Hello, can someone with a HND apply for an ontario college graduate certificate program?

Always happy to help! And you’re welcome

Akannitommy:
Hi all,

I finally got my enrollment verification/attestation letter from Concordia University student portal last night with the good help of a dear member of this group @Siobhanle. Thanks once again for the help.

@Blavkmaann and other prospective Concordians, the hack for self-generating the letter is actually simple. I didn't find the feature on my student portal when accessed the website on my computer. Using the mobile App didn't help either. I was on this for several days thinking something was wrong with my profile setting. It was during a chat with @Siobhanle last night that she figured what I was doing wrong all these while.

Apparently, the only way to get the letter yourself was if you accessed the website via mobile web (on the phone) not the mobile app. That solved the problem. In case you ever find yourself in my situation in future after enrollment, then that is your hack.

BTW, safe trips to all members who traveling today and over the weekend. See you when we get there soon.

It will continue to end in endless praises!

Hi, please check your email, I sent you one.

Akannitommy:
@Blavkmaann, my fellow Concordian! If my assumptions are correct, I think the reason Concordia won't issue you an enrollment letter yet is because you have not registered for courses. Once you do that in the Winter 2021 term, you will have a right to request one even if it is just a paragraph letter saying so. Your course registration print out will be very useful to have along too. But please make sure to enroll for classes from Nigeria online before you travel. I have just started my own process yesterday and will brief you when I get responses to my questions. Thanks.

Thank you! I emailed them and I’m yet to get a response but when I checked the schools website this is what I found below and i have to pay $20 to get it. I don’t know if others had to pay to get theirs as well.
It also says that the enrollment letter will show the courses that are on my transcript so I’m wondering if it’s only for people who have started classes.

Akannitommy:
You are already eligible for a confirmation of enrollment by virtue of registering for Winter 2021 courses. Email your departmental coordinator with proof indicating the importance of the document at both the Nigerian and Canadian border ends. They will issue one or direct you to where you can download it. Your course registration print out is also a very important document which may substitute for the enrollment letter should be unable to get a letter. But I would insist you get one, it is a very specific requirement.

Congratulations!

Please how do I get a ‘Student Status letter (enrollment letter)‘?
Is this only available for students who have commenced studies? Because I’m starting in winter 2021 and I’ve already registered my courses.

rebecausoro:
Complete landing gist

I flew from Uyo to Lagos on Tuesday evening and I stayed with a family friend for the night. I arrived the airport around 10am for a flight of 1.40pm. I thought I was early until I saw the queue. Quick tip: even if your flight is for 6pm, get to the airport around 12pm and stay there till they are ready for you .

Ethiopian airlines usually do manual verifications of all students travelling to Canada. You really need to be there on time for this because the man doing it is slow and doesn't care about your time. He asked for proof of enrollment, admission letter, ArriveCAN slip, and visa page. Please make at least two copies of all of these too. After showing him, he'll snap and then send to someone via WhatsApp to verify. Once confirmed, your passport will be given a number and you'll then proceed to where it will be scanned again for secondary verification. After this stage, you will then go to where you can get a boarding pass.

The plane left Lagos around 2pm. I was seated at the back and had space to stretch legs . We got to Addis Ababa around 7pm (Nigeria time) and then we entered a long queue for onward movement. From Addis Ababa, we went to Dublin for refueling and then to Toronto. Upon arrival, we talk a long walk (very long o) and got to immigration people. The woman that attended to me asked for these (in the following order):
1. Declaration slip (will be given to you in the airplane)
2. Passport
3. LOI
4. Student Status letter (enrolment letter)
5. School fees/tuition receipt
6. ArriveCAN page (apparently, I didn't even fill my own well and was delayed for a while. Make sure you fill yours well)
7. POF
8. LOA

She asked me the following:
Which department were you admitted into?
Why did you choose MUN?
What is your name?

Then she took my finger prints and issued me a Study Permit for 3 years (my program is for 2 years but I don't know why it was issued in excess).

I went to wait board a St John's flight after a long wait at the airport. Got to St. John without qualms. Reach my apartment, checked in and slept off.


Exams start on Monday. Canada is beautiful and nice. I love the place. Good luck to all who are applying or will soon come.

It has ended in praises.

Yes I did, but from Abuja and yesterday

bebzo:


Did you get a mail like this?
The decision envelope for your application, tracking ID No. xxxxx has been collected from the Canada Visa Application Centre,Canada Visa Application Centre, Lagos on. Please note this is an auto generated e-mail. Please do not reply to this email.
Regards,
And which day?

Thank you!!!

Ikechuqu:


CONGRATULATIONS

Haha, what school? 26th December.

fratermathy:


When are you travelling? It seems we would have a vibrant community of Nigerians in Montreal this time.

Hi! I’m attending Concordia as well, what’s your course? Mine’s economics.

Blavkmaann:


The beautiful Concordia University!

Thanks, I paid on the 19th.

Dame24:
Congratulations! How many days after you paid for the courier was it sent?

Finally got my passport stamped and delivered from vfs after 20days �

Please for those who have gotten their stamped passports back, how long after receiving this email from VFS did you get your passport delivered to you?

“The decision envelope for your application, tracking ID No. 123457 has been collected from the Canada Visa Application Centre,Canada Visa Application Centre, Abuja on 11/25/2020 12:10:10 PM. Please note this is an auto generated e-mail. Please do not reply to this email.”

Thank you! And It’s actually vfs Abuja, they’re honestly incompetent, it’s baffling how people can pay a whole N12570 (daylight armed robbery) for delivery within the same state (even within Nigeria) and you will tell me that you can only deliver my passport on two days only. Even with that one sef you’re not fast about it and behave like you’re rendering the service for free. Even small courier companies are more competent.
You can’t even reach their customer care, how can their number be busy Is it a personal line and the emails I send are bouncing back

I think the thing that’s doing my head in the most is that this thing isn’t next day delivery especially if it’s within the same state. They should start using dhl or ups if their in-house courier company isn’t up to the job abeg.

fratermathy:



VFS Lagos has done it again

You can mail the company's management directly using any of the mediums posted here:

https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/individuals/contact.html

You can also write to IRCC or contact them on social media to make your complaints.


For a company that deals with passports and other sensitive documents, VFS has to ramp up their efficiency.

Please who can I email to report vfs for their horrible service?

Thank you! And yes from what I’ve seen that’s probably the case.

fratermathy:


Congratulations! Some persons who submitted their passports to the Lagos VFS three weeks ago are yet to get their passports back. Abuja VFS is certainly better.

Thanks, I got it today. Less than an hour after I got an email that my passport had been dispatched from Ircc to the vac.

LordAA:


Wow Congratulations.
Please when did you receive the introduction letter?

Thanks. No I didn’t do 2 way courier. And I submitted from Abuja.

Pimp04:
Congrats fam, did you do a 2-way courier, also did you submit from Abuja or you sent passport from Lagos?

Abuja vfs is definitely faster. My passport I submitted on November 6th has been stamped and is on its way back and I’ve received introduction letter from cic!

Ircc verifies bank statements while processing your application (I’m not sure about the verification process after ppr). The verified mine, I saw it in my gcms notes. They emailed my bank (eco bank) to know if the statement came from the bank. It might not happen all the time but it does happen. I don’t think they would ask for the account balance or details outside of the period of the statement which was given to them though.

Kimkalash:
IRCC officials are trained. They don't need to call your bank to know the nooks and crannies of your financial situation. They are former lawyers and accountants that know so much about these compact fields. They act on their own discretion and have links with secret service and investigators in their country. They even know a lot about your country

Thank you!!!

NairaLuck:

Congratulations ❣️
It's been declared our month of PRAISE

Thank you and Yeah you should. There’s no address on the ppr letter but for bvl it’s Kenya.

dommakavelli:
Congrats! I might have to ask my brother to do the same. You guys have similar timelines. Which Visa office did you get your PPR from?

Haha, thank you!!!

rebecausoro:


Congratulations. I really admire your tenacity. This month is a month of good news!

Just got my PPR after waiting since first week of February!!!
I applied on the 6th of February, got medical request on the 3rd of March. Passed medicals on the 12th and I didn’t hear anything from Ircc till July when I got my bvl from Nairobi. I didn’t get AIP so I had to defer till winter 2021 semester.
I sent them so many strong worded web forms (to every visa office; Kenya, Ghana, London and even China���) this past two weeks (at some point I even felt like I was being rude but I did not care after waiting for almost nine months).
I even made my friend to email her MP in Canada and I sent emails (the same strong worded email) to the minister of immigration and and the PM ����. Anyways this morning I got an email from cic and lo and behold, my ppr.
This platform and the people behind it were really helpful so I wanted to say thank you! And to those waiting, it’s probably coming sooner than you expect!
Special mention to justexcellent and frank for being there to listen to me rant and help me out.

Also for those who have submitted their passports what’s the process? Thanks!

@oma22 hi, did you get your ppr today?

Thank you!

Naijaforeigner:


It’s the same thing.

Hi everyone, Is the "Ontario College Graduate Certificate" equivalent to the standard Post Graduate Degree and/or Post Graduate Certificate? (For 2:2 graduates when applying to colleges)
I’ve seen a couple of schools refer to it as the degree/certificate awarded.

Has anyone gotten or knows anyone that has gotten passport request recently?

Hi, I sent you an email.

oma22:


But how have they concluded eligibility review for people who applied in June and yet people like me that applied since March 8, got my medical request in April. Did and passed the medicals in May. Yet nothing. And my school resumes September 8 and just emailed me that I will be provided letter to show at my home country border and Canadian border to enable me cross.

They will also provide 2 weeks quarantine plan including airport pickup, accommodation, food, etc for $800. They also said I have to make it to Canada before August.

So I wonder why they are so fast with people who don’t have a complete application and a lot of people with complete application are still hanging.

August 15 is approximately 3 weeks from now.

That’s good news, hopefully he/she gets an approval as soon as possible.

ralfudoh:
A friend too just got.
Medicals passed April 29th.

Hey, no I haven’t gotten any other update but I hope we get one soon.

oma22:


Hi Siobhanle,

Any update from IRCC? I just got a my own correspondence letter now as well.
I applied March 8th
Medical request April 23
Medical passed May 14

Online.

Maxsbez:


Did you apply through paper or online.... mine is over 4 months nothing yet

Hi everyone, so after 4 months of not receiving any update from IRCC I got a bvl letter yesterday. I just hope that it’s good news next.
I applied February 6th
Medicals requested March 3rd
Medicals passed March 13th.