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Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 7 by executivegej: 6:22pm On Feb 22, 2022
Looks like there is a £1,500 scholarship. But this will only be given after you have met the conditional offer conditions


Madeforher:
Good day house
Please has anyone gotten offer for may at Coventry University? Is there any scholarship for may intake?
Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 7 by executivegej: 6:14pm On Feb 22, 2022
Thanks a lot. They have confirmed they will accept the marriage certificate.


Madeforher:


They did not give me any of that and the name on my BSc certificate is different from the one on my passport,only surname changed though
Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 7 by executivegej: 4:07pm On Feb 22, 2022
Madeforher:


Female marriage certificate and news paper publication

Coventry specifically state that they would not accept affidavit and that they need the issuing school for the Bachelor's degree to provide evidence that it's the same person. Were you in this situation? Can I send you a DM?
Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 7 by executivegej: 3:03am On Feb 22, 2022
Is anyone going to Coventry University for Master's degree and have a name change done after the Bachelor's degree? Which document did your Bachelor's degree University issue you to show that you're still the same person with the new last name?
Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 7 by executivegej: 10:10pm On Feb 21, 2022
I appreciate the helpful tips on this forum, thanks a lot for your help. A friend of mine got admission to Coventry and would like to know the process for Form A for paying the tuition and how easy it is.
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 10 by executivegej: 2:49pm On Dec 19, 2020
Did you get your COPR yet?

sirabbey:
Part 10 and now it is PPR

SUMMARY
IELTS Dec 2017
ECA April 2018
1st profile April 2018 and expired April 2019
2nd Profile April 2019
Alberta NOI May 2019
Alberta Nomination Certificate July 2019
ITA Aug 12, 2019
AOR Aug 19, 2019
MEP July 2019 (upfront)
BIL completed Sept 2019
Long silence
1st GCMS Dec 2019
2nd GCMS July 2020
Medical Expired July 2020
3rd GCMS Oct 2020
Medical Extension Nov 27, 2020
PPR Dec 17, 2020.
AOR to PPR 16 months

JOURNEY EPISTLE
My journey started in Dec 2017 when I wrote the IELTS. I have taken 2 months earlier to prepare for the exam and luckily for me it paid off as I maxed out the result in one single attempt (L9, R9, S 7.5, W 7.5). My spouse was not so lucky as she had to write IELTS 3times before finally giving up the attempt to improve on her reading score especially ( L 7.5, R 5.5, S 7.5, W 6.5). In one of the attempts she applied for re-mark. Her Writing score bumped up by 0.5 hence she got a refund of the N15,000 re-mark fees but the reading score remained notoriously at 5.5 shocked grin.

Next bus stop was the ECA, which started simultaneously with IELTS in Dec 2017. We both use WES for ECA. Spouse assessed her Master's degree with WES and by Jan 2018 it was ready. I on the other hand have ND, HND and PGD to claim 2 or more degrees, so I decided to assessed HND and PGD. Later I realized that I should have just assessed my ND and HND. This mistake cost me additional N50K in transcripts and logistics fees and 3 months in time extension. WES started the assessment of HND and PGD and after 3 months requested for ND transcripts and certificate to conclude the assessment of the HND, so I ended up assessing all the three degrees. This delay meant my WES report was not ready until April 2018.

April 2018, I dived into the pool with 421 points. I swam in the pool for a whole year and even became an Olympic champion in the pool but no ITA. grin grin grin With my birthday approaching in January, I decided to start learning French in Nov 2018 to compensate for the 5point loss on my approaching birthday though I must confess that learning French sounded like learning Greek in my ears. April 2019, I was notified of profile expiration and I quickly created another profile 2 days after expiration of the first profile. For inexplicably reason, my CRS points dropped to 414 points instead of 416 points. I doubled checked and tripled checked but I could not figure out why, so I lost 7 points for my birthday instead of 5points. (In Hindsight now, I think the other 2 points loss may be for my spouse birthday)

Good thing I created a new profile as Alberta came calling with their Notification of Interest (NOI) in May 2019. Basic criteria was mainly newly created profiles as people with CRS as low as 330 also got their NOIs in May of 2019. We packaged the documents required and sent to them. They did a thorough job in checking on all documents submitted, contacted my office to verify my reference and work experience. Spouse IELTS TRF was somehow omitted while packaging the documents, but Alberta graciously notify me of this omission and allowed me to send a scan copy by email instead of having to send by courier as required. By the end of July 2019 Alberta Nomination Certificate came in without spending a dime other than the cost of sending our documents through courier. I was elated, I accepted immediately and felt giddy when my CRS flew to 1014 points.

I stopped learning or is it pretending to learn French instantly cheesy cheesy. After a little over 6 months of learning French at Alliance Française, I find myself terribly unqualified and unprepared to attempt TEF due to no fault of Alliance Francaise (as they have very many excellent instructors and robust curriculum) but due to my dullness to grasp a new language fast. I spent no less than 150K on this French adventure but I do not regret it a bit as I improve on my residual knowledge of the language and became very confident to intervene in my children primary school/beginners French studies as the French expert of our family. cool cool cool

The next draw was on Aug 12, 2019 and I clinched ITA, I took a week to arrange my documents and by Aug 19, 2019 I submitted and got AOR same day. The family did upfront medicals in July 2019 and MEP was obtained in Aug 2019. Biometrics was completed by Sept 2019. Everything seems to be in cruise control and I was already dreaming of PPR in Dec 2019 or worst case scenario as my birthday gift in Jan 2020.

Interestingly in Oct 2019, Saskatchewan Nomination of Interest came in and I was informed I have up to Dec 16, 2019 to Accept or it will expire but since I have already accepted Alberta NOI, I could not take up the offer. I was secretly praying that PPR or even rejection comes before Dec 16 2019 so that I can take up Saskatchewan NOI offer before it expires, even though I prefer Alberta to Saskatchewan and its NOI application process will cost 300CAD unlike Alberta NOI that was free of charge.

Out of curiosity, I ordered the first GCMS notes in Dec 2019, I discovered that my file was moved to the notorious Accra Visa Office (AVO) after initial processing at CIO in Ottawa. I immediately started weaning myself mentally off the process but wifey was becoming emotionally and mentally attached and agitated as the process dragged on. By Feb 2020, AOR clocked 6 months but no PPR, By this time our IELTS results had expired, Alberta Nomination certificate had expired (it had validity of 6months) and Saskatchewan NOI too had expired, so any problem with the application at this time will mean going back to re-write IELTS and joining the pool to initiate the whole process all over again. A very scary thought to contemplate.

COVID19 global pandemic heightened in March 2020 and IRCC started sending delay emails to applicant as a result of COVID 19, I waited till July 2020 and ordered the 2nd GCMS, notes, Medical Passed since Aug 2019, Biometrics Completed since Sept 2019 but Review Required (RR) on Eligibility while Security and Criminality yet to start. The case analyst mentioned that my reference letter had the same JD for the two companies submitted and was 100% similar to my NOC as stated on IRCC website. This was a mistake on my part as I copied the JD for my NOC on IRCC website (since I carried out all these functions and more at work anyway) and added a few more before getting my current Manager (Paddy of life) and former HR (Another paddy of life) to put on the company letter head and sign off on it.

At this point there was nothing to be done but to wait it out. I waited and waited but long silence. sometime in Aug 2020 and Sep 2020, I noticed a flurry of ghost updates (GU) so I ordered the 3rd GCMS notes in Oct 2020. I discovered my files was moved to Hong Kong at some point and then to Beijing, and to then to Shanghai. My LinkedIn profile was checked around this time as well. Eligibility has moved to Recommend Interview (RI), Medical expired July 2020. Criminality and Security yet to start.
I emailed over 10 MPs to check my application update and why it is taking such a long time. only 2 or 3 replied saying they won't be able to help giving one excuse or the other. it is either I am not living in province they represent, not in Canada or their office has been inundated with similar requests and they are now overwhelmed to assist again.

I contacted Qlife to pick a date for Re-medical, I was told the earliest date is Nov 19 2020, so I booked. Nov 19 2020 came, but I did not go as I start seeing that people were getting medical extension. Flurry of GUs was noticed again and on Nov 27, 2020 I got medical extension as well saving me well over N120K for re-med. At this stage my wife was checking our profile at an average of 7times daily and raising web-form weekly. People were speculating that PPR should come latest 2 weeks after medical extension but no PPR. On Dec 14, another web-form was raised to Hong Kong (Secondary VO) and Accra (Primary VO). Hong Kong replied that our profile had been approved and that we should have received Passport Request letter. Accra of course did not reply as they hardly ever reply web-form nor can you reach them by Phone.

I was happy and angry at the same time. Why is AVO being wicked like this?. Hong Kong had cleared Review required and Recommend Interview yet AVO is still sitting pretty on my PPR. I copied Hong Kong VO mail stating that my application had been approved and send another webform to them, AVO and copied CIO. 2 days later on Dec 17 PPR mail dropped by AVO in my mail around 2am. On checking the letter I saw the PPR mail was dated Dec 11 2020 but AVO decided to sit on it, but for Hong Kong who exposed them, only God knows how long AVO would have sat on the PPR.
The next day I packaged the required documents with passports, got a UK friend to assist in paying for VFS transmission fees in Pounds Sterling while I refund in Naira then couriered the documents to London UK for COPR (I can't deal with the wickedness of AVO any longer cry cry)

It was a very long roller coaster journey but we thank God it ended in praise. Awaiting Passport return from London. From AOR to PPR took 16months (1 year 4 months), it was mentally draining but well worth it at the end. I appreciate everyone on this forum and the plethora of Whatsapp Groups that my spouse belongs to (I refused to join any WhatSapp Group for my sanity grin grin) for the support and comradeship offered so freely.

Landing gist loading for 2021 by the grace of God.
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by executivegej: 11:23am On Dec 07, 2020
Hi all. Need contact for FRSC driving record and international driver’s license.

I need the FRSC driving record so as to skip the waiting period and be eligible for G drive test.

Thanks
Travel / Re: $120,000 To Leave Nigeria Or 450,000 Naira Salary? by executivegej: 6:15pm On Jul 10, 2020
On to the next

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Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by executivegej: 12:08am On Apr 16, 2019
This question is about NOC 4031- secondary school teachers. Is a bachelor’s degree in education required for NOC 4031?

Any firsthand experiences of those who have used NOC 4031 will be appreciated.

I have 10 years of teaching in secondary school and a masters in literature.
Travel / Re: The 10 Most Influential Cities In The World by executivegej: 11:14am On Jan 14, 2019
Toronto no de your list?

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Travel / Re: USA Visit Visa Part 3 by executivegej: 12:26am On Dec 17, 2018
Can I get an interview date in one week?

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Politics / Re: Doyin Okupe: Wept, Saw Hopelessness When IPOB Members Were Waving Biafran Flags by executivegej: 4:11pm On Jun 25, 2017
MEND or IPOB?

Confusing read.

Is PH in the east? What about Calabar?

Why would you close Lagos port? Are the big businessmen in Lagos not Nnamdi, Okoro and Tochukwu?

Do not let power crazy people use you.
The countries you that broke up have not become better.

gentlechyke:
okay

How to permanently end Biafran agitation

A Yoruba friend asked me: Under what conditions would you support "One Nigeria" and let go of the Biafra agitation and let it die down and finally laid to rest for good?

Here was my response:
1. Close down Lagos ports and open up PH, Calabar, Onitsha and Warri ports.

2. Cancel all direct and major connecting flights to Lagos and Abuja airports only local connecting flights will be allowed. While this is being done, open up Enugu, Calabar, Owerri, Asaba, Uyo and PH to international flights direct and major connecting flights.

3. Ask all international and diplomatic missions to move their embassies and consulates from Lagos, Kano and Abuja to Enugu, PH and Calabar.

4. All federal governments’ agencies in Lagos and Abuja shall be relocated to Enugu, PH and Calabar. CBN, NNPC, e.t.c shall and must relocate to PH, Calabar and Enugu.

5. All multinational companies in Lagos and Abuja, shall and must relocate their offices to PH, Calabar and Enugu.

6.All oil companies must relocate their head offices to PH, as the oil capital of Nigeria.

7. Let the northern children gain admission into federal schools with 300 score points while the South Eastern Children should gain admission with only 20 score points .

8. Let all federal road projects in the North/SW should be handled by one local companies and the one in the SE/SS should be handled by Julius Berger and foreign construction companies.

If these conditions can be fulfilled and implemented for 50years , we can try one Nigeria and let see if you the North and SW will like it for a month. Meaning that Yorubas and Hausas needing to get international visas shall travel to PH, Calabar or Enugu to do that. Same with flying or connecting flights, same with shipping and importing their goods, etc etc.

The Yoruba friend replied: You can’t be serious, this is wickedness and I said... Really? Don’t you think South South and South. Eastern part of Nigeria have been suffering and enduring this very same wickedness for over 50 yrs?

He was quiet for a few seconds and said: Wow, you are right but it never occurred to me.

I said, that’s the problem with One Nigeria, those who are benefiting from it, love it and would love to maintain the status quo. Let each region develop at her own pace, with Airport, Seaports, industries, major projects open to be developed in any part of Nigeria without government interference or strangulation due to tribalism and nepotism!

Let Nigeria be fair to ALL irrespective of tribe, religion, and place of birth. Let there be true federalism and resources control, with the elimination of quota system and federal character in Nigeria. Let's have equal respect for one another irrespective of where the person is coming from in Nigeria. That is what Biafra agitation is all about.

THE SIMPLE TRUTH

Whoever tells you that if Biafra succeed or gain her independence that Igbos leaving in the North or Yoruba land will loose their properties and that things will become worst is an enemy and is among the people that are benefiting from the fraudulent arrangement that exist in Nigeria.

Yugoslavia broke into 6 countries namely: Serbia,Macedonia,Solvenia,Bosia and Hezegovia,Montengro, and croatia and heaven did not fall.They did not leave their Job,leave their formal country before voting to leave....... after voting to leave, all those in the new created countries automatically become foreigners.

Malaysia broke into 2 namely: Malaysia & Singapore and heaven did not fall.

Pakistan broke into 2 namely: Pakistan & Bangladesh and heaven did not fall

United Arab Republic broke into 2 namely: Egypt & Syria and heaven did not fall

If Biafra go, it doesn't mean we can't travel anywhere again provided we have our traveling documents ready.

Why is it that Hausas & Fulanis see Biafra break up as war? Are you not tired of sucking & stealing our oil down to Kaduna reserve, Bornu reserve, and now Liberia reserve?

Allow Biafra to go because Biafrans have suffered a lot of humiliation,intimidation & marginalisation in the hand of this wicked contraption called Nigeria.

#Copied
Politics / Re: Buhari’s Top Aide In Trouble Over Attempt To Usurp Osinbajo’s Powers by executivegej: 8:31am On May 15, 2017
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by executivegej: 5:38pm On May 04, 2017
What documents can I take to the interview apart from I20? Are medicals and police report required?
Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 11 by executivegej: 3:54pm On Nov 07, 2016
No need to ask. Once you think it in your head, add it. It makes your claim stronger. What if you were the VO? Add anything you can add even NEPA bill,

Jamiesongsingz:
Hello Everyone. Please my Uncle who works with Mobil is standing as my co-sponsor. So far, he has provided copies of his bank statements, photocopy of letter of employment, work identity card and Tax clearance certificate. Is it compulsory for him to also provide Pay Slips?Pls help with answers. Thanks

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Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 11 by executivegej: 3:47pm On Nov 07, 2016
It is more scary to claim you are leaving your wife and children for a long time. They are wiser and know the way of Nigerians- first the husband applies and later brings his family. So they tend to punish you by denying you even if they will give you later. Personal experience- research + sowp were approved for husband and wife in 8/9wks. I would not want to leave my spouse in Naija, it is a young marriage so I added a letter to explain why I want my spouse with me. No too much story. White man not vindictive as you think. You can include as many lettters as possible. Explain your own case. Never do copy and paste.

Always assume that VOs are wiser than you.

For home ties, use land documents and state you have family members in Naija- parents and siblings. Some use leave of absence letter too.

LMay:
Wow, wouldn't that look desperate? How then do you prove home ties to the VO?

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Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 11 by executivegej: 3:14am On Oct 31, 2016
A tip for all: Make good use of SOWP, apply for you and your spouse at the same time. No need trying visitor's visa for a spouse. Experience from inland show it is way better and in better stead to be granted.

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Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 11 by executivegej: 3:11am On Oct 31, 2016
http://m.explore.usask.ca/admissions/
Always get updated info on the school's site
Damisa03:
Good evening everyone, please would like to know if university of saskatchewan ask for tuition deposit and if they ask for English proficiency? As anyone gotten admission there should pls holla me pls it urgent. Thanks
Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by executivegej: 3:20pm On Jul 13, 2016
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Education / Re: NDDC 2016 Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship Application Commences by executivegej: 9:48am On Jun 14, 2016
Has anyone in Computer got an invite?
Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by executivegej: 9:30pm On Jun 10, 2016
Any PhD applicant in the house?

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Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by executivegej: 10:35am On Jun 07, 2016
Everything na photocopy, evn admission letter except letter addressed to IRCC such as bank statements, reference letters
[size=4pt]"Good morning everybody in the house. Am about to apply through paper route. Please am I going to submit all my original documents or photocopy aside adm letter, act and passport. Thank very much for your response"[/size][size=4pt][/size]

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Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by executivegej: 8:53am On Jun 07, 2016
Is there a direct flight to Regina SK?
Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by executivegej: 10:35pm On Jun 06, 2016
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Education / Re: NDDC 2016 Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship Application Commences by executivegej: 12:52pm On Jun 03, 2016
Pls be clear.
Are the questions purely : Maths, English and Field of study?

Or is it another way round? Or Purely field-of-study based?
Education / Re: NDDC 2016 Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship Application Commences by executivegej: 12:42pm On May 26, 2016
com
Education / Re: NDDC 2016 Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship Application Commences by executivegej: 5:27pm On May 24, 2016
pls share
Education / Re: NDDC POST-GRADUATE FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIP 2015 by executivegej: 4:47pm On May 21, 2016
When is the test? Venue?
Education / Re: NDDC POST-GRADUATE FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIP 2015 by executivegej: 4:41pm On May 21, 2016
How did u know? sms or email?

Gab9607:
Please how can i get the nddc past question i hv been shortlisted for d test
Travel / Re: Travelling To Canada Part 10 by executivegej: 8:11pm On May 07, 2016
Pls where can one notarize documents in Lagos?

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