This forum aims to provide valuable support to incoming students, who are coming to Canada with or without family, by equipping them with essential information before and after their arrival.

The inclusion of diverse experiences from fellow students across various provinces will greatly enhance the assistance provided to incoming students.

I'm interested in this thread as it's just starting. Please all that's needed from scratch applying for admission to school to the last. Please post for us

Good thread

biggal:
I'm interested in this thread as it's just starting. Please all that's needed from scratch applying for admission to school to the last. Please post for us

Check this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/7255452/canadian-student-visa-thread-part

Hanna007:
This forum aims to provide valuable support to incoming students, who are coming to Canada with or without family, by equipping them with essential information before and after their arrival.

The inclusion of diverse experiences from fellow students across various provinces will greatly enhance the assistance provided to incoming students.

Are u in Canada? I’m trying to extend my sp. I applied with the new portal but can I use the old portal to apply for extension?

Greetings to everyone! I'm delighted to offer my assistance to all. Allow me to share my journey:

I submitted my application to Humber College in December 2022 and received admission in January 2023. By March, I had settled the first-term tuition fee. In April, along with my family (spouse with an Open Work Permit and two children with study permits), I applied for my study visa. I managed this entire process independently, without the involvement of an agent. This serves as a testament that you too can navigate it on your own, saving both money and unnecessary stress.

We completed the upfront medical examinations, which were approved on April 21. Biometrics were requested on April 13 for myself and April 14 for my spouse. By April 22, we received a Biometric Verification Letter (BVL). On April 24, our visa document numbers were updated in the tracker, indicating the approval of our application. However, the OPR (Passport Request) was not received until June 15 In order to expedite the process, I initiated a series of scheduled emails to Nairobi, and finally secured our OPR on June 20. We promptly submitted our passports via courier and received them a week later.

Our travel was booked for August 19 via British Airways with a layover at London Heathrow Airport for 8 hours, ultimately arriving at YYZ on Sunday, August 20, at 3 pm.

Passing through the Port of Entry was straightforward. The immigration officers requested our marriage certificate, the children's letters of introduction, my letter of admission, proof of tuition payment, and the enrollment letter. Once verified, we obtained our permits and proceeded to our Airbnb accommodation.

Currently, we are actively searching for an apartment, and I will keep you all updated on our progress.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or inquiries.

God bless you sir

Update on our housing:

We got an agent “Jay” who helped us get a 2 bedroom condo apartment in downtown Toronto, a 15-minute walk to my school. We got the apartment on September 12th, and made 4 months' payments (1st month and last 3 months. 🤷🏻‍♀️) we moved on the 14th and our rent is due every 15th of each month (what we signed for)

The rent includes all utilities (water, heat, internet, electricity, and hydro) except for insurance. ($3k)

It’s a good location close to everything!!!

Hello house.
I got my study permit recently. Please who has travel from Cotonou to Canada before. I intend to follow that route. Moving from Lagos to Cotonou then Canada. Please share experiences with me.

G8tfulSol:
Hello house.
I got my study permit recently. Please who has travel from Cotonou to Canada before. I intend to follow that route. Moving from Lagos to Cotonou then Canada. Please share experiences with me.

from what I learnt from other posters you'll need your passport stamped by the Benin republic immigration to show that you entered the country legally then you can proceed to fly(I have it in mind that you have you ticket(s) handy already)
Safe Journey

Nice forum ..we need more update

Anything than Vancouver and Toronto avoid it for your mental sanity .

hello, please did humber college require you to write ielts?

Hanna007:
Greetings to everyone! I'm delighted to offer my assistance to all. Allow me to share my journey:

I submitted my application to Humber College in December 2022 and received admission in January 2023. By March, I had settled the first-term tuition fee. In April, along with my family (spouse with an Open Work Permit and two children with study permits), I applied for my study visa. I managed this entire process independently, without the involvement of an agent. This serves as a testament that you too can navigate it on your own, saving both money and unnecessary stress.

We completed the upfront medical examinations, which were approved on April 21. Biometrics were requested on April 13 for myself and April 14 for my spouse. By April 22, we received a Biometric Verification Letter (BVL). On April 24, our visa document numbers were updated in the tracker, indicating the approval of our application. However, the OPR (Passport Request) was not received until June 15 In order to expedite the process, I initiated a series of scheduled emails to Nairobi, and finally secured our OPR on June 20. We promptly submitted our passports via courier and received them a week later.

Our travel was booked for August 19 via British Airways with a layover at London Heathrow Airport for 8 hours, ultimately arriving at YYZ on Sunday, August 20, at 3 pm.

Passing through the Port of Entry was straightforward. The immigration officers requested our marriage certificate, the children's letters of introduction, my letter of admission, proof of tuition payment, and the enrollment letter. Once verified, we obtained our permits and proceeded to our Airbnb accommodation.

Currently, we are actively searching for an apartment, and I will keep you all updated on our progress.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or inquiries.

Hideaki:
Anything than Vancouver and Toronto avoid it for your mental sanity .

why? Those cities are expensive. I have been living in mAnitoba and I dy alright

Hanna007:
Greetings to everyone! I'm delighted to offer my assistance to all. Allow me to share my journey:

I submitted my application to Humber College in December 2022 and received admission in January 2023. By March, I had settled the first-term tuition fee. In April, along with my family (spouse with an Open Work Permit and two children with study permits), I applied for my study visa. I managed this entire process independently, without the involvement of an agent. This serves as a testament that you too can navigate it on your own, saving both money and unnecessary stress.

We completed the upfront medical examinations, which were approved on April 21. Biometrics were requested on April 13 for myself and April 14 for my spouse. By April 22, we received a Biometric Verification Letter (BVL). On April 24, our visa document numbers were updated in the tracker, indicating the approval of our application. However, the OPR (Passport Request) was not received until June 15 In order to expedite the process, I initiated a series of scheduled emails to Nairobi, and finally secured our OPR on June 20. We promptly submitted our passports via courier and received them a week later.

Our travel was booked for August 19 via British Airways with a layover at London Heathrow Airport for 8 hours, ultimately arriving at YYZ on Sunday, August 20, at 3 pm.

Passing through the Port of Entry was straightforward. The immigration officers requested our marriage certificate, the children's letters of introduction, my letter of admission, proof of tuition payment, and the enrollment letter. Once verified, we obtained our permits and proceeded to our Airbnb accommodation.

Currently, we are actively searching for an apartment, and I will keep you all updated on our progress.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or inquiries.

Please can you tell me how you prepared the travel documents yourself… Let me try too and a very big congratulations 🎊

B13578:
hello, please did humber college require you to write ielts?

No, I wasn't asked for IELTS, just my school certificate, and transcript, and I used WAEC results in place of IELTS. Although I’m not sure about now.

Princezibk:
Please can you tell me how yYou prepared the travel documents yourself… Let me try too and a very big congratulations 🎊

Thank you and I'm sorry for the late reply. Anything I claimed to have I provided evidence like business documents, bank statements, car papers, land receipt /building pictures, family pictures, kids' school reports, my school documents, employment letters with pay slips (both spouses), and PCC.

I'm finally rounding up with school this April and I can't wait for it to be done!!! My course is a year but it's accelerated to 8 months.

Also, I'm not going to do another course to earn three years of PGWP 🤧 I'm going to get my PR before the 1 year PGWP I will receive runs out 😎.

Hanna007:


Thank you and I'm sorry for the late reply. Anything I claimed to have I provided evidence like business documents, bank statements, car papers, land receipt /building pictures, family pictures, kids' school reports, my school documents, employment letters with pay slips (both spouses), and PCC.

Aww thanks a whole lot … I appreciate your reply 🙏