Hmmm,very dicey now,if your are including your Msc cert and you are now going for pgc,couple with the stress of this pgc issue,it might raise red flag,and if you insist a lot of pple are already in that field in your SOP might not sound intelligently,the only option i know is you taking a risk with your 3rd class,then now state what you have achieved in terms of experience.

jayjayjay007:
lol I hope the VO can forget the grades too. I am just worried of getting rejected because of changing field as they might think it is dodgy. Also the fact im going for PGC when i have a masters.
Btw im a young lady

leumasnuges3:
Hello, God paved way for me, my TRV was approved a few hours go. I thank God. Thanks to all of you. I've learnt a lot from here.

Congrats. Make us proud when you get to Canny. I understand you are going for Bsc. Show those Canadians a lesson by finishing top of your class. BTW, when did you apply and what mode of application did you use? Paper or online.

iyobs7:


Please I have a question, how much was in your account as at the time you applied?

And secondly how much was in your sponsors account?

I think this will not only benefit me but also some other persons.

Thank you.

you asked a nice question and as i have seen,he/she is going for undergraduate study. the rephrased manner to put in the statement could be, what is your total funds available for 1year at least and how much was the closing balance as of the period of printing the statement and submitting the application.i think this would help understand him/her clearer?
thank you.

Bamz:


Baba you sef dey watch the action movie. Egbon thesoj been make one salient point: shey people wey get refusals no pray reach abi, dey no deserve grace? lol... but Nigerians will be Nigerians .
This thread is out to encourage people to submit the best possible application (and not to deceive anyone with any religious bias to prepare shoddy app).

I believe the religious section will emphasize the efficacy of prayers.

..thank you for your hyperopic view on this @bamz

michV:
@phunmmiee the suggestion you have given to this young man is not satisfying for a successful outcome.mind you a career switch is involved from chemical engineering to information system business analysis. the employment he is about to claim is not a satisfiable work experience (internship) enough for such career switching.it is better we tell the individual the truth and the limited chances involved than encouraging the individual without providing remedy to the situation at hand and saying he should hope on God. can we just keep God first and aim at doing the right thing first and asking for his direction towards the right thing.which one be do things fast without remedying the situation

I never promised anyone a successful outcome, give your piece and leave mine please. Thank You

michV:
you asked a nice question and as i have seen,he/she is going for undergraduate study. the rephrased manner to put in the statement could be, what is your total funds available for 1year at least and how much was the closing balance as of the period of printing the statement and submitting the application.i think this would help understand him/her clearer?
thank you.

Thank you for restructuring the question.

I am a little bit confused as to who will be my sponsor.

1. My sisters husband who is a psychologist in the UK.
2. My cousin, a medical doctor who just secured a good paying job at Julius Berger Abuja 700k per month. He has spent up to a year now.
3. My other cousin who has a private company in Abuja, His wife works at NNPC Abuja, has 3kids who were born in America.
I am confused as to who to use as my sponsor.

This is really important. I know I have asked loads of questions here but I just want to be sure so as not to make any mistakes.

Thank you.

One more detail, I am applying at Concordia University of PGD Computer Science. I studied Computer Science in India which is for a period of 3years and normally I cannot use a 3years degree for Masters so I have to go through PGD before applying for MSC in any IT related field.

jayjayjay007:
Hi Guys posted this but only got one response. Please I need more opinions im running out of time. To add my undergrad is a 3rd but I did well in my masters which is why I felt I had to add it. Please let me know what you think....

Hello all I am new to nairaland i was adviced to come here for advice and info.
Basically i have been offered a place in a school in ontario to study Information systems business analysis graduate certificate for Jan 2017. My issue is that what iv studied previously is not related, also i have a masters. My undergrad is chemical engineering and a masters in engineering project management, both done in the UK. My claim to change my field is that i found what i had studied was an already oversaturated market in nigeria and i had lost interest in pursuing a career in that field. I am also claiming that i was lucky to get employment in a business analyst role and even though i started as an intern, i found that i took to the field really well and have progressed to an entry level permanent position so I really want to grow and develop myself in that field and have an international perspective of the field.


Please I need to know if this reason is good enough as a reason to be switching field and doing a pgc when i have a masters in something else. I am also thinking of saying my project mgt masters can still come in handy in terms of planning, time mgt, leadership and co.

Please I need your advice and suggestions. thank you. happy to be part of the family.

your sop is reasonable but I am not persuaded it will fly with the Canadian VOs not with what we have seen with pgc application.

First you need to give a more convincing reason why you what to change career field and also how much the pgc will enhance your career in this new field

jayjayjay007:
Hi Guys posted this but only got one response. Please I need more opinions im running out of time. To add my undergrad is a 3rd but I did well in my masters which is why I felt I had to add it. Please let me know what you think....

Hello all I am new to nairaland i was adviced to come here for advice and info.
Basically i have been offered a place in a school in ontario to study Information systems business analysis graduate certificate for Jan 2017. My issue is that what iv studied previously is not related, also i have a masters. My undergrad is chemical engineering and a masters in engineering project management, both done in the UK. My claim to change my field is that i found what i had studied was an already oversaturated market in nigeria and i had lost interest in pursuing a career in that field. I am also claiming that i was lucky to get employment in a business analyst role and even though i started as an intern, i found that i took to the field really well and have progressed to an entry level permanent position so I really want to grow and develop myself in that field and have an international perspective of the field.

Please I need to know if this reason is good enough as a reason to be switching field and doing a pgc when i have a masters in something else. I am also thinking of saying my project mgt masters can still come in handy in terms of planning, time mgt, leadership and co.

Please I need your advice and suggestions. thank you. happy to be part of the family.

In view of what we have witnessed recently with PGC application, I am not convince you application will fly with this Canadian VOs.

You need to come up with more convincing reason why you want to change career field, like extra ability, passion and ambition in this field.

Changing career and leaving behind you previous career and qualification is a. big deal hence strong reason.

Furthermore, you need to go for course that will enhance your career prospect, a PGC will not do for a person with master but you can choose a pre master or a PGD that is a prerequisite for a master and indicate that a master is the goal

leumasnuges3:
Hello, God paved way for me, my TRV was approved a few hours go. I thank God. Thanks to all of you. I've learnt a lot from here.

Congratulations! Please share your documents and who is your sponsor?
How much was in your account balance? How much was in your sponsor's account balance?

Hi guyz, I'm preparing to reapply to tackle the refusal based on insufficient funds. I have spoken to my sponsor and she is willing to transfer 5m to my accountamd writing to confirm she made that transfer to me to cover my 1st Semester tuition and One year accommodation, which is about 14000 CAD. After this transfer she will have a balance of 4m in her naira account and 8.7m of Treasury bills maturing sept 22. She is also going to going to write that she will b making £4500 available to me quarterly. And a foreign pays slip and soa to that effect. Secondly i spoke to an uncle of mine who is a perm secretary/account general of a state in Nigeria. And he willing to support me to the tune or 2.5m in total and issue a sponsorship letter drafted on his official letter head and signed, along side a sworn affidavit to dat effect. Kindly note that the total amount i have available is 7.5m before my application. My tuition is 24k ane minimum 10k required by cic. Pls what are my chances?

16 weeks gone. lol. the stress and the money all to the lagoon. thank goodness i am not a christian or muslim, else fasting and vigil prayers too for follow enter lagoon. lol. @thesoj, biko can i ask you some question... can someone with a US visitors visa apply for a Canada visitors visa from the US.

I'm so sorry about ur delay, all hope is not lost just request for ur GCMS and kindly share ur profile so we can see where it all went wrong.

Skiiiwalker:
16 weeks gone. lol. the stress and the money all to the lagoon. thank goodness i am not a christian or muslim, else fasting and vigil prayers too for follow enter lagoon. lol. @thesoj, biko can i ask you some question... can someone with a US visitors visa apply for a Canada visitors visa from the US.

Skiiiwalker:
16 weeks gone. lol. the stress and the money all to the lagoon. thank goodness i am not a christian or muslim, else fasting and vigil prayers too for follow enter lagoon . lol. @thesoj, biko can i ask you some question... can someone with a US visitors visa apply for a Canada visitors visa from the US.

Brossss... lwkmd to my bolded.Sorry about the delay. It's painful though..i know you are for PGD (C) too

George brown jan 2017 entry

MsLee:


What college?

George Brown or Cambrian College?

Hello guru in the house, I am very confuse and I really need advice from the house.. my TRV was refuse last week and my brother advised me to reapply with the aid of an immigration lawyer.

There reason for my refusal was

That I did not satisfy the VO that I will leave Canada at the end of study.

i. Purpose of visit.
ii. current employment situation.

I have already applied GCM record which am waiting for there reasons for denial.

Please I want to know if an immigration lawyer has any major role to play in making sure that my visa is approved.

I wait for all your response

iamosamede55:
Hi guyz, I'm preparing to reapply to tackle the refusal based on insufficient funds. I have spoken to my sponsor and she is willing to transfer 5m to my accountamd writing to confirm she made that transfer to me to cover my 1st Semester tuition and One year accommodation, which is about 14000 CAD. After this transfer she will have a balance of 4m in her naira account and 8.7m of Treasury bills maturing sept 22. She is also going to going to write that she will b making £4500 available to me quarterly. And a foreign pays slip and soa to that effect. Secondly i spoke to an uncle of mine who is a perm secretary/account general of a state in Nigeria. And he willing to support me to the tune or 2.5m in total and issue a sponsorship letter drafted on his official letter head and signed, along side a sworn affidavit to dat effect. Kindly note that the total amount i have available is 7.5m before my application. My tuition is 24k ane minimum 10k required by cic. Pls what are my chances?

you mentioned that your sister have a bank balance of 50,000 GBP in her statement of account, this is quite enough,

I believe the problem was the sponsorship offer was not convincing enough. the VO did not believe that those fund in your sister SOA are available to you. All the column for fund were tick in the refusal letter including fund for travel expenses and maintenance. However, I believe you will be fine with this new arrangement

You need to obtain your GCMS to ascertain why you were refused

stillo209:
hello guys...nobody seem to b attending to my question.......pls I got a mail from cic yesterday that my account has bin updated but I logged on n have checking but no updates on my page...please what does this mean?

It means that your application is being worked on by a VO. You should receive a message from CIC anytime soon.

Victory1989:
Hello guru in the house, I am very confuse and I really need advice from the house.. my TRV was refuse last week and my brother advised me to reapply with the aid of an immigration lawyer.

There reason for my refusal was

That I did not satisfy the VO that I will leave Canada at the end of study.

i. Purpose of visit.
ii. current employment situation.

I have already applied GCM record which am waiting for there reasons for denial.

Please I want to know if an immigration officer has any major role to play in making sure that my visa is approved.

I wait for all your response

you mentioned both immigration lawyer and immigration office interchangeably, but they are not the same. I believe your question is "if an immigration lawyer has any major role to play in making sure that my visa is approved.

The answer is NO! However, an immigration lawyer has vast knowledge of the immigration law and can properly advise you on steps to take to increase your chance of approval

Hello house, pls I need ur urgent help.My application was recently refused and my gf now wife application was successful and she resumes any time from now. I intend to apply for sowp instead of study permit again. My wife still carries her maiden name since we werent married before her application was approved. My questions now isWhat are the necessary documents I require to apply for the sowp bearing in mind she is yet to change her name and can I use my aunt statement of account as proof of finance for the application? .Advice and output are welcome

lekan282:
Hello house, pls I need ur urgent help.My application was recently refused and my gf now wife application was successful and she resumes any time from now. I intend to apply for sowp instead of study permit again. My wife still carries her maiden name since we werent married before her application was approved. My questions now isWhat are the necessary documents I require to apply for the sowp bearing in mind she is yet to change her name and can I use my aunt statement of account as proof of finance for the application? .Advice and output are welcome

you will need to provide your marriage certificate as well as wedding pictures and any other document you can get to validate your marriage with your wife.

For finance you need proof of sufficient fund for one year, you can use your aunt statement of account as proof of finance as long as you can proof relationship and she write a good letter of sponsorship

Chai CIC , my love for canny won't make me vex for una , 13 weeks and counting , abeg my pepu is it possible to apply from another country with a student residence permit... I feel I just allowed CIC to play me when I should have made my findings before I traveled.....I can't watch CIC in 3D anymore

Carter001:
Chai CIC , my love for canny won't make me vex for una , 13 weeks and counting , abeg my pepu is it possible to apply from another country with a student residence permit... I feel I just allowed CIC to play me when I should have made my findings before I traveled.....I can't watch CIC in 3D anymore

bro rephrase this question lemme understand you more.are you in Nigeria now or do you want to penetrate to a small country on study permit and later apply to canada from there?

iyobs7:


Thank you for restructuring the question.

I am a little bit confused as to who will be my sponsor.

1. My sisters husband who is a psychologist in the UK.
2. My cousin, a medical doctor who just secured a good paying job at Julius Berger Abuja 700k per month. He has spent up to a year now.
3. My other cousin who has a private company in Abuja, His wife works at NNPC Abuja, has 3kids who were born in America.
I am confused as to who to use as my sponsor.

This is really important. I know I have asked loads of questions here but I just want to be sure so as not to make any mistakes.

Thank you.

One more detail, I am applying at Concordia University of PGD Computer Science. I studied Computer Science in India which is for a period of 3years and normally I cannot use a 3years degree for Masters so I have to go through PGD before applying for MSC in any IT related field.

Please elders in the house can someone please respond to my questions?

michV:
bro rephrase this question lemme understand you more.are you in Nigeria now or do you want to penetrate to a small country on study permit and later apply to canada from there?

Loll na Canada I wan penetrate oo ....
I'm in Nigeria now(since may) , I only came to Nigeria to apply for my TRV , Ive a valid Turkish temp residence permit(as a student though) , thought it was impossible to apply from turkey because I dont have PR...... Someone on this thread who was in the same city with me had to come to Lagos to get his TRV and he's in canny now so I thought it was easy getting it from naija(guess I thought wrong).... I know CIC will soon get to June applicants....

Sorry about your delay bro.
I'm not exactly sure if you can apply in the US for a Canada visitor's visa if you are in the US as a short-term visitor (B1/B2 specifically).
lol @ bolded.

Skiiiwalker:
16 weeks gone. lol. the stress and the money all to the lagoon. thank goodness i am not a christian or muslim, else fasting and vigil prayers too for follow enter lagoon. lol. @thesoj, biko can i ask you some question... can someone with a US visitors visa apply for a Canada visitors visa from the US.

Hello everyone, I'm new here... graduated with a 3.55. I would like to have my masters degree in International Relations, Mcmaster University. Don't know if anyone is familiar with this school. Their minimum requirement is a B+ in a 4 years first degree. Please can anyone explain how I can calculate my GP in relations to the B+.
thanks

Good evening all,
Is anyone here in the University of Calgary
Thanks.

Carter001:


Loll na Canada I wan penetrate oo ....
I'm in Nigeria now(since may) , I only came to Nigeria to apply for my TRV , Ive a valid Turkish temp residence permit(as a student though) , thought it was impossible to apply from turkey because I dont have PR...... Someone on this thread who was in the same city with me had to come to Lagos to get his TRV and he's in canny now so I thought it was easy getting it from naija(guess I thought wrong).... I know CIC will soon get to June applicants....

na masters the person apply or na PGC?

michV:
na masters the person apply or na PGC?

Bsc bro..

Skiiiwalker:
16 weeks gone. lol. the stress and the money all to the lagoon. thank goodness i am not a christian or muslim, else fasting and vigil prayers too for follow enter lagoon. lol. @thesoj, biko can i ask you some question... can someone with a US visitors visa apply for a Canada visitors visa from the US.

Sorry for ur delay but mind u no prayer is a waste.

michV:
..thank you for your hyperopic view on this @bamz

Haha boss I've been trying to message you but my phone's been acting up.

Really taken aback at your refusal, and there's only one forward now: getting the GCMS note and submitting an improved application.

About admission, MSc with funding should be top priority for you if you can get it. That one will not turn you to a prayer warrior overnight (if you've not been one :p) and increases your chances of an approval.

Even if you do get a thesis based masters without funding, just ensure the money needed for your first year and a little more is in your account. Put all the focus on you, and that way you're solving the evidence of financial capacity.

My God that breaks palm kernel like an egg.
I give God all the glory… Thank God for His faithfulness and Love.
I got our Visa approvals some hours ago.

I submitted my SOWP application with my 2 kids (ages 5 and 3) through Paper route
On 20th of June 2016
Medical call: 2nd July 2016
Medicals done: 8th of July
Medicals passed: I didn’t know when we passed the medicals bcuz I tried linking my account for weeks to no avail.
Approval mail: 9th September 2016
Documents submitted:
• Serious Prayers!
• All CIC forms
• Letter of Introduction/Consent from my wife
• Study permit she got at POE
• Wifes Data page
• Wifeys Canadian Visa Page
• Letter of support from the university , Stating my wife is a student there, fully funded and she needs her family (optional and it depends on your spouse HOD or skol, some don’t give)
• Unconditional letter of admission from the university.
• Photocopy of student id card
• Wifeys employment letter within the university
• Wifeys bank statement both Nigerian and Canadian

My Documents
• SOP (thanks Huzzie)
• Kids NPC birth Certificates
• My CV with my certificates
• Police Character Certificate (Expired 4 days before I submitted)
• Car particulars
• Marriage Certificate
• Appointment letter
• Reference letter from my office
• Letter of explanation
• Bank Statements
• Siblings Birth certificates

God is truly good..
Just believe, Pray, Fast most importantly have faith bigger than a mustard seed.

Thanks to JessicaJessa who told me about SOWP.
Thanks to Rex.. I have forgotten his NL name but we chat thru BBM.
Thanks to Huzzie.. I could have submitted my application without an SOP.. bcuz I submiited my wifes application without an SOP.
Thanks to everyone..
It will get better for all of us..