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Papapa1234:
Dropping of transcripts and timeline should be encouraged on this thread...

Pretty sure so many have gotten their visas..

pls don't just come here to seek help,

Try and drop procedures used once you get your visa..

Thank you.

Ok. I believe they will get back to you in March at the latest to enable you prepare for April. Someone said travel date affects processing time.

Gentlesoul3268:


I applied for tourist visa since Nov through new portal still waiting lol ad my travel date is against easter

Heyy guys..I'm an international student. I want to apply for visitors visa for my mum to come see me through the new portal..Please what documents are required to be submitted...

Thank You.

pls try drop your transcript and timeline..

let people learn from you..

thank you

canadaman18:
What's up my people?

Please What is the latest procedure for submitting passport after PPR?

Im hearing UPS and DHL , my family is in lagos

For anyone wondering , this was a visitor visa for my family , took 18 days from submission to PPR

Adding more context as requested

This was a visa application for parents with plenty of travel history to North America and Europe

Docs :
- Passports page of applicants
- previous visas and stamps
- marriage certificate
- proof of relationship to me
- financial docs
- invitation letter
- my employment, financials and residency document

Used the new portal and went with a streamlined application and God made it work

Hello Nairalanders, for those of you getting the Visit Visa, was it by invitations only or some of you use hotel bookings? I would like to know please as I applied before using hotel booking but was denied based on family ties in Canada, thanks

Do you have a family in CA that made them said "due to family tie in Canada "?

kennyliza:
Hello Nairalanders, for those of you getting the Visit Visa, was it by invitations only or some of you use hotel bookings? I would like to know please as I applied before using hotel booking but was denied based on family ties in Canada, thanks

Kurukuru:
Are you visiting your family member?

I am going to visit my husband along with my children.

Lezy:
Do you have a family in CA that made them said "due to family tie in Canada "?

No I don't have a family in CA hence the reason I booked an hotel.

Ok
But when is your intended date of travel?

Titiwealth:


I am going to visit my husband along with my children.

When people submit applications to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) they typically have spent significant time carefully completing forms and assembling documents. They expect that their applications will be processed by visa officers who carefully review the information before them. However, applicants need to understand that artificial intelligence is playing an increasing role in visa processing, as is the bulk processing of applications.

IRCC has not been forthcoming with how it uses technology to process applications, however, through a series of Access to Information Act requests as well as Federal Court of Canada litigation, the public is beginning to get a sense of measures being implemented.

Predicative learning
Automated processing of some categories of applications is not new. Since 2015 most visa-exempt foreign nationals have had to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization before they could board a plane to travel to Canada. These applications were, for the most part, automated applications.

What is less known is that in 2017, IRCC successfully conducted a pilot in which automated systems based on predicative analytics triaged and automatically approved low-risk online temporary resident visa applications from China.

Visa applications were sorted into tiers – the lowest risk for auto-approval, medium and high risk for officer review. This triage model was deployed for all applications from China in 2018, and in the same year was piloted in India. The goal appears to be for artificial intelligence to automatically approve low-risk applications, with officers only manually assessing those that have been flagged as medium to high risk.

Chinook
In addition to automated triaging, IRCC has also introduced software so that officers can bulk process applications. The software tool is known as Chinook.

According to an affidavit that IRCC filed in Federal Court, Chinook is a standalone tool that streamlines administrative steps. Applicant information is extracted from their applications and presented in a spreadsheet. Visa officers are assigned a workload of applications through Chinook. They are able to see multiple applications at a time on a single spreadsheet.

This allows them to review the contents of multiple applications on a single screen and allows them to complete administrative steps through batch processes. It also allows visa officers to create “risk indicators” and “local word flags” so that officers can identify possible applications in the processing queue of concern or priority.

According to the Federal Court affidavit, when visa officers enter Chinook, a message pops up that says, amongst other things, “The Chinook User Interface allows you to view multiple applications for review and initial assessment.

It does not replace reviewing documents… and/or reviewing other information… The refusal notes generator is means to assist with general bona fide refusals. If the notes do not reflect your refusal reasons, please write an individual note.”

Concerns
There have been many concerns raised about the implementation of automated triaging and Chinook. These include the possibility that it is what has led to increased refusal rates, that individual care is not being given to applications, that applications are not being carefully reviewed and instead quickly bulk refused, that AI flagging a file as high-risk will lead to an officer wanting to simply affirm the AI’s finding, that refusal reasons are increasingly consisting of boiler plate templates which is not helpful for applicants, and that it may perpetuate systemic racism.

Because IRCC has not been transparent about the implementation of these systems and their results, it is difficult to confirm if these concerns are founded. Regardless, it is important that those submitting applications understand that Canada’s immigration system is no longer one in which human officers meticulously process individual applications in the order that they are received. I have previously written about how it is important for individuals with refused applications to obtain the internal reasons for refusal, or Global Case Management System (“GCMS”) notes. IRCC’s use of artificial intelligence and bulk refusal generators makes this even more important, as a review of the internal reasons or GCMS are often indicative of whether such software was used, and whether a refused applicant should either file a reconsideration request or seek judicial review to see if a human may reach a different conclusion.

That mean they were not convinced you would return to Nigeria. Work on the following before reapplying: your job, family with marriage certificate, enough bank balance, land property, travel history.

kennyliza:


No I don't have a family in CA hence the reason I booked an hotel.

Please, is police clearance compulsory for visit visa applications?

NO

Amicableoga:
Please, is police clearance compulsory for visit visa applications?

Hello Nairalanders!

Has anyone applied for Visit Visa using the new portal this February? How were you able to compress your documents to 2mb? I have tried using most of the file compressor app I know but it is not yielding good result.

I need help please!!!!!!

Good day all,this is my first comment on this thread...I want to ask if two applications can be initiated at the same time? Cos I have an existing visiting Visa application which is pending and I just stumbled across a friend who promises to invite me..how can I go about this? I need an advise from experts on this platform...
In anticipation for your response....thank you

Well, if your application was submitted on the GCkey before September 7 2021, please reapply with recent documents on either the gckey or portal.

Ifeomayimika:
Good day all,this is my first comment on this thread...I want to ask if two applications can be initiated at the same time? Cos I have an existing visiting Visa application which is pending and I just stumbled across a friend who promises to invite me..how can I go about this? I need an advise from experts on this platform...
In anticipation for your response....thank you

ami213:

Well, if your application was submitted on the GCkey before September 7 2021, please reapply with recent documents on either the gckey or portal.

thank you, i really appreciate

Hi everyone

Wanted to post the timeline for my mum’s visitors visa application

Application submitted - January 19 2022
Biometrics done and completed - January 25 2022
Passport request - February 21 2022

I am a PR and applied for my mum.

Congratulations

thejokist:
Hi everyone

Wanted to post the timeline for my mum’s visitors visa application

Application submitted - January 19 2022
Biometrics done and completed - January 25 2022
Passport request - February 21 2022

I am a PR and applied for my mum.

I applied for visit visa since July 2021.

Biometrics done on July 25th.

no response till now.

Congratulations to mum.

Did you submit using GC Key or new portal?

thejokist:
Hi everyone

Wanted to post the timeline for my mum’s visitors visa application

Application submitted - January 19 2022
Biometrics done and completed - January 25 2022
Passport request - February 21 2022

I am a PR and applied for my mum.

Congratulations. So fast. Pls did you apply using the new portal or GCKEY?

thejokist:
Hi everyone

Wanted to post the timeline for my mum’s visitors visa application

Application submitted - January 19 2022
Biometrics done and completed - January 25 2022
Passport request - February 21 2022

I am a PR and applied for my mum.

Congratulations and thanks for sharing your timeline.

thejokist:
Hi everyone

Wanted to post the timeline for my mum’s visitors visa application

Application submitted - January 19 2022
Biometrics done and completed - January 25 2022
Passport request - February 21 2022

I am a PR and applied for my mum.

New portal

Lezy:
Congratulations to mum.

Did you submit using GC Key or new portal?

Hello, I also sent in my passport that same day and I’m yet to get any update. Is that the same case for you?

Funjay:


Have you gotten any feedback now? From the little I know, it could take up to 3-4wks and in some cases 6wks before you have your passport back with visa. Please keep us in the know so that we can have your time frame from submission to having your passport back.
You can contact VFS via their phone no and chat option on their website. I dont think they will get in touch with you again until they have your passport back from AVO. Rumour has it that Abuja is even faster than Lagos VFS office.
I sent mine to them on Vals day and I have my fingers crossed.
The wait is almost over bro, take your mind off it and keep yourself engaged with preparation for landing.

All the best.

Hello all, please on this new visit visa platform, all I can see is where to upload national identity, passport and funds proof. Please where do I upload marriage certificate, spouse invitation letter and study permit and LOE? I need help please.

I had a similar situation, I would advice you take a screenshot of the page and send a web form, if you can manage to merge the docs into additional documents section

Sleekcee:
Hello all, please on this new visit visa platform, all I can see is where to upload national identity, passport and funds proof. Please where do I upload marriage certificate, spouse invitation letter and study permit and LOE? I need help please.

I second this!

Its quite funny to see people getting PPR and they are not sharing their timelines and documents submitted. These are the things that keeps the forum active. This is one of the things I applaud about the ‘international student forum’. People always come back to share their stories not just take from the platform.

If you don get PPR, abeg share your timeline. No witch for Nairaland fit stop you from getting your passport back from VFS����

Many Congratulations to those who got their PPR and deem it fit to share their stories on the platform.

Papapa1234:
Dropping of transcripts and timeline should be encouraged on this thread...

Pretty sure so many have gotten their visas..

pls don't just come here to seek help,

Try and drop procedures used once you get your visa..

Thank you.

ditha:
I had a similar situation, I would advice you take a screenshot of the page and send a web form, if you can manage to merge the docs into additional documents section

I had a similar situation too. What I did was to delete the application start a new one, in the questionnaire, one of the questions says "is your spouse accompanying you to Canada". Click yes (even if he/she is not). When you are done with the questionnaires, you'll see where it will say upload proof of marriage. The rest of the supporting doc's u can upload in additional documents.
I hope this helps!!!

Congratulations to ur mum,

thejokist:
Hi everyone

Wanted to post the timeline for my mum’s visitors visa application

Application submitted - January 19 2022
Biometrics done and completed - January 25 2022
Passport request - February 21 2022

I am a PR and applied for my mum.

Dear All,

who knows if they are attending to old applications with old GCkey?

Any hope for old applications?

regards.