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DrStrangelove:
Hi Hopefuls/Successfuls,

Am really happy to be following this thread and it has been marvelous all the way. Am intending to submit my wife's EE profile soon. I would just like to know answers to the following questions before i decide to:

1. Do i need a PCC for my wife who has cummulatively 177 days give or take in the US? I understand the rule is to get one if ur 180 days and over. Read somewhere that u shud do for over 3/4 months for foreign PCC. A friend abroad told me I dont need since my wifes stay isnt up to that and he also said "trust me, u dont want to be giving FBI ur details really if u dont have to". To me, the above rule is quite clear, 180 days and over, get a PCC. If not up to 180 days, u dont need it. whats ur own take or experience?

2. My wife is a lawyer and her 1st year worked in a legal firm. She took time off to have our baby and post-natal for about 8 months. Then she took up a flexible job selling insurance for an insurance firm (as the legal firms were not recruiting again due to recession and she didnt want to go back to her former firm coz she didnt really like the place). She still does some legal work for some client by the side and helps a senior lawyer out with some legal work from time to time. Shes entering EE as a lawyer which is what she read and practices. We doubt the insurance firm will give us reference.. Now, how would you advice we go about her work references?

Thanks

1. In my opinion, this is a function of your "risk appetite". I read about a similar case recently. The guy was rejected for not submitting PCC in respect of his wife's visit to the US which was also for 177 days (I think) but the "VO" erred in calculating it as 6 months.

The guy appealed (by raising CSE I think) and his application was successfully reopened. Will share once I get the link or screenshots.

It is hoped that IRCC agents would be more careful in future applications in view of this apparent goof.

2. Work experience gained within the last 10 years can be claimed. Can she get reference from her first employer? Can the "senior lawyer" that she helps out give her reference also? She can always fill "unemployed" for the gaps.

Hope this helps

40manlappy:
Bimpsy99, boldinc, GlitteringStar

Thanks guys

superdoll:
Goodevening pple. Long post alert!!!!
Please I need some help:
1. Hope I can get reference letter prior to ITA (as am not yet in the pool sef). I left organization some yrs bak so wanted to start early but surprisingly they were swift.

2. Organisation did not give me reference letter in exact same format. They letter seemed a bit complicated and they aren't forth coming with correcting/simplifying it. Let me explain: I served with dem as a marketer and was retained also as a marketer for 3 yrs. So wanted the entire 4 years reference(I ran a masters programme while working so incase the masters yrs is assumed as part time, the 4 yrs will still make up 3 yrs max point fr me). Now they wrote; Nysc marketer 2008 to 2009.
Account officer 2009 to 2012, team member commercial banking 2012 to 2013.
All the above job titles are exactly same in the bank, they would have jst written marketer or acct officer in all rather Dan separating it to seem like diff job functions in same organization.
Den on job functions dey wrote " account officer/team member commercial banking" (den listed all the job function) they did not incluse the marketer (job title the letter gave me for NYSC. Even though all of the job titles are same with exactly same function, VO might not knw this and may assume they shuld represent different NOC. They also did not include my salary for the service year.
Meanwhile my 2 supervisors then have resigned with the bank so can't get any to write me a supporting reference with his complimentary card.
Can I write an LOE and perhaps attach the statement where I was paid salary for the nysc job. Won't the VO believe that there must be something different about the job titles to warrant the employer list all 3 of them it at different times dt i worked wt the bank.
I have called the guy that prepared the letter to save me all the stress by just capturing one job title to avoid confusion since we both knw that dey are exactly same but unfortunately he is adamant.
Kindly advice me

1. IMO, that should not be a problem. Hope you are diving into the pool soon.

2. Unless I am missing something here, the job titles that you quoted above can fit into one NOC. There is nothing wrong in capturing your work experience in the sequence of the reference letter that was issued by your former employer.

You can claim the 3 years to earn your maximum points as long as you have reference letters to support them.

You can also claim your NYSC if you want by supporting available documentation with LOE but I don't think that is really necessary since you already have 3 years in your kitty.

As far as I know, whether you did your MBA on part-time or full-time is irrelevant.

deeore:
Congrats @MummyJaygirls... Really wish you a smooth sail... Likewise @40manlappy..
@Ajujuju27 @yooku @noviolene and co.. May God bless with movement this week o....

Thanks. Wish you speedy PPR

Congrats @MummyJaygirls

gustalnov:
Thanks for the good work you guys are doing here.

I have a small question please. I evaluated my OND and Bsc with WES and the summary reads "Canadian equivalency: Diploma (2 years) and Bachelors (4 years)". This OND I obtained before my BSc.

I have gone through this thread and especially through cochtrane's summaries (God bless for the wonderful work). I saw some previous people who also had OND before Bsc and it was evaluated the same. Also, I have learnt HND and OND is observed by WES to be 2 or more years. Even though the OND is obtained before the HND.

Now, here's my question: is it okay to use this to claim "two or more certificates"? According to the CIC website, I think they were talking about Post-graduate diploma, as opposed to OND. Yet on this site I saw a few posts where some people said they used it, I.e. OND before BSc and OND before HND.

Can anyone please clarify?

Bimpsy99, boldinc, GlitteringStar

lumzy1:
Please I need advice from seniors in the house. I sent my passport to Accra on 26th July and arrived 28th July. I am yet to get any update for PUM. Its been 2 weeks now, I hope its still within the acceptable processing time or i should contact VO Accra to get an update.

You are still within observed processing times. Cheers!

phf2be:
Wow! This is touching and inspiring. Congratulations brother @bigfido.

You took the bolded right out of my mouth!

Congratulations @bigfido. May you have a smooth sail from here on

cochtrane:
You definitely should ask for a remark. Something is wrong with IELTS in Nigeria.

MY results:

Reading - 9.0
Listening - 9.0
Writing - 7.5
Speaking - 7.5

I would have contested this result, cos it's just completely way off. Were it not sufficient for CIC, I most definitely would have contested it. I know how well I write. I should have a 9 in that writing. I wrote TOEFL and got 30/30 in writing the two times I wrote it. For speaking, my score should be higher than 7.5. I had a small encounter with the examiner that day, so maybe that affected it. Still, I don't understand why an examiner should mix sentiments with assessment.

I'm completely gutted, I swear. Something is wrong with IELTS in Nigeria. It's either they get the sense everyone is doing this for immigration purposes and so try to frustrate their efforts, or they have examiners who are inadequate in their competence.

Nonsense!

Speechless. Some peeps would give "an arm and a leg" for this kind of result....

Congratulations bro

dupyshoo:
Hehehe
You and @mummyjaygirls should seriously consider pairing up to start your comedy show when you get to Canada. The skill might be useful before you start practising your profession.

Nice combo

Ehrnie:
The way you've split the funds into TBs and the rest in your account is perfect. Go for it...

@40manlappy - thanks for reiterating and clarifying the TBs/PoF matter.

You are welcome sis. Thanks for lending a hand too

esosa4real:
My sista, when you commot, plenty things happen oh!� i will try to give a short summary.

@ugoiyke and @40manlappy grab ppr sharp sharp, infact cic don dey dash ppr now!!.....To God be the glory!
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We come get one @mummyjaygirls for here, her NOC na 0419, her work experience na for comedy.....cic don give am Ppr too....she issa jolly good fellow
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.Meanwhile, omo @temitope don give all the girls for e area belle and yet no ppr....na gbese e dey so...I pirrtty him ���
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Then me na, cic sey dem wan teach me lesson, no PPR for me till Buhari come back Naija! #prayforesosa
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That reminds me, Presido Buhari nor well, he dey hospital for London, no wonder London VO be dey get slow motion sickness �
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Who again?
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Ehen even the prime minister of canada dey this thread, if you doubt me, tag @justintrudeau.......himself dey find PPR ����

My dear that's the latest, will inbox you as soon as i get better news!☺��

This is freaking hilarious!

You should consider comedy as a side business bro

40manlappy:
There is no risk with using ONLY TBs as POF since it's an acceptable proof of fund as per IRCC guidelines.

Mine was about 99.9% and there were no issues. The account balances were insignificant.

cc: CAstruggle

NB: I am not in any way endorsing placement of funds in treasury bill (TB) just before/immediately after ITA in order to present it as POF without needing a bank statement or other supporting documents.

TBs, bank statements, etc, have proven to be tested alternatives to IRCC's standard requirement for POF which is an official letter from a bank or financial institution.

I had the TBs in question for over 6 months but still provided bank statements to show the source. Also used LOE to make it easy for the VO to understand the statements. This is just to clarify my previous post so that it won't be quoted out of context or misunderstood.

cc: Ehrnie, CAstruggle

Thanks @Ballerz and @Blackbuddy

Blackbuddy:
This is very nice of you to share @ballerz. I highly recommend that people join this webinar and also register with Acces Employment at their website for their newcomer services. I am an alumni of their program and attest to the fantastic service.

Is it possible to register with Acces Employment before landing?

cc: Ballerz

Ehrnie:
Hi - My PoF was TBs+ SoA (please note that I had some money in the account).

I'll suggest you use a large part of your money for TBs and also leave some in your account so your SoA isn't zero/insignificant - in as much as we want the money to generate income for us, we should also look at the risk of using ONLY TBs as PoF. My risk level is very low - so I try to be cautious.

It's good to go for the 3 months TBs....and God forbid you don't get ITA soon, then you can keep rolling over the TBs in short tenures.

This is what I would do.

There is no risk with using ONLY TBs as POF since it's an acceptable proof of fund as per IRCC guidelines.

Mine was about 99.9% and there were no issues. The account balances were insignificant.

cc: CAstruggle

perks:
ECA still missing in action. I have been calling, sent mails and even fax messages. I have decided to remove my mind and not let it bother me my brother. Let dem send it wen they r ready. Nonsense.

CC: Gliteringstar

Don't worry bro. You will get it before the next draw. Cheers!

Lol @bolded

vcole:
Hello everyone. Can't believe the thread is over 700 pages long. @40manlappy, @ugoiyke, @esosa4real @boldinc @onlineise @dupyshoo and others my brain fit Don forget to mention, how market? I fit beg for small summary of notable "events" from una?

Glad to hear from you!

"Market" has been good. Plenty outstanding IELTS scores, ECAs, ITAs, PPRs and COPRs

hartson:
hmmm,40man long time,is being a while.so happy showing up once again after taking a long leave off this thread.gone through couple of pages and am so amazed with the level of uncountable successes recorded so far.God is manifesting his awesomeness to all who put their trust in him.Yours was a great comeback ie from Manitoba disappointment now a full fledge PR.I felicitate with you and with everyone that got breakthrough and to those still in the race,don't give up,don't throw in the towel now,remember winners don't quit but losers quit.To you all therefore, I say congratulation in arrears and in advance.God has everyone in his plan.just hang in there.Cheers

Longest time bro and welcome back!

It's nice to read from you again. Thanks for your kinds words and God bless!

ugoiyke79e:
Congrats 40man.....you are racing through every step mehhnnn!!

Thanks Ma'am. "Racing"? When July AORs are already getting PPRs

We should thank God for everything

cc: elfmann

Blingyrie:
Congrats bro

Thanks. How far?

Kontagious:
So I remember arithmetic progression (A.P) from secondary school maths;
449, 441, 433... next CRS of 425 loading

@perks Have you received your ECA?

Dammiehar:
40manlappy, I say thank you, ese gan. I am really appreciative. God bless you. Finally, your girl got the coveted ITA. This is the beginning of another phase, I need you oh.

Congratulations! At last! I am so happy for you

Let God take all the glory as we trust Him for the next phase....

Wish you speedy PPR

Congratulations to all would-be ITA recipients. May you have a smooth ride to COPR

iambube:
Congratulations once again. I asked earlier if ur gckey was approved before u recieved the pick up mail. I got my passports and copr for myself and two dependents on monday. I noticed one was the passports was not stamped but the COPR was included in the package. So i called accra to complain and what i was told got me really pissed. So i called cic canada and they called accra while i was put on hold. The nice lady told me she was very sorry and shocked because there was nothing wrong with my application from their end and my application has been approved since i got the PPR mail. Accra then mailed me and told me to return the unstamped passport,copr and the mail they sent. I have to spend another 46k for their error in accra. No apologies from accra for their incompetence. I hope no one has to experience this and maybe PR visa's would be done in Nigeria later in the future. Accra visa office behave as if Canada is a part of Ghana when u call or message them.

So sorry about what you experienced. It is indeed a big mistake on their part. Read about a similar case on another forum. I pray that very soon, you would be able to look back and laugh over this. May you have a smooth sail from here onward.

@bolded I actually responded. Maybe you missed it on page 727. Cheers

ugoiyke79e:
Not yet approved sef.....
but i am hopeful that it will come soonest.

Yes, you will get it soonest. It is already a done deal!

Like I mentioned earlier, mine was stamped days before it was updated on myCIC account. Cheers

ugoiyke79e:
Congrats 40man.....you are racing through every step mehhnnn!!

My sister, all glory be to God Almighty. Have you collected yours?

toslad:
Make I quick congratulate you too bro. So super happy for you. Now, you are making me have a rethink. Sure you know what I mean. congrats again bro.

Thank you. Sure, I know what you mean

funjy:
Congrats @40manlappy.

Please don't know if you could still help with the OSU contact for transcript? The one i got tried but ....

"But"? Send me a PM..

ITABABE:
Thanks. 3 weeks seems to be average . I wonder why it has to take the long though . Landing this year?

I wondered too. Observed that the passports were stamped about a week after delivery at AVO but CIC profile was not updated until August 2nd.

GlitteringStar:
Congrats bro!

Let me quote for future reference

Thanks Ma'am

ITABABE:
congratulations . Pls how long was it between submission and receipt

PP Sent to AVO: July 18
Delivered to AVO: July 20
Approved Status: Aug 2
Pickup Mail: Aug 3
Passport Rec'd: Aug 7

Thanks to everyone for the congratulatory messages and good wishes. May our positive dreams come true!