₦airaland Forum

iblion:
please how do we convert our NIgerian CGPA to canadian CGPA, most schools ask for 3.o or 2.5 CGPA. urgent help guys. thanks

iblion:
please how do we convert our NIgerian CGPA to canadian CGPA, most schools ask for 3.o or 2.5 CGPA. urgent help guys. thanks

Qudkom:
Let me ease your worries, DLI (Designated Learning Institutes) are institutions that have been verified by the Canadian Government to allow international student enroll for their academic programs. It doesn't end there, you also get the chance to apply for post graduate work permit if you completed your studies from a DLI Institute. So you can 100% go ahead and submit your study application.

P.S: In the application form for your visa you have to type the Schools #DLI number. So if the school isn't a verified dli institute you would know. So stop getting your self worried. I wish you all the best.

Naijaforeigner:
lol just seeing this. I am a male and I attend Fanshawe college.

Bracha:
Yes. GT master naira card works too

Frankrobbn1:
It's musn't necessarily be a credit card. You can make use of your Naira Master card to complete international payment.

Freeworld321:
Lol, what is giving u the idea that Naijaforeigner is a lady?

Timothyphillips:
Naijaforeigner is actually a lady.... Wow.... Nice

Naijaforeigner:
Hello ma, if you check the CIC website https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/eligibility.html it actually says to apply for a study permit, you MAY need to provide a police character certificate.

Also, one of the conditions of getting a study permit is to prove you will obey the law, have no criminal record and not be a risk to the security of Canada. This makes those who submit PCC justified to do such. Please lets not mislead the public.

There are people who have applied without submitting all the documents requested by CIC and still got their visa's because we do not fully understand context of their applications. Trust me, most times, people only tell you the surface of their stories, you don't know all about those people's application.

I must admit some of the documents I see people submit here is way too much (this is my opinion which is subjective) but who knows maybe that is what will do the magic for them? When I did mine I submitted my dad's death certificate, mum's reference letter from bank, letter form my school, referral letters, at a point my mum got tired and said she was not sending any document to me again because she had to scan them and send to my mail. But I know myself too well, if I did not submit those extra documents and I had gotten a refusal, I would blame myself that it is because I did not submit those documents that was why I got a refusal. Good news, CIC does not say submitting too much documents is a crime.

Also, you spoke about these CIC guys being fully aware that Nigerians can always get a PCC even if they have criminal records. You are right but it will shock you that even in UK, it is a document they request from Nigerians for us to get an SIA badge to work as a security guard (and yes they know our country has no record). They just love to see it

P.S All applicants, the documents you see here are just to guide you. Your first source of information should be the CIC website and then you can come back here to get ideas from peoples timeline to serve as a guide. peace.

Naijaforeigner:
Welcome bruv. Yeah it is and your body needs to adjust to the time difference. I struggled with sleep for weeks. You said your nose is bleeding you are lucky the weather is better now. My nose was bleeding in January.

About Nairaland, I think the way I have done mine is I don't respond to PMs again except it is very important (just finished midterm exams, final exams are coming and workload is crazy at the moment) and honestly, most questions have been answered. When I am on holidays (Easter/Fall), I can help review SOP's/LOE's and do other stuff. So for the time being, I just post here, choose what I respond to, drop relevant information and leave.

The point is, when we find anything that may be helpful to people coming from Nigeria (POE experience, accomodation, jobs and so forth), lets drop the info here so they can learn and make the best choices.

A mistake was made on my study permit at the POE that cost me almost 4 months without work, I shared my experience. That is a big deal because I had to pay rent (first and last month and subsequent months), eat, buy mattress and spring box and other stuff. I have spent nothing less than 1.5M naira. Imagine if I did not have that much money on me? This abroad life wey be say na all man for himself? who go give person food? na indomie plus tea I chop for Christmas day We can't complain, we chose this life.
Stories of others will help people coming to be better prepared, make informed choices and avoid mistakes.

I wish everyone that has gotten student visas on this forum can mention their colleges or universities and share experiences as international students, reason why they think Nigerians should or should not attend such colleges or universities and opportunities for jobs in that city or province.

Knowledge can only be retained when shared. Getting the visa is the first step, settling down when you arrive is hard work.

Welcome once again bro and may this Land favour us all.

Naijaforeigner:
I think you should have gotten your masters offer by August or September for winter admission. All you will do is just notify CIC via your account that you have changed school .

If your masters admission does not come out by September and you are 100% sure you will get the offer before the year runs out, you can defer the college admission till January (as a back up plan while you wait for the masters, also it will allow you to get your money back from the college).

This is March, there is still plenty of time, get your visa for college first.

P.S You can travel to Canada anytime before your visa expires. When you get to POE, you will get a study permit for the length of your program.

Bracha:
Hello,

Get the visa first then you can drop the certificate course and switch to the master's.

Timothyphillips:
@GboyegaD thanks for your response but my take is this--
D admission for fall 2019 is a certificate course while the one for winter 2020 is a masters degree (which is what I want)... The admission for fall 2019 is out already pending visa processing but the one for winter 2020 is yet to come out... In a case the visa goes through for the certificate course and the admission for winter 2020 comes out... My reason for asking...
Kindly advice. Thank you

GboyegaD:
Unfortunately, I do not have an idea on how this works and I can only wonder why someone will want to come in Fall and then wait till Winter before taking classes.

Bracha:
Hello,

I don't think you can do this. Here's why: in those 3 months between September and January, what will you be doing? Yes you'll have a work permit but the law states that you can't start work until you resume school. So, how will you feed for those months?

So, you can apply, get the visa then wait till you're close to your resumption, then you go. Also, winter months are very cold in Saskatchewan - this is where the University of Regina is located - so I suggest you go in the Fall and acclimatise before the winter period.

But, I'll like you seek the advise of others on this.
Cc justwise, frankrobbn1, GboyegaD etc.
GURUS please what's the way forward...
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Also does paying the $500 admission deposit not count for something?. Thanks

Bracha:
Please use Google. No one here has the time to do this for you. I believe that if it's really important to you, you'll take it seriously and start searching.

Good luck.

TheAfrikan:
Differing a programme, in my opinion, should be as a result of either not getting your permit on time to meet up with school resumption, or some other major event. Once you get your study permit, from what I've read so far, you can't travel and decide to differ it. This most likely goes for every educational institution.

This is my own thought, and is subject to scrutiny.

TheAfrikan:
I read it earlier on this thread that doing such violates your study permit and you will be deported. But Id advise you not to differ, because you get 20 hours of work time during school sessions and full time during holidays. You can read the study permit policy and interpret it yourself.

Austacus:
No sir!
You can't do that (you only have 20 hrs to work per week as a student)

Get your visa first.

Good luck

Timothyphillips:
I have a serious challenge and hope I can get advised accordingly:
I currently have an admission by an agent (university of Regina -certificate course in Health Studies)but I am thinking is it possible to differ a certificate course upon landing in Canada..
Pls any advice from the gurus