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Ramj:
Je m'appelle HERE

But honestly we would soon limit posts per moniker to 2ce per day to stop this wildfire growth

ijoseda:
Acronym Alert:

PDA - Public Display of Affection.

To the initiated, it can also mean Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Can someone add to page 1 pls?

Your head is there #IfYouKnowYouKnow

gook:
Spouse here....God has blessed your hand work.I remember being skeptical when she came up with the whole dream.Before I knew it she paid for ECA and got it done..Paid for my IETLS & so on...After a while, I woke up and we started chasing the dream together.

Nazor83:
IT'S PPR Guys.

Congratulations our latest Elder. Cheers!!!
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Below is our timeline.

Family of 5
CSR - 456
ITA - June 25
AOR - Sept 12
MEP/BIL - Oct 9
Biometrics Done - Oct 16
PPR - Nove 9

I don't know where to start but I will thank God first for today. All praise belong to him.
I will thank all the guys here especially those who make out time to share information on the platform. I learnt a lot here. I was encouraged by other people's struggles and stories. I also got the link that helped with our major breakthrough in the journey here. I will not say am a silent reader but when I applied to be an elder Newmum0615, Macstan, Tojued and co did not consider me. How can Newmum0615 who is my junior in Engineering faculty in UNIZIK be an elder and I will not be an elder....lol. Thanks a lot guys. The company I enjoyed here throughout the journey has been superb.

Around April last year when we thought of this journey, I was not sure we will get enough points to get ITA so we wanted to go through the study route. It was at that point that I joined Nairaland study group. I convinced my wife to take IELTS which she did and did well and we applied to a school in Nova Scotia and got admission but later my brother who lives in Canada got his PR and the prospect of getting extra 15 points shifted our attention to EE again. We took IELTS (General) together and my wife cleared the thing. She has B.A in English sha. Along the line I also confirmed from the contact I got in NTI Kaduna that people have successfully validated their PGDE with WES and that finally changed the story.

For POF we used a joint account. We also had my PFA account statement but to avoid stories that touch the heart, the money we had in the joint account covered the basic POF needed. The PFA account was just added as extra.

The major challenge we had was hussle for 2 or more certificates. That is where I will always be grateful to Nairaland. I came here and asked if anybody had evaluated the PGDE from NTI. The first time nobody responded but when I asked again, a good friend here gave me a contact tin NTI, Kaduna. Prior to that, we went to their office in the city we live and applied for the transcript but the man there did not look like somebody that knows what he is doing. We applied in December, 2017 and till about February, 2018 the request had not been sent and there was no guarantee it will be pushed. This necessitated my question here for clue which finally paid off.

For those that are still in the journey, my advise is that you should persevere. We had our moments of doubt. We spent money to get things done but at the end success makes you forget what you went through.

ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE GOAL. FORGET ALL DISTRACTIONS AND DON'T BE DISCOURAGED.

deesmama:
...............................ITS PPR ............... …………………………………………………………………………...........................
My people!! Gather round.. it’s finally my turn ooo. woke up to the Golden mail.. came in 4am this morning..
Ielts dealt with Hubby and i... since 2015 and seven attempts between us..
Ordered GCMS notes from GCMSBUDDY 17th August.. i still never see am.. This journey has been an emotional rollercoaster.
Timeline:
CRS: 441
WES: OCTOBER 31ST 2017
IELTS: APRIL 21ST LRSW (8.5, 9, 7.5, 7) MOD IDP
ITA: MAY 23 2018
AOR: JULY 01 2018
MEP: JULY 17 2018
IP1: JULY 18 2018
IP2: OCTOBER 26 2018
PPR: OCTOBER 29 2018
No ghost update, LOE or ADR.
Travel History -Ghana
COPR: … November 2018
CPC OTTAWA-120 Days
GOD HAS INDEED BEEN FAITHFUL TO US.

ShininLite:
Hello beeodun. ..sent you a PM

ShininLite:
Good day great people...hope you are enjoying your weekend.

I have a little situation here and I need help.

My application is at the IP2 stage and I got a medical request form yesterday to retake my medicals (my current medicals expires 1st week in December ) with a 30 days expiration timeline.

Anyone who has an available slot in qlife or children's practice for a family of 3 on or before 20th November...and is willing to swope (for qlife) or is nit urgently in need of taking the medical exams...Pls PM me.

I have a slot for November 29th with qlife which would do me no good considering my timeline.

I will also explore IOM in ikeja but I wouldn't say no to a medical exam at a lesser price after all na d same tinz dem dey do.

Guys...please assist if you can...Cheers.

It will all end in praise!

igwillions:
Thank you for the response, it helped a lot. I budgeted 2020 to be game officially in this Cana journey, my main constraint has been POF, but I'll beat this hurdle soonest. God crown my efforts.

igwillions:
Those who posted it as been equivalent to 3years bachelor degree didn't state if they had exemptions or not. Thanks as I await your response(s).

dumprep:
My great family. It has happened! The joy I feel right now cannot be described. My chest o!

I remember precisely on the 28th of September when;

iaatmguy said, "aswearoGod but i wonder why those announcing type short post and term it "LONG POST ALERT". Mods please lets enforce PPR announcement to be 1,000,000 words".
iaatmguy, i hope say you don fix that keyboard? Lol.

30 minutes later, Ifeoma77 replied saying, "I second this motion jare! Every time I see "It's PPR, Long post alert", e dey sweet my belle. We want more".

Tojued (talking to Expectantbee) said, "Congratulations! Eagerly awaiting the full gist! Like was suggested today, please make it as long as possible".

So please, abeg, biko, ejo, make una permit me to sweet Ifeoma belle, enforce iaatmguy's PPR-announcement-with-1-million-words policy and make it as long as possible for Tojued by declaring this announcement a #LONG FUNNY DRAMATIC POST. Enjoy!


Somewhere in Lag where I was jejely on my way to work this morning, I saw Broda Shaggi and McLively and this happened.....

Me: "Hello Broda Shaggi"
Broda Shaggi: "ah! Ore mi! Ow are you? Any queshun for d day? Oya......hit me!"
Me: "Broda Shaggi! I got my PPR this morning!"
Broda Shaggi: "Shuo! Na queshun be dat? PRP? wetin be PRP?"
Me: "No Broda Shaggi. Not PRP. It is called PPR. The PPR is the email an applicant receives.......".
McLively: #interrupts rudely: "My friend! He ask you what PPR is and you have take 2-way flight to Ottawa and come back to Mushin. What is PPR? Simple question! PPR means Passport Request. It means......"
Me: "Oga. The question was not for you".
McLively: "Ehnnnn...but...but I choose to answer it".
Broda Shaggi: "LOL. LMAO. LIMFAO. Ogbeni! You neva answer my queshun. I say wetin be PPR?!!"
Me: "PPR is Passport Request. Also commonly known as the Golden Email. It is an email an applicant receives which indicates that their Canadian Permanent Residence application is successfully approved and it notifies the applicant to submit their passport at the visa centre for onward processing. ".
Broda Shaggi: "Golden wetin? Canada? So how me sef go take enter Canada? Becos dis naija no be country, na state and capital. As dis country dey like dis, dem suppose give dis country visa make e travel, make e go see e mates - Canada, Dubai, America, make e go see how dem dey do. Oya show me d Canada way na?"
Me: "Ok. The first step you need to take is to calculate your CRS, then do your ECA (with WES or IQAS), then write the IELTS, then....."
Broda Shaggi: "You dey smoke abi? E be like say ironic bomb dey your head abi? All dis acrimony wey you dey mention....."
Me: "No Broda Shaggi. It's called 'atomic bomb' and they are called 'Acronyms' not 'acrimony'. Also, you have to first do some research on Canada Express Entry. You can go to Nairaland for more info.......".
Broda Shaggi: "Nairaland? No be those pipu wey dey say make newcomers go read from Page 1? Their fada!"
Me: "Yes, they are good people. Also...."
Broda Shaggi:"Also kini? If dem born anybody well, make dem tell me say make i go read from page 1. E be like say fufu wey don spoil dey una belle."
Me: "But Broda Shaggi. If you want to be a permanent resident in Canada, Nairaland can help you achieve that. It is a great and wealthy source of information and inspiration. There are great and kind folks who are always willing and ready to help. We have GlitteringStar, NewMum0615, Ifeoma77, joo2018, Elfmannisback, einsteino, kontagious, Tojued, cochtrane, Hephgirl, iaatmguy, the ever-helpful-three-colored musketeers (smslive2, mcstan18, sunvick), TEECANN, luffyhaki, ysteph, "je m'apelle Ramj", jholarharde, NanaF, radec, stonecoldcafe, guitarlife, bbaby84, tolfa, happytbaby, CanadianBae and many other awesome people."
Broda Shaggi: "guitar wetin? Elfman is where? shey na people name be dat? People wey dey for dis our naija?"
Me: "No, it's not their names, it is their monikers".
Broda Shaggi: "Monica? No be woman name be dat? Dis Ifeoma77 wey u mention, na woman abi?"
Me: "my broda, me sef no know if Ifeoma77 na woman. Ifeoma dey use our head play ludo".
Broda Shaggi: "so you don tell all these moniker your timetable?"
Me: "No Broda Shaggi. It is called Timeline, not timetable. My ITA was May 9, AOR was June 13, MEP/IP1 was June 26, IP2 was October 9, ADR (Updated Bank Statement) was October 10, ADR submitted same day, PPR mail came in at 4:17 AM today (October 16), Visa Office is Ottawa, AOR to PPR is 125 days, Single applicant".
Broda Shaggi: "Oyaaaa!!!! Tell dem! Because Oyinbo say what? A Express Entry is a game changer for the illegal immigrant for d moniker and the continent of Nigeria and the diaspora".......#doing the broda shaggi pose......."Taink u!"
Me: "illegal immigrant? I am not an illegal immi....."
Broda Shaggi: #interrupts and does the broda shaggi pose again. "i say.......taink u!"



LOL........................

Thanks guys for all the invaluable information, helpful tips and encouragements. I love the spirit here. Such an atmosphere of friendly and pleasant people with positive mindsets. The collaboration, support and eagerness at which everyone helps each other is amazing. God bless you all.

Most importantly, I thank God for seeing me through every step of this arduous albeit exciting and interesting journey.

My announcement would NEVER be complete if I don't pray to God to immeasurably bless my altruistic and selfless brother @Topsmamen whose constant encouragement piqued my interest to try Express Entry shortly after he sacrificed so much for me by paying my tuition fees to go for my Masters in the UK in 2015. Prior to that, Naija dealt me a heavy blow as I was going through harsh times at my place of work and I had lost so much weight and looking pale. I decided there and then that since I wasn't born to suffer, I needed to throw my punch back at Naija. My brother once saw a picture of me looking frail and malnourished and he was quite stunned like "Haba! This is too much na. We need to get you out of Naija. Let's try the UK". I was glad he read my mind but I had no idea how I could single-handedly leave the country and fend for myself (with a meagre salary and with not much to go on). The plan was that I would do my best to settle in the UK because at the time, we presumed that my degree and experience in Health and Social Care would fetch me a job and I would settle in the UK (smh....how ignorant we were). Friends and family residing in the UK also encouraged me to try the UK with promises of helping me with a job and settle in the UK (I should have just 'yinmu-ed' at them but my desperation to leave Nigeria made me believe and swallow their story). After completing my Masters, village people somehow made me go back to Nigeria and the hustle continued. It got worse, I went into making cocktails and beads to survive. I eventually got a job at a hospital with a salary of 40k and to make matters worse, my salary was never paid on time. At this point, my brother was too broke to help the family as he had just spent his entire life savings on my Masters. Till today, I do not know how we managed, but God kept us.

Fast forward to 2017 and he came up with the Express Entry idea. His words were "why don't you try this too? You have a Masters degree, age is on your side, and all you need to do is write the IELTS and evaluate your Masters degree". I felt bad that he had spent a lot of money on me and we ended up not achieving our ultimate goal for me to settle in the UK so I told him I would wait till things got better as I could not put him through this again. He explained that my going to the UK was not a waste as I had achieved a Masters degree and that as a matter of fact, the Masters degree would help boost my CRS points and this made a lot of sense. We had no idea how we would get funds to start the process considering that a lot of money would be involved, I felt totally helpless but after several discussions with him, and knowing that he also had no idea where the money would come from, we held on to faith and we decided to take it one step at a time starting with WES. This decision was made on May 5, 2017. I remember that day vividly because that was the first time I learned of the province - "Saskatchewan". I took to the internet to do research on Express Entry and Canada, I looked at several internet images and read up about Canada and before i knew it, I was having a crush on Canada. Basically, plans for my life became Canada-focused. I spent a great deal of time reading about my new Country and the provinces/territories: their culture, history, employment, skill gaps and socio-economic development. My research was quite deep that I even got to learn that Nova Scotia is well known for their fish and lobsters....lol. I imagined myself in Canada already (Yes, I can dream not just for Africa, but the world too). In November 2017, I stumbled on the Part 2 of the Canada Express entry on Nairaland and page 1 caught my attention. God bless Zandora, 40manlappy and GlitteringStar for placing such detailed and vast information in a properly arranged manner. God bless you all. The infamous Page 1 is not a punishment as people think, it's actually quite an interesting read. The people who have created this life-changing threads have done tremendously well and deserve praise. I mean, it's a lot of work. I implore newbies to read as much as possible, this has been repeatedly advised by countless people and do not take it personally when you are referred to Mr Page 1. The knowledge you gain by reading here can never be taken from you and will forever be yours to keep, so read up guys. None of us got here knowing all what we know now. Take a look at our beloved brother - smslive2, who was once a newcomer but now has over 2 million Nairaland followers and has built an empire in Nairaland City (Bro, no be shots fired this time o, na accolades fired. Lol. The calmness and patience you display in your responses to questions are laudable, please keep up the good work).

So my people, that was how he did everything (from my 'deciding-to-go-to-Canada' stage up till PPR). He prepared me for the IELTS and thankfully, my first and only attempt was LRWS: 9, 9, 8, 8.). He paid my WES fees, dived into the pool with me (I mean, he created and submitted my EE profile....lol). Together, we painstakingly spent several weeks in contact with each other to ensure that my former employer wrote the reference letter correctly and also to ensure that my bank statements, gift deed, LOEs and additional documents were in the required formats. He re-reviewed all my documents and ensured they were in good order, he deposited $7,000 into my account as part of my gift deed (when he was barely managing his own finances and other obligations), he paid my RPRF fees and submitted my eAPR. He also paid for and ordered my GCMS notes.

I am utterly blessed to have him as my brother. He took the pain of constantly checking my profile and always told me, "Don't worry, your PPR will come soon". He basically took most of the pressure off me. I owe him a great deal of gratitude and God-willing, I will return the favour in a million fold. There are countless great things that he has done in my life that mentioning them here would make this my PPR announcement seem like an ABRIDGED GIST.....lol. Many thanks bro! You're a rare gem. God bless you in unimaginable ways. #MyRealMVP#MySuperHero#YouCameThroughForMe.

To my fellow sisters and brothers - dumsydsassy1, Tippex, wizean, vickyehi, doncorleone, ShininLite and other June AORS, I can't wait for your PPR announcements. I'm praying along and rooting for you guys.

For those who are on the verge of giving up on this journey, please do not despair. Divine help will definitely come your way.
For those in different stages of the application, let us keep being hopeful, the wait might be exhausting and stressful, but it will eventually happen. Last last, we would all meet in Canada someday and rejoice over our PR successes and laugh at the interesting drama and plenty fights here.

On my way now to submit my passport sharply as I owe my loving brother some sweet 15 sibling points. The journey is not over until we both get our COPRs and land in Canada. It will surely end in praise. #DancingShakuShakuAway. I will keep you guys updated as events unfold. Thank you All.

Make I drop this phone and hold my dear passport tight because this bus conductor is looking at me like .........

hayor2014:
All thanks to God for completing the journey he started for me and my family.

I heard about the CAnny journey from a colleague in August 2017 but did not think much about it, until another colleague resigned a month later for Canada ( eyes come clear...the Canny hustle is real )

I immediately came to Nairaland ( Naija resource Center ) for all the information i could gather.....and there was more than enough there....In one week i read over 100 pages and knew all the steps

IQAS EVALUATION - 22nd November 2017
First IELTS - LWRS - 7.5, 6.5, 8, 7.5 - October 2017
Second IELTS - LWRS - 8.5, 7, 7, 7.5 - October 2017 ( MOD IDP - had my Writing remarked)
IELTS for Wifey - LWRS - 7.5, 6.5, 8, 7.5 - January 2018
Score - 449
ITA = Febebruary 21 2018
AOR - March 26th 2018
IP1 - 5th April 2018
IP2 - 19th June 2018
GCMS Note - 23rd July 2018
Ghost Update - 12th October 2018
Golden Mail - 16th October 2018
Timeline - 6 Months and 20 days

Visa Offie was Ottawa, and was moved to Central Intake Office, sydney Nova Scotia ( where all the drama started) and i saw that Retirement Savings Account was not considered in my POF, i had to quickly add money to make up the disregarded portion.
To everyone who is still on the Journey.....don't give up....

Ramj:
Je m'appelle Ramj ITA


Glory to God

Monday draw who say that coming and back to 440 nice one.

bLacKGoLd3:
Make una help me thank Jehovah
That my writing score is wayyy lower than i expected but, God pass them!

Tojued:
If i were you i'd say yes. Then upload LOE on how we are not in touch and I don't have her approval to add her to my application, in the placeholder for relatives in Canada. But be sure whether you're still eligible without her five points before doing this.

Reason why i'd say yes is that it always feels like lying when you answer no to that question: do you have any relatives in Canada? if you actually have relatives. Na just fear of misrepresentation sha.

mepconsultant:
Darling Nairalanders, PPR News.

I have been thanking God since yesterday and couldn't still thank him enough. PPR has falling on me. All thanks to God.

My brief Timeline below.

IELTS = 5 times
ITA = 04/06/2018
AOR = 11/08/2018
MEP = 12/09/2018
BIL = 17/09/2018
PPR = 20/09/2018

3 days between Biometrics and PPR
8 days from MEP to PPR.

This could only have been God.

I'm actually a silent follower of this thread. Learnt a lot from here. IELTS oppressed me. I will by tomorrow highlight my experience and detailed timelines, for others to learn from and not get neither weary nor discouraged.

Thank you all for you supports. I wish you all the very best. 1 Love

rhemagrace:
It's best to contact them on Twitter or Facebook. They respond faster on social media.

joo2018:
But you have the pdf, right? Why are you so concerned about the hardcopy?

stonecoldcafe:
Hold on. If you dont like long testimony, here is the abridged version

IELTS- December 2017 L8, S8.5, R8 W7 (first attempt)
ECA- February 2018
ITA – April 11th 2018
AOR – May 19th 2018
RPRF- June 15th 2018
IP2 – Not really sure. First noticed September 17th 2018
PPR – Received the email September 18th 2018 although letter dated the previous day

rhemagrace:
Yes,it was WES I used. I was surprised when I received it. They even completed my evaluation 2 days BEFORE the due date.

rhemagrace:
What shipping option did you choose? Mine arrived 3 days after completion. It was sent through DHL.

Debsify:
Hello,

Please I need to know how long this membership exams and process takes to be completed.

TIA!

adewxyz:
The search is real o! Two certificates must come out. @beeodun, please don't forget me if you get an answer. Will let you know if I get any too.

adewxyz:
Good Morning All. Please I have some questions........

1. Has anyone evaluated IJMB before? Does it qualify for 2 certificates? (i.e the IJMB wasn't used to enter university on the long run). I have evaluated my BSc already with WES, but need more points.

2. What about pre-degree? anyone tried evaluating it?


Please help a brother biko. We need to increase crs score..........

Unfanthomable:
Morning All

Please I have a question..

Can someone evaluate CIPM(uncompleted) for additional scores?

I read WES evaluates CIPM as a second degree but what if someone just completed intermediate ii? Can it still be evaluated for more points? Please help.

Thanks.

Kmgb:
My people Finally finally it haff come,indeed its a beautiful thing,to some of us this ITA is the first golden mail,PPR will be the second.

The journey has been long,u know how it is your birthday and u start thinking of new things for the coming year. Canada crossed my mind and I came to nairaland for info,like I usually do. after about 2weeks of reading I felt it was such an easy peasy process especially because CRS then was in the 430s. I swung into action in October by requesting for transcripts, in my mind it will all be over by sept 2018,little did I know unilag and CIC had other ideas. This is is the last draw before I get the big chop(-5) in a few days,so u can imagine how anxious I have been this past few days.
I want to thank you all for being a support system that made the last few Wednesdays bearable,cos I always wished for a back to back so every week has been harrowing.
Special shout out to our very delectable newmum0615,only God can bless you for me,to @stonecoldcafe thanks for reading my rants sis,@luffyhaki ur response to my PM was really appreciated,I will give you feedback self,don't want to make this longer...Thank you everyone,time to go dust out my docs..
Congrats to every one who got ITA today,may we all get speedy processing.

Ifeoma77:
Amen!!! It is well O. I was assuring a colleague that with 435 ITA will fall on her sooner or later

iaatmguy:
IMO when you enter the pool, with a score above 400, you will be contacted, that's if you meet the requirements for the jobs that they need more hands in ( no one is privy to that info). Mostly IT personnel get the PNP, Bilingual, i. E French and english speaking folks (I think). Cos Ontario is the province where the capital is situated, and to land a FEDERAL job, you need to be bilingual.

Zutlin:
I think a PGD or Masters is a good idea. It's financially demanding but we have to keep our eyes fixed on the goal. Personally, I have more confidence in an additional degree than in PNP or French.