Twocanplay23:


Thanks, which provinces do you know that have medical cover?

Alberta . Ontario you get after 3 months. I was in the same shoes as you and I went to Calgary. All the best

Kaylash:
Good morning.

My mum submitted her passport to the VFS in Lagos and we just got a notification that her passport is ready for collection at the VAC in Abuja. Has anyone had this issue before?

Yes I had this issue. I see you have emailed me. A day after she got the Abuja VAC mail, she got another that her passport had been delivered to Lagos. If you check few pages back, you will see someone's personal number. I called the number and he confirmed the passport had arrived Lagos from Abuja. He said i will get another email with collection details. I did get the email, followed the instruction and my mum has gotten back her passport

Violetdaisy:
Agates, I sent you an email

Ok

Hello everyone, my mum has gotten an email that her passport is ready for pick up. She sent to VFS Lagos but the email states her passport is ready for pick up in Abuja. Has anyone ever had this issue? How do we pay the courier fees and what forms do we fill. I have emailed VFS but no response, one cannot chat with them either and they aren't picking their calls.

For those who received their passports recently how did you go about it. Thank you.

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Thank you so much for responding. God bless you.

I will just go ahead and pay the transmission fee for her, I had read here that if you did your biometrics in the same place you wouldn't need to. Since i cant confirm better to just pay.

Thanks again.

agates:
Hi everyone, my mum has been asked to submit her passport. Please i need your help. Apologies if this is a repetition.

1. She did biometrics 2 years ago, this is a visa renewal. Do we have to pay another transmission fee?
2. I cannot seem to find the VFS consent form online.
3. Can i send the passport from Ibadan via DHL and pay a two way courier or do i have to wait for VFS to get back to me and pay using their own courier.
4. Did you have to submit a passport photograph?\

Thanks

Please can someone kindly respond. Thank you

Hi everyone, my mum has been asked to submit her passport. Please i need your help. Apologies if this is a repetition.

1. She did biometrics 2 years ago, this is a visa renewal. Do we have to pay another transmission fee?
2. I cannot seem to find the VFS consent form online.
3. Can i send the passport from Ibadan via DHL and pay a two way courier or do i have to wait for VFS to get back to me and pay using their own courier.
4. Did you have to submit a passport photograph?\

Thanks

Demiyike:


You can’t create the account until you have filled your tax and your details are with CRA.

Thanks

Hi eveeyone. I have tried creating a CRA account to no avail. Landed September last year and I keep getting the same error message, we cannot proceed with your request. Has anyone had this issue before and how did you go about it. Thanks

olajide21:
If you are pregnant and still in Naija, i pray you get to #OurCanada before your baby comes. You would be overwhelmed with care. See how PEACEFUL the clinic looks.
This is Riley Park Maternity Clinic. It clean, efficient, smells nice, courteous Doctors and Nurses and above all na FRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!.
Though you pay for it through taxes and all but atleast you would be glad your taxes dey work!.

Lol. I used this clinic.

Ethelia:


Congrats dear!

My fellow Newmum. How's it going

Yaay @Newmum0615 has landed. Been away from the forum for so long as I also became a Newmum too. Lolll. Welcome

rainazoe:
Thanks for the update @agates.I PMed you please

Did you have to get a return ticket for baby or you just added him/her to your ticket?

It's just a one way ticket. That's what I sent

rainazoe:
Thanks @agates

The VOA approval letter was emailed to me..I will pay for the visa at the point of entry

rainazoe:
People pls respond na

What I have done. Sent an application letter signed by me and my spouse, also attached baby s ticket and data page to the email on the website. Got a response next day to send parents data page and baby s birth certificate.. Just did that will keep you posted

rainazoe:
Please can someone give a step by step breakdown on how naija Visa on arrival works. We only have snippets of it on the thread. Especially for moms without their husbands abeg.

I need this info too please

ozycy:

Yes you can

Thanks

Hotstepper:
just apply onlinr..its easy...this is the 3 time i am answering this question onlinr. Make.sure the baby has a canadian passport cuz u will.need.to provide the no....ur approved letter will be sent to u nd u show at the airport in both countries


quote author=agates post=73477162]Hi everyone can one get visa on arrival in Nigeria for a baby born in Canada. Thanks

Oh thanks a lot. Didn't know that and just stumbled on this thread. Was considering an emergency travel certificate before. Will do the visa on arrival then. Thanks once again

Hi everyone can one get visa on arrival in Nigeria for a baby born in Canada. Thanks

clans:
I had my first in the US and had a valid visa. So when I took in a second time I was ready to travel but on the second thought I wanted to spend a while in the country and decided to renew before traveling lo and behold I was denied.
Fast forward to applying for a Canadian visa within a space of 2 months before it won't be safe to fly. We filled the form went to drop it off and ended up spending the whole day because of a lot of mistakes. To be clear we declared birth tourism, admitted to being rejected a visa for US and attached so many documents. Prayed and kept our fingers crossed while making arrangements that worst case baby would be born in Nigeria (after all I was born here).
To our greatest surprise 20 days later got the email for pick up and visa was approved.
The Search began.
At this point we didn't have any information and the thread was not as informative as I wanted (yes I like eating my cake easily ). However we had family in Saskatchewan but when I heard the flight time,weather, no doctor was responding to my emails or calls, rejecting international patients and the family had so much going on in their life, I decided to look elsewhere.
I visited a maternity service provider here and she sounded nice also showed me her package for Ontario which looked reasonable to me.the big huddle was getting my hubby to agree to which he had his skepticism. He did a lot of research called and emailed a lot of doctors in the Ontario area mind u unlike the US system where anyone can have access to gynecologists the case is different for the Canada system. You would need to get a referral from a family doctor after the first 3 months before a gynecologist would accept you. So we had that challenge however we were able to get 3 doctors to give a partial acceptance, send their bill via email but only one was willing to give an appointment date.
Looking for accommodation became the next problem most homeowners didn't want a pregnant foreign woman without ties in their home and Airbnb we couldn't get any child friendly at a reasonable price.
Fast forward to the night before our flight, I was able to get my husband partial consent to engage the service provider here. I paid her that night and got her agent's name and number.
THE JOURNEY BEGAN.
Left Nigeria had a 12 hour layover and got into Canada. Filled the landing card,used the automated machine and proceeded to the immigration officer. The conversation was as follows
Me:Good evening.
Officer:Good evening. Welcome to Canada. Can I have your passport.
She went through and was like what are you in Canada for.
Me: to give birth.
She paused looked at me and typed something in her computer.
Officer: looking at my landing card. She was like u have an excess of 10k canadia dollars in cash.
Me:no some cash,most in cards.
Officer: then you don't have an excess of 10k.
Me: Sorry.
Officer: Do you know that its very expensive giving birth here and do you have a doctor.
Me: yes and I came financially prepared based on my research. I also have 3 doctors shortlisted and willing to accept me once am in the country . I would settle based on final cost reduction.
Officer: types and handed over passport. Congratulations in advance (with a smile).
Went to a hotel cooled off,slept,showered and ate.
Moved into the accommodation arranged by the service provider (story for another day).Used a doctor in Toronto arranged by the service provider
COST BREAKDOWN.
Doctor :1320
Doctor visit: 30$ per visit(had a total of 5)
Hospital mother: 2620(per day)
Hospital baby:850(per day)
To be paid in full before delivery day.
Ended up having a CS so paid Doctor an extra 1250,anathestia 1000 ,spent 3 days in the hospital, pediatrician asked for 350(but ended up taking 100) Family doctor for referral (60).

BABY DOCUMENTS
Hmmmm Canada post was on strike so it was a mess. Took 15 plus days to get birth certificate and registration even with the expedited which cost 35$(excluding money spent to fax,call,email and Express mails).
Passport was expedited also with proof of travel and cost 110$. Called the airline added baby to ticket and applied for Visa on arrival (NB: cash,Nigerian cards not accepted only accept foreign cards)
thanks to hotstepper for the food and all the advise.

Hi did you apply for a travel certificate for your baby to come into Nigeria or was the visa on arrival issued in naija on the Canadian passport