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Josh121:
Thank you so much , I have another question please my wife studied Animal and Environmental Biology can she do her master in health science?

Honestly, I don't know but if you look up courses in Health Sciences, you can find out if she can study that!

OriEyeLe:
please after miskeen and I have tried to link his app he submitted in July but no success. I just noticed one thing now. He submitted IMM1294E(application for study permit made outside of Canada), IMM5707E(family information) and IMM5257(temporary resident visa form). That's the issue on ground. He said the vfs guy cross checked before he paid. He was DELAYED on his first app reason being purpose of visit only( he didn't link the fist app, he was tracking with vfs tracking number) and he submitted all the 3 forms in first application too.

He should send a mail to the embassy. Also, he can order his gmc note to know the state of his application. That can help him too.

mideyola:
My application has just been approved!!! MSC Educational Administration and i only took 2 weeks just like d PHD.
I really cant hide the excitement but i know it was Gods divine favour. This post is to encourage anyone that wants to change a career path but is not sure of how to go about it. with God and doing proper research on how to gather the right documents, u can only expect God to finish the remaining part. Am sincerely grateful to some people dt helped me with ideas and review of my SOP...may God bless u all @fredunna(for ur constant support everytime i buzz u) @jnyuwa (for ur additional input) and @beverlyd (she showed me the area to focus on).

Go Educators!!!! Congratulations dear!!! So excited for you. I can imagine the feelings. Please don't scream too much like I did and ended up losing my voice. Lol . Go and represent us well!

PLEASE MY PM DOES NOT WORK. DON'T BOTHER SENDING ME A MESSAGE.

If you have questions, please ask them here. You will get your answers and others would learn from it as well.

matic12:
How did you fill the financial section?

Put the amount for your 1st year school Tuition, for accommodation and upkeep, you put 10k or 11k if you are going to Quebec. Then put the total amount you have for your studies. For example : 7k for Tuition, 10k for Room and Board, and then 25k as Funds available for your stay.

Josh121:
Good morning house , is it advice-able for a fresh graduate to apply for masters , the person as not gone for service but want to apply for her masters first before coming back to do her service .

Of course yes! Schools in Canada don't need your NYSC certificate.

Nzo1:
Greetings Bosses, you guys are doing a terrific job here. I was a silent follower on this thread for long but I reached out to guys here when my first TRV application was refused back in July. My second application has just been approved. We Bless God!

Here's my timeline:

M.Eng (Electrical Engineering, MUN)

1st Application: May 5th, 2017 (Paper route), linked it online.
Refused: July 7th, 2017 (Insufficient Funds for tuition fees, Purpose of Visit, & Travel History)
Ordered GCMS Notes immediately and it arrived on August 9th, 2017. VO said i was being sponsored by a third party (my cousin), limited evidence of relationship on file, limited travel history and weak evidence of personal financial establishment.

Meanwhile, it was a fully funded admission, i had to stress that in my second application while also tackling the above reasons.

Second Application: August 28th, 2017 (Paper route), linked it online.
Medical passed like three weeks later (same upfront medical i used for the first application)
Application updated November 14th, 2017. Approved

Cheers Bosses.

Congrats Nzo1. Go and represent us well.

awuf:
It's real. You weren't dreaming bros. Lwkmd. This your post is so funny.
The curses stopped people in their tracks, some reversed, others changed course, a few attempted to reply but changed their mind. 'Attitude'....

Lol!!! I saw all the curses, I simply jumped the post and passed! Nobody wants to collect curses na.
She's not ready yet to get responses. Na wa!

sleekysoft:
PMed You

My PM doesn't work o. Let me PM you rather.

vcole:
Oh wow. Nogen congratulations!!!! I need to PM you.

Thanks Vcole. No problem.

Kmgb:
Oh I see,nice one then. For the TEF, On d CRS tool,the grade are in numbers,from about a 100 to 800 or so,just want to know what d ideal score should be for simulation purposes,also where I can get materials for practice

Target between the 1st and 2nd batch of numbers.

awuf:
Wow! Things are changing by the day.
It was also on this thread, part 10 or so, that I saw an infant's refusal. VO wrote PA approved as she seems a genuine student and primary purpose of going to Canada is for study and not babysitting. The baby's application was denied.

I think she was not elaborate enough as to how her children will be taken care of in her absence and concentrated more on why she wasn't going with them. My 2cents though

That's the thing. Mothers going should research daycare Centres and schools near the University. Write to them to demand a space for your child/children. I did all that and got 2 daycare centres willing to accept us. In my case, my children have been attending school since they were 3 months. They are used to classroom setting . I cited that too. So it would not pose any challenge.

There's no way on Earth, I would concentrate on my studies if my children are in Nigeria while I'm in Canada. Depression will set in walahi!

JoseJonn:
Aunty Nogen tnx. pls tell uncle Jeremy and uncle Mazuide to help me on my application

They didn't work on my application. I did it myself but gave them to review my SOP and asked some questions where I needed help. Please get to work and then ask questions where necessary. Jerry can review your SOP. He is not in school now. Maziude is very busy now but tries to assist once in awhile.

40manlappy:
Congratulations! I am still here sis. See you there next year by the grace of God!

Wow! You have your PPR already na. By the grace of God, we shall see in Cannyland.

Kmgb:
Wow congrats to you,but won't the PR route be cheaper for you?anyways was gonna ask you about TEF,please where can one get practice resources and what is the ideal score to ace it.

Will get funding. Paying just my first year school fees. On any case, this is what I love to do. For TEF, make sure you get at least a B2.

Congrats CAstruggle and Osemigho.

I got my TRV yesterday for my PhD programme in Quebec. Not ready for PPR application yet. Leaving this Dec. See you in Cannyland. 40manlappy, I'm sure you are enjoying Cannyland ... well done guys and may all our wishes be fulfilled . Amen

CAstruggle:
FSW-O
WES – 31 AUG 2017
1st IELTS – 03 AUG 2017
2nd IELTS – 09 SEP 2017

CRS - 441

ITA – 4 OCT 2017
AOR – 10 OCT 2017
MEP – 24 OCT 2017
IP1 – 25 OCT 2017
NA2 – 27 OCT 2017
IP2 - 9 OCT
PPR: 11 NOV

Thanks everyone for all the contribution. Its still like a dream... I never thought i would get PPR now.

Please Pray and Pray. My file got stuck at NA2 for two weeks while others on the whatsapp group were getting PPR. I prayed mine out... Suddenly only mine among the stuck files moved to IP2.

My earlier plan was to apply for student visa for January until i stumbled upon this thread. Here i am today... who i be?

God is the greatest.

Congrats to you and to all of you who got your PPR!

Also, I would like to add that we take our time to prepare our application. Don't rush. I joined this forum last year. I read the Part 1, jotted down some important notes. Been following the discussions here while I still took note of key things.
Things you must do!
1. Don't limit yourself. Apply in more than one school.

I applied in 3 schools : University of Manitoba, University of Sherbrooke and Laval University. I wasn't given admission in Manitoba. In University of Sherbrooke, I applied for 4 programmes. I got admission for 3 out of the 4. For Laval University, I declined their admission .

2. Make sure you have the funds or get a scholarship (Funding from the school)
If you have funding, good. If it is not so much, ensure you have some personal funds to back up your application. If you don't have funding from the school, please take out time to save up enough money..even if you get co-sponsor, it will help your application.

3. Ask questions on gray areas.

Don't be shy to ask relevant questions. Don't be too shy to ask those gurus here for help. I reached out to 3 people here : Austinpee (He never replied my messages and I understood he is a busy person), Maziude (He responded immediately and has guided me thus far), Jynuwa (he also responded immediately and guided me on my SOP. He actually revamped it. He also guided me where my brother Maziude had no idea about the process, Jynuwa readily assisted.) I did a lot of back and forth with Maziude and Jynuwa to ensure I didn't make any mistake on my application before submitting.

4. Read current and past posts on this forum and CIC website

Please take out time to read , read and read. When you read, you won't even ask a lot of questions and you would get it right in your first application . My Canadian study permit was my first. Never applied before. But it took me more than a year to apply. Don't be in a hurry please.
5. Be honest in your application.
Be truthful. Some advised me here not to present my children to the Embassy since they don't need a visa to enter Canada. I vehemently opposed that. How can I use my 2 years olds as home ties only to appear at the Point of Entry with them. I could be turned back to Naija. That's deceit! Also, avoid presenting fake documents. They will find out. If you have been denied visas in the past. Say the truth, it won't stop them from giving you a TRV if you deserve one.

6. Have faith in God. Trust God to do His part.

If it is His will, you would go to Canada to study, He will help you provide all that you need to make your application a success. I took a leap of faith a lot . I was in the US in October, I shopped for our winter jackets for myself and the children. I said we need a pair for the flight in December to Canada. I resigned my job . Would stopped working in December. Told them, I would be leaving in December for my PhD. When Jynuwa advised me to apply for a study permit for US as a 2nd option. I was very emphatic with my NO! I told him point blank that I am going to Quebec, Canada for studies not the US. Started preparing my home for the journey long before I even applied. Have faith your application will be successful .

jnyuwa02:
Anyone in any field can get a TRV. All depends on the picture of the vision you paint to the VO. Nogen painted a wonderful picture of a differential theory of learning, a novel idea in educating children taking into account their learning ability and styles. She felt in Nigeria the teaching mode is all about promoting the bright ones and repeating the dull ones. She postulated that the solution had to take into consideration their learning styles, that both the very bright ones and dull ones have the same problem. They both occupy a position in the outlier and are usually misfits due to pressure society puts on them. The differential theory takes this into consideration and tailors the education of a child from the perspective of their ability and styles of learning and encouraging them based on these peculiarities. She felt the solution is not simply telling teachers to teach more and passing the bright ones and repeating the dull ones as is the common solution in Nigeria. Nogen's endeavour to seek to do PHD in Nigerian universities in this area met head storm because this theory is alien to the Nigerian system. But Canada is doing cutting edge research in the area. She wants to study, get her doctorate and come back to Nigeria and teach the theory and train many educators to do the same. The affordability and safety for her family, made Canada among many countries she looked into, an easy choice. You see, when a VO begins to read something like this, it's sweet music to their ears. They feel the compulsion and want to join in the rhythm of the dance. They approve you with immediate alacrity because you are highly favored of God in the first place.

You are right! As a graduate student, you must be part of solution providers. Look at the needs in the society and search for a solution to those needs using your area of study. Would you get that in Nigeria? If no, then look for countries that can help you specialize in your area. My area is a new one in Nigeria and very few international private schools practise that and those in public school do not even know it exists. There are lots of new pedagogical methodologies out there in the developed countries that have been tested and proven effective and efficient for teaching and learning. Research them and see how you can introduce them to our Educational system.

Without quality education, Nigeria as a nation has a long way to go, until we began to teach and learn right,we would struggle economically , politically, socially, etc. We must get it right in our educational system. So, those in Education can get their TRV.

JoseJonn:
Congrats fellow akokite I tap into your testimony.

Greatest Akokite! Amen!!! Ensure you submit a tight application and trust God to seal it.

jnyuwa02:
By Jerry did you mean jnyuwa02? I think I need a credibility testament for those who say this man is misleading!!! Haha, congrats!!! Happy the SOP worked for you!!! Go make us proud and come back with your differential theory of learning and have a part in the story of Nigeria as we all should strive to do, not bicker.

Jerry is you na. You did an amazing job on my SOP. I do acknowledge and appreciate it. Thanks once again Bro.

PROFILE
NCE (English/French) Distinction , College of Education, Nsugbe, Anambra State.
B.A (French) 2.1 (Hons) Unilag
MPIA -Unilag
M.A (French) Distinction -Unilag
Teacher (More than 10 years experience )

PhD in Education Pedagogy, University of Sherbrooke for Fall but deferred to Winter because my admission letter came end of August (I am very passionate about teaching and learning)

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED

- Study permit form/Questionnaire
-Family Form
- Bank statements with great inflow /outflow and balance too (Mine, hubby's and his senior partner who is also a co-sponsor) I am self sponsored with 2 co-sponsors
- Well written and detailed SOP (Reviewed by Jynuwa)
- Letter of co-sponsorship from hubby and his business partner.
-co-sponsors' bio-data pages
-my 3 children's bio-data pages ( They are going with me and they don't need a visa ; they are US citizens but I informed the Canadian Embassy as well)
- Letter of consent from hubby allowing me to take the children along as they are too young to be without their mother. They are just 2 years and 3 months old.
- current USA visa, previous visas from UK, USA, FRANCE.
-My online Gold business certificates I started last year ( Need to show where the huge amounts of money in my accounts come from considering that I am a teacher. Though I am well paid as a teacher but my account inflow and outflow wouldn't have come from my teaching salaries alone.
- CQA from Quebec
- Letter of Admission
- receipt of almost 2k dollars of complusory fees paid to the school .
- Copies of mails between the school and I on why I couldn't pay my school fees till January when the school invoice for Winter session will be ready.
- Letter of Introduction from my workplace.
- Letter of Employment and Promotion as the HOD.
- A copy of my Staff ID
-Payslips from January to June
- CV
- Copies of my articles in Academic journals.
- 2 letters of sponsorship to France in 2013 and 2017 by the French government . This shows progression in my work.
- Copies of teachers' workshops in Nigeria and Overseas. (Usually attend teachers' trainings abroad every year)
- My Degree certificates from NCE to M.A
- Upfront medical form
- Police certificate
- Husband's land documents in Lekki and in the Village.

Submitted on Thursday , 26th at VFS, (Paper Route), linked it online 2 days after. Been checking my CIC page since then for an update. Today, I got a mail from them. I took my time to check. Was thinking it is about passing my medical. Lo and behold, it was APPROVED!

I want to say a special thank you to Maziude. He was always there to answer my questions and concerns from the beginning of my application. I took his advise of going for a PhD instead of a pgd. I am glad it paid off in the end.

Thanks to Jerry for reviewing my SOP. I appreciate.
Now, to mothers who want to go with your little children, please do apply with them. Just ensure you have enough money to prove you can take care of them financially and otherwise. You will be fine.

I pray to as many that desire to go study and represent Nigeria well , TRV will fall on YOU ALL. @Mamacaja , come here o, your sister has been given a TRV!
I'm returning to Naija as Doctor (Mrs) . A specialist and authority in Education by the special grace of God.

Finally, commit everything to God. I took a step of faith, 2 days before I submitted, I went to church with all my documents. I knelt at the church altar and handed everything to God in faith. I have done mine as a human. God , please have the final say. He sure had a final say!

@maziude my brother, your Ijebu garri and Bendel garri are coming. Your sister will supply you more than enough Bro. See you soon in Cannyland.

With great joy in my heart, I want to inform us that my application I submitted exactly 2 weeks today has been APPROVED!

okelion:
Application approved, document valid!!! Does it mean my TRV has been approved in less than 3 weeks? Someone help oooo

Wow!!! Congrats Okelion! Less than 3 weeks? Amazing!!

Wow!!! Congrats akmog

akmog:
Good morning all, my application has finally been approved after third attempt. Glory be to Almighty God

Congratulations! !!

Ope100:
Thank you!

Congratulations Ope100

Will certainly begin with you .

tommee:
Hello Gurus,

Good Evening,My 1 year tuition is 15,445CAD for a 2year PGD intended study i was delayed 30th of last month for with all financial boxes ticked so i applied immediately for my GCMS note. After seeing the notes i think my case is a clear example of V.Os not checking all documents submitted please i really need your input and advise because i want reapply immediately. Apart from paying the tuition fee balance for 1year what other things do you think i can add to tackle this denial. Please see attached GCMS note stating Lump sum from an unknown source and below the history of the financial statement submitted.

Sponsor Mum
GT Bank - 7.8 million (Mum received rent of 4.6 million in July for a whole building she letted out to a school she also paid 7,500 CAD half of 1 year tuition in August
UBA- 2.3 million (her salary account with monthly income of 285,000)

My Bank Statement
GT Bank- 2.5 million (Mum transferred 1.5 million to me and she stated it in the letter addressed to V.O)

Please note that i included rent receipt of the 4.6 million and all documents of the building but obviously the V.O did not check the document and still denied me on lump sum from an unknown source. The v.O also stated i included a third party sponsor which is false. There two statement from my mum and my GTBank LOA

I think you can also ask for a reopening of your application file. It seems they don't really check the documents anymore. Let the Gurus come and assist in this one.

@Ilovecanada, many people who applied for masters and PhD programmes did that because they were not originally planning to work in Canada but to acquire knowledge which would be helpful in their home country. Deciding to stay back after one's studies is another thing altogether. That is secondary .

jnyuwa02:
24hrs to several months as in Abiodunne's.

Kai!