Akannitommy:
We haven't booked yet. My wife just left Lufthansa trying to verify they have no restrictions too. Di you get any clarification with Ethiopian?

My family flew with Ethiopian Air very recently and there was no issue. SOWP and study permit for children.

Please do well to write a letter of authorization for your wife to travel with the children since you won’t be there. They asked for a letter like that. It’s better to have it handy and they don’t ask for it than otherwise. Sometimes our people there can be over zealous in their activities.

Obanidavid:
It has ended in praise, God of Winners at work.

PPR just landed for my wife and two children.....

I claimed this testimony after Akannitomy and God heard me....

Be it known unto you that I received my own PPR for study permit October 27th, 2020 while my spouse and children got theirs this day October 25th, 2021.

Am just so grateful to God who is too faithful to fail.

1st application
Feb. 4th, 2021 - Application submitted
March 26th, 2021 - Application for written authorization
April 8th, 2021 - Application denied
April 9th - Application of GCMS
May 30th - GCMS note received


2nd Application
July 4th - Application submitted
Sept 3th - Application of exemption/written authorization
October 17th - Exemption letter was returned
October 25th - Eligibility commenced
October 25th - Application approved/PPR

I sincerely appreciate God and must of my friends that we talk offline, thank you for your support.

I pray that this joy will go round for everyone waiting.

Congratulations to you and yours.

Akannitommy:
FINAL PPR ALERT, it has ended in massive praises! Alhamdulilah!!

We received PPR for the remaining members of my family earlier today and also got a travel restriction exemption authorization approval for my 2 year old son. After we waited for two weeks after the first set of PPR for my daughters, we decided to send their passports on Monday to Abuja. We did to avoid the pitfall of missing 30-days deadline for submitting passports. The passports were delivered on Wednesday due to Tuesday holiday. Counterfoil for the girls were updated on the portal Friday and DHL picked up stamped passport same day - tracking shows it is en-route to Lagos. We woke up to receive PPR for my wife and son this morning, as well as a travel authorization for ONLY our son - since he applied for visitor and we also applied for the travel restriction exemption twice. The letter of introduction for the girls dropped too.

We are juggling many things right now and the logistics are crazy. I pray that everyone waiting for their PPR gets it soonest. I understand what you all are going through because I was in the same boat for over 5 months and I not unaware that several more have been waiting longer. Hang in there, be hopeful. Your time will come very soon. It has finally ended in praises. Many thanks to everyone who rendered assistance in one way or another on this platform in this journey. You are all too many to list but you know thy selves and the Almighty God know you even more. Your rewards will be in multi-folds and bountiful. Also, I am grateful for the emotional support everyone provided all through the process.

Again, it has ended in praises!! Alhamdulilah!!

See updated timeline below:

15th May - Application submission with upfront medicals for 3 out of 4 (All 3 had April 2021 passport expiry dates)
19th May - Medicals for Spouse and two kids (student permits) updated to passed
25th May - Wife completed bio-metric while kids didn't due to minor ages
3 months - Nothing; not even ghost update. Focused on passport renewal process and NIN reconciliation wahala.
18th August - Sent Nairobi inquiry email and got normal auto-response immediately
19th August - Nairobi replied my inquiry saying the usual stuff - under active review & unable to say when to finalize
19th August - Applied for GCMS notes for all
26th August - Applied for written travel authorization exemption (WTRE) for all
4th September - Emailed MP office covering my residential area
5th September - Emailed MP office covering my school area
8th September - Senior Advisor (staff) to MP covering my house replied - " I should reach out in 2 weeks if I haven’t received anything......."
9th September - Eligibility review commenced -- no ghost update - just random login and saw it
10th September - Received medical request for 2 year old son (who didn't do upfront medical since it was visitor visa for him).
10th September - 3 emails responses per travel authorization application - one shows son's WTRE is authorized & others tagged "courtesy"
17th September - Completed son's medical exam and uploaded result via webform and emails to Nairobi - no reply.
26th September - Son's medical updated to passed
6th October - Received PPR for daughters' study permit applications.
18th October - Sent daughters' passports to Abuja using DHL return service

18th October - Same day after I had sent 2 passports, the MP's office replied my umpteenth inquiry saying that "regarding the progress of requests, they are all linked and processed together. Verification of eligibility and medical results was accepted. The next step concerns the final decision which must be rendered (we do not have the date). Regarding your second question, I spoke with an IRCC agent who told me that you could send the 4 passports together by putting an explanatory letter explaining that it is easier financially and logistically to do like this and there shouldn't be any problem, but don't hang around in sending passports."

18th October - I replied MP's office that I had sent 2 passports and that I wouldn't want to risk sending all four because am not sure someone won't mix things up just because there was not PPR for 2 of the passports. In my experience, most people who work in customer service etc behave like robots lacking latitude to apply discretion in sensitive or unfamiliar situation. I didn't want anyone to use me as experiment.

22nd October - Daughters' profile showed counterfoil have been issued - visa stamped - expiry date is 4 months earlier than my own expiry date. No problem because that is valid for 2 years essentially.

23rd October - PPR for my wife and son dropped along with travel restriction exemption approval for my son & the girl's letter of intro.

The grace and joy shall go round by the special grace of God Almighty.

Wow. Congratulations to you and yours. Finally, it has ended in praise.

Stonehenge83:
Good afternoon everyone and happy new month. My wife got a written note from her a doctor in her school hospital to be used on compassionate ground for me to come over. How do we go about it? We don't know how to send it to IRCC to hasten my application. Any ideas please. Very urgent as she's not well and going through stress at the moment.

Please take time to read some pages back. Not sure of the exact page but someone posted her experience about this and how she was able to use the doctors report on compassionate ground submission. Not sure of her monicker though.

19CannyMum:


Congratulations and thanks for the prayer. Could you please share the list of documents you submitted? Thanks in advance.

Please see response to @Chisolove3 some few chats back, I listed documents that I used.

I stated that the list is not exhaustive, kindly add and subtract as you feel led.

I hope that answers your question.

nochyks87:
For those advocating for disturbing Nairobi officials, what we you say about this response to a January Applicant. This people are heartless:

Good Day,



Thank you for your emails.



All of the information you need was provided to you previously in our recent responses. In view of our limited resources, we will not be able to respond to any further correspondences from you regarding this matter.



We respectfully request that you withhold from writing further emails until we contact you. We will not be responding to future emails received within this timeframe.

We appreciate your cooperation, patience, and understanding.



Regards

Migration Office | Bureau de migration (NLO)

High Commission of Canada | Haut-commissariat du Canada

P.O. Box / C.P. 1013, Limuru Road, 00621 – Nairobi, Kenya

Hmmmmm. I have read of this kind of response to applicants before. Their ways cannot fully be understood.

Do I say the person should just hang in there, be patient and expect a positive outcome soon. Maybe the person should relax on the reminders for a while and see how things go.

Yes, you will be the one writing the letter of intent. At least that was what I did. Hubby wrote a letter of intent, while I wrote a letter of support. Basically same content just phrased in different ways.. Main point, we are a family and wish to be reunited as one for the duration of my study.

Chisolove3:
OK please I have a question,you said letter of intent??....now am the joining my husband... I will be the one to write the letter of intent right??

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I think if you read from past posts, you will get more insight but off the top of my head

You will need to get documents such as
* Statements showing POF
*Marriage certificate
*Children birth certificate if you have children
*Letter of intent written by your hubby stating his intention to join you
*Support letter written by you
*Your school ID
*Tuition receipts
*Enrolment letter
*Transcripts can be included if you have
*Provincial ID card
*Study Permit -If you are in Canada already
* Family Pictures
*Lease for your accommodation in Canada if you have landed
*Introduction letter from your hubby’s place of work
*Letter of introduction from your school- some school will give you a letter

You should articulate in your letters on the need for your hubby to join you and how it will help the family and even your education.

This list is not exhaustive but you can use this as starters and add as you go along.

I hope this helps in one way or the other.

Akannitommy:
Wifey called Q-life today and they confirmed medical was sent on Saturday 25th. I logged in then saw that the medical for my son was updated to review and passed on 26th - yesterday. We keep trusting and hoping for the best soonest.

PPR is closer than you think. Congratulations.

Amicableoga:
Pls l need a guide on how l can start the open work permit application for my hubby.

I think if you read from past posts, you will get more insight but off the top of my head

You will need to get documents such as
* Statements showing POF
*Marriage certificate
*Children birth certificate if you have children
*Letter of intent written by your hubby stating his intention to join you
*Support letter written by you
*Your school ID
*Tuition receipts
*Enrolment letter
*Transcripts can be included if you have
*Provincial ID card
*Study Permit -If you are in Canada already
* Family Pictures
*Lease for your accommodation in Canada if you have landed
*Introduction letter from your hubby’s place of work
*Letter of introduction from your school- some school will give you a letter

You should articulate in your letters on the need for your hubby to join you and how it will help the family and even your education.

This list is not exhaustive but you can use this as starters and add as you go along.

I hope this helps in one way or the other.

mymzo48:
Please Is it compulsory to authenticate the wedding certificate in Abuja before one uses it to apply for SOWP

Don’t know about this, but if it’s the same marriage certificate given in the registry, I don’t think you need to authenticate it.

Akannitommy:
Thanks. I will ask Wifey to call or go there in-person on Monday --- calling their phone number could be frustrating though.

Good option for her to go there too. Normally they don’t delay with the sending of the results. I’m sure they will also work on sending it.

Akannitommy:
BTW, what is earliest Qlife has sent medical exam result to IRCC that anyone knows of? My son completed medical (just basic test for a 2 year old) since September 17th. It is a week already now. When I emailed them 2 days ago, and they replied yesterday, it shows they haven't sent yet. They say it takes between 3 - 10 business days.

I think you should put a follow up call across to them also.

temmiedee:
Congratulations Yteem.

Could you please share what you did extra that made the process faster.

Nothing extra o. It is all GOD at work.

GOD will come through for you soon.

Reseptie:
Big congratsssssss @Yteem God did it.

GOD did it o. Thanks.

lightswitch007:
Big congrats

Thank you.

PPR received to the glory of GOD. It has indeed ended in praise.


Application Submitted 6 June
Medical done 8 June
Travel exemption sent 10 June
Biometrics done and updated 11 June
Medical updated Hubby 15 June
Medical updated Children 16 June
Eligibility Review started 18 June
Eligibility changed to we will let you know. 19 Aug
PPR/ BVL 23 September

For as many as are still expecting, GOD will perfect it for you all soon and very soon.

@Lianna 2021

A big congratulations to you and yours.

We pray that this good news will drop for us all soon and very soon.

Akannitommy:
Hi,

On request, see timeline below (written with/in faith of getting PPR soonest):

15th May - Application submission with upfront medicals for 3 out of 4 (All 3 had April 2021 passport expiry dates)
19th May - Medicals for Spouse and two kids (student permits) updated to passed
25th May - Wife completed bio-metric while kids didn't due to minor ages
3 months - Nothing; not even ghost update. Focused on passport renewal process and NIN reconciliation wahala.
18th August - Sent Nairobi inquiry email and got normal auto-response immediately
19th August - Nairobi replied my inquiry saying the usual stuff - under active review & unable to say when to finalize
19th August - Applied for GCMS notes for all
26th August - Applied for written travel authorization exemption (WTRE) for all
4th September - Emailed MP office covering my residential area
5th September - Emailed MP office covering my school area
8th September - Senior Advisor (staff) to MP covering my house replied - " I should reach out in 2 weeks if I haven’t received anything......."
9th September - eligibility review commenced -- no ghost update - just random login and saw it
10th September - Received medical request for 2 year old son (who didn't do upfront medical since it was visitor visa for him).
10th September - 3 emails responses per travel authorization application - one shows son's WTRE is authorized & others tagged "courtesy"

Appointment for son's medical secured and will be done later this week. Am hoping once son's medical is completed and renewed passports for spouse + 2 older kids are uploaded via web form later this week. Will do some email follow up attaching the documents. We should get a decision pretty afterwards. I am optimistic and praying for a successful and positive completion of the divine work God has started, Amen!!!

Thanks.

-

It will end in praise for you and yours soon and very soon. Amen

mantleouchtele:
What shall we say unto the Lord! All I have to say is thank you, Jesus!!!!!.

PPR don land!

May 27th Applicant. Sowp and study permits for my children. Did upfront medicals

Everyone keep pushing, don't get tired or depressed. If they won't let you sleep, don't let them sleep!. A day before PPR eligibility had not even started.

I did the Travel Authorization too, it seems it expedited the process.

Thank you Frankrobbn1 of fandrglobal.com. God bless you sir

Wowwwwwww. I was just shouting wow wow wow like it is my own application. Big congratulations to you and yours. It has ended in praise.

It will also end in praise soon for us all who are expecting.

Congratulations again. This is good news.

Akannitommy:
Thanks guys. The thing just dey do me like magic. I have just received 3 emails from IRCC in respect of the travel exemption authorization that we applied for on 26th August. The one for my son (visitor) was approved (per email subject) while those for the rest says courtesy in the email title. All three emails says applications are in process and a decision will be communicated soonest while also saying if they need additional documents they will let me know. I think these are simply procedural but the feeling and vibes is definitely positive. Looking like its TGIF already!

NB: I have emailed Qlife and will do same for IOM shortly. I attached the medical request and passport for my son, as well as proof that the others have completed their medicals in May. We will explore and deploy all options. Will the house posted soonest!

Wow. I can only imagine the joy you must be feeling. Big congratulations. The approval mail will land very very soon.

We pray for this good news to go round us all.

Stonehenge83:
Has anyone seen or heard about this?

I reached out to an immigration consultant to ask and she said it does not apply to SOWP.

Also my thinking, reapplying just seems like one is going back to the back of the queue to me.

This update from @Akannitommy is also a confirmation that applications are being looked at. We just pray that they make it faster.

Akannitommy:
Yes, my family is in Lagos. The rest of the family had their own at Q-Life in VI but their earliest date is now 28th October. IOM in Ikeja has an earliest date for 20th October. I am thinking maybe they go with records of the other medicals to VI (we are closer to this one) and do the begging. But not sure if I should make an appointment before they go?

Please let her go to Qlife, preferably early in the morning on the day she wants to go. Let her go with the medical request and also the previous forms from q life. She should appeal to them seriously and let them know it’s time bound. I am sure she will be allowed to do it.

After my response above I saw this and thought to send @Akannitommy. Please see screenshot below. Maybe it will help guide you.

Eilenora:
After a successful visa application and 2 refusals for request for written authorization, 2nd being a day to hubby's flight, my husband finally made it in on the 2nd September, on his SOWP. Call to IRCC Canada about enquiries for written authorization (WA) told me that he needs it, a subsequent email followed up after the call. Enquiry email to all IRCC offices: Nairobi office corroborated what IRCC said, that SOWP holder needs a WA. What saved the day was a response from the London Office 7 hours to his flight that a SOWP holder does not require a WA or any other supporting documents from IRCC to come into Canada. See confusion from different branches of the same office!. Hubby immediately rushed to do covid test at 4pm (flight was 10pm)! Flashed the letter in their faces and was allowed to board. POE Canada was a breeze and no mention was made about the previous refusals. Just happy to all be reunited again after 9 months. All the best to those still waiting. God will come through speedily for you as well IJN

Big congratulations to you and yours. The Land of Canada will favour you all.

Please for those who have requested for and gotten GCMS notes on their applications and it came without any written information or notes, is there a way to know or guess how the application is going? Any insight or any particular thing to look out for that can give one an idea on how the processing is going?

Thank you.

aldeon:

Please how do I apply for exemption for my husband. I’m a bit confused about travel exemption. Please thanks.

See link posted above by @Adwal2020

FYsol:
It's true. We were delayed for almost 1hr before they finally allowed my wife to board. We didn't have same issue at Amsterdam or at POE. I guess the KLM employee was being unnecessarily overzealous.

Please, how were you able to resolve this issue. The issues most times I think are always at our own airports. Those Airline employees can be so overzealous.

adwal2020:
PPR alert!!!
All glory and adoration belong to Lord.
I traveled to Canada on 18th December 2020. I started packaging my family application immediately after I have collected all the vital documents like Study permit, SIN, Service Card, and so on.
I applied for an Open work permit visa for my wife and visiting visa for my children.
Timeline:
Submitted application on 11th Feb 2021
Biometrics - 3rd March 2021
Upfront medical - 29th March 2021
Sent series of emails before medical was uploaded to pass on 14th June 2021.

At some point, I had to request for GCSM note to find out the current status of our application.
I contacted the MP, but the only feedback I got was that the status is "Review Required"
I had requested about three notes that are yet to land as we speak.
The last email I sent was on the 9th of August, 2021. I sent the email to both Nairobi and London. I finally got a response to my email on 11th August 2021. I think the London office forwarded my email to Nairobi. So, Nairobi told us to request a written authorization. I ask for this letter that same day. After that, the waiting game continues again until 17th August 2021. I noticed my daughter's eligibility changed from "We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirement" to " we will inform you once your eligibility...".
Finally, on 18th August, I got a notification that there is a pending message regarding my family application. I opened the portal, and it was a BVL.
At this point, I knew the decision had been made. However, it was a mixed feeling because nobody knows what comes next. It is either an approval or a refusal, but I keep hoping for the best.
I decided to go and shop for wines � believing that it will be a favorable decision.
Victory at last. The golden email came in this morning. As usual, I logged into my wife's account, and it was a PPR!
I pray that everybody waiting for good news like this will testify very soon in Jesus' name.
It wasn't easy but last last; it ended in praise!!

A big shout out to Frankrobbin. You are such a wonderful person. I sincerely appreciate your help from the start to the end. Thanks for the follow-up and suggestions. May God reward you for your kindness.

Congratulations to you and yours.

If possible, can you please help with an idea of the content of your mail to Nairobi and London office.

queenG2020:
Hi all,

My hubby and 2 kids got approved today. Application was submitted on Dec 4, 2020. Did upfront medicals in April and updated to passed in July. Sent a lot of webforms and I also contacted our MP here. We got passport request today after 8 months, also my kids authorisation letters were approved because we applied for visitors visas for the kids. I guess hubby doesn't require authorisation letter because I applied for the 3 of them but they only sent the authorisation letters for the kids.

Congratulations to all the recipients.

The good news will go round us all soon.

queenG2020:
Good morning all, can someone tell me how to get the Vfs consent form for passport submission or do I need to contact Vfs to request for this?

https://www.nairaland.com/download/12617929

Try that link. It should direct you.

Moremmu:
Thank you Nairalanders, its been awesome getting information and idea here, I don't post but I felt the urge to post today to let you know that God will do it for you , I got my passport back from vfs using Lagos vfs office, submitted July 19 via dhl and received today Aug 3 via ups.
Timeline Year 2021
Online Application submitted: Feb 5
Biometrics: Feb 9
Medical request: June 30
Medical passed: July 13
PPR: July 17

1st Travel exemption mail sent: Apr 26
2nd Travel exemption mail reminder: May 21
None was responded to.
We prayed, believed and God did it.

May everyone waiting for this kind of response receive a favourable mail this month. Amen

Congratulations to you and everyone else who has gotten a positive response. I pray that the good news will go round for all.

Soon and very soon.

kife:


Hello Eilenora,
Will like to ask how I would submit passport to VFS now, please.

Just learnt no more in-person submissions.

So I just go to UPS and post passport to::


VFS 3rd Floor, Plot, Sterling Bank Plaza, 1083 Mohammadu Buhari Way, Central Business District 900211, Abuja, Nigeria

Can you please advise cost?
Do I have to pay for return as well?
Anyone has an idea the timeline for return?

Thanks in anticipation

Please see attached

Kindly please also confirm.

Better you pay for 2 way Courier service so it is brought to your doorstep and it makes things easier for you.

Eilenora:
See timeline below.
P.S:
Upfront medicals submitted and updated to pass after several emails and webforms: May 19
Sent extremely emotional email to Nairobi June 28
Eligibility changed to ongoing just today, prior to today it didnt reflect as having started
Background check still ongoing

Congratulations to you and yours.