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zubizareta:


I made this post an hour ago and just few mins ago, my PPR dropped. First time study permit applicant. Did it my self.
Applied for visit visa last Oct 2022, ppr dropped April 19th. Just collected my port 3 days ago.

Submitted my Study permit application May 2, 2023. PPR dropped tonight.

What God cannot do doesn't exist. Special thanks to everyone that has contributed on this thread. You all made it happen.

Congrats

bimbie06:

congratulations. pls when did your eligibility start. and did you receive a mail that a message is waiting for you on your portal

Yes I received a mail to check my portal.
Eligibility started the next day immediately I submitted my application. Don't know if it's because I had earlier been granted visit visa

Gydion:



Congratulations bro... Did you use new or old portal

Old portal.

tenderjunkie:

You will get an email with the details once your booking has been made

Os it compulsory to pay immediately?

OLAN2015:

Happy 4u. Big congrats. Which course of study and university are you going to?

Good day nairalanders, please, is there any good whatsapp group I can to be guided on how to prepare a good CV and SOP to apply for MSc in Canada ? Better still, can you guiys give me some samples on how to start. Please I need your help. I am just starting to get my documents ready.

sudo1986:
Congratulations madam. I am also going to Queen's University, PhD program in Computing. The school also gave me full funding. However, I only used my personal with just 470k and the award letter as sponsorship.
Did you use the GCKey? I used the new portal, and i felt like it was a mistake.

For a first class graduate in petroleum engineering which university can you suggest that'll give him scholarship?

Winnerpoks:



Os it compulsory to pay immediately?

No, not immediately. But you should ensure you go with the payment receipt

tenderjunkie:

No, not immediately. But you should ensure you go with the payment receipt

Thanks

zubizareta:


I made this post an hour ago and just few mins ago, my PPR dropped. First time study permit applicant. Did it my self.
Applied for visit visa last Oct 2022, ppr dropped April 19th. Just collected my port 3 days ago.

Submitted my Study permit application May 2, 2023. PPR dropped tonight.

What God cannot do doesn't exist. Special thanks to everyone that has contributed on this thread. You all made it happen.

Congratulations, God it my turn too. I'm waiting patiently for your favour and Grace.

zubizareta:


I made this post an hour ago and just few mins ago, my PPR dropped. First time study permit applicant. Did it my self.
Applied for visit visa last Oct 2022, ppr dropped April 19th. Just collected my port 3 days ago.

Submitted my Study permit application May 2, 2023. PPR dropped tonight.

What God cannot do doesn't exist. Special thanks to everyone that has contributed on this thread. You all made it happen.

Congratulations may the maple land favour you

Winnerpoks:





Congratulations may the maple land favour you

Amen

Hi guys,

Please which visa office is processing our application from Nigeria? I want to submit my upfront medical slip and I do not know which office to direct it the slip to.

Kindle help me share the link for the office we form or email address.

Thank you.

Hey guy,

Please anybody here applied for their study permit through the IRCC new portal and got a decision faster than using GCKEY?

Please advise according? All approvals I've been seeking so far are from GCkEy.

Please kindly answer. Thank you

Ayodeji786:
Hi guys,

Please which visa office is processing our application from Nigeria? I want to submit my upfront medical slip and I do not know which office to direct it the sleep to.

Kindle help me share the link for the office we form or email address.

Thank you.

Nairobi Kenya

My brother got married at a local government in Ibadan in 2013 and would like to go ahead with the Canadian student visa application . He was given a Marriage certificate but when he tried inputting the number on the marriage certificate to the government website last week to check the validity, the number was not in the system. I’m afraid that the Visa officer might face this issue when he submits as well. He’s a little worried for now and would really appreciate any advice or knowledge of this matter please?

zubizareta:


I made this post an hour ago and just few mins ago, my PPR dropped. First time study permit applicant. Did it my self.
Applied for visit visa last Oct 2022, ppr dropped April 19th. Just collected my port 3 days ago.

Submitted my Study permit application May 2, 2023. PPR dropped tonight.

Congrats bro
What God cannot do doesn't exist. Special thanks to everyone that has contributed on this thread. You all made it happen.

Christyiji:


Go to any high Court and notarize ur affidavit of return. It is N500. Do not ask them how much it is if not they will cheat you.

Stamped by commissioner for oaths is what you get at high court , notarization is only done by notary public and it’s not 500 .. it ranges from 5k upward

If this is true, how is it that some schools in Canada don't accept HND for a postgraduate certificate?

ShowYoung:


For the purpose of credential identification only, I will like to clarify some things.

The word "diploma" does not mean all credentials that bear it have the same level of study. Some are higher in level than Bachelor degree, some are at par with Bachelor degree while some are lower.

Ordinary National Diploma (OND or ND) in Nigeria is equivalent to 2 year Diploma in Canada which is the one you want to study for. This is a credential gained after the first 2 years of study in Nigerian Polytechnics.

Higher National Diploma (HND) in Nigeria is higher than bachelor degree in Canada and is equivalent to Post Graduate Diploma in Canada. Many people confuse and compare Nigeria HND with the UK HND. They are different and Nigeria's is higher and is a 4-5 year credential. The UK HND is a three year university credential equivalent to Associate Degree or Advanced Diploma in Canada. HND is earned after 4 years of education + 1 year IT in Nigeria Polytechnic.

Many people have gained ission into Master's Degree and PhD with HND.

Advance Diploma (AdvDip) is one year less than bachelor degree. It is a 3 year credential.

Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) is one year higher than bachelor degree but a bit less than master degree.

Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) is at par with bachelor degree.

Verified from World Education Service, Canada.

My PPR just dropped tonight,thanks to everyone who helped in answering my questions.truely what God cannot do does not exist!!!

williamsjay:
My PPR just dropped tonight,thanks to everyone who helped in answering my questions.truely what God cannot do does not exist!!!

Congratulations 👏👏

Canfulfilment:
If this is true, how is it that some schools in Canada don't accept HND for a postgraduate certificate?

I believe your question is not related to credential equivalency discussion, but I will try to find some relationships between them.

Firstly, I don't know which college or university in Canada, Nigeria or elsewhere does not accept HND for PGCert, but I know many of Canadian universities and colleges accept HND for PGC or PGD; examples are Conestoga, NBCC, NSCC, Trent University, St Mary Uni, Fanshawe etc.

Meanwhile, you cannot expect to tender an HND in Biochemistry for ission into PGD Computer Science. They don't match or are not related.

You should also note that HND has been used to gain ission into a PhD program in the US. They are not mad in the US. Also, some universities in the UK accept HND for ission into Masters degrees.

Another point, according to World Education Service, Canada, Nigerian HND is assessed to be equivalent to Canadian PGCert.

Finally, ission requirements are complex than just looking at the level of credentials; example is some people have been accepted into PhD program straight with Bachelor degree while holders of Masters degree are rejected; examples of this kind of people are Dr DK Olukoya, Prof Wole Soyinka etc (I used big names so you can search, their ission has nothing to do with their names or positions). They have no Master degree but have PhD.

For ission, they look closely into many factors like grades, year of graduation, work experience, courses, overall CGPA, last CGPA and many other factors and not just someone having HND or Bachelor degree.

If you want proofs to any or all of the claims above, I am ready to provide.

Hello Guys,

Please I need to submit my application next week and I would like to use the GCKey portal but I could not find my way around how to send my application online, all I am seeing is how to send my application through VAC even though I clicked on online application. Or is it that I can not access that link on my phone? Please I need someone to explain how to go about this.

Also how can I pay for my visa application fee online too, since CBN has placed a ban on the use of debit cards.

Thanks I await a response asap.

🙏🙏🙏

OLAN2015:

Please can you mine too. Total tuition fee for 2yrs masters degree is 17,900 CAD which is divided into 13,513 CAD for 1st year and 4,300CAD for 2nd year. I have already paid 13,600 CAD to cover entire first year tuition and has additional 18,000 CAD in bank savings after conversion . I also have annual 9000CAD as university funding . The area is Lethbridge, Alberta.

Without recourse to the CAD 9,000 funding from the university, you may or may not need CAD 9,300 more.

You said you had CAD 18,000 after conversion. It may not benefit you if you do conversion compared to presenting your in Naira.

You may have used the black market rate which will short change you. IRCC don't deal with Nigerians using the black market rate, they deal with Nigerians using the official CBN rate which is around $1/341 and not $1/570.

You may want to recalculate your funds using the official rate and have your POF presented in Naira.

Although, if the CAD 9,000 funding from the university is recognized, you may not need any more fund; I will advise that you play safe by ignoring the funding and ensure you have your funds complete. By this, you may have eliminated the risk of refusal due to "Financial or Personal Assets."

me and praise God everyone, PPR is here!

In all my 17 years in this forum I'll say this is the most profitable thread in the shortest of time. Thanks to everyone that contributed with tips, advises and information, God bless us all.

I am a first time applicant, did the entire workload myself from researching schools & provinces, gathering SP information, running the application process etc backed by the grace of God. Those still relenting need not to fear coz others succeeding don't have 2 heads.

Best of wishes to everybody still waiting for a positive response, we shall all make it.

Cheers

zubizareta:


I made this post an hour ago and just few mins ago, my PPR dropped. First time study permit applicant. Did it my self.
Applied for visit visa last Oct 2022, ppr dropped April 19th. Just collected my port 3 days ago.

Submitted my Study permit application May 2, 2023. PPR dropped tonight.

What God cannot do doesn't exist. Special thanks to everyone that has contributed on this thread. You all made it happen.

wow,that was very fast.. congratulations

Willie3040:
Hello Guys,

Please I need to submit my application next week and I would like to use the GCKey portal but I could not find my way around how to send my application online, all I am seeing is how to send my application through VAC even though I clicked on online application can some please explain how to go about this.

Also how can I pay for my visa application fee online too, since CBN has placed a ban on the use of debit cards.

Thanks I await a response asap.

🙏🙏🙏

Payment is done via dollar card

2kurupt:

Payment is done via dollar card

Thank you for your response. And how can I get this?

OLAN2015:

Congrats again. How much is the total tuition for your 1year program?

18000

zubizareta:


I made this post an hour ago and just few mins ago, my PPR dropped. First time study permit applicant. Did it my self.
Applied for visit visa last Oct 2022, ppr dropped April 19th. Just collected my port 3 days ago.

Submitted my Study permit application May 2, 2023. PPR dropped tonight.

What God cannot do doesn't exist. Special thanks to everyone that has contributed on this thread. You all made it happen.

House pls I wanted to ask, when I submitted my port for my visit visa, I ended leaving behind the biometrics slip because I signed on that paper to collect my port.

Now I am to submit my port again, will I be expected to bring the biometrics slip again or will be asked to pay ??

This is a double Congratulations!!

zubizareta:


I made this post an hour ago and just few mins ago, my PPR dropped. First time study permit applicant. Did it my self.
Applied for visit visa last Oct 2022, ppr dropped April 19th. Just collected my port 3 days ago.

Submitted my Study permit application May 2, 2023. PPR dropped tonight.

What God cannot do doesn't exist. Special thanks to everyone that has contributed on this thread. You all made it happen.

Next is ppr. Congratulations

zubizareta:
I submitted my study permit application on May 2nd with upfront medical. I had done bvl last year with a previous application.
My portal was updated with Medical ed this evening. What sign is this with regards to ppr dropping??