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Concate:
I dey here o. I submitted online app on May 31st and did biometrics on June 4th. Still no update on my account.

You are not alone....

GOD TIME IS THE BEST

Bodmillz:
Bros you dey vex o! Please calm down and let everything pass.

Nigeria hard but please don’t call our fatherland shithole. I have spent barely two weeks and some days in Canada and I must tell you I’m missing home. Life’s good here and thousands times better than in Nigeria but no place can be like where you grew up.

The culture here is totally different from ours. You would be living in the same Condo and you won’t even greet one another when your path crosses. For example, in the walkway or when you in the elevator, you will either be looking each other like dondee or be pressing phone. Sometimes you greet them and they will be looking at you like mumu, and sometimes they respond with all smile. Even in 3 or more bedroom houses, you see only few that mix well. Most times it’s hi hi when you meet and when you in the house, you lock yourself in the room doing your thing.

The food too. You go chop rice tire. The best thing is to cook here. Not like naija wey you fit just enter one restaurant or buka and load fufu or Eba and spend less than 1k. Go to African restaurant here a the least plate you can get is for $15 (#4,350) and you won’t even be satisfied. And for your info, you pay tax for everything. SIM card wey dem dey sell 100 naira for naija, I bought for $40 (#11,600) here , which was the best deal and I was charged $6 (#1740) extra as tax. Even tax dey ontop bread. I buy wheat bread for $3.29 (#954) which is #250 in naija(more than x3). So the thing here is you have to change your lifestyle if you really wanna have savings. Wheat bread wey I dey finish once in naija, I dey chop am 3 times here . Beans of about 3 congos is $22 imagine! One thing, If you keep converting to naira, you won’t buy anything here lol. Got a jean jacket $70 wey I go see confirm akube for 1500 in naija.

Also, I learnt the weather during winter is mad. Even those that were born and bred here are afraid winter is coming! I remember during my orientation a lady at the information fair was asking me if I would like to study abroad. I told her I am already studying abroad because I am an International student. She laughed and said I can still study abroad, perhaps after I spend a winter here, I would like to study abroad...imagine! Lol

Congrats on your approval and I wish you the best in Canada!

This is the comment of the year. I really love the write-up. You deserve 1000 gbosa for this

uyplus:
@frankrobbn, you are an amazing pal!

Approval alert!

Application date: 12th June
Medical mail: 2nd August
Date of medical: 6th August
Updated by CIC: 11th August
Approved: 3rd September
Route: Paper
Program: Masters of Public health
University: Western Ontario

Finally, I'm departing this shithole by 1:25pm tomorrow!

Congrats
But if you had described Nigeria as a shithole in your application, you would have been singing GCMS notes and RE-APPLICATION by now.
HOME IS HOME

Ysakaws:
I want to apply to three universities in Canada for my masters. They are all requesting for academic references. However, I do not really have any lecturer I talk to. I got my BSc in Ghana and I am back to Nigeria. I am planning to create three email addresses to represent three different lecturers and to send different recommendations myself. Please, do you advise I do this?

The administrator of this forum should not condone this kind of fraud here. Nairaland post discussion is accessible to the public including the spies working for embassies as well. This kind of post does not portray this forum and Nigerians a good image at all.
INFACT, THIS PERSON OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN BANNED.

Trapping:
People please is there any penalty from the VO for typographical errors in someone's SOP. I submitted my SOP but somehow I had cause to go back to it only to find that one of the dates I refrenced in the letter stated 2108 instead of 2018. Also, I noticed same mistake in the sponosr's letter of support, he wrote "inthis" instead of "in this", please is there a way for me to correct these mistakes.

It won't affect you. Typo error is pardonable

Doyenrey:
Morning everyone,


If you have a visitor's visa with a validity that covers the entire period of your proposed study before you apply for study permit, what will happen? Will CIC issue another TRV for study? Or just study permit without TRV?

I hope my question is clear. Thank you.

They will issue you another visa ( student visa)

Has anybody applied and capture for Nigerian passport at the Abuja Immigration Office recently? I want to know what the crowd be there compare to Lagos passport office.

jnyuwa02:
Sure can travel in May and traveling before visa expires will ensure you don’t fall into so many potential pitfalls. But be prepared with good answer on why you arriving very early. 4 months too is reasonable, but I think this should be the cap.

Good point

jnyuwa02:
You won’t encounter any trouble as long as you go within a reasonable time to your resumption date. So anytime after June 2019, you can travel and if POE proffers a reason for coming early, tell them you came to get acclimated to your new environment before school starts. The problem with coming way to early is that they will think you came to work before school starts and can deny you entry. A visa is not a guarantee that you will enter Canada, the real permission is with the officer’s discretion at POE. So better to be safe than be sorry!

What about a scenario where at the time the applicant is applying for visa, the Nigerian passport expires in May 2019 and the Nigerian Immigration insists on not renewing it until less than six month expiration but the visa is issued to end in May 2019 when the passport expires. Can he/she travel in that May before the visa expires?

muizzzz:
Hello House,

I received my gcms note and the attached was stated as the reason for refusal. I have book an appointment to reapply next week Friday.

Please what do I need to do to address the stated issue.

Thanks

What amount did you have as balance in your account and what is the total cost of your proposed study?
Are you self sponsored?
I see limited funds as the main concern here.
Gurus in the house can shed more light.

mightyola:
Amen..Mine Eligibility has not even started..well it started,but went back to processing. June 3rd. It shall end with praise.

From what I have gathered, when an application get to the Canadian High Commission, it goes straight to background check which is in two ways. One is done by CSIS for security and criminal check while the second one is conducted by the quality control unit for document check and verification. Once your application get to the VO for a review, your application changes to "we are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements".
IF ALONG THE LINE THE VO HAS CONCERN WITH CERTAIN DOCUMENTS YOU INCLUDED IN YOUR APPLICATION, HE WILL RETURN YOUR DOSSIER BACK TO THE CONTROL UNIT FOR FURTHER VERIFICATION.
That might be the reason your eligibility started and went back to processing.

Maxihyfr:
Nawa oo.. This kind tin sef..

Na to go put head for Lithuania na

If the school did not mandate you to pay tuition fee, don't pay. Don't be deceived with the refundable gimmick you see. You will not get your full money when they refund the money. Apart from the administrative charge the school will deduct, exchange rate differences will also make you to lose substantial amount. I have seen somebody who lost close to N200,000 on about $15,000 he paid for tuition fee after the refund

Carlz1:
My last gcms note

Applying for the GCMs notes to know the actual reason for visa denial is the first impression you are giving that you are serious with your mission. Responding to the visa officer concerns is to argue point by point those concerns in the GCMS notes but many of you only address the generic reasons included in the notes.

oluswagger:
If the airlines does not ask/indicate that you provide or obtain one, then it is not necessary. I traveled through Dublin (not sure part of UK) without one. If in doubt, write to the embassy

Which country's residence permit?
But with the common format EU residence permit, you can transit in any EU nation without a visa

rebeccausoro:
I'm not the one who did it 13 months ago. I've not done mine. I'm asking what exactly to expect when I do mine.

Ok
Sorry for my outburst

rebeccausoro:
What do they really do in the medicals?

Wait o, we need to be serious. This forum is a serious forum where we justapose ideas towards a successful visa application.
Somebody claimed that he/she did medicals about 13 months ago and has been adviced accordingly. Now, the person who claimed to do medicals 13 months ago is now asking WHAT DO THEY REALLY DO THERE?
No, they dance there

aleobua:
Well, seeing that you have an experience with this, I may be wrong. Although, I was just following what I saw in my application page which still says "We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes". I guess it may be a glitch. Many thanks for the advice

cc: Clara2244

Frankrobbn1 is doing a great work here and must be commended. I had a disagreement with him/her initially but truth be told, he is well grounded in this Canadian student visa thread.
Keep it up sir.

Naijaforeigner:
Are you serious? They gave you till September 18th? Make I toast that babe wella so that she go make me enjoy this my Lagos stay before moving to Canada.

The unknown fact is that most fall entries in Canada have September 18 the last date to resume. You won't know if you don't toast them

Carlz1:
Hello. I submitted my application on July 27th and eligibility review started August 18th. Please can I attached a letter of explanation detailing how my previous refusal reasons has been tackled. I wrote an sop but I didn’t explain how I’ve tackled the previous reasons but I used the reasons to repackage and reapply. Advice please? Can I still write and mail it to cic to be attached to my documents?

Since you have explained yourself in the SOP, leave everything to God

uyplus:
@Frankrobbn, mcobex, jnuywa

I'm curious to know if there has ever been an incidence where an applicant misses his/her resumption because CIC exceeded the visa processing time and issued the TRV much after resumption time because @ this current pace from the VO's, a lot of June applicants may miss their resumption date for the fall academic session. There's less than 2weeks left yet some applications are counting out ten weeks as against the standard nine weeks for June applicants.

They will request for the updated offer letter. If you defer your entry to winter, they will issue the visa to you but not in a hurry. Maybe around October

henricson:
For those who filled in their questionnaire that work was required for study... May I what document to upload for the file 'evidence for work required in study'?

The school will attach a letter indicating that work is required

bbclue:
In some airport they have transit visa spot...he can just tell them he will like to stroll out and they will issue him transit visa for a token...that is wat I did..in some country

Turkish airlines

solu1:
Good day my people:

I have a quick question to ask.

I recently got my TRV application approved and would be travelling from the EU with a valid residence permit to Canada. Most of the flights that I have seen have brief layovers (4 hours max in the UK). I would like to know if I will be needing a transit visa to go through the UK. The airline could not provide me with this information. Your urgent answers are needed so as to enable me make an informed decision before the prices go up again.

(1) AIRSIDE TRANSIT: This is for those who will be arriving UK airport by air and depart by air and wil not go through they immigration . Nigerians with USA, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand visas do not need a UK transit visa to transit but must have a confirmed onward ticket to their destinations and must depart the UK airport by 23:59hrs of the following day, latest.

2.LANDSIDE: This is for those who will be be arriving UK airport by air and depart by air and wil go through they immigration to change airport. E.g arriving the London Hearthrow from Lagos to London and will depart London through the London Gatwick or City Airport. Nigerians with USA, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand visas do not need a UK transit visa to transit but must have a confirmed onward ticket to their destinations and must depart the UK airport by 2359hrs the next day, latest.

In summary, if you want to see a friend or family in London before you go to Canada. Do LANDSIDE and make your time of connection to the next day in London Gatwick before 2359hrs of that next day. But be warned, don't make a costly mistake of telling the UK immigration that you want to visit somebody o, you will be deported back to Lagos. Just tell them you are doing a LANDSIDE transit and make your ticket handy and show it to them. When you pass the immigration, you can go to anywhere you like before your next flight to Canada

orobs93:
will I be able to see my relatives at the airport I mean can they visit me were ever I am in the airport during the layovers or can I meet them around the airport during layovers in Heathrow airport ?

UK has two transit facilities
(1) AIRSIDE TRANSIT: This is for those who will be arriving UK airport by air and depart by air and wil not go through they immigration . Nigerians with USA, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand visas do not need a UK transit visa to transit but must have a confirmed onward ticket to their destinations and must depart the UK airport by 23:59hrs of the following day, latest.

2.LANDSIDE: This is for those who will be be arriving UK airport by air and depart by air and wil go through they immigration to change airport. E.g arriving the London Hearthrow from Lagos to London and will depart London through the London Gatwick or City Airport. Nigerians with USA, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand visas do not need a UK transit visa to transit but must have a confirmed onward ticket to their destinations and must depart the UK airport by 2359hrs the next day, latest.

In summary, if you want to see a friend or family in London before you go to Canada. Do LANDSIDE and make your time of connection to the next day in London Gatwick before 2359hrs of that next day. But be warned, don't make a costly mistake of telling the UK immigration that you want to visit somebody o, you will be deported back to Lagos. Just tell them you are doing a LANDSIDE transit and make your ticket handy and show it to them. When you pass the immigration, you can go to anywhere you like before your next flight to Canada

papijulah:
It depends on the airport settings. If the waiting room is behind the entry counter you can but if it's not you won't be allowed to.

UK has two transit facilities,
(1) AIRSIDE TRANSIT: This is for those who will be arriving UK airport by air and depart by air and wil not go through they immigration . Nigerians with USA, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand visas do not need a UK transit visa to transit but must have a confirmed onward ticket to their destinations and must depart the UK airport by 23:59hrs of the following day, latest.

2.LANDSIDE: This is for those who will be be arriving UK airport by air and depart by air and wil go through they immigration to change airport. E.g arriving the London Hearthrow from Lagos to London and will depart London through the London Gatwick or City Airport. Nigerians with USA, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand visas do not need a UK transit visa to transit but must have a confirmed onward ticket to their destinations and must depart the UK airport by 2359hrs the next day, latest.

In summary, if you want to see a friend or family in London before you go to Canada. Do LANDSIDE and make your time of connection to the next day in London Gatwick before 2359hrs of that next day. But be warned, don't make a costly mistake of telling the UK immigration that you want to visit somebody o, you will be deported back to Lagos. Just tell them you are doing a LANDSIDE transit and make your ticket handy and show it to them. When you pass the immigration, you can go to anywhere you like before your next flight to Canada

Shizzleadedapo:
Still on background check

Review of eligibility from next week

mightyola:
Amen oo

ONLINE ROUTE TRAGEDY
In fact, paper applications hardly go beyond 8 weeks the days

dinho10:
I think like 2days ago some people here said VO can't give approval to second degree that u can only apply to something higher than your first degree...they called it academic progression or so...

Congrat bro

Some of this VOs are not predictable. They made decisions a times from a prejudice view. Yes, they are professionals but they in some cases acted against the law and give decision from their pre-conceived notion about applications. This is because the power given to them by law enter their heads

Mind you, all transit facilities have conditions

[quote author=tkObserver post=65300709][/quote]Go and do your findings very well bro. You cannot transit Canada and USA without their visas. Likewise the UK. The only difference with UK is the concession given to American, Canadian , Australian and New Zealand visas to transit without a visa in the UK with some conditions.
For other countries, you can transit and depart by air within 24 hours

IF YOU FID NOT DO UPFRONT MEDICAL AND U GET NOTIFICATION FOR PASSPORT COLLECTION FOR STUDENT VISA, IT IS LIKELY OF REFUSAL.

WHAT IS THE IMPLICATION OF SPONSOR PAYING THE TUITION AND LIVING EXPENSES TO THE APPLICANTS ACCOUNT FEW DAYS TO SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION?