₦airaland Forum

mercylicious: @ Oga Siga, why chequing acnt? I don't like charge on my acnt. I prefer savings wit a debit or credit card.

...chequing acct is used for regularly needed money....savings comes with few strictions a chequing accts offers....Savings acct comes with huge transaction fees...some can be upto $5 per transaction depending on the type u have...chequing accts can give u unlimited transactions if u keep a certain amount in it....I am not a banker nor accountant...the best bet to clarify this is to ask a customer service agent or speak with a Personal banker....

Goldie20: Ey ehem Mr siga and all when u apply for your visa do u state/ask in ur application letter that u wld like to be given a multiple entry visa or? Just curious cuz I wld love to visit home during the holidays when school is out! Or do u just apply And hope for the best! ^_~

...I believe all they do now is multiple visas....during my time...na single entry for everyone coming from Naija...but I think all man gets multiple nowadays....

emmatony: Pls I wnt to do my phd in physics and I found memorial university interesting. Tuition fee per semeta is 688 cad other fee 200 cad apart frm acommodation. Pls much do I need to get b4 gettin a part time job when I come. Pls include flight money and other tins dat I will need.let me see if I can affort it.

....Bros...I dont mean to be harsh oooo ...but na Phd u dey plan go for which is mostly research work and even course based, u need do abit of research....and u dey ask all these questions?...U go need try do the maths urself....as no one knows ur way of life to determine how much it will cost u to survive before getting part time job....flights is between N200k to N300k....but asking guys to help u find out if u can afford to school abroad is not a good way to start this ur PhD quest at all.....

dealexad: Exactly, cos I still cldnt get one to edmonton. How long do u think twil take by train from toronto to edmonton?

....bros...na long thing ooo...check below

https://reservia.viarail.ca/search/tripreview.aspx

FYI .... to all guys flying out of Pearson Airport Toronto to other parts of Canada....most flights have been cancelled for today and tomorrow cos of snow....so, be very smart to check ur flight from Toronto to whereever u are going....also, if u havent booked ur flight yet to fly out of Toronto.....it might be a bit hard to get a flight ooo....just check first and ask ask ask questions once u land Toronto....

[quote author=Bee_Mee_Nee]Mr Siga and all the gurus in the house..please do you have any advice or suggestions on opening a bank account in canada?[/quote]...once u land....go to any bank of ur choice....when u get there speak to any customer service agent or cashier u want to open a checking account (current account in Naija).... they will open it for u...then let them know if u would be needing unlimited monthly transaction....this is cos u go dey use ur debit card buy stuffs and withdraw from ATM....so, this will help u from going over the amount of transactions u have per month....they are pretty nice....I will suggest u guys for to a TD Banks or CIBC....just suggesting ni ooo...

Jokzoh: @Chief Siga and artmostfair here is my email. adeyemi_olagoke@yahoo.com

...check ur mail

Jokzoh: @All; Is there anyone flying Ethiopia airline to Toronto on Monday? Lets hook up pls. Got a mad hoody winter jacket today-I looked like Shina Rambo inside it(joke). I am heading to London, Ontario. Is it possible to catch a train from Toronto to London with my heavy luggage? Aircanada is like 400$(40mins) while train is about 60$(2:30hrs). Plus I just won experience train too especially after the 13hrs flight to Toronto.
@Chief Siga, Canny is about to gbalejo mi. 9ja go miss me die lol

....no wahala...just make sure u ask wella where to join train...send me a mail so I can mail u my number...or better still, let me have ur email....just holla me once u land....

lft: Assalaamu 'alaykum wr wb to all

I arrived Winterpeg after almost 8 hours delay in Frankfurt due to snow. I was just sleeping and waking due to the high altitude cold in the cabin; unfortunately I had malaria few days before I left. On arrival in Toronto Pearson, I was issued my study permit without asking for that letter CDHC said should be presented. I was just asked where I am going and what I came to do in Canada. Men, it is frigidly cold here with temperature at -21 (freezer sef no cold reach) when I arrived and it was fluctuating btw -38 and -40 on xmas eve o... . Anyone coming here should have a budget for good winter wears including thick winter boots; no ka-ko-ka o . People are really friendly here; always ready to help as we learnt. Due to the delay, my friend who came to welcome me had left and there was no way I could reach him. When I told one of the airport worker about my predicament, she obliged and gave me her phone to call to my friend.

...u never see pepper...wait till January and February....lol...

Coleran: Is it possible for an ashmatic patient to pass ,medical test?

...u are fine...no wahala

imadebaby: Chk vfs vac site n see d letter of consent am talkin about. It is a letter for vfs to act on ur behalf or sometin cos am submittin tru dem

...oh ok...u for talk am now imadebaby....I believe u can send it to them ....

imadebaby: not letter of intent oooo.vac letter of consent.

.....u make me laugh mama....why do u need letter of consent...u be grown woman now....lol ....

earthgreeners: You meant letter of intent...Its not compulsory...I guess ur documents should speak for you.....

''letter of intent'' just allow u explain ur case to the VO

...ok, if its letter of intent, then its necessary but not compulsory....can u send any doc or letter after submission? pretty much yes....

imadebaby: @all pls I forgot to send vfs letter of content along with my visit visa application. Pla what do I do? I sent my application yesterday.suggestions welcomed

....Is letter of content part of the checklist? If no, let it go....u should be fine....

Imagine...Giroud almost scored hat trick now.....na wa ooo

(CNN) -- A Nigerian immigrant's dream came true when President Barack Obama signed into law a rare private bill granting him permanent residency in the Unites States.

Victor Chukwueke, who lives in Michigan on an expired visa, came to the United States 11 years ago to undergo treatment for massive face tumors.

He graduated from a university in the state, and plans to attend an Ohio medical school that requires him to have permanent residency, also known as a green card.

In a rare act, the United States Congress passed a private bill this month granting him permanent residency. Obama signed the bill Friday.

Private bills -- which only apply to one person and mostly focus on immigration -- are rarely approved. His is the only one to pass in Congress in two years.

"I was overwhelmed with joy; it was nothing less than a miracle," the 26-year-old says. "Only in this country can so many miraculous and wonderful things happen to someone like me."

Victor Chukwueke attends his graduation at Wayne State University, where he served as commencement speaker.

Only in this country can so many miraculous and wonderful things happen to someone like me
Victor Chukwueke

Before coming to the United States at age 15, Chukwueke lived in the southeastern Nigeria town of Ovim.

He suffers from neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes massive life-threatening tumors on his face.

Treated as an outcast because of his deformed face, he was depressed and humiliated, he says. His family abandoned him at an orphanage after taking him to the nation's best facilities for treatment.

"I went to a large teaching hospital in Nigeria and the doctor touched my face and said there was nothing they could do," he says. " I cried and begged him to do something. I was so tired of the humiliation."


http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/29/world/africa/us-nigerian-obama-law/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

earthgreeners: Bros no mind me, ........I no wan lost money.....na Joke I dey sha

...trust u ... lol....

@earthgreeners....u dont need to keep ur money like Baba Ijebu....Canada no be like that....ur money is safe....

Idomaboi: please forumites who are already in canada..if i declear 4000$ on the plane will that be too much?

....U can have anything less than $10,000 with u....as per return ticket...its not a must....one way is fine....

Gobi38: @siga – My sister went to the Embassy today, filled out the form at the gate, guys at the gate took the form inside. 10 min later an Embassy official called her (was a Nigerian Lady) – she said her case is closed and nothing can be done unless she reapplies. My sister pleaded with her to forward her case to any of the Visa Officer – the lady declined. My assumption is that probably the lady failed to include her Tuition receipts in her package and further investigation will point to her mistake.
So sad - I told my sister to reapply

....No wahala....first thing first....ask her to defer her admission...then reapply with same docs...I dont think there is any issue with her docs ...this was a mistake and it is ok....God knows why this error occured....na divine slow down ... no need to add any over the top docs ....but ensure u as a sponsor and ur sister write a very detailed letter stating what happened initially and to this effect u are reapplying as its ur desire for ur sister to get top education in Canada.....it is well...

@Gobi38 ....its getting late in Naija now...any updates from ur sister yet...I'm very interested in this case.....

dealexad: Prof Siga, lemme av ur email pls. Thanks

noshaking2012@gmail.com

seir405: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/canada-reduces-waiting-time-for-visa-applicants/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

...they must be talking about visiting visa....all others can never be 10days bro....unless they want to waive Naija from Medicals, docs verification and Police reports which I 100% doubt with the current rep Naija get....so, it must be visiting....and they havent yet posted it on dem site sef....thats another thingy.....it might just be a proposal for now....

kelly4top: since you said everything is complete and that you paid both accommodation and tuition then i suspect the refusal must have been based on medical report. Also, hope your sister did not shout at them that day she visited them at the Embassy cos I know she was angry that day after receiving calls that what she submited was not found. Hope she controlled her anger and did not talk to them anyhow that day?

....how did u know? Most people wont shout at any Embassy official calling them...as a matter of fact...even if visa official shout at her...na prayer she go take reply her....I hope her medical is not iffy though....but come to think about it...if her medical get kleg....dem go state am for the refusal letter....let us all just wait till tomorrow to here wetin dem talk....

Idomaboi: yeah..i did medicals and paid my fees..i am seriously praying o

....I believe u will hear from them pretty soon....remember they are already overwhelmed with tonnes of delayed applications...so, I am sure u will hear from them pretty soon.....no matter how long....na positive result matter pass....

Gobi38: @ siga - She submitted her Medical to VAC on the 14th of November. Embassy called her on the 3rd of December to Pay her school fees / accomodation. Her case is really complicated to decipher

....Damn....all I can say is damn....well....till tomorrow....

Gobi38: @ Mercylicious: - This is a very complicated case to decipher. When she was called for medical, the Embassy did not request for proof of tuition/accommodation payment. Embassy called two weeks after submission of medical to go pay her fees ASAP. Why did they contact her to make payment? - If she can't get in tomorrow, I will tell her to reapply

...wait...after two weeks of medical? Medicals take more than two weeks though....for clarity...wat date did she do her medicals and wat date was she called to pay tuition?

This Messi guy is simply blessed.....I bet even if na naija hin say hin wan come play for one single season....I am sure one money-miss-road Nigerian will pay up...cos of the returns....

kelly4top: I'm sure that CDHC must have asked her to pay both tuition fee and accommodation and she paid only tuition fee without stating reasons in writing why she could not or did not pay for accommodation. Try ask your sister the full gist cos CDHC are very strict. Them no send anybody.

...he stated that she paid both tuition and accommodation....Im pretty sure he paid it on her behalf since he is the sponsor and based in US which will make it easier and faster to pay....plus she said the lady told her everything is fine....Nna Gobi 38 ....na u pay the tuition and accommodation?

dealexad: 38hours? booking with air canada to edmonton, jes wanted to know if d roadtrip wlda bin an option, but obviously, that's a NO

...missed one info...u go need yankee visa to make it in 38hrs cos u go need go thru yankee.....but if na trans-canada...which means u no go enter yankee at all....na 40hrs or more...u no know say Canada is massive?

dealexad: Oga Siga,
Montreal to Edmonton, how many hours flight? Is a road trip feasible?

....5hrs flight baba....road trip is very much feasible...na 38hrs....thats non-stop....so, with God all things are possible....na ur body go speak for u sha...

Gobi38: @ siga - Oga Saga- Thanks.
My sister will go back tomorrow – I am the sponsor, I have also gone to Canadian on-line Portal (https://dmp-portal.cic.gc.ca/cicemail/intro-eng.aspx?mission=lagos) to upload my case , I cited the VAC case tracking number and attached proof of fees payment. I strongly believe the Canadian made a final decision when they did not see her proof of Fees / accommodation Payment. My people I don even buy her ticket when status changed on Monday - the devil is a LIAR

...most likely the receipt wasnt attached...please keep the house informed as this might be a learning experience for future cases like this....tx for sharing....