oluphilip2008:
LANDING GIST!!!! Long Post Alert!!!!

Good day dear Canny family. Here's my landing gist.

My application was submitted on the 3rd of June, 2018. I got to know that my application was approved on the 26th of October, but no ppr mail yet, but then we started preparing for our journey in earnest(we knew after approval, ppr will definitely arrive).

But we waited the whole of November, ppr mail never came, until I eventually wrote a mail to Kyiv VO on the 5thh of December, a day after crossing the 6months processing timeline. PPR mail was released 2days after writing Kyiv VO(7th December). We bought our tickets almost immediately with Ethiopian airlines against 28th January, 2019. We got our approved and stamped passports, as well as our COPR back from Accra on the 6th of January (almost one month after passports submission).

We needed to do some renovations on the house before deciding on what what to do with it. This renovation works set our preparations back with about one week, as the entire house was upside down and we couldn't really do much. Finally we were left with only one week to our travel date, time seemed to be flying so fast that 24hours seemed not to be enough in a day.

We bought a hand digital scale to weigh our bags to ensure they're all within the normal limits. I had put a 4litres palm oil in the freezer about a week earlier (I should have done like 6 smaller bottles of 75cl instead). The palm oil didn't eventually make it as our luggages were already overweight at the dying minute. There was no way to reduce the palm oil and take smaller quantity as it was frozen. Hubby didn't even give me the chance to reason what else we can remove before dropping my palm oil. Very painful, but I couldn't do anything about it.

Our Ethiopian flight was for 1:25pm. Family and friends came to pick us up at around 9am. My brother in law brought a truck and my husband's colleague also came with one of their office trucks to help with our luggages. In total, we had 14 pieces of 23kg bags and 7pcs of 7kg bags, 2 computer bags and one hand bag (reminds me of the popular saying 'eleru town council', that's only for those who understand ). We're a family of 7. I decided to use all my luggage allowance instead of spending so much money to cargo. We limited our clothings to about 6bags only(mostly native attires). Other personal effects like documents, pictures etc were put in the 7kg bags. The rest of the bags contained foodstuffs (8pcs of 23kgs).

We decided to have some photo sessions before leaving our home, which took another 30mins or more. We finally left the house around 9:40am. We arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe int'l airport at about 10:25 am. We got 5trolley guys to help with our luggage. When one of the trolley guys found out we were using Ethiopian airlines, he decided to go for another client. This is because Ethiopian air has moved to the newly constructed terminal, which is a bit far and they had to push the trolleys a long distance. Long story short, we got another guy to push the rest.

We proceeded smoothly for check in. The custom guys separated some of our bags for physical checks after passing them through the scanner. But fortunately for us, a friend of ours who works at the airport stepped in and talked to the guy to allow us go as we were already running late for our flight.

We proceeded to Ethiopian check in counter, got the boarding passes and went to check in our luggages. Even after all the weighing and reweighing we did back home, some of the bags were still over the minimum weight, some were between 23.5 to 23.8, but the guy decided to overlook them since none was up to 24kg. We begged him to check in 5 of the 7hand luggages for us, but he didn't oblige. Saying that Ethiopian airlines does not allow that, and that if we wanted them checked in at all cost, we would have to pay.

Only the 6 bags containing clothes were in proper traveling boxes, we used cargo sacks and Ghana must go bags for the rest of the loads to reduce weight and cost of bags. So after weighing all the bags, he tagged the boxes and asked to take the rest for wrapping, there was only one guy doing shrink wrapping at the new terminal, he had some other people waiting too, so it took a while before it got to our turn. While waiting to wrap, we had to start taking out some things that won't be allowed into the airplane from hand lugages and replace them with other things from the big bags. We finished with the shrink wrapping (@1k per bag) went back to tag them, we found we had overshot the weight of the big bags again, some of them now weighing 24+kg. The guy became angry that we had added other items after he had weighed all the bags, my husband calmly explained to him that we only tried to reshuffle the bags as we needed to take out all liquid and other items that won't make it into the plane. We told him we had initially thought we could check in those hand luggages. He sha grudgingly checked-in all the bags like that. Hubby gave him a little tip thereafter.

At this time, my 2yr old was already crying and throwing tantrums every where. She was hungry as she refused to eat her breakfast before we left the house. I quickly gave her from the food we brought from home before proceeding to the boarding area. My husband started filling the immigration cards. He had only filled 2 of the yellow cards when boarding announcement was made. I had to trash the rest of my baby's food and quickly joined in filling the forms. When the hand luggages were scanned , they discovered some items that we didn't remember to remove, like body cream, toothpaste, shoe polish, lubricant (shame catch me for this one no be small *covers face*).

We finally boarded and we all gave a huge sigh of relief. Plane took off as scheduled. There was in-flight entertainment, but I was too tired to watch anything. Hubby, my 2yr old daughter and I all slept through out the Abuja- Addis leg. My older children engaged themselves with games and movies all through. I've never been a fan of food while flying, cos I usually feel sick from cabin pressure (I had even vomitted on one of my previous trips ). To minimize the nausea and motion sickness, I try not to eat while flying. So the first leg I didn't bother to collect food as the sleep was even more important to me.

Our lay over at Addis was for about 2:30 mins. By then I was already super hungry, I had to go to duty free area to buy snacks and drinks, which I couldn't even bring to the boarding area. So I sat there, ate and drank, before going back to the boarding area. The time ran so fast. We boarded for the next flight to Dublin. Had a technical stop for 45mins. I didn't eat on this flight as well, but asked for water. By the time we took off for the Toronto leg, I was already terribly hungry, so I had to eat something. I asked for chicken, ate only the chicken and left the pasta. At least I had something to hold my Tommy .
The kids slept for most part of the addis-dublin leg, and slept all through the Dublin-Toronto leg.

We landed Toronto Pearson international at 7:15 am, Tuesday, 29th January, but passengers could not disembark from the plane for almost an hour after landing, the pilot announced parking space was not ready yet. Finally, we arrived at immigration. All documents were checked, questions about criminality and all were asked. All the formalities done and our one way immigrant visa was cancelled, we got the magical 'welcome to Canada'�. I gave them the address of our rented apartment which was not going to be ready for move- in until 7th February.

We proceeded to service Canada and did our SIN registration. We got all the welcome to Canada packages. Every of the officers seemed overly nice, as they all chatted and laughed with us at every point. We felt so welcomed and special.

We went to baggage claim. Got all our bags. We were too tired to start pushing trolley by ourselves. So we got one of the big Trolley guys to carry all the big bags, while we carried the small bags by ourselves. He charged us 32 dollars, at that time we were left with no choice as we were already running late for our connecting flight to Edmonton. When I saw that the distance from the carousel to the baggage check in area was so short, e be like say make I slap the guy . After checking our bags it was just about 5mins to boarding. But on getting to the boarding area, it was announced that the flight had been delayed due to bad weather. The flight was originally for 12:46 pm, but we ended up boarding at around 2:50pm. After we finished boarding, plane did not still take off. We were waiting on board for another 40minutes. By this time, my kids were all tired and hungry. I knew food was for sale on Air Canada local flight. So I called them that I wanted to buy food for my kids, but that I had only cash, they said I could only use credit card to pay. Luckily for me, the kids understood our predicament. It turned out that the guy sitting right behind me overheard our conversation with the flight attendant. When it was time to start serving food and drinks, the attendant came to ask what the kids would love to eat. I reminded her of our previous conversation about cash payment and all that, that was when she told us that the gentleman behind us said we should order anything the kids wanted. By this time, they were all fast asleep. So I told her to give them anything that kids usually love. She packed food for all the kids and gave to me, then the man himself still went ahead and ordered some other goodies for them, of course, they couldn't eat any of them. So we did naija style (take away ). We couldn't thank him enough.

We arrived Edmonton airport at around 7 something. We were welcomed by the cold and the snow sight was beautiful to behold. Two of our friends were waiting at the airport to receive us, let me also say that, I didn't know them from anywhere, I posted on the Edmonton platform that I was going to land in Edmonton and I don't have anybody on ground, this special lady (I call her my angel) contacted me, started scouting for houses for me, she would book appointment for apartment viewing. She has just been wonderful.
Their vans could not take everybody and all the bags, so we had to hire Uber too. We were taken to our cozy airbnb apartment which was to be our home for the next 9days. Our friends had prepared jollof rice and chicken, and drinks. We did justice to the food and we all rested from the long journey which happened to be the most stressful journey I've had in my entire life.

The following day, I bought a phone and a Canadian line, while hubby bought only the line. We opened our bank accounts with RBC, we were given temporary cards with which we can do Atm withdrawals and that our credit cards will arrive in about 10days. They gave us credit limit of 2k each.

We've done the Alberta health registration, visited some immigration agencies. Bredin center has been of great assistance, we were booked at Edmonton Mennonite center for new comers against this coming Tuesday.

We didn't contact the education board for the kids registration until we moved to our rented apartment on Thursday last week. We called the Catholic education board on Friday and the children were booked for assessment against this coming Thursday.

We have also been booked for some employers connect program this coming week.

So far, everything has been going on greatly. Just that the weather has been extreme. But we've shopped for the right winter gears, so we're good.

We're also preparing for the driver's licence knowledge test and all. The vehicle we got couldn't be registered yet as insurance companies are giving us crazy quotes, because we've got a Nigerian license. So, the idea of insurance has been shelved for now till we are able to get the Alberta license.

Thanks to this great family for all the great information being shared on this platform. God bless you all

Sorry to bore you with the long story�

I enjoyed every bit of the landing gist o.May the land favour you and the family.Please how much roughly was your flight ticket money for a family of 6.Thank you

ofemigeorge:
Available.. ..

How much and where's the location?

Ifywhyteman:
Please is there any Nigerian community group of Saskatchewan on WhatsApp platform? I really need to be added. Thanks.

I will like to be added too with 08126093124.Thanks

Akeelah10:
Regina is a nice city easy to settle in. Not more or less special than other major canadian city. What matters is your ability to adapt to new environment and being focused

Thank you for the reply and for lifting my spirit.Hoping and praying for God's speedy intervention in process so as to meet someday over there.Thanks again.

Akeelah10:
You will need a valid one to do the the drivers test for sure but you can drive with the temporary one for 90days from when you land. I live in regina

I really wish to hear about Regina from someone like you.I things about the city from Nigerian point of view.Hopefully looking forward to settling there very soon all things been equal.Thanks.

Obi1kenobi:
It seems irresponsible to me to risk the health of your children when you can prevent it. Find another man.
My only advise would be to disregard any spiritual/religious angle that some posters here are unsurprisingly pushing. Typical Nigerians. To turn prayer warrior is the solution to all problems by their reckoning.

Since you guys are aware from the beginning it's better you go your separate ways cos God is still on the throne to give you your rightful partners.We didn't know until we had our first child,that was when it dawned on us that hubby's result was not correct.To the Glory of God anyway his mercy has been with the boy since but if I had known I wouldn't have continue with the relationship cos it was tough in the beginning.To God be the Glory now anyway.

Bamz:

You have to go to anzsco and check each individual states.

Ok thank you.

ikoduduakpode:
please fellow brothers and sisters doctors in the house should help, there is this family with a child they have been running from one place to another over an ailment that the child is going thru but no avail, just of resent the child was diagnosed to be SSS, the family was shocked to hear that because they carried out a genotype test before their Union which proved to be OK but now a text that was re carried out proved opposite which means the former was wrong, the bottom line is how can the child be helped the family have spent all they have running from here to there, please doctors in the house what treatment should be given her.
God bless all that will be contributing to save her life spiritually n physically.

Have been there before as exactly explained.To the glory of God we are able to care for the child with the use of herbal products bought from Oyo.He's 12 years old now hale and hearty.We discovered when he was 6 months old.I almost quit the marriage cos of that but we're okay now by God's Grace.

Bamz:


afosahid, bellong et al, pls help oh

Please house when is the new list of Occupation come out for other state apart from South Australia.Thank you

Zimzee:

Thanks lady G

@Zimzee I think that was why we were rejected when we applied last year September.We applied with our last baby 1+.She asked how many kids we have and we said 4,she exclaimed 4so why going with just 1?we gave her reasons and she asked other normal questions but we believe it might be the reason for our rejection.Planning to reapply this year though with either all the kids or me and hussy alone.Hope this helps.

seyewest:

That's not a change in circumstance

Thank you for the response but what can be considered?will traveling to Dubai or Uk by wife be okay?

LadyGuinivere:

Hmm. Even if na gold. Lol
I have an idea of the post but I can't remember everything. I'll try my best
1. Read the thread. Knowledge is the root source of confidence
2. Take charge of the interview. Find a way to take attention toward your strength. Take for example, if you have traveled to say Ghana, let it show that that travel was for a purpose egs
"yes, I traveled in 2017 to Ghana for my annual vacation to see the scene outside Nigeria"- in my ultimo opinion it shows you like vacationing
Or " yes, for a conference on.... ". This would be useful if you are going for a conference.

Now you may not have travel history. And your strength is in your job tie. Your answer could turn the interview toward that. For example
" No I haven't been able to travel. My job as the manager of ABC hotels has not allowed me. But I have groomed someone that can temp while I am away"
Shows a sort of structure in the office and responsibilities on your part.
NB: don't cram the above. These are mere examples. Find what works for your circumstance.

For me. After I was refused for no travel history and as a single gal, my circumstances changed. I answered like this
Q: Why is your husband not traveling with u?
A: Because we just came back from the UK and he cant take more time off work
Q: (body language loosened. Went thru my passport) oh you have traveled...
The interview could have ended without the fellow asking me if I had travelled. I could have also answered that my husband was busy only. But I made sure to use that opportunity to steer the interview to my strength.

Finally look smart and nice. Don't overdo. Mimic the body language of the interviewer. Smile if he smiles. Be merely pleasant if he isn't. Don't form Phonèy. Don't mumble. Accept any outcome. God has a plan for you either way

Hello the good house.Please if one has been denied before and reapply without travel history is it possible for them to be given visa?considering the fact that it was hussy,wife and the last child out of 4 children that went for the interview the first time.Now they want to change the combination to only parents or the whole family.Can that be considered as a change in their circumstances?Kindly help throw more light on this as they want to reapply for Easter.Thank you.

spacyzuma:


Welcome to UK, fatima04.
Hope the weather hasn't been a shock.
We're currently experiencing our coldest winter in about 7 years.

Please I am novice here and will like to know about ways of migrating to the UK as I am looking for a way to move my family out of Naija anytime soon.Thanks for your response in advance.

mavinc4u:


Hmm, My discussion with him is not about this thread which was why i asked him to check his whatsapp so I didn't see any thing wrong with that. Besides none of us mentioned anything like agents or displayed any number on this thread.

@dannywest, please I will quote you in one of your threads to avoid derailing this thread for them. Thanks

Please house,kindly list out documents to provide when applying for UK visit visa for two weeks holiday.Note am an employee of a well known company with 4 years experience earning good salary.

ekpotek:

Congratulations!! Happy to be of assistance. Safe trip.

Hello the good house.Please how can I get Tax clearance certificate cos I called someone in FIRS yesterday and the lady told me it takes two weeks if I pay money and one month if I dont pay anything.Note I work for an Organization and I thought it wont take long to get the cert as I intend applying ending of December.Kindly expantiate more on how to get the Certificate . Thank you.

twaintoy:
Thanks.

Hello,I will like yo know how to calculate the 160 points.I really need to know A-Z process of immigration to New Zealand cos I want to move my family anytime soon.Thank you.

mradonis:
Available

Is it a available at 250k?Let me know.

ogirl1:
Hello. Just sent you a PM. I have some questions about Ontario pnp. Pls respond. Thanks

Hello @Ljay17,kindly give a breakdown on the process of this particular program as it seems faster than other PNP.Am really interested in it and have tried to read it up but wants to hear from the horses mouth.Thank you.

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@cochtrane, I totally agree with you. There's no much discussion about PNP going on here and I think we should make an effort to help the "oga at d top" see and reason with us. How about a poll through 'likes' to a post say like yours and have people in support of a new PNP thread to hit like[/i], WHILE people not in support of a new PNP thread to hit share[i].

[quote autho r=cochtrane post=62257801]This looks like a good link for those who wanna go the PNP route to start out with http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/provincial/apply-who.asp

I'm of the opinion there really should be a different thread for PNP. It only makes sense. Most of the conversations here don't serve the purpose of those who wanna go the PNP route. PNP guys probably need to continue to push so the mods can finally listectn.[/quote]Would actually be nice if there's a thread for this.Am already working on Saskatchewan OID hoping to submit whenever it is opened.

uchenna2017:
Good evening,

Nikkycool and Oba, i saw your email but couldn't respond.

please note i didn't assess with TRA because i could not gather all the document required so i opted for another occupation with vetassess.

I will advice you check TRA website to view their requirements .

@Nikky i wanted to ask you to nominate Customer Service Manager for NT instead of baker thus the reason i asked you to contact me.

Please my ogas at the top,what are the documents required for Pre assessment with Vetassess and the process and when do they reply?Thank you cc@uchenna

Loboto:
Thank you all, but how long do I have to wait to reapply? Is 6months too short?

Hello Gurus in the house,after previous denial as a family,can only the wife apply leaving hussy and4 children in Nigeria to go for vacation?Thank you.

niceoneboy:
Can I use Assessment for done for a certain state in another state EOI? e.g I did quoted SA when applying for Assessment now have decided to apply to NT will my assessment be accepted.

Please our gurus in the house,kindly respond to this question as I need to know for my brother.Thank you.

Cognito79:


For which occupation?

Please good people of this,this is for my brothe.He has gotten positive assessment from Vetassess but wants to calculate his points.He wants to know how many points Masters qualification can fetch him.I.e how many points do they calculate for Masters holders,is it 10 or 15points.Waiting urgently for your kind feedback.Thanks

uchenna2017:
Please go to TRA website to see the requirements I can't tell you if ond is qualified or not I can only relate to baker because I wanted to nominate same





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Pls can I consider my OND certificate as a trade certificate since I'm picking bricklayer as profession and I had ND in building Tech. And what do u mean by employment document? For a bricklayer? And you also talked about apprenticeship contract, kindly elaborate

@uchenna2017 Kindly inbox me your number on abdullnike@gmail.com so as to call for you for full information needed sir.Thank you and God bless you

zanyzara:

What info exactly do you need about TRA process? Sujydee; clearupspills your attention is please needed.

Zany.

Thank you,documents needed to be assessed as Baker,do I need transcript from school,age is 35 and 8 years of experience even though my edu qualification is Banking and Finance,Eng test is LSWR-6.5,7.5,6.0,6.5 and how long it will take,I know we are to pay Aud1000.Any information that will assist in getting positive result.Thank you again sirs.