Uploading in Arima is whole lot of troubles. I trust you must have sorted the upload. Goodluck.

Tgirltemmy:


There an issue with your NIN. Visit NIMC Agents to know the more

It is not true. I have same error messages while trying to verify NIN to renew my passport. This is gonna be my fourth passport renewal. My NIN is fine and I have verified it in the past and it popped my details. I think there is issue with the immigration or NIN site that is not linking data as it should.

Octaves:
My passport will expire in November. But I want to renew it ahead of time.
I've been trying to log into the Nigerian immigration passport website to renew but as soon as I enter my NIN, this image pops up saying they could not reach the NIMC server to verify my NIN.
Has anybody else experienced this?
Is it a temporary glitch or do I have to visit their office.

Thanks

I have the same issue, my passport expires in November too and my IRCC permit is tied to my passport expiration. I have been trying to apply before going to Ottawa but NIN verification keeps popping out same error messages as you attached here.

@OP and Others, has anyone been able to find a solution? Kindly share, please.

Ajebogirl:



Congratulations. Did you pay any other money to the school aside the 250CAD acceptance fee?

No, I didn't make any other payment. it is just the 250 CAD acceptance fee.

victorygiven:
Congratulations bro, pls did you include police character?
Can you list out your supporting documents so it can help others
Congrat once again

I included police character but I think it was useless. IRCC doesn't need PCC, so if you haven't done it, then don't do it, it is a waste of money. IRCC has their own internal means of doing background check.

Docs submitted:

- LOA/Admission letter, the admission came with 22500 CAD pa in support for living expenses for the PhD and a part tuition award (not full tuition waiver but the leftover can be covered from the faculty support)
- Quebec Certificate of acceptance
- Photo copy of data pages of all passports and pages with previous visa stamp and travel History (I previously studied and lived in Europe for close to 7 years)
- Resident permit photocopies for the two European countries I lived in.
- Marriage certificate
-SOP/Letter of explanation (4 pages with headings)
- Landed property with docs of valuation worth over N35m
- POF with bank letter head. The statement 8 month turnover is over N83m with balance of over N19m (I applied when exchange rate was at the highest level. I didn't attach any document evidence of source of income I only mentioned them in the SOP.
-Dom account statement with balance of just about 1600 USD, again no documentary proof of source of fund - just a mention.
- Exchange rate converter
- CAC company registration
-Consent letter from my wife and in the letter she attached three pictures, one from each of our court wedding, traditional marriage and church wedding. Then another picture showing us and my three kids).
- proof of payment of acceptance deposit (250 CAD)
-Screenshot of fulfilling of admission conditions (out of three universities I attended two sent original transcripts and the third one was in progress - one Nigerian Uni and two European Universities). I also explained this in my SOP.

- Police character certificate (this was unnecessary waste of money - don't do it).

-University transcripts and degree certificates
-NYSC certificate (this was unnecessary in my opinion)

These are the much I can remember for now.

BeatThaMeat:
Don’t believe any fool that will say it’s PPR guys at the end of the day they put someone else’s handle saying the person helped them it’s a lie from the pit of hell don’t believe !!!!

If you lie/joke a lot, it doesn't mean everyone is like you. I am not here for banter or to do visa agent scouting for someone. I did everything myself. I did't use agents, I only got advice.

Please find the attached link where I was asking questions during my application and how the mentioned handle offered his advice.

https://www.nairaland.com/7916517/phd-pof-student-visa-quebec

You can click the Nairaland link to see it for yourself.

Guys, it is PPR today.

timeline.

CAQ Issued Janaury 9
Permit Application: February 10
Biometric: February 12
IRCC Request for medical: April 11
Medical at IOM: April 15
Medical sent to IRCC by IOM: April 16
Medical Passed: April 18 (Morning)
BVL and PPR: April 18 (Evening)

God is the greatest.

Thank you at @MatrixReloaded, your advice on this thread were very valuable.

Whillz:


Same here, no update since passing medical on the 11th April

Guys, it is PPR today.

timeline.

CAQ Issued Janaury 9
Permit Application: February 10
Biometric: February 12
IRCC Request for medical: April 11
Medical at IOM: April 15
Medical sent to IRCC by IOM: April 16
Medical Passed: April 18 (Morning)
BVL and PPR: April 18 (Evening)

God is the greatest.

Thank you at @MatrixReloaded, your advice on this thread were very valuable.

Guys, it is PPR this afternoon.

timeline.

CAQ Issued Janaury 9
Permit Application: February 10
Biometric: February 12
IRCC Request for medical: April 11
Medical at IOM: April 15
Medical sent to IRCC by IOM: April 16
Medical Passed: April 18 (Morning)
BVL and PPR: April 18 (Evening)

God is the greatest.

Guys, it is PPR this afternoon.

timeline.

CAQ Issued Janaury 9
Permit Application: February 10
Biometric: February 12
IRCC Request for medical: April 11
Medical at IOM: April 15
Medical sent to IRCC by IOM: April 16
Medical Passed: April 18 (Morning)
BVL and PPR: April 18 (Evening)

God is the greatest.

Thank you at @MatrixReloaded, your advice on this thread were very valuable.

THF2024:
@RommyNel

I need your guide on how you eventually overcame this phase.

@THF2024, Sorry for the late response to your inquiries. I suppose you must have sorted the issue and found solutions, if not you can reach out.

John39swill:
I have my study permit application submitted this month, on the 2nd, what about you??

Have you recieved answer from IRCC?

John39swill:
Are u going to study MSc or PhD,

If not, u might be needing another CAQ except if u quickly applied before January 22nd

My CAQ was issued by January 10 and that is essentailly before the action date, so I woluld not be needing updated CAQ. Meanwhile, I am going for a PhD.

John39swill:
Congratulations

I have also received mine on 18th of January and have also submitted my application for study permit. Have u lodged ur application too??

Yes, I have submitted my application with IRCC since February 10 and did Biometrics on the 12th. So, I am waiting for their decision.

@John39swill, Yes, I have received my CAQ since 10th January. I am now getting ready to submit the study permit application.

Hi Fellow NLanders,


I am trying to apply for CAQ. I am married with kids, however, they will not be joining me now. I want to apply alone and later when I move I can apply for them to join me. I am a bit confused about a particular section in the form.

In the section where the CAQ online form asks thus: "
Indicate the number of persons in your immediate family who are already in Québec or who will accompany you during your entire period of study."?

What should I answer in this case?

If I select a "number", it brings out the form for me to fill in their details (this also means I will pay the application for each dependant person), but if I select "0" no form is required. see the attached screenshot.

*Remember I mentioned that they are not going with me now because the whole process will be too much for me. My plan is to go first while they join me later.

If I answer No, would it affect my application for them later since I answered that no family member is moving with me to Quebec?

Has anybody been in a similar situation? What was your solution?

Please NLanders help and share your experience.

MatrixReloaded:

Yes your personal account in your home country is your financial statues. Your account must meet your ambition and current statues. This will clarify every loopholes in failing to meet up with your PhD requirements. Often times schools can retrench some people due to low funding from the govt body responsible. Remember this living expense does not go directly to your account. Thou you need to make research on this fundings and make it collerate with your available fund in your home country. First calculate your tution fee, living expense and make sure you have near equivalent in your account before presenting your claims to the VO

Ok, thank you for the clarifications.
However, during the interview, one of the supervisors mentioned that the university would normally deduct the difference in tuition and then pay the remainder in monthly salaries once I meet up with my obligations as a TA/RA (this I know I can easily meet up with). The remainder amounts to the 17k pa after deductions as I mentioned previously. Presenting N25m in SOA may be a tall order as the funds are presently tied to cars in the market (the car business is slow due to the bad economy). Of course, it is the guaranteed funding from the faculty and the Tuition award that prompted me to accept the doctoral admission offer. (I am not about japa at any cost).

Ph.D. research is very expensive and I can't afford that when wholly sponsored, this is the major reason I have not taken up a fully self-sponsored doctoral programme. I of course don't want to do a PhD in Nigeria as our universities lack the equipment in my field of research. I don't how many universities have HR-MS, Q-TOF, NMR, and other high-end analytical instruments necessary for my kind of PhD research.

KingOfAllIgbos:


Wish you all the best chief. 👍

Sky is the limit. You're already on The Path. To greatness.

We all walked it. I just didn't do the Canada route.

Thank you, Chief. I hope I will come back to state my positive experience.

MatrixReloaded:

There is every need to ascertain your decision for a PhD in Canada.( Your part-time job shouldn't be noted either). This will even give the Vo every impression you are out to access public funds. They know about PGWP but they don't want you to be dependant on it. Given that the PhD comes with heavy ripping of there economy. They would want you to spend a fortune doing your PhD research/thesis. So you need to show that you have an excellent income flow since your returned from Europe... your part time work in europe isn't a boost either.(Purpose of Visit). At no point should your account run below 25m if you are presenting your statement. You won't pay your educantional bills at there country,OK!!! What about how well you fair in your home country.

Do you mean that my SOA shouldn't run below N25m even when the funding from the faculty and the tuition award covers everything and still leaves up to 17K CAD for living expenses per annum? I explained this in my MP. Kindly clarify this bro.

MatrixReloaded:

There is every need to ascertain your decision for a PhD in Canada.( Your part-time job shouldn't be noted either). This will even give the Vo every impression you are out to access public funds. They know about PGWP but they don't want you to be dependant on it. Given that the PhD comes with heavy ripping of there economy. They would want you to spend a fortune doing your PhD research/thesis. So you need to show that you have an excellent income flow since your returned from Europe... your part time work in europe isn't a boost either.(Purpose of Visit). At no point should your account run below 25m if you are presenting your statement. You won't pay your educantional bills at there country,OK!!! What about how well you fair in your home country.

Thank you very much for your helpful insights. This is exactly why this thread is very important to me. In Europe, If you get this type of robust funding, you will literally get your visa approved within the shortest possible time. It could be even in a week. Once the embassy/VO can verify from the University that what is stated in the admission letter is true and the documents the applicant submitted are true and genuine, they approve your visa right away. No need for any physical interview at all where the VO countenance/state of mind can determine to a great extent your approval or rejection. As I have come to know the approval or rejection of a visa in the US/Canada is majorly dependent on the VO, not really about the volumes of documents. I have read comments where people have less funds yet they approve their visa and other times those with robust funds are denied. Thank you so much @MatrixReloaded.

KingOfAllIgbos:
Hmmm... hope this isn't an attempt to showboat ?

All the best and learn French

Not any attempt at 'showboat' at all. I am just trying to get clarifications and @MatrixReloaded suggestions have been quite helpful. I find it very important that his suggestions has been taking me on routes I would never thought is important for the CIC VO. You are welcome to offer your guide too. I have never applied for a North American visa before so I am quite a novice at it and I do not know how their process works. In Schengen study permits, you rarely would be invited for a physical interview (at least not in my time). Denial or approval is mostly dependent on the documents you submit. They, of course, verify such documents.

MatrixReloaded:

In as much as your profile is robust there are areas as per your educational background. Does your profession tally with your course structure. Your previous academics, what is your career plan for going back to PHD. In as much as you have lived in European country, why didn't you pursue the PhD whilst working over there. Remember you worked while living in Europe would this not be a problem if the VO sight using your PhD as an opportunity to access the Canadian Labour market.

Great insights yet again, to be candid I never wanted to pay for a Ph.D., since I could not a get fully funded Ph.D. while in Europe. I didn't have the funds and luxury to pay for Ph.D. research which is very expensive anyway. I returned home when my permit was about to expire. I hate illegality. I didn't want to start hanging around Europe and hiding from the police because my resident permit was no longer valid. Yes, my studies have been consistent and my PhD is also in line with my research interests. Of course, convincing the university admission officers, and PhD admissions committee, and a series of interviews with Professors (Supervisors) with verifiable documents before they could offer me a place should be enough proof that my educational background is in tally. My work in the EU was partly part-time jobs tied to study permits and other times postgraduate work permits. I had fully funded EU-sponsored MSc studies worth about 44k euros during my first MSc in the EU. My second was partly funded. I only paid my living expenses thus the reason I had a part-time job. Thank you for pointing out these things as they will make up points in my SOP making some clarifications.

MatrixReloaded:

The property get an estate valuation for it, business receipts, cac, family tree, wife consent letter, your profile is robust and it will fly with success at the end. You would need to present your statement to show evidence of support to your family whilst away then again prayer is the key.

@MatrixReloaded, Thank you yet again, my wife is in support and she can easily provide a consent letter (in fact, she actually suggested that I go alone first to satisfy the home ties ish). She works professionally as well and earns around 200k per month. Also, the registered business will still be running while I am away (Of course I will pull a few million to process my application but this is not too much to affect the business), so I can supplement their living expenses. My type of business doesn't necessarily need my presence at all times. I import cars and give them out to dealer shops to sell for me and remit to my account (thus the reason for the lump sum of inflows and outflows). Your suggestion for estate valuation is very much welcomed. I will work on this. I want to apply for CAQ this month but my application to IRCC may be in January depending on when I get the Quebec certificate of acceptance. So this is enough time to work on the the valuation of my property. Thank you very much. Kindly let me know if there other areas I need a touch.

MatrixReloaded:
Even as you have covered your POF with all these aforementioned scholarships, it will be safe to know there are other areas which you need to tighten up. Home ties, personal assest..

Thank you at @Matrix, I am married with 2 kids and by 3 kids by December. I don't intend to go with them now but they can join me later. I have a fenced landed property which I bought 8 years ago. I have registered a business where I get funds turnover as mentioned in my MP. Recall also I returned from Europe after studying and working for up to 6 years. This shows my willingness to return from Canada at the end of my programme if it becomes very necessary. Do you think these are enough home ties?

Hi all,

I have been recently accepted for a Ph.D. at a university in Quebec for the summer term starting in May 2024.

1. I have guaranteed minimum funding from the department as a TA/RA up to 22500 CAD per annum in financial support for up to 4 years (totaling 82,000 CAD), my LOA/Admission letter stated this guaranteed funding can go up to 26500 CAD per annum.

2. The tuition for the entire duration of the 4 years Ph.D. is 50,000-55,000 CAD as stated in my admission letter.

3. I have been awarded the Concordia International Tuition Award of Excellence. This award is worth about 44,800 CAD, and it reduces the tuition of international doctoral students to the amounts paid by local students in Quebec.

4. From the award, it means I will have to pay the difference of about 5500 CAD per annum which includes Health Insurance cover and other university compulsory fees. See the attached screenshot.

5. Remember in item 1 above I have 22500 CAD minimum guaranteed funding in TA/RA from the faculty/department.

So looking at the TA and Tuition award, if I subtract 5500 from the 22500 I still have about 17k per annum left as a disposable fund for my personal and living expenses (the department will normally subtract the balance tuition from my salary).

My question is, with these obvious facts that my tuition and living expenses have been covered by the tuition award and department-guaranteed funding. Do I still need to provide a bogus SOA to IRCC for my student visa application?

Please I need your answers ASAP as I know some CIC VOs can be funny sometimes.


NOTE:

a. I can comfortably provide a POF of up to N10m or a bit more in my name, my account is busy (lump sums of inflows and outflows) and can show this. However, the money is not just lying there idle for months as I use funds to turn over businesses. But I can ensure the funds are available at the time of submitting the application.

b. About travel history, I have lived and studied in Europe for up to 6 years before returning back to Nigeria. During my time in the EU, I visited home about every year. So my passport has enough stamps to show this.

NLanders, kindly help me clear my doubts.

spyder880:


Bro, the best way to start is by preparing a building plan.

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For instance, can you give the likely estimated cost of the attached building...?

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@Spyderman880... and other contributors.

What is the likely estimate of the cost of building a 3 room BQ with one of the rooms ensuite? It means the BQ has 2 toilets, 1 Kitchen, 2 single rooms and one master bedroom.

The common toilet has a spacious lobby that could be used to install a washing machine. The BQ is lined up straight due to the space in the land. The master bedroom and one other room are done with POP, so also is the sit-out. The sit out is about 7ft wide and about 51ft length which ran through the entire length of the whole building. The kitchen, the common toilet and one of the rooms are done with PVC.

I am attaching the pictures in the next comment.