ziggy3579:
Fellow pgd/pgc applicants let us do ourselves a favourd to PGD/PGC I would be glad and thankful if you can call the visa officers in Ghana to order to treat all applications fairly. thank you sir, help us live the Canadian dream the Candian way.

I love this. Though am not a pgc/pgd applicant, am going to create another email address now and send them a mail as you 've stated. I wish you guys luck. And @ michv, calm down i know how it feels, my app is just 2 weeks old and it looks to me like its 2 months already. Always confess positive about ur app nd leave everytin to God in prayers. He holds d whole world in his hands. Always hv it at d back of ur mind dt u re not alone.

how can i make an appeal,for recalling delay of mine,every time they delay my study permit i upgrade my document and my sponsor but they still comes up with different excuses but they didn't use insufficient fund now is now sufficient to caretaker for me during my stay and sufficient fund someone accompanying me...no body is accompanying ,i don't know if they find joy in delaying someone future

@ziggy3579 I sent 3 diff mails through diff accounts (loll)...baba must hear....besides the man sef like international students so guys let's keep sending these mails , trust me it'll help us

MyGodisAwesome:

I have sent several mails and CSE. My final decision shows approved but no approval letter and school resumes by 29th. Well I would send more tomorrow. Thanks

my brother it's not by how many reminders u send. I was in the same situation I just sent a mail and cse didn't even attach my visa. that was on Monday. they sent my approval yesterday morning. no do make dem retract d trv

michV:
its even better they start distinguishing it as COLLEGE STUDY PERMIT --PGC/PGD,Dip and UNIVERSITY STUDY PERMIT --MENg,LLM,Msc,M.A,MBA e.t.c with each category requirements.. Not after submitting thesame requirements as Masters applicants did,they will find a controversial excuse to discard my application.Na field work which is practically oriented with technicality dey pay ENGINEERS,ARCHITECTS big money not paper work. CIC should get this into their SKULL.whatta nonsense! I am about to type my own mail to send to that Email

Please do so, I have already sent mine yesterday night and am even creating another email account to send again,,, please nobody should use harsh words on him please. Let's do this and see if it will work, he is a human not God.

Way to go guys, let's send as many mails as possible, it's not fair...50,000+ no b small money to dey dash CIC naa. Let's b polite and mention our country of application

mryoung16:

Please do so, I have already sent mine yesterday night and am even creating another email account to send again,,, please nobody should use harsh words on him please. Let's do this and see if it will work, he is a human not God.

Carter001:
@ziggy3579 I sent 3 diff mails through diff accounts (loll)...baba must hear....besides the man sef like international students so guys let's keep sending these mails , trust me it'll help us

Your mail could have been more objective if you had not included (Applicants going for Master and PHd programs are receiving a biased and fair treatment compared to PGD/PGC applicants). You should have discuss your problems in its entirety as you can't judge someone else application. I believe each applicant's case is different. Only discuss your concerns in its entirety with detailed logical grounds before concluding.

ziggy3579:
Fellow pgd/pgc applicants let us do ourselves a favour by mailing the head of Canadian immigration. Enough of our stup!d ranting on nairaland (as if na nairaland go give us TRV). just create a new yahoo or Gmail account if u scared of them tracing you email address back to you application. It doesn't cost us a dime to send this mails (a phone call to will do), we re not doing this for ourselves alone we are doing it for thousands of applicants all over the country. I just did myself, let us all do d same
Below are his contact info:
Twitter: @HonJohnMcCallum
Email: john.mccallum@parl.gc.ca
Telephone: +1-613-992-3921

Below is the mail I sent, pls don't sound rude or use abusive words but pls pour out your mind and let d man feel our pain.



URGENT Good morning sir, my name is Ade from Nigeria. I would like to call your attention towards the high rate of denial of post graduate diploma (PGD) and post graduate certificate(PGC) applicants applying from Nigeria. From my little investigation and findings applicants going for Master and PHd programs are receiving a biased and fair treatment compared to PGD/PGC applicants. Also from my findings I noticed that some PGD/PGC applications that are very credible are being deinied after 17-18 week (which is way after the stated period on CIC website for Nigerian applicants) of subimission whereas masters program applicants are been approved within 6-7 weeks. I see this treatment as biased and unfair because level of a program should not determine if an applicants application should be denied and come to think of it we all pay the same application fee so we deserve to be treated fairly and equally as long as we meet the various visa requirements. The applications from Nigeria are being treated in Ghana, I would be glad and thankful if you can call the visa officers in Ghana to order to treat all applications fairly. thank you sir, help us live the Canadian dream the Candian way.

A friend's brother got his trv but as a visitor does he need POrt of entry letter. Thank u

That's what I just did bro, I made my mail as objective as possible. There was a day over 8persons were denied on this thread nd all re pgd/pgc applicants, is that a coincidence too? Someone applied twoce with pgd and was denied, d first nd only time he use masters he was granted trv, na coincidence too?

Mikymiko:
Your mail could have been more objective if you had not included (Applicants going for Master and PHd programs are receiving a biased and fair treatment compared to PGD/PGC applicants). You should have discuss your problems in its entirety as you can't judge someone else application. I believe each applicant's case is different. Only discuss your concerns in its entirety with detailed logical grounds before concluding.

ziggy3579:
That's what I just did bro, I made my mail as objective as possible. There was a day over 8persons were denied on this thread nd all re pgd/pgc applicants, is that a coincidence too? Someone applied twoce with pgd and was denied, d first nd only time he use masters he was granted trv, na coincidence too?

We should stress on the processing time of applications and not whether they are fair to PGD/PGC or Masters applicants. Guess they've more than one visa officer...with different perceptions. Our focus should be on timeline and the fact that school resumes in September.

Pray that your application is reviewed by the right Visa officer that would see reasons with your claims

Perfect suggestion, we all have different point of view, tell dem urs too. Na make dem give us trv b d kokoo

MsLee:



We should stress on the processing time of applications and not whether they are fair to PGD/PGC or Masters applicants. Guess they've more than one visa officer...with different perceptions. Our focus should be on timeline and the fact that school resumes in September.

Pray that your application is reviewed by the right Visa officer that would see reasons with your claims

Mikymiko:
Your mail could have been more objective if you had not included (Applicants going for Master and PHd programs are receiving a biased and fair treatment compared to PGD/PGC applicants). You should have discuss your problems in its entirety as you can't judge someone else application. I believe each applicant's case is different. Only discuss your concerns in its entirety with detailed logical grounds before concluding.

Bro it is not an individual observation or about one applicant's case only. We ought to have one voice here . If we all make a complaint based on our individual cases, I guess it will not add up or hold water to the Immigration Minister. We are bringing to his notice a general observation. Thank you.

Just got this , but seems to me I'm being redirected , Abi baba dey on vacation ni....

ziggy3579:
Perfect suggestion, we all have different point of view, tell dem urs too. Na make dem give us trv b d kokoo

TRV approval lies in the hands of the VO in charge of your application. The letter cannot in any way influence the application outcome. We are writing so they could work on our application in due time with some fairness and objectivity

okechukwu101:

Bro it is not an individual observation or about one applicant's case only. We ought to have one voice here . If we all make a complaint based on our individual cases, I guess it will not add up or hold water to the Immigration Minister. We are bringing to his notice a general observation. Thank you.

MY CONCERN how is masters or Ph.d applications biased and fair when compared to PGC, PGD? Though I got your points but do not get matters worst for masters and ph.d applicants.

Carter001:
Just got this , but seems to me I'm being redirected , Abi baba dey on vacation ni....

Just protocols I guess.

lawmerchant:


I doubt if Foreign Affairs would want do anything about this. I'll rather suggest you individually complain to or tweet the Canadian Immigrantion Minister - John McCallum. If he gets so many complaints, he'll be asking Accra questions.

Below are his contact info:
Twitter: @HonJohnMcCallum
Email: john.mccallum@parl.gc.ca
Telephone: +1-613-992-3921
- LM

Guys let's get to it ASAP. He has to feel the pain that most of us feel on here.

ziggy3579:
That's what I just did bro, I made my mail as objective as possible. There was a day over 8persons were denied on this thread nd all re pgd/pgc applicants, is that a coincidence too? Someone applied twoce with pgd and was denied, d first nd only time he use masters he was granted trv, na coincidence too?

MY CONCERN how is masters or Ph.d applications biased and fair when compared to PGC, PGD? Though I got your points but do not get matters worst for masters and ph.d applicants.

I got same acknowledgement mail too, na auto-generated mail. It will go through his secretaries but it will def get to him

Carter001:
Just got this , but seems to me I'm being redirected , Abi baba dey on vacation ni....

Apply with pgd/pgc admission and when denied come back and ask this same question (you won't b denied in Jesus name). Thanks

Mikymiko:
MY CONCERN how is masters or Ph.d applications biased and fair when compared to PGC, PGD? Though I got your points but do not get matters worst for masters and ph.d applicants.

ziggy3579:
Apply with pgd/pgc admission and when denied come back and ask this same question. Thanks

God knows the best for me. Why PGC or PGD? while I've chances for other higher level of studies just came into my mind when you asked me to apply with PGD/PGC. You really need to understand my points Bro. Whether Ph.d, masters, PGC, PGD or UG application, I believe all levels of studies have strict measures. i.e If you are Ph.d/master student having challenges, don't say/compare your challenges with PGC/PGD applicants by saying PGC/PGD programmes are short cut to enter there (which you know). That is why I informed you that your petition isn't much objective as you shouldn't have compared PGC/PGD with ph.d or master by way of bias or fair in processing or whichever way. Important to rethink on measures taken for any level of studies for Nigerians are strict. There is no cause for argument. Let's maintain sense of maturity please.

To all TRV hopefuls in the house, I see no reason why we should start raising a bad alarm about we Nigerians. Sending bulk messages will definitely raise a false alarm about us. The more messages we send, the more they understand our frustration and our eagerness to leave the country due to our economic problems. Believe me or not, they have made certain decisions, our mere complaints will have no effect. Besides there are better ways to go about stuffs like this rather than start chocking them with messages. Let's just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.

#PrayforPGC-PGD

MsLee:

We should stress on the processing time of applications and not whether they are fair to PGD/PGC or Masters applicants. Guess they've more than one visa officer...with different perceptions. Our focus should be on timeline and the fact that school resumes in September.
Pray that your application is reviewed by the right Visa officer that would see reasons with your claims

lies..PGC/PGD is the categorized issue here even if processing time is 20 weeks sef still masters are being responded to in 6-11 weeks mostly!.To all rather than saying they are treating you unjust and unfair compared to masters because you got to provide evidence oo no be mere say talk oo ,i feel the right sentimental word to use is i feel we are being MARGINALIZED amidst the other levels of study program.study is study as long as i have my reasons.Masters sef na even paper work.mbok!after na masters go come for office they seek for my techical/practical knowledge in solving critical issues

michV:
lies..PGC/PGD is the categorized issue here even if processing time is 20 weeks sef still masters are being responded to in 6-11 weeks mostly!.To all rather than saying they are treating you unjust and unfair compared to masters because you got to provide evidence oo no be mere say talk oo ,i feel the right sentimental word to use is i feel we are being MARGINALIZED amidst the other levels of study program.

Bro, Understand that Western world value identity a lot. For those that are forwarding petitions, i think it is right they use their actual email address which they filled in their various visa applications to forward those mail (as they wish) so that their petitions could easily be identified and treated.

GrandCommander:
You can make an appeal on your refusal if you want to but has to be done within 60 days from the date of refusal.

How does one do this please?

Mikymiko:
Bro, Understand that Western world value identity a lot. For those that are forwarding petitions, i think it is right they use their actual email address which they filled in their various visa applications to forward those mail (as they wish) so that their petitions could easily be identified and treated.

if they value identity let them scrap/abolish PGC/PGD programs in all their institutions and we rest and find another study destination

veranwa:
A friend's brother got his trv but as a visitor does he need POrt of entry letter. Thank u

gurus in the house please can this question be answered my sister also got her trv but as a visitor does she need POE?

sheriff712:
To all TRV hopefuls in the house, I see no reason why we should start raising a bad alarm about we Nigerians. Sending bulk messages will definitely raise a false alarm about us. The more messages we send, the more they understand our frustration and our eagerness to leave the country due to our economic problems. Believe me or not, they have made certain decisions, our mere complaints will have no effect. Besides there are better ways to go about stuffs like this rather than start chocking them with messages. Let's just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.

#PrayforPGC-PGD

Are you now suggesting we all should be quiet on this issue?? I don't think so. There are some people out there who applied since April. My brother those people have to move on with their lives instead of being tied emotionally to one Canada Study Permit application. The worst of it is that some of us have our International Passports in their domain. Please retract your comments for their sake. Thanks

This was my last message from them. 25 of this month makes it one month. I don track tire. It's well.



Dear Applicant/Cher(e) Client(e),

We would like to inform you that your application has been processed in our office on 25 Jul 2016
You can track the status of your application through our website mentioned below using your tracking number.
Tracking Number:xxxx
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada


Nous vous informons que votre passeport a été transmis du bureau des visas canadiens, le 25 Jul 2016 au Centre de Réception des Demandes de visa Canadiens.
Vous pouvez suivre le statut de votre demande sur notre site internet mentionné ci-dessous en utilisant notre numéro de suivi.
Numéro de suivi:xxxx
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada


Best Regards/Cordialement,
Canada Visa Application Centre, NigeriaAccra

GHANA

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Hi all,

To God be the glory because in everything he said we should give thanks. I got a mail this morning from CIC that my application has been refused after 9 weeks. I applied for PGC and was denied on Purpose of Visit and current employment situation. I have been working since I finished school and in fact this is my 3rd job with great pay, so I don't know why would be denied based on facts like these. I have OND, HND and Bsc all in Computer Science and Engineering. I am a Cisco Network Certified Associate. The course I am going for is well related to my course which is Network and System Security. My job description has also been in this same field, so I am confused as to why I would be denied based on these two.

I would be requesting for my GCMS file to know their point exactly.

My good people, how do you think I can tackle this? I applied for PGC I had a 2:2 and its difficult to get a Masters with that.

Your input will come handy.

Many thank!

Why is it that some of my brothers who are Nigerians always have a way of hiding under the umbrella of being civil when it comes to issues that affect the general public. Some people act so diplomatic with the truth

What employment documents did u submit?

tunaban:
Hi all,

To God be the glory because in everything he said we should give thanks. I got a mail this morning from CIC that my application has been refused after 9 weeks. I applied for PGC and was denied on Purpose of Visit and current employment situation. I have been working since I finished school and in fact this is my 3rd job with great pay, so I don't know why would be denied based on facts like these. I have OND, HND and Bsc all in Computer Science and Engineering. I am a Cisco Network Certified Associate. The course I am going for is well related to my course which is Network and System Security. My job description has also been in this same field, so I am confused as to why I would be denied based on these two.

I would be requesting for my GCMS file to know their point exactly.

My good people, how do you think I can tackle this? I applied for PGC I had a 2:2 and its difficult to get a Masters with that.

Your input will come handy.

Many thank!