Osemigho:


If you don’t expect money from other sources or persons, yes your money is too small and your boy is too young to hustle. Don’t make his life miserable by sending him here without enough financial support. It is another talk if he chose this by himself because he may then see reasons to fight for himself. Yes, he will need to be a fighter to survive based on your current financial status and decisions to take him far from his aunt.

If you are looking for alternative,

Can you immigrate? If yes, this may be a cheaper alternative and you will here to support his schooling financially and emotionally.

If no, can you get a diploma admission, two years commitment instead? Your savings will go a long way for the first year and you can use that time to save for the second year or at least get a loan to cover up.

If diploma is also not an option, can you please get him admission around your aunt? At least he can live with her and she will feed and house him if necessary. You also have to consider if they, the aunt and him, have the capacity to live with one another peacefully.

If no again, do you plan to sell properties or take loan to cope with the four year commitment of bachelors degree?

Your salary is not enough for his tuition without adding accommodation and feeding. You also considering adding his mum and brother to the application. How do you want them to cope? Some people do this thinking they are helping, but end up breaking their family.

Throwing him to Canada without enough money and social support will be a very bad idea. Studying in Canada is hard. Young lads don’t usually have the strength to understand and cope with it. Studying in Canada is challenging enough, don’t make his life miserable.

Consider your options carefully So you don’t regret the decision you make now. You have asked questions and repeated some of them multiple times. You have to make a choice and be ready to face the consequences.

All the best.

Do you know of any student loans from Nigerian institutions for international education or any other international student loans that are available to Nigerians?

Hello guys.
I applied since December 27. When I did, the processing time was 5 weeks. It's been 5 weeks and still no response, what should I Do? Because now the processing time is 8 weeks.

Hello it's been a while.
I was wondering if now would be a good time to apply? Or rather if I can apply now since it's holidays or about to be holidays would it matter?

blackfarmer1510:
Hello Guys,

I arrived Canada on the 1st of September. It has not been easy. If I knew what I know now I would have thought seriously about this school thing. God has been merciful to me. My advice to anyone coming to BC...don't count on the idea that you can work part time to pay your fees or survive here. I live in Vancouver Island and attend VIU. Most of my classmates are Indians and most of them are only interested in getting residence. They get visa easily and can take a loan from their local bank to deposit money for their fees. If you ever get into project groups with them you are on your own. You will do the work yourself because they really don't care about their grades.

If you are coming to VIU or anywhere in BC, please come with Nigerian food stuffs like dry pepper and palm oil. Its very expensive. Don't joke o. Carry indomie..it is a life saver. I came with Garri Ijebu and groundnut. I came with pepper soup spice (fish and meat is cheap). Come with umbrella, rain boot and rain coat...it rains like hell in Vancouver and Vancouver Island but its not as cold as the other parts of the freezer (Canada is freaking cold...no bi joke) I brought all the Igbo food stuffs I can carry and forgot income. Please carry coffee and milo. You will thank me for it.

I stayed at an airbnb for one week before I found a house. Its not cheap and also because I wanted my family to join me I needed to get a bigger house and used the rent agreement in the visa application for my family. I applied for their visa on the 23rd and they received approval last two weeks.

People on this island are seem nice (like British nice..they pretend). There are jobs during holidays like now..everyone is hiring part-time workers. People here will tell you that come January...it is dry. No Work!!!

My advice to anyone coming to BC or even Canada; go and learn something. Guys, if you can learn how to cut hair..you will be very comfortable. You won't need to do any silly part time work. Ladies if you can learn to weave hair and fix weavon...you will be ok..trust me...you will be a big shot!. Don't come here thinking you can just do part time work and pay your fees without getting into trouble. I am not saying you can't wing it but trust me even if you work 20 hours a week which is the maximum you can work as a student...you still can't do more than manage to pay your rent and barely survive. If you are on th MBA program then forget it. Canada is looking for talents and not C grade students. They now look at your transcript when you apply for post graduate work permit or apply for PR. Don't think you can wing it...you need time to study.

BC is the most beautiful; place I have ever been in my life...trust me I have travelled to 16 countries including 20 states in the US and most of Europe. BC is wild beauty and you wonder what tourism potentials we really have in Naija. When you come here you will fall in love with nature. They also don't have good food. There is nothing like Canadian food. It doesn't exist. Their food no sweet...simple and short (I am a foodie and chef so I authoritatively tell you). Nigerians here are the worst people I have ever met. When they get here they see you and ignore or avoid you. I understand why the ladies will do that...you no bi oyibo and you no fit give them paper. But for guys...thats silly. Some of them try to speak with oyibo accent. For God's sake I had this accent since I was a child so stop it...it doesn't fit you...lol

I wish everyone applying for visa good luck. If you are coming to Vancouver Island University please let me know if you need any information or help. I can point you towards things like accommodation etc.; ask God to let his Will be done. I am not sure I will have the time to help review applications because I have exams starting next week till second week in December. Afterwards I will have all the time in the world.


Cheers

WE NEED POSTS LIKE THIS. THANK YOU SIR

JustMellow, Frankrobbn1 sirs, please I have sent you an email, please I want your help reviewing my Sop I have been refused, I have already started my deferral processes. Now I want to know how to improve.
Reasons for refusal were purpose of visit, employment situation, country ties.
Please help.

Stevenssen:

You can and should use them both.

That is : You have improved many things in your application, maybe you improved your SOP too.
But you do not want CIC to come up with a different rejection reason after you have tackled the first reason. So you write the Letter of Explanation and tell them the reason you were denied in the first place and how you have fixed that.
Hope it's clear now?

Yes it is thanks

Yes it is

Stevenssen:

We normally refer to LOE as a letter of explanation and SOP as statement of purpose.
You add LOE to your application when you are reapplying after a refusal, to explain the improvements you've made, evidences you have added etc

Thanks. Does it replace SOP in reapplication or you use them both

Hello house, I am going probably to ask a dumb question but it is not to me.
What is a LOE letter and how is it different from SOP.

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Dasiiola:
Good day house. Went through University of Guelph requirements for my intended Masters degree program for fall 2020 and I av been confused about the English language proficiency. Pls does anyone know If Nigeria is exempted from the English language proficiency test for university of guelph. Thanx

Yes Nigeria is exempted from taking english profieciency test for university of guelph

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