damkollins:

Email is below...
Centralized-Intake-Office@cic.gc.ca
Subject is below ..
Application for Permanent Residence in Canada
Cheers.

blueQueen:
SO HAPPY FOR YOU...GOD TRULY ANSWERS PRAYER.

damkollins:
[b]
Timelines in words...
1st application submitted 8th January,2014
1st application received 13th January,2014
1st application returned 27th January,2014 (Never got it till date )
Reason of return : PAYMENT issue resulting from Gtbank credit card (Got to know of the reason after sending mail to CIC...received response on 8th April,2014)
2nd application submitted 20th March,2014
2nd application received 25th March,2014
2nd application returned 4th April,2014 (Received it back 20th June,2014)
Reason for return : NON INCLUSION OF IELTS RESULT( British council Nigeria failed to insert my IELTS result as agreed)
3rd application sent 18th April,2014 via British council AGAIN...this time,a high graded official put his neck down for me to personally supervise the insertion of my IELTS trf.
In addition,I wrote a strong worded letter to CIC telling them I have mandated british council to insert my IELTS since no second copy was available for me as par their procedures.
I also included a photocopy of my IELTS.
Till date,I never knew if British council inserted it or my cover letter worked with the photocopy of my IELTS.
3rd application was received in CIC on 24th April,2014......
I had to send my 3rd application knowing fully well that express entry song will take off by 1st May,2014....I blamed myself 2 days later (26th april,2014) when the new gazette said FSW will continue from 1st May,2014 again
Received PER's email on 13th May,2014 (20 calendar days from date of receipt in CIC)
Got Medical request on 17th October,2014 @ 11.27am
Medicals done on 7th November,2014 (lost three weeks because I was engaged in a different location from where I can do medicals)
Sent requested documents on 7th November,2014
Requested documents received in Accra on 11th November,2014.
Got passport requests on 19th November,2014 @ 12.45am
Sent the passports on 20th November,2014
The passports were received on 24th November,2014 around 11am Nigerian time.
Got passport pick up mail today 8th December,2014 inside my SPAM box @ 12.45pm
Decision made was noticed/seen on ECAS  @  12.05am of 30th November,2014.
Realistically(though I'm yet to sight it),the visa is meant to be valid till 13th November,2015.
Cheers.[/b]

Highlyfavoured3:
Thanks damkollins, wishing you the best in life as I wish myself. Please can you throw more light on dd and how it works

cheedyH:
Hello house,pls I am new to this thread. I have read some posts but I am still a little bit confused. I am physiotherapist. Anybody in the house who has done the ECA for this profession should pls put me through. Thank you.

cheedyH:
Hello house,pls I am new to this thread. I have read some posts but I am still a little bit confused. I am physiotherapist. Anybody in the house who has done the ECA for this profession should pls put me through. Thank you.

damkollins:

the visa is meant to be valid till 13th November,2015.
Cheers.

damkollins:

[b]Sorry I didn't see this until now...,
DD in its simplest form is known as demand draft similar to the normal local draft with the name of the recipient on it.In this case,it's not local draft but referred to as an FX draft because it's foreig.For the process ,you need to operate a domicilliary account in US dollars to be able to get it done .Even though it's US domicilliary account,you will tell your bank that you want your FX draft in Canadian dollars for his submission stage which is done and in favour of "Receiver General for Canada".
Its the safest method of processing fees once it's encashed within its validity period of 6 months.
Credit/Debit card is equally good but for some reasons best know to banks,its not an 100% proof a it may fail in execution but high percentage of applicants have been successful with ........it also have the advantage of you knowing when it was debited unlike a DD which you can't monitor real time unless you ask your bank to help you find out .
Cheers[/b].

sanjaypent:
Good day everybody. This is my first time of posting on dis trend thou i have been following the trend for sometime now. Please I need urgent response/advice to submit my application.

1. I have in my statement of account 2.99m as pof for family of 4, can i use my pension fund to complete it and if so do i add my total pension fund amount and bank statament as unecumbered fund.

2. Where do i print the forms for all the application forms fswp 2014 including the processing fee form. Then is this forms filled with hand or system generation.

3.How do i package my passport photograph and that of my family.

4. Which is the best to use Debit Card or Draft as i have Gtb card that i use for my IELTS transactions

5. What is the Courier to use now considering the issue of strike and delays

6. What is the address of CIO that I should send my package

Pls note that I already have ECA and all other documents it just for me to get the above right and submit pls your urgent advice needed

Highlyfavoured3:



@ damkollins, @ tola73 thank you very much,
1. Is it certain that the demand draft would have been cashed in canada before the 6 months validity period elapse
2. If the value of the cad increases before the money is cashed, who bears the additional cost
3. can the dd be purchased from all banks all over nigeria.......would not mind any suggestion
4. Can I go to the bank with naira cash, if i dont have a dom acct

sanjaypent:
Good day everybody. This is my first time of posting on dis trend thou i have been following the trend for sometime now. Please I need urgent response/advice to submit my application.

1. I have in my statement of account 2.99m as pof for family of 4, can i use my pension fund to complete it and if so do i add my total pension fund amount and bank statament as unecumbered fund.
[/color] Yes you can use your pension fund in addition to what you have as cash. But make sure you make it up to the required amount because Accra VO will request later
2. Where do i print the forms for all the application forms fswp 2014 including the processing fee form. Then is this forms filled with hand or system generation.[color=#990000]somebody already shared the link. But it is better you fill it on your computer.

3.How do i package my passport photograph and that of my family.[/color] use paper clip to hold each family member passport photograph. Also write name, DOB and date taken at the back of 5 and leave the 6 one blank

4. Which is the best to use Debit Card or Draft as i have Gtb card that i use for my IELTS transactions
[color=#990000]you can use any of the two payment option. But if you have Dom account with GTB then get dd in Canada dollar
5. What is the Courier to use now considering the issue of strike and delays[color=#990000][/color]
UPS, DHL and Fedex
6. What is the address of CIO that I should send my package

Pls note that I already have ECA and all other documents it just for me to get the above right and submit pls your urgent advice needed

shabbey09:
Hello everyone,

Please is it true that the Demand draft raised in canadian dollars can only be obtained in Lagos?

sanjaypent:
Thank you @ tola73 and @ crazyinlove. I really appreciate. God Bless you.

Fummiee:
Good evening all, I am new in this forum. Please I would like to ask a few questions.

I am currently using an agent in Canada -ecan to process my application, though I intend to put in for the 'express entry'. But trying to collate my documents now.

My First question is that I intend using WES for the academic evaluation. But I don't know how to go about the payment. Kindly assist on this information. And also is there anyone in the house using this same agent?

Thank you house.

wishiwashonest:
I need serious advise from seniors,dont mind my long story

i had to open a new id just to ask this question.

i just submitted my package as the PA as a family of 3,my spouse,child and myself.

for the past few days my spouse have been moody,after serious pleading with him i heard the shock of my life from him.he just told me while living in england he used a diferent name and dob about 10 years ago to get a visit visa which he renew about 3 times and always backdated his passport anytime he returns to nigeria and in reality he never spent 6months at a time in uk.

in the last 2 years before we returned to nigeria about 5years ago,i was on a uk work permit,which he also applied for spouse dependant visa on my work permit with his wrong name,therefore to the uk authorities am married to his wrong info.

my question is this?do i withdraw the fsw application or how do i correct this mistake although all information on the fsw package is our true details apart from my spouse newly revealed secret.

he never used this passport to travel to any other country or applied for any visa to any other country with this wrong details

infact he has never used that passport or visa since we returned to nigeria 5 years ago.

my fsw package was received last week.do i wait till when my card is charged before writing cic?

another major problem is,he used his brother name and dob to get the uk visa 10years ago and this brother now lives legally in canada,wont this become a problem to his brother who isnt yet a PR holder in canada?

all other country visa we have are on his correct details,he never got into any problem in uk with the police and we returned home voluntary even with unexpired visas.

all documents ,npc declaration,marriage certificate i submitted are all genuine.this revelation is news to me and am really confused.

will cic find out about this?since he is just a spouse dependant and not a PA.

I already included our nigerian PCC and my Uk Pcc in my application.

please i need serious advise.

bal2012002:
hi all,
been battling this procedure for three fat months.
finally submitted today 8:12:14 and hopes it get there by 16:12:14. used ems courier from nipost abt 11k.
fcmb visa card used and first bank fixed deposit for pof. noc 2113 geoscientist.
many thanks to the house. special mention for @pickabeau {that guy called me with his airtime for nothing less than 45mins in total during this period}. guy you three much.
@damkollins {that guys attention to details is second to none}. boss am grateful.
time to continue my normal life, pray and hope for the best.
regards all.
bal201®

Highlyfavoured3:
Please house,
Do I need to answer yes to the national identity question in the generic form, since I have the Nigeria national ID card? But the card has no expiry date

henmaris:
Dear forum members,I just checked my online application with a UCI number I had from a Canadian visitors visa I applied for and it shows IN PROCES_ we received your application for permanent residents on the 25the of August 2014. Does this mean I should expect Per any of these days and has my file already been transferred to the visa office?
Please anyone have an idea of how long it takes for Paris visa office to issue mr

kart042000:
Hello house, I got my PER mail yesterday, congrats damkollins once again.
I have a few questions please, damkollins, solomonwise and every great member of this forum.

What link do I go to, to check my status, I already have my UCI and application number?

About how long does it take from this period to hear from the VO in accra?

Is it true that the international embassies only recognize marriage certificates from ikoyi registry in lagos?

Does my fiancee need to obtain a PCC? And what other things are required asides the 490$+550$ and 15k $ of deposit.

henmaris:
Dear forum members,I just checked my online application with a UCI number I had from a Canadian visitors visa I applied for and it shows IN PROCES_ we received your application for permanent residents on the 25the of August 2014. Does this mean I should expect Per any of these days and has my file already been transferred to the visa office?
Please anyone have an idea of how long it takes for Paris visa office to issue mr