₦airaland Forum

deolutolu:
Good morning guys, I was refused this morning. Based on eligibility. Something like purpose of visit or insufficient fund would have made more sense but ineligibility for me is incomprehensible. Does anyone have an idea of what eligibility entails. I plan on applying for my gcms note. Any help in that regards would be appreciated too.

sorry for the delay, share ur profile to help us know more

PureRuby:
Thank you beautiful people of Nairaland.
God is indeed God all by Himself.

Some of us know my history already but I will summarise.

Applied on May 12, paper route, upfront, Msc Geology at UWO.
Bsc Geology 2011, 3+ years work experience at a mining company.

Submitted:
All cic documents,
5 page well detailed sop
Nddc award letter worth 30k usd.
Uncle's soa: 17k usd in dorm acct and 9m in naira acct
Leave permit letter as home tie
Introduction letter from company
Marriage certificate as home tie

Request for proof of tuition payment and upkeep on July 6.

Responded on 6th August by submitting the following:

Confirmation letter from nddc that my tuition and upkeep will be paid once i resume study.

Support letter from UWO that I am not permitted to pay tuition until I secure my study permit.

Proof of 2.5m in MY account by printing 3 months soa.

Reference letter from zenith bank

Confirmation letter from zenith to show a fix deposit of the 2.5m to mature on 2nd Sept. This will be used to cover my living expenses.

CBN forex export circular.

Review of additional documents submitted started on Wednesday 9th August.

On Wednesday, 16th August, exactly 10days after submitting additional documents, God signed and sealed the visa deal. Hallelujah!!!


Mathew 19:26 "...With God ALL things are possible."
God rules and reigns in the affairs of men.
God has the hearts of kings and all men in His hand and controls them as it pleases Him.
God's uses the foolish things of this world to make rubbish the wisdom of men.

God is faithful and able to accomplish that which He has promised you. Please don't loose hope.

I am so grateful to Ayoola03 who encouraged me even behind the scene and Mcobex whose support is unwavering. Thank you NL, you all are part of my success story.

May God be merciful to all the hopefuls in this house in Jesus Name, Amen.

I am so so HAPPY for you, there's nothing God can not do. Start your traveling preparations asap

Senatorkolade:
Nigerians are the most problematic people in the world with the way we abuse things.
Before now, Canadian study permit applications were not difficult for Nigerian students even with PGd or ordinary diploma but some unscrupulous Nigerians abused this privilege in the past by absconding when they get to Canada. If this trend is not reversed, Masters applicants may be treated in this way in the future even with funding. I have heard of a Nigerian who used the funding money paid into his account to sponsor his family for SPWP application and now running up and down to look for the school fees when it is time for him to pay. Some abandon their study looking for money. I don't know why a 24 year old student is running up and down looking for money to build house in Nigeria leaving his Masters degree to suffer with the funding he got. This is embarrassing.
We had training with some Consulars including some Canadian Consulars. One of them told me that they get information about Nigerian applicants' tricks in study permit applications through the blogs. He mention some including this Nairaland. I was shocked to hear this. I then stylishly asked how he got to know about the Nairaland, he said they got to know when a study permit applicant mentioned Nairaland in his "Statement of Intent" he submitted to the Canadian High Commission. Since then, they have been peeping into what Nigerians post there. Please,I will beg people to stop posting fraud or indicting posts on Nairaland. The VOs are here.

Also I beg people in the name of everything you believe in, if you know that you don't have the primary intention of studying, don't apply for the study permit. Better go for Express Entry and that will be better for you.

For those considering the option of bringing their family into Canada through the Spousal Work Permit, if you apply for your spouse less than a year you get into Canada, you are endangering the SWP application. This is because you mentioned your family as one of your home tie when you applied. Now the same home tie is what you want to bring in. This gives the VO a doubt about what you initially told them. Mind you, you wife's Spousal Work Permit is a continuation of your initial study permit application. VISA Officer will reason that if you as the Principal applicant does not respect the terms of the visa given to to, how will he/she believe that your spouse will respect the terms of the work permit. This is logical.
Mind you, your school gives the CIC the feedback on how you pursue your program in Canada.

Well said bro

Temmielicious:
Thank you for your response... i would go through the paper route. please, i also want to confirm, do you think i need the help of an Agent to help me with my application or is it something i can do on my own with you guys assistance? Thanks

You can do it here, I won't be surprise that agent comes here to get info and use that info to collect cool cash from u. Don't worry we have enough "VISA OFFICERS "here that will assist u all through without collecting 1 kobo from u, but u must be willing to play ur own part by taking ur time to read through some pages so as to get some important info (I want to believe most of the questions u intend to ask must have been asked and we'll treated before), so pls take even if it's 1 week to read through some pages and u will be shocked at what u see. NB:Always ask questions here whenever u don't understand anything.

Temmielicious:
Thank you for your response... i would go through the paper route. please, i also want to confirm, do you think i need the help of an Agent to help me with my application or is it something i can do on my own with you guys assistance? Thanks

You can do it here, I won't be surprise that agent comes here to get info and use that info to collect cool cash from u. Don't worry we have enough "VISA OFFICERS "here that will assist u all through without collecting 1 kobo from u, but u must be willing to play ur own part by taking ur time to read through some pages so as to get some important info (I want to believe most of the questions u intend to ask must have been asked and we'll treated before), so pls take even if it's 1 week to read through some pages and u will be shocked at what u see. NB:Always ask questions here whenever u don't understand anything

jnyuwa02:
Depends on what you or your brother want to study. I am saying stay away from applying for postgraduate diploma and certificate courses in Canada because many people have encountered problems getting TRVs with such admissions. VOs want to determine that you would be a serious student and remain in school for them to grant you visa. I guess it was borne out of experience of Nigerians using certificate courses admission as a short cut route of getting a visa and absconding into thin air and not attending the school they promised to attend. This is because PGD is very easy to get into. So you will do yourself a world of good by applying for a regular masters program that is rigorous, where you have to write thesis proposal/statement of intent, find supervisors and meet other stringent demands. That way when you go to a VO with your acceptance, they will take you as a serious student whose purpose of study is really to study. I am not saying PGD are not serious students who want to study. Going the PGD route is really risky because of the rate of denial for a visa in that arena because of common perception borne out of experience of absconding PGD students granted visa in the past. So settle down and patiently go through the rigorous masters admission process, you will find somewhere even with that GPA. There are no shortcuts to life's greatest achievements.

Bro this is 100% not true, applicants going for diploma gets their applications approved so please stop giving wrong advise to people on this. Yes we have see more people going for Masters getting trv but that's because the number of people going for Masters and PhD are more than those going for Diploma. The only thing u will say on this that I will allow is if an applicant is qualified to get a masters admission and he instead opted to go for a diploma but if someone isn't qualified for a masters program he/she has every right to apply for a PGD program and it will be APPROVED, everything depends on how the applicant package his/her application and GOD'S grace.
so @Eilenora check schools that will accept ur 2:2 but if there isn't any in Canada then apply for PGD and state it in your sop that u would have LOVED to go for Masters but u didn't meet up the requirements for it and also tell the vo the importance of PGD (make sure u convince him). Thanks

mcobex:
Good, u said ur uncle pledged 60k, is the 25k (tuition fee) part of it? if it is then the balance will be 35k. So I will suggest he pays that amount into ur personal account so u can print ur statement of account + ur 500k. there's no harm in u submitting ur statement as the 500k has origin (all u need say on ur sop is that the 500k is from ur siblings for ur studies). From my little calculation CAD35k = #10.5mil so that's almost how much he has to pay into ur account for ur upkeep (though the minimum cic request for is CAD10K = #3million ).
Let ur uncle state in his letter of support the money he is pledging and give the date he pays the money into ur account (u will also state it in ur own sop)

Cc: @Charts

charts:
My tuition fee is 25000 cad dollar yearly.
My uncle pledged 60000 Cad dollar
Ny uncle is the sole signatory to his company.It is his personal company.
I have up to 500000 naira in my account but i did not submit my bank statement because the money is not from employment and could not be linked to employment as i have not been paid.The money is my savings from my 2 siblings who live abroad.it is a sort of support from them towards my proposed study.
I am 25 years last month.

Good, u said ur uncle pledged 60k, is the 25k (tuition fee) part of it? if it is then the balance will be 35k. So I will suggest he pays that amount into ur personal account so u can print ur statement of account + ur 500k. there's no harm in u submitting ur statement as the 500k has origin (all u need say on ur sop is that the 500k is from ur siblings for ur studies). From my little calculation CAD35k = #10.5mil so that's almost how much he has to pay into ur account for ur upkeep (though the minimum cic request for is CAD10K = #3million ).
Let ur uncle state in his letter of support the money he is pledging and give the date he pays the money into ur account (u will also state it in ur own sop)

PureRuby:
God has shown me mercy!
My visa has been APPROVED!!!

Let NL praise the Lord!!!

Praise the Lord, Alleluia! God is indeed Good. Congratulations, pls try and share ur profile

jnyuwa02:
There is always a need to prove relationship. How about if someone to razzle dazzle Canada and get a visa, convinces a close friend to transfer money into his account to get a visa and after his gets his visa, refunds the money back? Been sponsored by a close relative and proving that relationship is always convincing than been sponsored by some stranger or friend.

And what makes you think even a family member can't remove the money from the applicant's account as soon as trv is gotten? The thing is this as long as the sponsor explains his or her reason for wanting to spend such hug amount on the applicant and pay the applicant's tuition fee or pay the said amount into his account (case where the school doesn't accept fees until trv is secured ). if I may ask you, why do you think cic later ask some applicants to provide another letter from the bank to assure the funds will be dully exported to canada when trv is secured?

Temmielicious:
Hello everyone, I just got admitted to Centennial college winter2018. So I m new here. Please kindly assist me you all. Please I need to know if I should apply for my study permit via online or paper? I base in Lagos. And please what is the meaning of upfront medical? I awaiting your swift response. Thank you!

Congratulations on your admission and welcome to the forum. The route will depend on you as both routes are the same, though if you intend submitting lots of documents then use the paper route (but mind you that your passport will be with cic during the entire process of the application), but if your documents aren't much then you might use the online route (you don't need to submit your passport until when a decision has been made of your application).
Upfront medical means you doing your medical at a cic designated clinic/hospital before you apply for your visa while if you don't do that before you apply then you will have to wait for the vo to send you medical Mali before you will be able to do it

guzenaira:
Exactly!!

I believe your reasoning is similar to mine about a good profile like this.

But I noticed that in some cases, these VO's want to see the applicants effort as regards what he/she have in bank even if an uncle or aunt commits his/her whole life to help.

Smh.

It is well.

Yes especially if the applicant is at a certain age bracket, even if the money isn't much

imoriafe:
please dont have landed properties in my name. but my sponsor has. how do i do it?

Landed properties are mainly for hometie but since you don't have it I want to believe your parents and siblings are all here in Nigeria? if yes you can use them as your hometie by explaining to the vo how close you are to them and will surely wouldn't want to stay away from them for long.... as for your sponsor he/she can include the landed property, if your parents have any landed property you can include it as well.

charts:
Congrats CPA01 on your medical call .God will surely grant you and all trv apolicants your TRV .

Long post alert-
My people pls help.I dont know what to decide. Please Gurus in the land answer me o.should i end my quest here?

 This is my 3rd denial.I applied for college study in the first 2 application but a Masters study in this last one.
I have been refused this morning for the follwing reasons-

I am not sure you will leave Canada at the end of your stay based on-
Travel history
Purpose of visit
Personal asset and financial status

(Note-  i have also been denied US visa once and i stated it in my application)



My profile-



Bsc - library and information scienc/ Botany with 4.32gp.
Going for Msc in Library and information Science

Applied 15 May 2017
I submitted-
Acceptance letter
Tuition deposit receipt(400 cad dollars)
Fees estimate document from school(fees are only due at first week of sept)
Degree transcript
Conditions of admission met documents from school.
Recommendation letter from my Undergraduate HOD
No SOP submitted


-I did my  Nysc as an occupational therapist assistant for 1 year.( 2016- 2017).
Currently employed as a Library Assistant in a government school for the past 2 months .

-Confirmation of employment letter from emplyer(government)submitted.

-Study leave ( without pay) approval letter from employer.
( I did not submit my payslip and personal bank statement as i have only started the job 2 months before i made the application. We will only be paid after the first 6 months of service and my payment will be backlogged.( we have still not been payed even now)

-Sponsored by my maternal  uncle
Affidavit/ prove  of  what he does-( owner of his company) , sponsorship and relationship was submitted.
-Sponsorship letter on his company letter head stating he will bear all financial burden and that he has been responsible for my education.signed and stamped in his company seal.
-His company bank statement with closing balance of 91 million naira, infliw and outflow of 350 milloin naira.
-Company's letter of incorporation - company has been running since 1985.

First sorry for the delay, I will advise you reapply again cos if you can repackage well you will get it approved this time. Pls help me answer these few questions: 1.How much is your tuition fee?
2. How much did your uncle pledge to commit for your studies and upkeep?
3. Is your uncle the sole signatory to the company's account?
Before you answer I think if your uncle can pay your tuition fee and your upkeep (atleast CAD10,000) into your personal bank account then you will be fine on the side of funds. Atleast with this you will have something in your account to show.
NB: No matter how much our sponsors are pledging for our studies as long as we are around the age of 20yrs above I THINK it will be WISE to also include our own statement of account no matter how small the cash in it is(it will help tackle personal asset).

adebunmi07:
You guys I need your suggestions. ...since am still awaiting medicals and visa and my admission is Sept 5...pls do you guys think it would be wise to differ my admission to Jan. What do you all think. So they don't give out my seat.pls I need advice.

Do not defer your admission now, wait till around 3 days to resumption before you can even think it. Keep mailing your school that you have applied for trv and still expecting to hear from cic

Cdynmar:
So in essence, what you are trying to say that someone else other than my mum could act as a co sponsor? Because initially, that was the plan until I got an advice about not using someone who doesn't have the same surname with me as a co sponsor as that might raise a flag. The other person who wanted to co sponsor me is my mother's brother who clearly does not have the same surname with me.

Your uncle or anyone can sponsor you, all they need do is pay your tuition fee or pay the money into ur account

ceceliaa34:
Hi, thanks for your reply.

Actually it's not really about the 7m or how much he's committing, He's committing himself alright... I just paid over 7k CAD. That's about as far as commitment goes at this stage. My upkeep obviously won't be from the said 7m balance but from subsequent inflows to the account in the not too distant future. It's just an estimate of what would be on the account by ending. Could be higher.
Since it's a business account, transactions are processed on it at least 3 times a week. Closing amount as at 2 months ago was nearing 13m, then we bought goods to restock the store, money left the account(outflow), came back after sales (inflow) You get my drift?

That was why I put a caveat earlier that the inflow and outflow for the last 6 months is quite strong.

So it's not about the closing balance as at the time I print the SOA.

I get your drift but my case here is that your dad needs to tell the vo in his own letter of support how much he will commit for your living expenses (idott has to be spelled out) and the vo expect you to have the money before you travel (that's why most people are asked to get an assurance letter from the bank to state the funds will be transported to Canada when it's time). If your dad is the sole signatory to his company let him wait till when the account has around that "13 million" or more that you talked about then he can now pledge to give you around 5 million naira for your living expenses (though the minimum is CAD10K=#3million), whatever he will be pledging for your upkeep for the year shouldn't be less than the 3 million naira (even if he won't give u all the money now cos I know most people will be sending the upkeep money on a monthly basis but NEVER tell the vo that). You still have time so I will advise you wait when the account balance increases a bit before you apply but if you can't wait then make sure your dad is specific about the amount he wants to commit for your upkeep. NB: He should also make reference to his PFA as that will help. Trust me the closing balance is very important, infact more important than the inflow and outflow (as long as there is proof of how the money was made.....like comany registration).

excelrapheal:
This is my profile
University of Sask public health course based
I submitted my application on 28th June
Passed medicals 7th august
Passport request 16th august

1.All cic documents
2.Medical letter upfront
3.Transcript
4.Degree certificate 1st class
5.Nysc certificate
6.Birth certificate
7.Pension certificate and letter of confirmation of pension statement from stanbic bank
8.Land properties in my name (2)
9.Sponsor letter, statement of accounts local and domicillary, CAC documents of sponsor.( my sponsor is not related to me and I did not show any proof)
10.Letter from the school saying they have received 40,000 cad in their account on my behalf
11.Scholarship and admission letter
12.Yellow fever certificate
13.Personal accounts and my salary account
14. Offer letter from my Previous places of work(3 places I have worked before)

15.SOP( I just focused on Nigeria and listed the courses in the program that would assist me in developing my country. Pls always state that. It shows u know ur onions)
16. Prayers
I 7. Computer certificate
18.

It's God all the way. Thanks everyone! God would do it for us.

Nice profile. As regards third party sponsor I have always said once the person can pay the cash into the applicant's account or pay the tuition fee then no need for trying to proof relationship. Thank God for you and I pray HE answers us as well. start making your traveling a range mentioned asap

ceceliaa34:
Hi guys.

Finally paid my first semester tuition via Form A at Access Bank. Very fast I must say. Less than a week.

I'm planning to apply for Visa first week of September for Winter Session. My dad is my sponsor and we are planning on using his business account. However, sales has been kind of slow this year and we could maybe do about 7 million Naira as closing balance for SOA. I'm especially worried cos I'm going for PGD at Lambton so I want to submit a well-covered airtight application.

He does have a Pension Account of over 30million and he hasn't withdrawn even a kobo. The funds are still with the PFA and he doesn't want to withdraw now for reasons best known to him. Can we include his pension account as a supporting financial document? Is it advisable?

I should probably add that the inflow and outflow of the business account is quite strong...

Yes u can use his pension account documents. inflow and outflow isn't as important as the closing balance. out of the 7 million how much is your dad committing to your studies? thank God you have paid your tuition so what he will need to provide will be your living expenses which is atleast CAD10K

excelrapheal:
Good afternoon everyone! God has done it for me! I was requested to submit my passport today for my study visa! God will do it for all of us soon!

Wow! Great news. Thank God, may God see us all through this race. Pls share your profile so we can learn from it. Amen to your prayers, Congratulations bro

kenny4uu:
WHAT CAN I DO!
Please ppl in d house, I av linked my application online though I submitted application early June, Due 2 this thread in some write up I noticed that I suppose 2 add some documents 2 b in d saver side, please if I upload it hope it wil stil b consider? All my status online sayng under processing, then Pls hw can I upload d documents in my online application linked?

Quick answer plssssssssssssssss.

You have asked this same question before and someone answered you. Pls let's try and be reading from page to page, if for instance you ask a question on page 2 and you don't login until the thread gets to page 4 we shouldn't continue from page 4, u should rather go back to the last page u left (page 2) to see what has happened there so as to be up to date with info. Back to your question: YES YOU CAN SUBMIT ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS AS LONG AS YOU FEEL IT WILL INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING TRV. Send the additional document to accra.immigration@international.gc.ca stating your application details

ibeli0:
A delay from cic this morning I need advice on how to tackle it ...I am not satisfied that u will leave at the end of your stay based on purpose of visit
Not satisfied that you have sufficient funds and available resources to pay tuition for the program you intend to study ,
My sponsor Is a 3rd party I attached a statement of account of 10m and fix deposit if 100m my statement of account closed with 2.5m also attached affidavit of sponsorship my available funds was 30000cad school fee 14520 I paid tuition deposit of 1500 cad . Gurus in the house help me analysis .

Sorry about ur delay, please share your full profile (your previous course, intended program, work experience, all documents you submitted, when u apllied..........etc)

CPA01:
Few minutes after I posted this, I got my medical mail. #joyfull

Wow! Congratulations bro, please share your profile . Try and do your medical today (at most tomorrow ) so you can get your approval mail next week

CPA01:
Good morning all

I got an update on my profile yesterday but no changes. This is the second time this update is occurring on my profile. The first update I had, many people on this thread shared testimonies about medicals and TRV the next day and day after. I am not worried but I believe its a sign of testimonies on this thread today or tomorrow.

I therefore declare medical and trv mails for the remaining days of this week.

#hopeful#Amen

Amen

vinci500:
I have just been awarded a TA by my institution, effective 31st August 2017, this is expected to cover a substantial amount of my tuition. I am yet to get my TRV despite applying much much earlier. Should I send a mail to CIC attaching the letter to see if that would make them speed things up?

PLS do, you don't have anything to lose rather it will help your application

Moadejimi:
Lusada

Ok, cool. Do they have their market days?

mesh2003:
There is another market where I got my things from. Cant remember the name but its after Agbara market but before badagry. Had really good stuffs. I saw trucks unloading there. Heard its the main market for winter stuffs and other sellers across the states buy from them. Cheaper than Yaba. I still use the jackets I got there. I think its once a week market on Tuesdays. Not to sure.

That should be VESPER market, so those people are still there? I thought they have been moved. Things are cheap there as well just like they are at Katagoa

CanadianNurse:
abeg where katagoa DEY? Isolo?

Noooo, e dey after iyana ipaja(directly after ile-ekpo bus stop). if u see those things there u go fear fear oo. The main market days are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (though you will get to see things on other days but you won't have enough options compare to those 3 days)

CanadianNurse:
If you can find someone in lagos or get to lagos yourself them come down to Yaba.... You will see winter jacket NA you go run... Okirika straight from Moscow

Katagoa (Super) market sef na d koko, enough of those stuff there

SPOILT9JAOLOSHO:
CIC Their Is God Oh, App Delayed.
Let me take a break calm down and prepare well to refire again for the last time,
God Pass una, Coming back for you guys.
Thank you all my pals here.
Thumbs_up for you all.

Sorry bro, please order for your file. May God see us through

debris:
After linking my application online and decide not to check on it again will the notification come on my mail if my visa is approved and dispatched?

you are suppose to get notification but for sometime now cic have been messing up with that so I will advise you keep checking your cic account for updates instead ((even if it's twice a week)

Austinpee4:
@mcobex,

i'm looking forward to your application approval. You've been really helpful here. We should be celebrating with you and other hopefuls shortly.

Thanks bro, I appreciate. You have been more helpful here o. God is in full control