abintinlola:
Good evening.

Please I just want to have an idea of how long more we're going to wait before the tourist visas can be out. Is it still September 7 or after? I just want to have an idea.

Thanks

September 7 is for international travelers/Tourist from other countries with valid visas that are fully vaccinated can enter Canada. So borders are gonna be open September 7th .

planetx:
You people are too desperate.

Please if you have a reason to travel don’t travel hahahaha . Just sit there for 100 years telling people they are desperate since you know the reason why they wanna travel hahahaha.

lordchosen:
I think the Embassy did her a Favor by not Renewing her visa, if the visa was renewed it will be revoked at port of entry. Nigeria is a Red Flag Country for visa Fraud, even if you are CEO of a Company you don't take 5 months vacation at once. her Explanation did not add up. Maternity Leave in Nigeria is 3 Months........i visited US like 4 times before relocating,,,i was nearly turned back in one of my visit , the reason was that i visit US too often ..........i only stayed 21 days in each visit

I know someone who was in the US for 4 months 3 weeks and she got her visa renewed without any issue and she has travelled to the US. I don’t understand where the visa fraud is here . She works in showbiz and a lot of time entertainers take time off . It was just the difficult trump administration that caused that denial . She didn’t over stay her six months and didn’t abuse her visa so where is the visa fraud ?

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Yea Abuja has cancelled a huge number of appointments for B1/B2 applicants

Please can any one suggest an affordable hotel close to Abuja Embassy ? Thank you

seyewest:


I get you, what I was saying is that, she has nothing to worry about if she can defend herself and one more thing, I know she didn't stay in Hotel throughout the 4 months, hope she included the person she's stayed with in her previous application.

Thanks for the response and Oh yes she included the person she was going to stay with in her previous application .

seyewest:


Since she has not intention of staying back, why is she worried about staying in U.S for 4 months....

I don’t think you understood what I wrote .No she stayed 4 months about 3 years ago so now she wants to renew and she heard that her 4 months stay 3 years ago might be a problem for her so she is worried. She has been to the US about 5 times but the last time she travelled 3 years ago she stayed for 4 months

oluayebenz:


The VO will need a very convincing reason for her visa to be renewed

Which is why I’m asking what will be the best way to approach it at this point?

oluayebenz:


Any tangible reason why she stayed for 4months on visit visa?

she just took some time off basically . It was just an honest time off and nothing else and she’s widely travelled . She is in the entertainment industry where she has the luxury of taking such time off work and she was going through some issues and she felt she needed some time away.

My friend stayed in the US for 4 months and came back cos she has no intentions of staying back now she wants to renew and needs to know if her long stay the last time she traveled will be a problem .Please guys how do you defend a long a 4 months long holiday when renewing ?

Is it even possible to get an earlier interview date in Abuja ? I will appreciate any info on this cos my sister is looking for a date in June for Abuja

Guys please I need a few suggestions here.
A friend of mine went to the US 3 years ago and cos of the nature of her job she was able to stay for 5 months and came back. She had no intentions of staying back cos she’s been to the US couple of times and came back after 1 month of all her trip but this particular trip 3 years ago was her first time staying that long.

She tried re applying but the fact she states 5 months and simply told the VO that she just had free time and decided to stay that long but had no intention of staying back and for that reason she was denied. The VO asked why she stayed for 5 months and she said it was just a long holiday.

Honestly it was just an innocent stay or I’ll call it long holiday and time off and she is finding it very hard to explain why she stayed long because it wasn’t anything serious.

Now she is re applying again and her worry is how she can defend the long 5 months holiday because she has a good job here and has travelled to several other countries. It was just an innocent long holiday and taking time off.

Please any one who can give a good suggestion will be highly appreciated. ������

owo2019:
Sir, i submitted online application on 16/11/2019
Biometric done 20/11/2019.
Letter sent to my email that i should be patient they are still working on my application on 16/12/2019.
No update till now. Today making 47 days.
Did anyone no whether they have resume from holiday. Thank

You need to wait for at list 64 -72 days cos mine was approved after 63 days . Canadian visa is all about patience and when it exceeds the required time then you can mail them but for now you need to exercise patience

None

Guys when you submit your application the only time you should start worrying about the length of time is when it’s prolly day 75 cos my passport request came on day 63 so if you are on day 40 or 50 just calm down hahahaha. All the best to those who are still waiting. ��������

First of all it’s always very important for you to have an a basic idea about Canada Visa Application by reading it online which is totally free so that when your agent is telling you stories you are not confused like you are now.

Secondly 1.5 millions naira in your account is a good statement of account and there is no need trying to open an eco bank cos topping your account as far as I am concerned is illegal and you should not go that route . I got my Canadian visa with less than that amount you have.

My advice to any one applying for any visa is to go online and read because these same agents all they do is read.

I wish you luck and I hope your agent does the right thing

Ruben225571:
I have 1.5 million in my account GTBank, but he didn’t use my account, the agent ask me to open eco bank account, that he has link inside ecobank to top my account with 3 million! I’m just so confused! Please gurus, what should i do now! I’m just so confused!

I don’t think it’s important to send any boarding pass showing you travelled to the Uk because when you were applying you obviously added scanned copy of visas on your passport so they can already see that there is a valid UK visa in your passport. That’s just my own view though

Enick:
@Jj17cv and others.

My online application which was submitted on the 22nd September only has UAE as my travel history and an unused valid UK visa. However, after submission, I did a trip to the UK for 10days in the month of October.

It is necessary send a mail to them and attached the stamped visa, passport, boarding pass and other information to show additional travel history.

If yes, how do I get there contact mail?


quote author=jj17cv post=83617728]@muna3926
They will not attend to her call them or go by ur self you maybe get luck and receive ur passport

@Enick
Your application is normal hope for good

Pls kindly check earlier thread to see the documents I submitted

Ruben225571:


Congrats �! Please can you Pm me the documents you use and submit at the embassy? Or text me your WhatsApp number let me text you please! Help a brother! Thanks �

You using your uncles account for tourist visa is a red flag. Why are you traveling as a tourist when you can’t afford to pay for your trip? They obviously gonna consider that you trynna run away

feoyewo:
Pls I used my uncle business account as my sponsor for a tourist visa, pls did I have a good chance for my visa to be approve?

They use Ups

kkokoma:
Update: I just received a mail that my passport has been couriered from the VAC to me. Please who knows the courier service they use?

That’s the more reason why I always advice people to go online and research, find out every information cos this same internet is a available for everyone and then go ahead and do your application by your self because I do all my applications by my self. The reason why some agents don’t tell you the reality is because even you your self didn’t research to know exactly what the reality is

ednut1:
most times agents sweet mouth people and wont tell them the realities

Good morning house . I have had this encounter several times so I thought to drop my thoughts here and I hope it helps someone.

I have no issue with people using agents but always bear it in mind that these agents are not the ones to issue you a visa so it’s strange when people use agents and then start feeling bad when they don’t get the visa .

Learn to read and understand the requirements for any country you wanna apply for a visa cos thats what the agents do . I have had 4 US visas , 4 Uk visas and now 1 Canadian visa and I did all applications by my self but above all always pray everything goes well cos I truly believe that prayers works cos I got a Canadian visa with less than 1 Million naira in my account but some people with landed property and 5M naira bank statement didn’t get a visa

Go online and do research and apply then pray . God bless us all and I’m not saying it’s bad to use agents but don’t think using agents is 100% guarantee then when you don’t get the visa you start acting as though it’s the agents fault mean while it’s not . #Happyweekend every one

Hey guys here are the documents I submitted.


First of I have been to the US couple of times and to London more than once so I have some form of travel history even though I believe this visa thing is Gods Grace cos people will higher profile than me have been denied.

* Letter of introduction from the company cos I work with an entertainment company

*Cover letter from me ( I had to research before writing and gave them strong reasons why I don’t intend to stay in Canada after my visit cos I truthfully I don’t intend to stay.)

* Pictures of places I want to visit in Canada

*Bank Statement

* letter from the Bank

* My office ID card

* scanned copies of visa pages on my passport.

Guys I promised I was gonna update so I just picked up my passport . Apparently my passport arrived with the ups while I was at the vfs office and my visa is till 2022, multiple entry , visitors visa . Thank God and I pray you all waiting will get good news . Amen

It’s 18 days today and I’m yet to get any notification about my passport so I am heading to vac to check if my passport is there by any chance cos someone told me her passport was at vfs but she never got any update and after picking up her passport she got the message her passport was ready for picking up mean while she picked up 2 days earlier so let me give this a try and I’ll update

Just be a little more patient cos it says max 73 days so you should hear from them soon

kk2003:
How long does paper application for Tourist Visa take these days. Should i be worried as am 60 days today? I keep getting the below message when i track my CALA number


Visa application, tracking ID NoXXXXCALATRVXXXXX is being processed at the Canada Visa Office . To know more, please call VAC helpline number or visit VAC website.

Wow same here as well. Pls kindly update when you get yours and I’ll do same �

kkokoma:


Nope, when i track its "being processed at the Visa centre"

Please have you received your passport yet ?

kkokoma:
Just received Original Passport Request today, at 65 days. Got BVL yesterday. Thanks all

I was given a tracking number yes and I called their helpline this morning then the lady tracked it said my passport was still at the Canadian embassy but I’m still tempted to go to the VAC to check. I’m confused lol

NothingDoMe:
Yes you can go there. Did they gave you the tracking number for your passport when you submitted it?

When I tracked my passport it still says being preprocessed at the Canadian embassy but on a regular day it should take at list 5 working days to stamp a passport so I don’t know if my passport is still at the Canadian embassy or it’s at the vfs office but the vfs office haven’t updated it and its 2 weeks now. I was thinking of just going to the vfs office tomorrow just to check if my passport is there by any means or wait till I get a mail notifying me it has been despatched.

Candybright:

Check your application and see if it's been updated. Also check with the tracking number to see if it's already with them at VFS. Don't just sit and wait for mail cos those VFS people can be so annoying with their services.