Benny27:
Hello everyone,
I’ve been given ITA but I’ve not yet submitted my application.
I have gotten my checklist of documents to submit.
With this new POF update, do I go ahead and submit the new amount or do I still need to edit my profile?

You don’t need to update your profile. Just submit with the new amount.

bankytee01:
Good day guys,

Please i need help/guidance on how to successfully get a job in order to increase my crs score in the pool. I have only been applying via jobbank but no positive result yet.
I am currently in the pool with a CRS score of 390 for one of the Agric noc under the Category based draw, so i hope to explore other ways of increasing my crs score without having to retake ielts. The ielts listening test has been a struggle for me and ielts fee isn't smiling again.

Your chances of getting a job on JobBank and from Nigeria is 0.01%.

Rewriting the IELTS or French exam is a sure way to boost your score

Bluebox:
Hello can money from a land sale be used as proof of funds for EE.as I just entered the pool and may get ita soon without having enough for the 6month bank statement.Any other idea to use as pof in this situation is welcomed.

I know someone who sold his land after receiving an ITA. He provided all the documents (deeds, receipts , etc) from when he purchased the land to when he sold it. He also highlighted in his bank statements, the date he paid for the land, as well as when he sold the land.

And you need a solid letter of explanation

Priscilliade:
Thank you so much guys I got my passport back on Monday

Timeline
ITA :- September 12 2023
AOR:- November 22 2023
BIOMETRICS &MEDICAL:- January 15 2024
MEDICALS PASSED:- Late February
PPR :- March 3

Documents sent to Accra through lagos VFS:- March 8 2024

Passport pick up/ Visa hand :- May 6 2024

Thank you so much guys for all the help rendered
The best platform ever


Pls oo anyone I can link up with to hint me about Canada and how to plan settling down and starting the hustle lol

Come with plenty of money, cos you will need it.

Make sure your POF is up to date. Possibly, print your bank statement a day before you leave cos you might be asked at the port of entry (not in every case though. I wasn’t asked).

Francieuche:
[quite author=MrBnet post=129836062]Timeline:
Applied for EE - October 17
ITA - December 8 - Stem Draw
AOR - February 5
Biometrics and Medicals - March 12
Medicals Passed - April 4
RFV Email - April 25


Sent my passport to Kenya:
Congratulations
Pls how much did it cost you can you assist with a contact

Congratulations

blessedbest:
Good day everyone, please I need guidance. I am a graduate and applied through the study route but got refused due to financial reasons in October last year. So now I want to use the Express Entry route. Please what are the steps I need to take? I am a newbie, please help

Use the CRS calculator to see what your score will be: https://ircc.canada.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp

If you score high enough and have the required POF and other documents, your chances of immigrating to Canada as a PR is high.

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pushy8:
Greetings everyone,

I seek your guidance regarding my NOC and EE profiles.

As the primary applicant, my credentials are as follows:

- I hold an ECA for both an MBA and a Masters in Public Health.
- I have 15 years of experience in banking until 2022, followed by employment in healthcare since then.
- Currently, I am in the pool with banking experience, allowing me to claim the maximum points for the number of years.
- My IELTS scores are as follows: Listening 7.0, Reading 6.5, Writing 7.5, Speaking 8.5.

Question 1: Should I switch my NOC to Healthcare despite having less than three years of experience in this field?

Regarding my partner's profile:

- They possess a degree in Computer Engineering without a master's degree.
- With over 10 years of experience until 2022, they transitioned to healthcare from that year onward.
- Age: 38
IELTS scores: Listening - 8.5, Reading - 8.0, Writing - 7.0, and Speaking - 8.0.

Question 2: Can my partner become the primary applicant based on their age and higher points for language skills, even though they have less than three years work experience in healthcare?

Also considering Manitoba pnp as we have a sibling there. Also not sure whether to use banking or healthcare.


Thank you

As far as I know, your primary occupation has to match your education.

I’ll suggest that with your Masters in Public Health, you be the principal applicant. Write the IELTS again and target an 8 in your listening and minimum (LRWS/8777). Hopefully, with your spouse and siblings points, you will get an invite. The cutoff in the last healthcare draw was 422.

Also, you can get a provincial nomination.

MoreTech:


Pls, how much is the French exam?

When we wrote ours in June last year, it was around 230k. Now it’s between 600k and 700k

Priscilliade:
Good morning house

Pls I got this message on the passport tracking website vfs

Visa application, tracking ID No.*********** – Your processed passport has been dispatched from the Canada Visa Office on 2024/04/27 to the Canada Visa Application Centre. Your decision envelope will be returned to you via the courier service offered by the VAC. Collection of decision envelopes in-person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice. Please refer to the “Buy Services” page of the VAC website for further information on courier services offered by the VAC.To know more, please call VAC helpline number or visit VAC website



Pls since I didn’t get any email should i proceeed to pick up my passport in Lagos pls and does it mean it’s ready for collection

Today makes it 8 weeks after passport submission at Accra

Thank you family

VFS would deliver to you via a courier

Agidipie:
I need an advise, i am currently finishing my Msc in UK. I will be kicking off my pr process soon. I did ielts 3 years ago but didn't meet the cut-off. Now I am in the UK, someone advised me to take the French language test rather than English, because it would help the immigration process and also my career. I am about to register for my French language course and I don't want to waste money. I want to ask, how viable is it using French test? And also advice

Write both the English (IELTS General) and French (TEF) exam.

If you write only the French, you won’t get additional points.

And yes, the writing the French exam , in addition to our IELTS exam was what gave us our ITA.

meettoria:

Thank you so much
Done that and it was eligible this time around 💃

Please I have one more question
Can someone please explain Alberta PNP to me?

I have created my express entry profile
I am still confused on where to apply for Alberta provincial nomination.
I have a sister in Alberta which I noted when I was creating my EE Profile and I chose I will love to permanently reside in Alberta.
Do I just wait for notification of interest?
Or do I need to apply for the PNP? If yes, how to go about it

I live in Alberta but I don’t understand how Alberta PNP works.

Sorry

meettoria:
can I delete a profile that is ineligible to create a new profile?

You don’t need to delete it. Just create a new one. But first check your eligibility using the link:

https://onlineservices-servicesenligne.cic.gc.ca/c2c/eapp

If you’re eligible, it will generate a code which you will input.

olajide2428:
Guys please i tried creating my express entry profile and the study and language form keeps showing in progress ,whereas I filled it completely

You didn’t fill it completely.

folla:
Thank you, Seun.

I agree with your points.

The LOE, would it be sent by webform or another means?

You can merge the documents together and upload as one.

I will also suggest that you inform your sibling what you’re going to do via WhatsApp or email, so that if IRCC decides to investigate his status and he’s found without legal status, your sibling won’t say that you are working with village people.

eniola1010:
abeg how do some ppl manage to get 8.5 in listening? that shi..t is too hard.

Practice and keep practicing. If you start start scoring 36/40 in the practice tests, then you’re ready.

And during the test, avoid any kind of distractions. The recording is played once; if you miss any question or part of the recording, don’t dwell on it or start thinking of the answer to that question; simply move on, focus on the recording and answer the next question.

toygod2:


Heard it’s 139k bro.

It was debunked by the organizers

Oga check online

sharpwriter:
Please what is the price of IELTS and WES currently?
I'm asking for the express entry program..

My last IELTS was 83k in October 2022. Now it’s 266k

Omo!

The value of CAD is still the CAD; na naira dey loose value.

All the best guys.

Lastbornbuns:

1095 days (~3 years) within the last 5 years from the date you apply. Your wife must go through the same processes as everyone for citizenship by meeting the requirements. She needs clb 4. You can sponsor her for PR though.

Plus, should have, ideally, filed your tax for 3 years.

SemperFid:


Okay thanks. I am creating my wes profile now and I selected the Canada IRCC application as against the standard WES application. The information i have is processing time is 35 days.

Then I used this ielts to evaluate my CRS and it's 394.

Is there something I'm missing?

Going by the current cut off point, 394 is low.

Start with the ECA and use the period to prepare for another IELTS. I’m not sure if you can retake only the Listening part.

ECA can take anywhere between 1 month and 6 months, sometimes more. ECA are valid for 5 years while the IELTS is valid for 2 years.

And if you can, learn French

SemperFid:
I just got my ielts. Any advice pls? GraciousWords

Create a profile

There’s no point applying for remark. Write the IELTS results again.

donvalley:
Yes, I have.

What was written there? If it’s two or more certificates, that’s what you select

donvalley:
Hi everyone - Please do HND holders still have the opportunity to claim two or more certs when creating their express entry profile? I'm creating an EE profile now but couldn't see the two or more certs option. Anybody in this similar situation? Please advise. Thanks.

Have you evaluated your HND and OND with WES?

halimadb:
Hi all. I need some clarification, please.

For my work experience, I know what documents I need to provide as proof for roles where I was employed as a full time employee, e.g reference letter,etc. However, from March to July last year, I worked as a freelance consultant for an organization (not as an employee) with varying number of hours for each month.

I have my consultancy contract, invoices for each month and can show payment deposits for each month but I am unsure what a reference letter from the organization should look like since I was not an employee of theirs. Any idea what the letter should contain and if I need to submit other documents for this particular experience?

Thank you

Aside from the consultancy contract, do you have 3 years of work experience? If yes, then no need to add the consultancy period in your EE application. You can add it in your personal history after receiving ITA and submitting eAPR.

For FSW, 3 years of work experience will give you the same point as 10 years of work experience

Oluwatosinfaith:
Please Can I attach like my last 5 month payslips since since that's the salary alerts that will appear in the 6 months Bank statement of my POF, and all other employment documents like my reference letter, employment letter and ID card will it be okey?

If you can get the work reference letter, you don’t need employment letter or ID card.

Work reference, bank statement and payslips should suffice

Oluwatosinfaith:



Please Can I as well attach like my last 5 month payslips since since that's the salary alerts that will appear in the 6 months Bank statement of my POF

Yes you can.
You can also highlight the salary on the bank statement

Oluwatosinfaith:
Good evening everyone one, please I have a question, I have two work experiences three years each, but I would like to go with the second one alone because the first one I was paid in cash from the bursary while the second job salary was paid into my account, my question is if I am using the second one can I use the last 6 months bank statement with my pof and my salary showing in it along with the last six months payslip and reference letter, employment letter and ID card for my proof of employment will it fly, please I really need advise on this, thanks

Use only the second one.
And what you need for pof is bank reference letter, statement of account and letter of non indebtedness from the bank.

Then the work reference letter to confirm your employment.

Don’t add the first one in your express entry profile. If you do, you’ll be asked to submit work reference letter. You can add in your personal history section after ITA

juli4dad:
Please, I want to confirm if it's possible to have more than one profile in the pool with diff NOCs

Nope

kiari:


It’s PPR O’clock 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
A journey that started in 2018, getting first hand information from this goldmine of a platform, I am forever grateful. 🥹

Timeline…

2018
My friend told me about this the Canadian express entry program after she relocated via study route. Joined Nairaland and the trajectory of my life changed. It was all I could think of, I digested the infamous page 1 very well. Next things was to evaluate my bachelors degree and write ielts. Scores were in the 440’s. I sent my transcripts to WES within paying (lol), scores gradually increased to 450s and I knew I needed a second degree.

2019
The hunt for a second degree started, registered for CIMA and after 2 exams I knew I could not handle it, next was Noun PGD, in-fact that school eehn, I regret it till now (story for another day), finally I went for UNILAG HRDC, and I started my 6months degree program (Jun-Dec) I also wrote my first Ielts and I did not get my desired results 💔anyways we move… Wrote my final exams and we had to wait for results to come out the following year.

2020
With high hopes that I would get my results by January,UNILAG Senate said hold my beer 😥, by March 2020 results were out and immediately added it to my Wes application with my bachelors degree that has be gathering dust since 2018, I paid and BOOM 💥 COVID HAPPENED. We all know how that period, Omo everywhere shut down. Fast forward to June, WES received my unilag transcript and my evaluation came out. Wrote ielts for the 2nd time and I had a L8.5,R8.5,S8,W6.5, I wanted to faint, sent it for a remark and it came back unchanged. Picked up the courage and wrote it for the 3rd time this time I had L8.5 R7.5,S9,W7. I jumped into the pool with a CRS score of 468. I waited patiently and watched the scores go down with every draw that happened. December 2020 the final draw of the year and the score was 468, I danced and rejoiced, only for me to find out I was affected by tie-breaking rule 💔 Damn, moving on…

2021
The Long pause… No Fsw draws😭, tried everything to also get Oinp, MPNP, Nbpnp, Alberta pnp, none was forthcoming.

2022
The long pause continues… 2nd and 3rd ielts expired. I started looking into study visa (Uk, & Canada) applied and got rejected (Premium tears). Took my L in peace and moved on. Draws resumed but the scores were so high, chaii… I started French lessons and gave myself 1 year to write the exam.

2023
French lesson continued, also registered for my MBA classes, wrote 5th ielts, anything to get the extra points. While all these were happening & months passing by, the wave of bill c-19 news were spreading, ircc would invite candidates based on specific Noc, I told myself this might be it o, I have to align myself, I must have my ITA this year. Eventually the list of Noc’s came out and I created a new profile, lo and behold on the 20th of September the Cbd Transport draw favored me. Oh I cried 😭 I danced, rolled on the floor, jumped, screamed. What a glorious moment. I submitted my application in October and the wait begins!!!

2024
While others were getting Bil/Mil/MEP in 2-4weeks, it took ircc 90 days to send mine, hmmm okay o but hey, if it took me 5 years to get ITA what is 90 days ehhn? The character development one will experience in this journey is real. After biometrics has been linked and MEP on gckey, now I wait for ppr. Oh the crippling anxiety, I kept thinking about different things, from ADR to Pof top up because of exchange rate, review required… ha God Abeg ooo.
I told myself once my application gets to 4th month I would call ircc to know the update, little did I know that my ppr is close by. I got the infamous “Do not reply email” on the 5th and oh boyyyy, the way my heart kept beating twice as fast… I finally opened my account and I saw my PPR letter sitting pretty. Wow FINALLY I HAVE MY EVIDENCE. My very own ppr, all the years of hustling, hard-work, dedication and commitment to this journey, it has FINALLY ENDED IN PRAISE FOR ME.

If you are on this journey, I want to encourage you to keep your head high, put in the hard work, and it will definitely come true. It may seem like there’s no way out, but once there is a will there’s a way.

I want to say thank you to Zandora for creating this beautiful gold mine of a thread the OG, where it all started, now everyone has moved to Telegram & WhatsApp, lol…
Stay tuned for my Landing Gist…

Here’s my Timeline

ITA - 20th September 2023
AOR - 9th October 2023
MEP- 8th January 2024
UCI changed - 8th January 2024
BIL - 8th January 2024
Old Biometrics linked - 8th January 2024
Biometrics Done - 9th January 2024
GU 1 - 9th January 2024
GU 2 - 1st February 2024
FD/PPR Letter - 5th February 2024

Wow! Congratulations to you, and best wishes in Canada

IRCC invites 7,000 Express Entry candidates in category-based draw for French language proficiency. Cutoff 365

Last general draw was 541 and only 730 invited.

French helped my family and I. We got an invite in June 2023 and landed Canada as PRs in December 2023.

Don't sleep on French o! Dedicate 2024 to learning French. Like seriously learning French and write the TEF.

Hazardinho:
Good afternoon all, I got ITA few weeks ago…And I’m about submitting my application along my POF. I just deposited the required funds in my account yesterday…And my account statement carries yesterday’s date…I hope this will not affect me going forward with respect to my application?

How did you deposit the funds in your account? What’s the source of funds? Did you deposit it yourself?

Ajibolaoi:
Good morning sir/ma,

Please for a dependant who want to do WES in other to boost here husband points in EE,....

In the process of applying for WES report, they aske her to add recipients of the report, plss what is expected of her to add as a recipients of the report.

Thank you,
Regards.

IRCC

markrocket:
Oh alright, i would like to know if immigration also check for POF at the airport border aswell

Sometimes.