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Congratulations.
This is an impressive, highly convincing and irresistible profile.

buzzme:
PPR Alert for SOWP.

I type this with sim much joy and pleasure as my wife’s SOWP was just approved. We got married sometime last year and I also graduated from a DLI last year but because I did flagpole at the American boarder, and didn’t have a recognized NOC (TEER) job, we couldn’t apply as we knew it would be straight rejection.

Not until after Canada announced that anyone could apply after February 1st as long as you have an eligible PGWP. We decided to wait till then, and filled in the application late February. After several weeks and months and sending personal emails and webforms, Canada decided to give us our love yesterday yesterday.

For those interested in applying with their spouse, be it married for a longtime or just got married, please and please, put in that application. You would be surprised at the outcome.

PS: We also contacted the MP in Burnaby, New Westminster and Central Vancouver to expedite our process and we only got feedback from one of them. Although, we feel that also impacted our timeline.



Below is our timeline:

Submitted: 26th of February
Biometrics: 27th of February
Upfront Medicals: 14th of February
Updated on the portal: 29th of February
Sent first Webform and emails: 9th of April
Second Webform and emails: 30th of April
Reply from Nairobi: 1st of May
Eligibility review started: 3rd of May
1st Ghost Update: 3rd of May
2nd Ghost Update: 4th of May

Correspondence Letter: 5th of May
Original Passport Request: 5th of May


DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED.

* All IMM Forms
* My wife’s international passport
* Passport photo


Client Information.
* My wife’s affidavit of return
* Letter of Application (5 pages)
* My wife’s resume
* Her certificate of origin
* Her NIN certificate
* Letter of reference from previous employer
* Her fathers Deed of Assignment
* Her siblings birth certificate
* Screenshot of my business on Instagram and Twitter and what she sells (Bedding Linens)
* Her academic transcripts and certifications
* WAEC results
* Her NYSC certificate
* Her primary school leaving certificate
* Certificates from online courses (care jobs, digital marketing, and Google Analytics)
* Pictures of her volunteering activities and with her colleagues
* Spouse International Passport,
* My British Columbia ID card.
* My SIN
* MY student visa and study permit
* My passport photo
* My employment letter
* My work permit
* My birth certificate
* Completion letter from my DLIInstitution
* My American Visa
* My Tax certificates for 2022
* My land documents.
* My sworn affidavit of bachelorhood.


Proof of Relationship.
* An invitation letter form spouse (3 pages)
* Marriage certificate
* Wedding invitation card
* My wife’s affidavit of change of name
* Newspaper change of name
* Collage of Wedding picture with friends and family (we did the court wedding at Lagos)
* Pictures of our cohabitation from 2017-2019 when we got separated.
* Screenshot of our previous chat (six months ago)
* Affidavit of spinsterhood
* Affidavit of non impediment
* Affidavit of sponsorship from myself.
* Life Insurance for my wife through my current workplace (Apple Technologies)


Proof of Funds.
* Father In-laws letter of sponsorship
* Affidavit of sponsorship from her father InLaw.
* His international passport
* His savings and current back accounts
* His Land survey plans
* His Memorandum and Articles of Association and Certificate of Incorporation for two of his companies in Delta State.
* His retirement letter from NNPC
* His pension fund ID card
* My affidavit of sponsor
* My employment verification letter
* My six months payslips
* my Canadian bank account (with less than $2,000 CAD)
* My business CAC in Nigeria (a legal and consulting firm)
* My international passport
* My law degree certificates
* My certifications from Ireland, UK and Canada.
* Reference letters from my previous employers
* My BC Vaccine Card
* My student ID card
* My wife’s GTB account statement with (N1.5m)
* Pictures of my wife with my Parents
* Pictures of us and our parents dancing in the sitting room and drinking champagne.
* Picture of our parents blessing our union and wishing us well.

We want to use this opportunity to wish everyone looking to apply for the SOWP the best and it shall surely end in praise.

Please, who knows where I can buy an affordable ticket for this beautiful woman to come and join me here. Thank you everyone, thank you Canada.

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Angela2023:
Hi @ Tgbengus151 .... please I applied to fanshaw college for winter 2024 intake since beginning of February but I have not heard from them.

1. Yes you can apply for Post graduate certificate in Business management

2. How many years for PR? Get your Study Visa first and start the journey.

3. I doubt if you are eligible for universities, however there are a lot of colleges. There are no cheap or expensive colleges, all of them are in the same tuition fee range.
- Fanshawe college
- Humber College
- Fleming college
- Centennial College
- Conestoga College
- Loyalist College
- Lambton College
and many others.

Blesso222:
Good day nairalanders.

I’ve been reading this thread for the past 2 days. Very educative. However, I have two days question.

1. I have HND upper credit, can I apply for a graduate certificate program in business admin, which is my field and job occupation ?
2. How many years can I stay in Canada while processing PR?
3. Please I will appreciate list of cheap colleges or universities for international students

I’m still online doing some research as well, but anyone with vital information should please help . Thank you

If your wife resides in Canada, why can't she apply for a spousal work permit or residency for you?

Just look for other alternatives to enter Canada legally

Chechem:
Goodmorning House,
My visa got refused, the only reason is that "I have significant ties in Canada"...

My wife reside in canada and I guess it is because of that. Although, I used my job, landed properties and families as hom ties. Please how do I address this and apply. Thanks...

Congratulations
I like your dedication and drive.
Your package is actually irrefutable.

lamash:
De EAGLE 🦅 HAS LANDED 🛬
What God can not do does not exist..
It's only God & God only!!

Family of 4..SP for myself, Hubs SOWP, Daughter SP & Son VV
😭😭😭😭😭 Thank God💃💃💃
Canada here we come in full force 🙏🙏😊

First time Applicant.
My husband got USA ban for 5 years which elapsed in 2021 & his issue troubled me ehen but I said I can't go anywhere without my hubs, how i wan manage with my hyperactive kids alone 😩🙏 ( 5 & 3yrs). We prayed & prayed.
I sent mails to some people on nairaland cos of that. Thank you @ketima for your reassurance with my Husband's USA issue.

I sent mails to some gurus on NL & decided to use Frankrobbn for my application. Thank you Mr Frank.

GCKey portal.
Upfront Medical: 6th October 2022
Application Date: 6 November 2022.
Biometric: 16 November 2022. Updated same day.
Medical Report updated: 29th November 2022.
Eligibility started: 29th November.
BVL (for me and spouse) & PPR for all 4 : 2nd Febuary 2023

Thank you Nairaland. I can't count how much nairaland has helped me. This handle is a new handle if I use my old handle plenty pple will know me here, lol. Got my first job from Nairaland. Got more jobs here too and when japa plans started i came back here again. Learnt alot here.

May this journey be favourable for us all IJN,Amen.
I pray for everyone waiting for their PPR, May it drop fast IJN, Amen. See you all in our fada land, Canada🥰😍

Go ahead and renew your passport as soon as possible.

Gsrt:
Good evening house,
I need help… I already got ppr and passport back from vfs but my program will be starting in September and my passport will expire in July, this means the visa on my passport will expire in July.

When is the best time to travel ?

Can I renew my passport now and travel with both passport without any issues ?

Thank you

Congratulations

machills:
Ppr!!!

Fanshawe College (September 2023 intake)

First time applicant and self-applicant
Study permit and SOWP for my husband
Applied on: 9th of September 2022
Biometric: 14th of September, 2022
Eligibility: 21st of December, 2022
Medical request: 7th of January, 2023
Medical done: 25th of January, 2023
Medicals passed: 29th of January, 2023
Ppr for me and my husband: 30th of January, 2023

Every information I got was from IRCC website, Nairaland and YouTube.

Study route is a good one.
God will bless your hustle.

Legitmenaija:
Please i need help.

We contacted my cousin based in Canada so he can help me pay my fees to the school while we fund him back. (he is not borrowing us ooo. We are to send the money to him first).

But he ended up like ruining everything by telling my mum that we should forget about school route, that i should consider using the immigration route so my kids and i can go together.

He said that the possibility of me getting a Visa is slim to non because i have no travel history.

He also said that i will suffer working while schooling because its extremely stressful

The original plan was that i will go alone while my kids will stay with my mother (i'm a single mum).

Guys please is it true i may not e given visa because i haven't traveled before?


Lastly, i intended using an IRCC certified immigration consultant to handle my visa application.


The turn of events is just confusing me.

From what i read, express entry route takes years before it works out.

Congratulations
Supernaturally speed.
Na Oluwa

Samxx:
Timeline and Documents Submitted
Upfront Medicals in South Africa-Dec 8
Application Submitted-Jan 11th in Lagos
Biometrics-Jan 16th (updated same day)
Medicals Updated and Passed- Jan 26th ( After sending webform on the 23rd)
Eligibility- didn’t start at all
PPR- January 30th

Docs Submitted
1) LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
-CONESTOGA COLLEGE UNCONDITIONAL OFFER LETTER
-PROOF OF PREVIOUS EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
-STATEMENTS OF RESULT FROM PREVIOUS INSTITUTION
-WAEC/SSCE RESULTS
-REFERENCE LETTER -COURSE ADVISER FROM PREVIOUS INSTITUTION
-RESUME


2) PASSPORT
-APPLICANTS RECENT PASSPORT
-APPLICANTS PREVIOUS VISAS AND STAMPS IN RECENT PASSPORT
-APPLICANTS PREVIOUS PASSPORT DATA
-APPLICANTS VISAS AND STAMPS IN PREVIOUS PASSPORT
-DATAPAGE OF APPLICANTS MOTHER’S PASSPORT AND VISA
-DATA PAGE OF APPLICANTS FATHER’S PASSPORT AND VISA
-DATA PAGE OF APPLICANTS SISTER’S PASSPORT
Travel History- Italy , UAE 5 times , Kenya twice , Beirut , Mauritius, Rwanda, Ghana , South Africa 8 times + my previous Work permit in South Africa , Benin , Tanzania


3) PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
-RECEIPT OF PAYMENT FOR FULL FIRST YEAR OF STUDY FROM CONESTOGA COLLEGE (20,032 CAD)
-MBS FOR APPLICANTS SAVINGS ACCOUNT FROM GTBANK (7m)
-MBS FOR APPLICANTS COPORATE ACCOUNT (7m)
-GIC from CIBC 14,966 CAD
-BANK REFERENCE LETTERS FOR PERSONAL ACCOUNT FROM GTBANK -
BANK REFERENCE LETTER FOR APPLICANT CORPORATE ACCOUNT FROM GTBANK
-APPLICANTS LANDED PROPERTY DOCUMENTS (SURVEY AND VALUATION)
-APPLICANTS BUSINESS REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS
-BUSINESS INVOICE AND RECEIPTS FOR SOURCE OF FUNDS


4) CLIENT INFORMATION
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
-APPLICANT NIN DIGITAL CARD -APPLICANTS BIRTH CERTIFICATE -APPLICANT BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
-APPLICANTS BUSINESS PARTICULARS OF DIRECTORS
-APPLICANTS BUSINESS MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
-APPLICANTS BUSINESS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRY OF COMPANY
-APPLICANTS MOTHER’S BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
-APPLICANTS MOTHER’S BUSINESS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRY OF BUSINESS NAME
-APPLICANTS LANDED PROPERTY 1 VALUATION
-APPLICANTS LANDED PROPERTY 1 LAND SURVEY
-APPLICANT LANDED PROPERTY 2 ESTATE COVENANT
-APPLICANT LANDED PROPERTY 2 LAND SURVEY
-APPLICANT BUSINESS ID CARD
-APPLICANTS BUSINESS INVOICES
-APPLICANTS BUSINESS RECEIPTS
-APPLICANTS PICTURES AT WORK AND WITH STAFF
-APPLICANT BUSINESS GOOGLE SEARCH PAGE
-APPLICANT BUSINESS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT
-APPLICANT BUSINESS COMPLIMENTARY CARD
-APPLICANT BUSINESS LETTER-HEAD
-APPLICANTS PICTURES WITH FAMILY
-APPLICANT PICTURES WITH HIS PET DOG (PLUTO)
-APPLICANT PICTURES AT CHURCH WITH FAMILY
-APPLICANT PARENT’S PICTURES AT CHURCH

Congratulations
Wow
Only 14 days.
You serve a big God

Jolly444:
PPR ALERT !!!!!!
God did it 💃💃💃💃💃💃
I am overwhelmed… 2weeks of waiting ended in praise

Submitted application 13th of January 2023
Biometrics 18th of January 2023, updated same day
Upfront medicals 21st December 2022
Medical passed 27th of January 2023
Correspondence letter 27th of January 2023
Ppr 27th of January 2023

Congratulations
Wow 41 days approval.

Efeosa5:
Amazing God!
What God can not do does not exist!!
PPR dropped this morning to the glory of God!
First time applicant.
May applicant centennial college!
Submitted application December 16th, 2022.
Biometrics done: Jan 6
Medical request- Jan 13th
Medicals done - Jan 17th
Medicals passed - Jan 19th
Ppr - Jan 26th 2023😁😁😁😁
To the glory of God
Thank You, Jesus
Thank You, Holy Spirit of God!
Thank you to my sister/agent Jozane education and immigration services.
Hallelujah!

Congratulations

Ghazali34:
PPR OTI ZEHHHHH

GOD DID! GOD DID!! GOD DID!!!

Application timeline

Applied: 14th October, 2022
Biometrics Updated to Passed: 14th December, 2022
Medical Updated to Passed: 24th November, 2022
Eligibility: Started around 9th January, 2023 (not so sure)

PPR: 20th January 2023
ALHAMDULLILAH

Congratulations

chrisoo:
Guys, PPR just landed this evening!
God is great! Please help me thank Him. Whatever He says surely comes to pass. I am a living testimony!

Second time applicant.
Application date Dec 5th, 2022
Medical Updated Jan 10th.
Eligibility Jan 10, 2023
PPR, JAN 20, 2023,
Will be back with details!

Am in PH and my Biometric was done in Lagos. However, I want to send my passport to Abuja. Please which Courier company is preferable…UPS or DHL?

Congratulations.
That was fast.

samy2big:
It's PPR

God has done it for me.

I have cried like a baby.

2nd application.
I applied with the old portal GCkeys

Application date:. 11th November 2022
PPR date today 19th January 2023

Coming back to give my full timeline.

I am still shaking....

I will be submitting passport tomorrow.
Please recommend the Vfs location: Lagos or Abuja?

Congratulations
Seems you applied in South Africa.

HermajestyQ:
My PPR just dropped.

I have been reading silently here for a while now and promised myself to share my timeline.

First time applicant with my hubby.
Study permit
Application -19 December 2022
Biometrics request at vfs Pretoria- 19 December 2022
Medical request- 9 January 2023
Medical done - 16 January 2023
Medical passed- 19 January 2023
BVL and passport request vfs Pretoria- 19 January 2023

It can only be God!
Good luck to all those still expecting.

Use applyboard.
It is free

Bernice123456:
Congratulations on your PPR
PLEASE if I may ask, did you use an agent to apply to Fanshawe college?

I having a difficult time finding one who doesn't charge so much. The last agent I called said 250,000 was her fee

You can do all your application by yourself. There is enough guide here.

AwealthDRL:
Boss pls I'm trying fanshawe college too. But the agent is asking for 450k upfront payment before anything and he even replies whenever he wants. I don't trust him. I also think that money is too much

Use www.applyboard.com
Use can apply through them and get Canada institutions with free application fee.
The site is not only limited to Canada institutions.

lentomac:
Hello guys, is there any Canadian University that waives application fee for graduate school application like some USA universities?

Apply using www.applyboard.com.
Application with them is free and very helpful.
Best regards.

Klare:
Please i need help locating a registered agency with fashawe college in nigeria.

With what i saw on their application page i cant apply without passing through an agent.

Congratulations.

YinksXO:
Long post alert!

Been on this thread for a while and I'm an older applicant. Started trying express entry around 2018 but something was always not aligning, transcript wahala and then low CRS scores. Wanted to try the student route in 2019 but a friend said because of my age, I most probably wouldn't get approved, so I abandoned it. In 2020, same friend advised me to try the student route for my daughter and that's when I came to this thread and it helped me tremendously to package my daughter's application which was approved and I've shared the story here too. So, while I was doing research for my daughter's application here, I'd see older people once in a while with approved applications, I started considering it again, the more I read about approvals for people within my age range, the more encouraged I became, so I took the plunge. Long story short, below is my timeline

Upfront medical - April 2022
Application submitted - 28 June 2022 (new portal used)
Sent a webform in July to ask them to update medicals.
Medicals passed - 20 August 2022
Eligibility review started - 31 October 2022
BVL & PPR - 3 November 2022
PP submitted - 4 November 2022 (Lagos VFS)
PP received - 22 November 2022

Documents submitted
LOA
SOP (3 pages)
Passport biodata page
MBA transcript
Other professional certificate(s)
Resume
MBS - personal account
MBS - business account
Bank reference letter stating I'm sole signatory
Coy registration documents
Coy Invoices and PO's
Board resolution letter, confirming my leave from work and that coy was going to fund my studies
Same person affidavit cos name arranged differently on different official documents
Notarized Letter of support by spouse - saying that he'd take care of our kids and help oversee my business.
MBS of spouse's coy account
IELTS & WES - submitted cos I had it
Old and valid visas and stamped passport pages
PCC
Deed of assignment
Birth certificates of my kids
Passport biodata page of spouse
Passport biodata page of mum (expired)
Death certificate of father
4 pictures - with spouse, kids and mum



Things that may have helped me:
* I have valid US and Canadian visit visas and just returned from a recent trip to Canada to visit daughter.
* I approached 2 MP's, one responded and said background check was passed but eligibility hadn't started as at September, other MP didn't respond.
* After my return from Canada in September, sent about 5/6 webforms and same amount of emails, sent about once every week, different days of the week. Different story each week but basically asking for a decision to be made on my application.
* Didn't apply with second daughter and husband
* Tuition paid in full
* My coy is funding my studies, so included a board resolution letter approving amount to be spent.

This platform has been great and I can't quantify the wealth of information you can get from here as long as you're patient and willing to research, will share some tips:

If you're following this thread or any other one you're interested in, leave the tab open on your device, that way you can come back and continue from where you stopped, just refresh to load new pages. You won't then miss responses to any questions you've asked or new points/stories that have been shared.
Use the notes app on your phone. If there's any information that has been shared on nairaland or any other platform that you think will be useful to you or someone else, copy it out and paste it in the notes app. This way, that information is easily accessible to you in the future, just use your search tab on the app. I find this is more helpful than screenshots.
Google and YouTube the heck out of everything! NairaLand is great because it gives you the perspective of Nigerians living in Nigeria, who are on the same journey as you but there are other resources you should make use of because it shows you what other nationalities are doing to get their applications approved. Some simple questions can even easily be answered once you use Google & YouTube, believe me you get samples of documents, updates on travel requirements, school recommendations, meaning of abbreviations, literally everything is available there, just type in key words and voila, you're in.

Lastly, thank you to each and everyone that has shared their journey here, thank you to people who've lent a helping hand to total strangers. As someone who is private myself, I know the first instinct might be not to bother to share your story but trust me, it helps in encouraging and hopefully giving people the needed push.
My program starts in January 2023 and once I'm settled in, I "wish" to help people reach out to MP's cos I noticed they hardly respond to people living outside of Canada, I'm hoping it will be possible. This offer will be free and for people whose applications have significantly gone beyond the standard processing time and it will be at my discretion.
Best of luck to everyone!

This is good news.
Congratulations.
A lot of November applications already approved.
This is a great hope for others.

TheGamePlay:
This is the first time I am posting here.

It's PPR
First time applicant
Upfront Medicals - November 3
Application Submitted - November 9
Biometrics Collection Letter - November 10
Biometrics Done and Updated - November 18
Medical Passed - November 25
Correspondence Letter - November 29
Passport Request - November 29


Please what documents do I need to submit my passport at VFS Lagos as a first time applicant. I did my biometrics there too.

Avoid Qatar Airlines and any airline that has stop over in United States except you are ready to proceed US Transit Visa.

Joedave25:
@ Favourme84,
The best at this point is relative.for those who have deep pocket and needs more comfort. You should be looking at airlines like KLM , British, Air france,Qatar and Lufthansa with single stopover.

And then Ethiopian and Egypt air for cheaper tickets.

Ensure you have at least 3hours layover at your POE because of the usual long queue to avoid missing your final flight to your destination.

I hope this helps

Well packaged and irrefutable application.
Congratulations.

Jaykeh:
First time Applicant.
Applied by myself with the help and guidance of my elder bro.

Application submitted - - November 5
Biometrics collection letter --November 5
Biometric completed--November 9
Upfront medicals done--November 17
Medicals passed--November 24th
Correspondence letter--November 28th
PPr--November 28

Sponsor(Elder bro), Secondary( Uncle, dad's younger bro)
Sponsorship letter
Notarized Affidavit regarding financial support
International passport
Notarized Birth certificate
Local government identification letter
Notarized Permanent residence card nd drivers licence
Notarized Company's certificate of incorporation
Notarized letter of good standing from banks
Company's business account statement(Closing balance, $9,000 CAD) (sole signatory)
Company's savings account statement(Closing balancing, $23,000 Cad) (sole signatory)
Personal savings account statement(Closing balance, $30,000 CAD, lump sums were moved from business account to this account to make it up to $30 and was explained in his sponsorship letter)
Notice of tax assessment and clearance( 2020 & 2021)

Secondary sponsor's Sponsorhip letter. (Explains he would take responsibility should any unforceen circumstance prevent primary sponsor from discharging his duties, mentioned he sponsored primary sponsor few years ago who made headline in newspaper after studies and that serves as motivation to be part of mine)
Notarized Affidavit of Financial Support from sec sponsor
Biodata page of international passport
Notarized Company's certificate of incorporation
Bank statements( closing balance 22M and 250k, the 22m came in as lump sum from the investment company, it was explained in his sponsorship letter and also letter from the investment body and valuation of investment of 50M attached)
Investment letter from an investment body with valuation statement
Two Notarized C of O
Tax clearance certificate(2019,2020&2021)

Clients info
SOP ( I gave my educational background and work experience down to Nysc and to my current job now with Npower, I've been in same line so educational background, work experience and course I'm going for is in the same line, next paragraph explains why I'm going for that course, next, why I choose that particular school, why Canada and then home ties. )

Additional information( acknowledged the documents available for financial support and proof of relationship from my sponsors, home ties(popsy nd mumsy ppt biodata page), accommodation( Bro's place)

LOA
Co-op work permit supporting document
Tuition deposit($1000 CAD)
Baptismal cert
Local government identification cert
Waec
Sec school transcript
Degree cert
Uni transcript
CV
Nysc cert
Nysc ppa deployment and notice of work resumption
Peer education trainer cert(Nysc cds group)
Letter of Attestation from former work place ( Proof to show I really worked with them)
Npower deployment letter
Dad and mum ppt biodata page
Police clearance card
Covid vaccination card.


Note: I showed evidence for all the work, cert of participation I mention in my SOP.

I really want to appreciate everyone for the contributions, this thread really helped me, thank you @johnstan for the replies and letting me know I needed to send my e medical sheet.

Let me mention that few documents were illegible after compressing so to avoid that, I had to divide and sent the most important one with the application, then others I sent through webform.

Wow.
Congratulations.
God is so good to you.

Jaykeh:
It's PPR guys......
I'm so happy I can't even hold myself.
First time Applicant.

The shortest timeline you might have met on this thread.

Application submitted - - November 5
Biometrics collection letter --November 5
Biometric completed--November 9
Upfront medicals done--November 17
Medicals passed--November 24th
Correspondence letter--November 28th
PPr--November 28

Thank God for me, I'm still in shock.

Congratulations.

Peterobey:
PPR Alert

First-time applicant
New portal
No travel history
University of Windsor, Ontario
August 4 2022 - Application submitted
Biometrics completed and updated 8th August 2022.
Eligibility did not start until PPR dropped.
Medical - Upfront medical updated to pass 12th August 2022
Programme 2 years research-based master in education
PPR 22nd November 2022.

I attached the following documents under three subheadings
Additional Information
Proof of Funds
Client Information

Additional information
SOP - 4 pages - all the tips to write a solid sop was gotten from this thread
CV
Employment letter
Confirmation of employment
Special committee appointments at work
Introduction letter from employer
Introduction letter from HOD
NYSC acceptance letter at PPA where I was retrained afterwards
Work ID card
Pay slip
House training certification
Covid vaccination card
e-Medical sheet
Birth certificate (NPC)
Affidavit of return
Police character certificate
Certificate of membership from the campus society I belonged to
Secondary Sch testimonials
Secondary School club membership society (Red Cross)
Drivers License
Voters card
ID cards from associations I belonged to on campus
Awards (work and undergraduate)
CDS project photos during NYSC
Work photos with senior colleagues
Committee photos
Family photos with siblings
Father's death certificate
Mother's voter's card

Proof of fund
Mpower loan approval of $15,000 covering one-year tuition which I explained in sop
MBS- Sponsor's savings account #7.5M to cover 1 year living and travelling cost
MBS - My salary account #800,000
MBS - Sponsor's business account with cash flow of #40 million and closing balance of #10 million
Note: sponsor is my cousin's sister and business partner who is married now but had the same surname as me. I provided her marriage certificate and change of name
Letter of explanation of proof of means of support
Breakdown of financial plan in a spreadsheet for easy understanding
Notarized Letter of sponsorship on sponsor's company letterheads
Notarized affidavit of support
Acceptance of Mpower loan offer
Acceptance of offer confirmation
Sponsor's intentional passport
Sponsor's driver's license
Business registration certificate for two businesses owned by the sponsor


Client Information
Offer letter
Acceptance letter
No tuition deposit was requested from my school and I stated in my sop
Confirmation of acceptance
Undergraduate Transcript
Postgraduate diploma transcript
Degree certificate
PGDE certificate
Waec result
NYSC certificate
NYSC certificate of attestation
Professional license
Two Professional certificates
Microsoft certificate
IELTS result


I would like to appreciate pascal who gave me tips to compress my pdf to 2.MB which was crazy. This guy responded promptly like a brother every time I sent him a message. Also, VON was a big support as he reviewed my letter of sponsorship.

You can do it yourself, all the help you need is here. I studied every post and the peculiarity of the documents submitted. I used it to build a framework for my application and I kept editing and adding documents whenever I came across any PPR post. The weakest point in my application was my proof of funds and I backed it up with prayers.

I am going to Windsor, Ontario, I need any assistance to secure affordable off-campus accommodation because my school residence is on the high side.

Thank you guys.

Go and succeed in Canada.

hayoBams:
landing gist!!!
Hey guys,
So my parents, sibling and cousins all followed me to the airport. The drive to the airport was hectic, my flight was actually on Monday and as y’all know Mondays traffic are quite heavy in Lagos. I went with Ethiopian airline and the flight was scheduled to depart by 1 pm but classic Nigerian time we didn’t depart until about 3pm which in turn affected me at Addis Ababa, but I’ll get back to that later in the gist.We left home around 8 am and got to the airport at about 9:30.

There were a total of 6 People with me so we had to bribe with about 3k for all of us to enter. We got to the check-in queue for Ethiopian Airlines which was a bit long but i was finally attended to, pro tip: make sure you weigh your baggage before leaving home to save yourself from headaches and also in as much as you won’t need a power bank in Canada I’d say you should keep one with you cause it might come in handy at the airport. So my bags were finally weighed and I had an extra baggage of which I was supposed to pay 106k but I eventually paid a total of 60k because my uncle was able to speak to the guy at the counter and within 30 minutes I was done.

Saying goodbye to my family at the immigration was the actually the hardest part of the trip because non travelers were not allowed beyond that point. we all cried and said our goodbyes. I manned up and swallowed my tears while reminding myself I’ll see them pretty soon.

As I had said at the beginning of the story, My departure time was 1pm but we didn’t start boarding till around 2:40 and by 3:00pm we had taken off. This was actually my first time traveling by plane so I was very nervous but then I met a very nice lady who was heading to Malawi turns out she came to study in Nigeria UI to be precise and in my mind I was like who leaves their coin to come study in Nigeria lol. We arrived Addis Ababa by 11pm of which we were supposed to land by 9pm and have a layover of 2 hours before boarding the flight to Toronto but due to the delay in Lagos there was no layover, so it was off the flight from Lagos, down to the flight to Toronto.
Finding the boarding gate wasn't hard, but there were a lot of stops before getting to the boarding gate, like I had to pull off my shoe, open my carry-on like 3 times.
The second leg of the trip was longer like 13 hours or so but I entertained myself with some movies. for me I don’t know about others but the food on the plane was wack I was lucky enough to had snuck in pieces of meat onto the flight, this was what sustained me till we finally arrived safely on Tuesday morning 7:45am Toronto time everyone clapped for the pilot because there was a lot of turbulence of which I though was gonna die lol.
As soon as I came down from the flight I followed the signs and quickly rushed down to arrivals, I already did the arrivecan stuff online before leaving Nigeria but the self decoration machine wasn’t acknowledging my passport so I just had to proceed to one of the officials at the counter and she filled a new declaration form for me. Please obey all the instructions you’re given and kindly ask questions on things you don’t understand.
It was my turn to be attended to, the officer was actual looking beautiful so I told her then she smiled she then proceeds to ask for my international passport, my tuition receipt and she printed out my permit, stamped it and handed it over to me then she wished me goodluck, pro tip: try complimenting the officer it really makes the officer feel more comfortable with you.My cousin was already waiting for me at the arrivals and we were able to get a SIM card for me.

Thank you so much to everyone who had contributed to my journey by relentlessly answering my questions.
I’ll be resuming at centennial college this coming January and also it’s cold in Canada oooo make sure you are prepared.

CharitoJames:
Hello… Been a while. @7COLORS, any news on your application?

Welcome back CharitoJames.
Hope you are started to repackage, we miss you here.

7Colors has deactivated her account, she was denied.
It was so painful to all of us here.

Congratulations

Buxel:
Hello guys, its Ppr. I received my stamped passport today!!!!!
I have been an active reader on this platform but 1st time posting.

I am a 2nd time applicant.

1st application submitted on 24th April, 2022 and breakfast was served on 15th June, 2022 for financial assets wahala.

Contacted Makano and we worked on GCMS notes which took forever to come (the devil is a liar).
2nd application was submitted on 30th September, 2022.
Truly, what God cannot do, does not exist!

By His grace, I will be resuming for winter class at Northeastern University Vancouver. (My Vancouver folks, where una dey?)

Attached is my timeline for the rest of the story.

Congratulations.
One thing is clear about Canada Student Visa, a well packaged application is irrefutable.
Well Done.

anelsta:
PPR BOOM Alert!

1st time applicant school permit applicant,

although applied for visit visa 2019 and was bounced due to insufficent info about a film festival invite


My Timeline goes as follows:

New portal**

FANSHAWE COLLEGE: Project + operations management

Aug 23rd - Application submitted
(Biometrics already in d system to expire 2029 so it was updated)
Nov 8th- Eligibility Review
Aug 10th- upfront Medical done which was updated to passed (
Nov 22nd - PPR

I attached below documents

(SELF SPONSORED)

• Letter of Acceptance.
• Academic and Professional certificates.
• Academic Transcript.
• NYSC certificate.
• Birth Certificate
• Police clearance certificate
• Bio-data page of International Passport
• Drivers' license.
• NIN slip.
• Updated CV
• Letter of Introduction from bank & company
• Promotion letter.
• Pay slip
. Consent letter from Parents.

CLIENT INFORMATION
• Land Documents (Receipts, Sales Invoice, Deed of Assignment, Survey plan)
• Particulars for my car
• Siblings Birth Certificate and Photos
• CAC document for registered company.
. FAMILY PHOTOS of parents and siblings.
. Single oh

PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
• SOP (1/2page).
• personal Statement of account(savings) of 4.5mil
. Company statement of account of 13mil
• company statement inflow& outflow of 2bil
• CAC documents and Tax Clearance
. CAC screenshot of business being ACTIVE.


Omoh I got home and decided to check my mail, saw a message from IRCC, my heart started pounding, I just said let d will of God be done, to my greatest surprise logged in and boom it was a PPR.


Learnt form this nairaland,

Congratulations to all expecting, we shall all be celebrated.

Dayo96:
Thanks to everyone. Attached is the screenshot of my IRCC portal.
I'll share further details on my application.

Wow
Less than 50 days.
Big Congratulations.
You serve a big God.

Congratulations.
Your profile is very rich and irresistible.
Have a safe trip to Canada

Thomsyne:
Once again, its PPRRRRR - Loooooonnnnggggg post alert!!

First off, I’d like to thank God and many members of this platform for helping and keeping things running on here.

My profile in summary: 25y/o single male, parent sponsored, Computer Engineering BSc, graduated with second class upper, going for MSc, Computational Sciences. Graduated in 2020, worked as a Software Engineer ever since then.

Timeline and Events
New Portal
First-time applicant
Applied by myself. Learnt all from Google, Youtube, and Nairaland

July 4: Upfront medicals
July 8: Application on New Portal
July 8: Biometrics Request
July 13: Gave biometrics and received on portal
** Somewhere in between I’d uploaded my medical sheet from IOM via webform. Can’t remember when.
August 4 (2AM): Sent mail to Lagos, Nairobi, London and attached my medical sheet.
August 4 (Around 1pm): Biometrics and Medicals updated to pass.
** Long wait, ordered notes, CBSA and GCMS, nothing tangible.
October 11: Sent mail to MP
October 13: MP got back literally saying the same thing on portal.
** Around this period, started firing several versions of mails and webforms.
Nov 16: MP reached out to them again – Preassessment done, eligibility not started.
Nov 17 (Around midnight): Sent mails to Beijing, London, Lagos, Abuja, Nairobi.
Nov 17 (Around 12pm): Eligibility review started on portal
Nov 17 (Around 9pm): BVL and PPR

Little story, for POF which is usually a concern, I had like 5.5M in my account, $2k USD in dorm account. 5M was gift deed from my Dad, he had 25M in fixed deposit since July 2021. As at the time I applied, the money was fixed. There were several opinions about this, but I kept it that way even though I was scared sh*tless. The closing balance of that account was 77k in fact.

Around November 9 ish, I sent updated statement showing liquidated funds and my Dad transferred the balance of like 8M to me since I’d enrolled in courses. My savings in Naira and USD had grown, I also got salary raise at work so I packaged all these and sent severally via webforms – both old and new. Oh yeah, I’ve ordered like 3 notes and I still have 4 pending lol.

I’m adding all of these because I’m not sure what did the trick. It’s pretty much a combination of all.

Docs submitted:

Consent Personal Information

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (3 pages or so)
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
INTRODUCTION LETTER FROM EMPLOYER
PROMOTION AND SALARY REVIEW LETTER
RECENT EMPLOYMENT MAIL FROM ANOTHER EMLOYER
WORK ID-CARD
PREVIOUS LETTERS OF EMPLOYMENTS
RESUME OF APPLICANT
CERTIFICATIONS
POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
BACHELOR’S DEGREE (B.Sc.) CERTIFICATE
WES REPORT
WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (WAEC) CERTIFICATE
PROOF OF MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FAMILY PICTURES
BIRTH CERTIFICATES OF FAMILY MEMBERS
PENSION FUND ACCOUNT STATEMENT
FAMILY BUSINESS DOCUMENTS (CAC Expired though)

Proof of Funds

PROOF OF FUNDS (APPLICANT’S SECTION)
PAYSLIPS FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS FROM CURRENT NIGERIAN EMPLOYER
INVOICES FROM FOREIGN EMPLOYER
PERSONAL MBS DOCUMENT FOR PAST 6 MONTHS FROM BANK
(MyBankStatement)
MYBANK STATEMENT FOR USD BANK (CURRENT ACCOUNT)
TUTION DEPOSIT PAYMENT RECEIPT FROM FLYWIRE
STUDENT DEPOSIT STATEMENT FROM UNIVERSITY
PAYONEER LETTER OF GOOD STANDING
PAYONEER ACCOUNT STATEMENT FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS

PROOF OF FUNDS (SPONSOR SECTION)
SIGNED SPONSORSHIP LETTER
NOTARIZED GIFT DEED FROM SPONSOR ₦5,000,000 (15,000 CAD)
TRANSATION RECEIPT OF GIFT DEED FROM SPONSOR
MYBANKSTATEMENT OF ORIGINATING BANK (SPONSOR’S BANK)
INVESTMENT CERTIFICATE WHERE LIVING EXPENSES OF ₦5,000,000.00k (15,000 CAD) WAS INVESTED
INTRODUCTION LETTER FROM BANK WHERE ₦25,000,000.00k (78,592.58 CAD) IS INVESTED
FIXED DEPOSIT INVESTMENT CERTIFICATE WITH BANK (I added all 6 or so of them, for every period the FD matured and was re-invested)
BANK STATEMENT FROM BANK SHOWING RETURNS ON FIXED DEPOSIT, RE-INVESTMENT AND EVENTUAL TRANSFER
INTRODUCTION LETTER FROM SPONSOR’S CURRENT EMPLOYER
CURRENT ENGAGEMENT LETTER FROM SPONSOR’S EMPLOYER
MYBANK STATEMENT FOR SPONSOR’S ADDITIONAL ACCOUNT
LAND PURCHASE AGREEMENT OF STUDENT HOSTEL FOR RENT (LANDED PROPERTY
PROOF OF OWNERSHIP FOR CARS (Sponsor’s)

Additional Documents

HEALTH INSURANCE ID CARD
NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS (NYSC) ID CARD AND SKILLS ACQUISITION ID CARD
ONE YEAR NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE (10/21 – PRESENT)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
TAX PAYMENTS TO LAGOS INLAND REVENUE SERVICE
NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (NIN) DOCUMENT
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT
SPONSOR’S CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR CURRENT ADDRESS
LETTER OF CONSENT FROM PARENTS
SAMPLE RECEIPTS AND DOCUMENTATION OF LANDED PROPERTY (STUDENT HOSTEL FOR RENT)
SAMPLE RECEIPTS FOR HOSTEL RENT FROM 2020 TO PRESENT
SPONSOR’S CURICCULUM VITAE

Special shoutout to makano, olokings, 7colours, bepositive, Isyma, gcmswriters, gilb231, demmy10, Iremide2019, Sanicesanice123, olutoyiin, charitojames, johnstan and many other amazing people I interacted with on here.

If I have the time, I’ll try to redact a lot of the documents and mails I used and upload them to a Google drive link – hopefully people can find them useful.

Shalom, God bless and I wish everyone all the very best.