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MarksmanD:
PPR alert!!!
My BVL dropped 24 hours before my PPR came.
My application timeline was 13 weeks. There was no update on the New portal tracker and the tracker account I registered on. Even when my BVL dropped before the PPR. Nothing changed on the tracker.
IRCC will humble you, but trust in Jesus, he's forever faithful and merciful.

I'm a first time applicant and I did my application process myself. I used the New portal. My POF documents alone was almost 100 pages. SOP documents was like 30 pages and I compressed it to 1.8mb. I used almost a month to write my SOP, because I needed to sell myself, not just as a mere student, but as someone who will make valuable contributions to the Canadian economy with my professional skills.

A total of 45k CAD was my budget for this application.
Documents used:
1. GIC (20,650)

2. First semester tuition receipt (11k CAD)

3. Tuition balance in my domiciliary account(8k CAD)

4. Flight and ancillary expenses of 5k CAD.

5. 15 months payslips and invoices from previous employer to my current employer and side gigs. Bureau de Change deposit slips.

6. Housing deed of gift which was legalized by the court.

7. Promotion letters (I had like 3 promotions in a year and 5 payrise when I worked for some Nigerian companies). Reference letter as a volunteer for an NGO.

8. My sponsor notorized the sponsorship letter. He also sent the full money I needed to my account. He gave me a copy of his residency permit, passport data page, investment account statement, employment letter and work permit, payslips for a year and his most recent picture.

9. I used my parents as home ties. I hardly take pictures of myself and I had no recent picture with my family, so I used family pictures of when I was a teenager and I added a recent family picture which I wasn't in.
I have a registered business which has never been operational since it was registered almost 2 years ago. I explained the reason my course program would give me the required skill needed in running the business when I return to Nigeria (I didn't submit a tax clearance because the business has never operated. But I submitted the CAC and shareholder documents).

10. Previous study visa rejection letter from another country's embassy. The admission letter of the school that admitted me (Still the same study program as in Canada. My study program is on the list of the programs Canada wants and would give PGWP for). The full tuition receipt I paid and the tuition refund receipt.

11. I'm in tech and I have been in the same job role for almost a decade. (I have worked remotely for companies in the top 10 tech countries in the world list). As a remote worker in Nigeria, you need to have multiple receiving accounts because of different clients and employers would give you their best option to send your money. I had 4 different foreign receiving accounts. I explained each and every transactions I got in them (I had lump sum transfers) and why I had 4 different receiving accounts and their pros. Even when I realized that I didn't attach some lump sum receipts to my POF documents 2 months after my application, I sent it with Webform and explained it.

12. My SOP explanation letter alone was almost 10 pages. I was truthful with my application. Where I had an error, I stated it and I showed proof on how the error came about.

13. I did upfront medical at Q-life because it was cheaper than IOM a week before I submitted my application.


This whole Canada thing was orchestrated and led by God, and all the glory, honor, and thanks belongs to him.

I acknowledge the effort of and I thank @Zubizareta and @JMG (Just Move Global), they patiently answered my questions on Whatsapp for free when I started this journey. Special thanks to others who answered my questions on Nairaland.

To others waiting, it's just a matter of time for your own testimony too in Jesus name. At a time I got tired of waiting. My admission process took over 2 months. My visa application process took over 3 months.
Never stop praying and never stop trusting God. Please, be truthful in your application. If you are stuck and need help with your application, you can shoot me a mail and I'll try my best to reply to them.

Hi there,
Sorry about the refusal but can I say that you shouldn't be in a hurry to submit another application. PhD is funds consuming and I wouldn't suggest you use all your personal funds for this purpose, at least get a partial funding. Getting a co sponsor as well in this case may not settle the VO's concerns on a financial stability because you still have your family here to cater for, how do you resolve that? In my opinion, try and get a funding however small as it will go a long way with your application.

skull4eva:
@fatermathy, vibrant 99 et, al

Please as regards my issue am still looking for phd funding but as a plan B i will like to ask that if my sponsor pays my tuition fee of 10kcad ahead before the winter and i attach the receipt of payment with new application and also raise my account balance from 4million to 8million curtesy of parents good deed gifts of additional 4m to support studies parents pay slips for 6months promotion letters and assets as well as sponsors bank statement pay slips and employment letter. A good LOE showing the changes as well as using my wife and son as home ties will the application stand a chance then?

Thank you very much @Osemigho. I understand your experience and I've spent quite alot searching because of my choice of course so Ican relate to your experience.

Osemigho:
Great response. Another thing is the departmental quota system. Some departments have limits to the number of students a prof can supervise or the admission committee may decide to give certain profs more student than others. Some profs don’t even know if they have reached their limit or not. Some of them hate and don’t follow up with paperwork/non-academic stuffs like that.

Also, some departments, particularly those that offer full scholarships, limit the number of international students they can take. International students funding will take higher chunk of their budget, due to high tuition fees, compare to local students.

Finally, Canada has few universities for its increasing pool of international students. That is why it is harder to get fully funded masters thesis or PhD admission with low grade, anything less than 4.0, in Canada, something that is possible in the US due to high number of universities.

As such, you should apply to more than one Canada graduate university program with supervisors to increase your chances. Otherwise, you may have to wait another one year if the only one or two you applied to did not offer you a seat. At this stage, your potential supervisor will likely just wish you best of luck for the future.

People say experience is the best teacher. However, you can learn from others and don’t have to be the one that experienced it. I experienced it and it was a huge blow. It took time for me to recover and not without encouragement from others.

All the best.

Insightful! Thank you very much

sonofakin:
Different factors are likely. Note that the supervisor might tell you to apply if they like your profile, have money to fund you, and have a space in their lab for you. However, a supervisor might not necessarily commit to only you. For example, he might have just one space in his lab, different applicants might have approached him and to make it competitive, he tells everyone that fits his standard to apply and together with the admissions committee, they end up choosing the best after reviewing the documents of the applicants. So ofcourse having a supervisor does not guarantee admission. Also, remember that you only sent a skeletal part of your application package when you contact a supervisor by email. By the time you apply, you include other documents like recommendation letters and SOP, all of which can make or break you. Ultimately, getting a supervisor is not easy, some people send up to 200 emails. You end up scraping different schools website, constantly adjusting your research interest, stuffs like that. Just keep putting in the effort. Ofcourse it can be frustrating

Wow! So even having a supervisor doesn't guarantee admission Please do you have an idea why this happens? Lack of funding? Departmental decision?

Please, would appreciate if you throw more light on this @Osemigho or anyone who has a broad knowledge on this, so as to know what to look out for or if this is completely beyond the applicant's control.

Thank you

Osemigho:
Someone already advise you to clarify the message. I will advise you to keep contacting potential supervisors until you strongly believe you have contacted all of them in Canada. Getting a supervisor is not easy and having one does not guarantee admission. So, I will advise you to have a minimum of three supervisors in three different schools and then apply to them.


All the best.

Hello house,

Please I need clarification on police clearance certificate. I've been reading through and can see that alot of people are asking for how to get it done. Is the PCC for people who stayed outside their home country for more than 6 months or for all SP applicants?

thank you very much

joyenaholo11:
I was able to pay using my savings account from StanbicIBTC bank, also for a diploma.

Thank you so much

Genyc:
I just paid for a diploma program using form A. I paid in GTB but with a current Account. Fidelity accepts savings account

Hello house,

Please I would like to ask if anyone has had issues paying their tuition (for a diploma course) using a form A. I'm asking because my brother has been trying to pay via First bank and they are insisting he opens a dom account as the form A is not valid for anyone going on diploma program. The exchange rate for buying dollar into that dom account is crazily high which would have been avoided if he could use the form A. Please is this peculiar to First bank alone or other banks too for diploma courses?

You are truly an inspiration! I've read few of your post and you don't hesitate to encourage people on how not to give up. Applying to 4 schools isn't cheap, reaching out to 60 supervisors isn't for the faint hearted ...from checking mails constantly just to see if at least one of them responded, the mental attachment coupled with the disappointment of not hearing from them. Congratulations on conquering all, I am very inspired and I hope I'll be able to reach out to you personally soon. Welldone �����

Osemigho:
If I were in your shoes, my unordered options that may not apply to you will be;

1. Stick to the plan and see if I can use the school email or an official letter to get a travel exemption after visa. You will need a solid quarantine plan to enter finally.

2. Get Visa and defer to 2021 if I can guarantee a travel exemption. I Won’t say September 2021 is a no no. I will ask myself how I can secure it.

3. Get visa, defer program, change program to another winter program.

Your work is to figure out your options and continue to strike out the outdated ones as time and situation changes. However, never say never because waiting till next year might work in your favor.

If I had gotten admission and come to Canada in 2016, I wont have become PR in 2017 and probably won’t be by now. I was deeply saddened that I couldn’t get a masters admission with all my efforts and fall 2016 application to about 4 schools. A fellow nairalander stylishly mocked me for it. In fact, I quit all together until my undergraduate supervisor in Nigeria encouraged me to try again.

I returned with another name and refired. Emailed about sixty supervisors and had about 8 yes in about 5 schools. I applied to 4 schools and got full scholarship in one. I stumbled upon express entry thread around January 2017 and started reading it. The most fruitful part of my journey here was after that my denial in 2016 because I also used that one year to gather experience and knowledge to apply for PR. Those who mock me then actually came back to ask how I got my PR. Hahaha. Today, I am thinking of when to apply for citizenship not PR.

Never say never. Always think of how you can I do it better. All the best.

@Mogullet, you can always request a new passport from the immigration office. Tell them you need the passport for a longer period, they will stamp out the old one so you won't use it again and you can proceed with capturing for a new one.

Mogullet:
Happy Sunday my People. Please I have one probelm that I need your advice on.

My passport is getting expired sept 2021 but my PGD prog for Saskpoly would end in Dec 2021.

Please guys, what do you advise I do. I would like to do a new passport and have the visa stamped on it so that I don't have to worry about renewal when I get to Canada.

On the other hand, I being sceptical because I don't know if I can get a new one from our immigration office since the old one isn't expired and I'm afraid the VO may be uncomfortable with me presenting a new passport since the old one isn't expired yet.

Please I need your help to tackle this issue.

Jubrilawest:
Hello guys, anyone sending documents to University of Bamberg should kindly pm, let's collabo.
Tschuss����

I tried sending you a mail. Please have you sent your documents to University of Bamberg? If not please let's talk. Thank you