@Spotlights: Please, I need your insight based on the experience you shared below as it looks similar to my son's current situation. My son is a minor (15 years old) going for undergraduate studies (4 years program). As his father, should I position myself as the primary sponsor while his his aunt in Canada be the secondary sponsors?

One year tuition and living expenses for him, his accompanying mother and younger brother (8 yrs old) is #10.5m (tuition 5.4m + expenses 5.1m), and all my savings till date is #6m. With this savings of mine, am I in best position to be the primary sponsor or his aunt (a Canadian citizen) whose savings is probably bigger than mine should be the primary sponsor while I serve as the co-sponsor? Between the annual tuition fees of 5.4m naira and living expenses of 5.1m naira: which one should I choose and write sponsorship letter for and which one should the aunt choose and write a sponsorship letter for? What are the implications if I choose to sponsor the living expenses as against tuition fees? What would the VO suspects if the aunt says she is only sponsoring the living expenses of my student son, his mother and his younger brother?

Please note, this Canadian relative is my wife's aunt (i.e. younger sister to my wife's mother). She lives and works in Quebec with her own immediate family. But my son got admission into the University of Regina in Saskatchewan. Because of this long distance between Quebec and Saskatchewan, we fear VO may think she being in Quebec cannot play the role of a custodian to my son in far away Saskatchewan, hence my wife must apply together with him as his accompanying parent. To do this, my wife doesn't want to leave his 8 yrs old son behind when accompanying the elder son going to the university in Canada. Would it improve our chances of securing the study permit/TRV if we state that her visit would be temporary just to help the student-son settle down in the foreign land and that she would return immediately when that is done?

We don't want the struggle of another round of searching for a nearby school to his aunt in Quebec. More so, we desire an opportunity which allows her mom (my wife) entry into Canny as this our son's minor studentship situation confers. I have just two sons and I am gainfully employed with annual gross income of 3.6m naira. I am afraid this my financial status appear too small to support this venture convincingly. Is this also a red flag? How can I bridge this gap? Your response to my plenty questions will be highly appreciated. Other gurus in the house, please kindly help with candid advise from your wealth of experience.

Spotlights:
@frankrobbn1.
I reason with your points and at the same time, I am bringing to your notice that my brother was refused SP January 2020 based on Family ties and not convinced he would leave canada after his studies. (A 15yr boy)

I reapplied for him on 14feb and he just got his AIP on 5th Aug even before the AIP letter, IRCC requested that he should send a notarized parents consent letter allowing him to stay with a custodian as it wasn't submitted initially, just the Canada custodian letter alone was attached and after few weeks the AIP letter came through.

Osemigho:


Do you want to buy land in Banana Island when you are still looking for proof of fund?

The sponsorship is not hard. Show the money and relationship to your sponsor. It is best if your sponsor is your parent Or siblings. If otherwise, provide prof of how you are related.

All the best.

You can dash me a land there, I won't reject it... lol
But Thank you so much, I'm grateful for your help. I will do as you have said.

oyinlove15:
What specialization are you taking on finance, marketing or leadership, if you are taking on finance they are still several schools with just msc finance, I am even surprised that you got MBA at ucw despite not having GMAT. My own point is you need to check on through the courses offer to know if you are satisfied with it you could also check LinkedIn for alumnis of both schools to ask questions. Also I noticed you said you have accounting qualifications ,if you aren't done with your Acca you could take advantage of UCW Acca pathway.

It's very possible to get into UCw without GMAT especially if you graduated from a business related program and had good grades as well as work experience.

olasubomy:
Time 2 Soar; Thank you for your immense contribution. Please i also have a question which is similar to a question i have asked before but need to buttress my question further so i can be properly guided. I got an admit to Vancouver Island University with total estimated school fees of around 50k dollars and also go admit to University Canada West with estimated total fees of around 32k dollars. Both MBA admissions. I would like to ask if you feel strongly for me to pick one of these schools and based on the fees and if yes which one should i pick? I choose to settle for these schools basically because i dont have a GMAT score nor GRE and my overall IELTS is 6.5 but have quality years of experience, professional accounting certifications and good GPA. This question is also to the house . What do you think. I am asking should in case there is a better University i can take advantage of that i am unaware of based on what i have now. Would be expecting your response my gurus in the house. I am planning to apply for Jan or February 2021 resumption.

Let me give my little two cents

In my own opinion, VIU is very expensive for tuition compared to UWC which is way cheaper.
UCW is a private instuition. Another reason why I like UCW is that if you wish, you can fast track your MBA and finish in 15 months that's without break... Back to back.
however you must know that UCW is located in downtown Vancouver... The living cost there in downtown Vancouver is not beans dear.
You could also look at Thompson Rivers MBA, you don't need GMAT and it's a public funded university.

Also, if you have ACCA as your accounting certification. UCw has an acca pathway you could take advantage of.
Also I don't think you need IELTS for most schools in Canada as a Nigerian. It's mostly needed in EE route.

Please is there anyone who recently applied to a college or university in Canada for Fall 2020?

@Muslimity

Reading through your note! (Basked on my understanding)

A young child of 15yrs should and must be with a custodian.
As it is, definitely you should be the primary sponsor as since you are capable.
1. Using many sponsors would send a wrong impression to the VO of your incapability
2. Your wife and a younger kid going with him would be for a limited time (just for him to settle down) and it wouldn't be adviced not to use a certified custodian since he is small.
Remember the possibility of staying with your wife's Aunt in that far distance as mentioned (The VO would/ may help him decide that his purpose ain't legit to study going through such distance everyday- sounds untrue)
3. The letter could rather state that your Contact in canada would at anytime provide for him his needs (expenses, check ups, well being etc since she in same country with him)

4. Having such a profiled contact in canada sounds good and tricky as she could accommodate/ harbour all of you whilst you're in canada and not to return home anymore (Remember the purpose of family ties, what makes you return to your home must be well proven)

I'd suggest if you could just skip your Canadian contact, pay for his homestay while your wife and the other child present an hotel to stay in the application (Not to look desperate or tryna run away.... No point giving the VO reasons to doubt eligibility)

Your Canadian contact to reimburse your account instead just for you to show enough prove of funds needed.

Any other advice is welcome

Hello great people, trust we are having a productive day. Please is it advisable to consider upfront medical?

tonyNF:
Hello great people, trust we are having a productive day. Please is it advisable to consider upfront medical?

if you have the funds readily available go for it

Anon123:


This is wat u will do, apply for admission den visa. You will take your child with u , finally wen you land, your husband can apply for spousal work permit to join you

Thanks for your response

Hello great people!

Please, does anyone know someone in Canada already running a Masters program in Civil Engineering with specialization in Geotechnical Engineering?

Please, help a brother out

@rebeccausoro @Luckymama @all

-After doing an Upfront Medical, what's the next step to take, most esp. in the aspect of notifying CIC and making sure it reflects on my application profile

- And is there a specific time frame (2-3 days or more) for an Applicant to know if he or she has passed the MEDICALS or get an Update about it.

Thanks

Good evening NL.

Gurus, I have two questions

1. Is there a negative impact on my application if I withdraw some money from an account I already submitted its bank statement. I.e I submitted 4m bank statement while applying in July and in August I withdraw 200k.

Note: I am yet to get request for medicals, yet to do my bvn, yet to get an AIP.

2. For a students who took a PGC (usually 1yr) and is likely to get a 1yr PGWP, what does this mean with respect to their eligibility to apply for PR?

jubrilx:
Hello house, for all those who received AIPs, what was your current status showing in your GIC account and for how long?

Pls with the present system of virtual application? When will the embassy be open in Lagos perhaps and how long does a fresh student visa application for processing take now ?

Thanks my brother for these useful contributions.

@All Experienced Folks: Please, more insights and advice are needed on the questions I raised in my post below.

Spotlights:
@Muslimity

Reading through your note! (Basked on my understanding)

A young child of 15yrs should and must be with a custodian.
As it is, definitely you should be the primary sponsor as since you are capable.
1. Using many sponsors would send a wrong impression to the VO of your incapability
2. Your wife and a younger kid going with him would be for a limited time (just for him to settle down) and it wouldn't be adviced not to use a certified custodian since he is small.
Remember the possibility of staying with your wife's Aunt in that far distance as mentioned (The VO would/ may help him decide that his purpose ain't legit to study going through such distance everyday- sounds untrue)
3. The letter could rather state that your Contact in canada would at anytime provide for him his needs (expenses, check ups, well being etc since she in same country with him)

4. Having such a profiled contact in canada sounds good and tricky as she could accommodate/ harbour all of you whilst you're in canada and not to return home anymore (Remember the purpose of family ties, what makes you return to your home must be well proven)

I'd suggest if you could just skip your Canadian contact, pay for his homestay while your wife and the other child present an hotel to stay in the application (Not to look desperate or tryna run away.... No point giving the VO reasons to doubt eligibility)

Your Canadian contact to reimburse your account instead just for you to show enough prove of funds needed.

Any other advice is welcome

@Spotlights: Please, I need your insight based on the experience you shared below as it looks similar to my son's current situation. My son is a minor (15 years old) going for undergraduate studies (4 years program). As his father, should I position myself as the primary sponsor while his his aunt in Canada be the secondary sponsors?

One year tuition and living expenses for him, his accompanying mother and younger brother (8 yrs old) is #10.5m (tuition 5.4m + expenses 5.1m), and all my savings till date is #6m. With this savings of mine, am I in best position to be the primary sponsor or his aunt (a Canadian citizen) whose savings is probably bigger than mine should be the primary sponsor while I serve as the co-sponsor? Between the annual tuition fees of 5.4m naira and living expenses of 5.1m naira: which one should I choose and write sponsorship letter for and which one should the aunt choose and write a sponsorship letter for? What are the implications if I choose to sponsor the living expenses as against tuition fees? What would the VO suspects if the aunt says she is only sponsoring the living expenses of my student son, his mother and his younger brother?

Please note, this Canadian relative is my wife's aunt (i.e. younger sister to my wife's mother). She lives and works in Quebec with her own immediate family. But my son got admission into the University of Regina in Saskatchewan. Because of this long distance between Quebec and Saskatchewan, we fear VO may think she being in Quebec cannot play the role of a custodian to my son in far away Saskatchewan, hence my wife must apply together with him as his accompanying parent. To do this, my wife doesn't want to leave his 8 yrs old son behind when accompanying the elder son going to the university in Canada. Would it improve our chances of securing the study permit/TRV if we state that her visit would be temporary just to help the student-son settle down in the foreign land and that she would return immediately when that is done?

We don't want the struggle of another round of searching for a nearby school to his aunt in Quebec. More so, we desire an opportunity which allows her mom (my wife) entry into Canny as this our son's minor studentship situation confers. I have just two sons and I am gainfully employed with annual gross income of 3.6m naira. I am afraid this my financial status appear too small to support this venture convincingly. Is this also a red flag? How can I bridge this gap? Your response to my plenty questions will be highly appreciated. Other gurus in the house, please kindly help with candid advise from your wealth of experience.

MadeMan01:


Thanks @JustMellow

Pls with the present system of virtual application? When will the embassy be open in Lagos perhaps and how long does a fresh student visa application for processing take now ?

Esekaris1:


Thank you @Time2soar I'm really grateful... Please should I state that I have been given the employment before I leave here or I will be given the employment upon my return?

And I was thinking of combining both my dad and mom. If she can be a co sponsor to support and take care of the living expenses with solid proof of source of income, so as to reduce the pressure of only him. Although he has everything in his account. Don't know if that will be helpful.

You can combine you Dad and Mum as sponsor for her to be a co sponsor.

I think it should be offer of employment now to resume upon your return and with promotion based on successful completion of the program

olasubomy:
Time 2 Soar; Thank you for your immense contribution. Please i also have a question which is similar to a question i have asked before but need to buttress my question further so i can be properly guided. I got an admit to Vancouver Island University with total estimated school fees of around 50k dollars and also go admit to University Canada West with estimated total fees of around 32k dollars. Both MBA admissions. I would like to ask if you feel strongly for me to pick one of these schools and based on the fees and if yes which one should i pick? I choose to settle for these schools basically because i dont have a GMAT score nor GRE and my overall IELTS is 6.5 but have quality years of experience, professional accounting certifications and good GPA. This question is also to the house . What do you think. I am asking should in case there is a better University i can take advantage of that i am unaware of based on what i have now. Would be expecting your response my gurus in the house. I am planning to apply for Jan or February 2021 resumption.

Vancouver Island University if better rated than University of Canada West but the tuition is somehow high. University of New Brunswick is 29.5k and they waive GMAT if you have good GPA usually 4/5. If money is not an issue you can go for Vancouver Island University otherwise settle with University of Canada West, though school matter in your employability your skills matter more

Good day guys,

Please assist me with any school that is doing GIS(Geographic Information system) in canada

makay200:
Good day guys,

Please assist me with any school that is doing GIS(Geographic Information system) in canada

You need to state the level of education you’re going for. Undergraduate, Post graduate/Masters or PHD.
Check the link below.
https://gisgeography.com/college-gis-certificate-programs-list-canada/

makay200:
Good day guys,

Please assist me with any school that is doing GIS(Geographic Information system) in canada

check Algonquin college and Fanshawe college

Foski01:
Good evening NL.

Gurus, I have two questions

1. Is there a negative impact on my application if I withdraw some money from an account I already submitted its bank statement. I.e I submitted 4m bank statement while applying in July and in August I withdraw 200k.

Note: I am yet to get request for medicals, yet to do my bvn, yet to get an AIP.

2. For a students who took a PGC (usually 1yr) and is likely to get a 1yr PGWP, what does this mean with respect to their eligibility to apply for PR?

I don’t think so, I believe VO don’t have access to how you run your account after the SOA is submitted. They sometimes ask for recent SOA from you , so I’ll advice you limit how much withdrawals you make on your account if the funds ain’t coming in too well. I stand to be corrected though.

On your 2nd question : Getting PR after a one year program is doable for some. Impossible to say what your chances would be. Much higher chances with a three year PGWP. There are plenty of people who either aren't able to secure a job after they graduate from a one year program or aren't able to secure the right kind of job after they graduate from a one year program in order to qualify.

Slayyy001:

Pls with the present system of virtual application? When will the embassy be open in Lagos perhaps and how long does a fresh student visa application for processing take now ?

We don’t know when the embassy will be opened and i’m not sure about the processing time now as they are having a lot of backlogs already.

tonyNF:
Hello great people, trust we are having a productive day. Please is it advisable to consider upfront medical?

Yes if you have the time and funds available, Go ahead. It’s never a bad idea to do an upfront medical.

makay200:
Good day guys,

Please assist me with any school that is doing GIS(Geographic Information system) in canada

University of Calgary Masters in GIS

SAIT- Bachelors in GIS.

Saskatchewan polytechnic- Post graduate certificate in GIS

Etc.

Thank you

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University of Calgary Masters in GIS

SAIT- Bachelors in GIS.

Saskatchewan polytechnic- Post graduate certificate in GIS

Etc. [/quote]

I wanna apply for PGD/C in Business management, different fr0m Chemistry In undergraduate
And according to advise here dat I should search for school that operate withing One year for PGD , almost all the school am seeing is 2 years, I don't know whether to apply for the 2 years PGD or not.. Pls an advice ? And cheap school
Thanks

DrFunmisticGlow:
she applied to one of those schools mentioned but was rejected because she graduated with a 2:2

Did she submit GMAT score? If you have 2:2 you need to boost your application with a good GMAT score. I got admitted into UNB with 2:2 and a good GMAT score

Qudkom:

Congratulations and thanks for the mention.

have you done your biometric?

I mean, can someone get AIP without doing biometric

Rufus0705:


have you done your biometric?

I mean, can someone get AIP without doing biometric

yes he/she can

Mummy4life1:
My baby is four month old now

Your son is highly dependent on you at this stage. I suggest you explain this in your LOE.

I suggest you apply for you and your son first. Then afterwards, for your husband.

You can still apply as a family though. If you have the funds and other strong home ties.

Hello house.

Please is there anyone here who studied process quality engineering at Conestoga college?
Please kindly signify..
Thanks in advance