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Evergeen22:
Thanks bro. How much do you think it might cost and what are my chances ?

I only used an agent to pay because I couldn’t as I was making the payment from China

Regarding payment, there are several ways you could have done it yourself. There were several options you were not aware of.

Getting an immigration lawyer is possible, and the price varies, since each lawyer has his/her own price.

However, it is in the millions range... 1.5 million naira and above.

pale232:
Hi Everyone,

My application was also refused based on personal assets and financial status. Tbh, my application was quite shoddy (Submitted very basic documents).It was months after applying I got to know of Nairaland and sincerely I commend everyone's effort for the input ( The info put out here is amazing). I have learnt a lot which will be applied in my next application.
I am self sponsored. I submitted my usd dollar account with lump payments in 2 tranches without any explanation.

I didn't also attach my salary account since there was no fund it which I realised I should have done now and not enough evidence i was gainfully employed. I just submitted basic documents(mbs, b.sc cert, transcripts,c.v and previous visas to various countries; realising based on this thread that won't influence the decision)
Although I tried salvaging my application after already 5 weeks off showing eligibility required by sending a webform with a more detailed LOE and additional documents. Thanks to Shupy for responding to my enquiries.

I got my refusal letter 2 weeks later. I have ordered for my gcms notes, trying to wait patiently for it. My admission was for fall 2021 but will have to defer till January 2022.
P.s I submitted in March, NSE route.

I'm very sorry about this. I respect your perseverance and tenacity.

Please when in march did you submit?

Teeprecious:
This one na agent from hell!
Jeezzz,why are people so wicked.
Why on earth will u as an individual intentionally cause havoc for someone. He paid u from his sweat and did this much damage. Omo people are monstrous o.
I pray u scale through this.

There are so many people like that in Nigeria. (I can't say the same for other countries because I haven't traveled out before.)

But the wicked things I see happen around everyday have completely transformed the way I think. I suffer the consequences of self-reliance, but I achieve much more by it.

Evergeen22:
Hello everyone. So I’m the guy that applied from
China but couldn’t pay for the visa application fee because I don’t have a Nigerian card with me, I had to give money to an agent in Nigeria to pay for the visa application fee. Then later I got an email saying there was a charge back on the fee and the agent quickly gave me another receipt and said sorry without explaining what happened. Then 3 weeks later I got a Refusal email with 5 year ban. I was worried and I requested for my notes. And it turned out that this same person canceled the payment again. Hence the denial and ban.

Please my brothers and sisters.
How do I lift off this ban?
Below is my notes !!

Please help

The way out is expensive.

You will have to get an immigration lawyer to defend you.

I am very very sorry about this.

I've got serious trust issues, and it has huge disadvantages, but I've learnt to live that way.

I do most, if not all, things myself.

Lamideyy:
You can scroll up to read my post
But yeah, he got robbed so he lost his phone in the process
He misses you guys on nairaland as well
You can help send any amount to him to help him get a new phone
His account number is
3116819210
First Bank
Name: David Emmanuel
Thanks!

It's quite ironic that those who go the distance just to help other people never get enough compensation for their effort. He is a classic example of someone who sacrificed his time and knowledge to help others, but was never compensated one way or the other. Hardly anyone checked up on him to know how he was doing.

The fact that he couldn't get a phone in a long while shows that he's had quite an experience in a while, and this reality simply makes me philosophize some more.

Backcheck:
Longgg post alert!!

Guyyss!!!!!!! Its has happened oo!!!! God!! I am shaking.

Ppr!!! With this joy can I go to work? Before I dash person my phone.

Time line ( I have been jotting this down cus, On God I really expected to get this )

Submitted - march 6
Biometric - march 7
Completed biometric -march 9
Background - march 9
Eligibility -march 12
1st Ghost update - march 17
2nd - march 30
Medical passed - April 12
3rd - ghost April 19
4th - ghost April 20

June 3 - Requested GCMS

June 8 - PPR

(Yes I was jobless, so checking my application was full time job)

Then radio silence, I sent a couple of mails and got the usual response, May 1, I got my first Job, this help me divert my attention from the dely.

Yesterday someone posted they got ppr with my same timeline and I knew omo!! March applications are getting reviewed already. Decided to wake early to refresh and viola! 2 mails.


I wish to share my application package cus I really put in mush effort, Alot of documents and I really arranged well me self know.


Shoutout:

Special shout out to Guru Frankroben he read my SOP, and made comments, I effected the changes based on his comments and when I read the sop again, me self sabi say I it must click ( he is always busy, so you must disturb him like you will disturb ircc)
Also, shout out to lekibobo; great guy!! My first contact, gave my SOP a face.

Big shout out to Deomanuel; this guy is a brother! Help me like he owed me. Sent series of VNs, calls, and was ever ready to help. (Unfortunately I cant get hold of him for like a month now) he isn’t here and his whatsapp hasn’t be online

Special thanks big special thanks to those who their pprs got delayed and still shared their GCMS here to allow us see reasons and thanks to those that brought solutions to tackle them. It helped alot.


Lastly special thanks to dommakavelli for your SOP guideline, saved the screenshot since last year!

Below are the documents I submitted for my client info

It has reached March ooo.

Haaa!!!

Congratulations to you!!! God has done it!

The wait has paid off. Stay blessed

Oreoluwamipo:
You must be sick for this. I mean you are not okay at all !! Are people not getting ppr with Post graduate certificates? He should have asked him if its ordinary certificate or post graduate .. You are the one giving them and you very sick in the head for been disrespectful !! Was that directed to you? Bebeto @shupy

Bro, like I always say, if we disagree on a subject, there's a way to do so politely. I know that you had the best intentions when you countered what Anon said, but your approach was a little abrasive.

Shupy might have come off a little too harsh, even though it was in defense to your cutting remark to Anon. And all these reactions have spiraled down to throwing of insults.

Please don't be offended.

Shupy don't be offended.

Anon don't be offended.

We are one family here.

atiteb4:
Good evening. Did anyone use loan from mpower to apply for the visa and got approved? I need advise for this mpower loan and how it works for visa..

Mpower funding works best as a supplementary fund and not as the sole fund.

Someone got an approval here a few days ago, despite including Mpower Loan.

blackedwin:
Pls house Join me in thanking God,Study permit application approved .

Been a silent follower of this group. Journey started February and to the glory of God I received the golden mail yesterday.

Congratulations!

It has ended in praise. Enjoy this great news.

makano:
Medical request doesn't fasten ur application, I know peeps that did their Upfront medicals which was passed the next month and they got a decision a 11 months after... 2019 June Peeps will tell u more.. Peace

He didn't imply that upfront medical is an accelerator. He merely stated that upfront medical will reduce delay. I think you misunderstood him.

Having upfront medical examination reduces the delay associated with getting a date for appointment several months later after medical request has been made.

Ruthbella:
Congratulations to you and hubby.
Febuary applicants are getting PPR while November and December applicants are still waiting. What could be the problem?

I am very sorry about this. It is not fair.

And while I am a March applicant hoping this continues sequentially through the year (Feb then March, then April...), I honestly think they should answer you guys first before they answer the rest of us. It is simply the right thing to do.

But it's beyond me. May God intervene.

Klem28:
Thank you Spectro. I did my biometric in 2017; I assume it's still valid. Again, I'm not actually worried, I only shared the portal for professional assessment. I appreciate you a lot. It shall end in praise

Oh okay, that's good. Eligibility will start very soon.

Since they are trying to process as many applications as possible before September, I am positive we will be seeing/hearing a lot of PPR news on this thread.

jfrazzy:
Sorry I think ,I may have been frustrated enough to say that .sorry

Everyone makes mistakes. Besides, you may have your reasons for being cautious and distrustful (Life is complex), so it's fine.

But the folks here are quite helpful and patient. Shit happens. You're welcome.

olabisi6438:
how much is ielts


make una help

Google Is your friend. I took the exam a very long time ago, so price might have changed.

But the last time I checked, it was 79k. It may be more than that now, I don't know.

Klem28:
Good evening dear wonderful people! I applied on May 15 and has since noticed silence on my application. I received a mail on 16th May telling me there was an update on my application but I couldn't notice any major update when I logged in to my portal. Please my people, what will you say to this my portal status

Possibly 'the need for biometric collection' notification. Your portal looks like a newborn. It's too early to start worrying.

jfrazzy:
I reject you in Jesus name
You are not God or neither Kenya people to conclude my case .

The term 'generic response' means the same response sent to many people in order to keep them waiting until a final decision is made.

The folks here are not your enemy. They are some of the nicest people you will ever encounter.

Thank God they've started answering February applicants.

This is how IRCC should do things.

It is well.

lushk:
I am sharing my timeline to encourage everyone…. I got a lot of Info from Nairaland and I hope this helps at least one person.

I reached out to an agent initially that gave me a bill of 1500 USD, when I converted to Naira, I decided to do my application my self. Thank God for grace and patience.

First time applicant -age 30
Program of study- MBA
School- Rotman school of management - University of Toronto
I got partial scholarship but still needed to show how I will fund the balance and my expenses.

So prior to my study permit application, I had two expired EE application my score was low so I didn’t get ITA. This made me nervous cos it was a proof that I would be looking for PR after my studies and I wasn’t sure if it would affect their decision.


Submitted my application February 19 with Upfront Medicals and my bank statement
Biometric request Feb 20
Biometrics updated to pass Feb 24
Medical updated to pass Feb 26
NSE request for IELTS Feb 25
Submitted IELTS- Mar 27
BVL May 31
PPR June 1

I graduated in 2011, and I have worked in the financial services industry since 2011 from my NYSC posting. I got my Chartered financial analyst (CFA) certification in 2019 so my LOE was focused on saying I needed the MBA for career progression and to take on leadership position. I also spoke about the need for investment analysts to have a global training to prevent mismanaging large funds and negatively affecting the Nigerian capital markets.

I attached pictures of my family members, got a study leave, letter of intro and my payslips from my employer.

For economic ties I used my 75% of my pension, my car and my equity investment. The 25% of my pension I stated I would use it for my funding during my studies. The PFA gave me a letter to support this.

For funding, the first page was a letter explaining all lump sums and where they came from and I stated that it was to show sufficient liquidity.
I included two tables one showing all my expected expenses for two years and all my funding. Then I included a summary table showing both incase there was any confusion that the funding was more than the expense.

My program is for 2 years so I had to show how I intended to finance it for the total duration. I didn’t want to inform any relatives so I had to sponsor my self. I got my admission in October, didn’t apply till February because of funding, I used this time to consolidate my finances and also apply for loans. I applied to Prodigy ( I was rejected) and Mpower( I got approved).


The school had an immigration lawyer that also helped me look through my letters and my forms

Congratulations once again.

May God bless your journey abundantly.

folaranmi1009:
my job duties as manager are :Overseeing daily business and supply operations of the company
Generating weekly reports and giving presentations on new business strategies to improve service delivery, meeting company quarterly targets and increase revenue.
Creating and managing budget portfolio.

I think he's asking you to be specific about Department (e.g., sales, planning, finance, logistics, IT, engineering, etc.)

Not Duties.

(For example, engineering manager at sososo company)

ToluDstar:
It’s PPR baby! Let me go and digest this thing first lmao . I’ll be back to share my timeline with everyone!

Congratulations bro!

This is such a relief, right? Finally, the long wait is over.

Please rejoice plenty, for it is not easy.

kemmyk:
congratulations, am happy for you ooo....unfortunately I received BVL and refusal Letter

I am very very sorry. I really don't know what else to say because a refusal pains a lot.

Please be strong and follow your heart.

mullingtee:
I have a law firm, which I run, the account is active and cac incorporation documents are available
I have a pig farm with all relevant title documents
I have a phone store with all relevant documents and an active account
I have cac documents for a new betting company I am in the process of securing the license
My sponsor can transfer a reasonable amount to my personal account as living expenses in canada, he has already paid CAD 10,000 as tutition deposit
My sponsor is willing to send mybank statement of his personal account
My sponsor is willing to send all relevant documents of his other businesses

All these documents were available prior to the application, however the agent I used refused to use them saying it was too much. Do you think with all these its possible to tackle the issues.

I am more concerned about how to go about the further proof of funds.

Tank you so much for your time

The application is somehow. It looks damaged beyond repair, honestly (I apologize for being so blunt, but it communicates the observation better).

Where do you want to start? How do you want to go about it?

There are too many mistakes already.

From the voluntarism in a different field to a different previous educational study, to a different prospective educational study, to omitting a lot of sources of income.

Just pray to God to do a miracle, and then prepare better for a next application.

Cherukei2015:
IT HAS ENDED IN PRAISE OOOOOOOO
PPR OOOOOOOOOOO
HAS LANDED OOOOOOO
ALL GLORY TO GOD

Congratulations!!!

The anticipation was well confirmed and rewarded.

It remains the other person.

Mobi22:
The tension here is astronomical

Your choice of vocabulary is ginormous and tremendous.

SuomyNona:
More good news.

It seems the Canadian government's COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel has advised that the government should end its policy of mandatory three-day quarantine stays in designated hotels.

This means there is possibility that the huge cost associated with the hotel stay will be not be a concern for Fall students.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6043473

A huge relief.

It's a good news, but anything can happen in future... return to old policy, implementation of new policy, etc.

Cherukei2015:
Ok, I just hope its not ghost emails

There are no such things as ghost emails from IRCC... Only serious emails.

Very important info is waiting for you.

Sounds like it may be a celebratory news.

AdoChel:
Anybody else unable to log in to their CIC account this morning?

Maintenance is ongoing.

Check back at 11 a.m.

EmeeNaka:
please, go and do your Medicals. They will not approve or reject your application if it's incomplete

That's not true where medical is concerned.

They can send a medical request.

Those people are shitty... I said so.

jfrazzy:
And my students visa application since October hasn't been proceed finished thunder go fire them

Please flood them with emails and webforms. This is callous!

Keep flooding them every week.

Whale2018:
Good morning House.

I have a concern to share as regards student permit application and require a quick response from those knowledgeable in this area.

Is it advisable to apply for a U.S. student permit visa for a two years course that starts in August 2021 after submitting a second application (after the first denial) for a Canadian study permit for a 2 years course that starts in September 2021 because the wait is tiring?

Should I go ahead with my U.S. student visa application, bearing in my that Canada is my priority?

If the U.S. approves and stamps my passport for the same period as my course of study in Canada, should Canada request for my passport, would there be a course for concern given there is a valid U.S. study visa on it?

Can I have my passport stamped by both countries for the same academic study periods?

Thanks in advance.

I share the same concern.

Winner0718:
Same here i got one today, when did you apply?

March 11

Is it just me who gets a regular ghost update on Sunday mornings?

I get ghost updates every Sunday morning... Could this be a glitch or could it be that the VOs working on my application actively review my documents on Sundays?

I'd like to know if there's somebody else who has noticed the same.