Please I previously applied for tourist visa in 2019 but was refused. This implies that I had UCI number. Should I use the same number in my next study permit application?

Congratulations to you and family.

Glory be to God.

Leyemoshood:


First of all, i give glory to almighty God for the salvation of my soul and i thank only him for the approval of this application for my family and I at this very first attempt.

School Admission - 10th June 2021
Family's Upfront Medical - 28th June 2021
Application submitted - 30th August 2021
Biometrics for me - 31st August 2021
Wife's Biometrics - 2nd September 2021
Medical Passed - 8th September 2021
BVL & PPR all of us - 22nd October 2021

PS: I only logged in to my portal 2/3 times, i always tell my wife that if there's an important update, IRCC would message

Documents submitted:

Main applicant (Myself):
All ircc forms
Passport photograph
Data page with Dubai Visa page
IELTS
Police clearance certificate
Bsc Certificate only
Detailed SOP - 5 pages
CAC Documents
NYSC Certificate
Reference Letter from my former place of work
Reference Letter from my NYSC PPA boss
All Employment letters and promotion letters
Car ownership doc
Tenancy agreement letter

Wife's document:

Dubai Visa Page
IELTS certificate
Her CAC documents
Police Clearance Certificate (PCC)
I omitted submitting either her IELTS or PCC, it was after i submitted i remembered i didnt upload 1 of them.


Proof of marriage:
Marriage certificate
Family pictures
Wedding pictures
Wedding Anniversary pictures
Baby's 1 year birthday pictures
Family Vacation pictures in Dubai

Daughter's Documents

International Passport
Birth Certificate

Proof of funds

My business account with 30K CAD (MBS)
Salary Account (Can't remember how much i had as of the time i submitted again - MBS)
Piggy Vest Statement of Account: 1.650M Naira

Let me run a quick background here, i didnt even know we'll be applying to relocate to Canada till Monday June 7 this year, we have always wanted to move to Canada but the plan has been via Express Entry. Due to age constraint, we decided we should go via school and then we had the UK option too but the plan was to leave Nigeria by December 2022 at worst case scenario. Left for me, the process would probably start around June next year lol but my wife was much into the relocation plan. The funny thing is that i am "agent" and i worked with one of the leading agencies in Nigeria even heading Abuja's branch, students are always asking, bro when you go comot Naija, you wey dey help us, you no wan comot abi..or students asking have you been to all these countries before? lol me wey be say na only Dubai i don go, for some i say yes i don go (i lied), some i tell them the truth that i'm not ready yet.

Fast forward, i applied to school and admission came 2 days after. Deposit was made and we went for upfront medicals, did IELTS and Police Character. We gathered documents and finally submitted August 30, it is pertinent to state that this application was God's grace. I told my wife we should fast and pray every Tuesday till we get approval and our prayers points were specific:

1. God should perfect all the imperfections of the our application in the eyes of the Visa Officers
2. God should not allow our application be delayed for too long.
3. God should have mercy and compassion on our application.
4. I had a dream the 2nd week after i submitted the application that i was approved, so i started praying that God should make the dream a reality and let us get approval as a family.

My church has been about having testimonies in the month of October but 2 things happened that stood out for me. 1st, when i saw Jay316 approval last week Friday Oct 15, i noticed on his timeline that he submitted a week before us, immediately, i keyed into his testimony and approval that God should please let us have our PPR this week. In church this Sunday, Oct 17 we sang raise me up and tapped into Jehovah God raising my family to Canada. Pastor also said someone in the service would testify next week, I also tapped into it as I expect our Canada visa approval this new week in Jesus name. Then this morning around 7:30, NSSPD Pastor Jerry said someone will get the email they have been expecting in 1 hour time and good news before 6pm. Lo and behold, i got 2 emails from IRCC at exactly 8:10am, without checking who sent the mail, i started saying this is IRCC, this is IRCC and when i opend my mail it was IRCC oo, thats how i started dancing and praising God before opening my portal declaring that yes the word of God have to come pass that its going to be approval and when i logged in, i went straight to the bottom and i saw the golden messages CORRESPONDENCE LETTER & ORIGINAL PASSPORT REQUEST, while checking my own, the mail for my daughter came in and 2-3 minutes later, the mail for my wife dropped too. Na baba God do am ooooo, people help me should 3 powerful Hallelujah.

As someone who has been in the study abroad industry for a while, i can boldly say that i got lotta information from this travel thread, thanks to all the gurus that share important information. I didnt do anything anything special but God is his infinite mercy gave us the approval, he made an ordinary application extra ordinary. The only thing i would say to prospective applicants is to take their time to study the thread well and be detailed in their SOP/LOE.

Who did it guys? JESUS...Oh My God...Woowwwwwwwwwwwww What God cannot do does not exist!!!

It was stated on d Gmail sent..dat I have been found inadmissible to Canada ND will remain inadmissible till d next five years..is this still possible wen I don't think have done any wrong just did only biometrics

Please who do I contact to really find out if this mail was truly from Canadian embassy..

Perfectyyyyyy:
Please can my bank transfer money at CBN rate to GIC account?

Yes... I mean why not? The very reason you got that gic account was cos you are a student and before gic could issue you the invoice, they did their kyc by demanding your passport and school admission letter...you gerrit now? In other words, the account is for housing your school fees...

But then you should note this? To process it under cbn's invisibles scheme, it must not exceed 15k USD per semester... meaning, to process that required 8,300 USD as demanded by gic, your normal school fees that you are to pay to your school for the semester should not exceed 6,700usd ... that's to say, you can go ahead to process this gic 8,300 if and only if, you have not made any school fees exceeding 6,700 for the semester

And yes..as an evidence, I processed my gic under the invisibles together with my school fees...you just have to use the same documentation for both except for the invoices which will of course differ

Hope I have cleared your confusion...?for more enquiries, contact your bank.... remain blessed

Xydami:
It was stated on d Gmail sent..dat I have been found inadmissible to Canada ND will remain inadmissible till d next five years..is this still possible wen I don't think have done any wrong just did only biometrics

Ahh what happened?
Did you use agent?

makano:
Hello Raimiade

These are just the normal automated emails from IRCC..

And to the bolded, so far your application has passed the IRCC Processing time, sending too many mails or webform shouldn't negatively affect your application..
In addition, we have read here of many applicants who testify of them getting updates as a result of the numerous mails they have sent to IRCC...

It will end in praise..

Peace

Thanks

Who knows an MP in Vancouver, for university of Canada west that one can email??

Goodevening fam,
please i really want to know.... is there any letter exactly that comes to you after your passport has been stamped from IRCC... that you will need to travel with? if there is, whats the name and is it paramount to have it and if i dont have it, will it be a problem for me at the port of entry in canada......Please my fellow nairalanders, i need your help as soon as possible..
Thanks

Hello Xydami

First, Canada does not conduct interviews..
Your SOP / LOE will speak for you to the Visa Officer in your absence..

Second, Yes it's possible... It's only applications that are on the route of approval that gets a Medical request.

Peace

Xydami:
Helo,pls I need help,I was given an admission into REGINA university in Canada..den I applied for visa went for biometrics in Lagos since march no news from them my agent keep saying I should wait that they are working from home because of covid 19..now just last month September the agent called saying he got a mail from embassy in Kenya saying they refuse my Visa..so he sent me the mail..now is it possible I didn't go for medicals,no interview just biometrics and they refuse my Visa..is it possible like that?

You didn't do anything wrong and you got a 5 YEARS BAN?

Bro you used an agent for God's sake, ask your agent what he did wrong, ask him if he submitted fake documents.

I am sure IRCC would have sent you PFL before this ban, but your agent hid it from you, which has resulted in your 5 year Ban..

You may not do something wrong, but trust me your so-called agent has done many things wrong without you knowing...

Peace

Xydami:
It was stated on d Gmail sent..dat I have been found inadmissible to Canada ND will remain inadmissible till d next five years.. is this still possible when I don't think have done any wrong just did only biometrics

Landing gist 1
Travelled on Wednesday 20th October, 2021 to Regina via Lufthansa airline
Flight was slated for 10:55pm. Arrived airport at 6:30pm in time for check in. My family was let in without any fuss ( they probably assumed we were all travelling together)

We were told the scanning machine at the entrance wasn't working so they had to check the bag manually. I dropped small change (please don't judge me. I will repent � it took days to pack the bags and I couldn't imagine having to rearrange it)

Got to the queue and the lady to check our documents was confused on how I was travelling with my 2 kids as they don't have a visa. I tried explaining to her that US citizens do not require one. She was being unreasonable but luckily her supervisor came and sorted things out. Took their passports and copies of birth certificates as well as the ArriveCAN receipt which included their details to go make some "confirmations" He came back and gave the all clear. Covid result was checked. I printed out the Lagos State results but was told the acceptable one is the one issued by the lab. I had downloaded the soft copies of that and the officer was gracious enough to scan it from my phone.I cellowrapped our bags at 1k each. We got our boarding passes and I hung out with my family for a while before proceeding to immigration clearance and all.

Flight was on time. (I don't know who told Lufthansa I am a vegetarian �) They served vegetarian pasta. It was quite tasty and my kids who are picky eaters enjoyed it. The flight wasn't fully booked. We were in the middle aisle that seats 4 but luckily no one was assigned the 4th seat.

We arrived Frankfurt and went through immigration. Not much activity here other than waiting for 6hours plus for our connecting flight. Visited McDonald's with my little humans. My Naira Mastercard from Gtbank didn't disappoint. ����

Flight to Toronto was next. Pleasant (we got a window seat yay!!!) Arrived at Toronto and attempted to do the self scanning and filling before proceeding to the officer at the qiosk but I kept getting an error message (the camera refused to snap my black face) I proceeded to the officer in the kiosk. He was very polite, ( everyone who attended to us from flight attendants, immigration officers etc were very polite and helpful)I was directed to another room where we stayed on an incredibly long queue. When it got to our turn, the officer collected my passport and those of my kids, asked for my admission letter and also asked if I had my spouse's consent to have the kids stay with me for the entire duration of my studies. I answered in the affirmative and showed him a consent letter my husband had written plus copies of their birth certificates and his passport data page. We were asked to seat and shortly after called forward to pick up my permit and visitor records for my kids.  He said the visitor's record makes it possible for them to attend school. Next I had to pass the maze for those who have items to declare (foodstuff) I told them my bags would be going directly to Regina (that was what I was told in Lagos) the yellow sheet was collected from me. When I got to the baggage claim area it was confirmed the bags had been checked in directly.
We proceeded to the gate for our connecting flight to Regina via Air Canada. The flight was on time. The plane was the smallest I have ever been on (so narrow) with two seats on each side hand, hand luggage couldn't fit into overhead locker so I put it underneath the chairs in front. Flight wasn't full and the seat beside me was empty so we got 2 window seats.
Arrived Regina safely at 10:04pm Regina Time which is 5:04am Naija time and since our flight was so late our bags were part of the last in the baggage claim area. The cello wrap I put on them were still intact and no one bothered me. Got a trolley (at no cost) to push them. My friend picked us up from the airport. It was cold!!!

To be continued...

I pray for all those who are hopeful...your expectations will not be cut short I Jesus name. AMEN!!!

A big thank you to my amazing ladies @lianna2020 abi na @ lianna2020 and @EverGrateful. These ladies can ginger for Africa. God bless you immensely!!!

Jay316:
Now, I can rest.Its now my application was finalized oo.my Eligibility has been completed an my background check over.Also my trv will expire 3 months after my studies is expected to end which is DEC 2023.so my VISA will expire March 2024.

next is letter of Introduction (LOI)

So now you can have the confidence to book your flight even without seeing and touching the visa abi...fear fear...lol

Ahhh

Xydami:
It was stated on d Gmail sent..dat I have been found inadmissible to Canada ND will remain inadmissible till d next five years..is this still possible wen I don't think have done any wrong just did only biometrics

Makano is there a way to reverse this decision of ban? It's really unfortunate especially for people who are using agents. I know two people in the same predicament. And they have exceeded the plea period.

makano:
You didn't do anything wrong and you got a 5 YEARS BAN?

Bro you used an agent for God's sake, ask your agent what he did wrong, ask him if he submitted fake documents.

I am sure IRCC would have sent you PFL before this ban, but your agent hid it from you, which has resulted in your 5 year Ban..

You may not do something wrong, but trust me your so-called agent has done many things wrong without you knowing...

Peace

May 9th oo

Blazca:
Any may or earlier applicants left?

Pls I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend. Her brother is going to be her sponsor and he has paid her school fees into her account. Will there be any problem if she pays the school fees directly from her acct and not his?

May 6th appplicant still waiting ooo
Got my Bvl Oct 4th
Passed my medicals may 9th.

Yes this is true. You have to have a domiciliaryaccountfromwhich your bank will transfermoney to the gic bank. Note transfer fees applies.

viviangogos:
I have read severally from people that have done GIC that you cannot transfer money to GIC account from your Naira account. It must be from your dorm account which means you need to source the dollar and put in your Dorm account for your GIC transfer.

Anyone that did GIC can help re confirm this..

All the best

Hello Ominni

In my years on this thread and also with my experience with the study permit application process, reversing a ban is something I have not come across. Before Canada issues a BAN to an applicant they would have sent a document called PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS LETTER(PFL) to explain an issue raised about the application that may lead to a ban, and the applicant is given some days to explain to IRCC of his/her innocence with proofs to back the claims...

In the case of that moniker and like I said in my reply to his post, his agent would have done something wrong for the application to have warranted a Ban... I am sure a PFL would have been sent to him, but since the agent was hiding him from his application, he wasn't aware of what was going on with his application...

We all know how these agents operate, they tend to hide the applicant from their application until when the application is refused before the applicant would be aware...

It's possible the said moniker is innocent, but he should ask his agent questions, he has done something very wrong.. Canada can't just issue a Ban for no reason.

Before a Ban comes, a PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS LETTER would have been sent to the applicant, that is the procedure..

That is why we preach here to applicants not to use these agents, now he has gotten a BAN, the agent business continues. He will be the one to suffer for this... It's unfortunate though.

Peace

Omiinii:
Makano is there a way to reverse this decision of ban? It's really unfortunate especially for people who are using agents. I know two people in the same predicament. And they have exceeded the plea period.

Using an agent doesn't mean you leave them to do whatever they feel like doing.. I used an agent and I made sure I had control of my Gckey and not the other way round. I was the one giving my agent update not him. I made sure I followed through with him in my application/ document submission and even when we forgot to submit a document, I sent it to him and looked out for a confirmation email from ircc that shows he really did submit the documents. This is your application for crying out loud and not the agent's. He is been paid for his services unless the agent is paid to commit fraud such as getting a fake account statement etc. I really don't understand how one can be careless with agent's in this country. Please shine your eyes, this is Nigeria.

Xydami:
It was stated on d Gmail sent..dat I have been found inadmissible to Canada ND will remain inadmissible till d next five years..is this still possible wen I don't think have done any wrong just did only biometrics

Your agent ruined your application

Am coming to saskatchewan immediately I get my ppr, will hook up with u and the kids.... On Gad

Residentourist:
Landing gist 1
Travelled on Wednesday 20th October, 2021 to Regina via Lufthansa airline
Flight was slated for 10:55pm. Arrived airport at 6:30pm in time for check in. My family was let in without any fuss ( they probably assumed we were all travelling together)

We were told the scanning machine at the entrance wasn't working so they had to check the bag manually. I dropped small change (please don't judge me. I will repent � it took days to pack the bags and I couldn't imagine having to rearrange it)

Got to the queue and the lady to check our documents was confused on how I was travelling with my 2 kids as they don't have a visa. I tried explaining to her that US citizens do not require one. She was being unreasonable but luckily her supervisor came and sorted things out. Took their passports and copies of birth certificates as well as the ArriveCAN receipt which included their details to go make some "confirmations" He came back and gave the all clear. Covid result was checked. I printed out the Lagos State results but was told the acceptable one is the one issued by the lab. I had downloaded the soft copies of that and the officer was gracious enough to scan it from my phone.I cellowrapped our bags at 1k each. We got our boarding passes and I hung out with my family for a while before proceeding to immigration clearance and all.

Flight was on time. (I don't know who told Lufthansa I am a vegetarian �) They served vegetarian pasta. It was quite tasty and my kids who are picky eaters enjoyed it. The flight wasn't fully booked. We were in the middle aisle that seats 4 but luckily no one was assigned the 4th seat.

We arrived Frankfurt and went through immigration. Not much activity here other than waiting for 6hours plus for our connecting flight. Visited McDonald's with my little humans. My Naira Mastercard from Gtbank didn't disappoint. ����

Flight to Toronto was next. Pleasant (we got a window seat yay!!!) Arrived at Toronto and attempted to do the self scanning and filling before proceeding to the officer at the qiosk but I kept getting an error message (the camera refused to snap my black face) I proceeded to the officer in the kiosk. He was very polite, ( everyone who attended to us from flight attendants, immigration officers etc were very polite and helpful)I was directed to another room where we stayed on an incredibly long queue. When it got to our turn, the officer collected my passport and those of my kids, asked for my admission letter and also asked if I had my spouse's consent to have the kids stay with me for the entire duration of my studies. I answered in the affirmative and showed him a consent letter my husband had written plus copies of their birth certificates and his passport data page. We were asked to seat and shortly after called forward to pick up my permit and visitor records for my kids.  He said the visitor's record makes it possible for them to attend school. Next I had to pass the maze for those who have items to declare (foodstuff) I told them my bags would be going directly to Regina (that was what I was told in Lagos) the yellow sheet was collected from me. When I got to the baggage claim area it was confirmed the bags had been checked in directly.
We proceeded to the gate for our connecting flight to Regina via Air Canada. The flight was on time. The plane was the smallest I have ever been on (so narrow) with two seats on each side hand, hand luggage couldn't fit into overhead locker so I put it underneath the chairs in front. Flight wasn't full and the seat beside me was empty so we got 2 window seats.
Arrived Regina safely at 10:04pm Regina Time which is 5:04am Naija time and since our flight was so late our bags were part of the last in the baggage claim area. The cello wrap I put on them were still intact and no one bothered me. Got a trolley (at no cost) to push them. My friend picked us up from the airport. It was cold!!!

To be continued...

I pray for all those who are hopeful...your expectations will not be cut short I Jesus name. AMEN!!!

A big thank you to my amazing ladies @lianna2020 abi na @ lianna2020 and @EverGrateful. These ladies can ginger for Africa. God bless you immensely!!!

Leyemoshood:


Fast forward, i applied to school and admission came 2 days after. Deposit was made and we went for upfront medicals, did IELTS and Police Character. We gathered documents and finally submitted August 30, it is pertinent to state that this application was God's grace. I told my wife we should fast and pray every Tuesday till we get approval and our prayers points were specific:

please which school gave you admission so fast. please share with us

Keema2404:
May 6th appplicant still waiting ooo
Got my Bvl Oct 4th
Passed my medicals may 9th.

. Your PPR is actually on their table and will soon be dropped, mine took 3 weeks ooo and I never sent any mail….if I were u I will just keep calm and be packing my bags cos that was what I was actually doing before the golden letter.

Good evening house , please how long does it take for colleges to refund school fees,I was recently refused due to purpose of visit and time to home country in Nigeria and Canada,please how do I prove ties to home country,in my last application,I used my mom and my job as ties , I don't have any property yet . Pleass how best can I prove ties to home country and also purpose of visit .

Jay316:
please how much is air bnb per day?

Log on Airbnb website, put in your destination. You will see different places and price to pick from. There's no fixed amount just as hotels don't have a fixed amount.

Hello Dolly

There is no problem with that, but the sponsor needs to state this in his letter of sponsorship that he actually sent the school fees into her account.. She must also state this in her SOP/LOE..

Peace

dollymon:
Pls I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend. Her brother is going to be her sponsor and he has paid her school fees into her account. Will there be any problem if she pays the school fees directly from her acct and not his?

Emmasonic4me:

So now you can have the confidence to book your flight even without seeing and touching the visa abi...fear fear...lol

my brother, abeg no blame me.This Canada stuff was my 1st attempt and last cos my Company is now aware and if I dont travel,things will neva be the same even though they are ok with my traveling.

Omiinii:
Makano is there a way to reverse this decision of ban? It's really unfortunate especially for people who are using agents. I know two people in the same predicament. And they have exceeded the plea period.

its a really long process and expensive cos 1st u have to hire an experienced Canadian Imigration lawyer.even at that its 50/50 that's why before the ban,u are given a procedural fairness letter and given 30 days to clear ur name.these agents are soo wicked. Thank God 4 Nairaland and this Canada Visa thread.it has saved a lot from these fake agents .

Okay. Thank you.

makano:
Hello Dolly

There is no problem with that, but the sponsor needs to state this in his letter of sponsorship that he actually sent the school fees into her account.. She must also state this in her SOP/LOE..

Peace

Hedy.fry@parl.gc.ca

raimiade11:
Who knows an MP in Vancouver, for university of Canada west that one can email??