Greenwisher:
Hi guys help and advice needed

Application refused
Reason: Purpose of visit
Application submitted: June 2021
2nd refusal: March 08 2021
Choice of program: occupational health, safety and wellness
Institution: Conestoga college
BSc: Environmental Mgt
Sponsor: Parent
Occupation: Manger/supervisor
Upfront medicals

Sorry about this. Refusal after 9 months most likely one of your documents was faulty. order for your gcms note

username12:
I was concerned about our overzealous folks at Nigeria Airports too, but I realized that you can always ginger them to enquire from their superiors on the matter. My school held orientation course for us on Saturday and they mentioned it specifically that you can come with either pcr or antigen

You can do either of the test but know that antigen has to be a day before you travel while PCR is 72 hours before you travel.

Legacyedition:





PART 2 : LONDON TO CANADA ��

Make una manage the typo, no time to edit. It's 4am here



So we left London, naxo wahala begin with accent again, I no hear pim from what everyone was saying, E kon be like say I no hear English again, the lady beside me seek permission to snap the sky with her iPhone 13, first time, I didn't understand her accent, and she felt like I turned her down. I brought out my phone to snap, naxo the Bae kon ask again, I was like, mio gbo English. She now said can I take a picture of the sky please?. I said, shey nah that one?. No be my papa get plane nah abi which kind thing be this one. Abeg dey snap dey go. This girl snapped like 10 times and at every time, she asked for my permission. I just confess to her, please I am not hearing what the hair hostess are saying, nah London we just komot and I dey hear everything, e reach Canada own I no hear anything again, the Bae agreed to help me with any communications with the air hostess.

Quite hilarious. Enjoy you stay in Canada

jeggfav:



Please advise me, my class start by 18 July 2022 and my medical exam expired by 05 May 2022. is it possible to travel like 02 May 2022 before my medical expired and are you sure i will not have problem at the point of entry and with the airline from Nigeria because my course is starting by July 2022
Please help

You can go anytime, there is no more restriction, however, the border officer will ask you why you came early if you come in about two months to program start date. Just be prepared with an answer just like legacyedition did. Once you have your visa you can travel anytime as long as you can give a valid reason for the early travel.

Additionally the earlier you go the sooner your bill will start pilling and you start spending money and you cannot work until study starts. You might consider doing a new medical exam an travel close to your course start date but if you want to start enjoying Canada quickly and you have the financial means, you can go early May before your medical expire and just tell them you came early so that you can settle down properly before study starts

1oak:
Wheeew !! I have not been here in many months, initially started following this group in 2020, got my first refusal December 2020, reapplied again got another refusal in May 2021. I was refused for purpose of visit, and the other reasons I can’t remember twice. I decided to give it a 3rd shot in July 2021 although I lost interest and someone in this group that I contacted (one of the popular ones that help people write LOE/SOP for a fee) at the time wrote me off after I told them about my case and what I wanted to do, this person killed my morale that there was a high chance I’ll not get the study permit, he refunded me and I went on to do it myself without any agent. That being said I am very grateful to those that were really contributing on this group between 2020 and 2021, most importantly God bless @frankrobbn1, he helped me indirectly by telling me what to add to my LOE after I posted my refusal notes here. Also many thanks to everyone that share their approval and refusal. I’ll like to add that if you’ve been delayed please don’t give up, you can always give it another chance if you wish. Every knowledge about Canada study permit application I know today was gotten from this group…also some people are really vocal here while some people are shy, please if you have any questions feel free to ask there are knowledgeable people here who are happy to help.

It took 9 whole months for PPR to arrive…. I don forget say I get Canada visa application sef �. All thanks to God, thanks to the 2020/ early 2021 set of this group.

Congratulations. light at the end of the tunnel

MARINA49:
Hello Guys . It's a sad REFUSAL day for me and my friend from the place of work.We are both refused for PURPOSE OF VISIT only.

Sorry to hear this, God will make way for you in your next application

Holarjoseph:
Hello people

I will be flying on first of April and my class will be starting on 1st of May. Registration for classes for spring/summer semesters will be starting on 28th of this month. Please can I still get my entrollment letter within this time frame from University of Regina since is one of the documents required to board plane.

Those that got entrollment letter how did you do it without registering for classes?


Or what should I do ��

Enrolment letter is no longer a requirement for boarding plane. The covid restriction has been lifted and you can now travel for discretionary purpose once you have your visa

emonipoint:
Hello Everyone,

There is an issue that is seriously bothering me right now And I would really appreciate your advice on what to do. I got to know that I couldn't use the same Study Permit application approval I got via Nova Scotia Community College LOA to go and Study at Fanshawe College some weeks ago after I have already paid C$10000 deposit to Fanshawe College.
Now, I have gotten another offer from Nova Scotia to another program, I am at the verge of forgoing the earlier issued Student Visa and start afresh to submit another Study Permit Application using LOA from Fanshawe College or accept the new offer from Nova Scotia Community College and start the chance of losing my initial deposit to Fanshawe College due to their stringent Refund Policy.

The Pros/Experts please how can I navigate this turbulent water?

Since you have both admission travel with Nova Scotia Community College LOA and after you arrive in Canada change to Fanshawe College

ManLikeMace:
Travel gist.

So at the Toronto airport I got my study permit in like 15 mins. The guy asked me for my arrive can, my letter of introduction, my LOA from my school, my proof of payment and also asked me for proof of funds. I provided everything.
He gave me my study permit and gave me a number to call to extend my permit if I want to stay longer.

It was very simple and easy.

If you have any questions you can ask me.

Congratulations on your arrival in Canada. A sweet end to a long journey. May Canada favour you

daleorchid:
Wow!
big congratulations to you.
this is so inspiring.

Thank you

Johnchan2:


I tap into this testimony......... I will testify soon too.

congratulations sir

Thank you. You will surely testify soon. Yours is around the corner

Jenniangel:

Congratulations sir

Thank you

olasubomy:


Congratulations , this is good news!

Thank you my brother, hope you are doing great in Canada

prospectiveapp:
Congratulations. �

Thank you

buckyfof:


In less than 2 weeks my application will be 5 months.

If I honestly say I'm not tired and exhausted then I'm lying, I am kinda drained and it's hard to keep focus.

This further review is not even helping case because there are no pre assessment notes or anything to work on.

Canada study visa is truly for the strong. It will end in praise for everyone in the end.

I can understand because I was there but it will end in praise

Ketima:


Congratulations. I love this. Age is never a barrier to achieving one's dream(s). Maple land is yours to explore sir

Thank you

Gift212:
Super encouraging! Congratulations! So happy for you.

Thank you

chigora:


Congratulations Sir

Thank you

KRTL:
Congratulations

Thank you

Themmiee21:
so inspiring....

congratulations sir

Thank you

Teemenzo:



Chai, congratulations. I love good endings like this. God bless your journey.

Amen. Thank you

Hallelujah! God has done it.
Got PPR today after almost 10 months

Timeline

First application refused January 29th 2021

Second application submitted May 22nd 2021
Eligibility started May 31st 2021
Ghost update June 3rd 2020
Medical expires August 2021
New medical updated to pass September 2021
Correspondence letter March 3rd 2022
PPR March 3rd 2022
Age over 50 years

First refusal reason was purpose of study and personal assets and finance. In my reapplication, for purpose of study I used sub categories in my statement of purpose such as introduction, why the program, why the school and a specific section on the purpose and benefit of the study. Though I stated all this in the first application I emphasis it more in the second application.

For personal asset and finance, I submitted bank statement and mutual fund investment letter like the first application but this time I liquidated part of my mutual fund investment into my bank account to make sure the money in my bank account is more than the total money I budget for the study for myself and my family then I sent MBS of the bank account and then a new investment letter with the outstanding fund in my mutual fund investment.
I also attached valuation report of my land.

Most importantly I prayed to God for the approval. I give God all the glory because after the first refusal I almost gave up because I though age is against me. More so, I have two Masters degree already and I am going for another Master program but I committed it into God hand and He came through for me.

While waiting I requested GCMS twice but nothing was in them, eligibility shows "review required"

I hope this encourages someone.

ganiruogene:
Hello, good day. Please I need your advice. My Canada study permit application was just approved today, but I’m presently in Scotland studying for my MSc with my wife as my dependant. I Just wanted to know if there’s a way to defer this IRCC request I had to go ahead with the UK application because of the delays I was experiencing from IRCC

Congratulations for the approval. You have to send your passport within the 30 days requested but you can delay your travel to Canada till anytime before your visa expire. That means you defer your course start date till a latter term or semester. If you don't enter Canada before the expiration of your visa you will have to reapply but if you are already in Canada you will just apply for extension which is far better than fresh application

Canadaboyk:
It’s ppr guys! I don’t know if anyone remember me when I came ranting in pain sometime last year October..but please let’s never give up. I was denied on the 29th of October 2021 based on financial and personal asset which I clearly stated here that it doesn’t make any sense based on the substantial evidence I submitted to prove ownership of every tangible assets I own which is also in my name ranging from houses to lands, more than 18 mill in the account that has been there for two years, first term school fees paid etc. after the refusal I applied for my gcms note but put in a new application before it came out and noticed I was misinterpreted as I clearly stated I was the sole sponsor but when I saw what was written on my application I was totally disappointed because it was an error on their side stating my parents were sponsoring which I never made mention of…. I reapplied immediately on the 30th of October with a new Loe, used the court stamp on every documents submitted earlier, added more assets to the application and even cars lol.

Timeline
First student visa application July 19th 2021
Denial 29th of October 2021
Reapplied 30th of October 2021
Medical passed 17th of February 2022
Correspondence and ppr letter 2nd of March 2022

My problem now is I applied for the uk visa November which I got in December and committed 7k pounds to get the admission, CAS and what have you. I’m currently in the uk, classes began last week.. can I send my passport to vsf in London or I have to waybill it back to Nigeria to get it stamped. And if London is possible, how can I go about it getting the passport stamped? Thank you for your guidance.

Congratulations for the approval.

I believe you can send it to UK. You will just pay transmission fee. There was someone in America when his application was approved and he was able to send it to VFS in America

Redaddict:
PLEASE, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LONG POST. I HAD TO INCLUDE ALL THE MINUTE DETAILS SO YOU’LL UNDERSTAND WHY I AM SO GRATEFUL TO GOD.

I love You, Lord
Oh Your mercy never fails me
All my days, I've been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

Cause all my life You have been faithful
And all my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

Application date: May 12, 2021
Medicals was done around the 8th of May (not sure of the exact date) but it was updated to pass on May 19, 2021
Biometrics done: May 24, 2021
Eligibity started around May 26, 2021 (still showing ongoing on the portal)
Approval date: February 24, 2021

Program: MBA with UCW.
Profile: 1st time Applicant. Nigerian Lawyer with a first degree and Masters in Law. Almost 15 years post call experience. Self Sponsored application.

Big congratulations. I can testify the wait can be quite stressful but thanks be to God because all is well that ends well

gaeul:
Somebody Shout Hallelujah!!!!

Original Passport Request..

I had one of the most complicated application ever...

Will share everything later today

Upfront medical: 7th October
Online application: 3rd November
Biometrics : 8th November
Medical Passed: 15th February
Correspondence letter: 15th February
PPR: 22nd February

God be praised....

Hallelujah!!!, Congratulations

chuksinfotech:
I just received my third Ghost Update this morning, my second update was when I bombarded them to update my medical.

Today, I noticed that with the ghost update, my medical that was previously updated as passed went back to "You do not need Medical". Although, the upfront medical expired last two weeks.

What does this mean, my people?

October 30 2021 Applicant
Second Applicant
Remotely studying for over a year after first refusal

It means your medical has expired, you don't have medical on file and you have not received a medical request. You can either wait until they send you a medical request or proceed and do another upfront medical

mama12345:
Good news guys, my PPR just came in at 7:46am this morning. It can only be God, I am still in shock. My story is a special one, my Bachelors is Law, I have an LLB, BL (Law School), and Masters in International Business, but I applied for Diploma, not even Post Graduate Diploma, but Diploma in Digital Business Management. I wasn't even aware of this forum when I applied in September, I just followed a YouTuber (Noel Abingwa) and learnt the steps and documents needed when applying for my visa through one of his Videos. I contacted him and he was kind enough to share his statement of purpose/ letter of explanation with me. As I started getting anxious, I decided to join this forum 30th December and it was so encouraging because I kept getting alot of support, more especially from @Makano.

I got this message below from Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship's Office, on the 18th of February 2022

IRCC records confirm that your application was received on September 6, 2021, and is being processed at the Canadian visa office in Nairobi. Criminality checks and medical examination results are passed, however, further review is required before an eligibility decision is made. This means that the case is no longer straightforward and will, in most situations, lead to additional delays in processing. Once a decision has been made, officers will be in a position to determine next steps in processing

Thank you for answering my questions, more especially in the past two days after the message I got above.

@Makano encouraged me that "If truly you are truthful with your application and you didn't hide any information from them, then expect a positive decision from them"

Thank you @PatrickOkunima @olasubomy @mrprolifik @VIKKYIFE @Teemenzo @Time2soar1 @Predator188 who helped give me answers to my posts as well.

I even ordered for GCMS notes on the 4th of January but its still not out.

My Time Line

Submission/AOR 6th September 2021
Medicals Passed 25th October 2021
1st Ghost update November (Not sure of exact date)
2nd Ghost update 24th January 2022
3rd Ghost update 19th February 2022
Passport Request 21st February 2022

My application took a total of 168 days , 5months, 15 days. I DID NOT USE AN AGENT

God did it for me. I cannot thank God enough. It can only be God

Congratulations. Go and prosper in Canada

mama12345:
I was 100% truthful in my application, I also added my police reports for both when I was schooling in England and the United States as well which they said was passed. I am assuming the reason is because of Change of name on my documents perhaps. I have always applied for all my Visa's myself without using any third party because I don't want people putting a wrong information. I am believing for a positive response.

Thank You

They are still undecided about your application, however, the review required might be connected to your travel history. Sometimes when you have extensive travel history and they are still not sold on your study visa application but your travel history weigh in heavily in favour of your application, they will seek more details in respect of your previous travels.

Wait for your gcms note, most likely "info sharing is still in progress".

However, if there is no adverse finding in your previous travels, your study permit will be approved

Legacyedition:
Thanks everyone. I appreciate your congratulatory Messages .


PPR will go round in Jesus name.


Many people were saying they thought I am already in Canada. We gather dey naija o . Nah Judicial review make me get small experience.


I will drop the Judicial Review processes and stages later.


Thanks. God bless you all.

I am so elated for you. You have come a long way but you made it finally. I pray this will be beginning of many great successes for you in Canada.

Congratulations

Baba19:
Ha!!!! Ewo. I was thinking the same but I wasn't sure. House, please what do you think? Giselle, Debbie? Please help

I believe you will not be banned because it is more than ten years ago.

I once had a UK visa refusal many years ago and I applied again after 14 years and got the visa, though I stated in that application that I had a previous refusal but all the other applications that I made for UK visa renewal, I always tick no to the question, have I ever been refused visa to the uk because it is more than ten years ago and I have always got the visas.