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cucumbar:
This Canada sef, is it that expensive?

On the average You won’t spend 4m visiting Europe with hotel and flight inclusive, except you are a luxury traveler.

cucumbar:
This Canada sef, is it that expensive?

On the average You won’t spend 4m visiting Europe with hotel and flight inclusive, except you are a luxury traveler.

Restaurant92:
You have to create a profile afresh on the tracker site irrespective of your active profile on IRCC site.

The link is presented below:

https://ircc-tracker-suivi.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/login

Click on 'Register now' and follow the on-screen instructions.

If you are copying and pasting your UCI and Application Number, ensure you paste it as plain text and there is no extra space in front of the characters. Also, ensure you are using the Principal applicant's details to create the account on the tracker site.

clayfounder:
CAN+ is not a 100% guarantee of faster processing. It only makes the application eligible for simplified review, but the visa officer still decides how it will be processed. Also, having a previous Canadian visa does not guarantee faster approval or renewal. Each application is assessed on its own merits, so delays can still happen.

Ayomid3h:
choose tourism and apply that's all

kniffy:
Visit visa timeline for my parents & sister (Self application):

Application submitted on November 25
Biometrics completed on December 19
Passport request on January 27

Purpose of travel: to spend time with me
Previous travel experience: UK, Finland, Estonia (only my parents) and Canada (only my parents)

Congratulations.
I tap I to this for my family application o

Documents submitted:
Dad - proof of self employment (bank statements, CAC registration)

Mum - letter from employer, payslips, bank statements, investment statement

Sister - proof of studies (letter from school, ID and bank statement)

Me - proof of relationship (birth certificates), letter of invitation, letter of sponsorship, my bank statement, letter from my employer, proof of address.

The first time my parents applied for the Canada visa was during COVID and the process took 1 year and 1 month. I am grateful for speedy processing this time around.

I hope the visa duration will be for the passport validity.

Jenonye:
My hubby’s own is more than 3 months now. Visit visa takes time sometimes. Forget the processing times you see on their portal.

bukolo:
Thank you

Ajalalomo:
Since your dad and mom have travel history, all 3 of you should apply and submit together. Either your dad or mom should be the principal applicant.

dotclean:
Asking for a friend.......

He got nomination from one of the Canadian provinces. Currently, he's seeking an assylum in one of the European countries. Though he'd been on the process to move to Canada before he 'japaed' to Europe.

Would this affect the outcome of his Canada PR? Your suggestions and advices would be appreciated.

techgen:
God has done it my people….PPR dropped this morning!!!

After 2 Denials, God did…third got approved !!!

Let the God of my fathers be praised 🫡!!!

Special thanks to Duchess105 for her encouragement.

Details rolling later😊

Congratulations

#Never give up…keep praying, keep pushing !

techgen:
God has done it my people….PPR dropped this morning!!!

After 2 Denials, God did…third got approved !!!

Let the God of my fathers be praised 🫡!!!

Special thanks to Duchess105 for her encouragement.

Details rolling later😊

Congratulations

#Never give up…keep praying, keep pushing !

Kcenyimbk:
Hi fam,please can someone anyone put me through on how to navigate stuff here in canada...so i came here about 6 months ago,and i have been job hunting ,nothing at all....i was in tech in nigeria and i havent been able to get anything.....can someone just help me or give me tips...now im considering nursing now,my background is microbiology but i graduated with a 3rd due to some circumstances,,,that was why i delved into tech in the first palce,now i have been unabke to find a job,can anyone give me advice or just connect me to some one well versed in this topic..thanks a lot

kevoh:
Just got my TEF results. Thankfully, I made it. Thanks 79733139 for those Mathieu books. It came in handy when preparing for my EO.
Other resources I used:
1. French School TV (on YouTube) download and watch their live old videos. Listen to the remarks made after a mock situation of expression orale and expression ecrite.
2. Joined a french discord group where you meet and speak with other french learners and native speakers. Good for expression orale especially if you don't have any body to speak with.
3. Wrote at least 1 letter and fait divers every day for 3 months and ran them through Chat GPT for corrections. Chat GPT was my buddy. It came through for me in IELTS and now for TEF. Chat GPT helped me tremendously. I was always scoring between B1 and B2, (I even scored A2 once ) but I focused more on the corrections GPT gave and strengthened my weak points, till I finally hit C1 a day to the exam after 3 months. Eventually, I scored a C1 in the real exam.
4. Bunch of links and videos I got from YouTube/ Facebook.

In conclusion, one has to practice, practice and practice. 700k no be joke!
Good luck!

MarksmanD:
PPR alert!!!
My BVL dropped 24 hours before my PPR came.
My application timeline was 13 weeks. There was no update on the New portal tracker and the tracker account I registered on. Even when my BVL dropped before the PPR. Nothing changed on the tracker.
IRCC will humble you, but trust in Jesus, he's forever faithful and merciful.

I'm a first time applicant and I did my application process myself. I used the New portal. My POF documents alone was almost 100 pages. SOP documents was like 30 pages and I compressed it to 1.8mb. I used almost a month to write my SOP, because I needed to sell myself, not just as a mere student, but as someone who will make valuable contributions to the Canadian economy with my professional skills.

A total of 45k CAD was my budget for this application.
Documents used:
1. GIC (20,650)

2. First semester tuition receipt (11k CAD)

3. Tuition balance in my domiciliary account(8k CAD)

4. Flight and ancillary expenses of 5k CAD.

5. 15 months payslips and invoices from previous employer to my current employer and side gigs. Bureau de Change deposit slips.

6. Housing deed of gift which was legalized by the court.

7. Promotion letters (I had like 3 promotions in a year and 5 payrise when I worked for some Nigerian companies). Reference letter as a volunteer for an NGO.

8. My sponsor notorized the sponsorship letter. He also sent the full money I needed to my account. He gave me a copy of his residency permit, passport data page, investment account statement, employment letter and work permit, payslips for a year and his most recent picture.

9. I used my parents as home ties. I hardly take pictures of myself and I had no recent picture with my family, so I used family pictures of when I was a teenager and I added a recent family picture which I wasn't in.
I have a registered business which has never been operational since it was registered almost 2 years ago. I explained the reason my course program would give me the required skill needed in running the business when I return to Nigeria (I didn't submit a tax clearance because the business has never operated. But I submitted the CAC and shareholder documents).

10. Previous study visa rejection letter from another country's embassy. The admission letter of the school that admitted me (Still the same study program as in Canada. My study program is on the list of the programs Canada wants and would give PGWP for). The full tuition receipt I paid and the tuition refund receipt.

11. I'm in tech and I have been in the same job role for almost a decade. (I have worked remotely for companies in the top 10 tech countries in the world list). As a remote worker in Nigeria, you need to have multiple receiving accounts because of different clients and employers would give you their best option to send your money. I had 4 different foreign receiving accounts. I explained each and every transactions I got in them (I had lump sum transfers) and why I had 4 different receiving accounts and their pros. Even when I realized that I didn't attach some lump sum receipts to my POF documents 2 months after my application, I sent it with Webform and explained it.

12. My SOP explanation letter alone was almost 10 pages. I was truthful with my application. Where I had an error, I stated it and I showed proof on how the error came about.

13. I did upfront medical at Q-life because it was cheaper than IOM a week before I submitted my application.


This whole Canada thing was orchestrated and led by God, and all the glory, honor, and thanks belongs to him.

I acknowledge the effort of and I thank @Zubizareta and @JMG (Just Move Global), they patiently answered my questions on Whatsapp for free when I started this journey. Special thanks to others who answered my questions on Nairaland.

To others waiting, it's just a matter of time for your own testimony too in Jesus name. At a time I got tired of waiting. My admission process took over 2 months. My visa application process took over 3 months.
Never stop praying and never stop trusting God. Please, be truthful in your application. If you are stuck and need help with your application, you can shoot me a mail and I'll try my best to reply to them.

Chidirolex:
Hello guys good evening.

Please what do you think about the University of Niagara falls Canada.

A friend just got admission into the MSc for Data Analytics program.

Major challenge is also the area and if it's a good place to find work that could help pay up the school fees.

Please your input is really needed right now.

Thanks

Morexx23:
Congratulations!🎊🎉🍾 was a mail sent to you or you just saw the updates on ur portal.

JhyMedex:
Wow... You are blessed for this highly informative post!!

Enddystar:
Deep Secrets about Claiming Asylum that Nobody Tells You About.

1. You’re gonna tell a lot of lies. Be ready.

2. You’re going to bring your children up to tell and perform these lies too.

3. Canada currently has a housing crisis. This means that the demand on the housing market is insufficient for the supply of people coming to Canada. Hence, shelter apartments are filled up. Some Asylum seekers are sleeping in tents outside the streets.

4. When you do seek asylum, you can not get a permanent resident through any other pathway until your asylum claims are verified.

5. This means that you’re ineligible for any other pathway. Even if you do study in Canada, or get married to a citizen you cannot apply for permanent residency through this pathway.

6. Asylum seeming can take several years to come through and at the end of it, you may still be deported back. Several people have been deported. I see links of people raising go-fund me accounts for these families just so that they can have a softer landing as they return home.

7. Even if your child is born here while you’re an asylum seeker, you and your child may be deported back because the child is still a minor and you the primary caregiver have no settlement here.

8. Seeking asylum means that the government would give you a work permit to look for a job. The government does not give you a job. But you have a permit that enables you to get a job.

9. This job does not qualify you for permanent residency because they’re not often skilled jobs. It’s just for you to feed, and take care of your children (if any). It’s after your claims have been verified, then you can work for some years and start your PR process.

10. Your claims can take several years to come through.

11. Once you claim asylum you can no longer return to the country you claim is pursuing you. The thing is that you’re claiming you’re being pursued or prosecuted and want to seek refugee in a new country. Some people find a way around to travel through Ghana or other neighbouring countries. Lots of time and money.

12. Looking through all of the provincial pathways for all of the ten provinces in Canada, asylum seekers are not eligible to apply for ALL of them. Check the comment section to see some screenshots from the Saskatchewan province.

13. If you do apply, your application will be denied. If in the unlikely event that your application is granted because an offer missed this information, your PR would be revoked.

14. Amidst the COVID pandemic, Canada extended permanent residency opportunities generously; like pure water, particularly to healthcare professionals facing overwhelming demands. While this was a rare event, some still seekers were fortunate to get PR during this exceptional period.

15. This pathway has worked for a few people. However, for one person it has worked for, there are over 1000 people it has failed.

16. Nigerians facing this problem are not being honest with their folks back home. Many of such people just tell their friends and family that they’ve gotten jobs. These naive people back home believe them and also want to come to Canada through this same route unaware of the untold hardship and expenses they’re going to spend.

17. Despite having a work permit, asylum seekers have the same first digit of their social insurance numbers starting with “9” same as anyone with a temporary permit. This tells any employer that your status is not completely settled.

18. There are loads of job restrictions that asylum seekers can not apply for and to.

19. Many employers would rarely employ an asylum seeker for a full-term permanent role because they know they’d always have immigration issues. Hence asylum seekers are left to fall back to casual jobs.

20. How do people claim asylum? They apply for visiting visas and then go to the border at different points in Canada to change their status from visiting to refugee seeking.

21. Once you do this; you’ve lost your visiting visa status and now you’re a seeker. You’re technically saying bye-bye to Nigeria; your family and friends (except you came with been), and welcoming you to a world of performance lies

22. Many immigration lawyers say that this is not a route they’d advise for their family members.

23. If you know anyone who has left their home country and hasn’t returned home in a long time. His mama died, e not fit to return. His papa died, e not fit to go home for burial. This person is not able to go home for important celebrations or activities, he’s probably an asylum seeker in the country where he resides.

24. It is worth the stress, the lies, the emotional and physical torture? The funds? This is NOT a route I advise. However, it’s a decision for you to make yourself. My job is to bring these realities to the fore.

Oboskijohn1:
Hello everyone. I'm new here.
I'm just about to start my own relocation journey and I don't know how to start.
First off, I have an aunt in the US who's likely going to be my sponsor. I already have a BSc in human physiology (2'1) here in Nigeria but I want to go back to school for Medicine. Now my aunt suggested it's better I move to US/Canada first via another course program and then I can work towards getting into med school from there as it'll be a bit easier since I'll already be out of Naija (the processes involved in getting into med school in the US and Canada is quite complex esp from outside the countries).
So she asked that I search for schools in Canada (we ruled out US because of how complex their visa issuance can be) that I can gain admission into and then relocate. What I'd like to know now is;
• Is Canada study visa still a bit obtainable as at now?
• Will her serving as my sponsor work out?
• How many hours can students work in Canada? (She ruled out Canada because she said their work hours for students isn't enough
• How feasible will it be to begin my med school journey upon completion of my Canadian program?
• Is there any other route I can probably use instead? Because thinking of how I'll have to finish a 2yrs course first before starting what I actually want is making the whole thing tiring.
Lastly, please where do I begin my process/journey from? I've checked google and the information is overwhelming.
I'll appreciate suggestions, Thanks.

ferfer:
The influx of immigrants serve a purpose. Let us ask ourselves, who are the greatest beneficiaries of this influx? Food, clothing and accommodation represent the bare necessities for anyone's survival. And there is arguable proof that by letting in the record number of immigrants, the economy is doing well.

Loblaw Companies (owner of grocery chains Real Canadian Superstore, Wholesale, Independent Grocer, Shoppers Drug Mart) reported a first-quarter 2024 revenue of $13.58 billion, a 4.5% increase from the previous year, and a quarterly profit of $459 million, a 9.8% increase.
During Dollarama’s latest quarterly conference call, CEO Neil Rossy called Canada’s growing population a “driver in the future.” The Montreal-based company sells a wide assortment of discount household essentials like knives, forks, pots and pans through more than 1,500 stores across Canada. BMO Capital Markets estimates nearly a third of Dollarama’s 2025 same-store sales growth will come from “elevated levels of immigration into Canada.”

And the Prime Minister was on record saying that they need the housing situation to stay that way to maintain the retirement nest egg of the older generation. Let me quote him - “Housing needs to retain its value,” Mr. Trudeau told The Globe and Mail’s City Space podcast. “It’s a huge part of people’s potential for retirement and future nest egg.”
The best way to maintain this value is to let in record number of immigrants.

Here is a quote from Maximilien Roy, VP of the industry lobby group Restaurant Canada "We need to have international students coming in. It's a key group working in the industry for us." Immigrants bring in money, no matter how small. They need bank accounts (RBC, CIBC, BMO, TD..), phone lines (Telus, Rogers...) etc.

So here are my two cents about this issue. Please note that these reflect my opinion and are not necessarily the objective truth.

1) The interest groups behind this record immigration are non partisan - if it were the Cons, the-same will happen. There is only one anti immigration party in Canada and I will not bother to name it.
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/understanding-the-changing-ratio-of-working-age-canadians-to-seniors-and-its-consequences

2) Things have moved from the realm of what is proper/ethical/right. It is now about 'what favors me'. I will give an example of this. In the next 24hours the City of Saskatoon will vote whether to accept or reject the federal government Home Accelerator Funding - this is tailored towards building apartments along BRT routes. The question is, why would they even consider rejecting free money to build homes when the city is being plagued by historically low housing availability in the face of record influx?
There will be stiff opposition against accepting this from the FG. This stems from the fear of devaluation that comes from building apartment complex beside "these people's" 500k homes.

3) So I have moved to the realm of conspiracy theory now. You see, record immigration depresses wages. This is the blood stained claws of Capitalism. The employer prefer more people being available for the few available positions. The employer prefer 24/7 availability for a casual or temporary position - there are less responsibilities on the part of the employer to the employee with regards to a part time/casual position. These are only possible when there are more people.
In the face of rising inflation, it is intuitive for workers to demand for an increment in wages and working conditions. This is happening in various jurisdictions for unionized professions. But for those 'other jobs' (yes, you know the jobs I am referring to) na OYO o!

4) This situation is perfect for the movers and shakers of this country and if it were the Cons in power, the-same would have happened. The lobby groups finance the various political parties and it is perfectly legal. Yes, it's looking likely that the Libs will be kicked out but I doubt if things will change even with the new party.
My brother/sister, make we shine our eyes. Be ye wise as serpents and meek as doves.

House34:
Many Nigerians are mistakenly selling their property to move to Canada on a student visa, assuming that this will ensure their transition to permanent residency. However, there is no guarantee that international students will become permanent residents. In fact, most students indicate in their applications that they intend to return home after graduating. If Canada decides to choose someone more experienced from outside the country to fill an invisible labor gap, rather than a recent graduate who has only worked part-time at a fast-food restaurant for local experience, that is within their rights. International education is primarily a money-making venture for host countries, and they select only a few graduates they need. What the others do after graduation is not the host country's responsibility for example A group of migrants mostly student in Prince Edward Island (PEI) are protesting unexpected changes to immigration rules that put their pathway to permanent residency in jeopardy. They are now at risk of losing status and having to leave the country.

adanac13:
It has ended in praise guys!!! Today I officially became a Canadian Citizen!!! what started as a thought has become a reality. I give God all the praise!!!