₦airaland Forum

ysteph:
Do both the child's parents have a valid US visa?

debby516:
Hello house,

Thanks alot for the numerous nd unquantifiable experiences shared on this platform.

I stayed at Richmond nd my apatyment was nt far to Oakbend. I took a tour of both methodist nd oakbend b4 i setrled for oakbend. Used dr. Z, by the way Oakbend staff are soo lovely nd Dr. Z is a wonderful doc, even though he didnt take my delivery, i enjoyed all my doc visits wit other mamas nd d weekly visits to d kroger store closeby.

So to the bills:

Oakbend 2500
NICS 416. Stayed in d hosp for 2 nights nd 3 days. NICS counted 3 days.
I got to d hosp on sat 11pm nd had baby at 2am sunday morning. Left d hosp on tues 7pm
Brown&associates (lab) mother nd baby 126.25, was discounted to $75.75
Birth cert - $23. Picked it up at d countu office after 4days
Blue passport - i got 2 money orders of $160.66 and $27. Passport office at d courthouse in Richmond. Got d passport in d mail box in 6 working days.
Naija passport in atlanta thru an agent $205. Got it 2 days after
Baby's ticket on emirate $91
No hearing test

Hosp, NICS and brown nd associates were paid over d fone with my american bank debit card.

I advise u open an acc wen u re there, made life easier for me.

I had excess luggage - paid $50 on one ghana must go bag dat weighed up to 32kg.

Enjoyed emirates flight nd d hotel accomodation

No questions/checking from Naija immigration nd customs.

So my missionary journey is officially over till 2018 by God's grace.

Gracias!

cutieb:
Hello house!
I have shared visa and Poe experience so it's time to share my birthing experience.
I stayed in Michigan till a week to my EDD before I left for Chicago
I had my LO on Wednesday 19th of July in Chicago. A day after delivery my LO's birth certificate was ready but cldnt get it till after I was discharged (I fast tracked it).I was discharged on Friday evening..went to vital records to get the BC. Had an appointment with the paediatrician On Tuesday after I was discharged and LO was certified okay...I got a fit to fly for my LO from the paediatrician cos I was gonna travel to NY and domestic airlines need certification for infants less than 14days to fly. Went back to Michigan on weds.

Called Qatar airways Customer Care to get my LO ticket and was charged $150.(note that I got my ticket from wakanow but booked LO directly)
Hubby mailed notarized form thru FedEx (I was very disappointed in their service) after several calls to them I eventually got the package on Saturday after which I left for the airport to board plane to NY.

On Monday I went to NY passport office very early as walk in and I met a very long queue...eventually after 5hrs I made it in and my passport was processed for $165 I waited to collect it...left there around 9pm. On Tuesday I sent a mail for visa on on arrival to the immigration and got a reply after 5 hrs..
On Wednesday, Got to the airport checked in all my over weight luggage (3 big luggages 2 for me and 1 for baby) no extra charges the guy was too nice, checked in baby stroller and car seat and my supposed overweight hand luggage..lol...
Had 9 hrs layover at Doha was lodged in a hotel...slept for 3hrs before we were taken back to the airport..got to naija on Friday morn..got my luggage and went to the visa on arrival section...paid $200 and I was given change of $10 lol...
I left NY exactly 14 days(2weeks) after LO arrival.
We are doing great...just adapting to this no light country again..lol..
Thanks everyone who helped out in this journey.. o appreciate you all.. God bless

Gymme:
Application closed and approved at last! Big puff of relief!

justicia:
Hi All. Pls do children under 5 have to do bometrics too. My wife will be submitting her sowp app next week. So I wanted to find out if she has to take the kids to vfs.

Adagody:
Hi everyone, I stumbled on this forum 2 days ago when I tracked my application and on cic website, it said 'final decision not started' but vfs said my passport was ready for collection. I was confused and scared and started checking online to see if that was normal. Thank God today I collected and my sowp was approved.

Timeline
1/11/16: submitted paper route
18/11/16: medical mail
24/11/16: medical done at consultant practice
1/12/16: medical passed update on cic
6/12/16: tracked via and said ready to pick
8/12/17: collected my visa at vfs lagos

Documents submitted
Applicable cic forms
My SOA
Hubby's SOA
My dad's SOA (was co sponsor for hubby)
Police clearance
Marriage cert
Change of name copy
Tax receipts for my shop
SOP stating Mum in law will take care of my shop in my absence
Letter from my hubby's Nigeria employer.

Other documents
Hubby's study permit,
Letter from international students office in his school
Rent reciept
Passport data page
Social insurance in canada
School fees reciept
Confirmation of enrollment
Letter of invite

I give God all the glory.

Ruth222:
Good morning everyone, please if I made any mistake or there's a new update concerning your application , don't hesitate to let me know. If I also omitted anyone's name, please let me know. Do have a nice day

boladan:
I guess they have gotten a whole lot of complaints and they want applicants to just chill out but it's preposterous

eneyedan:
Has anybody seen the new processing time for work permit? It is now 26 weeks, these cic guys are really jokers

boladan:
yes,i have,I sent an email to Accra and also did the Case Specific Enquiry but I was told my application is still in a queue pending processing.

Iyalodeofcanada:
Have you tried reaching out to cic?

Iyalodeofcanada:
woww 23 weeks!

Omonjoe:
Please I need someone to guide me on applying for SOWP online route. When I tried creating a demo account...I did not see where to upload financial documents, marriage certificate, intl passport, my study permit etc . I do not know if I am doing the right thing.

A guide on the online process and possibly a link will be highly appreciated.

Cc
Iyalodeofcanada

Boladan

Justwise

Thesoj

Gymme:
Bro, you do well by lifting the spirit.

I applied for my wife too May 16th (online), biometric next day.

She was also asked to do Medical exam, November 23rd.

eridemilade:
Pls help me with the vfs lagos number.
Jst hearing this though.
Thanks

bosypumpin:
@guzan & @etife, kindly take your SOA discussion to a private chat cos we don't get the logic behind your chats on the open forum as I am 55% sure that if we begin to probe you, you may not be able to give us the desired answers.

Plus, a V.O reading this already thinks of " doctoring of accounts" but I want to assume that you guys are not venturing into that kinda terrain? Good.

#A word, they say, is enough for the wise#

@boladan, Accra ke? Noooo. Heed@ Gymme"s advise.
Alternatively, if your better half or you are already in Canny, there is a link for " In Canada Specific Enquiry". Response to inquiry takes maximum 72 hours. Trust me, I have been on their case for a sowp application dated May 19, 2016
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It will end in praise as I hope this helps.

Gymme:
I would suggest you try 'Report a Technical Issue' tab after you log in to your account and submit your query.