₦airaland Forum

Babaelemu:
The only reason to leave a job of 400K per month should only be IF YOUR LIFE IS IN DANGER IN NIGERIA. At the age of 35 you are still willing to migrate and live your life for uncertainty. As a BLACK man and again a FOREIGNER in developed country (built by whites) If you like have PHD, PPD, BSC or whatever you call it you are still gonna have it very tough and you are still gonna prove yourself x3 for any position against the citizen and permanent resident.

At 35 with that income you should be thinking how to establish, create employment and give your family the best in life. Abroad drains energy physically and mentally from certification, to paper, to learning the culture (it takes years to adapt)

Abroad is not designed as a place to get everything easily it a place to live a simple and easy life and this takes lot of years working.

hmmm you have a good point, but please do you live abroad ? the way you talk like you are so sure its not just black and white,
I think the most important thing is planning its sad for a bank manager in Nigeria to come abroad and work as a customer care that is downgrading,

But if you making 400K monthly in Nigeria and you are good , you might make like 3m naira here per month before tax,

so my advise is on the most important point you made , certainty or uncertainty so the person can plan very well and do a research on his chances, but what is certain is also quality of life for his children thou abroad is not roses at all.

We keep deceiving ourselves in Nigeria, I know quite a few people in this guys shoes that will end up spending over 10K dollars to give birth to a child in the USA just cause of the uncertainty of Nigeria. And am just shell shocked.

I dont even regret making the move thou am much younger and a lot of people i met older than this guy worked in bank for 7 years say the same

40manlappy:
@supedoll You are good to go by evaluating just your MBA which has higher points than "2 or more certificates". Don't bother yourself with the BSc. Please read the first few pages of this thread diligently for more insights. Cheers!

@Fusion23, I sight you!

How is it going?

Thanks boss , its good where u at

victor101:
No she's not an agent. She's an acquaintance I met online and has relations in the passport office. To my own knowledge she's just genuinely offering to help me get a job. So she said she might need to get my approval to access my personal data to get this done.ous, the o

And No, I have not paid her anything serious, I only made a contract with her as escrow just $30 to look for a job for me in Canada.

I still dont get how this affects your PR status,
first dont put her even if she has access to your login.

two have you gotten ITA ,or you waiting for the Job to get ITA , or you just want to open express entry profile, dont put her for now

victor101:
I need someone's advice, I have someone that agreed to be my representative on my Express Entry form under "Use a Representative" . Please how did you guys do yours? She's a Canadian Citizen, works in their Federal Ministry of Defense as a Secretary. Please I need help oo, should I say "Yes or No" since she also said she'll be on a look out for a job for me.(I've sent her my CV and Cover letter sha)

Is she registered ? I think CIC has list of registered agents.
Also the Job thing is that what will get you points?
if you truly qualify on points, you do not need any agent o o o
big waste of money , hope you have not paid ?

if your scores are too low like 390 and the agent is promising you jobs then thats another story

CoCoLav:
Depends on what you are into...

If you are into travel, BMO has a nice air miles package on their credit card

If you are into movies, Scotiabank is bae for free movies.

If you are into customer service, TD bank is it.

You can also chill till TD bank does their annual Samsung Tab free gift for new customers.

I would recommend visiting the site redflagdeal.com/forums to learn about rent, the best banks, tips/tricks/scams, companies to avoid working for, taxes, your rights as an employee, your rights as a tenant or homeowner, mortgage taxes, daycare etc.

No mention of RBC ,

dogice:
True mehn, I just had to reply to your comment because the thread was dying like you said and some people were arguing over unnecessary stuffs and derailing the thread so it was perfect timing.

Btw, who doesn't like free things? lol, no time to form mehn. All my friends know me that I like good deals and awesome sales. I don't care what people think. Nothing wrong with free stuff if the quality is good. I don't joke with buy one, get one free on black Fridays and Boxing day

And nothing is free lool , we pay taxes

dogice:
Like maternal said, all the big 5 banks are pretty much the same. Personally though, I use RBC and CIBC, I have been with RBC for almost 8 years now and I use their credit card too. They offer the low rate credit card with 11% purchase interest and 11% on cash advance plus they gave me a very juicy credit limit. CIBC too has been very generous with me plus I got all these when I was an international student. But I believe the most important thing is having a good credit score and paying bills on time.

Almost 8 years, thats long anyway my initial post was not really about wanting free things lool, I work, but good infromation cos i saw the thread was dying, i also found out like IOM gives reduces flight via Lufthansa if you were coming on PR.

maternal:
You can rent places already furnished until you've saved enough funds to be able to buy furniture. Personally I've never heard of the government providing furniture, you're pushing it. lol

Lol I never thought of it too, It wasnt my idea , heard from someone .

dogice:
Sure, I wouldn't do free mattress either. There are a lot of liquidation/warehouse stores for brand new mattress with great deals that you could check out especially if you stay in the Greater Toronto Area.

Ottawa , have had my hopes for IKEA thou....but am sure there are some nice services Immigration Provides like free french or something..just saying their are lot of positives to talk about

dogice:
You can go on www.kijiji.ca under free stuffs/furniture/garage sales, you might be able to get some stuffs for free or very good deals especially if you check frequently. But watch out for beg bugs. All that glitters is not gold

I do not know about the government giving out free furniture. I know they gave stuffs to the refugees from Syria last year but not quite sure about Skilled Immigrants. But might be true.

Yeah definitely not doing free tins if they are used.
Especially mattress..but will find out.

Please Please lets use this thread for positive things abeg, Dont let this thread waste or be diverted, we need good information to get the best out of Canada , especially people just arriving like myself.

So question one..I heard from someone that immigration service gives free mattress to new comers and some small furniture please is this true
have been racking my head on how I will spend 700-900$ in Ikea

Topmag:
Hi fusion23,
please can you help with a draft of LOE for proof of funds, please you can asteric the confidential part, just need a sample please and then to whom should the letter will be addressed to.

Hi sorry I didnt use any letter of explanation on Proof of Funds, had the money for 6months.

40manlappy:
"2 days"? Wow!

Please, don't mind my asking the question in a different way: what was the duration (in days) between the time that you did the medical tests and

(1) date that you submitted your application?

(2) the actual date that your profile changed to "medicals passed" on e-APR?

I have been made to understand that each application is unique but I am trying to understand your timeline. Kindly indulge me

Lol i know dat feeling just calm down cant remember . but when u submit and pay ..i got Acknowledgement of receipt, two day later medicals changed to passed..i think i did the medicals 3 weeks before submitting cos i waited for the money to be 6 months in my account so no need for letter of explainination

40manlappy:
Your case was indeed different

How long did it take for you to get to "medicals passed"?

That was the first in like 2 days

Osemigho:
Congrats. Please share you your timeline from ITA till approval.

I did , my case was different I got my PR in just over 2 months.
submitted November 21 in January

SlowlybtSurely:
Fusion23 how far? Have you started your new job in Ottawa? How are you liking It?

Yup yup , its cool

temitope06:
Oga/Madam Fusion23, how you settling down in Canny? All good? Located the pepper soup joints yet? Hope you doing very well..

Thanks Boss, we thank God

AZeD1:
I have a GT account were my salary is paid and its my basic spending account but not were the funds i want to use is domiciled. Do i still need to get the reference letter and bank statement from GTB or should i ignore?

Hmm no need for gtb ..a bank with 6 months statements with the desired funds is perfectly ok

Bimpsy99:
Hi Vcole and Fusion23

Please how did you eventually resolve GTB and CIC format for POF. Thanks

If its savings account they dont give reference , ask for the letter they give to pension on savings and instead put the cic address they charge for that. Six months banks statements too, GTB is a silly bank that letter with 6 months banks statement is better than 6 months bank statement alone..
cic has a way of verifying

Babachi:
Its the first one you wrote. Its stated when you click on the infromation (I) adjacent upload passport

I just got an email that my picture does not meet PR Card,
am in canada already thou.
so the picture thing tire me.

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keleto:
The 999 dollars, is it monthly rental or weekly

monthly

maternal:
What will be your salary ? What are you willing to spend on rent ? Where is the job located in the city?

700-900 monthly is the ok one bedroom or bachelors....location is around Nepean or Antares Drive
so any where on merivale road or baseline will be fine.

what about transport?

Hello, is anyone here conversant with Ottawa
main concern is accommodation.

Also transportation
wont be for a start how is the transport system in Ottawa have read a bit about the oc transport and presto card , but am not sure.

Will appreciate any positive feedback

40manlappy:
Please can you clarify the bolded?

no reference letter for savings account , however there is a letter they give for pension purposes for savings, it will have ur picture in it possibly.
its state the day the account was opened ..no balance.

this and you 6 months statement on savings will work very fine ...its better than 6 months statement alone. Then also attach the canadian dollar equivalent using oanada or xe..
they know how to verify statements anyway

happymumtobe:
Hello everyone..gtb has refused to indicate balance on the account on the letter ..the only thing they did was to indicate when the account was opened and type.please who else had the same problem and how was it fixed..we decided to collect the statement of account but it is just too much as most transaction happens on account.are we suppose to upload the statement for six months ignoring the fact that it is many.the account that has the bulk of the money has just small statement as it is for savings and we got a letter from the bank indicating the balance for the last six months..gtb is just a supporting account to balance the pof.please help..

Gtb is a silly bank for savings account , they dont give referemce ..i used the letter they give pension people to apply and it worked ..in canada now

Morbolar:
Why is my question not being noticed nah. Pls help peeps

I used the soft copy and got my copr , just attach it to the education section.

regards.

optionese:
apparently she hasn't even sent it out. do you know if it includes cost of courier cos i was asked for courier fee 20800 (3days) 18 000 (5days) pls can i have the number of the person you used . i have been on it for the past three weeks on;y for her to say there was a mistake which the person who suppose to sign it saw and she refused to sign it. so now she has to take a letter to my faculty tomorrow to rectify it

thanks

sont have the number did my wes a long time ago and it was 18k i paid, they gave me sealed so i dhled it myself.
am asking you those the fee include dhl or something?

optionese:
@40manlappy did you go to OOU, if yes was it fedex you use to send your documents for ECA . i cant seem to track my parcel. gosh this people are stressing me. their customer service number is not going through. who else on this thread used Fedex or sent their documents from OOU?.
@fusion23 pls help

I used dhl, how much is oou transcript now? i thought its now 50k so it should include dhl.
call fedex , after how many days?

humanshado:
Ontario PNP for Human Capital Priorities Stream Opening on 21st February, 2017

February 16, 2017

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Re: International Masters and PhD Graduate Streams and Human Capital Priorities Stream to reopen next week with online application systems

Next week, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) will be reopening and launching online applications for the:
1) International PhD Graduate Stream
2) International Masters Graduate Stream, and
3) Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream.

Read more ... http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/pnp/OI_PNPNEW.html

great how much is it for the 3 option ?

temitope06:
Were u asked for POF? What was the entire process like, questions they asked, what you had to do etc. Pls answer when ure fully settled, make I no disturb u. Congrats

they didnt ask for POF at all , u have ur landing card if u bringing more than 10k canadian dollars pls declare,
the majot thing they want is an address in canada where they can send ur PR card after 6-8 weeks, else nothing much the already have u on there system. they can ask if u have ever commited a crime bla bla but u say no.

the tell u to sign ur copr and take the one with the picture.