ghabrhiel10:


Congratulations man! Still waiting for my letter of introduction

ralfudoh:
Congrats. I've waited so long for the out come of your application. Thank God

litterbug:
Congrats Sis. The Good Lord that did yours will do mine too. Amen.

Samuelpluto:


wow, been waiting for this testimony, our Paris applicant. Paris actually did it. Congratulations.

kingsnigga:
@ MsJu, Congratulations to you. Please I have few questions,
1. When did you apply?
2. How did you apply Paper or Online?
3. Does your family members accompanying you include wife only or with your children?.

Would appreciate your warmth reply.
Thanks

favour0011:
Hello Nairalanders. Hope you are all doing great? This forum was helpful to me a couple of years ago. I was able to get all the help i needed to acquire my study permit and eventually my PR with contacts i made from this forum.
Anyway, am here to help. If you are looking to come to Brampton/Mississauga. Preferably Sheridan or UTM students and you are looking for accommodation or someone to pick u up from the airport or help you settle down in one way or the other, you can send me a personal message. I could be of help.

For those who are still trying to get their Visas and its not yet coming thru, stay determined. I was denied twice before i got mine, and coming down here turned out to be the best decision i ever made. God bless you all.

victorsol:


@MsJu
Did you get funding too?

obaxlove:

This is what I call grace. With just 6M.

chichi93:
Hello house please which visa office does one put when sending a webform? Nairobi or Lagos?

Blije:
A lot of person have been mentioning supervisors supervisors.... I really don’t understand. What’s it about please?
Is it for Masters degree students or something?

Ymin:


A P P R O V A L A L E R T !!!
Program: MSc Biosystem Engineering, University Of Manitoba(Fall,2019)

This is my 3rd Application after 2 previous refusals and I have been a silent reader on this forum:

Application timeline
Route – Paper, processed in Nairobi Kenya
Applied 15th May 2019
Biometrics not required as the previous one is valid. I was able to link it online on the 26th May and then Background check already running.
Eligibility review 12th June
Medical Request 14th June
Medical Done 17th June at IOM Ikeja
Medical Passed 20th June
BVL-July 9th
Approval- July 10th
Then I got a text message late evening on Thursday 11th July from VFS Lagos that Passport is ready for pick up.
Passport pick up 12th July 2019(Within 2mins at VFS counter in Lekki, which was the fastest of all the waiting process from the beginning of the application)


Documents submitted:

Academic Qualification

B.Eng Degree in Agricultural Engineering
Msc Admission letter
Transcript from the University
CV
O Level Cert

Proof of Financial Support

Personal statement of account comprising current account balance of N3M and Fixed deposit of N3M
Reference Letter from the Bank to support SOA
Letter of Sponsorship as Postgraduate research assistant with funding of CAD18,000 for each year of my study.
Tuition is CAD12, 400 but also got an IGSES Scholarship of CAD5, 400 which is usually applied on the Tuition to effectively reduce it to CAD7, 000


Other documents

IMM Forms
Passport photo
Police Clearance Certificate was submitted during the first application so didn’t bother doing it again.
NYSC certificate
A work ID, Promotion letters and introduction letter from work
Landed property with Survey and Deed Of Assignment
Marriage cert and kids birth cert
Wife's passport biodata page
SOP and LOE address previous refusals in details

A few of my success stories and testimonies:

I first applied for a study visa to Canada in April 2018 and was refused June same year with Purpose of Visit.
Second Application was in Feb 2019 and was refused the same month with Purpose of visit and travel history.

In both cases, I used the services of an agent and I applied with the M.eng (One year course based) admission letter
Shortly before my second application, I contacted Frankrobbn to assist proofread my SOP. Despite his kind assistance then with every effort put in place, I was still delayed. Then after my second refusal, I contacted Bracha who encouraged me not to give up and assisted with part of my SOP correction.

Sometimes in Jan this year, I had thought of switching from the Meng to Msc but getting supervisor was the issue. After a series of emails with usual "no funding, no space" responses, God finally came through for me and that marks the turning point in my Canada journey. I got a Prof willing to supervise me and provided the Stipend that fully covers my study around April and then I decided to reapply for the 3rd time in May 2019.

This time around,Qudkom came to my rescue. We talk extensively, exchange emails and I had to even travel to a neighboring city to meet this wonderful and kind guy that I didn't know from anywhere just to ensure I get it right this time. Anyway, no more agent as I am prepared to take all the advice of the gurus to do it by myself.

Few days to my submission date, I had to literally go through all of Franks past post to ensure all my T's have been crossed and I's dotted.

My special appreciation thus goes to Frankrobbn, Bracha and Qudkom who positively influenced my application in a way or the other
Every other guru: Makano, Justmellow and so many Monikers I may not mention. God bless your selfless efforts on this thread.

I need to also mention that I am advanced in age and I have never traveled outside Nigeria before and I also graduated university in 2006 with about 11 years working experience. Married with 2 kids but I decided to apply alone first.
This is to encourage someone not to really give up.

Nevertheless all human efforts, IT IS NOT OF HIM THAT WILLS, NOR OF HIM WHO RUNS, BUT OF GOD WHO SHOWS MERCY....


More Success stories to every applicant awaiting feedback from Schools or the Embassy!!!

gentlepal2k:


Good day, pls I need your assistance . I studied Business Education as first degree and I work presently as a customer service Executive but I want to go for Community service workers Diploma program. Hope this won't be a problem? Also send me an email on Francis_chuks@yahoo.com so I can send you my SOP or you drop ur email here for me to send it. Thanks

Paramedickelvin:
Good morning all please How long does it take cic to respond to webform because my application is more than 11weeks now,Your response please.....

95seun:

Honestly I don’t know why I’m interested in your case. But if you broaden your horizon outside of NL, you’ll know judicial review are mainly lost, based on the sole fact that it’s purely to determine if the VO followed procedural standards when coming to a decision.
And you contacted an immigration lawyer, did you verify their licence ? And frankly speaking what did you expect the lawyer to say ? ‘You don’t have a case, keep your money’
If the lawyer is experienced and in good standing, you can negotiate a 70$/hr fee, keep the lawyer on retainer to review your SOP and supporting docs, people on NL can help you with the rest of your application. You would probably get charged for 5-10 hours depending on how well the initial consultation goes.
Alternatively, go on the IRCC site to get a list of approved agents, there a lots of Nigerian ones, do the same as above but they’re cheaper $25-$40/hr.
Main reason I’m trying to steer you away from JR is the process of reapplication is faster, you spend less and if it’s still unsuccessful it makes more sense to spend the initial ~350$ and be sure about the quality of your application going into JR review, than spending $4k for a decision you’re not sure of, and something that could possibly be solved by just spending $350.

You mentioned your SOP getting reviewed by NL’ers .. I’ve had an SOP reviewed here, sought out about 10, was able to get help from 4. All 4 had vastly different comments, 1 was really hands on providing constructive criticisms, amending / rewriting paragraphs etc. Point of me saying that is to stress that only you can truly review your SOP, the best anyone would give you is advice gained from experience and most times it’s just structural nothing to vastly change your SOP, the onus is on you to pick and choose which advice best suits your situation. Even after getting help from NL, I reviewed my SOP with a CIC certified agent from the international centre in my school, and my final SOP after the adjustment was vastly different from my post NL review SOP. So man .. idk what else to say

jessyeve:
Thanks, does it mean all paper route goes to Kenya??

95seun:


If your friend in Canada is a citizen or PR, type Atip in google.
Honestly, you shouldn’t even have to ask, it’s easily accessible on google. It’s also on the links on the first page of this thread.
If the person is not a PR/citizen .. type GCMS note in the search box on here and you’ll see people who have gotten theirs. PM them asking for help, advantage is they’ve used the service so they’ll be able to assist you better.

I still don’t understand why people can’t drop sites that have worked for them in the past.

jessyeve:
Please I want to send additional information to webform, which address should I use since I don't know where my file is processed and which category should I put it under? I'm paper applicant from Abuja

Samuelpluto:


Thats good to hear, Approval on ur way!!!!

Chinonye94:
Hello guys. Thanks again for all the help so far. I completed my medicals at qlife on the fourth of July, and my results still haven't been sent till now. I've been calling and mailing them, and have been told to wait till next week Thursday. My worry now is that my 30-day period expires today. Please has anyone been in this situation? What do I do now?

Samuelpluto:


HEY @MsJu any update from paris?

jessyeve:
my dear, this person is just selling his market, agents have been applying for people and I haven't seen anyone arrested for doing legit application, we r all adults, stay on alert and wisen up while dealing with one, that's the advice I would give anyone, condemning the whole agent in Nigeria for some people negligence is what I would call sentiments, peace.

Saucekide25:


Thank you, sir, but unfortunately, I couldn't find much info on the first page of this thread. Can you please point me at the correct thread to check this out?

Thank you

Travelforum:
Guys, very credible information reaching me tonight. Tlontin and OptimusPrime21 were refused visas after passport request because they used fake statement of account. I hope you guys can come out to debunk this. So sad.

Qudkom:
Just had the smoothest POE experience. I wasn't asked any questions or whatsoever just directed to a counter where the lady requested my passport and excused her self came back after a few seconds and handed me my study/work permit. To all trv hopefuls I wish you the very best and I'll still be present here to offer my advises et all to those who need it. Cheers!

Obehi44:
Hello gurus, helpers in the house, Pls help on this thought of mine.
I want to change school
I want to change course of study.
The question is can I change school and or course of study?
Will it have an effect or affect my visa application?
Please those already in Canada or with first hand info should help reply. Thanks

Chinonye94:
Hello guys. Please is it normal to still have background check and eligibility running, even though I've been called for medicals?

yetunde84:
Hi guys,

My cousin got a medical request. Can someone please tell me what his chances are that he will get the visa

Frankrobbn1:




This is a great news for the fact that you applied on 9th May and got a medical request 5 days later shows that the Paris Immigration office will be very compassionate in issuing study visas. Last year study permit applications were handled by several Immigration office. First, it was Accra that was in charge of applications and was later moved to London, Dubai, Turkey and Lagos before it finally landed to Kenya until now.

Applicants that were refused of their visas by Kenya, I think this would be the best time to utilize this golden opportunity by reapplying for your visas.

I wish you the very best in your application.

dimaxy:
PLEASE MY PEOPLE.WHAT CAN I DO IF DONT MEET UP WITH THE REQUIRED GPA FOR GRADUATE ADMISSION.
I INTEND TO APPLY AT UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA ND THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IS 3.O GPA WHICH I DON'T HAVE UP TO THAT.PLEASE WHAT CAN I DO..