Abbylee:
Hello guys,

Can I go ahead and create a profile without my test report number or must I wait till I have picked it up from British Council? Will I need that number now?

Please pick up your TRF first, there's likely no draw till Wednesday which you have the preceding two days plus today to pick your result. Why rush to create a profile now? On a second thought, creating now might hedge against tie-breaker should your score be at par with draw's CRS.

Good Morning Good Fellas. As with most exams, some might be thrown off balance with result but please do not be discouraged should that happen to you. Some have it smooth by getting the desired result at 1st or 2nd trial while some might have to try a little bit harder. If you’re going solely for remark, please be aware that the wait might be grueling, during that period, you might begin to doubt your decision of not taking another test. If you’re going for reseat, try practice more on the component(s) you fell short while not forgetting to maintain your strength in the others.

For those in Lagos who are thinking of remark, 10 weeks limit from today is Jan 19. Next available date if you haven’t booked is Jan 6 which means result will be out same Jan 19. You might want to consider going for the two options. Though there are other chances of you getting the EOR before or after the 10 weeks while there’s also a chance result of new test being withheld. In all, relax a bit, breathe, get over the hurt and decide what to do.

It will surely end in praise.

XX01:
It took 4 weeks before it changed to approved. 28days exact. Then took another week to get the PUM. I think they sent it out in batches.

Hi Ma,

4 weeks from when please?

jummolami:
Hi,

My hubbys verification is taking forever in LASU. He paid 10k like 2 weeks ago. Nothing has happened. we were able to speak with someone in exam and records and she said its the certificate dept. that is yet to verify his certificate. Do u understand the online system of verification. someone mentioned that/any contact in LASU.

I just want to be free from WES and Nigerian university wahala.

Sorry to hear about this delay. I don’t know that much about LASU’s online verification except the little I was told during my visit. From my understanding, once you make that 10k payment and satisfied all rituals – convert bank teller to receipt then take the receipt to exams and records, the verification should be swift.

When I went to deliver the receipt, I saw my wife’s documents (certificate faxed to WES, WES verification request and transcript I suppose) all printed, the receipt was attached to the documents right there in my presence and lady confirmed they would send the verification not later than 3 days which they did.

I didn’t hear anything as though certificate to be verified first before responding to WES verification. You may wish to have someone do a physical follow-up if you’re not chanced.

ajiifixing:


Now youre giving me the Hibby Jibbies.

Who exactly are you : Human or Ghost?

Immitracker at work plus you use exact moniker!

Santino1:

X-Ray
HIV
Syphilis
Tuberculosis
General medical test for Cardiovascular and Gastrointestinal abnormalities.

Plus Eye Test

Beblessedbaba:
Biko Kontagious and everyone with the confirm timeline for verification ... We need your help biko Can you assist itemizing the WES timelines for verification based on your experience... This will save alot of people delay experienced with WES at any point in time and knowing exactly who to hold to get result...

This will work better if you mention your school, also your present stage and how long you’ve been there. Alumni of your alma mater or those in the know can then wade in.

Verification for Unilag took about 2 weeks after I got the update “awaiting verification from institution”.

Then for LASU, took about 4 or 5 weeks - that’s because 3 weeks was wasted without knowing I had to make payment for the verification. Got verified week after payment was made.

Timeline for Unilag is something like;
WES Profile created: 23/05/2017
Sent Certificate same day.
Certificate got accepted three days after.
Transcript request like 3 days after WES profile date.
Transcript from Unilag got delivered to WES about 5th week from request.
Verification sent to school about the 3rd day after receipt of transcript
Verification received about the 2nd week after update of awaiting verification from institution
ECA completed exactly 15 working days after receipt of Verification.
Summary: WES Profile Created: 23/05/2017 - ECA: 15/08/2017. 12 weeks on dot.

Summary applies to LASU too, created and got ECA same day but would have been faster if not for the 3 weeks delay.

DatechMan:
Sorry guys. I saw this late.
I have been in ghost mode. I got banned/restricted by bot or admin ( justwise ).
I could not post comments. I just got unbanned today

Firstly, kindly note that this issue although similar to mine has a peculiar context. A 15-day ultimatum or thereabout is usually given to submit passport. My case was still within the timeline.
Nevertheless, you can still try my approach. Firstly, search your inbox and spam folders to ascertain that the said email is not there.
Reply to the email. Tell them that you never got such mail and that you would appreciate if it is resent.
In my case, it was sent 2 days later directly into my CIC account.

I wish this get sorted ASAP.
Bless you bro

cc: Momentum2017

belushi7:
Here is my timeline:

AOR - 24/10/17
PPR - 9/11/17

Oh boy, See speed… XX01, you just relinquished you championship title! Congrats Belushi7 and Dammiehar. Awesome timeline.

smslive2:
Draw made already

For an eligible foreign national to be invited to make an application, they must be ranked among the first 2,000 eligible foreign nationals in the general ranking.

I am not understanding this new rule at all... I hope that 2000/2000th ranking is not cast in stone. If it is, that might (would likely) be a high CRS deciding factor.

God de.

elfmann:

TRF.. Was it d hard copy for LVO?

That could mean transfer and not Test Report Form... BC don do you strong thing o

Issyman:
My dear, I strongly believe that there is no increase cos I got d same mail yesterday, I ve visited their office this morning and there was no upgrade. From my research yesterday, if there was an upgrade, they will inform the candidate in the mail as posted by @elfman above. Also read same on the Canada visa forum.

Choi, BC chopped your 68k plus another 15k. Choi. Sorry Bro. Took how long to get this mail please.

TEECANN:
Good day house,

I appreciate the good work going on here...

I kindly request the elders' thoughts on the following:

1. I want to rearrange the names of my kids on their birth certificates and passports, ie make their first names middle names. I applied to SINP for the PNP points and I want to know whether it will be in order to do effect the names rearrangements before ITA (as their passports will be expiring soon)

2. Can I use a different NOC from the one I used to apply to SINP when I want to put in my application post ITA? (though the NOC is very similar and in the same job family)

3. Perchance I retake IELTS and have a higher score that lands me an ITA before SINP's nomination falls through, can I go ahead with that direct ITA and ignore the SINP nomination?

4. If my Employer's Offer Letter doesn't contain my job role but reflects only the level on which I was employed on Eg. Offer Letter says he is employed as an ASSISTANT MANAGER but did not say he is an HR ANALYST. If Employment Reference Letter now reflects the HR ANALYST job role only, hope it will not be an issue for the VO?

5. When exactly is the right timeline to do PCC (Alagbon runz) and Medicals in advance after clinching ITA? Does ALAGBON RUNZ take time and cumbersome?

Thank you as it will all end in praise for us!!!

Hi sis, bro sorry.

1.) I don’t know the reason behind these rearrangement but from people’s comment, looks like both can be interchanged on documents. Then, I doubt you can effect that switch on the passports without making significant payment to NIS. The money might not be a small matter o but then a trial will either convince or confuse you to go ahead.

2.) I really don’t know about this as you will be getting points from PNP, remember there are select NOCs in most PNP programmes. The NOC you are changing too might be the deciding factor, if it’s in the demand list, then you may use your LOE to explain but if it’s not, serious something I think. Those with better knowledge will put mouth.

3.) Yes, I know I’ve read of at least a case here who received invitation from a province, was still contemplating of applying but then, ITA proper fell on him/her… Went ahead with the ITA and guyman must be chopping with Justin Trudeau by now sef.

4.) No issue here, you really don’t need employment offer if you get reference letter in the required format though our Boss will say still provide employment offer but I’d rather give what is asked which is the reference letter.

5.) Medicals, close to when you want to submit your application most people will advise. PCC, to be safe, can be done within three months to when you intend to submit, say about same time with Medicals and the PCC should take not more than an hour to get.

sweetrie:
Can't find it o. No prob. Thanks alot

BC with their ways... Maybe you go to their office with documents Elfmann listed that you have. You just might be pleasantly surprised with an upgrade plus you wouldn't even know if you don't go. The upgrade as it is now carry weight pass the 15k refund.

elfmann:
No law broken, I actually got to that stage and you didn't.. So I had to flesh out from my experience. It appears she doesn't have any upgrade, so she shld just go with her passport to pick up her Trf if she needs it.

Knowledge gained nonetheless. I had no upgrade but still got the letter she can't find. Me, I left the TRF for them to keep.

sweetrie:
the EOR was submitted Sept 11th, got a reply yesterday

8 weeks on dot, great. How far the attachment, there?

smslive2:
I saw her page yesterday too and i was wondering kilonsele gan gan? I hope its not the reference to her blog sha

My thought too. It is a serious something, 6 pages looking like notepad!

sweetrie:
Thank you ooo. But the email just said that the result is ready for collection. Nothing about upgrade or attached form. I guess the result remains the same. I hate BC too. Lol. It is well

How long did this remark take please?. Maybe you should reconfirm, I think there should be a letter attached to the mail you got. The letter should tell if there's an upgrade or not.
cc: Elfmann

In order news, where's Mrs O - Impish, her page be looking like tsunami hit it without conscience. I hope she never chop long term ban.

elfmann:
Print out the three things that they sent. The one showing the upgrade.. One page. The refund form.. First two pages and the email itself.. Two pages.
Then fill out the forms and take ur receipt along with ur passport so that u can get ur Trf. The refund hits ur Acct in 5-6weeks....i hate BC!
Cc sweetrie

Thanks Elfmann, I missed out some of the documents in my post.

reka:
Gurus in the house,

Please, on the EE profile before submission now, is it possible to pick all the provinces or you just need to pick one?

Secondly, Where on the EE profile can you update your ECA?

Thanks.

You can pick provinces as much as you desire EXCEPT Quebec. If I am right, you should see the ECA field right there in your profile under Education.

Dannyko:
Thanks bro!

On Courierplus webpage, that your tracking number will be changed to another number. Pick the new number and try that in your WES profile.

I think that worked for me. Try it and please give feedback.

ayodeji2017:
Good morning all.

Thanks so much threadstone. Wife is not happy at all with the simulated crs score. Like you suggested, I've started reading the PNP option. It seems every province has their own unique requirement and application process.
Also learnt from reading through the PNP, the option of getting immigration lawyer in Canada to follow this PNP route. What do you think about this?

Finally,

1. is there any person in this forum that has followed the PNP route for immigration to Canada?

2. Is there any person here that has moved to Canada via the work permit option.?

I will appreciate as many advice that we can get.

Do have a great day everyone here and may all your dreams come true.

Q1 courtesy GlitteringStar, please see https://www.nairaland.com/3999848/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/391#62046002

sweetrie:
Good evening everyone, please I have 2 questions.
1) can the letter of authorization to collect IELTS be handwritten or must it be typed
2) what form/how do I request for a refund in case of an increase in score.
Thank you

1.) I believe either of the two will work, but you might want to take caution in having the signatures on the ID and the letter match.

2.) When you request for EOR, you are given a copy of your bank draft or a printed receipt which you are to take back to process your refund should your score increase. You may want to insist on having the printed receipt instead of the draft's copy though. Once you have an upgrade, just take the evidence (draft or receipt) with you when you go pick your TRF, your refund will be processed but then we recently learnt it takes 3 to 5 weeks to get the refund once initiated.

cc: Elfmann

Boss13:
I know of someone who submitted POF and claimed he sold land, they asked him to go and get the land deed and the person is still searching for land deed.

Why would you advise someone to do what you won’t do.

I must admit, I like you the way you reason and would want to learn more from you no matter how you put the words... Your (recent) posts all have wonderful imbedded messages if only readers will see through your Military approach.

I won't comment on the ADR's case as we know land documents including those showing transfer of ownership should be added in case one claims sale of landed property to raise funds.

That said, I am not a party to having 3-6 million Naira left untouched in a savings/current account for months because I don't want to come off as suspicious by investing in CIC's approved form of prove, and to answer you... I would do exactly as I have said without fear, trust me.

But then, let each applicant tidy his paperwork to the best of his ability. As you've said time over and over again, what seamlessly worked for me might prolong another's application. I rest my case.

Hamiltondreamer:
Am 100% certain you can

I go with this line of thought.

Even if asked for updated POF, I believe you can present the Statement of Account for the period asked, then add the T-Bills certificate. Your statement of account will show the debit for the T-Bills and of course no corresponding credit to show the T-Bills has been liquidated.

If you did 91days from the start, calculate for yourself what you have lost with the money just sitting ideal – well, your bank is silently thanking you for it though. Then imagine what you will be loosing for every day your application is still under review.

Changing the POF does not matter to me so far you are presenting the POF in your name and in acceptable format. To dot all I’s and cross the T’s, you can add a one page letter why you are presenting T-Bills certificate with the SOA. I don’t think you will be penalized for that. My opinion.

cc:Geebaby10

Santino1:
You can do that on immitracker. All you have to do is filter by country.

True, but not all members here are on immitracker.

@DatechMan, it might be a bit hard to track pre-ppr folks as not all update stages between AOR and PPR. Cochtrane and GlitteringStar got us covered though.

Abbylee:
Try sending your proof of payment and ref number to examsnigeria@ng.britishcouncil.org and ngielts.payment@britishcouncil.org. The first one especially. They should reply in a couple of hours.

Scard, if you try this and still no positive outcome, please take a walk to their office and do not accept a rescheduling should they propose.

Somebody cannot just go for three days jejely… Plenty pages to catch up... So much drama.

@Bigfido, arh ha, but your back should be wide enough to tattoo the remaining 94mb na. What is a Bigfido if the back is not big?

Newmum0615:
Done o. I am really baffled at the length people go to.

Risk appetite! Similar thing happens with POF you know. You really don't know people's story till you hear them tell. Oju ti ri (Eyes don see) so don't be quick to conclude my dear.

MippiShick:
Also, at my current company, I asked them for reference letter to apply for a UK visit visa and the MD was giving me excuses that I need to work with the company for a year before they issue me a reference letter. And you can imagine, that was just a visit visa. Somehow, and just to prepare for the worst, I doubt my current company will give me a reference letter if (God forbid), i get an ADR for that.

There are ways around the reference letter. You have the supervisor/line head writing on a plain sheet with contact details stated and providing complimentary card. Worry yourself not.

@Einsteino, Thumps up!

sleekysilk:
Oga justwise, why na? Abeg try sweep o... Marvi's post still full everywhere. Self post and quoted posts. Abeg try.

Seconded... Some things can be implied but shouldn't be expressly stated. Where them lawyers biko.
cc: Justwise