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[quote author=Abdon01 post=58617543]Hello bro, sorry for the delay. Officially, GCMS notes are requested from

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/atip/requests-atip.asp

https://atip-aiprp.apps.gc.ca/atip/requesterInformation.
The challenge is you need someone who resides in Canada legally to apply on your behalf and it is CAD $5.

There are some sites u can order it itself. but more expensive.

izmercy:
Questions usually comes after presentation and the presentation is just for the panel. 2 (in ma own case)

Thanks, I'm still on the HCP chill pill. waiting patiently for the clarion call.

izmercy:
Morning,
Lemme just add this; one thing you need most is confidence. Try not to stutter and please be audible.
Also never say anything you can't defend especially during presentation and interview. And the almighty question "tell us about yourself" is your way to paradise or hell. please manage it well.

Note: it's more of smartness test (ma opinion).

were u asked questions during/after ur presentation?
who are u presenting to; a panel or the whole candidates? if panel, how many were they?

rgds

ladyvan88:
�������� We're different people. I have been a silent observer so far

my bad. just seeing it now. victory2017 copied ur post and congratulated u at d tail end.

congrats once again. I love ur timeline. less than 7weeks. kindly share ur profile

ladyvan88:
Applied May 19, paper route, medicals asked for June 20 and done June 21 with email received June 23 indicating forwarded to visa office, LLM, Dalhousie University
Approval July 7. God has been awesome.

Congrats ladyvan88.

Osemigho:
Long Post Alert!

Documents submitted and package style.

All CIC Visa Application Forms for Nigerians: Study permit application form, Family information form, Study permit questionnaire, and Study Permit Checklist. I hope I am correct


Profile and Timeline:

Single with no dependant.
Program: MA Geography.
Previous Degree: B.Sc. Geography.
Current employment status: Graduate Assistant in Geography department at a Fed Nigerian university.
Paper Visa application submitted with upfront medicals on the 14th March, 2017.
Upfront medicals passed around 2 weeks after.
Document received by embassy acknowledgment email on the 5th of April, 2017.
Checked Online profile status as "updated" on 6th of June, 2017. I clicked message and saw “Application Status: Approved”.


Personal Documents submitted:

Original Letter of Introduction from workplace.
Copy of Employment letter as Graduate Assistant.
1 Pay slip (Arrears payment). Submitted it to support employment and also show source of about #500,000 that entered my account.
Copy of employment ID.
Copy of NPC Birth cert
Resume
Copy of a Lagos state Volunteer award certificate.
Copy of Primary, SSCE, NCE, BSC, NYSC, TOEFL, and Origin Certificate. All notarized, since I could get it as cheap as #300 for each.
Statement of Purpose
Original Bank Statement (6 months and few weeks). Balance about #600,000. Flow about #2million (Sincerely, I don’t know the thing take reach like that). Also, prior to visit to my bank for its printing, I deliberately checked my bank account profile online to ensure the account statement won’t read zero opening balance. That accounted for the few weeks added to the six months.
Printed Tuition schedule. 1st year tuition $12,696 cad. 2nd year tuition $3,693.
Original Admission and scholarship Letter. Admission letter says I have maximum of four years to complete degree, no minimum with 1st year scholarship of $24,000 Cad. Scholarship letter says 1st year scholarship of $25,788 cad and 2nd year scholarship of $21,288 cad.
Copy of Land survey Document. Location is my village. Note: They only need asset, they didn’t specify its location.
Police clearance cert.
Upfront Medical paper.
Passport Photo taken at VAC Lagos. The one I went with was rejected.
2 Copies of Passport Biodata page. 1 was stamped and returned at VAC. Guess the retuned copy is what I will show to collect documents.


Family Documents:

Copy of birth certificates for siblings from NPC and Church as available. That is, for those that NPC birth cert was not available, I submitted the one issued by my family church.
Copy of Property documents (Land and cars) of my dad. Land documents was notarised also.
Dad Letter of support with a paragraph stating that he is aware of my full scholarship, that he transferred #300,000 to my bank account on to support my visa application and that he is willing to do more if needed.
Dad’s bank account statement with a balance of about #1.5m
Copy of Parent marriage certificate with their passport affixed on it.



Note that I tried as much as possible to be explicit. However, you can ask question if you need more clarity.

Thanks to all past applicants that submitted document list. I downloaded the pdf and created my list-of-documents-to-submit from it. I also used a sample letter of support from here to develop the one for my dad.

Once again, special thanks to TheSoj for reviewing my admission and visa documents. I remove my cap and take a bow, I am humble sir. Special thanks to Yemdogg for full review and comments on all my visa documents and for the continuous reassurance that everything would be fine, particularly during the long waiting period. I pray Almighty God will reward and bless you beyond your expectations. Also to Nony1 for the insightful information on the expenses and funds available part of a major CIC document, I am highly grateful.

I pray God will continue to give us blessings and miracles that calm storms cos mine did that this morning. Thank you all. God bless us all.

congrats brotherly. Indeed, you've been of great help to this thread and we are grateful to God for what he has done for u.

Shonky:
Paper Route - 12th May
Medical Call up - 31st May
Medical Done - 1st June
Passed - 7th June
Approved - 29th June

Applied to Saint Mary's University (Halifax, NS)
Masters in Technology Entrepreneurship & Innovation
16-month program
Have BSc Business Admin.

Current Work - Marketing Officer (8 months)
Sponsor - Mother
Paid tuition for the year and added receipt before applying
Added Employment Letter of Intro.
Added a 3-month pay slip
Letter of Affidavit from mum
Police report
Landed Properties of sponsor and other investments
Bsc Degree Cert.
Resume
Very strong Study Plan....(not more than a page) But it was well paragraphed and each paragraph very convincing and answered the questions or points on the CIC checklist.

I hope this helps to encourage someone.

"For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay." HBK 2:3

To God be the glory

Congrats brotherly. Your timeline is so encouraging

Roy11:
abeg who never get AC date like me............?make I sabi people wey we dey together.

Bros, them say we should chillax. Hopefully, we'll get ours soon. Cheers

NDOGO:
Hello people,

Just got My TRV approved. Here's my timeline:
April 4 - Online application
April 11- Biometrics
May 31- Medical Mail
June 8 - Medicals done
June 10- Medicals passed
June 15- Approval/Original passport request

Profile;
University of Manitoba
MA Economics (Fall 2017).

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Congrats NDOGO. All the best. Kindly share the documents you submitted. Do you have funding? if not, did u pay your tuition?

mcobex:
since u have applied already there's no need going to alausa again. but for the record, go there and meet any of the immigration guys there and u can bargain. the last one that helped me collected 35k for 64 pages but u can meet any officer there and discuss with him (I made mention of the price I did mine cos I know they will want to cut ur head with price )

Alright bro, just for another time. where exactly in Alausa is their office located??

and also, was it this month u applied for the passport?

BRANDYAK:
Please I want to ask a question on gcms note, please can some one tell me what to write on the concern form where we have ;you must write your designated individual contact information. What is the designated contact information ? Is it the information of the person in canada?

I guess you are applying for the $5 Gcms note, in this case, the contact information details they need is that of the individual (a legal Canadian resident or citizen) that you are giving the consent to get the info on ur behalf. I hope this answers ur question.

Regards

mcobex:
go to passport office in alausa and u will get the 64 pages same day, u can go 2moro mrn

for real I applied for passport at Festac for close to a month now, still not out. kindly give me the details of how it's done in Alausa. Thanks in anticipation.

Abiodunne:
Hello guys,
Update as regards my TRV application. I have been able to buy a bank draft of $10,000 CAD(that is for living expenses for the first academic year) (

How can someone apply/buy bank draft? and at what rate were u charged?

Cheers

Edilanco:
I didn't get a reference letter from my bank since there was no need. I paid the one year fees and 8000 living expenses in my student account since CBN policy says I can't use formA to pay more than 15,000usd. The balance I put in my dorm acct and I printed the bank statement.

Hello bro, Kindly share your profile and the documents you submitted. Congrats on your TRV approval. Cheers!!!

westgermany:
oooo sorry,I guess you misunderstood me.I don't have the reference letter yet,am just thinking I could get them to insert that in the letter based on the relationship I have with them....Abi them no go do ni?

Oh, my bad. I ignored the "if" in the "if its been indicated in the reference letter".

since u said u have a good relationship with the bank, let's hope they draft such letter for u. As of today, we are yet to see anyone share such news on this thread. U could be the first.


cheers

westgermany:
Hello great people,if its been indicated in the reference letter issued by the bank that the funds needed would be available for export do I still need to include the cbn circular in the documents to be submitted?
.

Hello @westgermany , how did you go about the request for the reference letter? and from which bank?

cheers

judebebo32:
Thanks to everyone in the house, this forum was really helpful.

Submitted online Apri 28 , 2017 , PhD University of Saskatchewan
No medical
No interview
Biometrics May 04, 2017,
Passport request May 05, 2017
Passport received May 10, 2017
Approved May 10, 2017

Thanks to everyone
I applied from Poland.

I almost gave up about studying in Canada because I had stories about challenges applying outside Nigeria but someone in this forum encouraged me, even when I find it difficult to provide a good SOA. All I provided was my retired dad's statement with just 500k. Though the PhD is funded but just approximately 17CAD per year.
To those still awaiting approval never give up, I would also help with prayers am also available to help review SOP, this would reduce the burden placed on the gurus in the thread.

Congrats Dr in waiting..

gbsunmonu:
We screen munch the auto reply and forward to them .

We made them realise that it is their fault because we complied to their request so it not justified to deny the visa on that ground

To God be the Glory they re-open the case and requested for new acceptance letter without medical mail again yesterday

What amazed was that they changed his Application number and was given 10days to provide new LOE.

It can only be God

Truly, it can only be God. Congrats in advance. it will end in praise. Cheers

chimah3:
That is why it is called being sponsored and that is why you guys give the visa officer room to deny you guys visa because they start checking your income and using it to determine if it is a good enough tie to make you come back. I'm referring to a case where your salary isn't sensible...just like a case of the person who asked the question. But if you earn well...PLEASE by all means put in your payslip in your application.

Putting a payslip of a salary of 50000 or 20000 naira is plain stupid...Reason it!!!

And please i'm speaking from experience, I helped a friend package his application in Feb. Told him not to include his payslip as i usually do because he had a sponsor and his visa came out on Wednesday...So i speak from experience. and this is the second successful one!

hello boss, what of a situation where one's sponsor wants to transfer the $10,000CAD for upkeep for a year to an applicant? in a situation where the applicant's personal account has been inactive for months with little or no fund in it, but an active salary account (e. g 50,000 monthly as an example), are u saying d sponsor should not transfer d money of upkeep to d applicant since his/her SOA isn't needed? or should d fund be transferred to d inactive personal account or salary account?


Best regards

kennykolabo:
Please assist with the process of requesting for the GCMS file.
My brother who is presently in Candace wants to help me make a request.
What do I need to give him and how can we go about it. Thanks

This link should be of help to you. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/atip/requests-atip.asp

You are to download the consent form from d site, fill it and send it to him. He will then apply on ur behalf. and he will be needed to pay $5 CAD.

Regards

I HATE TYPING IN CAPITALS. BUT THIS IS TO SHOW HONOUR TO WHIM IT IS DUE. THIS DUDE BROUGHT ME TO THIS FORUM AND I MUST REJOICE WITH HIM THISDAY OF HIS TRV ARRIVAL. CONGRATS BABA. GREATER HEIGHTS IN JESUS NAME. CHEERS BRO

Austinpee4:
LONG POST ALERT!!
I decided to share this whole story and testimony to encourage you out there waiting and looking forward to a positive outcome on your study permit application.

I applied for my study permit (paper/master) on sept 6th 2016 with upfront medical for winter 2017 start. After about 11weeks and few days, i was contacted by CIC and was asked why i hadn't respond to their request for additional document sent 1 week prior(very unusual), i responded that i didn't see such request, screen grabbed myCIC account(i linked my paper app),my email inbox and sent to them.
Apparently, they felt they did as i only had 10 days to respond or have my app refused.
I couldn't even think what additional document it could be as i felt i submitted all documents necessary.
Sent another response to them, for wia! them no send me!
5 days to deadline, i was sent the request and lo and behold the additional doc request was a proof of course registration and school fees payment! I was anxious considering the time left and the whole forex palava.Meanwhile,i already initiated form A process before then, had to cancel it, get the cash and started sourcing for means to pay through black market.

Fast forward to D day, i had not even seen forex to buy let alone initiate a transaction. I just missed the deadline i told myself! Just as i took a deep breathe, i heard in my spirit 'be stil, everything will work in your favour and for your good'
I still tried to make payment days after D day, sent both the telex and school reciept through their email, yet no response. I also had fully registered for my courses as the deadline for this was also fast approaching, had a friend book a cheaper rebookable travel date with the airline he worked for, during all this period, no reply from CIC!
In all these, i noticed i had unusual peace within myself after i missed the deadline, i worried less about my application, i was still reading and helping here as much as i could.
Then boom! God started showing himself! Firstly, i got promoted at work exactly one week after i missed the deadline, also after i didn't hear from CIC, i decided to cancel my reservation since it was rebookable,told the airline why i cancelled it but to my surprise, the responded that after i get my visa and ready to leave, i will be upgraded to business class, their manager was told my predicament and personally did dat(see grooving!) as though that was not enough and when i didn't bother about CIC again, i decided to play small to myCIC akant, brethren! The something had been approved few days ago! I couldn't hold back the smile! It was really soothing to see and know!
I already deferred my start to fall 2017(make i enjoy the new salary o jare!)
The reward of the long wait has been overwhelming.
God has truly showed me his favour and grace throughout those period of waiting! It wasn't funny but we really never know what is waiting for us!
To everyone at different stages of the process, keep pushing and holding on, Things will always work in our favour! You will also share your goodnews!

N/b..got to know CIC contacted the body dat gave me a permit for indefinite stay in the european union to carry out further development on a project we developed few years ago.The fees payment was to show tie to Canada so i won't consider that option.

Osemigho:
This is the disappointment people get when they later realise the milk and honey isn't flowing per say cos you will still have to go for it competitively, although it exist.

like u said, it exist. then with hard work and optimism, impossibility is nothing.

memstickk:
cc Eraytee
All CIC forms
Upfront Medicals done at prime ph

Under LOE
4 paged LOE
M.Eng conditional admission letter
Scholarship award letter
Co - sponsors bank statement
Co-sponsors salary account statement
Current internship letter
Recommendation letter from place of internship
HSE & HAZID Certificates
Police character certificate
Family pic

Under Financial
Admission letter
Scholarship letter
Mum's affidavit of sponsorship  (co- sponsor)
Birth Cert
Mum and Dad marriage cert
Mum's statment of account  ( salary & savings )
Zennith shares cert

Under letter of Acceptance
Conditional M.Eng offer letter
B.Eng cert
Transcript payment reciept( condition on offer letter)
NYSC cert
WAEC cert

Under Passport
Data pages of old and renewed passport
Police cert
Birth cert

Apps that aided compilation include: camscanner PdfMerge, Online Pdf shrinker and quick office.

Loads of prayers and most importantly unmerited favour.

congrats... Go and possess ur possession In the land flowing with milk and honey. cheers

Genius000:
Those eager to do M.Sc., you can always swap from M.Eng when you get to Canada. It is much easier. I have spoken to friends who swapped, some are in the process of swapping. Don't give your self headache.

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hello bro
can u share more light as regards d swapping. is it before d completion of d Meng? can someone swap from Meng in a school to MSC In another school?

iruomaz63:
Good morning,
This is my profile

Paper route
Submitted: 23rd November, 2016
Biometrics: 23rd Nov.
Medicals: Upfront medicals. Passed. I think 14th Dec. (Just logged in and saw it had changed to passed)
TRV Approved: 4th January, 2017

Big congrats.... Go and excel. cheers!!!

Dreamscometrue:
Tuition receipt - 14265CAD

Concordia University..

Congrats dear. really dreams come through. all d best. Pls, how did u pay for ur tuition? at what rate? if u used form A, in how many weeks or months did u get d approval? Which MEng course are u going for?

Mikymiko:
In study permit form, I wrote the following as:
1. Tuition: 3,211 CAD,
2. Room and Board: 8,900 CAD,
3. Others: 5,500 CAD,
4. Available fund for stay: 23,000 CAD.



Pray for Mikymiko

Quite unfortunate that u got refused even when u have supplied enough evidence. I pray that the Lord reveal unto u what exactly the problem is and also give u insights on how to tackle them when reapplying. Never give up. Sooner than later, it will end in praise. Cheer up bro

emma4eva:
online Document Submitted. Personal: cic forms Letter of acceptance MEng Statement of purpose BEng statement of result School transcript Nysc cert Refrence letter from a possible future employer Birth cert Sponsor: All CAC documents of his company(e plenty) Soa of 19mil decleration of sponsorship letter National Identity card
denied for insuffient funds.
Second application on the 3rd of sept, online Sent same documents as before, included Police report my almost torn baptismal card My sponsor increased soa to 29mil 2 plots of land survey plans a more detailed sponsor letter stating how much will be made available for me Sworn affidavit of sponsorship His international Passport Medical request mail came 28th of nov, passed came a week later. Passport request came on 14th Dec
.

Big congrats bro... I tap too for this anointing

VMpi744:
A = 1; B= 2; C = 3; .... K = 11; M = 13; N = 14; P = 16; .... Z = 26

So solving our eg.:

MN5, KP4, ___

(13,14,5); (11,16,4); (....)

The first character reduces by 2
The 2nd increases by 2
The last number reduces by 1

So...

(13,14,5); (11,16,4); (9,18,3)

9 = I; 18 = R

Therefore: the next in sequence would be *IR3*

Wow.. much thanks boss for this simplified analysis. God bless. cheers

VMpi744:
For the analytical/logical:
When given a series of letters eg

MN5, KP4, ___

reason those letters in numbers (using their position in the alphabets) and thank me later

hello bro. kindly explain further on this. this thing gimme headache

it will end in praise. is the whatsapp group really functioning?

Abduletudaye:
How does SOE, LOE, and LOI differ from each other?

To d best of my knowledge, I think SOE/LOE are d same and means a letter where u explain the reasons why u r going for a course, how it will be of benefit to u, etc while LOI is written on ur behalf by the company u work for stating ur profile with them.
That's what I think they mean.