YinksXO:
Long post alert!

Been on this thread for a while and I'm an older applicant. Started trying express entry around 2018 but something was always not aligning, transcript wahala and then low CRS scores. Wanted to try the student route in 2019 but a friend said because of my age, I most probably wouldn't get approved, so I abandoned it. In 2020, same friend advised me to try the student route for my daughter and that's when I came to this thread and it helped me tremendously to package my daughter's application which was approved and I've shared the story here too. So, while I was doing research for my daughter's application here, I'd see older people once in a while with approved applications, I started considering it again, the more I read about approvals for people within my age range, the more encouraged I became, so I took the plunge. Long story short, below is my timeline

Upfront medical - April 2022
Application submitted - 28 June 2022 (new portal used)
Sent a webform in July to ask them to update medicals.
Medicals passed - 20 August 2022
Eligibility review started - 31 October 2022
BVL & PPR - 3 November 2022
PP submitted - 4 November 2022 (Lagos VFS)
PP received - 22 November 2022

Documents submitted
LOA
SOP (3 pages)
Passport biodata page
MBA transcript
Other professional certificate(s)
Resume
MBS - personal account
MBS - business account
Bank reference letter stating I'm sole signatory
Coy registration documents
Coy Invoices and PO's
Board resolution letter, confirming my leave from work and that coy was going to fund my studies
Same person affidavit cos name arranged differently on different official documents
Notarized Letter of support by spouse - saying that he'd take care of our kids and help oversee my business.
MBS of spouse's coy account
IELTS & WES - submitted cos I had it
Old and valid visas and stamped passport pages
PCC
Deed of assignment
Birth certificates of my kids
Passport biodata page of spouse
Passport biodata page of mum (expired)
Death certificate of father
4 pictures - with spouse, kids and mum



Things that may have helped me:
* I have valid US and Canadian visit visas and just returned from a recent trip to Canada to visit daughter.
* I approached 2 MP's, one responded and said background check was passed but eligibility hadn't started as at September, other MP didn't respond.
* After my return from Canada in September, sent about 5/6 webforms and same amount of emails, sent about once every week, different days of the week. Different story each week but basically asking for a decision to be made on my application.
* Didn't apply with second daughter and husband
* Tuition paid in full
* My coy is funding my studies, so included a board resolution letter approving amount to be spent.

This platform has been great and I can't quantify the wealth of information you can get from here as long as you're patient and willing to research, will share some tips:

If you're following this thread or any other one you're interested in, leave the tab open on your device, that way you can come back and continue from where you stopped, just refresh to load new pages. You won't then miss responses to any questions you've asked or new points/stories that have been shared.
Use the notes app on your phone. If there's any information that has been shared on nairaland or any other platform that you think will be useful to you or someone else, copy it out and paste it in the notes app. This way, that information is easily accessible to you in the future, just use your search tab on the app. I find this is more helpful than screenshots.
Google and YouTube the heck out of everything! NairaLand is great because it gives you the perspective of Nigerians living in Nigeria, who are on the same journey as you but there are other resources you should make use of because it shows you what other nationalities are doing to get their applications approved. Some simple questions can even easily be answered once you use Google & YouTube, believe me you get samples of documents, updates on travel requirements, school recommendations, meaning of abbreviations, literally everything is available there, just type in key words and voila, you're in.

Lastly, thank you to each and everyone that has shared their journey here, thank you to people who've lent a helping hand to total strangers. As someone who is private myself, I know the first instinct might be not to bother to share your story but trust me, it helps in encouraging and hopefully giving people the needed push.
My program starts in January 2023 and once I'm settled in, I "wish" to help people reach out to MP's cos I noticed they hardly respond to people living outside of Canada, I'm hoping it will be possible. This offer will be free and for people whose applications have significantly gone beyond the standard processing time and it will be at my discretion.
Best of luck to everyone!

pufframmy:
Wow congrat

Ishola2002:
Pls post the documents you submitted bro

TheGamePlay:
This is the first time I am posting here.

It's PPR
First time applicant
Upfront Medicals - November 3
Application Submitted - November 9
Biometrics Collection Letter - November 10
Biometrics Done and Updated - November 18
Medical Passed - November 25
Correspondence Letter - November 29
Passport Request - November 29


Please what documents do I need to submit my passport at VFS Lagos as a first time applicant. I did my biometrics there too.

Malcomsaint:
Alhamdulillah.
It’s PPR
Second time applicant

First application got refused Sep 2021

Second application 1 July 2022
Eligibility started 25 August
Medicals updated 17 October
PPR 29 Nov

Self Sponsor
Documents submitted
LOA
1year school fee receipt
11M Bank statement 4months
Gift deed 5M notarized
Study leave
Land Documents
Pension statement
ID cards
4 months Pay slips
LOE
SOP
BIRT Certificate of family
Employment Letters
Promotion letter
ICAN certificate
NYSC certificate
Uni School certificate
WAEC
CV
The three IME forms required.

I thank God , I thank Me , I thank everyone on this platform you all have contributed to this one way or the other. And I thank Ketima . It has ended in praise.

Please someone should please advise me on steps involved on the submissions of passport.

YinksXO:
Long post alert!

Been on this thread for a while and I'm an older applicant. Started trying express entry around 2018 but something was always not aligning, transcript wahala and then low CRS scores. Wanted to try the student route in 2019 but a friend said because of my age, I most probably wouldn't get approved, so I abandoned it. In 2020, same friend advised me to try the student route for my daughter and that's when I came to this thread and it helped me tremendously to package my daughter's application which was approved and I've shared the story here too. So, while I was doing research for my daughter's application here, I'd see older people once in a while with approved applications, I started considering it again, the more I read about approvals for people within my age range, the more encouraged I became, so I took the plunge. Long story short, below is my timeline

Upfront medical - April 2022
Application submitted - 28 June 2022 (new portal used)
Sent a webform in July to ask them to update medicals.
Medicals passed - 20 August 2022
Eligibility review started - 31 October 2022
BVL & PPR - 3 November 2022
PP submitted - 4 November 2022 (Lagos VFS)
PP received - 22 November 2022

Documents submitted
LOA
SOP (3 pages)
Passport biodata page
MBA transcript
Other professional certificate(s)
Resume
MBS - personal account
MBS - business account
Bank reference letter stating I'm sole signatory
Coy registration documents
Coy Invoices and PO's
Board resolution letter, confirming my leave from work and that coy was going to fund my studies
Same person affidavit cos name arranged differently on different official documents
Notarized Letter of support by spouse - saying that he'd take care of our kids and help oversee my business.
MBS of spouse's coy account
IELTS & WES - submitted cos I had it
Old and valid visas and stamped passport pages
PCC
Deed of assignment
Birth certificates of my kids
Passport biodata page of spouse
Passport biodata page of mum (expired)
Death certificate of father
4 pictures - with spouse, kids and mum



Things that may have helped me:
* I have valid US and Canadian visit visas and just returned from a recent trip to Canada to visit daughter.
* I approached 2 MP's, one responded and said background check was passed but eligibility hadn't started as at September, other MP didn't respond.
* After my return from Canada in September, sent about 5/6 webforms and same amount of emails, sent about once every week, different days of the week. Different story each week but basically asking for a decision to be made on my application.
* Didn't apply with second daughter and husband
* Tuition paid in full
* My coy is funding my studies, so included a board resolution letter approving amount to be spent.

This platform has been great and I can't quantify the wealth of information you can get from here as long as you're patient and willing to research, will share some tips:

If you're following this thread or any other one you're interested in, leave the tab open on your device, that way you can come back and continue from where you stopped, just refresh to load new pages. You won't then miss responses to any questions you've asked or new points/stories that have been shared.
Use the notes app on your phone. If there's any information that has been shared on nairaland or any other platform that you think will be useful to you or someone else, copy it out and paste it in the notes app. This way, that information is easily accessible to you in the future, just use your search tab on the app. I find this is more helpful than screenshots.
Google and YouTube the heck out of everything! NairaLand is great because it gives you the perspective of Nigerians living in Nigeria, who are on the same journey as you but there are other resources you should make use of because it shows you what other nationalities are doing to get their applications approved. Some simple questions can even easily be answered once you use Google & YouTube, believe me you get samples of documents, updates on travel requirements, school recommendations, meaning of abbreviations, literally everything is available there, just type in key words and voila, you're in.

Lastly, thank you to each and everyone that has shared their journey here, thank you to people who've lent a helping hand to total strangers. As someone who is private myself, I know the first instinct might be not to bother to share your story but trust me, it helps in encouraging and hopefully giving people the needed push.
My program starts in January 2023 and once I'm settled in, I "wish" to help people reach out to MP's cos I noticed they hardly respond to people living outside of Canada, I'm hoping it will be possible. This offer will be free and for people whose applications have significantly gone beyond the standard processing time and it will be at my discretion.
Best of luck to everyone!

Queenfunlola:


Who share soap for November applicants lol, congratulations and I wish you more success.

YinksXO:
Long post alert!

Been on this thread for a while and I'm an older applicant. Started trying express entry around 2018 but something was always not aligning, transcript wahala and then low CRS scores. Wanted to try the student route in 2019 but a friend said because of my age, I most probably wouldn't get approved, so I abandoned it. In 2020, same friend advised me to try the student route for my daughter and that's when I came to this thread and it helped me tremendously to package my daughter's application which was approved and I've shared the story here too. So, while I was doing research for my daughter's application here, I'd see older people once in a while with approved applications, I started considering it again, the more I read about approvals for people within my age range, the more encouraged I became, so I took the plunge. Long story short, below is my timeline

Upfront medical - April 2022
Application submitted - 28 June 2022 (new portal used)
Sent a webform in July to ask them to update medicals.
Medicals passed - 20 August 2022
Eligibility review started - 31 October 2022
BVL & PPR - 3 November 2022
PP submitted - 4 November 2022 (Lagos VFS)
PP received - 22 November 2022

Documents submitted
LOA
SOP (3 pages)
Passport biodata page
MBA transcript
Other professional certificate(s)
Resume
MBS - personal account
MBS - business account
Bank reference letter stating I'm sole signatory
Coy registration documents
Coy Invoices and PO's
Board resolution letter, confirming my leave from work and that coy was going to fund my studies
Same person affidavit cos name arranged differently on different official documents
Notarized Letter of support by spouse - saying that he'd take care of our kids and help oversee my business.
MBS of spouse's coy account
IELTS & WES - submitted cos I had it
Old and valid visas and stamped passport pages
PCC
Deed of assignment
Birth certificates of my kids
Passport biodata page of spouse
Passport biodata page of mum (expired)
Death certificate of father
4 pictures - with spouse, kids and mum



Things that may have helped me:
* I have valid US and Canadian visit visas and just returned from a recent trip to Canada to visit daughter.
* I approached 2 MP's, one responded and said background check was passed but eligibility hadn't started as at September, other MP didn't respond.
* After my return from Canada in September, sent about 5/6 webforms and same amount of emails, sent about once every week, different days of the week. Different story each week but basically asking for a decision to be made on my application.
* Didn't apply with second daughter and husband
* Tuition paid in full
* My coy is funding my studies, so included a board resolution letter approving amount to be spent.

This platform has been great and I can't quantify the wealth of information you can get from here as long as you're patient and willing to research, will share some tips:

If you're following this thread or any other one you're interested in, leave the tab open on your device, that way you can come back and continue from where you stopped, just refresh to load new pages. You won't then miss responses to any questions you've asked or new points/stories that have been shared.
Use the notes app on your phone. If there's any information that has been shared on nairaland or any other platform that you think will be useful to you or someone else, copy it out and paste it in the notes app. This way, that information is easily accessible to you in the future, just use your search tab on the app. I find this is more helpful than screenshots.
Google and YouTube the heck out of everything! NairaLand is great because it gives you the perspective of Nigerians living in Nigeria, who are on the same journey as you but there are other resources you should make use of because it shows you what other nationalities are doing to get their applications approved. Some simple questions can even easily be answered once you use Google & YouTube, believe me you get samples of documents, updates on travel requirements, school recommendations, meaning of abbreviations, literally everything is available there, just type in key words and voila, you're in.

Lastly, thank you to each and everyone that has shared their journey here, thank you to people who've lent a helping hand to total strangers. As someone who is private myself, I know the first instinct might be not to bother to share your story but trust me, it helps in encouraging and hopefully giving people the needed push.
My program starts in January 2023 and once I'm settled in, I "wish" to help people reach out to MP's cos I noticed they hardly respond to people living outside of Canada, I'm hoping it will be possible. This offer will be free and for people whose applications have significantly gone beyond the standard processing time and it will be at my discretion.
Best of luck to everyone!

TheGamePlay:
This is the first time I am posting here.

It's PPR
First time applicant
Upfront Medicals - November 3
Application Submitted - November 9
Biometrics Collection Letter - November 10
Biometrics Done and Updated - November 18
Medical Passed - November 25
Correspondence Letter - November 29
Passport Request - November 29


Please what documents do I need to submit my passport at VFS Lagos as a first time applicant. I did my biometrics there too.

TheGamePlay:
Proof of Means of Financial Support:

1) My Funding Document (20,000 CAD Scholarship)
2) Relationship with Sponsor
3) Sponsor International passport pages
4) Sponsor NIN
5) Sponsor My Bank Statement Ticket for Account 1 (Personal) 20 million
6) Sponsor My Bank Statement Ticket for Account 2 (Business) 8 million
7) Reference Letter from Bank
Sponsors Business CAC Document
9) Affidavit of Sponsorship
10) Letter of Support from Sponsor
12) Sponsors Land Document
13) Pictures of the Land with the House
14) Picture of Sponsor and Applicant

Client Information:

1) Letter of Explanation
2) Transcript
3) Statement of Result
4) CV
5) WAEC Result
6) Police Clearance Certificate
7) NYSC Employment Letter
Recommendation Letter from Employer
9) Recommendation Letter from Church
10) Awards
11) Professional Certifications
12) Family Birth Certificates
13) Family Pictures

Queenfunlola:



Congratulations to you

monalisa007:
Congratulations

TheGamePlay:
This is the first time I am posting here.

It's PPR
First time applicant
Upfront Medicals - November 3
Application Submitted - November 9
Biometrics Collection Letter - November 10
Biometrics Done and Updated - November 18
Medical Passed - November 25
Correspondence Letter - November 29
Passport Request - November 29


Please what documents do I need to submit my passport at VFS Lagos as a first time applicant. I did my biometrics there too.

Malcomsaint:
Alhamdulillah.
It’s PPR
Second time applicant

First application got refused Sep 2021

Second application 1 July 2022
Eligibility started 25 August
Medicals updated 17 October
PPR 29 Nov

Self Sponsor
Documents submitted
LOA
1year school fee receipt
11M Bank statement 4months
Gift deed 5M notarized
Study leave
Land Documents
Pension statement
ID cards
4 months Pay slips
LOE
SOP
BIRT Certificate of family
Employment Letters
Promotion letter
ICAN certificate
NYSC certificate
Uni School certificate
WAEC
CV
The three IME forms required.

I thank God , I thank Me , I thank everyone on this platform you all have contributed to this one way or the other. And I thank Ketima . It has ended in praise.

Please someone should please advise me on steps involved on the submissions of passport.

Jaykeh:




Big Congratulations

Jaykeh:



Congratulations.

anelsta:
PPR BOOM Alert!

1st time applicant school permit applicant,

although applied for visit visa 2019 and was bounced due to insufficent info about a film festival invite


My Timeline goes as follows:

New portal**

FANSHAWE COLLEGE: Project + operations management

Aug 23rd - Application submitted
(Biometrics already in d system to expire 2029 so it was updated)
Nov 8th- Eligibility Review
Aug 10th- upfront Medical done which was updated to passed (
Nov 22nd - PPR

I attached below documents

(SELF SPONSORED)

• Letter of Acceptance.
• Academic and Professional certificates.
• Academic Transcript.
• NYSC certificate.
• Birth Certificate
• Police clearance certificate
• Bio-data page of International Passport
• Drivers' license.
• NIN slip.
• Updated CV
• Letter of Introduction from bank & company
• Promotion letter.
• Pay slip
. Consent letter from Parents.

CLIENT INFORMATION
• Land Documents (Receipts, Sales Invoice, Deed of Assignment, Survey plan)
• Particulars for my car
• Siblings Birth Certificate and Photos
• CAC document for registered company.
. FAMILY PHOTOS of parents and siblings.
. Single oh

PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
• SOP (1/2page).
• personal Statement of account(savings) of 4.5mil
. Company statement of account of 13mil
• company statement inflow& outflow of 2bil
• CAC documents and Tax Clearance
. CAC screenshot of business being ACTIVE.


Omoh I got home and decided to check my mail, saw a message from IRCC, my heart started pounding, I just said let d will of God be done, to my greatest surprise logged in and boom it was a PPR.


Learnt form this nairaland,

Congratulations to all expecting, we shall all be celebrated.

TheGamePlay:
This is the first time I am posting here.

It's PPR
First time applicant
Upfront Medicals - November 3
Application Submitted - November 9
Biometrics Collection Letter - November 10
Biometrics Done and Updated - November 18
Medical Passed - November 25
Correspondence Letter - November 29
Passport Request - November 29


Please what documents do I need to submit my passport at VFS Lagos as a first time applicant. I did my biometrics there too.

ugolinze123:

Bros ur email please

Introvert56:
So I dropped a message about my PPR earlier and my timeline is as follows:

Application Submitted Sept 26
Biometrics Done Sept 30
Medicals Done Oct 8
Medicals Uploaded to Pass Oct 24
Eligibility and Background Check started Oct 24
PPR Dropped Nov 29


Documents Provided

Letter of explanation about 4 pages
University Certificate and Transcript
NYSC Certificate
Work Employment letter, work ID card, and work promotion letters from 2018 - to date
Letter of Sponsorship (Signed by my dad)
My bank statement (9M Lump sum)
Mutual Fund (27M)
Fixed Deposit (31M)
Joint Property Ownership Documents from my parents
Parents Marriage Certificate
Family pictures
Family member's passport data page
Travel History for the past 10 years with all visas (USA 6 times, UK two times, and Dubai 3 times)
Police Character Certificate
Birth Attestation
Admission letter from DLI
Evidence of payment of Acceptance Deposit

Good luck to everyone still expecting to hear good news. It will come soon

Malcomsaint:
Alhamdulillah.
It’s PPR
Second time applicant

First application got refused Sep 2021

Second application 1 July 2022
Eligibility started 25 August
Medicals updated 17 October
PPR 29 Nov

Self Sponsor
Documents submitted
LOA
1year school fee receipt
11M Bank statement 4months
Gift deed 5M notarized
Study leave
Land Documents
Pension statement
ID cards
4 months Pay slips
LOE
SOP
BIRT Certificate of family
Employment Letters
Promotion letter
ICAN certificate
NYSC certificate
Uni School certificate
WAEC
CV
The three IME forms required.

I thank God , I thank Me , I thank everyone on this platform you all have contributed to this one way or the other. And I thank Ketima . It has ended in praise.

Please someone should please advise me on steps involved on the submissions of passport.

Powermike8:
Congratulations �

johnstan:


What's going on with Nov applications lol.

Congratulations.

Here's what you need to know.

Pace6:


What if you try paying everything?

subzheero:
Good morning,please l will be submitting my application in 1 to 2 weeks time but we have already collected our MBS on 23rd of this November. Do we need to collect a fresh MBS again when am about submitting the application or l can still use the one l collect already.Thanks

Kindly assist.