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4Barr:
Decision to Migrate - September 2013
Got Denied Study Visa Twice, appealed at the Federal Court in Canada in 2015 and won. Study Visa issued to expire in September 2017.
Decided to relocate through express entry in June 2017.

Ist IELTS - July 29 - Short by 0.5 point for Listening
2nd IELTS - August 2017 -

CRS score - 450

ITA – Oct 18, 2017
AOR – Oct 26, 2017
Med Passed – 08 Nov 2017
IP1 – 08 Nov 2017
Na2 – 10 Nov 2017
FTD/LVO – 6 Dec 2017

GlitteringStar:
Knock! Knock!! Knock!!!

Application Approved!!!

Kindly find below my timeline.

Olha:
SOMETHING TO CHEER US TODAY

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/261777-breaking-nasu-naat-ssanu-suspend-nationwide-strike.html

Inception12:
Yeah, it's gone up by a few dollars. I guess they keep adjusting it upwards just like the POF

Newmum0615:
***Address***
***Date***

The Manager
XYZ Pension Managers Ltd.
**********,
Lagos

Dear Sir/Madam,

REQUEST FOR REFERENCE LETTER/STATEMENT OF RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNT
I am applying for permanent residency to Canada and require a reference letter/statement on my RSA from your institution as evidence that I have some savings with you. As stipulated by the Canadian Immigration body, the letter should be provided on the official letterhead (with contact information of your institution (address, telephone number and email address) and show the following:
• Date account was created
• RSA number
• Current balance since inception
• That 25% of my RSA balance will be available to me upon 4 months after voluntary retirement before the age of 50 years.

The letter should be addressed to:
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Central Intake Office (CIO)
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Canada

I will be grateful if you would avail me the letter and the statement of account to aid my application.
Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

***Your name***
RSA No: PEN*********

Lucious477:
Hi guys,

I'm very thankful to God because I've received the golden mail and I don't know how to celebrate!

My Timeline:
CRS 454
ITA Dec 6th 2017
AOR Jan 12th 2018
MEP Jan 26th
IP1 Jan 26th
NA2 Feb 1st
IP2 Feb 20th
PPR Feb 21st
Family of 3
No ADR
Visa Office: Ottawa

Some highlights of my application includes;
1. My POF = T-Bills(3months) + Generic Bank Ref Letter + 6months SOA + Gift of deed (100% amount from direct family). My total POF is in the T-Bills, explained this in my LOE.
2. Proof of employment = Reference letter (included NYSC experience) + Pay stubs.
3. There was a mistake in my spouse's name on our daughter's birthday cerficate, so I attached an affidavit (confirmation of name) together with the document to clarify this. Also explained this in my LOE.
4. Educational documents= Degree certificates + WES. I didn't include IELTS certificate although I registered the certificate number somewhere else in my application.
5. My spouse hasn't officially changed her name so I submitted our application with her maiden name. Our marriage certificate was enough proof I guess.
6. Passport photos = We took our final printed photos (50x70mm) from "Study 24" ahead of time. I scanned and resized it to the required specification (35x45mm) (using MS software) and used it for Post ITA submission.
That's all I can remember off the top of my head and I hope it helps.
Thanks to everyone that has ever communicated on this thread (names too numerous to list), it was very helpful!
For those still hoping for better IELTS scores, please try again and give it all you have this time.
For those still expecting the silver mail, please be very hopeful. Try to improve your CRS, while in the pool if you need to.
For those still anticipating towards receiving the golden mail, it will certainly come!
I'm wishing everyone here the very best and remember it will end in praise!

GlitteringStar:
According to IRCC, children qualify as dependants if they meet both of these requirements:

* they’re under 22 years old, and
* they don’t have a spouse or partner.

OR

Children 22 years old or older qualify as dependants if they meet both of these requirements:

* they have depended on their parents for financial support since before the age of 22, and
* they are unable to financially support themselves because of a mental or physical condition.


Anyway, if you are sure that your step-daughter is no longer a dependent child, then she doesn't need to do medicals and PCC. You will include her details under the family section when you get an Invitation to Apply. There is a question under that section that says: Please tell us about XXXXX's immediate family members that have not been identified in the application. This includes any parent, any spouse or common-law partner, any child including adult children, and any brothers or sisters. If the relative is deceased, provide the date of death.



#Justmyopinion

oluphilip2008:
Good evening my people. Our able seniors in the house, pls I'm in a situation that is not in anyway clear to me right now. It has to do with dependent children's eligible age.
I have a step daughter who's 23yrs old, a fresh university graduate, waiting to go for NYSC soon. Now my dilemma; I understand that she doesn't qualify to be included in our application as the age limit for a dependent child is set at 22 by CIC, now my concern is do we put her name any where on the application? If we do, is she going to do medicals and PCC? Is the POF supposed to cover her considering that she's not a dependant? NB: I have put in for student visa application before and she was listed as dependent child(2013), though the visa application was denied. Pls my people, help me torchlight the matter. Thanks in anticipation of your responses

Ljay17:
By sending an email in the format below to: CPC-CTD-Ottawa@cic.gc.ca

Subject: EE Profile No - Visa Office



Dear Officer,


Greetings,


I would like to inquire about the status and the visa office that is handling my application.

Application details are as follows:

Given Name :

Surname :

Email Address:

Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) :

Unique Client Identifier (UCI) Number :

Application Number :

Category of Immigration : Federal Skilled Worker

Number of Applicants :

Thank you.


Yours sincerely,


XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

Seun:
The little charity that the churches do from time to time is not more than the CSR that purely for-profit corporations like Shell also do.

Would you accept the idea that it's wrong to criticize Shell when they pollute the Niger Delta because they use some of their profits for CSR?

Most of the corrupt politicians that we often criticize also spend some of their money on charity. Does this make them any less corrupt?

Blackbuddy:
Congrats on scaling the G1! For others yet to take the test, here are further sites where you can practice the exact questions that will come in the computer test for Ontario;

Mobile site for the website used by Ballerz, m.g1.ca

http://icandrive.ca/ontario/g1-practice-test

www.drivingtest.ca/g1-driving-test/

https://apnatoronto.com/Ontario-g1-test/

For those going to other provinces just navigate in the above sites to get your preferred destination and take their own tests. With consistent practice you wont need to study the handbook in-depth but getting 90% on the practice tests over and over has proven to be a good indication you're ready for the real thing. All the best.

Ballerz:
1 & 2. Yes Temporary License because they will post the license to your address within 90 days. So the one printed on paper can be used while waiting for the one in the mail.

With your FRSC License, and Letter, you will go for the knowledge test, then G1 road test or G2 road test. The letter makes you skip the waiting times (12 - 18 months before you can proceed to the next level test.) Check page 11 of the manual for better clarification. So with the letter you do the Knowledge Test proceed to G2 road test, pass and collect your G License.

Your Nigerian License is expired. The manual says "If you are a new resident of Ontario and have a valid driver's licence from another province or country, you can use that license for 60 days in Ontario. If you want to continue to drive after 60 days, you must get an Ontario driver's license."

You need to get that FRSC letter to claim waiver for the 2 years waiting time. I had previously posted where You can make a request via email to them. They collected the original of the letter. You must also present the Nig License because they will need to make a copy of it.

GlitteringStar:
This is a link to some of the training programs as shared by Blackbuddy----https://www.nairaland.com/3617393/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant/43#59077193

TEECANN:
Hello e-fam.

Calling on all PPRs and CoPRs in the house!

I have not heard any of our recent PPRs and CoPRs come here and talk/advise about their experiences with pre-arrival services with organisations such as "ACCESS Employment" and "Planning for Canada"

These are organizations fully funded by the Government of Canada to offer free pre-arrival services and NOC-specific trainings (to aid ease of Canadian job environment transitioning) to PPR/CoPRs holders prior to their landing in Canada.

I just finished speaking with a friend that landed in Canny in September 2017 but before he left Nigeria, he and his wife availed themselves of the 8-weeks online trainings in their specific NOC and after the training, he tried his luck in applying to some jobs in the town he would be settling in, his attempts paid off as he got a job offer to resume upon landing.

He told me he attributed the job he got to the pre-arrival services online trainings he got (which reflected on his Canadian format-CV submitted for the job), the referral from one of the facilitators at a pre-arrival session he attended (which he said he actively participated in & got the attention and admiration of the facilitator that showed him the opening and recommended him)

You can only enroll for this Pre-arrival services if you have NOT landed in Canada but already have your PPR or CoPR and have more than 8 weeks to spare in Nigeria before departure and guess what? IT IS FREE!! Pls do your research on this, if interested!

My prepuz, don't let us be dulling good opportunities that will maximally impact our smooth settling in Canny, using such good valuable pre-departure time to be packing garri and ogbono alone is not smart o

You may choose to invest your pre-departure time wisely!!

It will all end in praise IJN!

ken2sure:
Good day house. So I got a mail in my cic account this evening(image attached) about how to get a job in canada. I'll like to know what this implies in relation to d application.
AOR was Oct 10 while Med passed was NOV 6.
Thanks.

emmie14:
Academics in the university or structure?

CNNN:
I took speaking test today. What I gave at the exam was nothing close to my best. It was my first attempt. I'm registering another test asap. Feeling sad

IamAthens:
Nigeria I hail thee. Started msc in 2014 and I'm yet to graduate, meanwhile my friend left for the UK last year and he's back with a masters degree. Which kind wahala be this?