labiz001:
Hello house,
I have to raise a draft for payment of 150CAD for my new baby application. I have been told I can only raise bank draft in USD here, so my question is how do I know 150CAD equivalent in USD so has not to shortpay AVE.

Please advice

labiz001:
Hello house,
I have to raise a draft for payment of 150CAD for my new baby application. I have been told I can only raise bank draft in USD here, so my question is how do I know 150CAD equivalent in USD so has not to shortpay AVE.
Please advice

usr249:
@Solomomwis,

Regarding Biadroit's issue, if the maximum number has been reached, why would he be issued a UCI?

Don't you think his UCI counts towards the maximum number reached?

Cheers.

Biadroit:
Pls I need urgent help from solomon wise and damkollinsnd anyone that can pls help me. My application was received (2145 - petroleum engineering ) . But it was posted back and it had a letter that the money order was stale more than 6months, the whole document was ticked ok and the calculation of fee was even done on the left hand coner, the IELTS where verified and the ECA too as copy of the verification was printed out cos it came with the returned document, UCI was given as 92473640, and ticked ok and every other things where actually ticked ok, they wrote R10WMQ, NO rep,MI12-NOC, PA550, SP 550,they shaded the date on the date on money order. The money orde was purchased from canada and prior to using it I made enquiries and was told that money orders don't expire on like bank draft . And on their site it was stated that payment instrument from issued outside canada has 6mnths expiry date! So y say my money order is stale is it possible that the officer that treated it made a mistake? But my main question is that I was told by my relative in canada who works with CIC that am suppose to resend it with a proper new draft or card payment. Pls I need your kind help damkollins, solomon sis and all. Very many tnx

Sleekjaguar:

Question: Did they state anywhere in any letter that you should resubmit the forms and docs along with the new payment? From what I can see, you've been given a UCI no. which in my opinion is a giant leap forward. If I'm not mistaken, it means CIC has given you the nod but is willing to wait for you to rectify the payment issue. I'll strongly suggest that you arrange for a new one (maybe Credit or Debit card). You can use Niara or Visa debit cards payment from any Naija bank. I used GTB and it was successful. I'll advise you not to delay. You can always sort out the Canadian money order issue later. All the best!

toksys:
Goodmoring good everyone.hope we are all getting and moving with the information in this thread.thanks to some special people for their sacrifice and timely answers to all our questions God willl abundantly bless you.
my question
* i want my wife to be the pincipal applicant because of age she earn more point than i do,but she as a dual citizen ship.she has both british(birth) and nigerian citizenship.all are schooling was done here in nigeria but before we got married someone stole are british passport but as God will have it the passport was restored to her.now my question is the name on our nigerian passport and british pasport is her maiden name i.e her fathers name ,the lawyer that help us then advice that it should be so,my question is since she will be the principal applicant under whose name will she apply with ?our maiden name or husband name.and in the statement of account that we are presenting is it going to be in maiden name or my name(husband name).i want her to take the IETLS exam after am done with mine under whose name will i register her with maiden or husband name since she will be presenting her passport at the venue.the canadian immigration might not understand this since she got her passport back 3 years
after we got married and both(british and nigerian)carry her maiden name.will appreciate your response.

Maiden name or married name.....the most important thing is that both of you are legally married.
With the inclusion of your court marriage certificate in your application,you have no issues.
Foe the IELTS,the result will obviously comes out with the name on the passport document she uses.
She can apply as married....remember the inclusion of the marriage certificate is enough reason to know she is answering your name despite that some/most of her documents still carry her maiden name.
Whatever you are going to do....dont forget to include the marriage certificate.
One last thing...the CIC staff are not dump ....they understand a woman can be legally married and still not have a name change with the evidence of the marriage certificate.
Summarily....its not a reason to get yourself worried on.
Cheers.

skidmarkz:

Hi bro Sevule, I understand about the validity of 5 years once you land in Canada.
My question is that once the Canadian embassy in your country issues you with an initial visa (arrival visa), how long do you need to come to Canada before you become a PR there? Please let us know later once it has been issued.
Thx

damkollins:

If I understand you well...you want to know the validity of the issued visa before entry into Canada.
The permanent resident Visa (PRV) is normally valid for one year from the date an applicant successfully carried his/her medical test out......or if by chance,if your passport document is not valid up to year and you submitted it to your local visa office like that,the permanent resident visa(PRV) on such passport will expire on the date the passport document expires....because it is less than one year.
Otherwise...its one year.
Please be informed also that Accra normally require that the passport been submitted have a minimum of 6 months validity to be considered for stamping.
Cheers.

skidmarkz:
Do you guys know how long we can wait to come to Canada once the arrival visa is issued?

Thx

labiz001:


Damkollins wrote above (in bold)

If I understand you well...you want to know the validity of the issued visa before entry into Canada.
The permanent resident Visa (PRV) is normally valid for one year from the date an applicant successfully carried his/her medical test out......or if by chance,if your passport document is not valid up to year and you submitted it to your local visa office like that,the permanent resident visa(PRV) on such passport will expire on the date the passport document expires....because it is less than one year.
Otherwise...its one year.
Please be informed also that Accra normally require that the passport been submitted have a minimum of 6 months validity to be considered for stamping.
Cheers.

damkollins:

If I understand you well...you want to know the validity of the issued visa before entry into Canada.
The permanent resident Visa (PRV) is normally valid for one year from the date an applicant successfully carried his/her medical test out......or if by chance,if your passport document is not valid up to year and you submitted it to your local visa office like that,the permanent resident visa(PRV) on such passport will expire on the date the passport document expires....because it is less than one year.
Otherwise...its one year.
Please be informed also that Accra normally require that the passport been submitted have a minimum of 6 months validity to be considered for stamping.
Cheers.

damkollins:

Maiden name or married name.....the most important thing is that both of you are legally married.
With the inclusion of your court marriage certificate in your application,you have no issues.
Foe the IELTS,the result will obviously comes out with the name on the passport document she uses.
She can apply as married....remember the inclusion of the marriage certificate is enough reason to know she is answering your name despite that some/most of her documents still carry her maiden name.
Whatever you are going to do....dont forget to include the marriage certificate.
One last thing...the CIC staff are not dump ....they understand a woman can be legally married and still not have a name change with the evidence of the marriage certificate.
Summarily....its not a reason to get yourself worried on.
Cheers.

deebsman1:
Sorry, if this questions had been asked b4, can someone pls explain how best to make WES payment from Nigeria. Thanks

ANIMATION:
@damkollins @solomonwis and all in the house. need ur candid advice. My application for FSW got to CIO 20th oct 2014 one month after a close friiend of mine sent hers under same NOC 2281 category. hers was recieved 18th sept. I got PER letter Jan 20 but her documents were returned to her and the reason they gave was that her application was recieved after the CAP for NOC 2281 was 1000.this s obviiusly not tru cos I submited a month after her and as at oct 20th the NOC 2281 was still less than 800. the information inside my PER is confidential as noted in the disclamer in te bottom of the letter, but she has asked me to give her my UCI number to show that applicant whose enties arrived after hers got considered and given PER. she plans to use a lawyer. I want to allow her use the UCI and my other docs as prove that her docs got to canada but friends and family in canada feel the UCI number and other info inside the PER letter should nit be disclosed to a 3rd party. house what do u think. sorry for the lenghty explanation.

Taiwoabo:


Credit card, either VISA, DEBIT or Master card.

ceosnave:
Hello @damkollins @solomonwis and to other contributors on this platform....
My application was received by the CIO on 24 Dec 2014 for NOC 2113 and till date I am yet to be debited. Is there need to contact the CIO or simply wait? Thanks for your response.

solomonwis:


Sadly,it looks like you are out of the FSWP race.

It's confusing though that your relative in Canada who works with CIC is giving you a false hope/assurance. You will need to gain reasonable assurance that your relative is giving you the information correctly.

As at the last check, the maximum number of 25,000 cap for 2014 FSWP has been reached.

princessayinke:
this is quite disheartening. Does this mean that those who submitted late december will probably have their applications returned because cap has been reached.

blueQueen:
Hello Seniors in the house, I just asked for my employment reference letter from my previous employers, please who are they going to address the letter to? To CIC? please assist ASAP.