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Can someone please share their experiences or tips on getting a house in Toronto? It’s been quite a journey as landlords are asking for credit score, upfront payment etc.

Anyone have any tips?

Thanks

Can someone please share their experiences or tips on getting a house in Toronto? It’s been quite a journey as landlords are asking for credit score, upfront payment etc.

Anyone have any tips?

Thanks

Hello!

Does anyone know the process of changing their name (Maiden to married) after landing in Canada?

Hello!
Please find attached the steps.

You’d need to download a VPN and the TextNow App.

zorodninja:
Good Day everyone.Please how do I get to know my Visa Office?My AOR was on September 12 2019.MEP and BIL on October 29,2019 so I am awaiting PPR.

I read people talking about their Visa Offices and I reckon I should know mine for ease of tracking of my application.

Kindly help out on any clue.

Cheers.

Good morning. �

I just downloaded the TextNow app but it’s giving me an error message “We are unable to reach the TextNow server. Please check your network connection and try again”

Please Is there another App I can use or another method to call CIC?

Many thanks

Betap:
✅ *Calling CIC by using TextNow App*

1- *CIC call centre* via TextNow App
1-888-242-2100

2- English *press 1*

3- immigration *press 1*

4- transfer to citizenship and imm can processing application *press 1*

5- status or processing times *press 1*

6- become permanent resident *press 2*

7- application starts with E *press 2*

8- then enter *application number* followed by #

9- listen to the entered number and *press 1* to confirm

10- enter the *year of birth* and then listen the entered number and *press 1* to confirm

11- hear the details

12- then *press 1* to check status (there will be a pause)

13- hear detailed status at the end *press 0* to speak to agent

What is my Visa Office?
Is Eligibility Passed? When?
Is Security Passed? When?
Is Criminality Passed? When?
What is the status of Background Check?

Thank you kindly

Betap:
✅ *Calling CIC by using TextNow App*

1- *CIC call centre* via TextNow App
1-888-242-2100

2- English *press 1*

3- immigration *press 1*

4- transfer to citizenship and imm can processing application *press 1*

5- status or processing times *press 1*

6- become permanent resident *press 2*

7- application starts with E *press 2*

8- then enter *application number* followed by #

9- listen to the entered number and *press 1* to confirm

10- enter the *year of birth* and then listen the entered number and *press 1* to confirm

11- hear the details

12- then *press 1* to check status (there will be a pause)

13- hear detailed status at the end *press 0* to speak to agent

What is my Visa Office?
Is Eligibility Passed? When?
Is Security Passed? When?
Is Criminality Passed? When?
What is the status of Background Check?

Congratulations!!!
Please can you share the phone number to call to find out my VO?

Thanks

Gnomic5:
Alhamdulillah!!!!!!!!!!!!

it's PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IELTS- 8,7.5,7.5,7 (LSRW) first and only attempt
Spouse ielts - gave me more than enough point
Siblings point too
CRS- 484
NOC - 4011
WES - February 2019 - June 6 2019
WES spouse - March 2019 -August 2019
Dived into pool June 11
ITA- July 24 2019
AOR- August 28 2019
MEP/BIL- Sept 11 2019
BIOMETRICS DONE- Sept 20 2019
1st Ghost update : Sept 12
2nd Ghost update: 7th January 2020
PPR- 7th January 2020
VO- Ottawa
Family of me and my 2 GUYS

Decision to travel
I have always been a patriotic Nigerian and never believed in travelling out for greener pastures. however, le boo has always been the abroad person but after several visa denials to US and Canada for students visa, we just gave up. my father had always wanted me to go abroad for master but no money. I even tried this jonathan scholarship for masters (i don forget the name of the programme) , i didnt meet cut-off. Every year since 2016, he would plan for relocation, but me i will just yimu that i am not interested. Towards the end of 2018, almost everyone around me started to relocate, i was begining to get out of the shell. Viola my husband mentioned it again 2019 january, and i felt it was time for me to give my son and his siblings a better life.


PRE-ITA


ECA
when there was still waec wahala, with MSC and B.SC from different schools. i created proile march 17th and it was ready june 2019.


IELTS
this is my ielts journey. https://www.nairaland.com/5187408/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/124#79037184
when my ECA and IELTS result was out, i sharply dived into the pool pending spouse ECA and Ielts.

POST ITA

Medicals
i booked medials with Q-life after ITA because it was cheaper and within the days of submission. We left osogbo a day before and stayed with a family friend. our medicals was during the construction of the road , we got there quite early 6.45 to pick number 3. Unfortunately, our passport was not standard enough so we had to take another one for myself and sonthe same day. last last we left around 12.

PCC
Inspector Funke to the rescue, 7k for myself and hubstar.

POF
This was the major hurdle. before i started anything on this journey, i already sat my parents down to discuss every single details and they promised that when i was ready they would help. finally, when Ita landed, pilee trsanfered the 100 percent of POF to me. i didnt invest the money at all, i couldnt get bank reference in cic format. I submitted LOE to explain the breakdown the summary of pof (GIFT DEED AND PENSION) ,Notarized giFT DEED, DAD'S INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, bank reference letter (not in cic format) , letter of non-indebtedness, 6 month online signed bank statement highlighting the gift deed inflow, screenshot of the exchange rate for that day on xe.com, pension refrence letter and pension statement.

Work Experience
this was quite easy. please and please always check and recheck your documents before submission. i almost submitted a reference letter with the wrong annual salary figure from what is on my employment letter. i discovered a day to submission and had to request for another. I submitted

siblings points
proof of relationship: i submitted our birth certificates, our international passport becuse i changed my name when i got married, our parents marraige certificate because i changed name before marraige, change of name affidavit too.
proof of sibling pr: copr, front and back of pr card
proof of residence: utility bill, lease agreement, pr card:
proof of status: front and back of pr card.
I didn't submit schedule A upfront despite my spouse visa refusal.

POST AOR

AFTER checking and cross-checking, we finally submitted around 11.45pm on AUGUST 28. we got BILMEP on sept 12 but didn't go for biometrics until Sept 20.
Raised CSE to find out about my visa office on October 4th and got a generic response
Raised another one on the 25th of October. Visa office was OTTAWA. WHEN I GOT THE REPLY, I jumped up in excitement as if i got PPR. MY Collegue was looking at me like whats wrong with this one. i told her she cant understand.

SILENCE

Around December, August Aor with Ottawa STARTED GETTING PPR And i was like, wow. that early. Naso me sef anticipate PPR Till i made my 1st call on 2oth of December, the agent said eligibility and criminality is passed. While waiting, a friend of mine adviced me to enroll for the CFA free investment course because I was going to change career when we get to the maple land. After that call, i check my profile like a billion times daily till i caught OJUJU around 4am yesterday. And VIOLA, 11pm, Za eagle landed in my mail. i just called hubstar and said Babes, we have made it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After i found out about my visa officer, I joined the best group OVO , the baddest. That group na real group. the happening group .....from orisirisi we get am there. they are family already because it made the wait worthwhile.
I dedicate this to God and everyone. I pray for those waiting for a positive response at every point in this journey, that your good news is here and will happen. this year will open doors of opportunities for us

i want to specially thank everyone on OVO group, you guys are awesome. all my paddy from @chicyclass , my babes aisah, fawzy, my guy trick, shardarck, bhaloosky, aunty jolie, akin, duke of alberta, adetayo, gerrard, hoppy, DH, ada baby, june, mama hephzibah, oyinlola, obinna.- you guys are awesome...God bless you...i pray for `those expecting PPR, we go parte after parte.

To my darling Brother and his wife, thank you for everything.....

To hubstar, you know i got you baby even though i had to force you to write ielts when you were extremely busy, thank you for not letting my stubborn self say no to relocation last year.

May canada favour us.

Good morning.

Can someone please share the phone number to call the CIC to find out update on Canadian immigration application?


Thanks