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Please someone should answer me

I'm trying to book appointment on the IOM Nigeria website and the payment method stated that "visit your Internet/mobile banking application or ATM to transfer to above mentioned merchant and click 'check status' button to get the status"

My people, am I on the correct website? I no won transfer money wey go enter voice mail. If so, how long e dey take dem to confirm payment and how?

Na wa ooo

OTSAMUEL:
Please do you apply for PAL or the School will get it for you.

Please can someone respond to this please

OTSAMUEL:


Please can someone respond to this please

The school will notify you how to go about it. You can send mail to your school or better still give them a call. Mtn is around 55kobo per second.

ColdHunter:


Submitted 20th February

[color=#006600][/color] wow.. february or march ??.. u mean it took more than a month before getting the response?

I think some schools sent PALs along with LOA for those that applied recently. Hwever, it won't be out of place if you mail your school to inform them you re expecting the PAL, inorder to apply for your study permit.

OTSAMUEL:


Please can someone respond to this please

OTSAMUEL:


Please can someone respond to this please

each school has its rules and how to go about it. My school sent mine to me without needing to request for it. They only sent an email to make sure we pay tuition deposit and waited for our letter. I got mine on Tuesday

mbapelvis:
Guys I need your advice. I'm 43 and really want to travel to Canada. So because of limited funds I met an agent today and he told me study route is best for me despite my age. And that he would apply for a loan with mpower and I would reimburse under 15 years. Infact he showed me proof that he has gotten $27k for other clients. That I would switch to masters in business istration. I have bachelor's and one year masters in law and political science. That for housing he will organize it for me in Canada and so on. Please is this possible? Has anyone ed through this?

i don't know the details of your discussion but I got a mpower loan myself. I got 28,000usd study loan

Hey guys.

Does anyone have link to a that does Police Clearance Certification? Or has done it recently?

I mean the old and manual one, not the online version.

Kindly refer.
Thanks,

JustMellow:



Hello ColdHunter,

Gather your documents that cover areas of finance, employment, home ties, etc. Check the thread for detailed documents others have submitted. Note that each applicant's situation is different and only select documents that relate to your situation best.

BTW, what is your course of study and program?


Things to watch out for:

• Avoid (unexplained) lump sum deposits, if possible;

• Pay the complete part of your tuition and have your living expenses in your ;

• ensure your has historical inflows that amount to an accumulated closing balance;

• Work on your home ties and if using a sponsor, prove a strong relationship to the individual and the individual should try as much as possible to show financial commitment;

• Demonstrate reliable financial means by providing relevant sufficient documents;

• Ensure your ing documents are legible and ed in the right column;

• Be sincere, and if there are any discrepancies in your personal information or situation, use the LOE to give clarity while using the SOP to elaborate on your study intent. If you feel like outsourcing your immigration letter(s), chat with GCMSWriters on IG/X;

• Declare any prior refusals, especially to the US, the UK, NZ, or Aussie;

• Lastly, avoid revealing too much information. Only give that which directly pertains to justifying your application. Quote me if you need additional information (or clarity) you couldn't find in the (previous) thread.








Best Wishes!

Good day boss,

Please can you help me to clarify this.
I want to submit my visa application soon.
My sister had earlier paid in 30million into my in lump on Nov last year. So I intend printing my statement of reading from December.
My question is do I still have to explain the lump sum even though it won't show in my statement considering that I will print from Dec which is one month after the fund was transferred.

Also, to use as home ties, I intend to finalise my marriage plans with my girlfriend by next month and getting Certificate of marriage from our customary Court. Is this advisable and can it be used?
Also she is currently a month pregnant, can I aswell state this in my SOP and do I need to provide the documentation to back up the pregnancy?

Thanks


Please can someone help me with this

Devasia:


Good day boss,

Please can you help me to clarify this.
I want to submit my visa application soon.
My sister had earlier paid in 30million into my in lump on Nov last year. So I intend printing my statement of reading from December.
My question is do I still have to explain the lump sum even though it won't show in my statement considering that I will print from Dec which is one month after the fund was transferred.

Also, to use as home ties, I intend to finalise my marriage plans with my girlfriend by next month and getting Certificate of marriage from our customary Court. Is this advisable and can it be used?
Also she is currently a month pregnant, can I aswell state this in my SOP and do I need to provide the documentation to back up the pregnancy?

Thanks


Please can someone help me with this

Having a heavy opening balance without proper explanation of how you got to accumulate the funds will not fly for most VO. I have seen significant number of gcms notes noting that. .
So it's important you print the statement to show when the 30million came in and explain the source of the funds with proper documentations. The most important thing is convincing them your sponsor is capable to gift you such money and the money was genuinely your sponsor's own and show relationship btw you and your sponsor.
So all ing docs from your sponsor including her bank statement must be submitted.

Yes you can add your marriage certificate. Also add well documented gallery of pics telling them that despite being recently married, you and your spouse have been together for quite a while. If you can label the pics with the year each was taken and the event it was taken, that will be perfect.

Since she is staying back, you can state it that she is pregnant, will be staying back under the Care of say your mum while you are away studying and you can't wait to return home to Nigeria to your young family after your study in Canada. Goodluck

Hello I got ission in conestoga and I don’t know what else to do or how to take it from here because I have limited funds… after seeing this 8k or 19k for tuition and proof of funds I got scared

zubizareta:
please how can one show relationship with sponsor

Having a heavy opening balance without proper explanation of how you got to accumulate the funds will not fly for most VO. I have seen significant number of gcms notes noting that. .
So it's important you print the statement to show when the 30million came in and explain the source of the funds with proper documentations. The most important thing is convincing them your sponsor is capable to gift you such money and the money was genuinely your sponsor's own and show relationship btw you and your sponsor.
So all ing docs from your sponsor including her bank statement must be submitted.

Yes you can add your marriage certificate. Also add well documented gallery of pics telling them that despite being recently married, you and your spouse have been together for quite a while. If you can label the pics with the year each was taken and the event it was taken, that will be perfect.

Since she is staying back, you can state it that she is pregnant, will be staying back under the Care of say your mum while you are away studying and you can't wait to return home to Nigeria to your young family after your study in Canada. Goodluck

zubizareta:

Please how can one show relationship with sponsor
Having a heavy opening balance without proper explanation of how you got to accumulate the funds will not fly for most VO. I have seen significant number of gcms notes noting that. .
So it's important you print the statement to show when the 30million came in and explain the source of the funds with proper documentations. The most important thing is convincing them your sponsor is capable to gift you such money and the money was genuinely your sponsor's own and show relationship btw you and your sponsor.
So all ing docs from your sponsor including her bank statement must be submitted.

Yes you can add your marriage certificate. Also add well documented gallery of pics telling them that despite being recently married, you and your spouse have been together for quite a while. If you can label the pics with the year each was taken and the event it was taken, that will be perfect.

Since she is staying back, you can state it that she is pregnant, will be staying back under the Care of say your mum while you are away studying and you can't wait to return home to Nigeria to your young family after your study in Canada. Goodluck

zubizareta:


Having a heavy opening balance without proper explanation of how you got to accumulate the funds will not fly for most VO. I have seen significant number of gcms notes noting that. .
So it's important you print the statement to show when the 30million came in and explain the source of the funds with proper documentations. The most important thing is convincing them your sponsor is capable to gift you such money and the money was genuinely your sponsor's own and show relationship btw you and your sponsor.
So all ing docs from your sponsor including her bank statement must be submitted.

Yes you can add your marriage certificate. Also add well documented gallery of pics telling them that despite being recently married, you and your spouse have been together for quite a while. If you can label the pics with the year each was taken and the event it was taken, that will be perfect.

Since she is staying back, you can state it that she is pregnant, will be staying back under the Care of say your mum while you are away studying and you can't wait to return home to Nigeria to your young family after your study in Canada. Goodluck

please how can one show relationship with sponsor

Please, can they know of one visa to other countries like US was denied.

Ajoself:
Please, can they know of one visa to other countries like US was denied.

Yes, they will know especially for USA. Best to say it yourself

Lastbornbuns:

Yes, they will know especially for USA. Best to say it yourself

I am applying for Canada student visa but was denied US visa. Can I keep it to myself? Or can they detect?

Hello good morning. Please I have some questions to ask.
1. My sponsor said he has enough proof of funds but they’re not in his bank ; they’re in forms of treasury bills, shares and Federal government bonds, and even his pension. How do I prove with this? Can I just use these documents as proof of funds?

2. Also, I’m applying for a 1 year graduate certificate course. Is there any luck of me being able to be eligible for PR during my stay there?

Will greatly appreciate if I could get enough responses this, thank you!

Ajoself:

I am applying for Canada student visa but was denied US visa. Can I keep it to myself? Or can they detect?

Both USA and Canada share information especially on immigration.

That's part of the background check ✔

Daveconsult007:


Both USA and Canada share information especially on immigration.

That's part of the background check ✔

Hmmm. The matter tie wrapper o. What advice can you give me abeg?

Hi,
My own case is below, kindly advise.
I am going for a 2 Year Diploma in Early Childhood Education at Lakeland College Alberta.

My spouse & I have a Company and we have all the company documents and Tax Clearance,and I & my spouse are authorised signatory to the company and also got a bank Reference for that.

Questions

1) He transferred £35,000 to me from our company for my POF and also paid the full $18,000 CAD tuition fee from thr company .
We have proof for all our sources of income.

2) I intend to go with my 2 kids (3 & 1 year old) and my husband will apply for a visit visa to escort us as he needs to come back to continue the family business.


3) I am also submitting our company,spouse statement of , that have £17,000, £12,000 and my own £36,548, $2,500 USD, #4.5m,#2.2m and #400k

Noted: I have a UK travel history, I want to the UK January this year

Kindly advise what we need to include and our chances ?

All Source of income, our house and 4 landed properties in Port Harcourt worth over 300m is also included.

zubizareta:


Having a heavy opening balance without proper explanation of how you got to accumulate the funds will not fly for most VO. I have seen significant number of gcms notes noting that. .
So it's important you print the statement to show when the 30million came in and explain the source of the funds with proper documentations. The most important thing is convincing them your sponsor is capable to gift you such money and the money was genuinely your sponsor's own and show relationship btw you and your sponsor.
So all ing docs from your sponsor including her bank statement must be submitted.

Yes you can add your marriage certificate. Also add well documented gallery of pics telling them that despite being recently married, you and your spouse have been together for quite a while. If you can label the pics with the year each was taken and the event it was taken, that will be perfect.

Since she is staying back, you can state it that she is pregnant, will be staying back under the Care of say your mum while you are away studying and you can't wait to return home to Nigeria to your young family after your study in Canada. Goodluck

Devasia:


Good day boss,

Please can you help me to clarify this.
I want to submit my visa application soon.
My sister had earlier paid in 30million into my in lump on Nov last year. So I intend printing my statement of reading from December.

My question is do I still have to explain the lump sum even though it won't show in my statement considering that I will print from Dec which is one month after the fund was transferred.

Also, to use as home ties, I intend to finalise my marriage plans with my girlfriend by next month and getting Certificate of marriage from our customary Court. Is this advisable and can it be used?

Also she is currently a month pregnant, can I aswell state this in my SOP and do I need to provide the documentation to back up the pregnancy?

Thanks

Hello Devasia,

If after December 2023 - date there are no lump sums, you are good to go. The next focus then should be to justify your economic means to commensurate with your inflow earnings.

Your marriage and unborn child are traditional and a good form of home ties, but try to prove tangible economic ties too.





Best Wishes!

ColdHunter:


I really appreciate you.

One more thing please.

The scholarship covers my first year tuition.

Would this still need to form part of my POF?

My husband is my sponsor and he has an with heavy inflow of about 25m balance. Would this amount be sufficient?

I'm a Nurse in a Federal Institution (1yr plus), but have less than 1m in my even though my salary is close to 200k. Would this be a problem?

Hello ColdHunter,

Your POF in inclusion of the full funding /scholarship is very sufficient. Your personal balance shouldn't be a problem because of the presence of the scholarship and sponsor's funds.

Any lump sums in your sponsor's bank should be documentarily explained. Also, include your pay stubs for 4 - 6 months.

What is the level of the program and course?








Best Wishes!

SeunFive:
Thanks a lot.

Please do you know which email address or the web form link to use to request for the extension?

Hello SeunFive,

https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx







Best Wishes!

The elders for this group, I need your help o. I have applied to a school that the professor accept to supervise me with full funding in Canada. Currently, I'm waiting for their decision. However, my worries now is what should I be doing while I wait for my decision? Again, I was denied US student visa last year. Can this affect my Canada student permit decision?

Kost:
Please guys
i got another letter ( deferred may 2024 intake ission )for ission for sep 2024 intake.
i am yet to get the provincial letter from my school
my school is centennial college
can i go ahead and apply for the study permit or still wait?

Hello Kost,

Best to wait. If you apply without the PAL, your application will be withdrawn by IRCC and your application fees returned.







Best Wishes!

OTSAMUEL:
Please do you apply for PAL or the School will get it for you.

Hello OTSAMUEL,

It will be issued to you by your school.










Best Wishes!

Ajoself:
The elders for this group, I need your help o. I have applied to a school that the professor accept to supervise me with full funding in Canada. Currently, I'm waiting for their decision. However, my worries now is what should I be doing while I wait for my decision? Again, I was denied US student visa last year. Can this affect my Canada student permit decision?

Hello Ajoself,

While you wait for the funding approval, keep your bank busy to help you show stable economic means.

Your US denial wouldn't affect your application to Canada only if it is declared in the IMM 1294e form.

What school and study did you apply to?








Best Wishes!

NicoleThelma:
Hello good morning. Please I have some questions to ask.
1. My sponsor said he has enough proof of funds but they’re not in his bank ; they’re in forms of treasury bills, shares and Federal government bonds, and even his pension. How do I prove with this? Can I just use these documents as proof of funds?

2. Also, I’m applying for a 1 year graduate certificate course. Is there any luck of me being able to be eligible for PR during my stay there?

Will greatly appreciate if I could get enough responses this, thank you!

Hello NicoleThelma,

For the study route, the best form to show POF is liquid funds in the bank . Any other POF can be secondary.

After graduation, you stand a chance of becoming a PR if the eligibility is met. You can always apply for PR via the PNP or CEC route.






Best Wishes!

Hi Emma, I'm so relieved to find your post here on landing in Prince George BC Canada. I've done a lot of research about PG but couldn't find much.
We're a family of 5, and by God's grace landing in late May/ early June this year as PR. Please can we connect? I have lots of questions to ask if you wouldn't mind. Sent you an email. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks in advance. 🙏

Emma549:
THIS IS A VERY LONG POST. I TRIED TO PUT IT TOGETHER WITHOUT ERRORS AND TOOK ME SOME DAYS TO WRITE IT.

Long post alert,
PPR and landing gist.
First of all,
Grateful to Almighty God to be able to write this because each time I open this thread and see PPRs I always look forward to the day I will also write mine and someone who is reading this will surely get PPR.
I am a strong believer of God and I can say my application was 100 percent on GOD.
Also I want to thank the guys here contributing and shedding lights, God Continually bless you guys.

First time Applicant
Family of Three,
Wife on study,
Husband on SOWP
9 months Daughter on Visit permit.

Me and my wife are both in Express Entry pool since September 2022 and wife score is 463
Mine was lower.

We were hoping the score will drop but when it got to 480 it went up back.

We didn't want to take chances based on Nigeria instability and we decided to try study.

Upfront Medicals September 2022.
Application Submitted 18th April 2023.
Wife biometrics drop 19th april,
Husband biometrics drop 20th april
We both booked Biometrics for 25th April, paid for lounge at VFS Lekki and we were able to capture quick.

THEN THE LONG WAIT,
This is the longest wait of our lives.
Wife medical ed 8th May,Eligibility started day.
Husband eligibility started 9th May
Medicals ed 9th May.

On status tracker
Eligibility and medicals completed for both.
Then we started waiting ooo,
A little later
Eligibility for my daughter started, and I was like what are they checking in an innocent 6months old.

After 6weeks of application we started sending emails and webform to IRCC daily,
We didn't let IRCC rest
I mandated my wife to send at least webform and email twice daily.
Infact we still got a reply to some of our webform we sent in June few days back.
It was plenty disturbance on them.

Fast forward to July 14
The Golden mail dropped.

JULY 14 PPR dropped for me and wife but medical request for our daughter,
I was happy/ angry that why will IRCC request for medicals because we were not asked to submit medicals for her in the pre application questionnaire, i was not understanding why ircc will request her Medicals, but I think getting here I came to understand that she's a special visitor because she got her visit permit at the port of entry, so I guess it's because she will be staying longer than 6months in Canada she will be mandated to do medicals.

Resumption is September 5.

Now to the struggle of how to get the Medicals done to getting her ppr and traveling together as family before September 5th.
It was alot on me sincerely. At the same time I was also planning to book flight and everyday, flight was getting expensive and expensive. Told my wife to go to iom and qlife and gate crash to see if we can do the medicals on the spot.
Told her to see and sort anyone any amount just to get it done, after series of begging and begging the earliest date for iom was july 28,
We proceeded to qlife and started looking for how to gate crash and do it as well, but after series of begging and begging and also sorting a staff 30k we were able to get July 21st appointment date.
We did medicals and started begging qlife to send results to IRCC.
They kept telling us it takes 5-10 business days.
The medicals was just a check on the baby and no blood sample was taken I was telling them since they are not culturing or testing any sample they should just forward the result to IRCC.
They no gree o
Until the after 5 business days when we called and a reasonable customer service agent picked the call, narrated the whole situation to her and she promised to push it to be forwarded.
While disturbing qilife we were also sending emails and webform to IRCC informing them we have done medicals and they should release our daughter ppr.

July 29th medical ed for daughter.

August 1st PPR dropped.

We parents sent our port through UPS to vfs Lekki on July 20th and got email to pick up exactly 10 working days.
Sent my daughter port through UPS to vfs abuja, paid transmission fee because she didn't do biometrics, paid for return courier fee and SMS fee. We didn't get any sms only email.

We book our flight of 4.5m for the three of us on july 25 and to travel September 6 o, very expensive!.
Let me quickly say this if you are tall like me, 1.86m, I will advise you not to book normal seat for a long journey like that. Better you pick a seat in front of demarcation where u can spread your legs..
We could not get straight flight to prince George in BC, so we only got flight from Lagos to Vancouver.
Then I book separate with Air Canada from Vancouver to prince George. About 500$ with insurance.
First flight took off at 1.40pm and landed Addis Ababa around 8pm then we were carried by bus to where we will connect our next flight from ADD to Toronto.
Ethiopian airline didnt transfer our luggage at Toronto we had to do that ourselves which was very stressful.
When we landed Toronto we saw a signpost saying new students, we lined up and was taken to where new students will get their study permit. Because we had an infant we where at the front, we were showed the self declaring machine which we input our details and a ticket print out. Took the ticket and proceeded to two border officer desk to collect our permits.
The officers searched for her name but couldn't see it because the name on her visa is her maiden name and that was because we opened the GC key last year with her maiden name and all her documents then was in her maiden name. She asked us to sit down and the officer took our receipt and proceeded to do a system check and was nodding while checking, then she came to us and handed over her study permit bearing her maiden name to us.
She then directed us to go downstairs to get my work permit and visitor permit for our daughter.
But for the other students after collecting the print out, they will go to the next desk to get their study permit then line up to see the border officer who will ask them questions before he stamps their port for entry. I saw where one officer asked a student to show him something on his phone, probably maybe he asked for his bank balance I guess.
So we proceeded downstairs to and met a long queue of work permit / visit entry. It got to our turn and the border officer asked us while we were here so I told him my wife is here to study while I'm on open work permit and my daughter on visit visa, so he said my wife already got her study permit and we should just submit her study permit while mine and daughter port alone. He didn't know my wife port was not stamped yet. He asked us to sit and wait while he works on on the work permit after a while he called my name and then boom he has printed my work permit and also stamped our ports, but my wife quickly told him her port as not been stamped so he requested for her port and study permit again and then stamped it.
So I think God orchestrated it this way cos we only paid 4k out of 18k tuition and we were worried not to be asked at the POE for proof of funds even though we did globus POF for one week o.

So we ed our connecting flight to Vancouver, got to Vancouver and boarded our last flight.
Guys I must say Canada is very fine and even the city we are is so fine, there are a lot of opportunities for work, especially if your technically inclined, you go see work tire.
Please I beg you reading this, if you considering or contemplating to come to Canada, pls decide now and come fast, this is a good place to be, the system is working.
I am here now and I can categorically state that you will never regret spending all your life savings to land here.

TIMELINE
Upfront Medicals for me and wife September 2022.
Submission 18th April,
Biometrics 25th April
Medical ed for wife 8th May.
Medical ed for me! 9th May.

July 14th PPR for me and wife. Medical request for daughter.
July 20 parents port sent to vfs
July 21 medical done for daughter.
July 29th Medical ed for daughter.
August 1st, PPR for daughter.
August 3rd, port collection for parents.

August 21st daughter stamped port delivered.

Departure September 4th, 1.40pm in Lagos.


Landed September 5th 11.30pm in Canada( Wednesday September 6th 7.30am in Nigeria ).

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED.

Detailed SOP with sub headings.
GTB BANK STATEMENT OF 10M.
GTb USD of 1800$
BUSINESS CAC,CTC and 2022 ANNUAL RETURN
2 Landed properties.
2 House and 2 landed properties from wife late father
The documents was in her Father's name we just ed with the death certificate.
My employment letter and pay slips.
Business receipts from suppliers and receipt given to clients.
Affidavit of sponsorship that I will sponsor my wife.
Letter for purpose of travel stating I will just be traveling with my wife to settle in Canada for 8 weeks and return back to my employment and business.

Pic and vehicle particulars of two cars.

Pictures of sold cars as proof of doing car business.

Throwback pictures of us in 2018.

Naming pictures of our daughter
Wedding pictures.
Education Credentials for wife.
My professional certification with COREN and my annual practicing license.
Pictures of me in work conferences and working.
2 IELTS GT and 1 Academic for me and wife.
Screenshot of business website.
Screenshot of student portal showing awards and scholarships applied to, still awaiting decision.
Invoice of 1500 CAD deposit paid.

Annual leave form showing I applied for 40 working days leave.
Pictures of wife conference done in Benin Republic and stamped page on port.

She mentioned her Masters supervisor in SOP and also showed pictures of various seminars done with her supervisor.

Sponsorship letter stating I will sponsor wife.

Explanation of my Finances with subheadings explaining , introduction,assets and investments,employment details, personal business.
Birth certificate of daughter.
Pictures of marriage registry.

Showpizzle:
please how can one show relationship with sponsor

biko enlighten me please as I’m urgently collating my sponsor documents. Thanks