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Greetings my Fellow Nairalanders,

Please, I'd like to get some clarifications about getting forex from CBN via Form A for my PTA. Does a one-way flight ticket qualify a student with a scholarship to secure PTA? I once read somewhere that any student who has a scholarship and a one-way flight ticket could be eligible for PTA; I don't know how true it is. I've filled out the form through Trms website, and at the final point of uploading the required documents for submission.

Unfortunately, I was asked to upload my visa page on my passport and return ticket. But I only booked a one-way ticket, in that I considered it unwise booking a round ticket for a journey I wouldn't be returning from any time soon. Meanwhile, the Trade Category I chose is Tourism and Travel Related Services. I had earlier chosen Educational Services, but had to modify it when I was asked for the receiving institution's bank details, as if I wanted to pay my tuition or any school related fees.

Is there any other category I ought to have chosen in order to qualify for this PTA with a one-way ticket? I'd be very grateful to get some useful tips about it. Thanking you in advance.

[quote author=CentennialGuy post=113406877][/quote]Hello bro,

I did my biometrics in Abuja and would be sending my passport for stamping to the same office. Will I be required to pay the transmission fee, or just the courier service fee alone?

I'd be glad to get more clarifications on this. Thank you!

Bobomaigida:
Hearty congratulations Onaya, I wish you well.

God bless you, bro.

Genyc:
Bro,

If your medicals is expired, quickly do another medicals and submit, if not send the former one you did, there's nothing to blame you here for and you haven't committed any crime either. When IRCC gets your medicals, they can either go ahead with this first application (which obviously the withdrawal wasn't approved of) and withdraw the second application or if it's actually approved of withdrawal, will withdraw it and leave the second one, whichever way, its a win-win.
Please do not let anyone tell you otherwise and don't loose out on this approval please

Thanks, bro. The application has been approved now.

My Timeline:

First application submitted on 9th May 2021.
Upfront Medicals on 10th May 2021.
Biometrics done on 14th May 2021.
Refusal notification on 29th November 2021.

Second Application submitted on 12th and 23rd April 2022. I made a withdrawal request for that of 12th April due to a mistake in documentation.

Upfront medicals on the 25th of May 2022. Reviews on eligibility and Medicals started on May 30th.

Medical request for the application submitted on the 12th of April meant to be withdrawn on 30th and was submitted on the 31st of May. The application was withdrawn on 1st June.

Original Passport Request for the approved application on 1st June 2022.

Documents Submitted

My Admission Letter;
My SOP;
My LOE for previous refusal;
My COVID-19 card;
My 1st degree cert;
My degree transcript;
My international passport;
My MBS of 2.3M;
Mpower loan (20k USD) approval document;
Evidence of Scholarship from my school;
A very compelling letter of support from my Graduate Program Director detailing all the scholarships I have been given;
My employment letter;
Letter of introduction from my employer;
Study leave approval letter;
Staff ID card;
LGA of Origin document;
My NPC birth certificate;
NYSC certificate;
My national ID card slip;
A letter of recommendation from my lecturer at my Alma mater;
A letter of recommendation from my previous employer;

My brother's cert of return as a sitting councillor in my political ward;
Brother's national ID card slip;
Brother's legislative council membership ID card;
Brother's letter of moral support after transferring 500k to my account.

BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE WAITING FOR THEIR GOOD NEWS!

kweje:
Indeed God is faithful. Huge congratulations. One can only imagine the last 2 days for you, seeing the updates on the withdrawn application.

1 year after your first application, your testimony manifested.

Abeg go and prosper in the land. Stay blessed.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!

ShowYoung:
I am happy to hear this. May Canada favour you in Jesus name! Amen!

THANKS A LOT!

Ketima:
Woow woow woow. in Frank's voice, it shall end in praises and it did. So happy for you. Go yee to Maple land and prosper. God did it for you

Thanks a lot Ketima, for help and advice.

It has finally ended in praise!
This seems like a magic!
God has remembered me!
Second time applicant.

Who dey breath? If you do, follow me thank God for his mercies and awesomeness towards me. The tale is indeed a tall one, but—as one of my lecturers back in the University would say—I will "summarize my summary." lol...

This journey to zoom outta 9ja began in October 2019, when I applied for a Master's degree program to Brock University for a one-year graduate course in English. After submitting my application with the requisite documents for admission consideration, I began to wait—like a patient dog—for its outcome. While the spirit of love was ceaselessly flowing in the air on February 14, 2020 my admission letter was gently sitting in my student portal waiting for a beautiful romance with my eyes. I couldn't believe my sight, as I danced around my room to the tune of the melodious notes which was only playing audibly in my inner mind. Luckily for me, I secured a full tuition scholarship from the Faculty of Graduate Studies in my school and a Teaching Assistant position.

Following this offer of admission, I began to make every necessary arrangements for my study permit application. First, I had to think of how to raise the required POF for the province where my school is situated. This was a very serious and challenging moment for me because Covid-19 pandemic had just struck the world, bringing everything to an abrupt halt. As I couldn't raise the expected POF for my visa application, I deferred my admission to fall 2021, citing the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic as the reason behind it. My application for deferral was granted, and a new LOA was sent to my portal by my faculty. Then, I began to brainstorm ideas on how to get a sponsor. My landlord was very obliging, and provided me with his MBS and other relevant supporting documents for my application. It was actually his company's account with a sitting balance of 21 million Naira. By that time, I had about 2 million in my own account. A friend of mine who was also pursuing his study visa advised me against including my own bank statement, as the VO might focus mainly on my on account because of the small money in it, rather than that of my sponsor's. I did exactly as my friend had suggested and forwarded my application to IRCC without my own bank statement on 9th May 2021. It was the same day that I travelled from the East to Abuja for my medicals and biometrics.

After submitting my application, I did an upfront medical examination at IOM Abuja on the 10th of May 2021. My appointment was for 9:00 am, but as an early bird I was there before 7:00 am. It was here that my first problem began. I was told that my chest x-ray wasn't in order; that there was something like a scar around my heart, which raised the suspicion that I might have tuberculosis. Thus, the doctor who analysed the results of my tests advised me to give them samples of my sputum for three consecutive days, just in case IRCC required me to undergo additional medical examinations, and to save me from the stress and cost of coming back to Abuja from the East. He also informed me that the result of my sputum investigations would be out after two months, and that I would have to do a followup chest x-ray a month after the release of my sputum rest result. Having considered the distance from where I had come to Abuja, I had to comply with them. I left that facility utterly tired and disheartened due to my ordeal around some minutes before 6:00 pm. After completing my sputum samples, I went for my biometrics on the 14th of May 2021. I left Abuja to my base in the East within the same week.

Brothers and sisters, it was at this point that the long wait began. In order to confirm if what they suspected at IOM was true and to take a proactive measure towards being medically fit for the journey, I did all the tests I had done in Abuja at a top-ranking private clinic within by base. I spent about 50k doing those tests. in the end, everything was very okay. It was on the 11th of July of 2021 that I got a call from IOM that my sputum test was negative; the caller asked me to come back after a month for another x-ray, which I did at the right time in August last year.

Thereafter, my medical status was updated to "passed." This eased my burden a bit, but was followed by a tortuous and deafening silence. I was here on Nairaland to complain about my throes, seeking some pieces of advice on the best way forward. A lot of good people here who shared in my pain advised me to appealingly bombard IRCC with emails and web forms, reminding them of the entry point of my program—which was already due. I did everything possible for IRCC to expedite the decision-making process of my application to no avail. I had to contact the MP representing the province where my school is located to assist me in reaching out to IRCC for a status update on my application. The MP's office obliged to do that for me, and wrote me back about a week later to say that I had passed everything; that I may require an interview with IRCC very soon because my application was said to be complex. Abeg, no be grammar be that ni?

While that was happening, my school had already resumed her academic activities for fall semester. But the good thing was that I always had informed my GPD about the status of my application, as the professor was deeply worried about the delay and IRCC's inability to finalize my application on time for me to join my cohort. I inquired about the possibility of starting remotely online, but was told that I'd not be eligible for my TAship position if I did, as I would require a work permit to be hired by my faculty. Mehn, I became completely demoralised and depressed. I also inquired about my chances of a second deferral but was told that the school only allows for one academic year deferral —which I had done already. I didn't know what else to do but to keep waiting. I couldn't register my courses by that time, as I would have been required to pay tuition fee for fall semester, since I wasn't in Canada to take up my TAship engagement whose proceed was part of my scholarship and means of catering for my tuition payment. So, the long wait continued until the 29th of November 2021, when IRCC finally served me my refusal meal on the grounds of personal assets and financial status. That was exactly 7 months of a painful and tortuous wait for a decision which turned out to be negative. Although I was saddened by the outcome of my application, but I was a bit relieved that the long and tortuous wait for a decision on my it was over.

In order to expunge the heart-wrenching feelings of the refusal from my inner mind, I tried to calm my nerves here with some comic posts which some monikers here likened to those of Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon—pardon me if I didn't get the spelling correctly. It was during that occasion that Makano expressed his interest in reading my SOP, as he had wondered what it might have looked like, and perhaps could have been one of the reasons for the refusal. I told him that I was simply trying not to dwell so much on that ugly experience but used my comic post as a way of getting healing from my trauma. In the end, I lost my admission along with the scholarships that came with it. Apart from my main scholarships totalling 22,000 CAD, I had also secured another one-off competitive scholarship of 5k CAD, which was given to only 20 students with outstanding applications through out my school. I was very sad for losing this scholarship! I thought about giving up but reminded myself of the need to fight until my last breath had ceased. Hence the courage to start all over again with a fresh application for admission in January 2022.

I submitted another application for admission on the 30th of January against the deadline of
1st February 2022. As God would have it for me, I was given another admission with full tuition scholarship and a TAship position. I also got extra scholarships of 3,700 CAD and 1000 CAD as addendums to my main offer, whereas my tuition is 23,504 CAD. Immediately this new offer came, I went back to the drawing board for a new strategy to tackle my first refusal reasons. So, I read about an applicant who got MPOWER loan for his application. I had to google Mpower and read up the requirements for their loan application. Luckily for me, my school is among the DLIs whose students can apply for the loan. I gathered all the relevant documents for the loan and applied for 20k USD asap to avoid another story of "personal assets and financial status." I got the loan and began to prepare for my study permit application. I wrote my LOE to tackle the reasons why my previous application was refused, gathered other supporting documents and submitted my application through the new portal on the 12th of April 2022.The devil was at work at this point. I mistakenly clicked on an SOP I had reviewed for a friend and it got uploaded onto my application. On noticing the anomaly, I quickly replaced it with the intended file before the final submission of my application. When I viewed my application's summary, I surprisingly discovered that the document I had clicked in error was updated to my application. I became utterly shattered in spirit and couldn't sleep all through the night. I raised the issue here on Nairaland to seek some advice and Omiinii suggested that I should withdraw the application and submit a fresh one. When I inquired about its implications, Justmellow responded by saying that my new application wouldn't interfere with or affect my new application, citing the fact that every application has its own unique application number and is usually processed independently. His response gave me the courage to submit another application after waiting for 10 days in vain for IRCC to withdraw my application—which was on the 23rd of May 2022.

Since the medicals I did in May last year had expired, I booked an appointment for another medical on the 25th of last month. When I arrived at IOM in Abuja, I was very afraid and never wanted to encounter the ugly experience I had last year with my chest x-ray, which was exactly what led to the delay in the processing of my application. So, I had to intimate all the medical personnel there about it, telling them how I lost my admission along with its accompanying scholarships and suggested that they write IRCC to consider the negative result of my sputum investigations of last year, should what happened last year occurred again. When my BP was checked, it was said to be very high. I was fully aware of the very cause of the spike in my BP, as I was already overwhelmed with the fears of what happened to me last year. The doctor counselled me and asked me to take a deep breath, close my eyes and see myself in Canada —while she retook the BP test. In the end, my entire results were said to be in perfect shape, as nothing abnormal was observed in my chest x-ray this time around. When I heard about the great tidings, I was very joyous and grateful to God for conquering the medical impasse this time. I left the facility a happy guy, with full expectations of a positive outcome in my application. The next day, I sent my e-Medical sheet to IRCC via a web form and began to pray for a quick response.

Nevertheless, I was still deeply worried about having two ongoing applications at that point in time. I had previously sent emails and web forms to remind IRCC about my withdrawal request, but got no feedback from them. I became very tensed and nervous to the point of raising the issue here, but nobody responded to me. I also noticed that my first application was being worked on, as I saw some updates on my eligibility review on the 30th of May. Then on the 31st of May, I received a Medical Request update for the application whose withdrawal request I had already submitted to IRCC, while the second application was undergoing eligibility review at the same time. These updates heightened my fear the more. Immediately, I came here on Nairaland to complain about what I had seen and sought pieces of advice from gurus on the platform. I was advised not to respond to the medical request, as it might not be a good omen. I quickly alerted a friend of mine who is studying in Canada to hear his take on the dicey situation I had found myself in. He advised me to write a brief email addressing the issue with the first application whose withdrawal request I had sent to IRCC, and reminding them to do the needful. So I did exactly as he had advised and attached my upfront e-Medical sheet information to the web form I sent them.

During the afternoon period of 1st June —being yesterday—I decided to check my email and suddenly discovered that my applications have some updates. I hurriedly logged in to my account, checked the first application and discovered that it has been withdrawn, but I am not eligible for a refund; I then scrolled up to the second application and saw that it has been finalized at the same time with a request for my original passport. My heart leapt for joy, as I couldn't control my emotions at that very moment.

I most humbly and sincerely appreciate everyone here who has guided me in one way or the other during those moments I was stuck in a crossroads. Honestly, I gained a lot of courage and strength from your inputs. And that is exactly the reason why I have written this long epistle to encourage everyone else still waiting for their good tidings to come. Please, don't give up! God will answer your prayers sooner than you ever think.

My special appreciations go to ShowYoung, Ketima, Omiinii, Ninab, Buckyfof, Anon123, Justmellow, Osemigho, Lianna2020, Teemenzo, Tinakem, Jayrealest, Scott99tish, Bobomaigida and the host of others who engaged meaningfully in my posts, proffering solutions to the numerous challenges I encountered on this memorable journey. God bless you abundantly, now and always!

I will be back shortly to post my timeline.

Onaya:
Dear Gurus in the house @Makano, Justmellow, Lekiboboe, Anon123, Ketima, ShowYoung, Omiinii et al.

Please, kindly advise me on how best to handle this dicey situation I've found myself in, so as to avoid any regrets resulting from it along the line. I have two ongoing study permit applications at the moment. In the first application, I mistakenly uploaded a document which I had reviewed for a friend who was applying for admission to a school in Canada. Immediately I noticed that mistake, I clicked on the button provided for change of documents in the application form and uploaded the intended documents—which I confirmed as having been uploaded thereafter. Then, I proceeded with the payment for my application fee. Surprisingly, it was the document I had uploaded in error that appeared in the summary of my submitted application, even though I had replaced it with the very one I had in mind prior to the final submission of my application. Following this incident, I raised a web form immediately to explain in detail what had happened, and also attached the appropriate document along with it.

However, I was very worried about the whole thing; so, I shared my ugly experience on this platform for guidance and some pieces of advice on how best to handle the situation. Honorable Omiinii felt my pain advised me to withdraw the affected application and submit a fresh one to avoid any story, while Justmellow offered some clarifications to my inquiry about the possibility of submitting a fresh application. Hence I sent in my withdrawal request via web form to IRCC immediately—that was in less than 24hrs of submitting the said application. Two days later, I got this acknowledgement email from IRCC regarding my withdrawal request: "A note has been added on file to notify the responsible office that you wish to withdraw your application. The office will determine if the application can be withdrawn and will issue a refund within 16 weeks of the withdrawal, if applicable."

I logged in to my account two days ago to find out that reviews on eligibility and medical results (the medicals I did last year, which expired on the 10th of May 2022) have commenced on the same application whose withdrawal request I had already submitted to IRCC. On waking up this morning, I checked my email and found out that I have a message waiting for me on my application portal regarding the same application. I quickly logged in to my account and saw a medical request from IRCC. Meanwhile, my second application is undergoing the review of my medical results at the moment because I had my upfront medical examinations last week. I am currently at a crossroads and also caught in the web of indecision!

Please, is it normal to see such review on eligibility and to receive a medical request on an application whose withdrawal request was submitted within 24hrs of applying for it? I would be very grateful if you could find some time to go through my message here and guide me properly.

Kindest regards.

demure178:
Someone canceled her IOM appointment and is unable to book back , a message keeps popping out that there’s an active appointment, how can this be resolved

I had the same experience when I cancelled mine and tried to reschedule another appointment. If your preferred location is IOM Abuja, kindly send a mail to iomabujamedicalbooki@iom.int for assistance.

buckyfof:
I don't think you should have withdrawn that application
I also had an issue when I was applying, I submitted one of the imm form twice, and left out my family information by mistake. I later wrote a small note about the situation and uploaded the family information correctly through mails. When I later ordered my GCMS notes I saw that it was received and updated correctly

And I have my PPR now.

Regarding your case, it's very dicey because ircc has stated specifically that having 2 applications will slow down your processing time.
So you can still send them mails about the situation so they can make necessary adjustments

My dear, I acted on what I was advised to do ooo. If only I had known that the mistake could be corrected via an email or web form, I wouldn't have bothered myself with another application. I just pray everything turns out well for me in the end.

Thanks!

Ketima:
Hello Onaya,

So sorry about this situation. The deed is already done. Had i seen it, wouldn't have adviced you on withdrawal. Webform and mail has always helped in updating document's wrongly uploaded/replacement.

Now note that so long as you initiated a withdrawal command on the said application without a counter decision, all that you may be noticing are just a chain reactions of the command initiated and may not necessarily mean that they are working on that your particular application.

Nevertheless, write a mail (or LOE) and explain in details the situation of things. What you're noticing in that said account, reminding them of your withdrawal request and why it was withdrawn. The new application initiated and why it was initiated.

Don't panic ok. Canada is a country were communication works. So get in touch with then in writing.

Wishing you the best ok.

That's my little opinion

Thanks a lot for your input, Ketima. I will certainly do as you have advised. God bless you!

ShowYoung:
Study, Observation and Analysis.

1. Why would you want to withdraw if all you had wanted was just a change of documents?
2. IRCC states that you shouldn't submit multiple application at a time. Why had you not waited for the first application to get withdrawn before sending a new one?
3. You should understand that there is a point an application gets to that makes it not possible to get withdrawn until a decision is made.

Recommendation

Ignore the first application that has a medical request and continue to bombard them with mails and through webform. Don't because of the medical request be hopeful. Perhaps it's a trap. Those guys know what they are doing. Ignoring them and bombarding them with emails and messages through webform will corroborate the fact that you wish to withdraw the application

Focus on your normal application and wait for them to "pass" your medical exam.

This may not be the best approach though. Await advice from other gurus.

Thank you for finding time to go through my message and the useful piece of advice you have given me. To answer your first question on why I had applied for a withdrawal, I sent a web form and emails along with the very document I wanted to upload but got no form of acknowledgement from IRCC. And I was highly afraid of what the VO attending to my file might think of the whole thing. Hence the reason for heeding to Omiinii's advice to withdraw the application.

Of course, I am well aware of IRCC's stance on multiple applications. Considering the fact that time is not on my side and my program's entry point is fall 2022, I sought advice here after that issue with my application and was told that it wasn't any problem, since every application has its own unique application number and would be processed independently. The same advice was what I got from experts on Quora dot com; that I could either wait for the withdrawal of the application to be completed or proceed with another one. Having considered the issue of time constraint on my side after waiting in vain for a feedback from IRCC for two weeks, I submitted another application.

Coming to your third observation, the withdrawal request of the affected study permit application was made in less than 24hrs of its submission. Therefore, I was cocksure that any form of review or processing were yet to start on the application as at that time. And that was the reason for its immediate withdrawal before any kind of review would be carried out by the VO responsible for it.

Your recommendation is very cool, and I will consider it seriously. Thank you once again for your input.

Dear Gurus in the house @Makano, Justmellow, Lekiboboe, Anon123, Ketima, ShowYoung, Omiinii et al.

Please, kindly advise me on how best to handle this dicey situation I've found myself in, so as to avoid any regrets resulting from it along the line. I have two ongoing study permit applications at the moment. In the first application, I mistakenly uploaded a document which I had reviewed for a friend who was applying for admission to a school in Canada. Immediately I noticed that mistake, I clicked on the button provided for change of documents in the application form and uploaded the intended documents—which I confirmed as having been uploaded thereafter. Then, I proceeded with the payment for my application fee. Surprisingly, it was the document I had uploaded in error that appeared in the summary of my submitted application, even though I had replaced it with the very one I had in mind prior to the final submission of my application. Following this incident, I raised a web form immediately to explain in detail what had happened, and also attached the appropriate document along with it.

However, I was very worried about the whole thing; so, I shared my ugly experience on this platform for guidance and some pieces of advice on how best to handle the situation. Honorable Omiinii felt my pain advised me to withdraw the affected application and submit a fresh one to avoid any story, while Justmellow offered some clarifications to my inquiry about the possibility of submitting a fresh application. Hence I sent in my withdrawal request via web form to IRCC immediately—that was in less than 24hrs of submitting the said application. Two days later, I got this acknowledgement email from IRCC regarding my withdrawal request: "A note has been added on file to notify the responsible office that you wish to withdraw your application. The office will determine if the application can be withdrawn and will issue a refund within 16 weeks of the withdrawal, if applicable."

I logged in to my account two days ago to find out that reviews on eligibility and medical results (the medicals I did last year, which expired on the 10th of May 2022) have commenced on the same application whose withdrawal request I had already submitted to IRCC. On waking up this morning, I checked my email and found out that I have a message waiting for me on my application portal regarding the same application. I quickly logged in to my account and saw a medical request from IRCC. Meanwhile, my second application is undergoing the review of my medical results at the moment because I had my upfront medical examinations last week. I am currently at a crossroads and also caught in the web of indecision!

Please, is it normal to see such review on eligibility and to receive a medical request on an application whose withdrawal request was submitted within 24hrs of applying for it? I would be very grateful if you could find some time to go through my message here and guide me properly.

Kindest regards.

Please, someone with useful advice about my question should respond to me to help calm my nerves here. I submitted another study permit application after sending in the withdrawal request of this particular one whose reviews have started to IRCC; this is basically the reason why I am so alarmed now.

Onaya:
Hello NL Family,

I logged into my account this morning to find out that reviews on eligibility and medical results have commenced on an application I had already applied for its withdrawal within 24hrs of submitting it. I filled out a web form to withdraw the said application, after which I got this feedback from IRCC: "A note has been added on file to notify the responsible office that you wish to withdraw your application. The office will determine if the application can be withdrawn and will issue a refund within 16 weeks of the withdrawal, if applicable."

Please, is it normal to see review on eligibility and medical results on an application whose withdrawal has been applied for?

Hello NL Family,

I logged into my account this morning to find out that reviews on eligibility and medical results have commenced on an application I had already applied for its withdrawal within 24hrs of submitting it. I filled out a web form to withdraw the said application, after which I got this feedback from IRCC: "A note has been added on file to notify the responsible office that you wish to withdraw your application. The office will determine if the application can be withdrawn and will issue a refund within 16 weeks of the withdrawal, if applicable."

Please, is it normal to see review on eligibility and medical results on an application whose withdrawal has been applied for?

ShowYoung:
Your medical validity starts counting from the date you completed your sputum and culture test — that is after the 8 to 10 weeks wait time of culture test.

Let us suppose your medical was passed on Oct1. Your medical will expire next Sept 30.

Panel Physician and others here are in the best position to give you accurate answer to whether you'll be asked to repeat the same process, but if they know what they are doing, they shouldn't ask you to complete another sputum and culture test.

Wow! I never knew about the issue you raised here regarding the validity of medical examinations, following the completion of sputum investigations after the wait time. I had rather thought that it expires within one year of the test, excluding the time taken for the result of TB test to be released. If that's the case, my medical results are still valid until the 12th of August, 2022. Unknowingly, I had already booked and paid for another medical appointment with IOM this Wednesday. Please, what do you advise I do now, considering the validity of my medicals of last year?

ShowYoung:
Having one of the diseases stated above doesn't mean outright visa denial. IRCC will ask the applicant to come forward with a mitigation plan in a case of HIV/AIDS. If the mitigation plan is able to convince IRCC successfully, the person is cleared. This is difficult though.

The person was able to get PPR because (s)he showed strong mitigation plan for HIV/AIDS and it's very rare.

Mitigation plan acceptance is 50/50 chance for HIV/AIDS and with very fat bank account. The person must be financially strong because the person is committing to the fact that (s)he would not be enrolled in any Canadian health insurance plan and the Government will not be responsible for the cost of treatment and management. Not everyone can provide such huge amount of money they may be requesting to see the applicant has.

Syphilis too is treatable, it can only delay.

TB and Syphilis mitigation plan are in the fact that they are treatable in as much as the patient shows seriousness in treating it and tests would be done after treatment. If tested negative, the applicant is cleared to travel.

Please, do you have any idea whether someone who underwent additional medical examinations last year— owing to a suspicion of TB by the IRCC— might be asked to go for another sputum test after the expiration of the former medicals, even though the former TB test was negative?

doreesy4k:
Good day house, please I want my transcript from University of Nigeria Nsukka, can someone help me please. How do I go about it?
Thanks in advance

Hello,

I don't know whether your question has been attended to or not, but I'll give you an idea on how to go about it. When you visit UNN's website, go to the Alumni page and sign up with your Reg number. After signing up, you'd see a menu from where you can request for your transcript. It's a very simple process to follow.

Best of luck!

Omiinii:
Good day guys, I had to settle to write this because I started my journey here and will finally end it here as well. I recently received my passport request on 21/04/2022.

This journey has started since 2019. My first ever application I used an agent to which was recommended to me by a family friend. My mother was the one in direct contact with the agent all i did was drop documents and go for biometrics. I wasn't really ecstatic about leaving Nigeria then. It wasn't in my plans at all. my application was already 6 months old. Luckily, I withdrew the application as I needed my passport for certain things which I'll not go into the Intricacies. I didn't even bother if my application was going fine or not I just desperately needed my passport at that point not caring what was done or if my application was submitted correctly. Sha I withdrew.

Fast forward to 2020. A friend of mine sparked my interest in traveling to Canada. Especially with the way the country don be. Mhen, then I remembered I had applied for this before. I asked for her advice and she directed me to Nairaland instantly I started reading the thread sometimes I could go as far as 2016 to see what was discussed and how things has changed found that Frankrobbn1, Lekiboboe, Justmellow, Fgmp12, shupy,dommakavelli, just wise where top contributors. So I took my time and read their timelines. Every answers they gave/answered.

However, due to what I already learnt here I knew I had to get in contact with the agent of 2019 again to tell me what he filled in my IMM forms. I also planned to order my gcms files to see myself but I needed the details from the last application and hear what he has to say. I was in shock to what was submitted. The fallacies in my application and knew instantly that I was in deep shit. I can't drastically change any information as that will be considered misrepresentation. IRCC no send if na agent apply for you. So one way or another I maneuvered. I was able to dilute some information. While some i just left it like that. There was no way I could change them.

With what I already knew I applied on July 23 2021. I was then refused November 29 2021. I was devastated. Upon everything whey I don Sabi. Haba na. I ordered my notes the same day I got refused.

I took my time got closer to God, bought some course from Mark holte. Paid for study permit webinars organized by immigration lawyers. Looked for other resources to gather information, felt nairaland wasn't enough. I would always direct message immigration lawyers on twitter i.e Andrew kolton, Raj sharma, Mikal, Mario Bellissimo. I got some information about the Intricacies, learnt alot about chinook e.t.c
Information choke sha.

With that in mind. I addressed my refusal reasons as accentuated by my GCMS notes. Which were sources of funds in 3 words. Packaged my application and applied on the 11th April of 2022. I received my passport request on 21st of April 2022.

Docs submitted in no particular order
1.) Evidence of post secondary education
2.) LOE (1 Page)
3.) SOP (4 Pages)
4.) NIN Slip(Me and my sponsor)
5.) Birth certificate
6.) IELTS
7.) 12 months bank statements for sponsor
8.) My bank statement (4 months)
9.) Business Invoices and receipts
10.) Tuition payment receipts
11.) Recommendation letters
12.) Financial statements of business
13.) Family pictures
14.) Business related pictures
15.) CAC registration docs
16.) Tenancy agreement and evidence of it's proceeds
17.) Sponsorship letter
18.) Bank reference Letter.

It'll end in praise for each and every one of us.

Congratulations, Omiinii. I share in your joy of the great tidings you've got from the IRCC. More of God's awesomeness in your life.

kennykentipsy:
Hi everyone I have a question for the study permit questionnaire. For somone who took full education loan what should be filled in the area where it says

# Who will pay for all your expenses in Canada?
Myself or others?

# Are you receiving financial support for your studies? Should this be YES or NO what should be the answer since the education financing is on loan?

Thank you

If the loan/money is in your own or parents' account, then you have to select Myself and Parents . But if the fund is yet to be released to you/parents by the loan provider, select Other.

For your question on Are you receiving financial support for your studies?, select Yes if you have a scholarship or bursary from your DLI or any other government's agency providing you with funding for your program; and No, if there isn't anything like that. There's also another question about Who will pay for your expenses in Canada? This is where you'd have to write the name of the company/individual that's granted you a study loan.

My two cents. Best of luck!

JustMellow:
Hello Onaya,

There is no implication. Each time a new application is submitted, a new application number is issued. If an applicant should submit a new application before a withdrawal is finalized, it will not affect the newly submitted application as both will have different application numbers.

The application number is what will be used to process the withdrawal, not the UCI number. Though the UCI number is used to identify the applicant, the application number is what will be used to track the application.

If peradventure you decide to submit a new application before the withdrawal is finalized, and in the case that both applications stay active and a decision is to be made, the determination will be made on the recently submitted application while the previous will be cancelled.

Give it a little time maybe till the end of the month. If no update, you can put in the new application. In my opinion, you should wait to get it finalized while you take the time to make the necessary corrections to be made. Applications for the Fall 2022 term can be submitted in May without no consequences of late submission.


Best of Luck

Thank you so much for your detailed explanations and advice on the way forward with my application. I truly appreciate this!

Best regards.

Please, someone should respond to my post ooo.

Onaya:
Dear NL Family,

What could be the implication(s) of starting/submitting a fresh study permit application, especially when the IRCC has not given me any update regarding my request for the withdrawal of an application I had submitted on April 12, 2022? Note that the withdrawal request was made within 24hrs of submitting my application.

Please, I'd be very grateful to receive some urgent pieces of advice and guidelines on this question from the gurus here: Lekiboboe, Justmellow, Makano and other persons with useful ideas about my question.

Thanks.

Dear NL Family,

What could be the implication(s) of starting/submitting a fresh study permit application, especially when the IRCC has not given me any update regarding my request for the withdrawal of an application I had submitted on April 12, 2022? Note that the withdrawal request was made within 24hrs of submitting my application.

Please, I'd be very grateful to receive some urgent pieces of advice and guidelines on this question from the gurus here: Lekiboboe, Justmellow, Makano and other persons with useful ideas about my question.

Thanks.

ninab:
One to 4 weeks
Someone got a response in a week another in 4 weeks

Thanks a lot for this.

Omiinii:
I can't say with certainty how long it would take. Give or take 3 weeks. If a decision has been made already on your app. It's unlikely the withdrawal request will be granted.

You can try to call the processing centers to be certain the flow of things as regards your request.

Thanks for your prompt response and advice. Though I doubt if they had started working on my file as at the time I sent my withdrawal request, as it was less than 24hrs after submitting my study permit application.

Meanwhile, I don't even know the particular visa office where my application has been forwarded to. I just had to send my withdrawal request to Nairobi, Accra, Lagos and London offices of IRCC, in that those offices usually handle applications from Nigeria. Is it possible for me to get their phone contacts online?

Omiinii:
I will advise you withdraw. Documents submitted can't be retrieved. With that in mind I think it's safer to pull out and reapply. Goodluck

Hello Omiinii,

Please, do you have any idea how long it takes for the IRCC to respond to application withdrawal request?

Omiinii:
I will advise you withdraw. Documents submitted can't be retrieved. With that in mind I think it's safer to pull out and reapply. Goodluck

Thanks a lot for taking your time to read through my post and respond to it. I have acted as advised.

Warm regards

Hello NL Family,

How can I send a web form or an email to the IRCC via the new Visitor/Study Permit application portal for the modification of the supporting documents for my application?

While uploading the supporting documents for my application, I mistakenly uploaded a document (SOP) which I had reviewed for a friend, but replaced it with the intended documents immediately I noticed it before submitting my application. Unfortunately, what is recorded in the summary of my submitted application is that SOP I had clicked in error, even though I had replaced it prior to the final submission of my application by uploading the very document I had in mind. This happened just last night—on April 12, 2022. I am seriously overwhelmed by worries from this ugly outcome, and utterly confused about what next to do now.

Kindly guide me with expert advice and knowledge regarding how to rectify this problem at the earliest time possible, before the IRCC starts working on my application. Is it advisable for me to withdraw my application?

Regards,
Onaya

Papapa1234:
Art courses dont have any place In the world for now ooo...na science,technology and business dey reign..mybe the next Generation Art and Humanites will take over..
for nowtry change course

Your submission here is totally erroneous and misleading @Papapa1234. If you don't have any meaningful contribution towards the poster's worries, why don't you hold your peace than type gibberish here. Are you the arbiter of courses that are relevant, and those that aren't? Why are courses in humanities— both in local and foreign curricula— taught in schools, if they have lost their relevance? Let's always think about what we post on public spaces as people that are presumably educated.

I rest my case.

Good evening NL family.

A quick one please: could anyone who has successfully applied for Mpower Financing loan for international students as POF be kind enough to reach out to me privately? I am currently stuck somewhere with the loan application processes, and needs to complete it as soon as possible. I remember that sometime in the past a few people from this forum talked about applying for the loan to support their study visa application.

Thanks in anticipation of your prompt response.

Iffylove:
PPR ALERT.................
Everybody help me to shout hallelujah to Jesus, the King of kings and the Lord of lords...................... Eledumare, Alpha & Omega, the great mighty king, the God that can never fail...
I got a mail early this morning by 4:16am............ and behold it was PPR........... I started Ph.D program fall term remotely.
21 weeks and 3 days of waiting, he finally gave me a new song............ Indeed what God cannot do does not exist my people..
I contacted an MP in October and the response I got was that my application was complex, it needed additional review. God proved himself as the only one that can do it, not by the documents I submitted, but the divine mercy he showed unto me.
For everyone waiting, God will give you songs of praise as he did for me...
I am awaiting my son's approval, as I trust God for divine perfection.
Thank you to everyone on this platform, you are indeed a pleasant people..............

This is amazingly awesome! Congratulations, Iffylove. I'm glad the tortuous wait has finally ended for you.