Hello House,it is stated on my portal that I don't need a medical exam..is there any negative implication to this??

iampaulsmith:
LANDING GIST…Long post alert

British Airways- Lagos to Heathrow
My flight was for 10:55pm so I got to the airport around 5:40pm. There was a very long queue at the entrance of the departure hall (omooo a lot of people are travelling oo) and it took about 30 mins to get inside. The custom guys at the entrance scanned my bags and still asked me to open them. Las las they wanted to ask for money…#500 for them sha. Then, there are these guys called Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service Plant Health. So, they will ask if you have any agricultural products in your bags and ask you to declare them in a form. You will be asked to pay #2000 for each bag that contain agricultural products. In my case I had food in three bags, but I told them two and I paid 4k cause I couldn’t imagine paying 6k. If possible, ensure you pack your food together in a bag (if a bag can contain your food items). Let me add that it is best to use ghana must go for your food stuffs and not box. In my case I bought the thick ones, and you can wrap it at the airport. To my surprise, nobody asked for the certificate issued at all so the 4k felt like a waste of money.

For B.A you must fill a locator’s form as you can’t enter the U.K. without it. When they noticed that I was going to Canada as a student, I was taken to a lady. She asked for my enrolment letter, admission letter and study visa. She snapped and sent it someone on WhatsApp and after about 5minutes she said I was cleared and I was checked in. Immigration was easy, they asked for my Canadian address and phone number. I just gave them my Airbnb address (who dem epp) and Nigerian number. Of course, they asked for cash also but I jokingly said there is no money on ground ooo. I got to Heathrow by 5:30 am and the check was way easier than Nigeria but the downside was that my flight to Toronto was for 5:00pm. So I had to wait for almost 12 hours but then the flight from London to Toronto is just 7hrs which is better than the 16hrs from addis ababa. Netflix and other things came to my rescue. I didn’t really feel it cause there was free Wi-Fi & a place to charge. Hunger wire me ehn, I had to eat twice. GTbank card came to the rescue.

The flight to Toronto was fine. We were barely 50 in a plane meant for about 300 people. Enough space to sleep. At the airport, our flight was the only one arriving at that time so there was no queue everywhere. After filling a form on the machine, I got a slip and proceeded to a place where they asked for covid test result & hotel reservation. Then I proceeded to a border officer who asked for my school, course, and where I did my first degree. She asked for my enrolment letter & admission letter. She asked if I had started classed online. I told her I started back in January and quickly chipped in the 7hrs difference between Calgary and Nigeria and staying up all night to study. She felt sorry for me and immediately issued my study permit. She asked if the issued timeframe is enough for me, I simply said yes. She also asked if I plan to work part time, I just said no! And that was it!!!

Then Covid test at the airport. I swear it is way better than the way they conduct covid test in Nigeria. I cannot forget how that man at the govt hospital chuk my nose the other day. I didn’t want to change USD to CAD at the ridiculous rate at the airport, so I tried using ACCESS BANK, UBA, GTBANK STANBIC. Only Stanbic allowed me to withdraw with their Nigerian card. I called my hotel, and they sent a taxi to pick me. My covid result came on the second day but I had already booked my flight to Calgary and I just couldn’t let the hotel enjoyment go to waste since my school covered my hotel quarantine (a bursary thing I was eligible for). After the three days, I moved to Calgary…four-hour flight from Toronto, damn! This country is so big it should be a continent on its own. I’m almost done with my 11days. Staying indoor for a long time can be really boring but whenever I look through the window and see that the environment is different, I just smile and feel good again.

Congratulations to everyone that got their PPR recently. To everyone still awaiting a response, nothing will hinder your testimony in Jesus name. The joy at the end is enough to overshadow the stress and pain. Right now, I don’t care anymore that my application took almost 8 months. Looking forward to seeing more good news on this thread. Prospective University of Calgary or Alberta folks can hit me up, I’m willing to help in any little way I can. God bless us all!

This is so glorious.

I was reading this and was goosebumps.

I pray Canada will favour you. As you begin your normal activities this new week, it will become more glorious and graceful.

Enjoy this new era! Blessed up.

Mofolam:

Have you received your gcm notes? Your application is way over processing time.

I just did my medicals upfront on 14th and on Wednesday changed immediately to pass , but I still don't understand why they didn't request for it .i just requested for it early this month,

IntimidationJay:
sorry about that. It will end in praise

Amen ooh
But have they been people they rejected even after requesting for Nsc

akom0908:
Hello House,it is stated on my portal that I don't need a medical exam..is there any negative implication to this??

It was like that for everyone until they request from you. For now, they don't but will eventually ask for it later on.

You can equally consider upfront medical to save time.

I uploaded my Upfront medical form yesterday via webform, i did not get any confirmation email from CIC, also it is yet to reflect on my application. How long do i have to wait ?

gracedson:
I uploaded my Upfront medical form yesterday via webform, i did not get any confirmation email from CIC, also it is yet to reflect on my application. How long do i have to wait ?

It takes about 5 days or more. No be instant. But definitely, it will be updated this coming week.

lawfree638:


It takes about 5 days or more. No be instant. But definitely, it will be updated this coming week.

Thank you brother.

jfrazzy:

I just did my medicals upfront on 14th and on Wednesday changed immediately to pass , but I still don't understand why they didn't request for it .i just requested for it early this month,

Ok cool. They usually don’t request for medicals until they are ready to approve your visa. But it’s a good thing u did it upfront, at the very least it will ginger them to look into your file again and make a decision.

I smiled during the last paragraph
Congratulations once again
It sure has ended in praise for you

iampaulsmith:
LANDING GIST…Long post alert


Congratulations to everyone that got their PPR recently. To everyone still awaiting a response, nothing will hinder your testimony in Jesus name. The joy at the end is enough to overshadow the stress and pain. Right now, I don’t care anymore that my application took almost 8 months. Looking forward to seeing more good news on this thread. Prospective University of Calgary or Alberta folks can hit me up, I’m willing to help in any little way I can. God bless us all!

jfrazzy:


Amen ooh
But have they been people they rejected even after requesting for Nsc

NSe doesn’t determine a refusal or approval. It just means that if you provide ielts and 1yr MBs cert, your application will be processed faster than otherwise. People have gotten approval and refusal regardless of they route they used

Mikhaa23:
Hey everyone.
Anyone coming to St. John's in the fall and is interested in renting a house together. Dm me, I'm currently in St. John's

Yes I'm interested

Yes, you can book a ticket that has a connecting flight through any of those European countries. I recently travelled with BA and I know someone who also travelled through Lufthansa. However, you can only transit through the US if you have a valid US visa or an ESTA (which we are not eligible to apply for as Nigerians). So the US might not be an option for you at this point.

CrownTdan:
Good day gurus in the house.
Please can you help confirm whether Nigerians flying to Canada can take connecting flights through Europe or USA (KLM, Lufthansa, BA and the likes), as there are talks around that not being acceptable due to COVID

Amen! Thank you very much guys

Mobi22:
I smiled during the last paragraph
Congratulations once again

lawfree638:
This is so glorious.
I was reading this and was goosebumps.
I pray Canada will favour you. As you begin your normal activities this new week, it will become more glorious and graceful.
Enjoy this new era! Blessed up.

Kunfu:

Yes I'm interested

Please I'm coming to NL too.

They will answer me very very soon with approval then I will come back and say I said this�
May 16th applicant!�

mudiwest:
Have they answered any May applicant yet? What's the timeline looking like for us.

I can't remember the last time i sleep 4hrs at night. On god

Fortuneforever:
They will answer me very very soon with approval then I will come back and say I said this�
May 16th applicant!�

We gather dey...

Loading.... This new week I believe.

Hello All,

Please how can I order CBSA notes and how long will it take? I heard it is more detailed than GCMS notes. Is that true?

Fortuneforever:
They will answer me very very soon with approval then I will come back and say I said this�
May 16th applicant!�

Yes, They will answer us all positively. However, this is not a valid answer to the question I asked

Iberisamuel90:
Please gurus in d House I'm in a high tension.
I have an admission wit humber college, I made an initial deposit of 7,300k in Canadian dollar, I'm to complete the full first semester payment if not I will lose d admission.
I have till June 23rd to pay my fee complete. I have done so using form A since June 3rd, up till now zenith bank are yet to debit my account. Pls which bank is d fastest to use for FORM A. I need two days process

I used zenith Bank and it took exactly 3 weeks for the entire process.
Someone else on this forum (can't remember his/her name) used stanbicIBTC and it took him/her a week for the process.
I hope this helps.

Good day pls is there anyone who applied to Nova Scotia community college for the fall session and has been approved ??
I have some questions about Nova Scotia

Pls May applicants that they’ve approved, come let’s tap into ur testimony

EngrEgghead:

I used zenith Bank and it took exactly 3 weeks for the entire process.
Someone else on this forum (can't remember his/her name) used stanbicIBTC and it took him/her a week for the process.
I hope this helps.

Mine was completed same day after explaining some urgency attached to it.

But the normal TAT is about 3-5 days

Stanbic IBTC

Iberisamuel90:
Please gurus in d House I'm in a high tension.
I have an admission wit humber college, I made an initial deposit of 7,300k in Canadian dollar, I'm to complete the full first semester payment if not I will lose d admission.
I have till June 23rd to pay my fee complete. I have done so using form A since June 3rd, up till now zenith bank are yet to debit my account. Pls which bank is d fastest to use for FORM A. I need two days process

I used UBA for mine and it took about 3 business days

Please I have been trying to pay for my medical at qlife but I keep getting unable to process payment even after I used three different cards with pay stack

Good morning Fam, pls I have a masters degree from Nigerian university. I want to apply for a 1yr post graduate certificate program in Ontario, My school said when I asked in an email that I’m qualified for the program and has encouraged to apply. what are my chances of getting visa?

Mzstacie:
Good morning Fam, pls I have a masters degree from Nigerian university. I want to apply for a 1yr post graduate certificate program in Ontario, My school said when I asked in an email that I’m qualified for the program and has encouraged to apply. what are my chances of getting visa?

The gurus don’t advice this. It doesn’t show educational progression at all. Heavy on the at all. What course are you applying for? And what do you have msc in?

Good morning gurus. I am new here. I’ve been going through the thread already, please if I may ask, I’ve noticed that there is no much information about funding and scholarship. Do Canadian universities fund like USA? If yes, does the Canada students visa the same for the funded and self-funded students?
Thanks.

Oh thank you very much!
May the land favor you!
Also, did you book one way or a return ticket?!

iampaulsmith:
Yes, you can book a ticket that has a connecting flight through any of those European countries. I recently travelled with BA and I know someone who also travelled through Lufthansa. However, you can only transit through the US if you have a valid US visa or an ESTA (which we are not eligible to apply for as Nigerians). So the US might not be an option for you at this point.

TheExalted:


This awaits your responses @gurus in the house.

yeah, they’d most likely ask him for school fees receipt at the point of entry.

He can’t take enough cash to cover quarantine cost and every other settlement costs.

At the border, they’d ask him what school and maybe what course. But not a lot of questions really. Nothing serious

Gurus! Thanks for your good work.

I already have an MBA with HND + ND in Accounting, but I like Business Analytics (Data Science), hence I wish to apply to PG Cert Business Analytics in Ontario or NBCC 2-year Diploma in Business Analytics.

Although I'll not use my MBA for admission.

Kindly advise on my chances of getting a study permit approved.