CPEThorpe:


Congrats!
Please what other documents did your use for NYSC apart from payment voucher and SoA?
Did your use the discharge certificate and/or other docs?
What pay (annual salary) was indicated on the reference letter (is it the 19,800 of FG or the one you were paid by your PPA or addition of both)?

Thanks bruv

I didn't add my NYSC certificate.. Also I used only my allowee account and payment voucher from my PPA. I hope this helps. Thanks dear

Ramj:


If you mean for COPR.

you can send your passport to any VFS agency anywhere in the world for stamping.


Je m'appelle Ramj

YES it is for COPR but they want me to send it to Ottawa

dumprep:
Nice! Congrats Bello321.

Great! That means we had four (4) PPR testimonies this past weekend. Oga Bello decided to announce 3 days after PPR.

If I may ask, did you include your NYSC pay slips or any evidence of NYSC salary when you initially submitted your eAPR?

Congrats again.

nope i didnt initially. but when it was requested i attached my allowee account and also payment vouchers from wer i served. i also attached an LOE.

i was asked to submit my passport to attawa any idea how to inform cic that im currently in Nigeria. cheers peeps

BLESSED BE GOD FOR HE IS GRACIOUS AND KIND

it is PPR guys

AOR :10 March

IP1 : 23 March

Adr : 1st August (FBI PCC and PAYSLIP) I used NYSC only

submitted adr for payslip on the 8th of august and fbi pcc on the 3rd of september.

IP2: 5th septmber

ghost update : 7th september

PPR : 7th september VO-- Ottawa

ghuzy01:

Pls what is the implications of holding government position or being a part of the military or paramilitary.

They would go thru the person's file nd ensure that he didn't support or was part of a crime.

Oakville19:


Hi first time commenting but been following the thread since part, thanks to all the experts for all the invaluable information, entered the pool yesterday at 464, family of 4.

Just wanted to confirm if there is a downside to holding a government position eg special assistant to a govt official. Thanks

Nope there is none. They would only investigate to ensure that u've never been part of any crime nd dt ur Government does not support crime. But for case der wld b no issue

juicebox:


Thank you for the response. I understand what the stat questions means, I have one US visa refusal, which I answered "Yes" to and included the reason for the refusal in my application. I just want to know what the reviewer means by "review required" in my GCMS notes and if there's anything I need to do on my part.

No you don't need to do anything on ur part. Review required means that they would check to see if the answer u gave is legit.

juicebox:
Hi guys! I just got my gcms notes. Please what do they by “review required - stat questions?

Stat questions means : statutory questions. Have you been denied a visa before or wer u part of the military or did u hold a government position

Nono16:


Yea it should be. The lady who did mine for me, spread the ink on a flat platter, then she rolled my fingers from left to right, and she made me paste it too from left to right on the printed out FBI paper, for each finger.
For every new paper, she spread the ink again, and made me roll my fingers from left to right once more.

Then at the end of each paper, after rolling the 10 fingers, she spread the ink again, pressed my four fingers at once, and touched the lower bottom part of the fingerprint sheet. No rolling at this point, and then she did the same for the right hand and the thumbs.

Hope this helps.

Thanks a lot for your help... I really do appreciate

DonTee07:

print multiple copies, do some rolled impression and do some without rolling impression but ensure they all crosses the first thick line on each imprints. My spouse did without contracting anyone. we got ink pad and did ourselves. first touch should be on a blank paper, next one should be on the FBI fingerprint card.

Thanks a lot for your help

sendugba:


I have the FBI print cards available for free if you are in Lagos.
It is a set of 3 fingerprint cards

Hello, I'm trying to take my finger prints myself. But I want to please ask if individual imprints should be rolled impression.

Nono16:


Its pretty simple, go to the fbi website and print out a thumbprint paper. Make sure you print like 5 or so. I did my fingerprint in Abuja . If you're in Abuja, head to Louis Edet house (Police headquarters). they can help you do the thumbprint. I paid about 1500 or so .

Then head to DHL and pay 19k for the courier. you should get the approval from FBi within 48hrs.

If you're in Abuja, i can give you some extra copies i printed.

Hello, I'm trying to take my finger prints myself. But I want to please ask if individual imprints should be rolled impression.

dane15:
Dear Ancestors in the PPR race,

I got my GCMS notes yesterday and I was shocked because the Case analyst set aside the amount confirmed in CAD by my bank and took the naira and applied their own rate.

The effect is that my POF is below the required amount by about CAD600.00

Meanwhile, the amount I have in that account up to last week (about 4 months after application) is far above the POF, even at the Case analyst's exchange rate. This brings me to my questions:

1. Should I upload a revised bank confirmation by raising a CSE to challenge the Case analyst's computation?

2. Should I just upload a revised confirmation and form "ignorant" of the computation of the analyst?

3. Should I wait for them to ask for an ADR?


Thanks for your usual assistance.

Muchos Gracias

Dane15

Call them on +16139444000 nd listen to the prompt so you can get transferred to cic. Explain all of This to em... Also raise a cse asap.

sendugba:


I have the FBI print cards available for free if you are in Lagos.
It is a set of 3 fingerprint cards

OK thanks.. Alot but Im currently in delta state

Nono16:


Its pretty simple, go to the fbi website and print out a thumbprint paper. Make sure you print like 5 or so. I did my fingerprint in Abuja . If you're in Abuja, head to Louis Edet house (Police headquarters). they can help you do the thumbprint. I paid about 1500 or so .

Then head to DHL and pay 19k for the courier. you should get the approval from FBi within 48hrs.

If you're in Abuja, i can give you some extra copies i printed.

Did you use the ink method or the biometric machine. Thanks for your reply

Nono16:


Its pretty simple, go to the fbi website and print out a thumbprint paper. Make sure you print like 5 or so. I did my fingerprint in Abuja . If you're in Abuja, head to Louis Edet house (Police headquarters). they can help you do the thumbprint. I paid about 1500 or so .

Then head to DHL and pay 19k for the courier. you should get the approval from FBi within 48hrs.

If you're in Abuja, i can give you some extra copies i printed.

Thanks a lot for your help. I really do appreciate

Hello everyone,

In terms of ADR for payslips, how many months is suitable to show for a one year work experience. Thanks a lot

mosky47:
For details of the FBI PCC, see https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/medical-police/police-certificates/how/united-states.html.

For how to send your fingerprints, what they need is the imprint, so a scanned copy will NOT be appropriate.
You should send directly to the FBI or through someone who is traveling there.
It's more convenient though to send via courier.

Thanks a lot for your help... I really do appreciate

Hello everyone,

Please I need assistance on how to go about FBI PCC.
Also for those who had ADR for FBI PCC did you send the finger print card directly to the US or it was scanned and to some1 in the US and that person helped to submit.
Thanks a lot

GlitteringStar:



Okay. Replied.

Thanks a lot

Newmum0615:
Can everyone take a seat please? It’s going to be quite a read.

It’s my turn.

PPR has come to the glory of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.


It has been a lonnnnng but rewarding experience here on this thread and in this EE journey. I have learnt a lot through months of research and waiting. If you had told me anything about relocating from Nigeria before the second week of August 2017, I would have rolled my eyes at you in apparent indifference. I was never one for living abroad. I love visiting on vacations, buying plenty stuff and coming back home. However, one day at the end of the 2nd week of August 2017, I was in the car with my husband, on our way to work and I remember vividly how I stumbled on Testden while browsing through the internet that morning. I decided to read a little and I just became fascinated with the practice texts and solving the questions. A colleague of mine who moved to Australia last year had been harping on about migrating, but I had no such plans. Hubby and I are doing quite well here, and I am also so close to my parents that the thought of staying so far away from them kept me from taking the leap.

Initially, practicing the IELTS questions was just for fun but I had a light bulb moment one day while still recovering from a surgery that almost cost me my life in a Nigerian hospital. A supposedly ‘big’ hospital. Why not take the test and work towards getting outta here? I asked myself. Hubby didn't agree at first. He is a believer now.

So voila! My first connection to anything Canadian was the IELTS test discovery via Testden. During my recuperation period, I decided that I needed a better life not just for myself but also for my kids. I considered Australia, but there is a disconnect between my first degree and work experience so I didn’t stand a chance. Canada was next on my list. I went on to research on the internet; CIC site and Nairaland popped up first among others. I have always engaged Nairaland as my go-to place for 1st hand practical experience on just about anything. It really needs to be rated among the top internet search engines in the world. We are great like that!

So, lemme not bore you with my long story joor.

Here is my timeline:

Decision to immigrate: 2nd week of August 2017.

WES evaluation received: 15th November 2017

IELTS: L8.5 R9 S7.5 W7.5

Hubby: Did very well. Maxed out on scores.

EE profile created: 1st December 2017

ITA: 6th December 2017

AOR: 1st February 2018

NA1: 2nd February 2018

Medicals passed/IP1: 12th February 2018

NA2: 16th February 2018

IP2: 27th February 2018 (the mass movement)

1st GCMS notes (ordered via gcmsbuddy.com): April, 2018 Received in less than 2 weeks

2nd GCMS notes (ordered via gcmsbuddy.com): June, 2018 Received one month later

ADR: 2 days ago. Day 179. Height & Color info + Copies of passport biodata pages (as if I didn’t provide it before)

PPR Mail: 1st August 2018. Received around past noon today. I was actually speaking in faith this morning when I was teasing y'all about having correct news . I just had the feeling.

VO: Almighty London

AOR to PPR: A whooping 181 days!

Other details:

POF: I used 3 T-bills certificates, account statement and other sources of funds. Reference letter from bank and letter from hubby giving consent to use his own portion of the funds. Used affidavit and LOE to explain huge inflows from hubby cos they were quite significant (upfront allowance from his employer). I had almost 3 times the amount needed for a family of three, so I had to exclude other sources of funds so that I don’t complicate things with a bulky upload and overwhelm the VO.

Whew! It was a battle getting that file to compress. After a 6-hour battle on submission day, I was finally able to compress it to 3.7mb. Made a mistake on the LOE in calculating total amount, was about to upload the whole file in the POF placeholder when I got a call from hubby that he had observed a mistake from his review. Had to abort mission ( ), correct it, rescan before remerging and uploading.

Employment: Got letter from my previous employer (didn’t use it in the end cos I couldn’t decide on the right NOC for it), added role in personal history. Used the one from my current employer, LOE explaining NOC change, work mails, Tax card, Staff ID card, my call card and that of my line manager. No payslips or SOA. Although I got maximum score for my previous role with current employer, I also declared my one and half year current role, same employer under my work history cos both roles showed on the same reference letter anyway, and so I had to upload the same doc again for this current role (Thanks happytbaby for calling my mind to this one. I might have missed it). Hmm, was so scared throughout the process cos I had used a different job title and NOC before ITA, but apparently, it wasn’t a biggie (thanks to @cochtrane, @einsteino, @happytbaby & @Blackbuddy for allaying my fears on this).

Education: IELTS TRF, ECA report, Degree certificates. ECA process was pretty straightforward, Naija Uni represented well. UK school, of course didn’t disappoint.

Hubby’s Education: No ECA done for either degree.

Medicals: Done at Q-Life a day before I submitted (I no dey plan travel soon, so had to shift it as far away as possible). Very seamless process.

Photos: Studio 24. The hard copies we did have expired in the wake of this delay. We have to retake them.

Legal document for name change: Submitted one & the same person affidavit for hubby.

LOE: Submitted Schedule A, old UK Visa refusal notes for hubby and 1, Travel History form, affidavit for one & the same person for hubby and his birth certificate (for different names on his docs).

CSE: I noticed that I had mistakenly swapped documents in the wrong placeholders. Raised CSE and notified them of the error.

GCMS Notes: 1st & 2nd were fine. No issues.

So, as I drop my pen, abi fingers (), let me acknowledge and thank everyone for the great job we are all doing here. You guys are amaaaaazing! Agents and consultants are seriously learning compared to us.

As I say thank you to each and every one, lemme send a special shout out to people who were and have been consistent in making this thread a success: @40manlappy (you no answer some of my PMs in the early days of my membership here sha, I still dey beef you-smiley), @Kontagious, @happytbaby (God bless you plenty), @Glitteringstar, our able landlady and data analyst, @cochtrane, @einsteino, @Blackbuddy, @mcstan18 (you snuck up on us and became a formidable “elder” smiley), @Hephgirl (I miss you in our midst.), @Elfmannisback (thank you for being our police here), @ysteph, @Ethelia, @luffyhaki, @Tojued, @ArabianRose @TEECANN, @Threemg, @vcole @smslive2 @agates @ jholarharde and many many others I can’t name here. Una too plenty ooooo. Thank you for all the love and support. You guys made the wait easy to bear.

I kept trusting God and believing that my turn will come one day. Months back, I wrote my goods-to-follow list, made a list of all that we were going to sell off. I even decided on the school my son will go to if we were ever able to get a house within the boundary of the school board. I have researched and researched, now it feels like I already live in Canada (except for the cold. ). I appreciate the Planning for Canada session I was privileged to attend. It’s a pity that the opportunity may end soon. It really helped with my planning.

I appreciate you all for all the times you wished that this day would come sooner. Every time I saw a post praying for my PPR, I would pray and ask God to answer the prayer. May God Almighty, the One who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we can ever think, ask or even imagine make our ways prosperous and grant us all fulfilled lives in Canada.

We shall meet in Canada one day. One day soon.

Excuse my dramatic post. I wasn’t going to type all these, but you guys have waited for this day, so I didn’t want to fall hand. It has been one hell of a wait. I was expecting serious excitement the day this PPR would come, but I am not as excited as I thought I would be. It’s even surprising to me. I think I am even a little afraid, but God has got me. We will all flourish in Canada. It's a must!

PS: To all our newbies, please take time out to read and understand this process. When you take offense at people who ask you to read more, it gives the impression that people that did exactly that are foolish. Imagine that no one took out time to study the process, who would you have confidence to ask for guidance? Please read, read and read. It can be overwhelming, I know, but the benefits surmount every stress you might encounter in figuring where and how to start. To access even the most basic of services in our Maple Leaf country, you would need to read and understand your rights and entitlements as a PR, T&Cs of certain services and all. Why not start now and imbibe that behavior?

…Off to continue dancing! See you guys lerra.

Congratulations @Newmum. Go and prosper... God bless you richly

GlitteringStar:



See me smiling here....Wow! All thanks to God for this good news and great testimony.

Hello GlitteringStar,
I want to please ask for ur advice, I have just sent you a pm. Would have typed it all down here but most of the info is personal. Please I would appreciate ur response please...

joo2018:
I don't think so. You already said you were cleared for eligibility. It only means they don't want to reveal their source of information or basis of analysis.

Thanks a lot... I really do appreciate

joo2018:
"16(1)(c):information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the enforcement of any law of Canada or a province or the conduct of lawful investigations, including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, any such information. Relating to the existence or nature of a particular investigation, that would reveal the identity of a confidential source of information, or that was obtained or prepared in the course of an investigation;"

"Some info can be hidden or omitted from your notes as it is according to their act that some info is exempted from release under access of information act 16(1)(c) or 15(1) or 19(1) etc.. So whenever you get CAIPS / GCMS email or letter first check if they have talked about any act like 15(1) or 16(1)(c) etc and if it is so then it is for sure that some info can be omitted or hidden from your notes and you can observe a whitener be placed on some parts of notes."
Check more:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/vital-information-about-caips-gcms-notes.109332/
http://www.oic-ci.gc.ca/eng/inv_inv-gui-ati_gui-inv-ati_section_16.aspx

Thanks a lot joo2018. Do u know if the S.16(1)(C) could be an issue.

Hello everyone , I have just requested for GCMS notes. March 10 AOR. On note the eligibility page where the case analyst commented there is a section on the top right with S.16(1)(C). I want to please ask if anyone has an idea what this means.
My eligibility is recommended passed

Oegbeyem:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iy6dzh4hasgkwx8/HCP-Test-opt_unlocked.pdf?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hyejwcsp3dkpqwc/Answers_unlocked.pdf?dl=0

Download the past questions and answers from this link. All the best

Kindly repost an active link please...

Speak2B:

Yes straight to PPR.

Thanks a lot for the information

Speak2B:
Hi guys!!!
God has done it for us
It's PPR!!!!
ITA-----7 Feb
AOR---15th March
ADR--21 March(reprint of UK PCC)
ADR submitted --22 March
Ip1--22 March
Mep--23 March
PPR --19 June

Congratulations....... Did you go from IP1 to PPR straight

Newmum0615:
Order GCMS notes or call their customer care line (be prepared to spend a minimum of 30 to 40 mins on this call). They don't respond to mail requests anymore.

thanks a lot for this information. I really do appreciate it

Ethelia:


My AOR is March 7 and I ordered the notes as soon as I hit the 2 months mark. you even have patience sef

P.s even after receiving the notes sef, I'm still in IP1 these people better catapult me from IP1 to PPR before I go and change it for them

wow I better order my GCMS notes now. ND yes o they better move us from IP1 to PPR straight

Newmum0615:
You are still asking us? C'mon go and order those notes now! IP1 since March faa?

. Thanks a lot I will