crusader6:
I just submitted my application.. Online route, new application, undergraduate program, nursing, Brandon university

Please someOne should help me with contact details of cic clinic in Abuja.. I want to book for medical

since you have submitted, why not wait for the medical request.

Congratulations!!!

Mudicua:
After 296 days of waiting, PPR dropped at exactly 2.05pm naija time on 05-24-19.
It can only be God!

Timeline will come later...
Special thanks to toy all, those who helped me in one way or the other. @Austacus, @Bracha, @sillysassysally and the others whom I did not mention, thank you very much.

Yes oo, yours is on the way.

makano:
Am so so happy today.. Although I havnt gotten my Visa since July last year.. But guess what, 2 of my JUNE 2018 guys got their Passport request today.. First ralfudoh and just now Kishkosh called me that he just got his... Am sure he is about to share his success story.. Am so happy for you guys and am happy I am part of your success story, its doing me assif its my Visa...... So happy for my Guys... Mine is coming on the way by God's grace.. I believe.. Peace

ralfudoh:
I said to myself: I must testify before the end of this part
First application
Feb 24th 2016.
Refused 4th march 2016.
Reasons : Purpose of visit and home ties.

2nd application
June 21st 2018
Biometrics 22nd June 2018.
I was in Lagos for a friends wedding, decided to do medicals on 25th August 2018. Sent to CIC and my online profile was updated to passed on 29th August, same day, eligibility review started.
On May 14th 2019, I was asked to submit an updated admission letter because my resumption date had passed. I called my school and after 10mins, letter dropped, I forwarded to CIC. 24th May 2019, Original passport request dropped. Application approved.
My application took almost a year. I sent over 1000 mails (not exaggerating) regarding my application. I was sending 5mails to Lagos office and 5 to London every morning and evening. I mailed 121 MP's in Ontario province where my school is located, twice. I mailed the prime ministers office and the immigration ministers office, they responded after the third round of mails, and asked for more information which I furnished them with and I was told I will hear from them before 24th May 2019.
And on the 24th of May, 2019, my application was approved and I was asked to submit my passport for stamping. As if Gods favor is not enough for me. While I went to submit my passport after 15mins of getting PPR, I walked into VFS and did the process, got my number, the whole place was so crowded (1st time am seeing VFS Abuja so crowded), I sat down, removed the passport request letter and was reading it again to be sure if am not dreaming. Guess what guys, the manager of VFS walked out of his office, walked past me and came back and asked if am here to submit my passport and I said yes, he called me, when behind the counter, collected my passport and signed on the letter, put it in the VFS bag and that was how I was attended to. The entire VFS Abuja were surprised to see a June 21st 2018 applicant. They checked twice to be sure. I can't thank Jehovah for his infinite Grace towards me. He is the Almighty and supreme being.

Docs submitted
All IMM forms
Personal bank statement of over 11million and cash flow of 24million.
Share certificate of shares with Mobil.
C of O of two landed properties in Lagos.
Land agreement of land bought in Benue.
Stanbic ibtc pension account.
CAC documents of a company i own 40% stakes.
C of O of mum landed property with receipts of rents paid by tenants.
Contracts awarded to my company.

Degree cert in Electrical/Computer Engineering
Transcripts.
Referee letters
Study leave letter from current employer and from co owned company.
Over 17 professional certifications (from CCNA to CCNA SECUIRTY to CCNP to OCA to PMP to Web design to Ethical Hacking.)
Am going for Embedded Systems Development.


Highlights of my application:

I didn't pay a dime of my tuition. I have a virgin passport. I am single. A college applicant. Submitted a one page well detailed SOP.

Special mentions @makano (Mr Ginger)
Sleekysoft, 042viber(soft boy), Hunkerbert (A.K.A coded) Austacus. The list is endless. Thank you everyone. I wish all TRV hopefuls to adopt the NEVER GIVE UP mentality like Liverpool did against Barca. If u watch football, you will understand better.

congratulations!!! Your patience is commendable.

Abeg who else is in the same boat .. I got a medical request on th 15th May , profile updated to medical passed on 16th May, and still haven't received any other update.

Oluwaseunbd:
I applied to a college and paid full tuition via 'Form A' and it 'flew'

My brother tried paying through UBA but we were told that the recent CBN rule says it must be a University or a college affiliated to one.

Damlovey:
Application approved guys!!!!! Thank you all I’m very grateful to you all. God bless you guys abundantly bracha, dmerciful, qudkom, kez, makano and the rest. Thank you!!!!!!!

congratulations!!

Ask your school for the payment invoice. Mind you if it's not a university the "A Form" won't fly.

crusader6:

To pay fees through the A form the bank said they need an official letter from the school showing the school bank detail and amount I need to pay. Whereas my school didnt giv me such and moreover they dont require any fees yet.

All you need to do is to indicate that you are also applying for a family member while answering your online questionnaire and it will create profile and the IMM forms for the person under yours. I also applied with my 2kids(2&4yrs).

4evaco:
Hi all, good evening. I intend to apply together with my toddler who is a US citizen. Please does anyone know how I can add her to my application? I don google tire abeg I need your help. Thank you.

@frankrobben please I sent you a pm @sillysassysally please I'm still awaiting your reply to my request. Thank you.

Check the first page of this thread.

YOUNGJOHN05:
Can someone please help me with SOP template?

I think finance is your only problem. Let your sponsor write a sponsorship letter stating that he has already transferred your school fees to you, maybe a breakdown of how he intennds supporting.

Alexkrueger:


Damn right, I’m not waiting for a month

Got admitted to university of Winnipeg
I’m just 20, so I’m going for bachelors degree in geography.
I wrote to the vo on my last sop that I had good result in geography in Waec( I included the result)
I believe everything is write with my application except the proof of funds

I had 5m in my account for my first year tuition fee which my sponsor transferred to me( tuition fee for a year 17,000cad ), submitted just my statement of acc

And my sponsor had to 6-7m with good inflow in his account for my living expenses, I submitted just his statement of account and reference letter from his bank.

What are the other documents to collect from my sponsor that I missed

Denial reason

Pursuant to paragraph 220(a) of the IRPA, I am not satisfied that you have sufficient and available financial resources, without working in Canada, to pay the tuition fees for the course or program of studies that you intend to pursue.
• Pursuant to paragraph 220(b) of the IRPA, I am not satisfied that you have sufficient and available financial resources, without working in Canada, to maintain yourself and any family members who are accompanying you during your proposed period of study.
• Pursuant to paragraph 220(c) of the IRPA, I am not satisfied that you have sufficient and available financial resources, without working in Canada, to pay the cost of transporting yourself and any family members who are accompanying you to and from Canada.
You are welcome to reapply if you feel that you can respond to these concerns and can demonstrate that your situation meets the requirements. All new applications must be accompanied by a new processing fee.

The Visa Officer,
Deputy High Commission of Canada
4Anifowoshe Street Victoria Island
Lagos, Nigeria.

bennyg24:
Hello house, please someone should help with the Canadian embassy address that should be on sponsorship letter and my letter of explanation.

Hello Viber, thank you for the support you give here. I think it's better you share the info here so that future applicants can also benefit from it.

Kez911:
For those that are in need of assistance to order for their gcms notes, pls kindly pm me...

Good morning Sally, it's been updated to medical passed. Pls how long did it take from medical passed to passport request. I am sorry for the disturbance, it's just that my time-line is unbelievable

sillysassysally:
Medical Request – May 6th (I was surprised when I got this medical request because I did upfront medicals, so I was wondering why they were still telling me to do medicals). I sent a web form with my e-medical slip attached and I also sent emails to Lagos, London, and Kenya. On May 7th (the day after receiving medical request), I went to the hospital to see the doctor who attended to me and doctor told me that he sent IRCC a message to link my upfront medical ID to my medical request ID.
Medicals passed – May 8th

@sillysassysally hope you had a stress free day? Pls, how long did it take them to update your medical after you sent the proof of upfront medical?

So sorry for that. I pray you scale through in your next application.

chibertha:
Good day all
Applied on 22 March
With upfront medicals
Biometrics update 2 may
Refusal advice 16th may

I have ordered for GCMS notes.

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Yes, I did upfront. Thanks a lot.

Kez911:


Have you done the medicals already?

LDNIMMIGRATION@international.gc.ca
LAGOSIMMIGRATION@international.gc.ca

Ok. Thanks a lot.

sillysassysally:
I didnt communicate with the hospital via email. I actually went there physically to complain...

Thanks dear. Can you help me out with the email address to send the mail to.

Kez911:


Send a mail to them telling them you have already done your medicals upfront... u attach evidence to that fact

Thanks for your response. I have contacted the hospital, they said it's been submitted and there is nothing else they can do. I tried sending Web form but I don't know the visa office handling the application. Can you help me with the email address used or can I just respond to the email they sent me?

sillysassysally:
Congratulations!!!
This was what i did... I went to the hospital to see the doctor who attended to me and doctor told me that he sent IRCC a message to link my upfront medical ID to my medical request ID. Also, I sent a web form with my e-medical slip attached and I also sent emails to Lagos, London, and Kenya.

....

Hello Sally, I just got a medical request now after I did upfront. Can you kindly guide me on how to go about it.. Thanks a bunch

sillysassysally:
I submitted my passport on the 9th of May. How about you?

Honestly!

chibertha:
How I wish they can also approve this fast.

5 days meehn

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Bracha:
I know my next words would be misconstrued, but I don't care.

You “need vital information” so we're supposed to just roll over and bend over backwards to provide them for you. Not a “please” or a “kindly” in all that sentence. Your post smacks or utter arrogance. But then we will give you what you want because we're here to fulfill your “utmost desire”, I mean what else are we here for?

No WhatsApp group was created, at least none I'm aware of. As Kez911 and Makano will always advise, start from Part 14 of this thread and read through till the end.

Also, use Google. You're a first class student, you should know that Google is your friend.

Side note: no one is being paid here, even just.wise is doing it from the goodness of his heart. So please don't expect people to hand you things on a platter, do your research extensivelyz and when you're done, ask questions. Let's drop this entitlement mentality we have - me inclusive. This applies to nairaland and in life in general.

PS: teegreat08 before you change what you wrote to maybe claim something else, I have a screenshot of the original post. Stay humble honey

Now y'all can come for me, I'm ready. *flexes fat muscles*

Really? Thanks for what you do.

Bracha:
Yes, I am. I thought everyone knew lol

So happy for you Sally. You deserve it!

sillysassysally:
Nairaland Fam!
Thank you all for the congratulatory messages
The past couple of weeks has been an emotional rollercoaster! But knowing that we were all on a similar journey - each one at a different stage - was some sort of comfort.

My Timeline
Applied with upfront medicals – April 14th
Medical Request – May 6th (I was surprised when I got this medical request because I did upfront medicals, so I was wondering why they were still telling me to do medicals). I sent a web form with my e-medical slip attached and I also sent emails to Lagos, London, and Kenya. On May 7th (the day after receiving medical request), I went to the hospital to see the doctor who attended to me and doctor told me that he sent IRCC a message to link my upfront medical ID to my medical request ID.
Medicals passed – May 8th
Correspondence letter and Passport request – May 9th
Overall, my study permit took less than a month to be approved! Specifically, it took 25 days!

Things I believe that worked in my favour
1. The Grace of God that covered all my errors and colored all my efforts.
2. My resumption date (June 17th). I sort of feel that they give priority to people with nearer resumption dates. If you look at the timeline we have, you’d all notice that people resuming closer tend to get their decisions quickly – this does not mean that you should intentionally delay your application. At the end of the day, no one really knows the minds of these VO’s.
3. I have a strong international travel history (USA, UK, Brazil, South Africa, etc)
4. I made my submissions as organized as possible. Infact, I did a table of content for each pdf I merged so that whoever was working on my application would easily understand it.
5. I explained all lump sums with proof… (Sometimes, I see people saying things like “they’ll increase the money in their account from 5 million to 10 million” and I feel this raises eyebrows as it would question whether those funds are really available to the applicant.
6. I wrote a banging SOP… details below
7. I was truthful in my application. I have like 5 half-siblings (one living in the US and one living in the UK). I mentioned all of them in my family information form even though I was scared that it could potentially weaken my home ties.

Things I believe were the weak points of my application and how I addressed them
1. This was what I perceived to be the main weakness of my application. I was using student loans as proof of funds for my tuition. Mind you, these loans were from a reputable and internationally recognized company called Prodigy Finance. I addressed this perceived weakness by using a sponsor who was financially capable of paying off all my loans (even though most of her asset were illiquid (land and truck). Also, I believe I was able to show a strong academic and professional track record that indicated that I was financially capable of personally paying off the loans on an installment basis.
2. The name of my sponsor across all her documents was not consistent because she is a divorcee. I addressed this by submitting an affidavit of change of name with a newspaper publication

My advice to prospective PO’s
The truth is that you have to do the hard work yourself... Even though you can easily get guidance here, you still have a lot of homework to do yourself... Understand your profile – its weakness and its strengths and address them.

Documents I submitted
CAQ (Mandatory for students schooling in Quebec)
CIC Forms
Digital Photo
My passport showing all previous visas and stamps
Proof of upfront medical exam
Evidence of work requirement in study (my program comes with co-op)
Letter of Acceptance (Unconditional – though I sent the conditional one via a web form. I also begged them to process my application speedily considering my close resumption. However, my web form was never acknowledged). The other documents I merged with my Letter of Acceptance includes; acceptance deposit receipt, academic qualification documents (such as my certificate, transcript, WAEC certificate and TOEFL results), professional qualification documents (such as my CFA level 1 badge, letter of introduction from current employer, my bio page on my company’s website, work ID, and letters of employment from internships I had done in the past), then other documents (such as my NYSC certificate and my birth certificate).
Proof of financial support – Prodigy Finance loan of about CAD 36k (30K for school fees and 6k for living expenses), Paid acceptance deposit of CAD 5K, Scholarship of CAD 8.5K, Dorm account statement with living expenses of CAD 11K… These were the funds that were budgeted for my studies. Apart from the aforementioned, I had about NGN 1m in stocks, NGN 100k naira in T-bills, NGN 250k in RSA, and NGN 70K in my salary account – all of which I showed. In addition, my sponsor (who was my mother) also had NGN 1.9m in her account, NGN 5m in T-bills and NGN 4 m in RSA. I also showed my sponsors illiquid assets such as landed property with valuation worth NGN 40m and sponsors business asset ownership (trucks) worth NGN 20m. The essence of all of these other funds and documents was just to show that my sponsor could actually pay off my loan. Someone (an Indian) told me that if I was using loans as proof of funds, it was important to use a sponsor whose financial situation showed that they could handle the loan.
Finally, under client information, I included the birth certificates of my siblings, as well as the international passport data page of my sponsor (mother). I also included a letter and affidavit of sponsorship, Sponsors business certificate of incorporation and memorandum of association, and sponsors affidavit of change of name with newspaper publication. Finally, my “banging” SOP was in this section.

SOP
Unfortunately, I cannot share my SOP on this forum because I don’t want a case of copy and paste. My SOP also contains personal information… Nonetheless, I can share the structure.
- I started out with an Intro about myself, as well as my academic and professional trajectory.
- Then I moved to another paragraph I called “my purpose” where I spoke about my motivation for the course I wanted to do
- Then I moved to another paragraph I called “Why I chose McGill University” where I spoke about why I decided to opt for Mcgill as opposed to other options in Nigeria and in other countries.
- Then I moved to another paragraph called “Justifying the cost of my program”. This was important for me to do because – as I mentioned earlier, I was using student loans to finance my education and my school fees is freaking expensive (CAD $ 47,500) so it was important for me to “justify” the cost of my studies to the VO.
- Then I moved to another paragraph called “Family & Economic ties to Nigeria” where I spoke about my home ties being all my family in Nigeria. I also explained things that would make me return to my home country such as the amazing career I had started in Nigeria (evidenced by all the documents I submitted in my Letter of acceptance). I also spoke about specific things I wanted to use the Msc to achieve in Nigeria.
- Then I moved to another paragraph called “Funds available” where I showed a table of funds I had available.
- Finally, I finished with a section called “My responsibilities as a student” where I explained that I fully understood my responsibilities as an international student in Canada – bounded by the conditions of my student visa and by McGill University. I also wholeheartedly committed to abiding by all the rules and responsibilities that would apply to me as an International student in Canada and at McGill University.
- Then I ended SOP by telling them that their support is very essential to my dreams. I also humbly requested for the issuance of a study permit that was effective on or before the 1st of June 2019, as I wanted to travel to Canada by the 10th of June 2019 to acclimatize and get ready for my schools’ orientation on the 17th of June.

I have gotten so many emails today alone and I’m afraid that I may not be able to reply all in due time, but I would encourage us to share the questions here. There are so many amazing people on this forum that are committed to helping people! Special shout out to all the people doing this! Cc JustMellow, Bracha, etc. I can’t mention you all, but it gives me great joy when I see how selfless you all are to helping out willingly! Only God can reward you all!
On this note, I want to especially thank Frankrobbn1 - this guy is so amazing! He was so interested and committed to helping me that I started to think he was working for IRCC as a spy… I want to also specially thank AAO7 – amazing person! First time I sent her an email, we moved to WhatsApp and chatted all through the night to about 1 am. It was nice having someone to gist with and to both share all the frustrations we faced with the entire process.

Finally, I want to say a word of prayer to all TRV hopefuls…
Dear God,
You are in control of every situation of our lives and you know every one of our needs, as well as the dear desires of our heart.
I pray that in your grace, mercy, favour, and love, you would allow the application of the hopefuls of this thread to be approved quickly and without delay.
Thank You because you are a God who hears and answers the prayers of your children when we come to You with open hands and a humble heart.
I pray in Jesus name, Amen.

IT SHALL END IN PRAISE!

Hello everyone, pls how

Congratulations!!

Henkubert:
AFTER 11 MONTHS.....Passport request drop
MEDICAL REQUEST WAS IN AUGUST 2018
PASSPORT REQUEST DROP APRIL 17 2019

I SAY BIG THANKS TO Austacus for your assistance.
Big thanks to you all.

Ok. Thanks for the quick response.

sillysassysally:
Hi,

I didn't take any form with me for the upfront medical. I only went with the documents they asked me to come with (international passport, proof of payment and passport photograph).

Hello Sally. Please for your upfront medical did you go with any CIC form(IMM1017E)?

sillysassysally:
So how about cc ilovethelord?

Merci for all you do here.

Qudkom:

My brother it is God. After everything I have gained on this platform I have to give back with the little I know.