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ednut1:
use the crs calculator na

Honeysweetest:
how many points do spouse IELTS and Evaluation add to the main Applicant?

ednut1:
that's like late 450s or 460 if spouse no do any. You can go alone tho and sponsor spouse when you land and get a job, that one takes 12-18 months

ednut1:
there is no way you will meet the high scores of today if your spouse does not do ielts and wes. possible in 2017 2018 not today. Use the CRS calculator to simulate scores when spouse has both or none.

Frankrobbn1:
Career advancement is very critical when considering a study permit application. In a bid to show that there is progression in his career, opting for a business or finance program is a logical progressive step for him. He stands a better chance to convince the visa officer about his intent to pursue the business course since he has been running a company of his own over the years.

It will end in praise

henritinecy:
When filling my Canada application, I said no to previous refusals to USA applications. But I have been refused 3 applications to USA. Now the situation has been addressed and they want an explanation to that because they have seen it.

Will this affect my application?

olokings:
over the course of your pivoting into a career in finance, did you acquire any credential (either certification, courses, short diplomas et al) which demonstrates your skills as an experienced practitioner in that field? what forms of development (whether self or sponsored) have your embarked on during your financial career gig?
you will need to demonstrate this and leverage it as a prerequisite for pursuing a postgrad in finance. plus you cannot just go back to psychology because you could answer the question above, mostly if you have graduated over 8 years counting now.

it is going to be difficult convincing the VO that your venture is a reasonable expense if you can not answer the questions above appropriately.

ciao
He finished school 2011,served 2012, sold cloyand worked in a hotel before he joined the banking sector in 2015 as a marketer,you know their job of getting money from customer to deposit in the bank.
He left 2016,started his own company 2016, started with daily contribution, then expanded more Into loans,money and property loan,phone buisness,POS buisness,all under his registered company.
He has no interest in psychology.

olokings:
over the course of your pivoting into a career in finance, did you acquire any credential (either certification, courses, short diplomas et al) which demonstrates your skills as an experienced practitioner in that field? what forms of development (whether self or sponsored) have your embarked on during your financial career gig?
you will need to demonstrate this and leverage it as a prerequisite for pursuing a postgrad in finance. plus you cannot just go back to psychology because you could answer the question above, mostly if you have graduated over 8 years counting now.

it is going to be difficult convincing the VO that your venture is a reasonable expense if you can not answer the questions above appropriately.

ciao, you know how Nigeria is,u may study this and you end up doing another,he do not have interest in psychology, yes he studied psychology, but ventured into something else,and his interest increased in buisness area he joined banking work in 2015,left 2016 and opened his own company,with paid workers.people do savings,he has also ventured into money loan, property loan,phone buisness,all under his company,which he opened solely for anything finance and investment,buisness.
So he do no have any certificate on it,just 7 years of experience.
He just started taking Allison course on finance,not finished yet.

naijainstinct:
She has a strong conviction that Jesus did it for her, your unsolicited opinion cannot change that. Just as her opinion cannot change your belief that it was mere human perseverance that has played out. I'd always say this, "live and let live".
Without intending to sound like a misogynist, I wonder why it is always people of your gender that are quick to attack other people's personal belief and convictions. You people try so much to sound intelligent and 'woke' but......

I'm most certain if she had said "I thank my stars" or perhaps "öri ìyá mi, öse ö", you would easily overlook it. I am even more convinced that if she said "Alhamdullilah" which is almost the same as what she said, except that Allah is being praised here, you will not dare criticize because they no dey tolerate rubbish opinion over their conviction.

You are sounding toxic at best, but isn't that the regular hallmark of....... (I no go talk before una tag me the usual name wey una dey tag people who do not agree with your usual style of cyber-bullying others to conform to your opinion). That it is a public forum, does not mean you should not be guided or apply decorum.

@cutebear, congratulations and may the name of the Lord be praised.

cutebear:
Finally!!! ITA received after starting this journey in 2019!!! After learning french, writing TCF and having to wait almost 1.5 years even after passing the french exam!!! Thank you Jesus!!!

GraciousWords:
https://www.nairaland.com/6829885/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/267#115372147

GraciousWords:
If a business was inactive, how will you show job duties?

IRCC didn't ask for 40hours per week. The requirement is 30 hours per week for full time and part time details are in this link from page 1, as well as other details on work experience.

Pls read page 1, you will not regret it.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/eligibility/federal-skilled-workers.html

Omochristy69:
Thank you @nymphomaniac however, my LLB is from the UK do you think it will be evaluated like the Nigerian degree since it is 3years and Nigerian law degrees are 5years? My WES was definitely evaluated for immigration purpose.

Omochristy69:
@jasperonyx yes i saw the options on the portal for CES. My WES was for immigration purpose. I applied in 2019 but it was evaluated in 2020. I will just create the EE profile using the WES and then when the CES evaluation is available i will update it. Thank you so much for your help.

Omochristy69:
@jasperonyx can i use my WES evaluation to create an EE profile or wait for my CES evaluation?

Omochristy69:
@jasperonyx can i use my WES evaluation to create an EE profile or wait for my CES evaluation?

Omochristy69:
Hello,
I did evaluation for my LLB {Uk} 4yrs ago with WES is it valid or must i use CES and do i have to evaluate my Nigerian Law School degree.

Dimple10:
gracious na expert....before her there was Ifeoma77 with the bellydancers. you can bring your own twist so far dancers dey

Dimple10:
Its all over the place cos at a point i was updating as i go like a diary.

My first ever post on Nairaland was in part 7 under a different moniker, now we dey part 11. 

Wrote my 1st Ielts in May 2018, got 7 in listening, 6.5 in writing. not sufficient to create a profile.
ECA WES - August 2018
2nd IELTS - March 24th 2019 ( LSRW - 8.5, 7.5,7.5, 6.5) writing later upgraded to 7.5
Jumped in the pool with 446 and waited
NOI Alberta - July 30th 2019
Sent my documents via post to Canada. After plenty of back and forth, my application was rejected because my work experience was not up to 1yr (long story but my fault)
I waited for a new NOI but it never came because COVID and Alberta was focused on inland applications.
That profile expired and I created a new one. Eventually around August of 2020 I clocked 3yrs work experience, CRS rose to 471 and ITA dropped on 30th September 2020.
Along the line my passport expired and I renewed it online by myself for 26k with no extra fees. came out in record time too.

Started a new Job in between and I gave myself 6months...I'm sure IRCC was laughing at me.

ITA - 30th Sep 2020
AOR - 1st Dec 2020
Upfront Medicals - 17th Nov 2020
BIL/MEP - 11th January 2021
GU/In Progress (IP1) - 12th January 2021
ADR (RFPF request) - 29th Jan 2021 (We were already happy here cos RPRF request was supposed to mean, your application is almost concluded)Got married - 3rd March 2021 (Found out my VO was accra a day before)

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Added Spouse: June 1st 2021
GU/IP2 - June 6th 2021
BIL for spouse- June 14th 2021
Upfront medicals for spouse - June 2021 ( Never acknowledged)
Ghost Update - June 15th (Medicals changed to we are reviewing the result of your medicals- i guess this is when they received my spouses medicals but never passed it till date)
GCMS notes -  received 29th July 2021 (eligibility passed, security not started, criminality/info sharing and the other in progress)

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Numerous mails/Webform in between to VO and MP's

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When I noticed those with upfront medicals getting ADR's and PPR I begged my husband to let us do.
Upfront medicals for both of us - 18th March 2022
GCMS notes ordered 11th April - Not received

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Numerous mails/Webform in between to VO and MP's with no response. A
Randomly logged in to my profile today 31st May 2022 to see Ghost update. Medicals passed on 28th May 2022.
Also got a response from an MP on 30th May that medicals and eligibility passed, criminality in progress and Security not started. So far the only thing that changed since the last GCMS is medicals.
Reordered GCMS notes on 11th July- still waiting. MP enquiry from one end, apparently i forgot to include my middle name so no response from there until another 20days.

9th August: woke up in the middle of the night at 1am to see my bro Venom's whatsapp saying ppr landed at 9pm-ish the previous day. I was happy for him but sad that everyone I met on this journey has either gotten PPR or landed. Got to the office and sent another email asking them if I had 2 heads. I sent the same again at 2pm and gbam 3.40pm, I got an email update. Checked portal and they were asking for Schedule A for me. 

22nd August, i logged in to see another ghost update, nothing changed on my application. The end is definitely near...i feel it
23rd i got my MP response back that timeline for the application is 26months so i should relax and come back if no response by then. Also criminality passed and Security in Progress.

Sent another round of emails again, inshort i was about to send one when I saw ppr. Today 29th of August at exactly 9.44am, i got a notification to login to my account, i thought it was another ADR but it was PPR.

Abercrome:
The official material on the British Council portal. It had practice tests as well as mock tests. That’s all I used.

Pateda26:
Hallelujah! It's RFV...

Not too long but a roller coaster daunting but eventful journey.

My siblings in Canada have been on my case to relocate but for some weird reasons I rather prefer to just do visit and come back. Until I got married and my wife became so scared of naija wahala. Easily my people were able to make her start the process.

She applied in mid month of Dec 2020, for our ECA and used etx for transcript, we both have masters from UNN but surprisingly, her WES was completed in first week of Jan 2021 while mine was eventually completed in June 2021. That delay got me involved because of transcript issues and that's how my interest started, coupled with the lack of foreseeable end to insecurity and above all the kids future.

My wife's first and only IELTS result came ending of June, 2021 with just an average score of 7 (I didn't write IELTS). This was enough to enter the pool. We both have more than a decade work experience from a single organization.

As at when we joined pool our CRS was a paltry 347! Before we got nomination it dipped to 327 due to birthdays, lol. So cos of the low score we dont visit the EE portal, we were focused on getting PNP.

So just as the EE profile was created, an EOI was submitted for SINP and within few days we got an ITA. At this point, I now put on my researching cap and carried Canada immigration matter as case study especially SINP.

I realised since we didn't have POF ready and SINP has a rigid 3months old POF rule, we had to painfully ignore the ITA and went all out to gather fund. When it expired we were now set and ready to receive another ITA. Unfortunately, the rules have changed! SINP draws paused and eventually health professionals need to get job offer to be considered!

In between this period of dilemma, we took a stroll into the EE profile and found notification of interest (NOI) sitting pretty but now old in the account!

AINP sent us NOI end of September, 2021 but we didn't get to see it until mid November! It was a rush of emotions. We noticed that, we didn't accept to click getting mail option. So we couldn't get mail from EE portal and since we weren't expecting any miracle we just abandoned the account.

AINP usually gives 2weeks for applicants to accept their NOI else it goes invalid. Well, we sent an acceptance using the link provided and also followed it up with a letter of clemency, stating why we missed it.

Fortunately, after 48hours, we got a response that we can continue with the same application under same stream. That was the first miracle for me in this process.

Unfortunately, cos of the experience we have had with SINP as regards health professionals and Canadian licensing. We opted to fill in another NOC that does not require license during the submission of application. This was even recommended by the licensing authority of my wife profession in Canada, cos licensing can take some time and makes immigration process long.

So after we submitted AINP application in Jan 2022, by march most of the applicants we submitted same month have been nominated but ours was not touched. We knew that our delay was cos we did not apply with the NOC upon which we got NOI. We didn't know what to do. We were scared to make any move to avoid disqualification.

On a fateful night, kidnappers came and made attempt close to our home, the gunshots were terrible! It was in a prone position, lights off, shivering, that I drafted a letter of change of NOC for my wife to send to AINP. We gave them reasons why we had to deviate from the original NOC based on the recommendation of a regulatory body over there. We showed all evidence, dropped links to the website quoted and prayed. This was around April 10, 2022.

About 2weeks after, my wife was called by AINP, for some fact check. The agent is a Nigerian so the talk flowed well. He asked for her NOC, and she told him the initial NOC filled and that she sent a mail for change to the main NOC. The officer said,he's calling cos of the mail (our second miracle) and fortunately for us, the reference letter submitted was in favour of the new NOC as well.

Nomination came the following day as my birthday gift, after we sent the payslips he asked immediately.

Unfortunately, EE draw happened that same day before we could link the nomination to EE. So early may ITA arrived and we submitted application using same documents used for AINP. Our reference letter was about 6months old, spouse foreign work experience was clicked but since I had collected my reference when we applied for my wife's, so I just uploaded it as asked. Thank God mine wasn't assessed cos the job duties no too rhyme at all with my chosen NOC. We didn't see IRCC guideline when we were making request for reference letter. We only wrote it as our usual routine came to mind.

My wife's reference letter was better off but can be better. Remember we wrote her letter to have semblance with that initial NOC we filled during AINP?

It was when we got nomination that I joined this group. I had a lot of struggle within me to change the reference letter but cos of the tussle involved in getting it from work. We just decided to use it because we didn't want to delay any further. I was not comfortable with some entries too on our marriage certificate.

Anyways, I remember in one of my queries when the amiable @Graciouswords advised that I should look for WhatsApp group of my AOR and join to know when eligibility is passed for people around me. That advice was the bombard. Those WhatsApp groups are real tension relievers.

My journey from AOR to RFV is about 86days

AOR May 29
MED Aug 19
BIL Completed Aug 22
RFV Aug 23

If this is not God's grace I wonder what is?

Thanks You Jesus!!!

PS:
Pls to submit passport in Nigeria to VFS where biometrics was done, do one need to go online to do anything? Are we making any transmission payment for dependents who didn't capture for biometrics? The recent announcement that one can walk in to submit passport physically in Nigeria, does it mean that passport are now being stamped in Naija also? Is someone residing in naija but outside Lag and Abj supposed to just courier passport 2way to Abuja/Lagos and that's all, even with below 14years old dependents? Pls what's the process?

I wish everyone still waiting for the golden mail Godspeed and favour.

Creativebelle:
You are just angry for nothing tbh..freedom of speech,religion etc no dey again?..if people want to attribute it to God,let them be! If you want to attribute it to your own human spirit,so be it! If na stone, plant,trees etc anybody wan thank..let them feel free! If anyones wants to even thank BUBU,they should!
I don't see why anyones way of life will bother you and others this much..its not that deep jare..
Una just like to argue..

Abercrome:
My IELTS result is finally out and I had LRWS at 8.5, 8.5, 8.5 and 7.5.

My husband scored LRWS at 8.5, 7.5, 7.5 and 7.5.
This was our first try and we didn’t dedicate enough time to studying but glad it worked out.

It’s looking like I’ll be the primary applicant since I’d also have more scores on education because of ACCA versus his ICAN.

Royrey:
Please as anyone used IQAS for evaluation recently? I want to evaluate my LLB certificate but it's been difficult getting iQAS to evaluate. Covered my masters which would have been easier to evaluate with WES but due to the strike I haven't been able to get LLM certificate and transcript from Unilorin.

Idrismusty97:
This DIY thing is just time and patience sha. If you're sure you won't need the passport for the next 3 months you can go through the process. I won't need it till next year so there's no point paying huge or fast tracking.

Zagee:
Those people in servicom are something else.