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As innnnn...unlike US, the wait times for biometric appointment is not that bad for Canada. That's why I'm asking here 1st, pls what is the current appointment wait time in Lagos? Even Abuja sef

hommiekr:

That your agent na better thief ooh

Hi e-fam, pls what's the current timeline like for getting biometric appointment at VFS? The agent helping my sister mentioned his at VFS said there are no available dates till July. Asking her to pay $1500 to secure a date sooner or wait till July.

Said I should confirm from people sending applications in now, before I start yelling.

Congratulations! Pls check your email, my sister is also going to Conestoga.

Swoxcode:
It's PPR...

Submitted application
27th of February 2023
Got confirmation same day
Biometric request 28th February 2023
Had the Biometric 3rd of March2023
Biometric ed same day
Medical request 13th of March2023
Book Medical that day and got 3rd of April 2023
Had Medical on 3rd April 2023
Medical ed and ed 12th of April 2023
Received Biometric Correspondence 14th April 2023... tonite
And port request 30mins Later 14th April 2023.


Submitted doc
LOA
Conestoga 1500Cad Deposit receipt
SOP well detailed with history, future plan and please make sure u mention u will be coming back Home.

Were you successful paying with Form A? pls kindly share. My sis is also trying to get bank info for Conestoga

Josh121:
Anyone paid conestoga college fees using form A, pls I will like to know how you went about it ?

Hi, did you get any ? Kindly share pls

Hello all, please can someone explain in details how to pay Conestoga college with Form A via flywire. I am currently stuck in the process and need assistance

Inali:
hmmm... I can only speculate based on logic until she tries and see if they'll accept her or not

But the marketing she might be doing at the bank is actually sales. Cos the one she got ission for is a good career line and different from sales even though they are related.

I work as a marketing comms guy and I'll advice she researches more on the marketing field to understand what it is about.

Thanks for the info. The course is Strategic Marketing Communication, what's the career outlook like in Canada and places/role to work?

Human Resource Mgt or Project Mgt. She studied Microbiology at BSc level, so totally different as well.

Inali:
what course does she wanna study?

Please I need help with info on switching courses/school.

My sister was advised to apply for a course related to her current job in Nigeria, because her BSc degree was completed 10years ago. Note that she doesn't like her current job (Marketing in a Bank) and would like to switch to a totally different course/career in Canada. She already has ission for a Marketing Graduate Certificate with the help of an agent, as they insist she'll get a refusal if the course is not related to her current job. Next step is for her to pay acceptance fee which is non-refundable, then 1st year fees deposit of 9k CAD by June 2023.

My question, can she get another ission in the course she prefers, but apply for a study visa with the Marketing LOA then switch afterwards? At what point would she switch courses? After or before landing? Will she still report to the 1st school and will they refund 1st year fees deposit or it's money wasted? Has anyone done this at Postgraduate level?

Please help, so she doesn't waste her time and resources. Thanks in advance

Thanks for your , this really helps. She's hoping to get the port in 2weeks which is 14days, hopefully they get it before the deadline. Also, she sent a web form to IRCC informing them of new port application.

YinksXO:
Hello,

Applicant should notify IRCC of the new port before submitting, do this via webform and emails, try to send this information 2-3 times. Then go ahead to submit the new port only, it will be stamped without issues. This is what I did for my study visa that was approved recently.

But since you said the new port isn't ready and your typically have to submit within 30days of being notified, what's your plan?

Hello e-fam,

Please if someone submits a new port in addition to the old port after PPR, which will be stamped? The applicant got PPR for visitor visa last week and has been trying to get a new port, because the old port expires in 7months. Submitting the old one isn't advisable cos IRCC will only stamp 7months.

So my question is, do they have to inform IRCC of the new port details (after they get it) via webform or go ahead and submit both old and new port? Any response would be appreciated, thanks

Hello e-fam,

Please if someone submits a new port in addition to the old port after PPR, which will be stamped? The applicant got PPR for visitor visa last week and has been trying to get a new port, because the old port expires in 7months. Submitting the old one isn't advisable cos IRCC will only stamp 7months.

So my question is, do they have to inform IRCC of the new port details (after they get it) via webform or go ahead and submit both old and new port? Any response would be appreciated, thanks

Hello e-fam,

Please I need help with email for Ottawa and Montreal visa office. My sis needs to urgently inform them about an update in her express entry application. She's raised a webform but no for weeks. I've searched myself already but no luck yet, would appreciate any help. Thanks

I submitted the documents below, but note that they are both retirees. So docs to show proof of business evidence etc. Yes, you need to their bank statements as well, even though you're fully sponsoring them. Infact, I still explained large deposits in their s in an LOE with evidence attached.

1. Invitation letter from my sister (mentioned my mum & dad will stay with her family for the entire 1month, so accommodation & feeding is covered and they'll sponsor each of them with £1000 for flight to and fro UK)
2. Employment letter, 6month payslips, 6months bank statements showing monthly pay from work for both my sister and her husband. My sister's salary bank statement was low, so I added her 6months savings statement
3. House ownership docs for my sister & husband, council tax bill, utility bill (water)
4. My sister's birth certificate, pictures of her & family with my dad&mum as evidence of relationship, her marriage certificate, BRP card and port datapages for her entire family
5. My mum's retirement letter, Pension Annuity letter, 6months savings where her pension gets deposited, their marriage certificate
6. My dad's 6months savings showing pension deposits, no retirement letter though...explained in his own LOE that it's missing as he retired over 20years ago, their marriage certificate
7. Under additional docs, ed documents to show proof of strong ties to Nigeria (brief LOE written listing docs)....my brother's birth certificate as proof they have a child in Nigeria, current picture of mum & dad with brother, his wife and kids, land property documents, proof of TBills Investment maturing next year
8. Mum & Dad's Nigerian port, all old ports and stamped visa pages for all visas old/new


This is all I can , but I think I covered all docs I ed

MamaGiovanni:
Pls which documents did u submit? I need help and guidance to apply for my parents?

To encourage those worried about the wait times (like I was, travel date planned for Dec 3rd), just apply. Regular standard visit visa by the way (2years) for my parents, both retired. Not their 1st time applying

Biometric- Oct 26th
Ready for collection email- Nov 9th
Delivered by courier - Nov 11th

I'm honestly hoping it doesn't derail the thread and dry up the wealth of open source info...nairaland was my go to from Part 4 and I still refer people to this thread.

Prettiepearlz:

Please relax your privacy settings! To every other person, you will not be added. I am tired abeg and the request is derailing the purpose of the thread. All the information on the telegram group is also here. If you are running from “check Page 1”, it’s worse over there, you will be referred to the pinned message which may be overwhelming if Page 1 of nairaland thread is a problem for you

For Nigerians, Temporary visas - Nairobi, Permanent visa applications- Accra. Some people use either

hazzaman:
Which visa office did you choose?

Every one will fill the form and pay visa fees separately, also pay for biometrics and self documents separately. Just ensure each person answers YES, where it asks if your spouse and/or dependent will be travelling with you and mention this as well in a cover or invite letter. Choose biometric appointment for everyone on the same day...you can also choose appointment times that aren't far apart if you're lucky

whiteMandingo:
FOR UK FAMILY tourist visa APPLICATION, I believe everybody in the family needs to go to this site and fill the form?

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/vac-information-page/NGA


is here any thing else they need to do, is it one appointment/biometric booking of tls/vfs site?.
pls this is urgent

Yes it is. I usually just answer NO to skip filling anything, as it isn't mandatory

bigbus:
Hi people,
Please, in filling the visa application form, is the NIN acceptable as National Identity Document? (It does not have an issue date, and no expiry date either.)
Is there any other document that can serve as National Identity Document for Nigerians?
Thank you

Thanks

tal4real:


[email protected]

Pls help with email for Nairobi. Thanks

tal4real:
Hey guys,

I'm here to debunk the largely spread BS about old and new link. There's no such fastness that comes with the new link.

Applied with the old link and completed every process including biometrics on April 7th, request for port came 2 days ago - 18th Oct.

Whereas, someone I know had withdrawn her old link application and applied with a new one but still awaiting a till date. I was advised and really tempted to withdraw the old and reapply, wasting another 85k. Thank God I didn't.

So, whether you used an old link or new, it really doesn't change nothing. You don't have to go withdrawing the old one for a new one, rather keep sending reminder mails to Nairobi (more effective, I guess). Use web forms too.

This I know for the Visit Visa category, I'm not sure if same applies to other categories.

mimilyrics:
2 separate applications.

Thanks. Which means express courier return will be paid for separately?

Hello house,

Pls I'm filling a visit visa application for my parents and would like to confirm if 2 separate applications are required or it'll be one application like Canada Visit Visa. Started with my mum's details and now at the end, but no info requested for my Dad's. Would appreciate any response before I submit. Thanks.

Hello House, please I'm helping a friend search for off-campus accommodation close to University of Hull. Preferably 1 bedroom, she's open to shared accommodation as well. Any leads will be appreciated.
Thanks

You can request for wheelchair assistance so she gets right from check-in, through security and down to the boarding gate.

Iamblessed007:
Hello my people. Please do we have anyone here who intend to travel to canada in February 2022. My mum will be travelling for the first time, she is quite old and i would need help from anyone who is coming over so that she can tag along and probably get some help. It would have been a smooth journey if all these covid 19 travel protocols are not in place. I am here in Calgary. Thanks my people.

adeluv92:


Thanks for your detailed response.

I heard Abuja is faster than Lagos? Any truth to that? Because she did her biometrics in Lagos.

So I hear, my parents got their ports back from Abuja office after 4 business days. You can use Lagos if there's no hurry

goldfinder:


Hi Eddy / Purplelain,
Please I just received my port request letter this morning with respect to my Canada Visitors visa application.
I'm planning to visit the Visa Application letter tomorrow to submit my port.
Are you saying in-person submission is not allowed and what are the requirements to go with?

Thank you.

Purplerain already replied on the last page that in-person submission isn't allowed. Pls see my response to Adeluv on documents to submit

adeluv92:
I am a PR, and we submitted a visitor visa application for my wife on June 30th. When we received an update that all those who applied before Sept 7th should reapply, we also reapplied for her on Sept 9th
Yesterday Nov 9th she got a port request.

PS: both applications were through the old portal but it is the most recent one they approved exactly 2 months after we submitted it.

The process for port submission is not clear in the PPR pdf and on VFS global's website. Anyone here who just submitted their port and is kind enough to explain how they did it?

Thank you in anticipation.

A quick "port transmission canada" search on nairaland would've answered your question....


For Lagos Office:

Walk into any DHL or UPS store, you can google & check for the one's near you.

This is the Address you will mail your documents to:

Canada Visa Application Centre
Ground Floor, The Manor
Plot 110, iral Ayinla Way, Lekki Phase 1
Lagos
Nigeria

Documents to go with to the DHL Office:

- Two photocopies of your international port data page
- Your International port itself
- port request letter
- Biometric confirmation slip (the document you were given after u did your Biometrics)
-Two copies of signed VFS consent forms

The VFS consent form is available at https://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/usa/pdf/consent-form.pdf

Put everything in a Big Brown Envelope,

Write your FULL NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NO. & Email Address on the Envelope boldly

When you go to DHL, also indicate that you want a two way courier service. Then provide them the address you want your port sent to when ready.

For Abuja Office:

I enveloped all the documents below and sent to

Visa Application Centre
Sterling Bank Plaza, 3rd Floor
Plot No 1083, Mohammadu Buhari Way,Central Business District
Abuja
Nigeria

Documents:
-2 duly signed consent form.
-2 copies of port data page
-port Request Letter
-Yellow biometric slip
-Receipt of payment of transmission fee N8920 (update: no longer 8920, confirm online. you pay this fee if you didn't capture biometrics at Abuja VFS)
-A paper with your details: name, phone number, email address, home address.

Pay the transmission fee to
canada Logistics Collection
Sterling Bank Plc
0065165839

Disclaimer: please confirm the details before any transaction.

I sent via DHL 2-way courier.

The information of VFS in Nigeria is available at https://visa.vfsglobal.com/nga/en/can/-us

.

Sorry I read this late, the amount is NGN 8,920 to this - CANADA LOGISTIC COLLECTION
( no 0065165839) Sterling bank. Include proof of payment with other documents if sending through courier.

If going in person, he'll likely pay cash. Can you pls confirm if in-person submission is now open?

purplerain:
Hi Eddy,
Can you please tell me how much the package transmission fee is, can't seem to see it online. My dad plans to go there in person to submit his port.

I didn't fill this for my parents....your brother is an immediate family member, not extended as indicated on the form. Except your application is somewhat for a different purpose

For a visitor's visa, just follow the steps in the new application for immediate family , almost all forms required are manually filled unlike the old application where you had to attach completed forms. If required, you'll fill this along the line.

Oceanfield:


Please, my brother who is a PR has invited me, but I don't know How to submit the Statutory declaration form"(IMM0006) .

Yes, it's already stated you'll pay new application fees. Though refunds aren't guaranteed, I filled a webform to withdraw old application and requested for a refund. I also mentioned they've received PPR for new application and included payment reference number for old application

Yemisi2015:
Hello, did you have to pay the application fees again in the new application which I assume you would. Secondly, did you get a refund for the previous application in August or do we write a mail requesting for refund.

Pls did you eventually fill this section if paying for 2-way courier?. Thanks

Madeincanada:
Are you required to fill this section on the consent form if sending international port to VFS?