Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Bobomaigida: 8:15pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Iceboyblog: It was the rejection letter
Please do not despair, quickly send a reconsideration letter to IRCC, plead for the VO to review your file and state the strong points that are in your application, send via webform and emails to Nairobi, Beijing, Ottawa, Lagos and Manila. ALso request for GCMS notes right way. All the best 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Bobomaigida: 8:17pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
francophone134: I've been trying to create account since last week with the tracker but it does create. After inputing my UCI and application number, DOB and I click next, it won't go. Can u guide me through? Are you using a phone or laptop, and then have tried using a different browser if you are using a laptop? |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Bobomaigida: 8:20pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
segzyndpep:
Will the cost of the plane ticket be included in the POF or the miscellaneous will be sufficient (cover that)?, Or you are simply advising him on how much he will require for a family of five. This thing dey carry me go where i no no oo ahh. Check some pages back, I did a break down for a house member, everything sums up to your POF, but it is very good to show the VO that you have planned for every thing, especially things that Immigration law requires 1. Ability to pay tuition 2. Ability to take care of your yourself without working. 3. Ability to transport yourself to Canada and back to your home country. 2 Likes |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by francophone134: 8:21pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Bobomaigida:
Are you using a phone or laptop, and then have tried using a different browser if you are using a laptop? phone sir. I use chrome browser |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Bobomaigida: 8:24pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Tmaritas76: No bro,we still want to maintain that education line but,another masters if possible because I understand canada like progression or using pgd to seek for masters and jettison the masters she has gotten here.
Depending on the your spouse's field of study, you might not spend your money pursuing a PhD programme, many PhD have scholarship with funding that the students enjoy, your plan of action should be.
1. Start searching for schools and academics who are admitting students into PhD programmes in her field and look out for those with funding. 2. While you are doing 1, start gathering other documents that you will use for your application. 3. If you are admitted with funding, your personal funds will serve as a buffer.
However, if she has been in education and her job is in education, why do you want to pivot to something else?
You can pursue another Masters' again, you just have to justify why you are doing it. If you have the funds, I will advise you apply to both masters and PhD programmes and hope either one clicks and then focus on writing a strong SOP to back up your application. |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Bobomaigida: 8:25pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
francophone134: phone sir. I use chrome browser Please look for a laptop and use microsoft edge browser to try. I suspect your phone cache is full that is why it is not going there. |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Bobomaigida: 8:32pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
sunkanmi2211: Ok boss because it is only the medical review that is showing passed but other ones are showing not coming up Do you you think I should’ve gotten eligibility review by now because it’s my second application I was refused the first application 2 days after biometric in March .. The tracker will show you status of each stage of the application. Try and get it to see the details of your application. |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by pristinee: 8:47pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
sunkanmi2211: Ok boss because it is only the medical review that is showing passed but other ones are showing not coming up Do you you think I should’ve gotten eligibility review by now because it’s my second application I was refused the first application 2 days after biometric in March .. the tracker will show if your eligibility is completed/ in review/ or not started. |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Iceboyblog: 8:52pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
After sending the rejection letter the same day they also sent bvl with the medical request
quote author=Bobomaigida post=123904839]
Please do not despair, quickly send a reconsideration letter to IRCC, plead for the VO to review your file and state the strong points that are in your application, send via webform and emails to Nairobi, Beijing, Ottawa, Lagos and Manila.
ALso request for GCMS notes right way.
All the best[/quote] 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by daisy1(f): 8:59pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
PPR ALERT!! My PPR came in today at 7am. I am a first time applicant and I have had a USA B1 visa refusal before. BACKGROUNDMy initial target was to go to the UK to school because everyone I spoke to said Canada was hard to get into. Last year I applied to about 5 schools, 2 in UK and 3 in Canada. Fanshawe responded really quickly, I almost didn't take it as I wanted George Brown, they had a course a bit closer to what I currently do, but one mind was like, just take what you see first, so I accepted their offer and I paid 9k CAD using my GTBank USD card. 2-3 months later, none of the other schools I applied to accepted me, George brown I really wanted, said my study gap was more than 5 years as the last time I was in school was in 2011. I then came on nairaland and I read as much as I could from here, I even asked questions and I got responses. In my case, I have a fulltime job and 2 different side gigs, that pay me monthly so I needed to know if this would not affect me as I am self-funded. THE APPLICATIONI did not need to write IELTS or verify my documents via WES. My application to Fanshawe was done via www.applyboard.com.I wrote my SOP myself, ensuring that I use headlines to break it so that it doesn't become a long read. One key thing I did here was explain how as an accounting graduate, I pivoted into Marketing. I treated my SOP as a story, ensuring that I hit the high notes really quickly without boring or oversharing irrelevant information. The headlines and a brief synopsis for what each section contains can be found below: YOUR NAME The Visa Officer, Deputy High Commission of Canada, Lagos Nigeria. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE - Introduction: In this section, I gave my name, a bit of my educational background and the course I want to go and study in Canada. I ended this section with saying how this course will improve my career ABOUT ME In this section, I gave some info about my family, If you are married, state that, have kids, state it here ACADEMIC BACKGROUND in this section, I gave more information about my education, I only have a BSC in accounting, so to set the ball rolling for why I want to take a different path in my studies, I stated why I am making the switch to a different course of study. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE in this section, I talked about my work experience, showing a clear progression of my career from after university to date. REASONS FOR PURSUING (INSERT YOUR COURSE NAME HERE) COURSE IN CANADA here I talked about why pursuing this course in Canada was important to me, in my case it was very important to get an additional degree in the field I currently work in, if I wanted to advance in my career. WHY FANSHAWE COLLEGE IN CANADA? ExIplain why you chose this school and not any other. It would be great to look through your school's website and find out what makes them standout and add it in this section. SPONSORSHIP OF MY CANADA STUDY TRIP Explain who is sponsoring the trip, if you are self sponsored like me, state how much you earn monthly, if you paid any part of your fees, state it here, state how much you have kept aside for upkeep. If you are sponsored by someone, tell the story about why this person will pay your fees, show a clear relationship and also state their monthly revenue or salary. MY FUTURE PLAN here I talked about what I will do with the Canadian degree when I return to Nigeria Overall, Make sure you stick to the point, tell a clear story about your life. The general rule of thumb for font size/type on SOP is times new roman, size 12 with a line spacing of 1.5 (I don't know if this is important, but it does make your writeup look neater. THE SUBMISSIONI submitted my application on March 30, these are documents I submitted I used the GCKey portal to submit. - All the IMM forms - Letter of acceptance - Passport - Digital photo - Medical e-sheet - Proof of funds (MBS for my USD account as well as MBS for my Naira account, Payment receipt from Flywire to fanshawe) - Client Information (see all the documents below) - SOP - Invoices I sent to clients for my side gig - My Payoneer account print out (if you are a freelancer, you will know what this is) - A picture of my car - My car ownership papers - My old scheghen visa -My full time job contract showing clearly that I am still going to be working for them, I am not on leave. This was my home tie. I did not need a study leave letter because of this. - Shares certificate I received from this fulltime job. THE WAIT This is the timeline after submission - Upfront medical IOM - March 20 - Apllication was submitted - March 30 - Confirmation of application - March 31 - Biometrics letter - March 31 Biometrics done - April 5 Then silence... I scheduled emails via my gmail to send to the IRCC emails, Newyork, beijing, nairobi at least once a day. I just scheduled the email for 10 days in like 1 hour and I just left it, same email no changes and my subject line was URGENT - STUDY PERMIT. May 30 - Medical passed June 8 - Correspondence letter (BVL) Then silence again, it was unusual as BVL comes a few hours before PPR but mine didn't, so I started researching again. Then angie88 told me to create an account via https://ircc-tracker-suivi.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/login to check if I would see my visa document number. On June 9, I checked and my visa and study permit numbers were there under the Document status. I sent a couple of emails but I got a generic response. THE FINAL APPROVAL. During the weekend, I had scheduled like 42 emails to go out to all IRCC offices starting from 10am today, but at 7am, I got the PPR. I had to stop all the scheduled emails immediately June 19 - PPR TIMELINE- Upfront medical IOM - March 20 - Application was submitted - March 30 - Confirmation of application - March 31 - Biometrics letter - March 31 - Biometrics done - April 5 (Updated on GCkey same day) - May 30 - Medical passed - June 8 - Correspondence letter (BVL) - June 19 - PPR 35 Likes 7 Shares
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Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Christyiji: 9:12pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
daisy1: PPR ALERT!!
My PPR came in today at 7am.
I am a first time applicant and I have had a USA B1 visa refusal before.
BACKGROUND My initial target was to go to the UK to school because everyone I spoke to said Canada was hard to get into. Last year I applied to about 5 schools, 2 in UK and 3 in Canada.
Fanshawe responded really quickly, I almost didn't take it as I wanted George Brown, they had a course a bit closer to what I currently do, but one mind was like, just take what you see first, so I accepted their offer and I paid 9k CAD using my GTBank USD card. 2-3 months later, none of the other schools I applied to accepted me, George brown I really wanted, said my study gap was more than 5 years as the last time I was in school was in 2011.
I then came on nairaland and I read as much as I could from here, I even asked questions and I got responses. In my case, I have a fulltime job and 2 different side gigs, that pay me monthly so I needed to know if this would not affect me as I am self-funded.
THE APPLICATION
I did not need to write IELTS or verify my documents via WES. My application to Fanshawe was done via www.applyboard.com. I wrote my SOP myself, ensuring that I use headlines to break it so that it doesn't become a long read. One key thing I did here was explain how as an accounting graduate, I pivoted into Marketing. I treated my SOP as a story, ensuring that I hit the high notes really quickly without boring or oversharing irrelevant information. The headlines and a brief synopsis for what each section contains can be found below:
YOUR NAME The Visa Officer, Deputy High Commission of Canada, Lagos Nigeria. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
- Introduction: In this section, I gave my name, a bit of my educational background and the course I want to go and study in Canada. I ended this section with saying how this course will improve my career
ABOUT ME In this section, I gave some info about my family, If you are married, state that, have kids, state it here
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND in this section, I gave more information about my education, I only have a BSC in accounting, so to set the ball rolling for why I want to take a different path in my studies, I stated why I am making the switch to a different course of study.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE in this section, I talked about my work experience, showing a clear progression of my career from after university to date.
REASONS FOR PURSUING (INSERT YOUR COURSE NAME HERE) COURSE IN CANADA here I talked about why pursuing this course in Canada was important to me, in my case it was very important to get an additional degree in the field I currently work in, if I wanted to advance in my career.
WHY FANSHAWE COLLEGE IN CANADA? ExIplain why you chose this school and not any other. It would be great to look through your school's website and find out what makes them standout and add it in this section.
SPONSORSHIP OF MY CANADA STUDY TRIP Explain who is sponsoring the trip, if you are self sponsored like me, state how much you earn monthly, if you paid any part of your fees, state it here, state how much you have kept aside for upkeep. If you are sponsored by someone, tell the story about why this person will pay your fees, show a clear relationship and also state their monthly revenue or salary.
MY FUTURE PLAN here I talked about what I will do with the Canadian degree when I return to Nigeria
Overall, Make sure you stick to the point, tell a clear story about your life. The general rule of thumb for font size/type on SOP is times new roman, size 12 with a line spacing of 1.5 (I don't know if this is important, but it does make you writeup look neater.
THE SUBMISSION I submitted my application on March 30, these are documents I submitted I used the GCKey portal to submit. - All the IMM forms - Letter of acceptance - Passport - Digital photo - Medical e-sheet - Proof of funds (MBS for my USD account as well as MBS for my Naira account, Payment receipt from Flywire to fanshawe) - Client Information (see all the documents below) - SOP - Invoices I sent to clients for my side gig - My Payoneer account print out (if you are a freelancer, you will know what this is) - A picture of my car - My car ownership papers - My old scheghen visa -My full time job contract showing clearly that I am still going to be working for them, I am not on leave. This was my home tie. I did not need a study leave letter because of this. - Shares certificate I received from this fulltime job.
THE WAIT This is the timeline after submission - Upfront medical IOM - March 20 - Apllication was submitted - March 30 - Confirmation of application - March 31 - Biometrics letter - March 31 Biometrics done - April 5 Then silence... I scheduled emails via my gmail to send to the IRCC emails, Newyork, beijing, nairobi at least once a day. I just scheduled the email for 10 days in like 1 hour and I just left it, same email no changes and my subject line was URGENT - STUDY PERMIT. May 30 - Medical passed June 8 - Correspondence letter (BVL) Then silence again, it was unusual as BVL comes a few hours before PPR but mine didn't, so I started researching again. Then angie88 told me to create an account via https://ircc-tracker-suivi.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/login to check if I would see my visa document number. On June 9, I checked and my visa and study permit numbers were there under the Document status. I sent a couple of emails but I got a generic response.
THE FINAL APPROVAL. During the weekend, I had scheduled like 42 emails to go out to all IRCC offices starting from 10am today, but at 7am, I got the PPR. I had to stop all the scheduled emails immediately June 19 - PPR
TIMELINE - Upfront medical IOM - March 20 - Application was submitted - March 30 - Confirmation of application - March 31 - Biometrics letter - March 31 - Biometrics done - April 5 (Updated on GCkey same day) - May 30 - Medical passed - June 8 - Correspondence letter (BVL) - June 19 - PPR I have submitted since 20th May for my second application after like a week, I checked my portal and saw that eligibility has just for them to remove the eligibility few days late and later updated my medical on the 8th of June and since then, nothing has happened. Tmr will make it one month I submitted this application. What can I do right now? |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Christyiji: 9:13pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
daisy1: PPR ALERT!!
My PPR came in today at 7am.
I am a first time applicant and I have had a USA B1 visa refusal before.
BACKGROUND My initial target was to go to the UK to school because everyone I spoke to said Canada was hard to get into. Last year I applied to about 5 schools, 2 in UK and 3 in Canada.
Fanshawe responded really quickly, I almost didn't take it as I wanted George Brown, they had a course a bit closer to what I currently do, but one mind was like, just take what you see first, so I accepted their offer and I paid 9k CAD using my GTBank USD card. 2-3 months later, none of the other schools I applied to accepted me, George brown I really wanted, said my study gap was more than 5 years as the last time I was in school was in 2011.
I then came on nairaland and I read as much as I could from here, I even asked questions and I got responses. In my case, I have a fulltime job and 2 different side gigs, that pay me monthly so I needed to know if this would not affect me as I am self-funded.
THE APPLICATION
I did not need to write IELTS or verify my documents via WES. My application to Fanshawe was done via www.applyboard.com. I wrote my SOP myself, ensuring that I use headlines to break it so that it doesn't become a long read. One key thing I did here was explain how as an accounting graduate, I pivoted into Marketing. I treated my SOP as a story, ensuring that I hit the high notes really quickly without boring or oversharing irrelevant information. The headlines and a brief synopsis for what each section contains can be found below:
YOUR NAME The Visa Officer, Deputy High Commission of Canada, Lagos Nigeria. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
- Introduction: In this section, I gave my name, a bit of my educational background and the course I want to go and study in Canada. I ended this section with saying how this course will improve my career
ABOUT ME In this section, I gave some info about my family, If you are married, state that, have kids, state it here
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND in this section, I gave more information about my education, I only have a BSC in accounting, so to set the ball rolling for why I want to take a different path in my studies, I stated why I am making the switch to a different course of study.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE in this section, I talked about my work experience, showing a clear progression of my career from after university to date.
REASONS FOR PURSUING (INSERT YOUR COURSE NAME HERE) COURSE IN CANADA here I talked about why pursuing this course in Canada was important to me, in my case it was very important to get an additional degree in the field I currently work in, if I wanted to advance in my career.
WHY FANSHAWE COLLEGE IN CANADA? ExIplain why you chose this school and not any other. It would be great to look through your school's website and find out what makes them standout and add it in this section.
SPONSORSHIP OF MY CANADA STUDY TRIP Explain who is sponsoring the trip, if you are self sponsored like me, state how much you earn monthly, if you paid any part of your fees, state it here, state how much you have kept aside for upkeep. If you are sponsored by someone, tell the story about why this person will pay your fees, show a clear relationship and also state their monthly revenue or salary.
MY FUTURE PLAN here I talked about what I will do with the Canadian degree when I return to Nigeria
Overall, Make sure you stick to the point, tell a clear story about your life. The general rule of thumb for font size/type on SOP is times new roman, size 12 with a line spacing of 1.5 (I don't know if this is important, but it does make your writeup look neater.
THE SUBMISSION I submitted my application on March 30, these are documents I submitted I used the GCKey portal to submit. - All the IMM forms - Letter of acceptance - Passport - Digital photo - Medical e-sheet - Proof of funds (MBS for my USD account as well as MBS for my Naira account, Payment receipt from Flywire to fanshawe) - Client Information (see all the documents below) - SOP - Invoices I sent to clients for my side gig - My Payoneer account print out (if you are a freelancer, you will know what this is) - A picture of my car - My car ownership papers - My old scheghen visa -My full time job contract showing clearly that I am still going to be working for them, I am not on leave. This was my home tie. I did not need a study leave letter because of this. - Shares certificate I received from this fulltime job.
THE WAIT This is the timeline after submission - Upfront medical IOM - March 20 - Apllication was submitted - March 30 - Confirmation of application - March 31 - Biometrics letter - March 31 Biometrics done - April 5 Then silence... I scheduled emails via my gmail to send to the IRCC emails, Newyork, beijing, nairobi at least once a day. I just scheduled the email for 10 days in like 1 hour and I just left it, same email no changes and my subject line was URGENT - STUDY PERMIT. May 30 - Medical passed June 8 - Correspondence letter (BVL) Then silence again, it was unusual as BVL comes a few hours before PPR but mine didn't, so I started researching again. Then angie88 told me to create an account via https://ircc-tracker-suivi.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/login to check if I would see my visa document number. On June 9, I checked and my visa and study permit numbers were there under the Document status. I sent a couple of emails but I got a generic response.
THE FINAL APPROVAL. During the weekend, I had scheduled like 42 emails to go out to all IRCC offices starting from 10am today, but at 7am, I got the PPR. I had to stop all the scheduled emails immediately June 19 - PPR
TIMELINE - Upfront medical IOM - March 20 - Application was submitted - March 30 - Confirmation of application - March 31 - Biometrics letter - March 31 - Biometrics done - April 5 (Updated on GCkey same day) - May 30 - Medical passed - June 8 - Correspondence letter (BVL) - June 19 - PPR Congrats dear 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Iceboyblog: 9:30pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Actually they sent rejection letter, around. 7:30 and by 8:30 that same day they sent medical request with my name and details on it and bvl letter I was really frustrated that day Timeline: applied may 9 Biometric : may 15 RL and medical request and BVL June 8
quote author=Bobomaigida post=123904839]
Please do not despair, quickly send a reconsideration letter to IRCC, plead for the VO to review your file and state the strong points that are in your application, send via webform and emails to Nairobi, Beijing, Ottawa, Lagos and Manila.
ALso request for GCMS notes right way.
All the best[/quote] |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Iceboyblog: 9:34pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Actually they sent rejection letter, around. 7:30 and by 8:30 that same day they sent medical request with my name and details on it and bvl letter I was really frustrated that day Timeline: applied may 9 Biometric : may 15 Refusal letter and medical request and BVL June 8
quote author=Bobomaigida post=123904839]
Please do not despair, quickly send a reconsideration letter to IRCC, plead for the VO to review your file and state the strong points that are in your application, send via webform and emails to Nairobi, Beijing, Ottawa, Lagos and Manila.
ALso request for GCMS notes right way.
All the best[/quote] |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Bobomaigida: 9:34pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Christyiji:
I have submitted since 20th May for my second application after like a week, I checked my portal and saw that eligibility has just for them to remove the eligibility few days late and later updated my medical on the 8th of June and since then, nothing has happened.
Tmr will make it one month I submitted this application.
What can I do right now? Why don't you try the tracker to know the exact state of the application. |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Bobomaigida: 9:36pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Iceboyblog: Actually they sent rejection letter, around. 7:30 and by 8:30 that same day they sent medical request with my name and details on it and bvl letter I was really frustrated that day Timeline: applied may 9 Biometric : may 15 RL and medical request and BVL June 8
quote author=Bobomaigida post=123904839]
Please do not despair, quickly send a reconsideration letter to IRCC, plead for the VO to review your file and state the strong points that are in your application, send via webform and emails to Nairobi, Beijing, Ottawa, Lagos and Manila.
ALso request for GCMS notes right way.
Please try and send the reconsideration letter.
All the best |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by jaymay222: 10:04pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Pls i need an advise i want to apply for a student permit and the tution is $9000 cad minus living expenses its a 9months vocational program , but im being sponsored by a family friend ? , how much and what should i provide for POF thank you |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Tmaritas76(m): 10:25pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
[quote author=Bobomaigida post=123905124]
You can pursue another Masters' again, you just have to justify why you are doing it. If you have the funds, I will advise you apply to both masters and PhD programmes and hope either one clicks and then focus on writing a strong SOP to back up your application.
Thanks bro,I appreciate.pls I will need your assistance if i have hurdles on my way ok |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Army2022: 10:35pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
You didn't share your PPR news and your landing gist. Pls share your story to encourage others, I trust it will be an interesting one😁 Uzorsammy: If you are coming to Kitchener, especially Conestoga College I can help you secure accommodation. You can what's app me +2348110831230 |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Army2022: 10:43pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Wow, congratulations daisy1: PPR ALERT!!
My PPR came in today at 7am.
I am a first time applicant and I have had a USA B1 visa refusal before.
BACKGROUND My initial target was to go to the UK to school because everyone I spoke to said Canada was hard to get into. Last year I applied to about 5 schools, 2 in UK and 3 in Canada.
Fanshawe responded really quickly, I almost didn't take it as I wanted George Brown, they had a course a bit closer to what I currently do, but one mind was like, just take what you see first, so I accepted their offer and I paid 9k CAD using my GTBank USD card. 2-3 months later, none of the other schools I applied to accepted me, George brown I really wanted, said my study gap was more than 5 years as the last time I was in school was in 2011.
I then came on nairaland and I read as much as I could from here, I even asked questions and I got responses. In my case, I have a fulltime job and 2 different side gigs, that pay me monthly so I needed to know if this would not affect me as I am self-funded.
THE APPLICATION
I did not need to write IELTS or verify my documents via WES. My application to Fanshawe was done via www.applyboard.com. I wrote my SOP myself, ensuring that I use headlines to break it so that it doesn't become a long read. One key thing I did here was explain how as an accounting graduate, I pivoted into Marketing. I treated my SOP as a story, ensuring that I hit the high notes really quickly without boring or oversharing irrelevant information. The headlines and a brief synopsis for what each section contains can be found below:
YOUR NAME The Visa Officer, Deputy High Commission of Canada, Lagos Nigeria. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
- Introduction: In this section, I gave my name, a bit of my educational background and the course I want to go and study in Canada. I ended this section with saying how this course will improve my career
ABOUT ME In this section, I gave some info about my family, If you are married, state that, have kids, state it here
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND in this section, I gave more information about my education, I only have a BSC in accounting, so to set the ball rolling for why I want to take a different path in my studies, I stated why I am making the switch to a different course of study.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE in this section, I talked about my work experience, showing a clear progression of my career from after university to date.
REASONS FOR PURSUING (INSERT YOUR COURSE NAME HERE) COURSE IN CANADA here I talked about why pursuing this course in Canada was important to me, in my case it was very important to get an additional degree in the field I currently work in, if I wanted to advance in my career.
WHY FANSHAWE COLLEGE IN CANADA? ExIplain why you chose this school and not any other. It would be great to look through your school's website and find out what makes them standout and add it in this section.
SPONSORSHIP OF MY CANADA STUDY TRIP Explain who is sponsoring the trip, if you are self sponsored like me, state how much you earn monthly, if you paid any part of your fees, state it here, state how much you have kept aside for upkeep. If you are sponsored by someone, tell the story about why this person will pay your fees, show a clear relationship and also state their monthly revenue or salary.
MY FUTURE PLAN here I talked about what I will do with the Canadian degree when I return to Nigeria
Overall, Make sure you stick to the point, tell a clear story about your life. The general rule of thumb for font size/type on SOP is times new roman, size 12 with a line spacing of 1.5 (I don't know if this is important, but it does make your writeup look neater.
THE SUBMISSION I submitted my application on March 30, these are documents I submitted I used the GCKey portal to submit. - All the IMM forms - Letter of acceptance - Passport - Digital photo - Medical e-sheet - Proof of funds (MBS for my USD account as well as MBS for my Naira account, Payment receipt from Flywire to fanshawe) - Client Information (see all the documents below) - SOP - Invoices I sent to clients for my side gig - My Payoneer account print out (if you are a freelancer, you will know what this is) - A picture of my car - My car ownership papers - My old scheghen visa -My full time job contract showing clearly that I am still going to be working for them, I am not on leave. This was my home tie. I did not need a study leave letter because of this. - Shares certificate I received from this fulltime job.
THE WAIT This is the timeline after submission - Upfront medical IOM - March 20 - Apllication was submitted - March 30 - Confirmation of application - March 31 - Biometrics letter - March 31 Biometrics done - April 5 Then silence... I scheduled emails via my gmail to send to the IRCC emails, Newyork, beijing, nairobi at least once a day. I just scheduled the email for 10 days in like 1 hour and I just left it, same email no changes and my subject line was URGENT - STUDY PERMIT. May 30 - Medical passed June 8 - Correspondence letter (BVL) Then silence again, it was unusual as BVL comes a few hours before PPR but mine didn't, so I started researching again. Then angie88 told me to create an account via https://ircc-tracker-suivi.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/login to check if I would see my visa document number. On June 9, I checked and my visa and study permit numbers were there under the Document status. I sent a couple of emails but I got a generic response.
THE FINAL APPROVAL. During the weekend, I had scheduled like 42 emails to go out to all IRCC offices starting from 10am today, but at 7am, I got the PPR. I had to stop all the scheduled emails immediately June 19 - PPR
TIMELINE - Upfront medical IOM - March 20 - Application was submitted - March 30 - Confirmation of application - March 31 - Biometrics letter - March 31 - Biometrics done - April 5 (Updated on GCkey same day) - May 30 - Medical passed - June 8 - Correspondence letter (BVL) - June 19 - PPR |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Osaiyekenmwen(m): 10:52pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
daisy1: PPR ALERT!!
My PPR came in today at 7am.
I am a first time applicant and I have had a USA B1 visa refusal before.
BACKGROUND My initial target was to go to the UK to school because everyone I spoke to said Canada was hard to get into. Last year I applied to about 5 schools, 2 in UK and 3 in Canada.
Fanshawe responded really quickly, I almost didn't take it as I wanted George Brown, they had a course a bit closer to what I currently do, but one mind was like, just take what you see first, so I accepted their offer and I paid 9k CAD using my GTBank USD card. 2-3 months later, none of the other schools I applied to accepted me, George brown I really wanted, said my study gap was more than 5 years as the last time I was in school was in 2011.
I then came on nairaland and I read as much as I could from here, I even asked questions and I got responses. In my case, I have a fulltime job and 2 different side gigs, that pay me monthly so I needed to know if this would not affect me as I am self-funded.
THE APPLICATION
I did not need to write IELTS or verify my documents via WES. My application to Fanshawe was done via www.applyboard.com. I wrote my SOP myself, ensuring that I use headlines to break it so that it doesn't become a long read. One key thing I did here was explain how as an accounting graduate, I pivoted into Marketing. I treated my SOP as a story, ensuring that I hit the high notes really quickly without boring or oversharing irrelevant information. The headlines and a brief synopsis for what each section contains can be found below:
YOUR NAME The Visa Officer, Deputy High Commission of Canada, Lagos Nigeria. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
- Introduction: In this section, I gave my name, a bit of my educational background and the course I want to go and study in Canada. I ended this section with saying how this course will improve my career
ABOUT ME In this section, I gave some info about my family, If you are married, state that, have kids, state it here
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND in this section, I gave more information about my education, I only have a BSC in accounting, so to set the ball rolling for why I want to take a different path in my studies, I stated why I am making the switch to a different course of study.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE in this section, I talked about my work experience, showing a clear progression of my career from after university to date.
REASONS FOR PURSUING (INSERT YOUR COURSE NAME HERE) COURSE IN CANADA here I talked about why pursuing this course in Canada was important to me, in my case it was very important to get an additional degree in the field I currently work in, if I wanted to advance in my career.
WHY FANSHAWE COLLEGE IN CANADA? ExIplain why you chose this school and not any other. It would be great to look through your school's website and find out what makes them standout and add it in this section.
SPONSORSHIP OF MY CANADA STUDY TRIP Explain who is sponsoring the trip, if you are self sponsored like me, state how much you earn monthly, if you paid any part of your fees, state it here, state how much you have kept aside for upkeep. If you are sponsored by someone, tell the story about why this person will pay your fees, show a clear relationship and also state their monthly revenue or salary.
MY FUTURE PLAN here I talked about what I will do with the Canadian degree when I return to Nigeria
Overall, Make sure you stick to the point, tell a clear story about your life. The general rule of thumb for font size/type on SOP is times new roman, size 12 with a line spacing of 1.5 (I don't know if this is important, but it does make your writeup look neater.
THE SUBMISSION I submitted my application on March 30, these are documents I submitted I used the GCKey portal to submit. - All the IMM forms - Letter of acceptance - Passport - Digital photo - Medical e-sheet - Proof of funds (MBS for my USD account as well as MBS for my Naira account, Payment receipt from Flywire to fanshawe) - Client Information (see all the documents below) - SOP - Invoices I sent to clients for my side gig - My Payoneer account print out (if you are a freelancer, you will know what this is) - A picture of my car - My car ownership papers - My old scheghen visa -My full time job contract showing clearly that I am still going to be working for them, I am not on leave. This was my home tie. I did not need a study leave letter because of this. - Shares certificate I received from this fulltime job.
THE WAIT This is the timeline after submission - Upfront medical IOM - March 20 - Apllication was submitted - March 30 - Confirmation of application - March 31 - Biometrics letter - March 31 Biometrics done - April 5 Then silence... I scheduled emails via my gmail to send to the IRCC emails, Newyork, beijing, nairobi at least once a day. I just scheduled the email for 10 days in like 1 hour and I just left it, same email no changes and my subject line was URGENT - STUDY PERMIT. May 30 - Medical passed June 8 - Correspondence letter (BVL) Then silence again, it was unusual as BVL comes a few hours before PPR but mine didn't, so I started researching again. Then angie88 told me to create an account via https://ircc-tracker-suivi.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/login to check if I would see my visa document number. On June 9, I checked and my visa and study permit numbers were there under the Document status. I sent a couple of emails but I got a generic response.
THE FINAL APPROVAL. During the weekend, I had scheduled like 42 emails to go out to all IRCC offices starting from 10am today, but at 7am, I got the PPR. I had to stop all the scheduled emails immediately June 19 - PPR
TIMELINE - Upfront medical IOM - March 20 - Application was submitted - March 30 - Confirmation of application - March 31 - Biometrics letter - March 31 - Biometrics done - April 5 (Updated on GCkey same day) - May 30 - Medical passed - June 8 - Correspondence letter (BVL) - June 19 - PPR Congratulations 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Chibzzy789: 11:00pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
zubizareta:
Bro did you get a response to this question? Especially the tuition deposit
Is the IELTS compulsory for Nigerians?? |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by sunkanmi2211: 11:17pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Congratulations bro Which of the review came first is it eligibility review or medical review |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by jaymay222: 11:22pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
pls someone should relpy me na [/color] ![cry](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cry.gif) jaymay222: Pls i need an advise i want to apply for a student permit and the tution is $9000 cad minus living expenses its a 9months vocational program , but im being sponsored by a family friend ? , how much and what should i provide for POF thank you |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by kayceeskay(m): 1:07am On Jun 20, 2023 |
Your tuition fee 9K Cost of living (833 per month, but to be on the safe side do 10k if you can) Extra expenses 3K 22K Convert it to naira using todays fx rate What you need is 11Million give or take jaymay222: Pls i need an advise i want to apply for a student permit and the tution is $9000 cad minus living expenses its a 9months vocational program , but im being sponsored by a family friend ? , how much and what should i provide for POF thank you |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by awoworld(m): 2:01am On Jun 20, 2023 |
Hi nairalanders, For a family (husband and wife) going to canada on the wife's 2yrs student visa, I am curious;
1. Like how much will I have to pay for the tuition of a PGD in Business field? If you also have clue of a affordable schools.
2. I am a bit confused about this tuition payment. If the course for a year is $10,000. Am I to pay that in full before getting the visa or I just need to pay $5,000? Are there schools that accept part payment till after visa is issued?
3. The most critical to me is survival after getting to Canada. How much do I need to earn to be able to cater for me and wife, plus her fees? How reliable is it in getting that job to cater for us? One thing I rarely see in posts about relocating is accommodation, I believe even with the student visa, I have to rent an apartment in canada before leaving naija...are the apartments there furnished?
You can tell I seem pretty lost. I need insight from experienced people abeg. I am looking at the Atlantic provinces. I feel because of the cold, the population would be lesser and that means more jobs...correct? |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by G8tfulSol: 2:29am On Jun 20, 2023 |
Who else is experiencing error in trying to fill study permit. I have uploaded my documents but unable to make payments. It always say session is either invalid or has expired. This is seen almost a week now. |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by zubizareta(m): 2:52am On Jun 20, 2023 |
G8tfulSol: Who else is experiencing error in trying to fill study permit. I have uploaded my documents but unable to make payments. It always say session is either invalid or has expired. This is seen almost a week now. It's a common thing. Comtinue to refresh and it will eventually go to next page |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by segzyndpep(m): 3:04am On Jun 20, 2023 |
Is it a must for me to show 1year living expense even though my PGD is just 8months. Will 8months living expense fly? |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by ShowYoung: 5:00am On Jun 20, 2023 |
segzyndpep: Is it a must for me to show 1year living expense even though my PGD is just 8months. Will 8months living expense fly? Yes, it is a must because you will not be given an 8-month visa but a minimum of 11-month or 1 year study permit. 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Chibzzy789: 6:01am On Jun 20, 2023 |
zubizareta:
Bro did you get a response to this question? Especially the tuition deposit
Is the IELTS compulsory for Nigerians?? No I didn’t. But I just got admitted to Conestoga College |
Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Iceboyblog: 6:48am On Jun 20, 2023 |
Good morning everyone Please I applied for study permit on May 9 did biometric on May 15 on June 8 I got a refusal letter, few minutes later that same day I got a medical request stating I should go for medical within 30 and later that same day they sent BVL letter and now my medical status is showing we are reviewing your medical when I haven't done medical,and in my status tracker it is showing my medical documents number every other section has been completed only medical and background check that is showing in progress |