Approval Alert!
All I can say is Alhamdulillah. It can only be God.

Timeline;
Online application: 18th August, 2019
Biometrics done: 20th August, 2019
Medical request: 2nd October, 2019
Medicals done: 10th October, 2019
Medicals passed: 15th October, 2019
Approval and BVL came together on 18th October

Documents;
All IMM forms
Sponsors documents; (SOA, company papers( 1 had no tax clearance so I didn't include tax clearance for all), letter of sponsorship( didn't include affidavit), landed property, picture to show relationship (husband's aunt, also my godmother),
Mine; ( 6 months SOA, all academic credentials and transcripts (BSc industrial design and MBA), acceptance letter from Conestoga college, employment letter, 6 months payslips, birth certificate, international passport (old n new),
Supporting documents; (marriage certificate, birth certificate of hubby and 2 kids, police clearance certificate, hubby consent letter,)
Lots and lots of prayers and fasting

Story;
Admission was gotten thru an agent, long story. We Nigerians just lyk easy way out. Anyways, it got to d point of paying deposit and d agent started saying she will confirm from d sch d acct no and get back to me. 3 days later, no response. I switched off my mumu button and followed d steps thru d sch website and paid thru flywire(d agent now refers their clients to me for assistance). There and then, we decided I was gonna apply for d visa myself.
It was like all indices where against me. BSc industrial design with specialization in glass technology ( an unfamiliar course wt little or no avenue for progression) wt a 4.5 cgpa. Switch to MBA (uk sch, Malaysia campus, and finished wt a merit). Now applied for a pgd Global business management instead of a master's or PhD. My designation at work is Planning officer. I'm sure u now see how disjointed my history is. Mind u, I have a 6 yr gap btw finishing secondary sch(all A's) and d uni, (studied medicine for 5yrs but didn't finish so I didn't include it so I don't further complicate my issue). I knew I had alota work to do wt my SOP. It took me 2 weeks to finish writing it, wt input from my hubby and bro in-law who both love essay writing. I linked d glass tech wt business and my present work schedule. Explained how even though it's a pgd, it has courses wc where not present in d MBA. I took each of d courses and explained wat gap it's gonna fill and how it's important to d aim I hv of starting glass production from rice husk. (Ample raw material in nijja, new method wt plenty intricacies, etc).
Wen I saw wat ppl upload, and how straight line their academic progressions where, and d rate of rejection, I almost gave up. Hubby kept asking me for plan B. But I kept hope alive and continued praying for d best, and d efforts I put in d whole process not to go to waste. U read everything irrespective of how lengthy or how far back it was written. D day medical request came, I called hubby 1st cause I could not open d mail immediately. He said, just pray and open it, d decision has been made irrespective of wen u open d mail. Lo and behold it was medicals, I was smiling all thru, my colleagues kept wondering why I was extra smiley (I always hv a smile on even wen angry). I went for medicals and BP was 160/110 @ 1st. Did some breathing exercises and calming techniques but it was still above d 140/80 recommend by IRCC. I became very worried wen I researched abt high BP in medicals and found mixed responses. I saw CIC guidelines for physicians and saw dt d physician shld write a B on d form if any high BP found. This got me all worked up again and dt weekend became extra long but alas, it all worked out well.
In essence, all I'm trying to show is that we shld just do our best and leave no stone unturned wen applying. Try to answer all d rejection reasons given by VO as much as u can. I was told my best bet was to omit my MBA but even if I do, my undergraduate degree can get me a master's, and then I wouldn't hv been able to show travel history for study purpose and not violating immigration laws.
Be as truthful as possible. No two applications and d same especially since there r different VOs.
Above all, everything is ultimately in God's hands.
It shall end in praise

This really cracked me up. I still have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard! Ur pal has to show he has a tv that will miss him and will need to be watched na, so u c, ur pal just has to come back to meet it. Wat wt d wedding in view again. Naija! We don suffer oo. God dey sha

dekere:
Bad economy state of the country and some fortunate Nigerians that acted against their stay conditions contributed to the negative outcome of the cic. So to know the true student its just like a camel going through the eyes of a needle, that is why intending student are even confused of the document to add to evident their true intention, my pal dey tell me say what about to add tv receipt, laptop receipt and future wedding invitation card, lolz.

Thanks for your response. I also thought so but d email from d college stated the "d previous offer of admission will no longer be valid" and hence my worry

JustMellow:


Hello Teematu,

As long as its in same school and course/program irrespective of the campus, it won't raise suspiciousness. The most important thing to consider is the validity of the admission letter. If the admission letter with the embassy is still valid, there won't be much of a necessitated need to send a new one except if the course/program changed too.

Good luck!

Thank you very much for your response

makano:
U dont need to send anything. if they need an updated LOA, they will inform you. So relax.. Peace

Evening everyone. Pls I just got a mail from Conestoga college informing me dt my program location has changed and hence a new admission letter offered. My question is, do I have to send CIC d new letter or it's not necessary since it's still d same course, same school and same intake. Thanks all

I have been a silent follower of this thread who follows every every as a ritual �. That's until this post. Ppl sometimes say I have OCD cos I don't do half baked. I've now seen some1 who research abt stuff lyk or even more than I do. I like knowing alot abt anything I want to do. If I'm to go to a place, my research is such that wen I reach d place, it's as if I have been there before. I applied for admission in February, got d admission in May for a January 2020 session, compiled, cross checked, vetted, recompiled and finally applied in August. I keep coming back to nairaland to see what new information I'll get and what areas to address in my application. I have read at least from parts 12 to this present part and click on all links shared on vital areas like samples of SOP, how to compress files for online application and so on and so forth. Congratulations on ur trv and I hope for d best for all others waiting for approval. It shall be well

pojupoju:
Hi everyone on this forum.
I have been following this thread since I found out about it barely 2 months ago.
I am here to share the goodness of the Lord God Almighty and to all those who keep this space active and educative.

I don't want to write a thesis here but feel I must share some information I think will help someone to be encouraged their application process.


I applied for my student permit in June 2019 and got my approval and visa by end of August 2019
To prepare for this, I read all of the part 15 and 16 thread on Canadian Student Visa on Nairaland up to the time I finally submitted my application. This was very helpful especially considering the list of documents that I had initially intended to submit.... that would have been woefully inadequate.
The forum taught me the following:

No two applications are the same.
Diligence in preparing your application is absolutely necessary or your reject awaits you.
Do your own research as well as cross check every information you pickup from this forum.
I got information about cheap student travel fares which I didn't know about

My profile goes like this.
I have 4 visa rejects that date back years ago.
2 from Canadian student permit application
2 from another European country
The above were declared in my application


Over the years I managed to improve my travel history by visiting the US and other European countries

Statistics provide information for decision making so I did some homework to realize the following about visa approvals.

Nigeria had 18% approval rate in 2018.
Applications to Colleges have 50% approval rates.
Applications to Universities have 80% approval rates
Applications to the highly industrialized provinces have 80-90% approval rates whereas applications to cheaper provinces like Saskachewan etc
Applications to study at PhD levels have higher approval rates followed by masters, Bachelors then Diploma respectively.

(i will provide my sources when required... don't know if its not permitted here to drop web links etc)

The above is very useful information to enable you navigate towards choices that improve your approval rate.

SOP I believe is one of the most important things in your application. Please take time to write your SOP and possibly have others look through it for you. I took close to 7 weeks to put together my SOP because I needed to deal with every uncertainty possible that could flaw my application. Some may be wondering why so long. I applied to begin school in Jan 2020 to give me enough time for any uncertainty.

I applied to do a Diploma in a course which is unrelated whatsoever to my previous study area.
From a country with low approval rate
I chose a Province with low approval rate
Also I am in the middle of my career so am a much older person compared to the typical prospective foreign student.

I fully paid my fees for the year as well as accommodation for the year
had more than 10,000 Canadian dollars in my bank account for my upkeep for the year

The rest was my total dependence on God to see me through. The Almighty demonstrated his love and mercy and all went well.
My little advice to prospective applicants is to start early, don't be in a rush as if someone is chasing you out of the country. If you don't have the right profile now, take time to develop that profile so that you don't leave any chances for a rejection.

Thanks and God help us all.