CASE STUDIES: DIFFERENT CANADA STUDY VISA STORIES AND TIMELINES YOU CAN LEARN FROM!!

CASE STUDY 1:

FIRST TIME APPLICANT FROM GHANA:

APPLIED WITH SPOUSE AND 2 CHILDREN

Student is 39 years old, has a bachelors in Education and got admission to study a 2 years Masters in a university. Student also got a loan from Mpower but it did not cover the first term tuition in Canada

Application submitted online: 16TH November 2023

Medical was done upfront (updated December 20^th)

Background check started almost immediately.

Eligibility Review started: 12^th December

Approval: December 28^th 2023 (For ALL 4 of us)

Our Story: We did not want to submit the application ourselves so we contracted Seyi Obasi to do it for us. But Seyi’s style is to involve you as much as possible which was a little annoying but I am so glad she did that!

After submitting our visa application, and we got biometric letter, we were unable to get a date within 30 days – it was so painful because my school was resuming in January and we had less than 2 months but I just had faith.

We submitted our application on November 16th and our biometrics was booked for December 19th. Seyi asked us to call VFS and appeal to them but they refused so we left it like that and she informed IRCC that we could not submit our biometrics on time. IRCC gave us permission to do the biometrics late.

Even though she asked me to defer my admission I told her we would wait and that we had faith that the application would be released on time

The documents we submitted are below:

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED:

SOP (7 pages)

All IMM forms

Medicals

International Passport Police clearance

Birth Attestation Passport size photo

International Passport

EDUCATION DOCUMENTS: FOR THE STUDENT!

Letter of Admission

Bachelors Degree

Degree transcript

Students diploma

Diploma transcript

EDUCATION DOCUMENTS: SPOUSE

Spouse is 42 years old, works as a civil servant and also has a business.

SOP (5 pages)

Spouse academic transcript

Spouse Masters degree

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS: FOR THE STUDENT

Gift deed from spouse (my spouse gave me a gift deed). Student was majorly supported financially by the spouse from his salary and business income!

1 year bank statement

6 Month bank statement for student (from GCBank in Ghana)

Private loan of $38,000 from Mpower (I got an Mpower loan to cover the majority of my tuition)

Mpower loan email

Student’s Social security card

Student’s Social security statement

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS FOR MY SPOUSE

6 month bank statement of spouse (from ADB)

6 month bank statement for spouse (from GTB)

GTB confirmation of spouse account

Certificate of Registration for spouses business

Spouse’s business Tax clearance certificate

Building permit for spouses business

Property rate bill

Account confirmation from Calbank for spouses’ business

Spouse social security statement

Introductory letter from spouse business

Calbank account confirmation for spouse business

EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENTS FOR STUDENTS

Student resumé

Introductory letter of student as community secretary in estate

Employment letter of student

Confirmation of employment of student (Introduction letter)

My teaching licence

6 month payslip of my job

EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENT FOR SPOUSE

My resume

Photos at my workplace

Spouse work ID

Spouse employer Introductory letter

Spouse employment letter

6 month Payslip for spouse

HOME TIE & PERSONAL ASSET FOR STUDENT

Family photos

Birth certificate

Childrens Birth certificates

Couple picture (Husband and wife)

Introductory letter of student as community secretary in estate

My Siblings Birth certificate and ID

Marriage certificate

Change of name for student (newspaper publication)

Police certificate of student

Wedding Pictures

International Passport 

DOCUMENTS FOR MY CHILDREN

SOP (2 pages each)

Children International Passport and family pictures

Children’s birth certificate

Proof of relationship (so just explaining that they are our children)

Children school report (for school age children but our kids were just 1 and 3 years old so no school report was needed)

PERSONAL DOCUMENTS FOR SPOUSE

Spouse birth certificate

Spouse family picture (immediate and extended)

Spouse Police certificate

spouse car receipt

spouse land ownership certificate

Siblings birth certificate

Picture of my house

Some things I was scared of: I took an Mpower loan and I have been seeing refusals based on Mpower

But Seyi told me not to worry – that she knows how to address that! She assured us that since mpower is a reputable and internationally recognized company, we would be fine!

Also, I believe I was able to show a strong academic and professional track record that indicated that I was financially capable of personally paying off the loans on an installment basis after I graduate.

Most of all I am grateful to God and to Seyi Obasi for this approval. My family and I are so so so happy 😊

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CASE STUDY 2

FIRST TIME APPLICANT – VIRGIN PASSPORT!!

Applicant is going to study health care administration on a college in Ontario

Applicant is a laboratory scientist with about 12 months work experience in a laboratory in Nigeria

Applicant is married but applying alone

Application submitted online: 16th October 2023

Background check were not updated until the application was approved.

Eligibility Review started: 16th November 2023

Upfront medical: 24 October and was updated via a webform

Medical updated to pass:   10th December

Application Approval: 19th December

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED:

SOP (8 pages)

All IMM forms

International Passport 

Police clearance certificate

Birth Attestation 

Passport size photo

EDUCATION DOCUMENTS

Student’s ND (National Diploma) transcript

Student’s HND transcript

Student’s ND diploma

Student’s HND diploma

NYSC certificate

Student’s acceptance letter (LOA)

Tuition payment receipt

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS:

Letter of introduction from student’s  employer

student’s 6 month bank statement

Letter of sponsorship by student’s husband

Spouse’s 6 month bank statement (applicant is also being sponsored by spouse)

Mutual Fund of student (Investment)

Spouse land deed of assignment

Survey plan of land

Explanation of funds and lump sum deposits

EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENTS:

Student resume

Recommendation letter from student’s employer

Photos of student at work

Letter of volunteer work (student had taken part in volunteer work)

Spouse work ID

Payslip

HOME TIE & PERSONAL ASSET:

Student’s birth certificate

Affidavit of change of name (Marriage)

Student’s marriage certificate

Newspaper clipping showing name change

Student’s spouse International passport

Photos of Student’s court marriage

Student’s father’s death certificate

Student’s mother’s death certificate

Siblings birth certificate

Affidavit of return

With the encouragement from Seyi Obasi and their review of my documents (I paid for the documents review), I got an approval on a virgin passport. I am very very excited and grateful

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CASE STUDY 3:

STUDY VISA REFUSAL TURNED TO APPROVAL

My first application was refused! These are my details:

—40 years old
—Single
—First time Student Visa applicant (I have been denied a visitor visa last year)
—I am self sponsored

Program: 1 year Certificate Program in Global business management for May 2024

I am employed as an administrative manager and I also have a side business that I run which is registered in Nigeria

—Upfront Medical- used the medicals I used already
—Application submitted- 5th September 2023
—Refusal letter – 10^th October 2023

My application was refused on 10^th October with the following reasons:

I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as required by
paragraph 111, I am refusing your application because you have not established that you will
leave Canada, based on the following factors:

• Your assets and financial situation are insufficient to support the stated purpose of travel
for yourself (and any accompanying family member(s), if applicable).

• The purpose of your visit to Canada is not consistent with a temporary stay given the
details you have provided in your application.

Facts about my application
1. I submitted a POF with an opening balance with balance of about 600k and a closing balance of 9.5million naira.

2. I submitted a payslip of 350k per month salary.

3. My father also submitted a letter that I would come back and become the head of his company.

I was shattered by the refusal letter but I pulled myself up and decided to give it one more try. I had to dig into my Canada japa system again to find out what to do after a refusal.

I had to defer my admission to May so that I could reapply

So for my first application, I submitted the following documents:

Bank statement
Gift of the deed
Admission letter
police certificate
employment letter etc.

I submitted a second application and glory be to God and with the help of the Canada Japa System the result was approval. See my details below:

—Upfront Medical- used the medicals I used already
—Application submitted- 16th November 2023
—Medical passed/ BVL- 15^th December 2023
—Passport Request- 28^th December 2023

Documents submitted

1. GTB 6 months MBS with Opening balance of 8m closing balance 11.5m. There was no lump deposit so I didn’t have to explain any lump sum deposits.
2. Letter of non indebtedness from GTBank
3. School Letter of Acceptance
4. Full tuition payment receipt 19,750CAD
5. GIC Certificate from CIBC (10,000CAD). Even though I was told that it was not necessary, I made the effort to set up the GIC
6. Employment letter
7. Work place ID Card
8. 6 months payslip. (Salary of about N350k)
9. Letter of introduction from employer
10. Recent Salary increase letter
11. IBTC Pension fund statement (bal 10.5m)
12. Police clearance certificate
13. Vehicle particulars
14. Picture with parents and siblings
15. Upfront medical sheet
16. Certificate of business Registration
17. 3 copies Purchase orders from my clients
18. 3 copies Invoices to clients
19. 3 copies of Receipts of goods purchased for supply
20. Detailed SOP/LOE (was about 6 pages and detailed showing how I have addressed the refusal reasons – this was reviewed by the Canada Japa team- thank you Canada Japa team ☺)

I was even expecting that it would take time so I was surprised to get a feedback that there was a message for me in my IRCC portal

I was surprised and went to check with my heart in my mouth and it was an approval!

I am very happy and I wish everyone on this journey Success. IJN. Amen