Faith, I am sorry to hear about this.

Based on my little experience, Some people usually get this if they have already studied the subjects taught in their proposed program. The VO believes that it is not the right progression of study.

My advice is to apply for the GCMS note first. Do not worry too much about this, I know someone that got this at first and later applied with a good SOP and got the visa.

You’re one step ahead in getting your visa . Goodluck !

Faith243:
So sad i just received my rejection mail, reason for rejection
1 based on history of having contravened the conditions of admission on a previous stay in canada
2 family ties in Canada and in your country
3 based on purpose of visit
4 based on personal asset and financial status

Please the first reason can someone explain better

Faith243:



Thanks alot for the advice @dommakavelli, @frankrobbn1, @wunaarroon69, i will put all you have said into consideration.
It will end in praise

Best of luck faith.

Very misleading and wrong.

dommakavelli:
I think this statement is misleading.

Hello house, I'm currently applying for MBA in MUM and UNB. Has anyone gone that route before? Can anyone assist to proofread my SOP? Thank you

Someone look this way please!!!

Rollyxxmv:
Hello Mr Frankrobbn1 and other gurus in the house.Forgive me if you're not mentioned.


I applied first in Jan and got denied in Feb. Refusal Details being: "current employment situation and family ties in home country and in Canada"

Here's my profile:
I'm 23(24 by October) No tertiary education yet, i have an 8 year gap from end of secondary schl up till 2020.
I've been working since 2016 as an ict staff at an energy company, learning software dev. And volunteering at a local book club
SOA= 11,200usd + 13M =about 62KCaD or so, sponsor is mum, 2yr fees + living expenses= about 40KCAD and is way less than the total of what i presented so money shouldn't be an issue.
I gained adms at NBCC for a 2yr diploma in network administration for Fall 2020,
I had my sponsor write a letter too including my SOP , waec, family properties including a land Doc in my name, mum's last designation and salary increase.

I reapplied on 4th of march with all info above and added
Proof of family ties which include: Dad and mum's employment proof, my birth certificate and that of entire family,each member of family's local govt of origin cert
I also added proof of employment which include : Employment letter, confirmation letter, ID, Leave approval for duration of study from my employer and also indicated that i hv been denied bfr above.

Today, i got denied for the second time and I'm sad and demoralised.

Reasons being:
travel history
Family ties in canada and home country
Current employment situation
Personal assests and status
Purpose of visit

Man y'all help me please
And also how do i get the gcsms notes

Those rejection reasons are generic. My advice to you is to request GCMS notes for your previous applications. You need to know the officers' concerns before you reapply. You would then focus your next application on addressing the VO's concerns. Also, you will definitely need a strong SOP to make your case.

I'm not sure how to request a GCMS note from Nigeria but I'm sure people here would have answers for you regarding that.

Rollyxxmv:
Hello Mr Frankrobbn1 and other gurus in the house.Forgive me if you're not mentioned.
I'm currently going gaga.

I applied first in Jan and got denied in Feb. Refusal Details being: "current employment situation and family ties in home country and in Canada"

Here's my profile:
I'm 23(24 by October) No tertiary education yet, i have an 8 year gap from end of secondary schl up till 2020.
I've been working since 2016 as an ict staff at an energy company, learning software dev. And volunteering at a local book club
SOA= 11,200usd + 13M =about 62KCaD or so, sponsor is mum, 2yr fees + living expenses= about 40KCAD and is way less than the total of what i presented so money shouldn't be an issue.
I gained adms at NBCC for a 2yr diploma in network administration for Fall 2020,
I had my sponsor write a letter too including my SOP , waec, family properties including a land Doc in my name, mum's last designation and salary increase.

I reapplied on 4th of march with all info above and added
Proof of family ties which include: Dad and mum's employment proof, my birth certificate and that of entire family,each member of family's local govt of origin cert
I also added proof of employment which include : Employment letter, confirmation letter, ID, Leave approval for duration of study from my employer and also indicated that i hv been denied bfr above.

Today i got denied for the second time and I'm sad and demoralised.

Reasons being:
travel history
Family ties in canada and home country
Current employment situation
Personal assests and status
Purpose of visit

Man y'all help me please
And also how do i get the gcsms notes

Same here I need to renew my passport �

Vokay91:


Mine is for September.. school resumes on the 9th.. I haven’t submitted my visa application.. because I haven’t been able to renew my passport due to the lockdown.. I am thinking of deferring to January sef.. but still thinking ..

I think this is solid. How are you doing with your SOP? If you want a second eye, you can send to me.
Goodluck!

gettingbeta:
Hello everyone, I have followed this thread closely, reading through all the advices from the gurus here. God bless you all for what you do, I have made some good friends offline who have been helpful in one way or the other, learning a lot from what I read here also, its been a learning process all along. You are all doing an amazing job. Thank you all.

I intend submitting my application this week, kindly see my documents below: Gained admission for an MBA at UCW Vancouver, BC for July intake{MBA foundation}, main program starts in September 2020.

Client Info : Birth Cert, Family Passports and Marriage Certificate {Married with 2 children}, Family photos, Education Plan Insurance for my 2 children, School certificates{graduated in 2008 - Business Admin & Magt}, Resume & Professional Certs, Tax card, Employment and promotion letters {been working for 12 years}, Relocation letter, Wifey's Letter of introduction from work, Family birth certs, Police character Cert, S.O.P, Life Insurance Plan, etc.

POF : My 6 months Payslip and Statement of accounts {using the authorization ticket from GTB}, Pension statement till date, House Insurance Certificate worth#21.8m with rental incomes, 2 Landed properties with documentation and cost evaluation, School's scholarship letter and grants, Employer letter of introduction stating my study leave approval, Cooperative account statement of #6.5m, My business C.O.I, Mutual Fund investment letter of #8m plus, Payment receipts of CAD16k {school first year is CAD21k}. Wifey statement of account, etc.

Other study documents have been duly filled and uploaded already online.

This is my first time applying, I don't intend going with my family as wifey has to take care of business while I am away. I work and do business by the side too. I am 35 years old.

Please honorable gurus, kindly scan and skim through if I omitted an important document as I intend submitting this week.

Please help as I am at your plea.

God bless you all.

@frankrobbin, justwise, just mellow, lekiboboe, etc...

Regards.

Great

Please any info on the biometric centre in Lagos?

Frankrobbn1:


All financial documents including proof of identity of sponsors should be uploaded on the window of Proof of Means of Financial Support.


It will end in praise

Amen! Thank you so much for your response @Frankrobbn1, God bless you.

Zika123:
Same here I need to renew my passport �

It will end in praise. I trust God.

My Nigerian Brothers and Sisters,

Just my one cent addition:

My company have a Ph.D staff member who is from Africa, i was thinking he should be on six digits list but to my greatest amazement he is just 60k/year and not a management staff.

95% of Indians in Canada don't go for Masters program, they only obtain pgc/d and they're done. No HR Manager will offer you much money because you spent many years in the University reading degrees, don't forget to know that your future HR Manger at most are B.Sc holders.


Study what you want but tomorrow don't blame any person when you can't secure a job because Canadian Employers are looking for hand on skill.

Greeting from KW.

Frankrobbn1:


We Nigerians see master's as a big achievement. But in the western world the reverse is the case.

To some reasonable extent master degree graduates rarely find jobs measurable with their degree unlike Nigeria that Job advert requires you to have masters, in Canada its only in the educational sector that requires masters degree. Confirm from indeed.ca most of the advert requires diploma, certificate and atmost B.sc degree.

I can list 5 Nigerians in K-W area that graduated from masters programs that are not working with their result.

Please Nigerians pgc/d programs graduates are changing jobs because they have hand on skills from the colleges which employers are looking for not degrees.

Cc:Jephehe

At the bolded, your opinion is always welcomed on this thread and I greatly appreciate your kind assistance and immense contributions on this platform.

As always, it will end in praise

Hello Guys!! May God bless you all for the help you are rendering here.

So I have questions, I am helping a someone with a study Application in Canada. However his brother is the one sponsoring his education, so he provided a company bank statement and private account statement for 6 months. But I figured in the company bank statement, a lump sum of money was paid into the account on the 2nd and 6th of may 6mil & 33mill respectively while his personal bank statement shows that a deposit of 4mil was made on the 4th may.

So what do you guys advise regarding this banks statements?

I will appreciate if I can get your feedbacks

Hi Usmee,

If you submitted "In Canada Study Application" it will not be a problem, but if you're submitting from outside Canada Study Application you would've provide explanation.

usmee:
Hello Guys!! May God bless you all for the help you are rendering here.

So I have questions, I am helping a someone with a study Application in Canada. However his brother is the one sponsoring his education, so he provided a company bank statement and private account statement for 6 months. But I figured in the company bank statement, a lump sum of money was paid into the account on the 2nd and 6th of may 6mil & 33mill respectively while his personal bank statement shows that a deposit of 4mil was made on the 4th may.

So what do you guys advise regarding this banks statements?

I will appreciate if I can get your feedbacks

Frankrobbn1:


Don't just reapply blindly, get an experienced immigration lawyer to fight your case. Your case has a good prospect to be won by a lawyer. The process would cost you $4,000CAD. If you can afford it, go for it.

It will end in praise.

Hian Frankrobbn. 4,000 never pay a big chunk of tuition? In this Buhari era someone will dash lawyer 4,000k. It’s better to get GCMS note o. And reapply. In my opinion. She can point out in her letter of explanation that she has never been to Canada and therefore there must be an error. Hope they were not visiting the error of her brother on her sha.

So house, I just got my rejection letter too. Today is the day for refusal it appears. I have immediate applied for my GCMS notes. This is what I did:
1. I googled apply for GCMS notes

2. Opened the link on CIC website.

3. My husband has a childhood friend who is a citizen in Canada. We called him and while he was on the phone we filled the form together.
Information we needed: his name, status in Canada (according to the website even someone in Canada on visitors visa can apply for another person), his address, phone number and email. And evidence of the person’s status e.g pr card, visa or Canadian passport. Although this is said to be optional but if your contact is willing to give you it cannot harm if you add it.

4. There’s a consent form on CIC website (google consent form for GCMS). Fill it, sign it and attach to the GCMS application. The consent form must be already scanned because you cannot save this application for GCMS and come back to complete. It must be filled at once.

5. Pay 5 Canadian dollars with a credit card. I don’t know if Nigerian debit card will work but I guess your contact should be able to pay 5 dollars for you.

Don’t know how long this will take sha but make we dey watch.

Reasons for refusal were the same generic reasons:
1. Not convinced I will leave Canada based on current employment status.
2. Not convinced I have enough funds.

Sponsor (close relative with same surname) is a business man. He has transferred the entire tuition and upkeep for the 1st year into my account since January. Supported with his business account with very healthy inflow and outflow of over 50m each month, and his personal account with over 40m balance. So I don’t know what other funds are required.

Frankrobbn1:


VFS offices are temporarily closed until further notice. Hopefully by next week they should reopen.

It will end in praise

Sorry boss, any idea if it is opened?

@luckymama sorry for your refusal

Wunaarroon69:
@luckymama sorry for your refusal

Thanks. Was half expecting it when I got BVL. Just didn’t want to jump to conclusions. At least the positive part is that they seem to be attending to application faster. Mine was exactly 1 month.

Damn! Sorry for yours..looks like these replies are even generic because i can't understand why in my case, you'll okay something a reason first time and also refuse on it the second time. Meaning you're contradicting yourself..Nawa o these dudes seem to be on crack..Just sad

Luckymama:


Thanks. Was half expecting it when I got BVL. Just didn’t want to jump to conclusions. At least the positive part is that they seem to be attending to application faster. Mine was exactly 1 month.

Luckymama:
Reasons for refusal were the same generic reasons:
1. Not convinced I will leave Canada based on current employment status.
2. Not convinced I have enough funds.

Sponsor (close relative with same surname) is a business man. He has transferred the entire tuition and upkeep for the 1st year into my account since January. Supported with his business account with very healthy inflow and outflow of over 50m each month, and his personal account with over 40m balance. So I don’t know what other funds are required.

Hi Luckymama, I know you are one of the experienced contributors on this platform. However, I want to lend you a second person insight.

The financial aspect, remember that you are a mature applicant and you are married. I presuppose you attached your own SOA aside from the fund coming from your supposed sponsor?

I also assumed you attached your personal or family asset details to substantiate that you are financially grounded in your home country.
From the family perspective, I think your husband would have been the most suitable sponsor sponsor, but then, since he is not a sponsor, I believe you should provide evidence of his financial capability to be called upon in case you need more than budgeted. Look at it from the point of view that the VO is not fully convinced about the future intention of this third party sponsor- in that case, your husband will be the next to be accessed.

Also, I have read a comment by Frank on this platform where the VO only considered the applicant sponsors SOA (a company SOA with huge money) and refused the application even thou the applicant includes the sponsors personal statement.

I sincerely hope you get the gist

Frankrobbn1:


Don't just reapply blindly, get an experienced immigration lawyer to fight your case. Your case has a good prospect to be won by a lawyer. The process would cost you $4,000CAD. If you can afford it, go for it.

It will end in praise.

Please don't start this, someone just got denied and you come up with this? How much do you know about this case that you are certain that throwing up $4,000 will win the case?

Visa that cost less than $300 to apply and you want her to spend $4000 to appeal?

Faith243:
So sad i just received my rejection mail, reason for rejection
1 based on history of having contravened the conditions of admission on a previous stay in canada
2 family ties in Canada and in your country
3 based on purpose of visit
4 based on personal asset and financial status

Please the first reason can someone explain better

Get your GCMS first to fully understand that number 1 reason before reapplying

Good morning guys, I would love to do my masters in Canada. I studied Mechanical Engineering and finished with a strong 2:1. Please which universities are easiest to get admission (like sure bankers). I don't want to waste money on application fees. Thank you in anticipation.

I want to do my masters in mechanical engineering aswell

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legit90:
Please does anyone know how to request for Uniben unofficial transcript online?

I need help please as my school I applied for is asking I submit my unofficial transcript

Please anyone?

mcobex:
Sorry about the rejection. First, I will ask you to speak with your brother about the reasons given by CIC. Ask him if he did anything that might have jeopardize your chances, if he hasn't done anything wrong then I will advise you appeal your case(that's if you have the time and resources to go through it).
These vos are human and sometimes times make mistakes. First speak with your brother and hear what he has to say about it. Good luck
NB: There's nothing wrong in you going for MSc or submitting your own SOA as well(as long as you showed enough funds to cover your tuition and living expenses and your sponsor showed her source of income)

The bolded, bro you hit the nail on the head. However, IRCC needs to look thoroughly into the study visa process for International applicants.

I know all countries have visa officers that make mistake but these Canadian Visa officers, the mistakes they make is on a whole new level.

This particular case is really of interest to me. I’ve read so many comments on this thread regarding this case but none has mentioned and advised her to request for her CAIP/GCMS file.

I think the first reason of denial is more than just what was wrote. It’s way complicated than that and only CAIP file can explain what was meant by that.

Please get your CAIP file and let’s see it together. You will def get your TRV sooner.

Faith243:
So sad i just received my rejection mail, reason for rejection
1 based on history of having contravened the conditions of admission on a previous stay in canada
2 family ties in Canada and in your country
3 based on purpose of visit
4 based on personal asset and financial status

Please the first reason can someone explain better

$4000CAD to appeal visa? Might as well head to an European country where that $4000CAD can pay your full tuition or add it to what you have & start business.

Anyway, it’s like you were joking so let me just pass by.

Frankrobbn1:


Don't just reapply blindly, get an experienced immigration lawyer to fight your case. Your case has a good prospect to be won by a lawyer. The process would cost you $4,000CAD. If you can afford it, go for it.

It will end in praise.