Odoziaku1:
Good evening everyone.

Please, I’m a student with study permit, but my fiancé is already a citizen. We intend travelling home 2 get married end of the year.

Currently, I have 5 job offers 2 work “full time”. I would love to accept one of the offers.

Can I accept the offer and work with my “study permit” knowing that I can still get “Spouse work permit” or decline because of the effect of >20 weekly hours restriction by IRCC?

What could b the implication of accepting the job now with my study permit?


Please, I’ll appreciate if the house can render some advice.

1) Your study permit allows you to work 20 hours per week—- so you cannot work full time. (You already answers this)

2) Getting married does not automatically grant you spousal work permit since you will need to apply for it- wait time: unknown.
Remember you can only hold one or the other. A spousal work permit or study permit.

3) Solution: stick to your study permit and its terms and conditions (Do not get tempted by the full time job and ruin your immigration chances);
Get married and your spouse can apply to sponsor you for PR.

If you apply for PR sponsorship inland (within Canada), you can submit a work permit application with it. Go to cic website to learn more about this.

Please what is flagpole,I read from one of the thread that one can do it,how can I go about it,I need your guidance house.I submitted sowp since April 2,2022 but have not gotten any response yet or medical request.can I go ahead and do the medicals instead of waiting for ircc medical Request ?

This is my situation,my wife just graduated here in Canada and have also applied for pgwp(she is also waiting for ircc response). I came in as a visitor to visit my wife for 6 mth so I was not issued visitors record at the border.can any one advice on what step we can take.
Your suggestions are welcome.
Thank you

How long does it take before you can apply for your partner to join you while studying

Frankrobbn1:



From the wisdom of my vast experiences, i will advice you not to apply for a visa when your spouse hasn't landed Canada. The SIN and study permit which are issued at the point of entry are important documents to be included in a spousal Open work permit or Visitor's visa of the accompanying spouse. Should you apply without these documents, your application will not be processed in a timely manner.

On the other scenario you mentioned, I will recommend that your spouse goes first before you can put in for your application to join her in Canada. This will considerably help her application build strong ties back home.


It will end in praise

MediaLady:


*** LONG POST ALERT ***

### DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR STUDY permit ###
INTRO:
I have Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Studies (Second Class Upper Division).
I have over 9 years work experience in different Writing niches like; Copywriting, Business Writing, Editing, Ghost Writing, Script Writing and so on. I also teach Content Writing, Brand Storytelling and so on in a Digital Literacy School (part-time). I am also a Policy Writer an NGO.
I got admission to study Masters in English at Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada.
Find the documents I submitted for myself (SP), my son (VV) and my husband (SOWP) below;

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED
1. All IMM Forms
2. Conditional Letter of Acceptance (Lakehead University)
3. Marriage Certificate
4. International Passport
5. Digital Passport Photograph

PROOF OF AVAILABLE FUNDS (SP)
6. Husband’s USA Bank Account Statement ($11,295 CAD)
7. MPower Approved Loan Document ($47,760 CAD); covers my 2 years tuition.
8. MPower Approved Loan Acceptance Letter
9. My Cousin’s Bank Statement ($52,439 CAD)
10. Affidavit of Support from my Cousin (Notarized)
11. Mandatory Tuition Deposit Receipt_Lakehead University ($750 CAD)
12. Lakehead University Funding Letter ($6,000 CAD)
***Total Available Funds: $ 117,295

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED VIA WEBFORM (SP)
13. Upfront Medical Examination Sheet
14. Police Character Certificate
15. Unconditional Letter of Acceptance (Lakehead University)

CLIENT’S INFORMATION (SP)
16. Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Studies Certificate
17. Bachelor of Arts Transcript
18. Cambridge English Language Assessment Certificate (Part of the University of Cambridge)
19. IELTS Test Report Certificate
20. Certificate of National Service (NYSC)
21. West African Senior School Certificate
22. Certificate of Origin
23. Sworn Affidavit for Change of Name
24. Change of Name – The Guardian Newspaper Publication
25. My Birth Certificate – National Population Commission (Nigeria)
26. My Drivers License (Nigeria)
27. My National Identification Number Slip (Nigeria)
28. My COVID-19 Vaccination Card
29. Letter of Introduction (Digital Innovation School that I teach Copywriting, Content Marketing on Part-time)
30. My Statement of Purpose for Study in Canada (I will give more details on this in subsequent posts)
31. Congratulatory Email – Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Membership Card (2015)
32. Invitation Email - Young African Leaders VIRTUAL Town Hall with Former US President Barack Obama (2015)
33. Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Network – Outreach Picture (2015)
34. YALI Speaks – Thank You Email to me (2021)
35. Congratulatory Email (from a public policy think-thank NGO I work for…part-time)
36. Zoom Meeting Screenshot of the NGO above, during our April National Dialogue (Please note that I captured my face and used an arrow icon to identify myself) .
37. My Mother’s Civil Service Retirement Letter
38. My Mother’s Pension Identification Card
39. My Mother’s NIN Slip
40. My Sister ’s Birth Certificate
41. My Sister’s Promotion Letter
42. My Sister’s International Passport
43. My Sister’s Promotion Letter
44. Previous Employment Letter at a Bank (this was where I had my NYSC in 2011)
45. Previous Employment Letter
46. Screenshot of My Instagram Business Page
47. My Resume (I removed all work experiences not related to my Program of Study in Canada.
48. Wedding Pictures with our families and friends in attendance.
49. Pictures of my husband, my son and I.
*** The total pictures I sent to IRCC was more than fifty.


### DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED (spousal OPEN work permit) ###
INTRO:
My husband applied from the US…while we applied from Nigeria. We just had to take the risk because I have never seen such a case as ours before.
My husband went to the US on F1 (study visa) in 2017 and he completed his program in 2019. He did his one year OPT and enrolled for another 2 years Masters which ends this month (June 2022).
His Bachelors in Nigeria was Economics. The first Masters in the US was MA in Economics and the second masters is an MBA.
Find his documents below;

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED (SOWP)
1. All IMM Forms
2. International Passport
3. Digital Passport Photograph

PURPOSE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS (SOWP)
4. Wife’s Letter of Acceptance at Lakehead University
5. Wife’s International Passport
6. Marriage Certificate
7. Wife’s Affidavit for Change of Name
8. Change of Name – The Guardian Newspaper Publication
9. Our Son's Birth Certificate
10. Our Son’s International Passport
11. SOWP Letter of Explanation (I will explain the connection between my husband’s LOE and my SOP in my next post).


DOCUMENT SUBMITTED VIA WEBFORM (SOWP)
12. Upfront Medical Examination Sheet


CLIENT’S INFORMATION (SOWP)
13. Masters in Business Administration and Management Transcript (On-going Program at ABC University, US)
14. Student i20 Document (for ongoing MBA program at ABC University, US)
15. Masters of Arts in Economics Certificate (XYZ University, US)
16. Masters of Arts in Economics Transcript (XYZ University, US)
17. Bachelors in Economics Certificate (Nigeria)
18. Bachelors in Economics Transcript (Nigeria)
19. President’s Honour List Award _ ABC University, US (He got this award for 6 terms consecutively. Thus, I attached all the six awards to his application)
20. SQL Certificate
21. Web Scrapping Certificate
22. Advanced Excel Certificate
23. IELTS Test Report Certificate
24. COVID-19 Vaccination Card
25. Resume
26. Previous/Expired International Passport (Data Page)
27. Stamped US Visa Page (in previous/expired International Passport)
28. Current International Passport (Data Page)
29. USA Drivers License
30. House Rent Receipts in Nigeria (My Wife and I)
31. Tenancy Agreement document between our Landlord and us (I uploaded the title page, first page and signature page)
32. Our Wedding Pictures (This is where I included more wedding pictures)

PROOF OF AVAILABLE FUNDS (SOWP)
33. All the Financial Documents submitted for Study permit was uploaded here
***This was uploaded under Client’s Information Section


### DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED (VISIT VISA FOR OUR SON) ###
INTRO:
He’s a 5-year-old.

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR VV
1. One IMM Form
2. Digital Passport Photograph
3. International Passport

CLIENT’S INFORMATION (VV)
I attached about 20 Phone Pictures to a pdf document. Some of these pictures were random home pictures, which shows playfulness, relaxation and actual ‘home clothings’. The aim is to show that we have loved ones and family ties back home. None of the pictures here is a Professional shot. This document is to prove that my 5-year-old has family ties back home too. Lol. I titled this document, MY FAMILY TIES BACK HOME (our Son’s name here).

Check the list of pictures I submitted for him below;
1. Pictures with my Parents
2. My Parents’ Wedding Pictures (just 2 pictures; trad and white)
3. My Mother’s Pregnancy Picture of Me (our Son’s name here)
4. Pictures of Me with My Paternal Cousins
5. Pictures of Me with My Maternal Cousins
6. Pictures of Me with My Paternal Grandma and My Mother
7. Pictures of Me with My Maternal Grandma
8. Pictures of Me with My Maternal Aunt
9. Pictures of Me with My Paternal Uncle
10. Pictures of Me and My Friends during Children’s Day (I used an arrow icon to indicate him)
11. Pictures of Me and My Friends during our Class Party
12. CULTURAL DAY: Picture of Me Representing the Tiv Tribe of Nigeria
13. CULTURAL DAY: Picture of Me Representing the Hausa Tribe of Nigeria
14. Picture of Me with My Mother, Maternal Aunt and Maternal Grandma
15. Pictures of Me with My Friends during Colour Day.
16. Pictures of Me with My Darling Mother (My son gave me a big hug in this picture).

PROOF OF AVAILABLE FUNDS (VV)
1. All the Financial Documents submitted for Study permit was uploaded here
***This was uploaded under Client’s Information Section too


*** Please note that I handled our Family Application 100%. This was not an easy task at all. I give glory to God for answering our prayers and granting our wish of 5 good years. Thank you, Jesus…!!! ***

Congrats once again! We're coming o

MediaLady:


TIMELINE:
Application Submission: May 19
Upfront Medicals in Nigeria (SP & VV): May 23
Biometrics (SP) in Nigeria: May 26
Upfront Medicals (SOWP) in the US: June 3rd
Biometrics (SOWP) in the US: June 9th
Ghost Update (SP, VV & SOWP): June 11th
Eligibility:  I can’t really say.
Medical Passed (SP, VV & SOWP): June 18th (today)
PPR (SP, VV & SOWP): June 18th

I will come back to share the documents submitted...

Thank you Jesus...!!!

*** LONG POST ALERT ***

### DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR STUDY permit ###
INTRO:
I have Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Studies (Second Class Upper Division).
I have over 9 years work experience in different Writing niches like; Copywriting, Business Writing, Editing, Ghost Writing, Script Writing and so on. I also teach Content Writing, Brand Storytelling and so on in a Digital Literacy School (part-time). I am also a Policy Writer an NGO.
I got admission to study Masters in English at Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada.
Find the documents I submitted for myself (SP), my son (VV) and my husband (SOWP) below;

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED
1. All IMM Forms
2. Conditional Letter of Acceptance (Lakehead University)
3. Marriage Certificate
4. International Passport
5. Digital Passport Photograph

PROOF OF AVAILABLE FUNDS (SP)
6. Husband’s USA Bank Account Statement ($11,295 CAD)
7. MPower Approved Loan Document ($47,760 CAD); covers my 2 years tuition.
8. MPower Approved Loan Acceptance Letter
9. My Cousin’s Bank Statement ($52,439 CAD)
10. Affidavit of Support from my Cousin (Notarized)
11. Mandatory Tuition Deposit Receipt_Lakehead University ($750 CAD)
12. Lakehead University Funding Letter ($6,000 CAD)
***Total Available Funds: $ 117,295

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED VIA WEBFORM (SP)
13. Upfront Medical Examination Sheet
14. Police Character Certificate
15. Unconditional Letter of Acceptance (Lakehead University)

CLIENT’S INFORMATION (SP)
16. Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Studies Certificate
17. Bachelor of Arts Transcript
18. Cambridge English Language Assessment Certificate (Part of the University of Cambridge)
19. IELTS Test Report Certificate
20. Certificate of National Service (NYSC)
21. West African Senior School Certificate
22. Certificate of Origin
23. Sworn Affidavit for Change of Name
24. Change of Name – The Guardian Newspaper Publication
25. My Birth Certificate – National Population Commission (Nigeria)
26. My Drivers License (Nigeria)
27. My National Identification Number Slip (Nigeria)
28. My COVID-19 Vaccination Card
29. Letter of Introduction (Digital Innovation School that I teach Copywriting, Content Marketing on Part-time)
30. My Statement of Purpose for Study in Canada (I will give more details on this in subsequent posts)
31. Congratulatory Email – Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Membership Card (2015)
32. Invitation Email - Young African Leaders VIRTUAL Town Hall with Former US President Barack Obama (2015)
33. Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Network – Outreach Picture (2015)
34. YALI Speaks – Thank You Email to me (2021)
35. Congratulatory Email (from a public policy think-thank NGO I work for…part-time)
36. Zoom Meeting Screenshot of the NGO above, during our April National Dialogue (Please note that I captured my face and used an arrow icon to identify myself) .
37. My Mother’s Civil Service Retirement Letter
38. My Mother’s Pension Identification Card
39. My Mother’s NIN Slip
40. My Sister ’s Birth Certificate
41. My Sister’s Promotion Letter
42. My Sister’s International Passport
43. My Sister’s Promotion Letter
44. Previous Employment Letter at a Bank (this was where I had my NYSC in 2011)
45. Previous Employment Letter
46. Screenshot of My Instagram Business Page
47. My Resume (I removed all work experiences not related to my Program of Study in Canada.
48. Wedding Pictures with our families and friends in attendance.
49. Pictures of my husband, my son and I.
*** The total pictures I sent to IRCC was more than fifty.


### DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED (spousal OPEN work permit) ###
INTRO:
My husband applied from the US…while we applied from Nigeria. We just had to take the risk because I have never seen such a case as ours before.
My husband went to the US on F1 (study visa) in 2017 and he completed his program in 2019. He did his one year OPT and enrolled for another 2 years Masters which ends this month (June 2022).
His Bachelors in Nigeria was Economics. The first Masters in the US was MA in Economics and the second masters is an MBA.
Find his documents below;

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED (SOWP)
1. All IMM Forms
2. International Passport
3. Digital Passport Photograph

PURPOSE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS (SOWP)
4. Wife’s Letter of Acceptance at Lakehead University
5. Wife’s International Passport
6. Marriage Certificate
7. Wife’s Affidavit for Change of Name
8. Change of Name – The Guardian Newspaper Publication
9. Our Son's Birth Certificate
10. Our Son’s International Passport
11. SOWP Letter of Explanation (I will explain the connection between my husband’s LOE and my SOP in my next post).


DOCUMENT SUBMITTED VIA WEBFORM (SOWP)
12. Upfront Medical Examination Sheet


CLIENT’S INFORMATION (SOWP)
13. Masters in Business Administration and Management Transcript (On-going Program at ABC University, US)
14. Student i20 Document (for ongoing MBA program at ABC University, US)
15. Masters of Arts in Economics Certificate (XYZ University, US)
16. Masters of Arts in Economics Transcript (XYZ University, US)
17. Bachelors in Economics Certificate (Nigeria)
18. Bachelors in Economics Transcript (Nigeria)
19. President’s Honour List Award _ ABC University, US (He got this award for 6 terms consecutively. Thus, I attached all the six awards to his application)
20. SQL Certificate
21. Web Scrapping Certificate
22. Advanced Excel Certificate
23. IELTS Test Report Certificate
24. COVID-19 Vaccination Card
25. Resume
26. Previous/Expired International Passport (Data Page)
27. Stamped US Visa Page (in previous/expired International Passport)
28. Current International Passport (Data Page)
29. USA Drivers License
30. House Rent Receipts in Nigeria (My Wife and I)
31. Tenancy Agreement document between our Landlord and us (I uploaded the title page, first page and signature page)
32. Our Wedding Pictures (This is where I included more wedding pictures)

PROOF OF AVAILABLE FUNDS (SOWP)
33. All the Financial Documents submitted for Study permit was uploaded here
***This was uploaded under Client’s Information Section


### DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED (VISIT VISA FOR OUR SON) ###
INTRO:
He’s a 5-year-old.

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR VV
1. One IMM Form
2. Digital Passport Photograph
3. International Passport

CLIENT’S INFORMATION (VV)
I attached about 20 Phone Pictures to a pdf document. Some of these pictures were random home pictures, which shows playfulness, relaxation and actual ‘home clothings’. The aim is to show that we have loved ones and family ties back home. None of the pictures here is a Professional shot. This document is to prove that my 5-year-old has family ties back home too. Lol. I titled this document, MY FAMILY TIES BACK HOME (our Son’s name here).

Check the list of pictures I submitted for him below;
1. Pictures with my Parents
2. My Parents’ Wedding Pictures (just 2 pictures; trad and white)
3. My Mother’s Pregnancy Picture of Me (our Son’s name here)
4. Pictures of Me with My Paternal Cousins
5. Pictures of Me with My Maternal Cousins
6. Pictures of Me with My Paternal Grandma and My Mother
7. Pictures of Me with My Maternal Grandma
8. Pictures of Me with My Maternal Aunt
9. Pictures of Me with My Paternal Uncle
10. Pictures of Me and My Friends during Children’s Day (I used an arrow icon to indicate him)
11. Pictures of Me and My Friends during our Class Party
12. CULTURAL DAY: Picture of Me Representing the Tiv Tribe of Nigeria
13. CULTURAL DAY: Picture of Me Representing the Hausa Tribe of Nigeria
14. Picture of Me with My Mother, Maternal Aunt and Maternal Grandma
15. Pictures of Me with My Friends during Colour Day.
16. Pictures of Me with My Darling Mother (My son gave me a big hug in this picture).

PROOF OF AVAILABLE FUNDS (VV)
1. All the Financial Documents submitted for Study permit was uploaded here
***This was uploaded under Client’s Information Section too


*** Please note that I handled our Family Application 100%. This was not an easy task at all. I give glory to God for answering our prayers and granting our wish of 5 good years. Thank you, Jesus…!!! ***

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Hello everyone, I’ve been denied study visa to USA 2times. 2018 and 2019
* first denial reason: lack of traveling experience
* second reason: Nigerians have been banned so they I was told to check another country without interview

I’ve been denied uk visa march 2022, due to insufficient funds

I’ve was denied Canada Jan due to employment prospect in my country of residence. I’m a full time student here but didn’t submit, sop, identification means proper pof just filled the forms available and submitted.
My situation now is my sister has 20m in fd and will like to be my sponsor this time, how more do you guys think I can convince the consular in this case and is there still hope I’ll get the study visa?

Congratulations @Spicy12345
I would like to reach out to you for some directions.
Could you please reply my email to enable me communicate with you.
Thank you

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Please my sister how did you defend your hometies?
How much prove of funds did you present?
Let us know the documents you submitted.
God bless bless you.

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

I’ve heard na, lol!

Onweke:

Far too many times, prospective applicants applicants ask me questions relating to this topic.

In this post, I will carefully address the real issues and meaning behind "Recommend Interview". I hope every participant on this platform makes the most of the information below.

Kindly be advised that every immigration applications submitted to IRCC are reviewed by at least two levels of people:

1. *Program Case Analyst:*

Most of the time, it's the Program Case Analyst who does the initial R-10 check that often positions certain applications on "Recommend Interview". They review all information present on file and can only make recommendations as per the applicant's circumstance - i.e, recommended interview (RI), review required (RR), recommended refusal/eligibility failed (EF). The Program Case Analyst may also be able to refuse some ill-equipped applications due to poor documentation.


*Reason for Recommend Interview;*

The eligibility status - "Recommend Interview" is mostly common when the Program Case Analyst has certain concerns about the submission of the applicant for an immigration application to Canada.

This is largely due to some irregularities on the applicant's employment reference letter and inability to verify applicant's work experience, ineligible financial documents to cover for the applicant's proposed program and upkeep in Canada, and in some cases due to salaries being paid by cash at applicant's place of work.


2. *Senior Immigration Officer*

The Senior immigration officer (visa officer) will then review the notes and assessments of the program case analyst and make the final decision, this also includes whether or not an interview is required. If an interview is necessary to continue processing your application, the status would change to "interview required". However, since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, IRCC have not been conducting interviews for prospective applicants both for work permit, spousal sponsorship, parents sponsorship and some other PR applications. In view of the foregoing, an immigration officer may disregard a recommended interview and subsequently grant an approval.

My observations;

I have reviewed several GCMS notes as of recent and in the past and I have come to understand that majority of applicant's with "Recommend Interview" as the current eligibility assessment on their GCMS notes are later in the visa process approved by the Senior Immigration Officer.

Although, in a few cases, some applications may be rejected due to the limited knowledge on the applicant's part to address the initial concerns. This also stems from the fact that the format is not clearly spelled out by the immigration authorities.

This is not much of a bother you know, i would recommend you check properly for the pre-assessment notes/comments which can be found on the page 2 or the last two pages of the Gcms notes.

Far too many times, prospective applicants applicants ask me questions relating to this topic.

In this post, I will carefully address the real issues and meaning behind "Recommend Interview". I hope every participant on this platform makes the most of the information below.

Kindly be advised that every immigration applications submitted to IRCC are reviewed by at least two levels of people:

1. *Program Case Analyst:*

Most of the time, it's the Program Case Analyst who does the initial R-10 check that often positions certain applications on "Recommend Interview". They review all information present on file and can only make recommendations as per the applicant's circumstance - i.e, recommended interview (RI), review required (RR), recommended refusal/eligibility failed (EF). The Program Case Analyst may also be able to refuse some ill-equipped applications due to poor documentation.


*Reason for Recommend Interview;*

The eligibility status - "Recommend Interview" is mostly common when the Program Case Analyst has certain concerns about the submission of the applicant for an immigration application to Canada.

This is largely due to some irregularities on the applicant's employment reference letter and inability to verify applicant's work experience, ineligible financial documents to cover for the applicant's proposed program and upkeep in Canada, and in some cases due to salaries being paid by cash at applicant's place of work.


2. *Senior Immigration Officer*

The Senior immigration officer (visa officer) will then review the notes and assessments of the program case analyst and make the final decision, this also includes whether or not an interview is required. If an interview is necessary to continue processing your application, the status would change to "interview required". However, since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, IRCC have not been conducting interviews for prospective applicants both for work permit, spousal sponsorship, parents sponsorship and some other PR applications. In view of the foregoing, an immigration officer may disregard a recommended interview and subsequently grant an approval.

My observations;

I have reviewed several GCMS notes as of recent and in the past and I have come to understand that majority of applicant's with "Recommend Interview" as the current eligibility assessment on their GCMS notes are later in the visa process approved by the Senior Immigration Officer.

Although, in a few cases, some applications may be rejected due to the limited knowledge on the applicant's part to address the initial concerns. This also stems from the fact that the format is not clearly spelled out by the immigration authorities.

This is not much of a bother you know, i would recommend you check properly for the pre-assessment notes/comments which can be found on the page 2 or the last two pages of the Gcms notes.

Teezkid:
Why do I have this feeling “recommended interview” is when they are about to assess your eligibility ?

Does this mean that when the Case Analyst starts to work on your file, then eligibility review has started? Or it starts when the senior officer starts work.
Which is which pls

Onweke:
Far too many times, prospective applicants applicants ask me questions relating to this topic.

In this post, I will carefully address the real issues and meaning behind "Recommend Interview". I hope every participant on this platform makes the most of the information below.

Kindly be advised that every immigration applications submitted to IRCC are reviewed by at least two levels of people:

1. *Program Case Analyst:*

Most of the time, it's the Program Case Analyst who does the initial R-10 check that often positions certain applications on "Recommend Interview". They review all information present on file and can only make recommendations as per the applicant's circumstance - i.e, recommended interview (RI), review required (RR), recommended refusal/eligibility failed (EF). The Program Case Analyst may also be able to refuse some ill-equipped applications due to poor documentation.


*Reason for Recommend Interview;*

The eligibility status - "Recommend Interview" is mostly common when the Program Case Analyst has certain concerns about the submission of the applicant for an immigration application to Canada.

This is largely due to some irregularities on the applicant's employment reference letter and inability to verify applicant's work experience, ineligible financial documents to cover for the applicant's proposed program and upkeep in Canada, and in some cases due to salaries being paid by cash at applicant's place of work.


2. *Senior Immigration Officer*

The Senior immigration officer (visa officer) will then review the notes and assessments of the program case analyst and make the final decision, this also includes whether or not an interview is required. If an interview is necessary to continue processing your application, the status would change to "interview required". However, since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, IRCC have not been conducting interviews for prospective applicants both for work permit, spousal sponsorship, parents sponsorship and some other PR applications. In view of the foregoing, an immigration officer may disregard a recommended interview and subsequently grant an approval.

My observations;

I have reviewed several GCMS notes as of recent and in the past and I have come to understand that majority of applicant's with "Recommend Interview" as the current eligibility assessment on their GCMS notes are later in the visa process approved by the Senior Immigration Officer.

Although, in a few cases, some applications may be rejected due to the limited knowledge on the applicant's part to address the initial concerns. This also stems from the fact that the format is not clearly spelled out by the immigration authorities.

This is not much of a bother you know, i would recommend you check properly for the pre-assessment notes/comments which can be found on the page 2 or the last two pages of the Gcms notes.

©️Frankrobbn

Onweke:
Far too many times, prospective applicants applicants ask me questions relating to this topic.

In this post, I will carefully address the real issues and meaning behind "Recommend Interview". I hope every participant on this platform makes the most of the information below.

Kindly be advised that every immigration applications submitted to IRCC are reviewed by at least two levels of people:

1. *Program Case Analyst:*

Most of the time, it's the Program Case Analyst who does the initial R-10 check that often positions certain applications on "Recommend Interview". They review all information present on file and can only make recommendations as per the applicant's circumstance - i.e, recommended interview (RI), review required (RR), recommended refusal/eligibility failed (EF). The Program Case Analyst may also be able to refuse some ill-equipped applications due to poor documentation.


*Reason for Recommend Interview;*

The eligibility status - "Recommend Interview" is mostly common when the Program Case Analyst has certain concerns about the submission of the applicant for an immigration application to Canada.

This is largely due to some irregularities on the applicant's employment reference letter and inability to verify applicant's work experience, ineligible financial documents to cover for the applicant's proposed program and upkeep in Canada, and in some cases due to salaries being paid by cash at applicant's place of work.


2. *Senior Immigration Officer*

The Senior immigration officer (visa officer) will then review the notes and assessments of the program case analyst and make the final decision, this also includes whether or not an interview is required. If an interview is necessary to continue processing your application, the status would change to "interview required". However, since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, IRCC have not been conducting interviews for prospective applicants both for work permit, spousal sponsorship, parents sponsorship and some other PR applications. In view of the foregoing, an immigration officer may disregard a recommended interview and subsequently grant an approval.

My observations;

I have reviewed several GCMS notes as of recent and in the past and I have come to understand that majority of applicant's with "Recommend Interview" as the current eligibility assessment on their GCMS notes are later in the visa process approved by the Senior Immigration Officer.

Although, in a few cases, some applications may be rejected due to the limited knowledge on the applicant's part to address the initial concerns. This also stems from the fact that the format is not clearly spelled out by the immigration authorities.

This is not much of a bother you know, i would recommend you check properly for the pre-assessment notes/comments which can be found on the page 2 or the last two pages of the Gcms notes.

Can you send your mail so you can help me carefully review mine

Far too many times, prospective applicants applicants ask me questions relating to this topic.

In this post, I will carefully address the real issues and meaning behind "Recommend Interview". I hope every participant on this platform makes the most of the information below.

Kindly be advised that every immigration applications submitted to IRCC are reviewed by at least two levels of people:

1. *Program Case Analyst:*

Most of the time, it's the Program Case Analyst who does the initial R-10 check that often positions certain applications on "Recommend Interview". They review all information present on file and can only make recommendations as per the applicant's circumstance - i.e, recommended interview (RI), review required (RR), recommended refusal/eligibility failed (EF). The Program Case Analyst may also be able to refuse some ill-equipped applications due to poor documentation.


*Reason for Recommend Interview;*

The eligibility status - "Recommend Interview" is mostly common when the Program Case Analyst has certain concerns about the submission of the applicant for an immigration application to Canada.

This is largely due to some irregularities on the applicant's employment reference letter and inability to verify applicant's work experience, ineligible financial documents to cover for the applicant's proposed program and upkeep in Canada, and in some cases due to salaries being paid by cash at applicant's place of work.


2. *Senior Immigration Officer*

The Senior immigration officer (visa officer) will then review the notes and assessments of the program case analyst and make the final decision, this also includes whether or not an interview is required. If an interview is necessary to continue processing your application, the status would change to "interview required". However, since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, IRCC have not been conducting interviews for prospective applicants both for work permit, spousal sponsorship, parents sponsorship and some other PR applications. In view of the foregoing, an immigration officer may disregard a recommended interview and subsequently grant an approval.

My observations;

I have reviewed several GCMS notes as of recent and in the past and I have come to understand that majority of applicant's with "Recommend Interview" as the current eligibility assessment on their GCMS notes are later in the visa process approved by the Senior Immigration Officer.

Although, in a few cases, some applications may be rejected due to the limited knowledge on the applicant's part to address the initial concerns. This also stems from the fact that the format is not clearly spelled out by the immigration authorities.

This is not much of a bother you know, i would recommend you check properly for the pre-assessment notes/comments which can be found on the page 2 or the last two pages of the Gcms notes.

©️Frankrobbn

Teezkid:
Why do I have this feeling “recommended interview” is when they are about to assess your eligibility ?

thanks so much...pls whats a GIC

Chuksiesmom:
1. Yes. It is possible. It is adviced to use the other spouse as a home tie but looking at the approval rate for family applications, you can give it a try.

2. You can pay your tuition and even get a GIC. Thats a choice you can make

3. Your son will need a visitors visa and your spouse a spousal open work permit ( sowp)

4. Theres no exact amount specified by ircc. What they have on their website is proof of funds for those applying via express entry. You can always use that as a guide. We have had a number of NL family members getting approvals for the entire family. Look at the documents they shared and tailor yours to suit your case.

5. Google is your friend my dear.

It is well.

thanks a lot�

Jenny255:


1) Yes it is very possible, you just have to give valid and convincing reasons in your SOP and you also have to prove strong home ties since you plan to leave with your immediate family.

2) Yes, this will definitely strengthen your application but read the school’s refund policy very well to be sure that you can get your money back if the visa doesn’t pull through.

3)Son - visitor’s visa and spouse - spousal open work permit (sowp)

4) Using cbn rate, it’s N1 = $334 CAD
Use sites like oanda.com to check the rate if you are not paying with form A

I suggest you await the input of others especially the gurus as this reflects my opinion alone.

Goodluck on your application!

1. Yes. It is possible. It is adviced to use the other spouse as a home tie but looking at the approval rate for family applications, you can give it a try.

2. You can pay your tuition and even get a GIC. Thats a choice you can make

3. Your son will need a visitors visa and your spouse a spousal open work permit ( sowp)

4. Theres no exact amount specified by ircc. What they have on their website is proof of funds for those applying via express entry. You can always use that as a guide. We have had a number of NL family members getting approvals for the entire family. Look at the documents they shared and tailor yours to suit your case.

5. Google is your friend my dear.

It is well.

phrecy:
please i need a response�

phrecy:
please i need a response�

1) Yes it is very possible, you just have to give valid and convincing reasons in your SOP and you also have to prove strong home ties since you plan to leave with your immediate family.

2) Yes, this will definitely strengthen your application but read the school’s refund policy very well to be sure that you can get your money back if the visa doesn’t pull through.

3)Son - visitor’s visa and spouse - spousal open work permit (sowp)

4) Using cbn rate, it’s N1 = $334 CAD
Use sites like oanda.com to check the rate if you are not paying with form A

I suggest you await the input of others especially the gurus as this reflects my opinion alone.

Goodluck on your application!

Congrats to you and your family, Ma'am. Really happy for you.

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

This journey will teach u patience. Congrats to u nd the family. Go and prosper

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Congratulations

[quote author=Spicy12345 post=113703150]Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Congratulations to you and your family.
I key into your testimony that my family application shall also be granted approval this month as well. Amen. Congrats once again.

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Wow congratulations! Did u all get ppr same time?

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Congratulations, so happy for you..
hope for us who want to apply with our families...please post the documents submitted.

congrats. May the land of Canada favour u all. Mine is next in Jesus name.

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Hello,
Please did you submit Student GIC as part of your application?

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Congratulations to you and your family.
Please share the documents you submitted and how much POF did you submit? could be of help to someone next door

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Spicy12345:
Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Wow congratulations to you and your family.
Please kindly share the documents you used.

Its PPR guys. Long Post alert

I have been a silent reader of Nairaland since the beginning of this year and everything that led to this point (obtaining our PPR), Nairaland contributed to it.
We started this journey in 2021. I started off with some countries which eventually did not work out. My husband had applied to a couple of schools and we either received rejections or no responses at all. Fast forward to January, my sister was leaving for Canada at the time and came visiting so I requested that she helped apply to a school. We followed up and received admission to Centennial College for a Postgraduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity. It is also worthy to note that we applied to several schools in the UK, I think about 6 or 7 of them and got admission to all.
Amidst all these, my husband insisted on Canada.
We applied for my husband's Study visa, my spousal Open work permit and a Visiting Visa for my 19 months daughter on the 1st of April, 2022. This happened when everywhere I turned to for assistance on how to proceed with these applications kept giving warning signs for my husband to apply alone. My husband insisted that we all apply together and back it up with prayers and I agreed.
We gathered all our documents and applied with faith and the wait started. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and say my prayers sometimes with tears. Sometimes, I and my husband would find it difficult to sleep at night. I would disturb my sister from time to time even during her busy schedule just to find out if there was anything to do to hasten the process. I am not a very patient person but my husband who has more patience among the both of us started to worry too on the 1st of June. We kept praying and hoping that God comes through.
I felt our application could be better but believed God will use the documents we had submitted to speak for us. We noticed that his passport was due to expire in October and then we decided to apply for that as quickly as possible.
On the 5th of June, my husband came back home worried which increased my worry as well but we kept telling each other that our application was more complex so it may take them a while to get to it.
On the 7th of June at around 7:30am, my husband called my attention and, in his words, "it is already happening o"
I ran to his phone and saw 3 emails with "do not reply", my heart skipped several beats and I remember saying to him, if we were rejected, we fire again.
I went straight for the laptop but was not fast enough as I kept shaking. My husband grabbed it and signed in.
At this point, I hissed and said aloud "Eligibility just started and its a ghost update", then he said hold on let me scroll down and there it was Original Passport Request. I screamed my lungs out.
Our timeline:
GCKey 1st time applicant
Application: 1st of April, 2022
Upfront medicals: 26t of March and updated to pass on the 21st of April, 2022
Biometrics: 14th of April, 2022
PPR for Study, SOWP, and VV on the 8th of June.

I would say it has been God and I am putting this out there to encourage people most especially families who are too afraid to apply together. Do it, research, make your application as tight as possible, and back it up with prayers. I reached out to only one person on this thread who happened to be going to the same school as my husband, @centennialguy, thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
I wish everyone the best and to all PPR hopefuls, your time is now.

It will end in praise

Anon123:


PGC AND PGD are one and the same. It's always called Ontario College Graduate Certificate. You can apply for this if you have a 1st class, 2.1 l, 2.2 and maybe 3rd class(chances are very very very slim)

A 2yrs course qualifies you for a 3yrs PGWP.


Yes you can but please note, an open spousal work permit takes 12months, so your husband application might be delayed fr a long time but
a decision will be made on the visiting. Approval here is dependent on the person applying for a study permit(primary applicant)

Regarding the bolded, do you mean even if the applications were submitted together, they will still delay for the spouse? Would a visit visa have been a better choice and they sort a work permit when one gets to Canada?

Hellos Anon

If I am clear, does this mean that irrespective of the long processing time (55 weeks) for the SOWP, the primary applicant's (Study permit) and other dependents' will be addressed within the normal TRV study permit / visitor Visa processing duration of 11-12 weeks?

Anon123:


Yes you can but please note, an open spousal work permit takes 12months, so your husband application might be delayed fr a long time but
a decision will be made on the visiting. Approval here is dependent on the person applying for a study permit(primary applicant)

Niaso:
Please house

What is the difference between Post Baccalaureate Diploma and Post Graduate diploma?

Do both qualify for work permit after 2yrs course of study?

Can one apply for study visa for oneself, Open work permit for husband and visitor's visa for child? With Post Baccalaureate Diploma admission

Waiting for handful response thanks in anticipation!!

PGC AND PGD are one and the same. It's always called Ontario College Graduate Certificate. You can apply for this if you have a 1st class, 2.1 l, 2.2 and maybe 3rd class(chances are very very very slim)

A 2yrs course qualifies you for a 3yrs PGWP.


Yes you can but please note, an open spousal work permit takes 12months, so your husband application might be delayed fr a long time but
a decision will be made on the visiting. Approval here is dependent on the person applying for a study permit(primary applicant)