Congratulations to you and wifey and baby!!!

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Congratulations!! this is wonderful

Teematu:
Approval Alert!
All I can say is Alhamdulillah. It can only be God.

Timeline;
Online application: 18th August, 2019
Biometrics done: 20th August, 2019
Medical request: 2nd October, 2019
Medicals done: 10th October, 2019
Medicals passed: 15th October, 2019
Approval and BVL came together on 18th October

lol...
Please do not stress yourself to get a visitor visa to canada and apply for student visa inside Canada. The possibility of being approved is very very low. It is not like in US where you can change your status.

Also there is not guarantee your visa will be approved even while studying in the US (/student visa).

It happened to me... and a friend I know as well. Good thing was he was still in status and reapplied from US and was granted visa, while I was done with my OPT, and had to go back to Nigeria to reapply which took forever to come, but it came.

So think am well.

Jus4c:


Thanks. I am actually in a city in the USA very close to Canada. I am considering continuing my studies in Canada due to ease of immigration after studies: H1-B Visa sponsorship is getting more difficult to come by these days . Getting a Canadian visitor visa from the USA here is very easy.

Happy birthday to you @Frankrobben
More blessing to you!

Thank you for always being candid with your responses here.

Good news!!

Congratulations!

Bimmy35:
APPROVAL.

Am a silent reader and been following the thread for a long time.

First I really appreciate all the selfless guys for their invaluable contributions, they are never tired to assist people on the forum. God bless you all.

Got my approval on September 24 and passport pick up yesterday October 08.

Below is my timeline.

Application type: on-line

Application date : June 21

Bio-metric : June 24.

August 26: Sent web-form after 9 weeks without update.

Medical request: August 28

Medical Done (IOM Lagos) : September 05 ( Please always ensure you follow up with these guys if you notice your medical is not updated after 3 working days, they can be nightmare).

Medical passed: September 19

passport request and submission September 24.

Course: MBA- University of Canada West

Sponsors: My Mum and Sister.

For all TRV hopefuls please do not loose hope and continue pushing.

God bless.

Yeah... I think it is okay.
Also hold the sponsor's letter of sponsorship too... (to explain or give credence to the SOA you are carrying)
But do not fret too much. I do not think you will be asked about money. And if they even ask you, tell them the amount you have on you. Most of them know students do not carry a lot of cash on them while travelling.

mzjokky16:
Thank you so much, i appreciate
But I’ll be going with my sponsor’s SOA, will that be ok.

For a minute there I was about to scream Yayyy...
I will still scream yayyyy... Congratulations!! in advance.
I like your faith. Do not give up.
Take your time, and reapply....
Good luck.

benque:
Guess who's coming to Canada

Got my approval, first time applicant

Time line:
Application online: 28th August
Biometrics request: 29th August
Biometrics done: 7th September
Medicals (upfront) passed: 9th September
BVL: 7th October
Delay: 8th October

Documents
All IMM docs
Sponsors' SOAs, cumulative 8.6m
Sponsors' letter of introduction from 2 banks
Sponsors' international passport(uncle) and National identity slip(mum)
Sponsors' local government certicate
Mum's marriage certificate
Police clearance
Birth certificate
Waec certificate
Degree certificate
Degree transcript
Nysc certificate
Acceptance letter from current and previous employers
SOA 950k

I'll request my GCMS and reapply shortly

Just like what @justmellow and @mcobex said,

Take some cash with you just for emergencies or food at your layover.
I do not think you need to take the whole of your living expenses. You can take an updated SOA to show the amount you have.

I was not asked anything like that at the POE though.
I had about $2k USD with me.

At the entrance of the passenger boarding bridge or tunnel, passengers were asked what there were doing in Canada. My response was study and she asked where and i replied and she said what am i studying and i told her, then she said welcome to Canada, and allowed me to pass.
At immigration, not much questions, and no question about cash.
Even the dude forgot to put work permit on my Study permit, he had to cancel the first one he made and redo it for me to include work permissions.

So take just little cash, and hold SOA.

mzjokky16:
Pls, if you know anything about this, kindly response.

I wish I can help, but I will not lie, I am very busy with school work etc, and i do not really know much about undergrad admissions.
I do know it is about same process, just not familiar with the requirements for them.
But go to the US thread, I am sure you will find people who can help there.
https://www.nairaland.com/5233208/general-usa-student-visa-enquiries-part/179#80591252

Uriel12:


Thank you very much mudica...
I appreciate
I'm thinking in line with undergraduate programs.

Can you assist me?

Sorry about the demise of your dad.
with regards to reapplying for 2020, I think you should look at US.
There are some really good schools that give scholarship even better than Canada.
Also the UK too is another option.

For US, make sure you have good GRE scores, and also do an impressive SOP. those 2 combined with your GPA will land you scholarship.
I don't know your course of study, but look up Oklahoma State University, University of Nebraska, Oklahoma University, Minnesota State University, Eastern Tennesse State University. These schools give some good funding for grad sudents with impressive package.

Good luck.

Uriel12:
I guess I have to start looking for a scholarship for 2020.
Does anyone have an idea?
Any country o

Wow! I saw this now after I had replied your post with you getting GCMS notes..
Well, I hope you get insight with the 3rd GCMS so to know what next step to take.

Peace.

Obehi44:

Although you didnt quote me but I guess this was for me.
My dear, I have the two GCMS note for the first and 2nd. Only the third that is still on the way. The truth is they both said different things. Personal assets own was an error on the VO's part.
Purpose of visit own was that study plan was vague. Then I contact the great and experienced men here (thanks to them), we worked hard to nail all the areas. When the 3rd come I will inform you in camera.

Nice one...
Congratulations

Neephemy:
Approval ! ! !
Paper applicant
Submitted -July 11
Medical request aug -23
Medical done -sep 9
Approval- September 30th

Documents submitted
Parents visa page of US and Canada
Sibling visa page of Canada visit visa
My Visa page for Canada visit (I’ve visited once)
Younger sis study permit in Canada
Landed documents for both my mum and dad
Dad’s Cac
My CV
My WAEC result
University Transcript
Degree certificate
Letter of introduction from Dad’s company stating I’m the managing director of the company
My ID card showing my role in the company
3 page SOP
Affidavit of sponsorship from dad
Police clearance
My siblings passport page
Dads savings Statement of account
Acceptance letter to Conestoga College
Receipt of tuition deposit of 1500Cad
Nysc Certificate
Birth certificate
I studied agricultural economics and extension in uni and I applied for diploma in business-finance. Tho I was skeptical cus I was supposed to show progression in my career but my sister who is schooling there said it doesn’t matter that I should just explain in my sop that I was looking into a second degree and I got most of the information from Nairaland even tho I was a silent reader. Thank you all for the help. And I wish others expecting a response approvals.

Congratulations to you!

skirmish:
I got approved today.

Thanks to everybody. I learned from every one of you.

To Mr. Frank, it is only God that can reward your selflessness. God bless you!

Keep keeping on, guys!

Sorry about your refusal @waynee2baba.
This was my situation last year while i was in US. I was refused based on those same things.
I had to go back to naija July 2018, and I reapplied (with the hopes I will get approved before school starts in September 2018). but no they did not respond.
As such I could not start school in fall, lost out on 22k CAD scholarship and almost became depressed.
But I did not give up.

In the meantime, I deferred my admission, wrote GRE, applied to 4 US schools, got admission into 2 with funding as well, had booked US visa interview before CIC approved my application about 10 months later. Yes!! IT TOOK ALMOST 10 MONTHS TO GET FEEDBACK FROM CIC. Thankfully it was an approval. But even if it was a refusal, I was already set for the US.

So yeah, go back to Nigeria.
Reapply again if you so wish for Canada.
If not look at other options of US, Sweden, Australia or Germany.

But yeah go back home... (the decision to stay or leave the UK may make or mar your travel history)
This one year will fly by pretty fast.

Peace.

waynee2baba:
Lol after 11 weeks of waiting. I applied from London in July. I just finished my BSc in the UK. I had a first class too. A first class in Software Engineering at 19 and I was going for an OBJECT ORIENTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT programme for 8 months. More like a specialised vocational training programme. Today, I got refused due to purpose of visit and immigration status. At least the torment is over... F*CK CANADA AND THEIR IMMIGRATION POLICIES! I could have sworn I had the best SOP. Why deny me for immigration status? I was on a freaking TIER 4 VISA man. This is the end of this stupid struggle for me. UK has 2 year post-study work visa. If they had implemented this since, what would I be looking for in cold deserted Canada. I won't even rant about Nigeria. It's pointless. I'd be back to the UK next year.

Obehi, I am sorry to hear about this.
Inasmuch as I understand how much you wanna be approved of Visa, I also wish you did not rush this.

I totally get it being anxious and trying to correct what we think is lacking in our application, and reapplying again. I know how that is.

In all this, did you think to get GCMS note at anytime to at least get a full or better insight on why the refusal?
If no, then maybe you should especially for this last one.

In my own case, I applied and was denied within 5 weeks, and I requested for GCMS, it did not come on time though, and about a month later after my refusal I reapplied... and my GCMS notes came a week after application. I saw i missed out on some things in my new application, but i kept on hoping it was not a big deal...
But there was a key issue on my GCMS note that i noticed, which was my name not being spelt correctly (This may have caused the first refusal)
But when my application started taking too long... I became worried and following what I have read here, and advice from some great persons here, I applied for a 2nd GCMS note.
While waiting for that note, I followed a friend's advice and updated my info on the webform by doing another LOE (where i explained the discrepancies in my name the previous refusal, and how i am one and same person, and maybe that may have caused issues with background check), attaching new LOA, attaching parents info etc.
2nd GCMS came, nothing much different on why application was being delayed, but it gave insight to where it was and I used that info as well when writing to CIC.
Now while you may have done the necessary things to have a banging application, I will think that you should put yourself in the shoes of the VO, especially with regards to the timeline of your application.
1. Within the period of about 6 months you have applied 3 times, which may cause the VO to wonder if you are really honest about ypur travel intentions.
2. You said you wanna leave your 2 year old behind, while this may seem as a good home-ties, but how plausible do you think that is to the VO? Remember these are oyibos, and so put yourself in their shoes, a mom will not want to leave her 2 year old child. However if you do actually leave her back in Nigeria, what are the plans you have put in place for child care? Was that explained in your LOE? Did you show how you will maintain your bond with your child? Did you show that the education you are going for is worth more than the welfare of your child?
Inasmuch as these VOs should be objective, many of their decisions can be laced with subjectivity. This is because they are humans and also have experiences which may or may not interfere with their decision making process.

My advice...
1. I like that you said you will try other countries, please do so. It is really good and gives you the opportunity to have choices.
2. I also think you should wait awhile, defer your admission, and then try again for fall next year, but try early say from March.
3. Do not give up.

I hope you succeed in your endeavours.
Meanwhile, at the bolded below... yes oo, we de your back.


Good luck.

Obehi44:

Yes got refused 3rd time with this same generic reasons for late August - September.
First time personal assets and finance status. : increased money in account and added property.

2nd time Purpose of visit : wrote a 'banging SOP 2pages and LOE 3pages with the help of some grate men here. And it took about 3weeks of consistent writing, adding and subtracting.
As nothing to say again or they didn't even check the applications for this Sept at all, they now start dashing these three reasons.

Travel history: has nothing to do with a student besides my passport is not even empty.
Ties: LOL... I am married have a 2yrs old child, personal landed property, family landed properties..... I am not going with my child or spouse. Make I tell dem say Na my papa get National Stadium? Lol
Employment: Good government job with good pay, leave letter, reference letter from boss, job waiting for me, etc.
Sept 3rd - Sept 18th.
If you ask me what happened I will say nothing happened that they didn't even check the app.

Anyway, I de vex and they will meet me in Court.

Hello everyone,

I heard something really interesting today, and i thought to share.
This is just a side note, especially with regards to the conversation on reasons for visa refusals.
Reciprocity is the major thing here, apart from other factors of eligibilty.
One of my professors stated that one reason Canadian Visa is hard to get is based on international relations of countries on visa procedures.
Thus reciprocity is at play...
Sadly the citizens are the pawns.

He narrated that Nigeria, and Brazil are known as countries difficult to get a visa to. The process he said is a mirror of how IRCC treats citizens from these countries.
I kinda saw a sense in what he said, given the recent situation with US embassy regarding approved US visa for Nigerians.

I do not think it is true.
Asylum seekers are usually people who cross the border from US.

However if this is so, then those using study permit for Asylum are doing so at their peril.
Cos once you come into Canada on Asylum basis, you cannot apply for the express entry program or the provincial nominee program which many student can avail themselves of when they are done studying.

Phatkings:
A friend of mine just told the that they have discovered most Nigeria student use student visa as an avenue to seek asylum in their country that's the high refusal rate for Nigerians be it college or university that it only takes the grace of God to scale through.... Nawa

.

lol... It is located in Saskatoon... If you wanna share the town exactly. (but it would have just been easier to just say where it was than throwing a rhetorical question)
And that is my school....

But why do you wanna show up almost 3 months prior to your start date.
As for accommodation, I think it is better you start to search very well now.
I was advised to stay in residences (it is said to be cheaper than off campus housing cos of the included utility bills, internet, cable and laundry- though that is also relative cos i know some persons who think staying off campus is better).
Good thing is that it is a 10 to 15 min walk to campus.
Where have you searched?
Check Kijiji too, you might be lucky to get some places.

Good luck.

abubakarsubuana:
If i may ask, where is University of Saskatchewan located? hmmmm..

Congratulations.
But why do you wanna leave naija on the 29th of October. That is quite early for spring semester start date for January... and you might be questioned at the POE. (MIGHT).

Also which province are you going to?
You have to sort your accommodation out oooo. especially given that it is winter months you are coming in.

Good luck.

abubakarsubuana:
Please help.....
My visa was approved and will be leaving Naija on October 29, i need someone that i can share room with for meantime. School resumption is first week of January.

Thanks

Congratulations!!!!

Ayodeji786:
Approval!!!

These are 2 categories of visa, so the advice may not work.

The real question is what do you really wanna go do in the US with a B1 or B2?
We all know it is a tourist/visitor visa.
Is it that you want to use it to give yourself travel history or what?

Now given you were denied F1 3 times last year, do you not think it will look suspicious and put a marker on you as an intended immigrant if you now wanna go for a B1/B2?

daprince5898:
Greetings to my dear ones here @ Nairaland.
Please I'm thinking of trying B1,B2 by December,
After I was denied F-1 visa thrice last year.
Pls advice me on that take

Good day everyone.
Please anyone in Saskatoon?

Congratulations!
I like that you were bold about your hijab.
May your journey be successful and fruitful

Maryam3:
VISA ISSUED :27th of August,2019
Interview date : 23rd of August,2019

BSc Chemistry
SECOND DEGREE
School: Coppin State University Baltimore Maryland
INTERVIEW LOCATION: LAGOS
Window 2

I really want to appreciate everyone. All the transcripts was very helpful. Walepepe,time2win,lagosIsmyhome ,Everyone. I wish everyone that's expecting good news and those of us already approved and issued won't face any problem beyond us. Best of luck!!!?!

Hello everyone,

It's been a minute. I just wanted to holla at you all... especially those that have been helping to keep this thread alive with responses and solutions to questions and problems raised here.
Please keep up the good work. God go continue to bless una.
I will try from time to time to also chip in the little i know.
I learnt a lot from this thread... and I am still learning.

May the force be with us all and may the universe be kind to us all.

Do have a lovely day!!!

True words you have stated there..

Over time she go laugh on top her JJC days

LagosismyHome:


May the force be with you and may all the lines falls in your favour..... it is well, this phase will pass and become brighter . Some beginnings are rough but later you look back and smile .

When i travelled my parents were so excited bought me business class air ticket , schools fees paid and all. I got to school and there was an issue with my oncampus accomodation and i was homeless ..... with no phone or internet or friend someone just pointed a low cost budget hotel which was my home for 2 weeks till it was sorted. I felt so alone, so unsettled, many tears , knew nobody in the town, overwhelmed by it all .. it was a shock going from business class to been homeless . ...... however it's all history now and i remember with a smile . So my dear you will look back and smile at your jjc days

sharwama:

Don't P.M me please, I am a mad woman right now, I am adjusting to something I was not prepared for.
You should probably pray for me my friend.
May the force be with you.

Awwghhh... @sharwama
My gurl... do not worry, these things happen. The first days are always crazy and mad, but knowing you, you will survive.
I stayed in a hotel the first week I arrived US... It was in January, and it was cold and very hard.
I was hungry for naija food like mad, I needed a place to stay, and I really did not know what to do.
I had searched for housing prior to coming, but upon arrival I needed some things like co-signor etc to get sorted. I was in a quandry.
Omo ehn... that was a crazy first week for me.
I eventually got my accommodation sorted thanks to a co-signor who coincidentally was a Nigerian cab-man that took me from school to the hotel one day. A total stranger did that for me... whenever I remember that incident I smile and actually acknowledge that the force is with me. (AND I'M SURE THE FORCE IS WITH YOU TOO) do not mind my shouting... I needed to scream that to you... make you for hear am well well.

I remember missing my way on the bus the first couple of times i took the bus.
The coat I got from naija... was not strong enough to hold back the cold... same as the boots... and I am not a fan of cold at all...

looking back now, I am grateful for such experiences.... I learnt and have grown from it.
And I know you will too.

I beg to differ on this.
It is not okay oooo.
This is a simple rule, to show original documents at POE. If he does not want trouble, let him just kukuma do the needful.

This one is a rule of thumb... original docu,menets must be presented at the POE.
I am surprised he was able to do his visa interview without original i20

Brown2Green:


It should be ok.
Make the print out in HD if possible.

I think you should write to the embassy, and explain that it has been 30 days and you are yet to get a response from them. You tell them that your school resumes on so so day and that this delay has affected your travel plans. (I do not think you should mention your going to the bank... so as it would not seem you went to influence the bank... these VO and oyibos fit think anything)

Inasmuch as this may seem like a broken record, I think it is something worth doing and doing until you get a response.

Good luck... and please keep your head up.

Sosao:

AP for 30days

I went to my bank with my sponsor today to fin out what was going on regarding the verification because I felt the embassy must have sent an email for verification.

After so many calls and waiting for hours they said my details, sponsors details were not on their system and no email has been sent for verification.

Chai!!! I felt hopeless �

At least I now know the issue is with the embassy.
My school has given me an extension till month end.

Make I go Dey look for job oooo cos this AP yaff tire me ooo

You do not have any issues, I have flown them before they do not ask. But I do not know if they have changed their policies sha... and given that you are not leaving the airport and just transiting. I think you are good. US or Canada do not ask for the yellow card.

Kishkosh:


Ethiopian airlines, about 2 hours layover in Addis Ababa sir

How can flights be cheaper inside Canada?
From YYZ to Alberta is going from 450CAD upwards as at now... just one way.

This time is just expensive...

Na to close eye buy am.

Vesment:
Try and use Jumia travel, very cheap but you may have so much wait time shaa(like stop time from one airport to another). Or you can check dropping at Montreal and continue.
Flights are cheaper inside Canada but Lagos to Montreal is very cheap