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Good day everyone,

I’ve been following this thread for a while and I really appreciate all the insights shared here. I would like to get honest opinions about my chances for EB2 NIW based on my background.

Eduation:
Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management
Postgraduate Certificate in Supply Chain & Logistics(Canada)

Work Experience:
2 years experience in Customer Service after graduation
Over 6 years working with a construction firm as a Project Coordinator (while running my own cosmetics and beauty products business at the same time)
1 year experience as a Warehouse Associate (Canada)
18 months experience as an Associate Software Engineer(Canada)

I completed a Software Engineering Bootcamp prior to working as an Associate Software Engineer

Questions:
Based on this profile, do I have a realistic chance for EB2 NIW?
What areas of my profile look weak?
What can I improve before considering applying?

I would really appreciate honest feedback from anyone. Thank you

Lovesarrow:
Thanks but no thanks...and to think you would be any different after dragging people mercilessly for not giving back. I had searched all the comments attached to your moniker in search of documents submitted and saw nothing.. whatever happened to ur pay it forward mantra

It will still end in praises

Are you serious? I referred you to that thread cos I believe you'll get more information and this is what I get? FYI, I've replied to more than 100 emails from NL just because of my little contribution, Anyways, Na so life be! Please check my comments and posts again. Bye!

Naijaforeigner:
I replied just now to your email and re-sent my whatssap number.

OMG! I saw this reply and got confused again. I had to visit my spam that I've not checked for ages, and lo and behold your first message of 20/04/21, today's own too and several other important messages. Wow! I apologise for the inconveniences.
@ojzreal, I saw your message there too, thank you, will revert now.

ojzreal:
Hi, am living in london (fanshawe student) .......you can send me a mail so I can add you on the group!

Thank for this, sending the mail right away.

Thaiy:
Canada will favour you.... Congratulations

Amen!!! And you too, thank you.

Naijaforeigner:
Hi Oyibo4real, I replied to your last email and sent you my whatssap deets.

Please chat me up on whatssap. Thank you.

@Naijaforeigner maybe there's a mix-up, please reply me again biko. I have too many emails from NL and I just went through them again but couldnt find yours. Please holla again biko. Thank you.

Lekiboboe:
Thanks for the landing gist

May the land of Canny favor you

Quick one,
Did they ask you for PROOF OF ENROLLMENT LETTER, whether from the Airline you boarded, or the Immigration dept. of Nigeria or the Immigration dept. of Canada (CBSA)?

Amen oo! Thank you oo, I need all the prayers oo, cos reality is hitting me badly this 3 days quarantine. Yea, it's just the Airline that asked for it(Lufthansa)

@Naijaforeigner please I need your guidance in making some decisions.

Oreoluwamipo:
May Canada favor you sis.

Amen!!! Thank you

Dukealara:
Thank God for safe landing.....

Yes oo, thank God indeed.

Ijeanwuli:
LANDING GIST

Nigeria to Toronto Canada
Airline: Lufthansa and Air Canada

Important thing to note: Carry your fav snacks in your hand luggage, you may not like the food at all. They served vegetarian pasta on both flights

*Checkin -Nigeria*
Study permit
Flight ticket
Arrive can
3 day hotel booking
Enrollment letter (heard they won't let you checkin without it even though its not a requirement on the Canadian govt website.)

*Frankfurt*
No document asked
They just reprinted my boarding pass and that was it

*Toronto*
Letter of acceptance
Tuition payment
I was not asked anything about enrollment in Toronto. So it means its the Nigerian airport carrying it on their head for whatever reason.

My flight landed Toronto around Noon on the 14th. The airport was very quick. Went through the customs border and immigration in less than 15 minutes.

*Questions asked*
Name of school
Why I chose my school
Who is sponsoring me
They asked if I would be paying my sponsor back .. I said no and they asked why .. I said because she's my senior sister and that's how family supports each other. The officer asked me where my sponsor works and then issued my study permit.

I thankGod for a seamless process. I am also happy I used Lufthansa. The flight was not full at all and it wa very comfortable like some people had a whole 4 seats to sleep on.

I was wondering why Nigeria is particular about enrollment and I think the best way to get around that especially if you have taken semesters before is to simply email CBSA to ask if enrollment is a requirement for travel then maybe print their response and take it with you to the airport.
Spring and summer is a known holiday for students so I don't know why they are particular about it. Most students and even Canadians don't take classes this period. They go to the beach and chill. Some companies even close to observe the holiday.

Wishing everyone good luck

I landed on 13th and had similar experience cos its same flight, same take off and landing time, same documents was asked at the Lufthansa check in counter, almost same everything...

However, at POE(Toronto), they asked for:
Name of school
Name of program and if its coop
Tuition payment receipt(which I printed but didnt know how it disappeared. Showed them the soft copy in my phone)
Consent letter from spouse(for my son)
That's all.

I was given 3 docs...2 study permits and my work permit. He also advised me not to work more than 20hrs per week and to abide by the rules of the docs given to me.

Today would be my 3rd night of quarantine, so I'll zoom off tomorrow. Confirmed hotel booking price was $1018 but I got there to meet $904 and I gladly paid . Am using Crowne Plaza hotel, toronto.

These indians are stubborn oo, they're still travelling despite the ban. I saw more than 20 of them detained at the POE and the officers were asking them why they disobeyed the rule and some of them didnt even come with their covid test result. Shaa, las las, they were called for their docs.

This is all for now...

Lovesarrow:
Please can you post documents submitted. Congrats

You'll get more information here:

https://www.nairaland.com/6321900/canadian-student-visa-thread-part/690

oyibo4real:
Hello Family,

I don Jand for ontario , and am currently under quarantine. My final destination is still Ontario(London specifically).
Please I need to be added to the Naija group in my city and province make I no go loss for here

@Maziude, @naijaforeigner, @naijacanadian28 and everyone please oo, biko nu, e ma binu.

Please house oo, make una add me please.

Jachi15:
Hello Guys,
God is faithful!
My PPR dropped today after 7months of waiting and 7ghost updates.
Submitted on the 8th of October
Biometrics 12th of October
NSE 23rd of November
Review started 4th December
Medicals done on the 7th of January and updated on the 14th of January.

From here I got help on how to send emails to Nairobi office and I did that all through the updating process and I always got a reply.
PPR finally landed 14th May at 1.11am.

Serving God pays!
What God Cannot do does not have exist.
I wish you all still waiting get your PPR’s soonest��

I've been worried with the recent dryness of PPR news, thank God for this relief. CONGRATULATIONS!!! More of this news oo

Hello Family,

I don Jand for ontario , and am currently under quarantine. My final destination is still Ontario(London specifically).
Please I need to be added to the Naija group in my city and province make I no go loss for here

@Maziude, @naijaforeigner, @naijacanadian28 and everyone please oo, biko nu, e ma binu.

ooa1st:
Good day my fellow NL people.

The plan expression of our opinion and prospective grievances & delay which 98% of we study permit hopefuls are currently experiencing is valid. Yes Indian did that last year and it yielded desirable result.

However, we've got to understand that the Indians were well coordinated and stood by each other, in light of this, I personally want us to seek guidance on how best to execute this.

If we can reach out to @olufemiloye in our numbers and/or maybe @Tundefash with some few others to give us insight on how we can do this and even get them on our side to channel our entreaties appropriately without breaking any protocols and laid down rules.

However, I see no reason to go open a new account, if this is about your future and career, then we need to stand tall, firm and resolute in face of adversaries & delay VO.

IMO

Thumps up, well scripted!

Baggiomarrio:
this is really good, thanks bro.. after concluding on something like this , we can unanimously open a new twitter handle , I mean for does that don’t have thier full name and picture on Twitter , no need creating new once.. like 15/20 of us make up something like this and tag them on their Twitter , definitely they will see it ..

There is no need for this, you are committing no crime by expressing your displeasure in their service. If you are really this scared, then just relax and keep waiting for their final decision.

Oreoluwamipo:
Abeg , open another twitter account for this sha o

This is what am saying, FEAR!

Legacyedition:
Indian did this last year. Protested everywhere, online, vfs and embassy.



They did it and they are reaping it now.


Maybe we start our protest from Asekun. The Nigerian ambassador to Canada,

Nairobi visa office.


Ircc ottawa

Canadian Ambassador to Nigeria.

Marco Mendicino
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship .


It's getting out of hands. When those Indians were throwing tantrums last year, I was thinking they were killing their chances, never knew the oppression in this country was actually affecting my thinking and reasoning faculty.


They are reaping it now my people.


I am not good with social media, especially twitter.


Someone more knowledgeable should compose and organise how we protest this long wait. We will continue on daily basis till there's a change.


Please don't ignore . It will work.


Cc:

Mobi11
Electro
Mzmisty
Longjohnjoe

I've been complaining about this ill-treatment for a while now, but it's a good thing some of us are waking up to the reality. I understand we have been programmed not to speak up when we're being oppressed, but when you see how most indians are being treated like kings, you'll see the reason to speak up. It is well

Kayyyy:
Eyah thanks babe!! You know I also wish you all the best in all your plans. We go dey alright las las.

Yes oo

Frankrobbn1:
Far too many times, prospective applicants applicants ask me questions relating to this topic.

In this post, I will carefully address the real issues and meaning behind "Recommend Interview". I hope every participant on this platform makes the most of the information below.

Kindly be advised that every immigration applications submitted to IRCC are reviewed by at least two levels of people:

1. Program Case Analyst:

Most of the time, it's the Program Case Analyst who does the initial R-10 check that often positions certain applications on "Recommend Interview". They review all information present on file and can only make recommendations as per the applicant's circumstance - i.e, recommended interview (RI), review required (RR), recommended refusal/eligibility failed (EF). The Program Case Analyst may also be able to refuse some ill-equipped applications due to poor documentation.


Reason for Recommend Interview;

The eligibility status - "Recommend Interview" is mostly common when the Program Case Analyst has certain concerns about the submission of the applicant for an immigration application to Canada.

This is largely due to some irregularities on the applicant's employment reference letter and inability to verify applicant's work experience, ineligible financial documents to cover for the applicant's proposed program and upkeep in Canada, and in some cases due to salaries being paid by cash at applicant's place of work.


2. Senior Immigration Officer

The Senior immigration officer (visa officer) will then review the notes and assessments of the program case analyst and make the final decision, this also includes whether or not an interview is required. If an interview is necessary to continue processing your application, the status would change to "interview required". However, since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, IRCC have not been conducting interviews for prospective applicants both for work permit, spousal sponsorship, parents sponsorship and some other PR applications. In view of the foregoing, an immigration officer may disregard a recommended interview and subsequently grant an approval.

My observations;

I have reviewed several GCMS notes as of recent and in the past and I have come to understand that majority of applicant's with "Recommend Interview" as the current eligibility assessment on their GCMS notes are later in the visa process approved by the Senior Immigration Officer.

Although, in a few cases, some applications may be rejected due to the limited knowledge on the applicant's part to address the initial concerns. This also stems from the fact that the format is not clearly spelled out by the immigration authorities.

This is not much of a bother you know, i would recommend you check properly for the pre-assessment notes/comments which can be found on the page 2 or the last two pages of the Gcms notes.


I hope this information satisfies your enquiry and future questions relating to the subject matter.


It will end in praise.

O mehn!!! Frankrobbn you are too much aswear! You'll definitely pass for an immigration officer, wow!!!

raptor2:
@oyibo4real
Please I sent you an email request
Thanks






I would have submitted our application together, but some of his docs were not ready, hence his was submitted 2 days after mine. Am still in Nigeria, but hope to leave soon. My PPR came in on 12th April and his on 27th or 28th April.

Yea, you can actually apply alongside your children, all you need is a strong letter of explanation.

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Kayyyy:
Oyibo4real, I opened my ticket yesterday, was supposed to travel today. I am waiting for a confirmation letter from my school. I’m thinking of traveling on the 14th and with Ethiopian not Lufthansa

Yea, I remember you said Ethiopian before, no mind me. I pray everything works out perfectly for you as planned. All the Best!

Alchemist01:
@oyibo4real

Please I need your input.

Oh so sorry for the late reply.
I used gcmsonline, just google them. The one i applied for on 1st April arrived yesterday, that was before my approval.

I wish you the best!

Ijeanwuli:
Please is anyone travelling 13th of May
Luftansa/aircanada to Toronto. I'm looking for a travel buddy

Awwn, same Lufthansa but 12th May, wish it's same date
PS: I couldnt make it travelling today as planned, I literally ran mad two days ago struggling to meet up with lectures, assignments and travel plans. Mehn!!! The reality hit me badly aswear
@Kayyyyyy how far, is yours still 12th and Lufthansa?

OyiBeeBee:
@oyibo4real, please I sent you a PM.

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Cherukei2015:
Wow! How long did their application process take before you received the visa approval today?
Are you currently in Canada? or you applied from Nigeria.
I would love to apply for my children's study permit as soon as I receive mine by the grace of God.
But I am worried that they might refuse it or worse cancel one's study permit.

Do you mind if I email you directly for more info?

I would have submitted our application together, but some of his docs were not ready, hence his was submitted 2 days after mine. Am still in Nigeria, but hope to leave soon. My PPR came in on 12th April and his on 27th or 28th April.

Yea, you can actually apply alongside your children, all you need is a strong letter of explanation.

Jesusrules24:
Please assist.

I am in Canada and want to apply for study permit for my 3 children (10, 8 and 7).

I do not have a letter of acceptance for them as the school board needs to see them first. My children are still in Nigeria.

Please advise. What do I do?

You dont necessarily need letter of acceptance before you can apply for them. Some people use their school's admission letter, while I was advised to write "to be determined" which worked for me. My child's counterfoil dropped today, its exactly like mine...student visa

Legacyedition:
Contact @oyinbo4real under the canopy of her hubby this night. She's a pro in this. Bombard her DM. Some people get her mail , make una mix chemical together send am as webforms and mails shapally.

This cracked me up walahi . @totee, I've replied your mail.

NwanyiOkpa:
It has finally ended in praise for me. God bless Frankrobbn, Justmellow, and the many others that have been giving me hope and answering all my plenty of questions. Note that I used an agent or my application because i was too busy with work to continually study the tips on this thread and apply them. I am a second-time applicant.

Timeline:
January 20th: Medical done
January 27th: Application submitted with all NSE requirements- Sponsor's 1-year Mybankstatement of about 11million, IELTS result with 7.5 band, and Medical result.
February 20th
February 26th: Second ghost update
March 4th: Third ghost update
March 9th: Fourth ghost update
May 4th: PPR and correspondence letter


Reason for the first refusal: They said that my finance wasn't sufficient even after i submitted an account statement of 12million and paid my first-semester tuition.

How i tackled the refusal: I paid the full tuition for the first year, provided the sponsor's account statement of 11million and i also made a notarised affidavit of sponsorship signed by my sponsor. I did not use a notarised affidavit of sponsorship in my first application but i used an affidavit from the high court. A friend advised me to use a notary lawyer for my affidavit and so far, everyone that i know that used a notary lawyer was approved. Notarised documents are recognized worldwide.


Documents submitted:
All IMM forms
Tuition payment receipt CAD$21,000
notarised affidavit of sponsorship
notarised affidavit of good behavior
police report
IELTS result
medical slip
letter of explanation
passport photograph
data page of passport
sponsor's birth certificate (sponsor is my brother)
CAC document for my business
Employment letter
Recommendation letter

NOTE: I used an agent for my application. There are a few agents that knows what they are doing. My agent did not hold back my login details like other complained about.

I got admitted into about 7 schools in the USA also but I decided to go to Canada for reasons best known to me.

God wey do am for me go do am for una.

I am so excited. As i dey type sef, my fingers dey shake. Immediately i logged in and saw that my application has been updated i was like; "these people with their ghost updates again" before i clicked on the application and saw my correspondence letter and PPR. I immediately ran and woke my dad from sleep to break the good news to him. He has always been supportive.

Oh my nwanyiokpa, am more than excited for you, I've been looking out for your testimony and here it is, WOW! Indeed, it ended in Praises, CONGRATULATIONS and to GOD BE THE GLORY!!!

marcelonwa:
U mean am ??
You way don get ppr already
Atleast I feel say person don see my docs I sent
I saw the agent’s name and code

See it now, the agent's name is Nalieth with number 4848, same person with yours? I guess this reply is with respect to webform sent for over 2/3 weeks sef.

Ysakaws1:
PPR JUST DROPPED!

My application journey is quite interesting, and I promised to share here if I get a PPR. So firstly, I applied using an agent. As a matter of fact, I got admission using one agent, and got the visa using another agent. My application made me come to the conclusion that using an agent is truly not worth it. Imagine that I paid 300k just to get a PGD admission in University of Winnipeg. Bygone, anyways - lucky agent. After my admission, I switched to another agent because my Dad, who previously didn’t show interest, decided to be involved. The second agent came through my dad (he paid the agent 250k or so) - he was recommended by my uncle. I gave him the LOA I paid 300k for, and he requested me to write my LOE. I was able to write a good LOE with the help of Google, and of course, Nairaland. I am sure you are wondering what exactly this agent was paid to do, if both LOA and LOE came from me. Me sef dey wonder lol.

APPLIED - DECEMBER 7
BIOMETRICS - DECEMBER 8

Na where wahala start be this. The whole journey was mentally exhausting. This agent fit make person crase with obvious lies and pretense. Want to make this as short as possible, so let me just drop one example. The agent was supposed to have applied long before the time he did. So we pressured him till he lied and made a fake medical request letter. In his own letter, the medical has to be done in 90 days, instead of the usual 30 days. Note that biometrics had not been done then oh. He also gave us fake biometrics appointment letter one time, and when the day came, he said IRCC has technical issues, and he would have to book another date. Basically, my whole journey with this agent was filled with altercations and mistrust. It got to a point, all we wanted was access to the portal, but this agent was giving stories like he didn’t know the password offhand, and he would find it. Moving on...

ORDERED GCMS - MARCH 27

Fast forward to April ending, I hadn’t heard anything from this agent. Was checking this thread regularly and seeing even January applicants receive PPR. I decided to message this agent to remind him. This was when the agent logged into my portal and saw that I got medical request 8 days before.

MEDICAL REQUEST - APRIL 14

Finally, he was confident about the application, and dropped the login details even without asking him.

MEDICALS DATE - APRIL 27

I was eager to get the PPR, and was checking my portal like every hour after I did the medicals. On the morning of April 29, I opened my portal, GUESS WHAT I SAW? Booooom! Procedural Fairness Letter - I wanted to faint even before opening the PFL.

PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS - April 29

I opened the PFL, and what I saw was that the VO has concerns that my Dad’s statement of account is not genuine. I am to prove that it is genuine in 15 days, or I get 5 years ban. I was destabilized and scared to the bone. A lot ran through my mind in milliseconds.“ Could it be that this guy used a fake SOA, instead of the one we gave him?” “Could it be that he altered some transactions?” Picked up the phone to call this agent, and for like 2 hours, his number was switched off. I started feeling like he already saw the PFL, and was on the run.

Finally, we reached him, and he assured us that he used the SOA we gave him. He told us to go to the bank for MBS, and give IRCC a SOA that shows transactions till the date of the PFL. We did that immediately, but how could I trust someone who once gave us fake medical request and biometrics appointment letter?

I became restless since that minute I saw the PFL, and even after submitting MBS, I couldn’t still sleep or do anything. I was literally checking my portal uncountable times in a day.

MEDICAL PASSED - MAY 1

This should have been an update that would have made me rest assured of finally leaving this Nigeria, but I remained unhappy and restless because of the PFL.

GCMS NOTE RECEIVED - MAY 3

Finally, GCMS note came in yesterday night before I slept. Saw that everything has been passed. I also saw that instructions have been given that I get a study permit till 2023. Lastly, it was in the GCMS note that IRCC had messaged my Dad’s bank to confirm if the SOA is genuine, and they got response from the bank that it is genuine. This happened since the beginning of April.

THEN WHY ON EARTH DID IRCC GIVE ME PFL ON APRIL 29 Shaey IRCC dey whyne me ni

The more I thought about the whole issue, the more it becomes obscure. I search Google tire to see if anybody don face the same issue before, but I no see anything.

To God be the glory sha, I opened my portal 12pm today, and I saw ORIGINAL PASSPORT REQUEST! Booomshakalaka!!!!

Till now, I can’t explain what happened concerning that PFL thing, but I just thank God. I no even wan understand again sef lol. Thanks to everyone doing a good job here. You all will be forever appreciated.

CORRESPONDENCE LETTER & PPR - MAY 4

You see what I just said about unprofessionalism from their end, PFL on top verified bank statements? Thank God it ended in praise, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

marcelonwa:
Okay nw
I got an email from them asking me
To resend my webform and the docs attached that the details I submitted didn’t match with there records, buh I checked and I didn’t see any error, although I have resent it back,
Atleast my request was seen by Someone

Thanks for the reply though

Na their way, no mind them. Still got the same mail last night abi na early this morning. Honestly, this people are not as organised/proffesional as I thought