"Any statement of funds other than your parents will lead to your immediate rejection.Except you are being sponsored by the Government. Also your employer may sponsor you or you may sponsor yourself.
If you intend to use uncle/aunty it makes your application a little difficult in my opinion. Not sure about direct siblings but its worth exploring."
I like to correct some of what I said on there.
A guy recently used his uncle's bank statement and eventually got a visa to study in Canada. He emailed me and this was his direct quote:
"That being said,i would like to contribute my little quota to your blog. Often time your clients asked if they could use their uncle's(extended family) statement of acct. as a proof of sufficient funds, your answer is always "NO" .I'm saying YES their can but with condition which is if only they can provide proof of relationship with the sponsor such as family pictures,proof of prior financial support of their education to date or any other valuable proof. Likewise their immediate siblings can still sponsor them."
Ignore the word "client". I am not running a business. This is just a forum to help prospective admission seekers gain free information about study in Canada especially from a fellow Nigerian's perspective.
So it seems to me like its do-able but only with some solid proof of strong family ties and also proof that your relative will not leave you stranded and has never done so in the past.
Am glad because I used to get emails about this topic every week.
I hope it helps someone out there.
