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    Study Permit Challenges for Nigerian Applicants

    While your desire for a career change is valid, such move has not been favorable in demonstrating bona fide to the VO, so ensure u balance your passion with the plausibility of study permit approval, especially without strong ties to Nigeria like spouse or kids etc. Just my opinion. On the...
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    Study Permit Challenges for Nigerian Applicants

    It s doesn't sound like a smoking gun profile. But since the proposed diploma is related to your current job description then there is a chance. In my opinion, to address the purpose of visit factor, you will need to painstakingly justify the BSc to Diploma situation in your SOP and show how...
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    Study Permit Challenges for Nigerian Applicants

    For the first two refusal reasons the best you can do is: to show strong familial ties to Nigeria like kids, spouse, Demonstrate logical academic progression. E.g. you hold a BSc and your are going in for MSc. If ur current circumstance doesn't fit this type of progression. Then provide very...
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    Study Permit Challenges for Nigerian Applicants

    Ok. So in my opinion these info are still vague. Try to give a little more detail about what u mean by 'financial stand'. How did u address ties issues. Healthcare what, a clinician, nurse, administrator or what etc?. Your prospective advisers need to have good info so they can better advice u...
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    Study Permit Challenges for Nigerian Applicants

    My 2 cents. Tuition fees payment is not a must but a nice thing to do. It shouldn't matter whether it s 1 semester, 1 year or 4 years. I have seen folks approved in either case.
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    Study Permit Challenges for Nigerian Applicants

    Hi there, I had a similar situation. In my personal opinion, cic's definition of availability of funds refers to funds inside your own or spouse's bank account and CIC's policy manual says minimum of 1 year tuition + CAD$10,000.
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    Study Permit Challenges for Nigerian Applicants

    Hi Omofar. I must say people like you that take interest in imparting knowledge into others are quite rare in Nigeria and I commend your efforts so far. I just don't want to sit on the sideline to observe. I have experienced both the negative and the positive sides of Canadian immigration and...
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    FSW 2014 - CPC OTTAWA - Visa Office - Let's Connect Here

    Hi guys, PR card received on 16/02/2016. Good luck to everyone.
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    FSW 2014 - CPC OTTAWA - Visa Office - Let's Connect Here

    Hi Folks, I did my landing today Jan. 15 at the local CIC office. It was smooth and the officer did not ask for Bank statement or anything related to settlement funds. All we chatted about was possible spelling mistakes in names and other profile details, shortly after the officer stamped my...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Hi Folks, I did my landing today Jan. 15 at the local CIC office. It was smooth and the officer did not ask for Bank statement or anything related to settlement funds. All we chatted about was possible spelling mistakes in names and other profile details, shortly after the officer stamped my...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Hi guys, I received my passport from Canada Post yesterday (05/01/2016) at about 8:30 pm local time in Newfoundland. I intend to do in-canada landing and will update you on the process. Regards.
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    FSW 2014 - CPC OTTAWA - Visa Office - Let's Connect Here

    Hi guys, I received my passport from Canada Post yesterday (05/01/2016) at about 8:30 pm local time in Newfoundland. I intend to do in-canada landing and will update you on the process. Regards.
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    FSW 2014 - CPC OTTAWA - Visa Office - Let's Connect Here

    Happy New Year everyone. Just an update. The tracker for my passport was activated on 31-12-2015. I have updated my profile info to show more detail regarding the PPR.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Happy New Year everyone. Just an update. The tracker for my passport was activated on 31-12-2015. I have updated my profile info to show more detail regarding the PPR.
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    FSW 2014 - CPC OTTAWA - Visa Office - Let's Connect Here

    Thank you very much guys. Above all, I stand shoulder to shoulder with my other team members in this last batch of FSW2014 as we await the remaining COPR/PPR to trickle in BEFORE Christmas. It will happen guys!!
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Thank you very much guys. Above all, I stand shoulder to shoulder with my other team members in this last batch of FSW2014 as we await the remaining COPR/PPR to trickle in BEFORE Christmas. It will happen guys!!
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    FSW 2014 - CPC OTTAWA - Visa Office - Let's Connect Here

    HellO guys. I got RFV/PPR email and DM on ecas today. I thank the Lord Jesus