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bankyh1905:
Thanks for calling my attention to it bro. I wouldn't mind updating the links but the anti-spam bot is really on my case. Justwise just released me from another suspension. I think I'll just hold on till the thing calms down. Thank you.

Kaygirl33:
Wow. Please @justwise, how can we avoid being banned by anti-spam bot.

Ishilove:
Oga, dey click on your followed tabs.

Jaybye:
Lol.. Banky, I warned you!

And your excellency @Justwise, I can't stop wondering why antispambot will start tagging PPR gists as spam.

bankyh1905:
My people, it's PPR!!!

Timeline
IELTS - July 28, 2018: LRSW 8, 8, 7.5, 7
ECA - WES: Feb 14, 2019
CRS - 470
ITA - May 29, 2019
NOCs - 2123 & 4162
AOR - July 20, 2019
MEP/BIL - August 7, 2019
First Ghost Update (GU) - August 9, 2019
Second GU - December 11, 2019
PPR - December 13, 2019 @ 10:58pm [146 days Post-AOR]

Single Applicant
Visa Office - Ottawa



Disclaimer: You're about to read an epistle. Pardon all typos/grammatical errors

Decision to migrate: Since I completed my first degree program in 2012, I had always wanted to travel abroad to study but didn't give much thought to living there. Even though I had failed so many times, I was still holding a touch for acquiring a foreign degree. By the time I completed my Masters in December 2015, I made up my mind that was the end of studying in Nigeria. Fast forward to May 2018, it was another regular day in the office, when my friend (now a friend and brother) worked into my office (he worked out of the second office - both shared offices) and one discussion led to another which made him ask me if I knew about immigration to Canada. I said "NO", then he asked if I knew about WES..."NO". He then urged me to open a WES account, which I did immediately. At the time, I was below 30, have MSc, had spent one year on the job and if I scored 8777 in IELTS, I would be a perfect candidate. My CRS would be 450, and ITA would be sure in those days of 440s. I had no idea that the journey was going to be a tortuous one (as you would soon find out). I was happy to start the journey as I was already tired of waking up by 4am and going to bed by 10pm (Lagos residents would understand). Given my job as a Development Researcher, I also knew it would take time before socioeconomic welfare in the country changes for the better and I was not ready to wait around.
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IELTS - I decided to register immediately for IELTS as I was confident I didnt have to prepare much, being a researcher and having written the academic module in the past. Anyway, I still crashed through the Listening and Speaking components on edx, since it was the same for both modules and read through a combined material on writing of 250 pages. I registered with MOD and wrote the test on July 28. That day was the toughest day of all the exam days I've had. The examiners seemed like amateurs, delaying unnecessarily and making us spend 9hrs at the center. I could make this value judgement because I had once written Academic IELTS with BC in 2016 and it was seamless. The headset had a background noise that was disturbing. A few of us complained but we were told that's how it is. What In fact, a guy beside me didn't write the Listening part 'cos of this. I missed the first few answers before I found my pace. I had to guess the answers in the end, hoping for the best. For the next 13 days, my mind wasn't at ease. In the end, the result was released and I had my desired scores, I was so relieved. Box ticked, moving on. Mind you, my friend had advised me to use MOD because of the way BC fails people in writing (Yea, hes one of those who believes BC is unjust) and I was even ready to write the listening without a headset, but on speaker. How naive I was to think that was going to work, given what actually went down.
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ECA – I requested for my transcript to be sent to WES from UI PG School. It was processed within a week. I thought to myself this shouldnt take time at all. So far, so good. I was hoping for fast processing. At the time, the O'level requirement had not been added. I paid WES in August and by August 30, WES had sent a verification request to UI PG Schl. I sent my certificate via Hellofax, that was easy. And the wait began. My friend felt I shouldn't wait till WES sends another request (after the first 7wks) until I started to make a move. So, he gave me the contact of a guy who should be able to help. I generated a pdf copy of the letter WES sent to me and sent same to him as evidence. He promised to work on it and later told me it's been sent but my status didn't change. I put a call to WES (spending 300naira for 20mins) but I was told they haven't received anything. For the next few weeks, the story was the same, I kept calling and nothing changed. I joined this thread in October 2018 (Part 5) during my struggle with WES.

Thereafter, I got connected with the Records officer at PG Schl. I called and texted but he didn't respond. I later found out he wasn't in the country. Chai! The woman had to go meet him in his office, then he and I spoke for the first time. I explained to him and he told me that it takes the receipt of 7 mails for WES to confirm. Haba, that just doesn't make any sense! He told me they haven't received mine. I sensed that their mailing system was problematic (with good reason), so I called WES to see if by the time they were sending the second request, they could send the hard copy by courier and that I was ready to pay. My account was activated to pay 78 CAD, in addition to the $207. I later found out I was just paying for fast delivery of ECA report.

By this time, another friend who studied at a UK university and started his evaluation after me was awaiting his report. I kept calling WES and UI, each time spending 300 naira calling WES. The latter would say they've sent it but WES would say they hadn't received it. My friend was as worried as I was, wondering what the problem was. I remembered complaining and asking for help on this thread and someone advised that I go to the school. I remembered being angry at that suggestion. "After all, I wasn't even supposed to know about this, it should be between UI and WES." In the end, the fellow was right. I kept calling WES and UI, sent messages to WES Twitter account. Still no progress. At some point, my account was activated for a payment of 85 CAD. What the he**, I already completed my payment. After calling again, it took WES a few days to remove the payment request. Meanwhile, time was passing by. Around October, I was copied in verification response sent to WES, by UI. I thought my troubles were over because my status changed to "we received your documents, we're reviewing your documents." After 2 harrowing 2 weeks of waiting, the status was reversed. Back to square one. I guess they refused to acknowledge the response because the sender wasn't smart enough to put in blind copy. During that period, I started to find ways of distracting myself and keeping my hopes up. I began to learn French on Duolingo, every day for the next 3 months or more. That was the greatest accomplishment of the year for me. Je comprends le français maintenant et je m'améliore de jour en jour. I had achieved a life goal to learn French.

Then came December, and I swore I was going to be in Ibadan on the 23rd. I did and went to PG schl. I overheard a discussion between some staff members about how UI's mailing system needs overhauling. My suspicion was confirmed. I then met with the Record officers, rehashed my unusual struggle and insisted that my verification response be sent by hard copy. I paid for courier and started tracking it.

I put the letter in an envelope and sealed it to be sent. I paid another 9k, thereabout. I remember being asked by the lady at the courier office if I was only sending a piece of paper, I said YES O. In my mind, I was thinking its none of your concern, just send it. I continued to track it till it got to WES. Despite taking this action, I escalated the issue to UI's VC as my friend told me he responds to mail. The messaging was that UI PG schl is dysfunctional. He forwarded the mail to the Record Office and put me in copy. The Record Officer was angry at this move when I later spoke to him. He felt I shouldn't have sent the mail since they already acquiesced to my request. In my mind, I did for others who may find themselves in my shoe in the nearest future. I was trying to slap the system into correction. I have no regrets for taking that action.

By January, it got to WES, took them about 3 days to acknowledge it. To avoid stories that touch; I called and the voice at the other end advised that I escalate my issue on twitter again, that he also finds the timeline unusual, he thought me how to phrase my request and it worked. I got a confirmation by both mail and twitter that my evaluation had started and it was ready by February 14. On the same day, I dived into the pool, with less enthusiasm. Meanwhile, my friend had always assured me of ITA with my score, thinking a CRS score of 450 will be fashionable till mid-2019. Boy, we were so wrong. The unexpected happened, our permutation failed, IRCC reduced the number of invitees and minimum CRS scores of invitees skyrocketed. In the end, ECA took over 8 months, no thanks to UI PG schl.
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ITA - With my CRS at 450, I couldn't be invited from March till May. During the period, minimum CRS scores of invited applicants were 452, 451 (twice) and when it was 450, tie-breaking rule was put at November 2018, so I couldnt get invited. That was my last chance. I was beyond frustrated, inertia was setting in. But my friend kept encouraging me. Another friend who already got PPR and was in Canada kept giving me hope too.

It was the month of May and my birthday was fast approaching on the 19th. I would be 30, which meant that my CRS score of 450 would become 445. My friend called me the last week of April, on a weekend, that I have to register for another IELTS and try to ace it so that my score will go to 451 after my birthday. But I was reluctant, I never thought I would have to write the test again. I had to borrow the registration money. There was going to be 2 draws (May 1 and 15) before my birthday. Our permutation was that my result would be ready before 15th that preceded my birthday and if I got ITA on May 1, all good. May 1 passed, no ITA, result came out and I performed worse than I did the first time. Remark was hopeless and useless given the timing, so I didn't even bother to collect it but BC delivered it to my office anyway ("Take your property", they said. That wasnt nice, lol). My birthday came, and I appreciated God for where I am, even though I'm not where I want to be but I was grateful I'm not where I used to be. Still, I was still feeling dejected somewhere in my mind. Now, it dawned on me that I may not continue this journey after all. I just wasted another 75k, on nothing. The past year, my salaries had been spent on the process. My friend warned that I can't be at 445, but I told him during that call to give me some time, I needed time to think. I thought about writing TEF as I was getting more confident with my French proficiency, grâce a Duolingo but the cost discouraged me.

Then came the light at the end of the tunnel. The week of my birthday (May 19) was also my 2-year work anniversary (May 15). Without writing another IELTS, I should just have added my NYSC and max out on work experience. So, why didn't I think about that? I must have panicked. So, I contacted my PPA and when I was sure I would receive a reference letter, I updated my profile. And my CRS score shot up to 470. Thanks to Topsmamen who shared a letter format. Next draw was on May 29, and the minimum score was 470, with tie-breaking rule put at May 23, around 11 in the morning. I had updated my profile that evening but because the first time I entered the pool was put into consideration (Feb 14), I got the silver mail. Despite the delay, I was overjoyed. So was my Mum who was getting tired of asking me every two weeks and getting disappointing news. My friend in Canada didn't even bother to chat me up because he felt bad I couldn't have gotten it. I later informed him and he was happy too. Moving on...

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MEDICALS – Pre-ITA, I had called Q-life to book and I was told I can only do that with the letter. Post-ITA, I called to book and followed the usual procedures and I was booked appointment for June 28, and did the usual tests that day. It was seamless.

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PCC - I got Inspector Moshood's number on this thread and called him when I was ready. (That man has a good personality as it's often mentioned by many who met him.) When he found out I was in the area (as I work a bike ride away from Alagbon), he asked me come immediately. I was in and out of the place within an hour.
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POF - This wasn't easy to come by and it was the main reason I had to submit one-week shy of the 60-day deadline. It was 100% gift deed from my mother. I backed the transfer slip up with a notarized document, done by an uncle who is a lawyer.


AOR - July 20: This was barely 24 hours that I received the POF. I had uploaded all documents Upfront Medicals form, a pdf containing ECA report, degree certificates, transcripts & IELTS result, PCC with the fingerprint page, NYSC ref letter with no pay slips, Primary NOC ref. letter with Payslips - in their respective placeholders. Even though I had a folder for the purpose of EE; I forgot to upload two LOEs I had written up, one for work experience and the other for POF. I thought about raising a CSE for some time and decided that my application was simple enough and that there was no need. Once in a while during the waiting period, I would think again about why the LOEs are needed and always decided against raising CSE for that purpose. Please dont try this if you know you won't be able to sleep well at night.

Afterwards, with the advice of Daybour, I created a July AOR group and a profile on Immitracker. I was largely successful at not checking my account every day. Rather, I kept busy with the group and this platform.
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MEP/BIL - Being a control freak that I am, lol, I had set a reminder for the 25th day on my calendar but I was hoping for an earlier timing. There I was, on the 18th day Post-AOR, seeing the mail sitting pretty in my inbox. I would have gone ahead to do the biometrics on the same day but I wasnt with my International Passport. It was done the second day July 9 - and I met two of my group members Dubem and Abychick - at VFS Lekki. I got a ghost update that morning too.

mascot87:
Hello bro. Please can you help me with some cash to keep me going? May I be struck if I lie. I am in serious pain and hunger & I am suspecting ulcer pain is coming which will make my situation worst. Please

It's as if God has forsaken me because no one is ready to help me any more.

oniwoski:
Good day all...

Thanks for the info..

Pls how do I go about applying for a 30days tourist visa...i actually planned staying for four days ...my hubby is going for a course financed by a his company and the company already booked his flight but I intend going alone to join him

Pls kindly advice me i live far from Lagos.. it's urgent

Olami112:
Mumu Justwise or seun will not block this kind of person or take action, I suspecting if this kind of people don't really bribe them. What's the kind of people still doing on Nairaland?

People have said it all about there scam act. And when I check the guy profile, the profile still exist.

Something is fishy here oh

Nedu20:
No, it's not, but, the school agent ask me to upload all the documents considered before giving me admission.

Why I'm asking is to know whether I'm to upload the visa application form and documents checklist on the online portal as well.

Will they charge money to upload those documents (visa application form and documents checklist), if yes how much?

Please bear with my questions

Nedu20:
Good afternoon all.

I have uploaded all my documents.

Passport
Transcript
Statement of result
CAS
Bank statement
TB test certificate
NECO certificate

I chose self service, is there any document I have not uploaded? If yes, how do I upload it as I have submitted the ones I uploaded.

Thanks

CC: justwise, zoey1

claremont:
Well said. What I really do not understand is why communities in the North East that have borne the brunt of Tory austerity have chosen to ignore austerity and vote Tory simply because of Brexit. It's a bit like cutting your nose to spite your face. I have lived and worked in different areas of the North East for years, the fact that people have chosen to vote for one issue at the expense of the future of their kids, free tuition, NHS, welfare etc is shocking. What I also find disgusting are immigrants who came into the UK and have lived a good life in the UK on the back of the liberal immigration policies of successive Labour governments choosing to vote the Conservative party that has a history of stigmatising immigrants.

Well, let's see how Boris Johnson will perform for the next 5 years. I would hope I'm proven wrong and Boris Johnson is different from the typical Tory.

calabardick:
Please is anything wrong with the post?

gaskinachi:
Hi guys,I have a somewhat bizzare story but I promise this is true and not in anyway is this person trying to beat d system. so my cousin who got a 6 month visa to the Uk for his plab2 exam,hailed a cab from Manchester bus station to his hotel,when he got out to pick his box from d trunk.the driver zoomed off with his school credentials,international passport etc(he still doesn’t know if it was intentional).he has done his exam yesterday but needs a valid passport and visa to verify is it possible for a new passport and visa to be issued to him while in the Uk? Please before anyone suggests he has overstayed or anything I’m attaching a photo of his visa it’s still very valid he is just in an unlucky situation,he didn’t use uber or any ride hailing app so no way to trace via that.he has reported to the police already they gave him a crime ref number but they advised he get the passport and visa back. So I’m asking if anyone knows the possibility of one being reissued a stolen passport and it’s visa while in d Uk still.thanks

Nedu20:
I have a sister in UK.
I'm filling my application now and I've gotten to the place they asked if I have family ties in UK. On the options they have as what constitutes family ties, there's no brother nor sister there, should I tick it yes?

My school advised that I should cut much ties in connection with my sister who is a resident in UK so as to boast my visa chance.

Please, what should I do?

calabardick:
I want to appreciate you for your contributions to the success of this thread, It's so impressive.

Adjo10 is like the mom here, so accommodating, caring and detailed; sometimes you answer questions I personally will not because they sound stoopid and irrelevant to me. e.g. Questions that have been answered severally, or questions that the answers are boldly written on the embassy's website. Your heart is warm and comfy. You're good. (see me see wahala with person wife)

MrBrownJay1 and to you the father in the house, highly experienced & informed, always strictly on point, no sentiment, no shortcuts. You chastise and instruct. That's my kinda man.

justwise the thread FBI (other threads have DSS & SSS, you rock) the officer in charge of change, truth and a better Nigeria. I really didn't recognize you until I saw something like "kiss this moniker goodbye for a very long time" that's when I realized that there's fire here.

Back to business.
I am considering relocating to Brazil.
I have a Vitem I VISA I obtained (2017) for a professional "Industrial Automation" training in Brazil in an OEM (Smar Equipamentos Industriais, São Paulo). The training took place at their factory & training centre at Sertãozinho, I return to São Paulo on weekends.

I thought of relocating to Sertãozinho, though due to the nature of my training (intensive) I wasn't opportun to explore the area.
Is it advisable to consider Sertãozinho?

As for my visa, I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem renewing it or obtaining another since I've been there before.
Please I strongly need your advice and any other information that will help.

Obrigado.

ednut1:
https://www.nairaland.com/5471101/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled. U need ielts and eca to atart. Read that thread for more

yankeevibe:
Nigerian man hacked the US govt and gave his family and friends permanent citizenship

The US had been cracking down on cyber scammers recently, over 80 Nigerians had been arrested in the USA for internet fraud and other online crimes during the fourth quarter of 2019.

After the arrests, more charges were pressed on some of the suspects and one of them is not just a scammer. Abaeze Atuche is a hacker and he had done something that no hacker had ever attempted to do before.

Atuche hacked the US government and gave all members of his family and 15 of his friends’ permanent American citizenship. As we speak the American government is in a process of deporting all 33 people who got their citizenship as a result of Atuche’s hack.

No details as to how he pulled it off yet but insiders say his skills are unbelievable. “The US government online network is impregnable but this guy proved it otherwise. If he was not arrested I don’t think there was ever going to be an investigation on how his family members got their citizenship”.

Abaeze Atuche is only 29 and the hacking started five years ago when he was only 24-years-old. He entered the US using a fake American passport in 2013 and never left. By 2016 his big family and 15 of his Nigerian friends were permanent US citizens.

n9jaboy:
Check here

https://www.nairaland.com/5233221/canadian-student-visa-thread-part/436

mrkenth:
Please house is weekend included in the 28days bank statement .. it’s urgent

coolsec:
@ justwise nice job you have been doing here , pls I need some advice on a little espitle of my case. 2014 I overstayed my 6months visa due to the demise of a member of the family who invited me , had to stay a little while( made me over stayed my welcome with 2 months) at that time of grief. Was issued an overstayer form on my point of exit. I havent applied for uk visa after then and I emailed the home office and they told me If I have a tanglebible reason for overstaying. About 2 weeks ago I applied for msc in clinical research at Bournemouth University which the uni asked me to snap and send my previous visa if I had been in uk before and for background check for criminal records while in uk which I did . To my suprised I was issued an Unconditional offer few days ago telling me I have met the condition to get enrolled to the University for Sep 2020, then to pay 2000£ fee deposit and all .... @ justwise and elders in the house . What's may be my outcome when applying and should I apply with the evidence that backs up my claim ... pls advice me people as I want to apply with ma family ..

Plus21:
please is it possible for Nigerians to get part time msc admission in the UK and also get a student visa from ukvi?

@justwise, zoey1

Vatod:
Any Western country Sir

Vatod:
Okay, did you know anything about the vocational training schools? Perhaps if that can be a better option!

Vatod:
I understand Sir, I just need some advise on my next move if action, and I know I can trust you since I don't like to fall a victim and it doesn't sound well discussing openly my private my matter's, I will really appreciate if you can just grant me the audience privately!

Vatod:
which country can you suggest for me?

Vatod:
i just send you a message Sir, I will like to have some discussion with you privately

Vatod:
If I’m at the right hand I can pickup any job that comes my way and flow along, or did you know of any country I can take just for the sake of greener pasture, I just don’t want to try any business again in this country

Vatod:
I will appreciate if you can link me up with anyone out there..

Vatod:
By miracle? I can get any documents necessary!! And surviving over there for more than a month won’t be any problem since I’m saving up for it, I’ve already save $5k for it.

Vatod:
Thanks I really appreciate, to tell you the truth boss, I’m seeking for a greener pasture, single about to get married, I have a registered business I’m manage right now