₦airaland Forum

Lekiboboe:
Congratulations Iceman,

Your Golden Mail (PPR) has boarded an Airplane from Nairobi/China, expect a soft landing of the Golden Mail in your Airport

MzMisty:
Hello October Babies,

Hope we are fine. Any update from anyone?

Longjonjoe:
I submitted on the 7th and did my biometrics on the 9th. My biometrics and application both showed completed but I haven’t seen application updated yet

Longjonjoe:
Hello Classmate, how do i know my application has been updated. I just checked and couldn’t see any updated written anywhere

Debbyiiii:
the ghost update was about what have you done medicals

kelvine95:
Oh, so it is back to submitted for you?

kelvine95:
And your application has been updated already. Do you know the update?
.

MzMisty:
But this is what my page shows.

The biometrics details below is still blank on my profile.

kelvine95:
Please, when did you do biometrics? I heard it is from the date of biometrics processing time count.

Btw, there is no update in mine and I applied same oct 4th and did biometrics on the 19th Oct.

MzMisty:
Yes yes. Biometrics.
Did mine already and I sent web forms to China, Lagos, Nairobi with details of it but nothing yet.

MzMisty:
Timing?
What timing? �
Has yours always been on “action required“ before it changed today?

MzMisty:
Hi Legacyedition

No update for me yet.

olasubomy:
Thanks Legacyedition, Mine has been updated also but it is not allowing me to login fully maybe some system glitch.

Legacyedition:
Mzmisty


Longjonjoe

Kelvine95 welcome

Silvamania welcome

Olasubomy welcome

Mademan01 do notify us if you get any update.

Tomitomeroo Sept 30 . ( we are set bros )


We are all early October baby. . Them seniors done get ppr


Make we gather..

Legacyedition:
Mzmisty


Longjonjoe

Kelvine95 welcome

Silvamania welcome

Olasubomy welcome

Mademan01 do notify us if you get any update.

Tomitomeroo Sept 30 . ( we are set bros )


We are all early October baby. . Them seniors done get ppr


Make we gather..

Legacyedition:
Mzmisty


Longjonjoe

Kelvine95 welcome

Silvamania welcome

Olasubomy welcome


We are all early October baby. . Them seniors done get ppr


Make we gather..

MzMisty:
Lol.
You can say that again.
When did you submit biometrics and has it been updated?
Please we the early October babies should keep each other posted.

It will end in massive praise and thanksgiving by Gods grace.
Amen.

Lanrelala:
Yes, I deferred from September 2020 to January 2021. The survey they sent was just asking if I have my study permit or AIP to upload.

How far with your application?

Lanrelala:
Yes boss. You're going there too?

Lanrelala:
My God, how great thou art!!
PPR Just landed!!!!!!!!!!

Timeline: 2nd application
Applied: September 21
Medical request: September 23
Medical Passed : October 6th
BVL: November 2nd
PPR: November 3rd.

DLI on Covid readiness list. No AIP.

Previous rejection: February 2020.
Reasons: Employment, Finance, Home Ties.
GCMS note: Generic reasons mentioned above, nothing specific.

New Application:
SOP 4 pages
LOE 3 pages, addressing previous refusal.
University Certificate and Transcript
WAEC
Certificates from online courses that relates to course of study( I took 5 free courses between my last refusal date till new application and highlighted how each complements the course I'm going for in Canada)
Police character certificate
My Statement of Account with 1.4M closing balance.
Letter of employment.
Confirmation of employment
Study leave
Letter of introduction from employer
Payslips for 3 months


Sponsor's(my brother) statement of account (business and personal) with 45k Cad balance
First semester tuition fee receipt $6000 Cad.
Sponsor's business documents. (Sole owner of business)
Sponsor's Letter of Sponsorship on business letterhead
Sponsor's affidavit of Sponsorship
Sponsor's property documents
Family photos
Birth certificate/ affidavit of all family members



Thank you to every single contributor on this platform. From the gurus to everyone assisting and replying questions. I made my first application as a complete novice without checking nairaland, and only started reading threads here after refusal which helped me repackage and refire very well.

Like I've learned here, "It will end in praise!". I'll add, "...and it will continue in praise!!!" to that ever encouraging statement.


I wish everyone of us good luck and success in our journey to Canada. God bless us all!

Lanrelala:
My God, how great thou art!!
PPR Just landed!!!!!!!!!!

Timeline: 2nd application
Applied: September 21
Medical request: September 23
Medical Passed : October 6th
BVL: November 2nd
PPR: November 3rd.

DLI on Covid readiness list. No AIP.

Previous rejection: February 2020.
Reasons: Employment, Finance, Home Ties.
GCMS note: Generic reasons mentioned above, nothing specific.

New Application:
SOP 4 pages
LOE 3 pages, addressing previous refusal.
University Certificate and Transcript
WAEC
Certificates from online courses that relates to course of study( I took 5 free courses between my last refusal date till new application and highlighted how each complements the course I'm going for in Canada)
Police character certificate
My Statement of Account with 1.4M closing balance.
Letter of employment.
Confirmation of employment
Study leave
Letter of introduction from employer
Payslips for 3 months


Sponsor's(my brother) statement of account (business and personal) with 45k Cad balance
First semester tuition fee receipt $6000 Cad.
Sponsor's business documents. (Sole owner of business)
Sponsor's Letter of Sponsorship on business letterhead
Sponsor's affidavit of Sponsorship
Sponsor's property documents
Family photos
Birth certificate/ affidavit of all family members



Thank you to every single contributor on this platform. From the gurus to everyone assisting and replying questions. I made my first application as a complete novice without checking nairaland, and only started reading threads here after refusal which helped me repackage and refire very well.

Like I've learned here, "It will end in praise!". I'll add, "...and it will continue in praise!!!" to that ever encouraging statement.


I wish everyone of us good luck and success in our journey to Canada. God bless us all!

Lekiboboe:
BVL (Correspondence Letter) just dropped Now !!!!!!!

rebecausoro:
BVL dropped 2 minutes ago. From China.

Adunola20:
PPR Alert! Long post alert!

I got my PPR this morning! All glory be to God!

Timeline
Submission: 5th July 2020
Medical request: 25th July 2020 (I did upfront medicals)
AIP: 6th August 2020
Medical passed: 30th September 2020
Submission of an outstanding document: 28th October 2020
BVL: 29th October 2020
PPR: 30th October 2020

I just feel like sharing this. Maybe someone will feel encouraged.

This journey started in 2018 and I have had failures and victories. In the end, all things have worked for my good.
August 2018: Got admission into Uottawa with funding of $18,000. Resumption was in September, I felt it was too late to apply for a study permit and the funds were not sufficient. The school does not accept deferrals so admission was cancelled and I reapplied.
November 2018: I applied for funding through my employer from the federal government.
December 2018: My admission letter from Uottawa arrived, with $9000 funding. Miraculously, it arrived the very day the government's funding agency requested for it.
Sometime between June and July 2019: I was told an embargo had been placed on the government's scholarship till further notice. My family and I prayed.
August 2019: Embargo was lifted.
September 2019: My admission at Uottawa was cancelled because I could not register on the last day of registration.
October 2019: My scholarship from the government arrived. Obviously, it was too late to do anything. They have a principle that scholarship recipients must not change their institution, otherwise, the scholarship will be cancelled.
Unfortunately, my supervisor at Uottawa was relocating to Australia so I had to find a new supervisor. I wrote to a lot of Professors, I changed my research to suit their individual research interests. About three showed interest but, one by one, they wrote back to me that they were no longer interested. Please note, I wrote to them at different times, and I waited for a while before asking another person. At that point, Uottawa was no longer possible.
I decided to apply to other schools.
As far back as 2017, I had noticed UBC. On their admission requirement, they requested for GRE. I was not interested in writing GRE so I never applied. This time around I decided to send an email to the school to ask whether GRE was compulsory. I did and they said, it can be waived and it was not compulsory for everyone. So I did my Masters in UK and graduated with Distinction so it was waived.

February 2020: Eventually, I gained admission into UBC with minimum funding and other scholarships. My plan was to travel with my kids so I still needed more funds. Although I was told that change of institution was going disastrous, I had no choice. I wrote to the governmental agency and asked for a change of institution.

Coronavirus pandemic interfered

July 2020: I still didn't have a letter from the government's agency. My husband and I prayed and we felt led to apply without an updated letter from the agency. The immigration at my school advised against it, they suggested I went for the letter (logically, they were right). My husband and I believed it was the right time to apply. I applied for my kids and I.

October 24th: My letter from the government's funding agency arrived after 8 months. Imagine what would have happened if I waited for them. Hmm

October 28th: Sent the letter via webform to Nairobi

October 29th: BVL arrived
October 30th: PPR arrived.

I fasted for every day till 12 noon from May to September. Prayed!

I am not sharing this to mock anyone who was rejected. From the story, its obvious I have had my fair share of rejections. I was rejected by UToronto and UCalgary too! I prayed then too. It was a learning experience for me. I am sharing this to encourage anyone who has faced rejection and uncertainties in this journey. Hold on! I felt like giving up many times and settle for a PhD here in Nigeria despite the obvious challenges. It was an easier option. But God had a plan for me, and He fulfilled it in His time.

Have faith in God! He never disappoints His children!

By the way, this is a summary of the experience!


Documents
The necessary IMM forms for my kids and I
Proof of funds:
Table of content
Letter of explanation (In my proof of funds, I included a letter of explanation specifically to explain the situation with my scholarships and other things related to funds that I felt needed explanation. For each explanation, I listed the documents to support it.)
Bank statements
Letter of introduction from bank
Scholarship letter from my school
Scholarship letter from the government's agency (stating University of Ottawa)
Letter of attestation from my employer stating that my updated scholarship award letter will eventually be released.
Emails sent to the government agency
Payslips
Employment letter
Letter of introduction from my university

Letter of explanation
Statement of purpose (A post from Goingforward and other guides from my school were very helpful)
CV
Transcripts and certificates
Pictures of my family and I
My father's pension statement, promotion letter, ID card
My husband's employment letter, admission letter to a school in Nigeria, CAC registration, picture of his farm
Evidence that the PhD is a requirement to be Senior Lecturer (to show job progression)
Land properties of my father, husband and I

For home ties: I organised it into three sections; Financial, Family and Job.
I had quite a number of documents so I put a lot of effort into the organisation. I made sure every document was serving a specific purpose.

Children
Birth cert
School records
Immunization records
Evidence of being on the waitlist of daycare in Canada

Huge thanks to everyone for making this community alive.

Advice:
1. Pray. God hears. It is important we hear when He speaks too.
2. Be sincere. (Someone here once advised on appealing to the emotions of the VO. I think its good but it should be realistic. At the end of my SOP, I wrote that my scholarships were my only hope and if I rejected, that is the end of the dream)
3. Organise your work. Use a table of content.
4. Read through your work to detect areas of your application that may raise doubts for the VO. Try to be as objective as possible. Give it to others to read for you. If your school has an immigration service, use them well.
5. Take time to prepare your application. Don't rush. Take your time.

These are my thoughts. I am not a guru.

Lekiboboe:
Non yet @rebecca
Though my DLI is not yet on the Covid-19 readiness plan list, don't know if that might be a factor for the delay

Psychologically the delay is draining.

Though let's hope between now and first week of NOVEMBER an update will pop in..
It will end in Praises...

By the way,
Do you feel its gonna be a good idea to send a Webform & Email to IRCC, Nairobi for Application Enquiry? cos the distance in between May/June till now is damn long, whereas some applicants who applied August , September, have gotten BVL/PPR..

Probably this is where that statement
No Two Application is the same Comes in

Isn't God wonderful

adeenzo:
Lol... honorable, have you done your medicals

adeenzo:
No honorable, I haven't

adeenzo:
Please has this happened to anybody? The current status of my application showed Application updated (but I didn't get any email), I tried opening my application but it wasn't opening, and all of a sudden my current status changed to Submitted. I feel like Canada is just fucking with me hehe... day 52 of my application submitted and still no contact . It will end in praise

BoyHuncho:
chai wahala! Just to be completely sure chief, did they specifically tell u that it is needed for nigerians? Because I saw an option for "not applicable" while trying to register on their site and someone else said it wasn't neccessary for Nigerians

BoyHuncho:
Hailings sir, please I wanna verify if IELTS is a neccessary criteria for Nigerian applicants at lambton.

Thanks.

JohnErrin:
when i try to pay, all i see is debit card and interac, no flywire option
**i am talking about visa not tuition