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Travel / Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by CoCoLav(f): 1:57am On Jan 21, 2023
aieromon:


1. Capture centre cannot be changed.

2. You can choose to abandon the application but the fee is non-refundable.

Thank you.

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Travel / Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by CoCoLav(f): 4:20pm On Jan 20, 2023
Hi everyone, please is it possible to change your centre from Festac to Ikoyi after paying online? If not, is it possible to cancel the application and get a refund?

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Travel / Re: USA Spousal Visa Process/ K3 Visa by CoCoLav(f): 10:09am On Feb 28, 2022
emmybernard:
PM your number

Thank you.
Crime / Re: Cultists Clashed In Ebutte Metta, Lagos. One Person Dead, Several Cars Destroyed by CoCoLav(f): 4:51pm On Oct 14, 2020
Bigger22:
So, With all the Anti-police sentiment, you expect them to come
With the current situation, What if they are attacked by the People there or before they even get there
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Not just that. The news will be that innocent protesters have been arrested by SARS.
Events / Re: What Was That Thing You Later Realised You Wasted Money On During Your Wedding? by CoCoLav(f): 10:18pm On Aug 26, 2020
The effing white wedding.

I should have only done the traditional marriage and gone to court after. We could have bought a house with the money we spent on that white wedding.

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Health / Re: Indian Doctors Remove ‘World’s Largest Ovarian Tumour’ Weighing 50kg From Woman by CoCoLav(f): 4:06pm On Aug 24, 2020
Nigerians will say she was pregnant and will start saying rubbish about knowing a woman who was pregnant for 6 years. If the woman wasn't past menopause, she probably would have gotten pregnant at some point and people will say she was pregnant for 6 years.

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Health / Re: She's In Hospital Over Ovarian Cyst Complications! Gynaecologist's Advice Needed by CoCoLav(f): 12:59pm On Jul 14, 2020
I had a 50mm x 45mm hemorraghic cyst once and it resolved by itself after 2 menstrual cycles. They usually don't operate unless it gets really big as it could lead to ovarian torsion.

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Crime / Re: Man Lures A Gay Man On Facebook In Owerri, Then Kills Him When They Met (Photos) by CoCoLav(f): 12:41pm On Mar 10, 2020
Waiting for a more reputable source to report this. Can't trust these bloggers.

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Travel / Re: Impeached Ekiti Former Dep. Speaker Seeks Refugee Status In Canada Using False by CoCoLav(f): 1:53pm On Nov 28, 2019
I hope Canada conducts their investigations. I despise refugee claimants that tarnish the name of Nigeria just to get residency. Selfish people that dont care about others. I will soon start a blog that will poke holes into your ridiculous and baseless gender mutilation, police harrassment and threatened murder by juju claims. You guys keep painting us as this backward country full of savages. Even worse are those that falsely claim to be LGTBQ and in the process shut the door for genuine LGBTQ people. Shame on you.

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Family / Re: Married Women, Do You Still Give Guys Your Contact? Why? by CoCoLav(f): 1:51pm On Nov 26, 2019
So you shouldn't network because you are married? Not every man wants to toast you or has sinister intentions. Walking around with the mentality that every man wants to toast you means you won't go far in life. Besides, not every man is heterosexual. Some people may actually want your number because they want to connect. When asked for my number, I give it out depending on where we meet..at a conference, school etc. If the calls become inappropriate, you have the option of blocking the number and moving on. Its childish for someone to ask for your number and your first response as a mature and professional woman is "sorry I'm married". Did he ask you to marry him?

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Celebrities / Re: Twitter Users Troll Jaruma For Selling ‘Charms’, Using Tacha For Fame (Pics) by CoCoLav(f): 7:46pm On Oct 05, 2019
ajebuter:


Seriously, l never even heard of her until Tacha happened on Nairaland..

I heard of her from Nairaland front page earlier this year and followed her out of curiosity. I was shocked to see some of my friends following her, but I couldn't judge because they will be shocked to see me following her too. At the end of the day, everyone will answer to their creator.

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Celebrities / Re: Twitter Users Troll Jaruma For Selling ‘Charms’, Using Tacha For Fame (Pics) by CoCoLav(f): 6:24pm On Oct 05, 2019
ajebuter:
I checked out her lG page and you should see the number of ladies following and patronizing her products! .( waist beads, anklets, amulets, bond oil, control oil, etc)

Her clients even have Testimony page to commend the efficacy of the Jazz they buy from her

Virtually all female celebrities, all IG sellers of ladies accessories like hair care, human hair, cosmetics, shoes, bags, okrika wears, bags and female IG comedians follow her..

I even saw some of my very good friends following her and there and there l understand the secret of their 'bond' with men..

The one wey surprise me pass is one pastor wife for my hood who's also actively following her...Chai

Seriously, l feel bad for men seeing how young ladies are sourcing for diabolical products sold by this Jaruma to control them..


Not everyone that follows her patronizes her. I for one follow her out of curiosity and intrigue. She creates sensational content on her page which I enjoy watching. Same way many people follow bellanaijaweddings and yet it's not like they are planning a wedding. Instragram is all about sensationalism.

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Celebrities / Re: DJ Arafat Is Dead - Popular Ivorian Singer, DJ Arafat Is Dead by CoCoLav(f): 5:14pm On Aug 12, 2019
Just saw it on BBC. This is so sad.
@lalasticala

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 8 by CoCoLav(f): 2:05am On Jul 21, 2019
Brokenvessels:

I wrote IELTS, my first attempt on the 6th of July and I passed.

LRSW 997.57



Congratulations! However, I am willing to bet you didn't write your IELTS in Nigeria. If you had written it here, you would have had 997.56 just so they can get another £170 from you. Correct me if I'm wrong and you actually wrote it in Nigeria.

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Travel / Re: New Desperate Measure Nigerians Formulate To Seek Assylum In Europe, US, Canada by CoCoLav(f): 7:48pm On Jun 24, 2019
There are so many LGBTQ people living safely in Nigeria. The worst that will happen is that some people who don't agree with your lifestyle will avoid you while others will preach to you and keep inviting you to their churches. Parents will also ask their kids to stay away from you but to claim that nigerians will go as far as burning down your house, chasing you on the street to harm or kill you is just not true. Your parents might refuse to talk to you but that also happens in other developed countries. I just dont like the way Nigerians are being portrayed as violent people. Some go as far as saying that the Nigerian police has a manhunt ongoing for them due to their sexuality which is really not true.

I have always suspected that the statement made by Opedolapo asking homosexuals to leave nigeria had a hidden agenda to support asylum seekers. I can't imagine how many people must have successfully claimed asylum just by presenting that statement by Opedolapo backed by fabricated newspaper clippings. There are so many laws in Nigeria that are not enforced, the homosexuality law is one of them. If it was enforced, Bobrisky would have long been arrested. Look at the number of followers she has and the number of positive encouraging comments on her page. How can you then say Nigerians will kill you because you are gay or a lesbian?
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 8 by CoCoLav(f): 2:33pm On Jun 19, 2019
kennykentipsy:
hi everyone
I have a quick question. i am presently in Canada i schooled here and am almost a year on my Job which falls under NOC B .I'M about to fill the express entry for federal skill, but am stuck on the part that say ''Do you have a valid job offer supported by a Labour Market Assessment''
i'm not up to 1 year on my job in Canada but it a valid job under NOC B does should fill Yes or NO ?? i tried booking an appointment with an immigration lawyer just to ask these questions and he's charging me $400 for consultation that wont last up to an hour. pls help me out. @justwise and other gurus in the house. thank you all smiley

Do you have an LMIA? Do you have an LMIA No.? Did your employer apply for an LMIA on your behalf? Did you fill some forms and submit to ESDC before getting your job? If you answered no to any of these questions, then you should answer no.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 8 by CoCoLav(f): 9:51pm On Jun 12, 2019
dmydee:


[b][/b]A church marriage certificate from a registered church is valid. This is what I have and been using for Visa applications successfully.
A church certificate is only issued by the church on behalf of the government of Nigeria
Seniors in the house correct this if I'm wrong

From a registered church...yes. I should have added that anecdote. We need to differentiate between churches (e.g Catholic church) that have legal backing and the one-man church on your street corner that conducted your marriage. A marriage certificate from Assemblies of God church for instance, will not be accepted by CIC. The only church I know that has legal backing is the catholic church and I dont know of anyone personally who has gotten PPR by only submitting a church issued marriage certificate but I can give you instances of people who have been refused on this issue.

Even in Canada, the church will marry you but the official marriage certificate is issued by the government.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 8 by CoCoLav(f): 9:40pm On Jun 12, 2019
[quote author=Geetaybeks post=79273253][/quote]

Are they on this thread? Do you have a personal experience? Or is this another case of knowing someone that used it?
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 8 by CoCoLav(f): 7:04pm On Jun 12, 2019
bbpin:
Ifeoma thank you very much. We have even called the church and got to know that the original marriage certificate is still with them. What was given to us was marriage blessing certificate so we will pick that up and also add other supporting proofs and submit Asap

I realize that this advice would have served you better before you submitted but I would still go ahead and say this. Its important that you click on the ? icon when uploading your documents to understand exactly what you are required to submit. This would go a long way in forestalling issues like this. A Church marriage certificate is not valid as proof of marriage for EE. You need one from the Court. Your relationship with your spouse for the purpose of EE is best described as common law or cohabitation which is what you should have selected and shown proof that you have been living together.

At this point, I'm not sure what would sway the VO in your favor as any document you receive now would bear a future date. Firstly, ask for an extension to produce the required documents with a compelling reason (30 days).Procedural fairness requires that you be granted the extension. Secondly, try to get the marriage certificate produced quickly. Unfortunately, greasing palms may be the quickest way to do this. After you get it, submit the certificate with a letter of explanation explaining that the marriage had just been registered.

The chances of this working are 50/50 because you applied on a certain date as being married. As far as the law is concerned, you were not married as at the time you put in your application. Your marriage became legally recognized as at the date it was registered. Just pray your VO is nice as they have a lot of discretion in issues like this.

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 8 by CoCoLav(f): 2:55pm On Jun 10, 2019
There's something shady about BC's marking scheme for IELTS written in Nigeria, and I wish people would boycott them or call them out on it. My sister had 9 9 8.5 in LRS and 7 in Writing. How does someone who had a near perfect score in other components score so in writing? I believe these scores are not a true reflection of the applicant's abilities. It has become a money-grab for BC and its shameful that a supposedly reputable organization will bring itself so low as to focus primarily on profit making.

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 8 by CoCoLav(f): 3:35pm On May 29, 2019
When I first joined the forum, this is the question I wanted to ask. I saw that others had asked it but the answer was either vague or never answered to my satisfaction.

I am writing this thread, not to ask the question myself but to answer the question for anyone who needs the answer in future.

Please note that this is NOT legal advice and I am NOT qualified to answer any follow up questions.

This thread will ONLY detail my personal experience from start to finish and can not cater to your specific situation.

With all that said; I wish to share my experience to provide some insight and hope.

Conventional wisdom says the answer is no. My experience says;

The answer is Maybe.
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Background
My wife is a Canadian permanent resident. She had lived there since she was 2 but came to live in the UK with me, 6 years ago. For all intents and purposes, she no longer met the requirements to maintain her permanent residence but was able to renew this on compassionate grounds (Being separated from family by not having residence etc).

I applied for FSW - Outland.

My CRS breakdown was as follows

CRS – Human Capital – Age 105
CRS – Human Capital – Level of Education 120
CRS – Human Capital – First Official Language Proficiency 133
CRS – Skill Transferability – Education 25
CRS – Skill Transferability – Foreign Work Experience 50
CRS – Additional – PR or Canadian Sibling 15

Your overall points score
448

At the time of my Invite to apply, the threshold CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 445

So as you can see, Every point I claimed was absolutely necessary and in fact, I have since had my birthday. My score is now 443.

Now as you can see from my CRS, the Invite to apply was sent to me based on a score that has Permanent resident or canadian sibling points. I do not, myself, have direct blood family in Canada. So how can this be?

I will detail below, the steps that I took. What happened and the results of this process. If you have questions about what I did. I'll do my best to answer. I can not tell you what you should do.
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My wife is a permanent resident of Canada. She lives in the UK with me.

When I applied, I listed her as accompanying me. I also filled the options indicating she is a permanent resident of Canada. This meant that when the application section for personal family information was reached, I had the option to indicate her brother lived in Canada and also providing his information.

This got me the ITA on December 12th. I applied on December 19th and got my AOR then.

When it came to applying, I had to provide evidence for everything including my wife's permanent residence, her relationship to her brother (birth certificates for both), his residence in Canada etc. All the things you'd expect.

As a natural part of our application, I also provided our marriage certificate which includes my Wife's Father's name by law.

So they now have paperwork indicating;

I am married to my wife
Her brother (same parents) is a citizen of Canada and lives in Canada.

Application submitted!

I paid up front for an application for TWO people.

When I was finally given the "real" UCI, (i.e. the first update after R10 is complete). I noticed, IMMMEDIATELY that my wife had been removed from the application. Checked my bank card and the payment for her half of all fees had been refunded.

This is normal. Due to duty of care, IRCC is obligated not to repeat work etc.

It was still a little worrying. Now that my wife is removed; Has her brother been removed too? If so, my application has just lost 15 points! My score is now 428! Well below the threshold number.

Concerned; I called IRCC. Checked why she was removed (She's a PR. They don't need to re-process her). The person on the phone confirmed, obviously he could not make a decision/call but "He's your family too, right? It stands to reason." We joked about how I hope the primary officer feels the same way.

Nerves not withstanding, I left it as is.

No updates for 4 months. 28 days until the 6 month mark and I get an Additional Document Request. They want "Additional family information". This form just wants me to list who i'm married to, who my parents are. Who my siblings are. Where everyone lives.

"Oh no. This is it. They're going to see I don't have relatives in Canada and reject my application." I'm thinking.

I have 7 days to fill the form. It's 1am and I know i'm not going to sleep until it's done. So I fill the form (Don't do this. Looking at what I submitted I'm amazed they accepted it. It's full of typos and just...wow. Not great.).

I get to siblings and I think "Okay, look. If it was your parents who got married and they had children from unrelated marriages, you'd be allowed to write those kids in as "step sibling" and claim their living in Canada as your right to points. Why should it be different to write "Brother in law" when it's clear he is your wife's brother?"

So I did! I gave my wife's full name (unchanged) in the married to section and I listed her brother as my sibling on this additional document request for more family information. I wrote he is my brother in law. I wrote his full address (In Canada).

[It is my belief that this ADR was the agent thinking 'I can not see how they have claimed these points' and seeking further information. I believe that I was right to do this.]

The next day, the online portal showed the documents are being processed. The day after I get a ghost update and I call IRCC. For the first time since February when I submitted my Biometrics, there has been movement on my file. Eligibility now marked as Pass.

Relief. No other words for it.

1am GMT, close of business Monday 27th in Canada, I get the Ready for Visa email.
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So; Can you claim points for family who are the siblings of your Married partner? Conventional wisdom says no. My experience says yes.

If I had to guess, I feel the below factors were why this was successful.

1. Married "In attendance".
2. Applied as Spouse accompanying and paid for both
3. Step 2 allowed me to provide full documentation for my brother in law as part of the application.
4. I listed my Brother in law under siblings AS my brother in law and it is clear he and my wife have the same last name and all associated documentation indicates they are related.

Perhaps its situational. Maybe I got lucky.

But if I got lucky. Who's to say you won't? Don't take anyone who tells you it can't be done at face value. If a reasonable and rational person who wants to help could read your explanation or application and say "Yes, this makes sense to me." Then in my opinion, you have a chance.

Best of luck to anyone in a similar experience. See you all on the other side.

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 8 by CoCoLav(f): 3:13pm On May 29, 2019
oluwabishop:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited you to apply for permanent resident status
based on the qualifications you claimed in your Express Entry profile. In your Express Entry profile you
indicated you had a relative in Canada who was a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident but have filed
to provide sufficient proof of the relationship.
This change in your qualifications resulted in a loss of points that brought your rank below the lowest
ranking person who was invited to apply in your round of invitation, under the Express Entry
Comprehensive Ranking System.
As I have found that you no longer possess the qualification on the basis of which you were ranked under
an instruction given under paragraph 10.3(1)(h), you no longer meet the requirements of Section 11.2 of
Act.
Following an examination of your application, I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of the
Act and Regulations for the reasons explained above. I am therefore refusing your application.
[/i]

The phrase "sufficient proof" is quite vague. Which documents did you submit to prove relationship? IRCC has a list of documents that can be used to prove relationship. If you submitted documents on that list and you were still refused, I would request for a reconsideration.

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Health / Re: Epidermolysis Bullosa: Help Save My Sister's Baby With Solution To This Ailment by CoCoLav(f): 11:19pm On May 11, 2019
MisterALEX:
Sorry MA. Lemme just chip in. It could be spiritual as someone as said earlier. And otherwise genetic, notwithstanding I suggest you give the baby "holy communion" and 3 shots of anointing oil every day. I'm speaking from the spiritual angle. Watch and see how this deadly disease die forever. It's well with you and your family. You've DOMINION

You people have come again. The disease has no cure. So many innocent kids have died from this disease, if anointing oil could cure it, they would have lived and spared their parents the heartache.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by CoCoLav(f): 1:53pm On May 10, 2019
Utonne:


Hi. No mine was Local Govt issued by Lagos Island while his was NPC issued. No attestation nothing. Jus submitted the certs, one & same person affidavit for exclusion of my middle name on the cert and an LOE. Hope this helps

Awesome! Thanks.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by CoCoLav(f): 9:38pm On May 09, 2019
@Utonne congrats!

Was your birth certificate NPC issued? Was your sibling's birth certificate also NPC issued?

If the answer is no, did you submit an attestation from NPC in lieu of or to support the birth certificate?
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by CoCoLav(f): 4:36pm On May 09, 2019
Fshady:
Thank you for giving me your time. I do not have a military background but hubby who is a non-accompanying spouse is a politician currently a member of a state house of Assembly, can this be a problem?

I got to know about Eligibility MET via phone call January this year, since then I've been in IP1 no progress.

I ordered notes through GCMS buddy on March 7th, ordered a new one through a friend who has PR and live in Canada last week. Both of them no show.

Pardon me please, if I am to contact Ralph how do I go about it? What do I ask him since he is not a staff of IRCC. Chai! Why my things dey be like this na.


It seems background checks may be ongoing for your husband. Anybody with Ralph's email should please PM her with it.

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