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Hi,

I just went to heritage bank to collect a bank letter to submit for express entry and the lady told me they'll need the address of the organization for which is requesting the letter so they can address the letter to them. I told her to just put to whom it may concern and she says the bank wouldn't accept that. I told her i don't have any address and that i'll come back tomorrow if i find out what the address is.

So my question is who do i address this letter to and can someone kindly provide me the address to use

Thanks for your anticipated assistance

omesanni:
Hi,

I got ITA last week and I am currently uploading my documents online but there's something that's confusing me. Here's my educational history:

2008-2009 Masters
2005-2008 Bachelors
2004-2005 College(A levels)
1996-2002 Secondary School


In the PR form, they asked to enter secondary and post-secondary educational history. I don't know if I am required to enter all the educational institutions I have attended or just the ones I did ECA for? I did ECA for my bachelors and Masters and currently I have entered only those two in my educational history.

Also, while browsing on different forums, I have seen people say they got rejected because they only provided ECA for their highest level of education. I want to ask if I still need to provide evaluation for my college A levels or am good to go with just my bachelors and masters.

Also, when they say upload certificates, is it the certificates of all the educational instutions i attended or just the ones for which i did ECA for?

Thanks

Please can someone help me with answers to my questions above?

Hi,

I got ITA last week and I am currently uploading my documents online but there's something that's confusing me. Here's my educational history:

2008-2009 Masters
2005-2008 Bachelors
2004-2005 College(A levels)
1996-2002 Secondary School


In the PR form, they asked to enter secondary and post-secondary educational history. I don't know if I am required to enter all the educational institutions I have attended or just the ones I did ECA for? I did ECA for my bachelors and Masters and currently I have entered only those two in my educational history.

Also, while browsing on different forums, I have seen people say they got rejected because they only provided ECA for their highest level of education. I want to ask if I still need to provide evaluation for my college A levels or am good to go with just my bachelors and masters.

Also, when they say upload certificates, is it the certificates of all the educational instutions i attended or just the ones for which i did ECA for?

Thanks

Hi,

CIC can be so confusing and contradicting some times. On the instructions in my document checklist for proof of funds it says this

If you are applying for permanent residence in Canada, you must provide an official letter issued by your financial institution indicating your financial profile. This must:

list of all your bank (chequing and savings) and investment accounts, the account numbers, dates each account was opened and the balance of each account over the past six months.

In the excerpt above it says that the bank letter should provide the balances of the account for the last 6 months but on their site it says the average monthly balance. Below is the excerpt:

The letter(s) must be printed on the letterhead of the financial institution and must include the applicant’s name, the contact information of the financial institution (address, telephone number and email address), the account numbers, the date each account was opened and the current balance of each account as well as the average balance for the past six months.

Now which one is it the balance or avergage balance.

omesanni:
Hi,

I am currently uploading documents as I got ITA early this week. I am confused about the passport thing. The instructions in the checklist says that I should upload the bio-data page of my passport and any pages with stamps, visas or markings. Now my current passport is still fresh as I only got it last year and I haven't used it to travel out yet. I don't know if I should just upload only the biodata page.

All my visas and visa refusal stamps are in old passports dating back to 2005. I don't know if CIC wants me to include the pages of those stamps & visas in the old passports. I don't know what CIC's end game is with this. Are they trying to see the proof for the travel history we filled? If am to take the information in the image below literally, two keywords are to submit a valid travel document and the passport that I am going to use to travel. So it means any pages with visas should be from the new passport right?. But then again my mind is telling me to play it safe and not assume.

Someone please help me make a sense of this.

Guys I am still confused about the original question I asked. I have been receiving different contradicting answers and I don't know what to do. Is there anyone that has submitted this year that can also possibly relate to my situation and can provide concrete answers?

Arcayo:
First Application - November 27, 2015.
Refused
Reason - Purpose of visit, Travel history
Second Application - March 8, 2016.
Refused
Reason - Purpose of visit.
Applied for GCMS Note and got reply on 18th June 2016
Third Application - June 19, 2016.
Approved 30th August 2016
Intended program - Construction Management
School - Conestoga college
All applications were online
Application to SINP (PNP) - July 22nd 2016
Fourth Application (Permanent residency)- October 14th 2016
Medical Passed - Oct. 17th 2016
Additional Document request (Schedule 4) - Oct 20th 2016
PPR - May 5th 2017

Thank you guys I really appreciate you all for the useful information....i wish everyone success

What could be the reason for why CIC will reject someone's application because of purpose of visit and travel history

Arcayo:
First Application - November 27, 2015.
Refused
Reason - Purpose of visit, Travel history
Second Application - March 8, 2016.
Refused
Reason - Purpose of visit.
Applied for GCMS Note and got reply on 18th June 2016
Third Application - June 19, 2016.
Approved 30th August 2016
Intended program - Construction Management
School - Conestoga college
All applications were online
Application to SINP (PNP) - July 22nd 2016
Fourth Application (Permanent residency)- October 14th 2016
Medical Passed - Oct. 17th 2016
Additional Document request (Schedule 4) - Oct 20th 2016
PPR - May 5th 2017

Thank you guys I really appreciate you all for the useful information....i wish everyone success

Hi,
Please why did CIC reject your PR application because of Purpose of visit, Travel history. Just trying to make I don't make any mistakes in my own case.

Hi,

I am currently uploading documents as I got ITA early this week. I am confused about the passport thing. The instructions in the checklist says that I should upload the bio-data page of my passport and any pages with stamps, visas or markings. Now my current passport is still fresh as I only got it last year and I haven't used it to travel out yet. I don't know if I should just upload only the biodata page.

All my visas and visa refusal stamps are in old passports dating back to 2005. I don't know if CIC wants me to include the pages of those stamps & visas in the old passports. I don't know what CIC's end game is with this. Are they trying to see the proof for the travel history we filled? If am to take the information in the image below literally, two keywords are to submit a valid travel document and the passport that I am going to use to travel. So it means any pages with visas should be from the new passport right?. But then again my mind is telling me to play it safe and not assume.

Someone please help me make a sense of this.

omesanni:
Hi,

Just received ITA today and I am completing the PR application form. Two questions are confusing me.

1. Has Omeyimi Madowu Sanni been refused refugee status, or an immigrant or permanent resident visa (including a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) or application to the Provincial nominee Program) or visitor or temporary resident visa, to Canada or any other country?

2. Has Omeyimi Madowu Sanni ever been refused a visa or permit, denied entry or ordered to leave Canada or any other country?:

Now, I have been refused a student visa to the U.S as well as visiting visa to the U.S before. Do I have to answer yes to both questions or is it only one i answer yes to.
If am answering yes to the first question, do I need to provide details of only the visiting visa or do I have to mention the student visa as well

Also, can answering yes have a detriment on the success of my application?

I need as many replies as possible so i can get this right

Please can someone help me with my question above. I really need to complete filling the form

Hi,

Just received ITA today and I am completing the PR application form. Two questions are confusing me.

1. Has xxxx been refused refugee status, or an immigrant or permanent resident visa (including a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) or application to the Provincial nominee Program) or visitor or temporary resident visa, to Canada or any other country?

2. Has xxxx ever been refused a visa or permit, denied entry or ordered to leave Canada or any other country?:

Now, I have been refused a student visa to the U.S as well as visiting visa to the U.S before. Do I have to answer yes to both questions or is it only one i answer yes to.
If am answering yes to the first question, do I need to provide details of only the visiting visa or do I have to mention the student visa as well

Also, can answering yes have a detriment on the success of my application?

I need as many replies as possible so i can get this right

Hi,
Can someone who is currently unemployed but has 3yrs working experience in the past 10yrs, apply for express entry?

Also, if someone his currently unemployed would that affect his chances of getting permanent residency?

Thanks

Oagwaye1:
If you upload one document after the other, each subsequent document uploaded will replace the previous one that was uploaded , which means only the last uploaded document will be visible to the visa officers
The only option is to merge multiple document e.g WES,degree certificate and IELTS as one file and upload in the corresponding placeholder

Is there a file size limit that cannot be exceeded when uploading documents? If so, what's the file size limit?

Ehrnie:
Yes it will be a problem because you have just one upload under that section. So, you have to merge all the related documents into a single file.

How do u merge three separate jpeg files into one?

Ehrnie:
You don't have to include your university transcripts. All you need to upload (as a single merged document) is your MSc + BSc + IELTS result + WES evaluation report.

All the best!

Is it compulsory that we merge into one single document. Can we upload them one file at a time?If i upload it one file at a time will that be a problem?

Hi Guys,

I have a sister who currently resides in canada. One of the documents(aside PR card and birth certificate) to be submitted when ITA is received is a document from my sister to prove that she resides in Canada. Here's an excerpt from the cic site:

- Evidence that the family member currently resides in Canada must be provided (a residential lease, mortgage documents, utility bills, etc.).
The documents should be up to date as of six months prior to submission.

Now, I asked my sister for utility bill and she says she doesn't have one. She says she has a phone bill though.

My question is, is the phone bill a sufficient document to show as proof of residence in Canada? Will CIC accept it?

omesanni:
Hi,

Is it okay if I upload a scanned copy of a passport photo that is 50mm by 70mm(as seen in this link http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf) when I get my ITA request?

Is 50mm by 70mm passport photo acceptable for the ITA request photo?

any answers to the above question?

Hi,

Is it okay if I upload a scanned copy of a passport photo that is 50mm by 70mm(as seen in this link http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf) when I get my ITA request?

Is 50mm by 70mm passport photo acceptable for the ITA request photo?

Hi,

Is it a problem if too much time has elapsed from when u get a document to when u eventually submit it as per ITA request. So for example, I have two bank accounts - one in Nigeria and the other in the UK. Now, if I get the bank letter for the Nigerian one today and say the bank letter for the UK account eventually gets to me in Nigeria one month later, would that be a problem?

I am worried some documents will take longer than others to get and I don't know if the fact that too much time elapses between getting a document and submitting it would be a detriment to someone's application

omesanni:
Hi,

I want to find out what rates does CIC use to calculate how much we have in canadian dollars? Is it cbn rate or black market rate?I don't know whether to use cbn rate, or my bank's rate or even black market rate to calculate if i meet the minimum amount for one person($12,300).

I also looked at the Bank of Canada's site to see the rate vs naira but Nigeria is not listed on their site

Why is everyone ignoring my question above?

Beem4cupid:
Use xe.com

What rate does CIC use though? that's what i want to know

Hi,

I want to find out what rates does CIC use to calculate how much we have in canadian dollars? Is it cbn rate or black market rate?I don't know whether to use cbn rate, or my bank's rate or even black market rate to calculate if i meet the minimum amount for one person($12,300).

I also looked at the Bank of Canada's site to see the rate vs naira but Nigeria is not listed on their site

Hi,

Just got my IELTS result yesterday and I was successful. I am now moving forward with the next stage of my application process. I have two questions though. One of them is that on this link http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/intake-complete.asp, it says this:

The applicant should provide an official letter(s) from one or more financial institutions that lists all current bank and investment accounts as well as outstanding debts, such as credit card debts and loans.
o The letter(s) must be printed on the letterhead of the financial institution and must include the applicant’s name, the contact information of the financial institution (address, telephone number and email address), the account numbers, the date each account was opened and the current balance of each account as well as the average balance for the past six months.
Other documents may also be requested, as necessary.

From what is mentioned above, cic is saying we should get a letter from the bank stating accounts the applicant has and the average balance for the past 6months. The site does not make any mention about bank statements but I have been seeing a lot of people on this forum making mention about uploading bank statements. How do u upload 6months of bank statements?isn't this too much?

Also, from the link above it says that we should provide two passport photos and write name, dob, address of photographer etc at the back of one of the photos. I want to know whether the passport photos need to be scanned and uploaded or are they posted to cic? I have seen people on some forums saying they took the photo file itself from the photographer and uploaded it. But if u do that how do u write your name and d.o.b on the back?

Thanks

Hi,

I was practicing IELTS reading test on a particular website today which has past questions from the exam, and I answered some of those questions that require you fill in the blank space with sentences by writing the answer in small letters. I wrote the answers in small letters because following the flow of the statement they were supposed to be written in small letters.

When I submitted my answers, they were flagged as incorrect, and I looked at the site's answer list and noticed that the words had their first letter capitalized. I found this odd because in the flow of the sentence they weren't supposed to be capitalized.

Now, my question is, is IELTS really picky about capitalization where necessary or not?

Hi,

I am currently employed as a software developer for the company I work with and I specialize in web development. Now, on the NOC site I can see my current Job title listed as one of the example titles of the 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers category.

The problem is my job duties don't match the ones in the 2174 category but they match the duties in the 2175 Web designers and developers category.

Software development encompasses all types of software e.g web development, app development, desktop etc. I only do web development though for my company.

Now when collecting my reference letter from my employer should I make them state that I am employed as a web developer rather software developer so that it is in sync with what is on the NOC site?

Thanks for your anticipated assistance

Hi,

From december 2009 to december 2011, I worked in a learning disability home as a support staff(although i studied computer science) in the UK. After that I returned to Nigeria, did my NYSC from 2012-2013 and was unemployed for about a year and 3months before finally getting a job in june 2014 as a software developer which i am still currently doing.

Now when I apply for EE later next year, I plan on stating only my current job as my work experience of which i have been doing for 2yrs,6months now. I also plan on putting the work i did in the UK and my NYSC in the personal history after I receive an ITA. I spoke to my sister today who has been living in canada for the past 6yrs and got her permanent residence 4 months ago and she said when she applied, for every job she had done in the past which she didn't specify as work experience(e.g work at grocery store like co-op) but stated in the personal history, she got some sort of letter from the company to show as a proof to CIC that she worked there. This confuses me.

Now, my question is would I have to get a letter from the company I worked with in the UK as well as from where I served during NYSC to show as proof that I worked there? If so, what do I do in my case where the company I worked with in UK has been dissolved and so I can't get a letter from them. I also don't have any of my payslips as it was 7yrs ago I worked there. I still have a bank account in the UK though and it shows the salary transactions made by the company into my account from 2009-2011. Will showing a bank statement from 2009-2011 suffice since I don't have any payslips?

Lastly, I am worried about the over 1yr unemployment period in my personal history. Do u think this could cause problems? Do u think I need to write a letter to cic explaining further why it took me so long to gain employment?

Thanks for your anticipated assistance

Hi,

I am have been practicing for my ielts exam which is in march next year and I am very confident about the reading, speaking and writing section but I am not so confident about the listening because I am targeting at least a score of 8.

For most of the practice tests I have taken on listening, I have scored 7.5 and a few other times I scored at least 8. For most of sites i have used to practice, I noticed that the questions are normally in sync with the way the orators are speaking meaning you can find the answers in sequential order as the orator is speaking. But while practicing today on a certain website, I was expecting to get some answers in corresponding order to the questions and couldn't and so I got thrown off and didn't do well.

I want to find out from those who have already taken the test if questions in the listening section are always in the corresponding order as the orator(s) speak.

Also, I would like any helpful tips on how I can ace the listening section as I am looking for a score of at least 8.

Hi Everyone,

Please i have a question about police certificates. Below is an excerpt from the CIC website:

"Police certificates are typically valid for one year from the date they are issued.

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.

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."


Looking from the excerpt above it says that police reports are typically valid for 1yr. I lived in the UK from 2005-2011 and I got a police report from the UK august this year although I plan on applying for express entry next year june.

Now if by the time i am called to apply for ITA and 1yr has passed, does this mean that i can no longer use this certificate from the UK? Because on the site it also says that for countries that u resided at in the past, the police certificate must be issued after you last lived in that country or territory. So this confuses me because i really don't know why I would need to go and get another certificate after the current one expires given that i no longer live in the UK.

Thanks for you anticipated assistance

Hi Everyone,

I plan on beginning my application for Express Entry under FSW next year, so right now I am just gathering information about how this whole thing works and making sure that I am informed so I don't do anything that will hinder my application.

One of the thing i noticed is that you would have to write a detailed history of your life in the past 10yrs when you have received an ITA. I also saw that a requirement is that you have to submit reference letters from previous employers. Now, I finished university from the UK with a computer science degree but when i finished I wasn't doing any professional job for like 2yrs. So i finished in 2009 and then I was working in a mental and learning disability home till december 2011 when i came back to Nigeria. The from 2012-2013 I did my NYSC where I was posted to teach in a school and then in 2014 i got a job as a software developer which I am still doing till this day.

Now my question is do I have to put the job I did from 2009-2011 in my employment history given that it was a menial job where I earned wages and had nothing to do with what I learnt in uni. Also, do i have to put my NYSC as part of my employment history given again that it totally has nothing to do with what i learnt in uni. Also will I be required to get reference letters for the work i did in the UK as well as NYSC given that I am using my current job as software developer to apply for express entry?

I am asking this because I am not even quite sure my employer in the UK remembers me as I wasn't a permanent staff(I was a temp) and so i am envisioning that if i required to get a reference letter it would be quite a challenge. I also did my NYSC in a rural part of Ibadan and I just cannot see myself going there to get a reference letter. I am not sure if i can leave these periods out of my history because it there would be a gap and i am sure whoever is in charge of my application wouldn't understand why those gaps are there.

I am hoping someone out there with sufficient information on how these things work can answer my questions

@LagosNIV Good Afternoon,

I plan on travelling to the U.S December 18, 2015 and comeback to Nigeria Jan 1, 2016. My passport expires Jun 27, 2016. I want to find out if I could use this passport to apply for a B1/B2 visa?

Thanks for your anticipated assistance.

Hi, I loved your post on how to get design jobs. I studied in the uk and I came back to nigeria december 2011, finished my Nysc in january2013 and I continue to search for jobs but I hardly see any entry level It job. The ones I find and apply for, I never get any response back. Please, I want to ask if there is any job little or big that I can partake in with you dont mind if u pay me little or I can still do it voluntarily. I just want to kickstart my career and get some professional experience. I am constantly on the internet learning new things in all things web like jquery, joomla etc but I just cant seem to get a job and am not getting any younger. I was out of d country for 6yrs so I really dont know how to find potiential clients and how the IT world in nigeria works, so I would just like to work under you, just learn from you and build myself up under your wing. I have really need this because I keep on developing my web design/developer skills but I have no professional experience and this has come up in several interviews as to where is any professional work I have done. My email is omesanni12345@yahoo.com just in case you want to contact me and if you need me to send some of my web design work that I normally do as practice just let me know.

thanks

Hi, I loved your post on how to get design jobs. I studied in the uk and I came back to nigeria december 2011, finished my Nysc in january2013 and I continue to search for jobs but I hardly see any entry level It job. The ones I find and apply for, I never get any response back. Please, I want to ask if there is any job little or big that I can partake in with you dont mind if u pay me little or I can still do it voluntarily. I just want to kickstart my career and get some professional experience. I am constantly on the internet learning new things in all things web like jquery, joomla etc but I just cant seem to get a job and am not getting any younger. I was out of d country for 6yrs so I really dont know how to find potiential clients and how the IT world in nigeria works, so I would just like to work under you, just learn from you and build myself up under your wing. I have really need this because I keep on developing my web design/developer skills but I have no professional experience and this has come up in several interviews as to where is any professional work I have done. My email is omesanni12345@yahoo.com just in case you want to contact me and if you need me to send some of my web design work that I normally do as practice just let me know.

thanks