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Kez911:
A month

OK.GCMS only tells you what went wrong but doesn't fix it. All these take time. I think getting response from them is crucial at this point.

Please anyone with Nairobi email address should kindly post here. Thanks

Kez911:
Wat stage is your application? Is it more than 10-12weeks since you did your biometrics, if yes then order for your gcms note to know what is holding it?

How long will that be processed and delivered.

Oni2019:
Guys, I think I'm officially the oldest 2019 applicant here based on Sillysassysally regular updates.

Please what's the way forward for me? I have sent a webform and mail earlier this week but no feedback.

Guy we are in the same shoes o.. ... Anybody with how to tackle this quick..... I cannot defer my admission as the program only admits once in a year

Abeg anyone with Nairobi visa office email? I submitted since 7 March nothing nothing from them o.

sillysassysally:
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Congratulations to you!

wealthmiq:
I hear oh. let me start working on a new sop

When did you apply, please?

wealthmiq:
Just got a refusal email.

Sorry about that. You can still reapply. Post the docs you submitted so that kind people on this forum may help you bolster weak areas of your application.

Good sign, I'll say. If s/he is willing to sponsor you, then you'll most likely get the scholarship.

Ayodeji787:
Hi everyone,

I applied to University of Saskatchewan MSc research program for fall 2019. On March 6th, my supervisor (Graduate chair) nominated me for a scholarship competition. So last week my supervisor who is the graduate chair of my department called and also emailed me. He said '' I have been recommended for a scholarship by their selection committee and my name is the second on the list of people to fund but he hasn't been given permission to fund scholarships yet. That he will keep me informed as this proceed and he is very interested in having me join his lab this september.

Please is this really a good sign everyone?

Thanks everyone one

deebee23:
Good day all trv hopefuls. This post might be long tho but just want to share to all applying.

•Application submitted: 13th of February(Paper route)
•Biometrics: N/A (Gave it out the last time I was given a visitor visa)
•Medical request: 2nd of April
•Medical done: 15th of April
•Medical passed: 19th of April
•Correspondence letter: 23rd of April
•Approval: 7th of May

Documents submitted:
•All CIC documents
•Admission letter from institution(Thompson Rivers University)
•Receipt of Tuition and Fees
•Copies of my present and previous passport data pages
•Copies of countries visa pages
•Letter to show I’ll take part in my family’s business
•Letter from the institution where I was taking computer courses
•TOEFL REPORT
•Police character certificate
•SOP
•Study permit Questionnaire
•High school transcript
•Copy of WAEC Result

Travel history
•UK
•US
•Dubai
•Canada

Sponsor’s documents (Dad)
•Sponsor bank statement of six months
•Sponsor Domiciliary account
•Sponsor Remuneration Statement
•Sponsor ID card
•Letter of sponsorship
•Confirmation letter of employment for sponsor
•Reference letter from Sponsor bank



After I was done with high school in 2015 I got admitted to a private uni the following year. It happened that I was not given my desired course coupled with other reasons i had to change. Then last year I applied for a US student visa. The first one was weird considering that I was hardly asked any question and those that went before me(long line oh)got refused aside like 3 people which were of old age. Then the second interview this year January went well but I was given a wrong bank statement. It was quite frustrating but didn’t let it stop me from applying for a Canadian trv. Then d following month I proceeded to submit my application at Lagos vfs. Then first week of April I got my medical request which I did at IOM. After which I checked my account some days later and saw medical passed. Then I got my correspondence on the 23rd. I was thinking I’d get my approval d next day oh but it was still processing and my Uni was to resume in May, so I just decided to give them a week. After no reply i sent emails to Kenya and Lagos telling them I’ll soon resume and pleaded to them for an update. Then on d 7th of May I got an email saying they have finalised my application. I logged in straight and saw final decision has been updated to approved with my counterfoil details below. I was really happy. Then some hours later I got an email from vfs that my passport is ready for collection. I was surprised cause I thought it’ll take some days. I went there this morning with my mom and picked it up in a sealed brown envelope. Opened it and d first thing I saw was d page which my visa was issued on. I just put my trust in God from the beginning and prayed over it with my mom(God bless her) and God answered our Prayers.




I didn’t know about this thread on nairaland till like 2 weeks after I submitted. Seeing d documents some submitted and I was like what?? I just knew i had all d CIC documents on d website, the financial documents my mom listed out,my educational documents and d sop which my sister recommended. I wasn’t able to link my application online for about 5 weeks after trying severally. It really bothered me but I just tried to keep calm. I messaged CIC and Kenya. Got replies from them but it wasn’t d answer tho. Not so long after that my medical mail came in with my app number and UCI which I used to link my profile online. Not to mention in my sop I didn’t explain d study gap(Don’t try it oh)cause I didn’t know how I’d explain it well to the VO in a way that won’t end up complicating things(had it typed down already a night before submission)so I just decided to leave it out but made sure I listed out what I did after high school in my study permit questionnaire(Attached a letter from where I was taking my computer courses). After my Medicals was passed I just had more faith that it will end in praise and thankfully it did. Like I said before I just prayed over and over. With God all things r possible!


Will be Travelling to British Columbia this week.





To all trv hopefuls I hope God will see you through.

Congratulations! Please which visa office processed your application?

zsuby:
Hello gurus. Please can I Send letter of travel sponsorship and sponsor's bank statements as an update to my application via webform? I omitted these docs during my application thinking they weren't necessary. Gurus...biko... I'll appreciate your pieces of advice

Please guys, kindly help with my question, biko

Hello gurus. Please can I Send letter of travel sponsorship and sponsor's bank statements as an update to my application via webform? I omitted these docs during my application thinking they weren't necessary. Gurus...biko... I'll appreciate your pieces of advice

Congrats to those who have got their approvals.

I just pray CIC will attend to those of us still awaiting medical examination request... .. Sometimes how this people operate can be difficult to understand

nija4us:
hello brothers and sisters, preparing to fill the study permit application but I have few questions to ask on the funds section.

The program is undergraduate Four years. Please if for one academic year (8 months) the tuition fee is about 13,500 CAD and the insurance, books and other required fees are 3,000 CAD and campus accommodation and feeding for two semesters are 9,000 CAD, how will I feel the spaces containing the TUITION FEES, ROOM AND BOARD, OTHERS, FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR MY STAY?

Thanks for your answers.

Tuition fees = 13,500
Room and Board = 9,000
Others = 3,000
Funds Available = State how much is available to you. It is not the summation of your total expenses as @JustMellow wrongly stated in his answer

Qudkom:
No I don't have any "information". What's the current status of your online application? Background and eligibility review?

Background check...

udomas:
As anyone who applied between February and March this year received medical examination request letter? I submitted my biometric information since March and still no medical request yet.. .. Anyone has any info? @Qudkom any info?

Mehn nothing yet my brother. I applied February 21st via online route. Had my biometric on the 25th and it was updated same day.

It appears they are attending to those resuming in May first, then later they would start attending to those of us resuming in September.. ..just my guess not confirmed info

sillysassysally:
I agree with you. I don't think its nice for people to indirectly imply that a candidate shouldn't be worried because their application has not reached up to 8 months. People have valid reasons to be worried even though their application is "relatively new", let's just encourage one another. This thing is not easy.

Yes o. He no easy at all make person dey wait for the VO's 'verdict'

sillysassysally:
Is your application new and when does your school resume?

Yes my application is new. School resumes in September and they say I can't defer admission but would have to reapply if I don't resume this academic year

makano:
I dont have answers to ur questions tho (Am a July 2018 applicant) but I have an advise for you, and the advise is that u will need to have a "long bit" of patience and have a thick skin in this canada visa tingy, so u wont give ursef High BP.. U are still a baby applicant, so just chill... Urs (FEB AND MARCH APPLICANTS) may not be like Ours (MAY/JUNE/JULY 2018 applicants) so Its possible u get ur medical request dis month tho, so dont get me wrong.. But I will advise u must have PATIENCE in this Canadian race.. Peace

Thanks boss.

I just pray make the thing come in quick as I no fit defer my admission unless I apply again

042viber12:
OMG...are u just joining this thread...lolz...I dat waited for 8months b4 I got a medical request...Wat would u say?

8 months! That's crazy
Thank God you have received it now.

I thought the medical request thing shouldn't take that long... .this Canada visa na waya o

042viber12:
March wat...your application is bearly one money old...chillax

Hello TRV hopefuls,

As anyone who applied between February and March this year received medical examination request letter? I submitted my biometric information since March and still no medical request yet.. .. Anyone has any info? @Qudkom any info?

Download the Request Medical Exam form. Select "Yes" on the form from your computer. Print the form, making sure yes is ticked in the printed document. Scan the print out and upload in the required field.

SeriaBravo:
Can someone help with this?

Please someone kindly help with this query

zsuby:
Please Gurus in the house, do VOs contact current and/or past employer to determine veracity of appointment letter? I'm asking this because I am about to change my current job and was wondering if current employer can give poor reference if I leave for another place and he is not happy about it? Biko help a brother.

sillysassysally:
TRV processing time update 09/04/2019

We now have a sample of 34 hopefuls!

I would encourage those that have applied this year to share their timeline (with details such as; Application Route, whether you're a new or re-applicant, School Resumption Date, Application Date, Biometrics Request Date, Biometrics Done Date, Medical Request, Medicals Done, Medicals Passed, PPR or the Current Status of your application). If you don't have all this information, you can just share the ones that you have and update the rest as you receive it. This information would help us study or attempt to establish a pattern to how CIC operates. (Please note that the calculated estimates are just averages based on the little sample we have. Your processing time may be faster or slower than the average)

For those that have already submitted their timeline, kindly share if you are a new applicant or a re-applicant. Also, please share when you are expected to resume school. This would help us understand if there is a relationship between processing time and resumption date. (Cc Dedecoder, Godatwork23, Dolapok, Oni2019, docsaj, Klem28, Ancy 26, Trishaben, Omarzx, ify85, umulobi, Iykedpetes)

Finally, If there is anything you think i should add to the data or calculate from the data or if there is a better way you think I can present the data, I am always open to suggestions.

Expected Study Start Date: September 2019
Application Route: Online
New Applicant
Application Date: 7 March 2019
Biometric Request Date: 8 March 2019
Biometric Done: 14 March 2019
Current Application Status: Background Check

Frankrobbn1:
Hi Amahjosh,

In respect to your questions, please find the following answers below:

1-) You have to draw a family tree that will encapsulate how your father and his cousin (uncle) is related. First, you have to start by demonstrating the relationship between your grandfather and your (sponsor's) grandfather with the rest of the family members down to your generation. See attached at the last page of this post a copy of a family tree you can use it as guide when constructing yours. While doing this, try as much as you can to establish a strong proof of relationship between you and your sponsor, by including your father's age declaration, int'l passport bio data page and sponsor int'l passport bio data page.

2-) Having your sponsor to pay for your tuition fees from his account isn't a red flag to your visa application rather it gives a practical exhibition that funds will be accessible and available to you the principal applicant. It further goes a long way to show your sponsor (uncle) financial commitment, genuineness and eagerness to finance your study in Canada.

3-) These are the list of DOCUMENTS you need from your sponsor (uncle).

4-) BREAK DOWN BETWEEN ONLINE ROUTE AND PAPER ROUTE

i)The online route no one will correct your mistakes like it is done on paper route where VFS workers will make sure your papers are complete and arranged accordingly before submission.

ii) If you have access to a scanner and a desktop/system, online route is okay. Bear in mind, you will need to compress and merge your documents to 4MB before you can be able to upload them on your MyCIC account and also have your Naira debit card handy in order to complete payment. On the other hand, the paper route you are to pay at the counter in the VFS office.

III) The online route, upon successful submission of your application, you will receive a notification a day or 2 days as the case maybe at times might stay up to a week to proceed for your biometrics. Whilst, the paper route, you will complete everything that very day at the VFS office, then wait for the outcome of your application.

IV) Finally, Online route is cost (65-66k) for first timers. Whereas, paper route cost (68-69k) for first time applicant.

So it's left for you to decide which best suit you. Be properly guided that none of the above routes (paper and online) have any added advantage to your TRV application.

5-) You will have enormous explanation to give should you opt for a second degree instead of a PGD reasons being that you will have to cover up for your study gaps. What were you up to/doing since you last left highschool until now?. I believe your sole purpose of coming here is to seek for advice. Hence, I will advice you from the wisdom of my experiences which I enjoyed for over the years that you should go ahead and apply for your visa with the PGD acceptance letter from George Brown College(GBC) and explain in your SOP how the program will be beneficial to your career and how it will be translated to your home country for the benefit of others.

I drop my pen!

Best of luck!

Please will I have to pay the cost of transmitting my passport to the embassy at VFS Global, if I applied via the online route?

CodeBlooded:
Pls is there anyone on this thread that has successfully applied to university of Victoria or has idea about it. Kindly notify pls. I need help

Yes, I applied to UVic for PhD.

Ormohlawlah:
Photocopies,because they won't be returned. However,if you're submitting a document addressed directly to the embassy(in a sealed envelope) you should submit the original document

Thanks a great deal. But which route will you advise Is better?

And will I have to submit my passport along with paper application? Pls, don't mind these questions I'm asking as I am a newbie to the whole Canada application thing.

Hello Nairalanders! I am new here and I'm preparing to apply for my study visa. What I want to know is if I need to send my original university certificates along with my application if I apply through the paper route or do I just make photocopies of them alone and send it.

Please, kindly help a brother.