₦airaland Forum

Harpaa:
Please any Unilag alumni in the house, I want to know the procedure for Transcript application, should I send to embassy directly? Please I need an urgent respond. Thanks

Submit your student copy during your application. Don't waste money in sending your transcript to the Embassy, it's of no important use.

Advil:
Thank you very much. As for the scholarship the amount was not specified but I was told it covers everything including cost of living and accommodation. Is the amount really necessary ?

What's the name of the government scholarship?

Advil:
Hi, newbie here.
I applied for and got admission to the university of guelph. M.Eng I got my offer of admission and all but some agency guy keeps telling me I need a letter of acceptance before study permit application? I emailed the school they only said I may need the offer of admission for study permit application.
My questions are

Is there a difference between offer of admission and letter of acceptance?

I got government scholarship do I need to present any other proof of funding apart from the letter of scholarship given to me?

Is there a difference between study permit and trv?

Well as for me, to your first question, there's no much difference except that a letter of acceptance is usually when you've paid the acceptance fee that's if the school requires you to pay that.

What's the amount of the government scholarship you got? After paying your tuition fee, will there still be extra $10k for your living expenses?

There's no much difference between a student permit and a TRV, it's virtually the same because after you're issued a student permit, it still means you're still living temporary in Canada.


Please, you can go ahead with your application with the offer of admission letter.

Ibitowaoa:
Thank you.
Please will results be sent that same day one does the medical? And which clinic do send results on time? Q-Life or IOM?

Any of them is reliable. Though I used IOM and my result was sent/passed between 3-5 days.

Hello,

Here's my Timeline:

*Paper Application*:
Submission & Biometrics - May 8, 2019
Medical request - June 15
Medicals done - June 26
Medicals passed - July 1
BVL- July 9
Approval - July 10
Passport Collected - July 12

*Documents submitted*
-Application form (IMM 1294E)
-Family Information (IMM 5645)
-Student Permit Questionnaire

*Academic Documents*
-Letter of Acceptance & Scholarship Letter
-NECO
-B.Sc Certificate
-Transcript
-NYSC Certificate

*Financial Documents*
-SOA of my uncle with a balance of 9M
-Tax Certificate
-Affidavit of Support
-Letter of Support
-CAC

*Supporting Documents*
-My Birth Certificate
-Mum and Dad's Birth Certificate
-Brother's Birth Certificate
-My Uncle's Sworn Affidavit for Declaration of Age
-My CV
-SOP

This was my 1st application. I'm going for a M.Sc Program, finished my B.Sc 2016.



Application handled by CIC Nairobi.

Thanks to everyone on this platform for the work you are doing. You contributed positively in one way or the other, believe me.

Special appreciation to @blcoolfemol for his support and encouragement, I really do appreciate it.

God bless you all!


NB: Who's at University of Ontario Institute of Technology, I would like to connect.

ghabrhiel10:
Good morning nairalanders, pls apart from a stamped passport do I need any other document to present at the airport? And pls I was banned from posting here since yesterday for a reason I don't know of

Please can I pm you?

sleekysoft:
Greetings from Memorial University( grenfell campus) Corner Brook, Newfoundland

just arriving home from a regular routine of 8am to 8pm (today was early cos i went to the field to assist). I am here to drop 1 or 2 cents for anyone who needs it
- If you have gotten your Visa for fall resumption please start coming now so you can acclimatize , start doing winter shopping while its still cheap,know your environment and know what you need on time and avoid village people story abeg

- i strongly advise people who are coming to do this , you have 23kg allocated to you ..Use 1 for clothes, books etc and use the other for foodstuff( now i am missing Nigeria) well some city in some province don't have African store like cornerbrook i have suffered with Jedi Jedi). if yoiu have any local medicine etc please bring it especially the men, if you know what i am saying it will be useful. remember you are representing a country in Canada in all ramifications both academic, on and off campus to lol

- Please don't forget your drivers licence, if you dont have and you can get it done in a short while which i doubt please do ..Me have written driving test 2 times and have failed it( even though na Obj na to use UG final year scope pass am ) but thank God its free unlike ON where you pay 20$ each time . Te Drivers Licence doubles as means of ID t and to still drive if later want to hose if you dont want to do provincial ID .

- Please to all TRV hopeful in 9ja please don,t blame people who don't usually come back on here like they did in 9ja .. see ehn time and work na killer here.. before you even think of school then work then food .. My good lord when you all enter you will see

- To everyone who got funding or TA or RA, please welcome the secret behind it is .. you will work the money worth .. unless you have a understanding supervisor.. its more like you were paid to come do research .. so it willl be work work work like rihanna

- Please to those coming, be smart listen the moment you step unto that plan in MMIA just drop 60-70 percent of your 9ja mentality or else you will struggle here gan ...

- be careful of accomodation, don't rush weigh your options , speak out and ask question.. Always maintain eye contact when talking to anyone on the street of canada and be confident .. Most Canadians are willing to help if you ask ( Not moneywise oo)

- Be smart go for what you need and not what you want ...



I am a part and will forever be , i joined 2016 to start my processing and this page helped me to get here 2019 after seeing alot and knowing.. Big ups to everyone and to all the gees and babes i met on here who don turn blood IBBOND( THIS GUY you be family), Austacus ( NA real GEE), Frank ROBben( Bro i can't wait to see you even if it will take 7 hours drive), JoseJonn( my wifey tho sure na woman you be), Naijaforeigner (BaBAAGBlagba), Ralf( dey show yourself wey i don think say we go be roommate but no worry i dey come that way), Mr Moshood( Baba NLa )...


ABEG , if my response slow no vex.. Na research work(Monday to Monday since i have access to the lab ) i dey do meself don tire and will still work cos i got no funding so timin could be off
Thanks

Thank you so much for this!

Please can you recommend cheap airlines that I can book my flight to Ontario.

Can I also pm you? I need to to ask some questions as regards settling in Canada as soon as possible.

Please, for those that applied through Paper route, and got approved on their portal? How do you get your passport back ?

ghabrhiel10:
Same June 21st, have you submitted your passport too?

I submitted it on the day of my application. It was a paper route.

ghabrhiel10:
21st of June

When was your portal updated to approval?

Please, for those that applied through Paper route, and got approved on their portal? How do you get your passport back ?

jessyeve:
How does this ur question help anyone? Yimu

I wanted to know when he got his passport request.

ghabrhiel10:
Please my nairaland people, this is what my application is saying but I've submitted my passport since 21 of June for stamping. Should I send a CSE to IRCC or I should still remain calm.

When did they request for your passport to be submitted?

Philomathhh:
Good morning guys,

Yesterday, I did my medicals and everything seems great but my pulse rate, which was quite elevated (113BPM). I asked the doctor who attended to me if the information he was filling in were okay (at that point, he was recording that of BP which was 129/75), and he said, "that's fine". I thought I might be referred for ECG after sighting the abnormal pulse rate, but I wasn't. And does stethoscope tells how large/big one's heart is? 'cause I was wondering why the doctor had to move that instrument to the edges of chest down to my ribs region. Do I need to be perturbed with this result?


Lastly, for those who did their medicals at IOM, Ikeja, how long did it take IOM to notify you that your medical result has been forwarded to CIC, and how long did it take you to get a "passed" notification on your portal regarding medicals.

Thanks.

Between 3-5 days, You should get a notification by sms and also get passed on your application portal.

KenduMan:
JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCESS


1. What is Judicial Review ?

Here is the standard explanation regarding the judicial review process.

It is very difficult to overturn a visa officer's decision in Federal Court with the judicial review process. This process is a 'judicial review' process, and not an 'appeal', and it is important to note that the vast majority of immigration cases do not succeed. Even if the judge disagrees with the decision of the visa officer, that is not enough to overturn the decision. There needs to be more than disagreeing with the outcome based on the merits.

The Federal Court process is as follows: There are sixty (60) days from the date of the reception of the refusal letter within which to commence the process when the refusal is from overseas, and thirty(30) days when the refusal is from inside Canada. This is the "application for leave and for judicial review".

Written reasons need to be received from the Respondent (the visa office). It can take a few weeks for the written reasons to arrive. After the written reasons arrive, the Applicant has 30 days from the receipt of the written reasons to provide both Affidavit evidence and written argumentation to the Court. Typically, the Affidavit is created within two weeks of the reception of the written decision, and received by the lawyer in pdf. The original is sent to the lawyer by regular mail for storage in the lawyer's file; the original Affidavit does not have to be received by the lawyer within the 30 day period.

Then, the Respondent (the visa office) has 30 days from to provide their Affidavit evidence and their written argumentation to the Court.
In some cases, the Respondent may decide to settle at this point.

After the Respondent has provided their Affidavit evidence and their written argumentation to the Court, the Court decides whether or not to hear the case.
The Court can take a few weeks or a few months to make this decision.
If the Court decides to hear the case, the Court "grants leave", and the matter is set for hearing, usually within the following four to six months.
(If the Court decides not to hear the case, the matter ends there)

Legal fees "application for leave and for judicial review" would cost $4000 including all disbursements, judicial stamp/court fees, photocopies, document binding, service of documents, etc. and inclusive of any HST if it is applicable, and is payable at the outset of the entire process by Visa, MasterCard by e-mailing or faxing the credit card number and expiry date, or by bank draft, money order, cheque.

If the Court decides to hear the case, the Court "grants leave", the parties may submit new affidavits, and the parties may be examined under oath based on their Affidavit. This is where the visa officer may be cross-examined, if necessary. The evidence including the transcript(s) of the examinations under oath is given to the court. Most cases that we do, do not involve examination under oath. The parties may also submit additional written argument. The Court will order the Respondent to submit a copy of the entire file to the Applicant and to the Court.

On the hearing date, only the lawyers attend the oral hearing. There are no witnesses, only Affidavits.
A decision comes usually within 30 days of the oral hearing.
If positive, the visa office usually takes 60 to 90 days to begin re-processing the file.


2. How much time does the entire process take?
It normally takes 9-10 months.

3. How much does the entire process cost?
A qualified Canadian attorney charges 3000-4000 Cad$, cost varies from case to case.

4. Does this fee include everything?
Yes, generally.

5. I am a Canadian citizen, Can I represent my case on own.
Yes (conditions applied).

6. Can every decision (FSW) be challenged in the FCC?
Yes.

7. What are the chances of grant of Judicial Review?
There is no guarantee of such thing.

8. Are there chances when the respondent refuses to fight the case?
Yes, when they find, that a material error has been made by them.
Eg. When a case has been refused on the ground that a particular document has not been submitted by the applicant whereas the document was indeed submitted.

9. I have heard Judges give high deference to the VO, is that right?
Absolutely, Judges can check standard of review, they can interfere if the law has been breached.
In simple words, if they find, VO has not followed the law while making the decision.

10. Can a Judge overturn the VO’s decision?
No , the judge can't do that, the Judge can ask another VO to re-assess the application.

11. Is Canadian judge fair in their judgement?
Absolutely, even a miniscule error done by the Visa Officer is caught.

12. My case is refused due to job duties mismatch, can I go for JR?
Well, you can, if you think there has been an injustice done to you, If you think you have been performing those duties and can prove them.

13. Are there some cases, which have been granted JR on JD? Yes .

14. When there are strong chances of me, winning the case?
Well, when you can prove there has been a mistake committed by the VO or a breach of procedural fairness has been done.

15. I have been made inadmissible under 40 (1) (a) as per IRPA?
It needs a great standard of Procedural Fairness before imposing 40 (1) (a).
(The definition has separately written, will be available soon.)

16. Can I claim for the costs or damages?
Well, you can but costs are hardly awarded.


Cheers!!

� Thank you!

glam4444:
After astounding two years. I want this to encourage someone
Done and dusted, Graduated this April. Won 5 awards.
Paid MY SCHOOL FEES by MYSELF here so anyone saying its not possible. It is very very possible.
Work permit approved within 38 days for 3 years and also landed a good job with good pay. GOD is great

I pray for all those here that are trying their very best that God grant your heart desires.
Trust God, there is nothing he wont do.

I'm happy for you! Keep it up.

God be praised!

kpizzle:
I got my PR April 17th which coincide with the same period you were preparing for ur exams. It's a day i will never forget. I have never been top or the best all my life but God and fortune has been good to me. I am going to study a dream course and I am so looking forward to it.

We are so happy to learn u are also making your way to join us in maple land. Thanks for your usual support, we appreciate you.

Please can you reply to Frank's last conversation with you as regards the JR. Thank you

Frankrobbn1:
Wow, this is great news! I really would like to learn from your Judicial Review journey as I am not a custodian of knowledge and always open to learn at any given time in my life. Permit me to ask you, how much did it cost you to hire an experienced immigration attorney in Canada to file for a judicial review on your behalf at the high court of Canada. More so, how long was the whole process including transferring your file to the next visa officer for reassessment down to when you got your approval.


Thanks very much at the bolded.

I'm loving this conversation. Please we await your response. Thank you.

Shadypoza:
Q-life booked me for 1st of July, while IOM ikeja booked me for 27th. In other to pick up d pace, i contacted IOM abuja and they have space 4next week (as from 19th June) so i decided to make use of IOM Abuja to save time, i think u shud do same too.

Can I take up your space for 27th June at IOM Ikeja please?

ugonnachimezie54:
people coming to Canada Ontario precisely, holla I could always be of help if you need any

Can you share your contact details please?

Greatg0809:
4weeks

Alright, thanks. Wishing you a succesful approval soon.

Greatg0809:
Page just changed to we are reviewing your eligibility to know if you meet the requirements , please when after this does another update come up

how long did it take to change thus?

Obehi44:
Refusal. On the grounds of personal assets and financial status. �

But I pray yours will end good and in praise. It's time to step up your prayers and fasting. God will do your own approved IJN

You're such a nice being. May God show you kindness just as you've shown me.

Obehi44:
It's still early, just count 8 or 9 weeks. Mine came at exactly the 9th week.

What message did you get exactly at the 9th week?