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adinnu4:
I don't like to read this. This is not encouraging. Since 2020? Abeg oo.. Lord have mercy.

I don't like to read this. This is not encouraging. Since 2020? Abeg oo.. Lord have mercy.

DFreeze:
Anyone with Sep-Dec 2020 AOR?
Mine is Dec 2020 though, no update whatsoever other than that my medicals was extended late May 2022, contacted the VO via email and they just a gave a typical vague response that my application is still under processing. No ADR or any other request. Folks, what do you reckon I do to hasten things? Feedback will be appreciated.

Many thanks.

Thanks for this. This really made me rejuvenated. Please is possible to spend some amount from the proof of funds before landing in Canada?

Andyosifo:
Congratulations



LANDING GIST.
LONG READ.

So I love to read landing gist because it has a way of gingering hope in me while still in the PR process. This is me contributing my landing gist to encourage others and give hope to those that are still in the PR process. My timeline is as follows.
AOR: August 2019
1st PPR: Dec 2020
1st PPR expired: May 2021
New upfront Medicals: August 2021
2nd PPR: Oct 2021
Landing in Canada: Dec 2021

After the Euphoria of getting 1st PPR in Dec 2020, we sent our Passports to London VFS for Stamping but UK went into lockdown due to Delta Variant of Covid-19 and Passport got stuck until Feb 2021. We tried all manner of tricks but nothing seems to work, in fact some got their passport returned from London VFS without stamping. Luckily for us, our passports were stamped and returned by Feb 17, 2021, we immediately planned to move by early March but Government of Canada decides to stop all intending PR landing. Only students and COPR holders with family members already in Canada were exempted. Those were the days of AL (Authority Letter to travel)
However, trust Nigerians to always find a way around every rule, my wife told me that people in her WhatsApp group were still travelling by going through Cameroon. I was skeptical but when the pressure was becoming unbearable, I succumbed and being the primary applicant, I offered myself as the sacrificial lamb to try out the Cameroon route. It was a very costly mistake. I was prevented from boarding at Cameroon by their airport security officers who said they have orders from above to stop Nigerians who had been trouping into Cameroon to sneak into Canada from doing so. I was distraught. The airport security guys confiscated my passport and extorted me of $100 before It was released to me. I got back to my hotel in Cameroon. Book the next available flight which is Kenya Air back to Nigeria where another drama was waiting for me.

On getting to the airport to pick my boarding pass back to Nigeria, the Kenya Airways officer told me I can not fly with the Covid Test I did in Nigeria 2 days ago and that I will need to do another one in Cameroon before I can be allowed to fly. I said it is not possible since the rule says at most 72 hours Covid test is acceptable for flying. Somehow I picked my boarding pass, having been extorted of $100 yesterday, I became a VIP of some sort to the Airport security guys, so they cleared the checking for me and I found myself in the plane waiting to head back to Nigeria. Unknown to me, the Kenya Air lady had instructed her colleagues to remove my loads from the plane, then came with the same Airport security guys to get me off the plane. I almost lost it at this point but I managed to control my emotion and went back to the lady who got me off the plane. She told me that even if I succeeded in flying into Nairobi, I wont be allowed to connect my flight back to Nigeria so the wise thing to do was to do another Covid Test there in Yaounde.

I got her to change my flight to Nigeria to the next available one which was 2pm the third day after shelling out more US dollars. This means I have just one day to do the test and get the result otherwise I will miss the rescheduled flight back to Nigeria again.
By this time it was around 2am in the morning, She got me their driver to take me back to my Hotel in the heart of Yaounde and loaded me with information on where I can do my Covid Test ( Talk of being an Angel and a devil at the same time) . I had to leave the Hotel by 6am and headed to the only place where Covid Test was being done in Yaounde. I met a crowd of over 200 people there already, I refused to panic but kick into Naija survival mode, which made me one of the first 30 persons that was attended to. I was told the result will be sent to our email by close of business the next day. This will not work for me since my flight to Kenya the next day is by 2pm. I asked where the result is being process and I took a cab there to meet the officers in charge. Luckily for me, the guy speaks English so It was very easy for me to communicate to him my dilemma. He promised to help and fast tracked my result and he delivered as I got my result by 7am the next day. I quickly printed it out, and head back to the Airport again for the 3rd time in 2 days. The checks were fast and smooth even though I was still mandated to show proof of paying for another covid test to be taken in Nigeria (Nigeria Authorities order for incoming passengers as at then) and I landed back in Nigeria on a Saturday Morning, having left Nigeria on Tuesday hoping to have travelled to Canada on Wednesday. The Cameroon misadventure got me traumatized and I lost over 1M naira on plane tickets, Covid Testing, hotel bills and transportation within Yaounde City.
I got back to Nigeria and visited Wakanow to request for a refund of the ticket for the Cameroon -Canada leg booked. I lost further money again as only about 55% of the fare was refunded after 3 weeks waiting. But we moved.
May 25th 2021 came and our 1st PPR expired. It was a sad day. It was even sadder when restrictions were lifted on June 21st 2021 and we got to know that no automatic renewal of PPR but new medicals will be required to be done, meaning our IRCC profile that has been approved will now switch back to processing. At my wife’s insistence again, I agreed that the family do an upfront medical again and that proved to be a smart move. The PPR re-issuance time line is as follows.
Aug 6 2021 – Remedical for the whole family
Sep 12 2021 – Do you still want to travel mail from IRCC
Oct 19 2021 – New PPR
Nov 1 2021 – New COPR

The passports were sent to Accra on Oct 20th and in 12 days it was back with VISA and COPR. It was as if, Accra suddenly became born again. My Madam said, okay let’s go, I said calm down ma, there is no rush again, the worst is now in the past. Let’s wait till the children finish their second term in school (After all we have paid hundreds of thousands in school fees already). Base on this we purchase Lagos -Canada ticket for Dec 26th 2021. By Nov 10th or so Omicron became an issue and by Nov 28th we further learnt that some Nigeria tested positive to Omicron in Toronto, having travelled from Nigeria. Suspecting that restrictions may be put on Nigeria, we rushed to Wakanow and changed the travel date to Dec 3rd, the earliest available but lo and behold, it was a waste of money and effort. Canada slammed Nigeria with travel restriction on Dec 1st 2021.

My Madam was angry with me for wasting the whole of Nov window, we could have travelled without any restriction. I had to plead for forgiveness for my indiscretion. Later she told me her whatSapp group members are now going through Dubai, Ghana, Turkey to Canada by spending 10days in the connecting countries. The trauma of my Cameroon adventure in April was still fresh in my memory, hence I convinced her it was not an option for us. Luckily by Dec 18th 2021, the travel restriction was lifted by Canada. We rushed back to changed our flight ticket to the earliest date available- guess what it was Dec 26th our initial date. So we ended up wasting about 500K changing ticket dates back and forth. Because of official forex, myself and wifey had to booked return ticket but getting forex with the new CBN process proved to be a rocket science but fortunately for both of us we were able to get our $4K each at the last minute at official rate which more than compensated for the money lost to changing ticket date when compared to buying same at the black-market rate.
Flight with KLM was very smooth and enjoyable. Check in process was faultless in Lagos and all our luggage sailed through. We had a 7 hours layover in Amsterdam before continuing to Alberta the next day. Both flights were smooth and uneventful. The inflight food was not fantastic though but manageable.

Landed in Alberta on Dec 27th, did self check in and declaration at one of the several computer terminals, proceeded to immigration who were very courteous and friendly and in about 15 minutes, landing formalities were over. Proceeded to health Canada, where Madam and the Children were picked for Covid test. Another 20 minutes their test were over, the children not being vaccinated were given Covid home kits to repeat a 8days test. Thankfully all covid test came out negative. We took some pictures, changed a few dollars to CAD at the airport (worst rate ever @ 1 USD to 1.128 CAD but the little money changed came in very handy for some petty expenses before we were able to open bank accounts a few days later. The bank rate is a little better at 1USD to 1.258 CAD).

My wife contacted a friend on one of her numerous WhatsApp group (I on the other hand did not join any whatSapp group except Nairaland for my sanity ) who came to pick us up at the airport to our pre-booked Air BNB. In about 10 days we have settled accommodation, bank accounts, Health Cards, library Cards, and SIN Cards. Though still in Air BnB (pre-paid for 20days upfront to allow for proper settling in without pressure of moving the family about) God granted us speed and good people for assistance especially for movement. In spite of these assistance, I have spent over N100K on Uber movement to get some of the things listed above done. The trick here is that I use my Nigeria naira card for Uber movement since I have access to 200USD in a month on the card. And GTB graciously bill the Card at N382 to a CAD.
Another thing worth saying here is that if you buy your Forex from GTB like me, you will only be given $500 cash and a dollar denominated MasterCard pre-loaded with the balance of $3500. But the exchange rate when you use that master Card here is terrible @1USD TO 1.20 CAD
The cold is better experienced than imagined, at an average of -28C since we came in, it has been tough but interestingly the Children loves it. Only 1 day has been very good at -5C.

Still settling in but the little I have seen confirmed that coming to Canada is worth the wait and the hype in terms of quality of life and sanity of mind. There are many GC funded assistance for new comers, please reach out and make use of them when you come in. You will eventually give back to these agencies when you are fully settled and integrated into the society. Mentally stop converting your spending into naira, otherwise you will not do anything. Please don’t blow your POF before coming down as settling down is very expensive, if possible, bring more than the required POF, you will thank God you did.

In my opinion settling in is easier and faster for a family than a single person (though super more expensive) so if you have a serious relationship, better you make it official and come in together as it can be very lonely in winter. My prayer is that it will end in praise for all of us yet in the process. Goodluck and God’s speed. Ire o.

I will advise that you should be a little patient with the MPNP since you have family ties in Manitoba. I strongly believe the draw will take place before the year ends.

Bushraah:
Thank you.
I have submitted an EOI to MPNP and have a score of 604 out of 1000.

I checked SNIP and realized my NOC doesn't match my certificate.
As Manitoba hasn't done the draw I am just looking for other option(s).

Dimple10:
You need to get COPR (aka sending your passport to the nearest Vo for stamping)after receiving PPR email before you can travel.

Thank you very much for the information

Please house, can one travel immediately one gets PPR?

Congratulations Bros! Can you fly immediately after being issued ppr?

[quote author=Aprokogist247 post=71882625] Requirements For Nysc Batch C Registration

so many 2018 NYSC prospective candidate are borthered and wonder what is required of them for the ungoing batch c registration. No need to worry below are the requirement for the ungoing Nysc batch c registartion;

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In order to ensure a seamless registration, prospective corps members are to note the following for strict compliance:

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Prospective corps members should ensure that they have functional email addresses that they can access and Nigerian (GSM) telephone numbers with which to register. Such e-mail address and phone number must be maintained throughout the service year.
Locally trained prospective corps members are expected to use correct institution matriculation numbers to register.
For locally-trained graduates, only those whose names appear in the Senate/Academic Board Approved Result lists submitted by their institutions will have access to register on the NYSC portal.
Foreign-trained prospective corps members should NOTE that ONLY those that graduated from accredited institutions are qualified for mobilisation. Any foreign-trained prospective corps member who is in doubt of the accreditation status of his/her institution should approach the Federal Ministry of Education for verification.
Foreign trained Nigerian graduates are to visit the NYSC portal, register and upload the following documents:
West African School Certificate(WASC) (with not less than 5 Credits at 2 siting) or its equivalent or
General Certificate of Education (GCE O' Level) (with not less than 5Credits at 2 sittings) or its equivalent or,
NECO (with not less than 5 Credits at 2 sittings) or its equivalent or,
NABTED (with not less than 5 Credits at 2 sittings) or its equivalent or,
High School Diploma or its equivalent for those who attended school in the USA, etc
First Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) Certificate (Second Degree or Ph.D. not necessary). Holders of Higher Diploma Certificates are not qualified to register.
Complete official transcript of the first Degree or HND programme.
International travelling Passport showing:
Personal Data Page;
Visa to the country of study;
Date of first departure to the country of study; and
Date of arrival in Nigeria after the completion of study.
Graduates with dual nationalities are required to ‘upload Personal Data Pages of both international passport and present the passports for physical verification at the orientation camp.
It is the responsibility of the prospective corps members who studied in non-English speaking countries to get their Certificates and Transcripts translated into English language before uploading. The translated transcripts and certificates should also be presented for physical verification.
All graduates of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Optometry, Medical Laboratory Science. Nursing and Pharmacy are expected to have their Certificates of Registration with their professional bodies and upload same on the portal. Payment receipts are not acceptable.
Foreign-trained graduates seeking mobilisation for national service should not visit NYSC Headquarters, Abuja for physical verification of their document. The exercise wl be done at the orientation camps. They are to print their call-up letters online and report at the orientation camps in their states of deployment.
Foreign-trained graduates are expected to go to the camps with the original documents they uploaded for verification.
Provisional certificates, To Whom It May Concern, online print-out, scanned and photocopies of credentials are not acceptable
Foreign-trained graduates who registered for Exemption Certificate shall present all their academic credentials and international passport for physical verification when they come to collect the certificate at the National Directorate Headquarters, Abuja.
All foreign-trained graduates who registered and are excluded from service should also present academic credentials and international passport at the NYSC NDHQ, Abuja for physical verification before Exclusion Letters are printed online.
verification when they come to collect the certificate at the National Directorate Headquarters, Abuja.
All foreign-trained prospective corps members who registered but were not called up for service in the last batch should log on to the NYSC portal to revalidate their registration. This category of persons need not pay N2,750.00 (Two Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty Naira) only again.
Anybody who presents any fake document will be demobilised, decamped and handed over to the security agency.
Prospective corps members should ensure that passport photograph used meet the following specifications:
Ensure your face (eyes, nose, ears, mouth and jaw) is fully shown without bending
Ensure the picture fills the frame and centralised
Ensure the photo background is white or off-white with no shadow
On no account should prospective corps members register by Proxy. They should also remember the fingers used for their biometric capturing as this will be used for verification at the orientation camps. Those who cannot be verified with their biometric at the orientation camps will not be registered
Only prospective corps members who want their call-up numbers sent to them through SMS and wish to PRINT their call-up letters online are expected to pay the sum of Two Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty Naira (N2,750.00) (see NYSC Portal on how to make payment).
Prospective corps members who do not want to pay the N2,750.00 have the option of going to their institutions to check their call-up numbers and collect their call-up letters.
All prospective corps members who had paid for the online registration before but were not mobilised need not to pay again.
A married female prospective corps members (whether locally or foreign- trained) should upload copies of their marriage certificates, evidence of change of name and their husbands places of domicile during registration.
The orientation camps are not ideal for pregnant and nursing mothers. Prospective corps members in this category are, therefore, to note that they will not be accommodated.
Prospective corps members with serious health challenge should indicate their TRUE HEALTH STATUS during registration to enable concessional deployment for them.
Locally trained part time graduates are expected to register online and immediately print their exclusion letters on payment of Two Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty Naira (N2,750.00) only.
Prospective corps members who graduated from institutions located in the following geo-political zones with challenges related to mobilisation should contact the under-listed telephone numbers between 10th July, and 15th July, 2018:
North Central - 08092142614
North East - 08102790538
North West - 08092142661
South East - 09038034460
South West - 07019190810
South South - 08083201856

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for those who have passed the age of thirty, do they need to pay 2750?

is there possibility of going for service when passed the age of thirty?

please house, during the time for jamb regularisation, I submitted a date of birth that is passed the age of thirty which was submitted to the school. I just saw my name now in the Senate list and I want to still go for service. how do I go about this?

please house, during the time for jamb admission letter I submitted a date of birth that is passed the age of thirty which was submitted to the school. I just saw my name now in the Senate list and I want to still go for service. how do I go about this?