Ehrnie:

@ymummy234 - hahahaha but you only submitted yesterday, right..? I think you should take a chill pill and get your mind off it for now. Use the strategy below -

from now: Don't think about it & avoid checking your profile (often)
16th July - 6th August (6/9 weeks post AoR): Start thinking about it
Week commencing 7th August - Be very expectant
Week commencing 14th August - start getting worried (but I know it wouldn't get to that just kidding)

All the best!

vcole:
Thank you @optionese.
@boss13 stop trying to shove a pill down people's throats. You are not IRCC or a VO. No one here makes the guidelines, only IRCC does. The guideline clearly states that the account should bear the name of the PA.
If my spouse has the funds and is willing to put them towards pof, then why can't he/she send the funds to my account? A VO is at liberty to think this way or not. Neither you nor I can say.
There is a rule on pof and I posted the screen shot from the cic website in my previous post. Stop trying to be an authority when you are not.

There was a time during student visa applications to the UK and other countries from Nigeria, embassies would very willingly grant visas to intending students with their sponsors bank statements, proof of source of income and letter of sponsorship. There was also a time when the same UK embassy would require that the funds for the student MUST be available in the students account prior to visa application. Even if the sponsor of said student is the parent.

We must at all times remember that Nigerians are always treated with special scrutiny during visa applications, no thanks to our fellow citizens who have knowingly and unknowingly broken the rules before. Also our reputation as a "fraudulent" country does not help.

Sticking to IRCC rules is the way to go. In addition, if you read my timeline you'll see that my pof was accompanied by a long LOE. My spouse transferred some of the required funds to my account and my loe as well as his clearly stated to the VO that it was done so as to comply with the rules as stated in the IRCC guideline regarding POF. All bank transfers for said purpose had documentary evidence as well as his source of income via documentary evidence of his current job. I had no issues with my application. In fact, I submitted my app on Nov 7th or so and gcms shows PR was approved on Dec 30th.

I have no personal experience of any Nigerian who has successfully used a spouse's account as pof. I have only read of other nationalities.

Enough talk on this issue. Let each applicant do as he/she seems fit.

Zilifish:
Pls application fee for a couple is it $1040 each thats $2080 CAD?

Boss13:


550CAD per person - that's is 1100 CAD. But it's also advisable to pay RFPR which is 490CAD per person

Zilifish:


Cant one pay this later? Chai this process cost o

Boss13:


I don't want to sound arrogant, but the reason I've been too pushy about this is the continuous insistence of the Principal Applicant having POF ONLY in their account and I have read conflicting and confusion argument over this and I want people to see the flexibility and not be restricted with limited choices - especially with the use of gift deeds

optionese:


Arrogant or not, not my concern.All I know is I am going to canada

joyuzo:
@vcole @dupyshoo @40manlappy @optionese
Pls I need clarification on my marital status name.I am going to be the PA and I'm still using my maiden name after marriage,both my local and foreign certificate bears my maiden name and also my bank accounts I intend to use. Also my first intl passport and the recent reissue one I did last month both bears my maiden name, only of course my court registry certificate which bears a "compound name" comprising of my maiden+hubby name?
My Question now is, hope it won't pose any probs as regards my application. Thanks in advance for your responses.

joyuzo:
@vcole @dupyshoo @40manlappy @optionese
Pls I need clarification on my marital status name.I am going to be the PA and I'm still using my maiden name after marriage,both my local and foreign certificate bears my maiden name and also my bank accounts I intend to use. Also my first intl passport and the recent reissue one I did last month both bears my maiden name, only of course my court registry certificate which bears a "compound name" comprising of my maiden+hubby name?
My Question now is, hope it won't pose any probs as regards my application. Thanks in advance for your responses.

optionese:



We have all read them too canada visa forum, British experts but I won't in good conscience tell someone to go through a route that I don't have facts for. I am a lawyer I work with facts, laws, guidelines. I can argue for and against a person that I can see. I can't see the VO, I don't intend to take that risk. When the person wants to file an appeal for instance based on what law would I tell he/she to base it on? Hearsay evidence is inadmissible.
Hopefully one of the people you advise would go through this your route and it suceeds, then we will advise accordingly. Arrogant or not, not my concern.All I know is I am going to canada

MzWalls:
Good Afternoon Everyone.

I've been a silent follower. I have learnt so much from this thread. Thanks to the founders and contributors.

I intend entering the pool by July/August. I recently sent credentials to WES. I should have 427 points. But with regards to POF, a family friend has offered to give me the money as a loan (I currently have just what i need fir all the processing) and i pay back from Canada.

Please, how do i go about it? I can only get the funds after ITA. Thus, it wouldn't have spent 6 months in ny account and there would be a sudden surge in my account balance.

Any ideas/suggestions on how i can make it work would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Ehrnie:


@40manlappy - any update as per your medicals...?

Just checking......

ymummy234:
@Erhnie @40manlappy @lordsebastian

dont mind me oh, its the waiting game that is beginning to confuse me (and i never even start)- guys pls advise how did you pass time without checking your profile everyday - trying to soak myself doing house research via kijiji, job research, owambe parties and small small travel within Africa - this waiting game is killing - cant sit still at allllll

@40manlappy

optionese:

Arrogant or not, not my concern.All I know is I am going to canada

Boss13:


I don't want to sound arrogant, but the reason I've been too pushy about this is the continuous insistence of the Principal Applicant having POF ONLY in their account and I have read conflicting and confusion argument over this and I want people to see the flexibility and not be restricted with limited choices - especially with the use of gift deeds

40manlappy:


It is not easy my sister but life must go on

You can use the period to research on life in Canada generally so as to have a realistic outlook of the proposed relocation i.e. province/city to reside, housing, jobs, cost of living etc

My wife and I decided not to log on to our IRCC account until medicals. It has not been easy but so far, we have been successful on that. Tbh, it is not easy not to think about it

ymummy234:
@Erhnie @40manlappy @lordsebastian

dont mind me oh, its the waiting game that is beginning to confuse me (and i never even start)- guys pls advise how did you pass time without checking your profile everyday - trying to soak myself doing house research via kijiji, job research, owambe parties and small small travel within Africa - this waiting game is killing - cant sit still at allllll

@40manlappy

40manlappy:

bigbroda:
Dis gift deed is overflogged here. we have seen proofs and counterproofs dat d POF must b from d PA. In my opinion, I believe it's okay to have d fund in any of the two accounts(PA or Spouse) but it's better u put d fund in d pa's account cos it's safer and it's stated.

The truth is dat some things are erroneously stated on d website or probably outdated but yet to be updated IMO. For instance, I still believe dat d question dat was deliberated upon here dat had to do with filling schedule A or something for having been denied visa before isn't well presented on d website. There are 2 questions there and I think they should ordinarily be different. D 2nd one still asks if one has been denied visa before though with other questions. I want to believe dat they actually wanted to put d question of being removed or denied entry before. But d way it's stated, one has to answer yes to d two despite only being denied visa.

In conclusion, put d fund in d PA's account and avoid d headache of it flying or not. It doesn't cost anything guyz. Abi una dey fear una spouse ni?

ymummy234:
@Erhnie @40manlappy @lordsebastian

dont mind me oh, its the waiting game that is beginning to confuse me (and i never even start)- guys pls advise how did you pass time without checking your profile everyday - trying to soak myself doing house research via kijiji, job research, owambe parties and small small travel within Africa - this waiting game is killing - cant sit still at allllll

@40manlappy

Boss13:


Excuse me please - you are the one shoving it down people's throat on a restricted way to do things. You are not an immigration lawyer neither are you a VO. I have a good friend in Canada who did the same thing and he was advised by an Immigration Lawyer in Canada who in also in contact with. When this argument started, 3 different Nigerian P.Rs in Canada came out to say they did the same. Please let's not restrict the choices and flexibility in this process.

There is no rule and if you don't understand what a rule is go get yourself a dictionary. There are guidelines and that is what you posted. The same guidelines we have all read. What you are your cohorts are suggesting is the very reason there is intense scrunity on Nigerian applications.

Your spouse transferred to you without gift deed. Did you actually sit down to think of it. It's the same as you transferring money to your other account and explaining it. Your VO saw no difference because you and your spouse are the same damn it!!! But I have read where people are advised to transfer and use gift deed and likewise abuse the very essence of gift deed. The VO sees no difference between you and your spouse and that's the flexibility we are talking about.

If this was my opinion, I will state it - this is FACT. Tested and trusted, just like what you did. So please bug off

Zilifish:


40manlappy what if u get a very good job or govt contract. That will pay u at least 1.5m monthly..will u abandon ur profile?

Boss13:


Get the 6 month statement of account, a covering letter from your Bank in their template and submit the damn thing as P.A. And if you are a fidgeting type, just explain using LOE that your spouse is submitting their account as POF.

Who should submit this document - YOU The Primary Applicant. Your spouse cannot submit this, your spouse is not even the one applying.

It is better your spouse submit their account, which shows more transparency, than them transferring the money to you.

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