Cashmadam:


She will need an updated CAS. The receipt of payment should also be added. However, I know someone who didn't wait for updated CAS as it was taking too long. He submitted the receipt of payment - so we assumed the visa officer reached out to the school to confirm. Bottomline, he got the visa.

Thank you @Cashmadam.
The school really does take long to respond.

Cashmadam:


Simply pay more money to the school and provide evidence of that. If you pay more more into the account, you will need to count 28 days all over again. The visa officer checks the exchange rate on the day you submitted your visa form. No other date matters to them.

Hello @Cashmadam,

Thank you for this.
Do you mean that she would not need an updated CAS, and that a receipt of the additional payment would satisfy the visa officer?

williams20:



So sorry about your current situation. For all 28 days the funds needed must not be lower than each day's rate and then the rate on the date of submission is equally vital. in this case now calculate the difference and pay additional deposit to school and have them issue an updated CAS

Thank you William!
This is a fantastic idea! - Paying the additional deposit to the school.

Do the schools issue updated CAS? I thought CAS cannot be re-issued.

Thanks.

williams20:


1. a good job or a registered business. (for business it must have an active status on the CAC search portal
2. landed properties
3. sometimes family ties
4. a well scripted cover letter explaining the purpose of your trip

Thanks for this William. And @yomifola. Very helpful.

I do have another question. This is around currency fluctuation.

On the day the required amount (for school fees, accommodation/living costs) was deposited in her account, an extra 20% was added, to proactively cushion any exchange rate fluctuations. As of today, due to currency fluctuation, that amount no longer meets the required amount when converted to GBP.

My questions:
* what is the best way to handle this issue
* if more funds are added to her account today, will she have to wait another 28 days before applying for her visa?
* if more funds are added to her account today, and she goes ahead to apply for her visa, would it help to take snapshots of the oando rates, with dates, and write a letter to explain the currency fluctuation?
* does the currency exchange rate on the 1st day of the 28 days matter, would it help if supported by showing the oando rate on that day?

This is really a dilemma.

williams20:


Don't buy ticket if you've not gotten your visa.

The amount of money in your bank statement depends on a lot of factors ...

Don't make the mistake of submitting a huge bank statement and then no document to substantiate what you do and ties back to Nigeria


Good luck

Can you throw more light on the documents that are accepted to show ties in Nigeria please?

Cashmadam:


I meant spouse (not sponsor) / partner and/or your parent(s).

Got it! Thank you.

Cashmadam:


Your Uncle cannot sponsor you. Only your sponsor and / or parents.

Thanks for your response Cashmadam.

I made a few calls while I was waiting for advice here and I got to learn that relatives can no longer be a sponsor. This was the case for me many years ago. I am aware that things keep changing.

Can you clarify or who can be a sponsor outside your parents?

Hello everyone,

I have a question and I apologize in advance if it has already been answered in the past pages.

A student who wants to study in the UK has a sponsor (an uncle) who will provide their bank statement and a letter to support the visa application. Does this student need to submit her own bank statement as well?

Her account is currently not funded. And I want to confirm if her account (bank statement) is required in addition to the sponsor's bank statement.

Thank you!

online4business:

A woman can't take the place of a fatherly figure in a man's life

Do you have a man showing your son how to be a man?

If you don't you go spoil the pikin and lass lass he will resent you years later.

The hell hole will only get uglier let your son go.

This comment right here!!!

He needs his father. Women cannot show a man how to become a man.

I suggest you discuss your finding with him. And tell him he does not need to deceive you. You also need your son, perhaps he can some back during holidays to spend time with you.

Let it be amicable. That’s what I would advise.

As early as their brain can understand it.

The first thing (ages 2-3) is to teach them what their private parts are and how they are sacred to them. No touching by any one! And don’t touch other people’s own either.

Then as they see things or learn from friends and other places, best to have the sex education discussions with them. It does not all have to be on one day, it will be gradual thing.

My 7 year old already knows what gay and lesbian is - to my uttermost shock. That was an opportunity for me to introduce the topic. Plus, they have also been thought how babies are made in school-in basic science.

Kids nowadays are more exposed than we were growing up. Best to have these discussions with them as a parent. If you don’t, someone else will, and it may be the wrong info, which will set them down a wrong path.

hopefulLandlord:
I'm a Virgin and I'd remain one till I die. I pity these Christians getting married and having sex. the word "Christian" means "Christ-like" which means we are to act like Jesus Christ. Jesus never married, neither did he have sex so any Christian doing otherwise is a sinner

Wow. News!
Did you know that all have sinned??

Likoya:
You and your stupid God can go to hell with your stupid rules.... I didn't ask anybody to bring me to this world, I just found myself here. Yet the idiot claims to give people freedom of choice...Why didn't you give me freedom to choose if I wanted to come to this world first?

Haha! You are already here.

yusfatedeeprof:
It's just a subtle way of telling people to keep quiet and mind their own business. Adesuwa has the last say on whether or not Banky W cheated. Mind your business!

Simple

Read and believe to your own peril.

Hello everyone.

Wow, the student thread has 22 parts. Don’t even know here to begin.

I am the one who started the living in Canada thread here on Nairaland. Now it is time for me bring my siblings over. I will like to know about the process.

I have heard by word of mouth that there are schools that accept students easily. Can someone directly me to such a school or schools?

Thank you.

@Warrior14

Why do you want to get married to someone that you are not happy with? It is you that will be married to him and not your family who you are afraid of bringing shame to. You and only you. The danger in domestic violence is that it can take one slap for it to be the end of your life. Just one slap and you landing your head on a head surface and that is all. Is that how you want to end your life? By walking into death with your eyes wide open? YOU CANNOT CHANGE HIM!!
I gathered that you may have done court marriage. That is only one step. Please do not add the trad and the church to it. Only you can stop this marriage, no one else can do it for you. You need to gather the courage and the will to live and to exist without this man! Save yourself Warrior14, save yourself!

Tell your family members what he has done to you. They are going to support you. Tell them please!!

The biggest mistake most women make is to keep quiet when someone you love beats you. Nooo! This is the time to shout it, tell everybody!!! Tell your mother, father, brother, sister, cousin, friend. You are weak, can’t think strength, and very vulnerable because you do not know what hit you, you will be instantly afraid of this person. Tell somebody!!! Speak out!! Save your life!!!

@Ligxy @NaijainCanada @Aig842 @Mamaroon @SlowlybtSurely @einsteino @sollie123 @40manlappy @yokus @Silversurfer1
Thank you all for your good wishes. Amen! I believe God will see us through.

@Ethelia, thank you. Has been kinda slow but we will get there. It has been only 3 weeks, with 2 weeks of it spent indoors. I have registered my kids in school which is good, so they will be starting in the first week of September with the others.

Calgary is beautiful!

POTUSUK:
I’m due to arrive first week of September and Calgary is my ideal destination an an oil and gas professional... but most flights destination is to Toronto. So I’m thinking Toronto atm.

What do you think? Do you think it’s a good idea?

Any similar quarantine options available in Toronto?

For those that just arrived Canada; how did you show quarantine plans? How did you get to your destination? I would imagine I’d have to drive myself to keep away from others. No? How to you show plans for medicals and groceries as stipulated by IRCC. All suggestions are welcome please.

Is there a WhatsApp group of oil and gas professionals to join in Calgary or Toronto or wherever? I would have to start job hunting soon enough.

Any other suggestions on how to make my landing smooth and quarantine easy would be appreciated.

Hello. Which carrier is bringing you to Canada? Hope it is a reliable one to avoid my kind of experience.

You can book a connecting flight from Toronto to your destination. When we arrived 3 weeks ago, we took Air Canada from Toronto to Calgary. We had to wear our masks. All travelers do. Do a google search on arriving Canada, there is an online form you have to fill. Or you can download the ArriveCAN app and fill out your travel information and quarantine plan there. You have to do this 48 hours before your trip. We were given the same form on the plane when we landed. They will ask for it before you leave the airport.

You needed to be able to provide the details: address/accommodation, phone number, how to get groceries, etc. It is one of the conditions as you are not encouraged to have physical contact with ANYONE while you are on quarantine. We had our friends help us rent an apartment before we arrived. They helped us find a place, then we signed the lease electronically and made advance payment. Our friends would also shop for us and leave it by the door, we have not even seen them till now, even though our quarantine is over, lol. You are going to receive calls everyday from Alberta Health (I think) to ensure you are abiding by the rules. They will ask you questions like: if you live with someone who did not travel with you, do you have visitors, do you have a balcony where you can get fresh air, how you get your groceries etc.

The whole aim is to minimize the spread of the virus. You also have to monitor the news. After we arrived, there was news about flights that landed in Canada that had covid-19 cases. Thankfully ours was not one of them. (Link: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/another-group-of-international-flights-land-in-canada-with-covid-19-patients-1.5067157)

Boost your immunity by taking Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Zinc. I did this for the whole family. Then use your hand sanitizer often, use disinfecting wipes where you need to and always, always wear your mask. I brought more than one set of mask for the family, thankfully we needed it because out 24 hour journey turned to almost 48 hours.

Safe journey. You can ask me more questions here if you need to.

Just found these articles online. This is what would have happened to us if we went for a refund. They have a whole lot of reconciliation to do. Wamos Air abandoned the passengers they were supposed to take to Lagos from Newark, so 7 Star is in a mess.

http://worldtopnewsng.com/super-exclusive-wamos-air-7-star-global-olofin-mfb-drag-ooni-ogunwusis-name-in-the-mud-over-travelers-fund-for-chartered-flight-to-canada/

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/08/the-md-of-oloofin-microfinance-bank-debunks-words-against-7star-global-hangar/

Silversurfer1:


Forgive me for prying but I thought one needed to be in Canada for 2 out of 5 years in order to renew their PR? Where you and your husband travelling back and forth in the intervening years?

You are right. We have 2 years + left.
Travelling back and forth, no.

AyabaS:

Really! Ladies aren’t allowed to create threads or what exactly is surprising you? I’m genuinely curious.

Funny. I get that a lot. People always think I am a man, guess it’s in the way I write.

Aig842:


oohunt IN THE e-FLESH!!!! Congratulations

Thank you.

We checked ET, it was very expensive and the journey would have taken 52 hours.
KLM/Air France we even went to their office in VI. They had a list and was reluctant to add anyone to the list because they had not received approval to fly in August. It was at this time that the announcement that the Nigerian airspace would open in October. Lol. I was not going to wait till October.

I was also part of a WhatsApp group, people from the group actually left in June and early July. The group was dissolved after the early July flight. Then we booked Egypt Air. Most airline websites would not allow the payment to go through if they are not operating. Their website did and we thought they would fly. They eventually cancelled.

Also heard about the Cotonou -> Calgary route. Didn’t think the road trip was going to be good for children. Alone, I would have done it. But not with children.

I would advice anyone who wants to travel to go for Air France. They have a flight leaving every week, Thursdays. They did not respond to my emails. Not sure why. But they will be more structured. And yes, they demand for covid-19 test. 7 Star/Wamos did not.

The story of my return to Canada.

Hello all, you may know me (or not). I started this thread 3 years ago when I wanted to understand what it was going to take to live in Canada. We had our soft landing in 2018 which I shared.

So, our decision was to finally migrate in the summer of 2020. By then, my daughter will have completed her primary education. And then covid-19 struck! In the mist of the chaos, the fears and global uncertainties, we maintained that it is still a good decision to move. We have spent close to 3 years in Naija. It was going to be now or we lose out completely.

Canadians and PR holders were exempt from the Canadian travel ban. We started looking for flights in June, even though the Nigerian airspace was closed. We learnt about the evacuation flights and searched for ways to get on one. We contacted the Canadian embassy in Nigeria. They told us that they no longer organize flights because (1) of the shelter-in-place enforced in Canada (2) they heard the Nigerian airspace was going to open “soon”. They told us about a flight organized by a third party company known as 7 Star Global Hangers. We reached them and booked to leave on the 31st of July at 12pm. And so our journey begins...

7 Star is a Nigerian company who partnered with a Microfinance bank and Wamos Airline (Madrid) to evacuate stranded Nigerians to USA and Canada. We got to the airport on the 31st and joined the queue outside the airport. Only to be informed after about 45 minutes later that the flight (Wamos Air) had not even touched down in Lagos and that the flight has been postponed. The most annoying thing was that we contacted 7 Star the night before to confirm this flight, and they said that everything was okay. We also learnt that there was a WhatsApp group and that most people knew that the flight would not make it. We did not have reliable information about why this flight was postponed. Other people at the airport told us they said 4pm and another said 10pm. We had to make several phone calls to our contacts at 7 Star, 2 ladies, who did not know what was going on and could not give us any definitive response. Later in the evening, I called another number I found on their flyer, the MD of the microfinance bank. He told me that there was an issue with the payment between 7 Star and Wamos Air. Wamos refused to leave Madrid until they receive their full payment. This issue was due to scarcity of forex. Our flight has now been postponed by 4 days. Imagine! So, we went back home.

It took my persistence (and that of my husband) to get added to that WhatsApp group. The only 7 Star staff that could add us had issues with her phone. This plus the fact that she could not read or respond to frustrated passengers did not help matters at all. At this time, I did not have any faith in them or in the new date. But my husband was more patient than I was. He maintained that we should wait! Left for me, I would have demanded a refund. But a refund from a Nigerian company also has no guarantees. They can decide to refund you 1-2 week later….by that time, we would have lost out completely if the flight eventually leaves Nigeria.

So, came Tuesday the 4th, the flight was postponed yet again, to Wednesday. Reason: Wamos, USA/Canada need the full manifest of the passengers. So, 7 Star received ticket payments and did not have detailed information on its passengers. We were asked to send our information to 3 different email addresses over 2 days. We did. It was obvious that the first 7 Star email address given to us, was not working or not being monitored. Several passengers had to step in to help this process. I heard someone say that he actually went to the 7 Star office to help them organize this list. There was even a suggestion to have the manifest stored in excel sheet with data captured using google forms. We did that, but 7 Star rejected it, reasons best known to them. The energy in the WhatsApp group was so discouraging & demoralizing because people were frustrated, impatient and did not trust 7 Star, some even said it was scam. Thankfully it was not, they did not have their act together at all!!

On Wednesday, got to the airport early among the first 20 (I think). We were supposed to be over 300 passengers. Route: Lagos > Toronto > Newark and then Newark > Toronto > Lagos. (Their flyer when this was advertised is the reverse, the flight was supposed to originate from Newark).

We got our luggage screened. And queued up. After about 30 minutes, the queue stopped moving. Then the queue kept getting longer and longer because they had only one staff checking the passengers information: passport, visa/PR, payment confirmation. We learnt that they were using an old manifest and not the updated one, they could not find some people’s names. Trust us naa, people who were at the back crowded around the guy and there was no queue again, it was now how smart, or how loud can you shout. We are forced to queue else, they wont attend to us. This time, we are in close contact, social distancing gone out-of-the-window. There was this lady, her voice was the loudest, yet she came from the back. Anyway…

It got to our turn, they checked our passports, PR cards and payment receipt and were are allowed to check in our bags. When we got to the gate, we were happy to see the WAMOS AIRPLANE! We are finally going to fly today. Little did I know that the journey has not even started. I knew that we were not going to leave at 4am because of the long queue outside and also because the check-in process was not organized. I already prepared my mind to be patient. It wasn’t long and they asked us to board. Families with children first thankfully. We went in, sat, sent messages to our loved ones…and waited……………….from 3am till 10:50am when our flight eventually left. Why?

Wamos refused to fly. 7 Star boarded some passengers whose names were not on the manifest they sent to US & Canada. US and Canada needed to okay everyone first before they leave. There was a lot of back and forth. Wamos also tried to get the passengers off the plane, the pilot told us their bags have to be removed. Wamos called some names, the people did not bulge. At a point we were told (through WhatsApp group) that there were some passengers who had paid, whose bags have been check-in and were not allowed in. The rest of us who had been waiting for more than 5 hours had to agitate for them to take us out of there. Eventually, those people who were left out were allowed on and we left.

We got to Madrid 4-5 hours later. The Madrid stop was supposed to be 1 hour, to refuel. But instead, we were told that we have to alight, identify our luggage and then go into the terminal. We did this in batches of 10s, then entered a bus that drove us to the terminal. Here we waited and Wamos issued another boarding pass to all of us MAD -> YYL. The wait here was 10 hours.

We boarded the flight and slept off for 7 out of 8.5 hours. Everything was smooth once we landed in Toronto and made our way to Calgary. We had to cancel our previously scheduled flight from Toronto to Calgary. We were lucky to get on the next available flight without waiting.

I tried as much as I can to sanitize. But I can tell you it was not 100%. We had our masks on the whole time. The longest we have ever worn a mask.
We are currently observing our 14 day isolation. I am grateful to God that we are healthy, and may it continue this way, in Jesus name!!

Hello everyone!

Someone is landing in Toronto on a chartered flight. Final destination is Calgary. Will it be problem if they enter a local flight from Toronto to Calgary?

canadaman18:


Alright Ive thought of a good first project . A while ago I had to develop a simple plagiarism detector. It compares two (text) files and computes a similarity percentage. This was all done in Plain Java now I want us to create a web application with a front end where users can upload two text files themselves and the app generates the plagiarism score.

The source code for that is here 'github DOT com/preciousO/Plagiarism-Detector/tree/master/src' .

While I work on creating our environment , feel free to take a look at the code and let me know if you have any questions e.g how the code works , choice of data structures etc.. I've tried to ensure the code is optimal from an algorithmic POV but of course suggestions to improve are welcome( I believe one way would be to use some ML to ensure better results but I think for our purpose this works) .

NOTE : there are some simple text files and synonym file which I used as a test , feel free to update the synonyms file with more content and try out different text files. Again let me know if you find any bugs.

In order to keep this thread from being derailed , let me know if you want to join by sending an e-mail to 'expressentrycoding@gmailDOTcom'

There is a list of things I need to do to get us started ;
Create an architecture diagram for the app
Planning on hosting the code that computes the plagiarism score on an AWS lambda
Host the front facing web app on AWS
Set up a public repo where the project will be hosted and add Continuous Integration , Code quality check e.t.c
Set up an Agile board where we can track progress

Once all this is done , we'll divide what needs to be done based on areas of interest and pick our tech stack . Theres gonna be a lot of relatively simple front end stuff e.g home page, result page , error page so lots of learning opportunity. Theres also gonna be back end work to process the uploaded files.

Not sure when Ill be done my part as Ill mostly only be working on it weekends but Ill let you guys know when that is .

Cheers

YOU ARE TOO MUCH!!!

joo2018:
WELCOME TO LIVING IN CANADA/LIFE AS A CANADIAN IMMIGRANT PART TWO

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Hello Guys,

It has been ages!!! Glad to see part 2!!!!!

I have not logged into Nairaland in a long time. I have been busy building my business. (Story for another day)

I saw some questions about whether I am in Canada and I wanted to answer that I am not. We visited ... according to my last comment but it has been a big debate between myself and all my family members on whether or not it is a great choice and the right time. The good thing is that I still have a year+ to pack my bags.

I wish I can promise to read all that has been going on but the truth is that I may not have the time to do it.

I hope this thread has helped people, and I wish everyone who has embarked on this courageous journey the best of luck.

May God bless you all!

Hey guys,

I am back again reading up but had to skip some pages cause of time.

So, we are back in Naija after the short landing. It was alright. I did not see all of Calgary to make an overall judgement. All I saw was white everywhere. The layering up helped a lot and I was not as cold as I thought I will be. We spent minimal time outdoors though.

We were able to get the basics done: SIN registration, health card registration, opened bank accounts with TD. Hubby tried the knowledge test for driver's license, failed the first time (because of one point-painful) but passed the second time. For me, I was not ready to fail o. I took vcole's advice - doing all knowledge and driving test when we return in the beautiful summer time .

Em, I decided to take my kids for a walk one day, being bundled inside the house for days. So, we layered up 4 layers! As we stepped outside, it was windy. It was -12 that day. I decided, let's go right, up the hill with the wind on our backs. We got to the top of the road, kids were sniffing, with emergency catarrh and I said, okay, let's turn back. that was when I understood the wind! It was biting!! My 7 year old enjoyed it!! It was exciting to her. But the younger one, hmmm, I had to carry her, put her on my shoulder so the wind won't blow on her face. This walk took a total of 6 minutes. I felt better when I got indoors. Will I do it again, sure!
What amazed me the most was days later, when the temperature increase to 6 degrees, we celebrated the warmth. Amazing how the body adjusts!

Hmm, I do not want to cause a big debate but, the cost of living when converted to naira is not a small money. I already knew that from all the knowledge I gathered from this thread, I was just not ready to calculate it. It all boils down to, is it worth it in the end? Yes, yes and yes!

Next step for me now is to find a good elementary school.

Please can you guys advice me on which areas to avoid in Calgary. Someone has mentioned NE. Does this mean the whole NE??

Thank you!

salford1:

I mistakenly booked myself for a training at fort saskatchewan some years ago too (Jjc thingz)..I was able to cancel it when i realised how far the town was from Calgary.

Ah, Ajibola!?? Wow!

MummyJaygirls:
So cos of confusion yesterday, I found myself in Fort Saskatchewan (the story get as e be) I live at Edmonton

If only my Oga knew that his wife don turn indigene for Canada, he go dey respect me wella, lol.

Fort Saskatchewan is quite small and village looking. Looked like an industrialized area. So those not sure of where to go and like small towns, Fort is for u

When I realized I was a long way from home, fear come dey catch me and I started imagining all sorts, like police pulling me over and arresting me for not having an ID (forgot my wallet at home) I imagined the vehicle breaking down on the highway with no help and me and my pikin will be stranded then Oga will finally catch me that I no Dey house, lol.

I wonder what town I’d find myself “mistakenly” soon.

Love your sense of adventure!

I want to be like you when I grow up!

CAstruggle:
Thanks to the person that introduced freetones here.

I purchased a number and opted for unlimited calls to and from US/Canada.

Just today i had my first phone interview with a Canadian employer. It was successful but unfortunately the job is starting too close to my landing date next week. Am suppose to meet with the manager and suppose to receiving some further training prior to the start date.

Another employer just contacted me for interview. Hopefully this one would click.

For all those hoping to get a job before leaving... its very possible. Package your resume... apply via indeed, job bank etc

Am landing Ontario next week. Any landed Nairalander with connect to IT jobs... please hook a brother up

Well done!!!

KrustyKomet:

All this talk about racisms only makes me lol

I will state categorically that racism is the least of issues that will stand in the way of a success driven immigrant. I'm saying this as a black man who has lived in Canada for several years now.

Come here, develop and demonstrate your skills, become so good in what you do that you cannot be ignored. Doing this alone, you will find that you do not even have time for all the talk and propaganda from race hustlers (people who actually have an interest in fanning the embers of racism for their own benefit) you will also be far removed from whatever stifling concerns such things might present. Not saying it doesn't happen at all.

As has been previosuly stated by others, ethnic discrimination is just as rampant if not more, back in Nigeria.

Personally, ish like this doesn't even come up in my radar, I have lived in and visited several cities in this country and never had any negative experiences in this regard. I also have friends from all races, whites, asians, blacks, hispanics, arabs etc. For the most part Canada is a welcoming place.

This is the least of your worries if you know what you are here for.

Thank you for the positive words!