₦airaland Forum

lightnlife:
The major roles I applied to at inception were between £32K to £45k per month. But I didn't secure any of them. I'd attribute that to lack of in-country experience.

Then I downgraded to openings between 22k and 25k.

Most of the regular ones that reached out had an average of £19K -21K.

You can check Indeed and LinkedIn for salary ranges.

megastu:
congratulations. When did you receive your Pre-arrival?

deeteeneey:
PPR was received yesterday 23 Aug 2022

skywalker629:
Hi everyone, kudos for all you do here.

I have a degree in Accounting from Nigeria, and currently I'm studying a Masters program in Financial investigation in the UK. I plan studying a program in Fraud Investigation in Canada in 2023.

Here is my concern, the Fraud Investigation program offered by the college is Post Graduate Certificate which is just 8 months. And I would like to use the program as a study route for the Canadian PR. Considering the period of the program study, will I be granted PR at all, or how many years, if yes. Does it make sense to go in for the program? And what is my chance of visa with the Canadian Immigration. Also, I am married and would want to go with my wife, not immediately though.

Please I would appreciate your sincere opinion, guidance, and advice.

Thank you

makylove101:
BIRTH STORY..Long Post alert:

VISA HISTORY:

My hubby and I got our TRV from VFS Abuja office via online application in 2019(4yrs and 10yrs visas respectively due to the validity of our passports). I posted about documents submitted and timeline in the Canada TRV thread. I wasn’t pregnant back then and had planned to use it for tourism in 2020 but then I lost my mum feb 2020 and COVID hit.

POE EXPERIENCE:

Got pregnant early this year and decided to give birth in Canada (we had our first son in the United States in 2018. We tried but couldn’t get a visa appointment date to renew our US visas which expired last year).

I am fully vaccinated so I travelled with my vaccination card and didn’t encounter any issues (From Sept 7th, foreign nationals are allowed to enter Canada if fully vaccinated and aren’t expected to quarantine either). I did my Covid test at Medicaid (N35k) and filled the Arrivecan form via the app 48hrs before my trip.

I landed in Toronto Pearson Airport, Canada from Abuja via British Airways on the 4th of Oct at exactly 32wks plus 6 days pregnant while visibly showing. Proceeded to fill the automated entry kiosk (filled in no of days to stay in Canada,Food items I came with etc) and then headed to immigration.
First officer asked my reason for being there, I told her that I came to give birth and for vacation. The immigration officer didn’t seem to know the questions to ask me and I was sent for secondary inspection.

The interview went like this;

Officer: Why are you here?

Me: For childbirth and vacation. Proceeds to give him my email appointment confirmation with a family doctor.

Officer: why would you risk traveling especially since blood clot at this stage of your pregnancy can kill you?. I know this cause my wife is pregnant and our doctor told her not to think of any long distance traveling as she is prone to having blood clots at this stage of her pregnancy.

Me: Well I have no history of blood clots during pregnancy and my doctor wasn’t worried about that being a problem for me hence my “fit to fly” letter

Officer: I am aware you have a fit to fly letter obviously cause you wouldn’t have been able to travel otherwise but still “blood clot” is a general thing for all pregnant women. Everyone knows this.

Me: I still insist it isn’t a problem for me. I am here and no issues obviously as you can see.

Officer: Okay so why give birth in Canada, why not in Nigeria?

Me: Better healthcare for baby and I and also cause I can afford it. Given how long it took me to have my first baby, I make it a point to get the best in terms of healthcare to avoid any stories.

Officer: But there is good healthcare in Nigeria too. Once you have money you should be able to get good healthcare.

Me: Sorry Sir, have you been to Nigeria before?

Officer: I have been to India and it’s the same thing with Nigeria. Same criteria applies to healthcare if you have money.

Me: India is not the same with Nigeria. Again I ask, have you been to Nigeria Sir?

Officer: I don’t have to be in Nigeria to know. It’s the same thing with India

Me: Yeah but the question is have you been to Nigeria?

Officer: * Pauses for a bit* Ok, so how much do you have with you?

Me: I came in with 9k US dollars cash. Do you want to see?

Officer: No, it’s fine. Generally it costs about 10k CAD to give birth in Canada but you are atleast expected to have minimum of 20k CAD in case of an emergency with the baby (not that we are praying for one)

Me: The estimate I was given is definitely less than 20k CAD. However, we are prepared in case of an emergency

Officer: Do you have proof of other funds just in case of an emergency?

Me: Yes. Logged into my USD domiciliary account in Naija and also showed him my husband’s BOA account statement.

Officer: Ok, I can see you have the funds in case of an emergency but do you have other funds or you are using all your savings for this childbirth?

Me: Yeah ofcourse. My husband and I work and earn monthly plus I have funds in money market investment and my hubby also has other savings. Do you want to see?

Officer; Yes please.

Me: Proceeds to login to my money market investment mobile app. He sees the amount in Naira and does a quick conversion.

Officer: OK, I see you have more than enough. Where will you be staying in Canada?

Me: Proceeds to give him the letter from my host with her phone no and the address I will be staying in and also stating that I paid her for a full basement apartment for a period of 2 months.

Officer: How did you get this apartment?

Me: It was a referral from a contact in Nigeria

Officer: Ok. Do have a lovely time in Canada, I wish you all the best and pray there is no complications with the baby. Congratulations in advance. Stamps me in.

Me: Thank you very much.

ACCOMODATION:

I got a two bedroom basement apartment to stay in for 62 days at Brampton Ontario. (I used a birth service company for this). Hired them to help with accommodation and doctor’s appointment but I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM. Crappy service to say the least!. Canada is a new turf for us and we barely have family or friends here. I was just tired after trying AirBnB and seeing some crazy rates. Our rent was a bit expensive ($1,900 per month plus cleaning fee $100 but better than what I got from Airbnb) plus the apartment was great and well situated. Most stores were within a walking distance so we were really good.

I bought my SIM card from Chatr mobile. See the link below for their data plans. It’s advisable to get one cause you will need to make calls, book appointments, use Uber etc.

https://www.chatrwireless.com/web/chatr.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PlanBrowse

*My hubby and son joined me in Canada on the 5th of Nov, exactly one month after. Hubby stated that he was coming in to welcome his new baby as wifey was in Canada to give birth when asked at POE.

HOSPITAL:

My first appointment was at Humber River Hospital with Dr Ted on the 19th of Oct at exactly 35 weeks. I eventually found out I didn’t need a referral from a family doctor to see him even though I could have gotten one from my appointment with a family doctor if they wanted.
Dr Ted was super nice, I liked him right away and he is quite familiar with Nigerian patients.

First Appointment fee: 120 CAD
Subsequent(went twice again): 60 CAD per visit. Overall total 240 CAD
Doctor: 2,500 CAD
Assistant: 500 CAD
Hospital (mum & baby): 0 CAD. Apparently due to COVID 19, some hospitals here in Ontario is free for all patients till the end of Nov 2021. I tried but they aren’t accepting payments even for Intl patients.
Peadetrician: 500 CAD
Epidural: 1,000 CAD
Lab: 99.03 CAD (I used Dyna care, it was just a walking distance from where I stayed in Brampton)
Scan: 82 CAD
Pediatric visit: 100 CAD (We used Dr Wise. subsequent visit 50 CAD. We went twice so a total of 150 CAD)

Ps: I am a CS mama.

*Baby boy was born on the 10th of Nov. I stayed at the hospital for about 36hrs before I was discharged.

Circumcision: We will be doing this in Naija as we did for our first son.

BABY DOCUMENTATION:

Birth certificate (Long & short): 60 CAD
We requested and registered baby’s birth online and paid for birth certificate on the 13th of Nov. It took 7 working days to arrive.
Baby’s Passport photo (4 copies): 33 CAD.
Intl Passport: 107 CAD. It took two days before we could pick up
Visa on arrival: $195 and N30k processing fee. It took two days.
BA ticket for baby: 355 CAD


SUMMARY:

Accommodation for Two months: 3,900 CAD
Doctor’s Appointment fee: 240CAD
Doctor’s fee: 3,000 CAD
Hospital Peadetrician: 500 CAD
Hospital fee: 0 CAD
Scan: 82 CAD
Lab: 99.03 CAD
Epidural: 1000 CAD
Pediatric visit: 150 CAD
Long & short Birth certificate: 60 CAD
Passport Photo for baby: 30 CAD
Intl passport (expedited): 107 CAD
Visa on Arrival: $195 and N30k processing fee
BA ticket for baby: 355 CAD

We are leaving for Abuja in 5 days time.

Ps: Please note that this is exclusive of money spent shopping for food, Uber and other essentials. We used a lot of Uber rides which didn’t come cheap. Hubby tried to rent a car but they kept insisting on a Canadian driving license and a Canadian credit card so it was Uber all the way for transportation.

I hope this helps someone...the thread has been quite dry for a long while.

It’s a shame that there is a ban against Nigeria due to the new covid 19 variant but hopefully that changes soon enough.

KC23:
Thanks for sharing your experience and I hope your son is going great. Could you please share more details how you were able to book an appointment with Dr Ted before your arrival in Canada? Any contact details for his office? Please help as we are due to arrival in Canada in 2 weeks.

Anyone with past experience in this area can also share info. Thanks at lot.

AfonjaBoston:
With or without interview do you intend to japa after getting it?

Talk true its a safe environment. We only help those that are truthful here

jjohndoe83:
You're just an idiot. You're using generalizations about others as the basis of your insinuation in a specific scenario for which you have no context at all. Isn't that the height of infantile reasoning?

So because there is a general problem of people borrowing POF, you believe that a question insinuating that this person borrowed POF (without any context about their specific situation) is a logical question? You're questioning whether someone committed immigration fraud based on their simple request for assistance? Something is surely wrong with you and it is my duty to point it out that your reasoning is subhuman.

Now that the person has explained why they're seeking for assistance, what other silly insinuation are you going to come up with?

oluayebenz:
Your best bet is Airbnb.

Accomodating total stranger is the most difficult thing to happen in obodo oyinbo

Kanekade:
Good morning NL fam,
Please what page of the GCMS notes contains the actual information as regards the VO’s update on the application. I can’t seem to find any substantial information in all 44pages.

favourdamsel:
Hello, please why should one avoid Ghana must go bags for carrying some of your items? Especially the foodstuffs. Please is Ghana must go bag not allowed as part of your laugage.
I weighed only my empty traveling box is about 9kg without putting my item.
I wanted to use Ghana must go bag as my 2nd laugage for packing my foodstuffs to 23kg so as to max the weight.

Please really need more answers on this Ghana must go bag ?

Laveve:
Good day, so i will be moving to Canada by December with my family , basically family of 3 and i need some clarifications on luggage packing to avoid unnecessary spending's.

How many bags or boxes is expected from a family of 3? was thinking 2 each for adult then 1 for a toddler, I need more clarifications.
Should there be a separate sack for foodstuffs aside boxes i mean the normal 'Ghana must go'?

Shannon70:
Administrative processing is a catchall term that is used for all sorts of things. They may be doing a security check based on information not known to you. If that is the case you should have been asked to to fill out some paperwork and provide more info. On the the other hand you may have had some information in your application that has aroused the suspicion of the VO and they are looking to give you a hard hit. You could be on the verge of a visa or an interminable black hole. If they gave you your passport back assume that if you get a visa it is going to be a long time.

Teemie22:
Around 540k on wakanow. Booked on July 4th. If you can stay up around 1-2am you may be lucky to grab good deal.

Teemie22:
I will be landing in Toronto 25th August via Egypt airline. Any Lady available for shared apartment around Markham or environs should please reply or send PM. Thanks

purespikes:
Really? I have been to vfs before and turned back because I wasn't on appointment. I never knew you could walk into the facility

BisolaOlu:
Hi, please, how many days does Visa Stamping take. Vfs sent an email on 20 th of July that it has reached Abuja and been sent to the IRCC office for processing since then no update. I tried tracking yesterday and it Says Under process with the Canada Visa Office then I tried tracking today and it says No record found. What does that mean?

olasubomy:
Congratulations on the approval. Send to Abuja VFS. It is faster in Abuja. See below for your use:

Put the below in Envelop and address to VFS

Biometrics slip
2 copies of data page
International Passport
A copy of the passport request letter
Transmission fee receipt (If you are submitting to Abuja VFS)
2 copies of the consent form
You will need to pay a transmission fee of NGN 9,410 to the account below if you are using Abuja

VFS ACCOUNT DETAILS:
CANADA LOGISTIC COLLECTION ACCOUNT
(A/c no 0065165839) Sterling bank.

VFS ABUJA ADDRESS:

Visa Application Centre,
Visa Application Centre Sterling Bank Plaza,
3rd Floor Plot No 1083, Mohammadu Buhari Way,
Central Business District Abuja Nigeria

IboHausaYoruba:
UBA that sacked my friend without committing any offence. He just resumed office on that fateful day, tried log-in to his computer system all to no avail. He went upstairs to complain about his password, Only to be handed a letter saying his service is no longer needed. This guy is the breadwinner of his family with enormous loan on his neck. The last time I saw him, was was in a very sorry state, soliloquying and laughing intermittently.

hayqinsbFX:
Thanks
Everything is complete but I think I didn't have the return envelope.

I didn't see it in the instruction you sent earlier.

Eggovic:
Still under review since June 21st

Obabori1:
I have received pre-arrival.I did on 13th March. Background check has been ongoing since then. Requested for GCMS and it said Security is what is left and ongoing now

slydog:
Guys, finally got the TD role, same dept but two steps below, a Lil less than 65k. Resumption is on my 59th day in Canada.
I guess I'll start here and build.
Thank you for all your encouragement.

Lastbornbuns:
600 cad per week? 2,400 per month for 1 bed Basement apartment?

Marike2:
Pls I have sent you an email. Can you confirm if you have seen it?

Creativebelle:
1200 to 1500

Two kids

Age 2 and 5

Oh wow..condos..are there houses lower than 2500?

Thank you

Teeores:
Could work as well. Any further details?

Allegory:
Ottawa

Erugbangban1:
Some details were deliberately changed by me for a purpose but believe it or not I got the visa and I just explained what happened.

Allegory:
Please any tips for getting a house in Canada before landing. I have too many little kids so I’d prefer to get a house b4 we travel but I’ve been on Facebook marketplace and Kijiji for over two weeks now and all of them are asking for pay stubs, credit check and the rest, even when I say we can pay 2-3 months in advance. I’ve contacted some agents too, same thing. I need new ideas

Teeores:
Hello,

I'll be landing in Toronto on the 31st of this month. Anyone with a room or shared apartment for rent should please hit me up. Thanks

adeyinkaadetunj:
I don't think it possible, but you can send it through DHL to vfs in Nigeria