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welll i used Jumia Travel app during mine< you can use it and then check with the airline and pay directly on their websit cos it woiuld be lesser

shinaldo:
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.

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, beat the long fall congestion at the airport , 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 instead of always carrying your PP as not to lost

- 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

Hello house
Glad reading stories , I don’t envy you and can’t wait to enjoy so much of Canada. I am in Newfoundland where the cold won’t go( 5oC to 20oC is what we get). No African store around me in corner brook, met 5 9ja so far.. to much sweet things.
Is anyone here ?

Keep me posted bro

Ayodeji787:
Same me again Jibola.

Please who is coming to MUN soon!! Grenfell Campus Corner brook .. please signify

Sent you a mail
Kindly respond

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.

Na your SOp need twerking !! I would have voluenteered to help with SoP but my project ehn is making me have sifia pains and it’s taking a whole lot

So I see the audience of my Gee Frankrobben

Micmay1:
Thanks for your concern.
I had a degree in Mass Communication in '08, with over 5 years of experience as an HR/Admin personnel.
Basically, my knowledge in my present field was gotten from on-the-job training, hence I intend to undergo a 2 year Diploma in Business Administration from one of the Canadian Colleges since I had no formal certification of HR/Admin profession.

In my previous Study Application, my employer stood in as my sponsor and every doc needed to buttress the claim was submitted:

Company Statement of Account
CAC
TIN Cert.
Study Leave
Affidavit of Sponsorship
Award of Study Assistantship letter
Letter of Recommendation

Other doc submitted includes:

Tuition deposit receipt
Personal Statement of Account reflecting a transfer of 2M made by my Employer, from the Company's Acct I submitted
Birth Cert. Me & Children
SOP
Letter of Consent from hubby
Survey plan/building Sketch of 2 buildings owned by hubby
My Aged parent birth Cert & Retirement Cert
2 Vehicle docs
Degree Cert
NYSC Cert
Official ID Card
Letter of Employment Confirmation
CV
Passport Bio-data Page
Change of name and N/P publication as regards
Marriage Declaration

Kindly state what you studied, what you going for, experience and others
I believe all you need to do is to twerk a bit on your explanation.


TIPS- please when writing SOO etc stop for once and think like a Canadian visa officer who is going to treat yourself.. you are your greatest critic.. read your SOp to yourself ask yourself if someone gives you this letter from other country as explaination on wanting to come to your country will you buy it..
TO THOSE who think it’s going be an easy ride... dear sirs/mas it won’t .. I started my research work and believe me I had malaria symptoms doing a test run lol.. all the I will work and study( don’t worry all is good that won’t come easy too( speaking from experience).. please also be ready for a cultural shock, change and even weather and could get depressing and boring when you got no family around

To all those who need SoP abeg no vex my laptop never ready or wait sef I can use school own.. kindly mail me for those who need SOP sample thanks..

Big up Austacus, naijaforeigner, ibbond, josejonn, and also Frankrobben.. I lowkey miss 9ja food sha.. ain’t no joy in paying 20$( 6000N) to make vegetable with no dried fish lmao

Love you guess

Micmay1:
I just received my GCMS note. Please, I need the assistance of the experienced gurus to help analyze it and perhaps suggest a way forward.

GCMS note reads:

''I have reviewed the application. Taking the applicant's plan os studies into account, the applicant does not appear to be sufficiently well established that the proposed studies would be a reasonable expense. Given family ties or economic motives to remain in Canada, the applicant's incentives to remain in Canada may outweigh their ties to their home country. The applicant's plan of studies appears vague and poorly documented. Weighing the factors in this application. I am not satisfied that the applicant will depart Canada at the end of the period authorized for their stay. For the reasons above, I have refused this application."

Agreed just state your own mind.. let anyone who chose to use them use them sir..
lmao if you take ‘be saying English’ as an insulting statement it’s really beyond me. But well no be all men dey see sarcasm in some words lol so apologies on that..

Anyways this is to all people coming to Canada .. if you take life serious, I could say Canada isn’t a place you like, if you ain’t patient then you might struggle in Canada.. I remember when I hear people always saying My love, my darling as a normal compliment I shook.. you can only say that to someone you dating in my 9ja culture.. but those words are part of their culture they even love it when you say .. hello, how can I help you my love .. buhahaha

Bracha:
LOL.

So, lemme explain what I wrote so you'll understand better. Even if you flew them and they treated you like a king, there are others who didn't have that treatment. From my Internet searches since 2018, I've seen more bad reviews about them than good. This has led me to conclude that I won't recommend them.

Whatever your experience, while it is valid, it's not the general consensus. I have a right to make a decision, while you also have a right to do so. If someone asks me about that airline, I'll give them all the experiences and data I have collated, thereby leaving the choice to them.

Please understand this and don't try to be insulting with your "be saying English". That is really low for you, and it doesn't look good on you.

Cheers.

Lmao be saying English
I am telling you something based on being a flyer
Left Lagos 6am with air Maroc no flight delay landed in Morocco 11am , was taken to a lounge given free food and even internet with a bed to sleep/rest, next flight took off 5 pm which I almost missed cosbi was so comfy at lounge.. 7hour enroute Montreal and I was treated nicely.. find pictures below l

Bracha:
OK. Well, I've read a lot of online reviews and they aren't good at all. I still wouldn't recommend them, based on those reviews.

One way please

Ancy12:
Did you book returns ticket or just one way

I am in Grenfell Campus, bro kindly pm me make I give you tips ooo... please don’t be like me I beg you oo

Ayodeji787:
Grenfell campus

Which campus ? Grenfell or st John k??

Ayodeji787:
Yes I am

Well I used air Maroc and it was ok for me cheap and was treated well, had a stop over at morrocco for 5 hours and was given free food and lounge with free internet

Bracha:
Please leave Royal Air Maroc. Their racism and unprofessional behaviour is on another level. If you want cheap, use Ethiopian airline.

Please anyone coming to MUN ??

Hey bro you coming to mun

Ayodeji787:
Does the scholarship cover her living expenses too or it's only tuition? And did she get a sponsor to write a letter for her and submit sponsor bank statement and other necessary documents?

Well I am also doing a course related to my stuff, I have a Bachelor Of Agriculture degree and now doing my Msc agricultural science please do you expect me to donMba instead ?

toysleek:
Because if it were to be MBA or Msc comp, or any other course with the special fees,you would have paid between 10k to 20k CAD extra.. If not for career progression ish with the VOs, most people would gladly pick a course like yours.

Yes sir

Ancy12:
Can I get a one bedroom apartment in Newfoundland at 500cad.

I don’t get why should I thank God for my course?

toysleek:
That's cool..thank God for your course..

So sorry I can’t Pm you.. please do The needful by writhing me and asking me questions .. thank you

chisongozi:
Are you in Memorial Uni, if yes I will be there too in a couple of months by the special grace of God. Pls can you pm me I want to find out about certain things in the school. Thank you.

You are right depends on program but guess what I am pay $1600 per semester no special fee.. and $500 for that association, insurance, campus fee bla bla bla

toysleek:
Memorial University is not as cheap as people think
.Most Msc courses have some special fees attached to them on the minimum expense form.I applied for a year Msc and the sch fee is 17,500Cad.Some are way higher..

You are right depends on program but guess what I am pay $1600 per semester no special fee.. and $500 for that association, insurance, campus fee bla bla bla

toysleek:
Memorial University is not as cheap as people think
.Most Msc courses have some special fees attached to them on the minimum expense form.I applied for a year Msc and the sch fee is 17,500Cad.Some are way higher..

Hello House
Hope everyone is good ? And to my fellow June applicant @austacus @ibbond @ralf ..

Please I would be available to answer inquires and questions.. it’s pretty tough trying to settling Down in an environment where there is little or no blacks. Lol
The weather Na did plus work

So shoot your question and will answer in my best way ..

I have a presentation on Tuesday.. bros I messed up my first presentation now I have a second chance ..

Naijaforeigner:
Sleeky Sleeky … already painting Canny land red … I dey feel your status updates you too much

Why you still up though?

Hello miss ..
Do you know I my passport was ready for pick up 48 hours after submitting? Never got any counterfoil update even after I picked up my passport until I emailed them.same with correspondence letter.. As long as you tracked it on vfs website and it says processed passport available for pick up at vfs.. then it’s ready .. thank you

sillysassysally:
Hi
I submitted my passport on the 9th of May for stamping. Here’s a summary of the line of events that followed afterwards...

1. I saw a document update relating to the counter foil. I saw this update on my CIC account and it essentially stated the validity of my visa (17th May)

2. I received my correspondence letter (18th May)

3. I used the tracking tool to track my visa and noticed that it was ready for pickup as at 17th May.

So these things may give an indication of your visa stamping status;
1. Does your CIC account show any document update relating to the counterfoil

2. Have you gotten a correspondence letter ?

3. Have you tried tracking the progress via the visa tool on Vfs website?

Please is anyone coming to Canada, Newfoundland (MUN)

Welcome, I came in through Montreal same route .. from Morrocco to Montreal is 7 hours .. it felt like the journey won’t end lol.. and Montreal at night don’t ask to many question lol.. welcome to maple land the land where 24hours won’t be enough for you

yemilasko:
hello house..here i am in canada.����...i will like to share my poe cuz i was abit concernd abt that before leavg nigeria..and cuz my cousin was once denied at d POE..my journey was smooth.the distance frm casablanca to montreal was jst tiring cuz i went with my daughtr...but thank God,i Got to montreal airport lately ,was asked to go to immigratn 1...and our conversatiom goes thus.....

cbsa........hi
me...........hello
cbsa........passport pls
me...........i handed it over
cbsa.........can u gv me 5min to print ur study permit pls
me...........yea..and i dropped my passport and decided to v a seat
Aftr 5min he called me bck and handed it over to me,he asked if my daughtr was on studnt visa too ,i answerd No and he said welcome to canada ,you can go fr ur baggage pls...
i was surprised nothg was asked,no questn..nothg
meanwile i saw other pple with thorough checking ,some were directed to immigration 2,i met some sitting down and left them still sitting ...
I return all the glory to the Almighty God and i want us to alwys put evrythg befr God...my prayer point was alwys (GOD I DNT WANT ANY DELAY AT THE POE ,DEY SHLD JUST HAND OVER MY STUDY PERMIT AND SAY WELCOME TO CANADA) i actually got it d way i wanted...atyms wen im prayg i usually say is it possible but now i knw my God is awesome....i pray fr every1 waitg for response fr visa shall have a positive response IJN.

Please what program are you coming for ? Confirm if you are coming to st Johns or cornerbrook

Valprincx:
Approval alert!!!

Paper route Feb 15
Biometric Feb 15
Upfront medicals
Biometric correspondence mail. April 18
Approved. April 24.
Classes begins: May 13th. MUN

I am so so grateful to God, don't even know where to start from. My approval is a miracle o. I never knew about this forum until 3 weeks after applying, whoops!! And when I started reading posts here I was so scared that I messed up my application, because I felt my documents I submitted wasn't complete, like affidavits of sponsor, certificates, and what made me scared the most was my sponsor..I used a third party sponsor, I don't even know the person, he just allowed me to use his SOA (but he was a kind man tho. I approached him that day and gave Me his SOA the next day) and my parent weren't financially buoyant at all.. I just used what I saw on Google and CIC website to apply o.
So when I started reading post here about the nairobi guys, home ties, third party sponsor...I was so damn scared , I lot hope already, I was just waiting for a refusal sef so I can reapply better and in peace, because the tension ehh no be here o.
A big thank you to @ Qudkom @ makano for your advice. @Dmerciful my personal VO ,i worried him as if he was the VO handling my application o..lol, he advised me to send another SOA (mine and my elder brother)via web form and mail to them even after getting biometric correspondence mail. thanks for your support and prayers only God can repay you.
Above all i thank God almighty for his favour and grace. I fasted and prayed earnestly, and God almighty manifested .
Thanks to everyone on this platform and to all the hopefuls, God will show his favour on your application. Amen.
You are next to testify.

Documents submitted

Passport
CIC form
SOP
Notification of result
Admission letter
Employment letter
Birth certificate
Mothers birth certificate
Third party sponsor SOA. Inflow 65m outflow 64m, balance was less than 100k.

Bro that last part no be lie ,
Trust me I landed with silly jacket the cold wet blow me till
Today no matter how much I chop e be like say my gauge don spoil.. I no Dey full. I have gained 10kg

Awuuga:
I just read about someone with issues on his study permit, this will unfortunately take a while to correct.

Please when you land, tuck all that excitement in and make sure everything is right with your study permit.
You can work for 20 hours per week when school is in session and 40 hours when it’s not. If you don’t see this on your permit, call the attention of the officer, do not be afraid. You can even decide to inform the officer before he issues yours.

I’ll share part of my experience at the immigration counter and hope it helps someone.

First counter:-
Me: Good morning Ma
Officer(female): Hi, good morning. You smell nice ( for real though). Is that coco butter.
Me: No, that’s perfume oil. Thank you btw.
Officer(f):- okay, it’s good.
Me:- Hello, please could my permit let me work on and off the campus?
Officer(f): I don’t handle that, when you get to the next officer ask. They’d attend to you the best they can.

Second Counter:
Me: Good morning
Officer(m): Hi, I see you’re from Nigeria.
Me: Yes
Officer(m): Can I have your offer letter and passport?
Me: sure, (hands him my documents)*
Officer(m): How long is your program?
Me: 18 months
Officer(m): That’s Good
** He was about to print my permit
Me: Hi, could I please make a request?
Officer(m): Sure, what’s on your mind?
Me: Could my permit let me work on and off the campus?
Officer: Give me a moment to check what is applicable.
** He didn’t even know.
After a few minutes.
Officer: Yeah, you can.
Prints my permit and it allows me work on and off campus.

Please speak up and ask. Also the fact I was just asked to show my offer letter and passport, doesn’t mean it’d be the same for you. Take all the documents you’ve been asked to take to the point of entry.
Like naijaforeigner said, staying here without work is difficult.

Get a winter jacket or two. It is extremely cold here, extremely cold. My first day out, tears dropped from my eyes. True story.

Stay safe guys and good luck.

Boss how ON, NL Dey here lowkey!! Abeg I go like connect ..
this issue of SP conditions many people dey here dey suffer am .. bros here in Canada is way diff from 9ja.. working and school no easy at all oo..
see I still get work in 3 hours time I say make I rest.. if. Or for one Canadian friend who drives me around
This Canadian culture mad gan, government pays you to have kids and stay jobless if you be citizen or Pr

Naijaforeigner:
Was anything written in the remarks or observation section at the very end of your study permit? Check very carefully again.

To amend your study permit, you will need to fill a form on CIC website called "request to amend record of landing, confirmation of permanent residence or valid temporary resident permit" and then attach documents below;

1) Original study permit
2) Two photo IDs (photocopy of passport and driver license). In my own case, I did not have a drivers license so I used Ontario ID card - I had to apply for this card (paid for it). It took almost 5 weeks to get this card.
3) Letter of admission
4) Official transcript
5) Student account statement - (I do not think this is necessary except you have paid your fees. Please confirm with your school's international department)

The documents listed above was what the international office of my school (Fanshawe college) asked me to submit with the IMM form (Please confirm with your school for guidance before submitting yours). Once you have all the documents, you will then send those documents via mail (the address is on the IMM form).
How long does it take to get the study permit amended? 1 month.

P.s For all those who recently got their Visa's, when you get to immigration and you collect your study permit, don't be in a rush, stay in front of the immigration officer and read through your study permit carefully line by line and make sure you see it is clearly written you are allowed to work ON/OFF campus (I have shared my experience here before). If there is anything you are not sure of in the study permit, ask him/her for explanations right there.

Also, please check for date of expiration on your study permit (make sure this date is at least days/months past your program end date).

Once you leave the border, Amending your study permit is not guaranteed because CIC may choose not to amend it and you may be in Canada not working for a long time. You don't even want to experience this.

The way I was drinking Garri (winter period), eating beans and indomie on a steady for London ON, I no wish am for anybody. By the time you have spent money buying mattress, pillow, duvet, cloths, some house stuff and then pay rent (for first and last month), your account would have been screaming. Staying without work for months is not something you want to experience in a land where you don't know anyone except you are rich.

All the best.

Boss how ON, NL Dey here lowkey!! Abeg I go like connect ..
this issue of SP conditions many people dey here dey suffer am .. bros here in Canada is way diff from 9ja.. working and school no easy at all oo..
see I still get work in 3 hours time I say make I rest.. if. Or for one Canadian friend who drives me around
This Canadian culture mad gan, government pays you to have kids and stay jobless if you be citizen or Pr

Naijaforeigner:
Was anything written in the remarks or observation section at the very end of your study permit? Check very carefully again.

To amend your study permit, you will need to fill a form on CIC website called "request to amend record of landing, confirmation of permanent residence or valid temporary resident permit" and then attach documents below;

1) Original study permit
2) Two photo IDs (photocopy of passport and driver license). In my own case, I did not have a drivers license so I used Ontario ID card - I had to apply for this card (paid for it). It took almost 5 weeks to get this card.
3) Letter of admission
4) Official transcript
5) Student account statement - (I do not think this is necessary except you have paid your fees. Please confirm with your school's international department)

The documents listed above was what the international office of my school (Fanshawe college) asked me to submit with the IMM form (Please confirm with your school for guidance before submitting yours). Once you have all the documents, you will then send those documents via mail (the address is on the IMM form).
How long does it take to get the study permit amended? 1 month.

P.s For all those who recently got their Visa's, when you get to immigration and you collect your study permit, don't be in a rush, stay in front of the immigration officer and read through your study permit carefully line by line and make sure you see it is clearly written you are allowed to work ON/OFF campus (I have shared my experience here before). If there is anything you are not sure of in the study permit, ask him/her for explanations right there.

Also, please check for date of expiration on your study permit (make sure this date is at least days/months past your program end date).

Once you leave the border, Amending your study permit is not guaranteed because CIC may choose not to amend it and you may be in Canada not working for a long time. You don't even want to experience this.

The way I was drinking Garri (winter period), eating beans and indomie on a steady for London ON, I no wish am for anybody. By the time you have spent money buying mattress, pillow, duvet, cloths, some house stuff and then pay rent (for first and last month), your account would have been screaming. Staying without work for months is not something you want to experience in a land where you don't know anyone except you are rich.

All the best.

please shoot

asenguah7:
Please I need your help concerning my application to MUN