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I just dey wonder 🤔 😂 what if person use bolt raise him POF and also use Bolt earnings when VO ask for source of funds if na red flag 😆,boss is your program Msc?

Tolexy001:
Good Evening,

I was denied January 27th, due to insufficient proof of fund and my previous course of study was not related to the new one. I previously Studied Computer Science but when I applied to NBCC I couldn't get any course related to Computer Science, so I chose Civil Engineering Technology that was available. I need someone that will help me with good SOP that will relate my previous course (Computer Science) to New Course (Civil Engineering Technology). Since I applied for the Fall 2023 that will start by September. I think I stil have time, I am willing to reapply this month of February. I really need someone that can guide me. I don't want to miss the shot. I strongly believe that I will have testimony if I apply this time around with the help of God and anyone that will mentor me. I really need your help my people because I am coming to share my testimony here this year too.

I am open for assistance. Kindly WhatsApp me on +2348068468634

Regards

Is your program an Msc?

Guest911:
VOs only process visas they don't process admission. Why would they need your transcript?

I'm confused too, that's why I quoted the post author trying to clarify and understand

GloriaBekee:
go to Record unit and request for your transcript (student copy) generate remittal and pay

Excuse my ignorance,but do VOs accept Student Transcript copy, does one have to authenticate anything?

SLOVFO:
Hello friends, I intend getting a letter of recommendation from my church which I will submit with the visa application. Who and where do the church address the letter to?

Is This compulsory,I mean the letter of recommendation from your church

Yemlizzy:
Depends on the date, booked mine last month for first week in April and it’s to Winnipeg went for 530k. If your travel date is farther won’t be costly Ontario is closer than Manitoba too.

Oh okay, Thanks mate 🙏

OLAMINREWA:
Testimonial is fine. Primary school certificate is not compulsory but you can include it in your application of you have.

Oh okay 👍

OLAMINREWA:
It's PPPPRRRR........

Fasten your belt please, its a long shot and I believe this would encourage few people here....

Timeline


Application to Conestoga in November 2022, against Fall intake 2023. Got the LOA in 2 weeks

Program - Occupational health safety and wellness
Duration - 1 year

I have HND in computer science and I presently work as aircraft firefighter (Pana Pana is going to Canada). I could remember coming here to seek for advice on my best bet and @lekibobo, @makano, @justmellow and @omiinii all advised that I stand a better chance going with anything related to my job. Lekibobo specifically mentioned OHSW at Conestoga. That was just all I needed to fire the shot.


I paid for my tuition deposit of 1500 cad same day I got the LOA using Aboki Dollar and tidied all my documents accordingly.

Visa application submitted - 20/12/2022
Upfront medical - 05/01/2023
Biometric done - 06/01/2023... Updated same day
Medical request - 31/01/2023
Medical updated -03/02/2023 after sending it through mail and webform
Correspondence - 07/02/2023
Passport request - 07/02/2023

Documents submitted

Client information

Using a table of contents
Letter of explanation
Resume
Birth certificate (38)
Affidavit of name confirmation
ID cards (voter's card, National ID, drivers license, volunteering ID)
Primary school certificate
Secondary school certificate
Neco result and scratch card
ND certificate
HND certificate
HND transcript (student copy) (No NYSC - I did part-time ND & HND)
Previous annual Leave approvals from work
Church recommendation letter
Previous place of work Letter of Appointment & pictures
Spouse birth certificate
Spouse NIMC
Spouse Affidavit for change of name
Spouse letter of moral support
Engagement pictures
Marriage pictures (2017)
Marriage certificate
Newspaper publication
Pictures form office (I'm a public servant)
Children birthday certificate (2 children)
Children NIMC
Naming and dedication pictures
Family pictures
Volunteering pictures
Affidavit of return
Utility bill




Proof of means of financial support
Table of contents

Tuition deposit receipt (1500 cad) flywire
Tuition deposit confirmation from school
My MBS (zenith bank - 12 months)
Bank reference letter
Co-operative reference letter (Na there I collect money....8 million)
Affidavit of loan repayment
Offer of appointment ( my office)
Confirmation of appointment
Promotion letter (I have only been promoted once)
Pay slips 5 (months)
Bond letter
Employer letter of Paid Leave Approval
Employer Introduction Letter
PFA certificate/SOA (I have about 1 million there)
PFA reference letter
Car documents (Corolla 04)
Spousal letter of appointment (na teacher)
Spousal MBS
Spousal bank reference letter
Spousal official pictures
Letter of financial support (a friend)
Bolt earnings and bolt financial transactions documents.


Let me mention that I did not include Police character certificate, land documents or other property documents because I do not have any of those things. It is true that 2 applications cannot be the same, sometimes too much of documents even can get Visa Officers confused. The above listed documents were all I submitted. It is good to read people's TL to be encouraged but some TL will get you intimidated and confused. My application was a self- sponsored. And all I submitted as POF was 10.4m

I am a first time applicant and I have never traveled out of Nigeria before. I never enter plane before self despite the fact that I work at the airport until last month that I went for medical and biometric. Travel history is not a criteria.

The total of my tuition for the 1 year is about 20,000 cad + 10,000 cad living expenses+ 3000 cad miscellaneous.

How I addressed POF.

My salary is around 100k. I knew for sure that it is too little to present as monthly earnings. what I did was to use all the 1.7m I had in 2021 to buy Toyota Corolla. I planned running bolt with it for a good 1 year before submitting my application. I explained that I drive my car on bolt platform on part-time basis anytime am off duty. Each month I make sure i make over 100k net profit from bolt. I submitted 12 months MBS to show that I truly make such money from bolt. I collected a loan of 8m from a co-op society, collected 2m from a friend because I knew the 8m won't be enough to show as POF. I wrote in the LOE that this my friend was a long time friend (classmate) which was true. He had sent money to me (vice versa) severally in 2022. I also showed pictures of us together in 3 different occasions (in school,at my engagement and at a function) and also included his international passport. Someone in Canada even advised that I should not include him that nobody gives anyone such money in Canada, that even parents don't give their children money. But I had no other story to cook because the money had already been sent to my account. I also made sure I paid 1m into my spouse account to augment her salary for her and the children's upkeep so the VO will believe that nobody go press my neck for money in Canada. In my LOE, I also mentioned that while I would be away, there is an arrangement on ground to employ a driver that will drive my car on a FULL TIME basis with weekly remittance of #30,000 to my account and to be managed by my spouse. The weekly 30k + my monthly salary+ other annual benefits from my employer resulted to additional 3m+ (about 10k cad)

How I addressed hometie

Apart from the fact that my family (spouse and children) and job are strong home tie. I became a volunteer with Red cross society of Nigeria just for the purpose of ID card and pictures, and I got that. I also collected a letter from my church. You can buy a pet (🐶, 🐱, 🦁, chicken 🐔) and add it to yours as hometie in your application. Include their vetinary cards and other documents.

Please note, keep your application as simple as possible, no allow NL use TL press your neck. Submit your application as early as possible so you can have peace of mind, and plan your departure well. All the experience I have today was gotten from here because I have been following since 2020. I also handled a friend's application last year. Submitted application Aug 16, 2022 and PPr Dec 26, 2022.... In all one cannot rule out the importance of prayers. I read here where people engage in different and lengthy spiritual practices. I also prayed and fasted for just 3 days and God got involved.

Submit your pending applications now......

I pray that God will come through for as much as many applications this year, especially those ones that that overdue/overstayed for a decision.

I'm available to answer questions hear....if you come to my TL for private engagement or documents, na billing ooooo.... Looking for Raba noww

Bro is primary school certificate compulsory,if so Will Primary school testimonial suffice?

Yemlizzy:
Hi, I booked with Ethiopian airlines in their V.I branch. There are one of the most affordable airline. Price is lower too when your travel date is farther and you book in time.

How much can one budget for Abuja to Ontario Flight Ticket

Guest911:
GIC = Guaranteed investment certificate. Research more on it. It's basically opening a Canadian bank account and transferring your upkeep money there.
Yes it will be a red flag if you don't explain it for the VO.

Oh okay thank you, about the red flag what if a DNA test result is provided

Guest911:
That's not the issue. The issue is, is the money truly available for your studies?

Your sponsor need to show receipt of payment of your tuition to convince the VO that they paid your school fees.

Your sponsor can also do a GIC for you to further convince the VO.

Lastly you need to show what kind of relationship you have with your sponsor and why they are sponsoring you.

Boss what's a GIC, I have also have a question my mom(she's my sponsor) and I have different names will that be a red flag to the VO

Frankrobbn1:
Provide the following information in your application to prove strong relationship with your sponsor.

1. Payment of tuition fees in Canada
2. Transfer of living expenses (about 4M) from sponsor's account into your personal account.
3. Family tree diagram showing how this sponsor related to you (from paternal and/or maternal side).
4. Old pictures showing you and your aunt
5. Proof of history or ongoing financial support (this can be proven by presenting your bank statement showing history that she has been supporting you financially)


I hope this information suffices to address your enquiry on how you can demonstrate relationship with your aunt.


It will end in praise

Hi sir, speaking of different surname wahala,my Mom & I share different surnames Will be that Be a Red flag to a VO

hayoBams:
landing gist!!!
Hey guys,
So my parents, sibling and cousins all followed me to the airport. The drive to the airport was hectic, my flight was actually on Monday and as y’all know Mondays traffic are quite heavy in Lagos. I went with Ethiopian airline and the flight was scheduled to depart by 1 pm but classic Nigerian time we didn’t depart until about 3pm which in turn affected me at Addis Ababa, but I’ll get back to that later in the gist.We left home around 8 am and got to the airport at about 9:30.

There were a total of 6 People with me so we had to bribe with about 3k for all of us to enter. We got to the check-in queue for Ethiopian Airlines which was a bit long but i was finally attended to, pro tip: make sure you weigh your baggage before leaving home to save yourself from headaches and also in as much as you won’t need a power bank in Canada I’d say you should keep one with you cause it might come in handy at the airport. So my bags were finally weighed and I had an extra baggage of which I was supposed to pay 106k but I eventually paid a total of 60k because my uncle was able to speak to the guy at the counter and within 30 minutes I was done.

Saying goodbye to my family at the immigration was the actually the hardest part of the trip because non travelers were not allowed beyond that point. we all cried and said our goodbyes. I manned up and swallowed my tears while reminding myself I’ll see them pretty soon.

As I had said at the beginning of the story, My departure time was 1pm but we didn’t start boarding till around 2:40 and by 3:00pm we had taken off. This was actually my first time traveling by plane so I was very nervous but then I met a very nice lady who was heading to Malawi turns out she came to study in Nigeria UI to be precise and in my mind I was like who leaves their coin to come study in Nigeria lol. We arrived Addis Ababa by 11pm of which we were supposed to land by 9pm and have a layover of 2 hours before boarding the flight to Toronto but due to the delay in Lagos there was no layover, so it was off the flight from Lagos, down to the flight to Toronto.
Finding the boarding gate wasn't hard, but there were a lot of stops before getting to the boarding gate, like I had to pull off my shoe, open my carry-on like 3 times.
The second leg of the trip was longer like 13 hours or so but I entertained myself with some movies. for me I don’t know about others but the food on the plane was wack I was lucky enough to had snuck in pieces of meat onto the flight, this was what sustained me till we finally arrived safely on Tuesday morning 7:45am Toronto time everyone clapped for the pilot because there was a lot of turbulence of which I though was gonna die lol.
As soon as I came down from the flight I followed the signs and quickly rushed down to arrivals, I already did the arrivecan stuff online before leaving Nigeria but the self decoration machine wasn’t acknowledging my passport so I just had to proceed to one of the officials at the counter and she filled a new declaration form for me. Please obey all the instructions you’re given and kindly ask questions on things you don’t understand.
It was my turn to be attended to, the officer was actual looking beautiful so I told her then she smiled she then proceeds to ask for my international passport, my tuition receipt and she printed out my permit, stamped it and handed it over to me then she wished me goodluck, pro tip: try complimenting the officer it really makes the officer feel more comfortable with you.My cousin was already waiting for me at the arrivals and we were able to get a SIM card for me.

Thank you so much to everyone who had contributed to my journey by relentlessly answering my questions.
I’ll be resuming at centennial college this coming January and also it’s cold in Canada oooo make sure you are prepared.

Nice One brother, congrats 👏,how much did you spend on Flight Ticket?!

[quote author=Uzorsammy post=120462088]Yes, talk about the role you are playing as a manager in ur mothers business and how the course will be useful to grow ur mum's business [/quote





I See, thanks for the reply, will my mom's (she's my sponsor) 3-4 yrs saved up POF with bank statement to prove the POF was being raised in her company account using the profits of her Restaurant business be valid enough in the VO's Eyes when the question source of funds pops up

Guest911:
of course, via wire transfer.

Oh Wow, Thanks bro ,and I'm guessing Wire transfer is Black market rate

BenedictStinson:
The school doesn't care at what rate you buy your foreign currency. You are not paying them in naira but their own currency CAD. Normally you will be given a deadline to pay your deposit. If CBN Form A comes through before then, lucky you. If not you would probably have to source black market. IRCC converts your naira in statement of account at official rate though

Thanks 🙏

Guest911:
yes but only if you're using Form A.

Hmmm okay Bro, Thanks,can someone in for example Germany pay my university of Waterloo tuition fees,you know to skip Form A delay and all

Guest911:
I had a similar amount and I've gotten my visa.
I changed USD10k to naira at black market rate and then paid full 1 year fees using form A at cbn rates i still had 2 million to spare. Mind you the school fees was USD13k.

I should also mention that I had to pay for form A fast rack which wasn't a problem for the time i was saving.
I still changed additional 3k to naira for some other reasons sha.

But when i wanted to submit my bank statement for visa turnsout they calculate your naira account balance at cbn rate, so i had more than enough for proof of funds after clearing school fees.

Plus, look there's someone on here that posted proof of funds explanation, and that's what i used. I think oloriking or something

Okay bro,to clarify something,is it all schools in Canada that accept Tuition fee payment at CBN Rate?

Uzorsammy:
That's not necessary haba! In ur SOP tell the visa officer a logical reason why you are going to come back. You can use ur family and ur job or better employment opportunities

Hi, seems Your quite knowledgeable about this,can you answer this do you Think My Study course Msc Leisure & Recreation and me being the manager Of my mom's SME Restaurant,my Study course is closely related with my mom's business where I'm currently employed, is This enough to convince VO about strong home ties

Good Day Everyone,can a recent applicant of the university of Waterloo clarify if GRE Test is required to get Admitted to the school.

Zoey1:
Check Diakonia University, it’s 5000 euros yearly.
University of Arcada too is 5000 euros
You are applying on studyinfo.fi

Hello bro,do you know if those schools are competitive

Hi people,quick question European countries like Netherlands and Sweden have job seeker visa for students who graduate to stay back and find a job anyone know if Poland has something like this?!

finlandjapa:
yes, i think the most important thing is to show you made the money legally, as far as you can back up how the money was made then no problem, even if you've been saving it.

Alright then

finlandjapa:
i don't know much, im trying to gather information so i can join the january train.

but with what ive read, if you're able to prove the source of this fund for the past two years saving it and can prove it is legit, im sure they'll accept it.

Oh Okay I see, sure i have a job that'll be the source of the funds but my salary of 2 yrs won't amount to the proof of funds,the only way to raise proof of funds is let the amount trickled in over time(2 yrs)

finlandjapa:
that's great, time for oral interview preparations then.

Hi there, noticed your username perhaps you might have some knowledge about Finnish Student visa,so quick question what do you think would be a Visa officer reaction to a Visa candidate whose proof of funds is his 2 years savings with bank statement to prove it ,is this a red flag?!

Lionize:
With the scenario you painted, they may not even ask further question regarding the fund, seeing that it trickled in over time.

Oh thanks alot for easing my mind,bro

Lionize:
I think it was part of their enquiry.

One last question was the enquiry about Required bank balance or both required bank balance & Tuition fee

Lionize:
Emphasis? They asked me to explain the huge fund that came into my account.

Oh okay,did you show documents too?

Lionize:
OK. I think you have to wait till it comes, else you'll be looking for a 'black' job.

Good day Lionize, what's going on, quick question during your visa interview was the much emphasis placed on you proofing source of funds(Tuition fee & required bank balance)

pansophist:
Yes of course. Job is Job in Finland, and it's an almost equal society where a taxi driver earns equally to a banker. Cleaners and professors lives in the same neighbourhood, and their kids goes to the same school.

If your employer gives you a work contract that meets the requirements for an employment contract, you get it. For example, it must be a full time job, pays at least the minimum wage and not a state security job reserved for citizens.

Menial job such as distributing letters at night, working for cleaning companies are what lots of students used to secure their work permit and ride through permanently residency and then citizenship. So if you are not too egoistic, you'll be rewarded.

Alright thank you for the insights Boss,Lemme Let you rest now Lol

pansophist:
Good you mentioned Lapland, you should apply there if you have the financial means and qualifications. It's the northernmost University in the EU, and second in the world (after Murmansk University).

But that doesn't reduce the quality of education they give. Finland is on a different level in terms of the quality of education. Abi you no feel my brain? Na finland cause am. Them teach me wella

It's too dark, cold and boring, that they will easily give you admissions, no kidding. They want students but most choose other places in finland. Would you rather study in a village in Maiduguri or Lagos? Yes thats how it is.

I knew lots of students there, and I've been there since I did some few courses. And its cheaper than other places, so if you don't mind these conditions, apply. Its just two years degree, they will take you easily.

But if you can apply to IT courses, then I assure that it's your sure bet to staying back. Finland regularly employ IT guys straight from Nigeria, alot of them. IT and nursing is sought after globally. None of these two courses will disappoint you.

There was one robotic guy,ess than twenty years that was employed by a Finnish company and now in Finland. Perhaps I may be speaking out of ignorance, but if you know surely that your course of study is an hotcake, then go ahead.

Thanks for the insight Boss, well my Msc course of study is focused on the tourism industry (I have a Bsc in Tourism Studies), can one use the Employment from a menial job to get a Finnish work permit?