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Mojeecan:
Hello guys please what other airlines accept one way ticket for study visa.
An agent was telling me today that all airline require round trip for study visa. How true is this?

Ennamdee:
Glory be to God.

PRR Alert!!

1 SOWP (Spouse Open Work Permit) & 1 VV (Visitor Visa)

Timeline for SOWP:

Application Date: October 12, 2022
Medical Examination: Performed upfront
Passport Request (PPR): June 6, 2023
Passport Submission: June 7, 2023
Passport Received: June 15, 2023

Timeline for VV (For Child, Less than 4 Years Old):

Application Date: October 12, 2022
Medical Request: June 6, 2023
Receipt of Spouse's Authorization Letter & Passport Data Page: June 6, 2023
Passport Request (PPR): June 29, 2023
Passport Submission: June 30, 2023
Passport Received: July 18, 2023

On January 4th, we updated the medical information using a webform and started the waiting period. Despite numerous emails sent to the designated IRCC email addresses and several webforms filled out, we received no response.

My spouse reached out to her MP's office to express our concerns and was informed that we would need to wait due to an overwhelming number of applications. She later visited another MP's office who offered reassurances and explained that one major factor affecting SOWP delays is the city to which the applicant is going. The demand for the applicant's NOC can determine the speed of the response. This MP promised to make inquiries with the IRCC if we didn't receive any feedback within two weeks.

Indeed, the SOWP PPR arrived within the specified two weeks, though not for my son's VV. Instead, my son received a medical request and an authorization letter, and the passport data page from my spouse. It's worth noting that an authorization letter had already been submitted with the initial application, but for some unknown reason(s), it was requested, again.

Travel Experience:
Our experience at MM2 was typical. We flew via Lufthansa Airlines and had another document check-in Frankfurt. Upon arrival at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), I filled out the declaration form. The officer asked if I was carrying food items such as fish, meat, or yam and whether I was carrying more than CAD 10k. My answer to both inquiries was a definitive "No."

The encounter with the immigration officer was quick and smooth. The officer only asked why I was in Canada and requested my Letter of Introduction. Please note that no questions were asked about my son. Another Nigerian who stood before me was asked by another immigration officer to show his marriage certificate and children's birth certificate.

Documents submitted for my SOWP

LOE
Pay slips for 6 months
Employment letter (partnership offer) & ID card
Land documents & property evaluation
Family pictures
Letter of invitation from my spouse
Statement of account from my pension manager worth N4.2m
My Bank Statement showing a closing balance of USD $34k & N6m
Spouse’s student visa & study permit
Wedding certificate
Police report
Birth Certificate
Letter of explanation for transactions above N1m
Company CAC
Spouse lease agreement
Spouse Social Insurance Number
Spouse tuition receipt, transcript & enrolment letter


Documents submitted for my son

LOE
Authorization letter from spouse
Birth certificate
Letter of invitation from my spouse
School results and pictures with other kids
Affidavit of support from my father that I submitted in my study permit application.
My study visa and letter of acceptance

Thank you all for your contributions, and my special appreciation goes to @okukuone, you're far too generous with information. And to those waiting, you're next to testify.

lyndaoyewole:
cousin's about to start her sowp. is she to pick iec at the beginning of the questionnaire or work?

lyndaoyewole:
please guys, respond

lyndaoyewole:
please guys, respond

Pristine664:
Please who knows if transit visa is needed for Airfrance? My trip is Lagos to Toronto.

And hope there is no issue with one-way ticket??

Urgent pls.

Pristine664:
What is IEC?

AskGod07:
I think questionnaire

lyndaoyewole:
what do i select? work permit or iec?

lyndaoyewole:
international experience class

Ennamdee:
Glory be to God.

PRR Alert!!

1 SOWP (Spouse Open Work Permit) & 1 VV (Visitor Visa)

Timeline for SOWP:

Application Date: October 12, 2022
Medical Examination: Performed upfront
Passport Request (PPR): June 6, 2023
Passport Submission: June 7, 2023
Passport Received: June 15, 2023

Timeline for VV (For Child, Less than 4 Years Old):

Application Date: October 12, 2022
Medical Request: June 6, 2023
Receipt of Spouse's Authorization Letter & Passport Data Page: June 6, 2023
Passport Request (PPR): June 29, 2023
Passport Submission: June 30, 2023
Passport Received: July 18, 2023

On January 4th, we updated the medical information using a webform and started the waiting period. Despite numerous emails sent to the designated IRCC email addresses and several webforms filled out, we received no response.

My spouse reached out to her MP's office to express our concerns and was informed that we would need to wait due to an overwhelming number of applications. She later visited another MP's office who offered reassurances and explained that one major factor affecting SOWP delays is the city to which the applicant is going. The demand for the applicant's NOC can determine the speed of the response. This MP promised to make inquiries with the IRCC if we didn't receive any feedback within two weeks.

Indeed, the SOWP PPR arrived within the specified two weeks, though not for my son's VV. Instead, my son received a medical request and an authorization letter, and the passport data page from my spouse. It's worth noting that an authorization letter had already been submitted with the initial application, but for some unknown reason(s), it was requested, again.

Travel Experience:
Our experience at MM2 was typical. We flew via Lufthansa Airlines and had another document check-in Frankfurt. Upon arrival at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), I filled out the declaration form. The officer asked if I was carrying food items such as fish, meat, or yam and whether I was carrying more than CAD 10k. My answer to both inquiries was a definitive "No."

The encounter with the immigration officer was quick and smooth. The officer only asked why I was in Canada and requested my Letter of Introduction. Please note that no questions were asked about my son. Another Nigerian who stood before me was asked by another immigration officer to show his marriage certificate and children's birth certificate.

Documents submitted for my SOWP

LOE
Pay slips for 6 months
Employment letter (partnership offer) & ID card
Land documents & property evaluation
Family pictures
Letter of invitation from my spouse
Statement of account from my pension manager worth N4.2m
My Bank Statement showing a closing balance of USD $34k & N6m
Spouse’s student visa & study permit
Wedding certificate
Police report
Birth Certificate
Letter of explanation for transactions above N1m
Company CAC
Spouse lease agreement
Spouse Social Insurance Number
Spouse tuition receipt, transcript & enrolment letter


Documents submitted for my son

LOE
Authorization letter from spouse
Birth certificate
Letter of invitation from my spouse
School results and pictures with other kids


Thank you all for your contributions, and my special appreciation goes to @okukuOne, you're far too generous with information. And to those waiting, you're next to testify.

DamDid:
Hi Guys, I’m currently working in Canada and have a valid work permit. I’m looking into getting SOWP for my spouse and study permit for my 4 year old and VV for my 1 year old. My questions are: will I get study permit for a 4 year old? Because some are saying study permit is only for 5 years and above and the second question is must I get his admission sorted and get a letter of admission before I can put in for study permit for him?

OkukuOne:
You apply for VV for your 4yrrs child.


Goodluck!

Damysa:
Sorry about your denial, and thanks for sharing the information here so that others can learn. I also used my business, I checked CAC website now and discovered its inactive and I have already applied for my visa, using the company. I don't know how to file my annual returns to CAC.

Please can you share the process to reactivate it. I know there must be some fees involve, how much did you pay.


Hi, pls how did you check it on there website. I need to check mine too before applying for visa. Kindly send me the link. Thanks

Damysa:
Sorry about your denial, and thanks for sharing the information here so that others can learn. I also used my business, I checked CAC website now and discovered its inactive and I have already applied for my visa, using the company. I don't know how to file my annual returns to CAC.

Please can you share the process to reactivate it. I know there must be some fees involve, how much did you pay.

tajuowo:
did you submit police character certificate for your spouse? with your response i can put my cousin's mind to rest

cathrynjegs:
I've come to say thank you to all the members of this wonderful group for all the free information that is posted here and to share my timeline and testimony

Timeline
I applied for my study visa last year July and visitor visas for my daughter and husband but I had to defer my Sept 2022 admission to 2023 because the visa was not forthcoming.

Jan 2023 I got a request to go for medical meanwhile nothing came for my husband and daughter
Feb 14th 2023 I got my PPR and my dependents got rejection letters
I submitted my passport and it took 8days to get the visa.
After plenty reading on this group we decided to apply for a SOWP for my husband instead of another visitor's visa
April 16th 2023 we applied for a Spousal Open Work Permit for my husband and a visitor visa for my daughter.
May 5th 2023 medical request came in for both of them
They did the medical on the 18th of May
May 29th PPR dropped
June 8th passport was ready for collection
June 28th arrived in Canada

We decided to travel early even though my school starts in September so I can still be fit to fly as baby no 2 is on the way.
Port of entry interview was a breeze, the officer just asked for my school's letter of acceptance, letter of introduction, proof of tuition payment (I paid 3000 CAD before coming) and the bank statement of my sponsor(my dad). There was no question on why we were coming in early, nothing about the pregnancy too and we were not asked to show our personal bank statements.

Documents submitted for my husband's SOWP
LOE
Pay slips for 3months
Employment letter
Land documents
Pictures of our building under construction
Letter from his father to support the monetary gift he sent
Statement of account from his pension manager
Bank statement showing closing balance of N2.3m
Confirmation of funds letter from the cooperative society in the institute he works for because he also saves money there
My bank statement showing closing balance of N5.8m
My student visa and letter of acceptance
Our wedding certificate
Family pictures

Documents submitted for my daughter
I wrote a supporting letter explaining why I couldn't leave her behind
Her birth certificate
My bank statement
Affidavit of support from my father that I submitted in my study permit application.
My study visa and letter of acceptance

God truly came through for my family, I thought my study permit application will be rejected because of the pregnancy or that we would have issues at the POE but everything just went smoothly, better than expected.

Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences, all that we read gave us the confidence to apply by ourselves. May God bless you.

Misstolaly:
I got my last daughter's PPR a couple of hours after I made this post.

I raised a webform through the general webform link and placed a call through to IRCC again today and immediately sent multiple emails out, after the call.

I will advise you do the same, please be super polite to the agents and lead them on the conversation, they will keep placing you on holds to validate and confirm what exactly is going on with the application, also tell them to kindly leave a note on your application when they say the processing is out of their reach. This will probably bring your application to top of list, based on my understanding of case management system.

I pray for favor at VFS tomorrow because that passport must enter their office. Our flight is for the first week of August (booked since first week of June), so we can't entertain any more delays. All other passports have been stamped and returned weeks back.

Wishing everybody currently waiting on IRCC favorable and prompt feedback. In all, back up everything with prayers, I have a long story on this journey but God came through all the way, the delay with my younger daughter's application stemmed from an error on the upfront medical that was done and result that was uploaded, which led to multiple examinations being requested by IRCC, and IRCC now forgetting to move her file to the next actor after the medical was passed.

You can look up my posts to have an insight into this. I got about 6/7 additional medical examinations for my baby who is just a couple of months old, but all that is over now to the glory of God alone.

Tifetobi:
Congratulation to you Misstolaly

Please I want to ask if you pay for transmission fee for your daughter

Courier said i will pay for transmission fee for my baby because he did not do biometrics, he is just 1 year old

MumDofontario:
Victory at last!💃💃💃
1 SOWP and 2 study visas
Timeline
Online application
Application submitted June 1st
Medical updated to pass: June 13th
Additional documents requested July 24
Original passport request July 25

Inikay:
Yes you will transmission fee

Inikay:
Okay
Thanks


Yes you will transmission fee

MumDofontario:
Victory at last!💃💃💃
1 SOWP and 2 study visas
Timeline
Online application
Application submitted June 1st
Medical updated to pass: June 13th
Additional documents requested July 24
Original passport request July 25

Goldentony2nice:
Congratulations 🎉

Please, what additional documents were requested?

I did Upfront Medicals and uploaded the sheet during my application; medicals has not been updated till date and biometrics was done and updated June 16. No further update yet. Should I be worried?

Congratulations once again 🍾