NewStats: 3,263,125 , 8,179,189 topics. Date: Wednesday, 04 June 2025 at 07:06 PM 4vj35

Everyone is fine godsgabby
I’m sure you’re doing perfectly well.

GodsGabby:


Liaaaaanna2020 it's been long oooo
Welcome back...

How is our little son and hubby?
Weather nko? Dnt vanish again biko

barter, create a virtual dollar card, fund it and pay with it. It’s very easy n trustworthy.

MrDam:
I'm unable to pay for my application with my master card because the limit is now $20 per day how else can I make the payment...

Applying via nse route means submitting your application with my bank statement of about 30k cad, ielts ,upfront medicals etc.

Trailblazer21:
Please I have a question and I will appreciate a response my fellow nairalanders.

- how do I apply under the NSE route please? I opened a link for the NSE that was sent on this thread but there was a request for invite code. So should I create an or what?

P.s - I already have a gckey .

Please make una help me ��

Once you submit , background checks starts automatically just as the screenshot.
Eligibility is the main thing but these days , people don’t have update only to get approved at once.

Fabprincely:
Good afternoon and happy easter guys

please I want to confirm is there is an update on my portal regarding the background check on it has always been like this ??

thank you guys

Eh ya , I’m in Vancouver actually.

Toceen2022:

Hello Mama, are you in BC? If yes, where please?
I've been looking for someone in Victoria all these times, I never see!

Fine thank you.
Hope you good

KellyKk:


Madam itz been a while, how study and life in Canada?

Three weeks or so.
Lagos is always slow to stamp.

WESTERNCR:
Good day house. Pls how long does it take Lagos to stamp visa? It's been 7days now counterfoil hasn't dropped yet

Does the cold ever end? Maybe I’d say snow don end for bc. Even with the sun shining bright, it’s still cold.
We just Dey rough am.

Teemenzo:


Always here and always will be. This platform has really transformed me. I can't be an ingrate.

You have done better by staying too. How's your family? When's the proposed time for the cold to end. Cos it seems like a 365days affair.

We will surely smile at the end and the end is near!
Weldone for staying back to keep the thread alive even in times of uncertainties.

Teemenzo:


Mama, IRCC still dey use am as souvenir ooo. Months gone now. No show. Let me mail you.

Hello boss,

Long time , how’s our application going?

Teemenzo:


Congrats Jessica. Your journey was smooth. Your sojourn in the beautiful land will be fruitful.

There’s no substitute for naija food in ca and the prices are ridiculous!!

Onlinedoctor:
Haha, wetin happen. Must you eat naija food in Canada lol. Though for me u can substitute for some foods items in Ca

Someone came in two weeks ago and it was the dried turkey that saved her from hunger on flight!!

Ohh she brought milk too lol!

skull4eva:

Please dont carry dried meat and milk ooo. Infact avoid any animal product.

Congratulations my gee
Canada here we come

jonosas:
PPR, baby!!!!

Oh, wow. What a ride.

Applied for SOWP for my wife and VV for my 2 kids on Nov 17, 2021.

Then applied for VV on the new portal for all three on Dec 30, 2021.

Received GCMS notes 2 days ago, mentioning home ties. Then today, messages about both applications appeared in wifey's inbox. When I saw them, my heart sank. I felt, this is it. E don finish.

I opened the VV on the new portal first. It said "withdrawn because a visa has been issued for your SOWP". It's still like a dream! In short, PPR for SOWP on the old portal (VV for kids withdrawn) and PPR for kids on the new portal.

I have to mention @Lianna2020 for all her help and . You're absolutely awesome!!!

To anyone still anticipating, please don't lose hope.

Cheers!!!

Congratulations

Jessica50:
[b][/b]CONTINUATION OF LANDING GIST

The only thing I didn't like about Egyptair was there was no WiFi but the rest were on point. Finally we landed at cairo , stayed for 5hrs, it was time to board ,they asked for Arrive Can, Covid test and enrollment letter. We were served 3 rounds of food, I slept off but making sure food doesn't me by, after I inclined my seats so I can sleep well.
After 11hrs we got to Canada and went to scan, queue was long but was moving fast , the next queue was the first immigration, I was asked for ArriveCan receipt and port, in my mind I was like is that all, please screenshot your receipt incase no network to and any money you are carrying with you just declare it, I carried all my money I didn't leave any cash in my thank God I did because my dollar card is not working here at all, I declared the amount I carried they cleared me. I thought it was over ,I meet a shorter queue, this time is where the real exam is, some people were praying ,it got to my turn, I was saying holy ghost fire, the woman asked for my ission letter she held it and told me to to my student portal ,I logged in with the WiFi, this woman was just acting like I am the cause of her problem, she was checking to see I have any fault, she then saw I declared my cash, she vex and I said the devil is a liar, immediately the woman was like "I don't know what you are mumbling " I just kept shot I cannot reach this far and this woman will chase me to 9ja, she stood up fear catch me, she carried my port with her then she came back and stamped my port and arranged my documents for me , I sighed heavily, she then told me welcome to Canada , it was as if breeze was blowing hearing it, she later told me to extend my permit and I will love it here and apologized for making me uncomfortable. In my mind I was like "did this woman come all the way from Murtala Mohammed" it's remaining for her to say "don't you know what others are doing " then I went to declare my bags,thank God I wrapped my bags, the wrapper sef tore small . The Nigerian I met were just thanking God ,we were even singing and praising God and took some pics too.
Immediately I got to the hotel I went to get phone plan , I made sure it was as cheap as anything ,they were helpful and gave me one samsung that they abandoned, I was like the same phone some people in 9ja will behave like they have made it in life is abandoned here . Then I booked appointment to open an on Monday and also SIN. It's windy and cold . The Indians are lovely they were keeping me company at walmart ,see me crossing road and cars were waiting for me to cross fast, I started cat walking . I must blend quick . thank God I didn't experience jet lag.
Thank you everyone for helping me in one way or the other, for those that have gotten PPR get ready , those that are still waiting you will get it in Jesus name, this canada will reach everybody. It's 7:36pm time to sleep.

Congratulations dear
I’m so happy it ended in praise.

Redaddict:
PLEASE, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LONG POST. I HAD TO INCLUDE ALL THE MINUTE DETAILS SO YOU’LL UNDERSTAND WHY I AM SO GRATEFUL TO GOD.

I love You, Lord
Oh Your mercy never fails me
All my days, I've been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

Cause all my life You have been faithful
And all my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

Application date: May 12, 2021
Medicals was done around the 8th of May (not sure of the exact date) but it was updated to on May 19, 2021
Biometrics done: May 24, 2021
Eligibity started around May 26, 2021 (still showing ongoing on the portal)
Approval date: February 24, 2021

Program: MBA with UCW.
Profile: 1st time Applicant. Nigerian Lawyer with a first degree and Masters in Law. Almost 15 years post call experience. Self Sponsored application.

The story
I started this journey in 2017 with MBA ission from VIU but I couldn’t go through with it because my kids were still very young and back then it wasn’t advisable to submit a t application with kids. I therefore intensified efforts on express entry process which I had started since 2015 but never got sufficient score however by February 2020, when I finally got sufficient score, age was no longer on my side so the overall pool scores weren’t good enough. Despite this, I stayed in the pool and even got into the provincial nominations race unbeknownst to me, God had other plans for me.

While this was ongoing, I started applying to schools even though I was skeptical because of my age and the fact that I already have a masters degree in Law therefore a second masters degree could be seen as a red flag. However, because I had been running some businesses as side hustles and I sincerely wanted to acquire business management knowledge for retirement purposes later in life, I felt convinced of this study plan and decided to put the rest into God’s hands. He knew this was genuine thirst for knowledge and not a dire need to move to Canada. Eventually, I got MBA ission with UCW in February 2021 however, I almost lost the ission because GTBank was unable to process the Form A within the required time. The school was gracious to give me 2 weeks extension after which the ission will be lost. This made me panic to buy transfer dollar at black market rate but CBN approval for my Form A came the same day I bought the black market dollars so I didn’t need the transfer dollar again as the school fees was paid through Form A.

In order to recoup some losses I incurred through the transfer dollars I bought (I had to buy transfer because banks had directive not to transfer any foreign currency that was obtained through cash deposit), I decided to invest it with an asset management firm. The transfer forms were filled and submitted to the bank but two weeks after, the banks couldn’t tell me where the money was. My bank said they had transferred it, the asset management firm said their receiving bank in Nigeria hadn’t received the money while their correspondent bank also failed to say if the money was with them or not. I sent mails daily but nothing changed. By the end of the 3rd week, I activated all my legal arsenals and sent a t mail to all the banks involved while copying CBN and the SEC. I mentioned that I was going to sue all the banks and claim damages for the emotional trauma they caused me. It was this mail that made the funds to eventually drop into the asset management firm’s . Little did I know that the 3 weeks period was just a test of my endurance for the IRCC wait period in future.

I was one of the many who rushed to apply in May 2021 in response to IRCC’s pledge to process our applications in time to enable us resume classes in Fall 2021. After submitting my application, with faith, I started watching every and any youtube video on living in Canada. I also ed ArriveCAN app and ed with faith. I also took the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in May even though I was originally against taking the shots but I knew this would save me costs on quarantine in Canada (back then) so I took it and also went for the second one sometimes in July. After submitting, I noticed how imperfect my application was but I kept praying to God to perfect every imperfection on the application.

On July 12, 2021, I ordered for the first GCMS note which arrived in August with no major comment other than what was stated on my IRCC profile. By August prior to the arrival of the first GCMS note, I started having panic attacks because UCW wanted me to decide whether I would be deferring my ission or resuming online. This prompted me to send emails to several IRCC offices across the world. In the mail, I pleaded with them to expedite actions on my application so I could resume classes in October. Lots of generic responses started flooding my mailbox but one of the countries (can’t which one) informed me that my application was being processed in Nairobi. Lagos office on the other hand, told me to discontinue sending mails to all IRCC offices.

By end of August, 2021, I ordered for another note and when it arrived in September, there was no difference from the first one. This pushed my panic attacks to a higher level but my faith in God was unshaken; I intensified prayers and fasting. It was at this point that the above song ministered to my soul and I held onto the lyrics playing the song repeatedly every day. Ah! God is indeed faithful! I knew he would do It but didn’t know when. So, it was the lack of end date to the wait and the inability to plan for the future that heightened the panic not the lack of faith in God for a positive response.

By October, I resumed classes online but the panic didn’t stop so I stopped watching the Youtube videos, reduced my nairaland visits, stopped checking IRCC portal and just continued praying.

November 29, 2021, I ordered a 3rd GCMS note but its yet to arrive till date. I really struggled with the classes and work and this spurred me to send another round of mails to all the IRCC offices attaching the result and my enrollment letter. I also mailed MP for British Columbia. Her assistant reverted on February 18th with the same status on the GCMS notes and my IRCC portal. This got me more confused.

By the end of 2021, I was so pissed with the whole stress of waiting so instead of enrolling for January classes, I took a leave of absence from studies and bought a ticket for a vacation in Paris. I just needed to cool off from the entire stress. Last week, I got a mail from UCW advising me to for the Spring 2022 term which after engaging with @Lianna2020 yesterday, I decided to enroll for the online classes and mailed the school to reactivate my profile.

This morning at exactly 6:02am, after my morning prayers, a mail dropped from IRCC which got me to rush to the site however it kept showing invalid session. Hmmmmm… words cannot describe my state of mind at that time. While the struggle to was ongoing, I got another mail which prompted me to hurriedly reach out to @Lianna2020 again. I kept chatting her to ask if she could proffer solution. Eventually, after trying google chrome, safari and edge browsers several times, I finally logged in on Edge then I saw the golden mail. To say this journey has stressed my mind tremendously would be a huge understatement but I am grateful to God because he makes everything beautiful in its time; I am also certain that this is God’s time hence the delay.
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In the course of this journey, God sent me some awesome persons through Nairaland forum. I met a sweetheart by the name @Lianna2000 after I had submitted the application. She was always willing to help out with my enquiries day or night and was never tired of giving me moral to ride the waiting period infact, yesterday we were still discussing my plans to continue classes online for the Spring 2022 term. May God continue to bless her. Another awesome person I met on Nairaland is @Bimmy35 who gave me lots of advice and assistance even before I applied. Thanks a bunch God bless. My appreciation also goes to @Inioluwa1, that guy is super awesome. He didn’t know me from anywhere apart from mails I sent to me through Nairaland yet he took a big risk of meeting me twice to review my documents and help submit everything. He devoted several hours to my application. I honestly cannot thank him enough. It is my prayer that they all find helpers whenever he needs it

I appreciate every single person who takes time to post on Nairaland for us to learn. May everyone in the waiting room receive positive responses very soon and may Canada favour us all. Amen.

Documents submitted
1. 10 page SOP with font size 8. Yes, I literally wrote a textbook because I knew with my profile, it was imperative that I envisaged all possible reasons for denial in order to address it. I actually put myself in a defensive position as though I was in a law court defending a Client whose application had been denied and I was tasked with the duty of convincing the Judge beyond all reasonable doubt on the need to approve the application. Infact, I raised several question statements such as “I know you may be wondering why this is this” then I proceeded to provide answers to the question.
The SOP was broken down into several paragraphs with sub-headings. I wrote it for weeks after praying to God for inspiration and direction. He eventually helped me to write a storybook about myself which I intend to beef up and publish someday even though IRCC has had the opportunity of reading the draft copy. �

2. In addition to the SOP, I attached a table of lump sum explanation where I stated the amount of lump sum, the date and the reason for the lump sum. I had to do this because the I used was my salary which also had some major lump sum inflows from side hustles and sale of a land for the purpose of my studies.
3. All credentials
4. IELTS certificate (my 4th ielts since 2015)
5. Title documents for some properties (personally owned and tly owned with my husband). I got these documents notarized by a Notary Public.
6. CAC Registration documents for two businesses belonging to me.
7. CAC registration documents for businesses tly owned by my husband and I.
8. Birth certificate for myself and my kids
9. Police clearance certificate
10. Letter of introduction from my office detailing my job function and salary.
11. Work ID.
12. Copies of all visas for countries visited
13. Several family vacation and random pictures
14. Documents for the land I sold.
15. A page containing instagram handle of my businesses.
16. Tax clearance certificate
17. Hubby’s work ID, letter or introduction from his office detailing his role and salary.
18. My siblings means of ID and birth certificate
19. My RSA Pensions statement – I stated in my SOP that by Nigerian Regulation, I could access 25% of the entire sum in the RSA therefore they should please include that amount in their computation of my financial ability to sponsor myself.
20. Bank statements
21. Investment Certificate from asset management firm.

Congratulations dear

purespikes:
LONG POST ALERT
This testimony is on behalf of my wife, who is a silent member of this forum and has been following this thread consistently since Part 19. The Canada journey started in 2019. We started with the EE route by doing WES and writing IELTS, but due to age, we couldn't gather the needed points. Getting PNP also became difficult. So, in 2021, we decided to focus fully on the study route. As such, my spouse and I devoted time to gathering knowledge from this thread. The biggest challenge we had was how to convince the VO on her choice of program (Master of Organizational Management) considering her career as an Auditor in the public service with previous degrees in ing( 1st) and Policy Analysis (MSc). She also had lump sum deposits into her . However, we took another 3 months to systematically build her as a self-sponsored applicant and also gave detailed explaination on every lump sum deposits in a separate LOE. So, after settling for Crandall (she got ission into many colleges) we eventually submitted her application (alongside a visitor visa application for my son.

TIMELINE
Application Submitted- 6th December, 2021
Biometric Completed - 8th December, 2021
Biometric confirmed - 9th December, 2021
Upfront Medicals - 3rd February, 2022
Upfront Medical ed - 15th February, 2022
Eligibility Started - 17th February, 2022
BVL - 21st February 2022
PPR- 21st February, 2022.

I started sending mails to ircc email addresses on 13th February, 2022, when her medical was not updated. I sent the mails like twice daily and got the generic response.

Upon her PPR, I noticed that my son's medical was updated to today and his eligibility review also started today. Hopefully, his PPR is dropping soon as well.

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED
(1) SOP 7 pages. (written by me. It took me over a month. I had to edit over and over)
(2) LOA (one year Master of Organizational Management at Crandall University, New Brunswick)
(3) Full tuition payment receipt
(4) First Degree and MSC results and Transcripts
(5) IELTS results
(6) 4 months Pay slips for both of us
(7) Company documents with Tax Clearance (we both run the company)
( Notarized letter of from me
(9) Her personal and family travel history to US, UK,
(10) Landed properties
(11) regular bank statement (6 months)
(12) Marriage certificate
(13) Family pictures,
(14) promotion and employment letters for both of us

Special thanks to GOD ALMIGHTY for making this happen. All glory to Him alone now and forever. I also thank LIANA2000 who helped me tremendously on how to go about the SOP, OMIINII for looking at the SOP for free,TESTIMONYONLINE for moral , LEKIBOBOE for mentioning the University, MAKANO, FRANKROBBN and JUSTMELLOW for sparing time to answer my numerous questions. To all other gurus, I appreciate you.

Meanwhile, I used the IRCC portal not GCkey

Congratulations sis
That’s why I can’t use Ethiopian again because of the long hours on air.

jennifarh:
Landing gist
I used Ethiopian airways on arrival at the airport in Abuja I was asked for my ticket print out my arrive can and Covid test with my port. After that I went to get checked in, my bags were a little over weigh so I paid 50 dollars, then I got checked in normals.
Got to Ethiopia my layover was just 1hr not much but the security checks were a lot had to keep removing my shoe Mtchewww.
Then got into the plane and started a really long trip of 16hrs I almost ran mad
Finally reach Toronto went through one self declaration stuff just declare what you have scan port answer some questions finish get your print out and head to one of the officials.
The official will ask what you have tell her she’ll write it down then you move on to study permit, now I’m upset about this part I had a list of the requirements made stupid copies guess what they only asked for the correspondence letter gave me my study permit and I was off to get my box, they didn’t waste my time at all . Got my box went to get tested for Covid then I was done
I now had an 8hr layover to my final destination I was hungry and tired
Got to Thunder Bay ah the cold is on press up oh it’s intense, cab services rubbish I sha got to my residence we thank God

Regrets
I wish I carried palm oil �� and more Yaji
I didn’t carry my cloths cause of excess luggage I’m really sad about it
The so called long layover wasn’t soo necessary I wish I used another airline the flight was too long

Pros
.I bought a lot of winter cloths if I didn’t I would have died
.I carried Indomie it saved my life

Cons
.Everything is just expensive food,cab but that one is there business they can’t discourage me oh
.If you have other options use another airline

Amen teemenzo

Teemenzo:
I book this thread for my testimony too. Very soon we will all rejoice with one another. Glory in the house.

God be praised.

You have to merge it with other documents, it’s not always requested neither is there a space to submit it without merging it with other documents.

zxxtx:
please anyone to answer

HOW TO RENEW YOUR PORT IN OTTAWA

here https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/port/eport/ptype/1By1C

Then book appointment here- https://nigeriahcottawa.ca/

Things needed includes the following:

Acknowledgment slip
Payment slip
Photocopy of port data page
International port itself
port renewal form
istrative fee($50)
Canada post envelope(about $2)
One port photograph(white background)

How to get money order, go to any Canada post near you and fill information directing it to Ottawa.

If you want to get it same day (if there’s booklet), it will cost $200 via money order.

If not you will capture then go back and wait untill it’s ready.

If you stay in Ottawa , you can drop your port so they cancel the old one but if not, you will have to travel back with the soon to expire port and send it via post to them with a letter indicating when you captured.

Nb: I just decided to share as when I needed to renew my port, I couldn’t find any information here.

Also they don’t open to the public on Monday so Tuesday through Friday.

My pof had inflow and outflow as it was a business but it had cash stay in there for days or weeks tho.

enjoywitme:
Hello house, this is my first time to post, my wife got ission to one of the school in Canada, we have paid part of the school fees.
I want to ask is it advisable the whole family should apply for visa?
(We are family of 3)
We only have bank statements of that shows 20million, it for inflow and outflow.
There is no physical cash in the . Maybe like one million is the physical cash in the .
Can we present it for the visa application?

What’s the question sir ?

ManLikeB:
I think something is wrong because I have asked the same question many times still no answer since December

Exactly what we call ghost update .
I pray for a positive decision sooner than later.

VonVictor:
Good day house,
Still waiting on a decision anxiously.

I got an update on my gckey but not in my email. When I opened it, there was no update there. Is this what is called ghost update?

And is it usually a positive outcome that follows?

Lmao

buchito1:
You got your PPR and you decided to keep quiet about it.

You just lockup like say nothing happen.

Well, nothing concern me sha. Na person wey reply you on how to send your port go VFS sef I go blame.

Cause if na me, LA answer-LA die!

It’s very possible, just write a top notch statement of purpose outlining why and how you transitioned .

omoboriowoJay:
Hello everyone,


My undergraduate background has nothing to do with technology, but I am currently working as an IT specialist in and I would like to continue my studies in Canada, but this time I would like to take an IT course.

Please, is this possible for me.

I have also applied to some colleges in Ontario but my status is "no decision".

I would also appreciate if someone could add me to a whatsapp group.

Lol, you have to use the remaining hours to concentrate on studies o.

francisgodstime:
Dat poor oh

I know of two from nairaland as well.

LadyBlaq:
Has anyone gotten approval for the new Visitor's Visa? I hope I don't regret going for Visitor's Visa for my spouse instead of the normal SOWP.

Does anyone know anybody that has gotten visitor visa approval?

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Awas:


please what is IRCC email address.

I can’t even wait.
Thank you Jesus.

sam4774:
Lianna ooo finally!!! Dont worry our families will jam in Vancity! It has not been easy mhen.

Okay

Chisolove3:
Lianna dear...I changed phone and lost your ,please chat me up o
..plenty gist dey

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It does (20 hrs a week).

francisgodstime:
Does this study visa permit you to work?