[Hello, Is this still available please?
A room for a single female in a two bedroom apartment
Location is North york Toronto, its 20mins walk to nork york centre 5mins by bus to subway station
Rent is $800 utilities inclusive. First and last month required.[/quote]

you nailed it because i wasn't working at the time of the interview and i told the VO so, even though my wife is working and we were granted the visa. It mostly depends on the disposition of the VO.

behati:

There's really no hard and fast rule. The VO would likely assess your situation holistically and decide to or not issue a visa.

I have never had to do a back and forth with anyone on nairaland since i have being on this platform since 2005 and i am not going to start now. It is distasteful for you to be so sure of what isn't your experience. I related my experience and you are saying its not reality. very funny. Anyway you may choose to believe whatever it is you want to believe. I was asked the same questions being asked at the US embassy in Nigeria. I was asked why i didnt renew in nigeria since my visa expired in 2016 and i stated my reason. I was asked about what i do and how long i have being in canada. The questions usually asked in Nigeria is no different from these. I am still reiterating the fact that being a PR doesnt make getting a US visiting visa automatic.

maternal:


Are you comparing a Nigerian national to a Canadian PR when trying to get a U.S visa ? Your experience isn't reality though.

you could have said you disagree instead of saying not true. What i wrote was my experience and it was not even up to 10mins. The interview process too in Nigeria is typically less than 10mins. So i know what i am saying, its just to let whoever wants to apply not feel entitled because you are a canadian PR.

maternal:


Not true. Unless if you have something in your background or they feel you're shady. On average it takes 10 min. Show proof of employment along with no criminality, and you'll get your 10 year visa within 10 min.

Note that it is not automatic that you will be given US visa as a permanent resident. You will still be subjected to the same questioning process like we used to experience back in naija. What is certain is that if your visa is approved you will be given 10 years.

Boss13:


You won’t be rejected because you are a potential Canadian PR holder. However, they will give you only 2 years. On the other hand, if you land, you get 10 years US Visa.

Same with UK visa. If you apply from Nigeria, they will give you only 6 months.

You can actually get PTA on a one way ticket in any bank provided the person attending to you knows what he/she is doing. what i mean is that you may get it in a branch of a particular bank and you get to another branch and it will be another story. I bought mine in Zenith bank abeokuta then and i know of other branches of teh same zenith that wouldnt sell. My advice is for you to ask at any bank you are using and you may be able to get it if the person in charge knows the right thing.

Iyamefa:


I got $4000 PTA from Accessbank last year with my one way ticket. With a copy of COPR attached and visa clearly saying single entry as a permanent resident visa, they will.

Except CBN has changed/stiffened the rules within this one year, you can get PTA on one way ticket from AccessBank, don’t know about others cos I didn’t try other banks.

You cannot enter the US even on transit without a valid US visa despite you being a canadian PR. You may take the chance of coming to attend the interview in canada for your renewal. If you do your renewal in canada you are sure to get 10 years. good luck.

Eddy4400:
Pls for those with a PR card already, are you allowed entry into the US without visa for a short period?

Wondering if to renew my US visa in Nigeria (interview required) or wait till i reach Canada. Heard the rejection rate is very high now. Pls advise.

cochtrane:

Faced the same prob. Your immigrant Visa is only one entry, so you can't reuse it. I asked a Canada Border Services officer and according to him, CBS has no prob letting you back in with your COPR. That however doesn't mean the airline/US officers will accept that. Your PR card is what they'll want to see. So, in summary, you may not be able to regain entry into Canada.

you can easily apply for a PRTD permanent resident travel document from any canadian visa postg overseas to re-enter canada without your PR Card. It doesnt take ong for it to get approved.

A landed immigrant is qualified for OSAP. Either grant + loan or grant only.

OSAP doesn't just pay for your tuition. It also pays for your living expenses.
Find out if you qualify as a new immigrant. IF you do qualify, they can pay you more than 30K per year. And when you done school, you may have to pay back less than 15K.
Even if you already pay full tuition, you will still get OSAP if you qualify for it. [/quote]

you can easily return to canada after your short landing without even when you havent recieved your PR card. All you need to do is to apply for what is called a PRTD (permanent resident travel document) from nigeria. fill the necessary forms online and then submit through VFS. You will get your entry visa within a week. its quite straight forward.
you can get your family settled within 5 weeks provided you are able to get suitable accommodation with minimal requirements within the time. Its becoming a little bit difficult now for newcomers in the GTA. I will advise you dont get fixated on a particular area only. keep an open mind in terms of areas of GTA you are looking at.

coconuthead:
Hello house.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to making this thread informative to all of us.

I'd like to know how this short landing stuff works. I'm looking to do short landing and use the time to secure accommodation, get a school for the kids, enrol my spouse in school and return to Nigeria to continue work for sometime before joining them finally. However my office won't give me more than 5 weeks. Can I achieve all these within 5 weeks? Also if I'm unable to get my PR card (I understand it takes about 12 weeks) before returning to Nigeria, what will happen to my PR status.