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@fatermathy, vibrant 99 everyone

Please as regards my issue am still looking for phd funding but as a plan B i will like to ask that if my sponsor pays my tuition fee of 10kcad ahead before the winter and i attach the receipt of payment with new application and also raise my account balance from 4million to 8million curtesy of parents good deed gifts of additional 4m to support studies parents pay slips for 6months promotion letters and assets as well as sponsors bank statement pay slips and employment letter. A good LOE showing the changes as well as using my wife and son as home ties will the application stand a chance then?

@fatermathy, vibrant 99 et, al

Please as regards my issue am still looking for phd funding but as a plan B i will like to ask that if my sponsor pays my tuition fee of 10kcad ahead before the winter and i attach the receipt of payment with new application and also raise my account balance from 4million to 8million curtesy of parents good deed gifts of additional 4m to support studies parents pay slips for 6months promotion letters and assets as well as sponsors bank statement pay slips and employment letter. A good LOE showing the changes as well as using my wife and son as home ties will the application stand a chance then?

Anon123:
Pls my advice to you is this... Get a sponsorship for a PHD, if not make sure you have very deep pockets. No other way. Finally, travel alone, use yout family as hometies and bring your family after you have landed in canada .

Like how much? Will paying my fees plus 9m do?

fratermathy:
Honestly, I would advise you to get university funding at all cost. If that is impossible, you may be able to build your account. The PhD programme takes a minimum of 4 years. Apart from proving your living expenses and tuition for one year, the VO needs to be convinced that you can afford the remaining years. 9m may not actually prove this effectively. Maybe your Uncle can transfer some money to your account and then get a letter of support to show that. I don't know if this will be enough but it'll certainly make things better than they appear now.

It's best to leave your wife and kid and apply alone first. Once you get the visa, you can then bring them to Canada.

Thank you fratermathy i actually told my sponsor to make tuition payment of 10k cad (3.5m) for my winter resumption so that i can add it along side my new reapplication. With this also i will raise my account to at least 8m too with 4m more from my parents good deeds to add to my initial 4m. I will leave my wife and son behind too. I will also add my parents payslip and properties to further buttress the home tie. I plan to reuse my previous sop add a new loe and den reapply against winter. With this will i stand a chance?

fratermathy:
Hi Skull4eva

Based on the GCMS note you shared, I can see that many things are wrong with your application. You seem to have gained admission to a PhD program without funding. Two or three of us warned you about that earlier. A PhD is like a full time job. You can't work or rely on others and do a PhD in Canada. It is almost impracticable except you are extremely wealthy but even then, the VOs won't buy it.

Secondly, you are relying on a third party sponsor at the age of 32. Will the 3rd party sponsor feed you and your family for 4 years and also pay your tuition? For a PhD and with your age, VOs would only believe self sponsorship.

Thirdly, why did you apply with your family? What would serve as home ties? PhD students are only bold to apply with family in the first instance when they receive ENOUGH funding or scholarship money. You need strong home ties since you are being sponsored essentially.

Final point: do everything you can to secure funding, however negligible, before you apply again. Don't repeat your mistakes. If you can't get funding, apply to another school! It is almost anomalous for a PhD to get rejected but notice that the VO didn't express concern about your study plan or intent. He is indeed convinced that you're a bona fide student but he suspects your motives and financial situation. You need to package your next application well. Get funding, try to apply alone, and write a good LOE.


Let's also have your complete profile so that others can contribute to what I've already said. Give us your application timeline too.

Thank you fatermatty
I applied with an closing balance of 3.1million
Sponsor is my uncle and he has 65k cad in his account
But my question now is this if i can increase my balance to cover 1year tuition and living expenses i mean to like 9m naira then use my wife and son as hometies will the application get approved?

MadeMan01:
Hi really happy for you.. When do your classes commence?

Please what documents did you submit?

Good evening house i got a my GCMS notes yesterday and my application was refused. Applied july 13th did biometrics yesterday though. Here is a screen shot of the notes. @frankrobbn, @fatermatty vibrant99 as we as other gurus in the house please how do i tackle this? I have differed to winter though

Applied for GCMS too using to same medium on the 22nd of august. Still no reply at all

Sanovsky007:
I applied same day with gc..buddy, still yet to get a response. Reassess your application and try again, it will work in your favor.

dicedapples:
I don’t think you understand my question, it was your action is required for a month straight, now it’s submitted.

It means they have started to work on your application be more prayerful now. When did you apply and to which school?

Good morning guys, i have been trying to schedule a biometric appointment with VFS office lagos but no dates to select online in all the months and i also tried calling them they said they are closed. Sent in an email no response. But abuja dates are showing available. What can i do i need suggestions. Is it that September is filled up and october has not been opened for Lagos VFS? If yes when likely can they open becos i have an ultimatum of October 12 to supply biometrics

The schedule dates for biometrics on the vsf site is not clicking to schedule an appointment. Please what can i do? lagos VAC centre.

Bosses in the house. Please am trying to register in other to book for biometrics and its not going through. The link to activate user is not entering my email. What can i do?

Please house whats the implication when your application changes from your action is required to submitted and i have not given my biometrics. This change occurred on 20th august and i applied july 13th

fratermathy:
I did some research as promised and came across this:



It seems your request should be directed primarily to your supervisor. However, you should still send the request to the GPD. You shouldn't even have been admitted without financial support in the first place so you have a strong case here.

Thank you @fratermathy i dont mind getting a draft from you on how to approach GPD. I really will appreciate that help

fratermathy:
You should mail the GPD and your supervisor too. Just a simple mail requesting for financial assistance in the form of funding or assistantships. GPDs know how to get such funds to students, even if it's just a little. In some departments, even Masters students get some funding too.

Be polite in your email and don't appear as if you're begging. Hope you have the contact of the GPD of your department? You never mentioned the department. I'd like to know so that I can also research and explore possibilities for you, if any.

Department of Bioresource Engineering. Please kimdly do help me with a format of such mail so that i can send it today and if i get a positive reply i will raise a web form and send to IRCC to boast my visa chances

fratermathy:
I see. Which department is that? Most departments offer full funding (tuition and living expenses). Did you request for funding from the GPD? The general advice is that one shouldn't do a PhD without some form of funding.

In any case, hope you made your proof of finance tight? That may be the only issue you may have but I would like to think you got that covered.

I am just trusting God for that though sponsor had 65k cads (15k cad personal acct, 50k cad business acct with CAC and all)
My salary account of 3.1m closing balance inflow and out flow of 10m.
How do i go about getting funding from GPD.

fratermathy:
Approximately 2 months. What programme are you going for at McGill?

McGill students usually get their permits as long as they submit the rights documents.

PhD no funding and am using an external co sponsor.

Good evening gurus in the house
What does it mean when your application changes from your action is required to submitted. Because i noticed that my application status changed on the 20th of August. Applied July 13th

fratermathy:
PhD.

Applied in May.

What about you?

Wow thats good Mcgill university?
How many months did it take for you to get AIP?
I applied last month

Ucy12:
July 8, and you?

July 13th

Ucy12:
Going to Québec this fall, but Laval University rather. No AIP yet. Still waiting and believing God.

Believing God too. When did you apply?

fratermathy:
Yes.

Please what was ur timeline? When did you apply and what course and program did you apply forr?

Has anyone going to mcgill university in quebec for fall program received AIP yet?

JustMellow:
Hello Skull4eva,

It can take up to 30 - 45 days but that of Chichi93 came in 16 days. So, I think getting it now is somewhat fast.

All he best

Thanks brother. I appreciate it. My application changed to submitted on monday.

Please how long does it take to get the GCMS notes after it has been requested ? I applied for it yesterday. Please i need your response.

fratermathy:
This quickly corroborates the idea that the AIPs issued are actually indicators that the applicants will get their study permits. Those with AIPs who have ordered their GCMS notes so far have passed their eligibility and are only awaiting biometrics and maybe medicals before they get their approvals. I believe that September will come with a lot of PPRs.

Please how many days does it take ti get gcms note after one applys.

sisikemi23:
Hello everyone, my caq just landed this morning and I would like to know if i can still apply for fall 2020 visa for a course starting by 2nd of September.

Which university are you going to study? What course? At what level?( undergrad masters or phd)