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Spotlights:
Good Morning everyone.
BVL just dropped.

PPR in a bit
Hope alive

Great. Congrats. I'm happy this thread is alive with good news again.

Iceman2020:
At last! It finally dropped exactly 2.21 am, just like a thief in the night.

Hoping to get PPR now!

God no go shame us.

From Beijing to the world.

Congrats. Canada cannot let us have high BP.

For all the old timers here, please how long does it usually take for Lagos VAC to process and return passports on the average? Mine was delivered yesterday and since those who submitted since last two weeks are yet to give us feedback, I must assume that it takes well over 2 weeks. Would that be correct? I'm just curious because I want to start planning ahead of an estimated time.

Cc: frankrobbn, justmellow, chocs and anyone else who can help

DINO71:
hi
for those that have a visa for Winter 2021 when best is it for one to travel, so as to avoid being turned back

You can travel anytime your passport is returned. Has it been returned?

Does this thread include students in Canada?

If so, I need assistance on the following

1. How long does it usually take to get your passport returned after it is sent to the VFS at Lagos? Can I travel immediately I get the passport back?

2. I've seen the list of some stuffs to carry but are there any specific tips for students travelling to Canada? If there is a post that has specifically treated this, I wouldn't mind being directed there too.

Thanks guys.

Iceman2020:
Oh! Really? Thanks a lot.
Please tell me the address and the you addressed your documents to.

I wan do as you did. Once I get ppr I fire.

I mailed the documents to

Visa Application Centre
Ground Floor, The Manor
Plot 110, Admiral Ayinla Way, Lekki Phase 1
Lagos
Nigeria

Jesusgirlgirl:
Hello Everyone and congrats to all approvals..
I have been reading and I have a question.
Can anyone recommend a course for an English graduate that will can get one a job after study in Canada?.i don’t mind diversifying too.
Thank you

If you made a 2:1, apply to the Masters programme of the Department of Folklore, MUN.

If you made a 2:2, apply to PGD programmes in Journalism, Creative Writing, Publishing, Public Relations, Human Resources, etc.

Lekiboboe:
Ok roger that,

I would go to their office.

Like how much can one budget in terms of enough cash? cos I won't be paying transmission fee due to the fact that my passport & other documents will be going to the VAC office I did my BIOMETRICS

And make sure to use DHL. I am not advertising them sha but I sent my passport yesterday from Uyo and it was delivered this morning.

Lekiboboe:
Ok roger that,

I would go to their office.

Like how much can one budget in terms of enough cash? cos I won't be paying transmission fee due to the fact that my passport & other documents will be going to the VAC office I did my BIOMETRICS

The amount depends on your location but go there with cash of between N6,000-N8,0000.

Iceman2020:
Any update from your side? My application status has changed to submitted again. Chai!!! This people can kill person o

My people have left me ooo.

Fingers crossed

I had three ghost updates like that a week before I got BVL. I think it's a good sign. Your BVL is coming. Nothing is stopping it.

Lekiboboe:
Hi Rebecca,

How did you send your Passport and the other documents via DHL?

Did you go to their office or you called them to meet you at your Location?

Thanks

I called their customer agent a day earlier and arranged for a pickup. However, you can easily go to their office if it is close to you. Just make sure you go with enough cash (for waybill and insurance) and then declare that you are sending a passport. This is very essential because your passport has to be insured. Nobody prays for bad things to happen but this is Nigeria! If anything happens, DHL will help you get a new passport free of charge.

Lekiboboe:
Yaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!

To God be the glory GREAT THING HE HAS DONE

PPR (Original Passport Request) just dropped!!!!!!!!!

Would share my Application History & other details later

Congrats Lekiboboe. You deserve it 100%. Canada assurance .

Here's my story. Let me also motivate others just as I was motivated when I came to this thread

I applied for a Masters in Folklore at MUN after suffering to get a supervisor last year. In fact, I suffered numerous rejections when I wanted a supervisor for an MSc in Sociology (where I did my first degree). I had applied to UAlberta and USask and was rejected. So someone advised me to switch to Folklore and I did. MUN is one of the few schools offering this programme and they accept students from Arts and Social Science backgrounds. The department doesn't get too many students and so my admission was very easy and straightforward. I even got funding of $25,000 and my supervisor later added $2000 when I started the semester online. It's a thesis program and I'm going to work on aspects of Ibibio Folklore.

My timeline and documents:
Applied May 17th
Eligibility review started around June
Medical request came last week of July
Did medicals August 4th (passed one week after)
AIP came August 6th
Biometrics was completed August 24th
BVL came November 2nd
PPR came November 3rd
Passport sent November 3rd

I submitted my funding letter of approximately $25,000. Tuition is $5000. So I have the balance as living expenses.
Bank statement of close to 1 million naira.
Employment letter and letter of introduction from employer
Payslips
ID card
Parents' employment letters, birth and marriage certificates
Siblings' birth certificates
My birth certificate
Deeds of parents' landed properties
SOP (with a few grammatical errors that I later discovered)
Certificates and transcript

I didn't submit police report. I didn't have a fat account or sponsor (just funding). I'm not a religious person as such too so I won't say I prayed and fasted but I believe in God and I know he took control.

Many thanks to everyone on this thread. I learnt alot and it wouldn't have been easy without your comments and assistance, even to questions that I didn't ask directly.

Kimkalash:
Kuku tell us u slept there na. Be calming down ooo. Congrats by the way

I'm an impatient person. It's one of my human flaws. I just don't know how to wait. I don already prepare everything for ground before now. I called the DHL people prior to confirm everything and simply went there as the request came.
Besides, I'm sending from Uyo. It will not get to Lagos today or even tomorrow. I needed to make things move faster.

Lanrelala:
Thank you so much! Is transmission fee applicable to you? If so, did you pay and attach receipt or something?

The courier, one way or two?

I sent to the center where I enrolled for biometrics so I didn't have to pay for transmission fee. Courier is one way. The VAC will ask you to pay for return courier when your passport has been stamped.

Dame24:
Please what other documents did you attach?

Two copies of signed consent forms
Two copies of passport
Passport itself
Passport request letter
Biometric confirmation slips

Ensure that your passport is insured by the courier company. I paid extra N2,500 for that.

Lanrelala:
Please can you send me a copy of consent form? Thanks

See attached for the form.

Just sent my passport and accompanying documents via DHL. Has anyone eceived their passport back since? Those who submitted last two weeks should give us feedback.

See photo for timeline

PPR just dropped.

Lanrelala:
5mins ago! I got my BVL about the same time you updated yours yesterday. Yours is on the way!!!!!.

No office address on my PPR. Even my BVL.

I think your BVL and PPR didn't come from China. Maybe another office. Let's see how the China office goes.

Dampops:
Be calming down...lol

Canada has turned me to monitoring spirit.

Lanrelala:
My God, how great thou art!!
PPR Just landed!!!!!!!!!!

Timeline: 2nd application
Applied: September 21
Medical request: September 23
Medical Passed : October 6th
BVL: November 2nd
PPR: November 3rd.

DLI on Covid readiness list. No AIP.

Previous rejection: February 2020.
Reasons: Employment, Finance, Home Ties.
GCMS note: Generic reasons mentioned above, nothing specific.

New Application:
SOP 4 pages
LOE 3 pages, addressing previous refusal.
University Certificate and Transcript
WAEC
Certificates from online courses that relates to course of study( I took 5 free courses between my last refusal date till new application and highlighted how each complements the course I'm going for in Canada)
Police character certificate
My Statement of Account with 1.4M closing balance.
Letter of employment.
Confirmation of employment
Study leave
Letter of introduction from employer
Payslips for 3 months


Sponsor's(my brother) statement of account (business and personal) with 45k Cad balance
First semester tuition fee receipt $6000 Cad.
Sponsor's business documents. (Sole owner of business)
Sponsor's Letter of Sponsorship on business letterhead
Sponsor's affidavit of Sponsorship
Sponsor's property documents
Family photos
Birth certificate/ affidavit of all family members



Thank you to every single contributor on this platform. From the gurus to everyone assisting and replying questions. I made my first application as a complete novice without checking nairaland, and only started reading threads here after refusal which helped me repackage and refire very well.

Like I've learned here, "It will end in praise!". I'll add, "...and it will continue in praise!!!" to that ever encouraging statement.


I wish everyone of us good luck and success in our journey to Canada. God bless us all!

Congratulations! What was the exact time you got the PPR today? And which office was it from?

Whispering:
Hello Rebecausoro,

Congratulations on your BVL and hopefully the PPR. Can you please post the Beijing address that you sent your enquiry to?

Just google IRCC Beijing office or send an email to beijing-immigration@international.gc.ca

Longjonjoe:
What is webform please? Like an email?

It's an enquiry form on IRCC website.

Lekiboboe:
BVL (Correspondence Letter) just dropped Now !!!!!!!

Congrats on this. I'm really happy for you. The wait has been too long. I'm yet to get the PPR but hopefully, today or tomorrow. We may even get ours at the same time.

Iceman2020:
Please share the link to the webform

Just google IRCC Beijing webform.

You can also send an email to beijing-immigration@international.gc.ca

Phatkayconcept:
Hello Rebecausoro, what's the content of the letter you attached, please.

It was a plea for priority processing of my application. I gave reasons why I need priority processing. The letter was addressed to the Visa Officer, Embassy of China (and their address).

I also did another one for Nairobi too.

Obanidavid:
Congratulations Sister Rebecca, what program are you going for at MUN?

Thank you sir. Have you gotten your passport back?

I'm going for a Masters in Folklore.

Pimp04:
Oh are you saying the last webform you sent included the letter thingy?

Yes. That was how I sent the last webform.

Pimp04:
Okay I will do this right away, I applied March 24, got AIP 6th Aug and since then no update. Please when did you apply?

I applied on May 17th. Last week, I sent three webforms to Beijing. Someone suggested that I should write a letter, sign it and then attach as a PDF in the webform. You could try that too. I learnt it makes them treat your webform request faster. The person could be wrong but the last webform I sent was on Friday and I got BVL this morning.

Dampops:
Depression isn’t your portion

AMEN!!! IRCC really did a number on me and many others in my shoes.