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Mogullet:
I'm really grateful for all the insights you Gurus are making available to help newbies like me avoid mistakes on this quest.

I am a wife and mother of 3 with an admission to study a PGD at Saskpoly, my plan is to apply for my study permit visa without my family and use them and our family businesses as my tie back home.

My second plan is for them to apply for a tourist visa after I have gotten my study permit so that my kids can come with me

Please Gurus, what do you advise, I am really scared that it would be in their immigration records as misrepresentation that would affect my PR later because my application would show that I don't intend travelling with them.

Thanks for your help!

Nope it won’t be a misrepresentation. They did not travel with you. That doesn’t mean they can’t apply to visit you. As for me to be completely safe and avoid any stories, family should apply after the student has settled in at the school. I know at least one international student that did so. It took like three months for her husband and kid’s visas to be approved.

koonleh:
Pls before I start this process, do anyone have an idea of estimated amount of the whole process of a study visa. Pls I want to know if I can handle it before starting. A mother and 2 kids, but kids not going with her now.

Thank u. I will appreciate.

The main thing is do you have funds to actually pay your tuition? Canadian tuition can range from 6,000 CAD to ad high as 20,000 CAD per session. Once that amount is available the rest is small change.
But these are the costs you plan for:
1. Application fees to the schools. Most schools application fee is between 50 CAD and 150 CAD. Budget to apply to between 3 to 5 schools.
2.Medical fees: medical fees is about 45k.
3. Biometrics: Not sure how much this is now.
4. Visa Application fee: 150 CAD

Mogullet:
I hail all the Gurus in the house, I'm new to Nairaland and I must say this thread has been of immense help to me. Read thru a lot of the info you guys have put out and it has put strong confidence in my heart to apply for the canadian study Visa by myself. God bless you all.

I have a question to ask please and I have not seen anyone talk extensively about it.

I have a personal business which I run with my husband, got admission to study at Saskpoly, have every required doc but the only issue is that I don't have tax certificate for my business and this business is my sponsor and tie back home. Can I go ahead to submit all the other documents without it, can it be waived by any means?

Please help urgently!

Hi. The issue of Company sponsorship has been extensively discussed on this thread. Search for Just.wise contributions on this thread. I am in a somewhat similar position with you.
What I have learnt here is that company sponsorship is shaky as most times the VO don’t look favorably on it, believing that an Applicant may not have access to the company’s finances.
Thus rather than using the company as a sponsor, what you need is to use the company as a source of your income.
1.Use your personal account.Transfer money from your business account into your personal account. Make sure you highlight this in your explanation that the money came from your business and you have earmarked it for your school.
2. Submit any other proof of the business e.g CAC documents including particulars of directors if you or your husband. Account statement of the business, invoices or transactions done by the business. Audit reports of the value of the business. Whatever documents you have to show that you are operating a real business
3. VERY IMPORTANT: get a letter from your bank stating that you are a signatory to the company account. This is the main concern of the VO.

Good day all. Please, quick question. This is my second application. I have a letter of sponsorship which is part of the proof of means of financial support.

I also have a detailed SOP which I used in the first application. I don’t want to change it because it was very well crafted and explained thoroughly my plans for the program.

Now I have a letter of explanation (LOE) which thoroughly explains the doubts the VO had about my application
And I am wondering which section I should upload it into.

The 1st application was denied on financial grounds and so I am wondering if the LOE should go into the proof of financial support along with the letter of sponsorship from my sponsor. Thanks

Lexusgs430:
Indeed, but most countries recovered from the initial shock, from unpreparedness to accommodate and attack covid19.........

How do you attack Covid? By preventing widespread spread. How do you do this? By not being a covidiot. Avoid unnecessary waka waka. Step outside any neighborhood in Nigeria. You see people unnecessarily roaming the streets, touching each other anyhow without care. Because they believe it’s a scam. We Nigerians are the architect of our own problems.

ThierryJay:
You are spot on. All those Covidiots in Nigeria who have been shouting scam all over and are now trying to turn around to blame the Govt for the rise in cases and deaths, should please shut up and bow their ignorant heads in shame. They themselves are the chief cause of the rise in cases and deaths because they are not taking safety precautions and keep putting others at risk. And many Nigerians are in that bucket.

Aswear. There’s one Covidiot right here in this thread that’s still shouting it’s a scam and asking for the bank manager’s name. Even if it’s a scam can’t you try to protect yourself?

Lexusgs430:
When the pandemic was applying for visa, our health minister boasted...... Nigeria was fully ready for COVID19.......

So what happened?....

There’s no country in the world that was ready for Covid! It’s up to individuals to protect themselves. Even on this thread, some are still saying “na scam”. Will someone who believes Covid is a scam wear mask? Will he wash his hands religiously? Preventing the outbreak of Covid depends on how many of us are reasonable.
Unfortunately Nigeria is a country of ignorant fools who believe they are smart.

IMASTEX:
It is the manner at which the government handled it, especially with questionable intent.

If govt handled it in whatever manner, what stops you the ordinary citizen from being responsible with your life. Simple reduce unnecessary waka. Wear face mask. Wash your hands or use sanitizer. That’s what’s needed on our part.! Whether the govt is embezzling Covid money or not you just take care of yourself.

Lexusgs430:
Whilst the world is slowly opening up, experiencing reduced numbers......

Our numbers dey climb........ Clueless bunch of politicians.......

This has nothing to do with politicians and everything to do with our attitude as Nigerians. Just a week or two ago everybody was calling “scamdemic”. Even those who post their personal experience were being attacked and called liars.
“Show us isolation center”
“Show us dead bodies”
“Show us burial ground”
“How come nobody knows anybody who has died of Covid”
Is that not what we were all saying?
I don’t know how Nigerians can be so stupid as to believe that the whole world will shut their economies down, risking a full blown recession just to promote a scam.
Anyway we are starting to see the result of our “smartness”.

H3NR1:
Hi nairalanders,

Pls, I am a secondary school graduate from the year 2018 that just turned 18. I applied to Brandon University to study nursing of which I was admitted for a one-year pre-nursing program (after which I'd be admitted to the full program on passing further requirements for the course).

I have prepared my living allowance of up to $11000 CAD and my sponsor, who happens to be my uncle, has paid half of my fees for the session.

So far, I have the following documents:
* Letter of Sponsorship from Uncle
* Admission letter
* Receipt of school fees payment
* Bank statement of 6 months from sponsor
* Bank statement of 6 months for myself (already having the living expenses)

Now I want to apply for a study visa for admission.

What are my chances of getting the visa pls?

Are there any other documents/requirements I'm missing out pls?

Pls, advise me on what to do.

Thanks

The only thing I can think of is maybe an explanation of what you were doing since you left secondary school in 2018. It would be great if it was something related to your chosen career now or some form of volunteering.

ron5ke:
Quick Question:
While writing LOE, is it advisable to be subtle about the last application refudal or address it head on?

If you were refused a study visa then I would expect that your letter of explanation should be centered around showing why the last refusal was a mistake or how your situation has changed. There’s no need avoiding the topic. As soon as your application is opened the last VO’s notes which details his reasons why he refused you.

It’s better you try your best to address the issues otherwise you might just get the same response

Aydindon123:
Good afternoon.
My sponsor is a business man and He receive salary only 2 or 3 times in a year due to the nature of my business, but In bulk to carry him for the year.

I’m using his personal account
For my sponsorship bank statement

However, he is the manager of a real estate company,
And he does not have pay slip, prove of employment and prove of salary

Pls what should I do guys ??

I had this issue too. What I am planning to do now is to use the following:
1. Sponsors personal statement of account.
2. Evidence of the business: CAC documents, tax payment by the company, companies business account. As he manages a real estate company you may attach some agreements such as rents agreement or receipt for rent or any other evidence that the business is a genuine one.
3. Letter of reference from the bank showing that he is the signatory to the business account.

I have not applied yet so I cannot say if it will work sha

NairaLuck:
ONLINE APPLICATION

Hello everyone, I'm about to start my study permit application, just want to be sure I'm not forgetting anything. Please notify me if there's any wrong document below;

Passport page
Two passport photograph
Acceptance letter
Acceptance fee receipt
Statement of result
Statement of purpose
Cost of study for 12 month (but study is 8-9mnth)
Waec result
Birth certificate
Letter of recommendation from my VC
Letter of recommendation from my Dean of Students
Transcript
Personal Statement of Account
Sponsorship letter from my Cousin (Same Surname)
Sponsors SOA
Sponsors land/buildings documents
Sponsors Business information
His passport
His employment letter
Police certificate

Are there any ommissions or additions.


Thanks �

Hi. I am just wondering why you are going for a program that’s less than a year. Will you get a post graduation work permit with this program? I was under the impression that you need at least a year program to qualify.

expertman:
The VC was acclaimed as the best VC till date to some EX students.

Not possible. No OAU alumni could ever have any good thing to say about Wale Omole. The guy was worse than Abacha. You are probably talking about Rogers, the VC who took over from him.

Yads97:
Please just a random question. Was this the only reason for your last refusal? And was that your first application?

Yes. In fact the reason for denial was just generally that the VO felt I lack enough funds. It was when I got GCMS notes that I saw the main problem was that there was no evidence that the sponsor had control of the corporate account used.
If you can get a letter from your bank attesting that you are the sole signatory of your corporate account like someone else suggested I think it will cover you.

Eilenora:
Hello All,

Please I have a qstn, if you wish for your kids to travel with you and they are both Americans meaning they do not require a visa to enter into Canada, is it better to file for them as dependents from here, or to take them with you and when you get there, regularize their stay? Cos I spoke with an Agent who told me it is better and easier for them to regularize their stay when they get into Canada. I also wont have to worry about securing more proof of funds for dependents visa.

Also with regards to POF for a 2yrs programme, if one only has proof for 1 year and does not show how to raise the funds for the 2nd year, will it be a problem securing the visa?

Finally, if one has a business with all registration documents but no tax certificate, what does one do? Cos I noticed it is a requirement stated on the CIC site

As per your first question I personally know a lot of people that regularise their children’s status after arriving at Canada and it is very straight forward.

I even have a family friend that the entire family went with visiting visa. They all had previous visiting visa. The mother applied for her student permit. Everyone including her husband accompanied her on their own visiting visa. When they landed the husband was given his work permit and the children are all attending school now. She has completed her program and is working on her PGWP. Bottom line apply alone. The children will be regularised once you are in Canada.

NwanyiOkpa:
Hello, Yes i paid via wire transfer and payoneer debit card.

Was the wire transfer at official bank rate? Or did you have to buy forex and put in a domicilliary account? I am trying to pay via form A but just keep getting conflicting information.

jamesy212:
Hi family, special thanks to all the wonderful contributors of this forum.

Please I will like to know if it's possible to open a GIC account in Canada from Nigeria and use it as proof of funds for living expenses.

Secondly, I run a registered business (not company) here in Nigeria and I have a corporate account with the business name. I'm also the sole signatory to the corporate account. Is it advisable to use the statement of account of the corporate account or should I move the funds to my personal account and use the statement instead?

Your contributions will be immensely appreciated. Thanks in anticipation

I will suggest you move the funds to your personal account based on my experience. My application was refused because of my sponsor’s use of his business account and he didn’t show evidence that he was the signatory to the business account. To avoid any stories that touch just put the money in your personal account but make sure you highlight this in your statement of purpose that the money came from your business account of which you are the sole signatory.

NwanyiOkpa:
So guys, I submitted my application today. Biometrics is next. Hoping for the best!

Best wishes my sister. Please did you pay your tuition and if so how did you go about it?

Concate:
Thanks so much Luckymama. God bless u abundantly.

I have googled IOM but couldn't find any email address to book appointment. Could u please assist with it if u have it.

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

Their email: iomlagosmedicalbooking@iom.int

Flourhine:
Sorry like how much did u pay for the medical please.thanks u

46,500. I paid before all this Corona wahala sha so I don’t know if it has changed

Concate:
Hello Good people,

Please has anyone done upfront medical since the easing of lockdown in Lagos. If yes, kindly advise on d hospital details.

Thank you.

Yes. IOM are doing upfront medicals now. Google them and send an email requesting an appointment. They will respond and give you details of account to pay in and date of appointment. You pay then go on the date with your evidence of payment and your intl passport.

aliadi2:
I really appreciate your contribution, i just want to clarify that if i explain myself this can really complicate things for him in any future application.

Perhaps I am missing something here. If your uncle in Nigeria has enough funds, why does he have to pose as your father? Uncles do sponsor people don’t they? I don’t really understand how it will complicate things for him.

aliadi2:
@ lucky mama
I did not give any document and any biometric during that application . it was my sister who gave her document . And also this is my first time applying for a student visa in Canada but i have previous travel his to UAE and Kenya. Also i am not planing to name that i have any connection to him and i am supposedly not going to mention my sisters name in my family ties.

As long as you keep your stories consistent. Why does your Uncle want you to use your other uncle in Nigeria as your father? Why can’t he sponsor you as your Uncle? As long as he has the funds?

Most times it is just best to tell the truth.

Besides are you 100% sure that when you get settled you will not wish your parents to come and visit you? How will you ask them over for a visit when you have already listed someone else as your parents? Then what about if your uncle (posing as your father) or any of his children later want to apply for any visas? They will have to remember that you are a member of their family- if they mistakenly forget listing you, they will be flagged as giving wrong information and face ban. Why would you want all these complications?

Already based on the previous story, your sister cannot benefit from you even when you are settled in Canada. Do you want to do the same to your parents and your other siblings? I think you should rethink.

Blema111:
He said the sponsorship was for his sister so ordinarily, it’s the sister who would have done biometrics.

Ok that’s a little better. But at the same time he will still have to fill her name as his sibling in the Family Information form. How will they be siblings and she is an orphan while his parents are still alive?

Unless he plans to never list his sister as his sibling in any document meaning he cannot sponsor her neither can she claim points with him later on after he has presumably gotten his PR.

cc aliadi2

aliadi2:
I really appreciate the advice and the point that you keep hammering on that i ask for the GCMS note. Also a quick note that the latter was the application for sponsorship while the one am applying for now is student visa.

Please note that these people keep records. Remember with your first sponsorship application you must have given biometrics. Once you apply again for anything, everything you ever told them about yourself will come up. Once you have told them one story, you Berra stick to it.
Since you have told them your parents are dead then you have to remain an orphan as far as any visa application to any country is concerned because they share information.

Your best bet, your uncle sponsors you as your uncle (or whatever he claimed to be in the first sponsorship application). If you have other uncles in Nigeria I don’t think there’s anything wrong if they all support as joint sponsors since you are an “orphan” lol.

Just make sure you stick to the first story you told them in the first application. I wish we Nigerians will just stop complicating our lives with unnecessary lies.

Patty03:
News update from IRCC says one can start courses online without study permit!
https://www.cicnews.com/2020/06/coronavirus-ircc-updates-for-international-students-0614584.html#gs.83qp3o

Please note: if you start online studies without a study permit, the time spent doing those classes will not count towards your PGWP. Thus if for instance your program is only 1 year and you do one semester Sept tonDec online in Nigeria without your student visa, you will not be entitled to a PGWP because the program is no longer up to 1 year.

SMH at all this “strange sickness” people keep dying from. Why can’t Nigerians just call a spade a spade? COVID 19!

Nwannediutor:
I need someone to help me out with this situation.

Early this year, before I made the decision to do my Masters in Canada, I loaned out N5m to a friend and we agreed he will pay me back 6 million naira after 5 months which he just did a few days ago.

This money is supposed to form part of my POF for my Visa application and I am sponsoring myself.

I am wondering how best to explain this to the VOs so it doesn't look like a lodgement of funds.

Should I just Highlight the initial transfer I did in my statement of account and then the refund + interest that was made few days ago?

Would this suffice?

Yeah. That’s what I would do in your shoes.

justwise:
Are there other people involved in this company or he is the sole owner?

Just him and his wife.

justwise:
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The task now is to proof the source of that money

Exactly. And that was why the company documents and company account was needed. The deposits in the personal account all came from the company account. That’s his source of income.

justwise:
Is the money in personal account enough to sponsor you?

Yes. Tuition for entire program is 18k dollars. Personal Savings Account statement used had over 40m.