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Anytime

Iyamefa:
Lol thanks for the info. The stamp thing isn’t even compulsory. I appreciate taking out time to respond.

*sigh* hmmm, you can manage "snap it" around Ihama- I hope they have a better stamp now tho. The one used for us then was smeared all-over but they tried with the specs.

Iyamefa:
Hello guys,

Kindly assist.
Please who knows of any good photo studio for taking CIC standard passport photo in Benin? I’m asking for a friend urgently.
Thanks guys and God bless

Yaaaaaaaaaay our NOC Queen herself The song that comes to mind - "Onise Iyanu,you re the God of awesome wonders". I m super happy for that which God has done for you. May all you lay your hands to do prosper.

Newmum0615:
Can everyone take a seat please? It’s going to be quite a read.

It’s my turn.

PPR has come to the glory of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy

Congratulations Osaze008, Oladainty, Mrstender and gistwivkome. May you find God's favour in the land.

you are absolutely right but i don't think you are permitted to do it in all the parts plus you shouldn't even ask for clarification too many times; that says a lot about ones comprehension.I cant even remember many of these tips again.

Shyee:
One of the tips for speaking is asking the examiner to explain questions which are not clear. You may say, I don't quite understand your question, could you rephrase it? Like you do in conversations.
Good luck

No sir, pls dont get me wrong. i 'm not saying you should request for a change in topic, I only said you, by yourself can stylishly change the topic to suit you. For instance, you have been asked to talk about best vacation spot outside the country, you could say that '' you are not much of a traveler but you could tell her about your experience when you went for vacation in your village and you go ahead. Pls i wont suggest you ask for a change in topic- very risky [quote author=henryuzor post=69341772][/quote]

Well, if you are talking about how to ace the test generally. I think you have more than enough resources on this thread but if you are specifically talking about acing test in Benin center, then let me talk about the center and their speaking examiners.
They usually use protea hotel- highly organised and generally ok. I wrote ielts twice, they have about 3 examiners for the speaking test ( a man and 2 ladies) the first person that that examined my speaking was a lady with a warm smile ,I spoke very well ( in my mind I thought I had done a good job) but alas, I got a 7. The second time,it was yet another lady but this time I had gone back to the drawing table to know that:
1. They are not so interested in my knowledge of the topic, just how well I can communicate my thoughts * hint* if you dont know much about the topic,you can change it to something you can flow well with and them communicate your own thoughts well. I did that and it worked.
2. Dont get carried away with their body language especially the smile/ frown * hint* focus on the task at hand
3. No point forming accent- be yourself( their accent is not that great too)pronouce your words clearly with good diction.
4. Oh I used a no of linking words ( they love it too in speaking) practice with your howevers,althoughs,alsos etc.and if you are good with idioms too,use it( in context sha o)
5. Its not an interview so be yourself,be chatty,you are free to gesticulate. If that will make you flow well ( I was very stiff during my first test). I was very tired on the day of my speaking test but all of these tips and more helped me. I was able to walk away with 8. (Forgive any typos- on the move) All the best sir.

henryuzor:
Thanks....i am preparing for the test now.... any tips on how to ace it will be appreciated

they use headphones for the listening part

henryuzor:
Anybody preparing to write ielts in Benin,please PM me let's share ideas and tips on how to ace the test
Also for those who have written in Benin.... do they use headphones or speakers for listening

Congratulations to you all @codebrew85, @Randomsue, Newbie18

Yes, your sibling can help with the submission, just put everything in an envelope.Also, you should intimate him/her to go with change( very important) and his/her passport(without it,they wont let him/her in) do extra photocopies too just in case.

DereI:
Hello all,

About passport submission, can a sibling submit my passport at vfs? I'll pick up myself after stamping. Who have done this?

Awwww beautiful and sweet to the ears. I rejoice with you all. Congrats to @dereI, @dappydappa,@ Bonnie1, @glitteringstar.
There is nothing like going the legit way. I pity the desperate ones that use the backdoor( US visiting visa) only to start complicating their lives by claiming asylum, contract marriage et. al. I piry you( * in lasisi voice).
Congrats again my people

Congratulations!!!

kendulala:
Hello house, i have been a silent reader. God will visit all our heart and prayer request. I appreciate you all.

AOR 28TH Dec 2017

PPR 03rd July.

I got the A-Z information from this forum. thank you all.

Amen!!

Ethelia:
PPR not let me see road clear

Well good news will not finish in your life! so there will always be something to rejoice with you over

I 've never done this,but then I couldnt resist your audacious tendencies. You really need to take a cold pure water to calm your hot body. We ve all been in that state but there is a saying that when a chicken gets to new place,it stands on one leg: to observe.
Sir/ma i 'll suggest you settle down to study the thread very well before you start going after elders that have given so much to this thread. And yes, i think you need to apologise to newmum. Nobody is being paid to answer questions here ;so count it all joy wen you receive answers and wen u do not receive answers to your question.

May5ive:
Can you calm down?

Most of these things I don't even understand them! What do I know that their congratulating people about?!

If you can't tolerate my questions, please just avoid them.
If this is how you guys treat first timers, it is awfully bad! There are people on this thread who are even afraid to ask questions, because people like would bash them!

Please take it easy abeg! This life na jeje!

I already shared sis, thanks for everything- you are a good soul,you will go far in life.All the best as you move onto the next phase.

Ethelia:
Thanks a lot sis!! Soon we will rejoice when you share your good news!!

Congratulations [quote author=Adlib007 post=69064680]Big praise to God!!!

Got PPR today

Big congratulations sis- it paid off

QSola:
Your name is a strong tower Jesus, to you belong all power Jesus, everytime i call your name, you make a way, your name is a strong tower Jesus.

Where should i start, i heard about fsw november last year and at the same my bro in usa told me to come over. I got to usa and i was told various means to obtain the green card, in short my husband i met with my arrangee spouse and we started preparing on how to get the fake divorce papers. It got to a stage i told my spouse that we should stick witg express entry cos i was scared of the repercussions. I left usa after 2month and came back home. I wrote my ielts same month twice and made it. My step mum stopped talking to me cos i didnt stay back. She called once and told me to tell her the truth that maybe we were to broke to afford plane tickets back to usa. She wanted us to go tru asylum to canada and refused talking to me ever since them. But today olowogbogboro made a way where there's no way. PPR came in
ITA may 23
AOR may 28
Mep/ip1 june 8
Ip2 june 27
Ppr july 3rd. Saw the mail 1 hr ago.

Pls endeavour not to go through the dirty route. Lets make nigerian name great again by doing things legally.
God bless u all

Others that moved to ip2 june 27th shud refresh their mail box. I did and i saw the mail

I rejoice with you sis...i 'm so happy for you

Ethelia:
Unto Him who is able to do exceedingly and abundantly more than we could ever dream or wish to ask for!! To Him alone be ALL the praise!!!

My people it is PPR!!!!

I'm coming back to give my detailed application story and testimony but I just had to share this first

It was 1.5 pages in all. I used a letter format ( their address and all), had a bolded sub-topic for everything i explained e.g
Ircc Address

Dear ......
Letter of explanation
Noc code change: .....................

Ielts:...............

Pof...............

Refrence letter................
Etc.


Conclusion

Sign out

Ps. Even though i explained my pof in my loe. I still did a break down of the pof in a tabulated form and added it to my pof placeholder. I hope you find it useful. All the best.

Sissnene:
Congrats again. Please can you please share you LOE format or let me know where I can find one.

Thank you! I appreciate you

GlitteringStar:
Congratulations! @Eklektoss and @Emerson500

@iamtrulyblessed, @deesmama thank you

deesmama:
Congratulations ekletus and emerson

Thanks alot

joo2018:
Wow, wow, wow!

Great news and congrats!

It shall surely come, twill not tarry,wait for it. Thank you

Dannyko:
Congrats to you and Emerson500!Oh Lord I await my own time of rejoicing.

It sure did. Thanks alot

Sissnene:
All thanks to God...it all ended in Praise.congrats

Thank you very much

Benny247:
Eklektoss and Emerson500... Congratulations... More PPR rain ohhh.

Thanks alot. I deleted it after. His number is all over this thread. Just type " inspector Moshood" in the search bar- his no is gonna pop-up

Dewys1:
Kindly help with the contact for pcc. I can send you a pm if you can’t drop it here. Congrats once again.

Having issues with my email. you can drop your email here. Thanks alot

Sunmisire:
Congratulations..... I claim this type of speedy process IJN.
Please check your mail.

@ revealhidden, @bellniki1, @newmum0615, @cornbeam, @happytbaby,@intercedertee, @adlib 007,@ethelia,@fiona 111,@ninichinny, @dizzy 007,@dumsydsassy1,@Smslive2, @ canadapr,@ sumisire

Thank you all, you 're all far too kind. Can't wait to rejoice with you all

Long post alert!
I have always dreamt of today . I give only God the glory for making it happen just like that ( snap fingers).

my timeline:
ITA- February 7th with 446
AOR- May 1st
MEP- May 15th
Ip 1- May 15th
Ghost update- May 24th
PPR- May 24th
Submitted thru VSF lagos- June 1st
Application approved- June 15th
PUM-June 26th
COPR(via vsf courier partner)- June 28th
No Adrs
Visa office- Ottawa

Application details: Dont have a thing for long write-ups but i got so much from this thread; this is one of the ways i can give back . Someone might need this.

Pof - used hubby's savings and gift deed from my brother. My husband did a bulk transfer and he wrote a letter of authorization stating that it was for our immigration waka( God bless @ ethelia for responding to my question on this). We also used 25% of his pension fund. We included:
• Gift deed ( prepared by a lawyer and my bro also did an affidavit to join d matter)did not add my brother's statement of account
• Statement of account ( hubby's and mine)
• Hubby's payslip toojoin ( oversabi thing shey? My dear, anything to clear their doubt)
• Letter from stanbic ibtc showing how much he is entitled to 4 months after resignation.
In all we had a little above N10Million to show as proof of fund which was alot more than we needed for a family of 4
Work history: got a refrence letter in cic format( claimed only 2 years work experience, cos getting from my previous place of work wasn't exactly easy), hubby also got his but it wasnt in cic format so, he drafted his job description and attached it. We explained in our loe the reason why it wasnt in cic format.
I also changed my noc code post- ita and used an loe to back it up( God bless you @ newmum0615 and many others that came through for me).
Ielts: ok, so we got our ita with a crs score of 446. Along the line, hubbys ielts expired and he had to retake, that was how he had 6.5 in writing. This dropped our crs to 444. Thankfully, the draw score at the time of ita was 442. So we included an loe to state that even though our crs has dropped to 444 we are still well above the draw score.

Loes: our loes were very simple and concise. I strongly advise that you make your words few and unambiguous.

Medical and pcc:qlife and inspector moshood ( paid 9,500 for hubby n i)

Vsf submission:My brother helped with the submission, and paid for vsf courier service for it to be brought to our address.
[b]
Things to note: Hubby n I have moderate travel history
• Both of us have been refused US visa before
• Hubby has been refused Canadian visa before.
• We didnt fill schedule A form and there was no Adr for it.

That's about all. The truth is, I cant say this was what we did or did not do that made our application super fast; it was just God's favour. Ofcourse, we tidied up the application well and made sure we were honest.

I bless the day I stumbled on this thread,its been my manual on this journey. It contains all you need and more... pls for people just joining, read through and through. @ ethelia,@ newmum0615, @ luffyhaki @glitteringstar and all the amazing people on this thread- You guys are all shades of awesome( cyber full hug) thank you and thank you. God will honour you for all to see. AMEN!

Hmmmmm! Sweet...big congrat bro/sis

Ronards:
My God is a good God....... Yes, He is......


AOR: May 7th

PPR: June 5th

I can't contain myself.

I greet you all. Please, if after getting an AOR, there is a change in family composition e.g a parent dies or sibling. Will one need to raise a CSE to that effect?

O my world! Had to come out of my hiding place to say big congratulations to you. Wow! Beautiful...pray you find favor.

chiobich:
Meanwhile in other news. I got the golden mail on the 2nd of May!
So freaking happy cos it's a double celeb for me.

PPR: May 2nd.

In another news. My twin babies decided to make a grand entrance on the 2nd of May also.