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The sibling must landing first and get evidence of residency documents.

flgd:
Hello folks,
Please how soon can one claim point for siblings. The sibling just got ppr.. can one claim point straight away?

Thanks for the correction. Twas a slip of the hand.

Ifeoma77:
From AOR to Landing was less than 3 months.
AOR to PPR was about 1 month

Start here: https://www.nairaland.com/3617393/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant/113#61210244

melaninpopping:
Hi everyone,

Just got my ppr and would be submitting passports during the week. I know it’s only 396 pages but it’ll be nice to have a summary or most important things to note for anyone with active plans to relocate to Canada. I already noted the Driver’s license letter and tips for getting a job but I know there’s more

Thanks!

Modified
Miracles are still happening.
@Kwado87's journey from AOR to Landing was less than 3 months.

Ogamazi001:
ECA ✓
IELTS ••••
ITA•••
MED•••
BM•••
PPR•••
COPR•••
LANDING•••

Can one land by end of April if he gets ITA in the 1st draw of December?

Frown, no.
Write letter, preferably. You might also submit his work reference letter to strengthen your application.

prettysussie:
Good evening house,

As regards POF, I'm planning to use PF of my husby and I together with TB certificate. The PF will make up like 60% of the total fund required. Hope CIC will not frown at this? Also, would husby need to write a letter for the use of his PF since I'm the PA?.

Though I'm yet to get ITA, planning is required in this journey. Thank you as you assist with this POF concern.

His score is too low.
Your work experience is not up to the min 1yr required unless you can provide documents for the personal business.
Go to the PNP thread for their requirements.

wumi247:
joo2018. Thanks for your response. He actually had LRSW 777.5 but had 5.5 in writing that is what drop his score.
All the years I didn't work I was buying and selling. I was not idle
My question is can we use it for provincial express
Or I should go write with my biz experience and 7months work experience
Is there any other alternatives .Thanks

Congrats @sparkle2k3. Go and shine!

Not even self-employed? Tough. Your hubby does need to get at least LRSW 8777 to make a breakthrough. You can check the PNP thread as others have advised.

wumi247:
can I be the PA with his score?
I dont know if my less than a year work experience can boost my express entry .
I only started working less than a year .I have not really done a proper job ever since I graduated 11yrs ago. Thanks.

I don't understand the question.

jergins:
Thank you

Should the Letter be in the same format or how should it be drafted? I think I should be fine with Letter.

Guidance on filling a complete application.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j92dQnfXyAU

Someone posted recently that an Airfore Officer got PPR.

If he is not willing leave the army in the next 3/4 years (if you get PR with him as PA and all goes well, when your PR will be due for renewal), you may consider being the PA and select him as unaccompanying. Use the CRS tool to calculate your possible points.

Freelance may count as work experience if you can get documents.
Check: https://www.quora.com/Does-freelance-work-count-as-employment-for-the-Canadian-Express-Entry-PR
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-fill-in-a-cic-express-entry-form-for-work-experience-for-a-freelancer-who-had-a-lot-of-small-projects
https://www.quora.com/How-can-someone-apply-for-Canadian-express-entry-with-freelance-work-experience

You can get more links on Page 1 of this thread. The page will also guide you on other things to do..

Janaeroy:
Forgive my ignorance. I thought because of their nature of job, they may be considered high risk since PTSD is almost ignored in our Army and he not willing to leave the army yet only interested in relocating us and coming to visit.

For 2, you could have added a letter from your spouse indicating that she is accompanying you and that you will have access to the funds. I'm sure a nice case officer will allow it to fly as you did, but for your peace of mind, you may raise the CSE with the letter. You may also chose to raise it as an affidavit. It all depends on what will give you peace of mind.

jergins:
Hello House,

I have two questions here,

1. I already submitted my application in August but in September, I went for US Visa interview and I was denied, DO I need to notify CIC by raising CSE or it doesn't matter since the refusal came a month plus after refusal.

2. I used a FD Certificate in my spouse name(accompanying) as part of the POF. Should I have also included Gift Deeds, If Yes, Should I raise CSE to include now.

Based on this, I think ICES might be the way to go for now. At least until they overwhelmed by orders again and start delaying. WES must be overwhelmed by orders.

veleta:
Type ICES ECA evaluation and detailed process pops out.However,click on *apply now*, fill in your details,your reference number with A000.....,will be displayed,take note of that then after filling it,scan and upload original B.sc or whatever degree you have in coloured as well as your international passport.There is a placeholder for each document.Of you are married,upload your marriage certificate in the placeholder for*others* this is important to prove the reason for discrepancy for the names in your certificate and international passport.

Go ahead to make payment with debit card as it is accepted notwithstanding their website specifically said only credit card is accepted.Courier fee for Canadian address is $26 while international address is$75.

Then for official transcript,your school *must* send it to ICES through the school's official email address or they can courier it to ICES.Official school email address should not be yahoo or gmail.

I would suggest you follow up with your school so that once the transcript is ready,you can create an ICES acccount,submit then send the reference no to your school to submit the next day or so.

They only send acknowledgement of documents,and completion of ECA to your email or you can log in to your account to see it too.

Once your school sends your transcript to ICES,send them a mail to confirm receipt and you will get response within 48 hrs.Goodluck guys.

The whole process was 5weeks.

It sometimes takes WES up to 3 days to acknowledge documents.

harry41:
Thank you friend for your help. My contacts in Unilag finally said they have responded to the verification mail yesterday. However, I called WEs today and the customer care agent said they haven’t received the mail. I don’t know where the problem might be now because my contacts insist it went out yesterday. Any advice please

Why not? What is your reasoning?
Possible work experience NOCs for him will be 0433 or 4313 depending on rank. With the way military officers like accumulating degrees, his points should be high.

Janaeroy:
Hello Everyone! I want to first appreciate the effort of those taking their time to educate and answer questions asked. I am married to an officer in the army and we have one child. I am a freelance writer with a B.A in literature, his job makes him go all over the place so it's hard for the family to stay together even though we try. He plans to relocate us and after reading through this thread, I'm not sure if he is eligible to be the primary applicant? I do freelance so I have no work experience. Thanks

Interesting judicial appeal case A - on the need to balance submitting too little and too much information.

1. Here the applicant submitted only documents specified in the documents checklist, but was rejected because the case officer was not convinced by the reference letter. She appealed on the basis of procedural fairness, but the judge sided with CIC.

"[12] The Applicant relied on the Document Checklist for Permanent Residence in the Canadian Experience Class (“Checklist”) provided by CIC in submitting her application, expecting that, by complying with the Checklist, there would be no evidentiary issues...

...[14] This Court has further held that, while an applicant may be provided with a list of required documents by the agency accepting the application, the applicant is not limited to supplying only those documents (Qin v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2002 FCT 815, [2002] FCJ No 1098 at para 7). Here, the Applicant was free to submit T4 tax information slips"

Arachchige v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) 2012 FC 1068

To add her as a dependant, you must legally adopt her and submit the papers as part of your application.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=343&top=14
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/aod-tool.asp
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/glossary.asp#dependent_child_oct

DrStrangelove:
Hi ALL,

Pls we are currently in the pool and we are a family of 3 (father, mother and daughter). We are hoping to get ITA soon (though we are hoping to get better scores in IELTS to be able to beat the current stagnant cut off range) and I was thinking of including my niece of 11yrs as one of our dependents to make the total number of family to 4. This is because her dad (my elder brother) is late and has been for about 10yrs now. I am practically responsible for her upkeep and to a lesser degree, my extended family. The mother has dropped the the primary upkeep for us to handle and only chips in through efforts when the main things have been settled. My wife is the primary applicant. This will mean higher proof of funds and also in other expenses as i dont mind, so as to give the girl a better life.

Pls what i would want to know is what is needed apart from adding her to the number of dependents in the pool. I would think I would need to get some of letter making me/my wife her guardian or something like that in case of ITA. Pls anybody in the house that has gone thru this can help expantiate.

Thanks

shey...They are planning to add another one next year to mark the legacy of residential schools for First Nations.

dumprep:
Lol. I swear. They still have 1 more (Remembrance Day) on November 12 which falls on a monday. Another long weekend.

Lol. Our new home likes going on plenty public holidays too like naija.

dumprep:
When I heard there's another long weekend/holiday coming up in Canada. #Thanksgiving#October8

Congratulations to him.
He first needs to send a mail explaining his change of location and requesting for a change in VAC.

Numerouuuno:
My Uncle got his PPR today.

AOR: AUGUST 15
MEP: SEPTEMBER 13
GHOST UPDATES (NOT BY EMAIL): SEPTEMBER 27 & OCTOBER 3
PPR: OCTOBER  5TH MIDNIGHT, DATED OCTOBER 4TH.

He is not based in Nigeria but is currently visiting now till december. I assume he can submit the passport to the nearest VAC like lekki or Abuja, am i right? Or it has to be sent to the LVO based in his location abroad?
For others that are yet to apply, canada awaits you all, goodluck to everyone.

Congrats! May we keep getting good news! Go and excel!

armstead:
Very Short Post Alert

In another news!!!

Apologies this is coming late. It’s PPR!!!!

Armstead

Funny

salford1:
Life in Saskatoon.

1. No need to be that concerned. The law states (point 1) that the employment requirements may not be strictly adhered to. Anyway, you are a graduate applying for NOC A. A graduate is a graduate.

2. Plenty of people have gotten PPR with NOC employment requirements mismatch including @Newmum0615 (studied engineering and is in finance) and most people claiming NYSC for points.

3. Case officers are human beings too and may apply added scrutiny if they feel something is off with the application.

4. Added scrutiny doesn't necessarily lead to refusal. Procedural fairness demands that the case officer request for ADR or Interview if he/she is not convinced of the facts of an application.

doncorleone:
@joo2018 thanks for this enlightening write up. But I would like to ask..

I am actually concerned about your thoughts on point 1 & 2, because I have an engineering degree both BSc & MSc. I also have and claimed 2yrs experience for NOC 4163 which falls under Skill A. Is there a possibility that there may be additional scrutiny on my application?

Interesting discussion earlier between @ramj and @iamkunski. I decided to do a little bit of research before contributing.

To recap:
@ramj wrote that "be informed that any work experience before min requirement for NOC is invalid...any work experience before the NOC's minimum educational requirement does not counts"

@iamkunski accepted that experience gotten during full time study does not count but quoted from here: "Note: The applicant does not need to demonstrate that they meet the “employment requirements” listed in the NOC occupational description."
On this basis, he advised @JustCare who asked: "After my secondary school, I taught in a school for 2 years. Right now I'm about to be called for NYSC. Can I apply with that two years experience while also tendering my BSc as my highest educational qualifiecat?"

Points to note:
1. 3 NOC main groupings for FSW are: Skill Type 0 (zero): management jobs, Skill Level A: professional jobs that usually call for a degree from a university and Skill Level A: professional jobs that usually call for a degree from a university (here).

2.The regulation itself (here): "(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a skilled worker is considered to have experience in an occupation, regardless of whether they meet the employment requirements of the occupation as set out in the occupational descriptions of the National Occupational Classification, if they performed

(a) the actions described in the lead statement for the occupation as set out in the occupational descriptions of the National Occupational Classification; and

(b) at least a substantial number of the main duties of the occupation as set out in the occupational descriptions of the National Occupational Classification, including all the essential duties.

3. Experience of a fellow Nler @DaddyTheFather (here) who was given an ADR to provide basis of being able to work in NOC 1111 (audit) as he has an engineering degree.

My thinking:
1. The Act clarifies the basis upon which work experience should be assessed even If the minimum requirements are not met. It seems reasonable that that if subsections (a) and (b) above are met, then the work experience will be accepted by CIC.
2. It is also reasonable to believe that an application will be given greater scrutiny and may be delayed when an applicant's credentials are vastly different from the employment requirements of the NOC.
3. A Secondary/High School certificate is vastly different from a Diploma, a Degree or a PG Degree and so it might be difficult to present a Secondary School certificate as the basis for an NOC A or B.

My 2cents to @JustCare: Don't try it. You will be required to put in your EE profile the date you became qualified to work in the job. I highly doubt it will fly if you put Secondary School certificate as your qualification for a teaching job. Teaching jobs are NOCs A and B. Finish your NYSC first to get the minimum 1yr working experience required. During your service, you can plan what to do to increase your points and make your Canada dream a reality.

How about you being the PA if it will give you more points?

wumi247:
Pls my hubby has this score 6.5 overall after two attempt
and he has 10years experience in banking,
what can he do to increase his chances?
What of provincial nominations , any hope for him?
How do we go about the provincial nomination?
Please I need urgent answers. Thank you

You might need to carry a ruler to confirm the dimensions as some have reported doing.

cc: @damilola1978

Ramj:
Go to Studio 24 Ikeja

Address: 52 Allen Ave, Allen, Ikej

or go to any photographer and give them the requirement

Je m'appelle Ramj

Ok

Sucreklint:
@joo2018 pls can I chat you privately..

Go to a NPC office and get official birth certificate.

Sucreklint:
Good day fam...pls can one use a sworn affidavit in place of birth certificate... Pls help...

Congrats! Go and prosper!

adesam91:
All thanks to God ... PPR

AOR - July 2nd
IP1 - July 20th
IP2 - September 26
PPR - October 2nd

Congratulations! Next on the agenda: shine!

Inception12:
Praise God saints, finally got my PPR in the night. Timeline below;
AOR....29th May
IP1.....6th June
IP2 and ADR.....20th Sept
PPR......3 October

ADR was for additional bank statements for pOF...i had initially only used employer pension fund statement. Thank God for this forum, I was stuck at CRS of 430 with only a bachelor's until i learnt of using ACCA diploma (for finishing papers F1 to F9) to get two or more certificate.

Thanks to all who answered my questions and helped in any way. May God bless you who are waiting for your PPR, you'll get there eventually.

Kai! Tough, very tough! Hope it is resolved quickly.

NeneSisi:
Good morning everyone and congratulations to all PPR & ITA clinchers and grabbers

To those of us still gathering documentation to enter the pool, don't give up.

If it's any consolation my Taxify driver just informed me the fuel gauge of his car isn't functional, and the car has started jerking. No fuel station within a 2km radius.

Mm. Not really.
Canada: 1967
Australia: 1979/1989
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Points-based_immigration_system

czaratwork:
Canada copied from Australia.