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ekeson45:
Greetings people, please I need an advise.
I have bsc physiology with 2.2, I want apply for msc kinesiology but from the schools requirement, msc is mostly 2.1 although this particular msc is course based, and i have limited fund for application fee. would you advise I go for college certificate or diploma related with physiology.
Focus: 2yrs or 16mnth program
If diploma, what are the possibilities of convincing the visa officer.
Thanks for replying.

Since you already have a 2:2, kindly go for a post graduate diploma or post graduate certificate. If you go for Diploma or Advanced Diploma, the VO might be concerned why you're going for a degree lower than the one you already had EXCEPT in rare cases where you wanna change career.

Congratulations

SouthernBreeze:
And it finally ended in Praise. PPR arrived after 16 weeks of waiting. Thank you for all your and encouragement during this journey, your professional advise and guideline is second to none. For those awaiting PPR, you shall have it by God's grace

Here's my Timeline

May 17th - Application Submitted
May 17th - Upfront medicals
May 23rd - Biometrics enrollment
5th June - Upfront medical ed
August 22nd - Request for first GCMS notes
August 22nd - Eligibility Started
August 23rd - Deferred to Winter 2024
August 24th - IRCC requested for an updated bank statement
August 25th - Forwarded updated MyBankStatement
August 31st - GCMS notes received with eligibility status "Recommend Interview"

BVL & PPR - September 8th


Documents submitted (Self sponsor)
1. Affidavit of Self Sponsorship
2. MBS of 2 of my s
3. Lump sum explanation letter
4. Affidavit of Facts from my Mom and my Sister, attesting that I actually sold landed properties
5. Deed of conveyance
6. Gift deed
7. Employment Reference letter
8. Representative Letter from my Licensed immigration consultant
9. Letter of Acceptance
10. Proof of tuition deposit
11. My son's birth certificate
12. My wife's port data page
13. SOP (8 pages)
14. Photographs of our wedding, me with my siblings, me and my mom, me with my wife and son
15. Birth certificates of some of my siblings
16. My Resume
17. Police character certificate
18. My port Data page
19. Previous Educational certificates
20. Marriage certificate

Congratulations

SouthernBreeze:
And it finally ended in Praise. PPR arrived after 16 weeks of waiting. Thank you for all your and encouragement during this journey, your professional advise and guideline is second to none. For those awaiting PPR, you shall have it by God's grace

Here's my Timeline

May 17th - Application Submitted
May 17th - Upfront medicals
May 23rd - Biometrics enrollment
5th June - Upfront medical ed
August 22nd - Request for first GCMS notes
August 22nd - Eligibility Started
August 23rd - Deferred to Winter 2024
August 24th - IRCC requested for an updated bank statement
August 25th - Forwarded updated MyBankStatement
August 31st - GCMS notes received with eligibility status "Recommend Interview"

BVL & PPR - September 8th


Documents submitted (Self sponsor)
1. Affidavit of Self Sponsorship
2. MBS of 2 of my s
3. Lump sum explanation letter
4. Affidavit of Facts from my Mom and my Sister, attesting that I actually sold landed properties
5. Deed of conveyance
6. Gift deed
7. Employment Reference letter
8. Representative Letter from my Licensed immigration consultant
9. Letter of Acceptance
10. Proof of tuition deposit
11. My son's birth certificate
12. My wife's port data page
13. SOP (8 pages)
14. Photographs of our wedding, me with my siblings, me and my mom, me with my wife and son
15. Birth certificates of some of my siblings
16. My Resume
17. Police character certificate
18. My port Data page
19. Previous Educational certificates
20. Marriage certificate

Please what and what is needed while submitting my port. Between DHL and UPS which is better?

My people !

Una good evening. good morning, good afternoon which one that's your time.

Please, anyone here schooling in Thompson Rivers University or lives in Kamloops. Any group of TRU?
Anyone going to TRU this winter?

Please, l need a lead on accommodation

SouthernBreeze:
Please what and what is needed while submitting my port. Between DHL and UPS which is better?

UPS
Slip given to you during Biometrics
Consent form
Your port
Ppr letter
Then of course payments

Is there anyone here in university of regina for MSc data science?? I need some clarifications please

Awesome85:
UPS
Slip given to you during Biometrics
Consent form
Your port
Ppr letter
Then of course payments

Thanks. The consent form I was given during biometrics?

SouthernBreeze:
Thanks. The consent form I was given during biometrics?

what was given to you during Biometrics is a white slip stick to your port.

You will the form on vfs site and fill it.

Thank you

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Awesome85:
what was given to you during Biometrics is a white slip stick to your port.

You will the form on vfs site and fill it.

Thank you

oh now I get you. Many thanks

Hello,

My application is 12weeks old now. I applied from London but was refused after 2weeks. Reasons being my immigration status outside my country of origin and me having significant family ties in Canada - I don't have any family member in Canada though and I am legally resident in the UK. However, I reapplied and explained everything but I am yet to hear from them after 12weeks. Has anyone experienced this kinda delay? Eligibility not yet started on the tracker, GCMS notes requested for the ongoing application but it came back almost empty. GCMS notes for the refused application not out yet.

7weeks plus. I have a friend his own is 10weeks already. Most applications from UK takes time these days.

Stardor:
Congratulations!!! If you don't mind, can you pleass share details of the documents you submitted and how much you showed as proof of funds..Thanks

Ok so it was a one year program and I was self sponsored.
I had 17m in my savings and 2m in current .
Documents submitted:
So for the POF I attached
MBS
Bank reference
Proof of lump sum deposit
6months pay slip
Office ID card
Employment letter
Promotion letter
6months Pension statement of
Tax Clearance Certificate
Reference letter and Introduction letter from my office
Leave approval
Gift Deed for lump sum explanation

Additional Documents
Then under Additional docs
BSc cert
Professional certificates
CV
Transcript
Affidavit of return
Marriage certificate
Kids birth certificate
Birth certificate

LOA
Proof of tuition payment ( paid $10k tuition out of the total tuition of $20k)

Hello house,

Please what is the cheapest flight for someone travelling to Vancouver, BC.

Thanks

Thank you Nora for the response, pls how many months bank statement did you submit? I'm thinking of using 4 months statement, don't know if that would be a red flag..

Nora064:


Ok so it was a one year program and I was self sponsored.
I had 17m in my savings and 2m in current .
Documents submitted:
So for the POF I attached
MBS
Bank reference
Proof of lump sum deposit
6months pay slip
Office ID card
Employment letter
Promotion letter
6months Pension statement of
Tax Clearance Certificate
Reference letter and Introduction letter from my office
Leave approval
Gift Deed for lump sum explanation

Additional Documents
Then under Additional docs
BSc cert
Professional certificates
CV
Transcript
Affidavit of return
Marriage certificate
Kids birth certificate
Birth certificate

LOA
Proof of tuition payment ( paid $10k tuition out of the total tuition of $20k)

JDB55:
Since you already have a 2:2, kindly go for a post graduate diploma or post graduate certificate. If you go for Diploma or Advanced Diploma, the VO might be concerned why you're going for a degree lower than the one you already had EXCEPT in rare cases where you wanna change career.

Thanks sir, please who can you differentiate between normal diploma from PGdilploma.
Is it by duration or what.
Eg. I saw fitness and promotion which is 2yr diploma program but I can't really say if its pgdiploma or normal Diploma.
Thanks

ekeson45:


Thanks sir, please who can you differentiate between normal diploma from PGdilploma.
Is it by duration or what.
Eg. I saw fitness and promotion which is 2yr diploma program but I can't really say if its pgdiploma or normal Diploma.
Thanks

If it's Post Graduate, you will see something like PGC or Ontario College Graduate Certificate. But, for diploma you will boldly see it on the school's website that it's written as Diploma or Adv diploma.

JDB55:
If it's Post Graduate, you will see something like PGC or Ontario College Graduate Certificate. But, for diploma you will boldly see it on the school's website that it's written as Diploma or Adv diploma.

Thanks alot sir
This is helpful.

We bless the Lord,
PPR received for myself (SP) and child (VV)!
First time Applicant.
Please find timeline below:

June 16: Application Submission
June 24: Biometrics Completed, ed same day
July 21: Medical Request for me
July 21: IMM5604 Request Letter for my child
July 23: IMM5604 and my husband's port data page ed
August 4: Medicals completed
August 6: I sent our medical information sheets via webform
August 19: My medical status updated to "" but no update on my child's medical status.
August 22: I sent a webform, inquiring on the status of my child's application as the last update received was the IMM5604 request.
August 22: BVL received for me and PPR for both of us.
August 23: ports submitted via UPS office closest to VFS at Lagos.
*I paid the ₦16,540 transmission fee for my child who didn't undergo biometrics.
September 6: ports picked up
September 7: Letter of Introduction received

Submitted Documents
-SOP (3 pages)
Here I introduced myself, my academic and professional background, personal information, gave reasons as to why I chose the course, the school and the country itself, I also listed my attached documents and arranged them sequentially.
I also explained in detail the correlation between my intended course of study and my current career, highlighting how it would benefit my career in the long term.
*I attached documents to back up every fact mentioned in my SOP
-Certificates (Educational, Professional, Birth and Marriage)
-Letter of Acceptance
-Bank Statement (4 months)
-Proof of assets
-Letter of Introduction from my Employer
-Work ID
-Payslips (4 months)
-Letters of Employment and Promotion
-Business Name Certificate
-Tuition Deposit Payment Receipt
-Police Character Certificate (I gathered this wasn't necessary but chose to include it)
Thank you guys for everything, this place is a goldmine of information, I read this thread and the previous ones diligently and here we are, all thanks to God and to all who take out the time to respond to questions and post helpful information here.
Thanks especially to @bobomaigida who responded to my previous inquiry and advised me to send webforms and mails while I awaited the of our medicals.
May all hopeful applicants receive their good news soon, amen.

OA2:
We bless the Lord,
PPR received for myself (SP) and child (VV)!
First time Applicant.
Please find timeline below:

June 16: Application Submission
June 24: Biometrics Completed, ed same day
July 21: Medical Request for me
July 21: IMM5604 Request Letter for my child
July 23: IMM5604 and my husband's port data page ed
August 4: Medicals completed
August 6: I sent our medical information sheets via webform
August 19: My medical status updated to "" but no update on my child's medical status.
August 22: I sent a webform, inquiring on the status of my child's application as the last update received was the IMM5604 request.
August 22: BVL received for me and PPR for both of us.
August 23: ports submitted via UPS office closest to VFS at Lagos.
*I paid the ₦16,540 transmission fee for my child who didn't undergo biometrics.
September 6: ports picked up
September 7: Letter of Introduction received

Submitted Documents
-SOP (3 pages)
Here I introduced myself, my academic and professional background, personal information, gave reasons as to why I chose the course, the school and the country itself, I also listed my attached documents and arranged them sequentially.
I also explained in detail the correlation between my intended course of study and my current career, highlighting how it would benefit my career in the long term.
*I attached documents to back up every fact mentioned in my SOP
-Certificates (Educational, Professional, Birth and Marriage)
-Letter of Acceptance
-Bank Statement (4 months)
-Proof of assets
-Letter of Introduction from my Employer
-Work ID
-Payslips (4 months)
-Letters of Employment and Promotion
-Business Name Certificate
-Tuition Deposit Payment Receipt
-Police Character Certificate (I gathered this wasn't necessary but chose to include it)
Thank you guys for everything, this place is a goldmine of information, I read this thread and the previous ones diligently and here we are, all thanks to God and to all who take out the time to respond to questions and post helpful information here.
Thanks especially to @bobomaigida who responded to my previous inquiry and advised me to send webforms and mails while I awaited the of our medicals.
May all hopeful applicants receive their good news soon, amen.

Congratulations.

Is there a reason your husband wasn't included in the application? Maybe as home tie or something?

PeSt007:
Hello,

My application is 12weeks old now. I applied from London but was refused after 2weeks. Reasons being my immigration status outside my country of origin and me having significant family ties in Canada - I don't have any family member in Canada though and I am legally resident in the UK. However, I reapplied and explained everything but I am yet to hear from them after 12weeks. Has anyone experienced this kinda delay? Eligibility not yet started on the tracker, GCMS notes requested for the ongoing application but it came back almost empty. GCMS notes for the refused application not out yet.

Send me email so I can share you my experience because I applied from UK too and got it.

segzyndpep:
7weeks plus. I have a friend his own is 10weeks already. Most applications from UK takes time these days.

This is quite true. I experienced same. 7 Weeks plus

Stardor:
Thank you Nora for the response, pls how many months bank statement did you submit? I'm thinking of using 4 months statement, don't know if that would be a red flag..

I used 4months statement. It’s not a red flag. That’s even d duration stated on their site.

segzyndpep:
7weeks plus. I have a friend his own is 10weeks already. Most applications from UK takes time these days.

yes most applications from UK takes time but real quick for them to refuse if they want to refuse someone and I wonder while, I submitted mine since 10th of august nothing since then ,background check!!!! I thought they said is faster is the UK 🇬🇧 no medicals ooo no PCC I wonder why is taking long !!! My heart is falling out of body already 😀😀😀 God please help us with good news oooo

oriented:

Send me email so I can share you my experience because I applied from UK too and got it.

. Please can you also share your thoughts with me please 🙏 and how do I email you please

Good morning everyone
Thought to drop landing gists as this forum really helped me
1. Booked my flight (Lagos to Toronto) first week in August, best to book this early as I paid a lot for the flight ticket
2. The airline was Lufthansa, with a stop in Frankfurt
3. Left Nigeria by some minutes past 12 am and got to Frankfurt in less than 8 hours.
4. Connecting flight to Toronto got delayed by about 1 hour, but we still managed to get to Toronto almost as scheduled (Like 4:45pmToronto time)
5. At the point of entry, because I had done my Cbss declaration through arrivecan, the entry process was quick.
6. I then went to like a waiting area to get my study permit.
7. The wait for getting the study permit was a long one (waited for like 5hours and I really don’t know why).
8. Cbsa officer didn't ask that many questions, only proof of school fees payment which I provided. However I noticed that they asked one guy for his proof of course registration which he couldn’t provide hence they told he guy to wait, so it’s best to get all your documents ready as you might not be able to determine which one they’d ask for. I was with my ission letter, proof of funds, Airbnb booking details and proof of tuition payment but they only asked for the proof of school fees payment.
I’m eternally grateful to God for journey mercies and his favor throughout the whole relocation process and I’m also really grateful to this forum and the people here for all the information shared. You guys rock!!!!!

oriented:

Send me email so I can share you my experience because I applied from UK too and got it.

I’ve sent you an email. Can you pls reply. Many thanks

Thank you so much, I appreciate, God bless you

Nora064:

I used 4months statement. It’s not a red flag. That’s even d duration stated on their site.

Pls, who is going to assist me with of a few immigration consultant experts (RCIC) with decade years of experience and with proven results? Quote me so I can drop my here. Thanks

Awesome85:
My people !

Una good evening. good morning, good afternoon which one that's your time.

Please, anyone here schooling in Thompson Rivers University or lives in Kamloops. Any group of TRU?
Anyone going to TRU this winter?

Please, l need a lead on accommodation

Search this on telegram
24 Jan Intake THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY

b0b0000:
Good morning everyone
Thought to drop landing gists as this forum really helped me
1. Booked my flight (Lagos to Toronto) first week in August, best to book this early as I paid a lot for the flight ticket
2. The airline was Lufthansa, with a stop in Frankfurt
3. Left Nigeria by some minutes past 12 am and got to Frankfurt in less than 8 hours.
4. Connecting flight to Toronto got delayed by about 1 hour, but we still managed to get to Toronto almost as scheduled (Like 4:45pmToronto time)
5. At the point of entry, because I had done my Cbss declaration through arrivecan, the entry process was quick.
6. I then went to like a waiting area to get my study permit.
7. The wait for getting the study permit was a long one (waited for like 5hours and I really don’t know why).
8. Cbsa officer didn't ask that many questions, only proof of school fees payment which I provided. However I noticed that they asked one guy for his proof of course registration which he couldn’t provide hence they told he guy to wait, so it’s best to get all your documents ready as you might not be able to determine which one they’d ask for. I was with my ission letter, proof of funds, Airbnb booking details and proof of tuition payment but they only asked for the proof of school fees payment.
I’m eternally grateful to God for journey mercies and his favor throughout the whole relocation process and I’m also really grateful to this forum and the people here for all the information shared. You guys rock!!!!!

Congratulations 🍾