₦airaland Forum

einsteino:
I think we must be very careful not to make such hasty conclusions because it doesnt entertain the far reaching effects.

Those who advocate for the scrapping of NYSC, do so not because the objectives of the scheme lacks merit but because the way it is currently run is a waste of most people's time, state resources and puts a number of innocent people in harm's way. Those who benefit the most from the scheme are nt even corps members but contractors, politicians and the staff that carry out all sorts of deals using the scheme.

However, you are right when you say but for it many people would not have the 1yr minimum work experience required for EE, but lets be honest, isn't that because of unemployment? is that 1yr actually work experience for most corps members? I was close to tears for feygbe when I implied she was unable to get a job for 6 good years! we wouldnt be here throwing our all into PR if it were possible in Canada for the only 1yr employment in 7yr duration to be some mandatory service.

I am sure folks would prefer having 3years gainful employment that would give them maximum CRS for employment to this testimony of "save for NYSC i wouldnt have been qualified for EE". if we must keep NYSC then we need a holistic restructuring of it to save the future of the millions of corps members who wouldnt be able to get PR even if they attempted to.

This argument of "were it not for NYSC.." is no different from the catastrophic trend that has plagued our history, one that has made Govt think creating employment translates to overbloating the civil service, creating jobs that cant provide a corresponding increase in productivity to justify the increased wage bill. we never understand that it is a lazy approach and what we should focus on is building an environment that is healthy for businesses and industries which would automatically mean more jobs that contribute to the GDP.


I burnt 8 months of my life in limbo waiting to be called for service, spent another one year engaged in activities that had absolute nothing to do with my career and ultimately meant i had to retrain after NYSC. Also the NYSC creates unemployment, vacancies arent filled because govt rather rely on slave labour provided by corps members. its even worse for school kids who have to adjust every 8months to a new set of forced teachers; teachers who spend 3months out of those 8months learning how to teach and understanding their students. save for "Oringo" and "funge", for most people there wasnt anything more NYSC amounted to. a number of persons would be the better due to NYSC but they are in the minority. if there is any testimony i have for NYSC, it is the fact that i didnt end up with some dreaded STD or baby mama which would been a challenge for PR, would have meant failed medicals or increased POF

NYSC is too expensive a scheme to give it props for serving as a pathway to get 1yr work experience. Doing things this way is the fundamental reason why even those with great jobs are here looking out to attain escape velocity, because unlike Nigeria, they realize sustainability trumps immediate gratification.

sorry for digressing, but someone reading could be President tomorrow and i like to give her/him a chance to see things differently for the sake of the future, if Nigeria has any.

@bolded, ok na..

@Hephgirl:

It will end in praise

@hephgirl, Is your Ielts result out?

Seen..

Issyman:
I tried replying but got mailer demon. Check my profile, my email address is stated there. Many thanks.

Tried sending you a pm. You can send me one so i can send a contact to you.

Issyman:
Faculty of Education

Hello bro, which faculty?

Issyman:
Infact.. OOU is a case. Transcript request is 3 months old and my set results are no where to be found. Settled here and there to find the results but still not in sight. It's just sad hoe bad our systems are.

Today is filled with good news. Excited for everyone.

When i thought things were beginning to get better

XX01:
Doesn't work. You still have to go there and settle them. That's how I lost 20k for myself and older son. They said I paid into Abuja account while Abuja said I paid into Lagos account. No one agreed to help me.

OOU things.. That school is just wonderful... So happy for you

sleekysilk:
VOTE OF THANKS!

I appreciate everyone of us for the congratulatory messages. May all our dreams and aspirations come to pass. It's indeed not a journey for the faint hearted.

Is it my OOU transcript and WES application that took 14 months, abi the tension to get ITA with my 433 which came exactly 7days before my birthday plus my medicals that they said I should go get a report from LUTH that was on strike which was waived... It can only be God.

And to the great people of this thread that thought me 'the boys scout way' to get all my documents readily scanned and properly named for easy uploading.

ModupeOluwa, modupe lowo gbogbo yin. Many thanks to everyone. It shall end in praise for us all.

Awesome timeline. Congrats

sleekysilk:
It's PPR guys! Woke up to the golden email.

ITA sept 20th (team #433)
AOR sept 25th
Med pass Oct 6th
IP1 Oct 6th
NA2 Oct 13th
IP2 Oct 20th
PPR Oct 25th

I bless God and thank all you my e-family.

wow.. Congrats

themaestro212:
Hi guys. I am writing this as a follow up to a question I asked some weeks back and to tell how that went. Hopefully anyone who's in the same shoes can refer to this post. In my PR application, I marked "no" in one of the statutory questions asking about visa refusals. (I had been refused visa to a country after which I appealed and got the visa). I was not sure if this was a misrepresentation so I asked on this forum and I was advised to send a CSE with an LOE. To be safe, I sent a CSE with an LOE and an updated Schedule A form. CIC acknowledged receipt and did not require any additional documents. I received PPR last week. Below is my timeline.

ITA: 21 September
AOR: 22 September
MEP: 28 September
IP1: 28 September
NA2: 28 September
RPRF Request & Paid: 03 October
IP2: 16 October
PPR: 17 October

Thanks for all the helpful posts. I wish you all the very best. Remember to commit your applications into God's hands.

Nigeria is getting better...

Bambam4you:
Ikoyi passport office but I belive it can be done by self at any other passport office. Just apply and pay online and make sure you go to the passport office with all the required document which is clearly started before payment is made. They would ask you at the passport office who your processing officer is and you would tell them yourself and they would guide you accordingly. I captured the day I went and they called me 5 days later that my passport was ready.

Send me a PM

Rocorleone:
Please share I need it.
very important this instant. Thanks

You can request for courier by sending a mail requesting for it. Thereafter, ask for the tracking number

Ethelia:
Wow, did they send the verification request to your school via regular post? is that why it took so long? and is there an option to request for courier? Thanks

When you pay for EOR, do you get any mail and when do you start counting the 10 weeks?

elfmann:
I don't understand.. did they email u? If they did, the content ought to say if no changes and ur cash don loss. If na so and na me.. I won't bother going to collect d TRF.
Well, I went there today and they now claim ten weeks. U need to see them defending themselves from my attack.. Omo.
If I no get my TRF this time next week.. Trouble go dey oh.

Kontagious:
Yeap, it was email with an attachment saying how well they follow procedure bla bla bla, then concluded saying my score remains unchanged.

But you sef no take things easy at all oo, you won go collect TRF when them never ask you to come . Looks like they are keeping up with the 10 weeks limit though.

Chai! Darris God o

Hephgirl:
Married applicant both have PhD
Both maximum score on ielts
Both are 29 and 30
She has a sibling who is a citizen.
Husband has trf

I calculated and what I saw didn't seem possible.

Some people are silently chopping crs scores

This is so unfair.... IELTS should look into this.

elfmann:
They have bitten off more than they can chew. Again, because we don't have any protection, we are their victims. Firstly became victims of Nigerian system.

Congrats bro..... Blessings

Osemigho:
Sorry I have been away for long. School had been very tough. PPR email delivered.

FSW-Inland Timeline.

ITA: 7th sept

Application submitted: Sept 19th

Medical passed: 30th sept

NA: Oct 7

Ip2: Oct 13

PPR email: 17th October.

Thanks to those that created Nairaland and those that opened and contribute to this thread, Most especially the Elders of this land that were helpfully one way or another.

My special appreciation goes out to 40manlappy who was answering my questions and concerns.

After failed attempt to get admission for fall 2016, I prayed to be an international student on full scholarship by December 2017 but I didn't know God had a bigger plan. He wanted me to wait a whole year, work and use the experience for PR application.

With tears dropping from my eyes, I say "Thank you lord!". Omo baba elero (son of a pepper grinder) doing all this can only be you.

Tell the son of no man to never give up!

lol @ seed money

Yooku:
The 12,500 (actually 12,300 CAD) is the minimum required amount of funds you should have to support your upkeep only once you land in Canada Not for anything else, not even for visa fee (550 CAD Application Fee + 490 CAD Right of permanent residence fee). That money is an independent sum of money not meant for anything else but as seed money into Canada's economy

Lets start with a congratulations...

Fameli:
HELP!!! I am yet to submit my PR application wifey just announced she is pregnant, please do i need to indicate that on my application or wait till later.

I understand your concern. I only stated what i did. Meanwhile, you might wish to know that so many schools do so. If you request your school to do transcript and pay for courier, the person can use one courier to send all. I'm not assuming this, this is what is done.
Like always, please do what you are comfortable with.
Cheers

alwaysvik:
I think you should tread with caution here.
If you can afford it, please send your envelopes separately. I did what this post advised, and I paid in delays of evaluation. We had to write WES severally because even though our tracking status reports successful delivery, actual update on our pages took forever. I'm not sure but I think evaluations are somewhat connected to tracking numbers and stuff. If you do this, you might inadvertently input a configuration that may not work with their system of tracking receipts and evaluation. Maybe subjecting them to manual work of separating your package (under the same tracking number) or some funny stuff that might delay your evaluation. The programmer in me just tells me that something isn't right about cutting cost in this way.

As I type this, I have missed many ITAs all because of WES Evaluation. Be smart. Money is a means to an end - use it as such.

Lol

Hephgirl:
Please enlighten... I'm a bit confused.. I don't know how to evaluate MY WES. I didn't even know I need to evaluate my wes

For the first, you can get PCC from Abuja. I did from the 2nd Floor, Force Headquarters. It still comes with the Alagbon stamp.

Alyemsgre:
Thank you all for all your contributions may God continue to bless you. Just a few questions please:
1. Can I get a pcc in Abuja?
2. If I have been in another country for 2years,do I present a pcc from that country?
Please note that my POF is from Nigeria and my work experience is from Nigeria.


Thank you.

I know you have gotten some responses, however you can cut cost by sending your documents together. Remember, you should have different WES number. Your documents should be in different envelopes with your WES number indicated at the top of each envelope then you send them together with same courier. Same with your school, just inform the person handling it to do same.

olugere:
HUSBAND AND WIFE WANTS TO EVALUATE ECA THROUGH WES FROM THESAME UNIVERSITY FOR IMMIGRATION TO CANADA,

IS THERE A WAY TO CUT COST SINCE WE ARE IN THE SAME HOUSE, FROM THESAME UNIVERSITY, EVALUATING B.TECH FOR WIFE, M.ENG FOR HUSBAND.

HOPE AM RIGHT? I USED HER NAME SHE USED IN SCHOOL BEFORE WE MARRIED TO CREATE ACCOUNT FOR ON WES/CANADA WEBSITE

THOUGH HER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT BEARS MY NAME(HUSBAND) NOW.

Just incase you havent gotten a response, Access Bank online payment doesnt work with Mastercard but Visa Cards

ayxmania:
Hello fams, please I'm having issues paying for IQAS ECA. I'm trying to pay with Access Bank MasterCard and it's not been going through. Is anyone having the same problem? How do I go about it? Thanks.

elfmann:
Afghanistan, bro!

I have thought about it and made the best decision to move on.

Hephgirl:
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I think you can sign on behalf of your spouse having all other factors present.

sleekysilk:
Yes, it's possible to help spouse pick up. Just get him/her to write an authorisation letter and also go with his/her international passport plus your own means of ID. And for the EOR, I don't know how d form looks like but in case there's anywhere meant for the applicant to sign ensure your spouse appends his/her signature before leaving home and don't forget your 15k bank draft as well.

My name is Charity...

ajiifixing:
You have a PERFECT score already...

If you have that 68k and you don't need it please donate it to Charity.

Bros, how you take check your own...

eboziem:
Thanks Ma'am...9th September

lol

Cannie:
Another epic announcement of PPR. Congrats

I can imagine. The next draw is our draw

threadstone:
I know how the wait can be gruelling. Was rushing to fill and get into the pool on the 7th and draw came up (missed it by 20 mins or so). But in the meantime, i've gathered all required docs down in pdfs, bank left. you can do that too.

Your ita is coming ness month. I said it