CanadianWasp:
Hi all,

Long post alert!

Wanted to post this for a long while but when Vfs/Accra say wait, you wait, lol.

So I got copr. My timeline:

ITA: March 26, 2018
AOR: April 8 ( dated April 9)
Med Passed: April 18
IP1: April 18
IP2: May 17
PPR: May 18 (dated May 17)
Passports submitted: May 22
Approved: June 12
PUM: June 20

I want to state details of my application process because I benefited a great deal from the details posted by others and I'm hoping someone may benefit from mine

PRE- ITA

ECA: I stumbled on Iphy's posts for lawyers so I used IQAS for my llb. Paid in July 2017. Learnt from a friend afterwards that she and a couple of others used WES for only their llb and still claimed professional degree and got ppr. Painful especially as I had to wait until March 7, 2018 before I obtained my ECA. (Please I didn't say use WES o, please go with your guts ).

IELTS: March 3. lsrw: 8.5,8,8.5,7. Cochtrane's tips was everything! Honestly when you use mini-ielts.com (found out it's the shorter version of ieltsonlinetests.com), the ielts proper doesn't appear so daunting. Also went through ieltsliz.com. I found her soothing and easiest to flow with and understand particularly for reading and listening. Barely practised writing (oversabi and see finish, lol) but I wish I did. I'd recommend practising, (especially writing) on the actual exam sheets and in actual exam conditions. My spouse did and got lsrw: 9,8,9,8 .

Post ITA

PCC: No travel history and Inspector Moshood to the rescue! I live in PH so he scanned the form for spouse and I. Filled and affixed thumbprints and couriered to him. Paid 10k for both and PCC was ready in less than 3 hours. Had it delivered to us.

POF: Used a gift deed for 75% of the funds. Deed wasn't notarised or stamped (trust me, in Nigeria, you do not need to notarize or have a Commissioner for Oaths stamp an original deed...any deed. Stamping/ notarization doesn't make it any more or less valid . Except the deed isn't actually a deed but a letter or an affidavit). I provided 6 months statement for the account that the funds was paid into even though the account was pretty much dormant. For the balance 25%, I got a letter in the format Yimiton shared for money market fund. First bank sha decided to add their own jara by including my statement of unit holding. Didn't want that because a chunk of the funds was invested a day after ITA. I guess that didn't matter for me, lol. So I uploaded the deed of gift, teller showing transfer, 6 months bank statement (dated April 4) and letter from fbn quest attaching my investment statement. Preceding these was a simple table of content showing those documents as well as a screenshot of exchange rate on xe.com on the day of submission. Infact, I had a table of content for documents exceeding 3 in a placeholder.

Reference Letter: Yep, NOC mama delivered! Obtained from 2 employers. Didn't even have to change Newmum's format. Used it exactly as she provided. Also helped that my noc was pretty straightforward. I also used only "To whom it may concern", no ircc address, no time, lol.

Change of Name: Submitted affidavit and newspaper publication. Marriage certificate was already in the marriage certificate place holder so I didn't think it was necessary to include it in the change of name placeholder.

LOE: I honestly didn't want to explain anything. But out of curiosity, I clicked on the loe placeholder to see what would pop up (yeah I know, I'm a dumbass, lol) and for some reason, the payment page refused to come up despite having uploaded all the required documents. I kept logging out and logging back in but whossai. I just jejely wrote a short letter "to whom it may concern" and explained why I didn't get bank letter in the required format (maybe this helped, I dunno ). Payment page came up after uploading in that placeholder.

Post PPR

VFS: Spouse and I debated over sending or not sending with the family forms. I was for the former and he, the latter. Even though we filled it eventually, we ended up not submitting our passports with the forms because really, our family composition didn't change. We also didn't include any note in our application to state this.

I guess that's about it. Special thanks to this amazing forum. I read some of part 1, read part 2 1 and half times, followed part three to the end and been following part 4 from the beginning. The wealth of information *sigh* . Sad to see how many people don't realise page 0 is the actual goldmine. Do you know what it means to sift through seas of information looking for something peculiar to your situation? Meanwhile this has been made sooooooo easy to find on page 0? Yes, I have to add, Glitteringstar and Choctrane, you're amazing! Thank you! And really thank you to everyone mentioned in my post and other active contributors on this invaluable thread.

I want to also add though, while getting info from here, please don't forget the CIC website. That's the immigration bible .

May our desires on this journey, come to pass .

chuckdee13:
also I finally took my ielts...got LRSW 9,8.5,7,7...thx to @hephgirl 's ginger

vickyehi:
Official countdown just started!....whewww!!!!!
Lord I pray for strength to trust in your perfect will and not have a panic attack on this journey

Teamjune21st AOR.

katyamizotta:


Thanks for your help. I learnt i could submit via DHL in PH for onward delivery to VFS.
I'm going to disturb you one more time: I have an unaccompanying family member. Do I need to submit his passport too?

Fameli:
Hello so did you send the passport via dhl or you went to lekki? Did you pay into the sterling bank account and sent them an email please advice.

tippex:


I am one week your senior

dislat:
Finally, PEBC sent in ECA after six months. IELTS has been dusted since January. I'm putting on my swimming trunks. Guys, join me in the pool. CRS score is 461. Currently in Lag to have my medicals at children's practice tomorrow.

vividumebi:
Please friends I need to know please what are the documents required for express entry apart from the ielts exam

vividumebi:
Please friends I need to know please what are the documents required for express entry apart from the ielts exam

daks01:


Na wa o, just because you don’t want to visit page 0 you decided to come and give us your life data. Kuku add your name na! Hian!

fatiah:
You just spoke my mind. They are understaffed and d lady seems to be doing work meant for at least 2 personnels. She even made a mistake while processing me for d medical examinations but I couldn't really fault her cos I understand she was under a lot of pressure and she actually apologised for it

Iyawoengineer:
Hi @IFEAGO I'll like to send you a mail. Thanks

Fyorgyn:
Has anyone had their child referred to a Paediatrician after Medicals?

Niggafckyou07:
What hope does someone with MPA degree(master of public administration) without any paid job experience, only volunteer/internship have in securing this visa?

dumsydsassy1:
Hi Toju, I registered three weeks back with my ITA letter. Got a reply from Wumi. Was scheduled for August 14th. I think that’s the only date for Abuja presently.

processrxtn:
Hi Guys,
I appreciate the support and love flying around here.
I have read page 0 to the last but still a bit confused so I have to ask this.

Any idea what the Canadian equivalence for the certificates below would be ?
Also which ECA body do you recommend I use for this certificate Combination (WES,ICES,IQAS)

First 1 is a National Diploma Awarded by Kaduna State Polytechnic; Geography

Second is a Bachelor of Science Certificate awarded by Bayero University Kano; Geography

Thanks in advance

Fameli:
Hello please did you send your passport via DHL to vfs or went to vfs physically in Lagos or Abuja I am at that point and don’t know what to do.

Please advice. I will also like a guide if you sent via dhl

Thanks

fatiah:


You just spoke my mind. They are understaffed and d lady seems to be doing work meant for at least 2 personnels. She even made a mistake while processing me for d medical examinations but I couldn't really fault her cos I understand she was under a lot of pressure and she actually apologised for it

GlitteringStar:
His case is different. Lol. The ECA summary na the koko. The applicant chose professional degree instead of Bachelor's degree. It is what the ECA summary says that will determine whether one will choose Bachelor's degree or professional degree.

Foreverhopeful:
Hello Guys,
Thanks for sharing your experience for others to benefit.

Any idea what the Canadian equivalence for the ffg would be

OND Banking and Finance- higher
OND Mass communication
Higher Diploma - Mass communication

Thanks in advance

niobe77:


Happened to me and nearly caused a delay on my application cuz we didn't know what to do/expect. My child was a little short on a developmental milestone but the paediatrician advised us on what to do to catch up, it wasn't a major concern for medical inadmissibility. We passed medical the following day paediatrician's report was submitted.

In your case you can vid record him when he is talking at home or among friends and show it to the doctor. Doctors are familiar with situations like this. Fear not!

dislat:
Finally, PEBC sent in ECA after six months. IELTS has been dusted since January. I'm putting on my swimming trunks. Guys, join me in the pool. CRS score is 461. Currently in Lag to have my medicals at children's practice tomorrow.

6 whole months! .
Doctors and pharmacists are the real patient "dogs" in Canada. Little wonder they get served the fattest chunk

processrxtn:
Hi Guys,
I appreciate the support and love flying around here.
I have read page 0 to the last but still a bit confused so I have to ask this.

Any idea what the Canadian equivalence for the certificates below would be ?
Also which ECA body do you recommend I use for this certificate Combination (WES,ICES,IQAS)

First 1 is a National Diploma Awarded by Kaduna State Polytechnic; Geography

Second is a Bachelor of Science Certificate awarded by Bayero University Kano; Geography

Thanks in advance