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Tess6:
Congratulations on ur wife receiving her BIL, I am also waiting for my BIL since March 17th that I passed my medicals….. please did you send webforms to ircc to disturb them or they just sent the email on their own.

Please disturb them. Send multiple webforms and emails. Call them too if you can connect. I did the same and I was lucky to have been issued BIL and medical at once.

GraciousWords:
Congrats on the BIL for madam. Ask the clinic if they can retransmit your meds from earlier in the year with the IME number on the IRCC remed request. And/or contact IRCC via webform and phone to provide evidence of your remeds done 3 months ago.

Thanks for the response. I asked them, and they said they only transmit once, and can't possibly re-transmit. I have gone ahead to contact IRCC via webform.

PanicButton:
Still waiting for BIL for my spouse since January after she passed her medicals. Hmmm. Montreal shake body na

Montreal don shake body small. Finally received BIL for my spouse. Even after notifying IRCC and uploading my medical slip, I also received a medical request, whereas I had done an upfront medical about 3 months ago. What do you guys advice? Should I keep notifying them of my upfront medical or I should go ahead and do another medicals?.

Still waiting for BIL for my spouse since January after she passed her medicals. Hmmm. Montreal shake body na

pweetygal:
Please did you buy credit to use the app or it was data/WIFI?
Kindly guide me.. Thanks.....

You don't need to spend a dime. You use your wifi or data(functioning internet connection) to initiate the call though. Make sure you have a fairly good connection. Download the app, register on the platform using your phone number and just initiate a call to that IRCC number at the earliest. Preferably, 3 to 4mins before 12pm Nigerian time (weekdays only). Refer to my post for further instructions.

Glad to have shared. I couldn't believe how fast I connected to an agent.

GraciousWords:
It works!!! Added to page 1.

Thank you.

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Hello everyone,

For those trying to reach IRCC, here is a post I came across and since it worked for me, it could work for someone too. I got connected at once after trying it. Please make sure your V.O is not outside Canada before calling them for enquiries on your application. Enjoy!

How to call IRCC within a min.

Go to ur play store or Apple store, download an app called Viber. After confirming it, dial +1-800-267-6788

Calling hrs is between 8am and 4pm which is 12noon to 8pm Nigeria time at the moment.

They operate in such a way that before there client support can receive calls, it must be exactly 8am

So you'll call them like 3 mins to that 8am

When you call, you'll first press 1 to select English

You'll press 2 to be connected to IRCC and this period, they'll tell you that client support department is closed but never mind.... Continue

After that you'll be asked to press 1 to provide your UCI but press 2 that you don't have

It doesn't affect anything because once they pick you'll still provide your UCI again and you need not to waste time providing it again thereby taking more time you are spending on the call

So this period, you'll be asked to choose number again, you can take style to waste time by listening to the options so that the time would be like 1 min to 12noon. Your phone time

The next number you'll choose is after pressing 2 that you don't have UCI is 3

After that, the next number you'll press is 2

Then the last number to direct you to the agent is 0, the moment your time changes to 12 noon exactly, press 0

Infact, the call won't spend 5 seconds before an agent will pick

If you missed this time, you can try it later but what they'll tell you is that there are plenty people on queue. You have to call back later and if you are lucky to be connected, get ready to wait for as long as 1hr if at all an agent picks it

Zerotrust:
I think I can see the end of my journey from here. I never burdened myself with too much worry but it seems God has been working.

FSW
IELTS (1st trial) - L9 S8 R8.5 W7.5(After a remark)
ITA: 23rd December 2020
AOR: 6th March 2021
Remed request: 18th February 2022
Remed Passed: 15th March 2022
PPR: 17th March 2022

Congratulation!!! this was pretty fast relative to what's obtainable these days.

Hello Guys,

Please does it usually take this long for added spouses to get BIL? My spouse was added, and her medicals passed since January, 14th 2022. It is two months down the line and even after several emails, no BIL yet. I am just curious because I see people whose spouses get BIL not too long after their medical is updated as passed. What else can I do to facilitate its issuance? My V.O. unfortunately is now Montreal

Aibisoye0:
Hello House,
I've gotten all my documents for ADR (PCC, schedule A, POF) I don't see where to upload Remedicals. Do I just submit or attach it to the PCc or POF slot...

Please if you have been here do let me know. My medicals is tomorrow.

For medicals, since it isn't upfront you do not have to do anything. Just take the medical request letter to the medical centre and once your done and you pass the medicals, they would upload the necessary document on IRCC portal on your behalf. You can also raise a webform and attach the medical slip they give you there although not required.

wendyihe:
Please guys I need help, I have been trying to book for upfront medical because I had the feeling I'll be sent a remedical request, I tried for some weeks but didn't succeed, in the process I got the remedical request letter from IRCC with the normal 30days deadline, then I called Qlife but they said they can't help me, I called IOM they gave me the same date IRCC gave as the deadline for submission. I pleaded and even explained that I need to have my medicals done before that deadline, despite sending my remedical request letter to them yet they refused. Please I need your suggestions, I don't know what next to do.

If you are in Abuja, go to IOM centre in Asokoro and explain your situation to them. They will definitely consider your request. I was in the same shoes as well, and they gave me a new date.

Venom104:
Exact same situation with you. Waiting for Spouse BIL, Transferred to Montreal. Previously Ottawa.

Oh that's great! The wait is something else.

Greetings everyone,

After I got married post PPR, I made an enquiry on my visa office recently and just yesterday, I received a response that my application is currently at the IRCC local office in Montreal, Quebec (My VO was formerly Ottawa as a single applicant). I thought it would be Accra VO since that had become a trend for folks in Nigeria who got married post AOR/COPR as per interview and co. Now, I haven't heard much about Montreal VO and the little experiences of other people with Montreal on NL isn't too encouraging. What's your general perception about Montreal? Have they improved of recent with respect to their previous M.O.(Modus Operandi). Finally, my wife's medicals was passed 14th January, and still waiting for BIL. Does it take that long for spouses to be issued BIL because I thought it would be an immediate request?

bozz007:
PPR finally.

AOR - December 2019
Remed - November 2021
Added baby - December 2021
Baby medicals - December 2021
PPR - February 7, 2022

Congrats!!! Your process between adding baby and ppr was quite fast. You are one of the lucky ones really.

GraciousWords:
When you add spouse, your app is being re-opened, you can't travel with the Feb 10 COPR if your circumstances have changed (green). This is my understanding, make others put mouth.

I think you have to wait for her BIL to be sent, following which IRCC should finalize and send fresh PPRs, fresh visas and fresh COPRs for your family. Only IRCC know how long that takes, hopefully not long.

BTW, did you submit IMM0008 showing a change in family composition when you sent in your passport to VFS, it seems to be part of PPR email? If you did and they still issued COPR, then I don't know again, maybe that was a bureaucratic blunder by IRCC or maybe my understanding is warped.

Check Canada.visa out, there's a larger population there, you may someone with a similar issue.

https://www.nairaland.com/6829885/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/7#107370641

Thanks for your response once again. Concerning the IMM008, there was no need to submit it since my status had not changed, and I was yet to inform IRCC of the impending change in status. It was during the period when I sent my passport for stamping, that I did the court marriage and informed IRCC of the change. Subsequently, they acted on it accordingly.

Hello everyone,

I trust we are all good. I heard it's raining ppr today. Congrats to all who got theirs. I am particularly looking forward to @Graciouswords testimony. So I have added my spouse, after my copr was issued. She was asked to do her medicals, which she has done(showed medicals passed by January 14th). Now waiting for her biometrics request letter to be issued.

The problem now is that the copr that was issued to me post adding my spouse expires on February 10th. This was issued based on the assessment of my application as a single applicant. What do I do in this scenario? I have raised webforms, and written several emails requesting advice to no avail. Travelling with the issued Visa might constitute a problem in the future since it is indicated I have no dependent.

So many questions on my mind such as: Will my Visa be cancelled, and when might that be? Who has been in similar position? Do I travel, while she joins me when they finish processing hers? Wont it amount to misrepresentation? All these queries lingers, and I would be grateful for some insights considering how long it takes to get another ppr after the first one has been issued.

Ideraa:
My dear Canadians,
The Lord has done it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My Timelines below:
AOR: 13TH Dec 2019
Biometrics: 20th January 2020
Medicals passed - January 2020
Covid struck and LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Silence
ADR for new Baby - Sep 25th 2021
Request for Remedical - Nov 11th 2021
Ready for Visa mail : 2nd Dec 2021
Passport Submission thru VFS Lagos : 7th Dec 2021
Passport delivered - Jan 7th 2022



See you all in the Maple Land. Shalom!

Congrats!!!

Tuke360:
This is wishing you all a very Prosperous New Year ahead!

Seems I am mixing up the information and I need the gurus in the house to guide me.
First I have evaluated my master's degree but I was running my own company years before the master's degree.
I have written IELTS but couldn't enter the pool because my score was low and needed employment offer to boost my score. I now have Open Work Permit and Employment Offer which gave me the needed score.
My worry is MUST my education tally with my job description (NOC) to be qualify for express entry?

No! Your education must not tally with your job description to qualify. You can study husbandry, and be a programmer. That's fine!

KlausMike:
Congratulations on your visa!

Are you please able to point me to a link / help with the procedure you followed to send your passport to VAC for stamping? The request letter from IRCC isn’t very specific, plus I did not get much information from VAC Nigeria website.

Thanks

Gather all documents required by IRCC and your VFS:

1. International Passport(s)

2. 2 Passport Photographs (see further instructions below in addendum 1)

3. Passport Request Letter (aka ready for visa mail)

4. Duly filled Height and Eye Colour Chart. (A single form containing details for every member of the family)

5. IMM008 for those with a change in family composition (by a birth, death, marriage or divorce, etc)

6. 1 CVAC form. With only page 2 filled in by PA. Do not fill pages 3 & 4. Also advisable to fill in Caps. Ink color doesn't matter.

Put all documents in an envelope and proceed to DHL or any courier of your choice and pay for a one-way delivery to the VFS centre where you reside: Abuja or Lagos. Since I reside in Abuja, I sent mine to Abuja via UPS. You do not have to pay any fee if your submission centre also served as where you did your biometrics. That is: if you are submitting to Abuja and you did your biometrics in Lagos, you'd have to pay the transmission fee.

VFS sends to Accra, who will then submit to the high commission.

Addendum 1.
-2 recent passport photos per person.
-Not older than 6 months
-In Canadian PR dimension (refer to photo chart)
-1 detailed copy with the name and DOB of the person at the back. Below that, write or stamp the Name
& address of photo studio with date photo was taken.
-A second copy for each person is left plain


Other Things to note:

1. Wait for the VFS tracking details— they will give you update on when it will be sent to IRCC and when it will be returned to you
2. Wait for the return of your passport— VFS also uses DHL or any other courier to return.

GraciousWords:
Liispa, PanicButton, Ogaboss01, Gbemmyusuf, or anyone else, please have you got your COPRs yet? Which VFS did you use and how long did it take from when you sent passports out through DHL to when it was returned.

#OttawaGangOf2019&2020 #Gangof2019&2020&even2021 from all VOS, start getting ready, our PPRs are on the way. Great old post from Living in Canada thread about preparing for Canada:
https://www.nairaland.com/4657743/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/178#70610456

*Edited*

Oh *dances on you guys behalf*. I just recieved my stamped passport today. I had submitted to VFS Abuja who then transmitted to Accra I suppose. I submitted via UPS on the 10th of November. My Visa was issued on the 12th of December, and I received it today. So give or take you get your passport back 2 weeks after it is stamped. All the best you guys, we are rooting for you all!

An update to my application:

IRCC finally updated my application post COPR with a placeholder, sent me some application kit, requested I filled the forms for I and my spouse, and submit within 30days. So yeah, nothing has really changed. You can still add your spouse even after your COPR has been issued. Thanks all, and particularly @GraciousWords for the reassurance.

ednut1:
the agent is wrong. Alot of people have added spouse after getting ppr. See this https://www.nairaland.com/5471101/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/144#84178143. If you add spouse the ppr gets cancelled , wife added and ppr is reissues to both.

Thanks for the clarification.

Lotusgoddess:
You're not post AOR but post PPR naa. He's right, it's spousal sponsorship

I dont understand. Is this information based on facts? Some folks here who have been in the same shoes, were successful in adding their spouse post ppr. Please refer to this which @GraciousWords posted in support of my argument:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/permanent-residence/express-entry/assessing-electronic-application-on-section-a11-2.html


It states and I quote: "Family members can be added to the application at any time during the process, including after the visa is issued, but prior to obtaining permanent resident status. Applicants are instructed to inform IRCC immediately if their family composition has changed (e.g., birth of a child, marriage, divorce)."

GraciousWords:
If you have not landed yet, then the case agent is mistaken IMO......unless IRCC recently changed their policy without updating their website.

Respond with the screenshot below and the IRCC link from FAQ
34...... also write a direct email to your VO with history of all docs you added, evidence of payment, comment from case agent and your rebuttal.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/permanent-residence/express-entry/assessing-electronic-application-on-section-a11-2.html

Thank you very much. I thought so as well because I am yet to land, and my passport is still with accra VO. That said, I have sent a direct email to my VO with all documents and proof of payment. Fingers crossed.

Hi Guys,

While trying to add spouse post AOR, I raised a webform, attached the documents, and made payments. However, a case agent replied back stating that I cant add my spouse since a final decision has been made on my application. He recommended I sponsored her under Family Class, or Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class. Please how do I remedy this situation?

Iyke4400:
Hello guys...

Good day

I have been following this thread for long.

Please I am a bit confused about WES evaluation. I have ND, HND, PGD and MBA. What should I state for WES evaluation...I am looking at applying for FSW in Canada,

And how much will it cost me for the evaluation from Lagos
Thank u.

Evaluate your MBA since it is a Masters degree. You'd get more points doing that.

cnwamo:
It’s PPR time!!!!

NOVA SCOTIA NOM-NOV 09
COR: CHINA
NATIONALITY: NIGERIAN
ITA-NOV 18 2020
AOR-JAN 07
M.P-FEB 10
B.R-FEB 10
PRIMARY V.O: CIO
SECONDARY V.O: OTTAWA
Remed- Nov 9
PPR: Nov 16

The wait was worth it, wishing everyone goodluck.

Congratulations.

Miredo:
This is the process to send your passport to Accra:
Submitting passport(s) to Accra VFS without using Lagos VFS. Good luck and congrats again on your PPR.

Gather all documents required by IRCC and VFS Accra:

1. International Passport(s)

2. 2 Passport Photographs (see further instructions below in addendum 1)

3. Passport Request Letter (aka ready for visa mail)

4. Duly filled Height and Eye Colour Chart. (A single form containing details for every member of the family)

5. IMM008 for those with a change in family composition (by a birth, death, marriage or divorce, etc)

6. 1 CVAC form. With only page 2 filled in by PA. Do not fill pages 3 & 4. Also advisable to fill in Caps. Ink color doesn't matter.

7. Payment teller(s) for the sum of GHC 405 to ( paid per person to vfs GH's account. (See further instruction on addendum 2 below)

Put all documents in an envelope and proceed to DHL or any courier of your choice and pay for a one-way delivery to:

Canadian Visa Application Centre(In Partnership with International Organisation for Migration),
Baptist Convention House,
Abelemkpe Road,
Abelemkpe,

Info.canghaiom@vfshelpline.com
+233 50 129 5270

VFS Global Accra, who will then submit to the high commission.

Addendum 1.
-2 recent passport photos per person.
-Not older than 6 months
-In Canadian PR dimension (refer to photo chart)
-1 detailed copy with the name and DOB of the person at the back. Below that, write or stamp the Name
& address of photo studio with date photo was taken.
-A second copy for each person is left plain

Addendum 2:
Bank details:
Bank Account name – International Organization for Migration
Bank name – ECOBANK Ghana Limited
Account Branch: Head office
BIC/SWIFT Code – ECOCGHAC
Account Number – 1441000695744
Address;
(CVAC operated in partnership with OIM/IOM)

Payment can be made through any family or friend resident in Ghana. There are also agents who can help with this if neccesary.


Other Things to note:

1. Get your tracking number and monitor on DHL tracker till its recieved by Vfs gh
2. Wait for the VFS tracking details— they will give you update on when it will be sent to IRCC and when it will be returned to you
3. Wait for the return of your passport— VFS also uses DHL to return— you don't pay for it, it's included in the GHC 405

Thanks for such a detailed response. I just submitted my package to UPS in Abuja to deliver to the VFS in Abuja. I didn't pay any fee aside the courier sum. Do you have any idea on how I could ascertain the actual transmission fee to be paid to the VFS in Abuja. For added info, I did my biometrics in Abuja.

Hi guys,

After my issued PPR, and with my VO being Ottawa:

1. Can I send to any Visa office for my COPR to be issued or must it be Ottawa.
2. Do I go straight to DHL to transmit the documents to the designated Visa office.
3. I see something about transmission fee on my letter. When is it to be paid, and how do I go about it.

I need help with the process. My location is Abuja.
I would appreciate your assistance. Thanks.

GraciousWords:
See here FAQ 34 https://www.nairaland.com/6829885/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled#107239809

You can add a spouse at any time, even after COPR but it must be before you land.

You could:
1) ask for an extension to the 30 days - I suspect you need to give the reason, or

2) send in your passport, get COPR and then add her once you marry but before you land and before COPR expiry. Like this person https://www.nairaland.com/5187408/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/509#81533301

3) if you are already 100% certain of your decision to wed, marry next week at court and add her now even before COPR and advise IRCC immediately with all the docs required, like the person here https://www.nairaland.com/5031893/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/395#77874910
In any of these scenarios above you need to contact IRCC...my only concern is how quickly they will respond to webforms or emails given that you are time bound. Pls try sending daily until you get a personalised response.

4) unless you want to go without her, quickly do a soft landing get your PR card, come back to marry after you land and do spouse sponsorship immediately after. They are big on family reunification so it may be an option. Read here https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/spouse-partner-children.html

In any event, I think you must tell them...... unless you plan to land and marry later. If you get married, you probably must inform IRCC before you land.......not sure you can be married and land without declaring her as a spouse. I'm not 100% sure of this though.

Thanks a lot. Everyone can agree that the invaluable time you spend to answer to our queries and provide more clarity is well appreciated. I cant wait to share in your celebration once your Canada dream is achieved with a PPR. Welldone