naivasha:
Congratulations!
Based on the earlier experiences of others in this thread who chose Keep My Passport, it seems they got their passports back in three to four days.

Oh. Thanks for this. I was thinking of trying to request to withdraw my passport as the trip is an extremely urgent work trip I need to take in like a week.
I guess I will wait till Friday.

Hi All.
I applied in Feb and went with the “keep my passport” option.
I only just got an email to submit my passport last week and submitted on Monday.
Does anyone have an idea of how long they would hold on to the passport before returning it please? I need my passport for an urgent trip.
Anybody in the same situation or knows about this please?

IW slots are available for March 31st.
I just confirmed an appointment.

Please someone should add me to the USVISAIW group on telegram. God bless you.

Thanks a lot. Best to be patient I guess.

GraciousWords:


I would personally wait for remeds request from IRCC, but there is no right or wrong. Read my rationale here:
https://www.nairaland.com/6829885/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/10#107497672

Hello Seniors

I missed the passport request email earlier in the year and took good advice I got here to write them explaining the issue. They just got back to me after several emails saying I will be contacted on when to submit passports.

Thing is my medicals were done on 6th Oct 2020.
So do I need to be preemptive and go do medicals again or at least apply to do it or do I just wait. I ask because I think I read somewhere that they grant extensions for the medical certs or something, I’m not sure really. I would be grateful for any suggestions.

Also if anybody knows anyone with a similar experience and how they got it sorted out.
Thank you

Mobabaola:
Hello All,
I need help!
AOR- October 2020. So I ordered gcms notes in June only to receive this morning and see that my application had been approved and the VO was Accra.
I was surprised and confused as I check my cic profile and emails regularly. So i just did a keyword search for “Accra” in my mailbox only to discover that I had received a passport request email from the Accra office months ago and it was sitting in my junk folder with a 30day deadline to submit my passport.
I need advise on the next steps please (I have sent a web form to the Accra office and sent an email).

Hello All,
I need help!
AOR- October 2020. So I ordered gcms notes in June only to receive this morning and see that my application had been approved and the VO was Accra.
I was surprised and confused as I check my cic profile and emails regularly. So i just did a keyword search for “Accra” in my mailbox only to discover that I had received a passport request email from the Accra office months ago and it was sitting in my junk folder with a 30day deadline to submit my passport.
I need advise on the next steps please (I have sent a web form to the Accra office and sent an email).

Hello good people.
I am claiming sibling points and in the process of putting the documents together now, I just realized that the middle name on my passport is different from the middle name on my birth certificate. The is the same issue for my brother (middle name on PR card is different from middle name on birth cert)
Problem is that our baptism names are our middle names on our passports and they are different from the middle names on the birth certs.
We cannot find any documents relating to the baptism unfortunately.
I have seen a few cases on the forum where people got 'one and the same affidavits' but I am confused as in our case, the middle names are completely different in both documents.
My questions are;
Do I swear this 'one and the same' affidavit and also explain the difference in names in my LOE? Or do I swear a change of name affidavit?(if this is a different document)
Does my brother also have to swear an affidavit since I will be submitting both his PR card and birth cert as well? If yes, does he have to swear the affidavit there in canada or can I get him a document here in lagos?

I would appreciate all the help I can get as I am totally confused.
Thank you

Thanks again for your help. I think I’ll just close eye and wait for now just to avoid any wahala.

KikiJennifer7:

I’m assuming you wrote it recently like within the past one month? I’m referring to the one you are waiting for the trf number. If it’s recently you took the exam then the number would be 20.
British council starts counting a new year after March. Anything after March is a new year
So yes, the previous one written between feb and March would carry 19 but after March it’s 20.
I told you 20 because you said you wrote it recently.
No need to be confused
However, you can choose to wait.
All the best

Yeah, you’re right. I guess waiting never killed anyone.
Thanks for the advice.

lasignor:
This is why I'd advise that you wait till you get the TRF. Extra wait won't hurt you but putting a wrong TRF certainly would. Just chill, if you miss today's draw, you won't miss the one that will happen by month end.

Thanks a lot for this but my wife and I wrote in Feb and March this year and both TRF numbers start with 19 as opposed to 20.
I just checked them now and I am confused sef.

Is there anybody who this this sequence has worked for?

KikiJennifer7:


Hello
It’s easy to generate your trf number even before getting your result from BC.
It’s always in this sequence
The last two number of the year you wrote it, then followed by NG then your candidate number (pls
Note if your candidate number is less 4 numbers you add 2 zeros in front of it followed by the first 3 letters of your surname and the first Letter of your first name and then 150G.
E.g
Let’s say a Jacob Adams wrote his IELTS this year with candidate number 1223.
The trf number would be
20NG001223JACA150G. Now compare your previous result with what I’ve explained and you would underhand it properly.
Hope this helps

Hello Seniors,

Did a second IELTS exam and I’ve been waiting for BC to send me the paper results for almost 2weeks now so I can fill in the Trf number and update my profile (I saw the online result about 2 weeks ago). Sent them an email to send the TRf number but they refused saying they don’t send such via email and I have to wait to receive the result.
My question is, can I update the new scores on my profile using the old trf number? Or am I stuck with having to wait till whenever the result comes?
This one that draws are few and far between, the wait is frustrating. I’d appreciate all the help I can get.

ipheoluwa22:


Guys!!!!, what materials did you use that helped you achieve this amazing score?

Ieltsonlinetests.com for listening and reading
Jay for writing and speaking

The rest na grace of God o my brother/sister.

ogbeniDM:
I actually just wrote my 2nd IELST this month to get to this point ... LSRW 8.5,8,8.5,7 ..... thinking of remarking writing, if increased to 7.5 i will get additional 3 points ..... I don't think i want to write that test again... the preparation kills me

I think you should remark the writing too man, what's the worst that could happen? Those 3 points, should you get them could be important.
I had LSRW 8,8,7.5,8 the first time and was feeling cool on 474 before I lost 5 points and dropped to 469 . Did it again last week and had 9,8.5,9,7.5 and thankfully got 6 points back.

I agree about the preparation part, i tell people that the exam itself isn't the problem, its the mental stress that comes with preparing and waiting for the damn exam. All the best with your remark mate!

ogbeniDM:
Story of my life.... currently in the pool at 473, but loosing 5 points because of birthday this weekend

It can be frustrating man. I was in the same position last week and lost 5 points. I no fit cry
Had to sharply do IELTS again and scooped up the points I left on the table when I wrote the first exam.

Hello Seniors,

Did IELTS (BC) on 15th August and when I didn’t get a “notification of result” email last week I checked the portal and saw the results on Monday 24th. Sent an email immediately asking for TRF number so I could update my profile but I still haven’t heard back from them. Are there others also in this situation? Is there anything I can do to get the number as I am optimistic about the next round of invitations but I need to update the portal to stand a chance.

Hello all,
What happens if one receives ITA in a draw that falls on their birthday? Do you still lose 5 points?
Although the draws have become unpredictable, going by the 2 week trend, there might be another one on 19th Aug which is the same day I turn a year older.
I am currently on 474 and I'm preparing for and thinking of redoing the IELTS exam to max out this time.
This is why I want to know if the ship has sailed and I will lose points on that day (whether or not ITA comes through) so I can just face my exam jeje or wait until that day to go ahead and pay for the exam.
I will appreciate all the advice I can get.

Thanks a lot and to the others who offered their input as well. God bless you guys.

JustMellow:


Hello Mobabaola,

As long as both birth certificates are government issued, it will certainly fly. Thus, it won't if it was issued by a private organization at the time of birth. In other words, NPC is responsible for people whose birth falls on or beyond 1992. If possible, swear an affidavit in support of the birth certificates. Either of your parents should do this except otherwise.

All the best

Dennyjuff:

Really? So how do they verify age.

Hello All,
I have been reading a couple of conflicting views about birth certificates for this process and I am not sure which one is correct.
I plan to claim sibling points and we both have certificates issued at birth.
My question is whether I still need to get an attestation from NPC as I have seen many comments advising this but I was of the opinion that one should go the attestation route only if they cannot provide a birth cert.
My sibling's certificate looks pretty much the same as mine (same local govt issued at birth).
I would appreciate help please.

Hello House.
Is there anyone here trying to get UNILAG to send their transcript (either courier or email) to WES as well?
They were supposed to send mine just before the lockdown and it appears the university has been closed since then.
Does anyone know of any connections inside the school that can help as only God knows when they will reopen.
I will appreciate any help I get about this.