₦airaland Forum

Mariesio:
I did it myself, UPS

Have you called the UPS woman?

Queencyco:
Good afternoon house, can someone please help me with the moniker/ phone number of the trusted guys that help with waec verification asap.

I'm starting my ECA afresh cos of the ICES / UNIPORT bruhaha and I need to fast track it.
Thanks.

Send me a PM if you haven't gotten one.

sempe123:
@avidreader748,pls can u help me to verify my NECO?As i heard it must be done from minna.

Sure. I replied your mail.

Mariesio:
How do I get in touch as I am not in Lagos?

Who helped you in submitting the application? what courier did they use?
They(courier) usually write their numbers on your receipt so you can call them.

IseeJoy:
PPR CLINCHED!
ITA 8/8/18
AOR 17/9/18
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GHOST UPDATE 17/5/19
PPR MAIL 17/5/19
Approximately 8 months post AOR

futureenergy:
It was PPR guys !!!

1. Timeline
Express Entry process simplified for me - March 2018 (by my friend in Canada)
Swung into action - March 2018
ECA by WES for PA and Spouse - March/April 2018
IELTS - March 2018 (flunked, L7.5); April 2018 (passed).
.
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Waiting for CRS to drop

ITA - Oct. 15, 2018
Medicals - Nov. 12, 2018 (IOM Abuja)
AOR - Nov. 15, 2018
Med Passed/BIL - Dec. 17, 2018
Biometrics done and updated - Dec. 2018
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ADR - May 9, 2019

PPR Mail - May 16, 2019. Came in 11:35pm, seen early hours of May 17, 2019.

Passport couriered May 17, 2019. With delivery truck as I type.

To God be the glory.

Congratulations on your PPR. May the new land favour you. Cheers.

Mariesio:
Did mine 5th April, nothing till now

There has been a backlog of applications since waec examinations started. Only one person is processing that of WAEC at the moment and they have over a 100 applications a day..although all are not going to wes. So it may take a while.

But 5th should be ready.. I said should oo. Ask your courier to check again.
The back logs started mid April shortly before easter. Unless it wasn't submitted on time.

WhizzyG:
WARNING ⚠ A Very long post ahead, I promised to be very detailed when I submit my script cos other people might learn from it. ⚠

Despite my unfaithfulness, my God is ever faithful!!!. I still can’t believe if this is real �� my goodness!!!

Timeline in 2019
ECA 14th Jan
Profile submitted 17th Jan
ITA 23rd Jan
AOR 8th Feb
MEP & BIL 22nd March
Biometrics completed 25th March
ADR 11th May (Education Certificates)
PPR 16th May
VO Ottawa
NOC 1111


Right now I don’t have a passport Cos my dog ate it, and no! I wasn’t careless. The dog picked it from my opened bag on the floor in my room. (lesson here, be extra careful with your documents) and the new one isn’t ready yet but it should be out before 15 days I have to submit my passport for VISA.

Congratulations are in order. Fast timeline!!

Exkuss us please, mbok warrapun to dah dog? You dinor give it out for 404? How can you not not?

Hephgirl:
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANNOUCE THAT
@TOPSMAMEN
P
P
R
IS HERE

Topsmamen:
[s]To my dearest and wonderful e-fam, with great joy in my heart, I pick my golden pen from the basket of happiness to write you this announcement. Hope this meets you in good health? If so doxology.[/s]


TIMELINE
ITA wait: October 2017-December 2018 (14 months)
ITA: December 19, 2018
AOR: January 15, 2019
Medicals Passed/BIL: February 23, 2019
Biometrics Done: March 7, 2019
Ordered GCMS Notes: April 24, 2019 (Notes are yet to be received)
ADR received: May 11, 2019 (1. Birth Certificates to prove sibling relationship. 2. Proof of sibling residence in Canada)
ADR submitted: May 13, 2019
PPR: May 15, 2019
Visa Office: Ottawa
Single Applicant

Many Congratulations Sir @topsmamen. You are truly a good man and you deserve all the fine things in this life. Canada inclusive

It ended in praise for you. The maple land will favour!!

Pauladera:
Please help a sister.. I am about to send my waec transcript to WES . I recently saw the option 2 where they asked to print out a form online and fill and send a scratch Card along side your Waec certificate. Or option A where you go to waec office pay in some money , swear affidavit and pay for courier service. Please which do you advice I do. The option A is more expensive dou. Who has option B worked for.. pls ooo

Printing of online form is for sending of scratch cards alone. Wes requires that waec send the confirmation of results to them and properly sealed too.

I met a woman last week at yaba who had sent a printed online copy of her result alongside her waec to WES and she was asked to go back to waec and request for confirmation. I can tell you she wasn't happy at the time and money wasted.

There is a reason its called confirmation of result in the first place.

teepee4Him:
PPR STORY

The decision to try EE - May 2018
IELTS - Oct 28, 2018 - L8.5 R7.5 S7.5 W7.5

ECA - February 12, 2019
EE Cut off Draw - 457
CRS - 475
NOC - 9213
Marital status - Single
No of family - 1
ITA - February 20, 2019
AOR - February 27, 2019
CSE 1 Raised - March 27, 2019 - to add ECA certificate
MEP/BIL - April 11, 2019
Biometrics completed - April 18, 2019
CSE 2 Raised - To know VO processing application - April 25, 2019
PPR mail - May 14, 2019
PO - CIO Sydney, Nova Scotia

Congratulations to you. Cheers!!

teechedah:
Thank you very much for the reply, God bless you.
Please is the 16500 courier service part of the 25k am to budget? So that means both of us has to send any document i as the PA send since we both have OND & HND cert so as to score more point?

Yes, its part of the 25k.
If both of you are evaluating as to get more points, both of you will send the OND and HND respectively. Unless you are not claiming points from her.

teechedah:
Good morning lovely guys,
Please i have some questions that i need clarity on as am about applying to WES.
1.With me as the PA, can my wife send only her HND cert to WES since she did her OND in another school?
2. Can we both send our NECO Cert or i should only send mine alone since am the PA?
3. How much do they send NECO transcript or am i just going to send NECO scrath card?
Thanks

1. She needs to send her OND and HND unless she doesn't want to evaluate at all.

2. If she's evaluating and using WES, she must send either NECO or WAEC,

3. You won't send scratch card alone, it will be sent by NECO alongside your confirmation of result. Budget like 25k when going to NECO as you will have to collect form then go to bank to pay into NECO remittal account before heading back.
If you are not going there by yourself you may want to include the service or logistics of whoever is going to help you.

(You can specifically request that your both NECO be sent together via one courier. I don't know if they accept sha because the courier is about 16500 to Canada for one person.)

Wow, part 8 already!!

May this thread see speedy PRS and lowest cut off in the history of ITA, Amen!!

Adeime:
Hello all please I await your responses please all professionals in the house ejo

Do an affidavit of your real age. Fax it to wes with a background explanation.

Eniolakate:
Hello Avidreader
I have just sent you a PM

Replied Sis/Bro

MamaAaron:
Good morning all,
Please I need a favour on how to go about NECO processing. Thank you.

Hi, I have a contact in Minna. Pm me.

ladymarshall:
Pm @avidreader... (can't remember the full moniker), can anyone here please complete it. The person specialises with waec if I can remember correctly.

Thank you ma'am.

Topsmamen:
@Avidreader748

Thank you Boss

tresbel:
Here's my timeline:
ITA:  July 25th 2018
AOR: July 27th 2018
MEP: Aug 20th 2018
IP1: Aug 20th 2018
Requested GCMS: Sep 26 2018; received Oct 29th 2018 (ATIP)
ADR: Feb 22nd 2019
ADR submission: Feb 25th 2019
IP2: Apr 10th 2019
PPR: Apr 15th 2019
Passport submitted: Apr 17th 2019
Application Approved: Apr 30th 2019
COPR received: May 8th 2019

I'm grateful to all contributors here, you guys are angels. God bless you all and release your PPRs too. Amen!!!

Utonne:
PPR!!!!!!!!!!
IELTS- LWRS-9, 7, 7.5, 8.5
EE Profile Created-31 July
ITA- Aug 8 2018
AOR – Aug 24 2018
MEP/BIL- Sep 18 2018
BIL Completed- Sep 25 2018
IP1 & Job Mail - Oct 2 2018
IP2- Nov 22 2018
File transfer from Ottawa to Sydney- April 16 2019
Ghost Update- 06 May 2019
PPR-09 May 2019

Misi16:
It's PPR!!!!
Timeline
ITA 19th Sept 2018
AOR 17th November 2018
Medical passed 19th Dec 2018
Biometrics 20th Dec 2018
ADR 5th April 2019
IP2 8th May 2019
PPR 9th May 2019
Family of 3

Congratulations to you all..may the land favour you..cheers!!

danfad:
Please who has done the waec verification in Port Harcourt, I need assistance.

Hi, can only be done from Lagos, WAEC headquarters.

Fvine:
Anyone here successfully processed NECO to WES using a contact in Minna? Please share the details of the contact you used and the requirements. Thanks

Hi, PM me if you still need it

ObamaInCanada:
My PRE-ITA to COPR story…..the eagle just landed

ITA: 29 October, 2018
AOR: 30 October, 2018
MED/BIL: 29 November, 2018
Biometrics: 29 November, 2018
Ghost update: 12 April, 2019
PPR: 13 April, 2019 (dated 12 April) (162 days post AOR)
COPR: 7 May, 2019
Single Applicant
VO: Ottawa
No ADR

Decision to Travel.
I had completed my masters in the United States as of May 2018 and was torn between coming back to Nigeria and remaining in the US. A lot was at stake remaining in the US, one of which was the “arrangee marriage” thing (if you know you know) which I was not interested in. For personal reasons, I couldn’t get myself to being part of such scheme. I had a promising job in Nigeria before travelling to the US for my masters thus after weighing the prospects and options available to me, I decided to return to Nigeria, Yes to Nigeria *winks
I was reabsorbed in my former work place but prior to returning I encountered an Indian who told me about the express entry stuff. I read up about it and told myself that I was going to give it a shot upon returning to Naija, so doing I can be working and waiting for a positive turn around.
Came into Nigeria and commenced work. Two months after, I told myself its time to strike…Nigeria is not for you. Infact, each time I went to work and came back, Lagos Traffic kept reminding me that we are finished in this country…run run run…Thus, the endeavor began.

WES
I registered for WES on 9th September 2018, paid WES fees, and sent my U.S. master’s transcript to WES (for no fee). Yankee good. I didn’t have to deal with the WAEC palava because I had foreign masters. I sent my certificate through Hellofax to WES. My evaluation report came out on the 16th of October 2018, thus missed the October 15 draw.

IELTS
Thanks to God, I was able to demolish IELTS in one sitting at Ikeja. Scored LSWR 8.5, 8.5, 7.0, 8.5 (I for ask for remark of writing but ka o di wa, I dash British Council). Picked up my result at the BC office, 20 Thompson Ave, Ikoyi, Lagos. I used internet sources for my preparation. Basically Youtube videos and simulated prep exams which I wrote and marked using the score sheet provided online.

Upfront Medicals
I did my upfront medical at Children’s Practice Ikoyi. Booked ahead of time and got a slot for October 3. The process was quite straight forward. However, Children Practice is no longer on the list of physicians who carry out upfront medicals in Nigeria thus I will not expound on the process. The process is however similar to others.

ITA
Everything was good to go save for the ECA report thus I was pained when I couldn’t enter the pool for the anticipated October 15, 2018 draw. The WES evaluation report finally came a day after the draw. All the same I created the profile, submitted and kept waiting for a draw. On 29th October, 2018. God showed his mercy and I got an ITA.

AOR
AOR was October 30, 2018 the next day after the invite. (I no gree wait o, the journey was still a far one and I needed to start..lol)

Application Components

FBI PCC: I had been in the U.S for more than six months thus was required to submit an FBI PCC. I applied online and paid $18 as the required fee for processing. For completion of the process, a finger print card was to be completed and sent using courier. I printed the card using A4 paper, visited Alagbon police station and had them assist me in taking my prints. I sent the printed card to FBI using DHL. It cost me 18k for the courier (more expensive than the processing fee I had to pay FBI…smh…issalrit).

Nigerian PCC: I used the opportunity of doing the FBI PCC to do the Naija PCC. At Alagon Police Staion. The entire process took about an hour thirty minutes and it cost me 6k (U got to shine your eyes, this guys can even collect 20k and behave like its normal)

Reference Letter: This was quite easy for me. Of course I adapted the “Whom It May Concern” format (am I a learner?). I explained to my employers that I needed a reference for something entirely different and requested that a particular format be adopted. They asked that I prepare a draft and send to the HR. I did using the CIC format and sent same to them. My reference letter came out that same day from HR signed by the authorized officer of the firm. I was really excited.

Digital Photo: I took the digital photo at studio 24 at Awolowo and paid about N2,400 for the hardcopy and soft copy.

Travel History: Had traveled to USA, Ireland and Dubai, thus had to scan all pages of my passport with visa stamp, entry and exit stamps.

Proof of Fund (POF): For POF, I had saved a reasonable sum, up to 50% of the entire sum required plus extra. I received the remaining 50% from my mother as a gift and had a Gift Deed drafted, executed and notarized. I submitted the following documents as POF:
1. A Summary page of POF: This page contained a breakdown of my POF and the table of attachments in relation to the POF.
2. Reference Letter from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. (GT Bank): Got this in CIC Format at GT Bank , Awolowo branch, Ikoyi, Lagos
3. Letter of Non-Indebtedness from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. (GT Bank)
4. Bank Statement of Account from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. (GT Bank): I printed just four months jare
5. Snap shot from XE currency converter showing Canadian equivalence of available fund.
6. Notarized Gift Deed.
7. Evidence of Transfer of funds to my GT Bank Account from my Mother’s Bank Account in pursuance of the Gift granted.

Payments
I paid upfront the required sum of about $1040 CAD for the visa, biometrics, RPPF etc .

Post AOR
After my AOR, the wait started. The then trend was that medicals took 24 to 30 days to pass. Of course thought mine was going to be so fast. In my head I had arranged a powerful application that any VO will easily navigate and grant an approval. However, the ways of CIC are not the ways of men. I gave up and waited for 30 days.
On the 29th of November, 2018, I woke up to an email from CIC that medicals have been passed and a Biometrics letter requesting that I go to the VFS centre for Biometrics. I did that on the same day at VFS Lekki on my way to work. I went with my intl. passport, two photocopies of the intl. passport, the Biometric request letter and got Biometrics done. After about 3 to 4 hours, Biometrics got updated on my application platform on the CIC website as complete.

A feat achieved, I felt good that things were gradually progressing and taking shape. I believed I was going to get a passport request latest by December, 2018. Really and truly that didn’t happen. I kept checking my application account to see if there are any changes, for where? I started studying trends on Immitracker, Candavisa and Nairaland and started making projections. Well over time I understood that there were just many variables which affected turn around times. Even some people with ghost update, who you would assume will get PPR immediately waited for almost a month.

I traveled to my hometown for the Xmas with expectations on the outlook of January 2019. The New Year commenced and the struggle intensified. I couldn’t wait to resign my job. I became irritable by the slightest but I held my peace and always told myself….it’s a matter of time.

Fast track to April 3, 2019 I called the CIC and the agent informed that my eligibility was recommended passed and security noted started. All this while, I have always been told over the call that my security and eligibility was yet to start but that my criminality and medical had been passed.

After this good news, I just had the feeling that the hour was near. On 8th of April and 11th of April, 2019, I called CIC but my status remained the same since the last update. On the 12th of April, I got to work and randomly decided to check my profile. Gbam, I saw a ghost update…. (Application/profile updated will show but when you enter your dashboard, you see no changes). At this juncture, I knew as per the current trend that my application had been approved, I raised my hands there and then and said a thank you prayer to God. I am sure my colleagues didn’t understand.

To satisfy my curiosity, on my way home, I called the CIC and the agent informed me that my file was worked on a day before and that my application was approved . He noted that the Visa Officer will reach out to me shortly on next steps. I smiled and thanked the agent. I knew from my extensive research here on Nairaland that PPR emails were usually sent at the early hours of the morning between 2am and 4am. I slept with one eye open waiting for the email to land. At 2pm, I woke up but no show. I slept back and finally at 2.30pm, I woke up, checked my phone and there was the email….Ready for Visa/Pret pour Visa from CPCO-FinalRequest.
My people, this was early Saturday. I just knelt down and began to bless the name of the Lord. (I62 days post AOR)
Snapped my passport photo at Studio 24, Lekki
Submitted the PPR letter, Intl. passport and passport photo at the VFS center, Freedom way, Lekki on Monday 15, April, 2019. Paid N17, 798 for passport transmission.

PPR to COPR
It took 2 weeks from PPT submission to have my CIC account updated. It read approved on 30 April and stated the counterfoil number and expiration date of the immigrant visa. I received notification on 1st May, 2019 that the passport had been dispatched from Accra. I then received my visa cover letter via email from Accra on 3 May, 2019 and finally the notification via sms that my processed passport was ready for collection on 6 May, 2019. I picked up the white envelope containing my passport and COPR today being 7 May, 2019.

Miscellany
Indeed this is a journey for the patient and I can’t thank my Nairaland family enough for the contributions made here. I make bold to say that there is hardly any query one may have that has not been answered in this forum. I read through thoroughly from page 1 of part 6 where I joined. God is indeed faithful and may his name alone be praised. I encourage everyone to be strong whilst praying that your Canadian dreams come to fruition.

INDEED IT HAS ENDED IN PRAISE.

Congratulations to you. Cheers!

babebeky:
Please I am trying to fill the WES online application.

I had to retake WAEC in another school for a duration of 1year now my question is i want to know if this duration(which I am expected to insert) will not affect my application knowingfully well that secondary school education is supposed to be for a period of 6years.

Thank you.

No, it will not.

seunfoster:
I heard some people just bought scratch card and enclosed it in the envelope sent by school with copy of the waec result and WES did the evaluation. I do not how true this is. Can anyone confirm this here? I am planning doing same for my wife's certificate evaluation with WES.

This isn't true. It must be sent by WAEC. I am not sure the rules have changed. They need it sent from WAEC because of numerous forgeries they receive from Nigerian applicants.

However, you can send a message to them and verify. It will not be nice if they reject your documents.
If that were acceptable, everyone would not be going through the stress of WAEC.

However, anyone who has done such and is successful can share their experiences.

sempe123:
Thanks once more.Please does it matter if WAEC is the O' level result I used to gain admission to university(I actually gained admission with NECO),does it also matter if i didn't score up to certain number of credit in the WAEC result(The score in English is not up to credit level)? i have.My M.sc is in nigeria.Thanks

Topsmamen:
No, your grades do not matter. You'd need to evaluate your MSc and fulfill the WAEC requirements. You can reach out to @Avidreader748.

Just like Boss @Topsmamen stated, your grades doesn't matter.

If you are worried about grades, you can switch to Neco. Neco is faster but almost on the same cost with Waec.

mohrayo:
Good morning guru/seniors,
Please,can someone help with how they wrote attestation to waec for their verification with Wes.
I need a format


I want to go to waec prepared
Thank you

mohrayo:
@Avidreader748, good morning

Please help me with format to write attestation letter to waec
Thank you

Send me a pm so I can send you a sample of one I used recently.

sempe123:
pls what are the processes/requirements for getting the WAEC transcript done?
Thank

Depends on if it is SSCE or GCE.

Affidavit at the court.
Three passports.
Two office envelopes
Scratch card.
Confirmation of waec result fee
Courier fee.
Wes no.

GCE all these plus attestation done by a clergyman man, professionals like Lawyers, doctors, Engineers, with a letter head and stamped.

Unionised:
Reading between the line sir, you think IQAS should be ready within that 3 months?

I think most definitely. I am assuming here. Considering this is the fourth month if I am not mistaken.
They usually have a six months time frame.

Wes on the other hand takes 35 working days.
And this starts from when all of your documents arrive to WES. Imagine if the process of getting transcript and WAEC takes a month. Your document arrives by may ending.

You are looking at July ending to August depending on if verification is required and how long it takes your school to respond.
It will be sad to receive WES report as same time with IQAS.

So if you ask me, I'd say you stick to IQAS.

However this is my personal opinion so as to save cost so you can as well disregard it.

My two cent.

Unionised:
Hello people,

Who can help me with IQAS process flow?
My transcript has been delivered to them by my school since 27th February yet no communication.

What to do?

Secondly,
I'm seriously considering WES.

Will WES accept if I only post a copy of my GCE certificate and a Scratch card to them?
Trying to avoid the WAEC office wahala.

Thanks

cc: @justwise, @smslive2, @raphrulz, @ifeoma77, @tojued, @mcstan18 @ladymarshall @adunnee

IQAS takes time. But considering how far you've waited, you could wait a little longer. Wes will take anything from 3 months from start to finish.
My opinion is to be a little patient.

You can't send your GCE/scratch card to WES by yourself, it must be sent by WAEC and must be sealed with your ref number attached to it. And it requires attestation also.

Hold on with IQAS biko.

ummhalimah:
I didn't know this when I did my ECA, I used my maiden name. Sincerely information is key o, I just did everything wuruwuru, it was after I passed IELTS I came across this thread, despite being on nairaland since 2014.

Hi.
I registered for WES with my maiden name. Because I didn't change to my husbands surname until this year January after my passport damaged.

All my reference letters are still in my maiden name.

As a matter of fact, my current passport is the only document I have that bears my Hubby's surname.

A simple letter of Explanation and an affidavit of one and same person will do. It's not something you should lose sleep over.

lubriderm:
Please how do I engage her services. This is my email beedaymiegreen@gmail.com

Hi. Sent a pm.

blessedqueen:
It's PPR week oh, I give all the glory to God. I don't know how to thank him but I believe he sees my heart of gratitude. And my fellow family here I have been a silent follower infact I check this thread every week giving myself hope I was scared at every stage but Jehova took control as he did it for us he will do it for everyone here.

Our Timeline

1st IELTS - Oct 2016 (L-8, R-7.5, W-8,S-7)
ICAS(Certificate Evaluation) Submission - July 2017
ICAS Completed - Jan 2018
EE Profile Created - Jan 2018
CIPS (Computer Association) - Jan 2018
Filled Saskatchewan SINP Form - Jan 2018
ICAS Upgrade for CIPS (Course by Course Evaluation) - Feb 2018
New Express Entry Profile - March 2018
CIPS Passed - Sept 2018
2nd IELTS - Sept 2018 (L-7, R-8, W-6.5, S-
Mode - PNP Saskatchewan Express Entry Stream
SINP Portal Opened and applied on 13 June 2018
Updated new EE Profile Number on SINP Portal
Got Nomination - Nov 2018
Final CRS Score - 941
ITA - Dec 2018
Medicals - Jan 2019
e-APR/AOR - Jan 2019
Medicals Passed - Mar 01 2019
Ghost Update - Mar 04
Biometrics Submitted and Completed - Mar 05
Ghost Update - 30 Apr
PPR - 30 Apr
PPT - May 02

The wait no be here oh

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Congratulations to you and yours!