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Chyjoey:
DISCLAIMER: This post is meant for genuine students.

There is no doubt that Grace plays a big role in getting an approval.

However, let's not attribute everything to grace and fail to see the emerging pattern here.

The VOs do NOT want to deny you a Visa. Infact, they want to approve you but the law and their training dictates that they assume you are an immigrant till you prove you aren't. So when you're denied, they are not saying 'Bleep off, we don't want you in our country' it's more like 'I believe you're trying to illegally immigrate, try the legal immigration route instead or convince me that you're a non-immigrant'.

This hurts me so much because I've seen genuine students denied because of the sins of visa abusers.

Now to the concept of ties, You must have ties to Nigeria to be considered a non-immigrant.

You see some of these people with Jobs they have worked at for more than 3 years with a work leave getting approved? Yes, it's grace but it's also Work ties.
For instance, today I saw a woman get approved who has been at a workplace for 15 years, and trust me her interview wasn't spectacular. Infact, she wasn't even vibing with the VO, but she had strong work ties and the program she was going for was plausibly going to improve her career. Hence, she was approved.

So if you're Jobless, are you screwed? Not necessarily.
Family ties - Are you married? Do you have older family members depending on you for care?(please be careful about telling fantastical stories that the VO would call bullshit on immediately)
What of dependent children?
Demonstrating that you have family in Nigeria you can't possibly abandon helps your case.

Social ties - Do you lead an an organization here in Nigeria that would suffer in your prolonged absence? Are you a prominent member of your community that a lot of people depend on? What of your church or political party? Is there anything there that would compel you to return?

Try as you may, some people may not have plausible ties.
Then your plans for the future come into play.
What steps have you taken to secure your future in Nigeria (at the completion of your program) ?
You may have no ties now to Nigeria but you can be able to convince the VO that you plan to return by applying for a position here in Nigeria that would be provisionally accepted pending your program completion. (This is just an example).

If you have no ties or plausible compelling future plans, then your profile becomes really important.

Young, straight outta high school applying to a bachelors? Likely genuine student, more likely to be approved than someone in their late 20s, 10 years out of high school, being doing a 'computer diploma program' in the interim applying for the same bachelors.

Mid 20s, recently graduated (best months after graduation), going for a masters in a course related to their bachelors, likely to be approved regardless of ties compared to someone in their 30s, years post bachelors, masters in sth totally unrelated and no career benefit.

My point is Grace plays a huge role but we need to learn to analyze people's profiles when they are approved.

Check in this order
1. Ties
2. Plans
3. Profile

Nice one bro

Bola146:
I know of a couple that the husband earns #45k and the woman is not working, the husband said his wife still manages his salary very well

50k is not enough depending on your job.
Do you know that pregnant women buys new cloths because the old ones won’t fit again?

Michelle55:
Drop this sanctimonious act abegi, this is how you will be giving unverified advice as if you've tasted marriage before to know what goes on in there person tell her husband say money no reach, you dey yarn dust. Are you her or is the woman your younger sis? All these pretence no go change anything, man wey go marry you here go still marry you so drop the act.

Have you been to the market lately to know what is really going on, goods worth of 50k wouldn't fill up mini shopping bag unlike before when things are cheap and it's even more difficult seeing that she is expecting. A pregnant woman has cravings and she mustn't depend on her husband to get her those things when she can easily dip her hands into the monthly upkeep to get them, make you no dey yarn opata for here jare.

An expectant mother can see a fine unisex clothes or shoes that she admires and would like to get it for her baby, are you expecting her to wait for her husband to get back from work before she can get it? Wait till you enter your home, then come back and tell us how you run it with 5naira. Save 30k for this Buhari period where person no fit cook pot of soup with 2k again, we hear you ma! Ala koba!

Seriously 50k is nothing this days, chicken Kilo is now 2k.
Check am now

7 Men
Has 7 (Wives each)... 7*7=49 Wives
49 Wives each has 7 Children... 49*7=343 Children

Total people here will be
7(Men) + 49(Wives) + 343 (Children)....

399 people

I stand to be corrected...

I noted the “Wives” there

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kaysy:
Let's Calculate The Total Cost Of Clearing Your Car From Tincan Island Port - UPDATED on This 12th Day of July, 2021

In this thread we will be treating the total cost of clearing cars at the Tincan Island Port via RORO or Containerized.

Example of how to calculate the Import Duty of your car, lets say Toyota Corolla 2004.

SOLUTION
The CIF Value of Toyota Corolla 2004 is $1,886. Please note that this CIF Value is usually in USD and the exchange rate the NCS uses at the moment is N405. The Rate of Duty for Vehicles is currently 35% of CIF Value.

So lets convert the CIF Value to Naira, $1886 X 405 = N763,830

Lets get the 35% of N763,830. Which is N763,830 X 0.35 = N267,340.5

Now N267,340.5 is your Import duty which is called the surface value.

To get the total amount u are to pay to NCS account including VAT, Surcharge & ETLS, we have to multiply our surface value with a constant value of 1.38

So N267,340.5 X 1.38 = N368,929.89 This is your total import duty


Other Charges Includes:
Clearing Agent Fee is between N80,000 to N100,000 and its opened for negotiations if the vehicle to clear are more than one.
Shipping company Fee, Terminal Charges, Release & Gate + all other miscellaneous payments made to custom officers, budget around N100,000 to N250,000 (Estimate) depending on the vehicle model, the newer the model the higher the cost. This does not include demurrage should the vehicle incur demurrage charges.

To know the clearing cost of other vehicles, just ask me for the CIF value of the car and I'll respond with it then u can do the calculation yourself or I can do the calculation and give u the final value in Naira if u want me to.

Visit our office at Tincan Island with photocopy of your Bill of Lading / Telex Release lets start the process and clear your car today.
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We'll strongly recommend u visit our office in person or send someone to come and see exactly how everything is being done from office to office, once the car has been cleared and released from terminal, we hand it over to u.

Does it mean that all applications must have landed properties because i noticed that almost all had...

Lekiboboe:
Good Morning Mazi,

Well am not too familiar with married applicants or who should be the principal applicant or not. Probably SOWP would suffice. Await the response of the gurus on that.

But with my little knowledge based on your post, i think you should be the Principal Applicant cos your wife has a toddler and a 3 months old baby, that being said, it might/would challenging for her to study at this period or even in the next few months cos of her obligations and responsibilities as a nursing mother.

Now that you stand a better chance as the principal applicant, GRADUATING in 2010 as a MECHANICAL ENGINEER is a very obvious study gap so you can't go for a MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PG. CERT Program. For progression sake, go for a Program related to your work experience.

From the tone of your Job designation and Job description self employed, my company is a LTD liability, deals on Automobile, you are an AUTOMOBILE DEALER, that being said you are good to go for a[b] POST GRAD. CERTIFICATE PROGRAM in BUSINESS MANAGEMENT[/b]

Do your research (google) on the following PG. CERT programs and the colleges in Canada offering them (loads of them are located at ONTARIO)
GBM - Global business management
IBM - International Global business management
SGBM - Strategic Global business management

Visit the links of the programs below to see their overviews, admission requirements, tuition amount for international students, course outlines etc. and choose the one that suits you

- PG. Cert in Strategic Global Business Management (2 years)
Conestoga College, Ontario
https://www.conestogac.on.ca/fulltime/strategic-global-business-management/description?id=23731

- PG. Cert in Business Management - International Business (2 years)
Lambton College, Ontario
https://www.lambtoncollege.ca/custom/LambtonApps/Programs/Full-Time.aspx?id=2147503789

- PG. Cert in Business Management (2 years)
Lambton College, Ontario
https://www.lambtoncollege.ca/custom/LambtonApps/Programs/Full-Time.aspx?id=2147503796

Google search for more business management (PG.CERT) colleges

As regards admission, You have a 3rd class and you have work experience, so to be on a more safer side to boost your admission chances, take your time and go through the contents in the links below before making a move on your admission application

Possible Solution/Way for a 3rd class Graduate to get Admission for a PG. Cert program in a College
https://www.nairaland.com/6321900/canadian-student-visa-thread-part/411#100048422

Since you are going for a Program you have Work Experience in (as an AUTOMOBILE DEALER) , but no Degree in (you don't have a BUSINESS DEGREE), visit the link below
https://www.nairaland.com/5818588/canadian-student-visa-thread-part/414#95068409

Canadian Résumé Style & Cover Letter for Admission into a College for a PG. Cert Program (Find attached)
https://www.nairaland.com/6567181/canadian-student-visa-thread-part/17#102092733

https://www.nairaland.com/5818588/canadian-student-visa-thread-part/50#89629360

Potential Documents needed to apply for admission in a College for PG. Cert (Most especially at Ontario Colleges)
https://www.nairaland.com/6567181/canadian-student-visa-thread-part/221#103080983


Await additional response/contribution from the house

Note
ONCE YOU GET YOUR ADMISSION ask questions on this platform so you can be able to perfect your study visa application well, cos no two visa application is the same. What works for an Unmarried applicant would likely not work for a Married applicant with kids. So ask questions on this platform to play safe.

Good luck!!!!

Thanks brother,
I So much appreciate...

Automotive Engineering PG cert?
I dont know if this relates to what am doing presently...

Do you know the age limit of PG cert?

Good Morning

https://www.fanshawec.ca/programs/asm2-automotive-service-management/next#group_overview

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Just for fun...

Saintkollyjoe:
I think she should get her transcript first. Then if she want to go next year, let her start prepping to write gre and TOEFL before November. That is where I believe to start

Thanks bro...
The transcript,
is it the student's copy?

Lekiboboe:
Hi Honorable,

First of all, I.T. cannot really be categorized as work experience, cos I.T is a training, and I.T students are not usually paid, or they don't have a documented payment (I STAND TO BE CORRECTED)

If he has done NYSC, his 1-year service year can be categorized as a Work Experience cos Corp members are paid monthly by the Federal Govt. and their payments are documented.

Your Friend can't do a Masters with a 2.2, his chances are very slim as Canada requires a 2.1, most esp. a strong percentage (75% upward) in the last two years of the applicant
as an Undergraduate e.g 400L & 500L.

Your Response to the questions below would/might determine the type of program your friend would/should go for

- Is your friend a Fresh Graduate?
- Has he done NYSC? If yes, what is the name of his Job at his PPA & what were his job duties?
- What year did he graduate?
- Why Business Management?
- Does he have Work Experience in Business Management?

Hello brother,
Please can you take some time to help me...

I have 2 kids of 2.5 years and 3 Months,
My wife is a corper, read Political Science education(Bsc) and graduated with a 2.1 grade...

I graduated 2010 and since 2018, i have been self employed, my company is a LTD liability, deals on Automobile and i read Mechanical Engineering with a 3rd class...

Who do you advise to be the primary applicant between me and my wife...

If my wife,
Is she required to write Gre?
She is more concerned about Gre Maths because she read Political Science...

Please advise brother...

Good Morning

Saintkollyjoe:
Thanks very much. Here is the transcript:
I have been blessed by the members of this forum and I thank everyone that have shared their Transcripts or have answered questions here. I have been a silent participant in the forum. In April 2021, I got admission with full funding to University of Wyoming to do M.A history.
Fast forward to June 29 when my i-20 arrived, tye available dates for interview were in 2022. I asked for emergency appointment but when it was not forthcoming, I engaged an agent to find dates with the reschedule appointment tool for me and I got August 20 appointment. My resumption nis august 18 on my i-20. It was on this forum that I learnt that I can get a revised i-20. In short my revised i-20 reached my email in the midnight of August 20.
Now I must print but my appointment is 7.30 am. I got to the Abuja embassy before 6am. Omo entrepreneurial NIgerians are already on ground! Printing was expensive but I was happy to pay. They also scammed me by saying that my DS 160 submission confirmation read Lagos instead of Abuja and so I must change it to Lagos otherwise they will send me back. I said no but being my first time , I ended up paying. The gate hustlers also condemned my passport photo graph. Anyway Sha I snapped another one. In all I was milked of 22k naira.
I joined the queue at 7.15am. I have read all transcripts here and I was prepared with responses. Someone also coached me the day before interview. I have with me two company certificates, landed property, marriage certificate and many rehearsed speeches on why I will return to Nigeria.
I entered the interview and it was then I knew that my Lagos information for DS 160 is to be transferred to Abuja and I must wait Another 1 hour. It was then I knew that gate hustlers don scam me. While I wait only two approvals were granted and about six denials. At that moment, like a person given life imprisonment sentence, I started imagining how beautiful life under NIgeria and Buhari can be if one accept your fate.
Then I was called to enter again for interview.
V.o good morning
Me: good morning ma'am.
V.o I can see you are going to the University of Wyoming
Me: that's correct.
V.o: what do you do here in Nigeria?
Me: I'm a teacher and I teach History. ( In the cubicle there was a male white guy standing near the white female interviewer observing the computer screen. The white guy nodded at my response). She typed.
V.o: said something I could not pick. And I told her that please come again. She Held up a slip on which 'thesis was written'.
Me: yes my masters is thesis masters.
V.o: no, I mean what is your proposed thesis topic?
Me: oh, I shall working on prostitution during the colonial period of Nigeria

V.o : oh colonial prostitution.
Me: yes, that's correct.
V.o what will you be using this degree to do.
Me: I shall be coming back to teach History at the University of Ibadan.
V.o: teach at University of Ibadan?
Me: yes, I've been promised a position there.( The white guy beside her nodded at this)
V.o: I shall be approving your visa....
Me: I became deaf.to other things she was saying but I picked transit and pick up. I was given a white paper and she bid me best of luck.
My interview was less than a minute. Please prayer works! I prayed. My pastor prayed. While at the interview my mum, my dad, my wife, my mother in law and an aunt, my children were praying for me. This is the first time in my life that things that is supposed to be difficult became absolutely easy! It was my first time at any embassy. It was my first application for any visa in this life!
Ebami yin oluwo logo oooooo!

Congrats bro...
My wife is a corper and she read Political Science Education (BSC), graduated with a 2.1,
She also have written TRCN.

I want her to start her US visa journey.

What do you advise?
Where will she start from house?

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A client needs it...

oliverjiad:
Toyota camry
2007:#480k
2008:#520k
2009:#580k
2010:#850k
2011:#900k
2012:#950k
2013:#1.4m
2014:#1.750m
2015:#1.850m

Toyota corolla
2007:#480k
2008:#510k
2009:#560k
2010:#730k
2011:#800k
2012:#880k
2013:#1.250m
2014:#1.550m
2015:#1.650m

Honda crv
2010:#850k
2011:#880k
2012:#950k

Rx350
2008:#550k
2009:#650k
2010:#950k
2011:#1.150m

Is250
08:#530k
09:#580k
010:#850k
011:#900k

Es350
08:#520k
09:#580k
010:#850k
011:#900k
012:#950k

Hyundai elantra
011:#800k
012:#880k
013:#1.250m
2014:#1.550m

Regards

Jaid

Nice one

When will I come for inspection? AC working?

Theboy21:
This op like dey catch cruise, after typing this he will still call Amaka to give him head

Leave am, make him dey shalaye

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Good Morning

Hello

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Serious buyer

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MackyNaija:
Back for 5mins from my hiatus..

Unexpectedly received my 10 year gre3n card today. Took 1/3 the time I thought it'd take.
Too little chance to 'celebrate' it as I am busy cooking something.

This Cali, we MUST comot!


And for the Fall 2021 batch of incoming students, may your journey be fruitful.
I recently completed 4years in the US and I have totally forgotten I ever schooled here. Life's too fast!

You'll be fine, just stay strong and always keep your morale high. Las las... All will be well.

God bless you bro

Ishilove:
You really are a wayward pikin

I swear, imagine what he mixed up there like Agbo jedi

waywardpikin:
Dunhil? I'm more of a Benson Switch guy. I'm desperately trying to stop smoking cigarettes but I just can't seem to stay away for too long. I only quit for a full year (2016-2017), then I came back with full force.

What does lexotan + dinamogyn do for you?

I'm more of rohypnol + happy pills dude. Then I love me some Arizona/loud then the occasional colorado to tempt fate. I love my alcohol - gin, whiskey, tequila, black bottles of beer (Legend in particular), etc. Only thing I wish I could stop was the cigarettes.

God help me sha.

Imagine what you mixed up there,
almost all the drugs known and unknown from Cigarettes to Arizona/Loud to some kind of hard drugs mentioned...

Even drinks are not excepted
Black bottle family are wicked drinks like Turbo king, Legend or stout and the you chooses the bad Legend...

Then you choose whiskey and other hot drinks and not a glass of cocktail to give your heart a chill...

slawormiir:
Damnnn niggar. ....
Wetin dey surprise me
Na the gallon if oil way him buy

You go just buy this kind plenty oil....


Na festival of oil

Gallon of oil funny,
E wan use the oil confuse us... See the roles of detergent and onions...

kayceeink:
I have given my brother your contact


Please i will buy the parts in your container with a good price and immediate payment, if you so wish Sir,
Lets just share contact...
Thanks

Thanks bro

ChukyP:
Good morning Mr Uchman.
Please I will like to have your whatsapp number or an email to chat you up with so as to get your whatsapp number for some enquiries.
Thank you.

Good Morning
+971522682701

I thought all XLE has push to start button,
why is this one an exception?