Trapping:



I'm not trying to sound funny. But if I were you my emails to them will be a lot more forceful. I will write with lines like: "V.O. I'm running a risk of losing my studentship with the delay of my visa application and as you may well know - I invested a lot in gaining this merit scholarship, please if there's anyway I can help to expedite the evaluation of my application kindly let me know". I believe it's undoubtedly ungodly what these V.Os' are doing to you, so there's no need for you to keep remaining in the closet. You need to let them know that you're are hurting, for me it doesn't smack of any desperation.

I submitted my visa application on the 30th of August online route, I did upfront medicals I got my biometrics done the next day and the medicals have been updated as passed on the 9th of Sept. Despite that my application is just barely a month, I'm beginning to grow restless, I've even started sending them mails and I will keep bombarding them with mails until they respond and hopefully favorably.

One more thing do you know the visa consulate handling your application?

jandj:


My eligibility review started on Aug 7 and medical request came on Sept 26. That's about 6 weeks

jnyuwa02:


Thanks for the advice. No man is an island. I could stand to be forceful and I have just done that today, sent another email been more forceful. But to say I am hurting would not be the truth.To say that might even reek desperation to the VO. I have a great life in Nigeria and could build a bright future here too. I am clearly not hurting. Whenever they choose to process me at this point is their business. I am not going to put my life on hold for them so that if it doesn't work out, I become not useful to my country. I want to avoid that pitfall. My hands are on the plough. One with God is majority. Thanks again and wishing all success. I will come here from time to time to answer questions and dole out nuggets of wisdom I was opportuned to learn throughout the process. Cheers!

Chebe01:
Hi,

I dont think at this stage, you should be reluctant to send them email reminders and be as much forceful as needed. You are expected to make such requests when your application have exceeded the usual timeline. 52wks processing time is ridiculous and while you are living your life, such delay in knowing your next "move" is unfair to say the least. I was once in your shoes (11wks) delay and I had a full funding too. I sent emails, twitter to the high commissioner, and also the MP representing the area I was going to. They all responded at varying times and I dont know if it helped my application to be finalized (I received my passport request a week later). Perhaps you should also send a CSE at https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

I can feel your annoyance. All the best

shegxyt:


Thanks Doyenrey.

Documents Submitted:
- Applicants CIC forms (although omission and mistakes in the section: tuition fees, room & board and funds available for my stay)
- Uncle's account statement ($24K) and financial support letter
- Friend's Company account statement (N86m) and financial support letter
- University Admission deposit receipt ($500) and online application payment receipts ($145 this year & $130 few years back)
- Retirement Savings Account statement (N2.3m)
- My Registered Company CAC Document

Supporting Documents:
- LOE
- Educational Certificates (Nigeria & UK)
- Marriage Certificate
- CV
- Employment Letters
- Just 2 Payslips (last year Nov & Dec from foreign country...couldn't get others)
- Resignation Letter
- Current & Old passports with travel history (Good travel history to about 12 countries several times without issues - passport filled up before expiry)

Observation: Does the CIC come for physical background checks? The house I reside now is my personal building and I forgot to include the document in the application but It was used in the registered company as office address. About 2 people came to the house shortly when my status changed to "Background checks is in progress" to ask my wife questions.

It shall ALL end in praise for those waiting IJN. Amen.
Note that "Waiting time is not a wasting time" Pray and seek for God's favour in your waiting time!!!

jnyuwa02:


Thanks for the advice. No man is an island. I could stand to be forceful and I have just done that today, sent another email been more forceful. But to say I am hurting would not be the truth.To say that might even reek desperation to the VO. I have a great life in Nigeria and could build a bright future here too. I am clearly not hurting. Whenever they choose to process me at this point is their business. I am not going to put my life on hold for them so that if it doesn't work out, I become not useful to my country. I want to avoid that pitfall. My hands are on the plough. One with God is majority. Thanks again and wishing all success. I will come here from time to time to answer questions and dole out nuggets of wisdom I was opportuned to learn throughout the process. Cheers!

originally:


Wait til month end, if no medical request, i would advise upfront

Aghatise:
Hi frds,

I just resumed this Fall at MUN (PhD) and my daughter is American (US passport); does she need any form of doc to enter Canada? Considering that I will be here for 4yrs? Anyone with similar experience or info? Appreciate your update as my family will be joining me soon.

Baggiopreshy:
Please am 26 years of age I do t know if am too old to us a Bsc program to apply for a student visa to canada. Please I need to know my chances of getting the visa and have got little traveling history, Ghana cameroon and south africa. Please I really need advice please please

Lagos2canna:
Fall/winter hopeful/confirmation 2018

Please if you are a May/June/July/August applicant and even before those months, share your profile if you haven't so we can finalize timeline of CIC event. It is holding true so far that within 1-2 days is biometrics call, after 8-9 weeks, review of eligibility started, 10-12 weeks medical call, 12-14 weeks decisions are handed out. Granted there is a few outliers outside of these schedules. Please today is last day of sharing to enable others establish timeframe to their applications and we shall have @goingforward at the end of the day, come and pray for all pending applications.

Initiated by jnyuwa02

Damsyangel23
Online application 
April 17 
Biometrics April 23
Request for new biometric July 10
New biometric 18 July 
Eligibility review started August 

Uzee24
Paper Route
Applied: May 11th
Eligibility Review since June

Henkubert
I applied online May 19,
medical request on the 21st of August,
medical done on the 23rd of August medical passed on the 27th August

DrND
Applied online- May 25th
Biometrics- May 28th
Eligibility started- July 24th
No medical request yet.

amozag2018
Applied online- May 29th
Biometrics- June 1st
upfront Medicals and it was passed.
Eligibility review- September 7th

Dwebb55
Applied online June 1.
Biometrics on 7th June.
Eligibility review started early August and then went back

Kishkosh
Apllication lodged on the 12 of June, 
Upfront medical updated on the 7th of August, 
review started on the 7th of August till date. 

ghabrhiel10
Applied June 14 online
Biometrics on 25th june
Still on processing background check 

Kemsure30
I applied on the 20th of June 
Upfront medicals 
Biometrics 25th of June 

ralfudoh
Applied June 21st.
Medicals done and sent on the 27th of August.
Eligibility review started 29th August.
Medical passed 6hrs later.

jandj:
Applied June 19
Biometrics June 29
Eligibility review started August 8
No upfront medicals as I await medical call.

kceecool
Applied June 28th 
Biometrics July 3rd
Eligibility review 7th September

123abcclown
Applied June 29th
Biometrics July 3rd
Eligibility review started August 14th

Applied June 21st,
Online route,
Did biometrics July 5th,
Eligibility review hasn't started.

Goldenegg
Online application date: June 28th 2018
Biometrics Completed on July 6th 2018
Upfront medical submitted

kayvine4u
Applied paper route July 6
Biometrics same day
Linked my application online Aug 9
Background check and eligibility review running concurrently since then

MeinKampf
Online route
Applied July 9th
Biometrics call July 10th and done July 11th
status reading background review ever since

Bennycrown
July 5,biometrics -july 16
Still in background check since then.

alftdbts: 
Applied July 14th 
Biometrics July 16th
Profile stucked at background check ever since. 

larry10
Submitted July 13th
Biometrics July 17th
10th week and still on background check

yk05
Applied July 15
Biometrics July 17
Background check since then.

Beautyroney
Online route
Applied July 14 with upfront medical
Biometrics 18
Still on background check since
No update on medical pass or not

Kuffour1267
Applied July 11 online
Biometrics on July 19
Still on processing background 

042viber12
Applied 18july
Biometrics 23july
Still processing.

temmymaria
I submitted online - 8th of July 2017
Did my biometric - 24th of July 2017
I checked mycic account but the last update there was "checking background information"

Tnablack
I applied July 20th.
Biometrics 24th.

folajimie
Paper Route
applied 24th july

Shizzleadedapo
July 23rd, Online Application.
Still on Background Check.

litterbug
Applied July 25th
Biometrics was done on July 30th
Still on background check.

Emmyirab
Applied July 26th
Biometrics was done on July 30th
Still on background check.

Dan90
Applied 15th of August (paper route)
Did biometrics the same day (15th Aug)
Linked application on 21st August
Upfront medicals passed on 28th August
Background check started 28th August

It shall end in praises..... Amen

misspriceless:
Hello everyone, a friend of mine studied international relations at masters level in germany, now she wants to cross over to Canada as a student to study either public health or global health but she can't afford the school fees for a masters there, she is thinking of going for a graduate diploma which is cheaper and for one year. She has been denied USA visiting visa twice from germany and she has been denied Canada study visa in 2015 before coming to Germany, what can her chances be? Is it advisable for her to apply for the graduate diploma or just apply for another masters? She is a bit worried about the study visa because she used a graduate diploma course to apply for the study visa the first time and she was refused.

sweetmb4real200:


Wow. So u can do upfront medical even after submitting your application weeks after without medical request

makano:
Please for those of you that ur names were listed here, please signify if you have gotten any updates in ur applications. i.e Approval, refusal, medical request, passport request. e.t.c

makano:
Please for those of you that ur names were listed here, please signify if you have gotten any updates in ur applications. i.e Approval, refusal, medical request, passport request. e.t.c

Jephehe:
Great Nigerians,

We should alway encourage each other as countries like India and China are doing in Canada. My class is 40students and 38 indians. Whats the secret? Its just team brainstorming.

Anyone coming to University of waterloo, Laurie University and Conestoga College in Winter?

If yes accommodation is available.

Na only me waka come oh

Jephehe:
Great Nigerians,

We should alway encourage each other as countries like India and China are doing in Canada. My class is 40students and 38 indians. Whats the secret? Its just team brainstorming.

Anyone coming to University of waterloo, Laurie University and Conestoga College in Winter?

If yes accommodation is available.

Na only me waka come oh

Jephehe:
Great Nigerians,

We should alway encourage each other as countries like India and China are doing in Canada. My class is 40students and 38 indians. Whats the secret? Its just team brainstorming.

Anyone coming to University of waterloo, Laurie University and Conestoga College in Winter?

If yes accommodation is available.

Na only me waka come oh

Lagos2canna:

India's don't have bad records compare to Nigerians

Jephehe:
Thats self defeat

They're worse if sister and a brother can marry to get document and start having kids. Can you Do that?

Lagos2canna:

That's small to what Nigerians are doing, because people are pretending here.

blet:


I did my medicals few days before submission of my application. It makes the process faster

Lagos2canna:

That's small to what Nigerians are doing, because people are pretending here.

Jephehe:
Great Nigerians,

We should alway encourage each other as countries like India and China are doing in Canada. My class is 40students and 38 indians. Whats the secret? Its just team brainstorming.

Anyone coming to University of waterloo, Laurie University and Conestoga College in Winter?

If yes accommodation is available.

Beautiful gesture from you. Bless up bro. Which course?

Na only me waka come oh