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Oghogho1313:
Hi All,

I just received a biometric validity letter but no update on my application as yet. This is my second application after initial rejection in September last year. What does this mean? I did biometrics in August for my first application and did not need one for this application.

Elligibility and Background check still showing as ongoing..

Keep up the faith. Your PPR is on the way soonest.

Congratulations in advance.

BaaleOfOntario:
How much is the visa fee for 2nd time applicant ?

150 dollars. Without the Biometric fee.

OBANLABAMIDELE2:
Okay thanks please on the login application status it was showing ACTION IS REQUIRED, but as yesterday night I checked it again and I saw APPLICATION/PROFILE UPDATE so please house why is application changing?

Your application is being worked on that is why it is changing.

davo99:
Been a while in here. Glad to see more PPRs, I pray many more comes ASAP.

Sooo.. please, guys I need help here:

What/where is the best (safest & cheapest) way to book flights for Canada. (also without any need for transit visas)
I need to book, but I don't even know if it's an agent or something that's best to use, gone through the thread but couldn't find any standard info on this.

Please any idea will help.
Grateful for every help

Amen to your prayers. I think someone earlier mentioned

cheapflight.com
Kayak.com

Debbyiiii:
I just got medical request and my eligibility started today since December 18 I submitted nse requirements

Congratulations on this. Please go ahead and book immediately. Seems available dates are a bit far off. All the best.

ramobiojo:
Good Morning House,

Please I need some advice.

I uploaded my IELTS result using a screenshot from the British Council website, although the website shows that the Test report from has been sent to Visa Section Nairobi.

I received a message from IRCC that they have received the documents I sent. For the past two weeks, my portal shows they are reviewing the documents.

Please can anyone share their experience?

All is well as they have sent you a message that they received your documents.

Now you wait and pray. It will end in praise.

Celoexpress:
Guys, how do you know from GCMS if you will be approved? Also, what do you look out for to know if there is hope? The pages are a lot up to 58 and I did not really see anything like AIP in progress there. This information means a lot to me which is why I need to know cause I need to balance tuition this friday and not need to defer anymore.



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Try and check between the 10th to 15th page if you will get the information you need.

If not, then you need to take time to read through.

bisolaemilia:
Hi Guys,

Please can someone help list out the docs I need to take for my travel? Just double checking to confirm I have all I need. I see something about eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization), is this the same as the ArriveCAN?

My flight is tomorrow.

I would really appreciate.

Thank you.

Safe trip ahead and all the very best.

bisolaemilia:
Hi Guys,

Please can someone help list out the docs I need to take for my travel? Just double checking to confirm I have all I need. I see something about eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization), is this the same as the ArriveCAN?

My flight is tomorrow.

I would really appreciate.

Thank you.

POF (Statement of account)
ArriveCAN details/receipt
Negative Covid 19 test result
Enrollment Letter
LOA
LOI
Tuition Receipt

Blessing456:
Hello Nairalanders, I just got to know that for a school i submitted my application to (University of Alberta), the intake for student is just 5 for my course. i am not been pessimistic but im wondering if i should apply to one more school. I appreciate inputs please.

Do not put all your eggs in one basket. It’s best you research and apply to more than one school that offers the course you want to study.

Applying to another school does not mean you are pessimistic.

The reality is that a single school cannot admit all those who apply. So cast your net wide to increase your chances of admission.

Most importantly, make sure your application is tight.

Samsn456:
Thank you!
Applied June 2020 - approval decision - jan 25 2021

Here is my story, I hope someone will learn from my mistakes.


I applied for the study permit on June 5 2020 by myself and without any guidance. I submitted all the required documents (passport, IRCC application forms, evidence of finances, bachelors degree, police report, DLI acceptance letter etc.)
I thought I submitted everything except medicals because my page said I did not require medicals. I spent months sending webforms to IRCC about my application but I did not receive even one reply until November saying they are actively working on my application. That was when I brought my problem to nairaland and some good samaritans advised me to order my GCMS report. When I got this report (January 2 2021) I found out that it was medicals that was holding me down. I did my medicals and passed on the 18th of January 2021 and on the 25th I received approval decision and my biometrics correspondence letter. God will bless you guys giving advice on this platform.

Congratulations. It has ended in praise. All the very best ahead.

owolabia:
NEVER GIVE UP APPROVAL

Alhamdulilah Robil Alamin
VISA APPROVED TODAY AFTER 1YEAR ➖ 30DAYS

MY TIMELINE LOADING

Oti ja s’ope. Wow. I doff my hat for you.

5 months person dey cry not to talk of 1yr.

PHD in the school of patience.

Congratulations and all the very very verb best ahead.

TeeMade:
As hard as it is to type, this was thesame refusal letter I received yesterday too and mine even has family ties in Canada and in my home country. Ordering my gcms note already. One question though, what are your thoughts on notes from CBSA

My SOP was detailed, well I'll leave that to the gurus to scrutinize now

Purpose: Studied Philosophy, I have always worked in the business field with experience in sales and marketing, customer care and been working in the role of a Business Development Manager for the past 6years. This role is titled as Account Manager or Key Account Manager in the Telco industry. The course I applied for is a 1year MBA with a specialization in Professional Sales and Business Development. I ensured to describe my job role clearly cos in the 1st refusal, the VO commented on the gcms note that I am an accountant Manager going to study MBA. He got my job role wrong but even at that, can't an accountant study MBA

Personal Assets & Financial Status: I submitted POF of over a 100k CAD which includes local and foreign stocks, other investments and savings too from individual and joint accounts. My hubby is my sponsor and he wrote a letter to that effect and included letter from his employer, pay stubs, SOA etc. For NSE I submitted over 30k CAD using MBS.

Qualifications & Co.: I submitted my degree certificate, NYSC certificate, all employment history from graduation to date including letters of promotion and salary increase, business card, staff ID and all. I stated details about how the Biz Development role is in high demand in Nigeria, plus my international degree and experience I'll be highly sought after. I stated career available career opportunities upon my return, career progression by stating the job role/cadre I'll be able to work in upon my return to Nigeria and my aspired roles up to C-level roles including the salary range for each of the roles and how my Int'l degree will rightly position me for these opportunities all the way to the top of my career ladder which is my goal. I also submitted IELTS result.

I added how my achievements are intended to make positive impact in my country.

Family ties in Canada and back home: I have no relatives in Canada but all my family members are here including my husband and daughter and none of them is to accompany me to Canada. I included birth certificates, wedding pictures, affidavit of change of name, newspaper change of name, M-certificate, pictures of my nuclear family, pictures at work & all. Just added a few pictures cos of document size.

Other documents submitted are travel history for spouse and I, police certificate, affidavit of facts (which states that all information and documents provided in my application are true and accurate and that I'll depart Canada after my studies & not remain there unlawfully), LOE to address the initial refusal which was only based on purpose of visit and I emphasized my reasons for coming back home here. My daughter's American birth certificate and zero balance letter were included too cos In had to show proof that she's truly my daughter.

I honestly don't know what else I should have said or added but one thing I do know is that the VO commented on the first gcms note about the fact that my US visa renewal was refused after I had a baby there on tourist visa. So I tackled this by showing my email correspondence with the US embassy about my change of intention from tourist (of which i already visited and returned) to a medical visit to have my baby there. I did all they instructed in their mail and I was lawfully admitted into the US for the purpose of having my baby so I didn't do anything illegal or acted without integrity. This was clear.

I cannot help but feel like they just have a preconceived notion that having a baby is most likely my reason for coming to Canada but using study route. Meanwhile, I truly want to study oh which was why I stated all other schools I considered in Canada before choosing UNB and stated my reasons for that. I even included that I had secured admission in 2 schools in UK but I chose Canada becuase of the specialization of the course which is directly related to my career path. It was all just to show that studying was super key and I did my research before choosing a course, a school and a country. I await my gcms note though before knowing my next line of action. I honestly feel like I should just appeal but fingers crossed for now.

To all the gurus in the house @Frankrobbn1 @JustMellow @Chocs and all others, your review and analysis are greatly required. Make una advise biko.

@awys, your funny comments maybe consoling at this time @deomanuel, keep those scriptures coming make I add to the ones wey I don sabi @OtunbaTee, keep the prophetic declarations flowing abeg @Silvamania, thanks for all the encouragement. Not giving up, just standing by for now till my notes arrive.

It will end in praise for us all...

Wow. This actually made me weak.

This is just a delay. It will end in praise.

Glad you are already working on the next steps. It will surely end in praise.

Reseptie:
Hello Cuddles,

2nd application so didn't do biometrics again


Applied on the 5th of November 2020

Upfront Medical updated to pass on the 20th of same month then no update again

On the 8th of December, NSE requirement for IELTS,sent same day.

Reviewing additional doc on the 9th of December

BVL &PPR today.

It ended in praise oo GOD did it.

Wish you and every one waiting the best.

Congratulations. Please when are due to resume school?

Reme145678:
Thank you, I will order my gcms but I deferred my admission to may is it possible to still reapply for study permit and get PPR before may note that I will still be ordering gcms or I should defer to September?

This timing might put you under pressure.

The notes takes 30-40 days to be delivered. May is here already.

It might be safer and give you peace of mind to defer to September.

However, the decision is yours to make finally.

Reseptie:
Hello All,

I am a silent reader and PPR for study permit just dropped.Excited much

Need to renew my Nigeria passport so I can have my visa stamped in my new passport,can someone advise how to go about adding a new passport via a webform even after visa has been approved but yet to send to VFS.

Also,do I need to add the old passport stated with my study permit application?

Thank you for your help.

Congratulations to you.

I think you should just go ahead to renew your passport first. Once you get the new one, you can then send the new information through webform then go ahead to submit for stamping. (This is my thinking on how the process should go).

Kindly confirm further and then act quickly. All the best.

Blavkmaann:
Air peace just sent me a “do not reply mail”

And this was very nostalgic
I remember how such mails from IRCC used to bring heart attacks

Omo, you all deserve this peace that comes with Canada visa stamp on ur passport in ur wardrobe

I Dey sleep with joy, nothing concern me and Buhari again

��� I can imagine. I pray for this kind of peace for us all waiting. It will come soon and ver soon for us all.

Blavkmaann:
Air peace just sent me a “do not reply mail”

And this was very nostalgic
I remember how such mails from IRCC used to bring heart attacks

Omo, you all deserve this peace that comes with Canada visa stamp on ur passport in ur wardrobe

I Dey sleep with joy, nothing concern me and Buhari again

���. I can imagine. I pray for this kind of peace for those of us waiting. Soon and very soon it will happen for us all.

Reomond:
Please does anyone have an idea the possibility of travelling with my kids using the NSE?

You can travel with your kids whether you use the NSE route or the normal route.

If you apply for your kids and their application is approved then you can travel with them.

The important thing is for the application to be approved and not the process/ route through which the application is treated.

ditha:
Passport received!

Timeline
Sent via courier on friday 15th
Received at VFS Abuja on Monday 18th
Moved to IRCC same day
Returned to VFS from IRCC on Wednesday 20th
Counterfoil and LOI updated on profile
Picked up by courier on Thursday 21st

I received it today friday 22nd

Everything took 7 days including weekends.
We can conclude that Abuja Is the fastest.

Thank you all and I pray we all get what we desire..

Congratulations.

It has ended in praise. All the very best as you forge ahead.

Amen. Will be back to share mine too.

Rootiab:
Good morning everyone, so this morning I checked my profile and I saw I passed my medicals. It's not even up to 3 days when I did my medicals and submitted and it was updated and now passed. With God everything is possible. Peace

Congratulations. GOD is involved. Get ready for your love letter.

It will end in praise for us all.

saskatoonguy:
Good evening Guys, I received NSE letter today and the letter was dated Jan 12 and deadline to be Feb 12. Now my questions :

1. I have taking the IELTS general test before and its still valid. Can I submit the IELTS General Test like or I would need take another one which is IELTS academic?

2. The next IELTS date is Feb 6th. Can I still take the test (CDT)and still submit the online result before February 12 since the Hard copy of the result will not be available before the deadline.

Thanks . I await your response

You can submit the one you have as long as it is valid and your have a score of minimum of 6 in all the bands.
The General IELTS test result can be used.

DefyTheOdds:
**Long post

Application timeline / Landing story

Application timeline
May 28th - Upfront medical
Jul 7th - submitted application
Jul 8th - Biometrics
Aug 6th - AIP
Sep 1st - started classes online
Oct 21st - BVL
Oct 22nd - PPR
Nov 2nd - submitted passport through dhl to lagos vfs
Nov 18th - counterfoil
Dec 10th - got passport back

Landing Story
So I booked my flight for the 18th of January with Ethiopian Airline


I had my covid test with synalb on the 15th of January (72 hrs before my flight), got the result the next day at night

Nigerian Airport

I got to the airport 4 hours before my flight and I joined the queue to check in, they asked for my passport, ticket, enrollment verification letter, covid test and a photocopy of my passport data page(I had to print this at the airport because I didn't have it). It took them almost 30 minutes to confirm my enrollment verification because for some reason, the person at the counter wasn't convinced. After document verification, my passport was scanned then i proceeded to the counter where they weighed my bags (24kg and 25kg but they let me go). They didn't open my bag at any point or ask me what I was carrying.

After checkin, they gave me 3 boarding passes for all my connecting flights. I moved on to board. There were two or three other security checks (my passport was stamped at one of these points). I passed through all the checks and then waited to board my flight. My first flight was from Lagos to Ethiopia

Ethiopian Airport
After landing at ethiopia, I went though the usual security checks, just showing my boarding pass and my passport. However, at the final check, I was stopped. They told me that my covid test had expired so I couldn't move on. I explained to them that on Canada's website, what was stated is that the test should be within 72 hours of boarding my first flight, which it was. They told me to stand aside while they confirm. After about 15 to 20 minutes, they came back and told me that I was good to go.

Toronto Airport
I went through immigration. At the first step, they asked for my covid test, arrivecan and declaration card (they'll give you this on the plane. They also gave me a covid form on the plane, but no one asked me for this.
At the second point, I was asked if I was here to study, I said yes and they asked me for all my documents (they didn't specify which ones). I gave them my letter of introduction, proof of enrollment, admission letter, tuition receipt. I had proof of funds but I didn't show it and I wasn't asked for it. I waited a few minutes and my study permit was issued.

I then went to baggage claim, picked up my two boxes and then went to board my next flight. On the way, I dropped my two boxes at the checkin for my next flight to edmonton.

The airports are big so please wear comfortable shoes

I landed in edmonton and went straight to my school where I had arranged for isolation accomodation. I am now currently in day 3 of isolation

Congratulations once Again and all the very best ahead.

OtunbaTee:
THE EAGLE HAS FINALLY LANDED...AFTER SEVERAL EMAILS TO UPS, BECAUSE I DIDNT REMEMBER TO PUT MY PHONE NUMBER, THEY'VE BEEN SENDING ME EMAILS THAT THEY'RE UNABLE TO REACH ME..MEN I STARTED ANOTHER EMAIL TRAILS TO UPS AND THEY FINALLY BROUGHT MY EAGLE O...USED N2500 TO SETTLE THE gods.

Thank God

Congratulations to you. All the very best ahead.

shawtylil:
God is amazing. I just received my medicals request

Congratulations. You are moving forward steadily.

deommanuel:
Hey Guys!

Let's Expect PPRs and MERs starting 12am tomorrow!

My amen is very loud o. Amen.

Tracy2020:
Hello Everyone, I landed in Winnipeg yesterday. Flight was long but smooth. My POE was Toronto, I was only asked to show my Passport, admission letter, ArriveCAN and Covid test result, then my Study permit was printed. For those coming to Winnipeg soon, it’s really cold here, please dress prepared for the weather. I just want to thank everyone on this platform. It has finally ended in praise!!

Congratulations and all the very best ahead.

fbimbola:
Hey Fam,

PPR dropped this morning. Been a silent reader. Always here to read updates because I did my application by myself.

Now my time has come. Grateful to God. It's been a journey. After 2 usa student visa refusal. God is good.

Applied - 13th of Oct to a college with 10years study gap. Mother as sponsor

Medical upfront-2nd of Dec

NSE Request- 2nd of Dec

Eligibility review -7th of Dec

GCMS note request - 18th of Jan

BVL/PPR - 19th of Jan

God did it!!!!!

GOD did it o. Congratulations and all the very best ahead.

Qcanvs38mimi:
I just got ppr after all the troubles.

God be praised.

Thank you so much for your help

Good news this morning. Congratulations and all the very best ahead.

ILoveDLord:
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT


Good day wonderful people, I shared my story in part 15 of this thread.

This is just to encourage everyone not to give up on this dream it is possible as long as you keep trying, working with the right information, expecting the best and having faith in God.

After my visa was approved, my family too was approved within two months later. So they joined me during my study in Canada.

I have completed my MSc program(faster than the normal duration), family was nominated by the Province for PR, got my 3-year post graduate permit, started working on a good job and hoping to live the Canadian dream! All things are possible.

I got a lot of information on this platform while applying for my study permit.
I am more than happy to provide advice and information as a way to give back to the platform.

Unfortunately I will not be able to reply to private messages due to some personal reasons. Please post your questions on the thread, I will provide answers if I know the answer or someone else can help. I believe we have very experienced people here who are willing to help.

I wish you all the best

Happy new year!

Congratulations and thanks for the encouragement.

West0099:
Please i need help here�

See attached. Hope it helps.

West0099:
Do i need another agent for this pls? Cos my agent referred someone to me

I think you can do without the agent. The information on this platform is rich and robust.

If you take time to go through the threads, you will get all the information you will need.

The three documents you stated above, are those the only things your agent submitted? If yes, the documents seem inadequate.