Congratulations Boss, there is truly a Living God and all glory return back to Him. Congratulations again

Goldenegg:
Compliments of the season my people.

So this is my story.....

Applied in April
Refused in June

Re-applied in June
Refused in November

I was so heartbroken and devastated.....
But I just held on to God's promise.

I didn't want to try again.

But the Spirit of God gave me the courage to try again.

So I applied again in November.

God finally came through for me and I got my approval this December.

Lesson : If God has said it, that settles it because He will surely do it. Don't give up. It's not over till you win!

By the way I'm a matured student o, in my forties. I left university over 20 years ago. If God can do it for me, He will also do yours!

To God be the glory! All I can say is THANK YOU JESUS CHRIST MY LORD!

Famzyactivity:
My application has been approved ! July 24 Online route .this is my third application

Congratulations!

Famzyactivity:
My application has been approved ! July 24 Online route .this is my third application

Best news all December!

Hi,please I got two admissions from different schools and would like to know which would be better to use while applying for study permit(better chances), ill be 19 next year
One is a university(undergraduate program) and one is college(diploma).
Gurus please help!!

Famzyactivity:
My application has been approved ! July 24 Online route .this is my third application

Congratulations! At last July testimony is here and more on the way. Did you defer your initial admission till January ?

Famzyactivity:
My application has been approved ! July 24 Online route .this is my third application

Did you do upfront medical/was it requested?

jiggazee:

Congratulations! At last July testimony is here and more on the way. Did you defer your initial admission till January ?

yes I deferred my Admission to January

jiggazee:


Did you do upfront medical/was it requested?

yes I did an upfront Medical

Famzyactivity:


yes I did an upfront Medical

What document did you included this time around; kindly give us full gist�

@omoarukheo, @justobeserving, any update on your passport and visa stamp please? Have no idea why this is taking long, and I fear they'll be going for Christmas break this weekend.

pheoebe:
@omoarukheo, @justobeserving, any update on your passport and visa stamp please? Have no idea why this is taking long, and I fear they'll be going for Christmas break this weekend.

Hiii,
So I got the biometric validity mail again today(second time I'm getting it), I'm actually very worried now cos I'm traveling next Thursday and I haven't gotten my passport back

Famzyactivity:
My application has been approved ! July 24 Online route .this is my third application

Congrats bro.

Famzyactivity:
My application has been approved ! July 24 Online route .this is my third application

did you do upfront medicals or you got a medical invite?

Hello everyone;I intend applying for a program in one of the schools in Canada;any leads or pointers will be appreciated.Thanks.
NB:I have been refused a Canadian visit visa before and also a US visit visa ;lastly am in my late twenties

Omoarukheo:




Hiii,
So I got the biometric validity mail again today(second time I'm getting it), I'm actually very worried now cos I'm traveling next Thursday and I haven't gotten my passport back

My flight is also for next week. Do we send a CSE or just chill? Is there anyone else that has submitted their passport to VFS recently and gotten it back? Maybe we should hear from other people o.

Congrats , did you receive your gcms note before the approval ? I tap into your testimony

Famzyactivity:
My application has been approved ! July 24 Online route .this is my third application

jiggazee:


Did you do upfront medical/was it requested?

This medical of a thing, if I submit my application, then go for medicals and subsequently add to my application (without medical request), is that allowed/classified as upfront medicals?

nitrogen:


This medical of a thing, if I submit my application, then go for medicals and subsequently add to my application (without medical request), is that allowed/classified as upfront medicals?

Yes

I wana ask, my application is on Eligibility review...since 8th of Nov...applied on the 18th of July...I have differed my admission to sept 2019 cos my department don't have winter/spring sessions.. my question is, is it advisable to send d the new admission letter to cic or just wait till dy request for it... I ask cos I don't want if I submit it and dy see it sept2019, dy will delay my approval till middle next year... am just asking cos I feel now dy are attending to people who are resuming classes in January

Famzyactivity:
My application has been approved ! July 24 Online route .this is my third application

Congratulations bro...

042viber12:


Yes

Oh okay, thank you.

sleekysoft:
Congrats , did you receive your gcms note before the approval ? I tap into your testimony

Bros I beg you in the name of God, can you please help me with your SOP?
Chukwuemekaegereonu@yahoo.com

pheoebe:


My flight is also for next week. Do we send a CSE or just chill? Is there anyone else that has submitted their passport to VFS recently and gotten it back? Maybe we should hear from other people o.

Bros I beg you in the name of God, can you please help me with your SOP?
Chukwuemekaegereonu@yahoo.com

Lagos2canna:

congrats.......finally good news for July app.....your eligibility and final decision came same time? did you apply for gcms note.

yes it came at the same time and I got my gcms last week Friday

sleekysoft:
Congrats , did you receive your gcms note before the approval ? I tap into your testimony

yes I received my gcms note last week Friday

Journey to Spousal work permit while waiting for my visit visa to accompany my son and spouse to Canada.


Thanks for insight.
Applied online on 9/12/2018
Upfront medicals passed on 17/12/2018
PPR on 18/12/2018
Dropping passport on 19/12/2018.
Documents submitted are:
Proof of relationship (many wedding pictures and landed properties documents bought together )
My companies documents with Tax clearance
School enrolment documents
I applied for a visit visa for my older son, it was rejected that we should apply for a study permit with medicals.
I intend to submit that tomorrow.
In between, I am a pharmacist and I have started the processes of my Canada Pharmacists registration. The documents were also attached.
Thank you all.

How it all began:
My wife was issued Study Permit in Nigeria on 30/10/2018 with my two years old son. I applied for a visit visa on 31/10/2018 To accompany them and give them all necessary support to settle down. We fixed our proposed journey for the 8/12/2018. The visit visa didn't come. I sent cse to London, Lagos will reply. Active review and active processes. When I discovered that it won't come, I accompany them all the same to Istanbul, they proceeded to Canada, I proceeded to New York. While in New York, I applied for SOWP because I already have an outstanding visit visa pending and might be refused for purpose of visit since they left Nigeria as planned. Before I left Nigeria, I sent an email to Canada Visa office in New York if I can apply for SOWP, They gave the go ahead and even sent the VAC office address in New York. I applied immediately. I printed form 1-94 they confirmed my status in the USA and attached it. I am dropping my Passport in the VAC office Moro. I think the Nigeria situations made visa issuance difficult. I have learnt a lot in this journey. To God be the glory. I am writing thing on a phone , Pls pardon any mistakes and lets all use our strategies to achieve our Canada dreams. My Canada dream started this year after the study permit.
Thanks to all the fora of Nairaland. I researched a lot.
I also researched from other international fora. Then I realised that as a Nigerian you can apply for Study permit from USA. But you will need to supply verifiable websites to verify your documents. Like CAC and FIRS website which I did. All the best guys. It's possible

Can I Pm you? Did that already please reply

Famzyactivity:


yes I received my gcms note last week Friday

Omoarukheo:
Hi guys,
Submitted my passport for stamping since dec 5th and I haven't gotten it back! Been tracking it keeps saying processing, I'm traveling in some days and I'm super worried about it! Please what can I do? They're not even picking their calls

Hello,
submitted mine on the 3rd of December. My correspondence letter came today. Hopefully, I will get my passport within this week. Just chill, you may still get it this week. I hope this helps

Any University of Calgary student in the platform? Please lets hookup

Amen and Amen.

You have such a good heart, so am not surprised.

God will continue to favour you in all ramification.

Wish you all the best.

Naijaforeigner:
[/b]Take off and Landing gist (long post alert)[b]

[/b]Bureau de change[b]

I tried getting PTA from Diamond bank via Form A but I was told I cannot get it except I had a return ticket.

I then decided on changing Naira on the day of travel at the airport to US dollars surprisingly all the BDC at the Muritala Muhammed Airport (MMA) had no USA dollars on 5/12/18. I went to all BDC in both the departure and arrival wing and none of them had US dollars. I mean none of them.

I then decided to change Naira to Canadian dollars and still most of them still struggled to give me. I had to get Canadian dollars from 6 BDC (4 BDC at the departure wing and 2 BDC at the arrival wing). Rate: 1 Canadian dollar = 295 Naira.

I suggest if you are traveling later this month or in January, try and get US dollars or Canadian dollars early.

P.s A Nairalander adviced I could have transferred money to my GtB dollar account and then made the transfer to my Canadian account when I arrive.

[/b]Airline[b]

I took Egypt airline from Lagos Muritala Mohammed International Airport. Lagos - Cairo and Cairo - Toronto. Lagos - Cairo plane was totally shiitty (my opinion) as 3 rows had to share one screen. Meal was just there.

At the Cairo airport, I could not pay for anything with my Canadian dollar. Unfortunately, I was not with my credit card. They only accept card or Cash payment in $,€ or £ (Canadian dollar is not accepted)

Gracefuily for me, during my stop over at Cairo, I met a Nigerian at the airport coming from turkey on her way to Nigeria who paid for my dinner and we watched the ManU - Arsenal match together.

Flight from Cairo - Toronto was better as each seat had their own screen. However, the movies they had on their entertainment section were old movies and so few.

If you have ever used Emirates, Etihad, KLM, trust me, you will struggle with Egypt. If you are a first time traveler, you will be fine. I had issues cos Cairo - Toronto was about 12 hours and normally I would have used movies to keep myself busy.
Their meals were okay. We were served thrice on Cairo - Toronto flight.

I used Egypt airline cos they had the cheapest rate for the day I wanted to travel.

[/b]Immigration [b]

Passed first security and the guy asked who I was and what I came to do. I explained and he allowed me pass.

Second security (the main immigration officers) the lady asked me which school and if I had paid my fees. Surprisingly Fanshawe did not indicate it on my LOA that I had paid my first term fees. Immigration lady said are you sure you have paid, I said YES. She said show me on your LOA and I started looking for it and could not find it myself (the LOA was an updated LOA from the school. The first one they gave me for September had that information but this new one did not have it).

After searching and I could not find it, I asked if I could show her on my phone, she said YES (she sounded like she had all the time in the world she kept saying take your time, there is no rush) I had to quickly show her my receipt on my phone
(Connected to airport WiFi).


She still was not done.

Then she asked, do you know anyone in Canada and I said No. do you have family members in Canada, I said No. She asked again are you sure? I said YES. Then she asked do you know any Omolola E.A and I was like yes that’s my sisters name . Then she asked for her DOB and I told her

She then said your sister lives in Canada . I looked in shock and then laughed and said nah, my sister lives in UK with her family. There is no way she would have moved to Canada without me knowing. She asked the possibility of someone else bearing my sisters name and I explained
boldly, my sister lives in UK with her family. After about 10 minutes of looking at her screen, she gave me my work permit that will last till just 1 month after my program ends. She said the 1 month will be enough for me to pack my load and leave I looked at her and smiled.

Then I moved to another section to get my SIN immediately. Then took the Robert Q bus from Toronto at 74 Canadian dollars to London. For me, this was way too expensive for a 2hr 15 min journey without WiFi for that matter.

Let me quickly say thank you to this Nairalander Bsbabe with a good heart who reached out to me after I posted on a thread living in Canada/ life as a Canadian immigrant that I was looking for accommodation. She offered to allow me
Stay in an apartment she rented for almost a month, unfortunately the Landlord refused for insurance reasons. God bless you ma. She connected me to TheCongo2 who has been my helper here in London.

TheCongo2 took me from the Robert Q bus park to my hotel. He actually offered to pick me up from Toronto airport to London but I got his mail late (God bless you sir). He has been taking me around town and helping out with looking for accommodation and introducing me to people. He bought food for me also helped in moving me out of my hotel. Funny thing is, he is from Congo and has shown me so much love. God bless you sir that’s all I can say for now.

Bsbabe took time out of her busy schedule and helped me in getting my sim on Saturday and bought me Lunch (Nairalanders are Sweet people).

P.S Be careful of people you insult on Nairaland, you never know who they are in real life and when They might be of help to you.

Also, if you are coming to Canada for the first time and don’t know anyone, go to that thread (life in Canada and post you need help, someone in your province might just reach out).

First 2 nights, school paid for hotel accommodation. I had to pay for extra 2 days.

[/b]Church[b]

As I was not able to get house as at yesterday (09/12/18), i went to a redeem church and spoke with the workers and pastor of how I am new in town and was in need of urgent accommodation . Pastor called someone and the person offered me 1 week free accommodation till I get my own. The Congo2 took me from my hotel today to the greyhound station and from there would move to the mans house later today.

For all those still expecting their visas, receive grace for divine answers to your request. God bless you all. I am out.