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Man like Austacus please we are still waiting for the hint/secret na.. May/June/July applicants dey for queue abeg.. If its secretive for u not to put it up here, then I can PM you and I will send to ma fellow comrades.. Abeg this wait is killing a brother... Am sure u understand the condition we find our selves.. 9 Months of waiting, so Please Let us know the hint, Abeg..

Austacus:
Are you may/June July applicant?
This is not a easy way to get your visa approved bro

It’s only applicable to those that have been waiting like methuselah on how to get the full attention of the VO handling their application
Prolly not for new applicants.

You subscribed to a monthly update from CIC, that is why u are getting this.. Its not related to a favourable response, its a normal thing to those that subscribe to the monthly update.. Peace

hardeholar1:
Good morning I got this mail from cic this morning
There have been no updates to your application (S302428699) since you last checked your account. Thank you for your patience.
Should I be expecting a favourable response on my application in days to come
Will like to know the experience of approved applicant
Because this is the first reply I will get from cic after the request to come for my biometrics on the 8/3/2019

. I hear you.. But meanwhile, uve not told us the secret oo.. Or should I pm you?

Austacus:
Bro thanks so much
Your testimony is pretty soon bro
Thank you my chairman
(Zero tolerance man)

My able Guru frank, I hail you too.. I am also congratulating you in advance on ur PR application, cos anybody that does good will definietly receive good in return like the case of Austacus... we shall all laugh and Testify las las... Amin

Frankrobbn1:
Austacus Nwannem o! Congratulations to you bro! May the name of da Lord be praised for this crowning achievement. You've been of great help to this reputable platform and very committed to the process. I am extremely excited that your visa was approved in the long run after several months of non staggering response from IRCC. Thanks for your compliments. I wish you the very best as you en-route to Canada for your studies.

To the May, June, and July applicants, this is a clear evidence that your approval testimony is not far from now. Congratulations to you guys in advance Cc: Makano, litterbug, 042Viber12, and co. Be hopeful, something good is coming your way soon.

Amen ooooooooo.... I claim it.. Thanks bro..

Omarzx:
@Austacus congratulations dear God is always on time. I am happy for you. @makano you are next dear

Man like Austacus... Am so much happy for you bro, Its doing me assif its my Visa.. Its good to know God has not forgotten we May /June and July applicants.. Your testimony has actually raised my hope once again, so thank you for this great testimony and its a privilege being part of ur success story.. But meanwhile tell us the secret na, make we self do am so we fit get our visa too... Congrats once again Austacus, go make us proud in Canny, we go join you soon by Gods grace.. Peace

Austacus:
A P P R O V A L - A L E R T.

Chineke azawerem epere
Otito dili chukwu

From Saturday June 9th 2018 to friday 05 April 2019
300 days
42 weeks 6 days
9 months 26 days
This visa is nothing but God and it’s a intellectual war between me and the VO that handled my application.

I want to use this measure to thank honorable justwise without you, this thread wouldn’t be possible. Thank you sir for the opportunity. I feel you don’t like me but I love you.

I also want to thank the man I value and treasure sir Frankrobben. Bro you be angel (no too much talk)

I also want to thank my manny Jibola AKA sleeksoft thank you brother. You inspired me a lot, thanks my brother thank you my brother.

I also want to thank man like galala123 and canadabyfire I learned a lot from you guys

I also want to thank my Algonquin brother 042viber I can’t wait to welcome you to our school. Your visa is next in line.

I want to thank the man of action Makano thank you so much for everything, your visa is next in line. God that didn’t neglect me will never neglect you and 024viber

I want to thank anita and deborah thanks for your prayers, I will do everything within my power to congratulate you girls in Canada.

Mcobex bbcue, Mr j, justmellow (English man) and the rest..., thank you for your selfless contribution.

The one and only Naijaforeigner, this guy is Phenomenal thank you for your selfless service
I’ve leaned a lot from you.

Bracha thank you so much for your selfless service. Thank you. Fine girl with the good heart.

To every hopefuls don’t give up on your dreams.

To all May June and July applicant slide in my pm, I have a secret for you guys.

I actually went to anifowoshe on Wednesday. The person I met just like me at first sight and he told me the secret then he prayed for me and wish me good luck. I may go back there and tell him thank you.

This visa suffered me.
The day I did my biometrics, VAC was still working till 8 pm that day, I left home around 7 and left VAC 7 pm. I was sleeping on steering... I almost had an accident that very day but God came through for me. So whenever I remember that day and imagine why my visa is still pending, tears will drop from my eyes and I will look up to God.

I contacted more than 150 MPs (senators) in Canada then on Wednesday I gathered mind and drive straight to Anifowoshe.

I was in the movies watching “Hotel Mumbai” as soon as they finished the movie, I saw the alert in my email address.

I will recommend you guys to watch that movie and thank me later.

God is indeed faithful
Nara ekele chineke.
May June July, don’t lose hope, your visa is sooner. Don’t forget to hit my pm.
“God answers prayers”

God bless everyone that is reading this my success story. Whatever you ask from God, don’t give up, he knows your worries. He will answer your prayer.

“When God wants you to grow, he makes you uncomfortable”

Please don’t mind my typo error. I am so eegxited.

You paid and did it again because you previously did it before 31st July 2018.. For those that wanna re-apply, if ur previous bio metrics was done before 31st July 2018, you will need to do it again.. But if you did ur last Biometrics from August 1st 2018 till date, u wont need to do it again for the next 10 years.. Just had to point that out cos I have noticed many questions have been asked as regards that... Peace

95seun:
Your UCI is your unique client identification number, it is an identifier so it shouldn’t affect your application, however it might result in the biometric information from your previous application not being recognized / applied to the new application.

If you’ve linked your application online, you would be able to see your current application, as well as all your previous applications but importantly you would be able to see if the biometric information you submitted has been applied to the new application.

I see you brought the issue of redoing Biometric up in a previous post, there’s a tool on the CIC website that you can use to verify the validity of your biometric information.

From experience, the VAC in Lagos can be wishy washy. I remember I was billed for the biometric fees when I reapplied through them, even though I didn’t do biometrics and my biometric information was still valid. I did the first biometric test 13 July 2018, paid again October 16, 2018.

Hope this helps

Bracha were all ur applications online? If ur 2 previous applications were paper route, u dont need to put any UCI on ur online application..

Bracha:
@Gunit87
I don't think it'd have any negative effect(s). I did this too; I didn't know what a UCI was, so in all 3 applications I didn't write any.

You should have written ur UCI if u have applied before.. You only leave it blank if u are applying for the first time.. I hope ur action wont have any negative effect on ur application..

Gunit87:
Please did you write the same UCI number on all applications?? because in my last application I left it blank, I didn't write the one on the initial refusal.

It depends on the school.. But you do not need to pay any fees to get ur Visa.. We ahve seen many peeps here getting their Visa without paying kobo for fees.. Peace

peruz:
Please,I want to ask ,is it compulsory for an applicant to pay part of tuition before applying?

Bracha are you in Canada already, cos i know you have gotten ur Visa in a while now..

Bracha:
I applied thrice and did biometrics thrice; twice in 2017 and one in 2018. Please do the biometrics, I don't think they want to scam you. The longer this waits, the longer the start of your application processing is delayed.
Good luck.

Yes its normal.. My previous refused application was like this too(dt was in 2017) and i had to do another biometrics when i applied July last year.. So its normal, go do ur biometrics and this will be the last for the next 10 years. Peace

Gunit87:
Thanks for the response. but my former application says it will expire 2027.

Like seriously? Submitted mine since January tho, no show yet.. And it has expired now.. its well.

Bankypo:
Good evening,

I am a silent reader on on this platform, I can see the frustration of May/June/July applicant awaiting decision, I applied June and had same issue, I had to send a new LOA few days ago and surprisingly my medical Request pulped up. I advise you send a new LOA if your former letter has expired. Best of luck to us all.

Its valid for 10 years from July 2018.. That was the reaosn you were asked to do it again..

Gunit87:
please I submitted my application online 2 days after that I was requested to pay $85 for biometrics before they could proceed with my application despite the fact that I did biometrics 2 years ago for a study permit which was refused. I think biometrics is valid for 10 years, why the request to pay again?? Kindly advise please....

Did you get a medical request(and you did the medical and passed) and did you get a passport request? (thats if u applied online).. If ur answer is no to both questions then am afraid its a refusal.... But do not be broken by this, u can always re-fire and get ur visa.. Peace

Ukaivbemiles:
Hello guys what thud it means? Am feeling really neavous

May/June/July applicants whose application is still being processed at the London and lagos office should pm me.. I just got hold of the LONDON and Lagos OFFICE PHONE NUMBER.. Lets call this peeps and politely luge our complains to them.. Please do not insult them, dont make matters worse for us.. May/June and July applicants only please Peace

Also planning of doing that, do u have their twitter handles or u know someone that does..

Bracha:
While you guys are brainstorming, you can also lay complaints on twitter. Look for their twitter handle and maybe write something to them.

Nice suggestion bro.. Noted. If only I can get the contacts of either the immigration minister or the Prime minister of Canada.. Its well.. 9 months isnt beans at all..

Austacus:
My chairman, I will humbly suggest all May/June and July hopefuls should come together and go straight to the office of the consulate in VI (VAC may not work out) At these stage of Distress and knowingly frustration from London VOs, no security/police will stop May/June and July from seeing any VO in the consulate.
Then the VO should explain why London VOs are keeping the applications up till date... Or if they are too busy for Nigerians they should send the applications to Nairobi office or rather collect the application details of people that came for it.

This is my 2kobo suggestion

I don't think VAC is the best option tho, theirs is to get visa applications and transport it to the various Visa offices SO i dnt think they have that power.. Going to their office at Anifowose will do it.. Thanks tho for ur suggestion..

ghabrhiel10:
This is not fair. I feel your pain badly. Maybe you should try going to the VAC to lay a complain, look for any top person there that might be willing to help, I feel those guys too have little power. This is totally not fair but I pray goodnews comes out from these applications

Hello
This is to my fellow May/June/ July applicants. What can really be done for this people to actually attend to our applications.. When I applied last year July, I was thinking this Canadian student permit was a first come first serve procedure, but its obvious I was totally wrong.. Peeps applying 2 months ago are already getting approvals, while ours is still being ignored.. What can really be done to make changes, cos its really tiring and frustrating for ur application to be 8-10 months without any response form them.. And please no one should get me wrong when i said peeps that apply 2 months ago are getting approvals, am not envious of them(at all, its actually giving me hope of my approval) but if they were in our shoes, they will feel same.. So my fellow comrades what can really be done for us to see changes.. Does any one have direct social contacts of the immigration minister or prime minister for us to vent our complains, or what can really be done... Please lets come up with a suggestion and follow suit.. Cos the truth be told, this wait is getting annoying to be honest.. Peace

Well said, didnt have anything against you with ma post tho.. Those VOs are just really so annoying to be honest.. It shall end in praise las las.. One love bro. Peace

Qudkom:
Please read what I typed. I am not asking people not to complain I am referring to the choice of words used. You can let them understand how you feel but how you communicate it matters. Let's take a look at the available statistics of the applications rejected last year or the amount of Nigerians that applied for asylum just last year alone. In the last 5 years we've been tarnishing our images maybe there isn't a direct link to people's application getting delayed but when you look at our they treat some Asian applicants it is obvious about what they think about us. Please take a moment to check the new scheme that was established for asian students to reduce the time spent to get a study permit and all. Why didn't they do that for us? I believe you know the answer to that. It is left for us to repair our reputation and go there and prosper, maybe in the next few years we won't need to be going through this mess like "getting affidavit of return", submitting 10 property document, submitting several SOA etc. when some countries have financial institutions that award student loans etc just to prove you are coming back. I checked a particular university I dont want to mention the name, they had scholarship options for American applicants, canadian applicants and even mexican applicants. They had no scholarship options for African students! . So Imagine storming their office or sending a scattering email, how do you think that will be perceived. By the grace of God people in this situation will be favoured and this temporary frustration you feel will become something you joke about in the future. God bless. My wish is to refresh my time line everyday and see trv's getting approved that's the joy and benefit of thjs wonderful platform.

Please when did u apply for ur Visa? If your application isnt over 8 months, u dont have any right to say this. I fully support Bracha, Its assif you dont even know how it feels to wait for over 8 months without any communication from those nitwits... If they communicate with us occasionally now, that is different.. They just kept mute for over 8 months without saying a word.. What Bracha wrote is even small, If i have the opportunity of knowing their office, believe you me I will go there and cause a scene, cos what they are doing is blatant rubbish..Application that is suppose to be given a decision within 2 months is taking forever.. God pass them..

Qudkom:
How on earth can you ask someone to say that to a visa office. A VISA IS A PRIVILEGE NOT A RIGHT!!!!! I can guarantee you that if you say that they will not only reject the application they will flag the applicants name. I really can't believe you just sai this. And to the concerned party please be patient by the grace of God it will end well.

Weldone Sis, you doing a great Job.. Please just a little suggestion.. Can you make the list more visible cos the more inputs u make, the more it gets tiny. So please make the required changes... A big welldone.

sillysassysally:
TRV processing time update 28/03/2019

Hey Nairaland Family,

We now have a sample of 22 hopefuls!

Please I would encourage those that have applied this year to share their timeline (whether you're a new or re-applicant, Application Route, School Resumption Date, Application Date, Biometrics Request Date, Biometrics Done Date, Medical Request, Medicals Done, Medicals Passed, PPR or the Current Status of your application). If you don't have all this information, you can just share the ones that you have and update the rest as you receive it.

This information would help us study or attempt to establish a pattern to how CIC operates. (Please note that the calculated estimates are just averages based on the little sample we have. Your processing time may be faster or slower than the average)

For those that have already submitted their timeline, kindly share if you are a new applicant or a re-applicant. Also, please share when you are expected to resume school. This would help us understand if there is a relationship between processing time and resumption date. (Cc Dedecoder, Godatwork23, Oni2019, Damlovey, Yacha77, docsaj, TheAfrikan, 2roodi, Oluwaseunbd, Bodineros, Klem28, AA07, Trishaben, Omarzx, ify85, Samolala2019, umulobi, Mykaelolalekan, Oyalfares)

Finally, If there is anything you think i should add to the data or calculate from the data or present the data so that it is more understandable, please share with me.

You may be withdrawing ur approval, who knows? We have seen peeps getting their Visa after 10 months, some 11 months and some over a year(this is very rare tho).. So still chill.. Have u done Medicals and whats the status of ur case?

larry10:
So my visa application is going on 9months.
Sometimes I feel unfortunate.
Do you think it’s better to withdraw the application and just re apply? cause it’s making no sense anymore.

This dude tho.. u would have just answered him without quoting me.. If you understand simple sentence, you would have known that I didnt tell him to either tick yes or no.. I just told him to be careful on the answer he ticks so it wont backfire on him in the future.. Lol, so funny...

DMerciful:
gatsbym4

You are in EE pool but you have not been given invitation to apply(ITA) and your have not applied for PR. Unless you have applied, being in EE pool is not same as having applied for PR. I'm also in the EE pool and I tick no regarding the PR question.

For you not to get banned from entering Canada, you better tell the truth, cos if you give them false info they will def know.. So save urself an unnecessary Ban and do the right thing.. Peace

gatsbym4:
@makano @frankrobbn pls
I’m currently in the express entry pool
There’s a section in the study permit questionaire asking if I’ve once applied for permanent residency or so...do I tick yes or no
Thank you

So what will you say about someone that got his visa of recent that wrote a 7 page SOP.. Like I said earlier, just thank God uve gotten ur Visa and move on.

DMerciful:
Well, no intention to misguide! Sometimes too much writing exposes certain contradictions.

Bros just thank God u got ur TRV and move on.. At least we have seen somebody that didnt write either SOP or LOE and still got her Visa.. What worked for you may not work for others, dnt misguide anyone here so they can do what is expected of them... Peace

DMerciful:
I put LOE explaining my finance, my previous academics, my career and my family. I did not explain why I chose the school or why Canada! They know their country is good so I don't need to patronize(scope) them!

Congrats Sis/Bro.. I actually love the way you ended ur post. So this is to you newbies that dnt wanna put in work to read up this thread from the first page but want info on a platter of Gold here.. She read all through the thread and now she has her testimony.. I don dey talk this thing tey tey, if you are a newbie go to the first page of this thread and read up to get first hand info about this study permit application and when u dnt see anything that relates to what you want(which I doubt), then u can come up here and ask ur questions so that ur questions can be answered by the gurus.This person actually did the right thing and now he/she has gotten his/her Visa. If I personally see anybody here asking repeated questions that have been answered several times, I will personally come for the person.. Its testimonies of approvals we wanna be seeing here and not simple and repeated questions. Peace

trishaben:
APPROVAL ALERT!!! God has been faithful to me .
Silent reader here, but this thread has really been helpful.

App submitted: Feb 22
Route: Paper (Ghana)
Biometrics: Feb 22
Eligibility review: March 5th
Medical Request : March 5th
Medical Done: March 7th
Medical Passed: March 15th
Validity of biometrics: March 25th
APPROVAL: March 25th

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FALL 2019
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My little piece of advice . Pray , package your application well, do not leave anything out especially if you talked about it in your SOP and please read through the previous threads before asking a question that has already been answered. Or simply google a key word and type Nairaland at the end of it, some threads with same words would pop up . You can also check the first page of each thread, there’s a simpler way to search for things on the thread.Put in some effort and research online about the schools and their programs and admission policies .

SOP is Statement Of Purpose. Its a document you use to sell ursef to the VOs cos Canadian embassy do not conduct interviews like the USA, SO SOP is a document you address to the VO convincing them that you are a genuine student that is really going to Canada to study. There are some guidelines in writing an SOP which are.
1. Ur background(Family, academic backgroud e.t.c)
2. Why u chose the course u wanna study.
3.Why the school of choice
4. Why Canada
5.Talk extensively on ur financies, how much u have and also ur sponsor. How much ur sponsor is ready to put down for ur study all through ur stay in Canada.. Just make sure you convince them that you have enough to cater for ursef in Canada.
6. How the course you chose will impact ur home country after the end of ur study in Canada. and some other points I cant remember now. But what I have mentioned are the major points u will need to work on to convince the VO. Hope this helps.. Peace

Gunit87:
Please what's the difference between SOP and Study plan?

Mr Man she has done that, read through before u come here and command someone to share her own experience. And also to help people like u that are about applying, I will advise u put in some work and read through this thread from page 1 to this present page. After doing so u would have acquired so much knowledge of this Canada study permit application. Peace

opeyusuf:
Share ur study permit application experience, it will go a long to help people like us who about to apply