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bujones:
Please i need guidance on the immigration process,all that is to be done step by step process.I need the web links and all. Please help a sister
My ECA is in process. I am preparing for IELTS in Dec 2.

Check page 0 for all the links. Alternatively, I can guide you step by step but for a token (seriously).

veritas3:
Finally ITA is here...thank you Jesus!

Congratulations

Kyaggy:
Hello boss, please I applied for a remark on the 12 of Oct…when do I get the result or better still, what did you do after you applied before you heard from them?

I did nothing other than wait 9 weeks

elfmann:
I know bro.. I just need my TRF whether there is an upgrade or not.

Abi o. I hope they respond soon.

Congratulations Osemigho! Wish u all the best.

elfmann:
But they're printing Trfs for guys who did September. I applied since August 18..nothing from them. No phone call no email. How did they even inform u?

That printer talk na just joke. In my case, I got an email last Thursday that EOR response was ready and I went next day to collect it.

adeji2001:
My good people i just got a phone call from BC about EOR of July 8 IELTS exam i applied for on the 28rd of July... That my result wont be available till middle of December due to some technical issues. I told the lady on the phone i dont get she now said she will call back before the end of the week. please what do you think is happening?

BC wonders shall never end. I already got a response from BC Abuja last week on the same July 8 EOR which I applied for on 11th Aug (much later than urs). Maybe that "technical" issue is that ink finished when printing ur new trf and won't get replacement till Dec. Useless people! Oga, in other words they still want to chop u small b4 letting go. It is well!

elfmann:
U wan archive am?

Yes o, I'll archive the TRF. I have 2 now and hope the next one is my last. I'll be showing my children whenever they misbehave so they know what their father went through for them to have a better life; how BC used my nose to blow whistle (translate in Yoruba).

elfmann:
U be collect d TRF?

Yes I collected a new TRF reflecting the updated scores.

Kontagious:
No love yet o. Unfortunately, I am one village boy without any social media handle! I'd just wait till they are ready to refund my 15k.

Bro, that N15k refund is not even instant. When I applied for mine on Friday, they said I'll be credited in 4-5 weeks. These BC people sef na wa. They give u 5 days to pay but 4-5 weeks to return money. Issokay.

Abol4luv:
Everyone has his or her own challenges. Yesterday was my 3rd attempt and I sincerely pray it 'll be my last. I was unable to answer 2 questions from the reading (last part) cuz of time. The last part was so long...chai. BC con put true false ng for the second time in that same reading. The 2 I missed has been giving me sleepless night cuz I can't imagine otherwise. All to God who knows what the outcome 'll be.

Exactly my case on July 8 test (2nd attempt). I had 2 unanswered questions 'cos I ran out of time and when I decided to just put something down, we were stopped when invigilator was looking in my direction. I was afraid I'ld be penalized if I continued writing so I decided to let go. I had sleepless nights and several bad dreams from that experience. Unfortunately I ended up with 6.5 but I do hope it's you story ends better than mine. In case it doesn't, draw inspiration from the likes of @bigfido and keep trying till you get it. I'm preparing for my 3rd attempt anyway; no retreat, no surrender. BC must bow!

Kingbukaz:
Please house, can CRS of 413 get someone ITA?

It depends on the timing. In May this year, 413 got ITA. Since June till now, lowest cut off has been 433. Cut off mark goes up and down.

elfmann:
Semi congratulations! Good luck in ur next bid.

Thanks bro. Lol @semi congratulations.

GlitteringStar:
Thank you for the update. The writing and speaking modules of the IELTS are indeed both subjectively graded. An upgrade from 7.5 to 8.5 in the writing module and an upgrade of 8 to 8.5 in the speaking module is great. I wish you good success in your final attempt.

Thanks a lot. Yes o @final attempt

Got result of my 8 July test EOR yesterday:

Initial: LRWS 8,6.5,7.5,8
EOR outcome: LRWS 8,6.5,8.5,8.5
Duration: 9 weeks exactly.

Good side- I'll get my N15k back.
Bad side- BC will still chop another 68k. God dey.

Chinlov:
Thanks pls see below:
1. BA, MA from UK. Spouse BEng & MBA & ACCA
2.14 yrs banker spouse recently lost bank job after 12 yrs
3. Spouse is 45, we have 4 kids
4.no family in Canada
Thank you

From what you've provided, you'll have to go through Provincial Nomination with of your ages at 43 & 45. That's because the best case scenario CRS points without PN is 399. In that case, I suggest your spouse shouldn't bother with ECA or IELTS; save the cash.
So do the following to get started:
1. Evaluate your Masters with WES.
2. Sit IELTS test.
3. Enter the Express Entry pool.
4. Research Provincial Nomination for Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and maybe Ontario (U never can tell) and be up to date with their requirements.
5. Read page 0 of this thread. You will gain a lot of knowledge about the processes involved.

Chinlov:
Hello everyone. Pls is it a waste of money and time for a guy of 43 years to try this. Pls be candid and plain. Appreciated

It's may not a waste of money and time but to be certain, pls give the following details:

1. Your qualifications (every degree or diploma you have)- both you and spouse.
2. Years of work experience for both you and spouse.
3. Your spouse's age.
4. Do you or your spouse have a sibling or sibling in-law who is a PR or Citizen of Canada?

The details will help us with a more informed assessment of your chances.

saouri:
Please what is the minimum score for express entry now?

Good morning!

XX01:
I disagree. They have asked for all bank accounts you hold. That people get away with it doesn't make it safe.

What if something triggers them asking? Just get references for those accounts and leave out the SOA. That's what I did.

@prideandjoy

Truth is, bank letter is just ONE of various means to prove settlement funds. People have received PPR, without bank letter or SOA, using just treasury bills or combining it with Pension funds. You don't prove funds with empty bank accounts, no matter how many. It's where your funds are lodged that matter.
If someone was asked for details of other bank accounts, especially where there's no money, I suspect a case of further background checks rather than POF.

elfmann:
Omo.. Abeg respond to my situation.

I have now. I actually did few hours ago but it was hanging in outbox. Just resent now.

MysteryBud:
Argentina refuses to give PCC in absentia or via online medium, dy require 1 to come to d country to obtain this. Now his wife was able to get one in May this year 2 days b4 her departure from d country.
From my research, applications can get turned down because of PCC been obtained b4 one leaves d country or it been later than 6 months b4 submission (Pls correct me if I'm wrong).
My questions hence are these;
Is it possible for them to not mention Argentina as a country she has been to, and also avoid scanning that potion of her passport that bears the Argentine visa stamp.
Also her passport will expire in the next 8 months so they plan to wait till it's 6months to expiration to cancel that old passport and obtain a new one before submission of their ITA documents.
It is because of this passport expiration that I was thinking they should not mention Argentina at all to avoid issues arising, since the Argentine visa will be in the old cancelled passport.
Please note that they still plan to scan other pages of the old passport that contains visa stamps of other countries she has been to, such as UK which is where she did her masters (they got the UK PCC online, hassle free).
Thank u.

1. It's not correct that you must leave a country before their PCC can be valid (afterall, we still remain in Naija even after submitting Naija PCC and don't get penalized). If it's still within 6 months, especially when you leave the country within days of obtaining the PCC, you should be okay. In the first place, she only needs one if she's stayed there for 6 months cummulatively in the last 10 years. So, in summary, her PCC is valid.

2. PCC is not based on just travel history on current passport but travel history in last 10yrs or since 18th birthday, whichever is more recent. Even if the passport carrying the Argentina records expires, she still needs to declare her visits to the country if it falls within the above stated time frame. Holding back such information will amount to misrepresentation and it has consequences.

3. CIC/IRCC says you should scan data page and stamped pages of ONLY current passport. That's the rule. People (out of trust issues) still go ahead to scan old passports just to have 'rest of mind' but it's not required at all. I personally believe in following simple instructions to the letter.

Beblessedbaba:
Hi Everyone, I have been a monitoring spirit for almost forever... I need view from the senior citizens i mean the veterans in this regard.

Profile: Cyber security and ICT Professional.
I posses ND, HND Computer science and Bsc Economics
Can i do ECA using ICES for just my HND and Bsc to get the maximum point and leave out the ND.

My IELT exam is in October by the way.

You should evaluate just the ND/HND if it's from the same school to get "2 or more certificates". Adding BSc to it will still result in the same assessment but can cause delay, so don't bother. I recommend you use WES.

elfmann:
Can I talk with u privately, bro..? elfmann21atgmail.com

Responded bro.

@einsteino
Nothing to worry about with your speaking test. I had a strange Speaking test as well. It was kinda going on well until Section 2 when I was asked to talk about my favourite English class; when it was and why i consider it so. Excuse me, "favourite english class ke?" I had none and couldn't even recall any, honestly. But since my score depended on a response, I decided to pencil down a few on-the-spot cooked-up lies with my 1min pause. When I started talking, I found myself totally off script and was pouring out a whole new bunch of lies until I was stopped. It was a huge relief 'cos I was almost entangled in my web of lies as my 'story' wasn't adding up. In all though, my grammar was intact but cohession was zero and I prepared myself for a 7 at best. Interestingly, when my result came out, I had an 8.
So, just go and prepare for the other modules and expect a pleasant surprise.
Cheers.

MaSisi:
It was an Agent that did it for me so I'm not sure of the information he supplied

Modified
Just called him now he said it's 24k canadian dollars. So I feel that's where the prob is. Cos I have a family of 6

Auntie, that your agent is not sabi work oh- na apprentice. Quickly fire him and do it yourself before awon enemies use him to delay your progress. Family of six should not have anything less than $29k-$30k.

uptown17:
please seniors,
1. for someone who is being paid cash as salary instead of into his account and POF is in treasury bill. please how does he explain this? must he print bank account statement despite no salary inflow OR treasury bill letter from the bank alone will suffice?

2. where he is out of the country when ITA arrives, can he do medicals in the other country (pls note that is not the country of residence) while his family does theirs in Nigeria instead of having to start changing ticket to come Nigeria for medicals

thank you in advance for your responses

1. Ideally, what CIC requires from ur bank is a letter and not statement. People just add statement as support but it's not necesaary. Just provide ur TBill letter and bank letter and you should be fine.

2. Yes you can do your medicals wherever you are as long as it's a disignated clinic by CIC. Let your dependents do theirs where they are.

prideandjoy:
Hello guys.

Pls must I include reference letters for all my bank accounts in the eAPR (post ITA)? My pof is in just 1 account and I have like 4 other bank accounts.

Only the account holding the POF is needed.

codeworks:
CRS was 199 points on May 2017 and we have 60,000 people in the pool. they need about 120,000 people to fill in every year

The 199 points draw in May was program-specific and applied ONLY to Federal Skilled Trades candidates in the pool. If they try it with FSW, pool for don dry up since.

Ovems:
Hello house, I just visited the Saskatchewan Immigration Nominate program website (for the first time) to get information but discovered that the program for skilled immigrants is closed for now. please any idea when it will be reopened?

Also, I saw on the website that if you are from an English speaking country, it not compulsory to submit an English proficiency exam score but you won't get points for that. is it really compulsory to do the test.

Note that I have a family member there.
Thanks in advance and so sorry for being repetitive in case these were just treated. Don't know how far back I would have to read to get the informations.

Without points for language, u may not meet the eligibility criteria 60/100 of their PNP points grid. Besides, you need ielts for express entry if you plan to use the 600 points frm nomination to get ITA. Saskatchewan PNP usually opens periodically without any notice . I think you can open an application once you have the requirements but will only be able to submit whenever they open again. Whenever they open you may likely hear on this thread.

Dunni1113:
Good afternoon house.. please my brother needs a professional advice, he sponsored wify to US to visit her brother, but she refused to come back. Asked him never to contact her again and even disabled all points of her contact and it's been almost a year. Her mother supports her fully.

He has his ECA and IELTS the only thing holding him down is this issue. And she is presently in US illegally Abeg help a brother!!!

The only good thing here is that there are no children. Well, it's obvious the wife is no longer interested in the marriage. Let him consult a lawyer on how he can be legally separated from her. That way he may not need her for any part of his application.

hiscules:
hello, your experience has to be in the same NOC ,I specifically asked CIC about this. This implies that all your work experience must be related. You can claim one year as a banker and them claim the other 2 years as a teacher... Hope this clarifies your doubt

Very well noted, thanks.

This thread is unusually slow today. I hope rapture hasn't taken place o.