Sorry about the refusal. Better luck next time.

jessyeve:
Updates has been raining, mostly refusal that's y u don't gt to hear, it's not good thing to announce , I'm June 7, also got a refusal, I'm suspecting they got limit they want to admit, they no smile to college applicant at all this fall but all the best.

Hi @Justwise ...please do one require a US transit visa to fly to Canada as a student? OR please airline can one select for a direct flight from say Accra to Canada or Lagos to Canada? Response much appreciated.

Good evening house, I’ve submitted my application since 30th of May and I haven’t heard anything from our Nairobi guys just wanna know if I have to be worried about anything, cause I havent been called for medical yet or should I just send them mail requesting for what’s going on? Please I kindly need advise here cause school is resuming mid next month.

I guess you should do an email if it has exceeded the average processing time.

maka11:
Good evening house, I’ve submitted my application since 30th of May and I haven’t heard anything from our Nairobi guys just wanna know if I have to be worried about anything, cause I havent been called for medical yet or should I just send them mail requesting for what’s going on? Please I kindly need advise here cause school is resuming mid next month.

You need a visa to go through the US.
There are no direct flights from Nigeria to Canada, I don't know about Accra.
Why not try the European(Klm,Lufthansa,Airfrance etc)
or Eastern Airlines(Etihad,Qatar etc) . Most of them(Asian airlines) don't go through America enroute to the Canada.

However, when using any airline, be careful of having 2 stops in Europe (for example Lagos to London to Dublin to Canada); if you are passing through 2 European countries enroute anywhere you will need a visa for the second coutry.

bigtt76:
Hi @Justwise ...please do one require a US transit visa to fly to Canada as a student? OR please airline can one select for a direct flight from say Accra to Canada or Lagos to Canada? Response much appreciated.

SOPWriter:
I will be banned if I should assist you with the link.
There are numerous firm offering this service and you can get them through Google. You can check one of my latest posts for more enlightenment.

Thanks @SOPWriter will source for it and revert.
Nice one bro appreciate.

The mails are for good news my brother. It seems CIC is having issues on its site. Let's stay positive. This will surely end in praise. Amen.

Ayodeji786:
Hello guys, please come to my aid. Nairobi guys is frustrating me with emails. This is the 7th time I will get email saying I have an update on my application. It not even I have a message in my account but my application has been updated. Each time I logged in to check, there is no any update on it o. But my background check and eligibility is running together. My application is 8wks already.

Higihaga:



I can give you Qlife 20th
I haven't send them my phone number yet and you can do that and switch to that date
How about that ??

Oh cool
Pls can I have your number.
Thank you

gatsbym4:


Oh cool
Pls can I have your number.
Thank you

Pm sent
Check

obaxlove:
Please can someone help confirm this?

I saw it last Sunday; tried confirming it, and I realized it's hasn't been officially effected.

Hi guys here’s a mail I received from CIC Kenya, I have never been indebted to them in anyway, please who has an idea on this

Frank, are u serious with this information u just put down here? Like seriosuly, If u remember vividly when I applied last year July 2018, I had to do another Bio-metrics, and that was ma 2nd application. Meaning I had done bio metrics in 2016 in ma 1st application.. And my Bio-metrics was a Topic on this thread.. I was still a novice then, and I asked the House if it was necessary to do another Biometrics since I had done in 2016 and you and Jerome(Cant really remember his name, he was one of the Gurus then) advised I go to VFS to go confirm if I needed to do another Bio-metrics or not and asked for ma feedback when am done.. Behold I had to do another biometrics because my bio-metrics of 2016 wasn't valid for 10 years(That was what I was told by the VFS Official that attended to me).. Am surprised u saying this tho.. This 10 years Biometrics valididty started July last year, and that was when I applied for ma application.. So a 2016 Bio-metrics cant be valid for 10 years cos the 10 years validity has not been implemented then... Frank I can take u back to the post am talking about... Peace

Frankrobbn1:






The applicant is NOT required to pay a biometrics fees again. The biometrics information the applicant submitted in his previous application dated 2016 is valid until 2026. Unless the applicant is going for a permanent residence of Canada that's when he will be required to submit his fingerprint the second time at VAC.

Please note---------- that I know countless of applicants who had their last biometrics done before July, 2018 when the law of biometrics been valid for 10 years was implemented and got approval without having to redo a fresh biometrics.

@emmy4Gold use this link to check the validity of your biometrics; https://onlineservices-servicesenligne.cic.gc.ca/extapp/bioStatusQuery

legionnaire:
Hi guys. Please can someone who graduated with a third class in Banking and Finance get admitted for an MSc in Canada?

The person is also open to doing a Post Graduate Diploma if an MSc isn't possible. Please could recommend schools which she could try out?

Please guys I need your inputs.

Thanks

Not possible. You can try other business programs. With your experience it could fly.

Ok, noted... So that means as at July 2018 the VFS Officials present didn't know their Job as regards Biomtrics, cos I actually asked them if I still needed to do another Bio-metrics despite doing in 2016.. And I was told I needed to do another one... Never knew of the bolded information... Frankrobbn1 ignore ma previous post.. Peace

NothingDoMe:
We've given him the link to check and he has confirmed that his biometrics is valid.

[b]The 10-year biometric validity will be applied retrospectively to applicants to the Temporary Resident Biometric Program (TRBP) who provided their biometric information during or after May 2013:
[/b]
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/identity-management/biometrics/validity.html

True cos i tried logging in to no avail.

quote author=NuelNuelTT post=81074053]The mails are for good news my brother. It seems CIC is having issues on its site. Let's stay positive. This will surely end in praise. Amen.


[/quote]

Excellent. Thanks buddy.

raymege:
You need a visa to go through the US.
There are no direct flights from Nigeria to Canada, I don't know about Accra.
Why not try the European(Klm,Lufthansa,Airfrance etc)
or Eastern Airlines(Etihad,Qatar etc) . Most of them(Asian airlines) don't go through America enroute to the Canada.

However, when using any airline, be careful of having 2 stops in Europe (for example Lagos to London to Dublin to Canada); if you are passing through 2 European countries enroute anywhere you will need a visa for the second coutry.

[quote author=Dera12345 post=79521126]ORIGINAL PASSPORT REQUEST!!! (May applicant)

Experience is truly the best teacher, and my Canadian Sucess story made me believe the saying “EVERY DISAPPOINTMENT IS A BLESSING”!!! I know very well my story will motivate or strengthen some people never to give up in whatever that interests them, pursue it desperately like your life depends on it!! Yes I mean it.
Before I proceed, below is my timeline.

Online Application (2nd Application)
Submitted May 9th (10:57pm)
Upfront medicals passed on 11th June
Correspondence letter (today by 10:12am)
Original passport request (today by 10:32am)

This experience is my most difficult experience in life so far, I have always thought I can have anything I want in life but this Canada journey taught me that “Human beings can make any plans they want, but it’s God that decides their Sucess or failure”. I don’t even know where to begin from, but only God, Myself and @frankrobbn1 can tell my tragedy-comedy story.

So exactly a year today 20th June 2018, I submitted a paper route application and It was refused within 4weeks based on family ties, purpose of visit , personal assets and financial assets. Meanwhile, I have a Bsc in Biochemistry with overall CGPA 4.15 and last two year CGPA 4.71 , going for 2year diploma, paid tution fee $8,880cad.
when I received my refusal letter, I cried that very day like never before and till date my first refusal date 18th July,2018 still remains the worst day of my life, and the agent my parents used was just after money. After crying, knowing how bad i needed to leave this country I woke from my comfort zone and began my personal research, this was how I came across this wonderful forum and started reading up!

Through this wonderful platform I met an angel in human form, a motivator, my soulmate and my support system @frankrobbn1, may God bless you richly for me. Frank took his time to explain the errors in my application starting from advising me to secure a masters admission and that is nearly impossible to convince a VO on why diploma and not masters considering my high Gp, and secondly that my application is as empty as anything, I didn’t even submit my family’s information, no assets declared, no employment evidence and so on.

So I began my admission hunt and the devil started his work. Almost all the schools offering my course/ or related course requires a supervisor , and you know how difficult securing a supervisor can be. Some schools I contacted will tell me pump and play that I must identify a supervisor before applying while some will tell me to apply that they will assign me a supervisor once am admitted! I fell to their tricks and lost my application fee, I also tried contacting supervisors all kept turning me down. I kept sending countless mails to different supervisors in different universities all to no avail, some would always come up late with their negative mails of not having space in their lab while some will totally ignore me. I got feed up and I decided to stop sending mails but to call them on phone at least to get a straight forward response rather than waiting for their response that takes weeks and at the end must be negative. I made it as one of my daily activities to call at least 10 supervisors daily, and I did this for months!!! Even the ones that later accepted to supervise me though without funding just all of a sudden will deny even knowing me after I have submitted my application hoping I have secured a supervisor.

In general, I applied to 6 different universities in a space of 8months and all turned me down. I kept asking myself who did I offend? who is after my progress? Through this same wonderful forum I met a very nice fellow @agronat. Immediately he posted about him securing a masters admission with funding, i pm him to put me through, and that was how I realized the vital points/information missing out in my application and the reasons behind my refusals regardless of my high scores. And today am glad that my finally attempt landed me a full fulled scholarship worth $38,076CAD at BROCK UNIVERSITY ONTARIO , 2 years MSc in Biotechnology. Big thanks to @frankrobbn1 for recommending Brock University to me. I nearly craze that day (April 18th, 2019)!!! NB: the scholarship covers my tution and living expenses with extra left, I was also guaranteed a graduate assistantship position. Isn’t God great? This was when I realized that God was preparing something greater for me.

Fast forward to my visa application, guru @frankrobbn1 finished work.. I personally wrote my SOP and LOE, but when frank was done reviewing it I couldn’t recognize my LOE and SOP .. lol, he reconstructed it and was even using the VO’s terms to address every issue. He sold me well and also left the Change for the Visa officer to keep. I can’t thank you enough.., even after I submitted my visa application he took me to a church where I was given 4 days dry fasting and prayers (something I have never done in my life). I’m not the churchious type but this journey brought me closer to God and will forever remain grateful. I will be traveling to lagos next week to submit my passport and at the same time celebrate this wonderful journey that ended well. Seriously my sleep tonight will be very special after one year of dreaming of CANADA �� Lol, and to @justwise thanks for making this platform possible.

Below are the list of documents I submitted with my application:
Father sponsor.

All CIC FORMS
MY PASSPORT DATA PAGE
DIGITAL PASSPORT
UPFRONT MEDICALS
CLIENT INFORMATION;
•LOE
•SOP
•CV
•A reference letter from my supervisor
•Degree Certificate
•Degree Transcripts
•NYSC Posting letter
•NYSC Certificate
•My birth certificate
•WAEC result
•Employment letter (Written by frank , signed by my employer)
•Study leave approval letter (Written by frank , signed by my employer)
•work ID CARD
•police clearance certificate
•Picture with my parents
•HSSE professional Certificate (levels 1,2 and 3)
• social club reference letter (Written by frank)
•Deed of Gift of a four story building with a penthouse on top from Dad( Drafted by a senior advocate of Nigeria), I did the deed of gift before my application but it was back dated!
•My parent’s marriage certificate
•My family 25th marriage silver jubilee calendar as far back as 2008 . (Showing a portrait of all my siblings and my parents in the center) I was only 12years old then but I added it because we don’t have family picture.
•Siblings birth certificate
•Reference letter from my dad company stating I am one of the directors of his company existing for more than 30years now.
• My ID CARD showing am a director

PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
•My full funding unconditional acceptance letter
•Affidavit of sponsorship (Drafted by frank, signed by Dad and notary public )
•Letter of sponsorship (Written by frank , signed by Dad)
•Board of resolution letter
•Dad’s international passport data page
•Dad’s Statement of account ( Bal: #113,000,000 inflow- 440M outflow-375M)
•My Personal savings acc. About eight something!
• My Dom account statement (I explained that regardless of my full funding, my father transferred the sum of $10,000Cad for my flight itinerary and other miscellaneous expenses that might rise)
•Dad’s CAC
•Dad’s company particulars of directors (showing my name as one of the directors)
•Dad’s company memorandum of association
• proof of his company shares in all my siblings name and also my mum
•Dad’s landed property, evaluation report and survey plan( I included two building, one rented and one personal building), AND three empty lands under construction)

Even though I know my application is a little bit tight, I still handed it over to God because I have seen better applications refused, or the acceptance quota being reached as rumored on the forum,I said to God that they will bang the door when it’s my time to enter, I prayed against errors which can come from the VO leading to common refusals, lol, I prayed against bad mood on the head of the VO handling my application. Prayer is the Key.

I wish all TRV hopefuls SUCCESS!!!
[Congratulation Dera. The lord who started will see you through. Please I need some important clarification. I have sent you a message kindly reply. Have a nice day. ]

Congrats bro
Thank God for the great news
Pls did u get an official approval mail or you just got a mail saying your application has been finalized
Therefore passport request[quote author=dozie2014 post=81085453][/quote]

@Waynee2baba any news yet ?

Eligibility review and background check have both been running for over 5weeks now. No other update.

send ur medical upfront if u have shaa. worked for some people i know

sashaa:
Eligibility review and background check have both been running for over 5weeks now. No other update.

Vesment:
send ur medical upfront if u have shaa. worked for some people i know

Thanks, i have done that. Forwarded it on the 3rd of August but it's yet to be updated on my profile.

Vesment:
send ur medical upfront if u have shaa. worked for some people i know

This is what I wanna do

Can't one just do a walk in for upfront medical ni?
Who has tried this b4

i dont know how they do it though

gatsbym4:
Can't one just do a walk in for upfront medical ni?
Who has tried this b4

Vesment:
i dont know how they do it though

Thats how it’s done just go with your international passport

Vesment:
send ur medical upfront if u have shaa. worked for some people i know

The truth of the matter is that it worked for some people and at same time didn't work for majority of persons here. Going for an upfront medicals during an active application process is totally a big risk! Most especially when IRCC hasn't officially requested for it. It's more preferable and reasonable to wait for a medical call/request, with this you're sure with your fingers crossed of securing the visa or better still include an E-medical slip prior to the submission of your application.

In a nutshell, applicants should follow their guts and instincts as it leads them. Who knows you might be lucky! Different strokes for different folks! Everyone should be 100% responsible for their application!

Frankrobbn1:


The truth of the matter is that it worked for some people and at same time didn't work for majority of persons here. Going for an upfront medicals during an active application process is totally a big risk! Most especially when IRCC hasn't officially requested for it. It's more preferable and reasonable to wait for a medical call/request, with this you're sure with your fingers crossed of securing the visa or better still include an E-medical slip prior to the submission of your application.

In a nutshell, applicants should follow their guts and instincts as it leads them. Who knows you might be lucky! Different strokes for different folks! Everyone should be 100% responsible for their application!

Frank, can you explain the risk in it?

sashaa:

Frank, can you explain the risk in it?

The associated risk and regret is getting a REFUSAL after undergoing the medical exam. Some person's followed this path and when their application ended up been rejected, they started putting blames upon themselves for having spent 41k for a medical exam without waiting for IRCC to request for it.

Frankrobbn1:


The associated risk and regret is getting a REFUSAL after undergoing the medical exam.

That's like regretting the amount wasted on the medicals, right? .But isn't the medical valid for a few months or is it a year? If it is, can't an applicant reapply with it?