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The time it takes to process your application. It depends on what country your passport is from. Processing times I find are faster than what is state on the IRCC website.
The fastest I've experienced a visa processed was 3 hours of submission BUT that was for so…
By Natoyah Alaka | 2.5 min read | Posted on February 4, 2025
I was assigned a client who had a prior visa refusal.
He had prepared and submitted his own application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Whenever a client has prior refusals…
By Natoyah Alaka | 4 min read | Posted on January 28, 2025
No. You can do it yourself.
If you have the time, patience, and confidence that you can follow all the Canadian immigration requirements—and you are ready to experience the potential inconveniences that…
By Natoyah Alaka | 1 min read | Posted on January 28, 2025
It's best to use a wet signature for your documents.
Signatures have evolved beyond the traditional pen-and-paper method. Understanding the distinctions between digital and handwritten signatures is cru…
"Blue is the closest color to truth" — Steven Tyler
By Natoyah Alaka | 2 min read | Posted on January 21, 2025
The client’s business visitor visa application was refused.
To know the reasons for the refusal, I need the visa officer’s notes on the case.
These no…
"Assumptions are made, and most assumptions are wrong" — Albert Einstein
By Natoyah Alaka | 4 min read | Posted on December 10, 2024
According to quantum physicists, time and space in the quantum realm differ from that of our 3D physical reality.
In the quantum…
By Natoyah Alaka | 3 min read | Posted on December 3, 2024
Your visa application was refused.
And you received a letter from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) stating the reason(s) of the refusal.
The letter contains general reasons the visa…
One lie ruins a thousand truths
By Natoyah Alaka | 4 min read | Posted on November 12, 2024
To disclose or not to disclose?
With Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), there is no question—providing accurate and complete information is mandatory.
…"Too quick race will cripple your pace. Be patient" —
Israelmore Ayivor
By Natoyah Alaka | 3 min read | Posted on November 5, 2024
Nothing quite matches that special feeling of realizing you could have succeeded...if only you had followed the instructions.
Bu…
The reality of digital photo submission challenges
By Natoyah Alaka | 2 min read | Posted on October 29, 2024
Client #1 provides me a blurry photo insisting—"it's a matte finish..."
Client #2 shares a photo where he looks much younger...
Client #3 sends me a d…
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