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Breezy90:
Thanks for this reply,I am thinking of applying to schools,since some schools allow paying in installments.

Wait .. I hope you are not trying to come to Canada, get jobs and think of paying your fees via those jobs? For me to give you proper advice, I hope it is not Ontario, London you are coming to? I am not saying it is impossible but make sure you ask the right questions and know the exact province/territory you should be.

You cannot make 2000CAD monthly after tax as a student who is new in Canada except you work more than 20 hours a week. Why would you want to break the law when you can become a PR in 3 years? It is not worth it.

My advice for any hustler is bring money along for your fees and extra change (at least for first semester), don't come during winter because getting jobs for hustlers (if you know what i mean) is harder during winter, choose the right school (make sure they accept installments and you have an idea of duration), province and city. Your location matters a lot if you know you are a hustler. You will understand better when you get to Canada.

Asides fees, there are some modules they will tell you to register for online and you have to pay. I currently have a module where I have to pay 123CAD for online and it is compulsory because there are assignments I need to submit via the site.

Also, choose the right programs. Most Programs with Co-op allows you to work for up to 8 months or even a year. You get paid and work full time after completing 2 semesters with a good CGPA (please confirm from your school the terms and conditions of their coop). This is good because you earn while schooling and get the Canadian work experience as well.

God help us all.

042viber12:
Yes u can, depending on how u save and how much u are paid for an hour.. in Ontario, my friend is paid $14.5/hr 6hrs per day, 5days a week.. while in newfound land my coz is paid $13.6/hr...so it depends on all these factors though

Please your friend and cousin, are they students or working full time?

oscarpellenchy:
Pls respond to this, house members.....

You can go for anyone bro with your experience. For anyone you decide to go for, just make sure you can give good reasons in your SOP whyyou have chosen the program and its benefit to you? No red flag.

vibrant99:
You are the winner!
Come and collect your cup!!!

What are you writing in a 3pages ?
what is an SOP to start with?
If people wrote 1 page of SOP and got VISA , why would anyone write a 3 page of SOP?
SOP means statement of purpose !
It has to do with why you want this visa, many people really dont know, they go saying all sort of frivolities and say the reason they want the VISA in just one LINE, but complete nonsense in 100 Lines.

You that have something to say, keep saying it, advise people to say plenty things , na you go read am for the Consular.

N.B___ Someone once sent me an SOP to review, it was 4 pages, ... I only read the first page, it was complete nonsense.

-My father is not always at home
-My mother was sick but she is better now
-My sister and my brother was schooling , now they stopped schooling so that i can travel because i am brilliant!
etc!!!

I once did a one page SOP, it took just 12days to get an Approval, it is not the long lines, it is the capturing, You need to capture who is reading.

As a rule on social media, I try to jump and pass anything that will lead to arguments. Funny enough I agree with some, if not all of your points. The only issue I have is you are trying to force your personal opinion on others. You cannot do that.

If I were to advice a first time applicant, [/b]my opinion[b] would be NOT more than 2 pages of LOE/SOP (detailed and straight to the point). I want to believe there is a reason why most schools in first world countries include a word limit when they ask you to submit SOP. I believe when you write too much, relevant information is missed, you create more gaps and that could complicate things.

If I were to advice someone re-applying, I would want them to address points raised in the GCSM notes and this may lead to 4,5 or even 10 pages of LOE.

Major reason why if your SOP is too long, most gurus on this thread always advice you to break them into sections using subheadings.

The truth is we have seen a first time applicant on this forum who wrote more than four pages of LOE and got visa. We have also seen applicants without LOE/SOP and still got visas. Most things said on this forum is a combination of facts and personal opinions.

[/b]At the end of the day, it is left for applicants to make the final decsion on what to do as no word limit was indicated on the CIC website for LOE[b].

Alezie:
Hello House, I have been following this thread for about two months. I just got my letter of admission from University of Regina, Health studies this month. It is an undergraduate degree. I am about to file my application for a student permit and I want to ask few questions.

1) I already have a degree in Medical Physiology, how does this play out when applying for a permit for second undergraduate in Health studies considering they have very similar syllabus?

2) My sponsor is an uncle (We don’t share same surname)of mine and has about 12-15m in his closing account, also I am adding the my dad’s numerous landed property documents and three cars to my application, also the CAC document of the school he owns, all these represents home ties, what’s my best bet on this?

3) And lastly, should I use online or paper route for my application?

A quick one.

Convincing the VO why you are going for another UG via your LOE might be very difficult (not impossible).

To make lif easy, why don’t you apply for masters or PG admission in another school (still keep your UG admission), get your visa and when you get to Canada, you change to the previous school for your UG.

johnsonsegxy:
I need enlightenment on something that's a bit confusing...

In the cause of doing their background check, do they go to any of your family either siblings or parent to verify what u claim to be?

Hahahaha... if CIC should start doing this, applications will take 1 year. Your birth certificate saves them the stress of doing that.

BVNO:
Please I need advice on TRV application.

I have applied for TRV four times and all were denied. I applied through an agent thrice and once by myself. Hubby also applied for PR last year, but was not given as well.

So, last month I decided to write and know the reasons for the denial. I received the GCMS letter yesterday. Reasons for denial.
1. SOP contains only general statement, which was written in poor English
2. Course of study does not match with previous academic history.
3. Letter of acceptance was used for application twice. ( note, after the second denial the school gave me grace for next admission, which the same letter of admission was sent to me and I used it to apply). They are not convince that once given, i will leave at the end of my studies.


My concern is this, should I continue to apply? How many times should one stop applying after so many denials?

Please I need your genuine advice. Thank you.

Should you re-apply? The decision is ultimately yours.

(1) (a) Introduce yourself and what the letter is about.
(b) Why did you choose to study xyz program? what informed that decision? don't just mention it, give an example of a situation that informed that choice. It could be your work experience or a course you took while studying in University.
(c) Benefit of the program to YOU and not just general benefits of the course. Most people make this mistake. You can choose 1 or 2 important modules from the program and explain its benefits to you.

for example,

"Also, two core courses of the xyz program that particularly made me determined to enrol on this program are the 123 and 456. I believe the course 123 would give me the relevant knowledge needed in managing businesses efficiently and ensure better management of resources. The second course, which is the 456, would further give me the necessary skills in ensuring the effective distribution of goods to meet clients. This is particularly important to me because my family business in Nigeria is planning on expanding its base to other locations".

(d) why did you choose the school? did someone recommend the school to you? graduates always get job easily on successful completion of the program? you had friends who recommended the school? WHY?. Don't just give general statements like wonderful facilities, go deeper.
(e) Why have you decided to study in Canada?

(f) are you aware of the responsibilities of an international student? write briefly about it and give examples where you have demonstrated this.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare/get-documents.html#doc4

(g) What do you plan to do on the successful completion of your program? relate this to your future goals back in Nigeria.

(2) If you are applying outside Canada, make sure any program you choose is similar to what you did in univeristy or a program you have had good working experience. (You can always switch programs or study a completely different program when you get to Canada).


(3) Getting a new LOA or admisison is quite easy. speak to your school about it.

I pray you will come back here and testify how God did it for you eventually. You can try other countries as well.


Finally, Write the content of the letter YOURSELF but get someone to proof read for you. Make sure you get someone very good.

michelle5567:
Yo! I paid for passport courier service at VFS and today they delivered the wrong passport. I don't know whether I should laugh or cry

Wow... are you for real? Wrong passport? Can you imagine?

hasalau:
Hello Naijaforeigner, well done for the good job please will need some information from you here is my email address hasalau@gmail.com

I responded to your DM already bro.

Determinedsoul amen to your prayers and you will testify soon in Jesus name (amen).

5p1naz:
Thanks, can I please have the contact of the agent you used? I called the approved agents on the list sent to me in an email by Fanshawe college, my first sentence to these agents when i called them was that i was referred by Fanshawe. I will appreciate if I can get the exact agent you used, I will also contact the school through the email you attached to your response, Thank you for taking the time to respond.

Are you sure you called agents the school gave you and all of them insisted on charging you up to 400 Canadian dollars?

If you have evidence of this you can report to the school and they will be removed as approved agents of the school.

Unfortunately I cannot refer you to any agent as it is against the law of this Forum.

Please don’t pay more than 30,000 Naira for admission (I paid 25,000 Naira when I did mine). Fanshawe is not the only college in Canada.

5p1naz:
yeah the 100cad and 300usd is actually the quote from the Nigerian agents.

Fanshawe has about 10 approved agents in Nigeria from the school (I am sure the school gave you a list of all their approved agents). If one agent is charging you too much, call the other one on the list.

Tell the agent you were referred to them directly from Fanshawe. You should NOT pay more than 30,000 Naira.

When I got my admission last year July, the agent I used said “they were charging me 25,000 Naira because the school referred me to them directly. If it was not from the school, they would have charged me 85,000 Naira”

You need to know that these agents actually collect commission from Fanshawe.

If after telling the agency that Fanshawe referred you to them, they still ask for 300 + 100 dollars, please send their details to the email listed below.
No agent from the school is permitted to charge that much for admission.

If you need the list of approved agents by the school, contact the person below or if the agent is over charging you, send her an email.

Damsyangel23:
Hello good pm, please house need your advice ..
My application was summited April and I was ask to redo my biometric July 10 and ever since then no reply. Have sent lot of emails and keep getting the normal respond "under active" so I decided to order my gcms note it arrived first week of DEC saw that my application was reviewed a lot and lot to be touch.. Last week I had to send them my updated LOA.
I dunno if I should withdrew my application or go for upfront medical by monday?

Why withdraw your application after waiting this long? You need your passport for something else?

odafevwiroro:
pls i am new here, can somebody gives me A-Z necessary information(requirement) and School to do an M.Sc in Geographic Information System Application in Canada.

We are happy to help you bro and welcome to Nairaland. First step, go to the first page of this thread and go through everything. If there is anything you don’t understand, come back here and ask specific questions.

Ama28:
Hi guys, thanks for sharing your experience with others, reading all these really helped me.

I applied online but did my biometrics at London on 28th November and it got updated in the system on 29th November. I didn't need medical, is there any Nigeria here who applied from the UK? How long did yours take.
I have written London and Lagos office and got an automated response.

I applied via paper route in Lodnon (July) and got a passport request after 5 weeks. Immediately I got my passport request, packed all my load and moved over to Lagos and submitted my passport for the visa stamp in Lagos.

It is the background check that takes time. Once it moves to eligibility review, you will get your response soon.

fadasss:
Please how would u know u were giving work permit upon receiving the visa

Your visa only serves as your entry in and out of Canada. It does not tell you the conditions of your permit while schooling.

When you travel and get to immigration, you will be issued a study permit. It is on this permit that you will see when to leave Canada after studies, details of how many hours you are allowed to work and places you are allowed to work (on/off campus).

Stevenssen:
How do you know if a program is PGWP? I have been thinking of Fanshawe

It is the institution you will look up if it offers PGWP eligible programs.

You can check the CIC link below. Input the province or territory and check if the university or college offers such.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare/designated-learning-institutions-list.html

Fanshawe is a fantastic school, very massive and they have amazing facilities. If you have the money, great place to be.

EkpeEkpe:
Help a brother. I’m self sponsored. How much must I have in my account to stand a chance of getting a visa? Simon Fraser University is my target. Thanks

check the link below, it shows you how much you need and all other documents needed for this whole application process or check the first page of this thread. If you go through the link and you still have questions, then come back and ask. God bless you bro.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare/get-documents.html#doc3

domex007 I am so happy for you. I feel like hugging you. God is faithful. Thanks for sharing this testimony.

You tried all these countries and never gave up? your determination is out of this world. Just imagine if you have killed yourself those years you were rejected because you thought that was the end?

I always say it, once you are alive, anything can still happen no matter the failures, delays and disappointment you have experienced. Once there is life, there is always hope.

congrats lummy11

milo9:
I'm seriously trying to save cost, kindly help me with the list of those cheaper colleges bros

Check out Conestoga college. I met a girl in school today who spent 1 year at Conestoga before moving over to Fanshawe. Her current fees at Fanshawe is about 2,500 dollars more than what she paid at Conestoga.

Also check New Brunswick community college you could end up saving about 3000 dollars.

Check colleges in Manitoba,( please make sure they offer PGWP eligible programs) you could end up saving up to 4,000 dollars if you dont mind staying in the cold.

All the best.

All the best

Omoarukheo:
Hello @naijaforeigner I sent a pm, please reply it’s thank you!

I just responded.

Frankrobbn1:
Naijaforeigner, I must commend your good works. Thank you for the excellent advices and always coming around to assist the new bies with their applications. God bless you immensely. Keep doing good!

Welcome back boss, thanks for the kind words. dubaiboy1 and Clara2244 amen to your prayers. bennyg24 thanks.

eazyrely:
Please let someone give me info

Won’t you go for service?

To your question, Very simple. Since you already know the school you would be going to, just check the school website and look for the graduate program you will be going for and check the admission requirements.

Create your profile, submit the requirements and get your admission. Getting admission is the first step.

milo9:
please did apply for admission through an agent? I made some enquiry and from their response I saw ' it is a must to apply through an agent'.

I honestly don’t know why Fanshawe wants international students to apply for admission via an agent. Email them and they will refer you to their approved agents in Nigeria.

Also, there are cheaper colleges in other provinces that does not require the use of an agent just in case you are trying to save cost.

Fontmanager1:
Just like you said sir/ma, It is not mandatory at all, but in the spirit of oneness of this thread, it is needful

Manager You can send an email to smalhorta@fanshawec.ca with a copy of your stamped visa OR maybe PPR to request and receive permission.

A very important information for everyone on this thread.

When you get to immigration and you get your study permit, please i beg you to quickly scan through and check very well that your permit says you are eligible to work on and off campus. This is very important.

When i got my stuidy permit, it was written "only eligible to work on Campus". If I had known that such errors could happen, I would have checked very well before leaving the POE and maybe call the attention of the immigration officer to that error.This was an error from the immigration official and I now have to return my study permit for this to be ammended and may take months for me to get it back. The permit limits me to only on campus jobs (getting a job on campus is challenging but I stay hopeful). I have been in Canada for a month without a job.

Trust me, if you have ever lived abroad, you don't want to go months without working except your parents are very rich.

As i continue my journey in Canada, any other thing i find useful, i will post here.

makano:
Please do the needful by sharing ur profile to the house(If you have not done so). You have learnt from this house, so it will be at least kind of you to drop ur full profile of ur application. Peace

I actually don't see anything wrong in what makano said.

If you gained from this thread or not, a guest or registered user, please drop your profile so that it helps others. The aim is to help. The God that helped you, put you in that position to help others.

In UK, the Pakistans have dominated that country for a reason. In my orientation yesterday I could barely count 10 blacks but the Asians were in hundreds. The reason is simple, they help each other, move in groups and share information. God bless us all.

Asapant:
Yess boss. I undstand. Henceforth I shall do the needful by contacting you via Nairaland. I will be keen on getting your response as you have stated.

Bro I have responded to your mail. cheers.

Asapant:
Welldone Boss. I greet you. I was patiently waiting on you but eventually gave up bkuz I cldnt get response from you. I still need your help concerning my request. Do I need to resend it to you ?

No vex bro. Next time if you need anything urgently just mention me on this thread, I check this thread more than my nairaland mail.

No need to resend. I still have it in my mail so will respond to that stuff this evening (Canadian time), so you should get it before 8am tomorrow morning (Nigerian time).

Sorry for the wait.

Asapant:
Any Fanshawe college applicant. How long does it take to get an acceptance letter from them ?

Asapant abeg no vex as I see your message now, I remembered I promised to help out on some stuff. Have you sorted it out? Please let me know if you still require any help.

The nairaland mail is not my frequent mail so most times I don’t log into it, reason why I forgot.

Fanshawe should give acceptance letter 2 weeks Max.

Fontmanager1:
My school resumed today(Fanshawe College)and I just had PPR, please i want to ask, how late is really late for resuming?

I am a student of Fanshawe and we had orientation today and lecture starts tomorrow. Quickly send a mail to international department so they can give you an extension sharply. Let them know you have gotten a PPR. Submit your passport ASAP. If you need any help when you are in London, let me know.