Check ur acceptance letter for the last date to defer, then wait till 4days and initiate deferral process.

Sugaro:
I wrote to my school(department) about the state of my Trv application and to know about the grace period for resumption/ deadline for deferral should I not get a positive response from CIC, only for them to reply by asking me to let them know if I want deferral so they can start the process. I just tire . They didn't even answer my questions, as if they just want to dash my seat to somebody . Meanwhile the recruitment coordinator says I have till 20th Sept, and referred me to them just to get this kind msg!
This ppl wan put person for confusion.

Pls can one still defer after resumption? Or u must do it before the resumption date.?

CanadianNurse:
I no get strength to argue pgd or anything... I was just surprised that @jnyuwa02 who has been an advocate of career change as long as you have reasons to convince the VO then go for it.... I'm just wondering why he is not applying the same methodology to the pgd matter.... The principal Applicant is the chief driver of his career and knows which course and program(pgd/pgc/masters/PhD) he/she qualifies for and which one will better his/her career... The only challenge I see is the ability to make the VO see reasons with you and align his thinking cap on your path that's where the work is (this is because our predecessors bastardized every single line of trust on Nigerian Applicant's)

Therefore I think it's circular reasoning/argument to state that pgd/pgc is a no go area because one or two or 10 people on this thread got refused...

THE CIRCULAR ARGUMENT FORMAT
It's like saying x is true because of y and you is true because of x
Pgd/c is a no go area because someone got rejected with it... Also someone got rejected because pgd/c is a no go area

Your basically reasoning in a circular path with no proof


Please let's let people make their choice


All the same I sincerely appreciate people putting out there opinions whether negative or positive because fire purifies gold


NB:This thread doesn't even represent 1/30 of Nigerian study permit applicants... Not even everyone on the thread comments...

Canny nurse ve spoken...
Well said .
The NB part on point
I comot cap nd shoes for u

maziude:
Hello bosses,

I think it is high time we all stopped this dissecting issues between which programme is best to go for or which gets your TRV approved faster.

Everyone has a reason for choosing the programme he or she chose be it career change or pre-requisite requirement.

Every application is treated based on the information at the disposal to the VOs and the policy the VOs are required to follow.

Summarily, if

1) You are going for BSc(either as a second degree or whatever fits in here), please ensure you have all the angles covered with respect to VISA application. Submit every relevant and needed documents, have enough funds and proofs to support this fund. Ensure you make the VO see why you are going for this programme especially if you are going for another degree (the VOs might not understand why you are going for this except you explain to them). The onus is on you to prove to them without reasonable doubt that you are indeed a genuine student.

2) You are going for PGD/PGC, please ensure you satisfy or meet the requirements for choosing this. It is one thing to get admitted and another thing to get your VISA approved. If you choose PGD for career change, please include supplementary evidence to back your claim and make the VO see it from your point of view, genuinely. If you chose it to meet a specific pre-requisite (like minimum grade requirement or change of course or because you have HND or whatever you think), also back it up with evidence to show why you need to do this. Showing this and how you show it is entirely up to you, but you owe it to yourself to present the best argument to support your case of being a genuine student.

3) You are going for Masters/PhD whether funded or not. Please endeavor to submit an airtight application. Having a masters/PhD admission whether funded or not does not guarantee VISA (like we have seen in most cases here). So please do your best to do what is required of you. Present your case in a way that leaves the VOs satisfied. Submit relevant and required documents . And if your case is unique (e.g course switch etc), please explain to the VOs why.


VISA approval is possible no matter the cases involved all you have to do is cross the T's and dot the I's, pray to GOD (or whoever you believe in) and trust that GOD will come through for you.

You might not get it at first (Nobody likes this though), but with perseverance and CHANGE OF APPROACH, you will get it.


Everything is truly possible to they that believe, all you have to do is believe and not relent in your efforts.

Once again, it shall end in praises for us all.

Peace,

Mazi

PS: All of una wey dey owe my garri, una don dey use style go silent mode abi? Make I catch una first...

Well said boss. But you & this your garri, hope you go get enough space for am

samjumbo:
Check ur acceptance letter for the last date to defer, then wait till 4days and initiate deferral process.

that wasn't clearly stated. They just wrote if u r unable to make it by the start of the program one can request for deferral. Then at the end they wrote last date to register for classes is 20th Sept.

guzenaira:

@Maziude have spoken. Just the way @Austinpee4 did his own.

Very soon, @Canadiannurse and @wealth360 will come and do the same.

I hope it's not what am thinking sha?
Before una do what am thinking, make una make sure say una also cross the T's and dot the I's of una unfinished business over here.

Remember @chybaz and the rest wey una never finish.



Nice write up anyway!!
That should be very useful here.

Lol. Baba, no think anything! We still dey ground!

Aluta continua!

BRANDYAK:


How did you convince vo you are going for a second master in human resource or better still
Please what were the reasons you gave for going for a second masters since you already have one

Hello,
To answer your question, Before the application was made, i was already discouraged by few people who told me that a second masters will not fly because it was a similar field. In addition to this, i had what some would consider to be red flags. I have been rejected USA visa 3 times and i have tried applying for PR some years ago even though i submitted an incomplete application so it was not processed. I decided to put up a strong explanation letter.

I started by talking about myself and family background and how we were all raised to contribute to our society. I mentioned my siblings professions and how they have contributed towards socio-economic development in Nigeria. I talked about how i made my own contributions ...i gave examples of how i visited orphanage homes, how i mentored individuals/friends and a attached one or two pictures of such visits. I also mentioned some awards in the past which were related to socio-economic development in my place of service (during nysc).

I talked about how passionate i am about my career and because HR is the heart of any organization, it focuses on the welfare of its people. I said i have a natural disposition to want to help which is why i have chosen this career path. I also mentioned that its a bit difficult to find HRM in Nigerian universities at post graduate level hence the reason for seeking this course outside my country. I talked about various things i seek in a country where i want to study and mentioned stuff like multi-culturalism, high standard of education, peaceful setting, conducive environment for studies and i have found canada to cover all aspects. I quoted stuff from articles that may have mentioned them etc I went on to state my reasons for choosing my university in canada. I mentioned why i picked them instead of other unis and i focused on ranking in that field both in canada and worldwide and how it appears to be one of the few unis offering HRM without other course combinations like International business with HRM.

I explained why i chose to do HRM as a core course and explained that the previous MSc was a major in international business. I also pointed out that my promotion in present work place is dependent on me achieving a core HRM program. I showed evidence of this with a study leave letter from my company mentioning that and they stated they were willing to accept me at the end of my study.

Finally i talked about future goals which was to set up a job centre for my community as this has been a problem and that the theroretical knowledge obtained from the program would go a long way to help me accomplish that. I mentioned specific aspects of the program i would need to fulfil this.

I also highlighted some social organizations i was part of in Nigeria and mentioned important social events i have attended and what i did....all pointing towards commitment to my country. I never said anything bad about Nigeria but rather how to contribute to its development.

Lastly, i mentioned that i have started taking steps towards accomplishing my future plans by registering a company which can only come in full operation with the knowledge i will gain from the program.

Its also important to note that i was honest with the fact that i have been rejected in USA before and i gave reason. I was also honest that i have tried to enter canada before though it was not processed.

Lastly, i prayed most of the time and praised more than half of the time.

I hope this will help others too. So people going for second masters especially ones in similar field ...do not be discouraged. See you all at the top

guzenaira:


The last thing to do is order for your gcms file. Or keep waiting, mailing them and praying.

God go do am.

Thanks but I think am done with Canada will face my masters here in my country won't have sleepless night again.

omodolapoola:

Thanks but I think am done with Canada will face my masters here in my country won't have sleepless night again.

If you want to continue your masters in your country, fine. But if you want to abandon Canada because of exceeded processing time, then you must have wasted your time, money and energy applying.

Why did I say that?

Have you seen someone that applied since last year? Yes he's here.

Have you seen someone that applied and got it after 5 to 6 attempt? Them plenty hwant your type of opportunity to apply and even doesn't bother when CIC will respond? They are silently reading.

Have you seen someone who prefers your exceeded processing time to they refusal they got? They are also reading.

Don't get me wrong, it's not a do or die issue but when you started the processing, you felt it just really worth it. So why giving up?

Nevertheless, Masters in your country is better but the comfortable standard of living compared to your current country must have been part of why you want to sojourn to Canada.

Think about it.

The choice is yours!!

hello house, can i order my GCMS note? my application is like 21 weeks old with, online application with upfront medicals. not even a single correspondence since after my medicals. Eligibility review hasnt even started. i think the application has been forgotten sent a lot of mails and CSE yet no reply. im beginning to think maybe the application was removed during the upgrade.

Mandoy:
hello house, can i order my GCMS note? my application is like 21 weeks old with, online application with upfront medicals. not even a single correspondence since after my medicals. Eligibility review hasnt even started. i think the application has been forgotten sent a lot of mails and CSE yet no reply. im beginning to think maybe the application was removed during the upgrade.

Yes you can go ahead and order for your gcms.

Or keep praying about it.

Long post alert……
PGD is for folks like me who wish to further their education but have a low GPA and can’t get into a Master’s program immediately but can eventually do after the completion of the PGD or people that are changing career. If you have a Master’s program in mind, please go for a PGD related to it. It will help later. After completing my PGD, the schools I contacted for MBA all waive some courses so far you make 75% and above. This shortens the program duration for you and saves you some money.
I got my TRV in October 2014. Although I know that things have changed but am writing this for those going for PGD. I am an advocate of PGD especially if you want a career change or have a low GPA. I couldn’t get into an MBA program because of my GPA. I also had a constraint of time and didn’t want to waste time looking for schools that would take me. I was given an option of a PGD in business Administration (Global business management) which is in line with my proposed dream program; MBA with a specialization in management.

I can’t remember the timeline of my application.
Documents submitted.
All CIC forms
Sponsor (dad)-
Dads Bank statement, fixed deposit statement. Shares certificates, pension statement, Dads confirmation of employment and introduction letter from the 3 universities he lectures in (visiting retired professor), affidavit of support saying that he would bear all expenses for my program and my other siblings were no longer dependent on him.
My docs
Conditional admission letter from school (I had a C in math and the school needed me to write a math test upon arrival before enrolling into the program)
School fees receipt, (Paid full tuition of $27,000)
Passport page with valid and expired visas to UK, US, Germany, France, Netherland, India etc.
Letter of Introduction from employer saying that they were aware on my intended study (didn’t say anything on me having my position when I get back) and detailing my specific role and responsibilities in the company.
Letter of employment (I was working as a Business Development manager for 3 years as of the time I was applying)
6 months’ pay stub
Pictures of Business trips, meeting and trade show attended in Dubai and Paris
Transcript, WAEC and NECO
Project management training certificates (PMP)
Primavera training certificates
Proof of daycare enrollment for my 8 months old daughter (to show that she will be in school when I travel)
Well detailed Resume
1 page SOP saying why I was going for the program. I mentioned how it will progress my career but I didn’t mention anything on coming back to Nigeria Funny enough I wrote on how my daughter would be visiting during my school holidays.

Home Tie

Submitted parents passport page and all my siblings birth certificates
Daughter’s Birth certificate,

A lot of fasting and prayers and novenas.

I have a BSc in Pure and Industrial chemistry. Since I graduated in 2006, I worked for an NGO for a year and then went into the business world. Working as a business development manager, I attended trainings, meetings, trade shows which were all business related. This and my job responsibilities were what I used while writing my SOP to try and convince the VO the reason for my career change. The VO that handled my application would have noticed that I had never done anything chemistry or science related based on my resume. It was easy to deduce that I was already in a business career field. I specifically wrote on my SOP that I had the practical knowledge of business and needed to get the theoretical knowledge of it; hence my interest in going for a PGD in business administration (global business management) since I couldn’t get into an MBA cos of a low GPA.

My advice to people going for a PGD is that you try to show some relation to your current job or your first degree if it’s still within a 2 year period. If its related to your first degree, then please let the VO know of the attempts you have made to get into a master’s program and couldn’t because of your low GPA. (If you have proof of emails, please attach it). The VOs know that Canadian universities are very competitive especially for folks with low GPA). If it’s related to your current job, please try and attach certificates, trainings, introduction letter from HR detailing your job responsibilities. Anything to show that your proposed study is related to your current job. You just can’t change career out of the blues. You must have tried something before developing interest in it.

Good luck to everyone waiting for his or her visa. It will end in praise.

poesy:


Hi, I didn't write an English test. In the application form, I listed English as my first language. Again, the need for tests likely depends on your department. If in doubt, send them an email and tell them your first language and language of instruction at your Uni. Good luck and be sure to tell us when you gain admission!

Thanks for the clarification. Congrats once again.

This could be useful for the exceeded processing time applicants

Once you apply for GCMS notes, Importantly it has detail pertaining to “bring forward date” this is by when CIC will start next stage processing this also indicate where currently your application is located. So you can also track your applications location and understand why the application is taking so much of time, is it due to some pending documents or inquiry is pending or it’s just due to sheer volume applications received by CIC.

Culled from a CIC affiliated site.

Mandoy:
hello house, can i order my GCMS note? my application is like 21 weeks old with, online application with upfront medicals. not even a single correspondence since after my medicals. Eligibility review hasnt even started. i think the application has been forgotten sent a lot of mails and CSE yet no reply. im beginning to think maybe the application was removed during the upgrade.

Be patient brother, I understand how you feel, mine was 24weeks before i was approved, I didn't order for gcms note, I'll advice you to keep praying and hope in God, your app is still there

Mandoy:
hello house, can i order my GCMS note? my application is like 21 weeks old with, online application with upfront medicals. not even a single correspondence since after my medicals. Eligibility review hasnt even started. i think the application has been forgotten sent a lot of mails and CSE yet no reply. im beginning to think maybe the application was removed during the upgrade.

is it online or paper route

Ohcanada:


is it online or paper route

he stated it in his post. it is online

hi, i currently have an acceptance letter to study mba in canada west,i have before msc in russia, have been denied usa visa once and malta as well, i have paid the deposit fees of about 6700cad, now i have just one month to reply,i informed the school to defer the admission till january they refused and insisted i submit with the accpetance letter i have for october 2017 using online process, please guys advice me and also statethe required documents needed for sucess, the account statement is mine about 5m and a fixed depost of about 8m and tressury bills of about 2m, please advice, because for real,i be jjc,, no level

bronze25:

Well said boss. But you & this your garri, hope you go get enough space for am

No worry. Just bring your own come.

Austinpee4:

Lol. Baba, no think anything! We still dey ground!

Aluta continua!

Hahaha... no mind the boss... i know wetin him get for mind.

Good day beautiful house with graduates full with intellectuals. I have been a silent follower. I was delayed on 17th of August due to insufficient funds. I used my uncle initially as my sponsor, but I want to reapply now though it seems my uncle is no longer interested in supporting me. So I have decided to use my immediate elder brother who has been into poultry business for the past 2years as my sponsor. He has promised to pay my first year tuition and pay extra 3m into my bank account before commencing my application. My first year tuition is 10,900CAD and my second year tuition is 6000CAD.
1) Will the VO suspect me for changing sponsor?
2) Like what kind of financial documents does he need to sample since he doesn't have CAC or salary slips.
3) He just graduated as an Agricultural Scientist 2014 and he is 2years older than myself in age. What is the advice my able friends?

Christopher100:
Good day beautiful house with graduates full with intellectuals. I have been a silent follower. I was delayed on 17th of August due to insufficient funds. I used my uncle initially as my sponsor, but I want to reapply now though it seems my uncle is no longer interested in supporting me. So I have decided to use my immediate elder brother who has been into poultry business for the past 2years as my sponsor. He has promised to pay my first year tuition and pay extra 3m into my bank account before commencing my application. My first year tuition is 10,900CAD and my second year tuition is 6000CAD.
1) Will the VO suspect me for changing sponsor?
2) Like what kind of financial documents does he need to sample since he doesn't have CAC or salary slips.
3) He just graduated as an Agricultural Scientist 2014 and he is 2years older than myself in age. What is the advice my able friends?

Hello Chris,

1. There is nothing wrong in changing of sponsor so long the said person is truly ready to sponsor you and also show commitment.

2. Land docs, investment docs, statement of account for the last 6months, his business documents (he should try and apply for them if he doesn't have), etc

3. There's nothing wrong in that so far he is financially capable of sponsoring you.

Regards.

I see one approval for my dream this morning.... I smell it coming.... Yes... Wear your dancing shoes... It's about to happen.....

guzenaira:


Yes you can go ahead and order for your gcms.

Or keep praying about it.

thanks bro

maralina:

Be patient brother, I understand how you feel, mine was 24weeks before i was approved, I didn't order for gcms note, I'll advice you to keep praying and hope in God, your app is still there

@maralina, thanks so much

Ohcanada:


is it online or paper route

online application

CanadianNurse:
I see one approval for my dream this morning.... I smell it coming.... Yes... Wear your dancing shoes... It's about to happen..... Where is our VO...

Yes. It is my application. It will be approved TODAY

Long post alert……
PGD is for folks like me who wish to further their education but have a low GPA and can’t get into a Master’s program immediately but can eventually do after the completion of the PGD or people that are changing career. If you have a Master’s program in mind, please go for a PGD related to it. It will help later. After completing my PGD, the schools I contacted for MBA all waive some courses so far you make 75% and above. This shortens the program duration for you and saves you some money.
I got my TRV in October 2014. Although I know that things have changed but am writing this for those going for PGD. I am an advocate of PGD especially if you want a career change or have a low GPA. I couldn’t get into an MBA program because of my GPA. I also had a constraint of time and didn’t want to waste time looking for schools that would take me. I was given an option of a PGD in business Administration (Global business management) which is in line with my proposed dream program; MBA with a specialization in management.

I can’t remember the timeline of my application.
Documents submitted.
All CIC forms
Sponsor (dad)-
Dads Bank statement, fixed deposit statement. Shares certificates, pension statement, Dads confirmation of employment and introduction letter from the 3 universities he lectures in (visiting retired professor), affidavit of support saying that he would bear all expenses for my program and my other siblings were no longer dependent on him.
My docs
Conditional admission letter from school (I had a C in math and the school needed me to write a math test upon arrival before enrolling into the program)
School fees receipt, (Paid full tuition of $27,000)
Passport page with valid and expired visas to UK, US, Germany, France, Netherland, India etc.
Letter of Introduction from employer saying that they were aware on my intended study (didn’t say anything on me having my position when I get back) and detailing my specific role and responsibilities in the company.
Letter of employment (I was working as a Business Development manager for 3 years as of the time I was applying)
6 months’ pay stub
Pictures of Business trips, meeting and trade show attended in Dubai and Paris
Transcript, WAEC and NECO
Project management training certificates (PMP)
Primavera training certificates
Proof of daycare enrollment for my 8 months old daughter (to show that she will be in school when I travel)
Well detailed Resume
1 page SOP saying why I was going for the program. I mentioned how it will progress my career but I didn’t mention anything on coming back to Nigeria tongue Funny enough I wrote on how my daughter would be visiting during my school holidays.

Home Tie

Submitted parents passport page and all my siblings birth certificates
Daughter’s Birth certificate,

A lot of fasting and prayers and novenas.

I have a BSc in Pure and Industrial chemistry. Since I graduated in 2006, I worked for an NGO for a year and then went into the business world. Working as a business development manager, I attended trainings, meetings, trade shows which were all business related. This and my job responsibilities were what I used while writing my SOP to try and convince the VO the reason for my career change. The VO that handled my application would have noticed that I had never done anything chemistry or science related based on my resume. It was easy to deduce that I was already in a business career field. I specifically wrote on my SOP that I had the practical knowledge of business and needed to get the theoretical knowledge of it; hence my interest in going for a PGD in business administration (global business management) since I couldn’t get into an MBA cos of a low GPA.

My advice to people going for a PGD is that you try to show some relation to your current job or your first degree if it’s still within a 2 year period. If its related to your first degree, then please let the VO know of the attempts you have made to get into a master’s program and couldn’t because of your low GPA. (If you have proof of emails, please attach it). The VOs know that Canadian universities are very competitive especially for folks with low GPA). If it’s related to your current job, please try and attach certificates, trainings, introduction letter from HR detailing your job responsibilities. Anything to show that your proposed study is related to your current job. You just can’t change career out of the blues. You must have tried something before developing interest in it.

Good luck to everyone waiting for his or her visa. It will end in praise.

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Pls @mesh2003.would like to send you a pm if its okay with you.

Good morning house,
I would like to defer my admission buh I don't the Address to direct my deferment to.
Please answer my question

hardehbayor112:
Good morning house,
I would like to defer my admission buh I don't the Address to direct my deferment to.
Please answer my question

Defer through the same address you received your admission letter from. Include your student ID

beverlyd:


Hello,
To answer your question, Before the application was made, i was already discouraged by few people who told me that a second masters will not fly because it was a similar field. In addition to this, i had what some would consider to be red flags. I have been rejected USA visa 3 times and i have tried applying for PR some years ago even though i submitted an incomplete application so it was not processed. I decided to put up a strong explanation letter.

I started by talking about myself and family background and how we were all raised to contribute to our society. I mentioned my siblings professions and how they have contributed towards socio-economic development in Nigeria. I talked about how i made my own contributions ...i gave examples of how i visited orphanage homes, how i mentored individuals/friends and a attached one or two pictures of such visits. I also mentioned some awards in the past which were related to socio-economic development in my place of service (during nysc).

I talked about how passionate i am about my career and because HR is the heart of any organization, it focuses on the welfare of its people. I said i have a natural disposition to want to help which is why i have chosen this career path. I also mentioned that its a bit difficult to find HRM in Nigerian universities at post graduate level hence the reason for seeking this course outside my country. I talked about various things i seek in a country where i want to study and mentioned stuff like multi-culturalism, high standard of education, peaceful setting, conducive environment for studies and i have found canada to cover all aspects. I quoted stuff from articles that may have mentioned them etc I went on to state my reasons for choosing my university in canada. I mentioned why i picked them instead of other unis and i focused on ranking in that field both in canada and worldwide and how it appears to be one of the few unis offering HRM without other course combinations like International business with HRM.

I explained why i chose to do HRM as a core course and explained that the previous MSc was a major in international business. I also pointed out that my promotion in present work place is dependent on me achieving a core HRM program. I showed evidence of this with a study leave letter from my company mentioning that and they stated they were willing to accept me at the end of my study.

Finally i talked about future goals which was to set up a job centre for my community as this has been a problem and that the theroretical knowledge obtained from the program would go a long way to help me accomplish that. I mentioned specific aspects of the program i would need to fulfil this.

I also highlighted some social organizations i was part of in Nigeria and mentioned important social events i have attended and what i did....all pointing towards commitment to my country. I never said anything bad about Nigeria but rather how to contribute to its development.

Lastly, i mentioned that i have started taking steps towards accomplishing my future plans by registering a company which can only come in full operation with the knowledge i will gain from the program.

Its also important to note that i was honest with the fact that i have been rejected in USA before and i gave reason. I was also honest that i have tried to enter canada before though it was not processed.

Lastly, i prayed most of the time and praised more than half of the time.

I hope this will help others too. So people going for second masters especially ones in similar field ...do not be discouraged. See you all at the top

Congrats!! How long was your SOP? Sounds like a lot of explaining. You even included pictures? Must have had to wait a long time. What was your processing time? Congrats for not hearing the nay voices, but hearing your conscience and deep convictions to go for a second masters. I always tell that to people who doing career change, to go for the jugular, in essence go with their most important convictions.