jnyuwa02:


@matic12, Of course man, having scholarship from school, even full scholarship these days to CIC is appearing to mean nothing. They are requiring even those on full scholarship to show that they can independtly foot their entire educational bills should God forbid they loose the offer. I was helping someone from NL yesterday with full scholarship who was denied on the grounds of insufficient funds. I kid you not. The person is even probably reading this post.This is a sad day in our country's history, terribly unfair for Canada to be doing this to Nigerians. Other countries, someone with full scholarship gets a red carpet welcome as should be.

Be clear, Scholarship from which organization?

IMO, Scholarship(s) from reputable organizations like Canadian universities, MasterCard, IRDC, etc will always scale through if the applicant clearly indicate and emphasize 'Full scholarship' as fund source.

Also, applicant will need to submit account preferably above #500k with the scholarship but should not say it is part of fund for schooling.

What I see lately about rejected fully funded applicants is that they use another sponsor alongside their scholarship, thereby putting themselves through the fund scrutinization like non-funded scholars. I am still praying for a friend to scale through this.

It shall end with praises.

maygreaves:

Reasonable....but if money is really a challenge...kuku wear the jacket to the airport or hold am for hand. Try to wear your heaviest clothing on you...at least you won't be weighed

Lol

Osemigho:


Be clear, Scholarship from which organization?

IMO, Scholarship(s) from reputable organizations like Canadian universities, MasterCard, IRDC, etc will always scale through if the applicant clearly indicate and emphasize 'Full scholarship' as fund source.

Also, applicant will need to submit account preferably above #500k with the scholarship but should not say it is part of fund for schooling.

What I see lately about rejected fully funded applicants is that they use another sponsor alongside their scholarship, thereby putting themselves through the fund scrutinization like non-funded scholars. I am still praying for a friend to scale through this.

It shall end with praises.

See below

Osemigho:


Be clear, Scholarship from which organization?

IMO, Scholarship(s) from reputable organizations like Canadian universities, MasterCard, IRDC, etc will always scale through if the applicant clearly indicate and emphasize 'Full scholarship' as fund source.

Also, applicant will need to submit account preferably above #500k with the scholarship but should not say it is part of fund for schooling.

What I see lately about rejected fully funded applicants is that they use another sponsor alongside their scholarship, thereby putting themselves through the fund scrutinization like non-funded scholars. I am still praying for a friend to scale through this.

It shall end with praises.

Scholarship from Canadian university. And you might be wrong to say full scholarship will always sail through. Too much involved in the calculus of determining who qualifies for TRV as we have seen right here the other day, a fully funded student by a Canadian university denied for home ties. And lately we have also seen fully funded students sailing through, mostly because they had to prove they had their own funds and those fully funded students who didn't demonstrate their own funds, getting rejected. Or asked to send in proof of funding.

Osemigho:


Be clear, Scholarship from which organization?

IMO, Scholarship(s) from reputable organizations like Canadian universities, MasterCard, IRDC, etc will always scale through if the applicant clearly indicate and emphasize 'Full scholarship' as fund source.

Also, applicant will need to submit account preferably above #500k with the scholarship but should not say it is part of fund for schooling.

What I see lately about rejected fully funded applicants is that they use another sponsor alongside their scholarship, thereby putting themselves through the fund scrutinization like non-funded scholars. I am still praying for a friend to scale through this.

It shall end with praises.

Just to add to what you already said, a student on full funding is expected to be able to take care of him/herself in the beginning, for at least one month. It's always assumed that monthly stipends won't start to come until the end of the first month, unless the student shows that the organization would start to take of his living expenses from the first day of school. There are only a few organizations that do that. I know of Total and shell funding for students in the geoscience category. Even with this, most students resume earlier than the first day of school and will have to take care of the cost for the few days to the beginning of school. Just to save oneself from these hassles, any student on full funding should at least show NGN500,000.00 in his account.

maygreaves:

Reasonable....but if money is really a challenge...kuku wear the jacket to the airport or hold am for hand. Try to wear your heaviest clothing on you...at least you won't be weighed

Yea that's what I'm doing too wearing the heavy clothings... But you seem to be mistaking winter jacket for just jackets.... You can't wear winter jacket to the airport ooo(winter jacket wey be like say NA blanket DEY use sow am)

1) heat will finish you
2)you will look very odd

I go carry the ordinary jacket for my hand sha to avoid weight

Please fam, is there any difference between SOP and Letter of Intent?

larrytorch:
Please fam, is there any difference between SOP and Letter of Intent?

Not really, they both serve same purpose

jnyuwa02:


Scholarship from Canadian university. And you might be wrong to say full scholarship will always sail through. Too much involved in the calculus of determining who qualifies for TRV as we have seen right here the other day, a fully funded student by a Canadian university denied for home ties. And lately we have also seen fully funded students sailing through, mostly because they had to prove they had their own funds and those fully funded students who didn't demonstrate their own funds, getting rejected. Or asked to send in proof of funding.

Fully funded students maybe denied on home tie but I think that will just be part of finance. So long you are single with no dependent, full scholarship I.e funding that equal to or more than your school fees+10,000 cad from Canadian university will zero any doubt of finance. Cic recognize the scholarship well for student visa and even Express entry.

Although I used family, landed property and family as home tie, I have seen fully funded students with no job or property but family get Visa.

History of this thread reveal that some past fully funded students present account as low as #300,000 sef but they emphasize full scholarship from their school in their visa app.
That's why I called out the last scholar that was rejected here to tell me how he filled the fund part of his CIC forms because I was convinced he did the mistake I noted earlier.

If it's about having tens or hundreds of millions in account, people like myself shouldn't dream of Canada. Full funding is made for indigent scholars like myself. Goodluck to any that has it and still struggling to find millionaire sponsor. You Better don't waste your time!

Just my ten kobo that I have to share. I'm not talking about the funding issue again. Thanks.

Good day house,

Please I need a flight between 400 and 500k. I plan on leaving 1st week in sept. I need help in getting a cheap flight. Pls help with contact of a reliable person.

Thankyou.

Osemigho:

Fully funded students maybe denied on home tie but I think that will just be part of finance. So long you are single with no dependent, full scholarship I.e funding that equal to or more than your school fees+10,000 cad from Canadian university will zero any doubt of finance. Cic recognize the scholarship well for student visa and even Express entry.

Although I used family, landed property and family as home tie, I have seen fully funded students with no job or property but family get Visa.

History of this thread reveal that some past fully funded students present account as low as #300,000 sef but they emphasize full scholarship from their school in their visa app.
That's why I called out the last scholar that was rejected here to tell me how he filled the fund part of his CIC forms because I was convinced he did the mistake I noted earlier.

If it's about having tens or hundreds of millions in account, people like myself shouldn't dream of Canada. Full funding is made for indigent scholars like myself. Goodluck to any that has it and still struggling to find millionaire sponsor. You Better don't waste your time!

Just my ten kobo that I have to share. I'm not talking about the funding issue again. Thanks.

You make many good points, but I always feel that you miss some large facts too. Full funding are made for indigents? Schools in Canada are not need blind. That means they do not award scholarships based on your needs, but on merits. So when colleges make an award, the primarily criteria is not whether you are indigent, but whether you are a top scorer with sterling extracurricular performance. It's good that you got an award and you are indigent. Kudos to you. You got it based on merits, not based on your indigent status. My advice to any candidate applying on full funding for a TRV is to state it clearly that they are on full funding and to actually waste their time and show proof of funding themselves should the conditions of scholarship God forbid get defaulted. CIC lately has been arbitrary and whimsically demanding fully funded students show evidence of supporting themselves. Many stated clearly they are fully funded. Even if they didn't, CIC has the independent judgement to make such a determination based on IRCC paperwork from school. As we saw a few days ago when somebody filled out the incorrect funds available to him and CIC corrected it and approved it. It's better to be safe than sorry. Better to cross all your t's and dot all your i's. But don't manufacture evidence of support if you are indigent and got scholarship. Let your ties and other commitments to Nigeria speak for you. Every situation is different.

mcobex:
Not really, they both serve same purpose

Thanks. I have another thing I need to understand. The Letter of Intent, is it to be directed to someone or department? I'm almost done filing in an application but I want to be meticulous enough to avoid errors

Quick one please.

Is it possible to take one's passport directly to Ghana for stamping when he gets the invitation letter? Rather than waiting on vfs' 5 working days thingy

larrytorch:


Thanks. I have another thing I need to understand. The Letter of Intent, is it to be directed to someone or department? I'm almost done filing in an application but I want to be meticulous enough to avoid errors

If it's for trv send it to : Canada deputy high commission, 4 Anifowoshe street, Victoria Island lagos.
Check online again to confirm the address

Moadejimi:
Quick one please.

Is it possible to take one's passport directly to Ghana for stamping when he gets the invitation letter? Rather than waiting on vfs' 5 working days thingy

Lol! Did you go to ghana to apply? Just be patient and take it to where you did you biometrics, but if you intend submitting your passport at a different vfs office then you will be charged (I can only speak within Nigeria and not outside)

@Emmane....please when did your review of eligibility start & how long did it take for a decision to be made? Thanks

mcobex:
If it's for trv send it to : Canada deputy high commission, 4 Anifowoshe street, Victoria Island lagos.
Check online again to confirm the address

alright thanks

Osemigho:

Fully funded students maybe denied on home tie but I think that will just be part of finance. So long you are single with no dependent, full scholarship I.e funding that equal to or more than your school fees+10,000 cad from Canadian university will zero any doubt of finance. Cic recognize the scholarship well for student visa and even Express entry.

Although I used family, landed property and family as home tie, I have seen fully funded students with no job or property but family get Visa.

History of this thread reveal that some past fully funded students present account as low as #300,000 sef but they emphasize full scholarship from their school in their visa app.
That's why I called out the last scholar that was rejected here to tell me how he filled the fund part of his CIC forms because I was convinced he did the mistake I noted earlier.

If it's about having tens or hundreds of millions in account, people like myself shouldn't dream of Canada. Full funding is made for indigent scholars like myself. Goodluck to any that has it and still struggling to find millionaire sponsor. You Better don't waste your time!

Just my ten kobo that I have to share. I'm not talking about the funding issue again. Thanks.

Pls, can you answer my question just for a friend..

He tuition fees is $12,000
Got a research assistantship of $7000/y for his two years M. sc program..
Got a teaching assistantship of $4,000

His aunty is her sponsor and she has paid his full tuition fees of $12,000 with receipt of payment as evidence..
Also his aunty is sponsoring him with $11,000 for his living expenses out of the $25,000 in her bank statement..

The guy in question has #700,000 in his own personal account...

His dad says he will also sponsor him with just $5000

My question is, how much is available for his stay?
He is confused as he doesn't know how much to fill in the section on the check list...

Need guru's input

Hello Gurus in the house,

i am filling my application form now, and i need help on how to fill "cost of my study" column, i have paid 1st semester fees but am i to include it on funds available for my stay. how can i calculate funds available for my stay?

can i also state that i have a cousin in canada? could that be detrimental?

thanks

matic12:


Pls, can you answer my question just for a friend..

He tuition fees is $12,000
Got a research assistantship of $7000/y for his two years M. sc program..
Got a teaching assistantship of $4,000

His aunty is her sponsor and she has paid his full tuition fees of $12,000 with receipt of payment as evidence..
Also his aunty is sponsoring him with $11,000 for his living expenses out of the $25,000 in her bank statement..

The guy in question has #700,000 in his own personal account...

His dad says he will also sponsor him with just $5000

My question is, how much is available for his stay?
He is confused as he doesn't know how much to fill in the section on the check list...

Need guru's input

The funds available is 7000+4000+11000+5000+his #700k =$27, 000+$2,333= $29,333

very correct...

khasm:


The VO's concern is very explicit and straightforward.
Imo, just address the concern and let them know the reason you did not opt for a master degree. Its straightforward but dicey, in the sense that, you have to do series of justifications;
why you chose 8months program and not 2years..and relate it to cost of studying.
Most often than not, pgd/c prospective students dont do this.
I strongly advice you stick to your PQE because the VO mentioned career prospect and cost of study, if you decide to go for a 2year program which will translate to higher cost of studying, how will you erase the concern raised? And based on career prospect, employment situation can arise, this is why i said,its dicey.
In summary, stick to the same course of study, draft a convincing SOP;
explain the reason you cannot go for master degree...to clear purpose of visit,
Explain your choice of 8months program and relate it to cost and the need to get back to your job as quickly as possible,
State the difference the canadian certificate can make when you get back to your work in respect to career prospect...even though you may not want to comeback..
If you can do this, you will be fine.
They are canadians and not nigerians. They work under law and regulations. It is never stated that study permit is for master degree students only.
And of course, you may attach the gcms to your next app to show you address the concern raised.

Goodluck

Just got my ticket booked with Olamide. Indeed she knows what she's doing and I promised her influx of customers . So here I am testifying.
Sha I won't be leaving for the first week due to the fact I'm still looking for accomodation and getting my shii together.

Indeed it shall end in Praise
For those sending me msgs, don't worry I'd reply one after another.
To all the hopefuls, keep praying and have faith.
God can do wonders

Beyy... concerning family ties in canada, did u tell them in any of your applications that you had any 1 that stays in canada?

Beyy:
My story is a long one but ill summer it

1st application was made in October 2016. I was denied based on purpose of visit, current employment situation, travel history and personal and financial asset
2nd application was made in january and was denied in march for insufficient funds, travel history and family tie in canada and country of residence.

I ordered for my gcms note for tge 2nd application and the vo said most of the funds I showed were in form of asset and not easily accessible.

3rd application was made on the 5th of June, my status didn't change, I had an opportunity to go to uk on a scholarship and I sent a withdrawal of application mail to cic on the 14th of August. On the 15th of August cic requested for additional docs ie proof of prepayment of tuition...though I attached my tuition fee receipt in my application so I was wondering why they still asked for it. I however sent it to them. On the 16th of August, Accra sent a mail on the 16th in reply to my withdrawal request that a decision has been made on my application. I checked my account immediately nd saw nothing. Checked again on the 17th and even earlier today and saw nothing until around 6pm , my account was updated and it was an approval.

God is really faithful. He has given me the best birthday gift ever cos today is my birthday!!!!!



Only Jesus can do it ooooo...it can only be God cos my application was actually forgotten

Success to all TRV hopefuls. Cheers

Guys, anyone coming to Regina this September? Holla

nwugon:

I used the same admission letter,same everything except with a more detailed SOP.

Please can u give details of what you said differently in the SOP?

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Good evening everyone,
I'm a newbie here, na Nigeria situation pursue me enter here oo. I'm looking to apply to school against fall next year (2018), I would like to know schools that offer postgraduate diplomas with their tuition fees and with good opportunities to proceed to masters programme (I'm a 3rd class graduate from unilorin) or what other means is there in pursuing a masters. Anyone with detailed information can help out. Thank you in anticipation.

samjumbo:

A rough estimate please of the flight ticket

Hi, I booked my flight on Tuesday for 398k .

Royal air maroc

Voltie:


Hi, I booked my flight on Tuesday for 398k .

Royal air maroc

Pls how did u get such a good rate? I need one myself

mcobex:
Most people here have been using Olamide(though I am yet to meet or speak with her) but the reports we have been hearing about her isn't bad at all. So try and call her and see. Olamide : 0803 563 6038

Thanks. God bless you.