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hamkid1994:
wow i really appreciate you this is my first time of meeting a good person here God bless you

i have another question in my previous application the course i applied for then was different to this one but the school i applied for then was college now i applied to University.

also, this course i applied for now is different to my Bsc course in i studied healthcare management in Turkey now am applying for Master in environmental Economics management.

Thanks for the kind words.

There is nothing wrong in chnaging schools but for the course, you need to justify why you are going for a different program at PG level (probably yoiur current job is what is making you have a change of career). You can explain this clealry in your LOE.

hamkid1994:
Am very grateful for your reply
Am on visit visa 6 months multiple visa which will expire on March 2019 but I will submit my Canada visa application in December In Nigeria
am applying for Post Graduate.

Ok yeah you are good to go. Come back to Nigeria and submit your application. Read previous pages, ask questions. You will get your visa this time around. Just have faith.

P.S:
Please I beg you, don’t think of becoming an illegal in Uk (you mentioned staying back in your previous post) it is hell and not worth it. This is coming from someone that has lived in Uk and had Many friends who were illegal immigrants. I was on the street ( mixed with the good and bad) while I was schooling and I know every. I would rather suffer in Nigeria than become an illegal in Uk.

makano:
Even tho u did this to assist people, I still consider it a wrong move . Reason is cos many people here will copy this ur write up word for word, if not 90%, some wont bother editing much cos they will believe since this LOE worked for you there is no point changing anything. And if the VOs start seeing different applicants having almost the same kind of LOE, and sees they are all from Nigeria, that will be another big reason(Which is plagiarism) for them denying Nigerians visa even more. Just Imagine the Nairobi demons attending to this almost the same LOE, u knw what that means. We have suffered enough from this Visa Officers, Imagine someone applying since may and up till now, no response. It can be so annoying. So please dont let us complicate things more for ourselves. What you should have done is that u send it to the respective email addresses of the people that need it and seriously advise them to really change alot of things, because we all know this Oyinbo people dnt joke with plagiarism. Lets not complicate things more for ourselves. Peace

Ok I get your point. Can you please modify the previous post? The post you quoted has been removed. Cheers.

Jummy902:
Okay this makes a lot of sense. Pls check your email. Thank you

Responded already.

Post removed.

Jummy902:
Company’s account

ok lets do it this way, can she transfer the money to your own account or she tells the bank to write a letter indicating she is the only signatory to that account. I normally don't recommend people using company's account although some have used it in getting their visa's.

when I did mine, My mum transferred from her company's account to my own personal account.

Jummy 902

Oh you are changing course... I see. Then I think your LOE should adresss this properly. Also, With a 2:1, it is expected you would go for masters. So you need to clearly explain why you are going for a PGD even though you have good result that qualifies you for masters.

I had a 2:1 and got a visa for PGC logistics and supply chain management same Fanshawe College. So it is very possible to get a PGD or PGC visa provided you give good reasons for doing that.

Can I suggest you write a good LOE to explain clearly why you are changing course. Can you also try and link the benefits of this new course to your mothers business and that you will be coming back to manage the business?

Please don’t let your LOE be too long.

Quick question, your mums account, was it her personal account she submitted or company’s account?

hamkid1994:
hello house please i need your advice I have two Canadian student visa denial in 2016 and now I want to apply again and I have already paid tuition fees, am in the UK for two weeks holiday so when am back to Nigeria I will apply for the visa in which my UK visa is still valid because it is multiple entries my question is what is my chance of getting Canada student visa? or I should stay in the UK
any advice will help
thanks.

What do you mean by staying in the UK? Are you not on visit visa? Are you applying for PG or UG?

If you can answer those questions above, I will be able to give further comments.

No one can guarantee 100 percent that you will get a visa but if you can read through all what the gurus have said on this forum, Chances are very high you will get it. I recommend reading part 14, pages 1-20. Everything you need are on those pages. If you have any questions, ask on here and someone will help out.

Jummy902:
Hello All,
I got a visa denial today. I applied ( paper application)for study permit on September 7th and I did upfront medicals.
Reasons for denial: Travel history
Personal assets
Family ties in Canada and home
County.
Documents submitted: Admission letter, Sop(3pages), my parents landed property documents, birth certificate, sponsor SOA, letter from my sponsor which is my mum, my mum’s company CAC, birth certificate of my Mum, my Passoport; and I have previous travel history. So I really do not understand. I’m just confused. I paid my Tuition of $7,000 already for one term. I graduated in 2016 B.SC Economics I applied for a Pgd in Finance at Fanshawe College.
Pls what do I do?
I’m thinking of reapplying
School starts in January

I am interested in this application cos I am also going to Fanshawe (travelling in December).

Your application is ok, I think you will just need to work on your LOE. Make sure your LOE links the direct befit of your course to your mums business. I would say redraft your LOE and submit next week.

I noticed you did not state you submitted your own SOA. Was the maintenance funds in your mums account or your own account?

Did you attach your receipt of fees paid? Why PGD? Was it 2:2 you had in your Bsc?

Louisanc long post alert.

I hope you see this. I have been following your post and the feedback by the gurus.

These are the loop holes you must critically address.

(1) why would your boss say he is sponsoring you because you willl come back to his job after studies in cAnada. Are you saying your boss will wait for x years for you to complete your UG studies in Canada? Please think about it, does that sound real to you?

(2) Also you have spent just 2 months on this job, why would he want to sponsor you? You mean of all the staff in the company? He just singles you out and decides to sponsor you? Is he your family member? This is another loophole.

(3) Also why another UG studies? Why would you want to spend 25,000 Canadian dollars on another UG studies when you already have a BSC? If you can handle these 3 areas very well, I can take a bet you will get your visa.

Let me tell you how I Think you should go about area of funds.

Please drop the idea of you using your boss account (this is my personal opinion).

(1) use only your bothers account and your own account. (When I applied, I used just my mom and my account).

Beg your boss to transfer that money he wants to use in supporting you to your brothers account and then your brother will transfer the money to your own account (please let any lump sum that will go into your account be from your brothers account, it can be easily explained).

Show proof that your brother is your brother by submitting his birth certificate and his data page of his international passport. Also submit your own birth certificate.

Let your brother write a letter of sponsorship clearly stating;

(1) why he has decided to sponsor you. Please let this be something emotional e,g he made a promise to your late father that he will see you through your education.

(2) how this will not be a burden to him or his family

(3) how he has shown his readiness by paying your school fees and also transferring some amount of money to your account (let him write exact amount he transferred into your account). Please make sure he writes it clearly that he has paid 25,000 Canadian dollars already. Trust me, these things work on the mind when the VO sees it.

Please I beg you in the name of God let your brothers letter be straight to the point and it should address those points listed above. If possible just 500 words (1 A4 paper is enough). You don’t want to bore these VO’s with unnecessary words and then they get lost trying to read 5 pages of letter.

Also you will then write your own LOE which should clearly address

(1) why you are going for another UG studies. Please make sure the reason you are giving makes sense. Think about this, why would you be going for another UG at your age? Why pharmacy all of a sudden?
Have you done something related to drugs? Have you worked in a drugs company? Whatever reason you give must be sensible and justified with the huge amount you will be spending.

Also state how you have received money from your brothers account (please I beg you, specify the amount).

(3) what are your ties to Nigeria? I think you tried using your job as a tie back to Nigeria but I think that is not feasible considering you are going for another UG and you have spent just 2 months on the job.

Which boss in Nigeria even sponsors someone who has spent 2 months on the job and then give a study leave for x years all at once? Try looking for another string tie to Nigeria.

Please don’t let your LOE to be too long (maximum of 2 pages is what I recommend). Hit the nail on the head. These VO’s have a lot of applications. Make sure each paragraph carries your message clearly.

You will testify in Jesus name (amen). Finally, ask questions of anything you are not sure of before you submit.

Just to remind all TRV hopefuls on here, a particular moniker called wheyme applied for student visa and got delayed at first.

He reapplied almost immediately and got his passport request within 4 days (he submitted 13th August and got passport request on 17th August). That is the fastest approval on here I have ever seen. You can check part 14, page 392 to look up his story.

Just Incase you are down or scared, remember everyone’s story is unique. Keep on trusting God and believing. He will see everyone of you through in Jesus name (amen).

Thebushboy hardey116

Hello guys please asides the people I mentioned above, are there other people schooling in Ontario or Fanshawe College? How has it been so far? Have you started working? Was it easy getting a job?

How many months can one enter Canada before the school resumes? Has there been anyone who entered at least 2 months before resumption date?

Thebushboy please I will PM you as you are also in Fanshawe College. Thanks.

henricson:
Guys please I just tracked my application now on vfs website after submitting passport on 16/10/2018 which was on Tuesday. Now I'm seeing your processed passport is ready for collection on 18/10/2018 which is today. But I'm yet to receive an email from vfs confirming this, I was wondering if I can just go pick it up tomorrow.

Do I have to get an email or tracking information is ok?

For some the question might sound stupid, but please I'm asking cause I'm still moving around with crutches due to post op recovery after surgery, and wouldn't want to go through pains, and still waste cab fare going there tomorrow for nothing.

I suggest you wait till you get an email from VFS.

hotcakept2:
Majority of delays always have "purpose of visit" in them. I am just wondering won't it be repetition because in the SOP one would still have to write his/her "purpose of visit" to Canada. Make the VO no go use vex delay person again for "stressing" them

Your points are valid boss. I think the applicant should submit just the LOE capturing everything because CIC listed it as documents to be submitted. In addition, the applicant can then decide to submit the SOP they used in getting the admission in the first place. It is a matter of choice.

Truth is, there is just no way one would write an LOE and not have some of what is already written in the SOP repeated. For me, I see LOE as the more detailed form of SOP.

hotcakept2:
SOP and LOE are they not suppose to be same?

I only wrote SOP and LOE cos I noticed everyone uses both on here. To the best of my knowledge, CIC only requires LOE.

When I did mine, I only submitted LOE which detailed (1) why I chose the course and the school and linking it to why it was beneficial to me and my country / family business (2) what was expected of me as a student. (3) stated how I would survive in Canada
Simply put, my LOE was a combination of LOE and SOP.

However, if someone had been delayed, they can attach both SOP and LOE written separately. The SOP will clearly state why they chose the course, it’s benefits, the school, why Canada and so forth and then the LOE will specifically address the concerns raised by the VO in their last application.

I dont think there is any crime in submitting extra documents.

P.S most documents we all attach are extra and not demanded for by CIC but to be on the safe side we just add them.

Before you get admission, you must have submitted your SOP.

Pelaiye2703:
Thank you sir, I’m indeed grateful for your honest advice. But it’s just unfortunate i can’t apply to USA visa for the time being due to some personal reasons. Right now my best option is Canada and am also thinking of applying for Graduate Diploma. What do you think sir?

Try applying to any of the colleges in Canada, you can go for PGD OR PGC. Once you get your admission, prepare all documents, most importantly your SOP and LOE and apply for visa. If no one has gotten TRV with HND before now, then you are about to be the first. There is no harm in trying. Shalom.

Modified

Better still, look for a program related to yours in any of the colleges that has opportunity of internship. This will be what you will emphasise in your LOE.

Coast2Coast:
First post. Silent reader. Applied on 18/09/2018.
What do you think guys? Thank too.

You submitted last month, everything is going smoothly. Nothing to worry about. Just keep on praying, you will testify.

Please I want to apologize to all those who have been sending me PM’s unfortunately I opened this account with my school email and since I am no longer in the school, I no longer have access to the mail.

I do not know how to change the mail for now. It is not like I am intentionally ignoring the messages, it’s just that I can’t access the mail for now. I do apologize.

Cc bayocanny config godsong sontelme Zee1sha2 jazzyjay

henricson:
I see! I thought it was supposed to come within 48hrs after getting original passport request. So you think I should wait until I'm notified that passport has been stamped?

Yes I think you should wait till your passport has been stamped. When did you submit your passport? I think you should get the correspondence letter once it is stamped.

Happy birthday boss frankrobbn1. I still remember just like yesterday reading through all your posts back to back on part 14. There is no way you will not be blessed coz you have been a blessing to many of us on this thread.

You will never know a better yesterday in Jesus name (amen) and the Almighty God will perfect all that concerns you in Jesus mighty name (amen).

henricson:
Jeremy, I believe God will settle you, just believe! Frankrobben... Happy birthday brother! Happy birthday Mainkampt. Sorry it's coming late. May all your heart desires come through in Jesus name. Starting with trv approvals!!

Please for those who got a correspondence letter after original passport request, how long did it take you guys? I mean the letter presented at POE to get a study permit, If I remember correctly, frankrobben told someone in part 14 to send an email after not receiving it within 48hrs of PPR.
Please I'm asking cause I haven't received mine, and PPR was on October 11, 2018. I stand corrected on this as I'm not sure of the procedure

I apologise if I have come with my many questions, Una know say na my way.

I got my correspondence Letter in my CIC account the day I got notification that my passport had been stamped with the counterfoil.

Have you gotten notification that your passport has been stamped? You will get it the same day or max next day after it was stamped and maybe not the day passport was requested.

Check the attached image. I got my counterfoli stamped 26/09/18 and correspondence letter into my account 27/09/18

Let me say this loud and clear, do not let anyone put fear in you unnecessarily.

Why are you choosing online? Is it cos you need your passport or cos you are trying to avoid “Kenya demons”? If the latter is the case, then you are defeated already. It is a mindset game.

There is no demon anywhere that can stop what is yours when you have God with you. Put all your documents, make sure there are no errors in your LOE and SOP, put in hard work by reading through past pages, submit your application and put the rest in Gods hands.

Don’t let anyone put fear in you, carefully choose what you need on this forum and discard what is not necessary. Good thing is no one here is the VO.

If you end up been delayed, reapply cos it is not the end of the world.

henricson:
Please for the guys who submitted passport at vfs for visa stamp, what was the latest you got it back? Was told 5-10 working days. Just submitted this morning, hoping to get it back latest by Friday next week as my sick leave will end by Friday next week and have to resume work on Sunday, had to fly from ph yesterday.



Guys any answer to this?
@goingforward, @galala123, @naijaforeigner

All things been equal, you should get your passport within 10 working days.

Although mine took 5 weeks but I think mine took so long because I applied for my visa in London and then got my passport request Letter and then travelled back to Lagos to submit my passport.

kayvine4u:
After 13 weeks of waiting, it's a refusal for me based on purpose of visit. Kinda suspected due to my study gap of 10yrs but i was hoping my well written SOP will convince the immigration officer.

Im not gonna bother to reapply, going with my plan B to get a masters in d UK and then apply for EE in 2yrs.

Thanks guys for all ur support.

It is well bro. You will definitely get your Uk visa cos the process is straight forward. Downside is there is no automatic staying back like you have in Canada except God gives you a job and the company decides to sponsor you.

But please let me appeal to you to reapply one more time for Canada. The same SOA you will use for Uk is the same account you will use for Canada. Most masters in Uk schools go for at least £9000 and maintenance funds of at least £ £9,125 (almost same amount you will use for Canada). I suggest you Defer your Canada Admision and also apply for Uk MSc (it is free). I did same thing.

All you will need do this time is do online for Canada so that your passport is still with you to enable you apply for Uk. You can apply for Uk about 3 weeks before resumption (you will do priority application). Even after paying your deposit fees to any Uk school you can collect your money back when your Canada visa is out.

Trust me, even though Canada visa process is tiring, I kid you not bro, The peace of mind you have knowing you can stay back to work is everything. Imagine staying in UK for 4 years and I still could not stay back? If I had done my BA in Canada, I am so sure I would have nearly gotten my PR by now.

My opinion is there is no point spending about 4m and above in any foreign country for studies and not stay back to get that foreign work experience.

Long story short, you can kill 2 birds with one stone. Think about it.

colegold100:
Respect to gurus and the newbies in this thread!

My wife is considering to go for MBA program in Canada. The program is very key to her cos of the profession she has found herself.
Besides, place of work support study leave, which means she can still come back to continue her job at the end of the program.

Questions
1.what are her chances of gaining admission?
2.which of the MBA schools in Canada can she consider?(tuition fee arround $35k or less)
3. Are there MBA schools that their GRE or GMAT scores are not required or not too higher that can be considered?
4.Any advice?

please see her profile below:

Age: 32years
Current employer: One of the Big 4 Accounting firm (Multinational)
years of working Experience: 7 years
Occupation: Business Management Consultant (Manager)

*Educational background*
Bsc Microbiology- 2.1(3.60 on 5 point scaling)
Msc- environmental toxicology and Pollution management (4.40 on 5 point scaling)
(Both Nigerian Universities)

Family: hubby n 2 kids -(age 2 Us citizen and 4)
Hubby: works with a reputable multinational coy

Travel experience-Dubai,Uk & USA & also child birth in US.passport carrying recently renewed US visiting visa.

N.B we have future plan to migrate to canada but current focus is the MBA program.

Are you sure she does not want to try the Skilled workforce route, she becomes a PR and then she can do her MBA afterwards since you all still plan on migrating to Canada? Cos from what I see above, she qualifies easily. Just a suggestion.

Honestly, these Canada guys are trying rubbish with Nigerians in Nigeria. I see so many people who submitted via paper route having their passports held for close to 3 months (Exceeding processing times) and still end up been refused?

They cannot try that nonsense outside Nigeria. I applied for Canada visa in London via paper route and I did not submit my passport, no medicals and no police character certificate requested. Imagine holding one’s passport for 3-5 months and no one is complaining about this nonsense?

Same thing with USA visa process. They treat Nigerians like shit in Nigeria. I applied for USA visa in Belfast last year and process was so smooth and orderly. Everyone was smiling.

The major reason one has to just leave Nigeria. Once you get to Canada, you will see how you will be getting visas of other countries easily from Canada. Nigeria no just Dey try. I just feel like ranting on a Sunday, make una forgive me.

For all those still expecting visa approvals, may the Almighty God perfect all that concerns you all.

galala123:
Did I Hiroshima and Nagasaki the house

Grave yard silence in the marketplace .... seems people that thought they had issues have seen something bigger!

It's OK to say Congrats because my housemates seem to be confused as to whether to say congratulations or send me message of consolation!

Damn... your story will give so many people hope. Congrats and congrats and congrats. Delay indeed is not denial.

Agbons101:
FINALLY COUNTERFOIL VISA CONFIRMATION TODAY..!!! THOMPSON'S RIVERS UNIVERSITY (TRU) STUDENTS WHICH IS THE BEST (LEAST EXPENSIVE ) FLIGHT?

Congrats.

hoyin123:
house. I'm using my mom has my sponsor,so I will be submitting her salary account statement but apart from her salary that goes into the account, she also use that account for other transactions please can I use the bank statement and it will not raise eye brow from the visa office since it suppose to be a salary account but money from other source are flowing in. Thanks

Nothing to worry about dear, it is perfectly fine. You can use the account so far the money in the account covers all expenses (tuition and maintenance fees). Just make sure to get documents to show she is really working. Her ID card, payslips, any Landed documents etc Also Make sure she writes a letter of sponsorship stating clearly that you have full access to the money in her account. You can choose to either leave the money in your mums account or asked for it to be transferred to yours. Anyone is fine.

What I did in my own case was I asked my Mum to transfer all the maintenance money and the remainder of my tuition into my personal account.

In my mums sponsorship letter (which i drafted myself), i then wrote, “I am sponsoring my son Ambode Sanwo-Olu with passport number AOKI for studies in Ontario College in PGC SCM1. I am the MD of so so company and I have been managing this business for 10 years.
I am Committed to ensuring my son receives the best of education which I believe .... I have demonstrated this by transferring XYZ amount from account number xxxxx with diamond bank which is the equivalent of 15,000 Canadian dollars” which sufficiently covers money for his maintenance and remainder of his tuition”.

I then attached my mums spsonsorshop letter, CofO, CAC document cos she is a business woman, still added her personal account to show the money moved from her account to mine and she still has money left, birth certificate.

Hotspotaccess:
Thanks for the likes but I need answers please

Bro for Lagos, mine was the next day after I got mail to show it had been approved and counter foil stamped. For Kenya, it could take longer cos of transit time to bring it back here. They already approved it, don’t bother yourself. Just start thanking God.

blet:
i really wanted to do that but it would take 40 -60 days before i get gcms notes, then re-applying would take about 3 months before i get feedback from embassy and resumption is 4th of January 2019. if i defer again, it wont be so nice either because the next session after that is september and i'm a newly wed, I'm leaving certain things on hold (child-birth etc) till after I get there. this is my predicament.

I had to go through your previous posts.
Bro have you found a way to tackle the sponsorship issue that was pointed out by the VO? You can prove he is your uncle by showing birth certificate (yours and his) and he can also show commitment by making a payment towards your fees or transferring the amount to your account and then write a very good and convincing SOP.

In your SOP, make sure you emphasise on returning to naija cos of your family (this is very important, stress it). Make sure you sell your string points convincingly.

Your SOP should not be too long, make it brief and straight to the point. Focus on addressing issues raised and then sell your string points.

Let your sponsor also write a good, touching and emotional SOP. Why is he sponsoring you? He could say it was a promise he made to your late parents (this is just an example). For emphasis, It should be something very touching and emotional. His SOP should also not be too much. I suggest maximum of 500 words. He should also state clearly how this will not be a burden to him and how he has made a transfer of so so amount to your account to show seriousness. He can swear an affidavit of sponsorship. He can also show his statement of account to show he is financially stable to sponsor you etc

You dont have to wait for GCMS note once you can tackle the above points very well and then add the initial documents you added before and apply. Please reapply in the next 1 week.

Finally, pray, fast and then sow a seed on your application or pledge to God that if he does it for you, you will do this for him. It worked for me, I pray it does for you as well. Take this very serious. I have had a visa to Uk, still have a visa to USA and now Canada and it has always been this method of sowing a seed, praying and fasting that has worked for me (of cos after putting the necessary work of getting all the right documents). You will testify.

mightyola:
Boss Man.. Thank you. I thought you were lost in the warmth embrace of a Canadian Hottie.. Just kidding.. I am sorry to hear about your ordeal, but at last it ended well.

Brotherly, how your end? Longest time.