ami213:
Canada issue tourist visa based on the validity of the passport.

Ohk thank u so much @ami213

Someone should please respond to me.[/b]

aekmanweb:
[b]Hi guys,

Pls I need step by step procedure on how to apply for Canadian Tourist Visa. Supporting documents to add etc. Your kind assistance would be highly appreciated., thanks to everyone In advance.

Iffylove:
Can someone send webform concerning the application made on the new portal?

Sure, why not! Its same IRCC.

Please read through the messages on this platform, you will find your answer.

aekmanweb:
Someone should please respond to me.[b][/b]

Sorry about the delay in your parents application. Medical examination is required if the applicant will be in Canada for more than 6 months.

There is nothing you can really do about the delay but you can contact the MP of your area to inquire from IRCC on their behalf and also request for their GCMS notes to know the stage of their applications.

Bigwayne:
Hello everyone, I applied for visitor visa for my parents on the 30th of December last year with the new portal.
They completed their biometrics a few days later and it was updated within a week
I even asked them to do medicals which was also updated a few days later too. (I was told that they did not have to medicals as it is not necessary these days by people who got theirs without medicals. I am not sure how.)
Ever since the medical update no other update.
Eligibility has not yet started and background check is still in process.
The processing time is now beyond the application processing time for Nigerian applicants, 102 days. I am sure it is being processed in Kenya because in a reply to a webform to submit the medicals slip obtained, It was highlighted that the file was being processed in Nairobi.
I have sent numerous other webforms as a representative and they have also sent numerous web forms too as the applicants. No response has been received yet.
What else can i do? They are supposed to be in Canada in May.

Pls do you have particular thread number to check, you know the thread very very long.

ami213:
Please read through the messages on this platform, you will find your answer.

PPR!

I am a PR and applied for my sister to come visit.

Application submitted: February 26
Biometrics done: March 3
Biometrics updated on portal: March 23
Eligibility and Background check: April 21
BVL and PPR: April 22

So grateful for this thread, I’d never have known about the new portal! Again, nairaland has been a great great resource for me.

My sister has travel history to UK but it was over 5 years ago so we didn’t include it at all- so to all intent and purposes, she’s a new traveller! She also recently renewed her passport and got it just before applying- so basically “no travel history”

We indicated that we would fully sponsor her trip so she put $0 and didn’t include any bank statements of her own.


Documents submitted
I wrote an invitation letter and with the letter, I attached
my employment letter,
3 months Paystubs
3 months bank statement (my closing balance was less than $3k),
my birth certificate and hers (showing our parents names),
my marriage certificate and hers (our father signed both)
A few pictures (just as proof of relationship)
PR cards of myself and family

I had mentioned that my husband and I were sponsoring the trip but I didn’t include any of his financial documents (it was a risk I took jare)

She attached the following documents
Her employment letter (she’s gainfully employed and has been working at the same job for 16 years!)
A letter from her husband giving his consent and saying he will take care of their children whilst she’s visiting me
Her awards as most outstanding staff for 2021

No bank statements, leave letter, landed properties etc etc.

I am so glad.

Please o how long does it take for passport to be stamped and returned when submitting at Abuja VFS- we wan buy ticket

A brief timeline of my application
Submitted on the old platform Feb 2021, no response for many months, sent web form to make inquiry in December 2021, Dec 30th got a refusal letter.

Applied on the new platform March 12th, 2022, got PPR approval on the 9th April, 2022.
Didn't know I had received it because I didn't get an email.
Sent webform on Good Friday to follow up, yet to get any feedback.
Logged in to the portal on Tuesday, saw PPR waiting for me, issued since 9th April.

Gigli:


when did you apply please?

Hello all,

Is it possible to be invited by a friend who is a Canada citizen for a visitor's visa?

I want to know the probability of getting a visa since we are not blood related

Thank you

iyaaliyah:
Congratulations.

Please, did you submit new documents or they just used the already submitted ones.

submitted new documents. I got passport within 5days of submission and my visa is valid till 2030. planning to travel in August

wow congratulation is it 10 year passport u using

Awelewa89:


submitted new documents. I got passport within 5days of submission and my visa is valid till 2030. planning to travel in August

Hello everyone,
Has any one who’s a student in Canada tried to apply for their siblings to come for graduation? Please what’s the process like? I did attach graduation proof from school and invitation letter, just want to know if anyone has been successful.
Thanks

Hello please my brother wife applied for visiting visa since October 2021 uptil now visa is not out . Please how long does visiting visa do take .

Dame24:
Hello everyone,
Has any one who’s a student in Canada tried to apply for their siblings to come for graduation? Please what’s the process like? I did attach graduation proof from school and invitation later, just want to know if anyone has been successful.
Thanks

Plan to apply on the new IRCC Portal. Watch this and see if you can replicate some clues for your siblings.

Though the video is for parents but i guess it should help to some extent.

I think you are good to go with the evidence you mentioned. You can also draft a confirmation of invitation yourself and sign just to affirm you are inviting him/her but the one issued from the school is key.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCVPQULwgVE

yemology:
Hello please my brother wife applied for visiting visa since October 2021 uptil now visa is not out . Please how long does visiting visa do take .

I think you should order for her GCMS notes to know what is going on with her file.

Happy weekend great people.

I am about to submit my passport for stamping and I have been seeing a particular link here to download a consent form, that 2 copies will be required to be filled and submitted with it. But when I did my biometrics, I was given something that looks like a consent form (see attached) together with photocopy of my passport data page and a slip. My question is do I still have to download and fill 2 copies of this consent form or what I was given after biometrics suffices?

Thanks

olasubomy:


I think you should order for her GCMS notes to know what is going on with her file.

Okay please how can I go about.

Greetings everyone

Please I need guideline on how to apply for a tourist visa. I'm a novice


cc ami213 and gurus in the house should please assist

Just make a copy and attach it with the other documents you are submitting.

ashiwajew:
Happy weekend great people.

I am about to submit my passport for stamping and I have been seeing a particular link here to download a consent form, that 2 copies will be required to be filled and submitted with it. But when I did my biometrics, I was given something that looks like a consent form (see attached) together with photocopy of my passport data page and a slip. My question is do I still have to download and fill 2 copies of this consent form or what I was given after biometrics suffices?

Thanks

yemology:

Okay please how can I go about.

You can either use someone in canada to do it for you. It is 5 canadian dollars if done by someone in Canada. Otherwise, you can do it yourself through any of the third party vendors. Just type GCMS Notes Canada on google and choose which of the companies you want to use. I have populated some below for your ease:


https://www.gcmsnotes.ca/

https://www.getgcms.com/

https://thegcms.ca/

https://gc.ms/

If you are using any of these vendors, you will be asked to fill a consent form and sign with blue biro before they execute.

olasubomy:


You can either use someone in canada to do it for you. It is 5 canadian dollars if done by someone in Canada. Otherwise, you can do it yourself through any of the third party vendors. Just type GCMS Notes Canada on google and choose which of the companies you want to use. I have populated some below for your ease:


https://www.gcmsnotes.ca/

https://www.getgcms.com/

https://thegcms.ca/

https://gc.ms/

If you are using any of these vendors, you will be asked to fill a consent form and sign with blue biro before they execute.

Thanks

ami213:
Just make a copy and attach it with the other documents you are submitting.

Thanks for the timely response

Favour132:
Greetings everyone

Please I need guideline on how to apply for a tourist visa. I'm a novice


cc ami213 and gurus in the house should please assist

pls someone should answer me...

Thanks, I submitted the applications already. Was just wondering if anyone has been in the same situation.

olasubomy:


Plan to apply on the new IRCC Portal. Watch this and see if you can replicate some clues for your siblings.

Though the video is for parents but i guess it should help to some extent.

I think you are good to go with the evidence you mentioned. You can also draft a confirmation of invitation yourself and sign just to affirm you are inviting him/her but the one issued from the school is key.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCVPQULwgVE

Dame24:
Thanks, I submitted the applications already. Was just wondering if anyone has been in the same situation.

I am in same boat as you jare though mine is parents. No update yet. I dont even bother to check too often. I just distract myself with other stuff.

Hi guys
I’m new here and I just have a question to ask
So far from previous testimonies, how many months has it taken for people that apply for visit visa to go and visit their spouse that is on study visa?
And has anyone had success rate of applying before the applicant traveled and gotten the visit visa
Pls your replies would me much appreciated
Help a sister in distress

Thanks so much for your response, I really appreciate ☺️.

I have been trying to contact you all these while pls check your mail, I will appreciate a response from you.

Thank you

ami213:
I am just seeing this, apologies for the late response.

There is always a first time for everything and Family reunification is a good reason to travel.

Make sure you proof to the VO that you have a strong family and home ties in Nigeria that will enable you return.
These are few examples of H/F ties; If you are married and you are leaving your spouse and children behind, aged parents that are financially and emotionally dependent on you, your job/thriving business, landed properties, pension docs etc The list is exhaustive.

All the best in your application and do ensure to use the new portal.

Muslimah1200:
Hi guys
I’m new here and I just have a question to ask
So far from previous testimonies, how many months has it taken for people that apply for visit visa to go and visit their spouse that is on study visa?
And has anyone had success rate of applying before the applicant traveled and gotten the visit visa
Pls your replies would me much appreciated
Help a sister in distress

I dont think anyone can tell the time frame when decision will be made on a visit visa application becuase no two application is the same. The current processing time from Nigeria is 102 days. Funny enough, it can even take longer and it can also take just few weeks depending on the application.

I would say just try to put forward a strong application and hope for the best since we are not privy to thier internal workings.

olasubomy:


I dont think anyone can tell the time frame when decision will be made on a visit visa application becuase no two application is the same. The current processing time from Nigeria is 102 days. Funny enough, it can even take longer and it can also take just few weeks depending on the application.

I would say just try to put forward a strong application and hope for the best since we are not privy to thier internal workings.

Hmm thank you so much o
102 days wow
That’s 3 months
I don’t know if I can do without my husband for that long o

Wow congratulations
God remember me please

Awelewa89:


submitted new documents. I got passport within 5days of submission and my visa is valid till 2030. planning to travel in August

The operations of IRCC could be mysterious. Hahahaha!!!

Congratulations! Your sister’s application is indeed one of a kind.

Abuja VFS takes 1-5 working days.

Fyorgyn:
PPR!

I am a PR and applied for my sister to come visit.

Application submitted: February 26
Biometrics done: March 3
Biometrics updated on portal: March 23
Eligibility and Background check: April 21
BVL and PPR: April 22

So grateful for this thread, I’d never have known about the new portal! Again, nairaland has been a great great resource for me.

My sister has travel history to UK but it was over 5 years ago so we didn’t include it at all- so to all intent and purposes, she’s a new traveller! She also recently renewed her passport and got it just before applying- so basically “no travel history”

We indicated that we would fully sponsor her trip so she put $0 and didn’t include any bank statements of her own.


Documents submitted
I wrote an invitation letter and with the letter, I attached
my employment letter,
3 months Paystubs
3 months bank statement (my closing balance was less than $3k),
my birth certificate and hers (showing our parents names),
my marriage certificate and hers (our father signed both)
A few pictures (just as proof of relationship)
PR cards of myself and family

I had mentioned that my husband and I were sponsoring the trip but I didn’t include any of his financial documents (it was a risk I took jare)

She attached the following documents
Her employment letter (she’s gainfully employed and has been working at the same job for 16 years!)
A letter from her husband giving his consent and saying he will take care of their children whilst she’s visiting me
Her awards as most outstanding staff for 2021

No bank statements, leave letter, landed properties etc etc.

I am so glad.

Please o how long does it take for passport to be stamped and returned when submitting at Abuja VFS- we wan buy ticket

Yes but you will still have to convince the VO that you will return back to Nigeria.

modupsie:
Hello all,

Is it possible to be invited by a friend who is a Canada citizen for a visitor's visa?

I want to know the probability of getting a visa since we are not blood related

Thank you