edababa007:
With a fixed deposit certificate, do i still need to present a 6 months bank statement or explain source of funds? pls advise

Most people usually avoid using FD because it's locked in over a stipulated period. If I were you , I would encash it, and provide both the FD certificate and my 6 months average statements.

He needs to be rekidnapped again. I am sure one of those who disbursed the $100m must have arranged the previous kidnap

WoodcrestMayor:
This raised my spirit.Tank u

Some of you guys (old FSW) actually got PPR this week, but I guess they paused again to clear the July/August guys on express entry with processing time already at 6 months. You would probably get the good news before this month end, I pray.

check the thread below

skilfulsagei:
Hello guys, i need to thank Zandora and others for the wonderful work you are doing here. May God bless you all.
please , i need your pieces of advice. I'm a COREN registered Electrical Engineer and an assistant chief engineer(level 13) with one of Federal Government Agencies. I'm also a Chartered Accountant. i have been practising the two pari passu for years.i want to process the permanent residence to Canada. These are my questions;
1.can i put the two professions in my application? like assessing the two thru WES
2. My first degree is in electrical engineering. can i use only my ACA for the processing? i have Audit firm that can give me the employment letter
3.Which of the two professions do i have more chance?

Thanks and God bless

Do ECA for both degrees ACCA and B.Eng, that would probably fetch you additional points as 2 or more degrees. As to work experience, your points for foreign experience max out after 3 years. I would suggest you go with the option with readily/easily obtainable support documents (reference letters, etc) and spans just over 3 years.

khasm:
Dear all, I opened another profile and I'm eligible, but the issue I'm havin is,i do not av a job seeker validation code in the message sent to me hence I could not proceed with job bank. Any advice?pls assist. Gurus in d house No nomination, no job offer and im eligible, yet validation code wasn't sent

Read through Jesustheway's previous post on this. He said something about getting the code from the PDF file you can download from your EE profile.

deesmom:



Thanks you very much Garykasparov. Yes for now I have exhaust all mens of increasing my CRS . Maybe if i retake IELTS sha , but i need to know how much extra retaking IELTS would go in increasing my CS . What I have now is L8.5 R7.5 W7 S7.5
I am running a masters program but i abandoned it for like 2 years now, I would need about a year to cmoplete it , if i take that one year my points would reduce because of my age.
Sincerely the matter don dey tire me .

Don't decline your Ontario invitation. It's not so difficult for someone living outside Canada to prove his/her tie to Ontario. With a good letter of intent detailing how your and your family would settle well in Ontario, job availability in your chosen occupation, relatives, friends, etc.

On the POF thing, worst case scenario, you can get your husband transfer the funds to your account and do a "gift deed" that the money transferred is indeed a gift and not be returned. I know a couple of Indian applicants who have been able to do this successfully with Ontario. Find out more about "gift deed" and make your decision.

morgan2006:
hello pple, Please the ECA done by WES does it convert our CGPA from a total obtainable score of 5 to 4? can the report gotten from WES be used to apply to canadian universities? thanks for any kind response

The ECA for EE is strictly for migration and from personal experience, it's got no conversion.

WaySeeker:
Hi,

I'm new here.
I need advice on what to do concerning migrating. I am torn between going for a master's and applying for EE.

A little background.
First Degree: Biochemistry(2.2) ECA evaluation in progress
Worked for 6yrs before being disengaged in 2012.
Running personal business since then.
Aged: 33
General IELTS scores: Listening 8.5 Reading 7.5 Writing 6.5 Speaking 8.0 Overall Band Score 7.5
Occupation: Graphic Designer/Web Designer/Digital Marketing

I am tired of this country and need to move. Please advice. Thanks

Go for PR directly. You would stand a good chance (at least through PNP) if you could jerk up your Writing score to 7.5 and may be reading to 8.

deesmom:
Happy new yeqar good people . I have been going back and forth the saskatchewan page but cant seem to be able to register ... I am confused scerely and I think its too early in the year for that .

Etfash , I read somewhere earlier that you got Ontario nomination ... How soon was that after your aplication status changed to open .

Please anyone that has been able to successfully apply for the SINP today should please help a sister out .

Wish y'all a fruitful 2016

Some guys on this forum (link provided below) were able to submit their application.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/sinp-international-skilled-worker-express-entry-subcategory-network-here-t302646.4920.html

WoodcrestMayor:
Is there a chance that a PNP can get one in faster thru EE?

Have some faith mate; CIC would most likely try to clear their old fsw backlogs before March. I opine you would get your PPR before then. To address your direct question, PNPs are usually not the quickest route because you could spend between 2-8 months getting province nomination and another 1-6 months for the actual visa processing.

Guys, it appears as if Saskatchewan PNP is currently opened. For those interested, hurry while offer last

Fleshly:
@Irondome,

Just a little more clarifications, (sorry I ask too many questions - this is confusing)

The LMIA I understand can be gotten by one entering the Job bank, if i am right, how can I get into the job bank.

I've a contact in Canada, can I ask them to arrange an offer letter for me, you know, just to prove that I've a job offer? What do you advice.

Lastly, do you've any book or material, for me to ace the IELTS exam.

Thanks.

Unfortunately, you don't get an LMIA on Job Bank; not that easy sir. LMIA (labour market impact assessment) is what employers obtain for each of their prospective foreign hire. The company offering you the "said" job would have to apply for LMIA on your behalf, otherwise, you wouldn't be able to claim the coveted 600 points. The honest truth is - getting one from overseas would be very difficult.

On IELTS, for a Nigeria and with a US masters, I believe you already have a solid foundation to ace any IELTS exam. As such, I would advice you pre-occupy yourself with learning few tricks for each module and do lots of practice exams. The internet is awash with lots of materials on IELTS tricks (search for "IELTS tricks" on google and youtube). You can also download practice exams free.

anticabal1:


all these are big grammar. the dss have kanu. Call a press conference and get kanu give the apology as was done in obua's case. if they are confident. I know even you don not believe the phantom apology but because your desperately want to have a moral victory over biafrans, you pretend to believe it. Too bad, buhari can only get the apology in 4015. it's a promise

This chest beating would only achieve one thing--- push Kanu to his demise or lengthy incarceration. And guess what? I don't pity him one bit because likewise, his several comments have pushed a number of naive igbos to their death.

AlfaSeltzer:
Hahahahaha!


Funny people. Please look for fuel for your gas poisoning generator while not sure when your next salary will be paid. Make I quick open my shop. I'm expecting a lorry load of good today. Happy new year.

You guys still don't get it. The bulk of the money problem this current government has at the moment was caused by the profigate spending and looting of the last government. Fortunately for Nigeria, the reasonable majority who voted for him, know that it would take years to fix all the mess

Well at least, IPOB warriors shouldn't have any more trouble in believing that Kanu actually did apologize.

Jarus:


You're mistaking Yinka Odumakin for Rotimi Fashakin.

ooopps, my bad. I stand corrected.

wink2015:
[size=18pt]Instead of thinking of how to build our shattered economy they are thinking of sharing positions in government.

They are all greedy lions.

Thank God the Niger delta oil and gas is fast becoming irrelevant due to falling oil prices in the international market.

They will go and eat stones to rule over us. Nonsense![/size]

You might want to read up the original post again. I reckon APC is filling "party" and not "government" position.

Jarus:
Joe Igbokwe their best bet. The guy has got punches. He will be ahandful for Olisa Metuh.

Rotimi Fashakin too dey try, but na Joe be Baba for punches.

Fashakin left APC and has written several vitriolic articles to castigate APC since he left. He is a total --No No. I think Joe would be landing the job.

Modified

I mistook Fashakin for Odumakin in the above post; kindly excuse my error.

Fleshly:


Good, thank you. I have to see what I can do about the fund. But, when do they ask about the fund, is before ITA or after ITA.

All documents are required after ITA, with the exception of ECA and IELTS (as you have to fill in their report numbers during profile creation). Invariably, your first step into the process would be to get your ECA and IELTS test done. After which, you create your profile and wait for ITA. While waiting for ITA or scouting for PNPs, you can start gathering other required documents that might prove difficult to get (e.g FBI report, POF, reference letter of your skilled employment, etc). Please note that at least one year of skilled employment in NOC category (A,O, B) is required to be qualified for FSWC, and must also meet the 67 point criteria.

Use the CRS tool below for an estimation of your CRS point.

www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp

Fleshly:
^^^^
@Irondome God bless you.

I noticed you answered those concerns I raised with an easy apt. Please are you in Canada? I asked because I do wish to speak with you on phone if that will be convenient for you.

I noticed you said I should get my MSc degree evaluated, but I think Canada and US have the same GPA system. However, it will be easy for me to get my MSc degree evaluated, than getting my Nigerian cert evaluated. So I want to know if Msc Cert covers or overshadows my Bsc degree. I want to know so that I don't get into the unnecessary loop of trying to get my transcript from Nigeria, which could be very painstaking.
Thanks

Yes, your US masters overshadows BSc. Trying to get the 2 degrees (MSc and Bsc) evaluated would only slow you down. Evaluate only your Masters

Fleshly:


JesusDway,

I have been following your posts on this topic and I think I need to get few clarifications from you. I just completed my MSc in the US, and was recently evaluating my options on what to do going forward. If i decide to stay in the states, it will take me forever to get a green card without marrying a citizen. Typically, for me to get a green card I will put in not less than 8 years of work period, that to me seems a long period of time. A friend of mine just whispered to me some two weeks ago about this Canada's work immigration opportunity. From my evaluation it seemed better than that of the US, at least you become a permanent resident within a short period of time, unlike in the States.

I started following this topic and other sources I have been reading online, at first the process seemed easy for me, but after much research the whole thing seems very complicating. Please, I need you to shed some light on certain grey areas.

1)At the moment I don't have my Nigerian undergraduate transcript evaluated by WES, can I apply while waiting for the transcript to get evaluated?

2) My account has always been in the region of $1000, can I apply with my fathers account. Or how do I solve the problem of insufficient funds. Though I can ask my dad to lend me $15,000 just to boost my account, whichever way, what do you advice.

3) I discovered they need a police clearance, and unfortunately I don't have any. I looked over the FBI website and noticed it may take up to 14 weeks (approx 4 months) for FBI to process a clearance, please tell me what to do.

4) Also do you know the NOC for data analysts?

5) what province do you recommend that I should apply to. And finally, how long does this entire process take

Please, I will be glad if you will try and respond.

1)At the moment I don't have my Nigerian undergraduate transcript evaluated by WES, can I apply while waiting for the transcript to get evaluated?
No, you can't, as ECA is a core requirement for FSW category. You have to do your WES assessment before you can create an active profile.

When are you getting your certificate and transcript for your masters? If you have it already, I suggest you only get your masters degree evaluated. CIC awards point based on highest degree obtained, as such, you would not be losing any point.

2) My account has always been in the region of $1000, can I apply with my fathers account. Or how do I solve the problem of insufficient funds. Though I can ask my dad to lend me $15,000 just to boost my account, whichever way, what do you advice.

You can't use your dad's statement as your only POF, because CIC recommended that the POF has to be in the principal applicant's name. In your case, you can get your dad to transfer the money to your account and get him to do a "Gift Deed", stating that the "transferred" fund was indeed a gift. You would still need a POF document from your bank(6 months average balance) and may be, your dad's financial statement to prove that he could afford to such gift.


3) I discovered they need a police clearance, and unfortunately I don't have any. I looked over the FBI website and noticed it may take up to 14 weeks (approx 4 months) for FBI to process a clearance, please tell me what to do.

You have to be smart with PCC and ensure you don't do them to early. CIC consider PCC valid for 6 months, but I wouldn't submit any PCC with less than 3 months validity. In your case, how early you apply for your FBI report depends on your CRS. If you are 460+, you should probably apply now as you would probably land an ITA under 2 months.

4) Also do you know the NOC for data analysts?

Google " NOC data analysts"

5) what province do you recommend that I should apply to. And finally, how long does this entire process take

Depends on your CRS and cash, if your CRS is above 400 and you could easily shell out $1500, go for Ontario. Otherwise, be on the look out for Saskatchewan. Few of the other provinces prefer applicants with a job offer within the province.

How long depends on "how fast you land an ITA". However, the average processing time after e-application submission (post ITA) is 6 months

Doggys:
Hello house,pls how do i write a brief description of my job. I'm a mechanical engineer working with a company as the head of maintenance where i repair cars,trucks and heavy equipments. I'm applying under noc 2132 but don't know if this my job qualifies for noc 2132 or 2232? Thanks

I have always favored reference letter from HR department. However, If no such structure exist and you have to draft out your responsibilities/roles for your supervisor to sign off on, then you have to be careful to avoid "first person" reporting (e.g. I service the Generator, etc)

In drafting your reference,

1. Come up with an exhaustive list of ALL your responsibilities (avoiding first person singular pronoun).

2. Look up CIC's listed responsibilities under the NOCs you are considering; and compare with your listed responsibilities. Settle for the NOC with the closest match. Be careful not to copy CIC's listed responsibilities verbatim, otherwise, that work experience would be voided.

Ensure the reference letter details other required information (Salary, number of hours per week or full-time, start and end date) and it's printed on your company's letter-head.

40manlappy:
@zandora, JesusDWay, irondome, Slimmsyyetty, damkollins, solomonwis, dupyshoo, Tola73, RedCapChief, unibadan, Taiwoabo, other gurus

I entered the pool yesterday as the primary applicant after registering on Job Bank.

My challenge is this: while trying to update my details under "Education" section, I could not see any degree relevant to me in respect of the drop-down for Bachelor degrees. All I saw were Science, Engineering and Education degrees. Meanwhile, I have BSc degree in Banking & Finance. Kindly enlighten.

I never really noticed that when I created my profile as mine was Engineering. I reckon you should go with "science" as Bsc is technically bachelor of science.

You should probably not worry much because you would also be providing your exact discipline.

These people are jokers and have shown beyond any doubt that they have very little regard for state laws. If I were NCC boss, I would call an emergency meeting with all the telcos except MTN, and task them on capacity evaluation. This should send the right vibe to MTN that NCC mean business

We shouldn't expect companies to respect our laws if we are unable to go through with the enforcement.

fejeerow:
I intend applying for this... I have 2yrs working experience since i graduated in 2012. Am challenged with the proof of fund as i do not have up to the stated amount in my acct...about 2m or more if am correct. Can i use my dad's bank statement or does it have to be mine? Am applying for myself alone.

No, you can't use your dad's statement alone. He would have to transfer the funds to your account and subsequently write out a gift deed to you. You may however upload your dad's account statement along with your 6 month average statement.

jmichlins:
In Michael Jackson voice "You are not alone Nigeria" I don't blame Buhari for the current economic woes but I will blame him for his attitude towards the nosedive. This is the time I had expected him to pump money into the capital angle of the budget so as to create enabling environmen to diversify the economy but instead he choose to use #3B to buy BMW cars thereby sending already scarce forex awol. 2019 please be fast.

Like seriously!!!, Buhari made a budget of 30% capital expenditure within a year of GEJ's 13% in the face of nosediving revenue. If GEJ had won, I bet he would have further crashed capital expenditure to < 5% and put the rest on chua-chua.

jarkbauer:


The documents i sent to WES were transcript and certificates

That's okay.

I believe Zandora was referring to the actual FSW visa application itself (i.e post ITA). She opines that WES would still go ahead and evaluate your degree anyway and then issue an ECA report to you. When you get your ITA, you may not be required to upload your transcript on EE, so CIC would not even get to see the age on your transcript. Therefore, they would reckon with the DOB on your passport.

You would have to upload your certificates, along with your ECA report, as a number of applicants who failed to upload their certificates were refused visa.

jarkbauer:


Okay. Pls what do i need for the FSW application itself

For education, your ECA report (WES, etc), and School certificates. Some opined that you do not even need to upload your ECA as CIC would verify independently with the report number you provided, however, I uploaded mine anyway.

Akspet:
Hello house,
Good evening, I really want go to canada to work there, please can someone help me with some guide lines, like the kind of visa I can apply for, the process it will involve, and a type of trusted organisation I can do dat with....God bless you all with your immediate response...

What's your background like Education, Occupation, Work experience years, age? You would need a minimum of 1 year of skilled working experience to qualify for FSWC.

stevehoney:
I have being following the good work you people are doing please keep it up. I want to ask if the CSCS from the Nigeria stock exchange clearing house can be used as pof or is it only the bank statement?

Be careful with stocks. I am not sure if it's officially included as part of acceptable POF; I know of mutual funds though.

BALLOSKI:
you need help!

He made several valid points, only that he went overboard stating that the victims deserved death. However, I would have loved to see them arrested and tried appropriately.