₦airaland Forum

wordsmithng:
Hello Everyone and a good morning to you all. This thread has really inspired and motivated me as I have always looked through it every single day since I started my application last year. I am now in the closing stages and would love to share my time line;

July 21, 2014 - CIC received application

Nov 14, 2014- PER eligibility email received (co-incidentally the day my 1st child was born)

Dec 16, 2014- Email for proof of my daughters birth

Feb 26, 2015- Call to Interview for Principal Applicant and wife

Mar 12, 2015- Interview Successful and advised that within a week the Medical email would be sent out

Also advised that the entire process would be completed within the next 6 weeks. Thanks.

Have a nice day everyone and it will be well with all of us in the end.

Congrats wordsmithng.
Please what's your VISA office?

I GO FIRST CARRY MY TITHE AND 50% FOR MYSELF. AFTERWARDS, I WILL CALL THE POLICE.

sevule:
Hello Guys

Just wanted to update the House. I received my invitation for Medicals today and instructions on how to pay the Payment of Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF). I was pretty shocked because i was not expecting it to be ready this quickly. My FSWP timeline is as follows:

1. Oct 15, 2014 Submitted my FSWP application
2. Jan 19, 2015 Received my PER
3. Mar 3, 2015 Invitation for Medicals and payment of Permanent Residence Fee

Big congrats.

vicross:
Hi guys,
Its really impressive what you guys are doing here, God bless you guys.

Please I have some concerns abt d pof, Do I get to choose my family size? Am asking cos we are a lottttt.

Please I need ur response. @solomonwis, damkolins. Please I need ur contact urgently.
Thanks in anticipation.

Cheers.

Your Family is just your dependants-Wife or Husband, children and proven relative staying with you or under your care.
Not Sister,Brother thing.

zaliya:
Hi house,

Pls what's the next stage after PER. Is there anything I need to do to to facilitate the next stage? Or do I just hold on?

What does the next stage entail?

Facilitate wetin?
You wan facilitate snail motion?
Just relax with the same posture you did while waiting for PER.
I too am waiting.

solomonwis:
I am a Canadian!

Haha. lol .
That's good to hear because I was sincerely not happy/worried that such a person like you doesn't have recent updates.
Congrats and keep enjoying the Marple leaf country.
Still at the PER stage, waiting for Med Request.

I strongly feel that this anomaly should be corrected if Nigeria is to move forward.
Ever since I read this on Vanguard a year ago, it has really been worrisome.

The cut-off points released by the Federal Ministry of Education for admission into the 104 unity schools have raised agitation for the abolition of federal character principle in admission process in the country, SEGUN OLUGBILE reports



Stakeholders, including state governments, parents and pupils have called on the Federal Government to abolish the federal character principle in the admission of candidates into the 104 unity schools in the country. They also described as discriminatory the cut-off marks for admission into the institutions, as released by the Federal Ministry of Education. They argued that the cut-off structure was skewed in favour of candidates from some states in the North. This, they said, is retrogressive, promotes mediocrity and kills excellence.

The call came against the backdrop of the release of the controversial cut-off points, which some Nigerians have criticised for promoting mediocrity above excellence. Observers are of the opinion that the decision, as made by the FME, highlights the disadvantage of the quota system embedded in the federal character principle. Some of these disadvantages, they argued, include the denial of admission to better qualified candidates and foisting of emotional trauma on pupils unduly denied admission.

In the cut off released by FME, a pupil from Anambra State, irrespective of gender, is expected to score at least 139 to gain admission into the schools, while his counterpart from Yobe and Zamfara States is required to score only two marks out of a possible 200. The cut-off point also showed discrimination between male and female students in some states.

For instance, while a male candidate from Yobe State will be admitted for scoring only two marks out of a possible 300, a female candidate requires 27 to gain admission into the same school. For Taraba, it is three for male and 11 for female; while it is nine against 20 in favour of male in Kebbi State.

Also, when a candidate of Lagos State origin is expected to score 133 before he or she could be considered for admission into a unity school for the 2013/2014 academic session, those from Bornu State only need to score 45 to gain admission. Candidates from Osun State are expected to score 127 to get admission into a unity school. (See Table)

But disturbed by the adoption of the federal character principle in the admission process, the stakeholders, including the Anambra State Government have risen in opposition to the policy.

For instance, the Anambra State Government said on Thursday that the high cut-off mark allocated to candidates from the state was not acceptable.

The state’s Commissioner for Education, Dr Uju Okeke, made the disclosure in Awka in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.

Okeke said that the state was not comfortable with the cut-off point imposed on candidates from there, arguing that the high mark amounted to denying children from Anambra equal access to the unity schools.

“The cut-off mark for Anambra is too high. I do not know the criteria but it is not acceptable to us. It is injustice.

“Making Anambra child to score 139 points in an examination some other states are expected to score as low as four points, nine points, and 12 points is not just.

“It puts so many tasks on them, and it does not encourage fair competition which engenders equal development of the Nigerian child.

“We shall register our protest about it with the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja during our seminars,’’ she said.

Also, parents, including Mr. Sao Joseph, a native of Badagry, Lagos State, and Mr Igandan Adedamola from Ekiti State, argued that it was high time the Federal Government did away with the policy if it was serious about transforming the nation.

“You cannot transform a nation when mediocrity is being promoted. Why should a child who obtained 125 be denied admission and somebody that scored 45 is preferred? That is not fairness. That is telling that child that he or she is a second-class citizen in his country. It is not fair. That policy must be eliminated from our law books, it has outlived its usefulness,” Sao said.

Also, the Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Bamitale Omole, shared a similar view. But he added that not just in admission into unity schools that the federal character policy should no longer be used. It should also be abolished in appointments and employment contexts.

Though Adedamola expressed a similar view, he added that all the tiers of government in the country should devise other means of encouraging Nigerian children to have sound education.

“The present system does not encourage healthy competition requires for national development. States and local governments should invest more in basic education because if they have done this, no candidate would perform so poorly to such an extent that some candidates obtained just two marks over 200, it is bad. Their government should take the blame for this,” he said.

However, a principal of one of the unity schools in the South West, who pleaded anonymity, argued that the policy was not new.

“It’s been on for so many years. Admission into unity schools is done through national merit, state of origin merit, catchment area and educational disadvantaged states modes. So, after the quota is drawn, each state is expected to fill its quota. A state can be given 250, slots for instance, and in filling the slots, a merit list will be drawn for candidates from such a state based on performance of its indigenes before other modes are considered. But there are years that some of these states with low cut-off marks would not even have enough candidates to fill their slots, so any indigene of such a state will automatically be offered admission.

However, the principal, who is also not happy with the policy, said there was nothing the ministry could do about it since it’s a law.

“But I can only appeal to state and local governments to reengineer basic education through massive funding, recruitment of qualified teachers who should be well motivated and encourage children to learn,” he added.

Some of the candidates also expressed worries about the policy that would deny them admission when they are qualified to be admitted.

But the Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Simeon Nwakaudu, has defended the policy. He said there was no ill-motive behind the cut-off points as “the reason the schools were established in the first place was for unity.”

The Federal Government, he said, designed the policy in order to accommodate children from educationally disadvantaged states to have the opportunity of being educated.

“The Federal Government designed this policy because of the need to make quality education accessible to all Nigerians irrespective of ethnic and geographical locations,” a top source at the ministry said.

Your Opinion and experiences.

Hello Solo, the wise one.
How far with your app? You've not told us the stage you currently are, but i guess you are moving forward.

skidmarkz:
Praise the Lord! PeR has just arrived

Dhl arrived in Sydney NS: 21 Nov 2014
Credit card debited: 19 Jan 2015
PeR received: 14 Feb 2015

HAPPY VALENTINE ALL!

SPECIAL THANKS AND BIG KISS TO BRO SHABBEY09 & BRO MERITL.

GREETINGS FROM SINGAPORE...

CONGRATS

Lol @ "Na the port Hole they cause am ".

henmaris:
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Paris

I see.
Wish you speedy processing.

henmaris:
What an awesome Sunday morning.Good morning everyone,just checked my ecas this morning and it shows "medical results have been received". Can't thank God enough. my timeline below:
Application date: 25th August
Per: 12 December
Aor: 8 January
MR,RPRF,PCC: 12 January
Medical done: 26 January
Medical uploaded: 8February

Good luck to everyone .
Blessed Sunday

Congrats Henharis.
What's your local visa office?

lalasticlala:
See Oby Ezekwesili's reaction to the poll shift and how other Nigerians responded... ..


https://mobile.twitter.com/obyezeks/status/564188178161348608?p=v

Na she sabi.

brosdoncome:
That man behind Attahiru Jega was caught off guard.

But you'll agree it has been a long day and that's a old man.

Yommykixz:
hi all, does your university grades matter in WES evaluation? does it affect your chances in anyway? os is it just to evaluate the certificate awarded.

Just for evaluation.
As long as you have the certificate.

johnsontade:
That is exactly what i did and i didn't have any issues with WES. There is no need to mail a copy of your certificate since it has been included in the transcript package your school sent to WES.

This is not exactly correct as WES says it should be sent seperately. It may give room for suspicion to WES. So please send seperately to avoid delays.

Preshochyx:
Happy new month
Happy FEBUHARI

Wetin concern Buhari and Boko haram.
Guess you guys want more of this to spoil Jonathan's name.

HIGH COURT IN SOKOTO?
WHERE IS LAGOS OR ABUJA?
ABEG JO'OR
GEJ.

Hi Damkollins, Solomonwise.

I've sent a message to Accra via the dedicated link informing them of my change of Job.
I actually sent the message since Saturday but, I've not gotten a reply from them.

What do you guys think. Is the delay usual?

skidmarkz:
Bro Shabbey09, if the account deducted for C$550, does it mean that PER is guaranteed or there is still a possibility i will receive an NER (negative review)?

Thx

If you are debited, it means that you'll most likely get a PER. Only rare cases can a NER be issued after debiting.

So be happy.

Hi Damkollins, Solomonwise.

I've sent a message to Accra via the dedicated link informing them of my change of Job.
I actually sent the message since Saturday but, I've not gotten a reply from them.

What do you guys think.

zeelo2014:
Rumour had it that U've gone, I've been waiting for ur landing experience. can I help u do ur landing?

Lol

solomonwis:
1.If you have a UCI number and a file number include them in the CSE. They make matching your update to your case file easy and fast.

2. No need to upload your employment letter/payslip except they are explicitly required.

3. Just send a mail informing Accra visa office of your new employment detailing

(a) The name of the company (b) The Company address,website,email and telephone number (if available) (c)The start date (d) Your job title.

Thanks a lot Solo.
This is veyy very very clear.
I love people who are detailed.

solomonwis:
Send a CSE to Accra via https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/case-cas-eng.aspx?mission=accra

There is no specific format other than to include the details of your new employment. By this I mean,the company,the date of employment,the job title. You don't have to provide too much details about NOC.

Once they receive this information,you will be duly informed of the next line of action.

Thanks a lot Solo.
I've visited the link provided, and in filling, it says that the space for UCI is optional. Is it that the optional relates to those who haven't received a PER, hence no UCI? (Between, I'm reasoning that they'll surely need my UCI in order to know the specific applicant).

I also saw that there's a provision to upload documents.
So I ask; is uploading just my new employment letter OK? I thought of adding my payslip but the only payslip I have is that for my first two months combined, which will not reflect my true monthly salary and wages.
My payslip for January is going to be out around sometime in next week. So I'm guessing I've got to wait.

Please what do you mean by saying" You don't have to provide too much details about NOC" ? ( is it that I do not need to explain details of this my new job's NOC at all? When telling them the Job title, do I need to categorize it into an NOC code?)

Thanks for my plenty trouble.
[i][/i]CHEERS

damkollins:
I really don't know the timeline of your application .
If you have been charged an received PER ,then you will have to inform Accra of your change of job .If you have not been charged,wait until you're charged before notifying Accra visa office.
Don't worry if your new job is related or not ,what is important is that your profession used in applying is authentic with all relevance supporting documents .
If your WES evaluation is federal skilled version,you have no issues.
Cheers .

Hello Mr Damkollins and Solowise.
As I said last year, I got a new job. Though this job is in a different NOC category compared to the NOC I applied to in the FSWP (2131), you've advised that it is still necessary to notify Accra.
Please what's the address to use in contacting Accra. If its a letter I'm to write, what's the format going to be like?
Thanks.

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Ekpekus:
Delighted to announce that my CC has been debited.

Time line:
Submitted: November 20th
Arrived Nova Scotia: November 26th
CC debited: January 22nd

PER waiting mood activated.

Congratulations

sage2:
Buhari's arrival in katsina today

This one na crusade?
Stop deceiving yourself.

ceo4eva:
For the records, These photos I've uploaded here are REAL photos from the venue and not photos from a Reinhard Bonke crusade, like the way APC does!

God Bless Nigeria!

Lol@ Reihand Bonke.
Don't mind those APC people.

bukenken:
@ Meritl

Thank you for the info but need to know again if is my last Degree I should send for the Evaluation or all from SSCE becos am presently having HND, PgD and Masters.

Also note l send you a mail, kindly respond because of some things l need to ask.

Thank you,

You evaluate just your highest educational qualification.
This has been discussed in previous threads.

Show us your certificate na.
Just show us!
Not this suspense you are putting putting yourself as if we are watching an action movie.