double08:


You can make reference to it but it's not compulsory since you will have to state your uci number.

About the sop, its imperative you don't beat around the bush but if you feel 2 pages won't be enuf you can make it a 3 page sop. Mine was 3 pages and I did not make any reference to my first app

@double08 i am in ur boat of SOP more than 2 pages.... Mine is unavoidably 3 pages...i just could not help it.....

9jabiggurl:


@double08 i am in ur boat of SOP more than 2 pages.... Mine is unavoidably 3 pages...i just could not help it.....

Ma'am, you should try to proofread it. Remove unnecessary and redundant words, believe me 3 pages is too much putting in mind the 'VO' has got a lot of apps to attend to. You can drive in all your points in one page maximum two. Don't make it to verbose

Success in your application.

double08:


Tot architect in nigeria always do their masters after the BSc? How many years was ur course?

I schooled in Ghana. It was 5years for the B. ARCH

Amefrica:


It should be an error I guess. Success man.

I saw the same msg this evening. We shall all feedback here with good news in Jesus!

We shall all feedback with good news in Jesus name!

@ kaluj2.. many pple are experiencing dat.. if not error from cic , I guess or thinkin dat ur application will be treated afta xmas and new yr. Someone told me that cic officers are going for dia vacation next week starting from 23rd to jan 5. I dont know ao sure it is

olamonsor2:
@ kaluj2.. many pple are experiencing dat.. if not error from cic , I guess or thinkin dat ur application will be treated afta xmas and new yr. Someone told me that cic officers are going for dia vacation next week starting from 23rd to jan 5. I dont know ao sure it is

That better not be true....

mrnilobrawn:

That better not be true....

amen ooo..

olamonsor2:
@ kaluj2.. many pple are experiencing dat.. if not error from cic , I guess or thinkin dat ur application will be treated afta xmas and new yr. Someone told me that cic officers are going for dia vacation next week starting from 23rd to jan 5. I dont know ao sure it is

Nah just 25, 26 and jan 1 according to what I saw on their website

Pmiller1:


I don't think so.... House, police Character Cert is it same as Police Clearance Cert? which one is required.....

Police character certificate is the one needed. It comes from Alagbon in Lagos state but you can apply from State CID offices. Police clearance certificate can be gotten frm any station but its not needed by the CIC

tnuola:


Nah just 25, 26 and jan 1 according to what I saw on their website

Seconded..
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/nigeria/offices-bureaux/high-com_abuja_haut-com.aspx?lang=eng

http://www.nigeriahcottawa.ca/notice/public-notice

Chaii... I don miss this thread BIGTIME!!! so tay e don reach part 7. I have a lot of catching up to do ooo

Chrigo, siga, Amefrica et al

Trust you all doing good. I've been reading lots of your comments from the 5th part and I must say big kudos to you all for your relentless efforts in assisting people

I have an IT background, though I studied engineering, and for my MSc., it would be easy for me to just do one management Engineering course and get away but I feel the need to specialise first.

I've gone through the Lambton site,but the ITP program is actually a certificate program.

How possible is it to get something like ITP that's been offered as a Masters degree in another school?

Any course that entails wireless communication or/and telecommunications would not be bad also.

Hi Guys,

Hope you all had a nice weekend. Is any Nairalander in Winnipeg? I will be coming to Winnipeg for a week holiday and I would like to meet some friends.

@Tianadiva, how are you doing. You in Winnipeg yet?

9jabiggurl:


@double08 i am in ur boat of SOP more than 2 pages.... Mine is unavoidably 3 pages...i just could not help it.....

Iya, 3 pages is too much nah, wetin else you add? lol.

Been a while i saw Chrigo and Missy break lights here ... I dey hail from North York

SOP shouldn't exceed a page.. Just hit your points

Pls those who have gotten Regina or Dalhousie Masters admissions, how long did it take for them to offer u guys admission. I have been waiting since end of october.

9jabiggurl:


@double08 i am in ur boat of SOP more than 2 pages.... Mine is unavoidably 3 pages...i just could not help it.....

Yes I agree sop should not be boring but if you feel reducing your sop to 2 pages will remove some vital points by all means leave it @ 3.

Mine was 3 pages and if I had included the address of the embassy it would have spilled over to page 4.

your choice tho

Derin86 if you haven't received any of my emails by now, I suggest you check ur spam box...

double08:


Yes I agree sop should not be boring but if you feel reducing your sop to 2 pages will remove some vital points by all means leave it @ 3.

Mine was 3 pages and if I had included the address of the embassy it would have spilled over to page 4.

your choice tho

There's a probability the positive outcome of your app wasn't based on "SOP" solely. The VO might just have read the introduction and conclusion, and got satisfied with it. Just saying but VOs really don't have time like that to read/dissect a 3 page SOP when they have other verifications to carry out on your app..

kaluj2:


I saw the same msg this evening. We shall all feedback here with good news in Jesus!

I think this is a general problem. Same here with me.

When I was applying through paper route back in March, there was this form/questionnaire I submitted with my file at vfs; the study permit questionnaire. It's not a checklist, it is more like a short Q&A interview with the same objective as what you would call an SOP. It's concise and easy to fill. You can download the form from the CIC website, fill, scan it and attach it to your LOE section if you are applying online. This in my opinion can save you the headache of drafting a convincing SOP if you insist on using one. Personally, I didn't use an SOP for my second application, and that's because I didn't feel I needed one, however, I wrote an actual "letter of explanation" addressed to the VO, explaining issues that were peculiar to my application; highlighting reasons why I submitted this and that...what I did to clear the reasons for refusal in the first app, and to index the documents I had in the LOE section.

As important as an SOP may seem, I feel it's more of a last minute deadlock tool for making decisions... Like if after assessing your app, you have a 50-50 chance of getting the visa, the VO might just refer to the SOP to look for a final conviction and this could go either ways depending on how he understands it. In a nutshell, SOP is not a requirement, so the length of the essay might not necessarily increase chances. Keeping it concise enough might just encourage the VO to go through it and find something useful.

But hey... I'm only suggesting, I am not absolutely certain about the usefulness of SOP. All na speculation.

Amefrica:


There's a probability the positive outcome of your app wasn't based on "SOP" solely. The VO might just have read the introduction and conclusion, and got satisfied with it. Just saying but VOs really don't have time like that to read/dissect a 3 page SOP when they have other verifications to carry out on your app..

Hmm umight be correct but don't you think there is a reason why our app spend more than 7 weeks with dem?

House. Please my sponsor is not related to me in anyway but every other thing is just perfect. Please how do I explain this.

@redribs, how u dey?
Have you gotten your trv already or you waiting for pp submission request mail?

Today marks it a week after getting the medical passed update mail from cic... And nothing else afterwards. Xmas is here already and resumption date for most of the schools. What I don't understand is; what tied their hands last week.... or they use us go do xmas shopping ni?

misszionboo:
House. Please my sponsor is not related to me in anyway but every other thing is just perfect. Please how do I explain this.

You can explain it in the SOP....

A letter of support too,
And/or An affidavit of sponsorship too.

blink6:

You can explain it in the SOP....

A letter of support too,
And/or An affidavit of sponsorship too.

. Thanks much boss

blink6:
@redribs, how u dey?
Have you gotten your trv already or you waiting for pp submission request mail?

I dey o. Me sef dey wait to submit passport like you, I've been following ur status here. Hopefully, they will respond b4 the holidays

redribs:


I dey o. Me sef dey wait to submit passport like you, I've been following ur status here. Hopefully, they will respond b4 the holidays

I pray they request for it today. So we can get it back on Wednesday... I am tired of Lagos already... make them no make me stay here for xmas o!.

@ redribs...how u doing bro?...u just dey scarce these days...abi na the xmas preparations ni?

The PGD in Saskatchewan does it require getting a supervisor and research interest first before applying And its a non-thesis program so I was just wondering .

Inkblood:

i am also applying for university of saskatchewan. pgd in electrical engineering. i have just filled the prequalification form and waiting for them to get back to me. so havent even reached where you are. but i think they mean you should send your transcript.