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Hello everyone! A group of Nigerians in Canada are conducting research around migrating and settling in Canada as an immigrant and would appreciate it if you could pls help in filling out this survey
https:///apawDyKrruWgSqvs7

Thank you!

Hello everyone! A group of Nigerians in Canada are conducting research around migrating and settling in Canada as an immigrant and would appreciate it if you could pls help in filling out this survey
https:///apawDyKrruWgSqvs7
Thanks and best of luck to everyone looking to land in Canada soon.

Hi guys. Got approval for my mum.

Online Application: July 31st
Biometrics collection: August 1st
Biometrics completed: August 5th
Correspondence letter: October 9th
Original Passport Request: October 9th
Passport Submitted: October 9th
Passport collected: October 30th
Visa valid until the expiration of her passport.

Documents submitted
Letter of invitation from me
PR documents of my husband and I
My birth certificate
Mum's statement of account (she sponsored herself however we included dad's account statement to show ties and his support)
Letter of support from dad
Documents for properties they own.
Travel stamps

Wishing everyone the very best.

Thanks sis
Thank God we didn't run mad. God bless you so much

19CannyMum:
Congratulations sis and thanks a lot for the inspiring PPR story.
Being your rant buddy was my greatest honour and to my utmost advantage! All those days when we were struggling to stay sane lol.

@hernyhorla @Dannyko @joo2018 @opella @ifeoma77 @jennypharb1 @kmgb1 @Ramj @raphrulz @yemblaze @stanzee @jbelieve @bunmioluwa @adunnee @debsify @FirstTImeUser thank you for your prayers and kind wishes.

It will end in praise for everyone.

ITS PPR/COPR guys!!! (Written 17th October 2018, 14th November, I put a PPR date range by Faith  but God had other plans, PPR came in Feb 26th 2019)

Waiting for PPR (the golden mail) is a roller coaster of emotions. One time you tell yourself you won’t check your profile and before long you’ve checked it. You say to yourself, if only I’d just have meds passed I’d be calm…but that’s a lie because once meds are passed you think of the next thing to worry about such as application being cancelled, what visa office has your application been sent to? Exchange rate fluctuations, will they consider my pension funds? Did I pick the right NOC code? You pray to get to IP2, you tell yourself that once you move to IP2 atleast you know your file has been picked up. Then you research again to know what exactly goes on during Ip2- something you thought you knew. And then you see different comments online about security screening and then you begin to doubt again. You get ghost update and say okay, perhaps they have remembered me this time for good. But then you go on to google – a friend who has stood by you through the trying times of waiting…you search again to know how many days from IP2-ghost update-PPR? Whew…this process is one hell of a ride my people and it’s with Jesus joy I announce to you all that it’s PPR/COPR!!!

I’d like to thank everyone on Nairaland who has contributed immensely in helping me get to this point. I’ve been an avid silent reader howbeit coming out once in a while to seek clarity.

Decision to pursue Canadian PR was in January 2018 after my best friend and her boyfriend-now husband came visiting. Her husband had gotten ITA and my husband and I encouraged him to decline the ITA, do a court wedding and apply together (Thankfully they had a good enough CRS score and are now settled in Canada). After they left our home that day we decided to give this a shot.

Here’s my timeline;
Decision to travel: January 2018

ECA: March 13th 2018 (I used WES)

IELTS: March 24th 2018- LRSW: 8.5, 8.5, 7.5, 7 (I wrote IELTS when I was 37 weeks pregnant. I recall how I would constantly speak to my baby to please hold on till after IELTS. Needless to say our baby took his sweet time)

CRS Score: 461

EE Profile submitted: April 9th 2018

ITA: April 11th 2018

AOR: June 27th 2018 (The hustle for PoF and baby’s passport made submission linger till June 2018)

Meds Passed: July 12th 2018

IP1: June 13th 2018

IP2: October 30th 2018

PPR: February 26th 2018 (dated 25th March 2019)

Passport Submitted: Feb 27th 2019

Application Approved: [/b]March 13th 2019

[b]COPR: [/b]March 19th 2019

[b]Visa Office: Ottawa

Family composition: Family of 3

POF: We used 100% treasury bills- over 50% of it was gift deed from my mum. I also included my pension funds statement, bank reference letter, and treasury bills certificate. I didn’t include bank statement-just the page where I received the gift deed transfer and highlighted it. I included a screenshot of Oanda rate for the day and a table showing breakdown of funds. I must add that I got virtually everything from this forum, from reference letter format both for employment and POF, to POF breakdown table. You all are doing a fantastic job and I really wish everyone directed to page 1 wouldn’t take offence because it is a goldmine I tell you. I even followed this thread daily including after delivery while still at the hospital….lol

Reference letter: I got reference letter from my line manager which was typed on the company’s letterhead. I also included my employment and promotion letter as well as 6 months’ payslips.

LOE: I only included a two sentence Letter Of Explanation attaching my husband’s IELTS. My husband wrote his Ielts in 2017

Travel History: Moderate.

GCMS: I applied on September 18th 2018, the notes never came came 70 days after (No concerns raised). I raised another on February 8th 2019, yet to receive it.

CSE: [/b]I raised several CSEs and got ‘Matthewed’ every time. I called as many times as I could because a lot of decisions were riding on the outcome of our application. I recall Feb 21st, I had a dream where it what appeared to be left on our application was just a signature…I could see the place where the signature was needed. I woke up and hubby and I prayed not really raising our hopes but praying all the same. Only for me to get to the office that morning, I received a CSE response saying my application requires ‘[b]additional verifications’ (I tell you, the additional verifications part was in bold)…I was worried. I called them the following day, which was a Friday, they said ‘security not started’- same thing they’d been saying since I entered IP2. I was just weak. Sunday night/Monday morning, I had a dream again…this time I saw my mum, hubby and I seriously packing our stuffs…Infact I could even see the airline we were to go with. Toor…I woke up…gisted hubby again and we prayed as usual…abi what else will we do na. Anyways, Tuesday morning on my way to work, I checked my whatsapp and saw @19cannymum’s message that PPR had landed and I should check my mail…people of God, that’s how your girl checked o…and I saw the mail…the mail that we had been hoping we’d receive someday…that’s how I shouted to hubby… ‘Dear…park the car’. The guy was like ‘it has come abi?’. Anyways, I kissed my son on his forehead and said ‘We get to give you a better life.’

As I wrap up, I’d like to drop a few pointers on how I think I coped initially: I became an analyst! Moving from one site to another analysing trends, from immitracker to Canadavisa, to quora, Nairaland, facebook, Instagram, youtube…people of God what did I not analyse?! I did trend analysis from AOR to Meds passed, applicants’ progression to IP2 based on visa office, average number of days from IP2 to PPR based on visa office on Immitracker and Nigerians. Doing these put the edge off and made me relatively calm. You too can try it…you may come up with mere speculation or you might notice a pattern. Either ways, you’d feel like you’re doing something . I must confess however that as the days to PPR stretched, my staying power waned- especially since IP2 to PPR took close to 4 months. I wasn’t keen on analysing or even hoping. I realized that I depended more on past trends than I did on God and I needed to shift my focus. I decided to spend more time waiting on God than relying on my own understanding. Bottomline is, not everyone will have a short timeline. If for some reason yours takes longer, know that there is something God seeks to teach you. Know that God isn’t causing you to wait out of spite, He is instead teaching you to trust His delays and not doubt His ways. Waiting doesn’t mean you heard God incorrectly about this Canada PR waka. Waiting doesn’t mean your desire isn’t the will of God. Waiting doesn’t mean you aren’t praying enough (many times we know in our hearts that God will do a thing, the problem is usually trying to convince our head to be in tune). Waiting also doesn’t mean you do not have enough faith.

E-fam, I hope you find the courage to give IELTS one more shot, I hope someone out there finds courage to push harder to get that ECA done with and I hope someone there finds the courage in my epistle to do all it takes to make this Canadian dream a reality because this my people is now my REALITY.

Finally, Thanks to @Tojued @19cannymum and @Ramj for being there when I needed to rant and for the constant check-ins. To everyone- thank you for keeping this thread alive. I wish everyone the very best. God bless!

Please overlook any grammatical errors…na beg I dey beg…IELTS is over…for now

Barely used 6.25X6 bed, 11 inches high- 60k

Location- Berger, Lagos

nymphomaniac:
I am in need of the following within Lagos mainland surulere Yaba axis:

Rug in good condition.
Thick bed that 2 people can lie on (dunno d width n lenght by ft)
Plastic chairs and tables.
Standing fan...preferably rechargable.
Moveable wardrobe. Not made of wood pls.

Pls quote me with your prices and pictures. I am very serious

Rukitop:
please can i pay 10k for the car seat? DM your number so we can discuss Waybill cos I'm not in Lagos. Thanks

Sent you a PM

Hi Mums, I have a few things up for sale.

Fisher Price Infant to toddler- 16k

baby hanger- 4k (not available till month end)

Baby bed- 1,500

baby car seat- 15k

LOCATION-Berger, Lagos

Becca001:
PM your WhatsApp number

Replied your pm.

Executive office table available for 100k

Location- Berger,Lagos

Car for sale.
Range rover vogue, year 2005.
One side mirror cracked
CD player not working
Price: N1.7M (Negotiable)

Location-Berger, Lagos

nwarosa:
I have.

I have replied

nwarosa:
what's your WhatsApp number?

Please send a PM

Fisher Price Infant to toddler- 16k
Refrigerator- 60k Sold

Location- Berger, Lagos

Baby bed- 2k
2 side stools- 6k (3k each) Sold
Car seat- 15k
Hp officejet 4630 (ink has finished)- 23k


Location- Berger,Lagos

Thank you

042viber12:
Okay, it means his application is on eligibility review...I also urge u to read Autasus response to my reply on your question..

Thanks for your response. Please see attached screenshot

042viber12:
Wat do u mean by eligibility is review required.. is your friends application on eligibility review or background check at the moment?

Congrats to everyone who's gotten their approval and to others please don't give up yet.

Please house I need some clarity. A friend applied for study permit since early last year and hasn't received any response. VO is London and GCMS just arrived. Eligibility is review required and going through the notes, there is no comment on why eligibility is review required. Although Criminality is passed, security is blank. A page of the document is redacted and some pages have 16(1)c 19(1) on them.

Please seniors, can you shed some light to possible reasons why this is so. I really appreciate.

Thank you for this. Someone I know who is not in the least as busy as you are claims she doesn't have the time to study. Well, I have come to the conclusion that when one is determined to achieve a thing not even a 'busy schedule' can stop such a person. Congrats sis

flourisher:
My e-family! I passed my Ielts o, I PASSED!

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I made dinner immediately I return from work (if you greet me pass 5sec after close of work, I will politely tell you I have an appointment), fetched water (yes, pumping machine decided to spoil then smh), washed school uniforms, did homework (I had to warn the teacher, omo reduce the homework or you do it by yourself o) cajoled the kids to eat and sleep before 7pm (my toddler is still nursing, so that gets him to sleep faster, though stressful for me, for my 3yr old, I just pretend I am sleeping and after his numerous activity, he gets bored and sleeps off- sometimes, I also end up sleeping off lol).

So, I studied from 7pm-9pm (non-church service days, stopped attending mid-week service the week before exam (church days 8-9)), slept till 12, then studied from 12-5am to go make breakfast, walking like a zombie (most times, I complete my dressing up @ work, shebi na to come early, wu fashion parade hep?). I did all the practice on the website that Chris and BC recommended except the writing- did about 4 writing practice tests I wasn't 100% confident in what I learnt, so, I felt I needed to read more. I used my husband for the writing practice, whenever he chats me about work or anything, I will respond with either a formal or informal task 1 essay (e.g. I wrote an unsubmitted letter of complaint to the bread seller that sold him spoilt bread stating when and where he purchased, method of payment, emotions and the action needed lol, he had to beg me to stop correcting his statements). Then on weekends, I would send him my task 2 essay and he would mark and correct, whatever he says, I would paraphrase using a different but exact in meaning word and restructure the statement

So, I had 3 hrs sleep @ home, 30 minutes sleep @ work (during lunch time) and occasional dozing offs @ work. Boy I had headache but I lost the extra weight, someone begged me to recommend the drug I was using to shed weight lol.


God is faithful! If I can make it, then I believe you don't have any excuse

My pleasure

Ramj:
DEAR GTB TREASURY BILLERS

You can get the below from your account officer do not relent till you get this at least.

Thanks soo much @bammy2017

jholarharde:
yes they do, it is automatic. you get it in ur mail.

It wasn't automatic for me. I had to email my account manager directly to have it scanned to me.

Hi guys, I found this interesting piece. You might find it so too particularly if you're applying as a family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ2Z4Via7ms

Ok. Thanks for responding.

doncorleone:
I do not know yet. I raised a CSE for that yesterday though.

Please what VO?

doncorleone:
So errrmmm.. My status just changed to.. 'We are processing your background .." Abeg what does this mean? AOR June 23rd.. Lol

Pls I just sent you a PM...

luffyhaki:
Try again..there are already 70 participants in the group

welcome back GS

GlitteringStar:
Hello Everyone.......

Thank you!

doppler06:
I CAD = N270.2077

Thank you

doppler06:
I CAD = N270.2077

Please do you have any idea what rate was used in calculating your POF?

doppler06:
Pls where would you see your visa office on the GCMS notes??....

Cuz I can only see Primary office: CPC Ottawa. at the beginning of the GCMS document. Does that mean the file has not gotten to a visa office yet OR Ottawa is my VO?? Please tell me where to check on the document

Also..... be like these people no wan use Pension again oh. Cuz it was not part of what they totalled for my POF.
Nd I was so so lucky cuz my MMF amount was just CAD42 higher than recommended. See me thinking I had a comfortable margin.

If exchange rate had moved against me small, I would be telling a different story

I will announce my PPR in part 5 in Jesus Name...Amen

@newmum0615 congrats on your PPR. God bless you for your selflessness. May the Maple leaf land favour you.