Goldentony2nice:
Long post Alert! I promised to send the list of documents submitted.

Time line:
Sept 14th night- Application submitted ( biometrics was done Sept 20 and updated same day)
Oct 14th- Medicals passed for wife ( upfront medicals was done for all on August 6 and included in the application)
Dec 5th- Eligibility review for all ( medicals updated to passed for children)
Dec 12th midnight- PPR for all!

Documents submitted
For wife:

-Sop - 4 pages (3 and a quarter )
-Letter of explanation for documents provided by sponsor
- Affidavit of change of name
- family pic
- 2 wedding pics
- CV
- WAEC, university cert,NYSC
- Employment letters till date, promotion letter
- Study leave letter
- 2 seminar/ training certs related to work
- Police character cert
- Previous passport with Dubai travel visas.
- Covid card


For each child:
-Consent letter notarized
-Birth certificate
-Last school result (confirmable on school website with username and password )
-Upfront medical
-Vaccination card
-Casual pictures with Dad, pics with mum and siblings.

Proof of fund:
-Tuition payment receipts- 1 year
-Letter of sponsorship (me)
-Affidavit of Support
-MBS - sponsors personal savings account
-Bank ref letter for sponsor
-MBS- wife salary account
- CAC incorporation cert
- Shares page showing wife and children as share owners
- Pictures of factory/warehouse with me in some
- Export Licence, Export contracts, invoices, Payments received,
- Company tax clearance
- Personal tax clearance
- Property deed and valuation of building on it.
- Trucks ownership documents
- passport, previous passport showing visas pages for Dubai with family, Europe.

We used the new portal and did not have to send any email for reminders; the timeline just worked perfectly as we prayed that God should touch the heart of the persons handling it. We only sent webform about 2 weeks into the application adding: deed of assignment and my wife’s medical ( we omitted initially).

I think how and what you fill in the form matters, and also the how you write your SOP and letters. Everything just has to correlate (there are very important things that one should establish no matter your situation). You can use what you have truthfully, carefully and well orchestrated to obtain a favorable result.

Cheers!

johnstan:


Ok great, I'm not sure how you got to this option though so I can't say.
I paid in their office physically here in Lagos via bank transfer and it was booked.

Oh chill, if it's travel document they are asking, choose passport

Merciful96:
Hello,

Is there any one moving to Humber College, International Graduate school Campus for January intake, please signify

Yemlizzy:

Have you been assisted with this?? We have a group on watsapp and telegram.

CindyByFine:
I sent your an email... please help. Thank you.

CindyByFine:
So for how much did you book yours?
Less than a million and without layovers in countries that require Transit Visa.

I just book on their website, I wan pay later today.

technix:
It depends on how you write the story. If your experience or future plan is related to Interactive Media Design and your bachelor's degree isn't Media Design, you should be able to weave a compelling story.

Goldentony2nice:
Hello Johnstan,

Please what’s Ethiopian air address in Lagos?

I keep seeing flights passing through Washington(USA) to Toronto online. I don’t think my family can pass through US.

mizchoco:


No. It covers both for living expenses for the 2yrs which is 20kcad as well as extra 4kcad plus the 44kcad for tuition = Total 68kcad.

while the 50kusd online conversation to cad is greater than the total amount (68kcad).

With this explanation, pls what's your advice @johnstan and everyone. Thanks again.

mizchoco:


No. It covers both for living expenses for the 2yrs which is 20kcad as well as extra 4kcad plus the 44kcad for tuition = Total 68kcad.

while the 50kusd online conversation to cad is greater than the total amount (68kcad).

With this explanation, pls what's your advice @johnstan and everyone. Thanks again.

johnstan:


Here,
No. 3 Idowu Taylor St., Victoria Island, Lagos

NGOZIGLORI:
Amen ooo thanks dear

Thatblackgirlxx:


I have been offered admission into u of m for fall 2023 and would like to join the WhatsApp group

skylar2020:
Please which is faster? Sending passport to Abuja or Lagos?

johnstan:


Yea, it was less than a million with no stopovers in countries that require transit visas.

I think the booking without payment lasts for 24 hours so be sure to check that.

CindyByFine:
Just want to be sure I am going for a good deal before I make payment.

Where are you flying to in Canada?
I saw less than a million naira flights but to Toronto.
And Toronto is far from Kelowna... it's only Vancouver that is closer, hence the use of Vancouver Airport as destination.

Cheebu:
LANDING GIST

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE DATES

PPR: Oct 21
Flight ticket purchased: Oct 27 to fly Dec 12
Passport submission: Oct 31 to VFS Lagos

After submitting my passport, the long wait began. VFS sent a message on Nov 17 that my passport has been dispatched to the embassy. That is 17 days after submission with no explanation whatsoever. Nov 30, still no update from VFS though IRCC replied on the 28th that my passport was in queue for printing. At this point, I was not sure what to believe. I was feeling concerned and stressed out. I thought my passport was probably missing. That's a whole month without collection mail.

Dec 5, yet no update. I contacted my pastor and he said we needed to fast and pray for three days starting from the 5th. We concluded the fasting on the 7th and he said I should not worry and that my passport would be sorted before the end of the week.

Next day, Thursday Dec 8, I got a message from IRCC that my application has been finalized. I started getting messages from VFS. The last one was that my passport has been dispatched to my VAC. In anticipation of getting pickup mail from Lagos VFS, I went to their office the next day which was Friday. Got there late though so I wasn't attended to.

Friday passed yet no pickup mail from Lagos VFS. Remember my flight is 12th (Monday). At this point, I decided to reschedule my flight since I hadn't gotten any pickup mail. Next day (Saturday), I went to Ethiopian Airlines to reschedule. They said they only had business class seats available through the year because all their flights had been fully booked. I inquired about the cost of rescheduling and the lady said over 500k. Omo I told her not to bother. Who has that kind of money?

I decided to go to Lagos VFS on Monday for collection despite not getting any pickup mail. I just believed my passport was there.

Dec 12, I went to VFS. Lo and behold, my passport was there. Lol. I collected it and drove straight to the airport. I made my flight and now I am in Canada.

I am just grateful to God. Those of us expecting from Him, will not be disappointed.

CindyByFine:
My Japa Family,
@Relaxingend @Johnstan,

This is the only Ethiopian flight that is not stopping over at Chicago.

This one is ABUJA to ADDIS ABABA to TORONTO to VANCOUVER,BC.
Then he will do local flight ✈️ from Vancouver to Kelowna.

What are we to select here?

Cheebu:
LANDING GIST

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE DATES

PPR: Oct 21
Flight ticket purchased: Oct 27 to fly Dec 12
Passport submission: Oct 31 to VFS Lagos

After submitting my passport, the long wait began. VFS sent a message on Nov 17 that my passport has been dispatched to the embassy. That is 17 days after submission with no explanation whatsoever. Nov 30, still no update from VFS though IRCC replied on the 28th that my passport was in queue for printing. At this point, I was not sure what to believe. I was feeling concerned and stressed out. I thought my passport was probably missing. That's a whole month without collection mail.

Dec 5, yet no update. I contacted my pastor and he said we needed to fast and pray for three days starting from the 5th. We concluded the fasting on the 7th and he said I should not worry and that my passport would be sorted before the end of the week.

Next day, Thursday Dec 8, I got a message from IRCC that my application has been finalized. I started getting messages from VFS. The last one was that my passport has been dispatched to my VAC. In anticipation of getting pickup mail from Lagos VFS, I went to their office the next day which was Friday. Got there late though so I wasn't attended to.

Friday passed yet no pickup mail from Lagos VFS. Remember my flight is 12th (Monday). At this point, I decided to reschedule my flight since I hadn't gotten any pickup mail. Next day (Saturday), I went to Ethiopian Airlines to reschedule. They said they only had business class seats available through the year because all their flights had been fully booked. I inquired about the cost of rescheduling and the lady said over 500k. Omo I told her not to bother. Who has that kind of money?

I decided to go to Lagos VFS on Monday for collection despite not getting any pickup mail. I just believed my passport was there.

Dec 12, I went to VFS. Lo and behold, my passport was there. Lol. I collected it and drove straight to the airport. I made my flight and now I am in Canada.

I am just grateful to God. Those of us expecting from Him, will not be disappointed.

boye14:
Good day, please for my study visa application, I have initiated my FORM A. Can I use the print out of the FORM A for study permit application? The money has not been debited yet from my account but has been initiated. Will it fly?

johnstan:


Congratulations.
Were you later sent your LOI as expected and was covid vaccine card requested for by Nigerian immigration.

pufframmy:
congratulation how was the POE, hope much question was asked

Cheebu:


Yea. They sent the LOI the next day after finalizing my application. Honestly, they didn't ask for the COVID card. But I just handed my passport with my own vaccine card together. It would just be best to have it to be on a safer side.

johnstan:


Ok, if the loan covers your tuition and living expenses then go ahead, if it covers only one of the two then you will need extra.
It's always a good format to explain how the POF would be spent so the vo wouldn't base their judgement on assumptions.

Thatblackgirlxx:
I would also like to join the WhatsApp group

I have been offered admission into u of m for fall 2023 and would like to join the WhatsApp group