₦airaland Forum

tba11:
Gud afternoon guys,
Please I need your help. I got admission to Fanshawe College and my visa has been approved (thank God). Now I need help with accommodation, pls can anyone help me with any cheap accommodation in London Ontario.

Palominopeaches:
This your write up terrified me. In fact I'm traumatized...and I'm landing next week. Who kuku send me one

Khalesi:
Best bet would be to convert to CAD in Canada at a forex booth. We use Califorex. Their rates are far better than banks. But you might want to monitor the CAD/USD performance and change when best value is in the offing.

Jbelieve:
Hi where did you change it in Canada was it a bank? And what was the exchange rate?

abbey4christ:
Sorry i don't really know about xoom or paypal but the bank rates are not that bad. for example check rbc rates today in the link below, if you like it.
https://online.royalbank.com/cgi-bin/tools/foreign-exchange-calculator/start.cgi

abbey4christ:
Yeah sure, even banks do it but you might not like the rate sha

gr8full2God:
Guru in the house pls I need help, I am planning to reapply.
Submitted on 18 Sept first app
BVL 16 Oct, Denied 10hrs later

Timeline
Bsc Computer science 2:2
Going for PGD (Database management and computer Software) 2years program
Am single

Docs
Dad is my sponsor
Statement of #100 million savings
Statement 20m company account
Paid 1st semester fees 10k cad
He transfer 2.5m to my account as LV
Company CAC, Memorandum
He as two company, my name is not part of the director in the first company but my is name part of the director in the second one, I submitted both
And all necessary document e.g passport page, affidavit, sponsorship letter
Sop, programming language certificate, mobile app cert, networking cert,
I work in my fathers company,
6 month contract approval letter from a company to run a maintenance check on there system.
7 landed document (dad)
My own land document


But I think my SOP is not convincing enough, story plenty, I did not give anyone to proofread. I already order for my GCMS

Guru in the house pls help, what and what you think I should add.

Mrjuice:
Congratulations bro...

Abeg eh, I want to apply for my postgraduate at sheffield or bradford, but i dont know the steps, pls can u put me through?

JustMellow:
If you've not send an email to both Lagos and Kenya, do so. And if you've already done it, re-send again. The only means of notifying IRCC is sending the webform and email, so keep sending.

Good luck!

Phatkings:
A friend of mine just told the that they have discovered most Nigeria student use student visa as an avenue to seek asylum in their country that's the high refusal rate for Nigerians be it college or university that it only takes the grace of God to scale through.... Nawa

Freshprince777:
The refusal letter just dropped . Here are the reason for refusal.
Thank you for your interest in studying in Canada. After careful review of your study permit
application and supporting documentation, I have determined that your application does not meet
the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and Immigration and
Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR). I am refusing your application on the following grounds:
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay, as stipulated in
subsection 216(1) of the IRPR, based on your travel history.
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay, as stipulated in
subsection 216(1) of the IRPR, based on your family ties in Canada and in your country of
residence.
You are welcome to reapply if you feel that you can respond to these concerns and can
demonstrate that your situation meets the requirements. All new applications must be
accompanied by a new processing fee.

@Frank, @naijaforeigner,@justmellow and other gurus in the house Please how do i tackle this?

i applied on the 3rd August

makano:
1 way..

deveid:
But won't the embassy issue a Visa that's valid for September 2020. And when they do it would not mean anything even if I get a school that resumes January

Phatkings:
Juju no hold you some programs are very competitive with limited seats and no be only you they apply students from over the world they apply too so is a tough race bro

hotboss:
I'll just have to goto lagos for it.. I have applied for Masters for more than 7 times now. The college I got now is Conestoga for Post graduate certificate. I also have one application left to wait for, it's for May start. Is it better to wait for the outcome?

Naijaforeigner:
Hello bro, I got your mention. I will respond tonight.

Nothing to be worried about, 28th of December is still 3 months away. Also, do not pay to anyone until you are in Canada. Make sure you physically see and inspect the house. Also check for reviews about the house or the street. Some houses have a history of bedbugs and roaches.

The landlords can do nothing for you now even if they respond because you will not be around till December.

Blema111:
3-5 working days if they don’t like your picture but if they like it, it can enter 2/3weeks- 10-15 working days.

Naijaforeigner:
Let me add to what qudkom said. Long post alert.

(1) Getting a part time job depends on city and province. If you search on Indeed and physically go and hand in your resume in companies, you will get a job. Please don't be choosy, any job that comes first, do it.

(2) Canada education is not hard (my opinion) but it is super stressful and demanding. Make sure you have the right team. Ensure you move with people who share same goals with you. There will be days you will feel like giving up or no motivation to continue, it is your friends/team that will boost your morale in those low moments. There will be days you will have multiple assignments, reports or quizzes due and you need mental support, suggestions and so forth. This is where having the right support comes in.

The Chinese girl that had the best result in my program worked 3 days a week and she had 4.1 out of a possible 4.2.
For a whole session , I had at least 98% attendance in all my modules, I worked part time and I had11A's and 1B. Another Nigerian lady in my program, had same result, she worked night shifts and combined it with school. Nigerians are strong and built for anything

(3) Taking care of living expenses with part time work is dependent on if you are working for full 20 hours. Most jobs are structured for 8 hours per shift, so some companies will give you just 2 days in a week because of the 20 hours work restriction students have, while some companies will give you 21/2 days (your exact 20 hours). Some students work 3 days, 22.5 or 24 hours. I do not recommend working above 20 hours though.

If you work for exact 20 hours in London, Ontario and its environs (Sarnia, Windsor), you will get at least 1000CAD monthly. Minimum wage in Ontario is 14 Cad. so lets do the maths;
Accommodation = 450 - 550 Cad
Feeding = about 150 Cad monthly
Data = 50 Cad monthly

Total equals about 750 Cad. You can end up saving at least 200 Cad every month. Even if you do not get the exact 20 hours, 16 hours weekly can take care of feeding, accommodation and data if the student knows how to spend wisely.

P.s The major reason why International students (Nigerians) struggle in Canada is finance. Once you have money, tuition fully paid, you will do well in Canada.

frime16:
Hi everyone, I've got a bugging question to ask.
After your visa has been approved and you've taken your passport to the embassy, how long does it take to be called for pickup....
I've got a friend who got a student visa to canada and has submitted the int. passport for over 8 weeks now but is yet to be called for pickup, could there be any reason for this? Pls I need clarity.
Thanks.