JustinTrudeau:



Someone should respond to this please...Gurus abeg

I feel these two are unconnected except for the fact that your resources might probably be limited once you start the Msc...you might have strained your account balance.

If your masters is for a 1year for example, It means by the time the whole FSW is clicking for you, you will just be finishing your studies (assuming you meet all criteria for the FSW).

If you are asking expressly if you are to pick 1...my brother, opinions will defer...but for me knowing what I know now...i will pursue this FSW.

freeradical:
Quick question for those who have submitted eAPR: Do i need to mention my children whom I am travelling to canada with in the family information section under personal details in my eAPR

CC LordsSebastian

If you are travelling with them, they will have their own questionnaire slots...the ones you need to mention are children or dependants your are not travelling with and not include in the application.

Fusion23:


No Sir/Ma applied from Nigeria and after 28 days got passport Request if you read my post you will see more.
But you are right, I ordered my GGMS note or something like and found out that there was a work distribution my case was transferred to London but it sent my passport to Accra. I know somone that got it 3 months too from Nigeria but she sent her passport to London for stamping

I shamelessly envy you!!!! ... I tap into this kinda speed and favour by God's grace. I've got professional exams in June, I have had to defer till December cos I cant concentrate till I get thru this thing. Thats all I eat and drink now.

Hi e-fam,

So after 2.5months of stalling I have finally submitted our app, got the AOR like 4 hours after paying the CAD$....hope that is normal sha!.

I will keep y'all updated as e dey go. Congrats to those that aced their IELTS, wish y'all the best.

One more thing, please let's stop these abuses/insults...we're all here to learn and build a community...I've got women I met on the USA Birth thread on my BBM ( I have not met any of them in person) yet we chat off NL like padis wey my wife go dey even wonder...SO PLEASE ENH!

Anyhoo based on logistics...y'all stay safe.

bsaying:
please I need a person here I could talk to personally, I have a lot of questions and wanna start the process newly.. please anyone willing to answer my questions and guide me will be highly appreciated, Pls even if it means paying for the service.... this thread is already too long for me to catch up with... thanks

No need to waste your money sir, though I agree that seeing over 400 pages could be discouraging. Just read from page 0 to 50 and I bet that almost all you need to know would have been explained in details. Any questions you have after that, use this trick, search for keywords...you will see loads of old post on it.

If you still have questions after that, then come to the shrine the Oracles are always ready to help if you have at least done yourself some good.

datovid:

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If what you are saying is that you will have 5m available from July all thru to Dec...you have no issues, if you still have doubts...reduce it and stay just a little over your required level of funds.

I just read this and thought I should share, interesting read sorry its so long

Express Entry application CANCELLED vs. REFUSED
By Roxanne Jessome, RCIC
roxanne@joincanada.com

I was writing a reply to a post and thought that it might be good to dedicate a whole article to this topic as I see it a lot in my practice.

There's a HUGE difference between a CANCELLATION and a REFUSAL in an Express Entry application. A Cancellation means you didn't provide all the necessary documents required to process your PR application and they cannot proceed. This happens A LOT! If your application is cancelled, it's like it never actually existed. You get all your money back and you can create a new profile and go back into the EE pool. If you're invited again, don't miss the same stuff! The most common reasons I see for cancellations are where applicants don’t provide police clearance certificates from all the countries they have lived in for 6 months or more since the age of 18. Because all of the forms in an EE application (Address History, Personal History, Travel History) ask for the last 10 years of information, many applicants also mistakenly believe that they only need to provide police certificates for countries they have lived in within the past 10 years. WRONG! It’s since the age of 18. Also, in early 2016, CIC changed the police certificate requirement. They used to require these police certificates only if you lived for 6 months in a row in a country. Not anymore! Now they want police certificates for every country you have been in for a cumulative total of 6 months. For example, you are 30 years old and have only “lived” in Ireland and Canada. But every year since the age of 18 you have travelled to the United States to visit your granny for 3 weeks. You never “lived” in the US as these were all holidays. However, when added together, you were in the US for 3 weeks in each of the last 12 years. 3 x 12 = 36 weeks which is more than 6 months. You need a US police certificate. By the way, 6 months = 26 weeks or 182 days. You need to add them up and go back to the age of 18.

Many Irish have also spent time in Australia. The CIC website specifically states that if you lived in the states of Queensland and/or Victoria, you also need to provide Traffic History reports from those states. Also, be sure that you have obtain the correct Australian police certificate. Your Australian police certificate must be the STANDARD DISCLOSURE, not the COMPLETE DISCLOSURE. I’ve seen a few people cancelled because they got the wrong certificate. I’d strongly recommend that every applicant check the CIC webpage for police certificate and read EVERYTHING on the page to make sure they are following the correct procedures for that country.

The second most common reason I see for CANCELLATION of an application is not including a copy of your education diploma or transcripts (one or the other) with your Education Credential Assessment (WES, ICAS, IQAS, etc.). When it comes to proof of Education, you must provide BOTH the ECA report and a copy of your diploma or your transcript that says you got the degree or diploma. You don’t need both the diploma and transcript. Just one will do but if you use the transcript, make sure it also says that you earned a degree or diploma. AND if your diploma is not in English or French (and your transcripts are also not in English or French), get the diploma translated by a certified translator and include the certified translation as well. There are still many Canadian, American, Irish and British colleges and universities that issue diplomas in Latin. Watch out for that.

I also want to add that when an application is cancelled, no further review is done on the application. Basically, the officer STOPS looking at the application as soon as they come to a reason to cancel it. There could be more!! There may even be a reason for refusal. If your application was cancelled as incomplete, when you apply again don’t make the mistake of thinking that now that you provided the missing information everything will be fine. They stopped reviewing the application as soon as they came to the reason for cancellation. The officer did NOT look at anything else.

A REFUSAL is much more serious than a cancellation and means that there was something fundamentally wrong with your application. You either did not PROVE that you meet the program requirements OR you are inadmissible to Canada. An officer has reviewed your application and determined that:

1. You are not eligible in the Class (FSW, CEC, FST) that you were invited to apply in; or
2. You did not meet the minimum points required on the day you were invited to apply; or
3. You are inadmissible to Canada due to criminality, heath reasons, security, misrepresentation, etc.

If your application was refused, you will not get the Application for PR fees back. You will be refunded the Right of PR fees if you paid them upfront. A refusal does not necessarily mean that you cannot apply again but it depends on the reasons for refusal. I’ve seen all kinds of reasons but the majority are for providing inadequate employment verification letters/documents. Any work you’ve claimed as “qualifying work” and/or work that earned you CRS points must have adequate employment verification letters to prove it. This can be quite difficult for many reasons. Perhaps the company you worked for is no longer in business. Or maybe you left on bad terms and the employer is not cooperating. Most often employers think these letters are “reference” letters and refuse to list the duties you performed in the letter. In my practice, we’ve developed ways around all of these issues BUT it is unique to each situation. The bottom line when it comes to skilled work is that if you can’t prove it, then you can’t claim it as qualifying work or work that will earn you points. Keep it out of the Work History section of your profile/application. And if you can get these letters, be sure that all the vital information is contained in them. I was once hired to re-apply for an applicant that had been refused when she applied on her own and the only reason she was refused was because her employment letter was missing one vital piece of information! But she was so stressed and rattled by the refusal, she hired me to re-do the application for her as she just didn’t want to make any other mistakes. She’s a permanent resident now so it all worked out but it makes me really sad when I see refusals like this that could have been easily avoided.

The second most common reason I see for refusals is inadmissibility due to criminality. And I’ve got to be frank about this when I say that if there are issues with criminality in your past, you need to hire experienced legal counsel to help you. Criminality is VERY complex and 99% of applicants cannot handle this themselves. Even immigration consultants and lawyers who are not experienced in criminality should not handle these cases. I had another lovely Irish client who was refused due to criminal inadmissibility. His first application was prepared by an immigration consultant but that consultant had no experience with criminality and didn’t understand what needed to be done. Happily, we successfully obtained PR for this client when the criminal matter was handled correctly. But this client could have been a permanent resident 1 year earlier if their first application had been handled by experienced counsel! And I don’t want to beat up the consultant here either as they had thought they had done everything correctly and they were devastated by the refusal. However, when it comes to inadmissibility issues, you want someone who KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING. That takes years of practical experience. That was a very important lesson for that consultant and I’m sure they’ll never forget it.

One final thing to note is that CIC makes mistakes too!! Last year, I helped several clients get PR refusals overturned and approved because the officer made a mistake in evaluating the application. It doesn’t happen often but it DOES happen!! If you are refused, make sure the reasons for refusal are correct.

I didn’t mean for this post to be so long! However, there are a LOT of pitfalls in Canadian immigration and most of them could be easily avoided. If you want to make sure that you are not making any mistakes in your application, READ AND RESEARCH.But trust me when I tell you that decline an ITA is 1000 times better than being refused! While a cancellation can often be overcome easily, refusals need to be avoided at all costs if possible. Good luck everyone!

Guys,

Please If I get a new visa or travel after submitting my app, must I inform IRCC of this?

Thanks

Congratulations to the newly called. It just occured to me that at 421 CRS, you don't even need a single day of work experience. If you are under 30 years old, single and can MAX your IELTS...this is your score below.

Comprehensive Ranking System formula

Subtotal Core/Human capital + Spouse factors + Skill transferability = 431

Additional points = 0

Grand total = 431

esosa4real:

Hello pls can one book q life over the phone?

Sure, especially if you call during work hours...anything after that na engage that line go dey give you...I called and then also went there in person as its just 5mins from my office.

Though I think I will settle for the Ikoyi one, spoken to them and they confirmed its a walk-in.

Ehrnie:


Are you aware that your Nigerian PCC is valid for just 3 months...? It is stated clearly on the certificate. Double check its validity before you submit it...

Yea I am aware, saw it...but I read somehwere CIC takes its as 6months (I might be very wrong)...but again shey the ITA sef once accepted, is supposed to be completed and submitted in 90days, so same same...once you submit u dun submit

optionese:
Am planning to submit my application in june, is it too early to get the PCC or it doesn't matter ?

Its not too early, the 6months still covers you...plus the earlier you start getting these docs the better...me that was lounging in Feb, see April dun wan end now...I am running about.

9ja PCC and UK PCC in the bag...Yankee PCC is not even in sight yet...na to submit and hope it arrives b4 they start background check i dey now.

40manlappy:


You don't need to book an appointment if you are ok with Children's Practice/Consultants Practice. Just make sure you go there between 8am and 10am, Mondays to Fridays. Be prepared to spend the better part of the day there though.

Maybe I should try them then, even QLife said I should budget 4hours for everything so I might as well spend the whole day.

optionese:
Yes but I don't live in Lagos . Isn't there any person outside of lagos who has done this ? Even Abuja people anyone here suggestions. Would be appreciated. Me am not doing any online ooo

I will advise you just take out time to come to Lagos, its a 15-30mins parol, in and out sharply.

I went to QLife this morning, the next available date is on the 15th May...I just start to sweat like say my pipe burst cos my submission should be around then, in short before then was my plan.

optionese:
Good morning everyone . Am sure we all had a good holidays. I have my first ITA question . The Police Report thing can it be obtained from any police station or it has to be in Lagos ?

Lagos specifically ALAGBON.

I heard you can do it online too though for those outta town via http://www.nigeriacrb.com/apply_now.htm

DISCLAIMER..."I Heard"...meaning I don't know if you can bank on them.

Hello People,

Quick One - The 9ja PCC, are we to upload just the pink certificate typed on or inclusive of the stamped fingerprinted sheet?

Also, my DOM account is fully funded to requirement...will that alone do or I should add my naira account (since they say all accounts)...my headache with the active naira account is because its less than 500k right now but with alot of irregular heavy heavy inflows unto side hustles

Epp seniors!

Gracias

Ehrnie:



...I hope this clarifies things...?

Absolutely! Merci

Ehrnie:


You only go for your upfront medical when you receive your ITA and you are about to submit. Note that you are required to upload the e-Medical Information Sheet you receive from your doctor after your medical appointment.

Clear...?

Thanks, so I guess a week to submission is okay to go do it then.

Ladies & Gents,

Quick One please - Is Upfront Medical is the game or I should submit my app and await instruction?

Not sure what I read some months back and I can't find the link.

HELP!!!

perks:


perks:
Congratulations to all those dat received ITAs.

Quick question for those that have gotten their PPR. Wat was the average wait period between when you received ur AOR and ur PPR?

Secondly, how long does it take to receive ur passport back after PPR?

@optionese...Thanks...I know CIC states 6months, but I want to know from practical experience what the exact time was from AOR to PPR. And from PPR to return of passports. Those that have scaled through should please share their timeline please. Thanks

Yoooo whatever permutation you are doing, just roll with that 6months tbh...We have had testimonies of 2 or 3months here, whereas we have had people with 5months to a little over 6months...it actually really does vary.

Is it only me that felt lazy after getting the ITA...its over 30days now and my ginger has dropped kinda...and I have 75% of docs already sha.

My Village people must be trying to distract me

I believe so, especially since the children are prolly under 18s.

Jetspeed:
Iam filling my post ITA PR application. I noticed there is no requirement for
travels information/details for my children. I hope i am in order.

esosa4real:
Hello guys, for those who answered YES to those statutory questions in Post ITA form, did you put same reasons in both questions?? (I think it was question 3&4).

I duplicated same answer as both questions asked the same thing indirectly bothered on rejection/refusal of visas in the past. Hope that's not a problem.

Lastly, any harm in submitting a Shedule A form even when not asked? I nor wan do oversabi

I am in the same boat, cause they are actually the same question...just twisted differently.

Elders, please advise us.

Quick One Peeps: Wifey lived in the US for 5 months, 2weeks and 5days...I believe technically this is not 6months yet...so I need not pursue the FBI Pcc, am I wrong?

Ope ooo...I adjusted my Work issue and settled for 442, ITA ti gbori wole!!!!!!!!

Thanks to everyone for the advise as always.

behati:
Good day house, been a silent reader but hope to participate from now. I just got ITA and will be sharing my timelines below.

ECA- Nov. 2016: this was very fast as I submitted scanned copies of transcript and degree certificates, paid international courier fee to have WES send verification letter to my school via courier. Had someone who assisted with the verification in less than 5 days of the school receiving it. Everything took about one month.
IELTS: Jan 7th, collected result Jan 20. LSWR: 8.5, 7.5, 8,8.
EE pool: Created two profile on 21 Jan. I claimed 3 years experience in one and two years in the other as I have only completed two years in my current place of work, however, I have one year experience from a different company.
CRS scores: 474 and 449 respectively.
ITA: received on both profile on 8 Feb 2017. However, I accepted the profile with 449 as it may be difficult getting reference from my former employer.

I've been gathering all documents, and POF is basically the outstanding item. My sister will be transferring the money to me and I will appreciate if anyone can give me a sample gift deed.

Thanks

Na the same boat me and this guy dey...I guess I will create another profile too with 2years work experience as well and hope for a fresh ITA @ 441.

@All,

Thanks for the advise and debates. Further to my case...I actually do have another two years of experience on the same NOC (May 2011 to Jan 2013). I didn't include it in the EE because I am dead sure my former employer will not give reference in the format required and would probably fustrate my efforts (because we parted on a not too good note) hence why I just stuck with my current employer for the points.

So can I just update my EE profile with the old experience, it wont obviously change my CRS but it means I will now need to pursue reference from this old employer...advise please.

Goodmorning People,

Congratulations to everyone that got their ITA yesterday (including myself) and to the seniors with PPR status and the ancestors that have landed I hail thee all.

Quick One: My work experience for NOC 1114 is actually 2years and 11months...but while filling my profile it didn't request for actual date of the job...just month and year hence March 2014 - Feb 2017 makes it 3years on the dot but in actual date count i am short by 3weeks and some days.

The system counted it as 3years and gave me maximum points, should I go ahead and accept this ITA and run with it or reject and just wait till March or April?

Gurus please advise.

@VCole, From success at Missionary Journey to Canadian Journey ... I doff my hat for you ma'am.

nefertitiram:


I was in Turkey the whole day. Our flight took off during the coup, and when we landed the flight still went back.

Praise God...things weren't looking pretty on CNN last night.