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Mamaroon:
So sorry to hear this. Looked through your precious posts. I'm thinking (and I may well be wrong)...that it's more than the typo of using 1112 instead of 1212.

Going by your description in this link and the response given, unless your role was supervisory I suspect even 1112 maybe considered inappropriate and that may be why the CSE didn't make a difference.

https://www.nairaland.com/4212543/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/163#64257841

Ps:@everyone it seems NOC is a major deal....let's be very careful and extra finicky when we choose...especially considering the experience of Nnetayo also.

I completely agree! I think that what helped was that I got my GCMS notes on time and proactively responded with evidence that my JD fell between the 2 NOCS. See the LOE I sent in below but I can't deny the fact that the outcome was solely because God granted me favour.

Dear Visa Officer,

I'm writing with regards to my application for permanent residence which I submitted online on the 17th of August, 2018.

At the time of filling out the express entry form, I had chosen my NOC as 0124 (Advertising, public relations and marketing managers). After I had submitted, I carefully reviewed the details of my application again only to realise that my NOC might also be 1123 (professionals in advertising, public relations and marketing managers). As a matter of fact, my job title- Marketing Executive CSR is one of the job titles for NOC 0124, while my job function as seen in my reference letter (in appendix) sits between the two NOCs. The difference between the two NOCs for me is that the lead statement for 0124 comes across as a supervisory role and I'm currently not a supervisor.

To explain my decision to change my NOC post submission of my PR application, I raised a CSE with a letter of explanation (LOE) and requested that my application be reviewed based on NOC 1123 because I felt more inclined to it. I received an acknowledgement from IRCC on the 17th of September 2018, stating that my LOE had been received and forwarded to the responsible office for consideration.

As my application was approaching the 6 month mark, I decided to be proactive and order GCMS notes just to get a sense of where things are with my application. To my greatest amazement, I saw that the case processing officer hadn't reviewed the LOE regarding my NOC change and had gone on to review my CRS score downwards from 444 to 394 as seen in the screenshot below

*insert screenshot of GCMS

My understanding is that applicants should always inform IRCC about important changes, which is what I did in this instance, in the hope that it would be helpful with my application. I am now worried that this isn't the case with my application as the case processing officer hasn't taken this into consideration, but I remain hopeful and trust that the efficiency of IRCC's application processing system would be applied to my situation even as I look forward to a very positive outcome.

I have attached a fresh reference letter with some proof of the work that I do for Bleep organization, including my pay slips and bank statement highlighting my salary deposits. I'm happy to also provide further information to help move things forward.

I look forward to a very positive outcome for my application and in a timely manner too.

beeodun:
Your story is not only sweet but also inspiring. Your “NOC story” caught my eye and had me glued to your TESTIMONY (same NOC here-smiles). I must add that you really sound like a very sweet somebody (don’t ask me how�). I pray the rest of your sojourn in our new country will be superduper smooth! ...and yeah don’t panic,that same God will come through for you with the rest of preparation plans. Cheers!!! Congratulations dear �

Thank you so much and amen to your prayers!

Stencil:
This is one of my favorite PPR stories. I love your relationship with God. I could relate to some parts of your story. I bless God for what HE did for you and yours!

HE has brought you thus far, you will definitely excel in Canada!

Amen! Thank you.

Ifeoma77:
Congratulations!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much.

gobby:
Congrats to you all

@petrichor
Gozyna
nnetayo
and all ITA and IELTS smashers

I CELEBRATE WITH YOU ALL

GOD IS FAITHFUL

Thank you!

beabeasquare:
Wow! It's an interesting read. Congratulations, may you prosper in canny land!

Amen! Gracias.

TemiGee:
Congratulations!!! May your new home favour you. God bless you.

Thank you so much. I'm definitely having that glass this weekend.

GozyNA:
Congratulations Obianuju

Many thanks!

Stephanie09:
Congratulations to you and yours. Go and prosper in Canada!

Amen! Thank you

Pharmbb:
Congratulations, I rejoice with you, Jehovah is indeed faithful.

Yes He is! Thank you.

Debsify:
Congrats and God bless you and your family's endeavours in Canada

Amen! Thank you so much.

ladymarshall:
Congratulations!!!

Very encouraging PPR script. Thank you for sharing with us. God came through for you. I would personally like to see the faces of your husband's work promotion committee and some of his colleagues when they find out Oga is relocating to CaCa with his entire family Village people was using them, they didn't know God had other plans

@bolded is what we should use our post-AOR waiting time for.

Thanks again for sharing. You score 8.7/10

Success to you and your family in Canada

As innnn...lol. No one in his office has a clue so I can't wait to see the genuine shock on their faces. Thank you for the best wishes. May God continue to honour us.

kingspaco:
Congratulations to you and your family.

Thank you!

Newmum0615:
Sis of life! You gave me the best news of the day this morning. I was and still am happy for you. Through all the struggles, God was faithful. He honored our faith on the NOC change issue. He will continue to be on top of your matter.
Congratulations once again.

My guardian angel! May you never lack destiny helpers in your life. I love you to the moon and back.

mosky47:
Congrats, Nnetayo!
You have become a sister and unseen friend to me. We are so happy for you.

Indeed, our God is faithful. We too shall testify.

Absolutely! I can't wait for the good news. I told you next week right? Wait for it!

*Looonnnggg post alert*

��He's done so much for me, I cannot tell it all, na ra ekele mu o, if I had 10,000 tongues, it still don't be enough, na ra ekele mu o...what shall I render to Jehovah for He has done so very much for me...��

I can't thank Him enough first and foremost for the gift of life, for His protection and provision, for this mighty thing that He has done and must importantly for giving me the grace to remain on Faith street and trust Him till He came through.

Decision to relocate was February 2018, one evening my Husband just told me he was going to register for IELTS. We had mooted the idea sometime in 2017 but never followed through with it. He had received a call from his friend who had relocated in November 2017 and had gotten a fantastic job already so he was gingered.

He wrote IELTS that February and that's when I realised he was serious, I then wrote mine in April.
Hubby's IELTS- L7.5, R8, W7, S8
My IELTS- L8, S8.5, W7.5, S7.5

We then decided that I should be the PA since my result was better, I was younger and I had a foreign masters so I went ahead to initiate my WES while my husband was going to chase his MSc certificate from Unilag as well so that we could knock up enough points.

I initiated my WES on the 14th of May and by the 14th of June, they confirmed they had received my documents and began evaluation. Meanwhile, Mr Oga's initial ginger had now slowed down to the point that he hadn't even started any WES waka� Me I went about my business, resumed from maternity leave, etc and by the 25th of June I got my evaluation report. I then followed up with Hubby to ask how far, that's how I found out he hadn't even started. I was so furious that he was leading me down this rabbit hole yet he hadn't even started anything.

He convinced me to create our express entry profile so we can enter the pool while he starts sorting out his evaluation. I completed our profile at about 11.00a.m that morning (25th of June) and continued my day. I got home that night and just before I went to bed, I wanted to transfer money to the drycleaner so I took my phone and there was an email notification. It was from IRCC telling me that I had a message in my account. I clicked through and saw that we had received ITA� I couldn't believe it! I was literally screaming and I knew that the hand of God was on this one!
I then got to work and God got on board too. For instance, my daughter didn't have a Nigerian passport at the time, we got it in 9 days. I got all my reference letters within 2 weeks, my PCC from the UK came in the nick of time and even in our medicals, God showed up. As at the time that my husband went to book at Qlife, we didn't think to choose a date that would be convenient all round. We realised a day before our medicals that my period was going to start the next day. We held hands and prayed that God was going to put a hold on it and guess what? My period didn't come till the following week, as a matter of fact I had to pray again for it to be released �

We were completely unprepared when ITA came but God was faithful enough to ensure that we were the last batch of ITA clinchers with 90 days to submit and He granted us favour to be able to submit by the 17th of August. I then began to worry about my medical results( I have a medical condition- nothing serious- that I thought might hamper my own medical outcome). I started doing research and I found out that the Canadian government had increased the health threshold.

Long story short, everything was ready at the right time. We submitted, passed our medicals and the long wait began.

About 10 days post AOR, I was looking through my submission and I realised that I might have made a mistake with my NOC. I used NOC 0124 (Advertising, public relations and marketing managers), instead of 1123 (professionals in advertising, public relations and marketing) so I reached out to NewMum to help me review and she concurred that even though both NOCS were very similar, my job duties were more aligned with NOC 1123 so I proceeded to raising an LOE to notify IRCC with evidence of some of the work that I do.

I found out in October 2018 that my application was in AVO, I was initially depressed but I wasn't going to let that keep me down. Very much unlike me (who is usually weighed down with anxiety when I'm waiting for news this long), I stayed positive and hopeful all through and I know it is only God's grace that made it possible. Plus I went off NL completely because the wait was now harder each time I saw that someone had gotten PPR.

I did other things to occupy my mind- planning for Canada session, CanPrep sessions, house hunting, school research, day care research, everything that was going to make our move easier. I consumed all the relocation content I could find and that kept me going and still keeps me going.

Sometime in January, I ordered for my GCMS notes just to get a sense of where things were with my application and I saw a red flag regarding my NOC change. As a matter of fact my CRS score had been revised downwards from 444 to 394.
I immediately swung into action to try and deal with it. Some people tried to discourage me, some even suggested I withdraw my application and start afresh but I knew the God I serve wasn't about to quit on me. He perfects everything he started so I kept faith, did everything I ought to have done and remained hopeful.

I reached out again to NewMum who had relocated by then, she helped me review my LOE and stayed with me in prayers all through.

On the 8th of March, I got an ADR for payslips, bank statement highlighting my salary deposits, schedule A and additional family information, then I knew- He was about to come through�. I had proactively filled out all the forms so as soon as I got to work on Monday, I printed my payslips and uploaded everything then the 2nd phase of the wait began.

On the 5th of April, I was in this very terrible traffic and I decided to have an honest conversation with God. I didn't pretend about my expectation, I bared my soul to Him and asked Him to answer speedily! That same night at about midnight, my husband called and was at the verge of tears. The promotion list in his office had been released and after waiting for 67 months, his name wasn't on the list. I knew then that God was about to do something bigger than that promotion and bigger than all the other small things we had been hoping for. I comforted him and stayed up until he got home, I was afraid to tell him what I was feeling in my heart but I went ahead still and we agreed that it would be from my lips to God's ears.

The PPR rain started in an Accra Visa Office WhatsApp group that I eventually joined, I was so sure mine would come within the first few days and then my hope started wearing thin but I held on to God and stayed in praise mode constantly.

I got ghost update on the 17th of April and I celebrated it as a small victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, this morning, God confirmed His word! The email has landed and the feeling is indescribable�������. I'm overwhelmed right now, I don't know how to explain it but I know enough to know that we serve a mighty God, the one who breaks protocols for our sake. The one opens a door and no man can shut it.

I can't thank Him enough for taking me through the University of Patience. I've come out a better person. I'm thankful for the time I've spent waiting because it has helped me prepare to an extent for where I'm going (my best friend in Canada says I'm even more knowledgeable than herself who lives there�)

It is my prayer that the one who did it for me would do it for each and every one of you looking up to him for their own testimony.

Now the real panic attack has set in...I leave at the end of June and there's so much to be done� but I trust the one who has brought me this far to hand hold me through every planning process till I get on that flight with my family and settle in at the other end of the world!

I had to come back to my first PPR journey family to share this and to use the opportunity to thank the amazing, selfless human that is NewMum. Even after completing the journey and through the process of settling down in Canada she still finds time to check up on me and my application. She never stopped prophesying good news even until last week and now see what God did �

Summary of timeline:
ITA- June 25th 2018
AOR- August 17th 2018
1st ADR- September 14th 2018
2nd ADR- September 17th 2018
MEP- September 17th 2018
BIL- September 24th 2018
3rd ADR- March 8th 2019
PPR- Today �������

Chai! This feeling is sweet...✈✈✈������

Ok...someone just goes away for a few days and comes back to all these bountiful testimonies? Goodness! God be praised indeed

@dumprep your piece made me shed a few tears (had to clarify that for Tojued's sake...lol). I can tell already that you are going to be an asset to Canada

May everyone who received PPR go and flourish. May the God who did it for you all do it for us all who are trusting that He would.

234GG:
Who knows

...How long does it usually take for Biometrics status to change after doing the capturing

I did the capturing at VFS since 19th sept. (A bit more than 2 weeks now) yet the Biometrics status remained as "We need your fingerprints to process your application. Check your messages below for details"

We are in the same boat. I've stopped worrying about it. It would eventually be updated.

Anyone else had their biometrics done and profile yet to be updated

Had mine done last week and profile is yet to be updated in spite of the fact that I received an email from VFS that it had been accepted.
*hands up and shrugging* emoji

nairalandnewbie:
Good morning ooo
Please i’d Like to know if it is compulsory I book an appointment for my biometrics or I can just walk in
Cc : @clock89 please i will appreciate everyone’s reply oo
Thank you

You don't necessarily need to but for your own peace of mind, I suggest that you should. I did mine yesterday and the security man asked to see my appointment and actually crosschecked against our passports before he let us in.

Zeiya:
Please how did you book appointmet for your biometrics? By phone or mail?

Apologies I'm just seeing this. I booked via the VFS website

So I just got back from doing biometrics....phew! I'd advise those who plan to get it done to get the earliest appointment available. I did the 10 o'clock and I spent 3 hours trying to get it done. Hubby was so upset and almost turned back, but thankfully we eventually got it done.

I think the process can actually be faster.

Congratulations @jemulsboy @vfusion @joesgirl and the ever rejoicing @stonecoldcafe

I had to catch up on posts from the past days. Remember I had expressed a bit of concern 2 days ago over not yet getting MEP update but had received 2 ADRs which I had submitted? Well the update strolled into my account last night and I'm grateful to God (I'd share the testimony in full when I share the full PPR story) (AOR August 17th)

So, that's sorted. Biometrics appointment booked for Monday as well.

God is too faithful to fail!

The ADRs have delayed your timeline. You'll probably move to med passed same time the last adr you sent changes to under review or not applicable.

When you order GCMS notes, you'll see that your file was 'parked' while awaiting the additional documents.[/quote]I thought as much. That's fine. No pressure (yet)

Don't know if I should be worried. AOR is August 17th. I've had two ADRs, one for September 14th (spouse's IELTS) and another September 17th( IMM5475) authorising that my spouse can check our application status on my behalf but yet to receive any update on Medicals and Biometrics.

ITA was received on May 30th ( This draw was unexpected).
AOR.......July 4th.
Medical was passed on 20th July( this date means alot).
IP2.........I really don't know the exact date because I stopped checking. It should be around August 14th.

Ready for Visa Email/PPR........August 28th.

Awesome way to start the day! Congratulations!!!

@Tojued, I just came out of my 'mostly silent reader' mode to hail you

[quote author=Mapletins post=70123360]Congratulations! I tap into this testimony. @Newmum0615 see what God is about to do for me too?

Congratulations Sunvic, Quantumk and Kwado87. Very refreshing to see this PPR rain this morning

Congratulations @smslive2 ....been rooting for you from the sidelines