papijulah:
Approval!!!! I'm yet to collect my passport but got a mail today from Cic and it's the correspondence letter.

I will collect my passport from the vfs tomorrow.

Concate:


I dey here o. I submitted online app on May 31st and did biometrics on June 4th. Still no update on my account.

You are not alone....

Bodmillz:


Bros you dey vex o! Please calm down and let everything pass.

Nigeria hard but please don’t call our fatherland shithole. I have spent barely two weeks and some days in Canada and I must tell you I’m missing home. Life’s good here and thousands times better than in Nigeria but no place can be like where you grew up.

The culture here is totally different from ours. You would be living in the same Condo and you won’t even greet one another when your path crosses. For example, in the walkway or when you in the elevator, you will either be looking each other like dondee or be pressing phone. Sometimes you greet them and they will be looking at you like mumu, and sometimes they respond with all smile. Even in 3 or more bedroom houses, you see only few that mix well. Most times it’s hi hi when you meet and when you in the house, you lock yourself in the room doing your thing.

The food too. You go chop rice tire. The best thing is to cook here. Not like naija wey you fit just enter one restaurant or buka and load fufu or Eba and spend less than 1k. Go to African restaurant here a the least plate you can get is for $15 (#4,350) and you won’t even be satisfied. And for your info, you pay tax for everything. SIM card wey dem dey sell 100 naira for naija, I bought for $40 (#11,600) here , which was the best deal and I was charged $6 (#1740) extra as tax. Even tax dey ontop bread. I buy wheat bread for $3.29 (#954) which is #250 in naija(more than x3). So the thing here is you have to change your lifestyle if you really wanna have savings. Wheat bread wey I dey finish once in naija, I dey chop am 3 times here . Beans of about 3 congos is $22 imagine! One thing, If you keep converting to naira, you won’t buy anything here lol. Got a jean jacket $70 wey I go see confirm akube for 1500 in naija.

Also, I learnt the weather during winter is mad. Even those that were born and bred here are afraid winter is coming! I remember during my orientation a lady at the information fair was asking me if I would like to study abroad. I told her I am already studying abroad because I am an International student. She laughed and said I can still study abroad, perhaps after I spend a winter here, I would like to study abroad...imagine! Lol

Congrats on your approval and I wish you the best in Canada!

Senatorkolade:


GOD TIME IS THE BEST

papijulah:


Please, how did you route your flight and how much did it cost?

Biakwa:


Did biometric June too,but did you notice change in your status application within this period. Has your eligibility gone to review or same

papijulah:
Approval!!!! I'm yet to collect my passport but got a mail today from Cic and it's the correspondence letter.

I will collect my passport from the vfs tomorrow.

Concate:


Nah, status still reads "application review in progress. Will let you know when we start review of eligibility"

Meaning that they have not started eligibility review after 14weeks.

The Lord is my strength!

Ysakaws:
Please who can confirm if University of British Columbia application fee is truly free for Nigerians?

candygist:
Someone should help me plz .... I just got a message that my passport is ready for collection without being asked for medical text. Does that mean that my application was rejected ? Someone with experienced should help a worried brother

reveal:
APPROVAL ALERT!!!
Online Application
Submitted: May 14, 2018
Biometrics request: May 25, 2018
Upfront Medicals
Refusal Letter: July 24, 2018 on purpose of visit

Applied for GCMS note on July 25, but later decided on reapplying while waiting for the gcms note, since my resumption date was fast approaching and the gcms note would take 1 month.
Searched the web for common reasons for purpose of visit refusal and wrote a letter of explanation addressing those common reason that may apply to me. Included in my reapplication the SOP I wrote for the MBA application, changed school to my preferred school which i had now gotten the admission letter, documents of landed properties and letter of merit award from the school.

Reapplied Paper Route (observed the most reapplication using paper route received response within a month)
Submitted: August 3, 2018
Eligibility Review: August 25, 2018
*Approval : September 3, 2018*
Correspondence Letter: September 4, 2018
Passport Received:September 5, 2018

Thanks to all for your contribution on the forum, quite a huge resource base.

ANaledi:

When did you apply? When was passport requested?

ANaledi:

When did you apply? When was passport requested?

Bodmillz:


Because your eligibility review has not started doesn’t mean they have not started reviewing your application. I got a medical call before my eligibility review was updated and it was not updated until few hours after medical passed and passport request came through in less than two hours it was updated. So just keep praying.

Bodmillz:


Royal Air Maroc, Lagos-Casablanca-Montreal. They are the only flight that go directly from Africa to Montreal and the most cost effective. At the time of my booking, it was 296k

papijulah:
Approval!!!! I'm yet to collect my passport but got a mail today from Cic and it's the correspondence letter.

I will collect my passport from the vfs tomorrow.

papijulah:
Approval!!!! I'm yet to collect my passport but got a mail today from Cic and it's the correspondence letter.

I will collect my passport from the vfs tomorrow.

galala123:


WE NEED SUCH MESSAGES ABEG!

Tension wan burst the house!!

CONGRATS!!!

mightyola:
Told you, it is good news

Oskydaniellyyy:
He knows what he is saying that he want to leave the shithole ,some people graduated with first class and master with distinction in engineering and science field field nobody cares about them. How do you expect him not to say that when the person was given full funding including living expenses without even seeing his face when he was applying.

It is a normal thing for the Caucasians,they do things privately and alone.it is better than keeping fake friends that has no value to someone life.

We need to start asking how we nigerians and africans find ourselves in this situation.

The rich children all have dual citizenship, do you think they don't know what they are doing.let us leave the story for another time.

Bodmillz, I know you are seeing the difference living in a progressive country unlike naija.

uyplus:


God bless you richly! I found a brother in you within a short time of meeting you. You have such a large heart and God in his infinite goodness will bless you richly! You really helped me a great deal! The advices you gave were amazing man! @jnyuwa keep fooling around. You claim to have lived in the US for 18 years yet you are here claiming to pursue student visa. I won't join words with you cause I have read through most of your comments and they tell alot about you!

blaugrana82:
Paper route is still far better than online route in every aspect. Online and delays are like Siamese twins. God help us

Concate:


Thanks for this clarification. It's quite comforting and reassuring to know my app is being reviewed. I pray to get it completed soon.

The waiting is sickening!

mightyola:
Please how many June online applicants have not gotten an update?

papijulah:


Wow.... Also going to Quebec, Montreal.

Thanks

Ibbond:


June 11 online applicant here, was called for medical. This was done on the 27th and updated as passed 31st of August. No update since then... Hoping and praying for good news ���