Guys I submitted my passport through UPS on the 16th of March and it was delivered to vfs Lagos on the 17th and received by Mr Festus. When do you think I'll get my tracking ID or should I call them?

Anon123:


are u employed...
if yes, make it boldly known that u are employed and your job description is in line with your intended course

Yes. I work as head cook, I submitted letter of appointment, letter of introduction, letter of promotion and increase the of salary plus my account

My tracking Id no dey work oo.

quinstershaw:
Good day. Please is it compulsory to submit the IELTS when called for NSE request? Also, if one decides to submit only the bank statement, what is the implication?

Please is the process of getting postgraduate visa any faster than undergraduate? because I can see lots of waiting time most especially if the school resumes soon

Responses please?

Rootiab:
My tracking Id no dey work oo.

DHL or VFS tracking ID?

Teepearls:
Good day everyone,
I need help on ideas of schools in Canada that offers Masters in Supply Chain and logistics Management (not M.sc pls). Preferably, Institutions that doesn't require a 2.1, IELTS and GMAT for admission�
I already have MPA as a second decreee. Most of the Canadian institutions I got from my research offer the course as a PGD which I'm being told that my chances with the SP is very low as the VO might raise concerns as to why I intend to go for a PGD when I already have a Master.

What do you advise or suggest I do?
Pls help�

The bolded is a problem if and only if u include your already acquired masters in your application. Again going for a PGD with a 2.1 isnt a red flag for the billionth time as i have seen countless times here and most recently just few days ago.

RelaxingEnd:


Thank you. I'm just preparing to apply for the first time, and I want to avoid any issues based on this. I don't have any personal assets and my financial status is not great. You mean in your first and second application you never submitted a personal bank statement, you just submitted that of your sponsor?

Yes..I submitted ONLY my sponsors bank statement...

Wifefo88:
Good morning guys...

I received a message from vfs that my passport is ready for collection yesterday..this morning I got another message that my passport has been collected, then I tracked it on the vfs site and I saw this "tracking ID No. – Decision envelope has been couriered from the Canada Visa Application Centre, on vide courier partner. To track the status of the shipment, please visit courier partner website" I don't understand and I paid for two way courier via dhl.. people that used dhl I need ur response please

Madam, pls track on dhl site, the matter don comot for vfs hand...

recxa:

DHL or VFS tracking ID?

dhl

Rootiab:
dhl

Oh wow. Maybe try contacting them

Rootiab:
dhl

When did you submit? Give them 1 or 2 days b4 tracking...they gats scan ur parcel first b4 the tracking Id would work...kindly relax

To send passport to VFS. Personally UPS is better than DHL... because, UPS would pick up once your passport is ready, but DHL would tell u they wont be notified when passport is ready, so who notifies UPS? From experience sha!

quinstershaw:
Good day. Please is it compulsory to submit the IELTS when called for NSE request? Also, if one decides to submit only the bank statement, what is the implication?

Please is the process of getting postgraduate visa any faster than undergraduate? because I can see lots of waiting time most especially if the school resumes soon

To submit is not compulsory as submitting or not submitting does not guarantee an approval.

if you submit only the bank statement, then you can get an IELTS waiver from your intended school in canada and maybe here in naija saying your were issued an admission after meeting the relevant admission requirements most especially English proficiency and also your were taught in english respectively.
no, master, pgd or undergraduate pace of visa processing are all identical.

OtunbaTee:


Yes..I submitted ONLY my sponsors bank statement...

Noted! Gracias.

In case you are in need of CAD to make payments. i can always be of assistance.

Testimonytime:


Yes. I work as head cook, I submitted letter of appointment, letter of introduction, letter of promotion and increase the of salary plus my account

Then the VO is mad.. Well, on your reapplication.. draw his attention that you are gainfully employed(write the amount par month and par year), specify how long you have been in that area of work and include those evidence that you are employed.

recxa:
Guys I submitted my passport through UPS on the 16th of March and it was delivered to vfs Lagos on the 17th and received by Mr Festus. When do you think I'll get my tracking ID or should I call them?

VFS will notify you..

A week or 2 max

Thanks for the response. What do you advise I do as I would not want to hide my Masters qualification for future purpose�.

Anon123:


The bolded is a problem if and only if u include your already acquired masters in your application. Again going for a PGD with a 2.1 isnt a red flag for the billionth time as i have seen countless times here and most recently just few days ago.

You should get it today or tomorrow.

Wifefo88:


Thanks alot I have contacted dhl already...and I received counterfoil yesterday but I haven't received LOI

Teepearls:
Thanks for the response. What do you advise I do as I would not want to hide my Masters qualification for future purpose�.

Go for EE/PR or APPLY FOR A PHD

Anon123:


let the living expense be in your account

Got it. Thanks.

Glasses08:
TIMELINE
Winter 2021 intake

Submitted November 18, 2020

Didn't Notice when background check started but it was already on before I got NSE request on December 15, 2020.

Submitted NSE docs 27thDecember,2020

Confirmation of receipt of additional document December 28th,2020(via mail) status was back to Submitted from action required.

Deferred admission to Fall 2021 on January 20th which was the deadline for deferral.

Medical request- January 25th, 2021.
Noticed eligibility review started on 25th too as I checked on 24th before I slept and it was just on background check in progress.

AIP 26th of January (via mail) though the AIP was dated 25th.

Medical March 6th

Medical updated to passed March 12th

PPR and BVL March 16th.

NEW LOA VIA WEBFORM March 16th (was informed this wasn't necessary though)

Passport submission via DHL to Abuja March 18th

Will provide a detailed list of documents submitted later.

Grateful to everyone who has contributed to this platform previously and those still active, all the information gathered were helpful.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!

IT HAS ENDED IN PRAISES

Bosede24:
Good evening quys,please do we have any University Of Alberta applicant for fall term in the house?...Gurus in the house please is this how they are always slow with the admission decisions?...Thanks

I am also waiting for their admission,lets link up please

Yk45:
It is still available but I don't know how to swap

help out gurus please how can we transfer dates for medicals at qlife i need that 24th for my spouse so urgently. thanks in anticipation

Benquip:
Biometrics completed since November 23rd, Eligibility review started 2 weeks ago after sending mail and webforms to All the IRCC center, Next week Friday is deadline to submit confirmation letter to school and I am presently in my 10th week of lectures online... No response from IRCC on either BVL or PPR .. Is there anyone with a similar situation?

Hello,

Have you done upfront medicals?

Benquip:
Biometrics completed since November 23rd, Eligibility review started 2 weeks ago after sending mail and webforms to All the IRCC center, Next week Friday is deadline to submit confirmation letter to school and I am presently in my 10th week of lectures online... No response from IRCC on either BVL or PPR .. Is there anyone with a similar situation?

send webform and email to IRCC asking for an application update explain ur condition and attach ur letter of enrolmemt it shud work

Wifefo88:
Good morning guys...

I received a message from vfs that my passport is ready for collection yesterday..this morning I got another message that my passport has been collected, then I tracked it on the vfs site and I saw this "tracking ID No. – Decision envelope has been couriered from the Canada Visa Application Centre, on vide courier partner. To track the status of the shipment, please visit courier partner website" I don't understand and I paid for two way courier via dhl.. people that used dhl I need ur response please

use the air way bill (awb) number to track it on dhl website. just google dhl click on tracking and put the awb number it will show you the status of the package. call dhl too

Wow! Thank you

I await more advise and sugestions people, please.

Anon123:


Go for EE/PR or APPLY FOR A PHD

Loi just dropped

⚠️LONG POST ALERT⚠️

BACKGROUND STORY

Undergraduate degree: Accounting (2016)
Proposed masters degree: Management (International accounting and finance)
Documents submitted for 1st application in 2018 asides IMM forms and other normal documents:
. Sponsor's (uncle) bank statement
. Proof of initial deposit and accommodation fee to school's account paid by uncle
. Sponsor's letter of support
. Academic and nysc certificates
. One landed property for mum
.cAc documents for mum's school
.letter of consent from mum
.affidavit of good conduct
.dad's death certificate
. Parent's marriage certificate
. Police clearance certificate
.upfront medical
. Proof of ICAN student membership (wasn't working so I used it to show what I was doing ATM )
. CV
. 2 Pages SOP

Refused based on home ties, purpose of visit, travel history, personal asset and financial status.

Requested GCMS note after and saw the concerns raised by the VO as follows:

"No support for previous travel to assess as a positive. No support for personal income funds from a third party. Assessment of obligatuon is not practical. Not satisfied of provenance of and thus availability of funds to meet requirements of R216. After considering the applicants academic and professional history their financial situation as well as there planned studies and explanation provided for it, I am not satisfied that the applicant is a genuine student who who will pursue studies in Canada. The stated benefits of their intended studies does not seem to warrant the cost and difficulty of undergoing a foreign education. I am therefore not satisfied that the applicant will leave Canada at the end of the period authorised for their stay as required by R216(b). Refused."

Didn't hear about this platform till around late 2019 when I decided to request for refund of Initial deposit from school and was told to show a current visa refusal letter or forfeit 4000CAD ( the Accountant in me calculated the cost of applying for the visa again and compared with what I was asked to forfeit, even if they delay my visa application again I won't loose up to half of what the school wants to keep)

Actively started following post here and was copying and pasting every comment that related to my case in a note. Finally summoned courage to reapply, admission with the school already expired so I had to reapply again and got admitted a 2nd time.

CONTD IN NEXT POST

skull4eva:

use the air way bill (awb) number to track it on dhl website. just google dhl click on tracking and put the awb number it will show you the status of the package. call dhl too

I called dhl and i tracked it on dhl site and it showed shipment has not yet been handed over to dhl

CONT'D FROM PREVIOUS POST

Started with my LOE(there was a format I saw here that helped) and addressed each points raised, finally decided to ask a question here October 2020 on one concern I wasn't sure about and @Chocs @Lekiboboe helped me out.

Second application submitted November 18, 2020.

Tthis time I arranged the documents according to how I was referencing them in my SOP and LOE, created a table of content, titled each document so the VO knows what they are looking for, where it is, what purpose is it serving in the application).  Please note its not enough to just put all the documents and then leave the VO to figure them out, they have a lot of applications to attend to and can't be trying to understand yours for a week so make their job easier for them too.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Here, I knew I was still going to reapply after I was delayed in 2018 so my mum was already helping to build my account statement, opened a mutual fund where we were just saving money monthly and never withdrew from it so when I was ready to reapply the account had a good inflow and balance. I was already working too so I had some money.
Documents Submitted
1. Sponsor's bank statement
2. Sponsor's pay stub
3. Sponsor's letter of reference this time explaining why he wanted to sponsor me and stated his annual income,  balance etc. Just included more details than the 1st one submitted.  (Used a format I saw here for Sponsor's affidavit of support)
4. My personal payslip
5. My work ID and employment letter
6. My salary account statement with reference letter. Only balance was 10k CAD my sponsor sent to me a week before my application to show for living expenses. Unfortunately here he didn't make the transfer directly from his account, a 3rd party was involved so I had to explain that, @chocs and @frankrobbn1 helped me out here. He sent me a screenshot of his conversation with the 3rd party. I also attached screenshot of our conversation about him sending me the money. (Had to do this to explain the sudden lumpsum deposit in my account)
7. Mutual fund account statement in my name with a reference letter. Had a balance of about 31k CAD
8. Student account statement from school showing balance of about 6500CAD that has been left there since 2018. (Made sure I mentioned this point in my SOP so they can know my sponsor is serious about sponsoring me if not he won't leave the money with the school for almost 2⁩ years, he also mentioned it in his letter of support)
9. Evidence of tuition deposit by sponsor
10. Email conversation between myself and sponsor dated as far back as 2015/16 when I was still in Uni, used to send my school result to him via mail as he was also my sponsor. Found one DHL paper of when uncle sent books to me to prepare for GMAT, I sha add that one too join as far as his name and my name was showing on the paper.
11. Photograph with him and his family the last time they visited me in Uni. Photograph of Mum with Uncle and family too
12. Letter of consent by my mum stating she's aware of my admission and that my uncle has agreed to sponsor and he has always been there since she lost her husband(my dad/my uncle's brother) blah blah

Copied from @Chocs: You uncle can transfer your living expenses to your account. And make mention that he has done that in his Letter of sponsorship and that he’ll continue supporting you throughout your studies. You should also mention in your SOP that your uncle has transferred that to you on so so date and attach your bank statement. You can include an affidavit of support from a court done by your uncle if you want.
Bearing a surname is not enough proof. They want to be sure you have access to the person’s money. Sending your living expenses can help convince (minimum of 10,000 cad)
Stating that this uncle has been supporting you since is good but if there’s no proof, the visa officer can disregard it. If your uncle has ever sent a huge amount of money to you or something that shows he has ever supported you financially, you can attach that proof.

P.s all documents were arranged according to how they were being referenced in the LOE. The struggle to reduce those to 4mb and also ensure it was readable was more than merging the files together.


ACADEMIC
Bsc
Student copy of transcript
NYSC
WAEC
CV
Certificates that were relevant to my proposed programme, had already completed ICAN as at now so I included my certificate (proudly)

TRAVEL HISTORY
Only been to Ghana with my family about 10 years ago so I just included copies of stamped passport and pictures we took at Ghana. Explained in my LOE that I haven't had reasons to travel as I was focusing on my academics and exploring local tourist centres in my country during summer breaks (as per patriotic Nigerian). Also included police clearance certificate here to show that I have been a good girl all through staying in my Country and hence adhering to rules in Canada no go hard me.
Experts here advised that travel history as a reason for refusal hardly matters as far as you can address other concerns well and I've also read profiles of people on the platform that got approved with fresh passports.  So I didn't bother to put too much story here

HOME TIES

1.Siblings birth certificate (I am the 1st child so I explained we have a strong bond and I am responsible for them as per 1st child
2.My birth certificate (to show we have same mother)
3.Mum's birth certificate
4.Dad's death certificate (God rest his soul in perfect peace,Amen.)
5.land documents with my name on it; payment receipt, agreement and survey
Same land documents for 2 more properties. Explained how my mum is elderly and I will need to return to help her monitor the properties and her school as well.
Pictures with mum and siblings
Even picture with my cute Lhasa dog (just one tiny picture at the end o, incase the VO no like dogs make I no go vex am)
6.Work ID
7.Tax clearance card,National ID, certificate of Origin(as per good citizen wey dey pay tax)
8.ICAN membership card - explained that I have to practise for sometime with a firm in Naija to become a Fellow of the institute so I will come back come practise)
9.Pension statement
You can also include pictures with your aged grandparents especially if you have a strong bond with them, just tell the VO you will be back to spend time with them as you are closely knitted blah blah.

P.s all documents were arranged according to how they were being referenced in the LOE with table of content.


PURPOSE OF VISIT
used same SOP I used in my 1st application, I just had to explain the course better and its job prospects. How schooling in Canada will help me get higher positions and align with my future career and how I have passion in the field. Obtained certifications in the area to help me better etc.
The story here was almost 2 pages but I made them flow so it doesn't get boring.

Like it has always been said,all you need for this process is on this platform, ( you might need one or two clarifications along the line) you just need to invest the time. It took me a year plus to repackage my application and I am grateful to God it paid off. Used solely information gotten from here and maybe one or 2 DMs to some gurus. My sweet boyfriend helped proofread and edit both my LOE and SOP, we merged and compressed and compressed till we got a good size and quality. Even links to compress files are on this platform.

This is a long read but I hope it's worth it and helps someone that comes to read in future. Please ask all questions here and I will try to respond to the ones I have answers to if not the gurus will help us. I might not really entertain answering questions in DM so others can verify my answers and correct me where I might be wrong since I am not an expert in this immigration thing.