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Congratulations.....I took my time to read your timeline well.....May Canny favour you oh..... [quote author=raphrulz post=76575769][color=#000099]Guysssss!!!! THE EAGLE HAS LANDED!!!!! ISSA GOLDEN MAIL THINGS!!! Here is my “brief story”… read at your own risk: I have always believed that someday I would relocate fully out of Nigeria… whether it was for studies or something.. I just knew that my place was not this Naija. This was some years back. Well, in 2011… when I was writing my ICAN, I had made friends with a couple of colleagues (also writing) the exam with me. One of them gave me some hints that he really wanted to leave Naija soon.. but never told me how. I also never bothered to ask. I lost his contact, but got it back in 2014, only for me to see the kind of “abroad” pictures he was posting. I was like, “hope you are enjoying your vacation ooo” and he was like… “ Nooo.. this is not a vacation! I live here” O boy!! That was how my ear/antennae just stood up ooo… I started interrogating him like an FBI agent… I asked him about the immigration process and how he went about it. He simply just sent me a link to read up on…. And that was the end. I was demotivated even before reading it properly. That was how I gave up on the idea. In 2016, I stumbled on Australian immigration information and followed it gracefully. I gathered all the necessary information I needed and saved on my system. Good thing is that, I have never been that person to embark on a journey without thoroughly researching and asking myself very tough questions. I was so ready to embark on it… but did not have the funds. Well, the issue was not even the funds per se, but the fact that when I informed my parents about it, they totally kicked against it. Their argument was that, Aussie was too far and it would make me forget Naija. My relatives also added to this perspective, with examples of my distant cousins that had gone to Aussie many years ago but had not returned. I was completely discouraged and let this phase slide again. After the above incidences, I had now decided to face my “Nigerian fate”… and so focused solely on my work and all. In December 2017, while going home with one of the staff of my clients, she kept asking me about my career, what I intended to do in the medium to the long term etc. I kept downloading my plans passionately to her. I kept emphasizing on the professional exams I was set out to do, how I looked forward to growing through the career ladder in Nigeria and so on…. If only I had known that all those plans discouraged her from telling me about the Canada immigration EE process, I probably would have kept quiet. She told me later after I had commenced the process, that she wanted to tell me about the EE process, but seeing how passionate I was about the “Nigerian Plans” made her hold that key information back. Well, fast forward to April 2018, while working at the office, I overheard one of my close friends/colleague telling another colleague about the EE immigration process and how he had gotten his Visa and bought his ticket ahead of his exit in August 2018. Immediately I heard that, I interjected, then asked him to brief me on the full information. Funny enough, the person he was telling was acting uninterested back then despite informing him about the process since far back 2017. Well, as a sharp guy who had been looking for such an opportunity, I asked him what it would entail… and he gave me a brief highlight based on his knowledge about it. I was not satisfied with what he told me, so went ahead to research on it myself. That was when I stumbled on this thread and decided to feed on it like it was breakfast and Lunch. I dwelt there for days reading from the past information and PPR stories (days of Dupyshoo and Zandora etc). Then I knew I had to commence immediately. However, I remember clearly that when my friend told me about the associated financial commitment for a single applicant, my heart sank… as I wondered how I would have been able to finalize my POF. But God came through for me. I registered immediately for my IELTS in April to be written in May… and immediately sent my B.Sc and ACCA transcript (membership certificate) to Wes for evaluation. IELTS First IELTS was written in May: Lost out in Listening as I had 7.5 (BC) Second IETLS was written on 7 July: LSRW – 8.5, 8.5, 7, 7 (BC) Prior to the first IELTS, I had practiced a bit, but was slightly over confident because I felt that it was just a simple test of English which shouldn’t have been a problem at all for me. I however practiced the maps for a whole day using YouTube, and became a master in it as I was not failing any questions on maps anymore. Unfortunately, maps did not come out in the first exam. When the result came out that morning, I was not happy with myself, but I told myself that I would channel all that efforts to scheduling for another exam. I was reading negative comments all over the place, on groups and so on… especially people that did not pass the exams like me… but I shut out those thoughts to avoid being discouraged. Immediately the next day came, I quickly scheduled for another, raised the draft of N75,000 and paid to BC. I thought that this would motivate me to read ooo… but boy!! My work wouldn’t allow me. There was absolutely no time at all. The night before the exam, I just skimmed through some lines and slept off… went for the exam the next day… and the rest, they say, is history! Educational Credential Assessment I used the conventional WES for my ECA… and it was a smooth ride. Luckily for me, they were not requesting for WAEC then. So I reached out to my school to send my transcript (which took just between 14 – 21 working days) and to ACCA which took 14 working days. Also, note that I commenced the ECA transcript transmission alongside my preparation for IELTS. I also sent my B.Sc. and ACCA membership certificates to WES via Hellofax. My WES report came out on 19 June 2018 with a summary of “2 or more degrees”. This was a complete breeze. In fact, I didn’t have to reach out to them for any information or complaints. ITA As at 20th July, 2018… I had my IELTS result and ECA ready… but did not dive into the pool because of my funds were not completely in the state I wanted it. I had to wait for some more funds before diving. I had a score of 468, so I was certain that I would get ITA once I dived. So I made up my mind to patiently wait till I was ready. I had timed September 5 as my chosen ITA date… so I entered the pool on September 1. I got ITA and was so excited. It felt so surreal. Immediately, I swung to action and started to follow up with all necessary documentation. Post ITA i. PCC This was a breeze. In fact, I had gotten a contact from my friend that told me about the EE process, I called the person a day before I went there. I took a one-hour break during my lunch time at work, went to their office asking of the Police officer I spoke to a day earlier. That was when I realized the guy had retired. However, the person he told me to ask of, happened to be his successor. The finger prints were taken, all the necessary things were done, price was negotiated to my desired 5k, then I picked up my completed PCC and headed back to work. I was happy! I scanned the pink copy along with the finger printed copy and merged both together using my Adobe Acrobat. I attached the document to the PCC place holder ii. Passport photograph This was snapped a day before I did the PCC at LUTH. I also got the contact from my friend. I ensured to take both soft and hard copy of the pictures before leaving the place. I ensured that the pictures were well measured in my presence in line with CIC requirements. The guy was experienced on CIC requirements, so it was hassle free exercise. The price was also very reasonable. I attached the soft copy version to the placeholder in my EE profile. iii. Educational Certificates As usual, I merged my University B.Sc Certificate with my ACCA membership certificate, ECA report and IELTS report using Adobe Acrobat. I attached the merged documents to the relevant placeholder in my App. I used Nigeria as the ACCA location, as this was where I wrote the exam. iv. International Passport and travel documents This was also scanned and attached to the relevant placeholder. V. Medical Assessment This was where I faced my second challenge through the EE process. I attempted to go through the normal route like everyone. Called IOM, Children’s Practice and Q-life to book… Lo and behold, the prices of IOM and Children’s practices were ridiculously high, so I took them completely off my list. Unfortunately, Qlife that was fairly priced, was booked till about October 20 something. I knew that I couldn’t wait till then, so I had to device a quick alternative. Then the idea of gate crashing came to my mind. The next day, I left my house very early, arrived there before 7 am and wrote my name down. I thought it was that automatic. Well, after such a long wait till about 8:30, the tests commenced. However, before they commenced, they separated those that had booked from those that had not, just like me… I was disheartened. They told us to go to the reception to book our test dates. Upon arriving there, the receptionist recognized my name and tried to confirm why I had come earlier than the supposedly booked date of 20 something. I immediately pleaded with her, and told her that I had received ITA, and need to do it urgently as it was time bound. She empathized with me and decided to reschedule me for the next day. I was so excited and did not worry about the lost time for the day. I came to the hospital the next day (19 September 2018) for the test. All was completed and results were fine. I just scanned the up-front medical slip and attached to the relevant placeholder in my application. vi. Proof of Funds (POF) This was gathered overtime but ready long before my ITA. My complete POF was ready by August as I had to sell my car to make up the outstanding balance. It was so saddening as I began to trek and my mobility reduced drastically. Infact when I was to sell the car, I had my fair share of challenges. The car dealer I gave to sell the car on my behalf suddenly claimed that one of the most important vehicle documents was missing, the Customs document. I was so shattered. How on earth could this get missing? Did I forget it when I went to make photocopies? Or was the dealer trying to play a smart one on me?? Those were few of the numerous thoughts I had. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a single copy of the document and potential buyers were not in any way willing to risk purchasing the car without these document, despite its clean physical outlook. At the end of the day I had to part with some substantial sum of money to get another one from Customs. Well, I sold it, added it to the funds I previously had and placed all in a Fixed Deposit (FD) investment split into 70% (due in 6 months) and 30% due in 1 year. I ensured that the bank clearly stated that “the funds could be retrieved at will”… and the fact that only a percentage of the interest would be affected and not the principal sum that was booked. I scanned the FD certificate, merged it with a screenshot of foreign exchange for CAD to Naira on October 4, a certificate of non-indebtedness and my 25% pension (for the purpose of fluctuations in exchange). I merged these documents and attached in the relevant placeholder. vii. Reference Letter This was another slightly shaky area. I actually thought that it would be a walk in the park, but how wrong I was. I obtained a reference letter from one of my past places of employment where I had spent 3 years, but felt the need to go the extra mile to obtain same from my current place of employment. This was because I felt they might have still asked. Getting the 3 year reference letter in CIC format from my past place of employment was not difficult at all. However, getting reference letter from my current place of employment where I had spent almost 2 years was now challenging. Now, considering that I had not really stayed long in this place, I was skeptical about letting them know about my immigration plans, so I sent a mail to our HR to prepare the letter in CIC format. But they refused and insisted I obtained the necessary approval from my unit head, which would mean me letting the cat out of the bag so soon. My unit head was out of the country, so I had to wait till my unit head arrived before obtaining the approval. We had a deep concerted discussion where I explained that I had considered immigrating because of my long term plans. Approval was eventually granted and the required reference letter n CIC format was provided. However, this made me delay my submission to October 4. I merged my 2 reference letters only and attached to the relevant placeholders. I did not attach pay slips because the reference letters alone were completely aligned to CIC format. AOR & Post AOR I eventually submitted my application on October 4 at 11:55 pm. I paid for the application fee but not the RPRF as I did not have the funds as at then. 28 days after, I got the Medicals Passed (MEP) notification and biometrics request. I went immediately the next day to do my biometrics. The wait then started. On December 3, I then decided to pay my RPRF unsolicited. No RPRF mail was sent to me, I just went to CIC website, paid and attached the downloaded receipt to a CSE (alongside my now rolled over FD certificate) and sent to them. I was determined to wait it out, all the way, at least till 4 months before knowing my visa office, but the pressure around me wouldn’t let me be. So, I sent a follow-up CSE reminder to confirm if the RPRF receipts and FD roll over certificates had been transmitted to my visa office. I also included my request to know my Visa office in the same mail. The response came a day after, where I was informed that it was Ottawa. I was so excited. The wait continued…. On 6th January I ordered my GCMS notes as I had not seen |
Thank you so much joo2018: |
Good afternoon everyone.....I already made payment for Wes buy I need to confirm whether to send my coloured printed certificate cope along side? Also I registered with my new name Ashim Fatimah as a result of marriage but I indicated the names on my credentials while registering As Bamidele Fatimah...... Do I need to attach my change of name documents or just leave it |
Good afternoon.... Very urgent I need help...I am presently at the federal high Court to get affidavit for my waec result .....my Result is in my maiden name but I change my name as a 4esukt of marriage....... the man at the process office claims that I have to do the affidavit in my maiden or forner name because that is what my waec result carries...... Will this be accepted by waec or I also have to add my change of name affidavit form with it?..... P.s he has issued the affidavit but am not so convinced....should I request for another one with my new name on it? |
Wow..... finally......Thank God... may the foreign land favour you Tojued: |
Congratulations....I thought medicals is not allowed before ITA........OR MEDICALS after you enter pool ni trendy09: |
TrA script is 7500 And courier services is 8500 You will pay via Renita or of school website I think AdetonaDami: |
Amen to your prayers .....God bless her Amandacanny: |
Thank you very much.....I would go with Ices ......I am so grateful Ifeoma77: |
That waec wahala....I hope mine will be smooth though.... thanks......I will do the needful.....thank you very much Amandacanny: |
Thank you very much.....I did and get 458 with his IELTs.....would do that uote author=pejuhazel post=75583465]Hi, why don't you simulate your score with your spouse's IELTS alone without masters, if the score is sufficient I don't think you should stress yourself with WES. For the POF, you can only get 25% of your pension fund and for the rest, a gift deed is sufficient.[/quote] |
Good morning everyone Please I need advice on application for EE I will be the principal applicant for a family of 3 because I am 26years ( 27 in April) , I have a master's degree and 6years working experience..... Although I haven't written IELTS yet, I hope to write by April or May When I put in my information with spouse Master and IELTS with 7band across board the score is 468.... With master's and no iELTS 452 My questions are; 1. Spouse certificate for master's isn't ready because Lautech has not done convocation for his set and won't be 5ill November or December this year....is it ok to use his notification of result for evaluation with Wes? If no, can he evaluate his b.tech and ND Alone......just worried 2. When I resign from my current work , my pension only covers 25percent of the POF and I read from the page that only 25percent of pension funds can be released immediately after voluntarily retirement.......Does it means I can only use 25percent of my pension fund or all as POF?..... The rest will come from my dad, brother and our joint money ... Will getting POF from different sources be an issue for us?... Hopefully before we get ITA...... I would be glad if I can get anyone with contact at University of ibadan to fast track my master transcript and verification as well. I will be glad if I can get a response from anyone or someone with a similar case because am just worried about the POF and hubby evaluation without certificate..... Have a lovely day.....I hope those waiting for thier golden mail gets PPR soonest ..... Thank you |
Congratulations....my name is Fatimah. ......I need your help because I just sent a mail to you.... Thank.... quote author=fatiah post=74442896]Greetings Fam, now that I've gotten a more acceptable PPR letter, here is my PPR STORY and Time line as promised. It's a long one, I hope I get a good score @Ralph cos e no easy, Lol! MY PPR STORY[center][/center] Decision to migrate was made exactly a year ago after my brother, a PR holder and I had a discussion on the way forward regarding a better future. Thankfully hubby also agreed even though he had his reservations about the whole journey I ultimately had to be the primary applicants because of age and being more invested in the journey than my spouse. [b]IELTS (1st February 2018) F[/b]irst attempt - 8.5, 8, 7, 7 LWRS So, I travelled down to Lagos for my ielts in January. Stayed at my folks place. I practiced more of the writing then a bit of the listening. I didn't practice speaking much cos my brother had assured me there's no big deal as long as I speak fluently and don't make grammatical errors. In hindsight, I would have done better in speaking if I had practiced especially knowing that I've never really been the verbally expressive type, particularly in a formal setting. As for writing, let me just say I was lucky cos even with my practice, after I was through with the exam I realised I didn't my opinion with specific examples and I even used the infamous "This essay would discuss.." phrase. Though, I know I may have done better in task achievement and also tried to make as little errors as planned but nevertheless, I was so worried that I would get 6.5. I had even continued practicing before the result was out but thankfully I got just what I required. ECA My ECA - March 2018 Spouse's ECA - May 2018 Not much to tell here. It was a smooth process thanks to MCC and my school. POF 100% Gift deed from my Dad for Family of 3. Just added my last 6 months statement of my savings account highlighting the transfers along with my dad's SOA and a LOE PCC This was also straight forward. Didn't use inspector moshood at the time. Though I probably should have cos I was charged 13k for hubby and I ITA - 23rd May 2018 CRS Score was 443. Claimed sibling point. Work Experience : I claimed just 1 year experience cos I had only 2 year post graduation work experience at the time and thankfully 2 years and one year had the same points. Work reference letter was from my employer during internship/ housejob AOR - 19th June 2018 It is worthy of note that even though I tried my best to be involved in this process since it's obviously my life and that of my family, my brother is the one who practically processed and paid for my application. In fact I had successful applied for TRV courtesy of my brother about 2 years ago in order to birth my baby in Canada. Unfortunately, the application was approved after I had already put to bed. I can actually relate with @dumprep story when it comes to having a brother who is always looking out for you in the best possible way. I truly am blessed to have such a brother . I remember after submission, I checked my mail several times a day and my profile daily. MEP / IP1 - 4th July 2018 After IP1 there was a long silence. After, the first few weeks I had to reduce the rate at which I checked my account and concentrate on other things for sanity sake. IP2 - 24th October [/b]When I finally got to IP2 I was really hopeful PPR Will come in few weeks time but CIC had other plans. I subsequently got my Ghost update 6th of November but no PPR. I started to get really anxious towards the end of November when there was still no PPR. [b]Post-approval Pre-PPR phase : Now, as you can see my journey had been somewhat smooth so far. This phase was where things started to get a bit more interesting. I stumbled on Canadavisa forum for June AOR Applicants and saw that it wasn't an isolated case. Hmm, it wasn't easy seeing those whose AOR and IP2 were after mine getting PPR Mail in no time. Raised CSE around 5months post AOR found out file was at CIO, Sydney. Mid December, mailed CIO, CPC ottawa,raised another CSE and found out final decision has been made already still no PPR. Then a trend was noticed , people who had their file approved but awaiting PPR were subsequently being issued PPR within few days after mailing NDVO but these were majorly Indian applicant. So few of us Nigerian applicant tried mailing Accra VO, no response. Then a fellow Nigerian who was inland applicant mailed NDVO and got a favourable response that his application is in queue for landing interview. Hmm, that was how I also mailed NDVO on 24th of December. First PPR mail - 31st December 2018 Lo and behold, got a PPR mail from NDVO asking me to submit passport in India ! Since I had seen recent similar cases of people who requested for change in VO for Passport submisison and subsequently got a new PPR Letter from Ottawa, I immediately sent a mail requesting for the same. When I told my brother, he was saying there was no need, Second PPR mail - 4th January 2019 The mail came in at 12:08am from cpc Ottawa but saw it when I checked my mail around 7:30am this morning. Funny thing, I remember that I'd stayed up till 11pm thinking of how I can send my documents to VFS India / Nepal. I was so relieved and elated to see it. Even hubby's disposition has changed. Alhamdulillah! I give all praises to God for making this decision to be actualised. I realise it isn't by my power but by His mercy. I can't stop thanking Him for his favours upon me, especially in regards to my family. I'm also glad for the initiative to do my own research which caused me to stumble in this thread and that if canadavisa forum. I probably would have still been waiting for my PPR Mail. I seek for His continuous favour and mercy as I embark on this new phase of life. May our aspirations be met and may we all find favour in Canny Land.[/quote] |
Uncle is fine oh.....adupe.....Amin oh....... Barryston: |
Congratulations uncle. ......Am happy for you ......this is @ms_phateemah from Instagram.... The lady you met at ibidun wedding.....eku orire Barryston: |
Good evening everyone.....am a new member and silent reader.....I need the step by step guide for Eca for Wes.... I also need help from anyone who has done Eca With thier msc from University of ibadan, contact over there will be much appreciated to fast track the process...... Am worried about evaluation for my hubby's msc in physics certificate because his set (2014) from lautech have not convocated.....I don't know if Wes can take notification of result....... Congratulations to All PPR'S and ITA awaiting PPR..... May our PPR land soonest |
Congratulations to all the ITA AND PPR'S .....I AM NEW here.....I just need guidance and anoyine who used their pension as part of their POF.....I have tried to read the thread on POF but most pple used gift deeds. .....anyone who will be kind to explain in details. ....I am trying to sort like 50 percent of POF ahead for family of three because I am the principle applicant......I will be grateful Email is: theatiqahstores@gmail.com Good night |
Congratulations Canny land Don dey welcome you......... I would need your assistance my email is theatiqahstores@gmail.com lowla1: |
mikoyo200:Please send me the material..... zahrah.stores@gmail.com |
i also tried the computer check, all was in order except the pop-up blocks and the java..... i followed the instruction by allowing pop-up blocks but its still giving me the message issues to be addresed.... does this means i cant take the test |
mcshegs:hi . Please kindly send the solution to my email bamidele.fatimah92@yahoo.com |
It was before we wrote d test for stage 1 we were told we are applying for retail development manager......so am confused now...but hopefully dey get bak to us for the result of 3rd stage... |
After I got d text....I called d nmba...and she told me it was a mistake dat I should discard it....dey haven't contacted anyone yet for d 3rd stage.....cos I found out dey are conducting anoda batch for d test( stage 1)...so I guess after deyve gotten to stage 3...den dey get bak to us...so lÉts all pray and be positibe* smiles* |
I just got anoda text for an invite for a test for retail dev manager scheme...wats dis about again? |
has anyone been contacted yet. I mean for d results of the 3rd stage |
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