Please ma @ pinkygrace's ..
Can you give out your email, I think you could be of guidance to me.
Im from the study thread tho.
Thank you ma.

UPDATE!!!
Just got a copy of my ECA in the mail, a good five days from when I got a mail it was complete. This is for those awaiting ECA from IQAS. Ietls time!! Slowly but surely!!

Meanwhile is bigfido = Baba Feranmi? The Audi post gave you away if so lol

Believe13:
Hello justwise and everybody in the house,

Please I have some question, I have someone that is very much interested In the federal skilled work,the person is a fashion designer with secondary school cert and also married with children. I notice most applicants here are graduate but in her case as secondary school cert holder .Please how do I go about assisting her in the process. Advice will be well appreciated. Thanks in anticipation of your kind response.

Your friend will have to go Provincial Nomination route. If she is able to get the CLB 7 IELTS requirement (minimum band 6 in each) to be eligible for Express Entry, then the Federal Skilled Trades route may also work. Even at that, she may still need a nomination to boost her CRS points for her to be invited to apply for PR visa. In addition, she may have to start looking at how to get some certification in tailoring/fashion designing to prove her skill if she doesn't already have one.
Sometime in May this year, IRCC conducted a Trades-specific draw with 199 points cut-off; if they keep repeating it then your friend may even have a chance without Provincial Nomination.

kissoflife:
I just registered for express entry and the system tells me I did not meet the requirements which i am sure I did.

Age = 12
Education=22
Work experience=9 (I decided to use one year experience due to ease of getting reference letter)
Test of English = 24

total Score = 67/100

What could be the problem?

You entered the right amount of funds for the family size?

freeradical:
I got something from icarrygo.com which is way cheaper. 837k for family of four but its royalairmaroc! I am thinking I should just go for this but Accra is yet to give me passport back. I no fit shout oo

Way to go!! That is not bad at all. Exchange rate is a huge factor. Even found 700k+ on lufthansa directly from their website for family of four too. Concerning the passport, i'm sure you'll have it soon. God that started the work will certainly complete it on a big note!

Don't worry, it will be updated say by tomorrow. It take about 3days for it to reflect on your account.

eyoiba:
Hi everyone. Please I'm here again. My wife's transcript has been sent to WES and it has been delivered to them and signed for by one C Maple since Thursday. This is evidenced via DHL tracking. Up till now her status still remains "Transcript not received".

Please I need suggestions on steps I am to take now to ensure that they acknowledge the receipt of the transcript?

Thanks

cochtrane:

You entered the right amount of funds for the family size?

I am single so i entered 12500. isn't that right?

Also i used ND +HND which is equivalent to three yr diploma and one year postgraduate certificate. how do I fill this in the express entry form, i suspect this could be the problem.

Any suggestion please

walexlo78:
Hello House, please I need your advice. In addition to Nigeria, I have worked in another country with legal residency status. While in the country, I was responsible for two other countries (visa free) around the region and I travelled to them very often. So when I was filling my travel history in the PR application, I dropped some of the travels (about 12) to those two countries because I looked them as so much and difficult to retrieve as there was stamp riot in my passports. I thought the VO should not spend time looking for such stamps not mentioned on the travel history form. The missed travels to each of the countries were short official ones which totals about 20days each so its not that I needed PCC for them. I already submitted PCCs for those necessary.

But today something keep pricking me that I should have listed all those travels irrespective of how much they were. I took time today to write them out from the clumsy stamps. My question is, should I go ahead to communicate these travels raising a CSE?. Maybe I can mention that I missed them out initially due to the clumsy stamps on the passports.

Raising a CSE will not be a bad idea...

walexlo78:
Any suggestion please

Aig84:
UPDATE!!!
Just got a copy of my ECA in the mail, a good five days from when I got a mail it was complete. This is for those awaiting ECA from IQAS. Ietls time!! Slowly but surely!!

Congrats. Mine is taking forever.been on this since April. . Although IQAS has acknowledged receipt of my transcript last month and that's it.

kissoflife:
I just registered for express entry and the system tells me I did not meet the requirements which i am sure I did.

Age = 12
Education=22
Work experience=9 (I decided to use one year experience due to ease of getting reference letter)
Test of English = 24

total Score = 67/100

What could be the problem? i even opened another profile to change it to 2 yrs experience which will take points to 69/100 still the same Profile Ineligible problem

someone please help me, what am I doing wrong? I am certain that I meet the requirements

eyoiba:
Hi everyone. Please I'm here again. My wife's transcript has been sent to WES and it has been delivered to them and signed for by one C Maple since Thursday. This is evidenced via DHL tracking. Up till now her status still remains "Transcript not received".

Please I need suggestions on steps I am to take now to ensure that they acknowledge the receipt of the transcript?

Thanks

WES usually requires three business days to update account. However, you can confirm on your account if WES truly received the transcript.

Sign in to your profile, select "account menu" then "track my package", input your DHL tracking number and search. It will reveal if the package was received. If received, you account will be updated latest tomorrow if not today. Cheers

eyoiba:
Hi everyone. Please I'm here again. My wife's transcript has been sent to WES and it has been delivered to them and signed for by one C Maple since Thursday. This is evidenced via DHL tracking. Up till now her status still remains "Transcript not received".

Please I need suggestions on steps I am to take now to ensure that they acknowledge the receipt of the transcript?

Thanks

Wait a few days sir. They should update by Tuesday or Wednesday. I was in that exact spot last week or so.

Saying I enjoyed your write-up is an understatement, am definitely going to sleep well tonite after so much laughter
I guess we took same test so i can relate with each sentence. E be like say 6.5 na the new score for majority that day o. Retake or enquiry on result?

Kontagious:
I promised I’d be back with my experience.

This will be a long read but might be helpful particularly to those yet to take the IELTS. It’s my experience with mistakes I made, pointers here and there.

I'd start with Speaking. I was overtly tensed just a few seconds before we started, though my examiner had tried getting the correct pronunciation of my surname, I guess that little conversation should have relaxed me a bit but no, it didn’t. By the time he hit the record button on his recorded, my nerves were almost touching the ceiling that my first response, I began to stammer! I was to say south-west but all I heard me saying was south, sou, sou, south, south. Not exaggerating but I would have said the sou-south at least 6 times, eventually I got myself to say the south west . Examiner tried signaling me to calm down but I will not just follow the prompt. Oh I skipped, by the time I was handing over my passport during the ID check, guy asked can I see your ID please, in my tensed self, I said "thank you" like twice while passing the passport! Then I thought, oh boy, you don de fvck up. That thought alone aggravated my already tensed nerves.

Subsequent questions were a walk in the park (typical of part 1 questions) but I was still tensed. The questions were about family values. Then part 2 came, I was to talk about 2 person from same family, sub-questions were what they do, how similar they are and one other I can't remember. God, 1st family that came to mind was the Saraki's - Senate President and his father (how silly , I know) but I snapped out and rather talked about the Williams sisters! I had noted my points - great sportsmen, delight to watch, always delivering stellar performance - in the paper given but when I started speaking, I totally forgot to look at my note, only focused on the prompt. Nerves were still up but not as much as when I started – maybe at window level at this point and I doubt I spoke for a minute cause I rushed through the talk. I tried to continue but I could not just think of something meaningful to say.

Part three, I had answered some questions and was starting to gain control of my raging nerves but alas, I heard examiner saying “we’ve come to the end of the test”. End of kini, Arrrh. I honestly felt like begging the guy to retake the exam but it wouldn’t be possible. I walked out a little bit dejected and expected least score from speaking.

For my listening, prior to start of the test, I had noticed some static sound whenever there was a movement in front of me or me turning my head in a particular direction, so I thought, when the test starts I won’t move my head in that direction, also thought there shouldn’t be much movement during the test. I figured invigilators could move around and then I remember someone’s experience on this thread where he said the static sound made him miss answer to about three questions. Jejely, I requested to be moved, there was a makeshift row that was created for people having issues with their headphone. New seat was much better. Test started, answer one was name of a street spelt AC.CA.CIA. Right from question 1, my mind had started roaming, it wasn’t raging nerves this time around but wondering mind. So I battled to think, did I hear AC.CA.CIA or A.C.A.CIA. I was fortunate to snap out and picked answers to 2, 3, 4. In between 4 and 5, my mind wondered off again, did I hear AC.CA.CIA or A.C.A.CIA, unluckily for me, I missed answer to question 5. Further into the test, I’ll have to battle spelling. One answer was waitress, another length. For the waitress, I wasn’t sure if it had two ts or just one. For the length, I wasn’t sure if it was length or lenght, after I had spelt both and the wrong even looking correct at that point. I tried spelling strength as a pointer, still confused, I wasn’t sure of strength either so I eventually went with lenght. Then there was checklist, here I wasn’t sure if it’s a single word or compound or two words. To play safe, I figured check-list will be best. Naturally, all these spellings wouldn’t be a problem but under exam condition and considering at least 8 is needed in listening, my people, uhm.

Reading came, section one and two were a bit easy. Had about 8 questions with T, F, NG (this type of questions are the most dreaded for me but I stumbled on a YouTube video that worked for me during my numerous practices. I fought with one hunched back monster in section three. As expected, section three was the toughest and time consuming. Passage was two pages, questions were about 13. Turning back and forth between passage and question page was frustrating but it had to be endured. While answering section three, I jolted and remembered I had read about length of the monster, I scanned through if I’d see length. Luckily, it was in the passage. I had written the wrong spelling in my listening! Turning back the answer sheet is prohibited but I managed to turn and correct my length.

I started out the writing with task 1, it was to be written within a short time, lesser than 20 minutes but because I wanted a neat sheet, I wrote out my answer on the question paper to be transferred to the answer sheet after finishing, by the time I was done transferring (with little correction), 20 minutes was gone! I should have written directly on the answer sheet but it was a lesson to be learnt firsthand. I finished the essay on time and crossed checked, even did a rough word count. Both task were above required number, but my sweet people at BC will rather score me a 6.5

I hope future test takers pick one lesson or the other. As for me, the last of this test is yet to be heard.

kissoflife:




someone please help me, what am I doing wrong? I am certain that I meet the requirements

Check your funds.
What's your IELTS score?

boldinc:
Wish you all the best!

Thanks bro.

Increase your funds and try again.

kissoflife:




someone please help me, what am I doing wrong? I am certain that I meet the requirements

eyoiba:
Hi everyone. Please I'm here again. My wife's transcript has been sent to WES and it has been delivered to them and signed for by one C Maple since Thursday. This is evidenced via DHL tracking. Up till now her status still remains "Transcript not received".

Please I need suggestions on steps I am to take now to ensure that they acknowledge the receipt of the transcript?

Thanks

Very upsetting stuff but thats WES alright. Just relax, it should get updated within one or two more days. Same A. Maple received and signed for bothe my transcripts and verification. Cheers

kissoflife:
I just registered for express entry and the system tells me I did not meet the requirements which i am sure I did.

Age = 12
Education=22
Work experience=9 (I decided to use one year experience due to ease of getting reference letter)
Test of English = 24

total Score = 67/100

What could be the problem? i even opened another profile to change it to 2 yrs experience which will take points to 69/100 still the same Profile Ineligible problem

Hello,

You can check the link below maybe it might help (Courtesy: @Dupyshoo and Cochtrane)

Few details on things to note when creating an EE profile?
https://www.nairaland.com/2624318/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/287#53885383

bbaby84:


Check your funds.
What's your IELTS score?

LRSW 8.5, 8.5, 8, 7


as per funding, I put 12500 as I am single, is that too small?

GlitteringStar:


Hello,

You can check the link below maybe it might help (Courtesy: @Dupyshoo and Cochtrane)

Few details on things to note when creating an EE profile?
https://www.nairaland.com/2624318/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/287#53885383

Thanks will try that! But how do I input my ND + HND as two or more certificates on the EE profile. I am thinking I am selecting the wrong thing for this also

Toqunbur:
. Despite LAUTECH strike, I got my transcript verified. Na who know who I use though.

Please, does anyone know Province I can get a job or nomination as a Medical Laboratory Technologist? Your response will be highly appreciated.

@Toqunbur, I sent you a message to your email(got it from one of ur previous posts). Its about WES verification. Kindly respond bro. God bless.

Kyaggy:




Esosa4real I'm still waiting for the link. There was no sign you tried to PM me at all.
I have tried countless times to PM you too. Please help me send the WhatsApp link ejor.

Am not like dat joor....I really did send it...I ve jux been busy ehn to resend!

Check now i simply forwarded the previous message again, i did not send u pm, i simply responded to former email you sent.
Shey ur name is Chika? Dats the email I sent to.

All the best, when u join group, i will get ur number.

bigbroda:
Guyz, please help with a solution to this:
WES rated my HND(Electrical Engineering-Upper Credit)Certificate as 'diploma(3 years) and post graduate certificate(1 year)'. Now on the EE form where I have to select an option for the WES rating of my HND certificate, I'm torn between these three options and I don't know which precisely to choose:

1. Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
2. Bachelor's degree(3 or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute)
3. Two or more certificates, diplomas or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years

Please note that option 3 above has the highest mark while 1 has d least mark.

I was thinking of using option 3 cos it(HND) is rated as 3 years diploma AND 1 year postgraduate certificate but on the other hand, it means it's higher than the Bachelors degree option in two which is confusing.
I also thought of going with option 2 cos the HND is rated as a 3 year program but the bachelor's degree there is confusing since WES calls it a 3 year DIPLOMA with a year postgraduate certificate
Option 1 didn't really appeal to me cos it's for a 2 year program whilst WES calls the certificate a 3 year diploma

What's your take guyz?

Hi,

I am in the same shoe. What do I select for my ND & HND? I can only see Bachelors or three years diploma but HND is more than that and my profile keeps saying ineligible even though I have met the requirements. How did u go about this please

kissoflife:



Thanks will try that! But how do I input my ND + HND as two or more certificates on the EE profile. I am thinking I am selecting the wrong thing for this also

Can you look at this for reference? You need to input it exactly as evaluated by WES

https://www.nairaland.com/2624318/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/388#55689419

Alternatively, I suggest you post your WES evaluation so guys can offer advice. You know the format of inputting has changed a bit and there's no more option for selecting "Two or more certificates". Please make sure to blot out personal details when posting the evaluation. And you'll remove it altogether afterwards.

walexlo78:
Any suggestion please

You probably should. Trust me, I know how such passports look like. The VO will certainly not have the time to make out on your passport that you didn't spend more than 6 months in those countries. You would have helped a lot by delineating this in a form. So, CSE could be good.

Farefare:


Congrats. Mine is taking forever.been on this since April. . Although IQAS has acknowledged receipt of my transcript last month and that's it.

They will do the needful, it sure takes time though. Please be patient

hello guys, I want to learn an extra handwork that is lucrative in Europe. though am good in IT and Electrical works (though not too advance).
something like Painting, Aluminum, tiles fixing etc.....i"m a very fast learner that can learn anything within the shortest period of time.
your suggestions will be welcome by me

Greetings to everyone.

Some idea came to mind and I need clarification.
I am anticipating that my wife's ECA might take forever so I checked the CRS calculator and discovered that we might be able to have a score higher than the last draw 433.
My question is can I dive into the pool without her ielts and ECA ?
If eventually we got ITA, and are not claiming points for her education and test of English can this be a problem?

Many thanks.

funshobabs:
Greetings to everyone.

Some idea came to mind and I need clarification.
I am anticipating that my wife's ECA might take forever so I checked the CRS calculator and discovered that we might be able to have a score higher than the last draw 433.
My question is can I dive into the pool without her ielts and ECA ?
If eventually we got ITA, and are not claiming points for her education and test of English can this be a problem?

Many thanks.

Spouse's ECA and IELTS are optional. Its only for you to boost your points if you want, its completely optional. I got ITA without my hubby's ECA or IELTS, likewise many other people, so take a dive into the pool without delay, there won't be any problem post-ITA.