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Bobomaigida:
Upfront medical is when applicants go for medical examination before IRCC requests for it. Applicants do this to prevent wasting time as you will only have 30 days to do the medical when IRCC requests for it. There are usually long wait times to get a spot for the medical exam.

Your dashboard is showing the normal message, if and when you pass the eligibility and a medical request is issued, the message on the dashboard will change to we have sent you a medical request.

Emmanuelvictor:
Good evening chief. How true is this because I am scheduled for biometrics on 9th of November and it's too far. I asked my agent to reschedule but his saying I should just go with that date and my school is demanding for my visa on or before 4th of December.
What should I do in this case ?

Focusmind:
The situation is becoming dire. Almost 830k international students will be out of status if urgent pathway is not created. Indian students have been protesting about their current situation, where most of them have ran out of status. My relative that got to Canada since July hasn't seen any job yet. Course work and assignments, coupled with Canadian lifestyle is taking a toll on her.

Focusmind:
The situation is becoming dire. Almost 830k international students will be out of status if urgent pathway is not created. Indian students have been protesting about their current situation, where most of them have ran out of status. My relative that got to Canada since July hasn't seen any job yet. Course work and assignments, coupled with Canadian lifestyle is taking a toll on her.

TIGER1001:
please what is the possibility of moving from a uk tier 2 visa to a Canadian student visa? can the application be done through the consulate in London or through Nigeria?

mikexceo:
what country processing office did you send webforms to? cos i have sent webforms to Nairobi and Lagos...nothing yet. I submitted my application on September 17th and my medicals i did on August 28th hasn't been updated to pass .

Julietogelekac:
there is no any power in webform anywhere, they didn’t not reply you because of any webform, it was just your time, my application is over 11weeks now August 10th, I can’t imagine how many webforms I have sent, even called MP nothing changed no one single reply from IRCC let us all just chill and drink cold drink.

Teminio:
Someone should please help!


Hello People! Help is needed!

Please it is okay to use different POF for school application and visa application? E.g. One person statement of account is used for admission and another for study visa application
Which is better, self sponsored or brother/husband sponsorship for MBA as a matured student with over 20 years post-graduation?
Which is easier and better to pursue, Post graduate diploma or MBA?
How much is sufficient for PoF for school application and study visa application?
Does school waive recommendation letter from school where all the lecturers are no longer in the system?
How can one pay for application fee? Is it okay for a relative to make payment on one's behalf, if yes, how does one explain to the school.

Thanks for being helpful

Frankrobbn1:
Check Memorial University of Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island University


It will end in praise

quadtunji:
of what effect is it when eligibility is updated to completed and medical request is issued?

ItzRay:
Its PPR guys!!! Ahhhhh!!! SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😃

I just checked my email and saw a message from IRCC. I logged into my account and behold PPR sitting pretty since Saturday but I didn’t know it has dropped. I nearly jumped up at work as i saw it. 😩😂
This is my second application, I applied through the new portal and did both first and second applications myself through the grace of God, with informations I gathered here and other places of research.
First application was submitted on 29th November 2021 and was refused 4th April 2022 (After 5months of waiting). I was sad and demoralized but I didn’t give up.
Sponsor was my Uncle in my first application.
I didn’t really submit enough documents cos I didn’t know much about it then so i decided to recall bk my tuition fee deposit from my school, it was refunded i now calmed down and researched more about it before I reapplied again this year after i felt i have gathered enough information and documents.
My admission is for Winter 2024 (January 2024) and its a 2year diploma.

My Timeline for second and final application;

Upfront Medical: 22 May 2023 with QLife Family Clinic in Lagos (I almost got lost that day trying to locate the place lol).
Application submittion: September 23, 2023.
Background Check: Started after submission and still ongoing.
Medical Passed: 27 October 2023
Eligibility Review: Still ongoing too (Dunno what else they’re checking though Lol)
BVL: 28 October 2023, 8:58pm
PPR: 28 October, 9:00pm
My application took 1 month and 5days.

Documents Submitted:
APPLICANT DOCUMENTS
-Letter of Acceptance from my school.
-Co-Op work placement/internship letter from my school.
-SOP and letter of explanation for my first visa refusal (both were 17 pages, i practically wrote my whole life out lol).
-My International passport data page
-My birth certificate
-My C.V
-WAEC certificate
-My N.D and HND statement of results
-HND transcript
-NYSC Certificate
-My CAC business certificate (Economic/Home ties)
-Deed of gifts of my inherited landed properties from my father before his demise. (Personal/Economic Ties)
-Notarized Affidavit of inheritance
-Pictures of the properties
-My internship training certificate with my former company
-My safety training certificates and certificates of membership with them.
-E-Medical slip from QLife
-National Identity Document slip
-My covid-19 full vaccination card
-Pictures of me at work

SPONSORSHIP DOCUMENTS;
Sponsor is my blood elder brother.
-First semester full tuition deposit from flywire and paid by my sponsor to show commitment to my studies.
-Data page of sponsor’s international passport
-Birth certificate showing same surname with me.
-6 months bank statement of account
-Reference letter from sponsor’s bank
-Letter of appointment
-6months pay slip
-Pension statements
-Income tax certificate
-Screenshots of sponsor’s previous financial supports to me.
-Pictures of I and sponsor

FAMILY DOCUMENTS;
-Birth certificates of my mum and all my siblings (home tie)
-Family photographs
-Death certificate of my late father and his burial pictures.
-CAC Family business certificate which i am a co-director (home tie).

This is my little way of saying thank you and giving back to this wonderful family.
I told God with faith i was going to sing “see what the Lord has done” before the end of this year and it has come to pass so above all pray o cos its only but the Grace of God that makes it possible.
I wish everyone waiting and those about to apply success in their application. See y’all in the maple land.
SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE!!!

ikgodisgood82:
BIG CONGRATS 🎉

ItzRay:
Its PPR guys!!! Ahhhhh!!! SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😃

I just checked my email and saw a message from IRCC. I logged into my account and behold PPR sitting pretty since Saturday but I didn’t know it has dropped. I nearly jumped up at work as i saw it. 😩😂
This is my second application, I applied through the new portal and did both first and second applications myself through the grace of God, with informations I gathered here and other places of research.
First application was submitted on 29th November 2021 and was refused 4th April 2022 (After 5months of waiting). I was sad and demoralized but I didn’t give up.
Sponsor was my Uncle in my first application.
I didn’t really submit enough documents cos I didn’t know much about it then so i decided to recall bk my tuition fee deposit from my school, it was refunded i now calmed down and researched more about it before I reapplied again this year after i felt i have gathered enough information and documents.
My admission is for Winter 2024 (January 2024) and its a 2year diploma.

My Timeline for second and final application;

Upfront Medical: 22 May 2023 with QLife Family Clinic in Lagos (I almost got lost that day trying to locate the place lol).
Application submittion: September 23, 2023.
Background Check: Started after submission and still ongoing.
Medical Passed: 27 October 2023
Eligibility Review: Still ongoing too (Dunno what else they’re checking though Lol)
BVL: 28 October 2023, 8:58pm
PPR: 28 October, 9:00pm
My application took 1 month and 5days.

Documents Submitted:
APPLICANT DOCUMENTS
-Letter of Acceptance from my school.
-Co-Op work placement/internship letter from my school.
-SOP and letter of explanation for my first visa refusal (both were 17 pages, i practically wrote my whole life out lol).
-My International passport data page
-My birth certificate
-My C.V
-WAEC certificate
-My N.D and HND statement of results
-HND transcript
-NYSC Certificate
-My CAC business certificate (Economic/Home ties)
-Deed of gifts of my inherited landed properties from my father before his demise. (Personal/Economic Ties)
-Notarized Affidavit of inheritance
-Pictures of the properties
-My internship training certificate with my former company
-My safety training certificates and certificates of membership with them.
-E-Medical slip from QLife
-National Identity Document slip
-My covid-19 full vaccination card
-Pictures of me at work

SPONSORSHIP DOCUMENTS;
Sponsor is my blood elder brother.
-First semester full tuition deposit from flywire and paid by my sponsor to show commitment to my studies.
-Data page of sponsor’s international passport
-Birth certificate showing same surname with me.
-6 months bank statement of account
-Reference letter from sponsor’s bank
-Letter of appointment
-6months pay slip
-Pension statements
-Income tax certificate
-Screenshots of sponsor’s previous financial supports to me.
-Pictures of I and sponsor

FAMILY DOCUMENTS;
-Birth certificates of my mum and all my siblings (home tie)
-Family photographs
-Death certificate of my late father and his burial pictures.
-CAC Family business certificate which i am a co-director (home tie).

This is my little way of saying thank you and giving back to this wonderful family.
I told God with faith i was going to sing “see what the Lord has done” before the end of this year and it has come to pass so above all pray o cos its only but the Grace of God that makes it possible.
I wish everyone waiting and those about to apply success in their application. See y’all in the maple land.
SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE!!!

Wsx2:
How are you guys doing, it’s part 23 already. I haven’t been here since April , fast forward I am keeping my hope alive here in canada after a year plus. This was my last conversation here when buchito1 shared his own experience in April part 22, it’s been very hard for me here but by God grace, I am surviving. I will not discourage anyone. I want people to come and experience things here themselves.



buchito1:
Hey guys! Been soo long here! I really cannot remember how long it has being.

Today 2nd April 2033 makes it exactly 1 year of me been in Canada. And all I can say is that it's only been God, support and encouragement from my family back home and the family I already created here in Canada. How I have been surviving? I don't know! It's only God!

Cause without him, I wouldn't be writing this epistle right here.

The struggle has been hard, crazy, intense, lots to learn, combining working and going to school (even the jobs ain't easy to come by). God has been faithful to me, brought good people around me (Nigerians) because really, good people are hard to find here. Over here, nobody has time for you, nobody really cares about you. Everybody's trying to survive, everyone's almost lost in the struggle. That friend wey you think say na your bestie, ask am for $50 and watch as e go tell you him life history come run leave you in seconds.

Guys don't believe anyone who tells you Canada is all bed of roses! It is a fat lie!!! Canada is not for the faint hearted!!! Nothing is easy to get here, you must work like a donkey and follow due process to get anything you want.

When I was in Nigeria, I have never worked like the way I do here! Even the school wey them dey tell us that year say e easy pass primary school, I can categorically tell you that our education at home is decades away from what they're doing here. The education system here can make you mad! Most especially if you don't make enquiries and also ask questions (follow who know road) you'd be lost! I almost lost it in my first semester, till I began to ask questions.

For the work aspect, guys, don't mind those nonsense people keep saying, say "work full Canada", Zero your mind you might not do anything here for months. Even if you see something doing, you'd do everything you've never done in your life. There's no Job I've not done in this country, I think the only Job I haven't done is to wash dead body, which I'll never do. ☠️

Be prepared to be humbled. Jobs you feel you could never ever do in Nigeria, be prepared to do them here, unless you came into the country with a sh*t pile of cash, but if you're like us, wey tell IRCC say we get 100K USD for the account 😂 then you have to be prepared to do all sort of things just to survive.

I know lots of people who haven't done anything in more than 5 months here. Living with their Naira's from Nigeria. Like I said, don't be deceived by what you see on the Internet on how excess jobs in Canada. The good jobs here, nobody's ready to leave it, especially those Indians (I call them Fulani Herdsmen) those Herdsmen are everywhere like flies! Every nook and cranny, them dey, and trust me, na them dey get update pass, but never trust them, they'll boot you off when they have the chance!

For the weather aspect, I live in British Columbia. It's fair to say it's the warmest province in the whole of Canada. But when I mean warm don't think Nigerian warm or South African warm. Warm in the sense that were currently on 3°C and during extreme weather conditions it could get to like - 14°C. Don't forget freezing point for your freezer na 0°C grin so literally, we live inside freezer.
I stayed in Toronto for about 4 months and the weather is way more extreme than British Columbia. Good thing is for those coming in this April, the weather has gotten better, but is still gonna be so cold for newcomers. So please come prepared with good winter dresses.

Another thing is this, guys don't do the mistake of coming to Canada without any $$$, abeg come with something to support yourself for sometime, e dey very important. You don't wanna come here and start begging, you need funds to survive as a first timer. It's extremely important.

Mehn, it's being a journey for me here, trust me, so many ups and downs, if I tell people, them go tell me say better days dey come... Like this, I still dey find that better days oh! 😭 But God dey..

Thanks to SEUN for this platform! Without Nairaland, my journey to Canada wouldn't be possible. I also thank all the good people who assisted me during my process e no easy! Lianna, lekiboeboe, I can't remember the rest... Y'all are the real OGs!
By the grace of God, it'll rain PPR for everybody here! This thread 22 is gonna be your thread of testimonies! If you believe say a big AMEN!!!
Those refused, please don't give up! You know what you want, restrategise and hit them again! Trust me, you're gonna get it right this TIME! Na who give up fu*k up! I'm rooting for you! kiss

If you're coming to UCW or Vancouver and need information on anything kindly reach out to me, I'd do my best in explaining everything and anything to you.

Thanks for reading my long story guys. Have a lovely night rest ❤️

My brother the truth hurts and you just nailed it. I was expressing the same thing in the express entry thread and someone who I am sure has never travelled kept saying Bla bla bla
That I am trying to discourage people from coming .

I am in Toronto eglinton area and With what I have seen here in canada I am disappointed. This is not what I expect. There are centennial college students who has been here for 5 months looking for just common menial jobs and they can’t find any. Anyone that have high hope coming here will regret it. It will take several years to get things together in canada.

CannyNomad:
Hi Ozone. Just wanted to chip this in. I think we underestimate the power of sending web forms. In my case, after waiting 4 weeks, I sent a webform, my medical was updated to passed. A week later, I was impatient and sent another webform. Eligibility started the next day and PPR the next. I belive IRCC are dealing with volumes and sometimes applications get forgotten in the matrix. Although yours is still early days. Wish you all the best!

Favouralltheway:
Wow! This is scary! So u’re saying there’s no likelihood of getting PR after 2yrs of study and 3yrs PGWP? Wow! The main reason people are going to school is to get to stay back.

Nobody wants to spend their life savings and at the end of the day come back to Nigeria. That would be disastrous.

All dese scary news is what’s making me think twice about going to Canada via these study route. My job is Nigeria is not a bad one. At least I make about 500k a month. To give it all up without any assurance is quite scary.

Luada:
Saw your post in uk student visa thread, but let me tell you that you wont find 1 my school is 27,000 cad per year, concordia university.

Francesr:
I got PPR on Friday!
Please who knows how I can can upload my Transmission fees to VFS global in Abuja. I have paid the fees to VFS. I got to DHL Office and the lady there said I have to upload the 20,250 paid for the Passport submission to VFS?
Please I need urgent help.

Francesr:
I got PPR on Friday!
Please who knows how I can can upload my Transmission fees to VFS global in Abuja. I have paid the fees to VFS. I got to DHL Office and the lady there said I have to upload the 20,250 paid for the Passport submission to VFS?
Please I need urgent help.

jakeroberto:
Didn't they send anything to your mail Document

Francesr:
Please explain. I didn't get anything in mail

jakeroberto:
Congratulations to you Bro.....
I tap into your testimony oooh....
I am still waiting for collection of passport and my visa to join the plane ooooh