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Thanks Hephgirl! Wishing you the best in all your endeavors.

Hephgirl:
@boundlessjoy
@flyboi1
@Shyee
@juicebox
@jhoci
@lowla1
@Majesticniyi
@Team16
@BoboXIV
@adewumz
@dane15
@Chibuiked
@Barryston
@enemyofprogress
@Fyorgyn
@abakiki
@Bukzie
@iPopAlomo
@Vivacious2
@Tee248490
@mbakweich

Congratulations guys. I wish you all the best. I celebrate with you. May Canada favor u

Wow! Congratulations!!

mbakweich:
Better Late than never.

Finally it's PPR guys !!

1ST IELTS (MOD)-LRSW-6.5,7.5,7.5,6.5
2ND IELTS (BC)-LRSW-8,7.5,7.5,7
ITA- August 8th
AOR- August 30th
MEP/BIL-September 23rd
ADR (IMM 5406)-February 5th
PPR-February 12th
VO: Ottawa
Days from AOR to PPR: 165 days
Passport submitted at VFS: February 13th

Single Applicant
Zero Travel history

Application remained in IP2 from AOR

POF: Treasury Bill certificate, and 10 percent from IBTC Pensions. Submitted only TB Certificate, Bank Reference letter, Pension Reference and Pension statement. No SOA nor LOE.

NOCs:Got Reference Letters for two different NOCs from 3 different companies I worked with copies of payslips, appointment letters, confirmation letters and disengagement letters were uploaded.

@ first, I never believed this Canadian express entry was real. I even Laughed at my friends cos they were always glued to the systems at work reading things I thought never made sense (to me duo), until 3 of my colleagues Immigrated to Cannyland using this same express entry under the provincial nomination program.

After I made the decision to immigrate, I asked for directions. I was given materials and sites to prep for IELTS and then was directed to this forum. Started following this forum from part 2 ( page zero as usual - that way i got to read more testimony and was gingered) and also the IELTS forum too.

@NewMum Thank you for all the assistance both directly and indirectly (being a silent member)

@every member on this forum Thank you all for the questions, the answers and the reminder of the blessings that comes with our page Zero. God bless us all and help us to reach our desired destinations. Amen

Wow! Congratulations!!

Vivacious2:
PPRRRRRRRRRR IS HERE O

I carried beans in my hand luggage on Air France from Lagos to Minnesota. It was neatly packed and labeled.

titiclassy:
Please I need advise on items to shed into hand luggage. Especially from anyone who has flown lufthansa through Frankfurt.

Can I put d following in hand luggage...

1.heavy beads and jewelries
2.poundo flour
3.beans

I dont want my things to be binned o

Only 52? That means you didn't read part one. Plenty information there too....

Barryston:
Sigh! I've been sleeping on the sister's thread for some days now...very informative that I wished I had started earlier....I had to navigate through 52 pages


Is doing me like I should fly to Canada rn

I applied for a transit Visa when my application was still in process. It took about two months to get my passport back.

ijeaify:
Good morning house, please can I apply for a canadian visiting visa while my permanent residency application is still in process..

I also experienced the same thing. But I registered with SOPA and I've been assigned a counsellor whom I'll be having an online meeting with today.

MissTobs:
Same here. i didn't get any response. Tried registering again & I got the "You have already sent your information" or something like that.

Gosh! You just made me scream now, I thought you were announcing your PPR

You shall be celebrated soonest!

Ifeoma77:
Ojigbijigbi!!!!!! Issa PPR rain!!!!!!!
Let me go and call my tambourine dancers

Your UCI will appear on your profile when you pass medicals.

DrMrsCK:
Where did you see your UCI?

Congratulations on your new job!

dumprep:
My Landing Gist

Fast forward to today, I am now in Oshawa, ON. Just yesterday, I had a 2-hour interview/registration process and thankfully, it was a success. I sat with one of the Directors of the Company and she was so cool and friendly. We got talking like we have known each other for ages. I got the employment offer for the position of a Clients’ Services Advisor and will commence training today. I have a well-established friend based in Edmonton who constantly encourages me to relocate to Edmonton because she says there are several health-related jobs there. Especially in the field I am in, Health and Social Care.

I am grateful to God, my family and friends, for a smooth landing.

I have landed in praise. God bless you all.

God bless you too. Thanks!

GozyNA:
Congratulations. I can relate to this story in so many ways. One of the top 3 PPR stories I've read here. Go and prosper. God bless you!

Thanks a lot! That's the plan...

Ifeoma77:
Awwwwwwww congratulations!!!!! Your Mum is a sweetie, God bless her.
Abeg tell your brothers to apply for the supervisa for her.
Canada family reunion loading...

Thanks a lot! Chai! Only me, 9.6/10? In fact , I don make am for life

raphrulz:
Wow! this is an encouraging story..

It shows there is hope even in the midst of no hope!

The message here is always believe.

My sister, I pray for you today that as you step your feet into Canada, all things will continue working for you. There is no stopping you... Everything will work for your good... and Cannyland will be a home for great achievements.

I'll rate you 9.6/10. New comers on this thread that read this would be highly encouraged... and that is the key focus of my script marking.

Go and prosper.

God bless you.

Ifeoma77.... your PPR is next in line!

Thank you all for your good wishes. You shall all be celebrated and may your expectations not be cut short in Jesus name, amen!

Thanks dear!

Newmum0615:
Awesome God. Congratulations. I celebrate with you.

Thank you!

joo2018:
Great news, @jhoci! New chance to start afresh. God bless, go and prosper in your new home!

I'll tell her. Thanks!

philip3:
Tell your mum desert is on me.

Congratulations

Thanks for responding to my message back then

ddymples:
Oh thank God. I am so happy for you. Congratulations.

Thanks! God bless you �

beeodun:
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I did actually shed a tear and I don’t even know you. Hmmmm I truly rejoice with you. God never fails. That Momc’s part is DEEP! Congratulations once again dear.

Thank you ooooooo

jenifero:
congratulations ooooooooo .

Thanks! My mum is the typical Nigerian mother, sometimes i wish I could share our WhatsApp chats online. She cracks me up all the time.

princesschuks:
Your mum's part made me smile.
Congrats

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. - Psalm 126:1-3

Finally, it's PPR!!

VERY LONG POST ALERT!

IELTS – March 2018 L9 S7.5 R8.5 W7 (British Council)
ECA – Nov 2017 to 25th July 2018
ITA – 8th August 2018
AOR – 16th August 2018
MEP/BIL – 13th Sept 2018
Biometrics done – 14th Sept 2018
1st GCMS – received 23rd Nov 2018
2nd GCMS – ordered 3rd Jan and yet to receive it.
Ghost update – 23rd Jan 2019
PPR – 25th Jan 2019 (dated 24th)
Passport submission – 28th Jan 2019
VO – Ottawa
Single applicant.


Decision to relocate – I’ve never really wanted to relocate; my wish was to have enough money to travel whenever and wherever I wanted. My brother left for Canada with his family in 2015 via the old scheme and before he left, he said to me, you need to get out. He sent me links, but I never really looked at them. I kept giving excuses until we got a mail in the office about an impending retrenchment exercise, still I didn’t do anything. My job finally ended October 2017 and I traveled to my school in November to process my transcript.


IELTS – I wasn’t afraid of the exam, in fact my main motivation was to score higher than my brother (sibling rivalry things). I’m not much of a talker and I knew I stood no chance with my brother in the speaking test. I decided that I was going to beat him in the other sections and have a higher average, but it was never to be. I started with writing task 1 and it was great. As I was writing my concluding paragraph in task 2 a bell went off in my head, I had written a whole four paragraph essay on something different form the question . From a distance I heard, ten minutes more as the sweat started leaking out from my braided wig . What in the world would have made me make this type of mistake? I don’t use the cramming method when studying, so it wasn’t a case of copy and paste. I studied more about the techniques of writing IELTS and what the examiner expects, then just a few practice questions. Except the Listening test which I found exciting to practice, it felt like putting together pieces of a puzzle. Anyway, as the sound of the bells in my head calmed a bit, I looked at the question again and started writing down points to expand into paragraphs. The I remembered how long it took me to decide on a topic sentence for my introduction and saw that writing a fresh essay will be a futile effort. I settled for giving a great conclusion to the essay I had already written and hope for the best.
It was while I was doing a search about low IELTS score that I came across this thread. I then knew I had to also evaluate my master’s degree to make a good CRS point.
Study materials; IELTSLiz, Road to IELTS (BC) and I also did a free IELTS course on Edx.


ECA – I used WES. I hadn’t looked at the express entry process in detail, so I felt I could just use only my first degree. That was before the IELTS incident. Besides I have plans to continue a career with my first degree as my master’s degree is in a completely different field.
My ECA report came with a comment that the date of birth on my transcript was different form what I filled in my form. My school had increased my age by four years! The excitement of getting my ECA just died when I saw the comment. I wrote to WES via the contact form and twitter. I also faxed copies of my birth certificate, WAEC certificate, international passport and even national ID card, all showing my correct date of birth. WES replied me after one month saying my school must resend my transcript with the correct information before they can send me an updated ECA report. Thanks to the good people I spoke with who assured me that I could go ahead and use the report like that. So, while I waited for WES to respond, I had gotten ITA and submitted my application. After seeing their response, I was glad I didn’t wait a whole month to continue with the process. In my application I attached all the documents I sent to WES to prove my correct date of birth and explained the mistake.

PCC – Superintendent Moshood to the rescue.

Medicals – this was done at IOM and I requested for a copy of my result which was sent via email

POF – One good thing that came from my retrenchment was my pay off . I changed it to dollars and put in a domiciliary account, I wanted to make it less accessible to me and avoid exchange rate issues.

NOC – I spent two months trying to find a matching NOC for my last job role to no avail. I shared it on the thread but couldn’t find a code for it. Following Newmum0615’s advise I decided to use my previous job role as my primary NOC since it spanned over three years.
Visa refusals – I had two UK visa refusals which I mentioned and attached one of the rejection letters. I was concerned about this because the reason for the second refusal had to do with the VO doubting my employment details. And the same job turned out to be the one I couldn’t find a NOC for. My fear was that It would give more weight to the UK VO’s comments. So, I got a reference letter from my company even though I no longer worked there. I also wrote a LOE addressing the comments by the UK VO and attached other documents relating to the said job.

Others – After I got my first GCMS notes and saw that the issue about my date of birth was not mentioned, I felt relieved.
- I called a couple of times before November 2018, since that time I haven’t been able to reach IRCC.
- I also sent a couple of mails to Ottawa VO and they always gave the same generic response.
- I sent a mail on the 24th after the ghost update to enquire what the update was about, and I got the passport request mail the next morning
- Losing my job was the wake up call I needed. I was depressed for some months (still comes and goes) and I would lie in bed until noon. I have always been independent so losing my job was like being stripped naked, I didn’t want to go out or be seen. My younger brother called me and encouraged me to continue with the Canada immigration plan (I had already registered with WES). I will never forget his words, approach this thing like you’re escaping for your life, like someone is trying to strangle you and you must fight. My ECA took eight months to complete and anytime I would return from Unilag or call IMSU without any positive news, I would just break down and cry. I was and I’m still out of job, my savings depleting and I always have this fear of having to ask for money to sustain myself.
I can’t thank God enough for this new lease on life he has just given me. It still feels like a dream and sometimes I check my mailbox to see if the email is still there. God never disappoints and his timing is always perfect and the best. I was worried about having to renew my rent soon, and I can imagine God smiling down and saying, my daughter you too worry! Cast your cares on him and have faith (not easy but doable).
I am grateful to 40manlappy, Newmum0615, ddymples and Hakeemgp for their help and suggestions. Especially Newmum for her patience. May God grant all your heart’s desires.
I appreciate everyone on this thread for all the contributions, whether na fight, joke or information. I want to specially mention joo2018, Ifeoma77 and Tojued, you guys are great!
For everyone here who feels like there’s no hope, I went from asking God “why me?’ to proclaiming “who am I Lord!”

Just keep the faith!


And some others: I was worried about how I would tell my parents, especially my mum about my approval. My younger brother left the country first, then my older brother (she was greatly affected by that one), now her only remaining child here (plus only daughter kwa), me. I know she wants the best for us but would prefer us being in proximity to them. So, I called my mum yesterday and told her;
Mum: (shouting for joy) ehen remember you promised to take me out when you get approval. I want to go to Jevinik.
Me: Jisos! mummy I thought you’d be sad. (disappointed but relieved)
Mum: I’m sad you’ll be leaving but I know better now. This country holds no hope for you, look at how long you’ve been out of job. Go and find something new, just do my visa for me.

I am currently filling visa applications for them

What a kind gesture! God bless you.

wengerly:
It's been a while since I checked in here. I'm glad things are still running well here and many dreams are coming to fruition. Thanks to everyone who has added value to this thread.

Like I've done a couple of times, if there is anyone coming to YYC any time soon, I volunteer to pick you from the airport to anywhere within the city. This offer is subject to conditions such as your time of arrival and size of your luggage.

God Bless.

Thanks a lot! I wish you all the best..

mimimum:
Quite a number of things. I wrote a detailed letter of clarification to address the refusal. I did another detailed letter of invitation which stated that I will be fully responsible for her expenses. Then a purpose of travel letter from my mum that emphasized her family and job ties. I submitted updated bank statements and a flight ticket this time. I even added my siblings birth certificates to show ties and all that. Basically, I was more detailed this time. I omitted a lot of things in the previous application, so I guess being detailed and favoured by God came to play the second time. We have already landed, so she'll come in when the baby is due.

Congratulations on your mum's visa approval. Please what did you do differently from the previous application? I'm also in the process of applying for my parents, though the invitation is coming from my brother in Canada.

mimimum:
To God be the glory. My mum's TRV application was approved on Friday. I took the risk and reapplied online immediately and submitted more detailed documentation (letter of clarification for the refusal, purpose of travel, letter of invitation, updated bank statements, budget breakdown) this time. I resubmitted some old docs I used before. With God, it turned out well and in less than a month 21st Dec to 18th January (despite the holidays in between), we received passport request. Thanks for the advises. Please don't give up after a refusal. Try and be detailed as possible the first time and hope for the best.

It won't be a problem. But if I were in your shoes, I'd get a new passport before leaving instead of having to travel to Ottawa to get a new one. It depends on where you'll be living in Canada though.

JonJon2017:
Hi all, please I need help.

My PR Visa expires in July, while my passport expires in October. My travel date is last week of May.

Will this be a problem as passport validity will be less than 6 months. If it is, does CIC need to be contacted after passport renewal or just travel with the new & old passport that has the visa.

Welcome home and thank God for journey mercies. We dey wait for your landing gist o!

Newmum0615:
Hello from the other side

I was 5 months on the 16th, VO is Ottawa. My main concern is having to renew my rent in April, I don't want to find myself in that situation...

CanadianNaija:
By 24 of this month mine will have clocked 5 months post AOR.
I intend to call them on the 25th, and order noted afterwards too.

Do you know if majority of the AUG 24th AOR people have gotten PPr?

Make I help you....

Swansy10:
Who else is following the fight on the sister thread?, No be small something oo. Maternal has done it again

Abeg make una sofri oo, e no reach like that. Let's correct with love. I always ask myself why people act the way do and a lot of times the issues are deeper than what you see on the surface. Let's show love to all please ❤️

notoriousbabe:
I was not joking. I wan knack the guy, I wan teach am lesson for him to know that he doesn't talk to people anyhow as if Canada belongs to him

I requested for my results via email and it was sent. You can also try that before deciding to go back there

GozyNA:
Hi Ifeoma, IOM Lagos actually said we can check back after a few days for a copy of our results if we want it.





You might want to go back a few days after the tests for a copy of the result if you'd like to have it for record purposes or whatever.