Used Children Practice. No need for appointments.
Just go b4 10 am with ur original passport n 1 coloured photocopy. Also 2 passport photo n ur 28k. Dey were kinda sluggish dou so prepare to spend some time.

anibewise:
Hello everyone, pls do I need to book an appointment for my medical examination at q-life or any other approved hospital? Please for those that have gone through their medicals. Thanks

Shipping the physical certificate via UPS to Nigeria

just15:

Hi Hamiltondreamer, please why did you pay like 322$ for WES, i checked their site and the cost is 200 canadian dollar, which is like N284 /naira
what else did you pay for that amounted to 322$?

Hi, please I need the contact for any good officer in alagbon for the PCC. How much do they charge ? Please it's urgent. Thanks a lot.

Someone please help with this. It's urgent.
Thanks.

Nwandy218:
Hi Fam,

I need your help. How do I go about getting a letter from my PFA for POF. I use Arm Pensions. I know there is this caveat, you can only access 25% of ur pension if you are out of job for atleast 4 months. How does this work cos am still employed.

Thanks.

Wow, this is heartbreaking. Really pray these families find peace in Canada. Makes me really grateful that we have the means to try the legal way. Let's continue to help each other as we have always done.

yokus:
Watching this Nigerian illegal border jumpers made me so Sad sha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CArjX-gzi5o

Hi Fam,

I need your help. How do I go about getting a letter from my PFA for POF. I use Arm Pensions. I know there is this caveat, you can only access 25% of ur pension if you are out of job for atleast 4 months. How does this work cos am still employed.

Thanks.

I tried the TEF route but couldn't get the additional 30points. It depends on your proficiency level. If you are about B2 Delf/Dalf, den you just need little brush-up/revision. But you can still try. CLB 5 which is about B1, gives you a max of 15 points for second language.

tonyik:
Thanks for the post. Some of us with estimated CRS of 415 are still hoping. Wish i can see get advise on house to ace TEF, dat will give extra 30 points.

This should be coming to Canada eh?

MRSDA:
Good morning my "Canadian" neighbours!!! in Eddie Murphy's voice :-)

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Congrats oo. Abeg how did you use pension for POF ?
Did they give you a statement of acct or sth ? Thanks.

yimiton:
Hi Guys, my PPR is here and I really want to thank God for it.

Our application wasn't in anyway perfect.

Things we were scared we didn't get right:

1. We used 25% pension to complete our POF
2. We didn't upload my spouse's IELTS but raised a CSE about 2 days after AOR
3. Used LOE to explain that the part of the POF which was in T.bills was withdrawn from my cooperative savings account

Timeline:
CRS: 438
ITA: 9th August 2017
AOR: 23rd August
Medical passed/IP1: 6th Sept
NA2: 8th Sept
IP2: 15th Sept
PPR: 15th Sept
Family of 4

The PPR mail landed at 3.01am but we saw it at 9am today.

Our status still hasn't updated but hey, we have the mail.

In all, we give God the glory and we recognise that He alone made this happen.

Mrs O ! Just seeing your response. We are still exploring all options sha. We never even reach ppr stage. Anyways, hope you guys had a smooth landing. Please keep us updated. Let's all hope for the best. In naija talk "sickness no be our portion".

impish:
Dear Nwandy,

Hmmmm.....this is a good question. We also have a toddler who often gets a cold. We looked at the insurance costs, and it was about CAD 400 I think for 3 of us (2 adults and a child) for 3 months. I am not 100% sure of the figure because we looked at this about 6 weeks ago. Eventually, we did not pay for the insurance. We stocked up on Vitamin C and prayed, and left it at that. It also helps that we hardly ever visit the hospital in Nigeria.

I am not certain that this was the right approach. However, I am comforted by the knowledge that there are community health centres around us, which are subsidised, and so if we ever need to see a doctor, we can use there. I am not sure how much this will cost though.

Alternatively, if we choose to visit a hospital, a friend said that he and his family did not pay for health insurance, and each time they needed medical attention, he had to pay CAD 90 per visit to a hospital.

Perhaps, someone with more experience here can help better, but this is the information I have.

Mrs. O
www.mycanadianfling.com

Lol at housewife

impish:
Yes! I posted something yesterday, and will post again today. I want to talk about a few things we have been up to so far - SIN application, health card, etc. Hope to share that today.

Meanwhile, to my experienced egbons in the house, abeg, where can a housewife find assorted meat in Ottawa?

Thanks.

Mrs. O
www.mycanadianfling.com

Mrs O, longest time. Been waiting on u to update us on ur blog. How are you settling in ?

impish:
Hi Pauloverdi,

My family and I landed in Canada on August 31. We were asked how much we had on us, and we responded that we had 0, yes 0 USD on us. The IO asked how much we had available to us, and we mentioned that we had some money in our US accounts etc (the total was above the required CAD 18k required for a family of 3. My husband logged into one of his accounts and was trying to show the IO the balance of his account, but he was not interested at all.

Not sure if they ask everyone to count their money, but we were not asked to show POF at the airport.

Hope this helps.

Mrs. O
www.mycanadianfling.com

Hi Fam, for those that landed in Ontario, how do you handle the 3 months wait for OINP health insurance ? Reason I ask is that I am coming with a toddler and an infant who are allergic esp to cold. Just wondering how much private insurance would cost for the period.

Yes I did. It was very helpful. It's $ 49.99. Just maximize it by attempting all practice tests. Good luck.

senola1:
Hi guys,

Please is there anyone here who paid the full subscription for the roadtoielts practice questions

Anyone out there. Kindly assist if you did.

Thanks

TEF is organized by Alliance Francaise in Nigeria. Check their website for exam schedule. I wrote mine in Lagos. It is usually once a month depending on number of applicants.

cochtrane:

Here you'll find some details.
https://www.alliance-francaise.ca/en/exams/tests/tef-canada

I actually tried to study for the exam. Work just distract person too much.

Yes you can.

Cannie:
Hello good people
What do you think?
I sold a couple of my properties and I was able to raise way above the POF requirement.
I am looking at ITA sometimes in December.
I honestly can't wait for the 6months bank thingy to apply.
Does it make sense to just invest this money in treasury bills (6month tenure) immediately and use the certificate for POF even if the investment is not up to 2months?
Your opinion counts

If you have a naira mastercard dom acctof $2000 limit,it will work. Remember cad is less than USD.

MRSDA:


We are a family of 4 and the fees are over 2k. Will try our card and if it doesn't work, will ask a friend to help.

Thanks Mazi. I ll PM u. I join @toyogirl to prophesy,
blessings fall on U. Pls keep the pix coming.

maziude:


Hello boss,
I have been here for just a month though.

So, I might not be entirely correct.

It all depends on your budget...
For cheap rent, it is usually in the Quebec side (Gatineau area, hull etc) with services and quite close to downtown. At the moment I stay in Orleans, the rent there aint bad though.

For transport: Buses get to almost everywhere.

In terms of security, well I have heard from some friends that some part especially the byward areas, are bit rough.
But, then it depends on your routine.

For french locals, I think there is a good mix of them in Ottawa, then more in Gatineau. So, you are covered.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Mazi

Nice one ! Please for all the Ottawa hopefuls in d house, can you help with the different neighborshoods vs areas best for apartments/condos. Am not getting adequate info on google. I need info on safest area,
those with affordable housing but still close to malls, public commute and lots of daycare creche in the neighborhood. Thanks in advance. Btw, is the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA in Ontario. Would also love to mix with french locals.

maziude:
Nobody called me sha but let me post to end the arguments.
Pic 1: Northern lights show at Peace tower Ottawa.

Pic 2: peace tower during the day

Will you sell to a naija domiciliary acct ?

Hephgirl:
I have $5k to sell.. But to only American account. Pm if u r interested. Definitely lesser than black market

Hello Fam,
For medicals, please whic of these is best in terms of costs and speed of process for those residing in Lagos. I don't want to spend a whole day at the clinic. Please what are their various costs for children and adults.

Thanks.

1. Children's practice
2. Q-life clinic
3. IOM Ikeja

Hi Sotaj, are you currently in Quebec ?

SOTAJ:


You are free to live in Quebec as a FSW immigrant once you complete your landing formalities in any other province aside Quebec.

Thanks a lot bro. Please does that also mean the kids can be enrolled in a school in Gatineau ? @blackbuddy,
thanks too. Just trying to weigh all options available.

40manlappy:


See what I found out via the following links and IRCC's Twitter handle. Take note of references to the statutes.

Of course, you cannot do your landing formalities in Quebec.

cc: Blackbuddy, Fusion23

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/about-pr.asp

https://www.quora.com/Does-Canada-Express-Entry-PR-allow-someone-to-work-in-Quebec-as-well

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/living-and-working-in-quebec-as-a-fsw-immigrant.440737/

Hello Fam,

Please we are still in research and decision stage and we need your help. Family of 4, an infant and a toddler. Is it possible to land and process PR in Ottawa but live in Gatineau/ Quebec. Will I be allowed to enroll my children in Que daycare ? I speak french, so language is not a barrier but got ITA through FSW.

Is IOM the best place for medicals in Lagos? Any alternatives please? Also someone should please help with the contact for PCC at Alagbon.

Thanks a lot fam.

Hi Derel, in the same boat here as well. Although yet to get ITA, but it doesn't hurt to be adequately prepared. I will need ur help too with the fast tracked passport. Thanks in advance. BTW, is it in Lagos?

DereI:


Send a mail to CIC.

When bomboy arrives, I can connect you to someone who could assist you with getting his passport in just a day.

Safe delivery in advance.

Crs score 440, no ITA this time. Still hopeful sha. Congrats to everyone that got Ppr and ITA.

Yes it has a validity of one month. But that is enough time to go through all the practice tests if you dedicate atleast 2 hours a day for two weeks.

mmanwanyi:
Congrats on your IELTS score. I need clarifications on the app. Does it expire after a period of time after payment or once you have paid you can use it as long as you want

IELTS Update people:

L= 8.5
R = 9
S= 7.5
W = 7.5.

Advice - Please pay for the full version of the "Road to IELTS" app. It helped a loooooooot! By the time you are done practising all the sample tests, you will be familiar with the structure of the questions, especially for reading and listening.

@All. Almost all the PNP programs require you to have an express entry profile before you apply. Meanwhile, in the course of joining the EE pool, you have more points if you already have a PNP. PLEASE HOW DOES ONE GET A PNP TO BOOST YOUR SCORE USING THE CRS TOOL?

@Zandora. Hope you are good. Please, I have been trying to get in touch with you. Am not allowed to send you mails since we are not connected. Kindly respond to Nwandy218@gmail.com. Would really appreciate it.