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I suggest you change it now since that is what you intend to use in the long run.

I still use my maiden name on my passport and I have never had any issue traveling with my kids, you can just hold their birth certificate in case any question is asked.

PrincessM:
Good morning everyone. Please I have a question and with the all the knowledgeable people around I know i would get the appropriate answer. Thanks for recommending me here Shyee. I hope you see this also.

So here goes-

My international passport carries a compound surname while all my other documents have just my maiden name. I have a newspaper publication of my change of name which was done while I was still married. I am currently divorced and have a child whom I have custody of. I kept my passport with the compound surname because of my child then. Now I am thinking of changing back to my maiden name before taking the IELTS and starting the entire process for my child and myself. I have supporting documents for the dissolution of the marriage and custody of my child. Also, my passport expires in July 2019. I need advice on what to do. If I change my surname, would it affect anything concerning my child?

Please advice. Help a sister.

Many thanks.

smslive2:
Yes ooo cos you are special

My PPR also omitted from page 1.

caseynewnn:
congrats.pls can you throw more light on the govt employment stuff

It was just a form, in a table format requesting any contract or jobs you have held in government, like a CV cos you fill your department, job description, supervisor etc.

Thanks be to God its PPR

Family of 4

Decision to travel was in April 2018, had checked a couple of years ago but lawyers were not eligible. After hearing that a lawyer friend had done it and gotten it, decided to look into it.

I was meant to be the primary applicant, hubby and I both have masters, but I have a sibling who is a Canadian citizen so we felt showing the relationship will be easier, found out later that it made no difference.

IELTS: We decided to write separately thankfully.

My first Attempt June 2nd, 2018 LRWS 8.5 9 6.5 8 (was not on this forum yet so only looked at Jay videos night before the exam) booked July 7th immediately and ordered for remark which came back unchanged.

Hubby first Attempt June 30th, 2018, really focused on writing LRWS 9 9 7 8.5

My 2nd Attempt: LRWS 9 8.5 6 8.5 Hubbys result had not come back so I had to give it my all, unfortunately center was disorganized we did not start till 11am and started with writing because we had to wait for earphones from another center. I had studied the writing better and started with task 1 and had almost finished when I noticed I everyone was using the red sheet whilst I was using the black one. Well, it seemed awon aye ti tele mi de exam hall (my village people were present). I asked for a new sheet and the invigilator blatantly refused said I should erase it, this delayed me, and I was barely able to finish task 2 talk less of reading through.
Hubby result came out a week before mine and once it was out, we decided he will be the PA.

ECA: Hubby July 27 Me: August 3 submitted application on May 1st, 2018, also did not know we could do only masters, so we did our 1st degree and even law school (covers face).

*Entered the pool August 3, 2018 (CRS 464)
*ITA August 8, 2018
*AOR August 20, 2018
*RPRF Upfront
*MEP Sept 15
*Biometrics Sept 19
VO: No idea
Ghost Update: October 16 (Suspect it may have been Background processing commencing because application was IP2 from the onset.
*ADR: Nov 17 Details of Government Employment for Hubby (Had put a stint with a government agency in his personal history), it currently still read reviewing additional document provided.
* Ghost Update: December 14.
*Extensive travel history between us with several to Canada
****PPR: Dec 18

POF

Funds were being saved in my account as I was supposed to be the primary applicant, we were a bit confused when that changed but we decided to write a LOE stating that hubby had access to the money in my account for the application. Provided bank letter for both of us.

EMPLOYMENT

Letters from present and past employers with the same NOC for all jobs. I was a JJC so I put my work experience pre ITA but was able to easily get references.

SIBLING POINT

My sibling birth certificate did not have our parents name, but I provided it, my own birth certificate, her data page and utility bill. I wrote a LOE stating that her birth certificate did not have our parents name but that they could confirm the name from the records they had of her. I guess this would not have been an issue because I had obtained visas on her invitation before.

The wait is crazy, I always thought once I submit I will just focus on other things, but alas I became obsessed checking on any progress.

Thanks to everyone on this forum for all the help and resources, newbies please read page 1 it cannot be over emphasized.

mizGene:
Great! Thank you. I'm sure of ITA once I dive in�. Just waiting on wes.
Anyone know the closest date for IOM? I believe IOM and qlife are the only centers in Lagos. What are my chances if I go in really early without a prior appointment tomorrow?
Also I read that unaccompanying spouse needs to undergo medicals as well, can ds be done at different times at same or different centers since we are not together always and spouse cd be in any part of the country..?

Yes you can....hubby and I did in Lagos and Abuja.

fruitybranch007:
Hi,
Please can our PR application be rejected because a member of my family has high blood pressure?

Not heard of such a case....may only require further tests....there was someone a few weeks back whose husband had the same issue and hospital suggested that IRCC May require further tests,but they passed medicals without any further tests.

Ramj:
Congrats maworld
Huge Congrats

PLEASE LETS STOP QUOTING LONG POSTS WHEN WE WANNA COMMENT - 17days part 7 oooo - dont let my mathematical prophecy come to pass oo

Although it can be tedious scrolling through, the length of a quote does not actually make the thread move faster as there are a set number of posts for each page.

survivor1986:
Ok. I’m sorry about telling the world I cheated. Will tearing my test report form make you happy? I can do that if you really want, and re-write the exam to get even better score.

Oga please keep quiet about better score, if you could get better score why did you go and cheat....hope it’s not the same “stealth” you used to get your Dentistry degree, don’t go and injure people abeg.

You are also clearly being so open because you feel this is an anonymous forum, you will be surprised how easy it will be to find out who you are.

Congratulations and happy anniversary @fabmummy and @gook

Teoyube1:
Many congrats to all those who have received PPR.

Mine shall surely come in part 5, infact before the end of this week. July 7th AOR, I speak unto you and call forth the blessings of God, Father, you have never disappointed me, you have shown me so much love and I appreciate you for who you are.

Despite hubby's adverse immigration history (has a 10 year ban from the UK, has a black stamp on his passport, has been denied entry to the UK and has been detained, chai), my Father in Heaven, I still believe and trust in you. Distance will never be a barrier to my marriage as I currently live and work in the UK and hubby cannot come.

Father, it is not your will that a man should live away from his wife, it is written that "a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined unto his wife and the two will become one flesh", I therefore speak unto my application and all on this forum who are expectant. May your perfect will be done on us all.

*Just thought I should relieve myself of my anxiety*

You shall surely rejoice very soon.

aworldcitizen:
Praise to the Lord the Almighty the king of creation!
Gather round people, it's PPR!

Below is my timeline
Decision to travel August 2017.
Family of 5
Visa office: initially London, moved to kyiv in August.
IELTS: September 2017.
My IELTS was written once and was perfect 9,8,8,8.
Spouse IELTS 7.5,7.5,7,7
ECA: Masters Nov 2017
Entered the pool Dec.
ITA January
AOR January 17th 2018
Medical Passed Feb 11th 2018
IP1 Feb 12th 2018
IP2 Feb 27th 2018
Then silence. Not even a single ADR.
Ordered 1st GCMS notes April 2018 everything looked perfect.
Then complete silence.
Ordered 2nd GCMS notes July 2018, this never arrived
Wrote Raplh who confirmed Eligibility and Security not yet started.
More silence, not even a ghost update
October 3rd 2018 ordered 3rd set of GCMS notes. Arrived Nov. 1st. Still same as April notes

God bless you all.

OMG I have been waiting for this, grinning from ear to ear, to think you were just lamenting....CONGRATULATIONS!!! it ended in praise and you shall surely prosper in all your endeavors in the new land.

Congratulations to all the PPR grabbers....wish you speedy settlement.

debbydee:
My Brother in law is in canada so i added the 15 points. that was what made up the 429

What score did you simulate for your ielts was it LRWS 8777.

Luce:
PPR!!!!!!!!!

Decision to migrate Feb 14
Ielts April 7
ITA June 13
AOR June 23
Request for further medical tests July 5
IP1 July 10
ADR (updated passport bio data page) Aug 1
ADR sent Aug 9
Gcms notes Ordered Aug 23
Received Sep 25 - everything good
Additional medicals result sent 27 Sep
MEP Oct 2 (when I noticed)
2nd gcms notes ordered Oct 18
IP2 Oct 23
Ghost Update Oct 24
PPR October 30 dated yesterday

Congratulations Luce

[quote author=extraterestrial post=72526559]Lmao Alien kwa...I am in a good mood #movingon[/quot

Your moniker “extraterrestrial” is actually synonymous with Alien

Claire40:
PPR IS HERE

IELTS – February 1st
ITA – February 21st
AOR – March 16th
IP2- October 23rd
PPR – October 24th

First week of January, I finally decided to see what all the hullabaloo was about Canadian express entry in order to decide whether or not it will be appropriate for me. I spent the week reading up on the express entry process and reading the living in Canada thread. On the 9th of January, my journey officially started. I paid for WES and applied for transcript. About a week later, I paid for BC IELTS. It was like the heavens approved of my decision, ECA was ready 1st week of February and I did not even have to pay for transcripts as my University sent them FOC. I passed IELTS and family came through for POF making my CRS score 476. I wore my swimming trunk and took the plunge. Everything was moving smoothly. I was already planning June landing BUT London decided to teach me a lesson.

Some days after AOR, I received the dreaded “how to find a job in Canada” mail. From my GCMS notes the email coincided with the date my file was transferred to London. For 6 months, my file was gathering dust in London Visa Office. Also, my eligibility changed from met to not met when it was sent to London. After 6 months, I raised a CSE and was informed that my file had been transferred to Kyiv, Ukraine. In October I sent a mail to Ralph Goodale and he responded that my eligibility had passed. Shortly afterwards, I moved to NA2, then IP2 and finally received the long awaited PPR.

Throughout this journey, I experienced so many emotions; joy, sadness, hope, euphoria, dejection etc. It was an emotional tasking something but God has done it. Delay is not denial. It finally ended in praise.

Proof of employment – My reference letter was short, only three duties were stated on it. I sha attached payslips, letter of employment, confirmation and promotion to avoid stories that touch

POF – I thought I did everything right for this section but it was this section that sent me to London. My POF had review required on it. I know that some people with review required remain in Ottawa but the one thing almost everyone in the London whatsapp group had in common was that review was required for one or more sections.

IELTS - I stammered and stuttered during my speaking test and did not even finish the two minutes but thankfully, I still got enough points to apply

Finally Nairalanders, you guys are a fantastic bunch of people. Thanks to everyone that has helped in growing this express entry thread. It is a great source of information and was very helpful to me.

Congratulations Claire40.

Lastruct:
Guys help me ooo...was trying to book an appointment with VFS to submit biometric tomorrow, all effort prove abortive as I could not pass through the captcha, thinking maybe their server has issues. And then I tried to call CFS Lekki to ask if I could go for it tomorrow morning without the appointment, a guy picked and said I will have to make a payment again. he requested that I sent a mail to vfsglobal2001@yahoo.com and then I will get the details of what and how to pay before coming for the capturing.

Please those who submitted recently in Lagos, was this the process before I get scammed oh...lol
Thanks in anticipation

You don’t make any payment you only need your biometrics letter.

Lastruct:
Good evening house, trust we all had a great day. Please I need a help on something, I got biometric request today for spouse and I(primary applicant). In our application, we used same address which is Abuja, right now I work in Lagos and spouse works in Abuja. I would like to know if it’s compulsory we both capture in the same place or we can capture separately based on current location (remember our registered address is Abuja). Just trying to see if we can avoid the transportation cost. Has anyone been in my shoes here? Thanks as I await your responses dear family of God.

My husband and I did it separately (Abuja & Lagos) on different days, it was updated to complete once he did his a day after me.

Pacowo:
Please ooooo, for countries u already have PCC , once u step foot there again and leave, ur previous PCC is null and void oo, u will be required to request for another. I av seen cases of rejection for that. smslive2 is right.
Let's not do trial and error with this. It's even on their site as quoted by smslive2

The below seems to contradict that. A renewal will only be required where you visit for 6 months or more. If your assertion is correct then we should require a PCC for every country visited regardless of duration.

smslive2:
As per my understanding... If you visit a country after a PCC was issued, then you will need to reapply for a fresh PCC (If you are yet to submit your eAPR). You need to apply for a PCC after the last time you exit a country! This doesn't apply to your current country of residence.

For countries in which the applicant no longer lives, the police certificate must have been issued after the last time the client lived in that country.

For the applicant’s current country of residence,the police certificate must be issued no more than six months before submission of the e-APR.

I suspect, cannot speak categorically, that the operative word here is “lived”, can a visitor to a country be said to “live” there. From reading your quote above I am not sure a person will require a new PCC after a visit, subject to proof other than the quote above.

For those asking about biometrics, apparently you are not required to anymore where the one you provided is still valid......that was not the case when I did it last month, it clearly said you were still required to....I guess they changed the rule.

Pegzzyg:
Hello, please i'll need an email of the IELTS materials you have... gloriachinonsoonyeabor@gmail.com. I'll anticipate feedback from you. Thanks

If you get a response from @lansky will also suggest you ask for help with reviewing your written essays. I would have loved to help but IELTs humbled me, thankfully hubby passed and was PA.

Rooting for you and will be looking out for your testimony.

dbaba83:
Hello house please I need an advise, am filling my ee application form, I am asked to provide pcc 1 and pcc 2. Have never stayed up to 3 months in any countries have travelled too
I only have my pcc Nigeria. Please house which one is pcc 2
Countries travelled to
USA . 3months
Uk .2 months
Ghana 1week
Grenada 1week

Look through your application again I suspect you entered the wrong date somewhere....that’s what happened to me and I was able to clear it once I put in the right date.

mepconsultant:
I once again thank God for his love.

I thank all the everyone here who has congratulated me. I will still say a bigger thank you.

I'm not surprised with the above comment. I'm actually toyrus2003 on Canadavisa I'm not an agent and I won't allow you spoil my good mood.

I shouted when I got the mail yesterday and I decided to post it here to
- appreciate God
- thank you all for your supports
- encourage others.

I will attach some stuffs as a proof, just to encourage others.
My name is Oluwatobi.

Kindly find attached.

Apologies for the insinuation and a big congratulations to you.....wishing you all the best in this next phase.

T

mepconsultant:
Darling Nairalanders, PPR News.

I have been thanking God since yesterday and couldn't still thank him enough. PPR has falling on me. All thanks to God.

My brief Timeline below.

IELTS = 5 times
ITA = 04/06/2018
AOR = 11/08/2018
MEP = 12/09/2018
BIL = 17/09/2018
PPR = 20/09/2018

3 days between Biometrics and PPR
8 days from MEP to PPR.

This could only have been God.

I'm actually a silent follower of this thread. Learnt a lot from here. IELTS oppressed me. I will by tomorrow highlight my experience and detailed timelines, for others to learn from and not get neither weary nor discouraged.

Thank you all for you supports. I wish you all the very best. 1 Love

Are you sure about this your ITA date....there was none on 4th June.

JumzieBabyy:
....the dreaded LVO. We should go take several seats then and a bottle dose of chill pill.

LVO here means Local Visa Office, it May not necessarily be London that you get so fingers crossed.

HRgirl:
My good people! Good evening to you all and congrats to all who recieved PPR and ITA!

Please i want to ask, after biometrics today i was asked to return one piece of paper they stapled something like a receipt on it. They said if i check my status and it is updated i should send that back to them. Is that how they operate? Because going back there again seems like going to the enf of the earth to me right now based on schedule and all.. is it really necessary b

I was asked to come with it during passport submission.

Kmgb:
My people Finally finally it haff come,indeed its a beautiful thing,to some of us this ITA is the first golden mail,PPR will be

Congratulations kmgb, I am here grinning from ear to ear, wishing you a speedy processing.

LadyBR:
Thanks a lot Oakville19.

My next question now is what to do if I noticed I did not use my middle name as written on my passport on my EE application and I have received my ITA?

@LadyBR I suggest a letter of explanation explaining this error in filling just your first and last name uploaded with your passport data page when submitting your.

Anyone else with alternative advice please help.

LadyBR:
Please can you advice on how to go about police clearance certificate for the United States?

I have downloaded the form from the website but not sure if I am to put my finger print myself or there is a body that can do this for some fees.

Please help.

Some have done it themselves after watching YouTube videos but it may get rejected as not properly done ....would suggest you go to the police station where you intend to do your Nigerian PCC and have an officer do it for you for a token fee.

Itsawonder:
No she can't. But which one is my own?

@newmum0615 I see you're online. Please respond to this before they waste their time and money.

You are standing firmly on this table you are shaking.