Canadian Lawyer Shares How He Was Granted A Visa Because He Wore His Dad Old Suit Which Brings Him Good Luck

A man named David Sowemimo has shared an intriguing story on how he was granted student visa in Canada 18 years ago, he went to the embassy wearing his dad’s old suit which he believes gives him good luck, prior to that time, he also wore the suit during his graduation.

He is now a successful lawyer in Canada.

He went down memory lane and shared photos of his graduation with his parents, while wearing the suit and captioned it:

MY DAD’S OLD SUIT:

Exactly 18 years ago today, December 09, 2003, I arrived in Canada from Nigeria, as an international student. I left shortly after my high school graduation shown in this picture.

A few weeks before the graduation ceremony, I told my dad that the other kids in the school were going to attend the graduation ceremony in new suits, so I needed a new suit. He flashed his usual knowing smile, looked in his closet and grabbed one of his old suits he wore in his early days as a journalist in Nigeria.

He gave the suit to me, told me to clean the suit up and wear it and told me to never forget the son of who I am.

I was upset but had no choice but to wear his old suit. At the graduation ceremony, he sat in the front row, clapping and cheering me on as I collected majority of the academic awards. No one knew that I was wearing my dad’s old suit.

A few weeks after the graduation ceremony, I was invited to the Canadian embassy in Lagos for my student visa Interview. Again, I wore my dad’s old suit, the same suit.

The Canadian representative at the embassy knew there was something odd about the suit. She kept smiling sheepishly and teased me about the suit. She granted the visa and told me to keep wearing the suit and wished me luck in Canada.

A lot has happened since I made my move to Canada in 2003: Financial difficulties as an international student, bouts of homelessness, periods when I thought about giving up on everything and moving back to Nigeria, finally getting it together, earning two degrees including a Juris Doctor (J.D) and becoming a Canadian lawyer….

Even though, my dad passed away just 2 years before I become a lawyer in Canada, I will never forget the lessons he taught me through his old suit.