₦airaland Forum

mbhs139:
In fact, you couldn't have said it better.

I always shudder when people come here, from Lagos especially, and want to be forming some kind of attitude. That to me is being an ingrate.

Imagine, some Nigerian folks, who have lived all their life in Lagos, are complaining that "Mississauga is too crowded for my liking..." I looked at them ẹ be like say make I slap them

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Well, I've said my own ó.

WeAreDLucky1s:
Ladies & Gentlemen,

I raised CSE 2 days ago requesting the current status of my application and today I got an e-mail response from CIC with the below excerpt;
Q: Abeg, does "Application Approved" mean PPR or just that the application is approved for review?

Caption below;

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

We are pleased to inform you that your permanent residence application has been approved.

A correspondence will be sent to advise you and your family members (if applicable) of this decision. You may be asked to send documents to finalize your application.
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We invite you to visit our website for more information on how to prepare for your admission as a permanent resident of Canada.

If this is it....PPR gist loading...stay tuned. AOR: 30/12/2019

_{I hope this is inspiring especially at a time like this. And, I'll like to thank you for reading.}

Blackbuddy:
Okay, so to the west, the GTA comprises of cities or suburbs like Etobicoke, Mississauga, Brampton, Burlington and Oakville.

Eastward you have Ajax, Markham, Scarborough, Vaughan, Newmarket, Whitby, Pickering etc.

The further you move away from Toronto, the less bustle you're likely to encounter. Toronto being the largest city in Canada is followed by Mississauga and then Brampton as the next biggest cities in the GTA. These are nice landing spots for new immigrants with proximity to Toronto and enough infrastructure but good accomodation comes at a premium.

Further afield on the west are Oakville and Burlington while to the east you have Richmond Hill and Markham with a large Asian community of our brothers from the East. Other cities to consider are Scarborough, Vaughan, Pickering, etc. Your budget and availability as at when you land will likely play a huge role in where you will eventually stay.

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https://en.m.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greater_Toronto_Area

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.narcity.com/amp/12-gta-cities-you-live-in-that-are-not-toronto-but-you-still-claim-are

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-10-biggest-cities-in-ontario.html

einsteino:
lol all this Ogas and Madams wey dey go about sir sir for Nairaland, abeg put person for ground. Hahaha, my oga, sir. oga na oga any day. We gats learn to dey respect ourselves.

If you own a car, you can check out Bolton(no public transit there except Go-transit a few times a day). I love it in Bolton(I spend weekends there on occasion). It is a quiet town, and just on the highway 50, so that gives you speedy access to other parts of the GTA. It is about 50 minutes drive from downtown Toronto(includes time driving inside toronto) and I think about 30minutes from Mississauga, of course depending on the time of the day. The houses are much cheaper than places like Brampton, especially if you hate living in Apartment buildings. The only issue I see is if you decide to buy a house there in the hopes that it would be a small town permanently. I say this because Bolton is very likely to become suburban in about 5 - 10years due to the industrial development that has started encroaching on it. Already, Amazon is setting up a Warehouse there and lots of other companies are beginning to set up there as well. The good side is, in the meantime you would get the quiet small-town neigbourhood you seek and would not need to commute to Toronto except for a good job. Besides, it is a good idea to buy a house there now and resell when Toronto money comes shopping lol.

Another place is Barrie, it is about 30 minutes from Downtown Toronto. Someone I know lives in Barrie and commutes to Toronto for work.

einsteino:
Huh! away from the GTA? Are you sure you want that?

Yes, sir. I lived (still do) in a quiet city in the US.

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You don't need to live away from the GTA to have some sanity, there are lots of quiet cities in the GTA. I would really, really appreciate your suggestions on this. Of course, I know the GTA is massive. But if you know of quiet cities, please let me know. Owning a car isn't an issue.

Scandinavian02:
The ideal city for you would be Ottawa then.

salford1:
I don't know about the GTA. Never lived in Ontario. Maybe others can help with you question.

COPR2020:
@blackbuddy

cucumbae:
You wey dey live for oshodi

akudn:
You have records with IRS

Those without IRS records get this cheque/bank draft

cucumbae:
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/ajimpact/coronavirus-stimulus-cheques-feature-trump-signature-200415162459385.html

bobocanny:
How it started
The decision to embark started June/July 2017; my family looked at the economic situation, and thought, with these bunch of jokers in Govt, it is best to have a plan B.
We are average income earners, so my wife and I had to combine funds to make POF. For a family of 4, we pooled the needed POF.

Passport
Passport for family done around Feb, 2018.

IELTS
Wifey and I wrote, around Nov 2018. As at then, i didnt really know you had to score Listening with 8, and writing, minimum of 7; but one thing with me in the exam hall was a mindset, that i am not wasting 75k to write this exam twice. So i died there, and made the needed mark.
I used Liz, you tube some other tutors i can’t recall their names now, even bought the past question for 5k or so from british council.
Tips- try watch you tube videos, and practice reading, speaking. Also try write some essays before the exam day.
The writing exam has a formula, do yourself a favor and follow the formula; please, simply follow the formula.
I recommend, Jay and Liz. Watch their vidoes. Thats all.

Sadly, wifey which I admit is academically smarter than me, had to write this exam three times, but still..

bayocanny:
big bro, long time.
How have you been?
I hail you bro

kiari:
[edited] What has your dear Nigeria done for you? The Canadian government has done so much for their citizens & residents (financially, medically)therefore they ran out of supplies, so asking for facemasks which will obviously be bought wouldn't be a bad idea isn't it. as we know the Nigerian government has the money to buy ventilators why didn't they buy it since? why didn't they build good medicals facilities? So if they they beg online nobody will bother...I hope you are not applying for PR o.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/millions-of-masks-expected-after-us-halts-equipment-exports-1.5522003

Stencil:
The Siege is Over!
PPR

maternal:
Are you living in a shelter or under a bridge ? What's your current accommodation situation?

ohizzy:
Greetings everyone, I actually just ran my CRS for eligibility and my Score was 426 with LRWS - 8,7,7,7 but after maxing out the IELTS score it gets upgraded to 441.

My questions are :

1) How visible is acquiring an LRWS - 9,8,8,8
2) Is CRS 441 go enough for the entry pool
3) If I don't meet CRS cut off is the student visa route advisable?

Regards.

sibot:
Please do I need to include any LOE to my POF. I intend to submit
Fixed deposit certificate
Statement of account to show when the funds came in
Notarized gift deed
Transaction receipt and deposit advice from the donor
Letter of indebtedness
birth certificates to show relationship to donee.
Unnecessary.

Everything else seems fine.

kingkhalil:
Thank you... but Biometrics receipt? I don’t think I have that, since I paid for it alongside application fee

epdcan:
Immigration officers at your point of entry, if asked.

Well, you can, not read here that that was necessary though

kingkhalil:
Please I need an answer

Jesusbabygirl:
Lol. Thanks, I don't think my questions will violate any privacy rules. So my questions are:
1. Did you soft-land?
Yes.

2a. If yes, what visa category are you on in the US I'm on F1 (I am on OPT, which goes till 2022, so since i have a job in the US, I would like to keep working here and looking for a job in Canada and/or writing professional exams that will help me when I get there, so I really need to softland.

This sounds exactly like my plan. All the soft-landing stories I have really seen are people on H1B).

There is nothing like "soft-landing," really. Landing is landing, whether "soft" or "hard". Just go there like every traveler and tell the officer you are in Canada to establish residency. People just like to complicate things unnecessarily.

The most important thing is to ensure that you meet the residency requirement of your PR. How soon you travel is nobody's business.

I was asked only two questions (whether I have any criminal record and whether some goods would follow... all through the process.

2b. If you are on OPT, can you share your soft-landing experience? I am most concerned about documents to show, if I can soft-land on a weekend, How you are handling getting your PR card, etc.

I'm not on OPT, but the experience was smooth. No one asked me anything about my status in the US. They just wanted to see my COPR and passport. That was it. The whole thing took me between 15 - 20 minutes. You have nothing to worry about.


Don't hesitate to let me know if you have further questions. Good luck and God bless you.

Thanks.

ovielistic:
Should we tell him..relax you are just coming

Ope27:
You write well. I wish you all the best. Time heals all wounds. Stay good

Jesusbabygirl:
Nice gist. I have a few questions, do you mind if I ask here? I currently live in Michigan (so I understand your "Canada is not as cold/bad for midwesterns in the US..lol). Let me know if I should ask my questions here or send you a PM. Thanks!