SweetJJ:


Please how did you solve this. My family's visa was refused last month based on this. After a whooping one month wait for GCms notes it came out with : client has a strong ties in Canada, like seriously, I have already told you my wife is in Canada and I want to visit her. It was so annoying. How did you solve that? We had submitted all the hometies to Nigeria we can think of.
Can I come inbox please?

That's the thing o. I didn't do anything extra because when they refused the VV, I already had a SOWP which they later approved in the pipeline. Maybe two VOs with different perceptions.
I applied for GCMS notes for the SOWP thinking I will get an idea from it, but I haven't even seen it till now. The family tie situation in the VV and the SOWP were the same, my parents and my spouse's parents.

shams040:
Tired of Canada its been 6 months now and nothing nothing. Really finding it hard to concentrate on this Ph.D. stuff. Getting so sad .

Please if you're coming to Canada don't let anybody advise you to drop your family in Nigeria and come here first. Apply together if they reject apply again.

That is what I am advising persons now. It isn't an easy choice but it somehow feels like the saner choice.

corleone427:




See ehn who dey wait for PPR and never get am especially if he dey see other people timeline wey you applied before them dey give testimony he go be like say person get home problem....make God wey answer you answer me too o...I dey tempted to apply for VV with join...Omo I done tire....my mental health has been messed with already...But God nor dey sleep las las...I shall come here to to testify I know by God's grace

I totally understand o. There is someone I flew into Canada with in September 2021. Applied for SOWP for the partner and VV for the kids, 3 months before me, even went on the new portal and applied again for VV for all of them. And I am telling her my testimony and she never hear any thing at all from them. Really, we can mostly assume that we are doing the right thing to get approval, but we can never really know. From the beginning to the end, na God's Grace. In other words, don't stop trusting in God. Na him sure pass.

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19CannyMum:


Since you're in Canada, you could have requested the notes yourself for $5.

Congratulations!

Annoying thing sef is that till now they haven't even sent it.

But na them sabi. I don't need it again.

SweetJJ:
TheKayBature, please what was the refusal reason for the VV?

They said family ties in Nigeria and Canada oo

afrobrown2000:
congratulation May Canada Favour you...can wait for my own
Pls what is the occupation of your wife...Thanks @ThekayBature

She is an early childhood care teacher

I had to print out, sign and scan the form before sending it to them. The guys at getgcms acted as the rep, so their part was filled already. i only filled out the part that was mine and, signed and emailed to them
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PPR Alert!!!

What God cannot do doesn't exist.

Timeline

SOWP for spouse + VV for Child (<2 years) - submitted Nov. 3rd
Biometrics for spouse- Nov 10th
Medical - Dec. 8th
Visit visa for both spouse and daughter - Dec 15th
Medicals Updated to Passed for both visas- Dec. 24
VV Refusal - Feb 9th
VV withdrawn for child on old portal - Feb 9th
Reapplied VV for child - Mar 6th
GCMS for SOWP applied - Mar 6th
GCMS requesting 30 days extension to deliver Apr 7th
PPR SOWP for spouse + VV for Child - April 8th

I will like to use this medium to encourage us all. I come to Nairaland to read people's stories to get encouragement and so I hope my own story will encourage others too.

It is not easy staying apart from your family. Many times I started wondering if this whole Canada business was even worth it.

When I got to Canada in September last year, I was motivated by a friend who applied early last 2021 and got approval for his wife and two kids within a month, so I thought it was going to easy like that. I did not bother applying immediately. I already had it in mind that I will apply by December and they will join my in January or February, then by October the story started changing. People were now saying 5 months, 6 months. The Indians friends I have were saying 14 months. I just couldn't believe it. I rushed and put things together and applied in November.

When it looked as if the way forward was through VV, i quickly joined the band and applied in December. I put up all the documents i could lay my hands on, so when i was refused, it was a shocker. The first thing that came to my mind was, if they could refuse the VV which i trust was quite strong based on family ties, i did not see how they will grant us the SOWP. The family tie was still the same. I didn't even understand if they wanted the tie to be strong or lose- family tie home and abroad. That same day, i used webform to upload a letter of introduction from my spouse's employer and a letter of Leave of Absence. I did not upload them at first because they were not ready then.

I resolved that i was going to stay a while and then reapply, but few days later, I logged into the old portal and that was when i noticed that my child's VV had been withdrawn. I was so confused. They did not even give any reason. They simply withdrew it. I tried calling but to connect to their line is as hard as getting visa sef. I put up the first webform to complain and ask that they fix things if it was an error. They replied the next day that they was a letter on my portal explaining the reason, and if there wasn't any, I should fill out another webform with a screenshot of the portal showing that I didn't get any letter. I did that and they ignored me for a week. I wrote another letter to them again asking that they fix things or explain why it was withdrawn and they took their time to reply. When I didn't hear from them after four days, I wrote a long letter in the webform, tried to be as emotional as i truly was and waited some days and no reply again. At that time, I just decided to apply afresh for my daughter alone. That was wen they replied the 3rd webform with a one-line sentence saying I had two similar applications and that was why, then a week later, they replied the emotional webform explaining in detail why it was withdrawn and even telling me that they have seen the new application and that it was been processed. It gave me ideas that these guys want someone to be emotional and scream to high heavens about mental health deteriorating because of being separated from ones family before they will react. i could be wrong though.

Same day i reapplied for my child, i ordered GCMS notes for my spouse through getgcms. I wanted to be sure that they had received the letters from my spouse' employers. They told me 40 days, i said no wahala in my mind. All these while, i was already doubting the successful outcome of the SOWP just because of the VV refusal. 30 days later, getgcms writes to me that they needed extension by 30 days. i just laughed that these people wanted to finish me.

On the PPR day, i even wrote to them asking why they hadn't updated my daughter's medicals on the new application. An hour later when i got the "Do not reply" i even readied my mind to see refusal. God i doubted you, i am sorry! But to my astonishment, it was my spouse' PPR. I broke the new to them at home, telling them that my child's own will come soon, not knowing that it was there already, waiting for me to open it too. I just said i should clos my email, when i noticed that the application number on the emails were different. If you see the speed i used to type details for the new portal ehn, even my computer shock. My child's PPR was just there waiting cooling for me to open it.

It has been a journey of 5 months. Very tiring! I know that there are people whose applications have taken longer. Please, don't lose hope. Canada will/shall/must favour us all.

Amen!

Documents Submitted:
LOE for Spouse
Supporting Letter by Student
Marriage Certificate
Affidavit for change of maiden name.
Lots of Family pictures
Birth certificates
Letter of Introduction from student's employer in Nigeria.
Employment Letter.
Assumption of Duty Letter.
Confirmation of Employment Letter.
Last Promotion Letter.
Admission Letter in Canada
Enrolment Letter
Visa page for student
Study permit
Tenancy Agreement in Canada
School ID card Canada
Part-time Employment Letter in Canada
Part-time Employment
Three months’ pay slips for employment in Canada
MyBankStatement" for Naira Account for spouse.
Bank Statement for CAD student Account.
Police Character Certificate.
Land documents
Vehicle Ownership Certificate
Passport information page.
Covid Vaccination card for spouse.
CAC documents for student's company in Nigeria


I pray that God will put a new song in the mouth of everyone applying. Amen!

PPR Alert!!![b][/b]

Hello Everyone!

So, a friend introduced me to this forum two weeks ago and I have taken my time since then to visit it once in a while to read people's stories and pray along ��
Before now, I hardly ever logged into my IRCC account to check updates, since I believed that they would email me regarding any update. So you can imagine my confusion when I started seeing posts saying "passed medicals" , "started eligibility review". I became frantic at one point oh. I was so worried that I told myself that I would send a webform today, only for me to get a PPR notification.