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nope. you dont need a transit visa. you wont even disembark the aircraft

Fendy34:
Hello Everyone, please help ... Ky flight has a 55 mins stop in Dublin . I’m not changing airlines ... hope I won’t need transit visa pls . I’m using Ethiopian airlines and the stops are in ADD and DUB.

simple logical reasoning will flag this applicants profile with tons of reasons.

He abadoned his study and had to return back to Nigeria to finish his first degree.... abadoning his study is one thing, having to return back to Nigeria to do and complete another first degree is something else and a huuuuuuuge red flag. Did he transfer his credits from his Canadian school to Nigeria or he came and started from scratch?

He abadoned his study (incomplete) but yet overstayed his study permit in Canada? Bros, this tori get kobo-kay leg!

Lets be frank, if you were the VO, you wont make issues out of it, you will give him a record decision. Unless, i didnt get your story straight.

Fredisbavk:
Good Evening House,
A friend of mine previously studied in Canada before. He didn’t complete his study and left half way. He came back to finish his first degree.
Now, he’s planning to go back for his masters but the issue is that he overstayed his previous study permit. Will it be an issue if he applied for this new study permit?

Ayam not well informed enough to answer that.

Someone may respond.

Betterlife30:
Please, for someone whose passport will expire in Jan 2023 and awaiting PPR, is it advisable to send the scanned renewed passport through webform and emails?

With regards to sending email, there's sending emails praying for action, and/or requesting for status, and then there's spamming.

Spamming their emails will definitely get your email handle flagged.

Type your email to reflect a genuine personal and unique intent and situation which warrants them breaking protocols to review your case.

Don't just think you can spam them with numerous bombardment and think they'll answer. They have spam bots for that.

By the way, I was still getting replies from IRCC responding to emails I sent since mid-aug requesting for my case to be closed... they no know say I Don collect my passport keep am cool for house..lol

A pro tip- keep your emails to the bearest realistic, and follow every email with a web form. Add your application details (the type that MPs usually ask when they want to request your case file from IRCC) to the Web form.

And every week, the email should change to reflect how your situation is escalating as time is passing by.

If you have any new information, leverage it as an opportunity to remind IRCC of your application.

Case in point, I lost my Father In-Law, who I added to my family tree, and updated my application with a Web form notification to IRCC say the med treatments have stopped and he has been buried. I even added burial poster for evidence.

See, these people hold transparency to the highest esteem so don't relent to back every and all of your claims in your application with verifiable evidence.

Good speed

bepositive11:
I've been seriously wondering this myself. I think sending emails too often may actually backfire.

By the way,
An unsolicited advise to @Makano from a business developer,
Anybody who reads your comments and advise here will know from the first second you're a guru and know your onions.

Continue giving the advise and let folks who need your undivided focus engage you at your fee.

Use that to differentiate your craft so as not to be tagged amongst the street hustlers.

IMHO. No prejudice.

Let's be Frank, while Express202200000 and EagleEye are fishing the #uglytruth per se in q crude way, the message cannot be taken away.

This thread is evolving from the open source goto platform for DIYing study via applications into a full blown market place like Yaba where if you fall mugu them go wack you die.

Over 70% of my applications I changed from people's discussion and insights given here, thankfully I got my visa for a number which they say is quite peculiar. I don't even remember the names of those who blazed the trails and dropped their codex here.

But today what you get is PPR quotes and Channels to go and consult on the background. No be all of us get moni to facilitate agents and gurus. We are not saying they're bad, but backend consults shouldn't knockoff open source which is the core intent of this thread.

So this journey ds started with an intent in 2021 to acquire a dual citizen future for my kids visa study route since Express Entry was no longer feasible.

Did tons of research, mostly for info from Nairaland here.

Applied for study permit for Family of 5 (we are 6, as 1 child is a US citizen, we wanted to birth the last one in Canada as wifey had applied and gotten visitor visa in Jan 2020 but was unable to travel because of covid. We tried to birth her in the US but they denied us, thanks to Trump).

So we applied for visa (SP for me and 2 kids, VV for 1 kid, SOWP for wifey) precisely April 30th for the whole fam. Did upfront medicals. 5 days after submission, I began bombing Nairobi office emails with request to update medicals. Medicals were updated on 18th May.

6 weeks after application I started bombarding Nairobi office on status update, applied for gcms notes (it never came out till today), applied for status update thru MP who reverted that our well phonology was under review, although nothing was showing in portal.

I continued with emails firing, updating it every week, sending every Monday and Friday 3 emails per day. Praying them to consider my application on the need to get decision on time to finalize plans for family travel.

Charitojames, 2pretty4u were my goto posts for encouragement.

PPR came for all of us at once on 24 Aug.

Stamped passports on 1st Sept.

Tried to defer till January 2023 but school refused. So I had to quickly buy ticket for myself to ga'an resume. While I will return to pick family after Xmas.

Ethiopian airline departure was 19th Sept. Arrived Abuja Airport, Africa just ask N1500 mk I carry my big bag of foods dey go..I kukuma give an a I no want long talk.

Paid excess luggage about N88k (walahi, I pack foods no be small.. made a checklist from una plenty submissions here... I only saw indomie chicken, I kukuma but 2 cartons brave am like that). Wrapped my bag at the airlift before check in.

Carried hands luggage and extra back pack.
PS: weda or not you are paying excess luggage, your bag cannot exceed 32k..... so know how to sort your things amongst different baah not to exceed 32kg per bag... I sweat like easter ghost while doing this because I have to be weighing the bag after every item removed or added.

Flight route: Abuja - Addiss Ababa (5hrs), had a 2 hr layover that felt like 30 minutes.... Addis Ababa- Dublin (8.5hrs)... speed for refueling, we didn't disembark the aircraft..... another long one Dublin - Toronto (6.5hrs)... I ate during the Abuja-addis flight, n only had dessert for the Addiss-Dublin. I like to travel light so that local man no go tell pilot say make e Park mid air make I enter Bush go do Number 2..... I am choosy like that.. lol


arrived Toronto 8am, did Self declaration, went to immigration, they only asked for LOI, and asked us all student to sitdon. 10 minutes later. They came out with printed study permit. Ushered me to a counter, Arab guy say, give me your study permit and passport, stamped me in. Finito.

Went to baggage claim, picked up my bags, went to drop off with connecting flight Air Canada to Moncton which doesn't take off for another 4 hrs.. omo make I dey waka about dey look.

Na so we see an.. already missing my fam, but no qualms.. if they miss me too much, mk they buy ticket come as visa dey dia pocket.


Like this, so, maple land don carry extra talent.... mk I go update my cv, attack them.. hehehe

Landing gist loading in pipeline.

Omo 37 hrs journey no be moi moi. But I no get extra moni to give airlines, we go roger d trip like dt. Sha we arrive naim matter.

Maker I go survey wait for my familia.

Into fake PPR testimonies, wahala be like wetin again sef.... lol

I am still yet to come to the realisation say e pure.

Mk I land cross border fes.

Is that a gamble you wanna play?

Letuspraytogod:
Okay I’ll do that but calm, If it was “extremely” necessary, it wouldn’t be in the optional tab tho. Would it?

CHARITOJAMES!!!!!

Oya make everybody ga'an rest.

There isn't much here that would have taken the high road like she just did.

No more pointing fingers. Plus, I dare add, we have a right to our individuality and personality. What you term borderline rude, is simply indifference for some. As you demand acknowledgement of your triggers, know and acknowledge others' triggers.

Charitojames do not need to change who she is becuase of NL. A long standing rule is, if you don't like it, wakapass.

We are still waiting for your PPR to come and host JJC Meet Up at the maple land.

CharitoJames:
We are humans and can’t be in the best of our moods daily… that’s why it’s important to know what we say to each other… This has nothing to do with being a Christian or Muslim… You can’t be holier than God himself.. No one here has never offended anyone so don’t just come and say she is rude, she is rude. I know I responded to her properly when I cleared everything and said i don’t know shaa before she gave me a name tag which was totally wrong too… We don’t know each other or where we are coming from… what you can take may not be what i can take so if you react differently to what i say I won’t blame you for doing so. But then no one is an island so i am sincerely Sorry, I apologize to everyone that want to beat me. Plus you all know what’s going on… so it’s not easy… Our moods can switch and unswitch.

Hi,
I haven't arrived Fredericton yet, not until 20th Sept at least. However, my room has been secured and allocated. Single room suite, while I share utilities such as dining n laundry with my apartment mates.

Communication (Internet et al) and other utilities are provided. The school is charging CAD920 or so per month and the contract is for a session (2 terms) although you can exit the contract with some conditionalities.

The win for me is that I can pay for it with Form A tuition wch gives me huge savings in black mkt. That way, my Form A upkeep is for upkeep alone.

Ciao

KellyTech007:
Hi , How has it been staying in the school hostel ? And if you don't mind . How much for accomodation in the school hostel and how is it calculated. Monthly or Annually

I eventually settled for UNB Residence (school hostel).
Although I'll be needing a 2/3 bedroom apartment from January when my family comes to join me.
Fredericton.

MZmitchelle:
Hello Olokings.

Have you succeeded in getting an accommodation? If you have, please can you share some tips?

My name @gmail.com

Hajarat1504:
Thank you, I will like to connect if u don't mind

I booked to Moncton. Ethiopian air thru Dublin. That was the cheapest I could find at the time.
Departure scheduled for upper week though.

Go directly to Ethiopian air or any airline website of choice.

Other insights may be thrown your way here

Hajarat1504:
Who has travelled to Fredericton? I need assistance on flight booking, route and procedures. Kindly assist

it still failed.

email my username at gmal

rahmeekadigz:
I've resent it

Rahmeekadigz

Your NL email failed. Recheck the first contact details

You can only pay boarding and meals via card.
From your school page, there prompts to navigate you to the relevant CIBC page to make payments and generate payment instruction.

It is stated in the school website they only recurve boarding and meals via debit/ credit card in local currency.

Ciao

Onyekae:
Hi olokings, please shade more light on the process of making payment with local currency via CIBC. I have previously tried to pay my tuition fee using Naira but it did not work out. I tried it with Access bank.

your first contact NL attempt returned fail... my name just add at gmail.

PrinceDavo1:
congratulations.

please can i send you a mail @olokings. thanks.

no it is not a student banking account as you think.

it is an account managed by the school which is used to recieve all payments from the student relating to his/her studies.

Chiziteremary:
Hello Olokings

Pls did u open a student account in Canada already. If so how did u go about it. I plan on opening a student account myself b4 travelling in December 2022.

Pls reply

See am sef! You re totally kwaret.
Apparently they're charging less than what's on their site.

Omo lemme ga'an load my student account with accommodation monies b4 my village people rmbr me. Lol

CharitoJames we are many rooting for you ooh....

You'll organise JJC meet up there yondet and we go show!!!

You go collect your pink slip stamp!!!

CharitoJames:
Hi, from my calculations it’s actually $CAD1=355.44

The best check you'd get is...

Remove sentiment, bias et al.

Take an objective look at your SOP in reference to all your attachments and question the logic of your argument. If you find holes or disconnects in it, definitely the VO will find it. Address every holes and disconnects.

Ensure your arguments are fluid, reasonable, and solid. Don't just package an application hoping that an angel will sit on the VO's should and he will not do his job well, life doesn't work the way it works in our head lol.

If there's a question arising from your story, answer it in your write up.

Ensure your SOP explicit answers in paragraphs
1. Intro to who your are (your profile)
2. Employment or career history from post secondary to date
3. Family relationships or assets (socio economic home ties)
4. Reason for the study, choice of school, why Canada over your home country
5. Proof of home ties
6. Travel awareness / history (even if you haven't travelled, you'd have researched where you wanna go to)
7. Funding (how you're going to fund our be funded, plus source of funds)

Now you're definitely making some bold claims here and there in your SOP, back every thing up with verifiable evidence.
Overall, be a transparent, realistic, logical, and upfront as much a you can.
Try to anticipate any questions that may arise from reading your SOP / LOE and answer it. Don't forget to mention from time to time in a strategic manner, how you are going to return back home at the date of program completion in a reassuring manner.

That's what I did, and even when I thought some of my dispositions would literally deal my SOP logic, but I couldn't not say them as the inference where glaring, the VO still awarded me and my family x6 visas.

Case in point is I have a loan obligation I service monthly using my salary, however I was granted unpaid leave, but I argued that if I complete my studies and abandon my employment, I'll loose all my gratuity and my outstanding load facilities will be taken by my employer who is my collateral. From this, you'll see that while I'm in Canada, my salary won't be able to service the loan because I won't be getting paid this was a huge red flag, but I chose to be upfront with it rather than the VO figuring it out. He gave me the visa.... transparency.

So please, do take your time to go over your SOP, take the insights from gurus such as makano, frankrobbin, johnstan, justmellow et al here and address every loop hole. One single doubt can make or mar ur application.

I wish you success and overall, positive reviews.

MotolaniBolaji:
Hello everyone

Please I plan on submitting my application by Monday or Tuesday (should have submitted since but I’ve been scared) and I would like to drop a list of documents I would be submitting.
Please I need y’all to help look through it and recommend any corrections or additions.

Thank you

Proof of fund section

1. Sponsors His Employment letter
2. Bank statements for the last six months
3. Promotion letters
4. His payslips for the past 4 months
5. Passport bio data Page.
6. Affidavit of sponsorship (NOTARIZED)
7. reference letter
8. Family Tree


Additional Information section
1. Letter of recommendation from current employer
2. Letter of approval for study leave from current employer
3. Police character clearance certificate
4. 3 months payslips from current employer
5. Letter of recommendation from my hometown
6. Applicant statement of account



Letter of Acceptance
1. Letter of acceptance from DLI
2. Tuition deposit receipt


Client Information
1. Copy of Nysc certificate
2. Copy of university transcript
3. Copy of undergraduate degree certificate
4. Copy of waec certificate
5. Statement of purpose
6. International passport bio data page
7. Siblings birth certificates
8. Pictures with Sponsors and relatives
9. Pictures with my family

Hello Fam,
Just to drop my 50 cent and hopefully give someone insight.

So I've been looking for accommodation in New Brunswick Fredericton for some days now without success.

I applied for UNB residence (I'm going for post grad in Fredericton) and even though I was super late, my application was granted.

Application fee was charged from my student account which was already funded with form A.

Now here comes the icing, they started in their site that I can pay room deposit in my local currency using CIBC and I decided to test it with a $CAD50.00 deposit. Behold to my amazement, I was charged N17772 (surcharges included), meaning they processed it at $CAD1 = N420 which is a great deal. Saves me a whole lot of black mkt stress n forex delays...

By the way, I would like to be added to the Nigerian Association in Fredericton whataapp group.

Thanks

Hellos Fam,

I am still LOOKING FOR ACCOMMODATION IN FREDERICTON NEW BRUNSWICK ooooh.

Please help a local man.

Hello fam,

Please I need accommodating plug oooh.

Fredericton, New Brunswick.

I'm a male, southern naija..

Cheap flight of ll be most appreciated as well .....

Hello NL Fam,

Please i need accomodation plug and/or roommate in New Brunswick, Fredericton. travelling in September 3rd week.

VERY URGENT!!!!

the NL first contact replied return a mailerdeamon..

Reach me directly thru olokings@gmail.com

chi1995:
Thanks for responding. Please whats your email address? I have also sent a request yo
Contact you

Hi Chi1995

Yeah, I'm going to UNB Fredericton in January 2023. However my resumption is Fall 2022 but I want to study online till Winter 2023 before I resume in-person

I still got some winding down to do at the office, plus I'm yet to finalise requirements to just up and leave with the whole fam of 6.

Please let's connect and share insights. my email is my NLUsernameatgmail

Ciao.

chi1995:
Good Morning. Please is there anyone going to the University of New Brunswick in the winter session?

Hello Fam,

Please can anyone advise me on next actions?

I submitted my family's passports to VFS Abuja office through DHL. The package was delivered on friday morning 26th Aug. 2022 (confirmed via DHL tracking code), however, I am yet to get an acknowledgement from VFS office with their own tracking number to enable me follow up on the passports stamping.

I will really appreciate an advise if there is an email or phone number i can call to follow up with VFS to acertain why i am yet to recieve an acknowledgement from them.

Thank you in anticipation.

I filled in the IMM form that he's travelling with me,
mentioned him in my SOP, attached his US passport and included in LOE how I'm not indebted to the US govt following his birthing by adding all zero receipt.

Shayo5:
Congratulations on the PPR for you and your family, did you add child 3 to your application?
I would like to know cos i did not add my kids to my application but they are US citizens, does it mean we can travel together and apply for their study visa at POE without medicals and biometrics?

So in an effort to give back.
here are my application details.

Application for Family of 5 with notification of 6 travellers viz:
Father - PA: Study visa
Mother - SOWP
Child 1 - Study visa, Child 2 - Study visa, Child 4 - visitor visa. Accompanying child 3 - US Citizen to apply study permit within canada

Application submitted April 30th 2022
Medicals upfront - April 27th. Medicals passed - May 18th
Eligibility commenced July 5th - 11th (based on MP feedback) Eligibility updated on CIC portal- Aug. 3rd. 2022
Study program - 16 months Masters (course based) UNB
PPR - X5 for all family applicants 24th Aug. 2022

Docs. submitted
All IMM forms
SOP - 13 pages long. paragraphed with subheads to address all eligibility review criteria as itemised in the IRCC portal and school immigration support port. (paid particular attention to why i am travelling with all family - argument based mostly on need to keep the family as a single well & tighty bonded unit, and potential damage to spouse & kids emotionally & mentally should the unit be seperated, since father is major provider, there is need for family to be with him for effective care & nuturing rather than remote attention etc.) family have taken multiple trips together (note also, wifey have a Canada Visitor Visa issued in Jan 2020 pre-covid which she did not use - i explained that since the covid restrictions she prefered to travel with her family and not to vacation alone anymore, added and explained all bills were paid for Child 3 US citizenship birthing. Employer approved unpaid study leave but i highlighted 100% re-absorption rate after studies on return back to active service.. .... and other plenty arguments i cant list here.

- Employer intro letter, pay stubs, emoluments, study leave (witout pay) approval letter

- 1 year MBS (salary account, personal savings account [naira / USD], spouse USD account, spouse naira savings account)

- POF: total CAD$80,000.00 living expense + tuition... Paid over 95% program Tuition fee (note that to secure my POF, i had my colleague recieve money from an extern unconnected support to pay the full tuition while i keep my own personal monies as POF for living expenses)

- explained lump sums: explain all lump sums payment into the account over the 1 year period. Note that my personal Naira account balance was N3,000+/- only as at 1 week to application. but my employer paid in over N13million which i explained as project funds returns with evidence. Spouse had incrasing savings of over US$20,000.00 in her personal account which i converted to Naira at black market rate (with explaination of our forex constraints) and converted to CAD$ at CBN rate (CAD1 - N325) based on policy for school living expense in order to increase the CAD$ POF statements.

- LOE: 8 pages where i detailed my US born child 3, attaching all his birthin receipts with zero balances to demonstrate non-indebtedness to the US government, explained other documented evidence attachments which could be included in the SOP due to 4MB limit & doc. legibility following compression, explaination of hometies with evidence of property valuation, child waitlisted primary school study, etc. lots of others i can not detail here.

* 1 week after application submission, i started firing emails to nairobi office & webforms (info gotten here from gurus... thanks again) requesting to update upfront medicals which they started updating kids one by one from 11th May.

* 4 weeks after application submission, i fired request for GCMS notes which haven't returned till today becuase it was delayed.

* 6 weeks after application submission, identified MPs within NB (info gotten from gurus... thanks again), and couple ignored, one rejected, one promised to get back but didnt, one replied and assisted in getting feedback from IRCC to reply after 2 weeks. replied after 3 weeks informing of application under eligibility review (that is 2nd week of July).

* 8 weeks after application submission, started firing emails and webforms to Nairobi, London, abuja, lagos, china, (info gotten from gurus... thanks again) 3 mails & webforms to each location per day requesting application status & decision.... no response or auto response.

* 12 weeks after application submission, Nairobi replied auto response to emails.... IRCC replied all webforms at once that applications under review

* 16 weeks after application submission, continued firing email & webforms, 1 each per day 2 times a week to Nairobi praying for consideration due to family size and close study resumption date.

* 16 weeks after application submission, Nairobi replied that application under review

* 17 weeks after application submission, Nairobi replied email that application in queue for processing _ (entered panic mode why queue matter again... lol) with notation that continued mailing their office won't lead to an expedited processing. fear catch me, i stopped emailing.

* Contacted school to request online study when semester starts in sept. 2022 as i cannot force IRCC hand again and not continue panicking myself (lemme not lie, i even tried to psyche myself away from reading successes and checking portal every hour but for where e no work...i dey sleep for NL and log in CIC portal every hour... lol).

* Today (24th Aug 2022) was forming tough guy not look check portal and NL, was in a meeting and decided to distracted myself from the long discussions, looked in my Gmail and behold, the "donotreply" mail... BP shot up, breathing held, tension raised, ... logged in portal, went straight to check Child 4 (youngest) account, and beholded, application approved... that is when i smiled and gatthered the liver to go and check wifey SOWP and other....

Meehn, the feeling of ecstacy is unspeakable, i swear....

I bid all of us, particularly 2Pretty4u, Kiari, Charitojames et al positive decisions from IRCC..

we will all meet there

thank you so much Fam. i was reading this NL thread more than 4 months before i applied and made changes based on lessons learned gatthered here.

Make i gather our passport go drop for VAC tomorrow.

Good luck to us all....!!!!

My people! My people!!!!

It is PPR x5 oooooooh. We are a family of six (6)!!!!

Omo! The initial shock of receiving the donotreply mail can raise BP to the roof.

I have received PPR for my self (Study permit), SOWP for Spouse, Study Permit x 2 (for Child 1 & 2), Visitor Visa (for minor - 1 yr old). Child 3 is a US citizen so we will apply Study Permit at the border.

April 30th Applicant.

I am still digesting the ecstacy in the office.

Detailed timeline and document to follow later.

Charity james, 2Pretty4U, Kiara and the overall NL family I wish us all positive results in our application.

Meehn, this feeling is to die for...hummmmm


PS: We are going to New Brunswick (Fredericton)

RIght now, both you guys EagleEye4040 The hypeman and Houseravenclaw are like couples fighting for so long, they forgot what triggered the fight in the first place.....!

EagleEye4040:
Ur biggest problem na understanding. U no dey read. You just open your mouth and say rubbish. The poster was clearly asking about ghost update but ur brain power dey too low to understand. What's there not to understand about Active Review? You don't know what Active means ni or you don't know what Review means? Better repair ur brain and go back and check the question maybe u will understand this time Sure I'm not the first telling u to listen before speaking