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landg:
I guess those visas were temporary. It's needed for immigration purposes.
On the other hand, I'm putting into consideration the Lady's emotions. She has allowed him have his way already on the kind of marriage so why can't he keep to his promise.
If that is what makes her feel secured, then he should do it cos it he PROMISED her. Perhaps that was part of the reasons she agreed to marry him.
I see nothing but a selfish guy trying to hide under islam.

How come he just realised this after doing Introduction? Maybe because he feels she no longer has a choice.

He won't be the first muslim to go to the registry neither will he be the last. I hope you all won't complain if the heartbroken Lady changes for the worse tomorrow.

There you go again. I am only responding to you because I want to correct this erroneous believe that without registry marriage, Muslims cannot apply for and be granted visas (temporary or permanent resident). Therefore, in response to your statement above, I am a Permanent Resident in Canada with my family and if that's what you refer to as temporary, then I agree with you.

In order not to digress too much, I stick with my earlier submission that the OP should consult with any ahlu sunnah alfa in his locality for guidance.

landg:
Reading through these posts and seeing the way you men are against registry confirms your inferiority complex.
You will use the Qur'an to support your silly reasons and actions. Is the Lady not a human being with feelings too? What is wrong in securing her place as a wife. A lot of people commenting don't even know what registry entails. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Please if you love her then do it.
Love is both ways...
She has bent and you don't want to bend.. What kind of man are you? If I'm the Lady I'll walk out because it shows you always want to have your way but never consider her feelings.

For your info, the registry certificate is so so important. You'll need it to apply for visas

A point of correction. I am married, never did a registry wedding and I don't have a registry marriage certificate but me and my wife have been granted visas to the UK (twice), US (twice) and Canada with a marriage certificate issued by Ansarudeen.

@landg, a proper Islamic marriage guarantees a woman more rights than any registry marriage .

@Diesel, I would suggest you follow the advice given by brother AbdelKabir.

May Allah ease our affairs.

Alhamdulilahi (Glory be to God)

I wish to announce my PPR which came in yesterday 16th June, 2014 at 10:03am US ET. I have done the needful by sending the passports without further delay.

I wish all MR,PPR and Passport pickup hopefuls the best as you all await your good news too.

My timeline is June 19th, 2014
MR is March 30th, 2015

Thank you to Solomonwis and Damkollins and all other forum members for your support all the way. See y'all in Canada

henryosas:
i will suggest he should route it via a friend or relative who works in a corporate organization in order to collect the passport c/o that friend/relative in that organization.

Please expatiate on this because the DHL guy we spoke to mentioned something like corporate organization but he wasn't sure of what he was saying so we didn't take him serious on that.

Do you mean a relative/friend who works in a corporate organization here in the US or in Naija?

I will also be in this guy's shoes in about 1month from now as I am awaiting my PPR too as am currently in the US too.

Thanks

pickabeau1:
Well done all

Azeezbaba...

You can use other couriers..try ups

The tone of the message from Accra would not even allow you try other couriers as it is categorically stated in bold in the mail that DHL is preferred. Thanks all the same

Canadianwoman:
Your friend should confirm from the DHL offices in US where he is, whether if when he brings the mail from Accra informing him to come and pickup his passport they will be able to arrange for the pickup, which I feel they should be able to such. If they can do that they he should go with them, if not then follow other suggestions of sending the passport to Naija.
Regards to you all from Calgary "spring is in the air"

We'll try this option tomorrow and I will feed all you guys back so that others can learn too. If DHL does not do pickup, then we will try the naija option

Hi all,

It's like our super admins are on holiday. Thanks to JesusDway, Meritl and others for stepping in their shoes.

Please, I have a friend who just got his PPR yesterday and he has 15days to send the passports to AVO. He is currently in the US studying and the email he got categorically stated that DHL is preferred in sending the passports. He has gone to virtually all the DHL agents and even to the DHL hub in Maryland, US but they told him they don't do return envelope for individuals. 1day is gone in the 15days given to him. Is there anyone who knows how he can manage this situation of sending his passport to Accra.

Thanks

tlamp:
@azeezbaba,

Any update(s) as to whether the payment can be made online via the cic website?

Am yet to get any update too. I am still expecting the gurus or anyone who has used the online method to pay for either RPRF or to add additional dependent. Please let me know when you have any updates too. Let's keep our fingers crossed for the gurus to come around

Blackbuddy:
Hi, for online payments, please use this link, https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/epay/welcome.do?lang=en

You register at the location, make your payment with your card and a receipt is instantly generated and sent to your email. Print the receipt and add to the documents you are sending to AVO in respect of your baby. Cheers.

Can I also pay the RPRF using the online link for Express Entry? Am kind of skeptical about the online payment. It would have been the easiest option for me.

Gurus in the house, please what's the implication of paying online using the Express Entry instead of the norm of using bank draft or money order?

DoubleBam2X:
Raise the draft together with a covering letter showing the fee breakdown.

Thank you DoubleBam2X, I appreciate

tlamp:
Hello solomonwis and co,

I'm an FSWP2014 applicant and I've been asked to make '[b]'Payment for Permanent Residence Fee for my spouse'' [/b]after I contacted AVO that I recently got married.
My question: Apart from raising a bank draft, how else can this payment be made? Can I make the payment via the 'Pay your fees' option on the cic website? http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/index.asp although for spouse or dependent addition, only Express Entry was stated there. OR is it possible at this stage to send a Fee Payment Form with my credit card details (IMM5620E)? What do you advise?

Am in the same shoes as yours but I guess you meant to type "Payment of the Application for Permanent Residence Fee" for your spouse instead of Payment for Permanent Residence Fee for my spouse.

I have been asked to pay Application for Permanent Residence Fee for my new baby too. I want to know if I can raise the draft together with the draft for the Payment for Permanent Residence Fee for my me and my spouse or I raise the drafts separately

Thank you

Meritl:
This June sef!
Them nor dae finish?

Take your time o as I am one of the June hopefuls. Wait for your turn now.

Don't worry, it will soon get to your turn and we shall all laugh at the end of the waiting (Amin)

@ Damkollins, thank you so much as always. I think I will do it your way. I sent you a PM.

damkollins:
Congrats....
So happy for you that your medical request came without complications.

The above processes are what I did for myself barely 7 months ago while outside the country and it worked perfectly so i suggest you do same too......Photocopies of PCC are not permitted to be submitted so please try and get your fingerprint sent as advised or do it my way.
I am not also too sure you can do your kid's medical without the international passport document as it seems they need to sight.If the process is not rigid,then you should be able to do it without it but if its a rigid process,you may have to wait until you get your kid's international passport before doing medical for him/her.
Wishing you the best.
Cheers.

Thank you so much as always. You are right, I was not asked to produce an updated statement.

I have initiated the process for my baby's passport today, unfortunately, they don't do walk-in at the passport office in the state I reside. I have to make a phone call to schedule an appointment which I have already done. I have also scheduled an appointment for our medicals which will take place next week thursday.

solomonwis:
Congratulations!

I am particularly happy as it doesn't appear you were asked to produce an updated bank statement despite your providing an RSA statement.

You need to process the international passport of your new born baby ASAP. In the meantime,please send a CSE to the visa office informing them of the new born baby. Between when they'd respond to you and when you'd forward documents to be requested by the visa office,you would have processed the passport for your baby. You should also go ahead for your medical examination as soon as possible within the time frame given.

For police clearance certificate,you cannot include photocopies. It must be original PCC. Do not ignore the request as this form an important premises with which your application will be processed. You can process your PCC even when you are outside Nigeria. All you need do is to complete the biometric data/finger print form for PCC and send it to a trusted person in Nigeria who would process and probably forward the document (including a copy of your bio data page and photograph) directly to your visa office.

Alhamdulilahi robil alameen, the long awaited MR arrived this morning @ 8.46am (US Eastern Time)
Salutations to my Ogas (Solomonwis and Damkollins)

My timeline is as follows:
My NOC is 2172
1. June 19, 2014 Submitted my application
2. Oct 16, 2014 Received my PER
3. I notified Accra of my change in residence (now studying and living in US)
4. March 18, 2015 (had a baby but I have not notified Accra as I just started processing her international passport)
5. March 30, 2015 - Received my medical request + request for police clearance from Nigeria which I earlier submitted with my application in June

Solomonwis and Damkollins, I need your advice once more. How do I go about this? Should we (myself, wife and son) proceed for our medical and wait for my new baby's passport to arrive so that we can send everything together to Accra. I am planning on submitting an application for the new baby tomorrow and I have been told it will take 2 weeks for expedited processing.

Secondly, I have been asked to produce a new PCC even though we submitted one with my application in June 2014. I have the photocopies with me. Should I ignore the request and attach the photocopies I have because I don't know how possible it is to get the PCC from Nigeria as I am currently in US.

Thank you

sevule:
Hello Guys

Just wanted to update the House. I received my invitation for Medicals today and instructions on how to pay the Payment of Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF). I was pretty shocked because i was not expecting it to be ready this quickly. My FSWP timeline is as follows:

1. Oct 15, 2014 Submitted my FSWP application
2. Jan 19, 2015 Received my PER
3. Mar 3, 2015 Invitation for Medicals and payment of Permanent Residence Fee

Hi Sevule,

My NOC is 2172 too and my timeline is as follows:
1. June 19, 2014 Submitted my application
2. Oct 16, 2014 Received my PER
3. Visa office is Accra, although I had to change my address to US because am studying in US now but my visa office remains Accra.

I wish you best of luck as I await mine too

damkollins:
Congrats on all updates and best wishes to some of us still preparing for WES and/or IELTS and speedy positive news to applicants already submitted.

Hopefully,should be telling you the beautiful landing story before end of the month/rescheduled election date
any thanks to many of my buddies here who always contact me to be sure I am fine.....really appreciate you all.

Cheers.

I missed you the most. I can't wait to hear that beautiful landing story. I am licking my mouth already for that story. AM happy for you. We are coming behind you. I am awaiting my MR.

A friend of mine who is a June 2nd, 2014 applicant got his MR yesterday 11/2/2014. So June hopefuls should get set including myself. Congrats to those who recently received PER and MR

bigfrancis21:
But having an accent especially as a black man helps at times in terms of profiling. There's this general fear of the black man especially and I've noticed once in a while people being apprehensive or raising their guards up when you approach them to ask a question but once they hear your accent, they immediately relax and become nicer.

So, don't lose your accent. Use it to your favour.

You are on point with the above comment. It has happened to me severally. Once they know you are not AKATA, they become more friendly. I better keep my accent

henmaris:
Papa God na ya hand work oh.
Hay pals, I just received MR,RPRF AND PCC request from Paris visa office.how fast,just 4days after AOR.I'm so happy.Good luck to everyone

Henmaris,

You finally overtook us with your Ferrari. Goodluck. See you in Canny. We are patiently behind you with our AVO beetle. lol
Congratulations

henmaris:
Hello everyone,I'm glad to announce that I just received AOR from Paris visa office now.Anxiously waiting for medical.Please anyone have an idea of how long it will take to get medical request from today.
Good luck to everyone

Take a chill pill Henmaris, am an October 16, 2014 hopeful and yet to receive MR. Abi you wan overtake us?

damkollins:
This is really not an issue since it has been acknowledged by Accra Visa office.
The address will be effected in the subsequent correspondences with you regardless of what is displayed on your ECAS.
If their next correspondence carries the old address,then you need to notify them.
Relax...everything is fine.
Cheers.

Thanks so much. I was worried when a friend of mine who did the same thing sometimes ago told me his online account was updated the same day they corresponded with him. I checked again today and it's been updated. Thank you.

DoubleBam2X:
@azeezbaba,
How have you been tracking your application online? I got my PR since 17th November, 2014 and have tried severally to access my application but all to no avail.
I usually use my UCI no with hyphen in the middle.
Kindly give me an idea.
Thanks in advance.

You can track through the link below:

https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/security.do?lang=en&_ga=1.96697113.785963451.1419149120

There is no hyphen in my own UCI, it's just a straight 8-digits no. Try the above link to track

@ Solowis & Damkollins,

My address has not been updated on the online tracking page even though Accra has acknowledged my change of address and they said my address has been changed accordingly. How long does it take for the address to change from the old to the new?

Thanks

solomonwis:
Unfortunately,as it stands you would have no choice but to continue processing your permanent visa application in Accra.
Securing a new PCC from Nigeria even when you are outside Nigeria is not a difficult task.All you need is your finger print,passport photograph and your passport bio data page,the rest can be done in Nigeria.I would advise you start the process of collecting the PCC form,fill (without putting a date) and send to trusted relatives/friends in Nigeria who would take it down to the appropriate quarters in Nigeria at the right time for processing.

Thank you solomonwis. I have been cracking my head and thinking of how to go to Nigeria for a new PCC if it gets to that stage. You are a life saver.

@ Solomonwis and Damkollins,

I filled a CSE form that my address and visa office be changed as a result of my new status (F1 status in US) but I got the mail below as a response from ACCRA.

[b]Dear Madam / Sir,

This is in response to your email (see below).

Under Canada ’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations, file transfers are carried out only for reasons of program integrity and not at the request of the applicant or at their designated representative. Visa offices are not required to transfer applications for permanent or temporary entry to Canada .

Visa applications are to be reviewed by officers with the local knowledge and expertise necessary to conduct an effective case review.

We have examined your request for a transfer of your file and determined your application will be more effectively assessed by keeping your file in ACCRA.

If you do not wish to continue processing your application in ACCRA you may withdraw your application. You must then send a written and signed withdrawal request to this office. If you have paid the Right of Permanent Residence fee, it would be refunded.

If you chose to withdraw your application and re-apply in OTTAWA you must submit new application fees and your file will go to the end of the processing queue.

For a list of countries and corresponding Canadian visa offices, go to: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions.asp .

At this time your file will continue to be processed in this office.

Please be advised that your address has been updated accordingly.

Regards,[/b]


My question is what if Accra requires me to send in a new PCC? How will I do that as I am now here in the US

Thank you

sevule:
My NOC is 2172 Database analysts and data administrators

My professional colleague. That's my NOC too. I got my PER since October, awaiting MR. See you in Canny

damkollins:
Please raise CSE to Accra visa office to notify them of the seemingly error made before/during submission stage.Let them know it was not a deliberate mistake as it was as a result of misunderstanding of the instruction.
Notify them as soon as possible and attach the updated form when sending the CSE to Accra.
Use the link below for the CSE to Accra visa office.
https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/case-cas-eng.aspx?mission=accra
Cheers

I recently raised a CSE to Accra (precisely 23rd December, 2014) to inform them about my change of address and status as I am now in the US on study visa. I hope my earlier CSE will not conflict with the new one you advised me to raise?

Thank you.

@ Solowis & Damkollins,

In the Schedule A form, Section 6(d) where they asked if one has been refused refugee status, visitor or temporary resident visa to Canada or any other country. I mistakenly answered NO when in actual fact, I was refused a UK visiting visa in 2010. Although, I was later issued 6 months and 2 years UK visiting visas which I have used twice. I didn't cool down to read the question well when I was filling the form, it was a friend that pointed it out to me recently.

Now, I have been issued PER and am awaiting MR, do I need to send an updated form indicating the error I made or I should just let it slide.

Thanks

Solowis, it's good to see you active again.

Hotstepper:
Hello house. Hope everyone is doing well. Please, my friend got the following

Listening 8.0, Reading 6.0,
Writing 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Total is 6.5

Does she need to retake the exam again? If yes, everything or the ones she got below 6. If no, wats her score in the English determining factor?

Thanks

She has to retake the entire exam because at least 6.0 is required in all the four components. Sorry about that

ferdimako:
I thought it is if u have been a resident in another country for one year. Or could it be if u have a resident permit of such time?

Once you change your base legally, you can notify AVO of change of address and also change of VO

technolee:
Leave CIO out of this and deal with AVO. Since you have gotten your PER, your document has been moved. We have got similar case and I pray we'll get over it IJN.

Ofcourse I know we are in the same shoes. Please carry me along o