Lamika24:
I tried to order the GCMS notes, but I could not pay with my naira card. I only heard about the GCMS notes in July anyway. By then, I had gotten admission to the UK and was already nursing that.
If I am being totally honest, from what I have seen in these chats, I don't think my SOP was compelling enough. It was barely 1 page long, but I just discovered on this group after I had applied that people had 8 pages long SOPs. I had not paid the tuition deposit, and my POF was not so bulky. It was about 10 million then in my mum's account. Also, I was applying for a bachelor's degree with a 10 years study gap, I explained though. The explanation sef no carry weight.

So, all in all, it wasn't my best foot forward. I don't want them to deny me the visa and have rejection on my records.

I don't know what more good can come out of the application anymore, that is why I am opting to withdraw it.

And you are right. No one is processing a visa from a year and half ago. It has definitely been abandoned.

Aii. I have seen someone here with SOP of one page, I think its the thread before this current thread and he was approved while someone with SOP of 5 pages with several hyperlinks init got rejected so the length isn't a determinant but the content.
I'm not certain the content of yours but if you are confident that it was not compelling then I'm sure you must be right about that.

Someone here too have gotten PPR without paying tuition deposits, if I remember, they explained that it was not compulsory by the school to do that, so not paying though a risky move is not a certain refusal determinant - they showed good POF tho.
Some days ago someone got PPR with a fixed deposit account as POF.

In the previous thread a 45yrs old individual got PPR at the second attempt so you can imagine the length of study gap there.

In all its your SOP that can make or break the application and you are certain you did not do a good job with it.

In the previous thread ( I'm mentioning this a lot cos that's where I joined and migrated to this current thread) someone had a long processing time like yours, orderd his gcms notes only to realise that he had been refused several months before his request for his notes so request for yours and be certain of the situation before you act (withdraw the application).

You are also right, you will need a dollar card to order the notes not a naira card.

Good luck

Ishola2002:
Good morning naira landers pls I want to know the probability of my visa approver on my program of choice. I am an HND holder of Computer Science and I graduated in 2014 but after my graduation, I joined my brother's business and am currently his Manager but I have chosen to take a switch back to I.T which I applied for Mobile Application Development graduate certificate program for May intake at Fanshawe College and I had been given admission. Pls what r my chances of visa approval as I have worked in the business field for almost 8years but am a Computer Science HND graduate.

Thanks in anticipation for reply

Tho not an advice from a visa officer as we don't have visa officers here, Your best option is application to further your studies based on your under grad qualification or your current working experience.

Your undergrad is computer science so you're off on a good start, however, because you do not have working Experience in your previous degree but with your brother's business and also considering the study gap, ensure to explain in your SOP why you chose your current course, the benefits you stand to gain from studying the course etc... If it will benefit your brothers business don't forget to mention that as well and you will be fine.

Good luck.

johnstan:


Tho not an advice from a visa officer as we don't have visa officers here, Your best option is application to further your studies based on your under grad qualification or your current working experience.

Your undergrad is computer science so you're off on a good start, however, because you do not have working Experience in your previous degree but with your brother's business and also considering the study gap, ensure to explain in your SOP why you chose your current course, the benefits you stand to gain from studying the course etc... If it will benefit your brothers business don't forget to mention that as well and you will be fine.

Good luck.

Hey hey, forgot to update you, my PP was sent to Abuja also despite addressing it to Lagos.

toyin03:
Good day everyone. Thanks for all y'all do
I have read many times people say getting admission is easy et all. But I applied once to Durham College but somehow my application was closed.

Now, I'll like to apply to a uni...I graduated with a 3.56. I have narrowed my search to sch such as uni of Manitoba, Ottawa, etc cos I intend using mpower loan. Is this advisable? I don't want to waste money on application fee. I need advise.

Thank you.

True, Application fees can be expensive.
The easy admission stories you read are majorly to colleges/universities for PGD, PGC studies.

I'm guessing you intend to go for masters cos of your good GPA, however, masters is not an easy program to get into considering the tough competition and requirements.

Now the trick I learned is to apply for intakes ahead of the current intake, for instance, winter studies resume in Jan so the next intake is in May, the intake following that is September. Now applying for may Intake is still fine, however, that's the one everyone will be applying for at the moment and that automatically makes it competitive but if you apply for September intake with less rush, the admission will get to you with 3-4 weeks. (I applied for Jan 2023 intake in April 2022 when everyone was advising me to go for September 2022 intake and the admission got to me within 3 weeks)

Mpower loan is fine, but ensure your also have funds of your own to show as POF.

Good luck.

Thomsyne:


Hey hey, forgot to update you, my PP was sent to Abuja also despite addressing it to Lagos.

U can imagine this people.
I don receive their email taya, every email keeps saying "your ppt has been received*
Chatted them yesterday and the staff bluntly told me I shud go and wait.

Thomsyne:


It is best to explain it just before the bank statements within the same document. I don't think anyone would be going back and forth between your SOP and POF documents to read about lump sums. This is a sample I used in my case.

This account shows an inflow of xyz which was first deposited in my xyz account then sent to my xyz account and the rest from a contract
job I was paid for via Transferwise, into my xyz account. I then forwarded these funds to my xyz account which I then used to pay my school fees deposit. The last inflow of xyz is remaining June Salary from xyz.

You can also use a table to explain. I’ve attached a sample

Pls can i get ur email, i need to message u for some clarification pls

Pace6:


Yes.

Link pls

Pace6:


How long ago did you finish from university? Durham doesn’t accept study gap of over 5 years.

2018. Still below 5 years... There was lots of back n forth...transcript not clear enough even though I used a scanner.

Thanks.

Joedave25:

@HopefulSuccess,
YES
Cost for either of the notes is less than 6,500.00NGN

johnstan:


True, Application fees can be expensive.
The easy admission stories you read are majorly to colleges/universities for PGD, PGC studies.

I'm guessing you intend to go for masters cos of your good GPA, however, masters is not an easy program to get into considering the tough competition and requirements.

Now the trick I learned is to apply for intakes ahead of the current intake, for instance, winter studies resume in Jan so the next intake is in May, the intake following that is September. Now applying for may Intake is still fine, however, that's the one everyone will be applying for at the moment and that automatically makes it competitive but if you apply for September intake with less rush, the admission will get to you with 3-4 weeks. (I applied for Jan 2023 intake in April 2022 when everyone was advising me to go for September 2022 intake and the admission got to me within 3 weeks)

Mpower loan is fine, but ensure your also have funds of your own to show as POF.

Good luck.

Thanks for your response.I intend applying for Sept 2023. I'm just a bit skeptical cos of my cgpa...I feel it's quite low compared to the kind of schools I want to apply into. But thanks for the trick advice, I wasn't thinking in that direction.

Seyicar:
Hello Guys,

My Study permit application got approved on Thursday.

I'm grateful to God, so excited and so happy.

I'm available to answer any questions as well as render assistance for new applicants.


Meanwhile, i'm reading through chats to know how to submit my passport to Vfs for stamping. I did Biometrics in Lagos, i was thinking i could submit in person.

Hey bro, did you pay your full year tuition or you paid for one semester?

Pls can I explain to the visa officer in my SOP that it is because of the rise in my country's need of I.T professional that wants me switch career back to I.T? Pls is that a tangible reason?

johnstan:


Tho not an advice from a visa officer as we don't have visa officers here, Your best option is application to further your studies based on your under grad qualification or your current working experience.

Your undergrad is computer science so you're off on a good start, however, because you do not have working Experience in your previous degree but with your brother's business and also considering the study gap, ensure to explain in your SOP why you chose your current course, the benefits you stand to gain from studying the course etc... If it will benefit your brothers business don't forget to mention that as well and you will be fine.

Good luck.

romenna:

Link pls

Not sure I can share the link, I sent you an email already though.

toyin03:
2018. Still below 5 years... There was lots of back n forth...transcript not clear enough even though I used a scanner.

Oh! So sorry about that. Did you contact their international admissions office about it?

Seems like a good reason to want to transit to IT, also the fact that IT professionals in naija are well sought after and so many jobs are waiting for them.

Put it in your own words though. Wish u all the best

Ishola2002:
Pls can I explain to the visa officer in my SOP that it is because of the rise in my country's need of I.T professional that wants me switch career back to I.T? Pls is that a tangible reason?

Ishola2002:
Pls can I explain to the visa officer in my SOP that it is because of the rise in my country's need of I.T professional that wants me switch career back to I.T? Pls is that a tangible reason?

That can come as a secondary reason.
First highlight your love for the career, the things you may have done with IT in the past, any thing that kinda affects your ability to explore the career to your full capacity in Nigeria and driving you to pursue the career in Canada, you understand.

After this you can highlight how it will positively impact you in terms of your career growth, your brother's business and then Nigeria as a whole.

Hope you understand.

johnstan:


U can imagine this people.
I don receive their email taya, every email keeps saying "your ppt has been received*
Chatted them yesterday and the staff bluntly told me I shud go and wait.

Passports submitted in their Lagos office are sent to Abuja for stamping, that's why it takes more time. Most times people don't mind paying the transmission fee and send it straight to Abuja.

Dolaqueen:


Please one more question, can I use my phone to send webform? Cause I’ve been trying to upload the document, it’s not going through, it’s a pdf that I merge, I don’t know why it’s not uploading

The maximum size of document you can upload on a webform is either 2 or 3mb.

You might have to compress the file

Please, Can I apply for a master course in Canada with my BS in Human Resources Management (HRM), Ecole Superieure De Techologie Et De Gestion [ESTG UNIVERSITY ] and working as Legal HR for 8 years.

What school can I possible apply to for one year master course or is there any scholarship I can apply to my cgpa is 3.8

Thanks.

Debt to the crown becuase the agent recalled my visa fees. I paid it myself later though.

But application has been pending since then.

CharitoJames:


What was it for?

Lamika24:
Debt to the crown becuase the agent recalled my visa fees. I paid it myself later though.

But application has been pending since then.

Did you include an explanation along with evidence of payment you made yourself?

Please any idea how long it will take if it's sent straight to Abuja? Do u know the cost of transmission fee?

2pretty4u:


Passports submitted in their Lagos office are sent to Abuja for stamping, that's why it takes more time. Most times people don't mind paying the transmission fee and send it straight to Abuja.

johnstan:


U can imagine this people.
I don receive their email taya, every email keeps saying "your ppt has been received*
Chatted them yesterday and the staff bluntly told me I shud go and wait.

Aha na wa o. Well, let's see what happens between this week and next. I'm sure Lagos is possibly at max capacity that's why.
When are you flying?

Leadforteservic:
Please any idea how long it will take if it's sent straight to Abuja? Do u know the cost of transmission fee?

Not sure anyone has an accurate timeline since the whole terrorist scare in Abuja. But transmission fee is 9930, sms fee is 990.

2pretty4u:


Passports submitted in their Lagos office are sent to Abuja for stamping, that's why it takes more time. Most times people don't mind paying the transmission fee and send it straight to Abuja.

Ehen, has this always been the case? I thought there's an IRCC office in Lagos that stamps.

PPR Alert!

2nd time applicant.

1st application was denied based on financial assets. I was very disappointed as I thought my profile and financial history was good enough to get PPR.

My guru @Makano advised we order for GCMS and quickly re-fire. So we ordered for the notes, it came back and we gathered that the VO had issues with lump sum on my account statements.

So we quickly adjusted my SOP and provided explanations plus verifiable receipts for the lump sum, and reapplied again.

As God may have it, application was approved.

My Timeline;
Sep 18th - Application submitted (Biometrics was done on the 22nd of April, 2022 so it updated)
Nov 15th- Eligibility Review
Nov 16th- Medical updated to passed (I did upfront medicals on the 21st of April, 2022)
Nov 16th- PPR

I attached below documents

• Letter of Acceptance.
• Academic and Professional certificates.
• Academic Transcript.
• NYSC certificate.
• Birth Certificate
• Police clearance certificate
• Bio-data page of International Passport
• Drivers' license.
• NIN slip.
• Updated CV
• Staff ID Card.
• Letter of Introduction from my employer.
• Promotion letter.
• Pay slip

CLIENT INFORMATION
• Land Documents (Receipts, Sales Contract, Deed of Assignment, Survey plan)
• Particulars for 2 cars.
• Siblings Birth Certificate and Photos
• CAC document for registered company.

PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
• SOP (6 pages).
• Statement of account (Individual and Company) above 20m.
• Salary account Statement.
• Documents showing business presence in Nigeria.

Big shout to all the guys doing great work out here and special shout out to @makano for being my guide all through the rainy days. And of course to the hopefuls, y'all will share your own good news on this very thread.

Remain blessed!

Ok... thanks

Thomsyne:


Not sure anyone has an accurate timeline since the whole terrorist scare in Abuja. But transmission fee is 9930, sms fee is 990.

Thomsyne:


Aha na wa o. Well, let's see what happens between this week and next. I'm sure Lagos is possibly at max capacity that's why.
When are you flying?

Let's wait n see.

Looking at last week in Dec. The air ticket prices are shooting up every day so I'm trying to book ahead any moment plus I don't want to go too early and start incurring costs especially when I don't have anyone over there.
What about you?

2pretty4u:


Passports submitted in their Lagos office are sent to Abuja for stamping, that's why it takes more time. Most times people don't mind paying the transmission fee and send it straight to Abuja.

Was seeing people sending by themselves to Abuja before my ppr and I didn't know this was the reason.

Thanks for the clarity.

Conte144:
PPR Alert!

2nd time applicant.

1st application was denied based on financial assets. I was very disappointed as I thought my profile and financial history was good enough to get PPR.

My guru @Makano advised we order for GCMS and quickly re-fire. So we ordered for the notes, it came back and we gathered that the VO had issues with lump sum on my account statements.

So we quickly adjusted my SOP and provided explanations plus verifiable receipts for the lump sum, and reapplied again.

As God may have it, application was approved.

My Timeline;
Sep 18th - Application submitted (Biometrics was done on the 22nd of April, 2022 so it updated)
Nov 15th- Eligibility Review
Nov 16th- Medical updated to passed (I did upfront medicals on the 21st of April, 2022)
Nov 16th- PPR

I attached below documents

• Letter of Acceptance.
• Academic and Professional certificates.
• Academic Transcript.
• NYSC certificate.
• Birth Certificate
• Police clearance certificate
• Bio-data page of International Passport
• Drivers' license.
• NIN slip.
• Updated CV
• Staff ID Card.
• Letter of Introduction from my employer.
• Promotion letter.
• Pay slip

CLIENT INFORMATION
• Land Documents (Receipts, Sales Contract, Deed of Assignment, Survey plan)
• Particulars for 2 cars.
• Siblings Birth Certificate and Photos
• CAC document for registered company.

PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
• SOP (6 pages).
• Statement of account (Individual and Company) above 20m.
• Salary account Statement.
• Documents showing business presence in Nigeria.

Big shout to all the guys doing great work out here and special shout out to @makano for being my guide all through the rainy days. And of course to the hopefuls, y'all will share your own good news on this very thread.

Remain blessed!

Congratulations is in order.

Conte144:
PPR Alert!

Remain blessed!

Congratulations!

Yes, I did.

I told a version of the truth and how the CBN had a policy that made us unable to use our naira cards for foreign payments.

So I was forced to contract the payment to someone else.

And when the first recall happened, I trusted that it was a bank glitch and I found out later of his dubiousness.

And I have since had to get a premium card which costed me about 90k to pay the money myself.

I also mentioned the emotional and health pressure it has put on me and my family. (To be fair, my mum had HBP, call me a bad daughter for capitalizing on it for my application but I had to say everything to gather empathy)

I told them how I am a law-abiding citizen and I had a police good character report and I would never violate the law.

Things like that sha.

I wrote it but in legal terms sha. I did not mention that I used an agent for my application because in my application, I didn't mention that I used an agent when I was asked.

Anon123:


Did you include an explanation along with evidence of payment you made yourself?