Bestway93:
Hello everyone,

Do I need to fill the IMM5476e-Use of representative form If I am applying on behalf of a minor as the parent?

Yes. You are an unpaid representative.

puffmama:
Congratulations has he submitted his passport?

quote author=obinwanne post=125569648]My brother’s application:
Application submitted: June 16, 2022.
Biometrics: still valid from a few years back. Can’t remember.
BVL and PPR: August 29, 2023.
I saw shege because of the long wait o. Sent several web forms and emails. The last I sent was a week before approval. Eligibility didn’t even start until the last time I checked the tracker which was few days before approval. They nearly doubted if I did submit the application.😂🤦🏾‍♂️
All the best to everyone still waiting especially the backlog applicants.🙏🏾
Good morning all.

Yes, thank you.

My brother’s application:
Application submitted: June 16, 2022.
Biometrics: still valid from a few years back. Can’t remember.
BVL and PPR: August 29, 2023.
I saw shege because of the long wait o. Sent several web forms and emails. The last I sent was a week before approval. Eligibility didn’t even start until the last time I checked the tracker which was few days before approval. They nearly doubted if I did submit the application.😂🤦🏾‍♂️
All the best to everyone still waiting especially the backlog applicants.🙏🏾
Good morning all.

dealhunter:
Pls house,is 4m enough as proof of fund for 2wks tourist visa to Canada?.... single person...

Based on the current exchange rate of #700+ to 1 Canadian dollar, it’s not enough.
The #4m is about $5,000+ and your to and fro tickets is about #3m, more than half of your proof of funds. Hotel, food and other miscellaneous expenses while in Canada haven’t been considered. Besides, VOs do not expect you to blow your savings on a vacation trip.
So, to be on a safe side, you need more money as proof of funds.

GodsOwn2004:

You mean people can be deported?


People talk about flagpole as if it's automatic.

Please who can flagpole?

What are the do's and donts?

What to say and what not to say?

Document to take along?

We need an enlightenment regarding it.(real life account and not youtube).



quote author=megastu post=124890268]A friend went there and saw himself on a flight to Nigeria.

Another was lucky. He had a revoked American visa but didn't carry the passport with the revoked visa. He almost saw himself in Nigeria as well.

Flagpole favors visitor visa applicants whose spouses are on study permit and not those whose spouses are already PR holders.

Know the category your spouse in Canada is and act accordingly. It’s needless jumping on any available pathway to work permit without first analyzing if you qualify for such.

meljoe:
Please for biometrics , I need to pay for appointment date from vfs or is it free and take the letter and passport there right ?

You pay visa fee together with biometrics before submitting your application online. Then a day after submission, you’ll get a biometrics letter which you’ll print and also book your biometrics capturing and that of your household on VFS website.

Actually, you can influence their decision to expedite your application if there’s a genuine reason for that.

For example, I submitted a study permit application for my uncle’s wife on 21st of April and her baby was 5 months then. Her visa was approved on 30th of June and on the 1st of July, I submitted her baby’s visitor visa application(she’s 8 months now). Last week, after she got back her stamped passport, I attached a copy of her visa and sent email and web form to IRCC stating that the baby who’s 8 months and still breastfeeds needs to travel with her mom by next month. Two days later, they requested for the baby’s medical. In fact, they even sent the medical form to her email directly and still sent to her portal.
So, in such genuine situations, unlike accompanying your wife to settle in, they can expedite your application processing.

chiomapx:



Yes but they didn't do anything different. They applied and waited... You can't influence their decision..... They can give you in two months if they so wishes..... Just relax and wait...

bullstriker:
Visitor visa. The husband can apply for Sowp, but it is better to do it after she arrives in Canada and can support the application with a letter of full-time enrolment and study permit.

Thanks a whole lot! I’ll pass along the info.

bullstriker:
Answering “Yes” does not mean she applied for them, and the fee amount confirms that she submitted for one applicant. Once the application is approved, she can apply for the child and follow it up with an email and/or web form with the subject line ‘Urgent.’

Thanks so much.
Please, to apply for the infant child of 5 months, is it going to be a study permit or visitor’s visa?
How about the husband too?

Greetings Nairalanders, please I have an issue.

My aunt submitted a study permit application via the new portal and while filling the forms online, she answered that she’s married and she’s going with her husband and her 5 months old baby. The application was submitted as a group with her as the principal applicant. But she was debited only $150(she did biometrics in 2021 when she submitted a first application that was denied). She expected to be debited of her husband’s visa and biometrics fees and her daughter’s visa fee since she stated she will be traveling with both them to Canada when filing her form.

Now, her medicals have been requested but no update on her husband’s and daughter’s. Does it mean she has to submit a fresh application for her husband and daughter?

Please, what can she do to fix the issue because she can’t travel without her baby especially?

Some people are using VV to migrate to several countries including Canada with no intention of returning home and they still survive out of determination and sheer grit! It doesn’t mean it came on a platter of gold. Nothing good comes easy including conversion of one’s VV to WP.

Yes, there are a number of pathways a VV holder can use to legitimize getting any job. Such pathways are study permit, marriage, etc.
Some are fortunate to even get LMIA-approved jobs after a few weeks.

Again, it’s very pertinent to point out that your chances of getting LMIA-approved jobs are better when you don’t just settle in Ontario. There are several provinces you can move to.

10 years ago when I migrated abroad for the first time, after 4 years as a graduate with no job, it was even on a group visa and with only USD$300 as PTA. Got a job after a month with a refugee permit, went on to live and work in that country for four years, making a minimum of USD$2,000 after tax every month before I relocated again.

I strongly believe that a good number of people who intend migrating to Canada with VV and hoping to get a LMIA-approved job do not have better opportunities back home (I doubt if someone on a #500,000 per month job will want to go through the stress unless as a trial of a month or two and if no success, returns to his job back home) and the ‘shege’ they have seen in Nigeria will spur them to patiently keep pushing and fighting until they make headway. Naija people are resilient and it shows wherever they move to. If overpopulation is affecting Canadian labor force, borders would have been partially or fully closed and it will be extremely difficult to be receiving VV or study permit approvals.

Even some people who arrived with PR didn’t find it easy getting a job. Life is all about doing your best, time, patience, etc and things will fall in place for you.

Gentlesoul3268:

Let me tell you something most people that gotten their passport renew or reissue with more than 6 month validity, the immigration officer that handle the processing can run it as a lost passport in other to get a new one.

Nothing is impossible in my home country even without the applicant consent

You’re funny, really! Lost passport without your consent yet you are requested to come along with your old passport on the day of capturing and collection?
Truth is, it depends on who you know and if you’re willing to pay. Isn’t that the game that usually plays out in Nigeria?

Ajalalomo:


I went to two passport offices (Festac and Alausa) today for passport renewal, but I was turned back.

They all claimed I couldn't start the renewal process now for a passport that will expire in 11 months (the passport will expire on April 17, 2024). I was given October 18, 2023, as the earliest day I could start the renewal process.

I asked them about passport migration. They were just looking at me somehow. But one officer at Alausa said there's nothing called passport migration. He said it's called passport "re-issue". He said passport reissue is different from passport renewal.

He said I can only get my passport reissued if I have used all the pages or I want to do data correction like change of name.

@obinwanne

@baddestmaks

Just like I stated, I did mine in Port Harcourt. I would have linked you with the officer that did mine for me. I paid #120,000 in December 2022 and my passport was to expire in October 2023. I captured in first week of January 2023 and got my new passport in March 2023.

obazi:
The person that process your passport claim a misplacement. Which he will make affidavit, police report and a copy of your data page.Everything will be done like a new passport and without the old passport 10months expiring date. Normally is less than 6 months before renew.

The way some people talk with authority of what they know nothing about or have experienced baffles me!
Nobody claimed any misplacement or did any affidavit for any lost passport on my behalf.
I paid for my passport renewal in December 2022 and my passport was to expire in October 2023. Paid extra #20,000 which is official (on top of the original unofficial amount for renewal). My previous passport of October validity was 5 years and I was renewing for 10 years. I went for capturing in January 2023 with my old passport and in March, I went to pick up my new passport with my old one where they now stamped it “cancelled” before activating the new one.
Please, let’s endeavor to share info we are sure of or have experienced before in order not to unintentionally mislead or spread false information. Authentic information can help someone in the same situation.
Btw, this experience happened in Port Harcourt.

Emmafe:
If you received just one mail, it’s bvl not ppr. You’ll receive another mail for ppr. But before then you’ve to sort this login issue o. I know people face difficulties with gckey but it’s not this serious. I don’t know if it’s possible to link gckey to new portal or create another gckey account and link your previous one. You can make your research on that.

Yea, it’s possible to link GCkey to the new portal provided you have the login details of the GCkey. I’ve done it for someone and she used the new portal to submit study permit application after I linked it.

Ashirioluwa:




Passports with a validity of more than six months cannot be renewed; only those with a validity of less than six months are eligible for renewal.

Please, this is not true. You can renew a passport of 8-10 months validity (i.e. if your passport has about 10 months before it expires, you can renew). I’m a living witness.

Teekay20:
Please my friends sis in law got this rejection letter. Please what does debt to the crown means? She used an agent and the guy is not been sincere. Thank you

It means that visa fee payment was made by a stolen debit card and the real owner of the card reported to IRCC and the transaction was reversed by IRCC. I know this because it has happened to my cousin on his application I did which I used a third party to make payment.
But I’m surprised IRCC didn’t inform the applicant of the outstanding debt and later, a procedural fairness letter to the applicant to respond to before issuing a denial.
Also, if a decision has been made on an application, raising a web form is meaningless and won’t yield any positive result. Just encourage the person to submit a fresh application.

Hectorsoboy:



Just tracked and saw biometrics and eligibility completed ...Background check in-progress. I'm kinda tensed though.

Mine…
Biometrics: Completed.
Eligibility: Not Started.
Background Check: In Progress.
I’m not even bothered. The wait has already numbed my feelings.😂😂😂

zubizareta:


Relieved I am not the only one. I had to even change browser, still same thing

For you and all those having issues with the tracker portal, please register with both your first and middle names on the column provided for “First name” (given name).

Wales1111:
Good evening every one. I have pull some questions here and nobody have responded to it. Please help a brother...I am trying to pay for the canada visit visa and biometric and it's not going through can anyone tell me other way I can make the payment or what's happening...how long does the visit visa take with the new portal now. I am employed with with 3million in the account. I have house cars and lands. My wife is an American I have two children. I have been to benin republic, togo, ghana, zambia, ireland and the uk....pls gurus in the house I need your advice. Pls you all should answer me I have been left alone since I joined here pls answer me pls o

So, your wife has a domiciliary account debit card and you’re here shouting that no one wants to answer you when you could have easily used her card to make the payment or even open a new dorm account for yourself.🤷🏾‍♂️

Muna0706:
Hi, Good people of this forum,

Please help advise me.
We want to apply for a Canadian visa for the family - me, my wife and my daughter.
My wife's sister is a Canadian Citizen and has agreed to invite us.

I have a job, and funding for the trip, I have been to the UK twice.
My wife is, unemployed and has been to the UK once, but it is her sister that will be inviting us.

the question is:
Who gives us a better chance as a lead applicant? me or my wife?

There’s nothing like lead applicant. Since you’re funding the trip, and possibly you’ve got a good job with enough funds in your account, you’ll apply as a family. Remember, you have to show strong home ties since you intend going with your family. Give it your best shot by packaging your application very well. Remember, your LOE is as important as any document. All the best.

Ashirioluwa:


The letter is mainly a query; it has nothing to do with the decision-making process.

A procedural fairness letter is an email or letter sent electronically by CIC officer. The officer sends that letter to allow a visa candidate to respond to a query or concern about the documents the visa applicant submitted in relation to his or her visa application.


My wife received a procedural fairness letter for lack of funds concerning her first visa application. She was asked to submit updated bank account statements. 

They normally send a procedural fairness letter to allow the applicant to respond to an issue with his or her application.
 

@Obinwanne

 
 

Why tag me to this your comment? I wasn’t the one who made the comment you quoted/responded to. I only corrected the person who made the comment. So, you can quote my comment if you’re responding to my comment.

House34:


The IRCC sends a procedural fairness letter to visa applicants when a decision may impact their application. The letter informs the applicant of the decision-making process, allows them to provide additional information, and ensures the decision is made fairly. It includes an explanation of the decision, the right to respond, a deadline, contact information, and review process details.

A procedural fairness letter doesn’t inform applicants of “IRCC decision-making process”. It highlights the error(s) by the applicant and requests for explanation or information in respect to that.

Jmkplus:
How can one make new payment on ircc website? Pls can you share the procedural fareness letter template.

You can only make a fresh payment if IRCC contacts you that your previous payment was fraudulent. In that case, you’ll be asked to log on to your portal and make a fresh payment.
The procedural fairness letter you’re asking of, is it the one I wrote to them?

Just to point out a correction… It’s is New Zealand and not Netherlands among the Five Country Conference also known as FVEY that share immigration information.

olasubomy:


info sharing - In Progress - These implies the 5 partner countries ( Canada, UK, Australia, Netherlands &United States) are exchanging information about you. This is a normal security routine check done on prospective immigrants coming into their country either temporarily or permanently. They make use of biometrics details ( which has data of the applicant) and share these with their partners. This is the stage where they detect an applicant that has violated any law, committed a crime, overstayed, denied or given a ban etc.

FCC comprises the above mentioned countries. But, I cant see any issue on your GCMS notes, it is just their normal internal security reviews.

fashionicon:
Hello @olasubomy, thanks for the response. as per her details mentioned
1. How long did you declare you would stay during the period of your visit in Canada?
3 weeks for her yearly vacation from work

2. How much was your account balance when you submitted your application vis-a-vis the amount you stated you intend to finance (3million) your trip?
3m was in the account bt her sis also mentioned she will take care of her expenses in Canada in the invitation letter she wrote.

3. Did you justify logically why you would be away from your job for that duration E.g leave approval.
yes, she stated she was going on vacation and also had a letter from HR

4. How long have you been on the job?
over 4 years

5. Did you submit an official letter of reference signed by your HR indicating what you do, your position and that you are a staff?
yes

6. Do you have any travel history [ this should not be a major yardstick but experience tends to proof IRCC favor those with travel history more] - she has been to only Ghana and Dubai in the last 5 years

Overall - (a)I would advise your friend to order for GCMS notes and evaluate the whole application again and try to identify areas that can be improved.
(b) Your friend may not rush to re-apply now. Sometime can be given to strengthen the profile.
(c) When the re-application is done, tone down on her sister in Canada apart from the area in the application form where she needs to declare truthfully that she has a sibling in Canada. The application should not just be only about the sibling, she also needs to understand the city she is visiting, names of attraction centers and fun places there. (she stated shopping for her coming wedding and visiting places like CN tower, Niagara falls, Ripley aquarium )
Are you saying to tone down like remove invitation letter from the sister?

1-In the form, you’re expected to state how much you are going to spend for the trip and that includes flight ticket, accommodation and food. Is it her sister that will buy her flight ticket or just take up the expenses on arrival in Canada?
2-Did she include the bank statement of her sister in Canada who’s going to take care of her expenses in Canada?
3-Most if not all Canadian applications don’t require interview. So, your LOE is one of the strongest documents you have to submit. An incoherent LOE(i.e. if it’s not in tandem with certain documents you submitted such as Annual Leave Letter, Offer of Employment, pay slips, bank statement, her relationship/upcoming wedding, etc) might result in you being denied a visa. Assume likely questions a visa officer might ask you concerning your application; purpose of visit, duration, why important, funding of the trip and the intention to return home.
Also, since she mentioned her upcoming wedding, did she include pictures of she and her fiancé to strengthen her home ties?
TRV application is about packaging and thorough attention to details.

P.S. Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Frazer has informed IRCC to relax certain criteria for visitor’s visa applications such as making sure the applicant has enough funds in the account, making sure the applicant will return home at the end of the visit. However, it hasn’t been confirmed when they intend to implement such measures and if it is for applications considered as backlogs or for new/future applications.

olasubomy:


Appeal is very rare for a verdict on visiting visa, that does not mean it is a bad idea. The best approach is to re-apply.

The immigration authorities might have seen a redflag somewhere ( which the person is not privy to) despite your friend appear to be eligible based on the strong profile. Your friend would need to carefully evaluate the information filled in the application. The following questions may give you some clue:

1. How long did you declare you would stay during the period of your visit in Canada?

2. How much was your account balance when you submitted your application vis-a-vis the amount you stated you intend to finance (3million) your trip?

3. Did you justify logically why you would be away from your job for that duration E.g leave approval.

4. How long have you been on the job?

5. Did you submit an official letter of reference signed by your HR indicating what you do, your position and that you are a staff?

6. Do you have any travel history [ this should not be a major yardstick but experience tends to proof IRCC favor those with travel history more] -

Overall - (a)I would advise your friend to order for GCMS notes and evaluate the whole application again and try to identify areas that can be improved.
(b) Your friend may not rush to re-apply now. Sometime can be given to strengthen the profile.
(c) When the re-application is done, tone down on her sister in Canada apart from the area in the application form where she needs to declare truthfully that she has a sibling in Canada. The application should not just be only about the sibling, she also needs to understand the city she is visiting, names of attraction centers and fun places there.

Let me know the responses to the questions above and let’s see.

This response above👆🏾answers the question @Betterlife30 asked me.
Also, I’ll like to add, a clear and well worded LOE(Letter of Explanation) should be included. If you need a sample, let me know. Remember, don’t be in a hurry to reapply, give it some time.

Appeal a visitor visa where her home ties are just siblings and a job of less than CAN$2,000? She also has significant ties to Canada which further reduces her chances. You appeal a decision that you are sure you’ve covered the possible reasons for denial. Let her just reapply and make sure she corrects the reasons for denial. Appeal is just a waste of time and if she loses, it taints her future chances because it will be entered into her GCMS notes.

ednut1:
hmmm I think she should appeal

berryblake:


Ohhh so it’s actually impossible then
I’m asking on behalf of my cousin
But she has no spouse over there
Does that mean she has to come back after the visa expires

Why didn’t she try to get a LMIA-approved job in Canada before now and make use of the policy for people on visitor’s visa working in Canada for upwards of one year? With a LMIA-approved employment offer, the person can apply for a work permit. Anyways, unless the Canadian government extends it, the policy will expire next month.

tuton:

No i don’t have a current valid US visa, expired 2018. But i have had multiple US visas, UK, Australia and other countries in the past 10 years.
My purpose of visit is also to see my daughter who just began her studies( not sure if this had any impact on the speed of processing).

Of course, your multiple visas (whether expired or valid) to the U.S., U.K., Aussie alone are enough to facilitate speedy response.

Sara2022:
Everyone should sha be careful with getting strangers to make their application payments, there have been several recent instances where IRCC sends procedural fairness letters to applicants about recalled application fees. These are people who had third parties pay for them and the third party recalled the fees after the payment went through.

Not accusing anyone offering such services of anything, just for people to be careful when making such decisions.

In buttressing this comment, I’ll like to share an experience…
I involved a third party in visa fee payment for my cousin of 17 years old because I didn’t have my domiciliary account debit card at the time. Unfortunately, the guy used a stolen debit card of a U.S. citizen to make the payment and after the transaction went through, it was later reversed(this can only be done if a stolen or hacked card was used and that was the case here. The owner of the card with the help of his bank traced the card to IRCC account and lodged a complaint). IRCC office contacted my cousin to make another payment which I finally did with my card. Weeks later, IRCC contacted him again and sent a procedural fairness letter demanding for an explanation on the first fraudulent transaction and details of who made the payment and why didn’t my cousin mentioned in a form that someone assisted him in completing the application forms. We responded that it was a third party who made the payment and he’s currently at large as my cousin isn’t the only victim. Also, apart from the payment, he, my cousin completed the application forms on his own with no third party assistance(I actually did the application for him though). He begged to be considered being a young adult and a first time applicant who has no debit card and still under a guardian who was unavoidably absent during his application. Fortunately, his explanation was accepted and his medicals requested. He’s now in Canada.

So people, be careful when dealing with third party payments o.