ConfirmD:
Please fam.
I need help! I am taking the ielts the fourth time this Friday and my problem has been writing. Few days to the exam, I am still not sure of what's happening with my writing. I would appreciate if anyone can take time to help review and assess my writing, so I can know which areas to improve on.

Thank you all.

Anikulapu:
dont give up , my wife wrote 7 times scoring 8,8,8,6.5 in writing before someone told us that she should be mindful of the numbers of words she writing. my be you can check that as well " for 250 words try + or - 10 words same for the 150 words" when she did that with prayers she scored 7.

joo2018:
@Toju.ed, pls help me ask Ify why all the tambourine dancers must be half naked.

ekanDamie:

Wooooowwwwwwwwww! !!!!!!!!!! Yipeeeeeee!!
Happy for you man, what a way to end last year after the long wait.
How far, still on the verification process for PR?

danfad:
Please which evaluating body is best for someone with a Nursing degree

Ifeoma77:

If you're using MOD, everything you need will be provided. Just go with you passport alone.
Candidate and center numbers will be provided, pencils/erasers/sharpeners will be provided as well. Even drinking water will be available

shege45:
it won’t take all day. If you registered with MOD, you would be provided with writing materials

mimini:


Thanks. but I don't knw what you mean by MOD. I registered online with British council, paid and was given receipt in their office in abuja. I realized that it was in my reference number that was there. Please what is the full meaning of MOD?

Ifeoma77:


Chapter 16. Part 3. Section 985 of the Nigerian Constitution;

When a person is convicted of attempting to dance with a tambourine while fully clothed, if it is proved that she desisted of her own motion from the willing donning of crop tops and filmy slinky skirts, she is liable to one-half of the punishment for first degree murder to which she would otherwise be liable. If that punishment is imprisonment for life, the greatest punishment to which she is liable is imprisonment for fifty years.

Know your laws Joo, know your laws...

Barryston:
GUYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ITS PPR

I AM STILL SHAKING

TIMELINE TO FOLLOW SOON!!!!

JesusBabyyy:
I hope you don’t mind me sending you a message for the contact too. Thanks

Ifeoma77:


Chapter 16. Part 3. Section 985 of the Nigerian Constitution;

When a person is convicted of attempting to dance with a tambourine while fully clothed, if it is proved that she desisted of her own motion from the willing donning of crop tops and filmy slinky skirts, she is liable to one-half of the punishment for first degree murder to which she would otherwise be liable. If that punishment is imprisonment for life, the greatest punishment to which she is liable is imprisonment for fifty years.

Know your laws Joo, know your laws...

Barryston:
GUYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ITS PPR

I AM STILL SHAKING

TIMELINE TO FOLLOW SOON!!!!

Tojued:


And you didn't follow up? So you mean you didn't receive your personal action plan, or link to any pre-landing services?

nelronaldo:
Please who knows the venue of MOD ielts speaking test? I know people that choose to write on the island do their speaking test at Lekki. Is it the same venue for those who choose to write on the mainland? I want to choose the mainland for my writing test but I work on the island, so it will be more convenient to get to the speaking venue from work if it's on the island.

Ifeoma77:


Chapter 16. Part 3. Section 985 of the Nigerian Constitution;

When a person is convicted of attempting to dance with a tambourine while fully clothed, if it is proved that she desisted of her own motion from the willing donning of crop tops and filmy slinky skirts, she is liable to one-half of the punishment for first degree murder to which she would otherwise be liable. If that punishment is imprisonment for life, the greatest punishment to which she is liable is imprisonment for fifty years.

Know your laws Joo, know your laws...

ottawasenators:
MOD usually conduct thier speaking test at Ikeja, if you select Mainland

Shyee:

I repair and sell phones and computers and peripherals

dane15:
Guys, you won't believe what God did for me today.

PRE-EXPRESS ENTRY

The year is really starting on a good note and God is never late. My journey started around August 2014 at about 5 am when one of my Aunts like that, who has spent many decades in CA called and started raking o. "Iwo o fe serious abi? Mo ti n ran omo mi si e lori oro Canada yi o kan se bo se wu e! You are not serious at all. (She had been telling her daughter, my cousin to convince me to come to CA but I was not interested).
Na so I start to dey beg my Aunt o. They assisted me with all the info I needed and paid for my WES and IELTS. I carry overconfidence enter night bus go Calabar go write IELTS na so I get 7.0 band sha. I nor even know say I fail by EE standards.

I packaged my application with my completed WES-UI B.Sc only. Na so my Work Supervisor turn Devil. She refused to sign my experience letter. By the time I would get an alternative, it was late December 2014. I tried my best to send in my application before the December 31st, 2014 deadline but it got in after the quota for my profession had been filled up.

EXPRESS ENTRY ERA

Enter Express Entry-2015. I saw the cut-off scores were in the 500-700 range if I remember well.

Na so I bone the project. I cannot come and die. IELTS expired (it wouldn't have been useful anyways) but thank God WES lasts for 5 years.
From 2016 to 2017 the scores started dropping till it entered sub-450. I read about the process and started guiding my interested Pals as I didn't have my POF ready. One by one dem start to get PPR. I now told myself, e be like say I wan turn Bus conductor o? You are consulting for people, they are travelling but you are still in Nigeria. Wehdon Sir!

TIME TO LEAP
By late December 2017, I had to start preparing for IELTS again. I upgraded my WES with my second certificate obtained in 2016. Sat IELTS in January 2018.
Before I wrote the exam, I studied the old result and identified areas where I needed to improve- S (6.5), W ( 7.0) and listening (7.5). For speaking I used Jay, for Listening and Writing, I started practicing with Cambridge materials. I did that for about a month until I was doing 8.0-9.0 on Reading/Listening while building my self with Jay bobo on speaking. For writing, I tried to understand the mind of the marker.

The toughest of the tests for me was speaking as my head just blank when dem ask me to talk on client satisfaction and customer service- I sha said one thing about Police and suspects that their suspects should be treated as customers till they are proven to be criminals. Na so the examiner begin dey smile. I think say I don Jonez! Of all examples I could have given why Police? Result sha comot for Feb 2018-L-8.5, R-8.5, S-8.0, W-7.0.

People it could only have been God. WES came out with 2 certificates. We got ITA in February 2018. My family of 3 did medicals and we included my Pension which amounted to about 20% of the POF and the remaining 80% were made up of my savings and financial assistance from my cousin and Brother in law in CA. My BIL gave me 15 marks that I didn't need. I wish I could transfer to someone who needed it but sometimes life can be funny. You have excess CRS points meanwhile and you are unable to help some who need just 1 extra point to get ITA.

When I calculated my POF in April 2018, Stanbic used to confirm balances at about NGN250/1CAD (CBN). I did a worst case scenario of NGN270/CAD and my POF was still enough for my mind o, for my mind.

THE LEAP
I submitted my application on the 5th of April 2018 and the journey started.
ITA-February 12th

eAPR-April 5th

IELTS Results Uploaded-April 7th/11th. I realized that I only entered my scores and TRF details. I didn't upload my IELTS results.

PR Fees/Dubai Training-May 9th/ May 23rd. I uploaded evidence of my post eAPR PR fees payment and passport pages of my travel to UAE for a training alongside the training certificate before they will come and erroneously say I went to train with ISIS and elongate my Security screening. God forbid!

GCMS 1-Jun 29th/August 2nd- This application should not exceed 3 months now? Let me see my GCMS notes- Insufficient Funds, Review Required. Case analyst used almost NGN280 to 1 CAD leading to about CAD500 shortfall. Which kain Village people (VPs) be this one? I asked for advice on this thread and was told to quickly raise a CSE which I did. Thank God the POF has been increasing since eAPR date and as at August 2018, it exceeded the required POF even if the Case Analyst wants to use NGN300/CAD.

Used CSE to upload revised LOE for Settlement Funds/IRCC Generic Response-August 7th/August 28th

GCMS 2 Request/IRCC Response -July 3rd/Aug 28th Insufficient Funds, Review Required. File was not touched at all!

GCMS 3 Request/IRCC Response-August 13th/Sept 15th 2018- Insufficient Funds, Review Required. Confirmed, Village Peeps don show! God touch their hearts at IRCC to look at the revised POF I sent now?

I managed to wait for 6 months from application date on 5th of October. Then I added 3 weeks and some days of patience.

GCMS 4 Request-October 10th

RALPH TO THE RESCUE
I then heard of the Gentleman MP Ralph.

Contacted Ralph/Ralph response-Oct 28th/29th. Eligibility ongoing, Security not started. Olorun! Iru awon eeyan wo l'eleyii gan na? I intensified Prayers.

I contacted Ahmed Hussein-Oct 29th

I contacted IRCC/IRCC Response-Oct 29th/Nov 1. They only acknowledged Ralph's contact. Nothing more. What kind of shoddy service are these people rendering to us ehn?

I contacted IRCC- Nov 1st. I diplomatically explained to them that I could not make any sense out of their Nov 1st response.

PUNCH BELOW THE BELT
Nov 3rd- They nacked me Procedural Fairness Letter (PFL) over POF. My world spun. Every internet search I did, pointed to a refusal. Why me Lord? People said it was the end of the road. I looked up to God. They set aside my Pension because of the 4 months caveat, reconverted the balance already confirmed by Stanbic in CAD at about NGN250/CAD and used NGN276/CAD but they included a GTBank balance (CAD1,500) per the statement I sent which I did not even use in calculating my POF since I could not get the letter in the required format from GTbank. This is a totally different angle from the Case analyst's review o!

GCMS 3 Response-November 7th. This GCMS report was cancelled 1 minute after it was sent. I however used it as evidence in my response to the PFL because it still showed that the Case Analyst's position which accepted the Pension has part of my POF has not changed even after they sent me PFL.

IRCC Response to Nov 1st enquiry- Nov 6th. Your application is still in progress.

Response from Hussein- Nov 6th. Hussein's office contacted IRCC and additional information is being requested from me (PFL) which is required to conclude application.

I sent an email appreciating Ralph/Hussein-November 7th.

GOD GUIDED RESPONSE

I went online and studied PFLs at length and how to respond to them, what the reviewer wants to see.
November 9th- I prayefully responded to the PFL trying to address all the issues raised. I detailed my POF at application date including all evidence and pleading that they should not disregard my pension as it is technically my savings and not a Government benefit. I also detailed my latest POF at response date. Both were far above the required minimum.

WAITING, WAITING, WAITING

Contacted IRCC/Response from IRCC-Nov 9th/16th. We have forwarded to the responsible office.
Contacted IRCC/Response from IRCC-Dec 3rd/Dec 4th. Currently verifying eligibility requirements.
Contacted IRCC/Response from IRCC-Dec 6th/Dec 7th. Still in process.
Contacted IRCC/Response from IRCC-Dec 13th/Dec 14th. Still in process.
Ghost Update-Dec 17th


ANGEL RALPH AGAIN
Contacted Ralph again/Response-Dec 18th/Dec 18th. I told him I was totally frustrated by IRCC. Despite the fact that he only responds once, God favoured me with him and he brough good news the same day. Application has been approved. Awaiting PPR.
I sent another email of appreciation to MP Ralph-Dec 19th

WHICH WAY IRCC?
Contacted IRCC/Response from IRCC-Dec 19th/Dec 20th. Still in process. This people no gree update my CIC account with PPR o. Wetin be this one na?
Contacted IRCC/Response from IRCC-Dec 20th/Dec 21st. Information differs.
Called CIC twice in the week. They said my file is still in Nova Scotia and will need to be moved to Lagos office bla bla bla.
I requested GCMS 5- Dec 26th
Contacted IRCC-Dec 26th/Dec 27th- We will inform you when a decision has been made.

NDVO BONANZA

I heard of the NDVO bonanza, but at the time, I had already paid another house rent and I had already scored a goal with madam and she might not be able to fly. There was no need to fast track anything again. I just chilled. I only sent emails to Lagos office and Accra Office.

ANGEL RALPH AGAIN
Out of curiosity, I sent an email to my padi Angel Ralph on the 17th of January, 2019. He responded CIO would hopefully send the passport request shortly.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS PPR!
Feb 4th. PPR strolled into my email at 8:34pm yesterday from CIO.
Finally Baba did it o in exactly 10 months from April 5th. He (the King VIP) has disgraced the village people (VPs) finally. God of my fathers- Kenneth E. Hagin, Pastor Adeboye and Bishop Oyedepo has done it for me.

NEXT STEPS

I will appreciate guidance from anyone who has added a newborn after PPR.
This thread has been very awesome and I want to appreciate everyone for your help. May Canada favour us all. Please ignore my typos and blunders, Prof. Ralph and score me well otherwise, I go do you wetin Justice Umar wan do Onnoghen. Afterall, you won't mark your own PPR script.
I pray that no matter the stage where you find yourself, God will come through for you in the mighty name of Jesus.

ADVICE
1. Please don't only read page 0, study it and meditate on it till you are very confident about the whole process.
2. No two applications are the same. Peace People.

dane15:
Guys, you won't believe what God did for me today.

iamkunski:
Congrats!!! Shake finish and give us the load down.

ekanDamie:

Wooooowwwwwwwwww! !!!!!!!!!! Yipeeeeeee!!
Happy for you man, what a way to end last year after the long wait.
How far, still on the verification process for PR?

ontarioissauga:

Yeah, no personal action plan. No follow up with them yet.

Barryston:
GUYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ITS PPR

I AM STILL SHAKING

TIMELINE TO FOLLOW SOON!!!!

Tojued:


Nah. Send a reminder mail to both ladies who facilitated the training. I believe they gave out their email addresses that day? The pre-arrival trainings I've done so far have been useful to me o, especially the one on job search, my CV and job search portfolio is basically ready. If only for this reason it's worth following up with them.

FirstTImeUser:



Wow....congratulations on your victory. If our PPR examiner does not give your PPR GIST 11/10 with a seal of excellence then we need to begin to look at the constitutional provision for impeachment


Congrats again