Please what day did you do the medicals?

Dolapok:


Hello Ma, it wasn't upfront I was requested to do the medical.
Applied (Online): 4th of January
Biometrics: 8th of January
Medical request: *6th of February*
Medical passed: 22nd of February
Biometric correspondence: March 1st

Thanks!

Cc Dolapok can you please share the full details of your timeline? particularly when your medicals was requested and when you did it. Thanks.

Qudkom:


The dolapok applicant wasn't upfront medical it was requested.

We are using "delayed" as opposed to "denied" because we believe that the application has only been tempoarily delayed and that the next try would be successful.

hardeholar1:
Delayed or denied I remember yacha sent a message that he was denied

The date on the cell is the date the application was delayed

hardeholar1:
Can someone throw more light on this
Saw some applicant with delayed status and no medical request, but PPR what does that mean

TRV processing time update 09/04/2019

We now have a sample of 34 hopefuls!

I would encourage those that have applied this year to share their timeline (with details such as; Application Route, whether you're a new or re-applicant, School Resumption Date, Application Date, Biometrics Request Date, Biometrics Done Date, Medical Request, Medicals Done, Medicals Passed, PPR or the Current Status of your application). If you don't have all this information, you can just share the ones that you have and update the rest as you receive it. This information would help us study or attempt to establish a pattern to how CIC operates. (Please note that the calculated estimates are just averages based on the little sample we have. Your processing time may be faster or slower than the average)

For those that have already submitted their timeline, kindly share if you are a new applicant or a re-applicant. Also, please share when you are expected to resume school. This would help us understand if there is a relationship between processing time and resumption date. (Cc Dedecoder, Godatwork23, Dolapok, Oni2019, docsaj, Klem28, Ancy 26, Trishaben, Omarzx, ify85, umulobi, Iykedpetes)

Finally, If there is anything you think i should add to the data or calculate from the data or if there is a better way you think I can present the data, I am always open to suggestions.

Did you do upfront medicals?

Dolapok:
Please guys I am new on this platform. This is my summary. I applied for a program at lambton college for Fall 2019 (September)

Applied (Online): 4th of January
Biometrics: 8th of January
Medical request: 6th of February
Medical passed: 22nd of February
Biometric correspondence: March 1st

Since then I haven't heard anything. My application as been stuck on Eligibility review and background check. And I noticed people that applied in January and February for fall semester (September) have gotten their visa. Please advice.

Hi Anamekele, can you share your timeline?

Anamekele:
Please when did you do your biometrics?

Goodmorning all,I just got medical request...please I applied tru paper route,can I go with a photocopy of my passport since I dont have it with me?thanks

Yay!!! Congratulations! Im happy for you!

Oluwaseunbd:
Goodmorning all,I just got medical request...please I applied tru paper route,can I go with a photocopy of my passport since I dont have it with me?thanks

Maybe wait it out since you've already applied... When does your school resume?

Care to share your timeline?

Anamekele:
Please someone should help me.I have been thinking of going to do medical before CIC request since I have heard from them since march 18th that i did biometric. Please is it a good idea?

I can't seem to understand why you always feel the need to reply to a post when you don't have any value to add.

I made a comment about two people that went to "non-top schools" and got jobs in some of the best companies in the world. Where did "business roles" enter this conversation? Did i mention that someone was looking for an investment banking job in Goldman Sachs and got a corporate finance job in google? or did i mention that these people had specific roles in mind

Did i even mention that recruiting for business roles is all about the brand names of companies Stop talking off-point!

You've said it yourself "na by having the right roles that can give you a very good progression to your end goal"

Everyone knows what "right roles" means to them. For some it may be commercial banking... For some, investment banking... For some, strategy consulting, while some others want corporate strategy... The fact that someone does an MS in finance does not mean they muct end up in investment banking.

Stop going off point. The message still remains that a top school goes not "guarantee" success in life - There is still that luck element that is beyond our control.

Do me a favour, stick to your word and ignore this reply. Stop constituting yourself into a nairaland nuisance .

P.S. You are becoming a toxic character on this thread

bracelum:


Just want to clarify that recruiting for business roles is not all about the brand names of companies, but all about the work.

An aspiring A-list Investment Banker is better-off (career-wise) at an investment banking role in a small New York firm than in a corporate finance role at Google, Microsoft, FedEx or Tesla.

Jobs no be by brand names of companies - na by having the right roles that can give you a very good progression to your end goal.

So, if somebody that wants to become an investment banker ends up in corporate finance at Google, someone that doesn't know how the system works will start celebrating that the person works at GOOGLE - not knowing that the person don miss road from his career track.

So, don't scare me with brand names. Instead, tell me the roles and try to make the connection from the person's dream job to the current role he/she has. If there is a connection, that's good for him/her.

All replies will be ignored sha - make we die matter

I have come to realize that success in life = hard work + the divinity element (luck or whatever you choose to call it)

Some people work their asses off, get into top schools and then struggle to get jobs upon graduation. It doesn't necessarily mean that they weren't "good" enough or they didn't work "hard" enough. It may be because they just weren't "lucky".

My brother went to a university in the US with 97% acceptance rate for his MBA. He later got a job with Google upon graduation in 2015. He then moved to Tesla in 2018. I have another very close friend that went for her MS in a university with 73% acceptance rate in Tennessee, she got a job with FedEx upon graduation. This is not to say that people should automatically expect excellent outcomes by just going to "anyhow schools" and hoping for fantastic outcomes as someone who went to Harvard... NO!... I believe it goes to show that "luck" also matters.

There is no one set path to success. Not everyone can go to Havard. Not everyone wants to work in top tech and finance jobs. Some people just want simple lives and this doesn't mean they're being complacent. Everyone's dream is valid.

That being said...

Success depends on hard work - which is the surest currency. Hard work has never not paid. People should work hard and follow the best route that would lead them to their dreams. For someone, it may mean going to MIT for an MS in Finance to land a job in Goldman Sachs. For someone else, it may mean going to Brandeis University for an MS in accounting to kickstart a career as a Hedgefund accountant.
P.S. Hard work is not looking for the easy way out of things. That is laziness and I don't subscribe to (in fact I hate) that.

People should look for the best way they can achieve their dreams and go for it with everything!

...Then there is the "luck" element. This is not predictable. You can't always expect to be lucky and you definitely shouldn't bank on it. Just do your very best with the hope that luck shines on you.

LagosismyHome:


Same way a lot of schools lie about recruitment numbers and prospects after graduation..... shebi na who get belle na them catch .... having walk through the shoe i now see some are smokes and screen . Those who think ( entering a good school is the automatic ticket to many things will soon discover that experience is the best teacher . A textbook and reality are two different things.

Please tell us the hint

Austacus:
I should have used the word hint instead of secret (English done finish me).
It absolutely has nothing to do with bribery oooo
May/june and july.

Thanks for being detail oriented

I guess I'll have to refill my questionnaire so that I can see the additional tab for attaching my upfront medicals. Thanks for sharing all of this information. Helps a lot!

ILoveDLord:
Merging Documents


Yes I did.

But please note, I do not think it's the best way to do it though. I mean merging other documents with CIC IMM documents. I think the IMM should be completed and attached alone.

In retrospect, I think the "Client Information should be a better place for all extra documents that are are not clearly called out in the tabs where documents are to be added.

At the time I did my application, I was not sure or did not know that all such documents should better be attached be attached to the "Client Information Tab". Even my SOP, initially I merged it with the my admission letter and other academic credentials and was ready to submit, when someone reviewed my application and advised that the SOP should be on the client information tab.

I left it that way still attached with the admission letter but went ahead to still attach the SOP to the client information tab. I did this because I was ready to submit the application and didn't want to start editing the documents all over.

So the only document I attached on the client information tab was my SOP.

I only did what I thought was reasonable at the time and posted it here, just for information. Fortunately it worked for me.

If ever you want to try what I did, please DON'T attach/merge any extra document with the IMM1294E form(that is the application for study permit form)
I tried it by merging some documents. But when I uploaded it to the "IMM1294E document tab" it was rejected, that the document is not in the required format. I think my merging and saving in the format I did somehow affected the validation bar code on the form.

I used a combination of two apps, "pdf reader for Android" and "All pdf" both on my phone, for the merging, rearranging of pages etc. And then to reduce the size, I still those two apps. However when I needed to drastically reduce the size of the merged documents without affecting the quality of the documents, I used ilovepdf, an online tool for compressing documents

But of course, I had to use a laptop to fill the IMM forms. IMM forms are not readable on phones.

Upfront Medicals:

There was a specific tab for me to add upfront medical. I guess this was because I had indicated that I had done my upfront medicals when I was answering the preapplication questionnaire.


Pardon any typo errors. Sorry for the too much details, I'm just detail oriented.

I want to actually thank you for taking out the time and pain to type all of this out to give us perspective on what you did. I also want to thank you for showing commitment to helping people out with their queries. Also, congratulations on receiving your study permit! I wish you a successful academic year ahead.

I have two questions for you
1. You mentioned that you were able to merge some family pictures with your CIC IMM form. I didn't know that was possible as i thought the CIC forms had some added technicality to them with the whole adobe flash thing and what not... How did you merge the files? smallpdf?
2. Under what section of your application did you attach your upfront medicals?

ILoveDLord:
OK wonderful people!

THIS IS MY STORY, THIS IS MY SONG.

I am so sorry to hear about this. I pray that your next attempt works out for you.

yacha77:
Biometerics validity - 4th Apr
Denied - 5th Apr

I had barely 300k in my personal account, 15m in estate account paying tuition of 43k cad plus housing, second sponsor is my brother who is signatory to estate account acct bout 3m and over 40m ARM account. Please guru let's analyse this and yes I have ordered gcms immediately.

Nairaland Fam,

Please who has booked a medical slot in Q-life or IOM in Lagos that they would not be using? Please can you share? or swap? i have one on Thursday, April 11th with IOM but I am looking for an earlier date.

Thanks!

DMerciful:
You need to apply ASAP. I recommend upfront medicals

Thanks!

Qudkom:

Exactly go ahead and do it before submitting.

My program starts mid-June (got my admit by feb ending and had to wait for CAQ)

Qudkom:


If your program starts this fall (September) then do the upfront. Right from time April-june is where cic get the most applications. So to save time and stress go with that.

Hey guys,

I have a little dilemma.
Should I apply for my study permit by Tuesday (April 9th) and wait for them to call me for medicals or should I apply by Thursday (April 11th) with upfront medicals?

Interesting...
It speaks to the dangers of a single story - as Chimamanda would say. However, it still stands true that job hunting in the US isn't beans.

With that said, I'm finding it hard to see the wrong thing in what he did that'll make recruiters avoid hiring him. Whistleblowing is ethical and many companies even encourage this. What do you think?

jamanuka:


Some context to this guy, he is the whistleblower who alleged Stanford was been biased in handling of financial aid

Maybe that explains why recruiters are avoiding him
https://poetsandquants.com/2017/11/30/stanford-gsb-misled-students-on-financial-aid/

Thanks

Tlontin:

No ooo. Check my previous comment.. I applied 2nd april

Hi,

Please, can you shed more light on your timeline?
What date did you apply? 26th?
When did you get your biometrics letter? and when did you do your biometrics?
When does your school resume?

Thanks

iykedpetes:
.... mine was 26 March..biometric 27th online..no medical request yet ..conestoga college

CONGRATULATIONS!

Awaiting the full gist!

ILoveDLord:
O my God!

GUYS APPROVAL ALERT! This morning!!

I'm overwhelmed! I am coming back!!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Anticipating the full gist!

Kemsure30:
APPROVAL ALERT WITHIN 5WEEKS����

Hey, Thanks for the Update.

Did you apply on March 23rd? I'm wondering why your biometrics request took as long as it did?

Tlontin:
biometrics request on 3rd April
Done on the 4th of April
New applicant
Fall sept
Centennial college

TRV processing time update 05/04/2019

We now have a sample of 30 hopefuls!

I would encourage those that have applied this year to share their timeline (with details such as; Application Route, whether you're a new or re-applicant, School Resumption Date, Application Date, Biometrics Request Date, Biometrics Done Date, Medical Request, Medicals Done, Medicals Passed, PPR or the Current Status of your application). If you don't have all this information, you can just share the ones that you have and update the rest as you receive it. This information would help us study or attempt to establish a pattern to how CIC operates. (Please note that the calculated estimates are just averages based on the little sample we have. Your processing time may be faster or slower than the average)

For those that have already submitted their timeline, kindly share if you are a new applicant or a re-applicant. Also, please share when you are expected to resume school. This would help us understand if there is a relationship between processing time and resumption date. (Cc Dedecoder, Godatwork23, Oni2019, Yacha77, Dmerciful, docsaj, Klem28, Trishaben, Omarzx, ify85, Samolala2019, umulobi, Tlontin)

Finally, If there is anything you think i should add to the data or calculate from the data or if there is a better way you think I can present the data, I am always open to suggestions.

Hey,

I got it last week Friday.

Higherground1:
Have you gotten response in regard to your CAQ?

Perfect!
If you don't have value to add to a post, you're not held liable to always respond.

xx

bracelum:


SMH

I'm not ready for this long talk so I'll ignore and go

Bye!

Can you share your timeline?

Anamekele:
Please is it advisable to do medical after submission of Visa application before you are called or you wait until you are requested to do medical. I did biometric on 18th March 2019, but am yet to be called for medical exams. So am thinking about going for medical before CIC request for medical. Someone Please help me.
Thanks

Hey bracelum, I'm not seeing your point.

1. I do not understand how you came to the conclusion that I am "anxious" and "justifying complacency". My message was for prospective students to "Make sure they have a strategy" so i do not understand where "anxiety" and "complacency" come from.

2. Average compensation of >$200K after degree does not change the fact that one would have to work their ass off to land a job

3. No one said anything about using a U.S. MBA in the Canadian labor market. The point I was trying to make was to highlight the option of using an "unconventional" route to getting a US MBA. A candidate may choose to immigrate to Canada, and then go do their MBA in the US for whatever it is that they want to use the degree for. It gives them a $$ advantage compared to an applicant from Nigeria where monthly take-home is $500 - $1,000. They also have more opportunities open to them because if the US job market fails them, they could always go back to Canada.

bracelum:


I saw this post the day the guy posted it.

He missed one of the two factors I listed yesterday - he doesn't have the right profile for an MBA-level job.

I always advise people against applying directly to MBA degrees when they have no significant work experience.

So, he doesn't have strong work experience to apply for MBA-level roles.

That doesn't change the fact that his class had an average compensation >$200K after their degree

One or (a few) bad scenarios out of 450 students is not bad for a school like Stanford.

So, don't get so anxious about this and use it to justify complacency.

Also, MBAs are not as hyped in Canada or Europe as they are hyped in the US. So, the ROI from a US MBA in the Canadian labor market is very low. I would rather encourage the person to get a Canadian MBA if he/she wants to remain in the Canadian market. The MBA is not even needed cos Canada is not a country that hypes that degree.