Hi micmic: Congratulations! So happy for you and your family!
Kuya Floje: Have a safe and happy trip!!
Hi renz at coconutree version 2.0: I am still waiting for a positive outcome as of now. Yesterday, my medical has been updated to "passed" so I guess they started looking into it. Sept 8 din start ng class but I was given until Sept 22 to obtain SP. At least it would give me about a month to wait
So here's what happened for the past week, my consultant traveled to Toronto to meet with RCIC regarding my documents. I had to revise my SOP as per RCIC before lodging my application (Aug 19). I thought my SOP was well written initially that I wanted to bypass this extra step. Anyway, I am so glad I had waited for his feedback. I could have committed another mistake. I mean nothing is still certain at this point. :-X
Anyway, that was pretty much the reason why I could not update you guys before. This is my last shot as I also started looking into different route (Australia) in case things don't turn out good.
Coconutree: You're right! I am still hopeful. Please update me of your timeline, we are both for Sept. 8.
Renz: A week is still a week. It is not impossible to get a word from them within this week.
Just pray!
Quick recap:
Reason of refusal is Travel History and Purpose of Visit.
When I applied for 2nd time, these are the changes I made:
-Proof of visas (3 Asian countries)
-Strong SOP with advise from RCIC from Toronto.
-I know I had no problem with financial previously but I put in up to CAD ~55,000 excluding CAD 16,000 (paid tuition for 1 yr) = CAD 71,000
-I declared Transfer of Credits towards my Canadian degree as per RCIC. He said it prevents redundancy of introductory courses (Physics, Chem, etc.) which might have caused the VO to think the reason why I would rather choose to take another Bachelors on previous application.
-I also presented figures of job demand in the Phils on my chosen study when I come back.
-Btw, I explained how my chosen program + Co op are not being offered anywhere in the Phils which leads to shortage and high job demand
So that's pretty much it for now. I am a bit confident with my profile now than before so if I still don't get it, maybe it's not for me. Hehe