sotall:


Jayne...i think you need to look inwards for what you really have a passion for.This is because, that is the only thing that will keep you going when the going gets tough. Having had a BSc. microbiology, you should by now as a matter of academic exposure and possible career prospects know where you want to be in the nearest future and how to get there.

I am particularly interested in your issue because i also did microbiology in school and also already planning my way to have a postgraduate degree in occupational health and safety in Canada. If you ask me, the major reason for choosing the course is because contrary to the opinion of your uncle, occupational health and safety cuts across many industries including health, mining, oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, e.t.c, hence the probability of getting a decent job after employment is good especially if you know your onions. Nursing is also a very lucrative course and has impressive prospects especially if you plan to stay back in Canada after your study. Hence it boils down to what you have a passion for.
If you still want to opt for occupational health and safety, i would advise you also check the university of British Columbia.They have a thesis-based master as well as project-masters for PGD in the course. I am particularly interested in the project-based masters because it includes a 6 months fully paid work experience on the course. Hence, you already have experience in the field.

olah23:
fanshawe college Ontario....

profojah2:

Brandon University application fee is 134CAD

paradisewoods:
Hi everyone, I have a couple of questions to ask. I have a visiting visa (Business visitor) to canada, however I just got married and my wife is a student in canada since last year. She just went back last week and I wish to go join her. This is my question
1. Can I apply for dependent visa inside canada or must it be outside canada
2. Proof of maintenance for me, must the account be in my name or my wife's name. Or either?

Thanks so much for your anticipated response.

Graviton2:
This is really high...Their tuition must cost an arm and a leg.

Jlakeside:

Bro. You don't have to be tired . I know how annoying it is by contacting a supervisor and get no or dearth reply.
*Maybe your emails isn't well comprehensive enough or you've been mailing the profs that have little or no knowledge/interest in your field Or your mails has likely been gushed into their spam box.. Read back my previous posts on how to write a professor and I'm sure you'll get a positive response when u work on that..

Moreso, Always give a 2-3days interval after sending your email to send a REMINDER to them. Pls don't send a new mail with the same information/writeups as the previous(they get angry when you spam their mail). What you will do by reminder is "Go to your sent messages > click on the message u previously sent to d prof > click on reply > input the prof's email addy, then you can add REMINDER to the subject of ur previous mail..
If the subject of ur previous mail is RESEARCH. By putting d reminder it wil be like this -REMINDER: RESEARCH.

I got a prof after sending him a Reminder twice.(Those guys are very busy).

Don't be tired , keep making Google ur friend to search for profs, and keep sending mail to those of ur interest.. I sent more than 50emails, only 2 clicked..

Happy new year boss thesoj, oga sholay2011, ayooluwatoni and ganiyuadeoye. And all TRV applicants, be expectant and believe that God that did it for berexio1, omonjoe graviton2 and others will surely do it for you.. Also pray for my own admission to be granted o. Thanks

*Back to my crouching mode*

SammyVee:


Don't bother about all that. If you have a valid Visa card, the process is one way. Pay online, via the peer transfer web site - now flywire- the money will be deducted from your account and you can track your payment. The conversion to naira will pop up once you input the amount in CAD you wish to pay. Best of luck.

Blackkie:
This is wonderful.
You have given me a more elaborate reason why all my application was denied.

I hope using a fixed deposit account bearing the sum total amount that will take care of my feeding and board will not be a bad idea.
My new course is a year, school fees to be paid in full.

igwenunsa:
Hello @seiraries please i want you to help me and explain this, i was denied based on the length of the proposed stay in Canada and purpose of visit. i have read your write up on this as a means of refusal, i am a degree holder in Nursing science, a registered nurse and midwife and i have paid my tuition fees complete and i did wrote on my SOP while i need to change or go for another area of specialty in Nursing because i am going for an area of specialty in Nursing again and it is called Enhanced Nursing practice- clinical and critical care which is not done in any Nigeria university or college. please i need your advice and the program is a year program.....please others gurus in the house do attend to this with an explaination

bencheda:
Pls any one know where i can get winter coat in nigeria nice once. Pls any one in ottawa and regina who needs a roommate am looking to rent a room with any nija fella

wizzzzzyyyyyyyy:
this is the 2nd time i applied for canada student visa..i applied oct 19 and i was called for medicals on nov 5..after doing medicals,i passed medicals,i got an email today that my passport has been dispatched to vfs office,i went to pick up my documents today and it was denied again.. DENIAL is not the end of life..#STILL THANKFUL FOR LIFE.. wish everyone still expecting their TRV goodluck and i pray its good news...

Danfuster:
Hi all, new here as I am looking to do my MS in Control and Instrumentation Engineering, I really don't kow how to go about things but definitely think I don't have to employ any agent with the figures of intellect on this thread. Pls, I would appreciate any pointers. Thank you.

bencheda:
Every one expecting trv approval wld get it on monday who wants to bet with me my mouth always say good things and it alway come to pass so claim it now. Am number 1 anyways

seiraries:
How to tackle common reasons for denial
1, Travel History:
Most times this is ticked in addition to other 'core' reasons for denial and is mostly for applicants who have zero travel experience (out of their home country). However, sometimes it is ticked for people who have travelling experience (why this is so remains unclear though speculatively, the idea is that it is either an error on the VO's part or the countries the applicant has travelled to is considered insignificant).
Solution: Travel history is seldom (in my experience, never) a stand-alone reason for visa denial. So, travelling around the globe after a visa denial shouldn't be seen as the most ideal solution. Rather, one should explain succinctly to a VO in one's SOP why one has little or no travel history and convince VO you are not a flight risk (presenting solid home ties can help here). Tell a good story to show without doubt that you will return home after your studies.

2. Length of proposed stay and purpose of visit:
Most times the two are tied together. This implies that the VO isn't convinced you're going to study or that you need the degree you're going for. It could also imply inconsistency in your academic/work background and your chosen course of study. Nine times out of ten an applicant with a First degree going for a diploma will be denied except such applicant is able to convince the VO of his/her rationale for choosing the diploma programme. Another reason why the above could be ticked is when your intended programme of study is not at all related to your background (academic/professional). Length of proposed stay may imply that the VO isn't convinced you need that much time away from your home country in pursuit of a degree or that you can obtain the needed experience in the time frame quoted. (keyword: convinced It is very likely that two different VOs might see things differently i.e where one VO feels your current job as a junior business analyst is unrelated to your chosen course of study in International Business [got this from an applicant's GCMS notes], another VO reviewing the same application may feel otherwise. All one can do is to convince as much as possible and hope/pray one's VO is eventually convinced)(This part is speculative and not a fact. Further input is needed from other members of the house)

Solution:
Ensure that you carefully select a programme which ties into your work or academic background or both. Go for a programme which is considered a step higher than your current degree. If you have been denied on these counts and you feel it was an oversight, justify your reasons for choosing the programme in an SOP. If you have to go for a lesser programme, give genuine reasons why. All you need to do is present your side of the story and hope for the best. VO's are human.


3. Current employment situation and personal assets/financial status:
This applies mostly to applicants who have been working, are mature, unemployed, or have an unexplained study (or activity) gap.
Solution:
If you have been working and you neglected to prove this to the VO in a prior application, kindly address this by adding relevant employment documents in your next application eg. letter of introduction from work, employment letter, pay slips, pension statement, tax payment proof, etc.
Please apply as befit your circumstance(s). There is no use adding a document that will have a VO confused. For example, an applicant who is an unpaid intern adding pay slips is contradictory and may backfire on his/her application. Only use documents that tell your story not just imitate someone's application.
If you have a study/work/activity gap, you definitely need a well-worded SOP (and documents to back your story if available, these could be pictures, papers, letters etc.). Show the VO you have not been idle by demonstrating what you have been doing. Any activity which is deemed developmental (paid or unpaid) can come into play here whether it's in your church, mosque, community etc.
For personal asset/financial status (mostly for mature and employed applicants), boost your account and show what assets you have in your next attempt. Fixed deposits, property, inheritance, vehicle etc., can come into play here. Basically, anything that can serve as an home-tie. Particularly, if you're unmarried, without kids, and of marriageable age, you need to provide extra solid evidence(s) of home-ties. Work on presenting evidence of deep family roots in your home country. You will be surprised but showing you have personal property, fixed assets, stock etc still fail to convince some VOs and may still result in denial on these grounds of personal assets.

INSUFFICIENT FUNDS....FOR STUDIES AND PERSONAL EXPENSES
In this case, the VO believes you have not shown proof that you have enough money to support yourself while studying in Canada. This happens to just about any applicant even those with more than sufficient sums in the account used. Here are some reasons why this section is ticked;
The VO isn't convinced your sponsor will actually sponsor you
The VO distrusts the account presented (This could be due to money lodgement: a situation where huge sums of money is deposited into an erstwhile inactive account within a short period before visa application or s/he (VO) believes the account presented is not genuine)
The amount quoted in your 'funds available section' is contradictory to the amount sponsor has declared for you
Sponsor did not declare any amount for you or state why s/he is sponsoring you (peculiar to applicants using relatives, extended family, family friends, uncles, aunts, non-relatives etc.
The amount in the account is actually low
(these are the ones I can recall at the moment. House gurus should please add any I have omitted)
Solution:
Fill your forms carefully and accurately especially the funds available section. Do your conversions and detail everything correctly. Ensure your sponsor declares how much will be available to you for studies, living expenses, accommodation etc. yearly or for the duration of your studies. Let sponsor's declaration be in tandem with what you fill as funds available. If you have 2,000cad and sponsor has 60,000cad, your total funds available should be 62,000cad. Ensure your sponsor (if non-relative or distant relative) does not declare everything in his/her account for you without a justifiable reason. If your sponsor (parent in this case) has to declare everything in his/her account, it's better the sponsor isn't retired or having enormous responsibilities (in this context, it means you having many younger siblings) or the sponsor has an active and provable source of income.
Ensure you provide clear and genuine documents (statement of account especially). If applicable/available, add a bank recommendation letter.
For a re-application, pay tuition if applicable as some schools don't accept full payment of any kind until school commences (a term at least) and show evidence of payment. Boost the account overtime (if the account was low in previous attempt) until it's sufficient or more than sufficient.


The above is at best a conjecture and can be subjected to corrections and additions especially corrections[color=#000099][/color]. Let's continue to 'pay it forward' in one spirit. Cheers.

Modified 12/01/2016

SAMUELS3:


Drop your email, let me send you a copy of affidavit of sponsorship.

Notasowie30s:
Thank you

your advise is going to be most helpful, what i wanna ask is this

i graduated 2014 , been working with an engineering company... i was told that unless you pay your full tuition u wont be issue a visa
i dont know how true is that ........
please i need answers

lonzo:
Medicals is now N33000 at IOM now. Did mine today

Thomby2k12:
Hello my good people, the Lord has done it again! My approval mail dropped yesterday 4th November, 2015 at about 3 pm.
Having being a victim of refusal after medical on the 28th of July 2015, I reapplied on the 28th of August 2015 and did my biometrics on the 31st of August 2015.

Thank you all for your contributions towards the success of my application! @thesoj, @TheBae, @berexio1, I sincerely appreciate all your responses to my questions. God bless you all!

I shall give a list of all the documents submitted as well as how I was able to tackle the reasons ticked for the refusal of my first application:
Purpose of visit;
Personal asset and financial status .

Omonjoe:
Reporting right from Ontario . Landed few hiurs ago.Boarded Ethiopian airline and the flight was very ok.

I didn't encounter any difficulty at the POE. My study permit was issued without question about fees paymet(my greatest fear cos I have not paid), and late resumption. I was only asked to show my Acceptance Letter.
I was also given my SIN right away at the POE.

For food stuffs; they didn't check at d POE only at MMA Lagos the officials demanded settlement and I told them I had nothing with me (showed them empty wallet) and I was allowed to check in with the food luggage.

I pray for God's favour for all TRV hopeful. You will all get your heart desires IJN

Thanks to Anuguson, Iyaejima, thesoj all the gurus in the house

Arcayo:
When did you apply and when did you get medical mail pls