Hello beautiful people, hope everyone is staying safe and being expectant? There shall be showers of blessings soon by God's grace. Take care guys and stay blessed.

Wait...what? POF or ITA exams? Or I am not reading this right? Please tell me this is sarcasm.
I'm guessing you were trying to say MOD/IDP or BC. It's better to ignore or direct people to page 1 than to mislead them ooo

Samuelobiora19:


It is either POF or ITA...Any of this two you write will suffice..Then the fee is #73,000 or #75,000..Wish you success in your exam.

Thanks for doing that boss, still no draw for today as of now. Hopefully, it will come by God's grace.

Eagles92:
Aint misinforming people chief.
I have taken it down since no one is seeing it.
I have a screenshot of what i saw before posting

Hello, could you please delete this? There has been no draw for today as of 5:05 pm. People's lives actually depend on this. This is mis-information. Please delete.

Thanks and God bless you. Thanks for the prayers and a massive Amen to them all. Yaay @ my 10/10. I'll frame and tell my mom, "Mama I made it". Thanks for all you do here.

yemblaze:
Massive congratulations to you on your PPR...Your watch has ended indeed. Go and prosper in your new home. Thanks for sharing such a detailed gist that would also benefit others. All the best. Your score is 10/10.

Congratulations on your landing boss, Canada shall be good to you. I can relate with the post-PPR confusion. The planning after no be here.
It has sometimes been overwhelming, but it is fun to be honest. I really enjoyed your landing gist and it came handy for "local man" like me who hasn't travelled out of Naija before. All tips and heads up from you will be appreciated, continue giving us hot hot. Stay blessed Chief and thanks for sharing.

DboyizGood:


Landing Gist- (Lone Traveller)

So after all the struggle of getting ITA, submitting application, the emotionally draining experience of waiting for PPR/COPR, the joy of that f

Thank you. Please check your ITA letter, the link to raise CSE is in there. Alternatively, you could use Google to search for "IRCC Webform". All the best.

ovy92:
Huge Congratulations, please how did you raise a CSE?

Hello, please search for the moniker tajaise and you will find the materials on his/her timeline. Alternatively, you could send me a message and I'll send you a link for the route to follow in getting the materials. Cheers.

Feb14:
Congrats!Please send me the materials you used for IELTS preparation.thanks

Thanks and God bless you. Let me try answer your questions:
1. For the POF summary, all I did was write out all the funds I was using. All my funds were in Treasury bill investment, a little more than enough for a single applicant. I only used the 25% of my Retirement Savings account as a buffer against currency fluctuations. I didn't have any table as advised previously here, just a list I typed using MS Word and converted to PDF.
I merged with the other document for POF and that was it.
2. There is no specific website per say as I learnt the Bank of Canada has an exchange rate released quarterly or thereabout. However, you could use oanda.com or xe.com and you will be fine. Please ensure you are converting from NGN to CAD $ and not the other way around. That way, you will know exactly the amount it will be in CAD $.
3. I used oanda.com and attached a screenshot for the day of my AOR
For your overlap, please do address in the LOE. A friend with a similar issue as mine was pro-active and filled a Schedule A form pre-AOR and submitted with his LOE. He didn't get any ADR while I did. In all, just be careful and very observant. Please don't be in a hurry to submit and make silly mistakes. Immigration is law and provided you do not mislead or lie, PPR will eventually come. Congrats on your ITA, you are almost home and dry. You can reach out if you require further assistance. All the best and Godspeed, cheers.

scholar:

Please, I will like you to enlighten me on the bold part. This is the first time I am coming across this and I am currently working on submitting my application. Specifically:
1. Can you share a snapshot of the PoF summary?
2. Is there a specific website that IRCC accepts for the conversion rate?
3. What website did you use for the conversion rate?

Thank you and congratulations.

PS: My education and work history overlapped (technically, I was on leave- LOL) From your post, I will address this in an LOE. Thank you for sharing your experience

Naah, please don't be like that. He had his reasons for telling me to adjust and he didn't ban me, only told me to summarise. Please let's be fair. He seems to be a great guy and there was no malice or prejudice intended. All love.

Thanks boss. I have dropped an abridged version of the story.

etrange:


Lol... congratulations on your PPR. We'll start a movement #BringBackOurPPRstory

[quote] It's PPR and COPR.
Before I proceed, please indulge me to plug in this powerful prayer from godG:

"Thank you, Jesus! This wouldn't have been possible without you. You keep bringing opportunities my way. This is beyond me. Heavenly Father, I really don’t know what Canada will bring because You have been teaching me not to be rigid with my plans. However, let this be the beginning of a fulfilling journey for me and mine. When the road gets rough, please straighten me, hold me, and abide with me. I put my trust in You. Plug me into Your purpose for my life there. In Canada, let only Your will for me be done. I'm going to Canada by the power of Your might. You are my hope. You are my all in all. No lack. No loss. No limitation."

God has really come through for me in so many ways that I have lost count. I wouldn't even be able to write this if it wasn't for God. Thank you Lord for finding me worthy of this great privilege. To summarise, this is an abridged version of the story:

NOC - 4021
CRS - 470
ITA- 12th August, 2019
Medicals at Q Life - 3rd September, 2019
PCC at Alagbon - 3rd September, 2019
Application fee and RPRF - 6th September, 2019
AOR- 6th September
ADR (Schedule A) - 20th September. This was due to overlap in my work and study history. I didn't submit a LOE initially. Schedule A didn't validate so I submitted like that with LOE.
MEP/BIL- 25th September
Biometrics completed - 27th September
1st Ghost update - 28th September
1st October 2019 - Raised CSE to inform IRCC of different name on my birth certificate, though none of my credentials had the name. To explain, my name is Ciroma, Chukwuma Adekunle but my birth certificate had the names Ciroma, Olaide Chukwuma. I just needed my peace of mind to declare all, not like I submitted my birth certificate with my application.
4th December - Raised a CSE requesting to know my Visa Office
10th December - CSE was replied with Visa Office being Ottawa.
Call to IRCC - 30th December, 2019 (The long silence finally got to me and I developed this anxiety about wanting information about my application. Totally pointless as I got no meaningful information; Dingtone app and number were useless thereafter. Waste of my time and money to be honest. Not something I'll recommend as it has no effect on the application and only increases your tension)
2nd Ghost Update - 8th January, 2020. Additional documents (Schedule A) changed to "Not Applicable"
PPR - 9th January, 2020
Passport Submission at VFS - 13th January, 2020
Application approved in profile - 29th January, 2020
Mail received from "Accra Immigration" on Visa affixed to Passport - 7th February, 2020 (I was actually on my way to VFS Lagos when I got the mail)
COPR picked up at VFS - 7th February, 2020
Single applicant (na only me waka come)
Stream- FSW-O

Document to upload
Prior to submission, I created a folder on my laptop labelled "Express Entry 2019", an idea I got here on the thread.

I labelled each sub-folders as follows:
1. Digital Photograph (contained the digital photograph in jpeg format alone)
2. Education Document (contained WES Evaluation Report, IELTS Test Report Form, Masters degree statement of result, Bachelors degree certificate and WAEC certificate; all merged together and appropriately labelled using ilovepdf.com)
3. Employment Document (contained Employment Reference Letter, Offer of Employment Letter, Confirmation of Appointment Letter, Promotion Letter, Personal Emoluments Cards showing salary payments from January to August, 2019, Work Identity Card front and back, Bank statement from January to August with salary payments highlighted with pdf highlighter; all merged together and appropriately labelled using ilovepdf.com)
4. Letter of Explanation (LOE) - I had no need for this so the folder was empty.
5. Medical Certificate - The e-medical information sheet I was given at Q Life. It was rightly labelled "Medical form" so there is no mistake when uploading.
6. Passport - The data page and other page of my International Passport in pdf format.
7. Police Certificate - The pink police character certificate, The page with applicant name and fingerprints, the second page with my passport photograph and "reason for enquiry" being Canada; all merged together and appropriately labelled using ilovepdf.com)
8. Proof of Funds - Proof of funds summary with conversion from Nigerian Naira to Canadian Dollar and 25% of Pension funds calculation, Bank Reference Letter addressed to IRCC, Nigerian Treasury Bills Investment Certificate (soft copy sent from the bank to me), Bank statement highlighting Treasury bill investment and re-investment from January to August, Retirement Savings Account Statement (also soft copy sent to me), oanda.com screenshot of Nigerian Naira to Canadian Dollar as at day of submission; all merged together and appropriately labelled using ilovepdf.com)
Note: I was of the opinion that it was better to submit all relevant document without holding back any than to hold

Post-AOR and Waiting for PPR
Prior to uploading and submission of all the document, I checked and re-checked to make sure the labellings were correct and there were no mistakes. I uploaded all document on the 6th of September and paid using Sterling Visa card same day. I paid all fees upfront (CAD$ 1125) which was a little above 300k and got the AOR mail almost immediately.
On the 8th of January, I checked messages on the OVO group and noticed someone with an AOR date close to mine got a "miracle update". Immediately, I logged in to my account half expecting to see "submitted". I jumped from the bed when I saw "Application/Profile updated". I took a screenshot of it and kept staring at the screen for some time before I opened the profile to see that the ADR had changed to "Not Applicable". I was so happy but anxious at the same time, I didn't want to imagine what it could mean. I logged in to my LinkedIn to see that my profile was viewed the previous day by two people in "Private mode".
The next day, being the 9th, I just couldn't wait for 11pm as that was the time the mails seemed to drop. Around 8pm, I got carried away in an interesting conversation and didn't take cognisance of the time. I dropped the call around 10:50pm and realized my mobile network wasn't available. I switched to my other line and immediately the data connected, I got a mail in my box. My brothers and sisters, I just knew in my mind it was THE GOLDEN MAIL. I scrolled down without opening and saw "Ready for Visa". Jesus is Lord. Thank you Lord. God bless Canada and may Canada always be a blessed country. May Canada always be a leader in the comity of nations. Oh, you beautiful and blessed country.

Appreciation and Advice
Thank you all for having read this far. Thank you to the people who started this great thread, it is an information database on this journey and every question you could think of has been answered. I joined this thread around part 5 and I can say for a fact it simplified the journey for me. Thank you to all members of August/September/October WhatsApp group and OVO (Baddest) group. You guys made the wait worthwhile. Thank you to justwise, topsmamen, ladymarshall, yemblaze, bankyh1905, ednut1, tina26 (I call you Margaret Thatcher), iaatmguy, stencil and the other numerous people who give selflessly to make this thread an information trove. God bless you all. To everyone on this journey, please take your own future in your hands and take charge. Read and read whatever information you can lay your hands on. This is your future and I can assure you it will be worth the effort. With God on your side, you can totally accomplish this without the help of any agent. This thread is your "agent". To those of us post-PPR, let us not get carried away and lose sight of why we had to leave Nigeria in the first place. We are going to a society that works and it is our job to be the best we can be over there. We have a duty of care to change the perception of Nigerians by being our best. Let's endeavour to leave any bad habits here in Nigeria and be prepared to live with a respect of other people's cultures and an open mind. I'm sure that having come this far, we are willing to give what it takes to make a success of our life in Canada. There are people counting on our good behaviours, we can't afford to disappoint them. God bless us all. Like we say here, "It has truly ended in praise". See you all on the other side of the Atlantic. Stay blessed everyone, cheers. [quote]

But one part leads to the other. Also, I didn't really pass summary in school so it will dilute the essence but I get your point.

justwise:


Summarize your post to a single post and not that very lengthy 3 parts

My oga, how I for do am now? It's my little way of giving back. Maybe it's my fault though, when I go write textbook come drop. Maybe I'll repost later though

etrange:


Lol.... I like the last line:

The stories have disappeared but I'm still here.

You must be looking at yourself now wondering if you're actually here or hallucinating.

This is my actual ID (Deecan). I just posted my PPR story having not posted in a while. I had to post in 3 parts as it was too long. However, the stories have disappeared but I'm still here.

justwise:


What is your actual ID?

Hello justwise, I think I have been banned having just posted my PPR story. I can't see the texts I posted. Please un-ban me or do I re-post?. Thanks.

Hello, hope your exam went well and the venue issue was resolved?

MissyVee007:
Thank you very much for the info. I’ve sent them an email and hopefully they rectify this quickly.

Colonades Hotel is used for BC IELTS speaking exams alone, not for the other modules. You should get or have gotten another email from BC informing you of your LRW venue. I had the same issues and a mail indicating Classique Events Centre as my examination venue was later sent. All the best and hope this helps. Cheers.

MissyVee007:
Hi, it actually says for both.

Bro, have you considered a career or alternate career in comedy? You are one heck of a good narrator and an extremely funny guy. Had to read and re-read your script as it was so much fun to read. Congratulations and God-speed in Canada.
Thanks for sharing your story.

hayoakins:
Jehova El-PR has done me well.

Please everyone should take note of this. Long quotes take up too much space. Thanks for raising this. Congratulations.

tey4tobyy8005:
Thanks so much. Please try to modify your quote to reduce the long post.

Don't think it's fairly hard though. Maxed out IELTS, Master's degree and 5-year work experience gave 470 at age 31. Imagine folks who are in their 20s and have siblings in Canada with similar profiles. Their CRS scores will be higher than 485. Those are the people responsible for the astronomical increase in CRS scores and to be honest, it's not reducing any time soon in my opinion. One shoud just do whatever he can to remedy the situation. All will be well with us all eventually.

canadaman18:


It should , without PNP points 470+ is fairly hard to achieve.

Congratulations G4lady to you and your family.
Thanks for the advice too. God bless you and yours. It has surely ended in praise. All the best in Canada. Cheers to your jubilation.

G4lady:
GUYS, IT’S MY TURN TO JUBILATE

To all awaiting, my candid advise, it is hard anticipating a thing as PPR but WAIT, the good news is it will surely come as far as your application is void of lies/misrepresentation. God bless and favour us all…. Amen

This is me right now except for the children part as I'm a single applicant.

ladymarshall:
This application is one of the most life-changing application one can ever go through, you can't move forward or backward, you can't buy new car, rent/buy new house, change house appliances to your taste, go on vacation anyhow, change kids schools as you would like, organise dream wedding, to pay children school fees will be paining you etc because you just can't touch that pof anyhow, you keep managing, more like self-induced poverty in case PPR comes anytime soon,

Congratulations LordSneed, your script was highly interesting and very encouraging. I love the "japa season" and "I don port" part. I just might have passed by or seen you as I wrote the 29th September BC IELTS with exact same scores for LRS but 6.5 in W. Congratulations and enjoy the japa lifestyle. It has ended in praise.

LordSneed:
LONG POST ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Abridged version
IELTS – 29th September, 2018 (LRSW - 9,9,8,7)
IQAS - 13th August, 2018
NOC: 4112
ITA – 10th January, 2019
MED - 24th January, 2019 (IOM Lagos)
AOR – 8th February, 2019
MEP – 25th March, 2019
BIOMETRICS – 27th March, 2019
PPR – 23rd October, 2019 (8 months, 15 days)
VO - Ottawa
Family composition: 1 (na only me waka come)
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[b]The end! Fin!! Shalom!!! Over and out!!!! My watch has ended!!!!! I don port o!!!!!! Japa season is here!!!!!!! It has ended in praise!!!!!!!!

Correct guy and real G. Congratulations bro, you have been so helpful here and you deserve every good thing that comes your way. I smiled reading this. Congrats again bro.

iaatmguy:
ITS PPR
ITA MARCH 20TH
AOR APRIL 8TH
MEP MAY 17TH
BIOMETRICS MAY 22ND
SILENCE for over 4 months
called IRCC twice, the agent said the application looks good
ghost update october 23rd
PPR october 23rd.

gist coming later

Thanks boss, well appreciated.

ednut1:
they are job sites. Google them- indeed, monster, careerbuilder etc. U will get more responses when you have ppr

Hello ednut1, please can you throw more light on this indeed monster? I experienced the same issues as jesusbabygirl post-AOR. Will appreciate any solutions you proffer.

ednut1:
. Forget about job bank. Use indeed monster etc

Please tell me you are joking? I have done the medicals (Q Life) and this is the first time I'm hearing of N7,500 to be added for hep B. I'm guessing this is a joke though.

BishopHNO:


Add extra N7,500 for each family member that has tribal marks as hepatitis will be tested.