of sponsorship and affidavit of sponsorship. Also sending living expenses to you, you will also need a gift deed from him to cover that.

buchito1:
PPRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

NOVEMBER 29th Applicant!!!

OH MY LORD JESUS!!!!!

What did I do to deserve this love!!!!!

Who say God no dey!? Come tell it to my face!!!!

Woow Woow Woow. This season 21 is gonna be a great season. Congrats Buchito1 and to many others, that will receive theirs today.

Calmdancer21:
please how do i raise a webform on ircc?

Click on link.
https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/contacts/web-form.asp

Scroll down and click on tell us more. Then follow the instructions.

KRTL:
Hello Ketima,

In the previous thread before it got closed,you mentioned Board of Directors resolution letter..pls what does this entail?

I and my husband own a business and we are both directors..do I need to write this letter too..

I await your response..thank you

Hello KRTL,

Literally, when an applicants Sponsor is using a company account to show proof of fund, it is expected that said sposnor should get a reference letter from bank stating sole signatory to account if owned by one person. But if reverse is the case, a board of directors resolution letter is used to show that the management/directors of the company are in the know of such Sponsorship and approves of it and is in support of it.

As for your case, you don't need to write it. A reference letter to show signatory to account as it is a family's business can do.

Woow we are moving higher. All those expecting their IRCC love letters, this thread is for you. Many shall and will jump up in celebration of their PPR's.