@Kaysie, i suppose so, wasnt aware of da Quebec hols, moi be Ontario chic, lol

aydewale:

Yeah!I agree,Delta, am really sorry. Just got pissed. Remember that I had asked one or two questions in the past and u simply told me off that someone else had to tell u to take it easy with me. I probably just got annoyed this time.

Tanx for the response and accept my unreserved apologies.

Tanx to all respondents.

It's all good. If u think my responses are/were rude, my apologies.

@ Delta. I really am sorry, please accept my apologies.

God bless u and thanks for the advice.

I just did my medical on June 4. Does anyone noe if an interview can still be required?

@ burnin:

Please could you kindly let me know what it took to get to that stage. I hear once you get to that stage, it is 100% sure u would get ur visa except you have some very terrible malady or sickness (like say HIV). No new interview.

Additionally, I hear it takes like a month after the medicals for you to get the visa.

Congratulations.

I would also be pleased if you could answer the following questions:

a. how long did it take the embassy to get back to u after ur initial application?

b. what verifications are u aware they made, like did the embassy call ur office or University? and

C. any other information.

Thank you and congrats once again.

I applied on the 14th of April and received instructions for medical on the 3rd of June.
I am not really aware of any enquires that were made.

burnin:

I just did my medical on June 4. Does anyone noe if an interview can still be required?

I doubt it. . .after medicals, if your results are good, u are probably good to go. The other thing that may hold u is ur tuition. They may have told u to make a payment to the school and get the school to fax the receipt to them. Make sure u do that. Goodluck.

BTW, which school/province are you relocating to? What's ur background?

Hi ezi and delta, thanks so far, please i have been browsing for schools has awinetr semster i.e january and iit all seems the only available schools start in septem ber every year . please what do i do? i will appreciate suggestions of schols that has winetr start dates thanks

which skools did u look at if they r offering Winter admission?

Just wondering, has any Nairalander a Canadian Study Permit in Nigeria this year?

Hi Ezi and delta 07
thanks so much for ur responses. i have chosen york university thats their schulich school of business . can u guys get me info on the schhol and i have started the application online and also registered for my gmat.men"!!!!!!!! its tedious there are like 7 essyas to be written and uploaded na wa for the school o. abeg i will appreciate any info.
Big up to u guys

olubunmi80:

Hi Ezi and delta 07
thanks so much for your responses. i have chosen york university thats their schulich school of business . can u guys get me info on the schhol and i have started the application online and also registered for my gmat.men"!!!!!!!! its tedious there are like 7 essyas to be written and uploaded na wa for the school o. abeg i will appreciate any info.
Big up to u guys

York Schulich school of business is one of the top business schools in Canada. I hope u have a VERY VERY strong application (with a good GMAT score) otherwise u'd just be wasting ur time and application fee. Good luck!

I agree with Delta, additionally, I would suggest you choose one or two others, in order to brighten your chances. You also need to back whatever you do up with prayers and please be meticulous. Remember to also act fast and smart as even when you get your admission, by the grace of God, assuming its for January, you would need to apply to the Canadian Embassy by September.

I wish you all the best and may the good lord grant you favour.

I wish you all the best. As someone already mentioned, apply to other schools cuz da business school you applied to is number 1 in Canada. I go to York University myself so I know wats up,

Delta007:

I doubt itafter medicals, if your results are good, u are probably good to go. The other thing that may hold u is your tuition. They may have told u to make a payment to the school and get the school to fax the receipt to them. Make sure u do that. Goodluck.

BTW, which school/province are you relocating to? What's your background?

I think the regulations may have changed since you left Nigeria. . .A friend of mine who went for his appointment in December '05 was told to submit all his documents and undergo medicals - all at the point of submitting his application, meaning that every applicant at that point was required to do medicals; unlike before when you would be interviewed first before being issued medical forms. If the case I described above is what burnin went through, he may still require an interview.

I am not sure whether that was simply a new requirement to deal with the large volume of applicants at the time, or a permanent change in the way the High Commission carries out its visa process.

Furthermore, in my own personal case, I still required a 'mini' interview to be issued my visa - I had done my medicals and didnt hear from the embassy for almost two months, then I decided to go in and find out what the delay was, after which they belatedly informed me that they couldn't contact my undergrad university in Nigeria. Anyways, I guess that was just to see whether I would be fazed or not, since I was still issued my entry visa that day.

York University is pretty tough to get into, you should try others in University of Ottawa, Queens University and McMaster University - those are also very high quality

Hi ezi,
good to know tht u are there at least i get to hear correct info abt the school.
i will take ur advice abut choosing other schools but honestly i love the school an i have been in contact thru mail wth the director of graduate admissions. basically aside the Gmat which im doing by the 29th of july i have all other requirements. i hear the least score for the gmat is 550 im joping to get a 600 do i stand chance? and what other things should i look out for in the addmission process . i have already sent them a transcript form my school which they should receive there about the time they get my gmat scores. please i ll appreciate suggestions of schools with winter start dates for their mba programme. thanks so much hope to see u online someday

@burnin:any news yet? Has any one else, who applied for a Canadian Study permit been contacted yet? In particular does who applied in April/May.
Am still waiting for a response from the Canadian embassy. Submitted my application 12th of May, 2008 and no word yet, almost 60 days, sho. Any one in the house with an idea of what's happening?

@burnin:any news yet?

Evertone:Has any one else, who applied for a Canadian Study permit been contacted yet? In particular those who applied in April/May.Am still waiting for a response from the Canadian embassy. Submitted my application 12th of May, 2008 and no word yet, almost 60 days, sho. Any one in the house with an idea of what's happening?

I got ma visa on the 26th of June, I didnt do an interview after all. It was about 3 weeks after my medical which was on the 4th.

@burnin:

Congratulations. God bless you. In your view what were the key issues you think one should take into consideration. Additionally, could you kindly put your success story in the Visa success portion. Congrats, once more, am so happy 4 u and pray God does mine.

Congrats burnin! wishing you the very best!

Cheers!

do any1 av an idea of d flight ticket cost to canada and where i can purchase the ticket

My broda is a travel agent, itz quiet costly to travel now cuz of the oil price but still cheaper if u r coming from sumwhere like Nigeria, tell me ur travel plans and i will tell him and get back to u

Hi ezi,
good to know that u are there at least i get to hear correct info about the school.
i will take your advice abut choosing other schools but honestly i love the school an i have been in contact through mail wth the director of graduate admissions. basically aside the Gmat which im doing by the 29th of july i have all other requirements. i hear the least score for the gmat is 550 im joping to get a 600 do i stand chance? and what other things should i look out for in the addmission process . i have already sent them a transcript form my school which they should receive there about the time they get my gmat scores. please i ll appreciate suggestions of schools with winter start dates for their mba programme. thanks so much hope to see u online someday

olubunmi80:

Hi ezi,
good to know that u are there at least i get to hear correct info about the school.
i will take your advice abut choosing other schools but honestly i love the school an i have been in contact through mail wth the director of graduate admissions. basically aside the Gmat which im doing by the 29th of july i have all other requirements. i hear the least score for the gmat is 550 im joping to get a 600 do i stand chance? and what other things should i look out for in the addmission process . i have already sent them a transcript form my school which they should receive there about the time they get my gmat scores. please i ll appreciate suggestions of schools with winter start dates for their mba programme. thanks so much hope to see u online someday

I doubt 550 will get you into York. . .650 is the magic number. . .but anything above 600 and you've got a good shot!

I don't know about admisison requirements. The admission office is in da right position to tell you so you provide them with what they request. You have to google "Canadian universities and college" and look for skools that offer MBA in winter. You might want to try by province to province starting with Ontario which is where Toronto is located.

Ah! you love York and you aint even here yet. Wait till u get dere. am obssessed with da school, lol

olubunmi80:

Hi ezi,
good to know that u are there at least i get to hear correct info about the school.
i will take your advice abut choosing other schools but honestly i love the school an i have been in contact through mail wth the director of graduate admissions. basically aside the Gmat which im doing by the 29th of july i have all other requirements. i hear the least score for the gmat is 550 im joping to get a 600 do i stand chance? and what other things should i look out for in the addmission process . i have already sent them a transcript form my school which they should receive there about the time they get my gmat scores. please i ll appreciate suggestions of schools with winter start dates for their mba programme. thanks so much hope to see u online someday

Hope these links give you a rough idea with regards the MBA program in Canada.

http://www.canadian-universities.net/MBA/
http://www.canadian-universities.net/MBA/MBA_Canada_Application.html

wetin dey inside York sef just kidding.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket, apply to at least 3 schools and get working on your statement of purpose too as well as excellent references. GMAT scores are highly important, but when everyone applying has good scores, you'll need an extra edge to stand out

thanks all. what do u guys think of university of manitoba in winnipeg. ?it seems all schools in ontario except york has onlny fall entries. noe has a january start date.
delta , thanks for the website it was useful and helped me to really browse schools.

well all schools in Canada are up to good standard

This forum is really good and its helping a lot of students.Iam in the same shoe with Aydewale though i submitted mine 2nd of june withy the following documents:

-My bank statement with a balance of 1.6m
-Share certificates in my name
-My uncle statement showing about 6,ooo pounds and over 1m in Naira in his personal account thyough he doesnt have tax certificate as he is a retiree and has no dependent except his wife as all his kids are grown up and well settle
-Approval of Leave of Absence from my company saing my basic only will be paid while iam away and no contribution towards the educational pursuit and will refund all the payment if i fail to come back
-My Appointment letter and tgransfer to Abuja as the Manager
-Show my other source of income
-Statement of Objective

Iam confuse too as its taking long and the school will resume end of Aug and the school is threatening to withdraw my studentship if i dont pay up as they cant wait for embassy approval again but the Embassy already says you need not pay till ur study permit is approved and i dont know what to do again as i have finalise all arrangement from my end. ve forwarded the mail to the embassy with the hope that i can know my fate before paying.

Any suggestion on what to do please

@ azimit.

I attended the last canadian study fair in february. The CDHC representative said they only lookk at the fees for the first year in the applicants account. So for them to grant u a visa, they must be satisfied you have enough resources for the first year.
Is this your first year of admission? can u defer to next year? if yes, I will suggest you go ahead and make payment. Most schools need a commitment fee to know the number of students they expect and also to project for the academic year.
June 2 to me is a bit late. I have friends that applied in march that are yet to heat anything. This canadian embassy visa people are lazy oooo. what are they processing that wll take centuries to conclude? nawa oooh!