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Lekiboboe:
Good morning to you all

About Medical Expiration, I want to get something clear.
Is it that one's medical mustn't expire before arrival in Canada?

Case Study
For Someone who did his/her medical on August 18, 2020, is such person still good to go to enter Canada like August 10, 2021

@Frankrobbn1 @JustMellow @Anon123 @Spectro

Thanks

Brother, I apologize profusely for replying so late. I did not know you asked me too.

Yeah, I read on that their website (Canada visa stuff) that one must take another medical examination after expiration if they have not yet traveled.

For example, if someone gets visa in August 2021, they must take another medical examination August 2022 as long as they have not yet traveled.

(Edit: The one year duration starts to count from the moment you completed your medical examination. I should have added that.)

Oreoluwamipo:
Hi guys , please is it possible for someone in UAE to help me pay for my application fee with his credit card?

Yes, it is.

Oreoluwamipo:
One of those you were talking about spotted

It is well.

emmalextemtop:
Which tone? I don't understand!

Please be careful the way you interpret people's mindset and reaction from their text, some might be a surprising exclamation! Like the way i asked, thinking one anger or whatsoever.

What i will say is this, let's please be careful the way we interpret words from others comment, this is just a asking and a research avenue for questions and we should know sudden reactions will come and don't let us be too swift to take offense(s)

Nagode!

May God continue to bless you.

Have a peaceful and stress-free week.

Ysakaws1:
PPR JUST DROPPED!

My application journey is quite interesting, and I promised to share here if I get a PPR. So firstly, I applied using an agent. As a matter of fact, I got admission using one agent, and got the visa using another agent. My application made me come to the conclusion that using an agent is truly not worth it. Imagine that I paid 300k just to get a PGD admission in University of Winnipeg. Bygone, anyways - lucky agent. After my admission, I switched to another agent because my Dad, who previously didn’t show interest, decided to be involved. The second agent came through my dad (he paid the agent 250k or so) - he was recommended by my uncle. I gave him the LOA I paid 300k for, and he requested me to write my LOE. I was able to write a good LOE with the help of Google, and of course, Nairaland. I am sure you are wondering what exactly this agent was paid to do, if both LOA and LOE came from me. Me sef dey wonder lol.

APPLIED - DECEMBER 7
BIOMETRICS - DECEMBER 8

Na where wahala start be this. The whole journey was mentally exhausting. This agent fit make person crase with obvious lies and pretense. Want to make this as short as possible, so let me just drop one example. The agent was supposed to have applied long before the time he did. So we pressured him till he lied and made a fake medical request letter. In his own letter, the medical has to be done in 90 days, instead of the usual 30 days. Note that biometrics had not been done then oh. He also gave us fake biometrics appointment letter one time, and when the day came, he said IRCC has technical issues, and he would have to book another date. Basically, my whole journey with this agent was filled with altercations and mistrust. It got to a point, all we wanted was access to the portal, but this agent was giving stories like he didn’t know the password offhand, and he would find it. Moving on...

ORDERED GCMS - MARCH 27

Fast forward to April ending, I hadn’t heard anything from this agent. Was checking this thread regularly and seeing even January applicants receive PPR. I decided to message this agent to remind him. This was when the agent logged into my portal and saw that I got medical request 8 days before.

MEDICAL REQUEST - APRIL 14

Finally, he was confident about the application, and dropped the login details even without asking him.

MEDICALS DATE - APRIL 27

I was eager to get the PPR, and was checking my portal like every hour after I did the medicals. On the morning of April 29, I opened my portal, GUESS WHAT I SAW? Booooom! Procedural Fairness Letter - I wanted to faint even before opening the PFL.

PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS - April 29

I opened the PFL, and what I saw was that the VO has concerns that my Dad’s statement of account is not genuine. I am to prove that it is genuine in 15 days, or I get 5 years ban. I was destabilized and scared to the bone. A lot ran through my mind in milliseconds.“ Could it be that this guy used a fake SOA, instead of the one we gave him?” “Could it be that he altered some transactions?” Picked up the phone to call this agent, and for like 2 hours, his number was switched off. I started feeling like he already saw the PFL, and was on the run.

Finally, we reached him, and he assured us that he used the SOA we gave him. He told us to go to the bank for MBS, and give IRCC a SOA that shows transactions till the date of the PFL. We did that immediately, but how could I trust someone who once gave us fake medical request and biometrics appointment letter?

I became restless since that minute I saw the PFL, and even after submitting MBS, I couldn’t still sleep or do anything. I was literally checking my portal uncountable times in a day.

MEDICAL PASSED - MAY 1

This should have been an update that would have made me rest assured of finally leaving this Nigeria, but I remained unhappy and restless because of the PFL.

GCMS NOTE RECEIVED - MAY 3

Finally, GCMS note came in yesterday night before I slept. Saw that everything has been passed. I also saw that instructions have been given that I get a study permit till 2023. Lastly, it was in the GCMS note that IRCC had messaged my Dad’s bank to confirm if the SOA is genuine, and they got response from the bank that it is genuine. This happened since the beginning of April.

THEN WHY ON EARTH DID IRCC GIVE ME PFL ON APRIL 29 Shaey IRCC dey whyne me ni

The more I thought about the whole issue, the more it becomes obscure. I search Google tire to see if anybody don face the same issue before, but I no see anything.

To God be the glory sha, I opened my portal 12pm today, and I saw ORIGINAL PASSPORT REQUEST! Booomshakalaka!!!!

Till now, I can’t explain what happened concerning that PFL thing, but I just thank God. I no even wan understand again sef lol. Thanks to everyone doing a good job here. You all will be forever appreciated.

CORRESPONDENCE LETTER & PPR - MAY 4

Wow!!! This was quite a journey o.

Glory be to God!

Congratulations!

It has ended in praise!

(@RxOtunba, your own will come soon. All the best to you and your siblings.)

zurryland:
@justmellow, @frankrobyn @lekkiboboe...pls help.quote author=zurryland post=101368054]Hello Gurus..To God be the glory.i received BVL this morning but have not seen PPR yet.please how long till i receive my PPr?pls answer..so anxious

Between now and the next three days.

May God grant your wishes.

(You just registered on Nairaland today. Hmmm)

Gentledaf:
Thank you. Do you think it's better to get the normal statement and mbs

Getting both will give you peace of mind.

Gentledaf:
Please saint in the house can I submit 4 or 6 months or 1year statements of account of my sponsor. I need your help oo

One year if it is MBS

4, 5, or 6 months if it's not.

The higher the better though.

It has ended in praise for my friend's brother oooo!

PPR dropped today!!!

I am crying profusely gan

It will be well with your application too bro!

(He applied in December, and got procedural fairness letter, but God did it!)

There's nothing God cannot do!

Lamideyy:
Omo
No be 5 years ban be this

Very painful.

After the long wait, only to be banned for five years.

I wish he didn't use an agent.

JustMellow:
Hello Emmalextemtop,

The tone though! You've rhetorically answered the question.

Best of Luck

You never see anything bro

Different responses from other people will continue to test your generosity.

Please keep up the good work.

marcelonwa:
I just addressed some issues raised in my GCMS, last week and sent to them.. na verdict I day wait so anyhow em be..

You really need to stop worrying about this. I can tell it's taking a toll on your mind, and that's not very healthy. Honestly, you don't know how long this may take.

You may get PPR today and you may get it in some weeks time.

Just put your mind on other things like personal projects, etc.,

You can't predict IRCC.

If you do not get PPR by resumption date, you may defer if you wish.

Worries won't expedite the visa processing. It will only hurt you more.

ooa1st:
Bro, I beg to differ on this.

Humans irrespective of their race, culture, tribe, colour etc can either be good or shitty.

You talked about SA, we can agree to a large extent that a considerable number of south Africans are dubious, unwholesome & unscrupulous with close to zero moral rectitude in their way of life.

Are you saying citizens from countries you've mentioned are Saints without blemishes whilst 99.99% of Nigerian are lacking moral uprightness hence the delay is valid?

Same way we have bad eggs among us (even on this small thread, still we have the good ones like justmellow, Frankrobin, Lekiboboe among others ), many other countries have theirs.

Honestly, there are no valid justification for the harsh treatment meted out towards us.

Can you beat your chest and say boldly that all the Indians that got PPR via SDS are 100% clean?

If someone from Indian could apply 3 times between Dec 2020 till late April 2021, yet someone from another country can't get a single decision from Oct/Nov/Dec till May, then this isn't a game of antecedent, it's a game of choice and preference.

God will do it for us, our perseverance & hard work won't go down the drain God willing. AMEN

You are missing the point.

This is not saying Nigerians are awful.

But there's something called image based on antecedence.

People are people everywhere, but there is a bad image that we Nigerians have to the outside world.

We may not be the most corrupt or most fraudulent, but it doesn't change the fact that we already have a bad image.

Hence, to conclude

Nigeria is infamous for fraud. (This does not mean Nigeria is the country of the most fraudulent people). Delay, most times, is caused by extra scrutiny of documents. Scrutiny is necessitated by past observations and experiences (antecedence), thence the delay.

(Why else would you think we are delayed in comparison to our African neighbours? Are you saying they just feel like delaying us?)

oyibo4real:
You're right though, but i've also come to understand that indians are not innocent either, I see their mago mago too. It is well with our country oo

I agree, Many Indians are crafty. Anywhere you go, you will find that there are more than a few crafty Indians and Pakistanis.

But Nigerians no dey carry last o, even for fraud.

May God help us all.

oyibo4real:
I tell you this is very annoying, glad am not the only one that felt this way. Yet to understand why Nigerians are being treated this way by IRCC? Hmmmm

Antecedence... That's the reason.

It so happens that many (Not All) of those who applied from Nigeria (Nigerians to be specific), in the past, were not completely honest (I'm speaking of fictitious documents, fraud, and false claims) while submitting their visa applications.

Therefore, these VOs carry out stricter verification exercise to confirm the validity of most of our documents.

Think about it... Why Nigeria? Why not Ghana, Kenya, or South Africa?

marcelonwa:
E day pepper for me for body. Oloun

This cracked me up.

No need to vex.

Shit happens.

Whether we like it or not, we will be patient.

It will end in praise.

Royalty95:
You in this group where people who tried to help others get bashed, insulted and laughed at. Some are called scammers or different names
I guess that’s why most people have decided to keep mute and just learn from other people experience

I completely agree. It's well.

Theboysquare1:
So y’all mean to tell me. Ain’t no PPR Today

Statistically speaking, only a small fraction of those who visit this thread happily post their PPR news.

The larger fraction is shared between those who don't care to share the good news and many of those who got a refusal.

Hence, there might have been some PPRs given out, but the fortunate folks have chosen to remain happy ghosts.

(I should add that only about 7% of visitors post here regularly (mostly to help others), 42% of visitors post only when they need help/assistance, while 58% of visitors are ghost-readers. These, however, are just my estimates based on my observation)

This is why I keep praying for those who help others. They don't get the appreciation they truly deserve.

shams040:
No more Banning of international students in Ontario


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h-9VbDCsNw

I honestly think they should temporarily suspend inflow of international students if the corona-virus threat level is increasing rapidly and measures are still being put in place.

May our selfishness to travel to Canada not get the better of us.

I'd rather stay in Nigeria for all my life than be the reason for thousands of death in another country.

Johanneiyoha:
Pls is a police clearance certificate very necessary in the visa application?

It is not mandatory.

However, the visa officer may request it.

Most applicants are not asked to present police clearance certificates. When the VO suspects something through verification, he or she may then request it.

By the powerful name of the Most High God, may your week be blessed.

For those awaiting PPR, may this new week bring forth good tidings.

May there be showers of PPR this week.

May you grow from strength to strength.

May you be in good health.

And may your family know serenity and joy.

It shall be well with you and your loved ones.

RxOtunba:
Yea, that's the way I thought it is done. But in this case, a refusal letter came on 19th April, then, 29th April, "Procedural Fairness Letter" came. Could it be that they are reconsidering it?

It's actually a threat bro.

They have indeed refused him, and now they are considering whether to ban him for five years or not.

I advise you submit all the documents they are asking for to clear him of false accusations.

Now, if they later decide to send him an approval letter, let that come as a surprise. But do not dwell on it.

oyibo4real:
Please Gurus come to her rescue, this is the most ridiculous stories I've heard from agents..., it is well indeed.

Na today agents dey destroy lives?

Bad agents are ruining the reputation of agents generally. Now, the good agents will find it more difficult to find clients.

RxOtunba:
I just dey vex for here, I neva tell applicant sef lol.........But my question is "does procedural fairness come after decision? A whole 10days after.

Chaiii, bro, this is one unpleasant situation o.

If you had noticed this earlier and responded accordingly, your brother would have been able to fire back with another application by now.

I really pray he meets up with the May 15 deadline for Fall resumption.

I also pray God answers our prayers for PPR.

Refusal in this period can be very heartbreaking, as it will be difficult to refire for Fall semester resumption.

AntiMCU:
Morning

JustMellow
Anon123
Frankrobbn1

And other gurus in the house, your input on how to tackle refusal reasons will be highly appreciated.

Love letter came out a day after refusal.

B.Sc (Industrial Chemistry)
Work Experience (Port Operations with 3 years experience.)
Two professional certifications in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

DLI: Fanshawe College
Course: Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Never been married: submitted siblings certificate (Only son in the family), personal land documents, job promise letter and pension statement account as home ties.

Happy Sunday to everyone here!

It shall be well with all of you.


Now, back to the main issue.

If that lump sum hadn't been the case, it would have been approved right away.

The lump sum triggered suspicions and doubts.

Happy New Month and Great Morning to you all.

May this month bring forth good tidings and abundant blessings from the Most High God.

I pray that you will experience good health, ceaseless happiness, and ample wisdom in Jesus name.

I pray that you will continue to be a blessing to so many lives and God will continue to shower you with his plentiful grace.

For those who sacrifice a lot in the service of others, may your pockets never run dry, and may your households never know grief.

It will be well with you all in Jesus name.

Amen.

ttomexy:
?

Sorry, wrong post, wrong place.

Wrong post wrong place... Oops

There are fewer posts on the 'living Canada' thread than on this one.

It is clear that once people finally settle in Canada, they are less inclined to guide people in the aspect of how they can settle.

This student visa thread is one of the most active on Nairaland.

Mayniaa:
Alright

I should add that if you intend to scam him, that is a very wicked thing to do.

And if you don't intend to scam him, then know that he will be haunted by your ingratitude in the long run if you do not reciprocate one way or the other. Hence, he will come to despise you.

That money is too much... That's huge sacrifice.

Mayniaa:
I'll graduate this year and I'll be 23 this year.
I studied food science and technology but I want to study psychology in my PGD, can that work?

That cross-over is unrelated. It's not like finance and economics, accounting and banking.

Google is your friend. Research online first.

Mayniaa:
Why can't he be listed as my sponsor?
So they can use his bank statement for living expenses?

VOs find cases like this very sensitive.

You will need to provide a lot of documents proving your relationship to this person.

A friend sponsoring you carries less weight than a parent, spouse, brother or sister doing the sponsoring.

You are friends with this person, but it's merely online friendship for now.

This further complicates the situation.

Plus, Nigerians have a certain reputation with scams, and the VO is likelier to think that something is fishy.

Judging by the fact that you are confident that this person wants to support you (I can think of a few reasons why he would), then it's possible it's not a scam (I'm not saying it isn't. I'm just saying it's possible).

Getting student visa is hard enough... Do not make it harder for yourself.


(By the way, I think it's better you send emails to people you think may be able to advise you, as this is not a common experience and treaded part by many).