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Lagos2canna:
It is well

DONT EXPECT ANY UPDATE TILL MID NOVEMBER FOR ONLINE (London) APPLICANTS

Senatorkolade:
THIS WHY CANADA IS VERY TOUGH ON NIGERIAN VISA SEEKERS
Despite being the world’s largest black nation with over 180 million people, thousands of Nigerians regularly leave the country daily to seek asylum in other countries. According to a special focus by Per Second News, for example, 13,656 Nigerians applied for Canadian Temporary Resident Visa between January to March , 2018.

A whooping 175, 474 Nigerians applied for the Temporary Resident Visa in the North American country between 2013 – 2018, according to documents sent to Per Second News by the Canadian Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship office.

The Canadian Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship approved a total of 82,277 applications from Nigerians, while 87, 247 Nigerians saw their applications denied. The Canadians say most of those granted visas refuse to go back to Nigeria and instead seek for asylum in what the Canadian authorities called ‘an unprecedented surge of asylum seekers from Nigeria.’




Asylum seekers at the US-Canadian border
So far this year, the majority of illegal migrants arriving in Canada are Nigerians who have recently been issued U.S. travel visas.

“It is apparent that they obtained those visas with the express intent to actually go to Canada,” said Hursh Jaswal, communications director for Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen.

“They land in the United States, where they stay for a very short period of time, and then make their way to Canada.”

Per Second News in a report last week revealed that the Canadian authorities has urged U.S. embassy officials in Lagos and Abuja to crack down on visas, saying many of the asylum seekers had valid U.S. visas and used the United States merely as a transit point.

The number of U.S. visas being issued to Nigerians has since dropped, said Mathieu Genest, a spokesman for Canadian Immigration and Refugee Minister Ahmed Hussen, revealed.

“Nigerians do not want to settle in the U.S. but in Canada. It is much easier for a citizen of Nigeria to obtain a tourist visa for the U.S. than for Canada,” Stephane Handfield, an immigration lawyer in Montreal, said. “So they get a U.S. tourist visa, stay a few days in the U.S. and cross the Canadian border.”




Asylum seekers in Canada
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25,000 people were intercepted as they crossed from the US since January 2017 to March 2018.

Responding to query by Per Second News, the Canadian Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship office, said that although a Canadian official has been sent to work with US visa officials in Lagos on three separate occasions and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen met with Nigerian government officials last month, it is important to note that Canadian authorities are not interfering or involved in decisions regarding the issuance of US visas.

“The U.S. is responsible for each decision that is made on whether to issue or not a visa. At the highest levels, both Canada and the United States have reaffirmed their determination to work together to combat abuse of US travel documents. This is part of the mutual long term cooperation between USA and Canada to protect our borders, said Nancy Caron, spokesperson for the Canadian immigration in an email to Per Second News.

“The Government of Canada continues to expand its overall outreach efforts to inform people and provide the facts about Canada’s asylum system by working closely with our missions in the U.S., by engaging with communities in the U.S. and issuing messages on social media channels in both Canada and the U.S. to provide accurate information.”

“The Government of Canada is committed to orderly migration, which includes providing protection to genuine refugees based on a well-founded fear of persecution, she told this newspaper on Monday.





” The government is unwavering in its commitment to ensuring the safety of Canadians, protecting our well-managed immigration system and fulfilling our international obligations. Minister Hussen has been clear that Canada’s asylum system is intended solely for those in need of our protection and it must be done through the proper channels. Entering Canada by irregularly crossing the border is not a free ticket to stay, each claim is heard by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) and unsuccessful claimants are removed to their country of origin.”

The Canadian immigration also revealed that there have been no visa policy changes for Nigerian nationals.

” Visa applications are considered on a case-by-case basis based on the information presented by the applicant. The onus is on the applicant to show that they meet the requirements for a temporary resident visa (TRV). All applications from around the world are assessed equally against the same criteria. Canada does not limit the number of temporary resident visa applications that are accepted from any country.

All these are stories, refuser and delay tactics is not the best method to reduce the numbers of Nigerians. @galala123 applied 6 times before his visa was approved, sometimes I ask myself why will cic suffer someone like that just because of visa.

Senatorkolade:
DONT EXPECT ANY UPDATE TILL MID NOVEMBER FOR ONLINE (London) APPLICANTS

Please explain why because JANUARY start date is near, @Senatorkolade any concrete information? May, June, July and August applicants una still dey FAST so?

Lagos2canna:
Please explain why because JANUARY start date is near, @Senatorkolade any concrete information? May, June, July and August applicants Una still dey FAST so?

I got the info from a lawyer

But why do u think soany official commuique on that?

Senatorkolade:
DONT EXPECT ANY UPDATE TILL MID NOVEMBER FOR ONLINE (London) APPLICANTS

Hello guys pls I need your opinion on this
My total funds for a year as a student is 19,000
I am using my dad personal account of closing balance 15m and second account of 10m
And am also adding my uncle as a sponsor with 1m closing balance.

Do you think it ok?

The question here is documents submitted 4 months ago what will happen to them ??

canadabyfire:
But why do u think soany official commuique on that?

THE PIECE BELOW WILL HELP THOSE REFUSED ON STUDY PLAN PROGRESSION IN TACKLING THE VO's CONCERN
In the recent case of Omijie v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) 2018 FC 878 [CanLII link], Mr. Omijie is a 26-year old citizen of Nigeria who sought to study at Alberta’s NAIT for a Bachelors of Business Administration program after he had previously graduated, three years prior, from a Bachelors of Science from a university in Nigeria. Mr. Omijie’s student permit application was rejected, and not for the first time [as will be discussed below].

This case highlights the dilemma faced by many study permit applicants, particularly from countries such as Nigeria, where the last figures we have from January – March 2017 show that the number of successful applicants (371) compared to unsuccessful (2,174) and total applications lodged (2,545) leads to a 14.5% success rate.

371 2,174 2,545 53%
I would assume that rate has worsened since with the volume of students seeking entry into Canada from all over the world.

One of the major issues under scrutiny was the fact that the Applicant was seeking a degree to continue studies in a related area at a related level.

It is also important to put into context that the Applicant’s study permit refusal had already gone back once to the visa office for reconsideration after a decision by Justice Diner. The reason it was sent back by the Federal Court was due to (as we will see also from this decision) a lack of explanation for why the “educational and employment history” was problematic. As summarized in this decision about the first judicial review:



Justice Pentney (former Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada many of those practicing will recognize from filing previous Judicial Reviews) made two very interesting points, set out over three paragraphs of his decision, as to why judicial review should be granted and the matter sent back to the visa office for redetermination.

In paragraph 23, Justice Pentney exams the evidence that was put forth by the Applicant for explaining why he wishes to pursue studies in Canada – specifically a desire to pursue hands-on, practical, and technologically advanced training. The Visa Officer does not question the evidence provided but finds fault in the cost of relocating to Canada to undertake study at the same financial level.



This is very common among international students who do often come with Bachelor’s or ther advanced degrees from abroad but wish to gain Canadian specific qualifications which may require them to start at a lower level or pursue diplomas.



Justice Pentney acknowledges that the Applicant may not have set out the grounds of why there was a logical progression between the two studies clearly but that the Officer’s decision to reject what was presented without adequate explanation was itself unreasonable.

A recent trend of overseas visa office refusals that I have seen (both on the student and TRV side) is that the decisions are generally becoming more and more trite, with less and less reference to evidence provided. While a decision-maker is presumed to have reviewed all evidence, silence with respect to evidence that can corroborate the Applicant’s statements and that directly contradicts the visa officer’s decision, can render a decision unreasonable.

That being said, with judicial review being a costly procedure, and with the possibility that matters such as these can end up in a loop of judicial reviews and refusals, it is pertinent to put the best foot forward in the first application and make it abundantly clear how the Applicant meets the statutory and regulatory requirements of a bona fide student (or visitor as the case may be) that will leave Canada at the end of their stay. In this matter, reference to policy and to previous refusals (if any) is crucial. Whether it is putting a succinct cover letter or organizing the online submission in a manner where the visa officer is clear as to where documents are located, these small steps when a visa officer has only a few minutes to review a file and render a decision, goes a long way.

The Omijie decision also highlights another issue (and common point of misunderstanding) for those who pursue judicial review and expect that either the process will allow the judge to grant the study permit or else that once it is returned for reconsideration a student permit will be shortly granted.

Nawa o...the whole of Thursday, no news.... site maintenance never finish... something tells me, it's just a tactic to work on many applications..

Please in summary ..what does this means

Senatorkolade:
THE PIECE BELOW WILL HELP THOSE REFUSED ON STUDY PLAN PROGRESSION IN TACKLING THE VO's CONCERN
In the recent case of Omijie v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) 2018 FC 878 [CanLII link], Mr. Omijie is a 26-year old citizen of Nigeria who sought to study at Alberta’s NAIT for a Bachelors of Business Administration program after he had previously graduated, three years prior, from a Bachelors of Science from a university in Nigeria. Mr. Omijie’s student permit application was rejected, and not for the first time [as will be discussed below].

This case highlights the dilemma faced by many study permit applicants, particularly from countries such as Nigeria, where the last figures we have from January – March 2017 show that the number of successful applicants (371) compared to unsuccessful (2,174) and total applications lodged (2,545) leads to a 14.5% success rate.

371 2,174 2,545 53%
I would assume that rate has worsened since with the volume of students seeking entry into Canada from all over the world.

One of the major issues under scrutiny was the fact that the Applicant was seeking a degree to continue studies in a related area at a related level.

It is also important to put into context that the Applicant’s study permit refusal had already gone back once to the visa office for reconsideration after a decision by Justice Diner. The reason it was sent back by the Federal Court was due to (as we will see also from this decision) a lack of explanation for why the “educational and employment history” was problematic. As summarized in this decision about the first judicial review:



Justice Pentney (former Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada many of those practicing will recognize from filing previous Judicial Reviews) made two very interesting points, set out over three paragraphs of his decision, as to why judicial review should be granted and the matter sent back to the visa office for redetermination.

In paragraph 23, Justice Pentney exams the evidence that was put forth by the Applicant for explaining why he wishes to pursue studies in Canada – specifically a desire to pursue hands-on, practical, and technologically advanced training. The Visa Officer does not question the evidence provided but finds fault in the cost of relocating to Canada to undertake study at the same financial level.



This is very common among international students who do often come with Bachelor’s or ther advanced degrees from abroad but wish to gain Canadian specific qualifications which may require them to start at a lower level or pursue diplomas.



Justice Pentney acknowledges that the Applicant may not have set out the grounds of why there was a logical progression between the two studies clearly but that the Officer’s decision to reject what was presented without adequate explanation was itself unreasonable.

A recent trend of overseas visa office refusals that I have seen (both on the student and TRV side) is that the decisions are generally becoming more and more trite, with less and less reference to evidence provided. While a decision-maker is presumed to have reviewed all evidence, silence with respect to evidence that can corroborate the Applicant’s statements and that directly contradicts the visa officer’s decision, can render a decision unreasonable.

That being said, with judicial review being a costly procedure, and with the possibility that matters such as these can end up in a loop of judicial reviews and refusals, it is pertinent to put the best foot forward in the first application and make it abundantly clear how the Applicant meets the statutory and regulatory requirements of a bona fide student (or visitor as the case may be) that will leave Canada at the end of their stay. In this matter, reference to policy and to previous refusals (if any) is crucial. Whether it is putting a succinct cover letter or organizing the online submission in a manner where the visa officer is clear as to where documents are located, these small steps when a visa officer has only a few minutes to review a file and render a decision, goes a long way.

The Omijie decision also highlights another issue (and common point of misunderstanding) for those who pursue judicial review and expect that either the process will allow the judge to grant the study permit or else that once it is returned for reconsideration a student permit will be shortly granted.

Spoke with an Immigration consultant today and she told me the chances of me getting a student visa was low because of my age. Here is my status:
- I am 34years
- Single
- Applying for a 2 year vocational diploma program in web development
- Self sponsored
- I own a web development business and run an ecommerce portal
- I have 2 accounts, active company account with a closing balance of 1.2m(daily inflow and out flow of cash), personal account with a closing
balance of 12m
- Paid a deposit of tuition fees of 4000cad remaining a balance of 18k.

Please I need your opinions on this

Senatorkolade:
THE PIECE BELOW WILL HELP THOSE REFUSED ON STUDY PLAN PROGRESSION IN TACKLING THE VO's CONCERN
In the recent case of Omijie v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) 2018 FC 878 [CanLII link], Mr. Omijie is a 26-year old citizen of Nigeria who sought to study at Alberta’s NAIT for a Bachelors of Business Administration program after he had previously graduated, three years prior, from a Bachelors of Science from a university in Nigeria. Mr. Omijie’s student permit application was rejected, and not for the first time [as will be discussed below].

This case highlights the dilemma faced by many study permit applicants, particularly from countries such as Nigeria, where the last figures we have from January – March 2017 show that the number of successful applicants (371) compared to unsuccessful (2,174) and total applications lodged (2,545) leads to a 14.5% success rate.

371 2,174 2,545 53%
I would assume that rate has worsened since with the volume of students seeking entry into Canada from all over the world.

One of the major issues under scrutiny was the fact that the Applicant was seeking a degree to continue studies in a related area at a related level.

It is also important to put into context that the Applicant’s study permit refusal had already gone back once to the visa office for reconsideration after a decision by Justice Diner. The reason it was sent back by the Federal Court was due to (as we will see also from this decision) a lack of explanation for why the “educational and employment history” was problematic. As summarized in this decision about the first judicial review:



Justice Pentney (former Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada many of those practicing will recognize from filing previous Judicial Reviews) made two very interesting points, set out over three paragraphs of his decision, as to why judicial review should be granted and the matter sent back to the visa office for redetermination.

In paragraph 23, Justice Pentney exams the evidence that was put forth by the Applicant for explaining why he wishes to pursue studies in Canada – specifically a desire to pursue hands-on, practical, and technologically advanced training. The Visa Officer does not question the evidence provided but finds fault in the cost of relocating to Canada to undertake study at the same financial level.



This is very common among international students who do often come with Bachelor’s or ther advanced degrees from abroad but wish to gain Canadian specific qualifications which may require them to start at a lower level or pursue diplomas.



Justice Pentney acknowledges that the Applicant may not have set out the grounds of why there was a logical progression between the two studies clearly but that the Officer’s decision to reject what was presented without adequate explanation was itself unreasonable.

A recent trend of overseas visa office refusals that I have seen (both on the student and TRV side) is that the decisions are generally becoming more and more trite, with less and less reference to evidence provided. While a decision-maker is presumed to have reviewed all evidence, silence with respect to evidence that can corroborate the Applicant’s statements and that directly contradicts the visa officer’s decision, can render a decision unreasonable.

That being said, with judicial review being a costly procedure, and with the possibility that matters such as these can end up in a loop of judicial reviews and refusals, it is pertinent to put the best foot forward in the first application and make it abundantly clear how the Applicant meets the statutory and regulatory requirements of a bona fide student (or visitor as the case may be) that will leave Canada at the end of their stay. In this matter, reference to policy and to previous refusals (if any) is crucial. Whether it is putting a succinct cover letter or organizing the online submission in a manner where the visa officer is clear as to where documents are located, these small steps when a visa officer has only a few minutes to review a file and render a decision, goes a long way.

The Omijie decision also highlights another issue (and common point of misunderstanding) for those who pursue judicial review and expect that either the process will allow the judge to grant the study permit or else that once it is returned for reconsideration a student permit will be shortly granted.

this one is too long na, in summary pls

Aneeta133:
this one is too long na, in summary pls

If you peruse the case law very well, the presiding judge queried the VO's decision of refusing the study permit on illogical progression. The court held that in actual interpretation of the law which the visa officer misquoted, study progression does not necessarily mean from lower level to higher level. The applicant demonstrated that he wanted to pursue a program from a theory based course he got in Nigeria to a more practical one in Canada. To the judge, this is a progression.

Also, the court faulted the VOs submission that the course of study is not reasonable as to why the applicant wanted to INCURE that cost of studying in Canada after the applicant had explained it in the SOP. Then the court submitted that the onus is now on the VO to provide his/her own explanation as to why he/she felt that the applicant's explanation is unreasonable.

Hello gurus Guess the pre-masters progam is the same thing as post graduate diploma.

Senatorkolade:
If you peruse the case law very well, the presiding judge queried the VO's decision of refusing the study permit on illogical progression. The court held that in actual interpretation of the law which the visa officer misquoted, study progression does not necessarily mean from lower level to higher level. The applicant demonstrated that he wanted to pursue a program from a theory based course he got in Nigeria to a more practical one in Canada. To the judge, this is a progression.

Thanks

Senatorkolade:
You don't need any tutorial.
Self-practice with study material is the key.
Visit the following sites:
1. www.ieltsliz.com
2. www.ielts-up.com
You can use the first website for the online tutorial and the second website for tutorial and sample questions.
Hope this helps

Sure it thus help, thanks for sharing

Education has no age limit but your chance is as good as how you present your app.If it is your dream pursue it, don't let anyone discourage you

technokid:
Spoke with an Immigration consultant today and she told me the chances of me getting a student visa was low because of my age. Here is my status:
- I am 34years
- Single
- Applying for a 2 year vocational diploma program in web development
- Self sponsored
- I own a web development business and run an ecommerce portal
- I have 2 accounts, active company account with a closing balance of 1.2m(daily inflow and out flow of cash), personal account with a closing
balance of 12m
- Paid a deposit of tuition fees of 4000cad remaining a balance of 18k.

Please I need your opinions on this

What about paper application?

Senatorkolade:
DONT EXPECT ANY UPDATE TILL MID NOVEMBER FOR ONLINE (London) APPLICANTS

Senatorkolade:
DONT EXPECT ANY UPDATE TILL MID NOVEMBER FOR ONLINE (London) APPLICANTS

Ok, I really hope so.

technokid:
Spoke with an Immigration consultant today and she told me the chances of me getting a student visa was low because of my age. Here is my status:
- I am 34years
- Single
- Applying for a 2 year vocational diploma program in web development
- Self sponsored
- I own a web development business and run an ecommerce portal
- I have 2 accounts, active company account with a closing balance of 1.2m(daily inflow and out flow of cash), personal account with a closing
balance of 12m
- Paid a deposit of tuition fees of 4000cad remaining a balance of 18k.

Please I need your opinions on this

Don’t be discouraged by anyone, it all boils down on how you package your application. There’s no age limit in education.
Besides your business can serve as your home tie if only you ain’t planning to liquidate it (though I don’t know the nature of your business).
To make it easier for you, make sure your course is closely related to your current business so that you can back it up in your LOE or SOP.
Moreover, You have a good finance.
So also you can be the main sponsor and use your parent or any of your siblings as a subsidiary sponsor.

If you're applying for winter, Be fast with it ooooh cause these cic people...


Bless up

I don't even know where to begin reading from again. I started from page 1, since the beginning of the month and October is almost rolling out and am yet to get to page 15 ��� I just need someone to guide me in here and nothing more as i intend processing a diploma admission. Thanks

Chocho4real:
I don't even know where to begin reading from again. I started from page 1, since the beginning of the month and October is almost rolling out and am yet to get to page 15 ��� I just need someone to guide me in here and nothing more as i intend processing a diploma admission. Thanks

Read no more.. Get a representation.

Chocho4real:
I don't even know where to begin reading from again. I started from page 1, since the beginning of the month and October is almost rolling out and am yet to get to page 15 ��� I just need someone to guide me in here and nothing more as i intend processing a diploma admission. Thanks

Brother, if you know the kind of mental or psychological stress IRCC is putting on us then you will understand why nobody has that time to guide you privately. (we have been waiting like forever, in fact, I personally, am feeling forgotten)
Please if you've gotten your visa, kindly help some of these folks.
Plssss


Although you can ask your question here (people will surely guild you)
Please ask your question.

Bless up

ontarioissauga:
Read no more.. Get a representation.

how do I do that pls? I just need to speak with someone to put carry me along pls.. I almost paid a firm with the name EWC to begin a process for me, until i said no, I can do these things myself if i start researching using Naira land and here i'm

technokid:
Spoke with an Immigration consultant today and she told me the chances of me getting a student visa was low because of my age. Here is my status:
- I am 34years
- Single
- Applying for a 2 year vocational diploma program in web development
- Self sponsored
- I own a web development business and run an ecommerce portal
- I have 2 accounts, active company account with a closing balance of 1.2m(daily inflow and out flow of cash), personal account with a closing
balance of 12m
- Paid a deposit of tuition fees of 4000cad remaining a balance of 18k.

Please I need your opinions on this

Don't let anyone discourage you. Such messages should only fire you up. I am almost 10 years older than you but recently got my study permit at UG level for that matter after having a Masters degree about 15 years ago. Granted, the chances may be low but it's not impossible. Take a chance on yourself. Your activities look impressive. Could you have applied for studies at a higher level? I don't know how deep the vocation diploma is. Don't give up or be discouraged by the Consultants message because the truth IMHO is that her statement applies to every applicant from Naija! (A careful or even careless review of the statistics will reveal that as long as you are a Nigerian, your chance is low!). Despair Not, and live not thinking when aged of what would have been, if only you gave it a shot... Or one more shot!

Next time she tells you your chances are low...
...Please tell her to tell you something you don't know!

Meanwhile, speaking of statistics, 10% of Part 15 has gone by. This Canada thread Na fire! For every 1 page that is covered in Ireland thread, I think 50 pages are covered in Canada thread! How will the chances of being approved not be low?

galala123:
Meanwhile, speaking of statistics, 10% of Part 15 has gone by. This Canada thread Na fire! For every 1 page that is covered in Ireland thread, I think 50 pages are covered in Canada thread! How will the chances of being approved not be low?

Austacus:
Brother, if you know the kind of mental or psychological stress IRCC is putting us then you will understand why nobody will have that time to guild you privately. (we have been waiting like forever, in fact, I personally, am feeling forgotten)
Please if you've gotten your visa, kindly help some of these folks.
Plssss


Although you can ask your question here (people will surely guild you)
Please ask your question.

Bless up

Thanks for your concern sir. Now i know and understand what the feelings is like in here. But i know each of everyone of those anticipating for a positive news would get it sooner or later. Just keep it on going. Maybe we talk privately, so I don't start to repeat questions that had been asked and answered millions of times in here.

Chocho4real:
how do I do that pls? I just need to speak with someone to put carry me along pls.. I almost paid a firm with the name EWC to begin a process for me, until i said no, I can do these things myself if i start researching using Naira land and here i'm

Pay them but be sure they will be there for you. It is hard to get hold of them after payment. So be wise!

Chocho4real:
how do I do that pls? I just need to speak with someone to put carry me along pls.. I almost paid a firm with the name EWC to begin a process for me, until i said no, I can do these things myself if i start researching using Naira land and here i'm

We're on the same page bro. I almost coughed up huge amount to those guys then i made up mind that I'm really going to work this out myself. Do you have a school or schools yet?

ontarioissauga:
Pay them but be sure they will be there for you. It is hard to get hold of them after payment. So be wise!

And how would i know they will be there for me after payment? Like u said, hard to get hold of them after payment. The money isn't the problem if study permit visa is certain last last but I just dey fear ni