Dear House,
If you use proof of funds from an unknown source and you get caught, you’re risking a 5-year ban. Please desist from going through short cuts. May we all reach our goals.

Best wishes

oscarbravo:
Need [b]proof of funds [/b]for your Canadian visa application or any related issues, check my signature and reach out

Hello TheExalted,

Please check out the following link, it answers your question

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/students.html

Since his classes can hold fully online, he’ll have to convince the border control why his coming to Canada is necessary. The ability to enter depends on if the border control officer is convinced plus his institution must have a covid-19 readiness plan.

Best wishes

TheExalted:
Hello gurus in the house. My son got a student visa to Canada but the school just announced that January classes will be done online. Will he be allowed in into Canada despite the online classes.

I'd be glad to hear for the you. Thank you.

Hello Tracy2020

The “eligibility passed” was recorded before you did your medicals and biometrics, that’s why it says pending medical and biometrics. Nothing to worry about

Best wishes

Tracy2020:


Thank you Lekiboboe.

It stated:
Applicant requesting a SP to pursue a Masters Program at the University of Manitoba. Scholarship covering first year noted. Financial Support from Parent noted. Statement of Purpose noted. On balance, I am satisfied the proposed studies are reasonable in light of qualifications, previous studies, level of establishment, language abilities, financial ability, and future prospect and plans. Eligibility passed, final decision pending medical and biometric results.

I submitted June 10. This note was recorded June 30. I got medical request July 22, AIP August 5, and Biometrics was done August 26. I don’t know why the final decision is still pending medical and Biometrics.

Hello Tracy2020

Thank you.

Please much POF did you show? Was your tuition waved totally?

This info would help guide others too.

Best wishes

Tracy2020:


Thank you.

I’m going for Masters in University of Manitoba. Same course I did in undergrad. Finished service 2019 and had not worked since then. I explained in my SOP that I started preparing for my Masters and applying to schools in Canada.

Documents I submitted.
LOA
SOP stating my future plans and how studying in a first world nation would give me an edge in the Nigerian Job Market.
WAEC Result
University certificate and transcripts
Certificate of Excellence received from in Uni
Resume
Nysc Cert
Recommendation letter from Dean and Previous employer (NYSC) attesting to my good character
Police certificate
Birth certificate of my sponsor (Mum)and I alone, to show we are related.
* My friend studying in Canada told me there was no need to add birth certificate of my family members that’s why I didn’t add it.

To show POF
Mybank Certificate of my sponsor’s account
Award letter from Graduate chair showing funding for tuition
Sponsor’s Voter ID (Passport is expired)
Tax ID
Promotion letter at work
3 month payslips
CAC Certificate
Document of some properties
Letter of sponsorship
Affidavit of sponsor

I’m currently busy and cannot give a good reply. But I’m sure someone would reply soon. Before they do, you can start reading from page one of this thread. It has all you’re asking for.

Best wishes
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Hello,

You didn’t share your profile, documents or answer all the questions. But I’ll assume you’ve learnt one or two things from the reply.

Don’t forget to order your GCMS notes. Since your brother is a PR in Canada, he can order the notes for you and it would cost 5 cad.

And also try to read this thread from page one to the end to get tips on how to put in a better application for the next.

Best wishes

Mydream211:
Thanks so much for the reply. For the sponsor I have a brother in Canada with a PR and he's the one sponsoring me. The visa is a student visa and I have my Bsc in computer science. I hope I can put this tips together and reapply. Appreciate

Hello Mydream211

Sorry to hear about your refusal

The reasons you were given in your refusal letter are generic. To see the specific cause of your rejection, you need to order your GCMS notes. To do that, just google “GCMS notes Canada sites” and you’ll see several websites you can order it from. It costs between $15-$20 and can take up to 35 days to be ready. Please order it immediately. From the notes you’ll see the visa officers concerns and you’ll be able to address them properly before reapplying.

How much is your tuition for a year? How long is the course you applied for?
Did you use a sponsor or are you self sponsored?
How much proof of fund did you show? (Money available)


For Canada you need to show tuition for 1 year plus at least 10,000 cad for living expenses (that’s why I asked how much your tuition is)

For purpose of visit, it could be that your sop (statement of purpose) was weak or the course you’re going for does not align with your previous education or line of work.

Meanwhile you can share your profile and all the documents you submitted so the house can advice you while you wait for your GCMS notes.


For your profile you can share
Age
Marital status, kids if any
Previous course studied and level (eg bsc, HND)
Course you’re going for in Canada and level
If you are employed, is your salary okay?
Did you use a sponsor. If yes, Did you sponsor do an affidavit of sponsorship for you?
Did you submit proof of any property or land you own?

All the best

Mydream211:
Good day everyone I will really appreciate if someone can please give me a clue of this refusal cuz I'm a lil bit confused.

• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay, as stipulated in
subsection 216(1) of the IRPR, based on the purpose of your visit.
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay, as stipulated in
subsection 216(1) of the IRPR, based on your personal assets and financial status

I doubt that’s what this means

owolabia:
https://www.cicnews.com/2020/10/canada-extends-online-processing-of-temporary-visas-etas-adds-exemptions-1015978.html/amp?fb_ref=A0mCo5vc6m-Twitter&__twitter_impression=true

Online applications still continue till January 31, 2021

Means AIP still continue

Hello Tracy2020

It’s most likely an approval, as you have passed eligibility and other requirements. Congratulations.

Please share your profile and documents you submitted to help others in the house.

Tracy2020:
Hello Everyone,

I just received my GCMS notes. I have earlier received AIP and Medical request. The notes doesn’t say anything about Approval or not. There are a lot of pages showing different things. I noticed the last page showed Eligibility passed, final pending Medical and Biometrics, but I have already done Medical and Biometrics.

Hello Onweke

Medical exams are valid for 12 months

Onweke:
Please how many months/years does it take for medicals to expire ?

I intend to defer for fall 2021.

Please is it advisable to do this test now ?.

Hello Macj247

Well done for deciding on your DLI. Visit the college’ website, go to your preferred course and you’ll see application instructions. If anything isn’t clear, send an email to the school, their email would be available on the website.

Best wishes

Macj247:
 chocs, I have the DLI and I chose Manitoba, booth college. please, what's how will I then apply?

There is currently no available registered clinic in port harcourt, just Lagos and Abuja.

Below is a list of all the panel physicians in Nigeria with their contact details.

The following Panel Physicians are available in this country - ordered by city:
City: Abuja
Name: IOM MHAC Abuja
Address: No. 55, Hassan Musa Katsina Road ( at the junction of Hassan Musa Katsina Road and J-K Gadzama Street), Asokoro.,
E-mail: iomabujamedicalbooking@iom.int,
On line booking: https://mymedical.iom.int/omas/# frmHome (This panel physician or clinic provides services paid by Interim Federal Health Program) Google map: https:///maps/sNhDiu5JQtxjvCby9
Telephone: +234(0) 807 219 1122/0809 563 7898
0808 522 1427/0703 289 8491
Spoken Languages: English

City: Lagos
Name: Patrick Olayinka Olowojolu
Address: Q-Life Family Clinic,
Plot 155a Prince Ade Odedina Street,
off Sinari Daranijo, Victoria Island Annexe,
E-mail: y.olowojolu@qlifefamilyclinic.com/ info@qlifefamilyclinic.com
Telephone: +234-8113975433 or +234 7027704055
Spoken Languages: English

City: Lagos
Name: Adetokunbo Omodele Alakija
Address: Q-Life Family Clinic,
Plot 155a Prince Ade Odedina Street,
off Sinari Daranijo, Victoria Island Annexe,
101244
E-mail: adealakija@hotmail.com / info@qlifefamilyclinic.com
Telephone: +234 8113975433
+234 7027704055
Spoken Languages: English

City: Lagos
Name: Olutayo Olasimbo Labiyi
Address: Q-Life Family Clinic,
Plot 155a Prince Ade Odedina Street,
off Sinari Daranijo, Victoria Island Annexe,
101244
E-mail: jollywel3@gmail.com
Telephone: +234-8113975433 or +234 7027704055
Spoken Languages: English, Yoruba

City: Lagos
Name: IOM MHAC Lagos
Address: No. 1 Isaac John Street,,
GRA Ikeja,
(This panel physician or clinic provides services paid by Interim Federal Health Program. Ce professionnel désigné ou cette clinique offrent des services payés par le Programme fédéral de santé intérimaire.)
Telephone: +234(0) 807 2191112; +234 802 2264059
+234(0) 909 9991256; +234(0) 909 2156079
Spoken Languages: English

Best wishes

sneagolben:
Pls I have a question is there is anywhere I can do my upfront medicals in port harcourt or do I have to go to Lagos or Abuja?

Hello Legacyedition

I know of an applicant that uploaded just the certificate and got his visa. I don’t know if there’s any rule regarding that.

Best wishes [quote author=Legacyedition post=94626509][/quote]

Hello Thermodynamics,

The job prospects for the jobs should be for Nigeria and not Canada. Since you will be returning to Nigeria (theoretically) after your studies.

Best wishes

Thermodynamics:


They all align with my work experience, I know what to write on my statement of purpose for each course.

but what I'm after now is the job prospects of the 3fields.

Hello Thermodynamics

This is not a response to your question.

But whatever you choose, you’ll need to be able to explain (in your statement of purpose) how it aligns with your previous study and/or your work experience and how it would help you with career advancement. You can just put that behind your head when making your choice.

Best wishes

Thermodynamics:
hello, I studied mechanical and production engineering here in Nigeria, I'm currently applying to a university in Canada, but I have difficulty in choosing a specific engineering course.

I'm thinking of choosing between

1. Mechanical Engineering

2. Process engineering

3. Oil and Gas engineering

Can someone in Canada who knows how the system works please suggest the best option for me and explain the possible reasons why?

Hello Macj247

After creating your GC account, you’d be asked some questions, after answering a check list would be created for you, with the required documents to upload. All forms would be there for you to download.

To create your GC account if you haven’t, use the link below. Click on “don’t have an account? register” and follow the instructions

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account.html

All the best

Macj247:


please, how can I get the website to download cic recent forms?
thanks.

Hello MadeMan01

Sorry to hear about your refusal

If you’re reapplying you’ll use same UCI number.

The reasons you were given in your refusal letter are generic. To see the specific cause of your rejection, you need to order your GCMS notes. To do that, just google “GCMS notes sites” and you’ll see several websites you can order it from. It costs between $15-$20 and can take up to 35 days to be ready. Please order it immediately. From the notes you’ll see the visa officers concerns and you’ll be able to address them properly before replying.


For Canada you need to show tuition for 1 year plus at least 10,000 cad for living expenses (that’s why I asked how much your tuition is) And sometimes they check it the person would be capable of paying the second year tuition (if course is more than a year)
To tackle the insufficient funds, your sponsor can pay your tuition (please be sure of the tuition refund policy of your school before doing this) and he can also transfer 10,000 cad as living expenses to your personal account (he can state this in his sponsorship letter) this will show that your brother will sponsor you indeed.

For purpose of visit, it could be that your sop (statement of purpose) was weak or the course you’re going for does not align with your previous education or line of work.

Meanwhile you can share your profile so the house can advice you while you wait for your GCMS notes.


For your profile you can share
Age
Previous course studied and level
Course you’re going for in Canada
If you are employed, is your salary okay?
Your tuition for 1 year and total duration of the course
Did you sponsor do an affidavit of sponsorship for you?


Once you get your GCMS notes and see the concerns, you’ll work on them and attach a letter of explanation with your next application, stating what you have done to address the visa officers complain.


All I have said are just speculations, the GCMS notes would make everything clear.

Wait for experienced people in the house to drop their advice.

All the best

MadeMan01:


Hello house,
I got rejected as well on Saturday. With exact same reasosns given in @ayyoshert refusal. I am contemplating reapplication before month's end as I feel I have strong case.

Gurus how do I go about reapplication. @Lekiboboe @ConradAce @Frankrobbn1 etc.

My questions
1. Do I retain my UCI number and application number when I reapply?
2. How do I go about explaining in my rebuttal, do I refer to my initial LOE?
3. Look at the status of my dashboard on IRCC (attached), everything passed except eligibility whereas I satisfied all Eligibility requirements. What does Back ground check completed mean? Does it mean it is done, OK and won't be repeated?
4. Initial application I attached
a.Sponsor letter and SOA from brother who is UK citizen £40,000+
b. Sponsor UK passport bio data page
c. My statement of account N5m
d. My pension statement N5,211,111
e. My two title deed for land in Imota Ikorodu and Igbesa Ogun
f. My tax card and online statement
g. Professional certification NIESV, IFMA and ESVARBON
h. NYSC
i. CV
j. Proof of ownership of car
k. ICAS Educational Credential Assessment evaluating my HND credentials as equivalent to applied bachelor degree (school was closed when I applied in July so no transcript)
l. No wife or kid yet (don't want to start faking relationship)
m. Worked for a bank from 2009-2019. Now self employed as a real estate consultant due to COVID
n. LOA from UWinnipeg PGD Spring 2021(May)



I wanna now respond to the points and include
-IELTS result though I don't need it as coming from English speaking country
-pictures of father, mom, me, and two bros including the one in UK
-strong rebuttal stressing why I will to return to Nigeria and letting them know I have UK as option if I wanna relocate due to bro citizenship
To all those who have reapplied and were successful please advise me.

Hello Thermodynamics,

You need to select full time.

Even if students are allowed to work 20 hours/ week during school terms and more hours during holidays, you’ll be a full time student.

All the best

Thermodynamics:
Hello house, I'm applying to a school in Canada, I'm at the point where I have to select full-time or
part-time.

I'm planning to work and Study at the same time.

what do you think I should fill there?

do I choose full-time or do I choose part time?

what do Nigerians usually choose?

Hello Kamsiroyce

I don’t have experience with this. Hopefully others in the house can help.

If you didn’t receive a confirmation email, then you probably don’t have a reserved slot. You’d also need to print this confirmation letter to be allowed into vfs to give your biometrics

@lekkiboe @frankrobbn1 @justmellow and others, please could you help?

All the best

Kamsiroyce:
Thank you @Chocs for your response. However, I have checked my spam and did not see the confirmation message. Is it right to request for another appointment? Thanks.

Hello Londonboi7960

Sorry to hear about your refusal.

You should order your GCMS notes because the reasons you were given in your refusal letter are generic. To see the specific cause of your rejection, you need to order your GCMS notes. To do that, just google “GCMS notes sites” and you’ll see several websites you can order it from. It costs between $15-$20 and can take up to 35 days to be ready. Please order it immediately. From the notes you’ll see the visa officers concerns and you’ll be able to address them before replying.

For purpose of visit, it could be that your sop (statement of purpose) was weak or the course you want to go for doesn’t align with your previous study or employment or it doesn’t show a career progression.

For personal assets and financial status, maybe you didn’t show any property and your account balance wasn’t on the high side. Or it could be that you’re a bit older + employed and the visa officer expects you to have a better financial standing but you relied totally on a sponsor.

Meanwhile you can share your profile and all documents you submitted so the house can advice you while you wait for your notes.

For your profile you can share
Age
Marital status and number of children if any
Self-sponsored or did you use a sponsor?
Previous course studied and level (e.g bsc, HND e.t.c.)
Course you’re going for in Canada and level
If you’re employed, the field the employment is in (eg admin assistant, lawyer etc)
If you are employed, is your salary okay?
Tuition for 1 year and total duration of the course
Did you submit proof of any landed property or other assets?
How much proof of fund did you show? (Was it your personal account or from a sponsor)

Best wishes

Londonboi7960:
Hello my Fellow GURUS in the House pls I need advice on this after my BIOMETRIC on the 21-9-2020 I got a Refusal Letter on the 28-9-2020 on just 2 Reasons which re

(1) I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay, as stipulated in
subsection 216(1) of the IRPR, based on the purpose of your visit.

(2) I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay, as stipulated in
subsection 216(1) of the IRPR, based on your personal assets and financial status.

You are welcome to reapply if you feel that you can respond to these concerns and can
demonstrate that your situation meets the requirements. All new applications must be
accompanied by a new processing fee*

Pls Advice Pls I want to request for my GCMS NOTE or I should just work on this like this pls House I Would be very Glad if I can get good rexponce

Hello Kamsiroyce

Have you checked your spam in your email??
The email should look like this: please see the image below

You can wait a few hours to see if it will come.

All the best

Kamsiroyce:
Please help. After booking for my biometrics, I did not get a mail. What should I do? Will there be a problem if I book again? Thank you.

Hello Legacyedition

You do not need to write your name if you you’re applying online. When you are about to submit your application, you’ll give a signature to cover for all the required spaces.

All the best

Legacyedition:




Thanks boss..


Last question

For imm5645e , I was not able to write my name for the signature, how did you overcome this when you encountered same. Thanks for your response.

Hello Onweke

It’s listed in my previous reply. But here it is
https://www.qlifefamilyclinic.com/about-us

Please take note of the info in the attached picture below

All the best

Onweke:
Thanks Chocs. Please assist with the website ?

Hello Onweke

Here is a list of approved panel physicians (Q-Life)

City: Lagos
Name: Patrick Olayinka Olowojolu
Address: Q-Life Family Clinic,
Plot 155a Prince Ade Odedina Street,
off Sinari Daranijo, Victoria Island Annexe,
E-mail: y.olowojolu@qlifefamilyclinic.com/ info@qlifefamilyclinic.com
Telephone: +234-8113975433 or +234 7027704055
Spoken Languages: English

City: Lagos
Name: Adetokunbo Omodele Alakija
Address: Q-Life Family Clinic,
Plot 155a Prince Ade Odedina Street,
off Sinari Daranijo, Victoria Island Annexe,
101244
E-mail: adealakija@hotmail.com / info@qlifefamilyclinic.com
Telephone: +234 8113975433
+234 7027704055
Spoken Languages: English

City: Lagos
Name: Olutayo Olasimbo Labiyi
Address: Q-Life Family Clinic,
Plot 155a Prince Ade Odedina Street,
off Sinari Daranijo, Victoria Island Annexe,
101244
E-mail: jollywel3@gmail.com
Telephone: +234-8113975433 or +234 7027704055
Spoken Languages: English, Yoruba

All the best

Onweke:
Please I need the link for Qlife hospital.

Hello ayyoshert

52 being for the whole program makes it better.

Work towards being able to show 52+ 17 if you can.

All the best

ayyoshert:

Thanks.
The 26k is for a year though, the 52k is for the whole program.

Hello LordAA

After booking, you were meant to get an email, in that email there’s a confirm appointment button which you were meant to click. If you did that, your appointment should still be valid for the day you booked except you cancelled the appointment.

All the best

LordAA:
Good morning everyone,

Please how do I confirm that my appointment for biometrics is still valid?
I booked appointment last month for tomorrow

Thank you

Hello ayyoshert

You’re welcome.

MBA seems fine to me. The gcms notes would throw more light into the “purpose of visit”

With your tuition, the funds you submitted cannot work. You tuition is high!! With approximately 26k per session. That’s about 52k cad for a year(correct me if I’m wrong please)

If you add 52k and the 17k for living expenses I calculated previously, you’ll see your balance was too low. Also remember they’ll most likely want to see how you can pay your tuition for the second year.

My advice would be to look for a course with cheaper tuition or take your time to build your account up. You’ll be needing a lot of money.

All the best

ayyoshert:

I do really appreciate you for the time you took to elaborate on steps to take, you're a wonderful person. I will order for the gcms as advised. I studied Mgt and Accounting at undergraduate level(Bsc), the course applied for is MBA for 2years( 25, 687 CAD per session) i work in the public service, as a senior staff who manages surbodinates i felt an MBA program can align. I indicated in my SOP of courses and training i have done outside the country US and India and how i believe the MBA program will assist me in making better decisions in managing people after i come back to my job in Nigeria. It's disappointing, However i will check the notes to see the specific issues.

Hello ayyoshert

Sorry to hear about your refusal.

First thing you should do is to order your gcms notes. The reasons you were given in your refusal letter is generic. To see the specific cause of your rejection, you need to order your GCMS notes. To do that, just google “GCMS notes sites” and you’ll see several websites you can order it from. It costs between $15-$20 and can take up to 35 days to be ready. Please order it immediately. From the notes you’ll see the visa officer’s concerns and you’ll be able to address it before replying if you decide to reapply.

For your study permit application, you should show your tuition for the first year plus at least 10,000 cad for your living expense
For the people accompanying you, you need 4,000 cad for the first and 3,000 cad for every additional person, so for your wife and son you need 7,000 cad

This brings what you need to show for living expenses to 17,000 cad (approximately 5 million) plus Your first year tuition.

Also note that since you’re self sponsored the visa office will check for prospects on how you’ll pay your tuition for the subsequent years (if the program is more than one year) So you need to show a lot of money.

Was there any unexplained lump/huge sum deposit into the account in the time frame of the statement you submitted? That’s another reason for rejection on financial grounds.

I’ll advice you build your account up a lot more.

As for purpose of visit, it could be that your statement of purpose/letter of explanation was not very convincing or it could be that the course you’re going for isn’t showing a career/academic progression.

For the house to be able to advise you properly, you can share what you studied previously and the level (eg bsc, HND) and the course you’re going for now and the level. Also share what area your current employment is in. Usually your proposed study should align with your previous study or employment.
Please also share the length of the course you applied for in Canada and the tuition fee.

As for family ties, you applied with your whole family. They think you won’t be coming back. You can tackle that by reapplying without them, and bringing them over after you’ve gotten your study permit. Although people have applied with their family and gotten it, if you want to do that, you’ll have to show strong financial ties to the country (landed properties, assets worth a lot, a good job to come back to etc)

Lastly, if you’re applying without your family, you must show proof that they’ll be well taken care of in your absence (enough funds) All the money belonging to the family cannot be used for your studies. You’ll need to show a good amount available for their survival.

All the best sir

ayyoshert:
I greet everyone. My application includes my wife and son, However have just been refused, i have commenced the fall semester on online platform (University of northern British Columbia), i made use of 3 accounts: My Wife's Account which i am.also a signatory has like 14m, My Business account with 2.5m in it and my Salary account from work( Public servant). There is an affidavit on my wife's account to show that the money in it is to be used to finance the program and other expenses. I have a Farm registered with cac( i didn't furnish them the cac documents, only the account statements which has 2.5m as stated above) I was refused with following reasons. Please any insight and way forward?

Hello eusuph99

As far as I know there is no con. But going for a 1 year course means you’ll get a 1 year post graduation work permit. If you’re looking to apply for PR (permanent residence) it might be such a short time to to work and gain experience which would boost your CRS score for the PR application. Except you already have about 3 years of work experience.

All the best

eusuph99:
Good morning guys, I applied for Msc by coursework which is only a year program. Is there any con to it during application for study visa?

Hmm. That means the best thing for her to do is to ask IRCC.

TimAke:
Hey Chocs, that is the usual message on everyone's GC account before a medical request drops, no?

Yes, I have been a resident here for 3 years now and others before me who had left from here had medicals done too. Maybe she/he can tell if there was need for medical examination at the point of application.

Hello,

I can’t really help with this. Hopefully others in the house would know something

All the best

Hassan19:
Thank you for your response chocs.

My tuition fee is $19807 for a year, does that mean 9m to 10m will be enough? The money is in form of Bitcoin, can I state it that I just sold my Bitcoin to cash so that it won't be as if someone just transferred 10m to me. Can a screenshot of my Bitcoin wallet serve as proof for that? I'm really confused �.

Hello,

That’s really insightful. Her GC account says she does not need a medical exam.

The country you applied from, had you been resident there for >6 months in a stretch that year? Just curious

TimAke:
You might want to reconfirm that. I applied from a country that is "No" on that list but still needed to do medicals. Another question to be asked is When he started his application did the information he provided later generate a response that he needs to take a medical exam.