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Please ooo, can someone help:

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.

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.

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.

Flaj:
YES. They checked my two previous refusals and spouse's visa application as well and noted that the information as regards employment was consistent

@Flaj Were the previous refusals Canadian visa applictaions? or other countries?

Tojued:
You were a member in 2016. Are you still a member? When last did you pay dues? If I'm not mistaken membership of professional bodies is subject to financial subscription.

I have not been paying fees. But pls, is there any need to raise the CSE? As I already indicated it in the US application a while ago.

Ifeoma77:
Stop worrying so much, it's possible to be a member of an organisation 2 years ago and not be a member in 2018.

Thank you so mich, but do u think I shud raise a CSE?

ysteph:
What will you loose if you add it?

I dont know really...

ysteph:
Yep. Canada. UK. US. Australia and New Zealand.

Hi ysteph, in my case, will it be seen as misrepresentation for not declaring my NIM certificate? I had declared it during my US visa application a long time ago

ysteph:
First of all, US and Canada share [/b]biometrics data[b]. So whether you're a member of a professional body or not won't matter. However, this your NIM Certificate is a professional one, why then are you saying you don't belong to a professional body?

I realised it wasnt really usefull to me, so I started pursuing a more relevant qualification, ACCA. Pls, can this be seen as misrepresentation? Or do I upload via the webform?

Please advice... 3 years ago, while applying for my US visa, theres a place they asked if I had any professional certificate, and I selected yes and filled N.I.M (Nigeria Institute of Management). Its one certificate that they gave us during NYSC. I later realised that the certificat wasnt really usefull ti me, so I stopped including it in my C.V. Wgile filling the Canadian application form, there is a place they also asked if I belong to any professional body, and I indicated NO. Now, being that Canada and the US govt share info, do I need to upload this NIM certificate via webform? So that its not seen as misrepresentation.

Is it okay to request for gcms notes after 40 days of AOR?

I just entered IP1 last week thursday (25th July), and I got ADR requesting for RPRF. I thot this ADR for RPRF is sent during IP2.

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GlitteringStar:
There is no need to raise CSE. Just try to top up your account and have the required amount in case you receive ADR for POF.

Thank you.

Hephgirl:
top it up and relax na...
Don't over think it... Relax

Thanks alot... But I initially provided my mutual funds account reference letter as POF and it took about 5 days for the reference letter to be ready. In order to save time since I just entered Ip1, will it be okay if my wife transfers the top up to my bank account and provide a letter to CIC? That way I will send my bank account statement as additional POF through the webform, instead of topping up my mutual funds again and then waiting for another 5 days before mutual funds will provide another reference letter?

Please, what are your thoughts? Thanks again.

joo2018:
Top up your account and chill.

Thanks alot... but what if CIC has already confirmed my current balance from my bank and noticed that POF has reduced a little.

Elfmannisback:
No clue. This is new. We always say folks should not touch their POFs until they land.

Thank you . But do you think its okay if I top up d account and resend the reference letter thru the webform?

Elfmannisback:
Bwahahshaha

Hi, pls whats ur advice? Thanks alot ...

Please, I just entered IP1 on thursday,. I didnt know that CIC usually verifies current bank balances. I thot they only verify as at the date of the bank reference letter. So after obtaining bank reference, I used from my POF to pay for application fee and RPRF.

Recently, I read somewhere on dis thread that current bank balance reflected on someone's gcms notes, meaning that CIC was able to confirm bank balance beyond the date on the reference letter. So, I want to top up my POF this new week.

Do I need to raise a CSE and send the updated POF to CIC? Or do I just update the POF and chill?

Please is the background check in the image below IP1?

Must POF be in one's account for 6 months?

Please seniors, how did you guys cope with the nervousness during the waiting period. My AOR is 25 July, and I am yet to get MEP. I think this wait period is the toughest part of the whole application process.

Please, one of my siblings has previously been refused a visa to Europe. Am I supposed to indicate while filling the eAPR form? I have already submitted the form.

Please any answers to the comments below?,:

JaneDoe32117:
@NewMum0615, I am the principal applicant, and I just noticed that while filling the eAPR form, my spouses contact address on our marriage certificate did not match with the address on her address history at the time, though the address was listed in her contact history, but the dates did not match.

Also, at the time we got married, her job was not stable (marketing without salary and all), so she filled ''Applicant'' as her occupation on the marriage certificate, but we filled the name of the company in her personal work history.

Please, are these red flags? We have submitted our application since, but we just noticed all these.

Just curious... is there anyone in the house that CIC actually verified their reference letter from their employer?

If yes, how is it done? Is it by email or telephone?

I know CIC usually calls the bank to confirm funds as at the date on the letter by telephone, but I want to know if work reference is confirmed by phone or email?

Newmum0615:
Don't worry your head with that. It states 'may require'. Moreover, those are employment requirements, not requirements for choosing the NOC. You'd be fine.

Thanks a lot ma... May God bless u richly...

Please has any one without a CFA qualification applied for Financial and Investment analyst NOC? I chose the NOC for Financial and Investment analyst, cos thats the closest to my job roles.

But one of the employment requirement is that "most emploers may require a CFA" but I dont have a CFA.

I am worried now. I have submitted my eAPR.

I have worked under two different NOCs with one employer in the last 10 years. One of these is my primary NOC. It was a tug of war before I was able to obtain a reference for my current job duty even though my employer still did not write the reference letter using CICs format. So, getting a second reference letter for the other NOC is as good as ''impossible''.

Do I need to fill out two different NOCs under the work history section? Or do I just fill only the primary NOC and explain the other NOC under LOE?

Please advice.

dannio:
Check oanda.com and xe.com

Thanks @Dannio, I actually used oanda (NGN274 = CAD1), but is that the exchange rate CIC uses? I was thinking of raising some more funds to top up my POF due to exchange rate fluctuations, but wont it raise a redflag, since I have already uploaded my POF before now.

Thanks.

Dear house, let me apologise in advance if this question has been answered before.

Please my proof of fund is a little over CIC requirement with about CAD1,355 (using exchange rate of N254 = USD1). However, due to exchange rate fluctuation in Nigeria, I am not sure what exchange rate CIC uses. Does anyone have an idea?

@Sistaj, Why was ur spouse requested to submit proof of employment when you included it in personal history? Did you provide a letter of explanation while filling the permanence residence application?

sistaj:
The full story.
I did my ielts in October 2017 with LRWS 8.5,8.5,7.5,7.5.
I evaluated only my MBA from Uniport with Iqas because I did not want to pay the school 100usd for Wes verification.I was already annoyed at having to cough out about 50k for the transcript itself.
I created a profile and entered the pool same month with a score of 434 hoping that scores come down like in early 2017.I applied with accompanying spouse.When after a couple of draws and no luck,I spoke with hubby about writing Ielts and he willingly accepted but wouldn't prepare.I needed to get the ITA and submit my application as soon as possible from Nigeria cos I was leaving soon for my research and I wanted to get done with it and face other stuff.He did his exam in January 2018.I can't remember his exact scores but he didn't do so well as per maxing out but he was able to add 12 points to my score and I was at 446.We didn't need to evaluate his credentials because I knew that ielts alone would boost crs scores going by the trend.
I started gathering docs and getting ready for the next draw but I couldn't get employment letter in Cic format or any format from my last employment.My boss blatantly refused without a good reason.i had my employment letter and disengagement letter and a few other corresponces my name was on during my stint with the firm.Salary was also paid into bank account with company name.I did an affidavit outliningy duties.I also got a former colleague to attest for me citing my roles and he did.I ran with these docs,highlighted my salary credits and also got salary schedule from my contact in the firm where my name was on.I also did a letter of explanation stating I was unable to get reference letter in their format
Pof was two treasury bills which I used without any other letter neither did I include bank statements.
We did our medicals at Prime hospitals in Ph.
Hubby's work experience was outlined in personal history.
Aor was Feb 14th.
Medicals passed was noticed on Feb 23
Ip2 was on the mass movement of Feb 27
I also thought like others that ppr was very close. I made enquiries on my application office and it was LVO.I knew I had to take a chill pill and sit back.
In April,i ordered gcms notes of about 190 pages and everything was fine.Even my employment record that gave me stress was noted as "letter appears to confirm employment".
However, at the beginning of July,I decided to inform LVO of my change in address and informing them my dependents were still in Nigeria for them to take note of when asking us to send our passports.I also decided to inform them of a peculiar problem my family face and my desire for us all to leave soon and not face the problem again this year.I also attached evidence.When I was writing them,i informed my hubby and he wasn't so sure I should tell them because it might seem like we are running away or something.I told him we are economic migrants and economic migrants are running to a better life, so they already know most people are desperate to leave.He said OK.I was convinced to tell them because I understand how they work and what I was telling them was verifiable truth and is reason enough to make them look into my application and make a decisuon.
I got a mail a few days later acknowledging my change in address and stating my application was awaiting review.On the 11th of July, I got adr for rprf,hubby's proof of employment even though it was in personal history but una sabi LVO things nahhh,provenance if funds in investment account and account statements dating back one year,and what my research is on and when I left the country.
I sought help here after having problems making the payment which was rendered by you sweet souls.I made the payment and supplied the needed info.
For provenance, I only supplied the one year statements and explained I had collapsed my TBs on maturity and invested into fixed deposits as it had a higher interest rate then.i also supplied the fixed deposit certs.I supplied these on the 13th if July.My research is also related to the problem I told them about which I don't want to share here and I believe that convinced them further even though I had already supplied evidence.
I was about going to bed with a headache and my sister on the bed with me was snoring frustrating my efforts to sleep and I asked her to change position in order to stop snoring.I picked up my phone to check the time and I had a mail from Cic.I knew it was ppr but one mind was skeptical saying let it not be another adr or something and I managed to log in and it was the LETTER.
I informed my family and told u guys.I was to go back to sleep but my sister encouraged me to finish reading and managed to finish reading it.Guven that we are now submitting via VACs,i will simply submit at the vac here while my family will submit theirs at home.
I encourage all of us not to despair no matter the obstacles as most obstacles are surmountable.
I will submit my passport within the week and update you on how that goes.Good luck to us all and excuse any typos.I am rushing to type this and leave as I am already running late and I don't want to keep those awaiting the gist in Limbo.

I am almost done with my post-ITA profile, but I just noticed that my NOC (NOC2011 - 1112) states one of the requirements as follows - ''a master's degree in business administration (MBA) (concentration in finance) or in finance may be required''. However, I have an MSc in Economics and over seven years experience in this NOC. I hope the MBA requirement will not be an issue for me..

Elders in the house, kindly put in a word...

Thank you.