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thecommunist:
hello people, i am new on this thread and i need your guidelines. i have a B.Sc in elect/elect engineering with a second class lower(2.92 out of 5.0 CPGA)
Now, i have chosen MUN to do my M.Sc in electrical engineering, luckily for me, they accept a 2.2 for it. Right now, i am applying for the program but there are some places where i run into hitches and thats where i need your advice and/or help.
The first place is the place in the online form where i am supposed to fill in the names of my referees which i understand that at least one of whom must be an academic referee, now my question is that who may i use as the second referee? can i use a relative or some other persons?
secoundly, at the place where i am supposed to put in my RESUME, i want to know what to know what type or format am i to use?. thanks in anticipation.

tnuola:
I was delayed sha.. Will pick my documents up soonest so I'll know the reasons then.

Oh my! So sorry, I admire your patience & strength. Dust it off and push harder you'll surely find success

tnuola:
Reasons given :
1. Travel history
2. Length of proposed stay in Canada
3. Purpose of visit
4. Limited employment prospects in your country of residence.
5. Your current employment situation
6. Your personal assets and financial status

Documents (mine)
1. International passport : I've been to Togo, rebulic of Benin, Ghana and South Africa. ( so I don't understand the travel history thingy)
2. Admission letter
3.tuition proof of payment ( one semester)
4. Reference letter from where I work as a trainee.
5.waec result
6. University transcripts and statement of result
7. My CV
8.SOP
9. Birth certificate
10. Police character certificate



Sponsor (immediate elder brother, he's not married)
1. Letter of sponsorship.
2. CAC documents, he's into construction and sales of cars.
3. SOA : company = opening at about 7m and closing at 9m with a lot of transactions
4. SOA : personal = starting at about 2m closing at 4m
5. Reference letter from his banks
6.Land documents
7. And plenty business transaction documents.

Please help add your 2cents, 3cents and whatever cents lol.. So I can refire.. I actually don't feel sad or anything.. I'm good, Thanks for the kind messages

PS.. I studied mass communication, going for Pdg in human resources at lambton college. 1year.. Been working as a graduate trainee in Hr with no salary, just allowance and other stuff.

tnuola:
Someone posted something about how to call for one's file after a refusal.. Anybody still remember? Please hook a sister up, so I can refire...

Shyee:
someone earlier said, admission is competitive, which is so true. but God dey sha.
To your questions:
1. You may use one of your past lecturers or your employer as the case may be. Any is good.
2. Check google on how to write Academic Resume.
Peace.

thecommunist:
thanks brother. I guess i will apply in two different universities i will go ahead and take my chances with MUN for masters in elect. Then i will apply for post graduate diploma in another college or university.

thecommunist:
thanks brother. I guess i will apply in two different universities i will go ahead and take my chances with MUN for masters in elect. Then i will apply for post graduate diploma in another college or university.

Omonjoe:
Bro ve u checked for MUN deadline for September start? I guess it should b late cos d deadline ws NOV1st. na admission we dey wait nw o

tnuola:
Akanni, what if the school says No? And the next start date is September?

ekpblues8:
@SIGA: Oga Siga,pls i need ur help !!.i've secured admission to study Post Degree Diploma in global business mgt(2yrs) at North Island College, comox valley,BC.Paid tuition for 1st year.to resume for Spring session(April 30th). i'm about to send in my application for TRV.wish to find out if im good to go with d following:
1. My Sponsors SOA : N5million
2. property evaluation certificate(a storey building with 4 flats):N42,500,000

akanni:
Then you collect your visa and chill till towards September before you travel.
I think you can actually enter Canada 6 months before your start date but of course, that's 6 months rent and living expense outside budget.
Apologies about the delay, i was delayed my first time too,next will be better.

akanni:
@Tnuola (quote)
Reasons given :
1. Travel history
2. Length of proposed stay in Canada
3. Purpose of visit
4. Limited employment prospects in your country of residence.
5. Your current employment situation
6. Your personal assets and financial status

I think the fact that you don't have a full time job is a negative.
You can afford not to come back.
You might need to get assets to include next time maybe from you parents.
Length of proposed stay, are you sure you actually uploaded the admission letter and it was legible?
finally, your SOP must make sense, especially the current employee situation, employment prospect,etc must be in the SOP.
My thoughts and all the best.

pyzdan:
hi peeps i was delayed yesterday with the same reason as others;
1. Travel history.
2. Family ties in Canada and in home country.
3. Purpose of visit.
4. Personal assets and financial status.


1. Virgin passport.
2. Full payment of tuition fees for one year and accomodation.
3. Wrote one to the best of my ability and was edited by a professional.
4. Have a wife and son and SOA of 700k + while my sponsor was 6M +, which personal assets is bigger than my family and the documents were submitted to back it up as the requested

tnuola:
Reasons given :
1. Travel history
2. Length of proposed stay in Canada
3. Purpose of visit
4. Limited employment prospects in your country of residence.
5. Your current employment situation
6. Your personal assets and financial status

Documents (mine)
1. International passport : I've been to Togo, rebulic of Benin, Ghana and South Africa. ( so I don't understand the travel history thingy)
2. Admission letter
3.tuition proof of payment ( one semester)
4. Reference letter from where I work as a trainee.
5.waec result
6. University transcripts and statement of result
7. My CV
8.SOP
9. Birth certificate
10. Police character certificate



Sponsor (immediate elder brother, he's not married)
1. Letter of sponsorship.
2. CAC documents, he's into construction and sales of cars.
3. SOA : company = opening at about 7m and closing at 9m with a lot of transactions
4. SOA : personal = starting at about 2m closing at 4m
5. Reference letter from his banks
6.Land documents
7. And plenty business transaction documents.

Please help add your 2cents, 3cents and whatever cents lol.. So I can refire.. I actually don't feel sad or anything.. I'm good, Thanks for the kind messages

PS.. I studied mass communication, going for Pdg in human resources at lambton college. 1year.. Been working as a graduate trainee in Hr with no salary, just allowance and other stuff.

ManTiger:
This your document bam gaan o.
Honestly, you over-merit the visa.
Seen peeps here who chop trv with lesser doc nah.

Just dust it off and re-strategize.

Really sorry to see some people have being delayed. Carefully look at the reasons given and then tackle them

I just want to share a few things I have learnt based on the experiences of others. I am by no means an expert so please don't take me too seriously.

Travel History
This one is usually just the "jara" the VO will put in your explanation for a delay. I mean, a virgin passport is a virgin passport. Most times, this reason comes hand in hand with purpose of visit. It is very rare to see one without the other.

Purpose of visit
This just shows that the VO does not understand why you are going to Canada and what you are going for. Shio! Shebi you put Admission letter in your application that clearly states the duration, you even further emphasized that in your SOP and of course, you ticked the Study Visa column on the application form but the VO still claims not to understand. Of course the VO can see it but (s)he just doesn't understand
(s)he doesn't understand why you studied Microbiology but you now want to pursue a Masters degree in Fine Arts,
(s)he doesn't understand why you want to go for a second degree when you already have one,
(s)he doesn't understand why you are 30 and just going for your undergraduate degree, etc.
(s)he just does not understand and so you have to go the extra mile to make him understand your reasons
This one can be tackled in your SOP. Be honest about it. After all it is possible that I studied Microbiology due to family pressure but my passion really lies in Fine Arts and it is possible you want to change career paths. All these things are possible so be as honest and transparent [/b]as possible.

[b]Family ties in Canada and in home country
This one get as e be. The VO does not want you to have too many family members in Canada and also does not want you to have too few family members in Nigeria. So while it might be favorable to say that you have some family members abroad because it will help your application in the sense that you are financially worthy, afterall the family members are surviving, you have accommodation there, feeding will not be a problem, you do not want it to seem like you have strong family ties in Canada, even though you do So balance is key.

Personal assets and financial status
This in my opinion is the easiest to tackle. Most times, however, it has to do with your choice of sponsor(s). While your sponsor's account may be fat enough, what are his financial obligations? For example, it is a lot easier to grant a visa to someone who is the last child of his family with siblings working or married off (The VOs get this information from the family information form). On the other hand, it will be a bit tougher granting a visa to someone whose sponsor has a lot of financial obligation, even tougher when the sponsor is not your relative. So pick your sponsor wisely.

Current employment situation
This is just a way the VO tells you that (s)he thinks you are leaving to Canada for greener pastures (Duhh, aren't we all?) This is usually tougher for people who graduated some years back but are finding it difficult to get a job or they got one that's not good enough. To be honest, I can't with this ridiculous reason. What is wrong with wanting more for your life? Not that Canada is exactly more but its an option that we just want to explore. But then again, find a way to tackle it. Again, you can be honest about it.

Personal assets and financial status
This again, depends on age and also, years of work experience. Sadly. They expect that if you have been working for say, 10 years, you should have some level of comfort financially. A VO has his own expectation, even though some are not realistic.

At the end of the day, it depends on a lot of other things. Sadly, the VO's mood is one of it. If it is rush hour, if there is a quota in place, anything. But guess what? When God says YES...

Like I said earlier, this is from what I gathered from the experiences of others. I may be blatantly wrong but I know this can help someone no matter how little.

All the best guys.

(@Tnuola sorry for your delay. I was actually anticipating positive news from you. I'm sure it will come soon.)

tnuola:
You know how it is when we plan something and God is planning something else. Il def reapply as soon as possible, next start date is September.

tnuola:
You know how it is when we plan something and God is planning something else. Il def reapply as soon as possible, next start date is September.

checkyink:
I applied on the 12th of january for PhD spring/summer 2015. Guys pls look into the docs submitted. Thanks.

My Docs:
Waec certificate,
BSc (Agriculture) certificate and transcripts
MSc (food safety) certificate and transcript (UK uni)
Birth certificate,
Certificate of origin
Letter of introduction showing reason for docs submitted
Letter of explanation showing reasons for choice of PhD program and canada
Intl passport and photocopies of UK visa page
Evidence of registration into MPhil(food science) prog in OAU ( this is to serve as proof of current activity)
Award certificate for best MSc project from the UK)

Uni of Regina docs:
Letter of acceptance showing 25,800 CAD funding for the first year.
Letter from my proposed supervisor showing continued funding at 21,000 CAD
Official fee schdeule for the uni.

Sponsor docs:
Certified copies of CAC docs, tax clearance and compliance with industrial requirements.
Bank acct statement ending with 25M
Notarised letter of sponsorship with sponsorship offered at 5m
Pics taken wt sponsor
Phtocopies of sponsors intl passport and visa pages.

tnuola:
I was delayed sha.. Will pick my documents up soonest so I'll know the reasons then.

kennybravo1:
Pls gurus in the house my SAO carry two of my names only can I use it? My name is babalola babajide Daniel thou all my documents carry the three names except my bank account which carry babalola babajide
Pls can I use it?

tnuola:
Reasons given :
1. Travel history
2. Length of proposed stay in Canada
3. Purpose of visit
4. Limited employment prospects in your country of residence.
5. Your current employment situation
6. Your personal assets and financial status

Documents (mine)
1. International passport : I've been to Togo, rebulic of Benin, Ghana and South Africa. ( so I don't understand the travel history thingy)
2. Admission letter
3.tuition proof of payment ( one semester)
4. Reference letter from where I work as a trainee.
5.waec result
6. University transcripts and statement of result
7. My CV
8.SOP
9. Birth certificate
10. Police character certificate



Sponsor (immediate elder brother, he's not married)
1. Letter of sponsorship.
2. CAC documents, he's into construction and sales of cars.
3. SOA : company = opening at about 7m and closing at 9m with a lot of transactions
4. SOA : personal = starting at about 2m closing at 4m
5. Reference letter from his banks
6.Land documents
7. And plenty business transaction documents.

Please help add your 2cents, 3cents and whatever cents lol.. So I can refire.. I actually don't feel sad or anything.. I'm good, Thanks for the kind messages

PS.. I studied mass communication, going for Pdg in human resources at lambton college. 1year.. Been working as a graduate trainee in Hr with no salary, just allowance and other stuff.