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You need to pay a transmission fee if you are sending your passports to Abuja for stamping. See fee and account details in the link below. The second account is the one you are paying into.

https://visa.vfsglobal.com/nga/en/can/apply-visa

Congrats!!!

Thanks a lot.

I already did a transfer for transmission fee and sms fee. My question is DHL is no longer offering 2 way courier service. What other option do I have to send my passport to Abuja?

Iyin2017:
Hi, was it a stand alone application? or did you apply with kids?

MUNCHY1:
Please who can help me with the details on our to send in Passports to VFS for stamping? Thanks in anticipation.

MUNCHY1:
Good day house,

Is that people are not getting SOWP approvals in Nigeria or people are not sharing their PPR on this platform cos I hardly read about approvals recently.

Please guys those testimonies bring hope to those waiting. Kindly share. Many thanks

bayolino:
Visa ALERT!!!
Alhamdulilah! Alhamdulilah!! Alamdulilah Robil'Alameen.

Then which of the favors of the lord will I deny?? Absolutely none!

PPR for SOWP and Study Permit for 2Kids (7 and 4 years)

Application Submitted - 26th December,2022
Upfront Medical - 11th November, 2022
Biometric - 3rd January 2023
Medical updated - 11th January, 2023
Eligibility review - 11th January 2023.
PPR for ALL - 23rd January 2023.

Alhamdulilahi

Document submitted:
Letter of Invitation
Spouse SOP
Tuition receipt
Enrollment Letter, ID Card, Visa Page & Study Permit
MBS 1 Year & Bank reference letter
Fixed deposit certificates & Pension Statement
Spouse Certificates & Transcripts
Spouse WES Evaluation
CAC documents (Owned Company)
Spouse Employment Docs (Same Company) and MBS Salary
Landed Property documents
2 cars documents
Marriage certificate & News paper Published
Children birth certificates
Family Intl data pages
Family Pictures
Covid19 Vaccine card

Nothing special just God o..
I pray that everyone awaiting decision on their applications get Approved soon. Ameen!

Oliis:
When did you apply please? Is the application a stand alone SOWP

Uzomachukwuu:
My study permit application had Review Required about a month or so before it was approved.

RR summarily means: Hey, I'm done processing your application; but just wait a bit for a senior immigration officer to look at it and give the sign-off.

In most cases, applications designated RR end up being approved. In worst case scenario, it might change to Interview Required, and/or to Refused—which is not usually the case.

Fingers crossed! �

Hardelekeh:



When did you apply please?

Jeffi7:
PPR !!! For a family of five.
My spouse traveled to Canada on student visa in August 2022. I applied for myself and three kids in October 2022.
Timeline
1. Family application, Sowp for me, study permit for two of the kids and visit visa for the third kid on the 21st October
2. Biometrics on the 27th October
3. Medical request by IRCC on the 28th November
4. Medical screening submitted on 27th and passed on 28th December
5. PPR on the 30th for all members of the family.

I appreciate nairaland as I did everything on my own and from information gotten here.

Note: I used the old gckey account my spouse used in getting her study permit.

Pls as soon as ur spouse lands in Canada you can put in ur application as it's not necessary to wait as most people presume.

Documents sent
1. Mbs statement for me and my spouse
2. Leave letter from office
3. 3 months Pay slip
4. Pension statement of account
5. IELTS
6. WES evaluation
7. Kids letter from school
8. Landed documents
9. House documents
10. Employment letter, promotion letter
11. Family pictures
12. Marriage documents
13. Car document


It's faster and better to go for SOWP instead of visit visa.....

Wish you all success in ur application.



Congratulations to you and your family. My family is next.

chiefmc:


I read through this chat and understood the process. However, I was getting a contradicting information and needed clarification and help. It turned out that what I read here is accurate. I really appreciate the efforts and selfless sacrifice of many people on this forum thread. It is awesome

I am sorry for not sharing the timelines earlier. See below:
Application date: November 5, 2022
Visa type: SOWP for spouse, SP for 2 kids and TRV for 1 child
Visa approval date/PPR: December 19, 2022
Documents:
Bank Statements (Only student's accounts both in Nigeria and Canada)
Study permit
SOP
Invitation letter from student
Landed properties in Nigeria (on student name)
Share certificates (student)

hazzaman:

So here is the full gist as promised.

Spouse left for Canada April 2021 for a 2 years PG Diploma.
Weighed my options during that period and figured that visit was quite faster than SOWP so went for visit.
1st Visit visa application was submitted June 6, 2021. Then the long wait started. Explored the Travel Authorisation to expedite the processing but they didn’t see my reason as good enough. Then they new portal thing came up for those that applied before sept 7th. So I applied for the 2nd visit visa using the new portal in October,2021. Refusal for the 2nd application came in November,2021 with 2 reasons… travel history and insufficient funds. At that time, I was already processing a student visa to UK as naija don tire me. So I just focused on the Uk application.

Resumed studies in Uk in January 2022 and applied for gcms notes. Gcms notes came in April only for me to find out that the insufficient fund was because the officer could not access the mybank statement portal. I was like they could have asked me to present another statement na…

So in June 2022, I had already gathered documents and was weighing options again. At that time, visit visa processing from Uk was 8 days while work permit was 10 weeks. So I opted for visit visa. And the wait began… processing time started increasing till it got to around 145 days… after the 145 days I started sending webforms and email but to no avail. I started giving up and was already working on getting a skilled work visa in uk and settle here. Then spouse said we should try the SOWP. I was very reluctant. Started the application since 29th October but didn’t submit till 9th of December.

Submitted 9th December
Biometrics updated 10th December
PPR and BVL 15th December
Submitted passport 16th December
Passport returned to VFS 20th December
Passport delivered 21st December


It can only be God. Don't lose hope!

Thanks to everyone that have contributed here. It has been a very long journey…

Jeffi7:
PLS I NEED HELP WITH BOOKING FOR MEDICAL SCREENING IN EITHER IOM OR QLIFE, IRCC JUST SENT ME MEDICAL SCREENING REQUEST AND I CAN'T SEE ANY CLOSE ENOUGH DATE TO SELECT FROM ON THE WEBSITE.

PLS ANYBODY WHO HAS ADVICE ON WHAT I CAN DO SHOULD PLEASE HELP.

THANKS

Emilo:
PPR SOWP Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are such a lucky family through God our Strength. My Wife's admission and PPR was approved in less than 2 months. Now our SOWP application has been approved in less than 2 months.

SOWP Application = October 9th

Biometrics = October 10th

Big Congratulations!!!! My family is next.

Passport Request/Medical Upfront Update = November 22.

We give God all the praise.

POF = Naira account - 8.5m
= Dollar account - 20,000 dollars

We did all the application our selves, but had Makano (one of the guru here to review all our documents before upload!!)

Mummywifey:
TRV Approved

IRCC has indeed humbled me, I have never waited for a visa application for this long

May 14th - Application Submitted

Biometrics done the following week

Oct 17 - Eligibility review started

Oct 24 - Biometrics validity letter and Original passport request letter

Mummywifey:
TRV Approved

IRCC has indeed humbled me, I have never waited for a visa application for this long

May 14th - Application Submitted

Biometrics done the following week

Oct 17 - Eligibility review started

Big Congratulations!!! Am next

Oct 24 - Biometrics validity letter and Original passport request letter

Bc99:
To God be the glory
Application date : 07/07/22
Biometric done completed :13/07/22
Passport request: 18/10/22

Pls note, I have had 4 US visas and my current US visa expires in 2024.
Documents uploaded:
Banks statements
NBA credentials
CAC documents

Travel history (US only)

Submitted using the old portal as I didn’t even realize there was a new one, had already submitted before I stumbled on that info……So I guess both the old and new portal still works but just depends on individual case. This is like 3 months timeline from application to ppr request.

I wish y’all the best, may this also be your portion IJN, shalom

MaameU:
I finally had my passport request letter yesterday. I submitted my application on 19 June. I applied using the new portal. Since the portal only requested for a copy of my passport, I didn't attach any other supporting documentation (because I have a valid US visa).
No bank statements
No employment reference letter
No payslips
No LOE
No nothing.

I saw someone here on Nairaland with the same experience and that's why I also confidently

submitted.

Internationalmu:


This God is too good o

Just yesterday I was complaning of delay.

I just got passport request ���

Now I wish my passport was valid for 10 years.

LadyBlaq:
God has done it for my husband, He is never late, His time is perfect and it is the best!!!!

Came to Canada as a student on the 9th of September, 2021.
I put in my hubby's Visitor's visa application on December 5th, when the rave of Visitor visa approval was high, few of my colleagues that put in theirs got theirs approved and mine was refused sometime in March 2022. Refusal reason is home ties and invalid reason for a visit.

I quickly submitted another Visitor's Visa on 5th of April, 2022 as my study permit was going to expire soon. Though I later got extension for Dec, 31st 2022.

I have been waiting for a response even up till now, nothing came. The GCM notes I requested showed nothing tangible.

A friend of mine convinced me to put in SOWP after hers got approved in less than a month. I finally did on the 16th of September.

I was hoping they'd cancel the visitors visa but nothing happened. I was so frustrated so I sent them a mail asking them if we did anything wrong to them that we don't know about

Before that, I erroneously omitted one file during the application so i sent it via webform. I got a message asking for complete details regarding the file and i provided it.
Came back from work today and about to go take a hot bathe when i decided to check his mail. I saw application updated. I rushed to his page and saw medicals updated and I gave a very huge hiss not knowing something else was there. I lazily scrolled down (I always do this before logging off everyday), and I saw application was approved!!!!!

God is never late!!!!! We are grateful and the testimony will get to everybody. Just pray for the perseverance and patience though because reading the mail i sent to IRRC now, it was very polite but it was a frustrating mail with a lirril bit of werey and guilt tripping

LadyBlaq:
God has done it for my husband, He is never late, His time is perfect and it is the best!!!!

Came to Canada as a student on the 9th of September, 2021.
I put in my hubby's Visitor's visa application on December 5th, when the rave of Visitor visa approval was high, few of my colleagues that put in theirs got theirs approved and mine was refused sometime in March 2022. Refusal reason is home ties and invalid reason for a visit

I quickly submitted another Visitor's Visa on 5th of April, 2022 as my study permit was going to expire soon. Though I later got extension for Dec, 31st 2022.

I have been waiting for a response even up till now, nothing came. The GCM notes I requested showed nothing tangible.

A friend of mine convinced me to put in SOWP after hers got approved in less than a month. I finally did on the 16th of September.

I was hoping they'd cancel the visitors visa but nothing happened. I was so frustrated so I sent them a mail asking them if we did anything wrong to them that we don't know about

Before that, I erroneously omitted one file during the application so i sent it via webform. I got a message asking for complete details regarding the file and i provided it.
Came back from work today and about to go take a hot bathe when i decided to check his mail. I saw application updated. I rushed to his page and saw medicals updated and I gave a very huge hiss not knowing something else was there. I lazily scrolled down (I always do this before logging off everyday), and I saw application was approved!!!!!

God is never late!!!!! We are grateful and the testimony will get to everybody. Just pray for the perseverance and patience though because reading the mail i sent to IRRC now, it was very polite but it was a frustrating mail with a lirril bit of werey and guilt tripping