mumnadine:
how true is it?that if u are processing Canada,USA will not issue u visa?

This is so not true!

But then, when you say "processing canada" what do you mean? Because in Naija "processing" can mean plenty things

Mamaroon:


If our objective is a better life for ourselves and our kids I would suggest we leave the discount argument and (prayerfully) face Canada Express Entry. Lots of info on NL about this.

Yes oooo

xtosync:
Hi there,
So the anti climax of this long almost two years ordeal is ending with a refusal due to incorrect NOC code. I applied with NOC code 0213 - Computer and Information System Manager.

So sorry about this...

Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us on this platform. I am sure we will rejoice with you in a very short while.

Ifeoma77:

Amen Sis!!!
I'm trying to make the soft-or-hard-landing decision too.

PM?

There are various reasons why people decide to do a soft or "hard" landing. A soft landing can be expensive- if your income is in naira...lol (especially if you have to sort your accommodation etc) and can eat into much needed POF.

Let's talk sha

Ifeoma77:

Awww Sis thank you, I remember we wrote IELTS together and did our medicals within days of each other. Thank God it has ended in praise. How are landing preparations?

Yes o... and we are the Abuja Crew... hehehe

(Soft) Landing preps are in full gear o.

May God bless our foreign hustle

Mehn...

Immediately I saw the number of unread messages I knew that our dear Ifeoma77 had gotten the golden mail.

I am so happy that this day has finally come. You are a huge huge blessing and you have made a great impact in many lives on this thread.

If there is anytime you feel like you aren't a super star... just come here and we will remind you how much of a star you are.

I am certain that your star will continue to shine wherever you go. Wish you the very very best.

Congrats once again.

bLacKGoLd3:
Anyone looking to take the CBAP certification exam soon?

Bsbabe, please may I send you a PM? I have read your post and have a couple of questions.

I am actually... I have just gotten the BABOK and aim to get certified in a few months

Yayyy

Congrats my dear Tojued.

I have "stalked" you on NL and CanadaVisa... I am so glad you have gotten your PPR now.

A very big congratulations

May God bless our Canny Hustle.

NothingDoMe:
I will miss you.

Me I haff not even started anything. I tire. The process is long

It's not that long oh... I actually thought it was long too until I decided to start... you are on the right thread sef... oya go to page one and start reading

NothingDoMe:
Congrats fyorgyn. At last.

Thanks dear...

Ifeoma77:


The only thing consistent about IRCC is that they are inconsistent

Honestly...

Very very inconsistent!

mmaryam:
Who has gotten ghost update and still didn’t receive PPR?

I got PPR 2 months after ghost update

raphrulz:
Wow!!!


Beautiful PPR script.

Every section of the application talked about.

I'm highly excited for your good news. It has finally ended in praise.

I pray that success would never cease in your life.... above all, you will continue to find everything very easy for you as you journey through to our new home.

Try and be excited about your PPR... its a great blessing that many are eagerly searching for.

I'll rate you 9/10.

Go and prosper..... and leave no stone unturned.

God Bless.

Prof Prof...

Thank you so much.

9/10 from our Prof? Wow... I don be confirm efico .

Firstladyc1:
Please who can give me or where can i fine Ralph's or Robyn's email.

Ralph.goodale@parl.gc.ca

Long post alert

Timeline

Decision to travel: January 2018
IELTS (PA & Spouse): April 7th
ECA report (PA): May 7th
ECA report (Spouse): May 23rd
EE Pool: May 9th (CRS 457)
ITA: May 9th
AOR: July 14th
IP1: August 1
IP2: November 6th
Ghost update: December 12th
PPR: February 4th (found it in my spam folder today)
Family size: 3.25

Decision to travel
December 2017, My aunt who has been in Canada for over 15years called me and encouraged me to move. She said "I know you (think you) are doing very well in Nigeria, but I am sure you will do better here".

I decided to interview her about her experience. I asked her why she moved (they were very wealthy in Nigeria- Lived in Ikoyi, Children were in dollar paying schools, vacations abroad etc) and if she had any regrets leaving everything behind and moving to another country. After our very long conversations, I decided to give it a try.

Convincing my spouse wasn't much of a problem. He has learnt over the years, (like all men should) to always listen to his wife plus, I had done a lot of research on the process and gave him a mini presentation on the process, pros and cons of moving to Canada, and ideas on what we will do when we get there.

January 2018, we decided to begin the process of moving to Canada.

First step was to begin ECA and then book for IELTS.

IELTS

The first available and convenient date was April 7th. We booked and paid for it immediately (It was 68k at the time).

PA: LRSW 9/9/8.5/8.
Spouse: LRSW 7.5/8.5/8/6.5

Yep... This gave me plenty bragging rights because my spouse likes to form like one English Professor...lol

ECA

We both have foreign Master's degrees and I decided to use WES to evaluate only our highest degrees. Mine came first so I entered the pool with a score of 457 and got ITA same day... Spouse's ECA came after ITA but before AOR taking our score to 467 Post ITA.

Note I have a Bachelor's in Pharmacy but did not have the strength for PEBC so I did not go that route.

POF

70% of our total funds were in my UK bank account and the rest were in my first bank account.

Now, I did not have access to an official stamped account statement from Lloyds, the UK bank... I had opted for "paperless" banking service so I get statements twice a year via the online banking platform. I used this online statement and attached a screenshot of my account balance as at July 14th 2018 (the date I submitted)

I got a generic letter from FirstBank... it was NOT in the CIC format. I also included bank statements and highlighted payments from my employer as there were some recent bonuses.

Employment

Remember I said I had a degree in Pharmacy...

I am NOT a practicing pharmacist but at the time of entering into the pool, I had only 2 years experience in my present occupation. So I used my present occupation as my primary NOC and chose Pharmacist as my secondary NOC (had over 8 years experience here).

Point here is that even though i did not evaluate my pharmacy degree, I was still able to claim work experience points as a Pharmacist.

I had no issues getting reference letters. I only included my present job and my last pharmacy job where I worked for 2 years... Every other thing went to personal history.

My spouse is self employed... Pre ITA, I had put his details but post ITA I moved it all to personal history.

We both have extensive travel history and filling that part was not fun at all.

Medicals

We used IOM abuja and I shared my experiences.

The doctor there really got me angry that day when he said my 18 month old son did not pass the test. I was angry because they had kept us for hours due to network issues and the young man was very cranky and hungry.. there was no way he would have answered any of their tests. I told the doctor I was not coming back for any re evaluation and he should submit it like that... If IRCC wants they should reject my application because of the doctor's highly subjective assessment of my son's abilities.

Looking through my notes, I saw that the doctor must have reported something as my son's medical showed something like "has a condition for which the potential demand on health or social services is not sufficient to exclude admission"

Post AOR

My international passport was going to expire in October so I proactively applied for a new one in April... I had planned to use the new passport for our application. Unfortunately, that was the period of passport scarcity. I finally got my new passport in August 2018... raised a CSE and attached my new passport.

October 2018, I applied for GCMS notes and also emailed Ralph Goodale to know my VO. Robyn replied that my application was in Ottawa and Eligibility had been passed.

January 2019, I emailed Ralph again, and Robyn replied that everything had been passed since December 12th.

January 2019, I emailed Ottawa and only got generic response.

February 4th, 2019 I received GCMS notes and saw that my application had been moved to CIO from Ottawa on December 4th and my file had been approved since December 12th...

Village people were using those CIO people.

This afternoon I decided to check my spam mail and I saw my PPR quietly sitting waiting for me since yesterday... those nonsense village people don't ever give up...lol

Post PPR
I thought I would be excited to see the mail but I think the long wait really dampened my eagerness... I started wondering if I really wanted to move...

Truth is, like NewMum once said, people (like me) who always have things easy, need to he taught patience sometimes.

Looking at my GCMS notes, there really was no reason for the delay...

It has sha ended in praise

Fyorgyn:


We go sha get am one day

And that day has come!

It's PPR folks...

Details loading....

BoboXIV:
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Doxology & All Protocols observed.

Without further ado, Its P-P-R!!!

BoboXIV[i][/i]

You emerged from sub marine mode with the best news ever (at least for this phase)... your name will now be written on page 1 of this thread.

A very big congratulations to you and your family.

May God bless our hustle.

clock89:


LOL senior colleague, completing 6 months today too in that same branch Office in Ottawa.
It will end in praise

Yes o...

My dear junior colleague

Utonne:


Oh wow. I'm 5 months Post AOR. Have you requested GCMS notes? Called CIC? Mailed Ralph?

GCMS:
Twice, actually. No issues whatsoever... everything fine

Ralph:
Twice. First in October- was told my VO was Ottawa and Eligibility Passed. Second was early January... Robyn graciously replied and said "As of Dec 2018 all assessments – eligibility, criminality and security - are passed..."

December don pass, January don pass... We still dey wait

Las las e go come

Almost 7months post AOR...

VO Ottawa (Accra branch according to Ifeoma77 )

We go sha get am one day

Wish everyone the very very best.

Transformium:

Hi Guys, Compliments of the Season to everyone!

Quick one, Is it possible to use Statement of Account for POF when majority of your funds are lodged in a foreign bank. Obtaining a bank reference isn't feasible as one would have to apply in person. I would appreciate your input on this.

cc: Ifeoma77, smslive2, Tojued, RAMJ and Others

Hello

Yes it is possible.

I had about 70% of my POF in a foreign bank account.

I had earlier opted for paperless banking so I only get electronic copies of my account statements which is what i included in my application.

I haven't gotten "PPR" yet but I have ordered gcms notes twice and everything is fine.

Hope this helps

So...

A colleague of mine just got a 5 year uk visa- it was his very first visa to the UK!

There was an important meeting to attend in the UK and he was the only one without a UK visa! So, since the office was paying, he applied for 5 years (a big risk) and as it was urgent, paid super priority (24hours).

He got his 5 years visa in 24 hours!


Note (again) that this was his very first UK visa...

NothingDoMe:
This is fearful. I will look for the right thread to discuss this thoroughly before I make my final immigration decision.

Does this mean that if I decide to still work in Nigeria as a citizen of the US I will still need to pay tax to both Nigeria and US? How much go come remain for my salary?

I don't want to derail this thread but you can find out more about the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)

here and here...

And here

Yhemmy2:
Hello All,
Pls I need urgent input on below matter;
If you are processing �� Express Entry. Is there still need to go birth in the US?
Reason for my question is;
I am currently preggy. My hubby & I are processing Canada PR. Currently awaiting our PPR but I’m not sure we will get CoPR before my fit to fly expires. Was thinking of going to the US to birth my baby but hubby thinks there is no economic importance to it and it’s a waste of money & financial resources. His reason is because we (including our baby) will eventually relocate to Canada even if he’s born here(Nigeria).
What do u guys think?
Will I be wasting money birthing our baby in d US even when our Canada App is almost pulling through. Does children not born in CAD/USA have the same benefit as the ones born there?

Pls ignore my errors. I really do hope someone understands my drift n can provide necessary feedback ASAP.

Hi

I replied you on the "other thread" but I will paste it here for good measure


If you are eventually going to Canada, then I do agree with your Husband. Firstly, as you are moving to a new (developed) country, you really do need money to settle down and possibly provide your needs for up to a year (to be on the safe side)... so putting millions of naira down on a "birthing" trip at this time may not be a very good idea.

Secondly, I know that it's great to have triple citizenship, however, you do need to remember that one "disadvantage" of a US citizenship is FATCA... infact, American citizens living abroad are renouncing their citizenship over the "tax" burden of being American... see this and this...

However, because I am neither an American nor a Canadian, I decided to check if this question has been answered on quora and I found this

The choice lies with you and I sincerely wish you the very very best

Yhemmy2:
His reason is because we (including our baby) will eventually relocate to Canada even if he’s born here(Nigeria).

If you are eventually going to Canada, then I do agree with your Husband. Firstly, as you are moving to a new (developed) country, you really do need money to settle down and possibly provide your needs for up to a year (to be on the safe side)... so putting millions down on a missionary journey at this time may not be a very good idea.

Secondly, I know that it's great to have triple citizenship, however, you do need to remember that one "disadvantage" of a US citizenship is FATCA (has been extensively discussed in previous parts of this thread)... infact, American citizens living abroad are renouncing their citizenship over the "tax" burden of being American... see this and this...

However, because I am neither an American nor a Canadian, I decided to check if this question has been answered on quora and I found this

The choice lies with you and I sincerely wish you th4 very very best

ogenel7:


Please what NOC can I use since I worked with Nafdac as a pharmacist

Hi dear...

I did a quick search and I think 1122 may be appropriate. See attached

You can also check 4165- the second picture is from 4165 (also attached)

mldtemi:
Hello all,

With the resent scrutiny caused by Trump, is it still ok to say “because of dual citizenship” when asked by CPB why you want to give birth in the US.

Am sure it will keep pissing them off. What do you all think or advise

That was the answer I gave at LAX Poe when I went to have my baby in 2016 and I went in without issues. I gave the same answer at Chicago POE a few weeks ago- it wasn't a birthing trip- and I got a tirade from the CBP officer.

However, it really is the truth! Most of us arent going (only) because medical care is better... it's the dual citizenship that makes the US (and Canada) more attractive than UK which is almost a stone throw from Nigeria

Bottom line is, I would go with the truth and try not to sound cocky about it... Maybe say "better medical care and give my child the opportunity of having dual citizenship"

Fyorgyn:
People come and rejoice ooooooo

It's

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It's

PART 6

People come and rejoice ooooooo

It's

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Aphrodite007:


Thanks dear. Let me go and think of how I will sell my blood to afford her Direct flights or BA flights then

Lol

Let her apply for UK visa na. She can just say she is travelling to Czech republic with her sister in UK and would like to pass through for a day or two.

In my last application, the reason I gave for wanting a (long term) UK visa was that i like passing through London anytime i am travelling.

And really, from my travel history, I pass through London when I am going to the US or even traveling to other European countries.

Maybe I got away with it because I am a frequent traveller and I have actually lived (and studied) in the UK... But she can give it a try.

Aphrodite007:
Hi Guys,

Just a quick question. I would like to go to Czech with my sister next year (holiday). She lives in Nigeria, I live in the UK. I noticed that direct flights from Nigeria are so expensive, and that it will be cheaper if she comes here (UK) first then take the next flight to Czech. Does she need a UK visa to do this?

Yes she does!

Unless she flies to the UK with Virgin or BA enroute your final destination and meets you at the airport.

She most definitely needs a UK visa to make the Journey easier for you both.

ayodejicrown:



Hi Justwise, and the house, thanks for the support so far. Few questions again

1. Utility Bill sent by the friend inviting is dated July 2018, hope it's ok to use now. Stayed there last time of visit

2. Invitation letter to be sent as main body from his email, hope it's fine. No means to print, sign and scan back now as done for the previous 6-month visa

3. Letter from my Employer was collected in August 2018, over 3 months back. want to use it now, Hope it's good.


Thanks to revert


Regards

My invitation letter in my last application was just an email addressed to me... I did not include any utility bill from my host or even their passport details.

I did not have energy to get letter from my employer so I just included employment letter and pay slips for the last 6 months.


All the best