oyibo4real:


This is how someone's visa was revoked on "Give birth in US....thread" few years ago. In summary, let's be careful with the information we drop here, Visa Officers are on NL, and they are watching!!! We can always PM for sensitive information. #okbye

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I’m always seeing BVL and PPR dropped. What does BVL mean? And what is PPR?

Inioluwa1:
Good day everyone, LONG POST ALERT (But believe me when I say it is supposed to be longer)
I have been a silent and longsuffering reader of this thread, actively reading since like Part 14 or 15.
On Tuesday the 9th of February 2021, I got the much-awaited PPR!
This is my gist:
December 2019, I reignited my dream to go to Canada. I genuinely wanted a career change from Law to HR. I finished with a 2:2 (Second Class Lower) in both Law and my first degree in English (I’m a young old man – 27 going to 28), and a 2:1 (Second Class Upper) from Law School. It was good enough to get me a decent job in Nigeria but the reality is stark and rather disappointing (Nigerian Lawyers dey suffer… but that is gist for another day).
With deep research, I chose to make the career switch, starting with paid online course which bagged me a diploma in Human Resources. I took this with hopes of one day becoming a specialist with my background in Labor Laws and Employment Legislation, by God’s grace. It was a big and tall dream. My target job and related field was and is increasingly always in Top 3 in-demand and top paid jobs in Canada. But we all know man proposes and God blesses as He wills.
I initially started off with interest in Express Entry under the FSW, but the impediment was my years of foreign work experience - less than a year. I wrote my IELTS and passed with 8.0. Overall Band Score, did my evaluation with WES (getting a transcript from Nigerian institutions is a task I wouldn’t wish on my enemy) but the CRS score was still too low. The only way to boost is was to effectively be fraudulent and risk a five-year ban. No, that was too much of a risk. I was advised by an acquaintance to try study route. How? I had no knowledge of it and I didn’t graduate with 2:1 that I could try Masters. I did my research and applied to two schools for a Business Diploma in Human Resources (I was adamant I wanted Saskatchewan for “personal” reasons.) and got admission offer into Great Plains College, Swift Current. This was EIGHT months after I started my Canada plans. I dumped EE for study with age not really being on my side as I intended to use my mother as the sole sponsor (Salary was nothing to write home about) for an ordinary diploma… me, a graduate with two university degrees, NYSC, and a qualified Lawyer. The odds were heavily and massively stacked against me. I waited and waited and waited and it seemed the world was passing me by and I wasn’t making progress. I broke down many times and kept my sincerity in my relationship with God even in my imperfection.
Nairaland and this thread is a big blessing. I got so much insight from being humble enough to learn from everyone.
My Application Timeline goes thus,
- Applied Online: October 6, 2020
- Biometrics Request: October 7, 2020
- Biometrics Completed: October 9, 2020
- NSE Additional Document Request (MyBankStatement Cert): November 24, 2020
- Upfront Medical after waiting and not getting request: November 25, 2020
- Medical Updated to Passed: December 2, 2020
- NSE Additional Document Uploaded: December 2, 2020
- NSE Additional Document Received: December 4, 2020
- Eligibility Review Started: December 4, 2020
- Deferred January Admission to September and informed IRCC with the new Acceptance documents via webform and mails to the three Nairobi e-mails.
- Requested GCMS Notes: January 28, 2021
- PPR and BVL and GCMS Notes all dropped: February 9, 2021
A total of FOUR months and 3 days passed and EVERY SINGLE DAY was excruciating. I prayed, fasted, and made covenants with God. I dipped into depression more than once… He gave me Jeremiah 29: 11 and I prayed for favour every night before I slept and every morning before I opened my eyes, I reminded God of His promises in His word. I got my Joy back even before the miracle happened. I was instructed to do what Otunba, lekiboboe and especially Awys did in their various posts like https://www.nairaland.com/6321900/canadian-student-visa-thread-part/228#98846426 and it worked! I am grateful to Blavkmaann , your posts gave me hope and cheered me up and FrankRobbn1 you’re a blessing. I can’t mention everyone but you’ve all inspired me.

Documents submitted:
1. Application for Study Permit made outside Canada (FORM imm1294e)
2. Application for Temporary Residence (FORM imm5257f)
3. Client Information
a. My Statement of Purpose
b. My Birth Certificate
c. My siblings’ Birth Certificates
d. My academic and professional certificates: First Degree Cert, Second Degree Cert, WAEC Cert, Online Diploma Cert, Law School Cert, NYSC Cert, and Call to The Bar Cert.
e. Academic Transcripts from both Universities attended (Student Copy suffices)
f. IELTS General Test Result
g. There was an IRCC Form filled from school I attached.
h. Police Certificate
i. Father’s Death Certificate
j. Study Questionnaire
4. Digital Photo
5. Family Information (FORM imm5645e)
6. Letter of Acceptance
7. International Passport Data Page
8. Proof of Means of Financial Support:
a. Sworn Affidavit for support by mother duly notarized
b. Letter of appointment/confirmation of appointment at work for mother
c. Salary Payroll of the sponsor (mother) for 6 months prior to application
d. Sponsorship Letter
e. Relevant Work certificates for sponsor
f. Printed and scanned Bank Statements of sponsor for 4 months prior to application (Current and Savings totalling 5.4 M Naira)
g. Proof of Sponsor’s Rent Collection over property signed by her Lawyer.
h. Receipt and confirmation of payment of Tuition Deposit of $CAD 8,500 for a Semester
i. Sponsor’s International Passport data page
j. Certificate of Occupancy of sponsor’s property
k. Employment/Work Identity Card of Sponsor
l. Bank Investment Account worth 3.04M Naira

NOTE: When I got the NSE Request for a Mybankstatement Cert, I initially sent series of webforms and mails that I don’t want to do because I was seeing $CAD 30,000 minimum when we barely had half! I was led to submit it with a balance of 3.6M Naira (having already paid $CAD 8,500 deposit) because upon reading the letter again, it said “Proof of Financial Support A mybankStatement certificate showing sufficient funds for your studies for at least 6 months and 12 months of banking history”, which mean (to my new understanding) half of the requirement for a year’s sufficient funds… English can be hard.
Let me not bore you. I hope and trust I have been able to restore someone’s faith here. Don’t be moved by what you see (even on this forum, I saw people with over ten times of what my mother has and even being fully-funded and what not, not getting approved, I’m not despising anyone - God forbid, just keep the faith and DO YOUR HOMEWORK well, God cannot be mocked.), your joy is key – don’t lose it, keep busy and don’t stay idle - depression sets in faster then, a delay can never be a denial.
I’ll be resuming September 2021. Let me stop here, it has ended in praise!

Big congrats to you man! I totally understand how excruciating that “waiting period” can be. IT’S DRAINING. Mine too as well as every other person waiting on God for his miracles will end in Praise in Jesus’ name.

mictaby:





Thanks @deommanuel. I have gotten submission confirmation, biometrics completed and request letter for IELTS and mybank statement. I did not respond to the request letter, which was supposed to expire January 8, and up till now my application status is showing “your action is required”. Also, my eligibility review has not even started at all, what is written there “we will send you a message when your eligibility review has started”.

My application time lines:

Application submitted: November 4
Submission confirmation: November 4
Biometrics completed: November 6
Request Letter: December 8 (with 30 days ultimatum)
Request letter expiration date: January 8

Application status as at now:
1. Your action is still required
2. You will be sent a message when your eligibility has started.


Doesn’t this mean that even after 2 months the normal processing has not even begun?!

Dear Gurus in the house, please I need your assistance, please.

Sorry, there’s an error there. The biometrics was completed November 11, not 6.

deommanuel:


Hello,
Normally, everyone who has done an upfront medical goes ahead to upload that slip just incase IRCC does not acknowledge receipt of your Medical result from the hospital on time.

So if you can, kindly persuade your agent to send it across via webforms, or to the list of email addresses below..
beijing-immigration@international.gc.ca
ganzu-immigration@international.gc.ca
pretoria-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
newyork-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
delhi-immigration@international.gc.ca
nrobi-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
nairobi@international.gc.ca
nrobi-immigration@international.gc.ca
accraimmigration@international.gc.ca
ldnimmigration@international.gc.ca
london-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
abu-dhabi-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
lagos.immigration@international.gc.ca
abuja@international.gc.ca
lagos@international.gc.ca
ankara-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca


About the second question, I'm not in that category, but have you received any update at all? Such as "eligibility review started" or Anything else?

Your application has not exceeded standard processing times, so you'll have to be a bit more patient.


IT WILL END IN PRAISES IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME

Thanks @deommanuel. I have gotten submission confirmation, biometrics completed and request letter for IELTS and mybank statement. I did not respond to the request letter, which was supposed to expire January 8, and up till now my application status is showing “your action is required”. Also, my eligibility review has not even started at all, what is written there “we will send you a message when your eligibility review has started”.

My application time lines:

Application submitted: November 4
Submission confirmation: November 4
Biometrics completed: November 6
Request Letter: December 8 (with 30 days ultimatum)
Request letter expiration date: January 8

Application status as at now:
1. Your action is still required
2. You will be sent a message when your eligibility has started.


Doesn’t this mean that even after 2 months the normal processing has not even begun?!

Dear Gurus in the house, please I need your assistance, please.

Theresaihez:
Hi,
I just got accepted to Humber college for a bachelor's degree in Sept 2021. I'd like to start my process as soon as possible but my supposed initial sponsor has encountered some financial difficulties and I don't think will be able to.

My issue is POF. Is it possible to get an academic financial sponsor that isn't related to me, maybe the person can make it seem as if it's a business or company that is sponsoring me since we aren't related by blood or marriage whatsoever.

If it's possible, can I also add my personal bank statement and that of a family member even though it won't amount to more than 5000cad but at least for family support purposes and maybe family land documents...

Also does anyone know if international passport is now available... A friend applied since early December and this is February. She's yet to get hers... I want to apply latest this month ending but I don't want to be waiting for 2 months without reply...

For the Humber College, did you submit IELTS?

Please, this 13 weeks processing time, does it start counting after the NSE request elapsed date? Or it starts counting from the date you submitted your biometrics?

mastmony:

Winter 2021

Date of submission: Dec 2nd 2020

Biometrics: Dec 8

Biometrics updated to completed: Jan 10

Eligibility review started: Jan 20

Medical request: Jan 21

Medical passed: Jan 28

Bvl nd PPR dropped: 01 February

Wait, they didn’t ask for your NSE??

Please guys I am starting to freak out here. Since December 8 that they requested for my NSE and mybank statement which I didn’t submit, and they were supposed to continue with the normal application route since Jan 8, up till now, no response at all, the status on my application is still showing your action is required. What is going on?

I don’t know what to do o. I submitted and completed my application since November 8, and I am already seeing from this platform that people we applied at the same date or so have gotten some form of responses from CIC already. What is going on naaa

Please oooo, what is going on?! I applied for the study permit since November, and they responded in December 8, that I should provide mybankstatement and IELTS, and if I didn’t submit after 30 days they would proceed the normal way. January 8 expired the 30days ultimatum, but whenever I check my profile on the immigration platform, the status is still showing “your action is required”....and it has been like that since that time they asked for IELTS...is this normal? Who is also in this same shoes abeg, I don’t know what to do.