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olalemii:
Okay bro...

What i wanted to say was, will increase the 4m to 8m for my tuition since he has sent the money for my living expenses..

Perfect! since he is a third party it will be safe for him to state in his letter of support that the reason he hasn't paid the tuition balance was because the school only requested for the first part of it($4000) pending when your visa app is approved. That he has showed commitment by paying part of your tuition fee(as requested by your school) and has transferred your living expenses into your account (as requested by CIC).
Another important things, he needs to explain why he wants to sponsor you and state the number of dependants he has and show proof he will be able to take care of them after spending that much on you (he should show his source of income to prove that). Good luck

olalemii:
Bro i sent you a dm

Sorry bro, I don't attend to DMs for now, but feel free to ask your questions here and I will do my best to answer them. Also others can contribute and learn at the same time

daomi:
Pls can someone apply for undergraduate course in Canada if over 40 years of age.with o'level result of about 15yrs ago

Yes you can but securing visa will be very very difficult (though nothing is impossible). As you will need to explain what you have been doing all there years, why you decided to start now, why Canada and not Nigeria(where it will cost even less to get a degree).....so many questions you will need to answer and not just answer but also convincingly.
State your profile let's see how to make your case a little bit easier

olalemii:
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He’ll paying 4 m every year till the end of my program, how do you think i can show he’ll pay the full tuition tho?


Thanks for your comment

I don't think you understand my point, your program is for 16 months only and your tuition fee alone is around #7.6 million (I want to believe for the first year/9 months). The #4million he is committing towards your tuition fee isn't enough to cover it that's why I asked who will pay the balance of around #3.6 mill? Your uncle has covered your living expenses already by paying the required $10,000 into your account, now he needs to also cover the entire tuition fee of #7.6mil , the #4mil is way off the total tuition fee. Hope you g t what I am saying now?
Let him commit more fund(additional #3.6mil) towards your tuition fee(since he is your only sponsor )
NB: The deficit might not be up to #3.6mil for the first year, but you have to fix that. Work on your funds and make sure it balances

Purplestorm:
Congrats, please what do you mean by you didn't submit up to 4 months statements and made bulk payment.

CIC require applicants submit their SOA with the last 4-6 months history but the one he submitted was not up to 4 months.
In the case of lump sum, imagine if the highest amount that has entered your account at once is let's say 200k(since you opened the account) then all of a sudden because you want to apply for visa a huge sum(let say 2mil is now deposited into your account), that's a lump sum. There is no much issue with lump sum as long as you explain the reason why the payment was made

olalemii:
Hello Gurus

I’m on the verge of submitting my Application, i would like you guys to help criticise and suggest where necessary..

No travel history, No study Gap

Bsc Electronic and Computer engineering, Got admitted into Meng Electrical and Computer Engineering, NYSC was completed June 2019, I’m 23


Finance

Going to Uwindsor in Jan,2020 and my Tuition is 27,500 CAD. My Uncle in the US is my sponsor, I identified he has paid my Confirmation deposit of 4000 CAD and He also transferred living expenses of 10000 CAD to my Dom acct. In my letter of introduction of sponsor I highlighted he would be Supporting me with 4 million Naira every year for my Tuition and Living expenses (it’s a 16 months program tho) . His acct shows balance of 20m + , nolump sum


Do you guys think i can go ahead with this ?

I might be wrong, but I think the math doesn't add up. He is your sole sponsor and he is committing only #4mil towards your study? Lets do the calculation:
Tuition fee - $27,500 = #7.6mil(at the rate #274/CAD)
Living expenses - $10,000 = #2.8mil
He paid #2.8($10,00) into your account which will cover for your living expenses
He promised to pay #4mill(towards your tuition)
So, after deduction and everything you will have a deficit of around #3.6mil to pay towards your tuition, who is going to pay that? Unless you have your own fund or your uncle is willing to pay the full tuition of around #7.6mil then you will have issue with fund

NwanyiOkpa:
Hello,

I am about starting the application as you suggested. Is it 2019-2020 fall?

No, this one is for this September (which is late). The portal for next fall is not yet open but you can check the school's website to know when the portal for next fall will be opened. it should be Fall 2020-2021

NwanyiOkpa:
2020 fall is September abi

Yes, September 2020 because this September is late

Ukpebor278:
Goodmorning house, I am a novice in this issue, pls i need a complete guide and advice on how to apply for a canada students visa and what will determine if it will be granted or not, and the requirements and possible cost, I have HND elect/elect engr, and my elder brother is ready to sponsor me, which school is less expensive in canada, and should I apply for a post graduate diploma, am looking forward to hear from all the gurus in the house pls help a brother, God bless you all

Welcome! Read from page 0 of this part and previous parts(14-13) and you will see all you need concerning how to apply for study permit. As for admission, all you need do is use Google to search for schools offering your intended course and see their requirements.
As for which program to apply for, you won't be able to get masters admission with HND so I will advise you go for PGD. For not so expensive schools, you can try memorial university of Newfoundland, university of Saskatchewan...
Good luck

agborichard:
Thnks bro. Remmeber I said I was also on a loan. Or I shouldnt worry about that?

Since your brother is the main sponsor you won't have problem (I want to believe he is the one covering everything), let him increase the amount in his personal account before you apply. He should submit his personal SOA, that of his company, his company CAC, tax papers and anything that proves he owns the company.
NB: He should for no reason say it is the company that is sponsoring you, let him act as your sponsor but also submit the company's papers to show he is capable to pay your fees beyond the first year of your study.

agborichard:
Can I send you a PM pls so u can go tru my SOP

I would have loved to assist with your SOP but right now I am very busy and might not have time to review it.

agborichard:
Gurus in house. Pls kindly advise me.

I am abt to put in my application, buh I have a challenge I need advise on.
1. I am been sponsored by my elder bro. He has a company. His company SOA inflow is more Dan 100m with a closing bal of around 50 to 60m, buh for his personal acct I cant really tell buh mayb around 10 to 15m, he is married with 2 lil kids. (Kids are American citizens) buh based in 9ja.

2. My own case, I served 2013 nd I hav been working sinc 2014 till date in d same company. My appointment letter states contract, my salary den 75k, I got a confirmation letter thou buh salary didnt change, in 2015 it was 76k, 2017 it was 100k, den presently I am earning 110k. I hav a land in my state of origin, I also hav a 2006 Toyota car I am using personally, I hav savings in various accts of around 1.2m in 4 diff accts which do not have inflows at all. Most times I jst open dem because i wanna help one of 2 bank marketing staffs. Buh the inflow in my salary acct for d last 6mnths is around 7.6m with a closing balance 408k.

I intend to move d whole money in my other savings acct to my salary acct that has a gud inflow, and explain in my SOP how d money came abt nd also state d acct details of those accts. I also intend to get a letter of introduction frm my office, letter of recommendation from my Boss, letter of leave approval for 2yrs, since d program I am gng for is 2yrs, Company ID card.

My challenge now is my appointment letter nd my salary, I wanted to stylish remove my appointment letter nd current salary increment because I feel it's too small.

Pls note that I started servicing a loan in d office since may dis yr, so my take home now is 79k and also my compnay pays salary twice in a mnth, 70% nd 30%. 70% is the only amount that reflects on the payslip the other 30% doesnt show on d payslip.

Kindly advise on how to package my application

Make sure you include your appointment letter and state your current salary. Your finance is okay since you have a sponsor. As for your brother, let him increase his personal account to let say 20-25mil( I want to believe he is the one covering your tuition and living expenses). Also, a letter from him stating why he is sponsoring you(very clear because you are his brother and he wants to invest in you as family).
In all you do make sure you submit your appointment letter and salary SOA (state your salary)

blackfarmer1510:
Guys,

I just received the scary BVL from Nairobi this morning. Message came at 5:35am. I applied on the 28th of May, did biometrics on the 29th, received call for medical on the 23th of June, went for medical on the 3rd and was asked to take another X-ray because IOM couldn't upload mine. Took the X-ray on the 12th of July and my profile was updated to "medical passed" on the 16th of July.

Then I saw this email and logged into my account to see the correspondence letter and it was a BVL!!!!. Do you guys think I am about to get some bad news?

No reason to be scared since you were asked to go for medical. Congratulations

Ibitowaoa:
Thank you guys for your messages.
Please anyone with an idea of how to upload medical results on the cic page?

It is the job of the hospital to send your result to CIC, but you can just send the receipt you got from them to cic via email stating you have done your medical (though it is not too important).

passionate2019:
Should she be the primary applicant? If we apply online and she is the primary applicant ,more information is needed for her while the accompany kids wouldn't have option to submit details.

I think it can be in two ways, she can apply as the primary applicant or better still let her children be the primary applicants while she accompanies them (since they are below 18 years of age). For the second option, let her say she is accompanying them and also want to use the opportunity to study just to keep herself busy and at the same time upgrade herself.
Like I said, this app is straightforward and she doesn't need to do too much. Her husband needs to submit his letter of support (stating he is sponsoring them and also in in support of the move), also he should submit a copy of his ID(diplomatic passport and any form of Identification)

Stonecoldsteve:
I really did not want to contribute to this being that I am waiting for my passport I submitted since on the 9th of July at VFS Abuja and it's stressing me. Let me first congratulate you on your scholarship. I am an NDDC PhD scholar as well. Only difference between the both of us is that I can use my scholarship to proceed to any foreign University of my choice and I chose Canada as soon as I got a supervisor, a procedure that took two years of constant mails and calls to this same supervisor without response. I will leave that story for another day.

My colleague at the office got the PTDF scholarship to Germany as well and he's for PhD. He has been trying to secure a supervisor for the past 3 months and he told me it's been hell. He keeps getting rejected by the supervisors. I told him to take it up with the PTDF management during the induction which he did and he said you guys were told that one Nigerian Lecturer based in Germany had promised to help. He also told me you guys were given till September 2020 to utilize the scholarship or lose it. So, I wonder if you have gotten a supervisor and if you haven't. are you willing t put all your eggs in one basket, given the tight timeframe for your PTDF scholarship?

I was a recipient of the the PTDF split-site PhD scholarship in 2017 along with some other colleagues. One of our colleagues had already started his PhD at a Nigerian University then. The split-site did not work out because of the Nigerian University arrangement (you have to do two years abroad and one year in a Nigerian University) and so, this colleague re-applied for the PTDF 2018 scholarship and got it to attend a French University for PhD. At that same time he got the US Fulbright scholarship to spend one year of his PhD in an American University. He decided to opt for the Fulbright while waiting for the supervisor nod from the French University. I can tell you that my colleague is a about rounding up in the US and I'm not sure of his supervision arrangements with the French University yet.

I did my masters in Europe under scholarship with the NDDC as well and I can tell you that at the end of three years you will wish you had taken the opportunity to leave for Canada for a second masters. From language barrier, silent racism, opposite traffic orientation, unpredictable and irregular immigration rules, non-existent jus soli, difficult access to PR, there are a host of factors for you to consider. I don't know what your present occupation is but if you're not a lecturer and your long term goal isn't in the academia, then a PhD will be useless to you after 3 years. It is a backbreaking emotional and mental roller coaster and should only be undertaken when the individual is sure that it is what he/she wants.

You might also be thinking of moving to Germany for the PhD and then move to Canada after through Express entry. At that point, it will be difficult for you to use your degree in Canada without topping it up. I have friends with PhDs who got into Canada with EE and their PhD is useless because Canada low key doesn't value degrees other that theirs and America's. This is what recruiters call Canadian experience. I really hope you think about this well and not lose a great opportunity. I would advise you take the Canadian offer and start the program while processing your PTDF supervisor agreement in parallel because I know it will take you another 6-12 months to sort that out. If by the time you finalize the PTDF arrangements, you decide to switch to Germany, then you can write CIC that you are leaving your programme and request that your study permit be cancelled (there is nothing wrong with this as students drop out for various reasons).

You have spoken well my brother. It is now his decision to make

Ibitowaoa:
My school application is still ON. I have not withdrawn my acceptance into the school. My visa application was submitted May 26. Medical request since June 24th and haven’t done it yet. Though I have a medical at QFC for 24th Wednesday now.
With your final decision, I plan to write them letter for a 10-15 days additional time to provide medical request as the 30 days will lapse Tuesday-Wednesday of my medical.
However, if granted the visa I might not enter into Canada for 3 years as I will be at Germany, does it mean I can still use the visa approval granted 3 years ago?
Thank you sir as I await your reply

Bro I think you have been dragging this matter for too long, almost everyone has given you same advice which is to go for your medical and submit your passport when they ask for it. As long as you still have money in your account and the SOA is not fake then your approval is certain. You withdrawing your tuition isn't a bad thing because CIC have passed the stage of contacting your school. Get your TRV then apply for your German visa, even if you don't use the Canadian visa now or even after the 3 years laps it won't be a problem for you, but will rather help your case when next you apply for Canadian visa.
But of you withdraw your app now, that means automatic denial (in your case). If you want that then withdraw your app
NB: I don't know your plans after study (if you intend to go back to Nigeria or stay back), if your plan is to stay back then I would advise you to go to Canada(2nd masters) instead of Germany (PhD).....mostly due to the language barrier.

passionate2019:
Thanks mcobex.

The father would not be applying with them. What I forgot to state in my last message, was that they are all presently in Europe. The father is presently a diplomat attached to one of Nigeria embassy in Europe. I think he is only trying to establish the family pending when he is called back home.

The major issue, is how can the mother prepare a SOA/LOE to buttress her intention if she is only going to complete a 1 year diploma in Personal Support worker.

Or should she just go with the minor as a guardian a and get a longer visa duration, but not able to do anything while she is in Canada.

She can go for the 1 year diploma, all she needs to say is that she is accompanying her children to Canada but also want to use that opportunity to upgrade herself by studying a 1 year diploma. Since she is applying from outside Nigeria and her husband is a diplomat (which is a very strong tie) I don't see her having issues. It should be a straightforward app.

jessyeve:
Scrutiny isn't the problem but flimsy excuses for denial, that's the real issue.

And why do you think they make up those flimsy excuses? Simple, because their first impression about applications from Nigeria is almost the same (a way to run). If since CIC started running the second background check on applicants they find out their documents are real they will get tired and stop it(these people are psychologist). The more they find out people use fake papers the more strick they will get with applicants and that in return will lead them to give flimsy excuses (sometimes) even to genuine applicants

sterlingwaterlo:
what else do they need? The major documents are the admission letters and soa. They can contact the schools and banks sharply for that. They just rubbish nigerians anyhow.

No one is rubbishing Nigerians, if you see the number of people using fake documents(out of desperation)from Nigeria you will see why they are getting strict. If we don't give them reason to run further checks they won't do it. There was also a time when if you apply from Nigeria and you pay your tuition fee you are almost guaranteed TRV but right now the case is different

Vesment:
the way indians get visa gaan

It is not just about Indians, even Nigerians living outside Nigeria(especially countries with good ties with Canada) don't go through the same scrutiny the ones that applied from Nigeria go through (it is what it is). The fact some applicants applying from Nigeria still use fake documents to apply will only make things worst for the rest.

Ibitowaoa:
You not bursting Sir. Thanks for the information. Please how do I write them that I need more time to submit my medical as my 30 days will lapse soon 24th of June-24th of July. Or what do you suggest.

Another option to what @Austacus said would be for you to walk to any of the hospital very early (be at the gate even before they open up for the day) and plead with them to run a medical checkup on you that the date given to you by CIC has almost expired. I have seen cases where people without booking did their medical , they are human and should understand your situation.

passionate2019:
I need urgent help. I am trying to help an uncle of mine put in application for student visa.

2 kids Son - Grade 10 he is 15year
algonquin 3 years degree and he is 18 years

The wife also secure admission for PSW in same school as that of the son in algonquin. This is a one year program, with 4months preparatory class starting september.

How best should they apply for visa? School fees for grade 10 has been paid in full 14000CAD public school, tuition for the son going for college paid in full 18,000 CAD and the 3k CAD for the wife paid.

From the look of things they are financially stable, so that's covered. Will your uncle follow his wife and children or he will stay back? If he stays back it will be much easier to convince the vo, because they can use him as home-tie. If he intend to go with them, do s he have any investment back home that he can hold on to as home-tie? Because the vo might think the entire family just want to run away from Nigeria for greener pasture and using study as a means.
NB: They actually have a good profile, that's if they play their cards right

bebe2:
there is oo

its for those seeking canadian student visa, am assisting my niece.

Hope you don't fall prey o. Ask whatever question you have here and it will be duly attended to.

bebe2:
pls can someone give the WhatsApp group number?

You mean the visa officer WhatsApp number? Lol!

Gamma007:
Greetings my people,
I have made my application since May6,got medical request on June14, and medical passed on June 28.
I haven't gotten any update since then.
Your views will be highly appreciated.

PATIENCE! That's all you need now, your app is going very well and approval is almost certain as long as you didn't use any doctored document to apply. CIC have approved your app already but trying to run a second background check on you(to verify your SOA and other documents submitted), so if you didn't use any doctored document start making your traveling plans. Congratulations in advance

Anamekele:
Thanks Bro. I sent you mail

I didn't see it.

jessyeve:
I disagree, purpose of visit is usually vaguely written plans or not progressive prospective course, I haven't seen anything beyond that

@obehi44 is actually right on this, purpose of visit is bigger than you think. Though people(few) have reapplied without ordering their gcms note and got approved but that is just guess work. Only gcms note can give the real reasons behind every denial. All we can do here without seeing the gcms note is guess. So I will advise the concerned person to order for his gcms note before reapplying.

Anamekele:
House please I need your advice.
Can a PhD applicant still have hope if he apply by 1st of August paper route or online? This is because PhD can start within one month after official resumption

Yes, if you think you can't defer your admission till next year then you should apply (you never can tell). CIC has approved someone's application within 3 days of applying so anything can happen.
But only do that if you think deferring your admission isn't possible or might cost you.

Adeee1:
Good morning everyone,

I applied for a study permit in Dec 2018. I got a refusal in Jun 2019 but I have not gotten a final decision letter (letter of refusal) yet. Please what should I do?

You can email CIC to let them know, but I will advise you order for your gcms note as that will tell you the main reason(s) for the denial. Sorry for the delay

Edhinks:
Hello all.

Please, I would like to get a first hand information on this. I graduated with a health related degree, haven't worked in the health field for a day. It has been IT all the way. I found a school in Canada where I can do MASC in Computer Science but my question is, is it advisable to go for this or will it pose a problem in getting a study permit from the Canadian embassy?

Your input on this will be appreciated.
Thanks.

When did you graduate and how long have you been working in the IT industry?