Thank you for all wishes,Grateful much.

Thanks so much.

Am sorry I do not have it,I can give you a template PM me.

Casumugha:
congrats on such perseverance, congratulations.
please do you still have your commitment statement for ACT, is there anyway I can use it.

This is the story of my life Itun Aye me, the story of how we overcame.
Let me encourage someone on here today I cannot emphasize this enough if you are on this journey to positively alter your life and that of your generations for good, Rest if you are weary, Fall but rise up again and try but whatever you do never ever give up.

Our journey that began in April 2016 finally ended today with a GRANT!!!!
Today is the first day of the rest of our lives.

Here goes our timeline:
Nominated occupation: Electrical Engineer [My Husband Is the PA]
English test between the two of us a total of 13 times [Trying to get 20 points for Australia @PTE Hubby kept getting 10 or get a minimum of 8777 for Canada I scaled Canada hubby could not]
EA Assessment: August 2016
September 2016 EA ask for some clarifications in the CDR]
November 2016 responded to EA
January 2017 EA Positive assessment [Professional Engineer]
Missed Canada’s Express entry draws ITA thrice because I was remarking my IELTS Writing in one and speaking on another by the time my results came back and I upgraded draws had gone back up.
Two different EOI’s created for 190[NSW, VICTORIA]
May 2017 applied to Victoria and NSW
June 2017: Victoria sent a rejection mail.
5th July 2017 got EOI from Ontario[Painfully had to let it slide because POF wasn’t complete]

In my depressed mood a dear friend @Disecteur told me about ACT opening for Offshore application and practically pushed us into applying,I was depressed,unhappy,weak,tired from all the trials and rejections,Hubby took it up]
July 2017 EOI created for ACT
August 8th 2017 submitted ACT application with 55 points
English test: 10
Education: 15
Age: 25
Work experience: 5
February 2018: CO assigned notification from ACT
March 15th 2018: ACT nomination landed
April 21st 2018: Visa Lodged ACT 190
September 9th 2018: CO contact [Evidence of change of name for Hubby]
September 16th 2018: Responded to CO Contact
November 29th 2018: The golden mail arrived for Hubby, Myself and our daughter.
IED:April 1st 2019
I cannot Thank God enough I am unable to put to words exactly how I feel but am grateful extremely grateful, super thankful.
@Bellong: You have been a brother to someone you haven’t meet yet, May God bless you for your kindness and may your children find help everywhere they go on earth.
@Chidike, @Austransac,@Disecteur@Alphadoor@MamaJaz:Ese awon Aburo mi too sure.

If there is anyone else on here I should have mentioned but didn’t please don’t take it to heart you are all appreciated.
Godspeed to all waiting for visas to those who are at one point or the other in the process be strengthened God always makes a way.

This battle has been won,Onto the next!!!

Canberra here we come to dominate!!!!

Typical,Mediocre Nigerian mentality and so money pays for the fatherly presence,love and care his daughter needs.

Did they complain about money or about his not seeing her in a year?

Yet we wonder why our society is becoming more dysfunctional.




quote author=Kingwizzy16 post=68367057] 1.5m omo

Why is Mimi shouting maybe she didn't know Niqqa has credited her sisters account,


Mimi after seeing that post go be like sister did he sent you 1.5m,
her sister go say yes oh the alert just de enter now self
Mini go be like I don duck up[/quote]

Any ideas when the test is coming up for Benin applicants?

Hi,

Are you staying with friends in Canberra or by yourself?

Google is your best friend you know?Canberra has an immigrant service unit that helps with settling down which you would have contacted from Naija please see the attached and send them a mail.(They mailed us that newsletter and a few other infos since we are waiting on a 190 grant for ACT.)

For house I have been reading/researching on suburbs and am signed up on a few alerts you might want to check out houses in Coombs it's a new suburb I gather.

Also try to join groups on FB and Instagram there are loads of Canberra community groups and you might just be able to find all the help you need.

Like someone said move around,church etc am not certain if there's much anyone living in another State can do for you,You will have to find someone living in Canberra to give precise information.

All the best.

https://www.homely.com.au/homes/8-ingold-street-coombs-act-2611/4730273?utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=new-listing-alert


quote author=happy4lucy post=67977362]I don't mean to be rude but before you use a word on someone please do check the meaning again. Do you know what it mean for someone to be selfish. Let me assume that it was a slip of hand.

So laying my concern and how I feel is now being selfish?

I contacted her while I was in Nigeria, she replied with Hi. I got her email address and sent her my concerns which she never replied back until when I contacted her again now in Australia she still said hi and I sent my concerns to her as someone that knows better and she didn't reply and you call it am selfish....

So I don't have right to express myself again Mr bellong... ?



[/quote]

I had my writing move from 6.5 to 8 and my scores on the others weren't even as good as yours.

Same for speaking two different IELTS remark so I would say give it a try.

All the best.



quote author=junebaby post=68218920]Good morning all, a friend needs advice on EOR for ielts.
Have a score of 9887. I adviced he should consider a remark for the writing. My questions:
1) can the remark ever turn to lower scores?
2) can the remark jump up to 8?

Thanks in adv[/quote]

Masters in Canada no not right away,It seems you haven't heard of the Express Entry program that if you get gives you permanent residency and then you can pay the same school fees as a citizen and ultimately can apply to become a Canadian citizen in 3years. Google is your friend fortunately there is a thread on Nairaland for that follow that link you must be willing to read and ask informed questions to be abet to DIY I advice you DYOR.

https://www.nairaland.com/4212543/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled#62945314

Nothing is cast in stone,My advice will be hold on to your job first take your time to research and study both prospects and weigh your options.

My personal advice would be do the EE Program and give yourself another option in a saner Country that doesn't have the drama that comes with Nigeria and it's corrupt Leaders but then that's just me,Some people have the dodgeness and unwavering believe to stay on and make it here in Nigeria.Different strokes different people.

At the end of the day,I pray the spirit guides you to make the best decision for your life.

All the best.

Congrats on your positive assessment.

You can fill all your work experience you will see a question is this relevant to your nominated occupation say NO



quote author=BADNEAT post=67362004]
very helpful thanks...
I'm a bit confused...filling the skillselect form...EA assessed me without work experience..Now there's provision for work history on skillselect ,; should i leave it blank or fill in my internships and other unverifiable employments ...filling these will give me an extra points[/quote]

I know dear @gave it out as received.Was just correcting the notion.

Flying with Newborns is really a factor of when you can get their travel document ready (passport)and the Airline.




quote author=Cecegal post=67348271]This information of 3Months after birth is so wrong I am very certain about that.I travelled across 3 Countries with 3 different Airlines when my daughter was exactly 3weeks old and no one blinked an eyelid.





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This information of 3Months after birth is so wrong I am very certain about that.I travelled across 3 Countries with 3 different Airlines when my daughter was exactly 3weeks old and no one blinked an eyelid.

mamajaz:

Thanks to you and all.

Lol,funny you@its not me oo

Most Airlines do 36weeks max with a fit to fly it's a long trip won't advice the risk.

Babies flying is Airline dependent some say 2days some 7days some 2weeks so she needs to check with the Airline.

Most Importantly am assuming this person is in Nigeria If so is there any particular reason/reasons she may want to stay back and have the baby or its just fear of support system,What's the Aussie visa status if PR do they know their child gets citizenship if born there?That would be one less family member to worry about then let me add the better medical care over there.Please ask them to carefully research and weigh their options so they don't focus on the minors and forgo the major.

mamajaz:
Please, I'm not the concerned person, it's a friend. How many months prego will airlines allow to come on board. Once again, it's not mamajaz that's the person oh, just asking on behalf...
Then, how many months baby can go on board too in case she decides to wait and deliver here.

Congrats Bro,
You should consider a career in comedy omo you sabi write hillarious script am thinking if na ITA post be this one that means say Grant own go lagbara wish you speed all the way.Congrats



quote author=babahameedah post=67207059]We thank God, the owner of mankind and the world. The sustainer of the universe. He does what he wills and nobody dare question him. When we plan, he plans too, but he is the best of all planners. I got angry in the year 2016. I have been employed for close to five years then in an Oil company as a full staff. i figured that If I cannot engage myself in Deals, I cannot be as rich as i wanted. What other people do to maintain the Oil company status. So i started this process of immigration, soaking myself into its details, reading about the different routes and then it was Canada that my focus was on. I had a colleague who had traveled a year back. So i contacted him and he helped simplify the process for me. I and my wife enrolled for IELTS in March 2017 and April 2017. We did the IELTS and scored an overall band of 7.5. My wife scored 6.5 i think. We applied to WES paid and LAUTECH went on strike for close to one year. After the strike, our transcripts was sent and close to I thing September 2017 we got our ECA. But you know the score of 7.5 in listening in my IELTS has broken my back and had no choice than to do another IELTS. People who promised to help with POF reneged. So i was back to square one. The POF was the biggest problem. How can i raise 6 million Naira for a family of four. This was indeed rocket science. So while i was always scouting through the Internet asking my friend google several questions about immigration, then in one of the searches, I saw a Nairaland thread about Australian immigration. I had checked this in 2017 and i concluded that Australia was too far. " what about if there is war" How will i get home, i often ask myself. So when i became choiceless, I decided to take the Nairaland as my day job. I added it to my possitions job description. I will check early in the morning and read it before i sleep. I was able to get so much information and i blamed myself for not using google well earlier and for thinking Australia was too far. So I quickly became acquainted with the Australia process after asking questions severally. Somebody called Zany was always there. Alpahdoor, sproxy were always answering questions in a jiffy. So i looked at the list and the closest occupation to my present job description was "plant Engineer" And Plant Engineer was been invited with 65 points then so i figured i would be fast into entering Australia as my simulated point was also 65. So sharp sharp, i assessed with Engineers Australia, wrote my CDR with anger and paid and submitted. The CO contacted me Once and asked me to resend my Passport and ask my school to resend my certificate. I figured i did not follow EA instructions well. You should not submit a certified true copy document. I had submitted a CTC certificate i once used for a German school admission process. My plant Engineer was granted by EA early this year. After the assesment i quickly enter pool. Unfortunately, the invitation point for 189 had been jacked up. A friend in this group quickly advised me to apply for 489 Northern inland and i did not listen because i was like, what will i do with 489 when i can enter 189. The point would soon come down i figured. After a week, plant engineer was removed from Northern Inland. After several rounds and the point did not come down, i became frustrated. I started looking frantically for 489. But unfortunately, Plant Engineer was only in the NSW 190 list. And NSW according to info had not invited engineer since last year. I was left only with the option of 189. So my Options were doing another IELTS or PTE to get 20 for English. I bought Mock test from baba sproxy and my speaking result was so low that i was embarrassed myself. If not for the mock test, I for don waste 78,000 abi how much sef!. Mock test is good O!. Please Buy Mock test from Sproxy and Vouchers. That is the surest way to prepare before the test. So i started preparing and reading,. I had to pay a lady from a club i belonged (toastmasters) to start teaching me speaking. My goal was to start speaking like a native. Mhen, My tongue don twist!
So one day when speaking to sproxy on phone he advised me to just be applying to the regions even if my occupation no dey list! i felt that will be a waste of time. After frustration don hold me for jugular, no body teach me wey i start to the apply. So i signified my interest in the same Northern inland and called the gary fry guy. The guy tell me say him no fit nominate me. I tell am say I be maintenance fitter and that maintenance fitter they them list and that my trade test certifcate wey i never hear before if not for this group they my hand. I don go collect am sharp sharp say i go take am apply for "fitter general " with TRA and my plant Engineer don enter One way. One night like that my wife ginger me, na im i start to they apply for all the regions and provinces. I got no reply from none of them. I go wake up for midnight they call them as our time and their time na 9 hours ahead. So 12:30 pm na like morning for Aussie. So after i think, three weeks wey i don forget say i even write letter, na im i come get mail from Riverinna say them like say i be maintenance fitter and that they like my skills and that they will like to nominate me. My brother! he be like say i dey another world. Na im i wait till midnight again and called the Lady Faye anderson to ask make e no be like say i dey dream. na im she confirm the mail O! Na so i call babanQuadri and Alagba sproxy O say please o see the news wey i get O. Na im them say make i dey fire they go. Infact babanquadri ( May Allah bless him for me) called me for whatsapp say make i fire dey go. I appreciate the call sir. I might have dropped the application if not for the call. na so I apply and the great lawland helped me pay AUD 770 ( Owo oniru owo Oniyo) and i applied. Na so them send me nomination from Riverinna after three or four days. And Today i Got ITA. I figured God has designed everybodys path. We need prayers for whatever we need. We also need determination and focus. We need to move with people of like minds. This man called Quadri is a good man. How else can we know good man. This man called Sproxy is a good Man. how else can we know a good man. There was a lady in this group i called and she helped me with the tactics of PTE. May God bless you. You see that MamaJazz ehn is a great woman. Contemporary and Humorous.[/quote]

Amin ooo missed you too dear,
Let's just say I have lost 10kg from depression of being in Naija till now and 4 from missing you.

We shall hear good news soon



quote author=mamajaz post=67037892][/quote]

Babe,
How have you been?Dreamt you received grant is it a prophecy or has it happened already?

Miss you fa

mamajaz:

Hello sis, did you get my mail? @ justwise, when will you relocate us to our new apartment on this forum. The elevator here don dey weak small small sir. Kindly do the needful.

Thanks for the response.Hmmmm this had been discussed extensively as to your response.

Maybe the Elders should shedo more light as you have said.




quote author=afosahid post=66480563]It was a personal decision. I chose to do Relevant Skilled Employment Assessment with EA because I believe it will reduce the amount of verification that Home Affairs will have to do as there is obviously a high level of confidence in the assessment outcomes given by the assessment bodies.

I personally believe that one leaves themselves open to more scrutiny and possibly delay with the Visa grant process if you leave it entirely to HA to verify your experience.

I could be wrong though cc @bellong @alphadoor @azy123 @mamajazz @spyroxy @tuteso could you please shed more light on the issue of having your work experience verified by your assessing body or leaving the verification process entirely to Home Affairs.

[/quote]

Congrats,
Any particular reason you assessed your work experience with EA?It's been discussed here over and over again that it's not necessary as DIBP would still do their checks just curious because we didn't assess ours

afosahid:
Short Timeline Alert

I have barely made posts on this thread, but I have been following proceedings religiously!

Made a conscious decision to start the Australian PR process 20th November 2017 after much convincing by my brother @spyroxy1.

PTE 16 Jan 2018: SWLR 90,90,90,90 (Ist attempt)
EA positive Assessment: 3rd April 2018
Updated EOI: 3rd April 2018
ITA: 3rd April 2018

Points breakdown:

Age - 30 points
Qualifications - 15 points
Experience - 10 points (should have been 20 but EA removed 1 year from my work experience)
English - 20 points

Now I couldn't have achieved this without the support and encouragement from my brothers & sister @spyroxy1 @olalekankad @Alphadoor @Azy123 @Tuteso @frankdoch @MamaJazz. I'm deeply thankful to you all and I pray God crowns all our efforts in this journey.

Oga @bellong you started this excellent movement. God bless you abundantly!

Big Congratulations Aburo!!!!Nothing turns on this sweet and swift speed as you progress.Blessings

Alphadoor:
"A picture is worth a thousand words"

I'll like to appreciate all my cheerleaders in no particular order

@azy123 @toslad @afosahid @misoke @bellong @Michaelamo @spyroxy1 @spyroxy @trastar @mamajazz @tuteso @zoew @wapu @kayvutton

If i didn't mention your name, its too much joy, vex if u like, i like you like that . just kidding

Bellong Eku ishe oo,eku ijo meta,
This is sad oo but am assuming this is for present employment bah?Does this also apply for PA and all or only PA?

bellong:
@All,

To those at the ITA stage, please ensure that the person you are nominating in your employment reference as the line manager is conversant with all your information. The person should also be willing to take necessary steps when contacted by DIBP.

Don't use someone who has been looking for a way to deal with you or doesn't want you to leave their company. It is pathetic that someone's boss jeopardized the Visa application by providing information different from what DIBP has. Application was refused on that note with millions wasted.

I am hoping that that particular application will encounter a turn around for good.

If you use your friend in the company, it is better than using a bitter boss.

Hi dear,
Is this your company?cos if it isn't am curious as to how you were able to provide company registration documents and tax documents.Congrats on your grant.


quote author=timikenzo2 post=64901201]

Thanks bro.
First contact was for further employment verification for me ( bank statement,payslips,pension,tax documents) and English proficiency for hubby.
Second contact was still employment verification ( Company's registration documents,Company'tax documents).[/quote]

Have you gotten this now?



quote author=Youngtrice post=62937556] Thanks a lot! Really appreciate �[/quote]

All this you are speaking this grammar biko tell your sister to go to the post office pay and collect your items next time don't use them next time my honest advice.





quote author=BarrEgo post=63144316]Hello all. I sent a parcel weighing about 20kg to Enugu, Nigeria from Netherlands using PostNL. According to the tracking, the item has "released by customs", but no location is given. My brother got a call from someone claiming to be from the post office asking him to come with N10,800 to collect the parcel. Now I'm confused as to what the money is for. The parcel contains clothes, two pairs of shoes, books, cookies, two bags. If the N10,800 asked for is for customs duty, how do I know it's equal to value of the goods? Also, is the duty paid to/at NIPOST? Is there a customs desk at the post office? [/quote]

http://us.trackitonline.ru/?service=track
Use that to track




quote author=Smileycollectio post=63175393]Good evening pls i want to know how long it take parcel to get here from uk, cause have being expecting parcel since Nov 11 and the tracking details is just showing item sent abroad EDI received, A Lagos IMPC air since Nov 23, have being calling Nipost m just told to chilling pls anybody in the house that can help.... it was sent thru royal mail 5-7 working days shipping[/quote]

I picked up my package today this Country is a mess and I truly cannot wait to leave it behind,I had to pay another 9800naira@Nipost for custom duty and all what not this is after spending 12k for same custom purposes and Nipost et all to ensure I get my package asap.
I give up!!!All my stuffs where intact though.

My dear almost,had to call my agents in Laos to go to the airport pay customs and release my goods this was last week Monday,This cost 12k,5k for customs,money to pay person incharge to fast track the release from wharehouse and take it to Nipost i tire,Just gotten an update it's arrived Benin will check tomorrow hopefully I will finally be able to get my items.When God delivers me this time am never trying this again.

Will keep you posted thanks for your concern.


quote author=RCDIY post=63140053]

Is this resolved?[/quote]

God bless your very kind heart my hope and prayer is that someday soon she will make you very proud.

BrightEye:
hmmm
This story melts my heart.....
I have a daughter, who calls me dad, unknown to her I am not her natural father.

Thanks so much God bless you.Yes I do have a tracking number hmm will send a contact there on Monday.Terrible Country.

RCDIY:


Check with NAHCOL (not sure I got the name right) but they are the aviation handling company. You have a tracking number, right? Check their office at MMA. When nipost says item is with customs, it means those Handlers are holding it probably waiting for you to come grease their palms.
I got a transmitter some time ago and they held it for months. I eventually sent a cousin to their office and paid 5k to retrieve it. Hope this helps

How did that happen please no tracking?

Edigrows:
Let this be a warning to shippers expecting packages from USPS. I lost expensive gadget to these Nigerian customs/Nipost thieves.

Dont make mistakes i did. Follow this guide, Beware - http://www.editweaks.com/2017/11/shipping-with-usps-to-nipost-nigeria.html?m=1

Brother please you mean this is your tracking number and your parcel came via EMS?please help a sister this is my tracking number USPS says it shipped via priority mail bla bla which is EMS but at the Post office here it's Nipost Nipost and I can't track it on the EMS site only NIPOST no update since 23rd.

eyinimofe:
someone should please look into my issue, its starting to get me worried , please

CH023146834US

olaotan17:
Please someone tell me what to do about this
It been a week nodw

Hi has this been sorted now please? I need hope

Zdoh:
It will surely arrive this week just keep checking and you can help yourself by keeping on calling the customer care.

Please can you help me with the customer service line to call?Am going through some situation no update from USPS since 23rd saying it departed Morocco no update on the Nipost website since 20th November yet the lady at my local post office keeps telling me it arrived Lagos Monday night and is with customs I was there on Tuesday same as Today I wonder how she's tracking it when I can't I had to ask of there was a special tracking system in place where only Staff members could see and she said yes just reading all these reviews am worned out and in tears already

Good evening House,
Please I am in a dilemma urgently need to get a package I used USPS Priority mail for International parcels to ship since on the 18th of this Month tracking stopped working on the 23rd it left a transfer airport in Casablanca morrocco each time I go to Nipost they tell me it's still with Customs I mean how are they able to see its still with customs when I can't see it.The woman at Nipost says it arrived Lagos on Monday and arrived of today it's still with customs how can an item that left Morrocco last Wednesday just be arriving Lagos on Monday,My brother was told it takes 6-10days the woman says it takes 2-3weeks the painful thing is I could have used sea shipping and paid lesser or Air freight the very same issues I was trying to avoid with shipping companies is what am going through now.Items are insured upto 200dollars can anyone advice what to do?Urgent help please.

Link please can't fund this info on their website.TIA


quote author=STAugustineOf13 post=61763554]#Tasmania's skilled #migration program update.

Overseas applicants without a formal #job offer may now be invited to apply for #Subclass190 – #Skilled #Nominated #visa for #Tasmania if their application is consider one of “high calibre” by the State Government. To be consider for this category, applicants must nominate an occupation listed on the Tasmanian Skilled Occupations [/quote]