seun4paul:
Thanking God for the testimonies and the visas approval thus far. I pray that those who did their biometric and interview as from 25th of August and beyond shall receive their own student visas promptly by God's grace. Amen in Jesus mighty name.

seun4paul:


You need to have a verve card to able to use paga. Also open a paga account, then link your paga account to your naira verve card at the wallet section. Paga has best rate you can find. I guess around 380 to a dollar

iloveutd:
Hello great people ...my RGU faithfuls , I heard they will start issuing CAS by the end of this month

Anybody made deposit yet?

And we need to connect o...I don’t know how but I think we need to connect

iloveutd:
Please where is my Robert Gordon university peeps @ , we should link up to o..

Has anybody used form A recently

And I’m about to pay my deposit ...should I wait a little ?

Youtook:

Congratulations. Kindly send the materials to me via email. dearkaryn_1@yahoo.com. thank you in advance.




Quote author=Lansky post=72012411]God is good!

L - 9.0
R - 9.0
W - 7.5
S - 8.0

Sharing my story cuz of how I've learnt from others in this thread. Mine will take a peculiar route and I'll update the house.
However, for now I'll share how I studied for IELTS with the hope that it might help someone too.

Listening: Practice a lot. Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Practice concentrating cause my mind wandered sometimes, usually in between sections or at the beginning.

After a lot of practice, find out which of the listening question formats gives you a hard time then focus on that one to get better. Mine was the section with a question and multiple choice long answers. I jonsed a lot answering these type of questions during practice.

In the hall, don't touch the headset during the test or bend too low. Doing so will either interfere with or block the Infra-Red signal and you'll hear a scrambled sound instead of the test. I wrote all my answers in ALL CAPS; I couldn't risk small caps as my handwriting is terrible.


Reading: Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Although it's the GENERAL we are writing, I practiced a LOT with the ACADEMIC as it's harder/complex. When I did practice GENERAL, it was a breeze. Also, time yourself as you proceed.

After a lot of practice, figure out which type of questions you suck at and focus. Mine was T/F/NG or Y/N/NG - I failed them hard - especially when synonyms were used in the questions.

Finally, I read the entire passages during practice for both Academic and General. However, before my test I tried the skimming and scanning technique, and it worked too

In the hall I answered in my question paper first then transferred to answer sheet later cuz of my bad handwriting. I finished Reading in 30mins then I revised my answers or the ones I skipped and transferred my answers in the last 30mins. I answered in ALL CAPS too.

Writing: Honestly, this was definitely the hardest for me - I am not a fan of long story.

Firstly, I finished an official free (for 1 month) IELTS LRWS online course *** even though I can't remember how I learnt about it. I also did the RoadtoIELTS that comes after you pay. Thirdly, I did a short video course *** downloadable via torrent - it taught me how to plan the different types of essays. Popular free IELTS websites also helped me too. Like L & R, it goes without saying that you should practice a lot.

Now when it comes to practicing, I think the best approach is to first UNDERSTAND the Writing marking criteria for both Task 1 and 2. The criteria for both is similar but only differs in Task Achievement vs Task Response respectively. When you understand the criteria you can give them what they want abi are looking for. (Same goes for Speaking).

Second step is to practice (TIMED) a lot with the criteria in mind. For writing (and speaking) it's hard to know your standing since you can't get immediate answers like L & R. What I did was to pay someone online ***, who claimed to be an official IELTS tutor, to mark some of my practice tests (Did same for speaking). Doesn't cost much. So say you have 3 weeks to your IELTS exam, you can write 4-5 letters and essays a week and get the last one in every week assessed. Practice with pencils or biros - basically whatever you prefer to write with during exam.
If you can't write an essay everyday, at least practice planning an essay everyday (i.e, Intro, Paragraph 1, Paragraph2, etc , Conclusion).

In the hall, every minute counts in Writing. If you are going to ease yourself during the test, it's best you do it during Reading cuz it's probably the test you'll finish on time. They won't let you out of the hall during the chill period between L & R, or R & W. I lost about 2 mins in Writing while running to and fro the bathroom . As globally advised, spend 20 mins on Task 1, and 40 mins on Task 2 (you know Task 2 carries twice the weight). For each Task, quickly plan before you start writing.

The moment I started writing, I wrote down the different ways to show 'Grammatical Range and Accuracy' so that I remembered to include them (i.e. Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences, Modals, Tenses, Adverbials, etc).
In Task 1, one mistake I recall was mixing up indentation with skipping a line between paragraphs. I corrected the mistake in Task 2.
I didn't do well in Task 2 as I wrote well below 250 words: 220 ish words if I recall correctly. Also, my handwriting is pretty bad (like Doctor type) so I had to slow down to be legible which also added to the pressure. I also recall my conclusion paragraph was poor as I was tense, rushing and looking at the clock.



Speaking: I semi-covered speaking in the Writing section. To reiterate, UNDERSTAND the Speaking marking criteria and give them what they want. Cambridge Books 1-12/13 has Speaking tests too.

You already know about giving extended but on-point/topic (don't digress) answers in Part 1, speaking beyond the stipulated 2 minutes in Part 2, using Part 3 to further give them what they want and finally that lying is okay .

The free (for 1 month) online course *** helped. YouTube videos, free IELTS websites, RoadtoIELTS. I also paid someone, who claimed to be a former IELTS examiner, to interview/assess me; He gave me pointers/feedback and the session eased my tension - don't even understand why I was tensed about a Language I've spoken all my life .

To conclude, practice for L & R, understand criteria and practice for W & S, know your weak areas and improve them.

While I understand that we all want to get this PR sorted, please consider your schedule and book a date that will give you time to study/practice wella. Like if you work full-time, part-time, run a biz, married, single, run a family etc schedule your test accordingly. In hindsight, I nearly made the mistake of registering in another City for the test cuz my own City had no space for a closer date - I would have performed poorly.

*** I'm not sure about the rules as per what is considered advertising so I'm not mentioning any links. However let me know and I'll email them to you. For the Cambridge Books I think they are available via torrent even though I copied via USB from someone in my City.

...and I said I'm not a fan of long story.
Cheers

okelion:
I like the good work you guys are doing here. I came here after I have submitted my application and I felt like crying because I would have learnt a lot. I was just lucky.

Profile:
M.Sc Chemistry CGPA: 4.92/5.00, UNN
B.Sc Chemistry (First class 4.54/5.00), UNN
Lecturer,UNN ( from 2013 to present)
Married with one kid
Age: 28
Going for PhD in Chemistry

Document submitted
CIC forms (2)
First degree certificate and transcript
M.Sc certificate and transcript
admission letter with funding ($32000 from supervisor stipend and $92,492 from admission scholarship)
No account statement from me or anyone
marriage cert
Going alone
my student page of Uottawa
My UNN appointment letter
Three pay slip (March, April and July)
NYSC cert
FSLC
WAEC
NECO
JSSCE
Birth CERT
Living expenses schedule from my school website
My school fees schedule
No landed property
Upfront medical
Police cert

Ope100:
*Ope100*


TIME-LINE;
*Applied via online route: 19/04/17
*Biometrics: 20/04/17
*Review of Eligibility: 17/09/2017
*Medical mail: 19/10/17 
*Medicals: 26/10/17
*Medical passed: 28/10/17
*Approval mail/PPR: 07/11/17

PROFILE;
*Previous degree: B.Sc Building (01/17)
*Intended course: College Diploma, HVAC technology
*DLI: Holland College, PEI
*Duration: 2 years
*Tuition: $9,000+ CAD/year
*Relevant work experience: Yes, during my internship
*Prerequisites courses: Yes, during my undergraduate

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED;
*Letter of Intent
*WAEC certificate
*Undergraduate Certificate
*Proof of prerequisite courses
*Proof of relevant work experience
*Siblings school I.D cards
*Passports data pages, visa's and stamps
*Police character certificate
*Sponsor/Dad's bank statements
*Sponsors employment letter, I.D card
*Sponsor's Landed properties 
*Sponsor's CSCS shares
*Sponsor's international passport data page
*My birth certificate
*Family picture

Markab:
Processing time for study permit... Hmmm

yeahkim:

University of Ottawa- masters in economics. You can email me for the list of documents

RAY12345:


Hello, Here are the steps.
(1) Go to this below listed link
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/e-services/mycic.asp
(2) Click on continue to Gckey
(3) If You've already account created, login with your Username and Password otherwise Click on Sign up to go on next page and create your username, password and security questions.
(4) After creating my CIC account, click link application to this account.
(5) Then select category as Temporary residence and subcategory as Study Permit and extension.
(6) Then select Family name, given name and date of birth option.
(7) Fill your family name(surname), given name and date of birth as per Passport or application form.
(8.) Next in applicant personal info panel fill Passport information only and DO NOT FILL CITY AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH.
(9) Enter your course start date given on your offer letter exact same as that.
(10) Enter course end date as on offer letter only month and year is given so enter that only don't select the date.
(11) Enter your DLI no. same as given on the offer letter.
(12) Next search for your application.
(13) Your application will be found and can be linked.
(14) You can get real time updates on your paper application online.
Regards

Dunna:
…long post alert.

Approval! Approval!! Approval!!!

I have been a silent member of this house. I actually decided publish this to encourage someone and to answer some questions with my application. I submitted my application before discovering this forum, but have actually learnt from other people experiences.
Congrat sir. Can I have sample of your SOP. My email is modupeige@yahoo.co.uk. Thanks sir.
Profile:

BSc, MSc (Chemistry)

Intended program: PhD Chemistry

Work/current activity: Managerial position in the banking sector (11 years core banking experience till date)

Application: (online)

1-      Study permit (mine) -30th April 17

3-Visitors permit (my 3 kids-less than 6 yrs) -30th April 17

1-      Work permit (my wife) -30th April 17

Financials


My Childs soa -6m

Other Scholarship funding -32kUSD

Funding from school – 20kCAD

Pensions soa-5m

TA position awarded

Other documents in addition to cic docs

Wife’s BSc/MSc certificates

 Birth certificates for 5 of us

My landed property document (not valued)….but in the city

Letters of introduction from our offices

7 journal publications in Chemistry intl journals (stated in my CV)

CV

SOP..(written  myself) –sample available on request!

Other certifications…ACCA, computer etc



Timeline

30th April-App submitted (online)

Upfront medical

20 July – request for proof of school fees payment and funds for living expenses and assurance letter from bank of being able to export funds due to restriction by CBN (submitted my own soa this time of 3.5m and award letter from school)

Aug 22-review of eligibility

27th Aug-call for medical (even after doing upfront medical-attached the e-medical form and sent to accra email)

4th Sept-Medical updated –passed

6th Sept- Request for original passport for all my application (1 study, 3 visitors, 1 work)

To God alone be all the glory. Though tightly busy, I will be willing to answer some questions in this regard and wish every other TRV hopefuls quick and favourable response from CiC. Merci!

OriEyeLe:
Please how did you pay your tuition fee to that school. Thanks

samjumbo:
Though nothing is impossible, children of 7 and 5years na community oo.. More reason to live them behind so u focus on your study. PGD, what was your undergrad GPA? Ur sponsor ain't bad at all..