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jogojogo:
hello blessed house good morning. i applied for canada visa and was denyed twice. 1st was on the following grounds
1. BASED ON YOUR PURPOSE OF VISIT
2. BASED YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
3.BASED ON THE LIMITED EMPLOYMENT PROSPECT IN YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE
4. BASED ON FAMILY TIE.

I reapplied and was given reasons 1-3 again. now i want to reapply again, i need the house to please help me go through this SOP i want to send and make your surgesstions, Thanks


MY SOP
A PSSSIONATE PLEAD



My suggestions below is my opinion and you can choose to act on or disregard it. Answers to questions are in Blue font

A PASSIONATE PLEA as your heading sounds somehow to me. It sounds like "I am about to read a letter from someone who wants to appeal to my emotions rather than present facts to tackle the refusal reasons". I suggest you change your heading but the final decision is yours to make

REASON 1
BASED ON THE LIMITED EMPLOYMENT PROSPECT IN YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE?
For this reason, that is why I want to further in computer science studies. I am not going to be seeking employment but will be an employer of labor.

Okay you have told the visa officer WHAT you want to do (Computer Science) but HOW will you achieve this? You will not seek employment but will be an employer of labor. Do you already have a land? Where is the land? If you don't need a land, how do you want to be an employer of labor and how will that compel you to come back home?
It is not enough to just mention to the visa officer the WHAT and stop there, you need to explain the HOW.

I want to develop the educational sector from the cradle classes that why I want to be vast and learn the foundation of computer science from the experts so as to attain professionalism, and be updated frequently with all current happenings in that field. To establish relationships with like minds that will help build my country hence creating employment for our youths and raising young professionals in the field to research and come up with new ideas to better the World at large.

Again, all you have done is describe. No matter how fantastic these goals you have are, if you do not let the visa officer know how you want to achieve them, he may not take you serious.

You want to develop the educational sector (I even think this is too broad) but are there specific existing opportunities in this field and HOW will the skills you will acquire on completion of your program help in taking advantage of these opportunities? What skills will you acquire post graduation and can you explain the importance of these skills to you as a person in fulfilling your dreams and goals?


REASON 2
BECAUSE OF YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION?
I am gainfully employed as I personally earn a total of #281,208 monthly from jobs I do(as captured in the finical activities in my account statement). I am a skilled baker, a behavior therapist, an assistant data analyst (documents attached) and a forex trader. Also, I have other investments that brings in a minimum of #500,000 quarterly.

You have other investments, can you mention the name? Do you have proofs? If you cannot, please don't mention it.

Aside this I have my husband who deals in millions monthly and has personal investments with returns of over #800,000 monthly (as captured in the finical activities of his account statement) and landed property.

Your husband deals in millions will not convince the visa officer. What does he do (be specific), and make sure you attach proof of what he does. Also, what does the financial status of your your hubby mean for you? You need to remind the visa officer that this means you and your husband can comfortably take care of your needs in Canada. Don't just mention the millions, state the importance of all these millions to your studies, your stay in Canada and also to your hubby who will stay back home in Nigeria. Will paying your fees and feeding you affect your husbands business? If no, explain and let the Visa officer know. He wont know except you tell him.
Have you made any payments to your school? mention it.

We are gainfully employed, and I will return home for Nigeria is a fertile ground for growth and introductions of new potent ideas. Nigeria has the market and population to help one to succeed but lark professional touch in training, all I need in Canada is the professional skills to take my relevance and value in my county to the next level.

Think about it, what does the bolded statement mean?

It's like somebody asking you for 1 million naira and he tells you, if you give me 1 million naira now, in 2 years time, I will triple the capital. You then ask him, HOW will he make the money and he says...opportunities plenty die, madam, na fertile ground o. You ask again, abeg tell me how you go take make the money, he answers, I say madam, the business na better fertile ground o, I say Naija too fertile. No specifics atall, no break down. Will you give the person the money?

Focus on the HOW and WHY.

How = How will you fund your studies?

WHY = Why will you spend so much money on this program

What will make you return home after spending so much money on your studies in Canada? Tell a story, sell that story, stick to that story all through your application and be specific.


REASON 3
BECAUSE OF YOUR PURPOSE OF VISIT?
My purpose of visit is to equipped myself and be grounded fundamentally, socially, professionally and knowledgably in the computer science field so as to enable me add more value and reach out to more people of my county and beyond.

The bolded statement is too broad, not specific and it feels like something lifted off the internet. Own your SOP and make it about you.

Your major purpose of Visit is education. In this section, you will need to focus on WHAT, WHY and Outcome.

Explain to the visa officer you are a genuine student by clearly stating what you intend studying towards. Don't just stop there, mention one or two courses from your proposed program and then explain how these courses will help in achieving your short and long term goals back home in Nigeria.

For example, my purpose of visit is to study towards XYZ degree which will enable me achieve XYZ skills, which help in actualizing .......................Two core courses of my program XYZ that made me interested in this program are the Operations Management and Inventory and Distribution Management.

I believe the course Operations Management would give me the relevant knowledge needed in managing businesses efficiently and ensure better management of resources. The second course, which is the inventory and Distribution Management, would give me the XYZ skills in ensuring the effective distribution of goods to meet clients. This is important to me because my family business in Nigeria is planning on expanding its base to other locations and on completion of my degree I will be XYZ. The skills I would acquire form this program such as ..... would ......

If you read the brief example above, It tells the visa officer

(1) As a student, you have taken time to study what the program is all about on the schools website by mentioning 2 core courses of the program.
What are you trying to do? It is all about conditioning the mind of the visa officer towards a desired outcome. The Visa officer begins to think, maybe this woman is a genuine student.

(2) You mentioned the what (your program), the why (I plan on taking over the family business in Nigeria) and the outcome/benefit which automatically explain and justifies spending huge funds towards your education in Canada.

I love and am passionate about this course, its my dream course and I have all plans in place on what I will achieve once I return to my county after my studies. Truthfully, my word is my bond.

Hello ma, your word is your bond? You have all plans in place on what you will achieve once you return to the country after studies? You did not mention WHAT the plans are and HOW you will achieve them.....

I love my county and the only way to help the current situation in my country is to start the work now in the area I have strength, passion and interest in, which is computer science and I want to give it the UNIQUE BEST and that is why I want to study with the best around the World


I will be most grateful if my request is granted as this will be an open door to achieving my dream and desire to contribute greatly in lifting Nigeria higher.
Thanks
Yours faithfully

Olayinkaji:
I just said I should chip in here too, if possible let us try to do our application by ourselves and limit ourselves in using agents. I have made a mistake that cost me denial, and the agent wanted to charged me 80k for gcms notes (thanks to posts from Frankrobbn and others that its just around $20 max, ) that made me know otherwise.

Just an advise to everyone.

It will end in praise.

Luckymama:
Lol. Stay there and be forming voltron defender of the universe for what you don’t know. Are you aware that some of the “gurus” on this thread are actually business people? It is when you contact them outside the thread for help that they inform you there services are not for free.

He can very well have an arrangement with some immigration lawyers where he gets a cut out of whatever client he directs their way.

Somebody has been on this thread for donkey years since 2017 and is still here actively commenting because of the goodness of his heart. Lol

NairaLuck:
Seems no hope for winter 2021

Second wave is here

librangyps:
Infact my head is blank but I have shared my list before. I will defer to September make i clear my head and repackage.

Abimbolakay123:
I have been really scared of another rejection so I kept on deferring my admission to the next semester and now I have another offer letter for January 2021 intake and I decided to re apply for a visa at the Canadian embassy again n

my questions:

1. can the fact my dad being in south Africa and i in Nigeria hinder him being my sponsor?

2. can the fact that i not having a well funded account or work experience cause a rejection?

3. do you think i shouldn't re apply and just gather more work experience?

4. if i should re apply do you think it's wise for me to merge the Nigeria account he opened with his south African documents which carries different addresses or i should just stick with the south Africa documents alone?

I'll be waiting patiently for a response from ya'll please help provide as much relevant information as you can

p.s I'll be 24 years old in November and the fact that my dad is not here means he can't swear an affidavit of sponsorship

sleekcheek:
Please gurus in the house I need your help with this

umulobi:
Greetings everyone,
I received mails from IRCC and VFS that my processed passport has been dispatched. I have seen the correspondence letter and counterfoil , but could not print the counterfoil,how could I print this counterfoil plz ?

NB:
Applied :19/01/2020
Medical request:23/01/2020
Medical passed: 12/02/2020
Approval/original passport request:13/02/2020
Passport submitted: 17/02/2020

silvamania:
Evening ,

I have Age parents two siblings . One is a coowner a reputable printing company in Nigeria And the other one who is my half brother is permanently based in the UK as an engineer

Am the last born

I want to confirm if Mentioning these facts won’t work against my family ties situation

Thank you

nyengisam:
https://bowvalleycollege.ca/programs-courses/community-studies/early-childhood-education-and-development-diploma
Good day please I would like to know if this is a diploma course or a post graduate diploma course and what chance do I have to get a visa if my B.A is in linguistics and communication studies but I've been an early child educator for 4 years . thanks

Eilenora:
I am a bit unclear, my course says:

BMT1B - Business Management, London South
Start Date: January 04, 2021 End Date: August 31, 2022
Level: Graduate Certificate Program Status: Full-Time

As you can see, mine is a 2years programme but described as a graduate certificate on the offer letter which is contrary to your explanation of most 2 year courses being diplomas. What will my certificate say? I selected College Certificate on my IMM form not diploma. The options were: College certificate, college diploma and college applied degree.

Fgmp12:
Yeah I noticed too and funny enough I made the same mistake of not choosing the appropriate one.
Please guys can you-all shed more light on the difference between the 3 mentioned above (college certificate, college diploma and College applied degree).

Eilenora:
Hello All,

Please I need to ask something; when applying to colleges, in filling the IMM form, what should one select between college certificate, college diploma and college applied degree? cos i noticed several refusals here on the basis of selecting diploma.

My Course is:

BMT1B - Business Management,
Level: Graduate Certificate

Siobhanle:
Hi everyone, Is the "Ontario College Graduate Certificate" equivalent to the standard Post Graduate Degree and/or Post Graduate Certificate? (For 2:2 graduates when applying to colleges)
I’ve seen a couple of schools refer to it as the degree/certificate awarded.

librangyps:
Are you saying you cant apply yourself? Or is it mandatory to use an agent to apply?

Pls house, can a friend apply to centennial college himself without use of agent?

BrightCulture:
Thanks so much boss for ur swift response.... I have contacted the school and they gave me agent I can reach out to, which I have done...he charged me 150k for admission and visa processes... But am a little bit scared .....please can you drop ur WhatsApp number because dere is a lot of questions I need to ask please .... ( pls I really need ur advice because am a novice in dis)

Urrch:
Please how much is the first tuition fee, after you have been offered admission?

BrightCulture:
Good evening boss

I notice you are more experience in this Fanshawe college admission. Please am new in nairaland and I want to seek admission in Fashawe because I notice they have courses I we love to do. Please can you advice me or be my guidance through this admission of a thing , because I notice you that one needs an agent before one can apply.

einsteino:
Well said! @ the bolded, nice to know you were at Fanshawe. I lived in London for a bit, a couple of my friends were at Fanshawe then. The guy that I said went back for a second diploma is also at Fanshawe.

listowell:
Ogbeni, one person can't be an alumni. Say alumnus or alum!

Legacyedition:
Thanks boss, my papa no get birth cert oooo....His birth cert is a must?.

Dameelee:
Thank you so much... [b]I'm thinking of writing ielts before leaving Nigeria [/b]and hopefully I pass it well so I don't need to bother about that when the time to apply for EE comes. I'll way my options whichever way. Thanks again for your timely response.

FlexxyBae:
Hello everyone!
Please I'm new on this platform... Someone advised me to join...

I need your candid advice..

I graduated in 2013, HND upper credit in petroleum and gas processing engineering..(I will be applying for Chemical engineering)

I want to apply for a post graduate diploma in Canada.. I must admit that I may not have adequate fund required to thread on this path..

So my questions now are these: Is it possible to get any form of scholarships for PGD?

Do I need to do WES in other to be eligible to apply?

Will I be able to manage Altleast #2m naira over there in Canada..
Lastly do I need my Waec certificate to be able to apply and do I also need the Waec certificate at the embassy.. (my Waec certificate has lost... Though I can get an attestation copy if necessary)

Thanks in advance.

Legacyedition:
Good day everyone. My dad is sponsoring me, what are the documents I need from him?.

1. His personal bank statement of account

2. International passport

3. His proof of source of fund, ( Business reg and tax documents)

Do I also need his company statement of account?...


Cc: frankrobbn1

PendD:
Hello my people,
When check the processing time for study permit outside Canada, what does the field "where are you applying from" mean? Is it the country one applied with their passport or the country where one submitted the app in?
E.g I submitted from Turkey, though online, so do I select Turkey there or Nigeria?

olasubomy:
@Naijaforeigner - Please i have a further question to the clarification you just made to lord AA and this question is also open to anyone that wants to contribute.

I guess i need to refill my form IMM1294, i filled tuition for the 2 years in space for tuition and i also filled the exact balance in my sponsors bank statement ( Luckily i have not yet submitted my application,still gathering documents).

1) So my question is by what variation do i put as funds available for my stay lets say for instance what my parents has now is money for the first year which is maybe 11m and i intend to show valuation report of landed properties worth about 40m that is 11m + 40m = 51m ( as an example) to proof i can sustain myself throughout the duration of the programme.

How much can i put as funds available for my stay with just 11m sitting as liquid fund in the account to convince the Visa officers?.

2) Just for me to understand the process clearly, why is it only the first year tuition one has to put in the space for tuition and not the two years?

vibrant99:
What’s the Comparisons as you have been in Canada?

We are not haggling to a means, but a way of telling people off Colleges because it has stopped working and that’s a fact ... approvals mentioned here is not even much of data ? Are you in a College sir ?

LordAA:
Good day everyone.

Please I have few questions.

1. In the titution/room and board section. Should I include the money for one year or two years? Considering that I have the full money to cover my 2 year program.

2. I being sponsored fully by my parents but I start working about 5 months ago. Should I include the statement of account from my salary account? I have less than 100k there.

3. Is it necessary to get a reference letter from my current place of employment (because I was refused one after I requested).

Thank you all

@Frankrobbn1
@JustMellow
@Naijaforeigner
@Lekiboboe

vibrant99:
My DEAR

Some where up there i also wrote it is an opinion and also based on information and experience .
Everytime you people will be asking of source , is there anywhere that there is a source of VISA approval/Rejections?

You went on to give us a name of JUST one person , NAIJAFOREIGNER? not 100 people not 1000people?

How many people are following this thread?
How many people are replying this comment?

But you only one person who had 2.1 and went to College? Do you know how many people apply to college from Nigeria alone? use this page as a guide , you will be surprised, then follow up with them one after the other and ask them about their application and how it went.

Most of them even backed out and have left NAIRALAND.

I wrote my experience down and you are countering with mere sentiments? do you know how many college applications i am personally aware of? they are not even on this page, even some people who live in Europe who came back to Nigeria Just to apply.... This Naija people dey tire sometimes.

My brother if 100 people Applied to College in Canada with 1st Class or 2.1 or 2.2, Tell anybody anywhere that i said it, Less than 10 People will get Approval, Come up with your content and i will waiting.

STOP making people throw their Monies away for nothing. If you want Send your application to the best Pastor to pray on it, if na College oo, Your application change is through the eye of the needle.

Mind you , If you are applying for COLLEGE, be aware!

Brachaa:
Busy schedule plus the time zone are different. Like America is 7 hours ahead ( i think) of Nigeria. So, when you're awake, they are sleeping and when you're sleeping, they are busy round the clock with 5 to 6 jobs to be able to meet up with bills.

Pee2Jay9:
I got ban for a few days and couldn't post or reply. I wonder what I did wrong.. Anyways, I'm writing to encourage all expectants to pls keep hope alive.. Those that put their trust in God will never be put to shame.. It's not over until u win