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Mamaroon:
For complete beginners, you may start lessons at the closest Alliance Francaise to you. More info on the TEF thread here, pls read through:

https://www.nairaland.com/4672912/all-tef-candidates-canada-immigration#70227147

Even if it takes a year or more to conquer (CLB7), the extra points more than make up for any points you lose due to age.

I don’t know about french but to attain CLB 7 in IELTS requires some good level of proficiency. In U.K. I see a lot of students (16-25) from China and Middle East struggle to get CLB 6 IELTS after studying English at their home country for a year or 2. They still attend a language school in U.K. to up their scores to be eligible for the tier 4 study visa . It’s not an easy feat. People above 35 should consider their options as this french route requires a lot of effort, patience and dedication

Zeus04:
Hmm... This process just keeps getting difficult by the day. Who would believe that people got ITA with 413 CRS once upon a time in this race.

Las las, it will end in praise for us all

Yea . What’s you guess for the next draw ? I feel it will be 473

Kekereekun123:
bilingual people in the pool are not up 10% you can read the year end reports of 2018 amd 2019 to see. No way scores will start from 500.

I look at it differently . With the new policy lots of people will begin to take the TEF/TCF exams over the next few months and when they get into the pool armed with both french and English they’ll have scored above 500. When immigration Canada decided to select top 3900 with a good number above 500 the minimum CRS will be about 500. This will not happen this year but it’s a possibility next year

Midapat:
Can you recommend how I can learn French, I'm a novice

To be able to learn french to the level of meeting the CLB 7 band will require a lot of time and effort . With the new policy applicants will need to prepare for french exams just as they’d prepare for IELTS because the CRS cut offs in the next few months will be from 500 upwards.

Sashafm:
After my score got updated to 479 no draw .

Chai which kind luck be this

At 479 you shouldn’t have anything to worry about . Even if there is no draw till December I don’t see CRS cutoff going above 475 . It’s those waiting for a leap to 470 that may see a delay in the anticipated cutoff drop

Dimple10:
At all o. I just collected passport booklet yesterday and did naija police report.

I still have about 63days so i’m good but hoping to submit once i get medicals and UK PCC done.

Kindly share the Naij PCC steps (Lagos)

Igethope:
It’s so hard to predict today’s draw due to yesterday’s announcement regarding French additional points . All the best guys.

Nothing much will change. French speakers only made up 4-5% of candidates in the pool in 2019. If there's a dramatic increase it wont be more than 10% this year. However there will be a gradual increase in CRS cutoff in the next one year.

Inenghe:
too risky to travel outside where? If you get opportunity to travel to Canada now won't you? Forget aii those excuses and travel if you have the money. Me I travel with my family twice during the peak of covid go write ielts

I dont know the origin of your message but remember that decisions people make are based on individual situations. Not everybody will jump at an opportunity of going to canada for many reasons. Going to Canada itself is not an opportunity but what you are going there to do is what determines whether it's an opportunity or not.

Abubanty:
Good morning ppl, trust you are all doing well. Please I want to seek advise. Me and my fiance are getting married next year or early 2022. Can we start applying for the express entry pool before we get married or after we get married as she would be the primary. We have already started processing WES and we are practicing for IELTS while she would also do TEF.
While doing entry score simulation I was getting 500-540 points depending on the choices.

For our background. I am 36yrs old with B.sc Computer science, I have about 8-10 yrs working experience in IT while she is 26yrs old studied French but she is a Make-up artist and into music.

Any advice and suggestions is highly welcome

Recalculate your CRS 500-540 seems on the high side for a 36 year old with no advanced degree. 2022 is two years away and policies may change by then. We can only base our assumptions on currently existing policies

ummhalimah:
ECA -August 2018
IELTS-Dec 15
Medicals 20-03-2019
PCC-11/04/2019
ITA-17/04/2019
AOR-24/04/2019
MEP-04/06/2019
BIOMETRICS-06/06/2019
RPRF-28/06/2019
Schedule A-8/07/2019
Mailed Ralph-24/07/2019 eligibility recommended passes, others not started
GCMS-05/08/2019 got it 30/08/2019 eligibility recommended passed, others not started
Mailed Erin Weir-24/09/2019, he replied 27/09/2019 eligibility passed, others not started
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.second GCMS- 01/06/2020
Got it around 18/06/2020
Same as first, nothing has happened on our file except expired medical
Ghost update-27/06/2020
Requested for another GCMS 30/06/2020 to know what the ghost is about
Ghost update-7/7/2020
GCMS received on 28/07/2020
All parameters passed
Medicals expired, saw in it that next step is to reissue meds.

Immediately booked for medicals
Second medicals done 22/07/2020
New meds passed 17/08/2020
Ghost update-19/10/2020
PPR-23/10/2020.



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I want to specifically thank @ifeoma77 and @topsmamen... They helped me through out my ITA period and ADRS. I am sure they thought I was in Canada already that I just didn't come here to announce. I really appreciate you guys for all you did for me. May God reward you in ways you did not imagine

Why did yours take so long ? aren't express entry applications meant to be processed within 6 months ?

When is the next draw ? October 30 or November 14 ?

Tonto30:
Okay, thank you.

But did you also get low scores during your practice?

Yes initially I was getting 7/7.5 in listening and 6.5/7 in reading but as time when on I improved my average score to 8.0 in listening and 7.5 in reading . However in the real exam I got 8.5 in both modules because the practice materials were harder

logophilia:
I strongly advice against using any material not by Cambridge for practice. They are either too easy or too hard compared to the original IELTS test. Stick to Cambridge official materials :-)

The one I used was too hard but it made the exam easy for me

Cherryberry456:
please how did you study for writing and speaking?

I didn’t study for them. I relied on my years of writing . Back in my pre-uni (foundation) in England I use to top the class in my essays and decided to use same tactics I was using then.
Though I’ll advise you prepare for it as it may not be same with you.

Silversurfer1:
This constitutes misrepresentation and you will receive a 5 year ban. Our reputation is bad enough, why do you want to add to it? Oyinbo people are thorough oh, so my advise is that you drop this application and apply through the normal route or pray for a PNP that doesn't need a family member in that province.
This your application will end in tears, I assure you.

I wouldn't even answer him. I have gone through this post and read stories of many hardworking Nigerians who thrived to get the points via test preparation, test repetition (someone wrote up to 6 times), french tutorials, acquisition of advanced degrees .... They all worked hard for it. Tomorrow because of a fraudulent case like this some Canadians will tag Nigerian applicants as fraudulent.

Tonto30:
I find ieltsonlinetest.com questions more difficult than Cambridge test
I keep getting a band 6 in listening and reading

Questions are harder but after practicing all including the master series I made 8.5 in both listening and reading CBT. I didn't prepare for speaking and writing though because I speak english daily and I wrote too many essays and research papers as a student about 10 years ago. I also noticed many people avoid the BC computer based test but I found it very convenient as compared to the paper-based test because its easier to type than write

LukasPodolski:
ulterior motive? I strongly doubt, Air peace is not a threat to American owned Airlines, infact Air peace isn't the biggest in Nigeria (I stand to be corrected).
he was caught in a money laundering fraud, and it's obvious America was trying to Protect her financial system, hence the Case.
we have to respect America's decision to prosecute him, we need a society free of fraud and other forms of corruption.

and saying maybe we/Yorubas had a hand in this case is laughable, as a Yoruba man, we don't beat chest, we are humble people, I would be straight forward here ; do you think the Yoruba nation can influence a country like USA, the greatest country on Earth? that's ridiculous.

let USA do their work, don't involve Yorubas here, it's not plausible to say we can influence a country a USA.

Allen Onyema was careless and played into the hands of the Americans. One thing I am sure of is that there is a political motive behind this. If you are a business man or politician dealing in at least a million dollars of revenue there will always be something the US or Nigerian government can use against you when they want to. It’s either tax evasion , or fraud or money laundering or something. That’s why there are financial advisers because funds from NGO’s are not taxed and aren’t meant to be used for business . He got funds from donors ( NDDC and the IOCs) into his NGO account and made transfers from that account to USA . Obviously in the process laundering must have been involved . Arik served a similar purpose when it was setup but they probably did a better job.

Clicked:
Hi, how long did you practice for the first test?

About 6 weeks but that’s because I was working full time and not paying much attention to it . But if you can do 4 listening and 4 reading daily . And do it one listening one reading to simulate the real exam. In addition if you can try it all on a computer as I found it a lot more convenient than the paper one (particularly the listening and writing section )

SapphireFort:
https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/0B1A32Ko0KVjhZDZEWFBsOWYybDA?usp=sharing

What worked for me was https://ieltsonlinetests.com/ I practiced all tests (listening and reading) including master. When I was done I signed up with british council for the computer based test . I wasn't satisfied after the test and I immediately re-registered to write it again without waiting for the results to be released because I figured out that I missed two questions (listening) with my birthday approaching. First result was LRWS 8.5, 8.5, 8, 8 . When the second test result was released I got LRWS 8.5,8.5,7, 7.5 . I expected to do better in the second one but did worse because section 2 of speaking was on a topic that didn't make sense to me. I didnt enjoy it.

MissMa01:
Please when did you pay?
Because I am thinking of applying for mine tomorrow when I get to work and I plan using a UK address so it can be scanned to me rather than wait for international delivery.

I paid on Friday (NGN28,543) but didn't occur to me that delivery could be an issue. I put my Lagos address. Any idea how long international delivery takes ?

Nikkybeth:
You can't pay from Nigeria even if you have the card details of a foreign account. They use the IP address of your internet to know what country you are applying from. To get mine I got someone in the US to apply for me under Third Party Application. You'll give the person all the details and colour scanned documents. You also have to write, sign and scan a letter of authorization certifying that you have given permission for the person to apply on your behalf. They also need a document where you have your signature. I guess they need it to compare it with the signature in the letter of authorization. Your intl passport will suffice for this. They process your application really fast as long as you give them all the required info and documents. At the point of paying I suggest you select the standard time for processing £55 (12 working days) and international courier £48 depending on how much time you have to submit your Application. This way you are sure about the post and you'll get it in time. I got mine within 2 weeks. I hope this helps.

I applied for mine from my home and Lagos and paid with my GTBank card. Kindly verify this info . I did mine on https://www.acro.police.uk/
Selected regular posting don’t know how long that takes though. Part of why I’m still reluctant to create my profile because I’ll have crs 481 and if I get an invitation this week I may not have enough time to gather these documents .

Josade69:
Who knows of MSc programs in Nigeria that can be completed under a year

You guys should earn this MSc the right way. Very soon WES will downgrade all these rushed/packaged MSc programs because it’s becoming obvious that they are sold for immigration points and thus not comparable to what is obtained in elsewhere. Before you know it people will be asking for a 3 month MSc program

theodorahc:
Good evening House, please I need a guide on how to go about this OINP tech draw
Age: 36
Occupation Senior DBA
IELTS: Reading: 7, Speaking 8, Listening: 8, Writing: 7.
Degree: 2 degrees(Bsc Computer Sccience, MSc Computer Science)
ECA: Completed.

Please advice me.

What’s your CRS score ? Recent Ontario Tech draw targeted candidates with CRS 466 and above . If you have a younger partner use her as the principal applicant

ChrisRocks:
Sadly no. Are you using that format of Year|CountryCode|CandidateNo.|FamilyName|First Name Initial|CentreCode|G or A (for general or Academic) to get your TRF number? I don't know how accurate it is sha. I think I will patiently wait for my results to be sent.

It’s correct . Although I wrote the test on September 29th at workforce oworonshoki but have not yet received the TRF .

My question for these anti-concession/anti-sirika elements is simple. Before now (1999 till date) how well have our airport terminal buildings been managed ? How good are our terminal buildings in comparison to that of other african countries (Niger, Chad, Ghana,
togo, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Egypt , etc ). Our terminal buildings under the management of FAAN have been ranked one of the worst by several bodies. During the days of Arik I know many that rejected flights from London to Cotonou and London to Accra on arik simply because it transited through Lagos MMIA and they say the reviews are all negative. Clearly FAAN has failed in all ramifications in managing the airport terminals. The employees of FAAN know that hard work and efficiency will be the new order in a privately run airport. They are doing everything to blackmail minister. The heads of NCAA and FAAN have both had successful carriers (one of them in ICAO) before getting to government so I don't get the whole stooge thing

ChrisRocks:
Finally saw my results on Wednesday, however the battle for the TRF now begins. It honestly shouldn't take long since they are paying for a courier to send it? We continue to observe sha. I will email endlessly until I can hold the result in my hands.

Can you remember the centre number for ikoyi?

ChrisRocks:
Lol No need to be scared - the delays are just annoying. I haven't received anything yet, either on portal or TRF.

That’s strange as I wrote mine last week at Ikoya and got my result on day 4 (online) but waiting for the TRF as I need the number to cOmplete my profile . They said they’ll ship it but no word yet

evergreen9:
is there any difference between the IELTS MOD, BC OR IDP?

I prefer the administration of BC computer based. Much more comfortable on the computer particularly the essay writing

xyz123456:
Hello all,
I am an IT professional with 7 years experience working for a top company UAE. Due to the recent visa issue for Nigerians in UAE, I have decided to migrate to Canada. I am married with kids. I checked the CRS score and could only amass 418. I have savings of about 12 million naira. So my options
1) Travel to Canada for MSC. I will have to pay fully for this cos I don't have good grade in BSC.
Also travelling will mean I will have to resign on my job of salary about N2m although most likely I will get another one.
2) Do masters distance learning online from UK or from other cheap universities so I can add to PR point but it will still be 456. The advantage of this is I still have my job in UAE and don't take much risks by jumping to unknown. But with this my CRS will still be too low.
I will appreciate any response/comment on this...

I’ll suggest you go the route of Ontario tech Nominee. Express entry currently suites candidates below the age of 32 with an advanced degree (master or PhD ) and language scores at CLB 9 or 10.

COPR2020:
Submission timeline is currently 90 days and not 60 days. Contact BC on how to get the TRF

Thank you

COPR2020:
Do not reject it; try to get the documents before 90 days. PCC can be gotten within this period no matter how long the process could be.

Thanks . Does that mean there is a 30 day grace after the 60 day period? Also how do I get my TRF number as I can only preview my British council administered IELTS result online. Yet to get the TRF from them due to delay in posting .

Amanee:
Yes, okay
Going by recent trends you should get ITA in the next draw. So no need to wait for the masters, dive into the pool like Michael Phelps if you haven't already

Just thinking 60 days feels too short to complete an application as I’ve lived in three countries and need to get police report in all three. Is it okay if I don’t respond to an ITA ? My Crs score is 481 At the moment . Thinking of accepting the ITA after the draw in mid November