Maxihyfr:
Good morning all... For those applying online.. So we r to scan and send the whole 30pages of our sponsors SOA??

PLS ANSWERS NEEDED

You can scan and send if the size is not more than the required size, otherwise paper route is your only option.

tylerwill:

Go to page Zero and you will get a clue. When you're done the masters/gurus here will assist you in reviewing.


N.B : I'm not a guru

Yes Boss, I have read everything but if I started writing now, I might write more than 10pages. My story long ooo

Hi Justwise,

Will do as you have advised. Thanks will keep you posted.

justwise:


Why not give masters a try considering your work experience and other qualifications you have? Apply for masters and follow it up with letter to the school outlining your work experience in the field and other qualifications you have acquired.

Going for PG is a bit of a step-down.

thompson1510:


Yes Boss, I have read everything but if I started writing now, I might write more than 10pages. My story long ooo

You do not need to write stories in your purpose statement. An overview of key points would give inclinations to a purposeful decision to study in Canada than situational.

Your key points should be:
- The aim of pursuing your program.

-Reason for choosing the program, institution and country( do not generalize. Give a precise reason or two. An officer will weigh these reasons against the option of studying in Nigeria)

- How you have prepared for the program.(Past experience, education. It should be in sync or relative to your intended program)

- How you intend to apply the knowledge gained from the program.( Again, do not generalise. Give a realistic plan and strategy. They should be within your ability. It is believable when they are)

-Your short and long term goal(s)- (Identify a specific problem and a possible solution that would require a process from completing your intending program for your long term goal. Your short term goal can be an obvious one and specific to something already existing)

- A strong concluding statement.


Truth is, there is no rule of thump on writing a purposeful statement. How you express yourself should be objective, realistic and devour of fairy tales or make believe stories. They won't impress an officer. Also take note that they are looking out for your values and other things you are bringing to their Country.

Officers know majority of students especially Nigerians are not likely to return after study. They have statistics already. Keep your stories real, achievable and drawn largely from that which you have found interest in,
your passion.

Regards.

Maxihyfr:
Good morning all... For those applying online.. So we r to scan and send the whole 30pages of our sponsors SOA??

PLS ANSWERS NEEDED

Anybody!??

A big congratulations to everyone who got a positive response at different stages of the Canadian study path. It will get better if you stay the course and keep your focus right.

For those refused study permit applications, get hold of your GCMS note before you start further considerations. It will be a major gamble to reapply without it. A refusal is not the end. You only did not meet a requirement or requirements as the case may be. If you show you can meet it/them, your application will be approved on reapplication. Get help if you need one and importantly, do not underestimate the Canadian visa officers, they are meticulous and not in a hurry to let you into their country. Take your time and use a good strategy. In the end, you will be glad you did. Every effort will be worth it.

Wishing everyone the very best.

Regards.

Help bro, hand � here

Phocusjosh:
Anyone going to University of Manitoba fall 2018?

Hello, please I did not show my certifications nor did I show how I’d pay for the second year. Is that an issue?

Setemiola:
please the a visa application form is noy open ...is writing please wail..please i dont mind if anyone can send it to me through my Email address...i will print it out from there. please i need it very urgent. thanks

You are doing it wrong. Stop clicking on the link because your browser can't open it. Instead, right click on it, then select "save link as" and save it on any folder on your computer. When you are done, go to where you save it and open it with Adobe reader.

Goodluck

For online application... On the space for Client information what documents are we to upload there?!

Maxihyfr:
Good morning all... For those applying online.. So we r to scan and send the whole 30pages of our sponsors SOP??

6-4 months worth of SOA is what recommended, try and keep it simple. If that connotes 30 pages, then so be it!! You have to compress all pages to the required Mb.

thompson1510:


Yes Boss, I have read everything but if I started writing now, I might write more than 10pages. My story long ooo

10 pages, are you writing a book? Don’t write any long stories abeg. VOs tend to be wary of applicants who are freely giving out info about themselves that was never requested. Don’t start exposing yourself and giving out information about you that will prejudice your application. Keep it simple, concise and straight to the point. That’s the recipy to a winning application.

hilaryxoxo:
Hello fellow eagle

We plenty here

Martswoll:


4 years in North Cyprus doing Bachelors degree, during that time visited Republic of Georgia for 10 days under tourist visa, then visited Turkey for 3 days with a transit visa . That’s all , came back to Nigeria last year October 20th

How did you get jobs in Cyprus?

Austinpee4:

You do not need to write stories in your purpose statement. An overview of key points would give inclinations to a purposeful decision to study in Canada than situational.

Your key points should be:
- The aim of pursuing your program.

-Reason for choosing the program, institution and country( do not generalize. Give a precise reason or two. An officer will weigh these reasons against the option of studying in Nigeria)

- How you have prepared for the program.(Past experience, education. It should be in sync or relative to your intended program)

- How you intend to apply the knowledge gained from the program.( Again, do not generalise. Give a realistic plan and strategy. They should be within your ability. It is believable when they are)

-Your short and long term goal(s)- (Identify a specific problem and a possible solution that would require a process from completing your intending program for your long term goal. Your short term goal can be an obvious one and specific to something already existing)

- A strong concluding statement.


Truth is, there is no rule of thump on writing a purposeful statement. How you express yourself should be objective, realistic and devour of fairy tales or make believe stories. They won't impress an officer. Also take note that they are looking out for your values and other things you are bringing to their Country.

Officers know majority of students especially Nigerians are not likely to return after study. They have statistics already. Keep your stories real, achievable and drawn largely from that which you have found interest in,
your passion.

Regards.

All good and dandy!! But I don’t agree with one thing, VOs don’t know that a majority of applicants are not going to come back to Nigeria. It’s your responsibility to convince them that you would by explicitly showing the factors that would induce your return. If they already knew that majority won’t come, they would approve very very few applications than they already do. I think most will come back, they can’t die in Canada. Most people are simply looking for a way to establish themselves and come back to their homelands and enjoy their halcyon days!! Not many Nigerians die in Canada, at the very least, the chickens do come back home indeed to roost!

HiSignature:
Yes please, just prove your ties to them

Funny question but I just thought of it

Can I use my parents and a family friend who's a UK citizen- that will make it 3 people?

Please reply

Slik07:


Yes, you can apply for TRV & SOWP at the same time if you have the required fund to take care of your family in Canada.

Thanks Slik07

jnyuwa02:


All good. But I don’t agree with one thing, VOs don’t know that a majority of applicants are not going to come back to Nigeria. It’s your responsibility to convince them that you would. If they already knew that majority won’t come, they would approve very very few applications than they already do. I think most will come back, they can’t die in Canada. Most people are simply looking for a way to establish themselves and come back to their homelands and enjoy their halcyon days!! Not many Nigerians die in Canada, at the very least, the chickens do come back home indeed to roost!

Really? Some of your comments always leave me smiling. Anyway, officers already know that folks especially from Nigeria applying for study permits do so in their numbers because of the incentives of studying in Canada and one being a path to permanent residence which will also translate to a better standard of living than the one already in place in Nigeria.

However, this will not be applied as a decision base in issuing a study permit as there is an established act and regulation for it. An onus understandable is on the applicant to convince the officer that he/she would depart at the end of study because it is a stipulation and a requirement by the IRP act and regulation that an officer see both in evidence and discretionary that there is a level of a strong tie established in the application. A good reason why it is becoming challenging to overcome the "you have not satisfied me that you would leave Canada....." phrase is largely because there are limited evidence to show that there is a possibility of the applicant to return which must be established even if the choose to return or not.

Do not be deceived by thinking they do not know. They share and have statistics and once a student lands and is established, the individual is censured both from the federal and provincial authorities and records are centralized.

Approval of study permit is really not in all an applicant put down in writing, but mainly what is evidenced. They will in the long run serve as evidence or proof in conformity to the stipulation of IRP act and regulations in case of a legal action. It is simply a demand of an existing law for a temporary resident to satisfy the officer. Whether you choose to return or not, an applicant has an obligation on this at the point of application and must do it satisfactorily to ease the officer's job and the guiding placed before him/her to issue a study permit which must be in accordance to subsection (11)1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. A visa officer does NOT reach a decision based on how he/she feels while reviewing the application. It must first be in accordance to the Act and with discretion from same stance point.

Regards.

Pls o.... If your funding covers the required money for you and your family, then will it be that, all you need to show is flights money? Then can a lump sum deposit in my account for flights tickets be overlooked? Or should I use a sponsor?

Thanks

jnyuwa02:


10 pages, are you writing a book? Don’t write any long stories abeg. VOs tend to be wary of applicants who are freely giving out info about themselves that was never requested. Don’t start exposing yourself and giving out information about you that will prejudice your application. Keep it simple, concise and straight to the point. That’s the recipy to a winning application.

Thanks for the tips boss...I will definitely try my best and give it out for you guys to proof-read please. Thanks once again bro.

Austinpee4:

You do not need to write stories in your purpose statement. An overview of key points would give inclinations to a purposeful decision to study in Canada than situational.

Your key points should be:
- The aim of pursuing your program.

-Reason for choosing the program, institution and country( do not generalize. Give a precise reason or two. An officer will weigh these reasons against the option of studying in Nigeria)

- How you have prepared for the program.(Past experience, education. It should be in sync or relative to your intended program)

- How you intend to apply the knowledge gained from the program.( Again, do not generalise. Give a realistic plan and strategy. They should be within your ability. It is believable when they are)

-Your short and long term goal(s)- (Identify a specific problem and a possible solution that would require a process from completing your intending program for your long term goal. Your short term goal can be an obvious one and specific to something already existing)

- A strong concluding statement.


Truth is, there is no rule of thump on writing a purposeful statement. How you express yourself should be objective, realistic and devour of fairy tales or make believe stories. They won't impress an officer. Also take note that they are looking out for your values and other things you are bringing to their Country.

Officers know majority of students especially Nigerians are not likely to return after study. They have statistics already. Keep your stories real, achievable and drawn largely from that which you have found interest in,
your passion.

Regards.

What you wrote up here is gonna go a long way in writing my SOP, will let you know once am done writing it bro.
Thanks for you help Boss.

Austinpee4:

Really? Some of your comments always leave me smiling. Anyway, officers already know that folks especially from Nigeria applying for study permits do so in their numbers because of the incentives of studying in Canada and one being a path to permanent residence which will also translate to a better standard of living than the one already in place in Nigeria.

However, this will not be applied as a decision base in issuing a study permit as there is an established act and regulation for it. An onus understandable is on the applicant to convince the officer that he/she would depart at the end of study because it is a stipulation and a requirement by the IRP act and regulation that an officer see both in evidence and discretionary that there is a level of a strong tie established in the application. A good reason why it is becoming challenging to overcome the "you have not satisfied me that you would leave Canada....." phrase is largely because there are limited evidence to show that there is a possibility of the applicant to return which must be established even if the choose to return or not.

Do not be deceived by thinking they do not know. They share and have statistics and once a student lands and is established, the individual is censured both from the federal and provincial authorities and records are centralized.

Approval of study permit is really not in all an applicant put down in writing, but mainly what is evidenced. They will in the long run serve as evidence or proof in conformity of the stipulation of IRP act and regulations in case of a legal action. It is simply a demand of an existing law for a temporary resident to satisfy the officer. Whether you choose to return or not, an applicant has an obligation on this at the point of application and must do it satisfactorily to ease the officer's job and the guiding placed before him/her to issue a study permit which must be in accordance to subsection (11)1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. A visa officer does NOT reach a decision based on how he/she feels while reviewing the application. It must first be in accordance to the Act and in discretion from same stance point.

Regards.

I agree with you largely. Whether an applicant will come back or not is not the VO’s purview, but whether you have established substantial ties that convinces them you would come back to your domicile, is what they are after —as should be. Knowing whether an applicant will come back is largely subjective. Statitistics do not tell the entire story as many go on to get PR which is allowed by law. Would someone who went on a student visa and obtains PR count as students not coming back to their home countries? And many students do indeed come back to their homelands eventually. The law allows for judgement based on whether you have shown enough ties, not subjective speculations that a majority of people won’t come back. Let us say things that are within the parameters of what they law allows. Nice chatting!

hustla:


How did you get jobs in Cyprus?

Sorry but this is not a thread for this question Bro!

who served as your sponsor?

chibreezy:
good evening all i must say you guys are doing a good job. i came into this forum as a newbie i think sometime in january.i already had my admission from a canadian university already for masters in environmental engineering and have a bsc in chemical engineering from a nija uni(2014). i asked the first question here on how to go about my deposit payment to my school but unfortunately it wasnt answered but i just read on the thread and googled some questions too and was able to make the deposit of 2kcad not even the full tuition payment.. ok to cut the long story short, this post is for dose discouraged and it may serve as encouragement to them not to relent..i applied for my trv on 7th of feb(paper route) for the first time i do not have any travel history before, i got an invite for medicals 1st march and got my trv on 9th march(yesterday)..my dear it was really a surprise to me coz it was after i applied i even got to start reading and following up more on the thread i got scared at some point when i even saw some documents that was mentioned here like sop, letter of previous employment place ,sponsor birth certificate, sponsor passport biodata page, siblings birth cerificate and parents too, police report too etc. men all this things been no dey my application i said to my sef i dun f up o.. The only things i submitted was my trv forms, sponsor letter, sponsor account statement(personal and company) , sponsor cac documents, my nysc discharge, waec certificate, degree certificate, diploma in telecoms certificate,my personal account with just 170k closing balance, ielts, identification letter, my bsc school transcript, evidence of paid 2kcad, admission letter, accomodation offer letter from school and above all THE G FACTOR(GOD). this are just what i used in applying for the first time and getting it.. i think a simple and genuine application makes the job easy for the vo. i applaud these guys frank, iyjuwa, chuks and many others i cant remember their names i dont reply nor comment though but i follow your posts and comments and you give really good advices and una dey try e no easy to dey give free advice abeg so GOD bless you all and reward you all ur heart desires .. for those expecting it will be your turn soon..cheers yall and all the best to you all.

I got my application approved yesterday!! Thank God!
I don't think there's anyone who has read all the post here as much as I have (I have been a ghost follower).. I started from the beginning
I actually posted my timeline yesterday but it was blocked. I applied on the 23rd of December. Both my mother and I applied for study permits together. She was approved about 3 week ago.

Happily thankful to God and everyone who helped in one way or the other. To everyone who is applying or waiting, your approval is on the way. And to everyone who was delayed, remember God protects his own and everything happens for a reason. School started for me in January but I had to defer it. Unfortunately, my mom and I were told to reapply for our different admissions. That's double payment. We thank God for everything. I just sent my passport and it has been delivered to vfs. Funny enough, we had booked a flight for Sunday. God will make it possible for me to get my passport back before then (Amennn ).

Thank you all once again. Don't forget to pray for others too. It goes a long way!

ebimila:
Pls is it the norm that people who get SP approved are invited for a meet and greet on behalf of the Canadian High Commission. Or does this happen randomly? Any other person invited or had such experience before? What do they even do during such event because i have not heard of it before.

Pls does anybody have an idea what this is about? I have not read about anything of this sort on this thread thats why im asking. i dont know what the implication will be if one does not attend.

Bellapette1:
I got my application approved yesterday!! Thank God!
I don't think there's anyone who has read all the post here as much as I have (I have been a ghost follower).. I started from the beginning
I actually posted my timeline yesterday but it was blocked. I applied on the 23rd of December. Both my mother and I applied for study permits together. She was approved about 3 week ago.

Happily thankful to God and everyone who helped in one way or the other. To everyone who is applying or waiting, your approval is on the way. And to everyone who was delayed, remember God protects his own and everything happens for a reason. School started for me in January but I had to defer it. Unfortunately, my mom and I were told to reapply for our different admissions. That's double payment. We thank God for everything. I just sent my passport and it has been delivered to vfs. Funny enough, we had booked a flight for Sunday. God will make it possible for me to get my passport back before then (Amennn ).

Thank you all once again. Don't forget to pray for others too. It goes a long way!

Mighty congrats and best wishes in the next phase of your life!

jnyuwa02:


Mighty congrats and best wishes in the next phase of your life!

Thank you! I see yours here already!!

MightyGIE:
Pls o.... If your funding covers the required money for you and your family, then will it be that, all you need to show is flights money? Then can a lump sum deposit in my account for flights tickets be overlooked? Or should I use a sponsor?

Thanks

You need money for flight tickets, Tfare from the airport and money to take care of your family before the scholarship fund hits your account.

Lump sum is relative. If you have an account and the highest single deposit is 3m, then 500k or 1m is not a lump sum. But if you have an account and the highest single deposit is 50k, then 200k is a lump sum.

Congrats boss. All the very best

Bellapette1:
I got my application approved yesterday!! Thank God!
I don't think there's anyone who has read all the post here as much as I have (I have been a ghost follower).. I started from the beginning
I actually posted my timeline yesterday but it was blocked. I applied on the 23rd of December. Both my mother and I applied for study permits together. She was approved about 3 week ago.

Happily thankful to God and everyone who helped in one way or the other. To everyone who is applying or waiting, your approval is on the way. And to everyone who was delayed, remember God protects his own and everything happens for a reason. School started for me in January but I had to defer it. Unfortunately, my mom and I were told to reapply for our different admissions. That's double payment. We thank God for everything. I just sent my passport and it has been delivered to vfs. Funny enough, we had booked a flight for Sunday. God will make it possible for me to get my passport back before then (Amennn ).

Thank you all once again. Don't forget to pray for others too. It goes a long way!

Bellapette1:


Thank you! I see yours here already!!

Amen!!