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Blavkmaann:
Wait wait
Parliament members Don Dey help una get PPR

Wahala Dey o. Nigerian people

If una never spoil something una no go rest... Wetin concern parliament and ur application now... una den start to barn una... “that one say na information be power”

Chai..../ Wahala be like kite, e no Dey get direction!

Who says we're asking them to help us get PPR? Na wa oo!!! I wouldn't want to drag you for this misinterpretation, just because you're my friend . I always try to verify some information before acting on them, so YES, it is within their SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS to assist us(admitted students) with such enquiry(Try google).

We have been so oppressed here that even when we're presented with the opportunity to exercise our rights, we still jump and pass, God go help us. You better drop this mentality as you're going abroad, if not you'll miss several opportunities without knowing it, Yes! I am talking from experience this time!( I hope you come back to thank me for this advice especially as it relates to living abroad)
Nobody will crucify you for making enquiries, but most times you get penalised/punished for being ignorant. If you're not well informed, you'll be deformed; so till Thy Kingdom come, Information is still power!

Am sorry, I still have to talk about Indians again cos their energy is too much, these people write to Canadian PRIME MINISTER concerning their delayed applications and still get cool reply from him(Try this at your own risk, my hand no dey).
This is not me trying to encourage sending unnecessary emails to these MPs especially when your application is still within normal processing time(am guilty here), rather am here to discourage us from carrying this our fear fear mentality abroad, try it and be counting losses.

I know we have our problems as individuals and as a country, trust me, we are still good people unfortunate with e.... govt, hence the reason most of us are in this thread today.

IRCC, what are you still waiting for? Abeg release my LOVE LETTER, make all this plenty talk stop biko.

oyibo4real:
You can still go ahead and contact them, you never can tell. I read terrible reviews about parl members of my area, yet I still went ahead to send them mail, wetin concern me . Mine is London Ontario and I sent to parl members of London-Fanshawe, London West and one other. Got reply from London-west for more information.

Unfortunately, they just replied that they thought am within their own area(which am not), hence they may not be able to do much at the moment. Meanwhile am still hoping to hear from the member that covers my area(London-Fanshawe)

It shall end in praise for us all.

Yipee!!! My attachment went through this time, infact my PPR don ready be that, oya find your way to my inbox.

Benquip:
Which province is your school located. The parl member in my district is a conservative and their and I have heard several news of conservatives...

You can still go ahead and contact them, you never can tell. I read terrible reviews about parl members of my area, yet I still went ahead to send them mail, wetin concern me . Mine is London Ontario and I sent to parl members of London-Fanshawe, London West and one other. Got reply from London-west for more information.

Unfortunately, they just replied that they thought am within their own area(which am not), hence they may not be able to do much at the moment. Meanwhile am still hoping to hear from the member that covers my area(London-Fanshawe)

It shall end in praise for us all.

Benquip:
Hectic when you're yet to get your PPR or Study Permit approval... Several times I have been mentally tired most especially when you have bulk of class videos to watch and due dates for assignments getting closer... It been God All Through...

Hmmm, I can only imagine the stress, it's well oo.

It will surely end in praise for you and us all. Amen!!!

Benquip:
Have you messaged any of the parliaments members?

Yes, I sent email to about 3 of them, but I've gotten response from one requesting for more information about my application, she also promised to help me make further enquiries. Information is power really.

sleekcheek:
Please for those interested in sending a mail as per my previous post kindly see the below information (I have received lots of mails so far and may not be able to reply to all)

Just search for constituency members of parliament in Canada, there are lots of them and their email addresses are available online. For me, I sent to the ones serving in my school district.

For the body of the message, it is simply a soft plea for them to assist in inquiring into your application's status and if possible expedite the final decision.

Hope this helps.

Ah! Me that have received response from my own requesting for further information about my application. I used Google immediately I saw your first message,

CONGRATULATIONS sleekcheek and thank you so much for this, more blessings. Please let's all try and use google sometimes for some information to avoid 'enlongating'(whatever that means )the thread unnecessarily.


May it end in praise for us all in Jesus name, Amen!!!

Mideyo234:
Please how has it been schooling online from here? With time difference and all

I am interested in this, how has it been please?

slimy205:
Please someone should guild me through how I can order gcms notes

I guess there are many 3rd party organisations for this, but the one I used is thegcmsonline, you can google them. They charge about $9.77

Spectro:
Okay, let me clarify some things to you, because it is clear you don't have experience in the area of loans for academic studies abroad. But I know people who do.

A person may have 100 million Naira in their account, but there are various reasons a VO may refuse a person's visa request.

A bank statement communicates a great deal of things.

100 million Naira doesn't always mean availability of funds. If a VO sniffs even the slightest of falsehood, it raises suspicions.

Now, a course mate of mind got his study visa with bank loan. He got loan to foot in first semester tuition, and he covered the rest. He had ample fund for the rest.

He wasn't refused.

The point I am trying to make here is that there's so much that goes into visa processing that many people do not know.

A person who seems to have a perfect visa application may be refused for reasons best known to VOs.

And a person who seems to have a less perfect visa application may get the acceptance.

However, one thing is certain. People can get student visa via student loan if done right.


Secondly

Lenders do not give you loans before the visa is approved... They do so after the visa is approved.

Therefore, even if people are refused visa, it doesn't make them indebted to the lenders. The loan arrangement can be canceled.

However, what happens most cases is that they provide borrowers with loan documents that they can present to VOs for student visa application.

If international students weren't taking loans, organizations like Mpower will not exist. They certainly will not excel to this day. A lot of Indians do it too.


Paying back

Student loans arrangements are different from regular loans. In most cases, students only pay a small amount of interest monthly until several months after graduation.

These things have been done in such a way that it doesn't result in students slaving for hours even as they study in school.

I understand this is not something you have experience with.

You are absolutely right, I know people that got their visas with loan

Admin9:
Justice for Nigerians

Lol. When Government don't protect its citizens and their interests, outsiders treat them anyhow. Besides, We still dey learn, our morale no reach

Admin9:
Na wa o. POR come scarce these days. wetin dey hapun

Honestly, its tiring. I keep wondering why it's so different with Nigerians, i think we're the only one being delayed laidis, Why is everything about us upside down? Too many questions in my head jare

You guys really need to see the alarming rate at which indians are getting PPRs on daily basis, once review starts, within/before 7 days PPR don land. Most February applicants have gotten theirs and few March applicants too. Truth is, these people don't take nonsense, their morale is out of this world walahi. They make me laugh at some of the things they do, imagine planning to protest at Canadian High Commision's office on 7th April simply because of few January applicants that havnt received theirs.

Abeg who knows the visa office that handles indians' application, maybe I could lucky if I channel my enquiry to them

Pee2Jay9:
Just remain calm and positive.. It's not ghost update that you're looking for for, it's PPR.. I didn't see any ghost update cos I wasn't checking.. I know they send emails if there's an update and that's what makes me check the profile sef.. Just commit it to God and be at rest. God's favor to you and everyone else expecting.

This really lifted my spirit, thank you so much, God bless and favour you more.

marcelonwa:
What’ did your GCMS notes say?
It’s your eligibility passed?

I guess they're still running it or are even yet to start.

ToluDstar:
Did you apply with all NSE documents?

Yes I did and they acknowledged receipt.

kelvine95:
I figured. But I am looking at the possible reason why another VO flagged her. Last last, this visa thing now looks like try your luck. It makes me sick.

Based on what I shared with you, na Luck and God's Grace las las. It's well oo.

kelvine95:
Hhmm.. My eligibility review started since Feb 17th, have had 4 ghost updates and still no update yet. I applied for my gcms notes March 17th and I am hoping I get goodnews when I see it.

This is a good sign, CONGRATULATIONS in advance

kelvine95:
@Oyibo4real, I am anticipating to see what your gcms notes entails. I already applied for around March 17th. I would also love to know when your eligibility review started. Thanks for anticipated response.

Am here again .
Timeline:
Application submission 24th Jan
Biometric......25th Jan
Medicals passed on 7th Feb and eligibility started on 9th Feb
I applied for GCMS note on 27th and it arrived yesterday midnight.

I guess they've not really done much on my file since the last update(7th February)
Even in the notes, last updated still shows 7th, I've never seen ghost update since I submitted. Honestly, am tired at this point

kelvine95:
Just do the following, check your eligibility and see what was written there. Then, write out the pre assessment and then go to the last or 2nd to last page to see the VO's comment, if He/She has reviewed your application. Please when did you apply for your study permit? When did your eligibility start? And when did you apply for gcms notes?

Oh, am just seeing this, guess we've sorted this now. Let God take control and perfect HIS Works concerning my application.
Thank you.

Benquip:
It is with great optimism that we all PPR hopefuls would receive our PPRs this month.
October, November, December, January and February applicants

Amen!!!

Lifeis247:
I applied around 2nd week of Jan 2021.

Wow! That was fast, which program? I applied for International Business Management which seems to be hot cake for/in that school.

kelvine95:
Just copy and paste what was written on your gcms notes.

I felt this might scatter the write-ups, anyways let me give a trial.

Thanks alot

Joyousgem:
Look at the section titled ASSESSMENT, it should be on page 2, it should have Eligibility, criminality, etc subsections. You need to take a screenshot. After typing your post, under submit is attachment, click choose file, then choose the intended screenshot, to upload and submit the post.

If there is a note on your gcms it'll be on the last page. You can screenshot and upload the same way I described above.

More importantly blurr any personal information or identification numbers on the note.

If you can't figure out how to attach screenshot, then type out the note assuming there is any and type out the Assessment section too. The gurus will explain the meaning.

Hope it helps

This is exactly what I've been doing since midnight, yet it doesn't highlight the selected file, it keeps taking me back to choose file again, abeg I don taya. Thanks so much for trying to help

ajikaz2003:
Screenshot the page that has the officer's comment, if any, and the page that has the status of the eligibility/criminality/information sharing. You will have to attach the screenshots here.

That was what I did initially and still trying but it dosn't pick/attach any of my selected file.

oyibo4real:
You guys remember I ordered for my GCMS(mistakenly out of curiosity)after one month of submitting application, now here is the summary of the 62 pages.

Please gurus what does this mean?

Abeg I've been struggling to attach a screenshot of the note but it's not working, please how I achieve that?

Anybody with idea on how to go about attaching a file to this write up?

You guys remember I ordered for my GCMS(mistakenly out of curiosity)after one month of submitting application, now here is the summary of the 62 pages.

Please gurus what does this mean?

Abeg I've been struggling to attach a screenshot of the note but it's not working, please how I achieve that?

ajikaz2003:
Study Permit processing time for Nigeria is now 19 weeks. ���

This is better, I just hope and pray they keep to it.

Admin9:
please where did you meet these indians?

My school WhatsApp group, we connected after a webinar and over 95% of them are indians.

Lifeis247:
Hello All,

Greetings,

I am trying to pay for the NBCC acceptance fee of CAD 500 on the school portal but it seems MasterCard is not accepted. Payment is declined.
Please anyone with similar experience? how do I make this payment?

Kindly assist with suggestions.

Please when did you apply?
Am asking cos I was placed on waiting list since Dec 2020 but I got a mail from them today giving me hope of admission. Meanwhile I've already submitted my visa application using Fanshawe, anyways; let's see how it goes shaa.

Pee2Jay9:
Patience isn't one of my virtues so I struggled with this process but I thank God it worked out eventually.

1st Application: Visit visa refused in 2018
Study permit application - 10th July 2020
GCMS notes - 21st September, stating absolute rubbish that didn't tally with my submissions, I'm self sponsored but they said I'll deplete family savings plus other crap they wrote. I started sending plenty webforms and emails, requesting that my application be reviewed as the assessment on the notes were very wrong, all to no avail
Official refusal - October 2nd 2020. Reasons stated for me - family ties, personal assets, purpose of visit including travel history, lolz.

2nd Application - 16th October 2020
Upfront medical - 30th November 2020

NSE request for only ielts - 1st December. I replied next day telling them that I can't write cos I'm unavailable. Then I merged my LOE as to why I can't write + my medical sheet + tuition receipt of $2,500 to UoR and submitted in the column provided for NSE. I first used UoM LOA to apply but later adviced them to continue processing with UoR LOA since the previous admission was valid for only the winter term, no deferral. I haven't read of anyone doing this for an ongoing application and was strongly advised against doing it but I sent it anyway.

Medicals passed - 16th of December 2020.
17th March 2021 - IRCC finally replied one of my several emails (that processing has exceeded standard time) asking for ielts again. I had to promised them that I'll go and write it and send the upper week.
IELTS exam - 27th March 2021 but then, I didn't know that
BVL & PPR had dropped on 26th of March 2021
UPS 2-way courier to Abuja - 29th March 2021
Passport returned to me - April 2021

Documents submitted for both applications:
All IMM forms
In the Admission section, i uploaded:
Admission letter, Correspondence with school and application receipts
BEng certificate and transcript
Certifications - COREN, NSE, IPMP, NYSC

In the passport section, i uploaded:
International passport with visas to Singapore, UAE and Ghana
Birth Certificate and LGA certificate
Biometrics documents

Proof of funds section, I uploaded:
myBank statement ticket, amount to tally with a table I created to show all funds required for the duration of my study
My several Investments and pension accounts showing that the funds for my studies is only a percentage of my networth, all to prove assets and economic ties.
Employer's Letter of introduction
Payslips
Tax Certificates
Business agreements and Investment Certificates - I think some of these were unnecessary especially the FX investments.

Client info section, I uploaded: Table of content for documents , followed by LOE
Age declaration documents for parents
Birth certificates for siblings
An inauguration brochure for my dad as ICAN chairman, that had pictures of my family members as professionals in different fields
My personal land deed, survey and receipts
Proof of car ownership, explained as assets
Updated CV, Work ID card
Congratulatory emails and awards from work, some had pictures from expatriate supervisors, an award from global Manager
Employment history - all my promotion documents and offers from past and present

In summary, what I did differently was to only subtly rebut the previous reasons with same documents used for the first time (even the myBank statement was the old one I reused with no money in my UBA account sef, but I got a letter from Stanbic asset managers attesting my finances, and submitted SOA from 2016). I also paid $2,500 as part of my tuition, just to show commitment of some sort.

The Letter I wrote for the second application was termed LETTER OF RECONSIDERATION, telling the VO to refer to their error in the previous application and that I meet their requirements. I showed my POF budgeted as $50k (a % of my total) to cover the entire 2 years of my study - $15k tuition, $25k for living expenses & $10k flights and miscellaneous, as I'll be self sponsored.
Home ties were parents, siblings and friends, Stanbic asset management Investment letter, UK-DION investment certificate to be receiving monthly ROI to cater for unseen events while studying (all to show that I'm not going there to work), Pension, Landed property & Car.
I studied Chemical Eng. and going for MSc. in Industrial as a progression in my career.

The gist:
When the GCMS notes came in that first time, I feel into depression cos I couldn't fathom how poorly my application was assessed but I found strength, after many hard days, to maintain my faith, holding unto the fact that God won't leave me half-way. I reached out to plenty lawyers to just go straight to JR cos up till now, I don't understand what went wrong with that first application, considering that I had studied this thread from part 13 and know what was obtainable. I wrote my LOE using every refusal reason as subheadings and addressing each as it applies to me, but then... I learned some lessons - so much is outside my control, God is faithful so I should depend solely on Him than trust my own understanding, In such cases, sound more sympathetic than professional.

Upon seeking JR approach, one lawyer just advised me to reapply first and we'll take it up after the second time. Now, God perfected it. To all hopefuls, God doesn't put to shame those that put their trust in Him. I literally gave up plenty times and even stopped going to church, but His mercy and reckless love won't just give up on me. I even prefer traveling now than that December I had wanted, God's time is really the best and I thank Him for how it turned out.

Thanks to everyone that replied my enquiries and emails, I really appreciate y'all. I've made great friends from this forum, It's really overwhelming and I'm grateful to y'all.
Congrats and shout out to Lekiboboe (my amazing and selfless paddy that have always been just a chat away) and NairaLuck (my first application set-mate that it happened for before me, I'm happy it ended in praise for us all), IRCC made me weak to even type here again. Thanks to Frank (u literally had to stand by for my unending emails) and Dommakaveli - this 2 argued one time on one enquiry I raised, lolz, all follow o. Shout out to my UoR crew. I thank u all so much for believing in my application and wishing me success. God will always show you favor. Ehem, Brace up, landing gist to follow�

This is more like it, I guess they've remembered us now. CONGRATULATIONS bro, and God alone be all the GLORY.

Raalsalghul:
All of us are in the same WhatsApp group. I applied for my GCMS notes yesterday.

Funny thing is that I applied on January 14th.

CC: gbadeolu1

Honestly, I dont understand how this IRCC operate especially when it comes to Nigeria matter, everything about Naija get k-leg. Indians are just getting PPRs anyhow including those that applied this month. It's well, my hope is still very much alive, my PPR must arrive soonest in Jesus name, Amen!!!

It will surely end in PRAISES!!!

Rootiab:
Amen. It will surely end in praises

Amen!!! Thanks

marcelonwa:
Seems IRCC pause small
They better behave
I wan start class come May

Late January Applicants without NSE request
Gather here
Let’s pray April
Favours us all

I tell you oo, it seems they focused on indians these past two weeks, even March applicants received PPR in the group I belong to. No shaking, this is our own week, it shall rain PPRs this new week in Jesus name, Amen!!!