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Ketima:
Hello, I will be frank with you. Walking out of marriage isn't separation or dissolution. So long as you wedded in church, you need the church to dissolve the marriage. If you wedded in court, You need court of competent jurisdiction to dissolve such marriage. If not, what you're doing is bigamy and is a huge punishable offence in Canada and here in Nigeria

I understand what you are saying. But I need are just clarifications on the following two areas:

1. How can prove dissolution of the previous marriage. Can I use Court Affidavit for that since the guy has married someone else and we live far apart. I'm in Abuja but he is in Lagos.

2. Must provide photographs of the first marriage as a proof or is the marriage certificate I have enough.

Note again, I didn't get married to the guy and we didn't have any marriage ceremony. I just got the marriage certificate then in order to be reposted to the same state with him because of love. That's why his surname is the one on my NYSC certificate.

Ketima:
Hello Kolajero,

I don't see any issue with your documents. All you need is affidavit and newspaper publication stating that previous documents are yours and still remain valid. But then, you need to provide proof of previous marriage, proof of previous marriage dissolution, proof previous newspaper publication of change of name and proof of current marriage certificate etc.

Note: in your new newspaper publication, state that "I formerly referred and addressed as (name from childbirth) and (name answered in previous marriage) now wish to be addressed and know as (your new name as appeared on your Passport) bla bla bla.


So with that, include your discharge certificate. Is part of your educational qualifications.

Thanks so much for your response.

But here is one more thing. Although I have a marriage certificate for the first marriage, but there is photography to back it. We didn't do any marriage ceremony till we parted ways without any child. We got the marriage certificate because I wanted to be reposted the same state he was serving during our NYSC.

Please house, is NYSC certificate compulsory for study permit application?

Due to two marriages, I have three surnames on my documents now. My BSc certificate has my father's name as my surname, my NYSC certificate has my former husband's name as my surname, and my international passport has my present husband's name as my surname.

vividlooks:
My take;
1) if you can show SUFFICIENT POF for the family and very strong home ties, go ahead and apply for everyone. Otherwise, start with yours and then let the others join in afterwards.
2)You can get medical upfront or decide to wait for a request. I don't think upfront medical has really sped up application processing times as it were. As for the police report, it's only valid for 3mths and some others have gotten approval without it. The choice Is yours.
3)If the certificate carries the names&signatures of you and hubby and perhaps, witnesses and a cleric, I believe it should suffice. Backup with pictures .
4) you can book on hold for most airlines. But note this is usually valid for a few hours depending on the airline. Kindly note, having a booking doesn't in anyway guarantee an approval .

#Myopinion.

Others can weigh in on this.

Thanks so much.

ShallyK:
My Story
This dream started in 2011 during NYSC and with no one to finance my study abroad plans, at that time, I didn't know about Canadian schools with full scholarship as I finished with a 4.17 CGPA. So I aborted mission in 2014 when I got a better job.
Thou from 2011, I had started saving aggressive for my immigration plans, in between then and now, I have travelled to the US twice and once to Canada for holiday. The plan was to build travel history and migrate legitimately.
Imagine my shock when I got my first study permit refusal Jan this year.

Got gingered in 2017 when my Sister and her family were reallocating to Canada via PR, started the process, score not sufficient for ITA, took a PGD course in 2019 to boost, while waiting for ITA, age took off points, then Covid happened in 2020. I decided to try Canadian visit visa since they were favouring family of PR and Citizens, so I applied and got the visa in 2021. Went to Canada and fell in love with the place and people.
It was during this trip I started to consider other routes of migration to Canada, then the study pathway came up during my research. I looked it up on Nairaland, found this thread when it was in part 18 and started reading and following people's stories.

I got admission to Fanshawe for Jan 22, defered to May 22 cos of late payment of deposit. I wanted hubby to come with me, so I delayed applying for study permit till Nov21 while he applied for visit visa in Oct, then the waiting started for both of us.
I was so sure I will get the visa as I still had a valid Canadian visit visa and been to the USA twice, but that didn't count ooo cos I got denied on the 30th Jan22.
Honestly I panicked! The only reason they gave was personal assets and financial status, I was shocked because I paid tuition deposit, had N12m statement, earn over 500k monthly, N2m Sukuku bond. I ran to Nairaland, opened this account and solicited for help. I got several reponses, thanks to everyone.

What I did differently
Requested for my GCMS using my sister's email. I know this will take 30 days so I used the wait period to pay my tuition balance via form A and bought 12kCAD GIC. Also, during the wait, I went to renew my international passport as it was expiring in June. Unfortunately, my BVN was in my husband's name so I had to do change of name before passport could be renewed. All these activities took my mind off the visa refusal.
When the note came Feb ending, it showed the document submitted does not support funds will be available or sufficient.
I reapplied 18th March and added my hubby to my application as we were yet to get response to his visit visa application that was submitted Oct21.
Documents Submitted
I applied via the new portal on the 18th of March
Study Permit (Mine)
SOP - stated strongly that I have fully paid tuition and bought GIC of 12k for my living expenses, talked about the course I am going for and how it will help boost my current career.
Mentioned my hometies: parents and other siblings, job (earn close to 600k, did not get letter from office but used my employment letter and payslip), hubby and the Sukuku bond.
BSC & PGD certificates and Car documents were also submitted.
Past visa pages with stamps to show travel history.
Financial Proof (self sponsored) - Full tuition fee receipts, GIC certificate, 4 months payslip, 4 months bank SOA with less than N3m balance, Pension SOA, Sukuku Bond certificate.

Visit Visa (Hubby)
SOP - stated he was going to help me settle, get accommodation and do the run around. Also that he having the visa will give him some form of rest of mind back home in Nigeria as it will enable him easily travel to me in case of any emergency I encounter over there.
Home Ties - his aged mother and siblings (he did not include their birth certificate or pictures), Job ( letter of introduction stating he is entitled to 25 days leave), 4 months payslip, Salary and Savings SOA (both combined were less than N2m)
Proof of Financial - SOA, payslip, my full tuition fee and my GIC certificate (both to show I am not a liability to him). My SOA ( I wrote a letter of support that I will be accommodating him in Canada and also purchase his ticket), so my GIC of 12k was evidence of that and my SOA is were the flight ticket will be purchased.
We did a table in the financial proof letter to show he will handle his PTA N300k and indicated the account that will come from. Also showed cost of the flight ticket which was about N515k and tallies with the holding ticket we attached, we indicated that will come from my own savings account.
On invitation, he stated he was visiting spouse, he used Fanshawe address as the address he is visiting.
We attached an holding flight ticket, to show how much it will cost and his duration of visit (3 weeks).
Marriage certificate
He does not have any travel history.

After submission, we started waiting and hoping approval will come in April cos school resumes in May. I did not send any email, was just hoping and praying. Last week in April, I had to defer my admission again, I got the new LOA (Jan22) on the 13th of May. I sent it immediately via email and web to Nairobi, then 20th of May, BVL dropped for both hubby and I and PPR for hubby.
I wasn't surprised I didnt get PPR, recall I said my passport was expiring in June. I still had not gotten the renewed passport as at then.
Picked up my new passport now in Hubby's name on the 26th May and sent it via webform and email to nairobi that same day. There was no response, a week after I resent it alongside my marriage certificate, change of name Affidavit and newspaper Publication.... Just to show its still me. Still no response, so I gave them two week....nothing.
I started sending weekly emails and webform to Abuja, Lagos and Nairobi...then yesterday BVL and PPR dropped and they both indicated my new name.
It ended in praise!

For those still waiting, it will surely end in praise.

Ps: My long story is just to encourage someone out there and for people to learn from my experience. This is my way of giving back to all I got here on Nairaland right from when I applied for my first USA visa in 2015 till this very day. .

Congratulations to you. Please, what do you mean by holding ticket? Is it a flight reservation? If yes, how did you get it and it was for how many months? Tha is where I am stuck currently.

Uzoamaka123:
Good morning.

Good questions you asked , although I’ll wait for more experienced gurus on Nairaland to respond to your NO 1,2 and 3.

But you see that number 4 and 5, it’s like jumping steps lol.

You need to apply for your study permit first and get your visa before you start thinking about ticket booking or how to book a return ticket.

Without applying and getting an approval , you can’t book a ticket talk less of traveling to Canada.

So focus on gathering the right documents for your application and worry about fight booking later.

May God see you through.

Thanks so much for your response. I asked number 3 and 4 because of the info in the attached. It is a document that appears for Purpose of Travel - Other that must attached for the spouse that needs open work permit.

I will be glad if others that I have obtained their visas can guide me on how they handle this part.

Hello house. I'm new here and I've been searching different pages here to get answers to some of my questions but it seems the pages are too many to go through within the limited time I have to apply.

I want to apply for Canadian study permit and I need clarifications on the following:

1. Is it better for me to apply as a family (me, my husband & my 11 months old daughter), or I should apply alone to increase chance so that will come and join me later?

2. Is it better to get the medical and police certificates upfront or I should wait until they request for them. What is the difference between the effects of the two?

3. Our marriage certificate is from the Abuja Sharia Court of Appeal Islamic Marriage Registry. Can we use this? If no, which one is the best to use.

4. How do I book flight ticket for myself and return ticket for my husband without paying now?

5. What kind of flight ticket am I to book for my daughter?

I will appreciate if I can get responses to the above questions.

osars:
Please I need info on how to pay for courses on Alison . I tried to pay for some courses I did and it declined. (Used a gtb master card.) Google asked me to register my card, then with a long of story I'm trying to figure out.Please I need info on any other way to pay. Thanks

If what you want to pay is more than $20 and you want to use a Naira card, it won't go.

The solution is to go to your bank and apply for a dollar card. Buy dollars from Bureau de Change and deposit it. Then you can pay.

Vikrex:
Good evening great people. I want to say I love, celebrate and thank you all for enlightening people and to have given them a part to tred with sufficient knowledge.

Please, I beg you all, please be kind to me. I am new here.

I am seeking how to secure "CARE CERTIFICATE" and which of the IELTS is advisable to use along with it, in applying for Care Assistant job in UK?

someone just sent me a link about care job in UK. I filled in my details and uploaded my Resume and created a portal to the link.

It is like a recruitment agent and they are sending me emails to go and have IELTS and CARE CERTIFICATE.

Please please please please please, I need guidance.

You are to do IELTS for UKVI.

Post the recruitment agency link here to benefit others too.

mcemmy0z:
You wrote general or academic?

General for sure for this caregiver job purpose.

TomatoSauce1:
I think all banks should issue a visa card, it depends on you. It doesn't really matter whether it's visa or Master card, I think the limits are the same and I actually don't know the dollar limit.

I've read it somewhere that each bank now has the freedom of determining their dollar limit for both Visa and Mastercard since the CBN is no longer selling dollars to them. So, the limits are different. Even for the Wema Bank, their current limit is $0. That's, u can't use their card to pay in dollar for now.

But I want to ask, how much did you use your Visa Naira card to pay and which bank issued the card? Because my GTB Mastercard limit is $20.

You need to be careful about the part he mentioned that the cost also covers test of English.

Ask him how he wants to cover the test of English for you.

Because if you need a test of English, it must be written by you. Otherwise, what he wants to give you is a fake result that will surely affect you. In fact, this is making me to believe the whole thing is a scam.

Chelseafan1:
Hello sir, an agent is asking me to pay 1.6m for this HCA job,said money will cover test of English, Visa processing, TB test, Flight ticket and everything generally, I want to know if its a good deal.?

zxxtx:
Please I just enrolled for the exam today. I haven’t received any link for the mock. Is it possible you help share the link ??

They did it in a way that you can't use another person's link unless he gives you his log in details.

Be patient, they send the link to you separately anytime from now.

The funniest part of it is that you won't be able to access the platform again immidietly you finish test on your test day.

Those people wise no be small.

Hello. I am new here and I have beneficial info for those preparing for their IELTS for UKVI.

Passing IELTS for UKVI is not that difficult IF you wrote your O Level WAEC/NECO yourself and got at least C6.

The British Council has even made the training simple and straightforward with their online IELTS training platform called Guided e-Learning (GEL).

What many of us do not know or take note of is that after paying for the IELTS for UKVI, British Council will send a link to your email to have FREE access to the GEL (I can't confirm whether this applies to those writing the standard IELTS). If you have already paid for the IELTS for UKVI, check all the emails sent to you by the British Council to confirm this.

I also did not know this until a friend told me. I used it for 4 weeks and I got L = 7.5, R = 7.5, W = 7, S = 7 and Overall = 7.5.

If you are a slow learner like me, you can book to write your IELTS for UKVI in 5 weeks' time so that you can have ample time to explore it thoroughly because there are so many guided resources and videos for Practice and Mock for each aspect.

I can guarantee 100% that you can never get any material better than this because it is straightforward and just like plug and play.

What you need is just to plan your preparation and explore the GEL thoroughly to maximize your score.