No idea but in my own case the MP office didn't ask for consent form. What they asked for were full details of all applicants in the submission (no abbreviation of names). If not already in the form, include a table showing names of all members in the application, relationship to you, type of visa sought, application number, UCI #, and then note that your own details should be included as the family member in Canada. Emphasize need for family reunification (that's the catch phrase) in all manners you can - directly, implied, etc. Best wishes.

MrsOA:
Hello Akannitommy

Please I’m new here.
My husband applied for SOWP for me in June 12, 2021.
Biometrics was completed on June 15.
No update since…
We recently contacted his MP and he sent this reply.
In addition to the consent form . What can we include to help EXPEDITE the process

Hi,

Thanks for the response. I already submitted an application for renewal/extension through the dedicated portal last night. Keeping fingers crossed.

Cheers.

fairlytreated:





Request a new one from IRCC through the IRCC travel exemption email. My children got theirs April and but expired before their August travel date. I requested a new one and was issued in a direct email reply within 48 hours. This time their names appear in one letter. But funny no one requested for it all through the journey except in Nigeria.

Hello,

Please, is there anyone who had to apply for extension or renewal of travel restriction exemption authorization (WAT) for their accompanying kids who were ineligible for student visa due to their age? Any experience of this whether before or since the NEW ban of direct flight from our Obodo yesterday, would be okay.

My son's written authorization was back-dated to medical request was given in September and it took 2 months later to get actual visa. Actually, in late October, PPR dropped same day as the current authorization letter even though the date on the letter was about 7-weeks earlier.

Family is missing planned travel this Friday (tomorrow) due to the new ban-g! ban-g!! ban-g!!!. And with the required 14-days quarantine in 3rd country route, the 3-months validity would be maxed out before the quarantine ends.

Any tips or ideas about this? If the information is #KoDED, please try inbox me directly. If you are in my exact kind of situation and want to learn more about how am navigating this, or share tips on the next moves, please reach out directly.

Thanks.

Any one who has applied for extension or renewal of travel exemption authorization before? My son's own was backdated to the date of medical request and it took 2 months later to get actual visa. Family is missing planned travel this Friday due to the new Nija direct flight ban ban. And with the required 14-days quarantine in 3rd country route, the 3-months validity would be maxed out before it ends. Any tips or ideas about this? If the information is #KoDed, please try inbox me directly so we can be discrete with the next moves. Thanks.

You are not paranoid. I think if you can travel while school is still in session for this fall term, showing enrollment verification for current (and possibly future) semester, I think you are good.

Also, because you have completed a semester online from Nigeria, you are a current student technically so take along your student record. I think if you get an earlier date in first week Dec before exams are over is good because the imminent ban is really scary.

chimax1:
Guys please so advice will help. I have already received my study permit and have my flight initially scheduled for 17th Dec. In light of the looming travel ban that may be initiated especially with the omicron strain supposedly imported to canada by Nigerian Travellers, I reviewed my flight to this weekend. The thing is school resumes Jan 10th and my travel date is more than 4weeks which is the required travel time for students on IRCC website. Am i just being paranoid or is it still okay? I have completed one semester already in naija.

NEW TREND ALERT

Hello,

If you are applying with children who have American or other dual-citizenship that allows them travel to Canada visa free, (and you are applying for family visas from Nigeria), please ensure their foreign passport(s) are current and available to travel when the time comes. A recent pattern observed is that IRCC is no longer issuing PPR/visa stamps for such category of applicants. Instead they get approval straight while other family members with only Nigerian citizenship get PPR and visa stamps. The application process remains the same, and the suggested passport to use for this is still the Nigerian one but make sure the other one (scanned copy often included in their client info) remains valid.

Although the approval/correspondence letter always says American citizens don't need a passport to travel to Canada, that is ONLY if you are traveling from the US to Canada. No Nigerian airline or custom officers will allow you travel with just that letter or other documents apart from a passport.

Finally, it is also possible to not include them as applicants in your family application except just having them listed as part of the family information, as long as they have valid US/eligible passports to travel visa free to Canada. I prefer to add them if you are in that situation because it is not impossible that their profile could help the fortune of other family members' application. Just a theory though.

Best of luck and it shall always end in praises!!

NEW TREND ALERT

Hello,

If you are applying with children who have American or other dual-citizenship that allows them travel to Canada visa free, (and you are applying for family visas from Nigeria), please ensure their foreign passport(s) are current and available to travel when the time comes. A recent pattern observed is that IRCC is no longer issuing PPR for such category of applicants. Instead they get approval straight while other family members with only Nigerian citizenship get PPR. The application process remains the same, and the suggested passport to use for this is still the Nigerian one but make sure the other one (scanned copy often included in their client info) remains valid.

Although the approval/correspondence letter always says American citizens don't need a passport to travel to Canada, that is ONLY if you are traveling from the US to Canada. No Nigerian, airline or custom officers will allow you travel with just that letter or other documents apart from a passport.

Finally, it is also possible to not include them as applicants in your family application except just having them as part of the family information, as long as they have valid US/eligible passports to travel visa free to Canada. I prefer to add them if you are in that situation because it is not impossible that their profile could help the fortune of other family members' application. Just a theory though.

Best of luck and it shall always end in praises!!

Hello,

Congrats for the grace of getting that 3-months study permit. I reported a few days ago of an experience many years ago of two students sent back to Nigeria because of a similar situation. The fact some people get away with it doesn't mean it is okay to do. I saw your message that you will wait in Ontario until January to get to Vancouver before you apply for extension, right? I think that may be risky too. Don't push your luck, you already scaled through a hurdle. Except of course your intention is not to go to school in Vancouver/Canada, I think you may currently be threading a thin line here. Consider some or all of the following potential issues;

Your school will require that you submit a valid study permit for the entire duration of your program, right? A 3-months study permit issued on 15th November will have barely 30 - 45 days left by time school resume in January. Won't this raise questions when you do in January?

I am unsure you can apply for extension in Ontario without arriving/enrolling in your school and maybe get a Vancouver address. In my own Quebec school for instance, you need a local address to receive your awards cheque - in the mail - for students on school funding.

Extension itself can take between one and three months to process. Here is the result of a quick search on IRCC website just now for this type of application. "We’re currently finalizing most applications we received between August 22 and 28, 2021. If your application is complex, it may take us longer to process it." You will likely need to do an LOE to address why you are applying for extension this early (without an expired passport).

Finally, if you are planning to apply for extension from Ontario ahead of landing in Vancouver using a local address, be careful!

NB: these my rantings are simply speculations based on a "keep it safe mentality" of mine and so they may all turn out to be unfounded.

It shall end in praises as usual.

Dofrenzy:


So I got study permit and travelled on the 14th. Arrived Canada 15th and went for immigration to get study permit. Intention was to travel chill in Ontario for 3 weeks and return to Naija before travelling to Vancouver in January. Na so the border officer lady after checking my online portal and other documents now asked for my connecting flight to Vancouver - which I didn't have - and I explained that I had things I needed to drop for my cousin in Ontario and will proceed to Vancouver afterwards. The woman just look me say I no want go school ba. So she said she is giving me a 3 months study permit with a clause that I am not permitted to work off campus. She said that when I get to Vancouver and settle there, I can apply for an extension. So that was my experience some persons are angry the lady did that and others said I was lucky, I could have been sent back to naija. I still dey Ontario. Gotten what I came for SIN and study permit. Will deal with the extension when I get to Vancouver in January. Sent you a message. Reply. Certain advices I can't post here.

Yes, but pay each separately and put the names of person as reference/narration for each payment. Don't make it a single payment as those people are not imaginative, they work like robots. My theory is to avoid anything that requires them to think for you especially if you are doing return courier. They don't like the fact you are not paying them excess to do the courier in-house so any error or perceived error, they send back your package to you.

blcoolfemol:
Thank you so much for this, I am really grateful. For a spouse and 3 kids, I will pay about (N9410 X 4 = N37,640) and attached the receipt in the envelope. Is this what you meant right?

Abuja address -
Visa Application Centre
Sterling Bank Plaza, 3rd Floor
Plot No 1083, Mohammadu Buhari Way,
Central Business District
Abuja - Nigeria

Get an envelope and put the following inside and take to DHL office.

Put two photocopies of your passport data page

Your yellow or white or blue biometrics slip

Copy of passport request letter

4-page Consent form downloaded from VFS website sign the 2nd page only for each applicant (I think 2 copies each but not sure). Note: you are signing just the second page of the consent form

Print out receipts of the transmission fee for each passport sent (just increased to N9,410 each)

Passport itself

one plain sheet of paper where you can write your address and phone number i.e. the main applicant or adult in charge - just one person that covers the family.

You are paying the transmission fee if you are using Abuja and you didn’t do your biometric captured there (and vice versa). If you are sending to Lagos, (and its where you had your biometric) no need for transmission fees.

Pay transmission fee to CANADA LOGISTIC COLLECTION bank account (a/c no 0065165839) Sterling Bank.

Copied and updated from old chats with our dear lady "Lianna"

blcoolfemol:
Alhamdulilah Robil Alameen. To God will always be the glory. At last, after eleven months of waiting, PPR finally dropped today for SOWP and visitor. No thanks to IRCC (lol). The office of my MP has been so helpful and supportive, I kept on pestering her.

Please for those that got PPR recently, how did you submit your passports, physical or courier service and what are the documents submitted?

Biko nu

Congrats. Did you mean the kids have not done medical before they got PPR? Whatever the case, send their passport and include explanation letter that their father's application is pending and request that it be expedited since kids can't travel alone.

Write email to nairobi saying the same and also raise web form for same reason. But DO NOT send your PASSPORT yet. Send only for the kids ASAP using return courier to Abuja. It will return within a week and if you do as said there is a good chance you will get hubby's PPR after the kid's passport is stamped. Don't forget to pay transmission fees for each kid (now N9,410 each) and put a photocopy of the hubby's biometric slip - don't put the original since it will be critical for submitting hubby's passport later. Reference this copy in your LOE addressed to the Embassy through the VAC/VFS. Treat them like kids in explaining these things. They don't use initiatives at all. Most of them na ROBOT.

However, these all depend on whether the kids have done medicals or not because they are required to do it even in the rare case that they already got approved and PPR.

elizyous:
Thank you. It is study visa. They are 11 and 9. Na my husband own I dey wait for like this. Luckily,we had already booked for medicals since last month and they are scheduled to go on Nov 29.

Again, Congratulations!

KingKitchener1:
To God be the glory, PPR finally dropped .
SOWP , 2 SPs and a Visitor visa.
Online application submitted 15th May
Medical Passed: 19th May
Eligibility Review started :5th September
PPR: 22nd Nov.
This requires lot of patience and of course prayers.
I pray that as many that are awaiting PPRs for thier families., they shall come very soon by the special grace of God. Thanks to my Nairaland family, you guys are awesome. Special thanks to my brother and friend, Akannitommy for his supports.

Congrats once again bro!

Marh:
Congratulations


To God be the glory, PPR finally dropped .
SOWP , 2 SPs and a Visitor visa.
Online application submitted 15th May
Medical Passed: 19th May
Eligibility Review started :5th September
PPR: 22nd Nov.
This requires lot of patience and of course prayers.
I pray that as many that are awaiting PPRs for thier families., they shall come very soon by the special grace of God. Thanks to my Nairaland family, you guys are awesome. Special thanks to my brother and friend, Akannitommy for his supports.

Hi,

Congrats. Whatever you decide to do make sure your wife arrive in Ontario or another international airport close by (like Montreal for instance). I have heard of students who arrived in airports far away from their location and then got sent back and their visas cancelled. This was a long time ago and got the story from someone who arrived with them at the same time. So that part of staying with your sister is not impossible but don't risk her going straight to Saskatchewan from Nigeria.

I don't know much about the second question but am sure someone else with know and respond.

gregoma:
Hello everyone, my wife finally got her visa....whoop! whoop!!!
This begins our long route to naturalization....Thanks for all the updates and help received here, yáll made the process seamless.
So with the visa comes some challenges, my wife applied for a 1yr Business Development & Sales PGD program in Conestoga, Ontario which is only offered in September by the school.
The visa she received is from October this year to expire in July 2022, and as school has started with the first semester almost done we are a bit confused with how to proceed. Our thought is to pick a different course in Human resources in January 2022 so she can travel asap, but we are not sure if this will have an adverse effect during her interview with the border officers. If it isnt a big deal then we will apply for that admission immediately. The HR course has an advantage as it allows for online classes, our hope is with this she can be leaving with my sister in Regina, Saskatchewan instead of staying in Ontario, saving us a lot of cost. I need a guide on how to proceed, best if you have or know anyone that had a similar experience. Thanks in advance guys...

Sorry to hear about this. I think you are required to pay transmission fee for each passport sent except the one for main applicant (or anyone) who is sending to same office where biometric was done recently. I suggest that you pay the transmission fee and contact VFS via email quoting your package reference # in the subject line. After you do this, may be try follow-up with a phone call and/or web chat to the VFS pleading that they verify payment and send your package to the Embassy. If you did biometric in Lagos or before submitting visa application then you will need to pay for your own transmission fee too. It is advisable you always do 2-way courier service when sending package to the embassy. If your parcel was rejected in Abuja and you didn't pay for 2-way courier I expect that they should ideally contact you by email asking for the missing items or asking for you to pay the in-house courier fee so they can return you document un-stamped.

Jojorito007:


Hi Lianna. I wanted to ask about my 6 years old son passport stamping process . What I did was I only added his passport and approval letter along with my own documents In same envelope to Abuja.
I didn’t pay his transmission fee.
I tracked my parcel and I saw that it was rejected in Abuja . I really do not know why . I need you to advice me on the right document to send for his passport to be stamped ..thanks

Oh okay.

Ufedoo:
Congratulations to you and family too. I am currently in Saint John, New Brunswick but my POE was Montreal. I am also looking forward to connecting.

Yes, that is what I was told and same as what I read online on CIC website. Thanks

Ufedoo:
Well, I think the baby does not need a covid pre arrival test since he/she is less than 5years. Please confirm again before you travel

Oh okay, it shall soon end in praises too for your case. Is it just you or with kids?

Stonehenge83:
Will also be heading to Montreal when PPR drops, cos that's where my wife is studying.

Great and again thanks for this response. My kids are 2, 7 and 12. The older ones have study permits and the youngest visitor visa. We didn't book Covid test for the baby, I hope this is okay?

Ufedoo:
Documents they asked for pre-boarding ( Lufthansa airline) were Int'l passports with visas, Arrive Can, Covid test, and then they asked for employment letter but I told them I had an open work permit approval. They confirmed with their supervisor and I was allowed to check in.
Before departure at frankfurt, they scanned the passports, Arrive Can and covid test result too.

That is very helpful. And congratulations to you and family. It is good to hear you came to Montreal as I am also in here and my family (wife and 3 kids) will join in early December by God's grace. Try to connect if convenient, we can learn from your experience now and hopefully we can all meet in person some day.

Ufedoo:
I travelled on the 6th of this month with my 3 children. At the POE(Montreal),you will need the Arrive Can, passport id at the self service arrival kiosk, then uoi proceed to the dynacare group for covid related matters then immigration. Asides from our int'l passports, the immigration officer asked for my husband's study permit. Unfortunately I didn't print a copy as I felt they won't ask for it. So I asked if I could show him a soft copy from my phone and he obliged. But somehow I still couldn't find it on my phone. I became frantic but kept searching and then after few minutes, he said "found it". Next, he asked if I applied for a study permit for my first child who is an American citizen and I said no. So he asked us to wait. And another round of fear started. I tried to remain calm. Few minutes later he called my attention and handed us the permits.
Then he asked me to write exactly how much I had with me on a form( this is because I declared I had more than $10k). I eventually submitted the form at another counter.
Everything went very smooth and easier than I expected. I got nervous over nothing.
I will suggest you travel with every necessary document. Either you print out or have a soft copy that is easily accessible( phone, tablet etc)



quote author=Akannitommy post=107746638]Does anyone know or have heard about whether SOWP and the accompanying kids (student and visitor visa) need to show POF at POE? Am just trying to think ahead...

Does anyone know or have heard about whether SOWP and the accompanying kids (student and visitor visa) need to show POF at POE? Am just trying to think ahead...

Sorry to hear about that. Have your spouse in Canada tried to contact their MP about this yet?

phummy1821:
Hello, I am also in this situation. Submitted together with my husband on the 24th of January, my husband's application was approved on the 8th of September. I have been waiting since then for my own passport request. I have sent countless emails and webform to them, I send at least 6 emails daily yet nothing. Pls what else can I do? I have been waiting for over 2 months now.

If you have time to wait use Lagos VFS but if you care about how quickly the stamped visa come back send to Abuja. My family is based in Lagos and Wifey had bio-metric in Lagos but we sent to Abuja and paid the transmission fee for everyone.

Find the consent form on VFS website and sign the second page for each applicant (that's 3 sets in total since). Each is filled for the different applicant. Pay the transmission fee to VFS Sterling bank account - check for current rate over N9k now but used to be N8,920. We paid transmission fee for each person but ask others to know if only the principal applicant needs to pay. Use DHL return courier from Lagos to Abuja and the charges is about 21k in total. Check the VFS website for other documents to include - photocopy of passport, sheet of paper with names and address of recipient (you), printed letter of passport request for everyone, and your bio-metric slip,

You will get back in a week!

DeeWan:
Please, I need an assistance. I wish to submit our passports (mine and 2 kids) to VFS, Lagos for stamping today. Kindly assist with the documents required for this. Also note that I did my biometrics in Lagos. Is there any payment I need to make on behalf of the kids? How do I go about the consent form for the kids? Do I sign/fill on their behalf? What is the average time I can get the passports back from VFS, Lagos? I look forward to your response. Thank you.

Hi,

I can only make a guess here as I have no personal experience nor know anyone who had the exactly same profile. My guess is that since you will be applying online and the application will be linked with yours (assuming you got your permit from Nigeria), it is possible to treat with Nigeria timeline. I think that would be the worst-case-scenario to work with. I think you should worry more about proofing home ties in your LOE and documentation when packaging their application instead of time to decision. Don't ignore the more important thing that you can control before applying in favor of things you cannot control. Timeline to decision in this Canada journey is not in anyone's control so put your in other key aspects of the application.

Ire oh! It shall end in massive praises.

Awas:
Please if a spouse is based in the US legally and the children are in nigeria but the wife is in canada when the apouse applies for open spouse work permit will they use the processing time for US for the application or it will be nigeria processing time.Please note on the application the US address was used in the application.

You are perfectly safe! Do either walk-in or email to the clinic but don't delay. Congrats in advance

Stonehenge83:
They just sent me a medical request form to be done within 30 days. How do I beat the queue please guys help out?
Abeg o my people, good morning, I saw an update on my account this morning, by the time I checked it, I noticed that they've removed medical passed and every other things remained the same. What could that mean? Although I think my medical has expired cos I did upfront medical October last year when my wife was applying for study permit. Am I safe?

Sorry nobody can say for sure how long eligibility review would take. It varies based on the complexity and peculiarity of each application.

Stonehenge83:
Abeg o, how long does eligibility review take and what exactly? Mine is getting to a month now.

Hi,

Congratulations! Send your own passport immediately. Once it is stamped, you will likely get a request for your wife. There is nothing to worry about. You have already crossed the main hurdle. If there is a problem with your wife's application, it would most probably have affected yours too. So I don't think you or your wife should worry rather be grateful and send your passport to Abuja ASAP!

It was likely the case of a lazy VO who didn't finish his work once or madam's case require one or more item to finalize (on theirs or your end). You will know only after you send your passport. BUT add a letter of explanation to the passport or you may risk sending for madam and support it with a LOE. They may treat both together; however, I don't trust our people at VFS to use wisdom.

When my kids study permit was approved and their mother's SOWP and brother's visit visa was pending, my MP said I should send all 4 passports and add a LOE but I DIDN'T comply for fear our people at VFS may get cranky and return or put those with PPR aside. So a day after counterfoil showed online, the PPR for my wife son showed and we then sent their own passports.

It shall end finally in praises.

adeeeeeeeee:
Hello nairaland family, I just found out this forum. Please I have an urgent question.
I submitted my application with my wife (SOWP) application.
Program is fully funded PhD. I submitted NSE requirements (IELTS, and MBS), but my spouse didn't do IELTS .
But we submitted every other necessary documents (marriage certificate with photos, wife academic certificates, proof of her works). Note that I showed financial capacity to take care of her.
My worries: My study permit has been approved yesterday, but her application is yet to be finalized, I thought both applications should be finalized at the same time?

Can anyone give me an idea why her application is yet to be finalized and how long can we be waiting (submission is 3 months now), I have sent emails to nairobi, but no response. Please, I need your contribution, I really want to travel with her...

Thank you for your wonderful works here.

Congrats,

I have a 3-months lease to transfer (Dec '21 - Feb '22) for 1 bedroom flat (room and parlor with 2 beds, and fully furnished incl. utilities and electronics) at $900 in Montreal if that is your destination in Quebec - see my last post on this for details. It is in a 4-star hotel so in downtown Montreal, if you are interested don't waste time in contacting me via PM.

You don't need to pay for vaccination but I doubt you will be able to get a dose before you travel. If you even get a dose, you may not be able to get a second dose before. And even if you get a way around this, be careful of manipulation. My suggestion is you get pre entry tests done and after quarantine (not in a govt hotel), you can get vaccination done here easily at not cost.

It is not true that you can't renew passports earlier than 6-months - I did for my family but started the process 2-months earlier before PPR. Unless you have already commenced the process, I would say don't delay yourself. I doubt you can get a plug that can fix this in a week but it not entirely impossible so it if there is a chance. One other point to note is that your wife's passport is already in the system until PPR was issued so before you send a renewed passport, make sure you send a web form with a copy ahead and explain. Ideally this should have been added to your file before a decision was made. You have 30-days to do all these so the final decision must factor in that limitation.

Again, congrats.

buzzy03:
Somebody shout hallelujah (X7)!!! Ok, you're the next to share the good news here. After several fasting and prayer, night vigil inclusive (me and my wife.. LOL).
Hey guys, it's my time to share the good news! I return all the glory to ALMIGHTY GOD!!
I've been a completely silent reader for a while, I found this forum after I submitted my application. However, I have learnt a lot here.

Application date: August 10, 2021 (study permit and spouse open work permit).
Upfront medical, PS: I didn't monitor when the medical was updated.
PPRs request: November 12
Study level admission: PhD

Funding:
Award of excellence from school: $43,211
Yearly renewable research fund: $17,500
Mitac research grant: $6,000
Personal USD account MBS: $8,000 (lump sum transferred from my Germany account with an explanation and recommendation letter from the university I worked while in Germany (just research position))
Father-in-law account (first bank MBS, please see remarks below): sorry, I won't disclose the amount (but with several lump sums, so I printed 14 months to show that it has always had lump sums) with an explanation of the sources... I didn't submit any document to back up my explanation.

Additional Docs:
IELTS (only me, my wife didn't submit)
Nigeria OND certificate (Mathematics and Statistics)
Nigeria B.Eng certificate (Elect/Elect)
Germany M.Sc. certificate (Communication and Information Technology)
Recommendation letter from two companies in Germany (Not addressed to VO, just to whom it may concern letters)
Resume for me and my wife
Marriage cert and pictures
Landed properties and plans without any valuation

REMARKS
1. Prayer doeth all things... Let me state clearly that I made a lot of mistakes in the form and with nothing to back up my lump sums. One of the silly mistakes I made was not clicking yes to the official language questionnaire, because I filled my form already before I read about NSE, so I just registered for NSE that week, when the result came out, I forgot to correct my official langue box in the form. I discovered it after 2 months.
2. Please note that the first bank MBS can be requested in a different mode. You need to apply for your visa first, once you have your UCI number, proceed to the first bank, they will send it directly to the visa office with your UCI. For more explanation, visit your first bank branch.
3. MEDICAL: For people who couldn't book a medical appointment, please go directly to IOM in Lagos very early, you will see many people in front of the gate, 95% of them are for UK medical. Just tell them security or gate-man that your medic is for Canada visa, you will be booked manually there and be given a maximum of a week date of appointment.

QUESTION! QUESTION!! QUESTION!!!
1. My wife passport will expire on July 30, 2022 (less than 9 months remaining), when I called a friend from Nigeria immigration, he said that only passports with 6 months remaining can be renewed.... Please what can I do because I hope she could get a new passport before sending it?
2. Please do I need to pay for vaccination in Nigeria and how long must we be vaccinated before travelling to Canada in roder to escape 14 days quarantine?
3. Please if you are already in Quebec, I need to speak with you regarding accommodation, even sublease to stay for some weeks.

To everyone expecting good news, it's settled IJN.

Hi @Erudensi,

I have had to post the offer on alternate platforms too because time is of the essence. If and when you are ready to reply the messages I sent in response to your PM, the space is still available at the moment. I can't guarantee it would be tomorrow as I will be pursuing other avenues as well.

As much as I would like, I can't drop my direct contact details here publicly and won't advise you to either. It is to also protect you from potential scams. So the best and secured means of ensuring you are chatting with the same person is to pick up contacts from any of the messages already sent to your email and/or PM.

Thanks.

Erudensi:
@Akin, pls how do I check my PM am a novice here

Check your email please. Email subject would be something like "Erudensi would like to send you a message"

Erudensi:
@Akin, pls how do I check my PM am a novice here

Just reply my email. The PM/DM goes to your registered email. Just like when you requested that I add you, I got an email to that effect and then I replied it. So all you need to do now is check for my email reply (to your request) and either start an email conversation on there or contact me via Whatsapp # that I provided in my reply.

Erudensi:
@Akin, pls how do I check my PM am a novice here

I have replied you and sent my Whatsapp contact. Don't delay if you really need this as I want to inform my classmates who may be interested too.

Erudensi:
Pls how do I dm u pls am interested