EmeeNaka:
A lot of people get PPR without NSE. NSE doesn't guarantee PPR, it's just a way to speed up the application process.

please bruh put that “speed up” in quote….cos ain’t nothing fast about it. Lmao!

congratsssssssssssss!!! So many blessings today

Dynatotita:
Good morning all,

God has done it for me.

My PPR dropped moments ago.

Online Application submission with NSE documentations: March 4, 2021
Biometric enrolment: March 5, 2021 updated to March 8, 2021
Upfront medical updated to passed: March 9 2021
More than 5 ghost updates
BVL: June 4, 2021
PPR: June 23, 2021
Series of reminders to Nairobi office
God will do it for all of you expecting this. Amen

IntimidationJay:
please bruh put that “speed up” in quote….cos ain’t nothing fast about it. Lmao!

So true. They don't really follow it now. I think Everyone is done the normal route since the Normal route sef is just 7weeks.

I sent them message today asking them to give me decision on my application. My BP may overshot soon...lol

O Lord Come to my aid, Today June 23, marks exactly 5 months I submitted application for study permit to Canada embassy. My eligibility started somewhere first week of April then on April 21, I received a request letter of a chargeback of 235CAD few days later another payment was made and payment receipt with explanation letter was uploaded to the embassy till then, I have not receive any update again. However, I have ordered for my GCMS notes yet to arrive and book my medical. This waiting is not easy ooooooo....

Good afternoon, can anyone provide me information as I didn't submit my police report with my letter of reference. Is it still possible to submit my police report after my reference has been submitted. it's exactly a month I did. what procedures is needed to provide them urgently?
Abeg o, which one is the letter of Reference?

meant statement of purpose for school not letter of reference

same here!!! I applied 14th May too! I don't think you should be worried. They probably didn't update it.

WummieWummie:
Congrats to all who got their PPR. I am happy for you guys.
I applied on the 14th of May and it's only my biometric that has been updated, although I have not done my medicals(I am booked for 8th july)
I have not gotten any other update.
No eligibility, No background checks nothing. Should I be worried?

I have saved this email with faith. My ppr will drop soon, Amen.

Kobayashi01:
They’ve replied my email. I’ll drop this here in case anybody needs it.

WummieWummie:
Congrats to all who got their PPR. I am happy for you guys.
I applied on the 14th of May and it's only my biometric that has been updated, although I have not done my medicals(I am booked for 8th july)
I have not gotten any other update.
No eligibility, No background checks nothing. Should I be worried?

My medical is also July 08, Qlife

Hi leaders, please am about to submit my upfront medical registration (qlife) under the number of family members category, am to pick 1 family member right, just to be sure.. thanks for your response in advance

Amenmay:
O Lord Come to my aid, Today June 23, marks exactly 5 months I submitted application for study permit to Canada embassy. My eligibility started somewhere first week of April then on April 21, I received a request letter of a chargeback of 235CAD few days later another payment was made and payment receipt with explanation letter was uploaded to the embassy till then, I have not receive any update again. However, I have ordered for my GCMS notes yet to arrive and book my medical. This waiting is not easy ooooooo....

I have the same challenge since April 6. No update till now. That chargeback of a thing delays processing of application.

Lol, I don't know about BP, but my heart rate was also high during mine, they tried 3 times and it was still high (guess I was nervous). So the guy wrote it like that in red pen sef! But they still updated my medicals to pass. So I don't think it'll be an issue.
Hope this helps!

OmaJoe1:
Good afternoon everyone,

Is abnormal Blood pressure a red flag in medicals? Kind of nervous in medicals.

Thanks in anticipation for an answer

Onweke:


I have the same challenge since April 6. No update till now. That chargeback of a thing delays processing of application.

Have you done your medical??

Yes, since it's just you alone.
All the best!!

boyemfic:
Hi leaders, please am about to submit my upfront medical registration (qlife) under the number of family members category, am to pick 1 family member right, just to be sure.. thanks for your response in advance

Yes it does. Thank you.

How many months of bank statement did you do for your salary account?

I stated I resigned my previous job from my initial application. So I just got a new job which after i submitted my application. will I need to include it in the new application form or not?

All can be explained in the new LOE right?

Kobayashi01:
Hello,

Yes, I’m currently working. I got the job about one and a half months before my application. I included both my employment letter and my approval for study leave.

I dropped both my salary account statement and my domiciliary account statement (where most of my money was). I had just about 60k in my salary account at the time of applying.

Hope this helps.

Amenmay:



Have you done your medical??

Yes.
See my GCMS note attached.

I have paid and IRCC finance dept confirmed payment in full yet no update since April.

My application is in God's hands now. Lagos embassy say make I no disturb them with mails and webforms again

Kobayashi01:
Good morning my people. Long post alert.

Firstly, I’ll like to thank Almighty God for coming through for me. I just got PPR.

Timeline
Did upfront medicals: March 28 (IOM)
Applied: April 7th
Background check started immediately
Biometrics updated: April 12th

Medicals updated to passed: April 13th
Eligibility review started: Around April 28 (I didn’t note this, it was until I discovered this thread I knew it was noteworthy)
Orders GCMS notes: June 11
Emails and web forms to Lagos and Nairobi: June 16
Bvl and PPR: June 23 (7:50am)

First time applicant.
I discovered this thread after I had applied and I immediately noticed some mistakes….. I didn’t submit my BSc transcript and I had lump sums moved to my dom account, although I briefly stated that the funds were transferred by my immediate family members in my LOE (this was verifiable from the statement’s inflow) and I also had almost zero outflow on the account.

I submitted personal MBS, papers statements of my sponsor and IELTS with my application so there was no NSE request.
My brother is a Canadian PR and he is my sponsor. I had tuition for 1 year and flight money in my GTB Dom account and he had my 10k CAD living cost set aside in a savings account of his.

I’m 25 years old and my program starts in August. For home ties, I used a property that was gifted to me by my mum, my parents and my job.

When I saw that people who applied after me were getting PPR requests, I started to lose faith. My mum saw I was down, prayed with me and I felt enlightened again. I want to encourage you all to keep the hope high. God will do it.

Congratulations

Dynatotita:
Good morning all,

God has done it for me.

My PPR dropped moments ago.

Online Application submission with NSE documentations: March 4, 2021
Biometric enrolment: March 5, 2021 updated to March 8, 2021
Upfront medical updated to passed: March 9 2021
More than 5 ghost updates
BVL: June 4, 2021
PPR: June 23, 2021
Series of reminders to Nairobi office
God will do it for all of you expecting this. Amen

Congratulations

owee:
My people. It has happened ooooo. PPR. I can only give God praise.

Congratulations

EmeeNaka:
Congrats o. But what about the Medicals? You have done it? Or you got PPR without it.

Bro, yet to do the new medicals but sent the one I had which is still valid through next month to them via mails and webforms. Basically asked them to use it as it was still valid and I could not do a new one immediately.

Nice!!!
PPR raining today, I can see the reason for many pages only today and the day is not even over yet
Congratulations to all the PPR holders and to all hopefuls congrats in advance ooo

Stay positive

My salary account happens to be the normal account I operate. I generated just 6 months MBS for it. My dom account was just 5 months old when I applied.

Yes, you should explain it very well in your LOE. Also include your employment letter and payslips (if they issue it at your place of work).

happachris:
Yes it does. Thank you.

How many months of bank statement did you do for your salary account?

I stated I resigned my previous job from my initial application. So I just got a new job which after i submitted my application. will I need to include it in the new application form or not?

All can be explained in the new LOE right?

@Lovesarrow and other in the house familiar with procuring GIC by Nigerian Int'l Student to support visa application: what is the best option/route to do this?

I remember trying this in mid-2020 but was not possible to do then. Or it could also be that I was not well informed about the process, back then. I am trying to think through adding a GIC to my cousin's application against Winter 2022 (19 yr old undergrad going to Usask).

Am in Canada and have bank accounts with CIBC and RBC. Any of these bank offering the service to Nigerians still back home or does my own status here/with banks help in any ways?

Thanks.

Lovesarrow:
This

owee:


Bro, yet to do the new medicals but sent the one I had which is still valid through next month to them via mails and webforms. Basically asked them to use it as it was still valid and I could not do a new one immediately.

oh! Wow! That's nice.
Congrats once again!

Lianna2020:
Three PPR dropped today alone ,
More PPR in Jesus name.
So happy for everyone .

Congratulations

Hello Lianna2020,
Hope you're good
Have you gone already? I just noticed have not seen your Swift response here as usual for some days now
If you've gone please share landing gist when you can

owee:


Bro, yet to do the new medicals but sent the one I had which is still valid through next month to them via mails and webforms. Basically asked them to use it as it was still valid and I could not do a new one immediately.

bro when did you apply abeg give us your timeline.

Not really. Although I would want you to state what levels you meant by abnormal so those who are medically qualified can comment, because I am not. I can't remember what my own level was back then but you can check my post in August/September 2020 for some idea.

I had a relatively higher BP when I had my medical too and still passed it. I think the most important components of your medical exam is that no indication of organ damage/issues. One way is to check the Cardiologist's report and the Serum Creatinine test result. If the HBP is not an indication of a problem with these ones or any other problem, then you are good to go.

HBP may be more common than most of us think - in Nigeria considering the stress we go through on the average - but also very dangerous if not managed. But on its own (within certain limits, I assume), it is not enough ground for medical failure/refusal in this student visa context.

These are my own personal experience and thought to share in response to your question.

OmaJoe1:
Good afternoon everyone,

Is abnormal Blood pressure a red flag in medicals? Kind of nervous in medicals.

Thanks in anticipation for an answer

VERY VERY LONG POST ALERT!
However, I thought to write this long so that different people can pick a thing or two......
Do read along....................

Hello everyone, thank you for your kind words and congrats to all who have gotten their PPR thus far. As promised, I'll try to share my story with you guys, even though it's incomplete as of yet.


Family of 5
Study permit for me and 3 children, visitor's visa for hubby
Submitted June 10, 2020.
Biometrics request June 11
Biometrics done August 24 (a day after VFS reopened)
GCMS requested August 28
Refusal September 24
GCMS came back Sept 28

Now, from the GCMS notes, I noticed the following:
1. The decision to refuse was taken as at July 11! Guys try to order your GCMS as early as 6 weeks into your application.
2. There was an error in reaching one of the reasons for my refusal. I had done an MBA in Nigeria, going for a Masters of Finance, but the VO interpreted it that I had done an MFin previously and so there's no career progression.

Immediately i received the GCMS, I torn between reapplying and seeking a Judicial Review (JR). The reason I considered the JR in the first place was because I felt the refusal simply unfair and baseless. Yes, a visa is not my right, however, as long as an individual meets the guidelines set in place, it is only fair that they receive a positive outcome.

Another reason I considered it is because, it's an opportunity people rarely use and this has given VOs the leeway to keep refusing people on a whim. If more people contest their refusal and win, it will likely lead to an overhaul of the current system going on in Nairobi.

October 2, I contacted an Immigration Consultant on Instagram about the possibility of reapplying. After reviewing all my documents, he insisted I go for JR, but hubby was not convinced. 1 because he didn't want to "fight" the Canadian immigration system and 2, he wasn't sure if the outcome would be successful especially considering the cost difference between paying a lawyer and reapplying.
Well, Consultant introduces us to an Immigration Lawyer. He reviews my documents again and said that I had a "Perfect" application, and so there's no reason for a refusal. Then he went ahead and offered to go ahead without a DIME being paid! If he loses, he goes away empty handed, but if he succeeds, then we pay a certain amount above the initial base amount. Hubby was more confortable with this arrangement.

October 29th after many back and forth, we submitted our application for JR. We were meant to get a response exactly 30 days which was to lapse on November 29th.

November 29th, Lawyer receives an email from the IRCC lawyers asking for additional 3 days to file their response.

And then silence, no further communication or even the expected response.

December 19th, I received an email saying there was a notification on my GCKey.

I logged on, and saw that the portion that usually shows "refused" had changed to "submitted". Every other member of my family's own still remained "refused". We called lawyer, he said he hasn't heard from them. Now, "success" with regards to our agreement with the Lawyer is when IRCC asks for "settlement". So at this point, it seemed like my application had been reopened without any agreement between my Lawyer and that of IRCC.

The wait was unimaginable!

January 12 I ordered GCMS and it came back February 12, and in it, it was stated that my application has been reopened because of a JR and my Lawyer has accepted the terms of the settlement!

Immediately, we sent the GCMS to him, still he maintained he hadn't heard anything from them. February finished, nothing!

March 3rd, Lawyer receives a letter requesting for a settlement on the case and the terms of the settlement. This was the exact same letter in my GCMS notes posted to my portal AS AT DECEMBER 2020! Anyway, we felt at least things are moving small small.

March 11, I received a request for additional documents. Really, what was important were new LOA and Financial statements.

March 24 uploaded the requested documents.

April 10 did up-front medical

April 29 Up-front medical passed

May 3, review for uploaded documents started.

June 16, Correspondence letter and PPR, 2 minutes apart.

Hubby and the children's applications were not reopened, we're currently in a dilemma as to whether to reapply for them or right a letter to IRCC. Your kind suggestions would be highly appreciated.

A few things to note from my personal experience:

1. The VOs are not as smart or as efficient as we tend to give them credit for.

2. Most times, approvals and refusals are given based more on feelings than clear evidence before them.

3. While I understand that JR is an expensive route, it would be nice if more people do it as it will highlight a lot of the rubbish they do at the embassy.

4. Lastly, let's be considerate to other people about how we boast after getting PPR. Trust me, the things you boast about: perfect SOP, Prayers, Documents etc, there are people who did all that and more and still got refused.

In the course of this journey, I also started to pursue a student visa in tbe UK before things started looking up, and believe me, the system with the British is far more transparent than that of Canada. Once you meet the requirements at submission, you are over 80% sure you'll be awarded the visa. But there's a lot of bias and subjectivity with the Canadian embassy.

I want to thank every single contributor to this Agile forum for the work you do! I submitted a "Perfect Application" ( according to my Lawyer) thanks to the stuff I got from here.

Also, I want to thank @frankrobben for his patience and selflessness here. People drag him all the time, but he never relents in being helpful. I remember the day I wrote about the JR option and his contribution and how he was dragged and insulted. Yet, he and I have never had any direct encounter and the Consultant and Lawyer did not come from him. Well done!
I pray everyone gets their prayers answered as well

With WAEC, you will most likely be unable to study medicine in North America (US and Canada) without a first degree in the medical/life sciences.

I don't know much about if you apply with A-level results though but I still doubt direct admission into medicine is possible. Not even for citizens. Infact most undergaduate admissions (who otherwise qualify for admission but fall short of certain passmark) will be offered undeclared major in a specific faculty/school until you fulfil certain general pre-requisites in the first/second year.

There is also the problem of whether they make their medicine degree open to certain/all international students. You need to investigate that.

My advice is to apply to the science course closest to the aspects of medicine you hope specialise in future for your undergraduate. You can then see where that takes you. Some people get residency/citizenship before they are able to apply to medical school after first degree.

blessedbest:
Good day every one.please I need your help. I intend to study MBBS in canada.pls can anyone guide me step by step how to go about applying for a study visa and it's requirements

Thanks TennieYF

TennieYF:
Lol, I don't know about BP, but my heart rate was also high during mine, they tried 3 times and it was still high (guess I was nervous). So the guy wrote it like that in red pen sef! But they still updated my medicals to pass. So I don't think it'll be an issue.
Hope this helps!

Favour132:
nothing in ur signature

You're welcome to contact me should you require my assistance in your application.


It will end in praise

LadyBlaq:


Congrats owee!
God has done it for you.

Please sharetimeline please...

I know you are an April applicant but I am not sure of the date, liver is cutting me oooo

Applied April 11th >NSE Request April 23rd>MER June 17th>BVL & PPR June 23rd

I will send a detailed timeline this weekend as work would not let me put my thoughts together during the week(hence only key milestones above).

A lot happened between each of these dates you see above from ghost updates, web forms to emails to request for gcms notes to cbsa notes(only yesterday).

NB:

This is my 3rd application. Previous 2 were refused so you will agree with me that it was a long journey.

owee:


Bro, yet to do the new medicals but sent the one I had which is still valid through next month to them via mails and webforms. Basically asked them to use it as it was still valid and I could not do a new one immediately.

Congratulations!!!! I was in the same situation as you. My Medicals has been updated to pass since 14th of June, no PPR yet. :-(