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Topsmamen:
Nice! Congrats abakiki. I think I know you

Thanks!!

Really, how we take know?

raphrulz:
Wow!!! COngratulations oooo

Accra has finally started releasing people ooo

We thank God for the good news.

May your joy be permanent. I like the fact that you were proactive with your career. At least, its clear that you would be going there with a relevant certificate.

I'll rate you 7/10 on your PPR script.

Go and prosper.

God bless.

Thank you. 7/10 na better mark.
Honestly, I thank God I started the certification process while I was waiting. I joined a WhatsApp study with some people in Canada who were also writing the exam, and they really helped me with resources. At a point I wanted to give up and wait till I get there before commencing the certification process as their legislation were very foreign to me, but am glad I did not.

PPR don show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To all my AVO brethren, I dedicate this PPR to you!!!

One thing I have learnt in this PR journey is that procrastination is very costly. Just do it now!!

A brief summary of my timeline:
Category: FSW (PNP)
AOR: May 31, 2018
IP2: Jan 17, 2019
PPR: Feb 06, 2019 @ 9:58am
VO: Accra

Full details below:

ECA & IELTS
I started this journey in 2017, the year when scores dipped to 419. After checking my scores via CRS calculator online and coming to 437, I started the ECA process in May 2017. The plan was to evaluate my B.Sc and Master degree with IQAS. Unfortunately, I did not know then that you could evaluate only the Master degree. I requested for my Master degree transcript and it got to IQAS in about three weeks but my Bsc transcript took almost 5 months to get to IQAS (that one na another long story. ASUU strike et al). I saw IQAS go from processing files in less than a month , to almost 3 months while I was still waiting for Bsc to get there. Anyways, I finally got my ECA finalized in Jan 2018. In the meantime, while I waited for my credentials to be evaluated, I prepared and wrote the IELTS exam in September 2017 and aced it the first time. By the time my ECA and IELTS were ready for me to create an online profile in Jan 2018, scores had soared. 437 was no longer enough to get me a direct ITA.

Nomination from Ontario:
As God would have it, I got NOI from Ontario in Feb 2018. Less than one week after I received the NOI, I celebrated my Birthday and my score went down to 432. I nearly refused the NOI from Ontario cos I believed scores would come down in 2018 and I wasn't willing to spend cad $1,500 for the processing fee. Thank God I listened to sound advise and accepted. I got nomination from Ontario in May 2018 and got ITA in the next draw. The required docs for submission were already available as the same docs were used for OINP. I submitted my application May 31, 2018.

Post ITA:
Am an HR professional and since my destination is Ontario, I wrote to the HR governing body (HRPA) and started the process of getting certified while I waited for PPR. Never knew I would finish the whole process and PPR would still not have come, all thanks to AVO. I had to write series of exams in Accra as the HR exams are not written here in Nigeria. I wrote the first exam in Nov 2018, passed and was cleared to write the final exam in Jan 2019 (I am awaiting the result). It was a great distraction as AVO no just send us at all. We all know the AVO story so will not bore you. Anyways, After more than 8 months of waiting I saw my file move to IP2 on 17 Jan, 2019 and PPR came Feb 06, 2019.

To everyone still waiting for their files to be approved and especially to AVO members, hold on, It's on the way.

God Bless!

Homguy:
I signed one through a link she posted earlier. Are they different petitions?

It's the same.

Homguy:
how do I sign this petition?

This is the link below:


http://chng.it/r7KW4M2v

wasseynewest:
Like seriously, you can't just imagine how shocked I was too while reading it. Peti....wetin? Na by force to wan enter another man's land with fight

I know @Zutlin has given a commendable response to the above message but will like to add to it. You may never understand the reason for this petition if your file is not sitting in AVO for more than 6months to 1year, without it being touched. And trust me, it has nothing to do with the file being complex or complicated, they are not just being processed in Accra for now for reasons best known to them. I am almost 8 months post AOR and the last GCMS notes I ordered showed that eligibility, criminality and Security had not been initiated @ Accra. My file was transferred directly form CIO to Accra for processing but it has not been worked on till date. My AOR is May 2018.

I had friends with whom I started this journey with, some submitted before me while a majority of them I submitted way before them but they are all now settled in Canada because they were lucky to have their files processed somewhere else besides Accra. So this petition is to bring awareness to those in charge that either Accra does not have the resources to handle the process or they are deliberately not working on them. But above all, this petition (not a fight, as one poster put it) is not just for us whose files are currently in Accra but for those who will receive ITA very soon. If we win this, then you can be rest assured that you may not have to go through this unending wait from Accra or better still, your file will not be sent to Accra.

Cheers!

MMOV:
Is there a WhatsApp Group for Accra Visa Office?
My AOR is July 5th and still no movement whatsoever on my profile. Is this an isolated case?

It is definitely not an isolated case, join the club!!! I am May AOR and nothing started, as at the last time I confirmed.

SkyWalk12:
Hehehe.

I pray you don’t have to redo medicals. God will find a way. Are you in IP2? Has AVO freed others? I truly thought they’d opened their doors with mine.

Since you were issued PPR, I don't think AVO has released any other. We hope and pray to see movement in January from AVO!! For those who just received ITA, Pray that your file is not sent to AVO o! AVO are just joy killers!!!!!!

codebrew85:
Compliments of the season everyone.

Congrats to all ITA clinchers and all PPR grabbers.

I'd really hoped to share my own PPR testimony before this year runs out, but I think God has other plans.

Does anyone have experience with CIO Sydney, NS as per their processing time especially after your app has been approved and just waiting for PPR mail?

I'm a PNP applicant, called CIC on two occasions and was made to understand that my app was processed at CIO Sydney and has been approved since late November o. The next thing I hear after asking from the agent what the cause of the delay is in sending the PPR mail, is - the responsible officer will contact you in due time blah blah and my app is still within the processing time. AOR is Sep 5.

I heard CIO Sydney is notorious for this kind of thing. Why are they laidis na?

Make una no vex my people. This waiting game just dey make person dey vex sha.

Well, as TEECANN will say, it will end in praise.

Happy New Year in advance

As strange as it seems, New Dehli VO seem to be sending PPR to files that have been approved so sending a mail to them could produce result. Goodluck!!

itumkay:
I am 36years old, single and have a degree in Computer Science and MSc in Information Technology. I had about 6years work experience in all before I left Nigeria in 2017.

Currently I live and have a job abroad that’s not my core area of study.

Please what are my chances of being successful in the Express Entry/FSW program in Canada if I apply?

I need an advice on how to go about it considering that I don’t have a permanent residency here in Korea.

Thanks in advance for your positive feedback.

cc: @smslive2

With your age, single status, MSC and a CLB 10, you should be looking at a score of 443. So yes, you do have a chance but also depends on your next birthday. you can verify this yourself using the CRS calculator. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Ifeoma77:
What the heck??!! Are you serious? How do you just write him off like that?
With his age, single status, MSc and LRWS 8,7,7,7, he's looking at a CRS score of 431, add in TEF and he'll be very able to get ITA
CC: @itumkay

With his age, single status, MSC and a CLB 10, he should be looking at a score of 443. He doesn't even need TEF. SO please the poster has the opportunity.

SkyWalk12:
Guess who got her PPR? Izzz meeeeeeee. God has freed me from Accra visa office!!! Story loading tomorrow after I drop passport.

Congrats dear, christmas came early indeed! Go and prosper in your new home!

Bukzie:
Hello all.

I'm a new member.

If one's PR application is being processed in the Accra Visa Office, how can one reach them apart from using the Web Form?

We have not received any update since we passed medicals on April 29, 2018. Our AOR is April 23,2018. My spouse is the Primary Applicant. It's almost 8 months!

Also, I would like to ask for the link used by IRCC for currency conversion.

Thank you.

You can send a mail to Accra Visa Office using the below e-mail address:

accra.immigration@international.gc.ca

Goodluck!

mbakweich:
To be honest, this post AOR wait is frustrating me o. AOR 30th August, Medicals cleared 23rd, did biometrics Sept 25th......up till date, eligibility and background checks are yet to be initiated. Baba God, I need your push forward oo!!!

Where is your file located (VO)? As that can tell you a lot about the delay.

SkyWalk12:
Amen oh. For @Zutlin and @abliki (not sure I’m spelling it well) as well

Oh Yes! We have not come this far to have AVO become a barrier. I believe we may see some movement from AVO from December onwards.

Zutlin:
I can only assume you don't know about AVO. If you belonged to a VO where many people are about 1year post AOR and interview dates takes 4 months to receive, you would understand why I feel the need to withdraw and try again before my IELTS expires. If you belong to a VO where even after one has done both interview and DNA testing and passed all since 3 months ago yet there's nothing but deafening silence from Accra, you would understand how serious the matter is.

If you belonged to AVO and you're over 6 months yet your file has not being touched and those with AOR before you have being told by the VO to look forward to early 2019, you will definitely become as restless as I am.

From my tone it's clear that I'm down at the moment. If you can't be helpful or comforting, please just let me be rather that make annoying assertions.

You are definitely not alone. AVO cannot be silent forever, very soon they will budge. Just hold on and continue to stay strong. And If your file is currently not in AVO, you may never understand how frustrating it can get.

Onedimple:
Hi everyone. Please do we have anyone here that has family or friends working @AVO that can plead on our behalf so they can release our PPRs? Biko

Lol! AVO has refused to budge until the set time. When that time is, no one knows. So just relax and occupy yourself doing something, else AVO will give one high BP.

Amakyzuu:
ITA - June 25, 2018
AOR - July 13, 2018
MEP /IP1 - August 2, 2018
IP2 - November 5, 2018H
PPR - November 20,2018
Visa Office : Ottawa

Thank you Jesus... What more can I say...

Congratulations!!

Ifeoma77:
Let's not forget the schools that will still not see the email after several trips, phone calls and sorting.
You will end up paying for hard copy verification with courier costs to and fro

This is not even something to argue about, the only people who should be considering WES are;
1. Holders of foreign degrees
2. Future APEGA applicants
3. People hoping to access professional qualifications like CIPM, ACCA, ICAN ATS etc.
4. Masochists

Does WES evaluate CIPM? Please confirm.

SkyWalk12:
PLEASE HELP ME TO ASK THEM!

Joined the AVO WhatsApp group and found that I’m far from the only one. We are like 100 on hold. All getting the 2019 email.

They are basically not attending to anyone. How can 100+ people with Accra as VO, and none can boost of PPR? And majority of people who ordered GCMS notes saw the same things: eligibility, Criminality and Security not started. The worst thing that can happen to anyone is to have his or her file transferred to AVO.

SkyWalk12:
Dear all,

I don’t know if anyone here remembers me (took a break from Nairaland).

I am now 10 months post AOR. Had my interview in Accra middle of September. In early October, Ralph’s office informed me that all my assessments had been passed.

Today, I got an email from Accra stating that my file was awaiting final review and I should expect to hear back from them early next year.

Please someone on this thread, let God use you to help me and tell me what to do to get my PPR way sooner so that I can come and testify.

Patiently waiting for helpful tips (I’ve ordered 2 GCMS and I send about 2 emails a day to the Accra office). Thank you.

There is something definitely wrong with Accra VO. As at 2 months back, their response to inquiries was "Your application is in queue for review. Expect to hear from us late 2018 / early 2019" but now their response to queries sent recently is "Your application is in queue for review. Expect to hear from us early 2019". So they are making it clear that they do not intend to issue PPR this year, even though assessment has been passed.
What are they actually doing? And why are they intentionally trying to frustrate people?

What mail are you referring to?

Shinningqueen31:
Please how long did it take to get a response to your mail?

You are not alone! AOR is also May, LVO is Accra and still in IP1 stage. Checked on immitracker and Accra seem to have gone to sleep.

Une16:
Hello seniors in the house.... good job u guys are doing guiding others..

My AOR is May, I sent an email to IRCC regarding my VO and the confirmed it was Accra.

Please for those who got their application processed in AVO, what is their average processing time and how long it took to get PPR. My NOC is 3131 and am a sigle applicant.

Inbtwn is der any whatsapp group or canada visa thread I cud join for pple whose application is being processed in AVO??

Please help a friend....

Hi everyone,

Is there any one who can give me advise and recommendations with regards to obtaining the Ontario HR certification (CHRL). I am an HR professional and my PR application is currently In Progress (1) stage. I am hoping to write the HR certification exam here in Nigeria before leaving for Canada, but it has been a bit challenging.
Are there HR professionals in the house who have gone this route and can give me some pointers?

I usually don't get involved in such thread but had a strong inclination to get involved in this one believing that one or two people would learn something from this.
I would take the issue of tithing from two angles;
First of all, am a faithful tither and do not need to be cajoled to pay my tithe. I believe we've all been at a point in our lives when we asked ourselves what was the necessity of tithing. Naturally, humans are selfish and do not want to release thier hard earned money. So I prayed and asked God to help me and this is what he told me.
Gen. 1v 29: Everything that has the ability to multiply has a seed in it for continuity. Every fruit has a seed in it, you eat the fruit and you sow the seed. Now I ask, does money have the ability to multiply? If your answer is yes, then there's a seed in it. The 10% is the seed while the 90% is the fruit. Eat the fruit (90%), but sow the seed (10%]. The more you eat your tithe, you are eating into your future. Now, this was a personal revelation I received from God and it's been working for me.
Secondly, Lev.18v24-26: The Levites (PRIESTS) where never given an inheritance among the children of isreal, instead, the tithes of all isreal where given to the Levites to inherit for the furtherance of God's work. They were meant to concentrate on service to God. Likewise, your tithe is meant for the furtherance of the gospel. For example, at the end of the month, you pay tax to the govt for the dev. of the nation. Likewise, you pay your tithe for the furtherance of the gospel. Let me ask, what do you think will happen of all Christians no longer pay tithes and bring their offerings? Can't remember the exact place in the Bible, but the Levites abandoned the work of God and went to make other sources of livelihood. My Pastor who is a qualified lawyer would probably dust his wig and go into full employment. The endpoint is that the churches will die slowly and that is the plot of the enemy..
With this, I rest my case.

Dansy: U dont have problem, let me advice u. I graduated in 2001 and i got a job in 2007. U can imagine, i stayed at home for five years.I wasted five years doing nothing. Pls, dont waste away, u can learn furniture, tailoring etc with ur education,ur packaging will be different. The education u have will definitely give u upper hand. A word is enough for the wise. U must know that going to higher institution, don't guarantee white collar job

I agree with you completely. we hope that the poster gets a job next year but what if a job does not come in 2013? Time waits for no man so you will have to be creative, but shame aside and work, i.e create work. i have a friend (female) who did not have a job and needed to feed daily of course. she decided to start selling fruits. she would buy fruits,cut into transparent plastics and sell. it was a success. she cannot even keep up with the demand.
All am saying is that we are all so focused on white collar jobs. There is so much we can do to create jobs for ourselves. Like i said earlier, time waits for no man. And please do not go into anything illegal, it's not worth it.

Goldieluks: The Uni-port killing is too barbaric to be compared to that of MUBI, na( not shutting out the fact that the MUBI killing is also wrong)
Did you watch the video at all?

The difference between the MUBI and Aluu killing is that the Aluu killing had a video to go with it. if there was no video, it would not have gathered this much attention. The MUBI killing was also terrible.

kalufelix: even at dat. It §till doesn't sound. Normal. 1,2,3,4 guys jst woke. up b4 5am and planned to go to a debtors house ...ah tink we are still missin sumtin here

please if you want to catch a debtor that has been evading you, what time would you suggest one goes? Truly i agree they may not have made the best move (as expected of guys their age), but for whatever reason they went there, they did not deserve to die like that.

Sometimes i wonder where you guys get these naija babes you are always criticizing. Probably knocking on the wrong doors. i guess you attract what you are. There are truly some good girls out there and they ain't few, you guys ain't just looking properly.

Most ladies know this as truth but would rather believe a lie.

I be lawyer,trouble na my work.

But have you not noticed that Nigerians do not actually catch the "action" but we always get to see an aftermath. why is that so?