agates:
@balogunsam so decided to check this morning, medicals passed..

Finally, movement has started. God speed ahead

MRSDA:


Congratulations on medical passed

Thank you. And bigger congrats on the golden mail.

mosbiod:
please, when was your AOR?

January 16

ashiwajew:
Thanks. I just tried it again on my GTB mobile app and after inputting my personalized account number it popped up The British Council as account name. So my question is how do i quote my reference number and co

Honestly i cannoy remember...its been a while. But i think the account number is formed based on your information so its unique for every individual. I'm not sure i used any references. Sorry i cannot help more.

Uzoreen:
Nothing yet my brother o. But i am hopeful. It will end in grace. Amen!

Soon and very soon ma'am.

Newmum0615:
Amen @ the bolded. One day very soon. I already typed mine out. Just to insert the dates.

Lol....abi oo

Ugohjosiah:
Pls on the pof, if you make recent deposit, is there a possibility of been disqualified?

Explain the recent deposit and back it up with correct documents

oladoyinsola:
Hello house, kindly help me with some clarifications. I sent my result to WES for evaluation by courier and it was delivered on 17th January 2018, but WES didn't acknowledge receipt until 19th January 2018.

Even after acknowledging, they said they're working on the result. Up till now, they haven't shown any update let alone send the result back to my school for verification. I learnt that this stage is supposed to be for 2-3 days after which WES will contact my school to verify the result.

I need insights into what could have happened as this delay is confusing to me,help out.
Thanks for your help.

Relax...Its usually like that for most..they will update it soon. You need to get busy with other things on this journey for the wait (which is inevitable) could wear you out. At your leisure time, you can also reach WES via Facebook. Cheers!

ashiwajew:
Please what is the best way of paying for this IETLS exam. I was at GTB today to pay to do a transfer to Standard chartered as described in my confirmation email using my reference code but the bank says that the account number is wrong. And i used the 6 digits provided with my month code and last 2 digits of my passport as account number. Please i need to make this payment

I may not be able to help much. I paid for ours via transfer and had no issues. Had to calm down to read the instructions well, then followed them to the letter...if the bank said it was wrong, something must have gone wrong from your end. I used GTBank app for it. Try do it online. Cheers!

Good morning fam.
Fellow January AORs, movement finally came last night.

- AOR - January 16th
-Medicals Passed - February 2
*background check has not started...Additional documents being revewed. i don't know if that is the norm. Could someone please help confirm if IP1 is in progress with the information provided?

...I'm sure its PPR straight for us!

Uzoreen and agates have you gotten the update too?

...We shall overcome! Godspeed to us all!



one early morning soon...very soon..I will write a PPR update here

2Banty:
Hello @FrankNetter and other US based Bigerians. Pls I wanna ask, how do u guys send electronics and other stuff back to Nigeria at a cheap rate. I recently got to the US and want to send a tab home but Fedex and Dhl are cutthroat.

Thanks

You can pay as much as 20k sending a tablet not to talk of a laptop. However, we provide such services at much much cheaper rates for Nigerians in the USA along with our procurement service. Check the link in my signature.

Shadow247:
Hi nairalanders, I urgently need advise on my transcript to wes. I was given my transcript sealed and stamped across the envelope last year November to send by myself to wes. I'd like to know which is preferable sending it from ogun state the location of my university or sending it from lagos where I reside via ems,ups or dhl. I want to know if this won't be questionable by wes that I am sending the transcript by myself instead of the school sending it directly. Your prompt response woukd highly by appreciated friends. Thanks.

This is a decision you will have to make as you are convinced. I've seen many folks say it must be from the same city while some have said it does not matter but i think i stand with what someone said about the document remaining sealed and meeting WES' requirements, you should be fine.

nat138:


All I did this morning was print and fill out the form from WES, sent it as an email attachment to the Registry office in my former Uni, got response within 15mins, transcript has already been picked up by courier service and on its way to WES (the school emailed back to inform me).
I am sure all diffrent departmental contacts will be on the 'Contact us@ page of the school's website.
I am sure it is the same process for online Masters, after all na the same certificate classroom based people collect
Hope this is helpful?
Cheers

Same day! smh for Naija schools...

Julie2018:
Has anyone with AOR 22nd January received any update!

I know I might seem impatient, but I'm not even sure what to look out for

16th January here ma'am. Nothing yet oo...and most medicals passed update i saw was 10 days but i believe we will just receive PPR mail in this January batch....new year things!

sugah:


Please help with this. Thanks

oh okay. for the name diffrence, i should think affidavit should cover that maybe one and the same person affidavit. For the details on WES application, how do you mean? I got most of the information on their website.

@Sugah, i repied the PM but it brought the failed message option o. My number is in my signature. You can give me a call sir.

Newmum0615:
Guys please help o. Don't know why I can't log in to my profile to continue my application this morning. When I click on "my application" tab or eventually access the GCkey login fields on CiC site on my browser, it keeps telling me that login session has expired. I fully logged out yesterday before my system shut down. When I even get to type in my username and password, it tells me the same login expired ish. Who know what is happening please? I hope all info I entered yesterday is not lost? Thanks.

start from the fresh home page in a new tab. Mine did the same this morning and that was what i did.
Cheers!

sugah:
Hi Balogunsam. Please I sent you a pm. Kindly reply. Thanks

Will check but i prefer communication here because it helps others to benefit.

Guitarlife:
Hello guys I have a concern, I am evaluating a MSC FROM Federal University of Agric Abeokuta.
The email address on my statement of results is for the PGSCHOOL. Please will WES forward my verification email to the PGSCHOOL email or THE REGISTRAR email?

Hi man. I thought you already resolved this. They will forward to the registrar's office not the PG school. The PG school can only send the trancsript out...confirmation and all that will be done by the registrar's office...to the best of my knowledge using Unibadan as the case study. If you can get to the registrar's office to make inquiries for first hand information, it would be best. Best of luck man.

Kontagious:
Been good egbon. Na so you no gree share that 7 million sha. No offence taken! Medical Passed fall on you soon and ultimately CoPR.

Amen oooo!!!
hahaha...my brother...7m is what you called like that...if no be God o...

nat138:


Thanks so much for your response and I am a sister o . I was just overwhelmed with all the many pages . But I am on it already, I have now paid for WES verification and sent the form to my school so I am sure they will get on that once they resume this morning, glad I can use only the Masters as the stress of dealing with Nigerian Registry offices is better left to be imagined.

oh, apologies Sister Nat. You can't imagine how lucky you are with that foreign masters degree. I will not be surprised if your school sends transcript and verifies within this week. Wish you the best ma'am

@Kontagious
How are you sir? Been a while. Finally submitted application January 16th and got AOR...now in the waiting and praying season...pray along with us o.

Inception12:
Thanks for the detailed reply. I have an insider in the registrars' office who confirmed that no email has been received from WES yet. And she says that many people have complained about the same issue with WES verification emails.

I guess my next step is to use your facebook route and send them nonstop messages and until they check into their system.

WES claims they send physical mail to the school. Am wondering how long that would take to reach the school?

God be praised!
That is the problem with most Naija higher institutions. For physical mail, i don't know if they use DHL or FedEx..if its either it should be there in a week while if it is regular mail that will arrive via NIPOST...that could take a while. Reach out to your contact to give you the school or registrar's office e-mail address for such correspondence then give that to WES..who knows..you may find favour like i did. Pray you do! God bless!

emmanuelex1:
Big Congrats to you BRO, I am really inspired. Please I am a Registered Dietitian (RD) and I want to start this process, but sincerely I do not know exactly where to start, despite reading page 0. Please I will really appreciate if give a clue or guide. I am very ready to answer any necessary question so you can put me true. Please where exactly do I start? What do I start with? Do I need to apply for anything first? Please help

1. Academic Evaluation
2. IELTS
3. Enter Pool
4. Await ITA
5. Receive ITA
6. Submit Application
7. Wait and Pray
8. Wait and Pray
9. Wait and Pray
10. Receive PPR mail
11. Give thanks
12. Submit Passport
13. Wait and Pray
14. Receive Visa
15. Give thanks
16. Departure
17. Landing
18. Succeed

Cheers and the very best of luck!

justbazick:
Hello Fam,

Can someone recommend the cheapest courier service for sending document to WES.

NIPOST...but it could take weeks. I used DHL and it was just 5 days or thereabout at about 9k. UPS at about 7,500...best of luck!

nat138:
Good day house,
Oh wow! so many pages, don't even know where to start from. I am hoping to start my express entry application this week as I am awaiting my IELTS result from 20th Jan. Please advise or point me to the relevant pages. I just need guidance on what to do and how to go about it. I have four continuous years experience in Business Development, I have a BSc and Masters degree. Will really appreciate any guidance please.
Considering the time it might take to verify my Undergraduate degree from Nigeria, is it better to just indicate only my masters degree which was from the UK when filling the form?
Many thanks.

This has been tackled many times brother. Its strongly advised you read te topics bookmarked on page zero of this thread as it will make your life easier. For your verification, use your masters...and being from a school in the UK, you are lucky because verification is much much easier than our schools here. Best of luck!

Holuwarsehun:

Thank you for the detailed explanation. Coincidentally, I just received a mail from WES about the verification.

This is to advise you that photocopies of your documents have been sent to your institution for verification and that your file has been placed on hold until we receive their written response.

I understand that the verification can either be paper based or email based. In this situation, is the verification sent via email or otherwise? I'll like to know so that I'll know who to contact in my school.

Thank you once again.

Praise God!
I was made to understand different schools have different preferred methods. Some use emails while others use hard copy. Try reach out to folks from your school who may have gone through the WES experience before you or reach out to those you know in the school regristrar's office who may be informed. Cheers!

bigfido:
Hello guys. A lot of people here might not know my story but for the few that do, it's ppr!

Timeline:
ITA August 23rd
Aor-Sept 14th
Ip1- Sept 21
Mep- Sept 23
Adr- Sept 23 travel history
Na2- Sept 29
Job mail- Nov 2
Ftd- Nov 3. London
Cse for mistake in not declaring visa refusal for spouse Nov 7
Adr- Nov 29 schedule A
Ip2- Jan 18
Adr-Jan 19-- I need to attend to this for some people. Details below
Ppr- Jan 29


For the ADR I got, I was asked for additional proof of employment for myself employed work. The requested for contract documents, photos, tax returns etc. I was also asked to provide detailed explanation why a certain company was always depositing money into my account. Some few months back, @boss13 wrote extensively here about what documents you should submit before for your proof of employment.. I mocked him, I was asked for those documents exactly has he said it. I am sorry for my actions. Please go through his TL for those documents. London is not a joke. The trauma is intense. I am on different whatsapp group and the agitations are very intense. Try your best to submit those documents. Documents I submitted for my self employed work includes contracts, cac document, lirs tax card, ID cards, call cards, bank statement highlighting payments for the contracts I submitted, screen shots of official emails, practice licence, receipts and invoices

I have been at this journey since 2015. If you go to the first thread, first few pages, you will find me there. It has been a surreal experience but I thank God it ended in praises. I wish you all the best of luck

whoaaaaaa!!!! Congratulations!! Finally!!!
How are you feeling?

Holuwarsehun:

Sorry to bother you, I have a question. Will I see it on my timeline (WES) when verification is sent to my school?

You will receive a mail to that effect..if you do not get a mail, contact them via Twitter, Facebook or whatever means necessary.

@Inception12 the same thing applies to you sir.

Here is my experience

I waited for about two weeks for the school to receive the verification request WES claimed to have sent but got nothing. Then i was able to get the contact of someone on the registrar's office who confirmed nothing like that came for me. He then gave me an email address to give WES to send the request to but WES said they could not do that. I then started mounting pressure on WES via Facebook and i complained bitterly till one of the customer reps said he would look into it and we had to wait hours for facebook message replies but it worked out as he discovered there was a sort of system malfunction that did not allow the verification request reach my school despite showing them tht it went through. This was instantly fixed and i got an email instantly that the verification request has been sent to the school. I called my contact the following day, he logged in and confirmed they'd received it.


1. The main help you need is having someone on ground that can confirm receipt of the verification request
2. There is no instant way to reach WES. Most take time or will not go through. However, facebook worked for me

Cheers!

Inception12:
Hello good people,

How long does the physical mail that WES uses for verification take to reach? The university has denied receiving an email form WES regarding my verification and apparently WES cant disclose the email they sent to due to confidentiality reasons.

I've emailed them to resend it but i got the generic email below:

Your academic records have been sent to the institution for verification by email and mail. The status for these documents will be updated in My Account once their response is received and accepted by WES.

We appreciate your patience in allowing your former institution sufficient time to respond to our request.


I wish i had used IQAs

Link up with the registrar's office in your school or exams and records. They could help you check incoming correspondence to confirm if it has arrived or not. Cheers!

Canadianfly:
Quick advise to the house,

If your score is not that great, I.e. below 440 and your spouse hasn't yet sat for IELTS, I'll recommend you encourage them to give IELTS a shot to improve your score. There are two benefits to this:

1) you stand to gain 20 points from them. Giving you a fighting chance for ITA.
2) saves you money in future when it's time to apply for citizenship as proof of English/French language test is one of the requirements for Canadian citizenship. Good thing is they'll even accept the results even if it has expired. As long as you get above CLB 4/4.5.

So in a way you are winning all round and saving for the future, who know...maybe the price for IELTS then will be $500 as against the N68K you can pay now

If you're single and your CRS is below 440 and you have maxed out IELTS, look in your neighborhood for a local MFM to join.

Just kidding....

Number 2 is motivating. You are really funny with the last comment.

Uzoreen:
Im sure u will get news soonest. Im hoping to also get good news too soon. God's speed!

Yes ma'am! We will rejoice soon!