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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 5:47pm On Dec 06, 2018

Law of consequence and inevitability.

flosk:
Qlife said they no longer allow swaps

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 11:30am On Dec 06, 2018

Some people do as you are suggesting, but I'm not an advocate of that. I believe in doing things in order.

What I would do to take advantage of time (in case of cut-off tie) is to create and submit the EE profile, but while filling under education, I will choose "do not have an ECA" (or something like that). This will create my profile but without the points from ECA. When I get my ECA, I'll update and change it to "have an ECA" and fill the details.

dalutin:
Gurus in the house, My WES report should be ready by January...i want to ask if it's advisable to enter express entry pool..From my wife's report I can get my ECA number.

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 11:22am On Dec 06, 2018

claseek:
Please guys I'm about to derail the thread but please pardon me I'm begging..

I need IELTS ebook materials, videos etc, so I can prepare well for the exam. Please I'm begging. I've been to the ielts thread but it seems the thread is no longer active, no one is responding to people's requests unlike before.

Please a kind samaritan help a sister out here.. My email is bluewhalemc@gmail.com

Thanks and God bless you.

bests:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B05iKVGb4P60TjMwYlQwbDBGNWs

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 9:20am On Dec 06, 2018

1. If it can't be corrected, you can add a LOE to explain it. If it is a system error, I'm sure they will have faced it before as a lot of Brazilians also apply.

2.As long as your average monthly balance remains above the minimum sum, I believe you are good to go.

dives:
Hello Fam,

I have a police certificate from Brazil which is usually generated on Brazillian police website when one inputs his details. My passport no is A07...... but when their system generates this, it adds two more zeros after the A giving me A0007.... instead of A07. The Police report is in Portuguese so I have to translate it to English. I would have loved to ask the translators to correcr this, but the translators need to certify that every informationin in the Portuguese version is exactly the same as the English version. How do i go about this please?

Secondly, my POF is my savings which has been above the minimum 12,375 for well over 9 months now, but I do transfer to my other account from time to time. I hope this would not be a regarded as bulk sum since my account has been over 12375 for over 9 months and above the 6 months required?

Please pardon any errors

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 9:16am On Dec 06, 2018

I believe a few don't (those with PPR of 1-2 months). But most people do, that's why a lot of us hang out here, keeping each other company.

My 2cents: Put it off your mind and get on with your life. Check your mail at spaced regular intervals. Do research and planning on skills you can acquire to improve your lot when you land. Note that calling, mailing or raising CSE before 6 months will not make the processing of your application go faster, it will only aggravate you and stress the poor, overworked IRCC call agents who can't do anything about your file.

Chexy001:
Thanks. If I understand you correctly, does it mean not everyone gets to go through this sort of review by an officer?

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 9:10am On Dec 06, 2018

That's rough on that dude, mehn. Scams, scams, everywhere...

Youtook:
*Forwarded from Indo-Canadians Google Groups*
*Employment Scam----Experience of a new comer*

Dear All,

This mail is just a heads up for newcomers and students and everyone in general who is still new to the ways of Canada.

Requesting you not to judge as to how you would have behaved in that situation. I am just putting this mail as an awareness about how I was cheated and how the scams are going on so now no one else is a victim like me.

*For our awareness please.

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 10:26pm On Dec 05, 2018

The old tracking of IP1/IP2 doesn't really work again, but at 2 months + with Ottawa, I think it is safe to assume that your application should be at section A11.2 MEC (minimum entry criteria) and selection criteria evaluations.

The review could be for work experience or POF. Once the processing queue reaches your turn, the case/migration officer will make a decision. If it is pass, your application proceeds to background check - criminality and security admissibility. If there are still concerns, further eligibility reviews will be done and the file may get transferred to another office depending on how complex the application is judged to be.

I believe that processing queue delay for reviews account for the difference between 1 month (no review required) and 6 month processing timelines.

Chexy001:
Sept 26th

Travel › Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by joo2018: 7:25pm On Dec 05, 2018

This is a call out to those who are yet to give their landing gist! Pls do. It is a way of giving back, to boost the morale of and to provide guidiance to those of us still yet to land!

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 6:09pm On Dec 05, 2018

Do you mind sharing the "letter of no objection" (edited ofcourse). Maybe the wordings is weak.

Chibuiked:
Instead of PPR we got ADR

Hi Fam.
Kindly share your thoughts on this.

My wife is the PA and parts of the fund is in my Acct.
We had earlier included & submitted a "letter of no objection" from me regarding my wife's access to the fund. Although it only bears my signatory.

Now they requested for same letter from me.

Should I notarize it this time?,
Letter of no objection with attached affidavit?
Or simply repeat same formal letter signed by me?

Thanks.

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 5:48pm On Dec 05, 2018

Use it like that and add 6 months SOA.

TSL:
pls I need help. Uba refused to add my average balance and current balance in my bank letter saying they have a specific format that they follow.

Pls in such a situation what can I do.... I'm using 100% gift deed Sha.

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 4:55pm On Dec 05, 2018

Could be anytime during processing. When was your AOR?

Chexy001:
"Please be informed that your application is currently in queue for review by an officer. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide you with a date on which your file will be reviewed. Please be assured that you will be contacted immediately should further information be required or regarding the next steps in your file. We thank you for your patience and for keeping your correspondence to a minimum". Above is the reply I got from OVO where my application is being processed. Please can anyone explain what stage ths is? Goodmorning.

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 4:52pm On Dec 05, 2018

If it covers it, no problem. The case officer will recalculate your POF.

shinefelicity:
pls if one has a cooperative loan running on salary but POF(gift deed & pension) would cover it, could it pose problems?

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 7:49pm On Dec 04, 2018

"Anti-fraud activity results are entered into Global Case Management System (GCMS) as information alerts. The GCMS is the system that program officers use to process immigration applications. The data entry is performed by Case Management Branch employees, PIB employees and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers. As such, at the start of a program officer’s review of an immigration application, an internal system control in GCMS provides a prompt to Program Integrity staff members when an application containing an information alert is being assigned to a CPC-O officer for processing. This is a program integrity control that is built into the GCMS that supports officer decision-making.

When processing applications, it is an officer’s responsibility to request a security screening for an applicant for permanent or temporary residence from one or all of IRCC’s security partners; including the CBSA, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Program Integrity Unit provides operational support to the officer for these types of requests. The security screening result is an important element for visa officers to consider when making a final determination of an applicant’s admissibility into Canada.

Anti-fraud activities are aimed at detecting potential external fraudulent information / documents presented in applications. Some examples of anti-fraud activities include conducting verifications of employment documentation, marriage documentation and suspect immigration consultant representatives. Program Integrity staff use a variety of tools to detect potential external fraud."

Internal Audit of CPC-O

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Travel › Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by joo2018: 7:14pm On Dec 04, 2018

Hazards of winter. Winter is coming....

salford:
I am not in Regina, but half of the province is down.

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 6:28pm On Dec 04, 2018

On struggling to keep up, yes it seems slower from anecdotal evidence, but we don't have the full picture, only CIC does and they are not sharing.

Yes, capacity seems to have increased. I recently saw the annual staff strength of IRCC over the past 5yrs and it has increased, though marginally not exponentially and it was not stated what capacity was allocated to express entry.

The 6 months is both a political target and an actual value. The service delivery standard is the processing of 80% of applications by 6 months or less. The actual value is calculated and updated regularly on Canada.ca. As long as they are aligned, CIC will believe everything is alright and it is for them.

The standard of 6 months processing was implemented by Conservatives in March 2015. I can bet you that if Hon. Hussen tries to raise it, Conservatives will be all over his ass. The Conservative immigration critic is one tough lady.

Tojued:
I have no strong views on the analysis. But it does seem like they're struggling to keep up with that six month benchmark. Processing times are waaaaay longer this year in comparison with last year. Has capacity increased in line with the increased targets? The six months is an automatically calculated average.

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 4:25pm On Dec 04, 2018

Interesting analysis.

I disagree with the bolded though. The reason September was slow and MEP since then is now average 4wks and not 2wks was the reduction of ITA expiration date from 3 months after ITA to 2 months.

September was the month when both June and July ITAs expired. That's 4 rounds of draws for a total of 15,000 ITAs.

I think CIC is comfortable with 4wks before MEP. If they become dissatisfied with the time-frame, it is easier to increase the submission deadline back to 90 days than to reduce the service delivery standard of 6 months processing for 80% of applications (huge political implications) or to reduce number of ITAs issued (immigration targets will make that difficult).

After all it was just in November 2016 that the deadline was originally raised from 60 days to 90 days.

Tojued:
%age statuses by month as per Immitracker. Based on my past experience on reaction to this post will start with following disclaimer points

September is another proof of real slowdown .. At end of 2 months June was 14%, July was 11% and August was 11%. Compared to this September is at just 3%. September also saw MEP move from about 12/14 days post AOR to ~28 days post AOR. So a little slowdown was expected. But this is too much.

My guess is sooner or later CIC will have to update their website and change that 6 month number. It will get more and more difficult to justify that number in 2019.

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 4:10pm On Dec 04, 2018

My dear, I just tire, I no fit talk again, men de vex. undecided

Ifeoma77:
Lmao
See ehn, its lack of PPR that is causing all this one. Whenever the thread is dry, people get antsy

Oya close your eyes and let us pray...

Heavenly Father,
Let it pour!!!

Amen

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 4:09pm On Dec 04, 2018

You might need to create it and post the link here so people can join.

iPopAlomo:
AOR...

4TH DECEMBER...

Please share link for December AOR WhatsApp group...

Thanks...

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 11:13am On Dec 04, 2018*

Saw this technical explanation of ghost updates on canadavisa. The poster got 2 ghost updates spaced 21 days apart. EST is Toronto/Ottawa time.

"Ghost updates happen when your profile is updated by an agent or the system but the update is too granular to represent the status of a step visible in your online application.
For instance, background check involves 2 steps - criminality and security.
If the status of your criminality check changes - passed, declined etc but the status of your security check did not, the overall status of background check is still not available. Thus you will see that the status of the profile shows updated but no visible change is there in the details since criminality and security are not displayed separately.
With respect to the status on the summary page showing updated but then opening again showing submitted, I think that the IRCC system tracks whether the user opened the page at least one after a profile update. If it has not been visited and the application was updated (say in case of ghost update), the summary page shows updated as status. If after that one opens the application, since it has been visited, the system changes to the actual status of the application usually submitted.
I have noticed that if the application status of the summary page is updated but not visited, an email is sent out to the registered email address at around 8pm EST. Furthermore, I have seen that till the application is visited, emails are sent as reminders everyday at the same time 8pm. Technical note: to me this seems like a simple scheduled nightly batch job that checks for application status change and sends out emails to registered addresses.
So, if you have an update on your application which is too granular to be shown on the details page, and you did not visit the online site to open it by 8pm, you would receive an email saying there has been activity on your application. However on visiting the details page you will not see any change and the status on summary page would change to Submitted.
About receiving 1 or 2 ghost updates before a final decision - I think that if the background check as a whole (both steps) completed on the same day, only one ghost update is received. If however the 2 steps happen on 2 different days you get 2 updates.
Talking with IRCC CSRs I understand that even after background check is complete, an agent needs to review the entire application for overall eligibility(including background check). That is the eligibility needs to be changed from recommended pass to passed. It is the time an agent takes after the conclusion of background check to assess final eligibility that determines the time it took to get a PPR or decline notification after the last ghost update. I still question this analysis though since I have read that people got eligibility pass even before bg check pass.
Also, I am not aware whether inland applications are processed outside Canada - I doubt it since I have never seen an update after 5pm EST. Thus, to maintain sanity, I do not check application past 5pm on weekdays and never on weekends.
A lot of what I have said is inferred and based on my experience with online and large processing systems so take it with a grain of salt."

Original post by @ICT_Transfer_WP

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 10:49am On Dec 04, 2018

Lol. I second the motion.

I think it is a case of the poor you will always have with you. There will always be questions and answers. I remember reposting a post from part 1 thread making the same complaint.

Page 1 of part 7 thread can contain links to the page 1 of older threads and ppr timelines only. I think the body of knowledge of the process has mostly been gotten.

Tojued:
At this rate I don't think it's worth anyone's time to build and maintain a page one on the next part of the thread. Let everyone just ask their questions and let everyone just keep responding. What's the essence of a Page one if the same FAQs are still being asked and answered? Meanwhile so much work goes into building and updating the page.

Those of us who read page one can always come back to this part 6 to read it.

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 8:50pm On Dec 03, 2018

Lol.
Which stage are you now?

AdaZion2018:
Present sir. Currently observing cic and their Jackie Chan moves

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 8:49pm On Dec 03, 2018

Issokay. The law of cause and effect.

Tojued:
It has finally happened.

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 6:35pm On Dec 03, 2018

No, he is a dependant and will not write as long as he is single. If he is married, though, he is on his own.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/age-limit-requirements-dependent-children.html

Bumdesh:
Hi everyone my cousin wants to apply for PR she has a son that is 19 years old please how can she apply with him. Does he have to write IELTS also please advise how she can go about it. She’s not married

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 3:16pm On Dec 03, 2018

Re @tjbrown's PPR story.

The trend of young, mobile, middle class Nigerians including/especially those already abroad going for Canada Express Entry no be here.

Hong Kong kwa!

From my side, I first heard of EE from a Nigerian in Japan. I know of someone doing Masters in Georgia - country (what is he doing there, sef?) who is planning for EE when he finishes.

Issorai! We will all meet in Canada las las!

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 2:06pm On Dec 03, 2018

Yours. Getting the ADR is a probability not a certainty.

pejuhazel:
Thanks but whose salary account will they be asking for, mine or my dad's since the money is from him?

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 12:11pm On Dec 03, 2018

1. You have already done it. A nice case officer will gloss over it. The possible concern could be that you are hiding an account that has debt. A thorough officer might ask for an ADR for 6-month or 1-yr salary account SOA.
2. You can submit his account as long as he is accompanying. He may add a letter of support. No, I don't have a format.

pejuhazel:
Hello everyone please I have questions concerning POF.
1)About 50% of our POF is a gift from my dad, he uses Ecobank so to ease transfer I opened an ecobank account and fixed the money there. I have a letter from him and the proof of transfer, hope this is ok and opening a new account won't raise a red flag?
2) My husband will be providing the rest of our funds, does he need to write a letter and if yes can I please get a format. Ps, I'm the primary applicant.
Thanks

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 12:05pm On Dec 03, 2018

If you still insist on WES, click credit card and use the address on your card/account.

connectgt:
Good morning my lovely people.

I want to make payment for WES but can't find debit card as payment option. What I see is credit card. What should I do please, click credit card? What about the billing address on the credit card?
Besides, must I make payment before getting the reference number? I want to use WES because of two or more certificate (University diploma and Bsc)

I need answers please.

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 12:04pm On Dec 03, 2018

Issorai, let's go there. cheesy

olajide21:
O ye people of little faith come right here and claim your spot. Need i remind you all that there is at least 1; One person who have passed through this process who actually bought HIS/HER/THEIR flight ticket to Canada while their application was still being processed.... Amazingly, he/she got PPR without delay.

So what are y'all wairing for? Go on.... claim it, buy your flight ticket without PPR, who knows, you MIGHT LAUGH last...... and who knows you might......

****disclaimer****** make una no mention my moniker oooo.....

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 11:59am On Dec 03, 2018

Kai bro/sis!

Do some searching na!

She will apply in Canada. Check: http://www.nigeriahcottawa.ca/visas/how-to-apply-for-a-nigerian-visa

See another option:
"Holders of Dual Nationality, Canadian/Nigerian, should have either a valid Nigerian passport or a signed formal invitation letter addressed to Nigeria High Commission from a Nigerian accompanied by photocopy of the data page of valid Nigerian international passport to confirm/ authenticate genuine and effective link or relationship."

badtlimo:
thanks for your reply ...but if she decide to come as a Canadian will she apply for the visit visa over there in Canada or will it be when she gets here in Nigeria (visa on arrival)

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 11:49am On Dec 03, 2018

"facepalm"
Yes.
IRCC handles all kinds of visa.

Dekembabe:
pls what about if I have applied for Canada visa before but I haven’t done express entry before. Will the question of ‘ have you applied to IRCC before’ be a YES or ‘NO’.

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 6 by joo2018: 11:47am On Dec 03, 2018

Ok. Evaluate both.

michaeladesiyan:
Nce first then HND .
I got both

Travel › Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by joo2018: 11:41am On Dec 03, 2018

cheaper ones: https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Toronto-Airport-YYZ/Kitchener

more expensive: https://www.airwaystransit.com/

rainazoe:
Please what is the fastest way get to Kitchener from Toronto's Pearson Airport. With the cold, I am not even considering the rail service and I am not sure a pre booked cab will want to be kept waiting when I cannot determine the exact time I would exit the airport.

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