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Congratulations to your family

DeeWan:
Thank you all for your good wishes. Infact, it has not been an easy journey considering the unending waiting period which has finally ended through the grace and mercy of the Almighty God. Below is my timeline;

Application was submitted in March 21, 2021 through our Immigration Lawyer in Canada.
Biometrics was done for me alone in March 24, 2021. This is because my 2 kids are 4 years and 2 years old.
Upfront Medical was done for me and my 2 kids in February 2021.
Medical examination of the kids were passed in March 25, 2021.
My Medical examination was passed in May 19, 2021 after which review started.
Then the waiting started proper.
Our Lawyer through his portal sent webform twice and an email for expedite processing of our application but, we were informed to wait as application could not be considered a priority. This propelled us to increase the fire of our prayer.
GCMS note was requested for on 23rd September 2021 by our Lawyer but it did not come even till this moment.
On 7th October 2021, I had to compose an emotional mail on behalf of Wifey to the MP of her area of residence in Canada. We were sent consent forms which was filed and sent back. The MP promised to get back to us as soon as he can. Another round of waiting started. I kept checking Wifey's email almost every minute for his response but this did not happen until November 2nd, 2021. From his response, we were told that our application was under review. At that point, we felt we had explored all available means and we just have to continue hoping in God.
Lo and behold, I was in the rest room today (16th November 2021) when I was called by Wifey. She broke the news of our PPR request to me. I cannot but continue to appreciate the name of the Lord for his mercies and grace. I use this opportunity to pray for everyone here waiting for PPR that God in his infinite mercy will answer everyone speedily without further delay.

Congratulations

AtinukeT:
PPR Landed !!!!!!!!!!!! All glory to God.

Halleluyah, the wait is over!!!!!

PPR request landed for my spouse's work permit and visiting visa for my 2 kids.

Application submission date: July 5, 2021
Upfront medical
Passport request: Nov 16, 2021

God is faithful.

I have been a silent reader, always refreshing this forum, looking out for people's good news. Grateful to God that I am sharing my good news too...

Big congratulations o
.you prophesied it and here it is!

nairagrounds:
My good people of this platform, God, has done it oooooooo: PPR has landed.

Both emails came in at 6:35 and 6:38 AM, respectively. I never knew it could be that early.

WHAT GOD CANNOT DO DOESN'T EXIST.

I'll return to share my experience as I am still very much overwhelmed with Joy right now.

Please how did you book...because the next available date is showing slot is filled up already

buchito1:
yes bro! I booked mine since October 2nd..

Found space for 22nd November.

No space like this again till January/February

Please can someone help me to book medicals?? Something is wrong with IOM Abuja.

I am also experiencing same thing o...IOM abuja next available date is 7th march ,but by the time you want to pick a time slot,it will tell you no available slot for this day...I don't know what's going on...I presume they fill it up internally

Nickoko:
Hello great people,

Please are there other ways to booking and getting medical done outside online booking.
It is strange to notice that Q-life and IOM does not available from now to August 2022 on their website. I think there is something not so right or am I the one doing the wrong thing?

Same here too...been trying to book an appointment but all to no avail.

Any help on how to go about this will be well appreciated
Thanks

borvick:
I’m a woman ��

Let me have your email.

Congratulations... Its a dream come true,may the Land of Canada favour you...

Please we are still trying to book medicals for next year,so today I decided to stay awake to see what's happening, exactly 12pm,I was able to enter 7th march 2022,but all the times are saying slots are not available... Please someone help ,what can we do? Who can we call?... I suspect they fill it up from their own end ,because I have tried it for 1 week straight up...we have called all their numbers, not connecting.. Please help

Testimonytime:
Long post alert
Testimonytime

What God cannot do does not exit.

My Canadian dream started at the lowest point of my life, January 7th 2016. I watched with the greatest pain I ever experienced when the doctor brought out my full term stillbirth baby in Methodist Hospital Houston Texas, USA. I knew there and then that I can do nothing without Jesus and surrendered completely to Him at my lowest ebb. I changed my moniker from Twingirls to Testimonytime ( Twingirl is still on Nairaland land, though I am not using it again).

Fast forward to when answered my prayers and I wanted to travel again for the birth, my visa application hang and I meant hung in the air.

After several failed attempt at express entry, due largely to age, I resolved to student visa, I refused to give up.

Submitted my first application on 21st February and got refusal on 18th March on lieing about previous refusal, personal asset and financial status and employment situation.

Reapplied 16th April
Medical passed 30th April
Requested gcms June 21st, came back blank 21st July
Eligibility started 22nd July
Reapplied for gcms 23rd July, came back with recommended interview 13th September
Eligibility went back yesterday to “we will tell you when we start reviewing your application”
PPR – 4th November

I give all glory to God, He made this possible
I appreciate Justmellow who wrote my LOE and even in my state of dejection, I knew he did an extraordinary work on my LOE, he advised me further on steps for the reapplication and followed up all the way.
Keji, an angel I met on nairaland, who proof read my SOP, compiled all my documents into pdf and resize ( working tirelessly even at midnights)
Lekiboboe who advised me to go for pgd in Culinary management Selkirk College BC instead of CNA diploma
Frankrobn who encouraged me to re- fire and not loose hope
Annon123, Ayokaq, Akoko123 and others who assisted in one way or another either by suggesting relevant documents or supporting me through the trying six and half months of waiting. I am 43 years old, I changed career from law to culinary practice. Sponsor was my husband and God came through for me. I have no doubt He did it all, PPR is God’s miracle. Men ought to pray and not faint, I prayed my ppr into existence and did the best I could on the document submitted.

Congratulations

elenewton1:
God, it's like a dream.
My application has just been approved.
September 30th.
2nd time applicant

Please o,I am finding out for a friend, we have not been able to book o...Before you get next available date,you find out the slots are filled up already... How do we go about this?

Chisolove3:
Congratulations to all PPR Recipients...

To book medicals na Gold ,slots gets filled up quickly and the next dates are not opened yet...4 mar 2022 is filled up already and 5th is not opened to select appointment... I don't know what to do o,I have followed it up for 3 days now

Congratulations to all PPR Recipients...

To book medicals na Gold ,slots gets filled up quickly and the next dates are not opened yet...4 mar 2022 is filled up already and 5th is not opened to select appointment... I don't know what to do o,I have followed it up for 3 days now

PPR came September 21st,few weeks after the GCMS notes arrived

mudiwest:
Pls if you don't mind me asking, when was your hubby approved cause my file is being treated by same officer and my application date is May 8th close to your hubby's date.

Yes I noticed...Don't you think we should report him/her or something and his reasons are always the same "Funds seem available, I don't think this study is a reasonable expense,bla bla bla....just the same line of reasons.... His own do too much,let him take time before God will do justice to him/her

makano:
Hello Chisolove

Yes, a different Visa Officer worked on your hubby's application..

With the approved reports I have gotten so far, that particular Visa officer (AH03849) has not attended to any approved application..

More reports from approved applicants will be appreciated, because its still early to conclude..

Peace

Peace

Thanks ...I actually saw this thread but I was hoping there was a special thread for people going directly for Permanent Residence

elenewton1:
https://www.nairaland.com/6081746/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

@Makano, that's my hubby GCMS notes before PPR arrived, guessed a different VO handled the application

makano:
Hello House

Of recent, we have been having complaints of this particular Visa Officer (AH03849), of how he/she refuses applications for no just reasons.. I do not wanna believe this Visa Officer is all about refusals, so I want us to do our home work as regards his/her operation and it will take our cooperation here to achieve this..

Now, this goes to the applicants here that were approved, and this will be like a give back from you to the thread that has helped you get your Visa. Now please order for your GCMS notes and when its ready share with us on this thread, let us see if this is the same Visa Officer(AH03849) that approved your application or not...

With this, we will also know if this particular Visa Officer is in charge of Nigerian applicants.. I know the approved applicants will say what is the point of ordering my GCMS notes when I have already gotten my Visa, please note you are doing the good of this thread that has blessed you with so much information prior to the time you got your Visa..

On behalf of this thread, I appeal to the approved applicants here to order for their GCMS notes, so we can carry this survey on the operation of this particular Visa Offier..

I know these Officers are watching us here, so let us make a point..

Peace

@Makano, that's my hubby GCMS notes before PPR arrived, guessed a different VO handled the application

Please help o...
I need thread for PR...can someone please share the link

OK this is also a good idea too...my hubby GCMS notes came three weeks before he got approved, Let me check it now

makano:
Hello House

Of recent, we have been having complaints of this particular Visa Officer (AH03849), of how he/she refuses applications for no just reasons.. I do not wanna believe this Visa Officer is all about refusals, so I want us to do our home work as regards his/her operation and it will take our cooperation here to achieve this..

Now, this goes to the applicants here that were approved, and this will be like a give back from you to the thread that has helped you get your Visa. Now please order for your GCMS notes and when its ready share with us on this thread, let us see if this is the same Visa Officer(AH03849) that approved your application or not...

With this, we will also know if this particular Visa Officer is in charge of Nigerian applicants.. I know the approved applicants will say what is the point of ordering my GCMS notes when I have already gotten my Visa, please note you are doing the good of this thread that has blessed you with so much information prior to the time you got your Visa..

On behalf of this thread, I appeal to the approved applicants here to order for their GCMS notes, so we can carry this survey on the operation of this particular Visa Offier..

I know these Officers are watching us here, so let us make a point..

Peace

Congratulations ObaniDavid!
Please tell us what you did differently after the first application and why you were actually refused ,so we can learn and not make same mistakes..
Congratulations once again

Obanidavid:
It has ended in praise, God of Winners at work.

PPR just landed for my wife and two children.....

I claimed this testimony after Akannitomy and God heard me....

Be it known unto you that I received my own PPR for study permit October 27th, 2020 while my spouse and children got theirs this day October 25th, 2021.

Am just so grateful to God who is too faithful to fail.

1st application
Feb. 4th, 2021 - Application submitted
March 26th, 2021 - Application for written authorization
April 8th, 2021 - Application denied
April 9th - Application of GCMS
May 30th - GCMS note received


2nd Application
July 4th - Application submitted
Sept 3th - Application of exemption/written authorization
October 17th - Exemption letter was returned
October 25th - Eligibility commenced
October 25th - Application approved/PPR

I sincerely appreciate God and must of my friends that we talk offline, thank you for your support.

I pray that this joy will go round for everyone waiting.

Thanks dear for the reply

Lianna2020:
I did medicals at four month pregnancy and nothing happened.
I did the X-ray as well.

Am just seeing this!
Congratulations
Congratulations!!!
Thank God it ended in praises....we will meet soonest!

Akannitommy:
FINAL PPR ALERT, it has ended in massive praises! Alhamdulilah!!

We received PPR for the remaining members of my family earlier today and also got a travel restriction exemption authorization approval for my 2 year old son. After we waited for two weeks after the first set of PPR for my daughters, we decided to send their passports on Monday to Abuja. We did to avoid the pitfall of missing 30-days deadline for submitting passports. The passports were delivered on Wednesday due to Tuesday holiday. Counterfoil for the girls were updated on the portal Friday and DHL picked up stamped passport same day - tracking shows it is en-route to Lagos. We woke up to receive PPR for my wife and son this morning, as well as a travel authorization for ONLY our son - since he applied for visitor and we also applied for the travel restriction exemption twice. The letter of introduction for the girls dropped too.

We are juggling many things right now and the logistics are crazy. I pray that everyone waiting for their PPR gets it soonest. I understand what you all are going through because I was in the same boat for over 5 months and I not unaware that several more have been waiting longer. Hang in there, be hopeful. Your time will come very soon. It has finally ended in praises. Many thanks to everyone who rendered assistance in one way or another on this platform in this journey. You are all too many to list but you know thy selves and the Almighty God know you even more. Your rewards will be in multi-folds and bountiful. Also, I am grateful for the emotional support everyone provided all through the process.

Again, it has ended in praises!! Alhamdulilah!!

See updated timeline below:

15th May - Application submission with upfront medicals for 3 out of 4 (All 3 had April 2021 passport expiry dates)
19th May - Medicals for Spouse and two kids (student permits) updated to passed
25th May - Wife completed bio-metric while kids didn't due to minor ages
3 months - Nothing; not even ghost update. Focused on passport renewal process and NIN reconciliation wahala.
18th August - Sent Nairobi inquiry email and got normal auto-response immediately
19th August - Nairobi replied my inquiry saying the usual stuff - under active review & unable to say when to finalize
19th August - Applied for GCMS notes for all
26th August - Applied for written travel authorization exemption (WTRE) for all
4th September - Emailed MP office covering my residential area
5th September - Emailed MP office covering my school area
8th September - Senior Advisor (staff) to MP covering my house replied - " I should reach out in 2 weeks if I haven’t received anything......."
9th September - Eligibility review commenced -- no ghost update - just random login and saw it
10th September - Received medical request for 2 year old son (who didn't do upfront medical since it was visitor visa for him).
10th September - 3 emails responses per travel authorization application - one shows son's WTRE is authorized & others tagged "courtesy"
17th September - Completed son's medical exam and uploaded result via webform and emails to Nairobi - no reply.
26th September - Son's medical updated to passed
6th October - Received PPR for daughters' study permit applications.
18th October - Sent daughters' passports to Abuja using DHL return service

18th October - Same day after I had sent 2 passports, the MP's office replied my umpteenth inquiry saying that "regarding the progress of requests, they are all linked and processed together. Verification of eligibility and medical results was accepted. The next step concerns the final decision which must be rendered (we do not have the date). Regarding your second question, I spoke with an IRCC agent who told me that you could send the 4 passports together by putting an explanatory letter explaining that it is easier financially and logistically to do like this and there shouldn't be any problem, but don't hang around in sending passports."

18th October - I replied MP's office that I had sent 2 passports and that I wouldn't want to risk sending all four because am not sure someone won't mix things up just because there was not PPR for 2 of the passports. In my experience, most people who work in customer service etc behave like robots lacking latitude to apply discretion in sensitive or unfamiliar situation. I didn't want anyone to use me as experiment.

22nd October - Daughters' profile showed counterfoil have been issued - visa stamped - expiry date is 4 months earlier than my own expiry date. No problem because that is valid for 2 years essentially.

23rd October - PPR for my wife and son dropped along with travel restriction exemption approval for my son & the girl's letter of intro.

The grace and joy shall go round by the special grace of God Almighty.

Congratulations to all PPR Recipients,please be giving us detailed timelines of how your application went through, someone might get a glimpse of hope through it....lillylurv, Winn and others.... Congratulations once again

Congratulations

amblessed2021:
Wow!! God is Great!! #what God cannot do does not exist!! I give him all the glory!!
It PPR...….. Biko where is Frankrobben My consultant...…..It has happened!!
will come back for full gist...

Good day all.
Please can a pregnant woman do medicals? Heard a pregnant woman should not do x-ray.. So I am wondering what will happen to the x-ray part...and second question, is it good to apply(SOWP) while pregnant or wait till you give birth here in Nigeria before applying. P.S(early pregnancy) please anyone with this experience should shed some light...Thank you

Congratulations to all PPR recipients!

Congratulations... Very soon you will get yours .

lightswitch007:
Help me thank God oo. My infant's TRV visa just landed, applied August 6 both eligibility and approval arrived today. Na only me remain oo since May. IRCC please ooo.

Go and Book your medicals... Do upfront medicals with either IOM or Qlife....Do it very fast ,I pray you get a slot before the year ends

Bukaka:
Good day my people. Biometric was July 1st and till now no request for medical.

Just came in now and found out Frankrobbn is my birthday mate...This is Good news o...happy birthday to us October 16 celebrants...more PPRs and More money...God bless you for all you do for us here @frankrobbn

JosephYemsol:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANKROBBN. MAY THE GOOD LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOUR WORK.... MAY YOU FIND FAVOR IN THE LORD'S SIGHT... As you have been a blessing to many, may you be continually blessed...




Today is FRANKROBBN'S birthday!!!!!

You can send a mail telling them that your application has passed the standard processing times and please order for your GcMS notes...
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It will end in praise!

Keema2404:
@Teemenzo
Submitted May6th
Medical passed May10th
BVL received Oct 4th
Sponsor: Father
I showed strong relationship to my father
I am meant to resume Sept 7th but I had to defer to January 4th(Fanshawe College)
Age:19
Please is there anything I can do or something.
Thank you ooooo...

Congratulations!! Thank God it ended in praise!

my brothers and sisters. God gave me this ppr himself.he gave me a scripture when I started the whole process and I followed that scripture and the scripture is proverb 3 vs 5 and 6.Trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. in all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your part.I trustee in him and did not lean on my own understanding. He directed my part.


please how do I send my passport .I am resuming January and so I dont need to send to ABJ since I have time.I did my biometrics in Lagos.as I dey I no remember how to send it again. remind me please.

for those waiting for my timeline. trust me my story is too long to typ at this moment cos I will lose some points that may help u.i will calm down and typ later
make I call my wife abeg.

1st time applicant
31 years of age
11 years study gap
have Canada ties as my brother did his masters in Canada and did not come back.
I never enter plane b4
I graduated with second class lower and I am going for masters.

calm down.expect an epistle in the evening

I think you should start classes online o while we await PPR

gregoma:
Good day house, I'm in a dilemma and need some information on how to proceed from people who had similar experiences or knows how these things work. My wife applied for studies last year and was refused, we deferred the admission to Sept this year and put in our application in June 2021. Two weeks ago, we got request for medicals which was done last week. The problem now is the school has commenced classes since September 7th, 2021 and we have till November 1st to defer but we are hoping the visa processing should be concluded before that date. Otherwise, we'll have to defer and choose a different course for May intake as her current course is only taken in Fall. Firstly, our concern is if the visa isnt out before the deadline for deferring in the school and we change courses, are we meant to inform the embassy of this change in course and commencement date? If we dont and we get the visa before may next year, at the point of entry, wouldnt we have a challenge with the border officer on why the embassy wasnt informed of these changes we made prior to the visa issuance?
Secondly, we have 2 kids (American citizens) not currently in their mums application, whats the process we need to engage to enable them travel with their mum when her visa is issued?