Any female going to UWindsor January 2024 for Master of Management-International Accounting and Finance?

Bobomaigida:


Some people are moving to Canada from UK because the process to transition from Student to Permanent resident to Citizen, is straight forward in Canada, in Canada you can give yourself a target and look at all the immigration pathways available to you and start working on it and with smartness and luck you will become a citizen in 7-8 years. In the UK, their immigration policy flip flops too often, which brings changes and uncertainties. The recent example is the new change they are implementing by Jan 24, that will stop most students from bringing in dependents.

In the UK, they can wake up tomorrow and say students who have graduated can only stay for 2 years and leave, like they had before, before Brexit pushed them to relax the rules which they are tightening again.

Hmm I see. Thanks so much for your response.

Hello,
This is kind of out of context but I’m a bit curious and would love to ask and would appreciate a feedback from whom it is applicable to.
I have read messages about people who have just studied in UK moving to Canada through the study route again, why is that so?

Like I said, I’m just curious and would love to know better. Thank you.

Hi
Please, if you submitted your passport in Lagos, how long did it take to get it back?

gennylota:

Can someone kindly respond to me, where do i see amount for my living cost just to know how much i am working with. Is my school suppose to provide me with this info?

The estimated living cost for any international student without any dependents is 10,000 CAD per year(depending on how many years your program is. But with dependents is an additional 4,000 CAD. So you should include it when calculating proof of funds.

I hope this helps.

I submitted my passport through UPS since Aug 24th and till now it’s not ready, please how long should it normally take? Thank you.

yansky:


please are you sure?

Hello. If you have the money, go ahead to do it. It is cause it’s quite expensive some people don’t do it and some have been lucky enough to get approval without it.

Remember it’s different visa officers which means that what works for officer A might not work for officer B.

But my own advice, it’s better to be on a safe side and get the police certificate done.

Heritagebib:
Good day everyone. What is the STANDARD numbers of pages for SOP or number of words? My SOP is 8pages and my immigration consultant said I should go and reduce it to 4pages cos 8pages is too much that no VO has time to read long sop
Please is 8pages too much for SOP??

Lol put yourself in the Visa Officer’s shoes. Would you have the time to read an SOP of 8 pages when there are other millions of applications to be reviewed. SOP isn’t a matter of how lengthy. It can be so long and unconvincing to the visa officer. I’d advise you make it shorter like your consultant advised.

Just be concise and convincing.

All the best.

bullstriker:
It is simply proof of course registration. It could be a letter from the school or a printout from your student portal showing you are registered full-time.

Thank you

Hello

Please, what is Certificate of Enrollment and who issues it and when is it issued?

Came across it in a video about documents requested for at port of entry.

Thank you.

If I get you right, you did your medicals same day you submitted your application? There’s no advice I can give other than for you to just be prayerful and wait for the decision.


But for me, I did my medicals on July 25 and then submitted my application on Aug 4 and got my PPR on Aug 16th. I submitted my medical information sheet with my application. It appears you didn’t do that so you can just wait for medical request before you submit.

Blessing84:
Hi
I also submitted my application on the 4th. Did upfront medicals and I'm yet to get a response.
I checked the application tracker, my biometrics have been completed, my medicals shows "not started", eligibility shows "not started" then my background verification shows "in progress"...pls can you advise?
Also I just received my medical report from IOM which I did since on the the 4th of August too. Do I need to upload it?
Thank you



Passport request!!!!
Upfront Medicals
Submitted application on August 4
Got PPR today!

Thank you for sharing. But can I ask what Province you are ? Because I’ve heard it depends on the Province too sometimes. But regardless, we pray and hope for favour. Thanks for the enlightenment.

Kenn55:
I have wanted to write this for the past 2 weeks, but each time I write, i end up deleting it, after all, it is not my business. But I feel some people need to understand reality.

Now, over the last 3 months or so, I have been coming across a lot of international students especially in church who are getting so frustrated. As someone who has lived in Canada for many years, this is the first time I'm seeing this trend.

One thing that is common among these frustrated students is that they pinned their hopes on getting a job to augment the cost of their programs in Canada. Unfortunately, jobs for international students are now a problem.

There are many theories on why things are getting rough for international students. One theory is that there are now too many students unlike before. In fact, there is an increase of about 400k students compared to previous years and this is why the govt is now considering putting a cap on the number of students allowed into the country. So the number of students have surpassed the available jobs making it difficult to get a job as a student and even accommodation

Second theory is that because of the government allowing students to work up to 40 hrs a week, it has now made 1 student to do a job 2 students would have shared when it was max of 20 hrs a week. So student A can work 40 hrs while student B won't find any.

There are many other theories to the issues but the fact is that things have changed for the worse for students in recent times. So it is important for anyone coming to study to understand this reality. If you don't have money that can take care of all the expenses for the duration of your studies, please for your own sake, consider deferring your admission and gather all the money you need before leaving. DON'T RELY ON WORKING TO FUND PART OF YOUR EXPENSES. It might have been reliable 3 years ago but not now.

Last week I met a student who was complaining bitterly. She has been looking for a job for sometime now. She said if she doesn't get a job within the next 2 weeks she wouldn't be able to pay her rent and other expenses from October as she is running out of money. But she blamed Canada for scamming her. I asked how? She said "They" said she will get a job on arrival. I asked, who are "they"? Did the school promise you automatic job? Did the visa offer promise you job as you applied for visa? As far as I know except things have changed, you can't get a visa unless you provide believable proof of fund for your complete program. I asked where is her POF, she answered by asking me how many students come to Canada with their POF and saying it is all make believe.

If God forbid, she ends up not getting a job and runs out of money, she will end up on the street. Life will become harder for her. She might not graduate and that means no post graduate work permit and no status to remain in Canada and the whole thing will become a waste. The only thing she can do if it happens is to bash Canada as she has started doing. She can open a thread on nairaland about how Canada is rubbish, overrated and how Nigeria is better than Canada. But even at that, it will not remove one single strand of hair from the Canadian government "Blokos". This is just one example, there are many I have met of late in this category

I'm not discouraging or trying to scare anyone but I'm trying to make people understand reality to avoid a bigger problem. I have heard people say if you survive in naija, you can survive in any condition anywhere else. That may not be true for someone who comes into a new country as an international student without money, YOU GO SUFFER oooo.

Finally, whatever you do, DO NOT JOKE WITH YOUR POF and DO NOT RELY ON GETTING A JOB TO FUND PART OF YOUR EXPENSES.

Goodluck to all aspiring students and may God grant you all your heart desires. Amen

Hello

Please, for those submitted their passport through UPS and has just recently collected their stamped passport from VFS, what documents did you need to collect it?

Thank you.

ehisg:
UP old office is after VFS office so you can ask the security there where is their new office but the new office is not far from the old office.. like five to six building after the old office... The office still alone the road of VFS office

I meant some Boyz standing by the Gate so i asked them and they show me ups office

The price is 2650 and I submitted today

Wow.
So, this means you are going to pick it up yourself when it’s ready right? Also, did they tell you when they would submit it?

Sorry for my numerous questions.

ehisg:
#2650 Naira for Submitting but if you want the passport to be courier to you after stamping you pay a different amount..

Hello,

Please, for those that just recently submitted their passport through UPS in Lagos, how much does it cost please?

Thank you.

Oh. How did you go about it though and when? Did you just go straight to their office and who did you ask to see? When did you submit yours please so I can know how current that price is.

Thank you so much.

Hello,

Please, for those that just recently submitted their passport through UPS in Lagos, how much does it cost please?

Thank you.

Ayobamiaz:


Don’t book appointment just go to ups near the vfs building to submit your passport

Okay thank you

For those who got PPR within the last week, have you been able to book appointment for submission in Lagos?

[quote author=Nora064 post=125158164]Wow! Congratulations. Pls did u apply on the old or new portal. What documents did u submit?

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Gckey Portal
I’ll share the documents I submitted soon.

Passport request!!!!
Upfront Medicals
Submitted application on August 4
Got PPR today!

TradeSunMoore:


NO. Application will be approved if it meets the eligibility criteria. Worst case scenario you will do a sputum test and thereafter a final X-ray which delays applications by 3 -months.

Please, do they send the medical results to us? I’m confused.

Please, does iom send the medical results to us?

AskGod07:

Can you expatiate more about your questions?

Did the doctor told you that your X-ray is not clean on the day of your medical test?

Or

IOM sent you the e-medical information sheet

Focusmind:


You can send if you want. But I am telling you a first hand experience. The visa was issued in May 2023.

The main form there is the "application form for study made outside Canada".

All the questions from the temporary visa application form is still in the study visa application form.

Okay thanks a lot.

Focusmind:


Yes!

For real? My mind is a bit at rest now. What year tho? Was it recently? So in conclusion, you are saying I should not bother sending it via webform right?

Focusmind:


The form is optional. If you have completed the study visa application form, it covers form 5257 as you will be issued a visa if your study visa application is approved even if you didn't include form 5257 in your application package.

So are you saying I shouldn’t bother to send it through webform since it is optional?

Predator188:

You can't travel without the 5257 form...
That's for the visa stamp in passport page!
Fill and send through Web form

How do I do this please?
Does this mean it would reflect on my profile after submission?

Hello Everyone
Please, someone handled my study permit application for me and when I logged into my profile, I discovered that the form for Temporary Resident Visa(IMMM 5257) was not uploaded. Is it that it’s not a required form to be filled for approval? What do I do please?

Anyone please?

devRashy:


Any update since the last mail?

Nope.

HELLO EVERYONE.
Please, for someone that did upfront medicals, where am I to include the medical information sheet given to me?

Also, for someone who has had refusal before, am I to create a subheading for it in my LOE to address the previous refusals of study permit? Please, if you have reapplied before and got approval, kindly answer this question in relation to what you did please.

Thank you so much!

charlesoz19:

Yes I did

Okay. Please, did you label your documents in the proof of funds? As in did the tag them for easy identification or you just attached the documents like that?

charlesoz19:

An agent applied for this first 3 I did the last one myself.
I posted my SOP in may and also my GCMS notes (trend 22)
I used all document and wrote a new SOP
I was not hopeful
It was a miracle

Did you use MBS please?

HELLO EVERYONE.
Please, for someone that did upfront medicals, where am I to include the medical information sheet given to me?

Also, for someone who has had refusal before, am I to create a subheading for it in my LOE to address the previous refusals of study permit? Please, if you have reapplied before and got approval, kindly answer this question in relation to what you did please.

Thank you so much!