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Jbrighto:
I applied with Nigeria passport.
Why did you say that lol �. I havent travelled to contonou b4 not to talk of UK or EU or US. I am seriously confused right now..

That was because of the letter you shared with your post . The word eTA which simply means electronic travelling authorisation that is usually applied for by citizens of countries that don't require a visa to visit Canada for short stays. I only just assumed even though I wasn't able to read the whole letter to get a clearer picture .

Jbrighto:
Hello guys. God bless you guys for help and all.
My name is Johnson. I applied for a sch in Nova scotia. I finished with second class lower in 2019 and i applied for master of applied economics im a school in nova scotia. Mount saint vincent university. I was offered an admission around February 18th 2021 for fall admission. I immediately started my visa processing i submitted my application around april and i was told to go for my biometrics in May which i did. Then. I didn't hear anything from them. I lost my phone and i couldn't access my portal. I tried reseting my password but it was bringing out error. I raised several webform. After several attempts, i was able to access my portal in December 27 2021. I saw a message that i should go for medical, which i did. But for that time. I didn't inform the sch i lost my phone and the university has withdrawn me from their sch. I paid 8000 cad part of my tuition fees .
I got a mail from the school that have been withdrawn .
I was told to reapply. I explained what happened to them but they said i should reapply and they won't refund the part of the sch fees i paid.
I immediately reapply and i was issued 2022 fall admission letter. I submitted that with my passport and it got stamped but i saw a letter on my portal. The arrival date missing but on my passport my visa expires next year December. Pls i have been trying to secure another admission but i want to get to canada first b4 informing ircc. My questions are, 1. can i change it when i get to canada

2. Must it be in the same nova scotia
Also wen can i travel to Canada since the date is missing there.
Pls anyone can also help me with any easy and cheap school.

Seems to me that you applied for study permit with either a passport from an EU country , UK or USA.
Colleges with low tuition fees can be found in the Atlantic provinces of Canada. You can check out
New Brunswick community college (NBCC)
Holland college
College of the north atlantic

Baabu320:
This is my first application and I saw 4 terms which confuses me does it mean 2years?

I am applying for pgd with my HND. Am on the right track?

All advices are welcome!

Yes that's a 2 year program. Each year comprises of 2 semesters (2 terms). So the 2 year program will give u a total of 4 semester or term as you may want to call it.

19CannyMum:
Please forgive me if my question is an olodo one. If his program ends May, and he's resuming a new program September, he's not allowed to work full time between May and September?

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You may be allowed to work full time for up to 150days before the second program starts if you meet certain conditions. Click on the link below and read towards the end to find the answers to your question.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/study-permits/campus-work.html#ineligible-programs

blessingflow:
No, I didn't. I Even forgot. Pls what do you think I should do now?

Honestly Blessingflow I just hope and pray that things works out well for you. This is because you have been expecting a decision on your application for study permit for a long time now and then all this issue is coming up. Withholding information when filling the application for Canada study permit either knowingly or unknowingly might end up being termed as misrepresentation and in such a case you might be tagged as inadmissible into Canada .
Just as some ppl suggested here on this platform you can decided to send a letter of explanation through webform to see if it might help or not.
Below is a link that explains further what an applicant for a visa application risk if he or she withholds information .
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/inadmissibility/reasons.html
Wish you all the best.

Novenia:
Hello, please do anyone know about Canadian CareerEducation College in Canada. I applied to it and I’m to pay for LOA after admission

It's a college in Vaughan ,Ontario Canada. It is a designated learning institution but any international student who studied and graduated from there isn't eligible to apply for a Post graduation work permit (PGWP). So if your main aim is to study in Canada and then after graduation , apply for PGWP then I advice that you forget about that College immediately so as not to lament later. Good luck.

blessingflow:
Good day @ makano, @teemenzo @osemigho and all the gurus in the house. I just got recieved this reply below to the gmc I raise a week ago. Pls I want to ask, is this the reply they send to every body or it's just specifically for me alone. Pls your advise is needed especially as regards the criminality...a certain agent messed me up 9yrs ago and sent fake doc. For my UK visa application, even after paying him 200k and given him my original docs. I didn't get to know until I received a 10yr ban from the UK embassy, i tried arresting the agent, but he has been on the run. Pls, could this be the crim!nalty canadian embassy is talking about below? Pls i need urgent reply and my heart is pumping plenty blood at once right now.

Good Day,

Thank you for your email.

Kindly note that this application is still under active review by our office. At the moment, we are not in a position to give a clear indication of when we anticipate finalizing this application. However, we wish to inform you that our office is doing the necessary to ensure that this application is processed and finalised within the shortest timeframe possible.

Please note that the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act requires that each person applying for a visa to Canada be screened in many different ways, including health, security and crim!nality. Often, delays in the processing of an application are out of our control as some processing steps require coordination with external authorities. Therefore some applications due to the complexity of their nature may take a bit longer to finalise than others

Our office will contact the applicant and sponsor as soon as all verifications are completed, or as soon as more information or documents are required.

We realize that the situation is unfortunate and regret that our response could not be more favorable at the moment.

Regards,

As regards to sharing of information between UK and Canada . Yes they do share information regarding travellers seeking visa . USA ,UK,CANADA, REP. OF IRELAND, AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND do share information.
Secondly when you applied for UK visa and got banned did you do Biometrics? If the answer is yes there is a very high probability that the Canadian embassy will find out concerning the ban even if you end up changing your names or passport. I wish you good luck though.

Teemenzo:
It is only enough if you are very lucky to get a job with LMIA immediately you leave school

A PGWP is an open work permit and as a result you don't need an LMIA when applying for jobs.
Yes you can get a PR with one year PGWP but you stand a better chance through the PNP route to PR and it all depends on the province you are applying through. If you want to apply via a federal program then you will need to apply via Canadian experience class and in this case you must be lucky enough to have gotten a Job immediately after you applied for PGWP, this is because when applying for PR via the canadian experience class you need one year of canadian work experience and a job offer too.
Saskatchewan pnp usually require 6months of work experience for those that graduated from their province and have a job offer.
You can also check the Atlantic provinces ( new Brunswick, nova Scotia, prince Edward island, Newfoundland and labrador) if you study a year program in a dli . You can apply for PR via the pnp of the province if you have a job offer and and meet other requirements. They tend to favour people who studied in their province. You can check them out.

canforum65:
Can I carry mote than $10,000 cash from Nigeria to Canada? Will it be seized by Immigration / customs? Any one experienced this before?

You can carry but you need to declare it to the customs.
Read all you need to know by clicking on the link below.
https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/ttd-vdd-eng.html

Adunnee:
Hello,
I have a few questions regarding the study visa:

1. Can an applicant currently living in Canada (Visitors visa) apply for study permit using the new IRCC link?

2. Would the applicant need to leave Canada and reenter through the border after the visa has been issued in order to get study permit?

3. Has anyone here applied for initial study permit from inside Canada? Please share information on how you packaged your application. I'm more concerned about how to answer the questions related to residence address, where are you applying from, etc.

Thank you.

Since you are on a visitor Visa . You will need to leave Canada and re-enter if the application is approved.
Use the address of your home in Nigeria or country of residence.

Click on the link below to read for yourself.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/study-permits/making-application.html

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-215.html

Jxool:
Good morning everyone.

It’s my first time posting to visitor visa group for Canada.

Got approved recently for student visa amd am currently in Canada.

I applied for visiting visa for my wife and my two kids but got rejected same day biometric was done. It’s funny hey but they applying from South Africa as they South African citizens and they reside in South African also.

Reason for refusal

Based on travel history
Based on your family ties in Canada and your home country of residence
Based on your personal financial asset and financial status.

Please house anyone with good idea how to tackle this refusal?


Gurus in the house please guide me and I will really appreciate it.

Request for GCMS notes to find out the real reason they were denied the visit visa . If you can address those reasons then reapply.

Lydylonge:
Hello nairalanders, Please can anyone enlighten me on what covid procedure to undergo before entering Canada. I just got my visiting visa to unite with my spouse.I am also traveling with a child.Before I book flight, Do we need to run any test, plan quarantine ahead?
Please note, I have fully vaccinated with one of Canada recognised vaccine.Kindly advise.
Thank you.

Click on the link below to see the procedure you need to follow when travelling to Canada.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/arrivecan.html

Ziico24:
hello Nairalander.

please i have a complex issues regarding my application,

I applied july and after all processes I got a response in september and was rejected on the condition of insufficient asset and financial status, hence I was told
" you're welcome to reapply if you feel that you can respond to these concerns and can demonstrate that your situation meets the requirements."

with a footnote all new applications must be accompanied by a new fees.

now my problem is since i reuploaded all neccesary document and paid new visa fees my dashboard hasn't been updated that an application has been submitted and received.

can anyone please guide me on what to do?

Did you get an email from IRCC after submission of the application?

Deronke1:
Please who knows any school in canada you can apply to without paying application fee?

This is what came out after searching through google.
https://jobreaders.org/universities-in-canada-without-application-fee/

Malone122:
this means still paying fees if I’m correct cause of enrollment letter that’s when leaving Nigeria

Let's look at it this way.
If you get a new loa while still in Nigeria and withdraw your acceptance from the old school you use in getting the study permit approval then by law you need to inform IRCC that you have changed school , and you need to do this before travelling and you would need to submit a new application for study permit while still in Nigeria.
So to change while inside Canada it means that you must have gotten your study permit from the immigration at the port of entry in Canada using the Visa obtained with the LOA from school A( old school) . After getting your study permit you can attend your school for a week and then decide to switch to a new school using the link I sent you and in this case you wont be needing a new study permit. You just have to inform ircc using that link.
So basically u still have to be a student in school A when you land in Canada. After you collect your study permit. Then change.
I know a lot of school will refund part of your tuition if you study for a week and then withdraw.

It is safer to attend the old school for at least some days before you change . This is because if you change immediately you land without attending the old school you might get your study permit revoked and ordered to leave . So it's better to play safe. It's even safer if you attend the whole semester and in that case you can transfer your course unit to the new school if you are doing the same program .

Semtu:
Please can anyone answer? mrprolifik

Here is the link on how to do it.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/after-apply-next-steps.html

Lezy:
Congratulations. That was fast.

Does this mean CIC doesn't process from gckey account, the old portal? Can somebody say something about this?

They still do. It's just that the new portal is designed in a way that submission of application is easier and faster. A friend submitted a study permit application in January of 2022 and got a decision exactly 2weeks later.

Malone122:
On this note I have a question if you don’t mind
Can a student switch schools without attending the one that gave you visa ??
For instance school A gave visa and I travel to Canada, immediate I change my school to school B and tell ircc without attending school A at all
Or I have to actively attend school A for a semester before changing to school B ??

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You don't have to attend for the whole semester before changing from one school to another. You can attend for a week and then switch . To change you just have to login to ircc website and follow the steps in the link below.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/change-schools/account.html
Please note that when changing schools the new school you are changing to must also be a dli.

ugoguchy:
Hello everyone, please i need some input here. I have a friend who currently got her student visa approved. So here is the issue, her school starts in May, she’s currently pregnant and due in july. She applied alone without her family and plans to do that after she gets here. The province her school is at,she doesn’t have anyone to help her out incase anything comes up as per the pregnancy. Is it possible for her to apply to another school in my province and switch schools when she gets here. So she can atleast have a family (me) around to help out when the baby comes.
Thanks in advance for your advice

If she changes school before travelling to Canada she needs to alert IRCC and that would mean applying for a new study permit. If she wants to change school when she gets to Canada , she needs to take some courses in the school she used in getting her study permit then withdraw and switch to a new DLI then alert IRCC in Canada .

Talksub:
Yes I changed my passport number, because my old one expired. Could that be the reason

It could be a reason. And secondly you made mention on changing name. That means their system wont recognise you except you do another biometrics. Lastly when filling the form online for the visa , the part that asked if you answered other names in the past ,what did you fill in there?

Talksub:
Hello ,

I go an additional document request to make a payment of $85 , however I did not know what the money was for . After making payment and uploading the receipt I go a Biometric request letter. I have a currently valid biometric hence I am surprised the are asking for a biometric or is it because my old biometric had my maiden name ?

Please what do I do ? I can’t travel to do another biometrics and my old biometric with my previous last night is still valid till 2027 . Please what do I do .

I already raised a web form

Can you give me an email address of ircc so I can send a copy of my valid biometric

Or a contact number

I am confused

How do I contact ircc .. please kindly assist if you have any info

Did you use a different passport?

Dreiwizzy:
Thanks for your input. Please what will it cost him to apply for this temporary work permit

It cost $155 cad to apply for a temporary work permit. Let me also add that if the LMIA is approved and your friend gets a letter of employment and eventually apply and get the work permit approved. He can only work for that employer when he gets to Canada . This is because a work permit based on LMIA approval is an "employer specific work permit and not an open work permit".

Dreiwizzy:
a friend of mine was contacted by his social media contact (married woman) who resides in Canada over a job she got for him; let's say she contacted him and made recommendation of jobs available for him.
this my friend studied Mechanical engineering technology. he has less funds with him, but confide in me that he can sort out funds if only he can get a comprehensive requirements/costs of traveling to Canada.
my questions are these.. what are these requirements? what type of visa will be eligible for him? and lastly, since the lady is willing to assist him with a job, what is expected from the lady to do, questions to ask her concerning this arrangements etc.
cc: JustWise . I need your input on this matter. Thank you guys.

The employer would need to get an approved LMIA ( labour market impact assessment) and get your friend a letter of employment then your friend can start the process of applying for a temporary work permit outside Canada.

oyeflexy4217:
I was trying to create a profile on the cgi portal but i cant find America in the drop down, Can we chat on whatsap, please i need to do this because my school resumes in April and i'm yet to secure a visa. This is my number 08063540837

It's United States of America

greeners222:
So there is no way a year programme can earn you your PGWP after graduating?? Wow. How do one get there PR then

A year program would give you 1year PGWP.

tuneao:
How many years PGWP will i get with 3years program

3years

amila20042001:
Does anyone have answer to this? Gurus in da house @mekano and others pls help

Click on the link below to take you to the page needed for international students to apply to colleges in Ontario . You will find centennial college among them

https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en/apply-now/apply-now-international

blessingflow:
Thanks for your input on this matter. But one can always change to another school that is eligible for PGWP after arriving Canada right?

Yes you can. But it depends on how you intend to do it

blessingflow:
From the link you dropped below, kindly find that Western Community College is one of the approved designated learning colleges in British Columbia.

Repeating what I wrote earlier.
All PGWP eligible colleges or universities are designated learning institutions but not all designated learning institutions are eligible for PGWP. Read that again and understand properly.
Western community college is a designated learning institution but graduates from that college are not eligible for PGWP after studies. Now go back to that page you uploaded and look to the far right on the same line the school is listed to check if you find a YES or NO. If yes then you can apply for PGWP if you graduate from that college if No then you can't. So go back to that link and check again.
Goodluck

blessingflow:
But why? I'm just hearing this for the first time.

When applying to a college or a University in Canada to study and hope to apply for a PGWP after studies it is important to confirm if it is a designated learning institution and secondly if international graduates from that college or university are eligible for post graduation work permit ( for those interested in applying for pgwp). The bottom line is not all designated learning institutions in Canada are eligible for PGWP but all PGWP eligible institutions are designated learning institution.
Below is a link to help you check if the school you intend to apply to will be able to qualify you for PGWP after studies . All you need to do after clicking is select the province where the school is located and search for the school and find if they qualify or not.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare/designated-learning-institutions-list.html

BeejayB:
Yeah… March 9th.. British airways via London and Toronto to Calgary

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I think he or she meant London in Ontario Canada

blessingflow:
Western Community College, Surrey

Graduates of Western community college Surrey , aren't eligible for post graduation work permit after study.