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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 6:29pm On Jul 17, 2018
Akingsqueen:
Hi encodedforlife,
I will like to hear the rest of it as I intend to land in Edmonton in September. I also have a family of 5.

How did you sort out accommodation and all? Can I get your contact?


I actually typed a long post yesterday but mistakenly touched adverts and lost the whole write up. I'll try to do the write up again as soon as possible.

Yes we've gotten a two bedroom apartment and moved in Sunday. I'll give the details of this later.

You can send me a mail.

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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 2:13am On Jul 17, 2018
Saintp:


Waoo, nice landing gist. I wish you and your family success in your new home.
I read somewhere that you booked through their app, is it straightforward and did you pay with your naira MasterCard?

Yes I booked with their app, but I paid with online transfer. The account numbers are on their website. I couldn't find an option to pay with my mastercard.

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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 2:11am On Jul 17, 2018
Ima2:


Congratulations on your landing, wishing you a favorable stay.
Please i need your guidance. saw this comment from one of your posts

"I don't have a Cotonou stamp on my passport, I have my ID card and that's all I need to cross the border. Lots of people work across the border so an official ID card suffices.."

That's pretty much how I explained it, though the wordings might have been different. If you need it, send me a mail so that I send you a copy of the letter of explanation I used.

Now my question.Was this how you explained this? were any concerns raised by the VO as regards this? I took up a course in BR, though it was by correspondence, however, i had to travel to write exams which happened only over a weekend, twice a year, and didnt stamp my passports too.
Your response would really help as i am at crossroads on how to present my case when submitting.

Thanks in anticipation.

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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 2:08am On Jul 17, 2018
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Thank you.
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 2:07am On Jul 17, 2018
Jewel80:


Hi dear! You went with ethopian airlines? Please was transit visa requested before you boarded again at your stops?

Nope, no transit visa required.
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 2:48pm On Jul 16, 2018
rs172:


Wowww, nice landing gist, You shall prosper in your new found home...

But you haven't replied the message i sent to your mail ooo..

I just replied your message now.
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 12:34pm On Jul 16, 2018
Aka2003:

Congratulations on your successful landing. One question though, why did you choose to take a flight with 3 stop overs? ie Lagos-Addis Ababa - Dublin-Toronto-Edmonton? Was this not too stressful on yourself (as a pregnant lady) and the kids?

Thank you. The choice was because it was cheaper, it was about 1.49m naira, for all five of us. Other flights cost 4m and above, now compare 4m and 1.49m and you have your answer. Besides it wasn't so stressful, especially for those used to being in one spot for long hours.

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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 11:00pm On Jul 15, 2018
Landing gist continued...

The flight from Lagos to Addis Ababa was calm and uneventful, inflight entertainment was okay, They served lunch (rice and chicken or beef sauce, salad, bread with drinks of your choice) and dinner ( Macaroni and chicken or fish sauce, salad, bread with drinks of your choice). Drinks were served in between meals. Got to Addis Ababa, but the plane wasn't cleared for landing so we spent some time going round in circles till we were finally cleared to land. Passengers going to Canada were grouped and we got on a bus that took us to the airport, the cold was something else, we were directed to the ethiopian airlines gate where we and our hand luggages were searched , the pregnancy certificate was again requested for and then we headed straight to board the plane. Because of the delayed landing there ways no lay over time, the flight took off not long after for Dublin. This plane was smaller than the first one, the seats were smaller and more closely packed, inflight entertainment was the same as the first flight. Breakfast was served (scrambled eggs and some mede mede, bread and beverage of choice). This didn't go round so some people had to be served rice and sauce and the usual combo, I was in this category but at this point I was tired eating the sane thing over and over again, so I took only the salad and tea. We landed in Dublin for refuelling, cleaning and flight crew change, but we didn't get off the plane. We were in Dublin for about 50mins after which the plane took off for Toronto. This flight was about seven hours, I can't remember the meals served, but the flight was uneventful. We landed at YYZ a few minutes behind schedule, meanwhile we had a connecting flight to catch to Edmonton our final destination. We went through arrivals, there was no queue so we went to the vacant counter, we submitted our declaration form and were asked if we had meat to which I answered no, she then asked if we had any animal products as our bags would be searched. I told her we had a little milk for our twins food. She wrote this on the declaration card and waved us on. We went to complete our landing formalities, there were about five people ahead of us on the queue, I was asked to seat with the kids while hubby remained on the queue. When it got to our turn we submitted our COPR and passports, we gave friend's address, the officer processed it, we were back a copy of the COPR. Since it was a sunday, we couldn't get our SIN done so we proceeded to get our luggage's. We spent about 30mins completing the landing formalities. Went to fetch our bags, paid a potter to carry the bags and moved to the custom section. We submitted the declaration forms and we were waved to the right. Went to the officer at the counter, he asked for the milk I was carrying, I gave him the three small sachets of milk, he asked if we had goods to follow we said foodstuff and clothes worth $5000. He filled the form, gave us a copy and asked us to go. We proceeded to air Canada for our flight to Edmonton, of course by this time we had already missed our flight. We were placed on the next available flight at no extra charge, we had to wait about an hour and 30mins for this flight. The downside of this flight was that we couldn't get seats that were close together, but we got three seats at the back for myself and the twins and two seats for hubby and our daughter a few seats ahead. The flight was four hours long, inflight entertainment was good, but food was for sale. The twins were restless and loud the first hour of the flight, but they later settled down and slept through the flight. We landed in Edmonton at about 4:40pm, we got our from air Canada baggage service office, got a minivan yellow taxi and went to our airbnb apartment. The place was really cool and clean, it had everything. I cooked some indomie noodles with smoked Titus, we ate had our baths and went to bed. It felt strange that the sun was still shinning brightly at 9pm. This is Canada, we don land.

To be continued...
NB : Kids disturbance no let me proof read and edit errors. Going out now, will make corrections later.

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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 8:55pm On Jul 15, 2018
Landing gist

We left Naija on the 7th of July which was a Saturday via Ethiopian airlines. The flight was booked with their app and the price for that day was one of the cheapest in July 326k. Our flight was for 1:40pm, we arrived at the airport at 9am with 10 suitcases and 5 hand luggages grin(family of five). We had 14 small eva bottles of frozen palm oil spread out in three of the suitcases containing clothes. The scanner picked one of the suitcases and we were asked to open it for a search, I was asked what it contained and I told them palm oil. They asked me to bring it out, I fished out one bottle and they had an argument amongst themselves about the fact that it was frozen, then they took it and asked hubby to settle them. Me I sha jejely zipped my bag and left them to do their thing, thankful that they got just one out of 14 bottles Yippee!!! And no they didn't return the bottle. We were stopped again by a custom officer to come for a check of our foodstuff, 7 of the 10 suitcases contained foodstuff, dried fish,smoked fish, crayfish, egusi, ogbono, garri e.t.c. The potter who helped us with the luggage's asked me to declare just one bag containing food, so I pointed to a suitcase that didn't contain much food stuff. They saw beans and dried fish and stated they were agricultural products and I needed to fill a form, I filled a form and a sticker was brought for the bag. The sticker cost 2k and we were told that bags containing food without the sticker would not be cleared. We sha parted with 2k for that one bag and ignored the other bags. Next we moved to Ethiopian airways check in point and the bags were weighed, we had weighed all the bags at home with a handheld digital scale so they were all within the 23kg limit. Hubby was asked for the pregnancy certificate that must be filled by preggies to show that they are fit to fly, I had previously downloaded the form and taken it to my doctor to complete and sign. Hubby presented the form and was asked to make photocopies, he made and submitted the photocopies and we were done with checking in. We spent some time with friends and family, filled the yellow immigration forms, bid our loved ones good bye and went in. Our hand luggage's were searched then we proceeded to the lounge . Waited for a while and then we boarded the flight from Lagos to Addis Ababa

To be continued...

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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 10:55pm On Jun 03, 2018
rs172:





Good Evening, i've sent the pm but you have replied.

Sorry, but I didn't get your pm. Send me a mail at enocoded4life@yahoo.com
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 9:54pm On May 30, 2018
rs172:



enocoded4life please can i pm you..


Yes you can.
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 6:39pm On May 30, 2018
AZeD1:

No to number one.

Renew and get someone to get it for you and mail it.

Thank you for your response. I'll follow your advice.
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 10:04am On May 30, 2018
Good day everyone, I want to renew my Nigerian driver's license that has expired but I was told I would be given the temporary license for now. The permanent one would be ready in three months time, meanwhile we would be landing in July.

1.Can I make use of the temporary license and the FRSC driving experience letter to get my Canadian licence?
2. If I have to use the permanent one in three months time, is it safe to have it mailed to me?
3. Should I just forget about renewing the licence and apply for the Canadian licence when we land?
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 7:28am On May 24, 2018
follyzee:
It's depends

Did u buy a ticket to toronto eg Klm then you bought Air Canada yourself for your trip from Toronto to edmonton?
If yes then u'll have to pay 4 baggage at air canada

However if u bought ur Klm ticket to Edmonton even thou u will stop at toronto b4 proceeding to Edmonton via air Canada, then u won't pay 4 baggage

Then irrespective of which ever above, u will collect your bags at toronto go thru immigration checks and then return it to Air canada.

1 and half hrs may not be enough, it all depends on d queue n immigration officers attending to you n baggage checks.

However if u miss your flight u will be placed on another flight which sometimes may lead to a wait of 4hrs, it all depends

Hope this helps


Thank you for your response.
I booked with Ethiopian Airlines for Lagos to Edmonton. I have called them and they confirmed that I wouldn't be paying any extra charges for the air Canada flight.
We will be landing on a sunday, I can only hope that all the landing formalities won't go beyond an hour, but if it does we'll just wait for the next available flight.

Thank you.

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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 5:44am On May 24, 2018
Fusion23:


Did you book from Lagos to Edmonton with Ethiopian Airlines or just Toronto.
are you coming on a weekday or weekends. 1 and half hour is tricky because of SIN and the crowd generally...but as a first timer if u miss ur flight the are likely to put you on the next one free.

Thank you for your response.

I booked Lagos to Edmonton with Ethiopian Airlines and would land on a Sunday.
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 1:44am On May 23, 2018
primeson1:


1. You won't pay anything extra
2. You would have booked your connecting flight from Nigeria via Ethopia Airline (book - Lagos to Edmonton straight) When you arrived Toronto airport, look for air canada stand and check in your luggage (you would have collected your luggage as soon as you landed via Ethopian airline)

Thank you for the response, that's good to know.

1.Does this mean we won't clear our luggage with immigration /customs before checking in at air Canada stand?

2. We have about an hour and half between landing and boarding of the air Canada flight, would this time be enough to complete landing formalities without us missing our flight?

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 11:05pm On May 22, 2018
Osaze007:


Hello, please can I have your email so we can discuss further.

Yes you can send a mail to enocoded4life@yahoo.com.
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by enocoded4life(f): 11:00pm On May 22, 2018
Greetings to everyone! I have been a silent reader of this thread and I have gained a lot from all the information provided here.

I have a question for landed seniors who used Ethiopian Airlines. We are planning to land in Edmonton in July and have been searching for flights. I used the airline's mobile app to search and got a really good deal from Lagos to Toronto and then to Edmonton (through air Canada) .

My questions are:
1. Would we be required to pay extra for our checked-in luggages on the air Canada flight from Toronto to Edmonton?

2. Secondly how did y'all book your connecting flights from Toronto to your final destinations? Did you pay for your luggages?

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 9:18pm On May 10, 2018
Crowndit:
Thanks a lot for this info. I have a concern. Before the present EE profile which I recently created, I can recall I filled and submitted one earlier on which was deemed ineligible after I tried making some adjustments. In both, I captured her work history.
If I have to create a new profile and state that she has no work history, and then post ITA capture her work history as u suggested, will this not be viewed as misrepresentation?

No it won't so long as you are not claiming points for it.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 6:58pm On May 10, 2018
Newmum0615:
Congrats @encoded4life. I celebrate with you smiley. I remember we got ITA the same day.

Yes we got ITA the same day, don't worry your PPR will come soon. I am looking forward to it.

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 6:54pm On May 10, 2018
Crowndit:
Please o, this manoeuvre of stating part or all of one's work history under personal history, I really don't know how your guy's manage to do it o..while filling our EE profile, I don't think I saw a part under personal history where I could state her work experience. I would like to do same for my spouse as I understand that one will not have to provide reference from one's work place if captured under personal history as against work history Could u give one a lead? Thanks

When creating EE profile just state that your spouse doesn't have employment history. Post ITA you will be asked to state all activities you've been involved in in the last ten years. List out all the places your spouse has worked within the last ten years with the dates. You won't be asked for employment reference.

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 6:47pm On May 10, 2018
Osaze007:


Thanks what were the ADR requested and what did you submit out of it
Sorry for too many questions lol

They requested salary deposit to account, tax documents, payslips, university literature showing my faculty and name.

I Submitted 12 months pay slips signed and stamped by the VC, university literature showing my faculty and name, employment letter and LOE from the VC to explain lack of tax documents and salary deposits.

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 6:15pm On May 10, 2018
Thank you @Koonlay5, @Shinninstar and @tippex.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 6:12pm On May 10, 2018
deesmama:
congratulations



Thank you.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 6:11pm On May 10, 2018
Ljay17:
smiley

Congratulations to you and your family.

Thank you.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 6:09pm On May 10, 2018
Kemzyebony:
Congratulations!! grin

Thank you.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 6:08pm On May 10, 2018
mcstan18:


File not touched for 3 months at LVO? shocked. Congrats sis
Thank you.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 2:16pm On May 10, 2018
Osaze007:


Congrats is it for all your work experience they asked ADR for ?

And you must submit all the documents they asked for

I used only my lecturing work experience in employment history, so I submitted documents for that only. All others went to personal history.

I submitted almost all except for tax documents and account statements showing salary deposits. These were replaced with Letter of explanation by the university VC and myself as I was paid in cash.

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 1:25pm On May 10, 2018
@Ifeoma77, thank you.

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 1:24pm On May 10, 2018
Ethelia:


Super congratulations!! I can imagine the joy you feel right now!!

I hope these people don't ask me for additional employment documents oh because e go hard to obtain angry angry

Thank you. I pray they don't ask, but if they do you'll find a way around it. It had to go to Cotonou three times before I could get the required documents.

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 1:22pm On May 10, 2018
hereandnow65:
Congratulations

Thank you.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by enocoded4life(f): 1:19pm On May 10, 2018
GlitteringStar:



Wow! Hallelujah! Congratulations!!!

Thanks Sis and thanks for all the encouragement.

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