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America001:
Nobody wan answer me 😭. I've been doing masters for 3 years now going to 4 e no dey end

I haven't entered the pool as I wouldn't want to pay for WES evaluation twice and age is coming up by the year.

Can I use my professional certification in CICRM to evaluate as 2 or more certificates so I can even make a headway at all all

I highly doubt this will count as 2 or more. Does it involve a transcript? Are there a series of exams culminating in the certificate or is it just one exam? First starting point is to establish if you can actually get a transcript, otherwise there's little chance it will count as 2 or more.
In any case, I'm not WES. To be absolutely sure, send an email to them and ask them directly. They will reply you with the specifics.

Voltron007:
4:46 am. Waiting for bus. Heading to work. 1 degree. Extremely cold.
Albion, Toronto.

Road just bad for Toronto anyhow

Looks like Islington and Albion

That's the sad reality of a couple of marriages out there. The solution is to look before you leap. Make sure the person doesn't have that kind of behaviour before you marry them. But if you do end up in that situation, then I don't know what to say. The best solution is to probably walk away because this kind of woman na gbege.

kyle2009:
Hello
I'm single, a PNP nominee, and got ITA last Tuesday. I intend to add my spouse to my application after our court wedding this week. Seniors in the house hope there won't be issues.

Secondly, is there a need for a change of name documentation in my application?

There's no issue with adding your spouse after wedding. But of course, it may delay your processing a bit. Read this timeline here: https://www.nairaland.com/6829885/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/250#114893065

But don't make the mistake here: https://www.nairaland.com/6829885/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/196#113600014

And see here for an advice on the best time to add: https://www.nairaland.com/6829885/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/144#112105101

Who's changing names?

Jakson25:
Cricket in India has always been more than just a sport; it's a religion that unites the nation. And when its cricket world cup and in India than the excitement is limit less. Everyone look for the updated score, latest cricket updates, stats and records and Fantasy Khiladi is one of the best online platform I have found.

The English introduced Cricket to India, and India just ran away with it. Today, they have a team that is much stronger than the English team.

TimT:
Rugby and cricket aren't African games... Isn't even African origin...
And besides, Rugby is a winter sport... These are not African games....

Very few exposed African individuals has the idea of the game...

What do you mean they aren't African games. South African just won the world cup. Zimbabwe is a very strong Rugby country. Same thing Namibia. Nambia also has a strong cricket team, having beaten some of the strongest teams in the world like Sri Lanka.

Angelfrost:
Guy... Naija dey learn from Columbia, Paraguay, and Mexico.

Make we talk true.

Look at it as a ratio of vices to population, it comes down to the same. Kidnapping, armed robbery, assassinations, etc are all vices that are as common in Nigeria as they are in Colombia, as long as you look at it as a ratio of population size.

Colombia is as bad as Nigeria is. They are twins when it comes to kidnapping. Add Mexico to the mix and you get a veritable triplet.

The greed of the average Nigerian poliitican continues to shine through, even more surprisingly those of LP lawmakers that were supposed to be the defining example for a new democracy. I have no hesitation in saying that, had the outcome of the presidential elections swung Obi's way, we will not have seen a difference. Lawmakers will still award fat salaries and luxurious gifts to themselves, while the sitting president, Obi, watches in compliance. What can he do? Absolutely nothing. The rot is so deep it will take years and years to clean. That's certain, and even an Obi can barely show any determination to clean it.

Nigerian is on an irreparable course to self-destruct based on the current actions of its political class. Evidence of that has already started showing in the short term. In the long term, the result is eventual economic and political tsunamis with no parallel.

OTOIDEEHI:
Good morning, NAIRALANDERS!!!!
A quick one:
Documents such as bank statement from someone who made a gift to an applicant, transfer receipts, land documents, etc. should come under what placeholder?

You don't need that document; it'll do more damage than good.

Another malinformed project

smut:
Hello guys, I’m a Nigerian currently living in europe , married to an european lady and we have a child together. We are planning to enroll for the Express Entry program but the problem is that I am currently illegal in the country as I have applied for my residence papers and it’s in progress. Is it ok if we start the processing and attach a document that proves that my residence papers are in process ?
Is there any Canadian immigration law that does not permit this. Anyone with such experience should kindly share. Thanks

If your residence papers are being processed, it doesn't mean you are illegal in that country. You just don't have the papers yet. That shouldn't stop you from creating a profile on IRCC website and starting your run for express entry, pending when your documents become available. You'd expect that by the time you need to start scanning and submitting physical documents, your residence papers will be available. At the point of creating a profile and waiting for ITA, nobody needs copies of your documents.

evachy:
Hello guys,

Thanks everyone to the good job you are doing here.

Please I need a guide on how to start with this process of EE.
My profile:
Age: 39
Experience before graduation:2011 -2018 Warehouse inventory officer
Experience after graduation: 2019 till date Administrative supervisor
Job field: Supply chain, logistics and warehouse and distribution

Education: M.Ed Educational Administration and Planning.2023
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria 2020
BSc.Ed Chemistry 2018
OND Office technology management 2011
IELTS: In progress
NOC: 12013
No family ties in Canada

Please folks, am I qualified to kick start the express entry program?
Thanks as you respond swiftly.

Have you used the CRS tool to estimate your potential CRS score? That should be your first step. See where that puts you, then you can figure if you need to learn French or focus on PNPs.

lyndaoyewole:
please oh, i have a sister who has sowp, 1 vv child & 2 study visa kids. wakanow is claiming she must buy return tickets. sowp traveller's how did you do it? i would really appreciate responses based on experience. thanks

Wakanow is just an agent and not an official source for all things related to Canadian visas, so it's no surprise if they are misinformed. WIth SOWP, you certainly should be able to book a one-way ticket, though some airlines can be overzealous and want you to book return. Call the actual airline you want to fly with and explain to them; they are in a better position to advice. Preferably go to the airline website and book your one-way ticket, and see if any of the prompts mandates you to book a return. In any case, check with the airline first. ANd if they force you to book a return, you can always book them individually and cancel the return within 24 hours of booking it. Some airlines allow cancellation without charge, while some will only charge a token for cancellation. Obviously, look at the costs of cancellation versus cost of retaining the ticket and see what works for you.

ExcellencyFSA:
Hi everyone,

Coming to Canada next month on PR, will I still need POF at the port of entry?

Thanks.

Though they scarcely ask, you should hold some sort of evidence of your POF on you. That could be your bank app you could log into to show your balance or some stamped printout from your bank showing the balance you declared in your application.

Lucifyre:
It's crazy man. Even down to accident victims, you see animals snapping and recording to put on social media instead of keeping the victim's privacy or helping the victim. That said, this lady is most likely on opiods than tired, she's obviously "nodding". It's possible but higly unlikely that tiredness would make you sleep off in a noisy, busy environment while actively interacting with someone, opiods would do that though. Besides if you apply Occam's razor you,ld go with opiods.

You are right, that's very likely. Losing inhibitions totally like that is consistent with opioids use, which is prevalent in recent years in America. But you never know if it's medically prescribed.

Just help her,. mehn. What's with the videoing instead of helping? Videoing her to put on social media without her permission is a violation of her rights. What has the world turned to because of social media!?

tshtsh:
Lol. Sometimes I feel there is no way living in Canada can be explained to someone until they live here. Emotions are like zero and its even worse in USA in this sense. The rule is the rule. The process is the process. IRCC processing delays teaches patience and in Canada patience is key particularly for newcomers. When I landed I had POF and two job offers in hand but it took me four months of trying before I was able to rent a condo in GTA. Credit report, credit score of 700+, 3 months paystub was the requirement. Even at that I was seen as a high risk tenant that other candidates got picked over me in more than 60 rental applications I submitted. The art of building credit slowly , waiting for my PR card which took 5 months and eventually furnishing the rented apartment slowly while building savings, TFSA and RRSP. You become a lot more detailed and accountable to yourself. Learning how to manage finances and credit is also super important. I saw how a friend of mine yelled at his wife in my presence. It was funny but I understood his frustration .

They came to visit me and I told them I was at an ikea store near the house. They opted to meet me there. Wife said she needed some kitchen spoons while I chilled outside with the husband. She called him to make payment and he spent $973 unplanned. He was very angry. She was fresh from naija

Better words have not been said. It's good you mentioned PR card. I remember when I applied for another card after I lost my original card. Processing times on their website showed around 2 months or so. My card took over 7 months to come out. All that time, I wanted to go to Nigeria for some business, but simply couldn't travel because I didn't want to get into the hassle of getting stuck trying to apply for a PRTD in Nigeria. Who knows how much longer I would have had to wait in Nigeria? I had to find ways to conduct my biz remotely. It was urgent, but it didn't need that I continued to spam the CIC hotlines or emails, because I understood pretty well they had a huge backlog.

That's what many don't understand. It's a simple backlog and you take your queue in the line. There's nothing unacceptable there. The same way you take your queue when you go for medical assistance and it's not urgent, or you try to apply for road test, etc. It's not typical that IRCC employees sit on their hands and just let files pile up. The idea to keep spamming IRCC because of a perceived delay is something that is unusually common with Nigerians and it stems from their experience with local government officials who need to be reminded and/or pressured to do their job. Some Nigerians are quick to point to the fact that they only saw "changes" in their profile or only received their COPR after they raised a webform to remind IRCC to do their job. What they fail to say is that they have been spamming all through the duration of their application and can't point to that one spam email that activated IRCC. So, you start to wonder, was it really the spamming or was it really IRCC doing their job and ignoring the spamming? And yes, many Nigerians spam IRCC with phone calls and emails. I know that as a fact, but won't be disclosing my source. Anyone can believe that only if they want to.

Kongrats:
Thank you. All my experience is in tech except the 2 months I was in bank training school.

What I didn't make clear was I was in tech from 2016 to 2019 in Nigeria but I graduated from university in 2017. So I am afraid they may claim that tech needs at least a BSc qualification.

I have also been in tech in Europe since 2021.

You don't have a BSc?

ElSudani:
Delusions.

Grand delusions!
I'm not a Tinubu fan, but I'm yet to see in which universe his presidency will be overturned by judges he has literally connived with to keep him in power.

Kongrats:
Thank you. I have created my profile.

I have few questions:

I stopped my first job in tech on 31st of May and started Bank job 1st of June. However, I left the bank job to travel by September while still in training school. Can I add the 2 months worth of experience I spent in the bank training school? If I don’t add it then I must wait till next week to complete 3 years worth of experience: 2 in UK and 1 in Nigeria (it was actually about 4 years but the first 3 I was still in university).

Also, I learned Canada will start accepting PTE this year end. Should I wait for that instead of IELTS? I wrote PTE 4 years ago and I scored close to 90/90 in all categories. I believe PTE may just be easier for me.

What you need are years of experience as a software developer. And also stating that NOC in your application. [url= https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontarios-express-entry-human-capital-priorities-stream]Here's[/url] where you should start from. If those 3 years are as a tech hand, then you should be good.

Doesn't really matter if you write PTE or ielts. If you can write and score 90/90 in PTE, then I'm fairly certain you can easily max out your ielts. The nature and difficulty of these exams are not very far from one another.

Haoke:
Hello All the Ogas

I have something bothering me and i want you guys to advise.

I have been in South Africa for some years now working as a Software Developer.. This year i applied to a job post on linkedin for a canadian tech firm and i got the job last month.
Now the company is in the process of applying for LMIA.
My fear now is i am in South Africa for some years now and they have refused to renew my papers which means i am illegal here.
Will this hamper my Visa application chances?

Also the company's immigration lawyer told me that i will need to send my passport to him during the visa application but i will have to do the biometrics in the country i am located.

Will this pose any problem?

Thanks

Yes, it will hamper your chances. When applying you'll need to submit police report for the period of your residence in South Africa. You obviously can't get this while being illegal there.

Your best bet: if you really want that job and it all looks legit, move back to Nigeria and let Nigeria be your country of residence while you complete your application. You can then get police report for the duration you were in South Africa for. In any case, make it look like your residence is Justis
Nigeria, not South Africa.

Kongrats:
Good morning Seniors,

I am a senior software engineer in Europe. I have a masters degree already evaluated by WES 3 years ago but because of age my CRS is 465 if I max out IELTS. What do you advise I do? Should I just go to Canada for another MSc or I should create a profile with the 465 and hope for favour?

I know some of you may say why do I want to go to Canada if already working in Europe but my reason is personal, please. Also, I feel my siblings may need the relationship points in the future.

You are a prime candidate for Ontario PNP. Max out your IELTS and get into the pool, while you could then continue with other possibilities of increasing your score. Very likely you will get ITA before you manage to increase your CRS score.

aWITNESS:
Truth be told, I can't thank my God enough. As of June 2022, I needed to show 10k CAD(NGN3.5m with CBN rate) in my account for living expenses as a student. I knew what it took me to raise that amount. As of today, that same amount is about NGN8.5M.

I wonder what I would have done if God didn't come through for me.

It's now NGN9.3M

Why is no one talking about the doctor? What he did was illegal and contrary to the Hippocratic oath he promised to uphold. He should be arrested along with the boss. This is why Nigeria will continue to be a shitshow. If na UK, the doctor don lose his licence be that

Exchange rate now 930 naira to 1CAD on LemFi. This is becoming a serious matter!

njambert:
Welcome. I'm a PR.

We had our first snow fall today

You live in Edmonton?

Enculer2:
Agreed!

Avoid anyone saying Canada is boring. That person is boring and probably lazy. There are loads to keep you busy in Canada and I am not talking about work alone.

Avoid the 'Canada is boring crew' like a plague.

Lmao. All I have in my head is that girl that was crying. Wahala!

Jrmh29v11:
Simple logical reasoning would have prevented coming up with such a response. When a person puts in for something that averagely takes most people 4-6 weeks to get and has to wait more than double the time without any explanation(s) as to why there's a delay, it's only natural to get a bit uneasy. I've been in that position and the most difficult part is not having a clue about what exactly the problem is. If you don't have a solution to his predicament then just keep mum instead of spreading your apparent bitterness.

If you could point me to a part in the procedures where they said they are delibrately sitting on your passport and won't process it or will delay it intentionally, so that you can go on social media to start chattering, then I might just make some small allowance to agree with you. But of course, you can't. They are even generous enough to offer your channels to address possible delays by raising a web form. But the best option for you is to come shyt all over this thread and start complaining about a delay. Let me help you remember that you are not dealing with the Nigerian government where some lazy official is simply sitting on their hands and refusing to process your passport because you haven't dropped the required 10%. Maybe you don't realize this sha. I say make I remind you.

Jrmh29v11:
Mehn whoever you are, all I can say is I sincerely pray you get to experience more love and kindness from others. You seem to need plenty of it!

What are you on about? I have all the love and kindness I need already. I understand that as a Nigerian you have no sense of how procedures work and, having experienced government neglect for several years or decades, you can't truly comprehend what it means when a delay is only caused by huge backlogs and not by a government authority merely sitting on your file for the fun of it. So, I symphathize with you in that regard. It's not my fault that you lacked that comprehension. What I think you need now is plenty dose of true reality and not the artificial reality that the Nigerian government has fed you over the years.

And please don't stop there. When you get to Canada and you apply to a job and they don't reply you after 2 months, please spam their HR for a response. You are after all entitled to it. Also, when you apply to get medical treatment and they put you on a waiting list of 4 months, please spam their help desk for immediate response. You are after all entitled to it. In addition, when you apply for day care for your kid in Canada and they put you on a waiting list of 3 months, please spam their customer desk all day for INSTANT response. You are after all entitled to it.

You lots need to grow up. You don't even look like you are ready for the challenges the country will pose. Obsessing over a supposed delay in a visa that will CERTAINLY come, when it's not like you have a deadline looming over you. I wish you guys the best!