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Abiodunnnnn:
Please did you submit letter of sponsorship with the affidavit of sponsorship

Oreoluwamipo:
Please I need suggestions of apps I can use to scan my documents.

NwanyiOkpa:
It has finally ended in praise for me. God bless Frankrobbn, Justmellow, and the many others that have been giving me hope and answering all my plenty of questions. Note that I used an agent or my application because i was too busy with work to continually study the tips on this thread and apply them. I am a second-time applicant.

Timeline:
January 20th: Medical done
January 27th: Application submitted with all NSE requirements- Sponsor's 1-year Mybankstatement of about 11million, IELTS result with 7.5 band, and Medical result.
February 20th
February 26th: Second ghost update
March 4th: Third ghost update
March 9th: Fourth ghost update
May 4th: PPR and correspondence letter


Reason for the first refusal: They said that my finance wasn't sufficient even after i submitted an account statement of 12million and paid my first-semester tuition.

How i tackled the refusal: I paid the full tuition for the first year, provided the sponsor's account statement of 11million and i also made a notarised affidavit of sponsorship signed by my sponsor. I did not use a notarised affidavit of sponsorship in my first application but i used an affidavit from the high court. A friend advised me to use a notary lawyer for my affidavit and so far, everyone that i know that used a notary lawyer was approved. Notarised documents are recognized worldwide.


Documents submitted:
All IMM forms
Tuition payment receipt CAD$21,000
notarised affidavit of sponsorship
notarised affidavit of good behavior
police report
IELTS result
medical slip
letter of explanation
passport photograph
data page of passport
sponsor's birth certificate (sponsor is my brother)
CAC document for my business
Employment letter
Recommendation letter

NOTE: I used an agent for my application. There are a few agents that knows what they are doing. My agent did not hold back my login details like other complained about.

I got admitted into about 7 schools in the USA also but I decided to go to Canada for reasons best known to me.

God wey do am for me go do am for una.

I am so excited. As i dey type sef, my fingers dey shake. Immediately i logged in and saw that my application has been updated i was like; "these people with their ghost updates again" before i clicked on the application and saw my correspondence letter and PPR. I immediately ran and woke my dad from sleep to break the good news to him. He has always been supportive.

Abiodunnnnn:
Congratulations �
Hello guru's in the house
Please can you suggest what I can do in a situation whereby court is on strike and I'm unable to make a notarized copy of my sponsor's affidavit
I'm looking forward to your reply

childgodly:
Hello everyone.
My dad went to Firstbank today for mybankstatement and they are saying they have no idea what that is. However I'm sure I have seen some people on this forum who succeeded in getting it from First Bank. Can anyone offer me any help? I am in the process of contacting First Contact right now. Thank you.

JustMellow:
Bro!

I apologize for the delayed revert. It is required for the medical report to have a validity length to the date of travelling. If it is not, re-medicals must be immediately done before the date of travelling. It must stay valid at all times until after landing. So, in the quoted case, there still about 3-months to its invalidity date.

If the discovering of the invalidity date was discover at the POE (esp SP), the CBSA officer may refuse the person an entry, or grant the same based on discretion.

It is always better to have it valid at the time of travel.

Cheers bro.

Gentle21:
Hello everyone, I have some landed properties that I want to reference for home tie. how should I go about this. is the land receipt enough proof or is there anything else I need to do or add? Your response is highly appreciated.

JosephYemsol:
Yes it's still valid. On cic website, it stated 1 year as expiry date.

Rani001:
SOS


PLEASE HELP NL'S!!!!!


HOW CAN I GO ABOUT DOING AFFIDAVIT WHEN COURST ARE ON STRIKE


I WANT TO NOTARISE SOME OF MY DOCUMENT

Godlives1:
Hello house, please I'm unable to download the required forms like IMM1294, on neither my laptop nor my my tablet.

Please what do I do?

buzzme:
A’lass, it has ENDED IN PRAISES!! 
It has really been a long journey but finally, the Love Letters arrived in my GC Key earlier today. My application timeline. 
 
Applied: 29 October 2020. For Winter (Jan 2021)
Confirmation: 29 October 2020.
BCL: 30 October 2020. 
Biometrics done and updated that same day: 8 December 2020. 
Upfront medicals: 14 December 2020. 
Eligibility Review: 15 December 2020. 
Medical updated: 23 December 2020. 
Ordered 1st GCMS Notes: 7th January 2021.
Deferred Admission to Spring: 12th January 2021.
GCMS Notes arrived: 8th February 2021. Recommend Interview.
Procedural Fairness Letter: 15 February 2021. Because i totally forgot to say i have been denied a visa to the States 2016.
Responded to PFL: 1 March 2021. Via immigration lawyers in Canada.. didnt wanna take my chances biko.
Ordered 2nd GCMS Notes: 26th March. Recommend Interview again...
GCMS notes arrived early this morning: 30th April 2021.
BVL and PPR: 30th April 2021. (My new birthday date �)

“PS: I didn’t apply with nor get the NSE request”

Course: 2nd Masters (MBA) University Canada West
Semester ... Summer (July 2021).. Had to defer from January to April and i just deferred last night to Summer and my PPR came out today.. Do the gurus, please think, i should send my newly updated LOA on my GCKey or i should wait till a certain time??
 
 
DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED:
 
So, I literally categorized all my documents in titles and sub-titles and a TOC for easy identification. (I no won too stress my fine visa officer hahahah)
 
ALL THREE (3) FORMS.
 
Passport Photograph.
 
Passport: I created a TOC here and uploaded my most passport, travel history (Stamps, expired passports and expired visas). I applied from Ireland.
 
POF: My Father is my main sponsor and supported me with his bank accounts in Nigeria. I also used myself as co-sponsor to add the small small change I have managed to raise for the past year. I totalled the sum and broke it down bit by bit in my study plan. I created a TOC too.
* Letter of sponsorship.
* Affidavit of sponsorship.
* Letter of consent to travel.
* Tuition fee deposit.
* Sponsor personal bank account statement (6 months).
* Sponsor personal bank confirmation of signature. (Just an official letter from the bank)
* Sponsor personal bank letter of reference.
* Sponsor Company bank statement (6 months).
* Sponsor company bank confirmation of signature.
* Sponsor company bank letter of reference.
* Applicant personal account statement (4 months)
* Applicant saving statement of account (3 months)
* Sponsor e-passport.
* Sponsor retirement letter.
* Sponsor pension fund.
 
Client Information.
OTHERS.
* Study Plan. (My SP was very detailed. I am a lawyer so writing and designing and using big big grammar is my specialty. I tried to convince them why I needed an MBA when I just rounded up a Masters in Ireland and why I am not interested in PH.D).
* Resume.
* Police certificate in Ireland, Nigeria and United Kingdom (I did my Undergraduate in Cambridge and spent more than six months).
* Birth Certificate.
 
EDUCATION.
* Offer Letter.
* Reference Letter from Professor and Supervisor from Ireland.
* My transcripts and certificates LL.b and MS.c.
* WAEC.
 
EMPLOYMENT.
* Employment letter.
* Reference letter from Company. (M&S)
* 3 Months Payslips.
 
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES.
* Nigerian Bar Certificate.
* Legal Practice Course in UK.
* Certificate in Arbitration.
* Legal Paralegals Cert in UK.
 
FAMILY/HOME TIES.
* Applicant Right of occupancy.
* Sponsor Memo and Art of Associations and Certificate of Incorporation of two (2) companies.
* Siblings birth certificate.
* Applicant share certificates in the two companies as a Director.
* Picture of Applicant and Sponsor.

Please, I am a ghost reader and won’t be able to respond immediately but i promise to any question mostly from people applying from Europe (UK/Ireland) and Lawyers looking to SWITCH TO BUSINESS PATH with bit of experience and/or certificates.

Shout out to the realest G i met here... @FrankRob.. Your persistence and assurance on tackling my PFL was just amazing. I owe you my gratitudes.. @Lekibobo.. respect all the way Honorable.. @KimKlash... you suppose don dey Canada already..respect brother... @blackman... i don set oo o show brother!! Where levels go align!!

It will end well soonest for each and every one of us still anticipating the good news.. Please halla if you going UCW for Summer.. Let us rendezvous abeg.

It has surely ended in Praises.

KejiA:
Hello everyone,

Are there colleges to study a post graduate certificate in criminology or sociology, if yes please point me out to them. Thank you and God bless everyone.

shams040:
Dear All,

Please I just got admitted for Ph.D. with full funding but I don't know where to start from as the information here is overwhelming. Please somebody help me with the state-of-the-art guide.

God Bless.

Natase:
Hello everyone,

please which of this program should someone with 2.2 apply for. diploma or diploma certificate ?

harley4:
Hello everyone, please I need your assistance.
Age 29
Qualification:
M.Sc. Chemistry (Biochemistry) country Nigeria
B.Sc. Biochemistry country Nigeria
Married with 2 kids

Please I'm interested in research work on Food science or public health for my PHD.
My questions are?

How will I know research interests that are fully funded looking at faculty, professor and research interests?
Less competitive and cheapest schools
Can I still be admitted for September intake

Thanking you in advance.

marcelonwa:
Hello guys
Pls I need recommendations for schools for somebody that studied Bsc architecture, any courses related to architecture or building.
Preferably colleges ( 1yr)

Fees to be considerable sha

Thanks �

afeezzezo:
Evening everyone, please how do i send my e-medical sheet to ircc?

gozmoc8167:
Hello bro/sis, in answer to your questions:
1. Yes they were cold mails
2. Yes their area of research interest align with mine.
3. Yes I attached my CV and transcript
4. Yes I just sent a reminder email this morning
5. The name of the program is Master of Applied Science (MASc) in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a concentration in Energy Systems.
Thank you

gozmoc8167:
Good evening house. Please I want to apply for a thesis based masters at the University of Waterloo, but the professors I contacted did not respond. So, I wrote an email to the graduate coordinator, who told me that I can go ahead and apply, that they will circulate my application to professors in my field to know if anyone will accept to supervise me and I should indicate the profs I want to work with in my application. He also said that if no prof accepts to supervise my work, they will not consider my application.

I want to seek the inputs of the gurus in the house on whether I should go ahead and apply or not. I have a B.Sc CGPA of 4.32/5.0 in Electrical Engineering. And i have about 2+ years of work experience spanning the telecoms and oil industry.

ajikaz2003:
###### LONG POST ALERT ######


It’s Testimony Time

Guys, I wish to share my success story in order to encourage others who have been delayed. First of all, I thank Mr. Frankrobbn1, Mr. JustMellow, Mr. Lekiboboe, and other contributors for their selfless services here. I also appreciate some people who have been trying to answer questions in the absence of the gurus, but most times your answers are wrong and misleading.

Secondly, I like to thank Mr. Frankrobbn1 again because he made efforts to ensure I get approved this time, after 2 previous attempts. He is truly a guru. From the choice of course, to choosing the University, including review of LOE & IMM forms, with covering all possible refusal technicalities in my LOE. I appreciate your help, Mr. Frankrobbn1, Almighty Allah will bless you.


1st Application - Online (Did it myself)

- Course: Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting.
- School: University of Lethbridge, Alberta
- Sponsorship: Self
- Application submitted – October 9, 2019
- Application refused – November 6, 2019
- Refusal reasons: Family ties and Employment situation


2nd Application - Online (Done by a Canadian Immigration Lawyer)

- Course: Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting.
- School: University of Lethbridge, Alberta
- Sponsorship: Self
- Application submitted – November 29, 2019
- Application refused – January 28, 2020
- Refusal reasons: Family ties and Purpose of visit
- GCMS Notes: No evidence on file of PA’s acceptance to Master of Accounting as stated (VO made a mistake here and we pointed it out in the new LOE), and the Applicant’s plans of study appear vague and poorly documented.


3rd (Approved) Application - Online (With all NSE documents)

- Course changed to: Master of Management – International Accounting & Finance
- School changed to: University of Windsor, Ontario
- Sponsorship: Self
- Intake: September 2021, but was changed to May 2021 while my application was in progress
- Application submitted – February 10, 2021
- Submission confirmation – February 10, 2021
- Upfront medical approved – February 16, 2021
- Eligibility review started – February 17, 2021
- Ghost update 1 – February 24, 2021
- Ghost update 2 – February 26, 2021
- Ghost update 3 – March 3, 2021 (GCMS shows that LOA was confirmed this date)
- New LOA for May 2021 – March 19, 2021, sent via IRCC & Kenya Webforms March 20
- Follow-up emails – Started March 22, 2021, twice a week to Kenya, later to London, and Beijing.
- Email acknowledgement – Received once only from Kenya on March 22 with application still in process. I realized there are 2 types of acknowledgements: (1) Active review: if you receive this, then your application is not almost finalized yet, (2) In process: this means your application is in advanced stage.
- Ordered GCMS notes (through a colleague in Canada, I think it’s faster this way) – March 31, 2021
- PPR & BVL Received – April 12, 2021
- Passport received by VFS Abuja – April 15, 2021
- Passport stamped and Counterfoil received – April 15, 2021
- UPS picked up passport – April 15, 2021
- LOI received – April 16, 2021
- UPS delivered passport – April 19, 2021
- GCMS received – April 19, 2021
- Application Visa Office: Nairobi Primary & Windsor Secondary, but application was finalized by Lagos. PPR & LOI came from Lagos.


Lessons learnt:
(1) Career progression is very important,
(2) Significance of fund and its accessibility cannot be over emphasized,
(3) Home ties carry heavy weight, especially family/economic/volunteering, etc
(4) Travel history is an added advantage for matured students like me (40+), Lagos VO acknowledged this in the GCMS notes.


Documents Submitted

(1) Client Information (with a table of content)
- Letter of Explanations (7 pages)
- Education certificates & transcripts
- CV
- Employment documents (past & present), including awards & pay stubs for present job
- Statements for liquidated Investments to back up 2 huge lump sums (this is very important)
- My wife’s letter of introduction & support, Marriage certificate, kids’ birth certificates, wife & kids’ NIN documents, wife & kids’ passports & visas, Family & wedding pictures
- Investment document in my wife’s name to show money will be available for the welfare of my family when I am away
- CAC documents for my businesses
- Professional certificates, including copies of Financial Statements I have signed before
- Documents to support volunteering activities, both religion & sports
- My Car document
- Travel history documents, old passports with visa & stamps
- NSE documents


(2) Proof of Fund (with a table of content)
- $4 CAD tuition fee deposit
- 1 year MyBank Statement Certificate
- 1 year regular Bank statement with fund more than my entire tuition fee + LE + Miscellaneous
- Pension RSA Statement with reasonable balance
- Investment letter in my wife’s name
- Documents for Residential Properties with Valuation reports and proof of rental Income

(3) All the 3 IRCC Forms (Well reviewed by Mr. Frank)


Parting notes
(1) Prospective applicants must be patient
(2) Do not disturb IRCC office if your application has not exceeded processing time or your resumption date is not approaching or your tuition payment deadline is not due soon
(3) It seems Airlines from India & Pakistan aren’t allowed to enter Canada now, so IRCC may shift attention to the Applications from Nigeria, please get set for your good news
(4) Endeavour to go the way of NSE
(5) I feel sad when I read negative comments about Nigeria here, please let’s stop it. It will come to haunt you or other Nigerians. Every country has her challenges, please let’s speak well of our country

BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE AWAITING GOOD NEWS

Annettevoke:
GCMS

House, pls has anyone experienced this?

Eligibility: Recommend interview

crowntoro:
hi everyone.
please I need recommendations for schools that give me full scholarship for masters in computer science in canada.
I have written IELTS and I scored 6.5.

favorable responses will be highly appreciated

Cherukei2015:
Please a friend of mine is about to start applying for admission and she needs help with contact of someone working in transcript office of UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS to enable her start processing her transcript .

She is currently located in another state.

Please Help!!!

Pinkey2021:
Let me officially introduce myself.

I’m not very new although I’m new!

I’ve been lurking in the backgrounds of Nairaland since early 2020 after I submitted my first application. And my! Have I grown since then.

I first heard about this place from a Nigerian-Canadian YouTuber sometime mid 2019.

After my first application, I became an active reader and soon realized the mistakes with my application. Even before the refusal came I knew I would be refused because my application was just rubbish�

But since after the delay, I’ve read and learned a lot from the gurus and expert here starting from as far back as thread 13! I became an active reader from thread 15 till date.

I’ve just reapplied after all the life changing nuggets that I gleaned from gurus like @frankrobbn1 @justmellow and some other very old names I can’t mention now.

I was in the background live when @Luckymama @fratermathy and the rest were here doling out advices and tips. I even remember when @Lekiboboe joined and asked his first question� And today he’s a guru of repute even though he would want us to believe he’s not. My brother only God almighty will reward you for all your efforts and time given to this thread.

Here’s my timeline as it stands now:
First Application: April 25, 2020
Biometrics: Sept 24, 2020
BVL: Sept 25 2020
Refusal: Sept 26

Second Application
Deferred program to Fall (Sept), 2021
Upfront Medical: Feb 25, 2021
Submitted: Mar 4, 2021 with MBS
Background Check: Mar 5, 2021

On 11th Mar (7days after I applied, I realized I mistakenly opted ‘NO’ to that infamous question about if one has been denied Canadian visa or any other country visas before. I quickly filled out a new e1294 form with the correct info and sent via webform. At the same time I sent a very compelling email to all the IRCC email addresses individually, pleading with them that it was an honest mistake.

Only Beijing and Edmonton I think responded that they’ve received my new form and updated my application with it. The email also assured me that my application is still being processed.

So, that’s where I am currently in my journey. I decided to become active by rendering solutions to the best of my knowledge and capacity to anyone who requires it. I’m not a guru though. I’m just someone whom Nairaland Canada visa thread has helped a great deal.


{It’ll Surely End in Praise for Us All}

Iberisamuel90:
Good morning house pls I nee an urgent advice, I took mybankStatment request form to first bank here in delta. D manager said that I need to make payment of 1000k from "PayDirect" or quicktellar online to get my reciept number and reference number.
Pls who has used first bank as their MBS of recent, how did u get ur reference number and receipt number on d request form u filled ?

Pls I have limited time to submit my NSE request

Darmison:
Hello fellow dreamers. Please i need help. What can A microbiologist that graduated with 2.2 in Nigeria go for in Canada. @lekiboboe
Please help