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.

markrocket:
It must clearly show that you have enough money to support yourself for the first 3 months of your stay in Canada (the equivalent of CAN$2,500).

hello everyone, i saw this on their website. pls does this mean my bank statement can show only this amount. or must it also shwo the total POF that is 13k CAD

That’s not Express Entry. It’s International Express Canada - a program whereby, citizens of some countries betwee the ages of 18 and 35 can come work and travel in Canada.

milliondollarma:


Hello, My wife is currently doing her 1yr internship program as an intern pharmacist. Please can we start this process. I'm an Engr and we have two kids. Thanks

Insofar as it’s a paid internship, then it should count.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/eligibility/federal-skilled-workers.html

Msticks:
experts in the house, please help me.
Am i to do medicals upfront before submitting my application for pr?

If you have already done medicals as part of a previous application, then upload the printout sheet and the medical report form.

However if not, then upload a blank document and wait for IRCC to send you instructions on when to get your medical exam.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/medical-exams.html

studycenter:
Evaluate your ND and HND together to get two or more certificate equivalent. ICAN is not recorgnized.

Modified: why you go clone experienced user username come the ask inexperienced question Show some respect to @phabulous88

Lol

So10:
MY PPR STORY

First IELTS- December 5th 2020
WES for BA and CIIN- March 15th 2021
EE Profile - March 15th 2021 (CRS 471)

Silence.......

Second IELTS- June 10th 2023
EE ITA - July 6th 2023 (Healthcare category)
Medicals- July 27th 2023
AOR - August 29th 2023
BIL - September 28th 2023
Biometrics- October 4th 2023
Medicals completed
Eligibility completed
Biometrics: in progress
Background verification: in progress

Silence......

Raised Webform for update- November 10th 2023

Ghost update- November 13th 2023
Ghost update- November 20th 2023
All tasks completed (Biometrics & Background verification)- November 20th

PPR - November 28th
Sent passport via courier to VFS Abuja- November 30th
COPR- January 23rd


*Testimony

I've always known I didn't want to stay in Nigeria and I was hoping to use Masters to japa after my undergraduate degree but Buhari became President and funds dried up, so I moved on.

But it just kept coming up in my head that I'm wasting my time here because career wise, I wasn't progressing. My mum had told me to try this thing but it seemed difficult and I knew the money wasn't exactly there so I didn't want to stress myself.

One day I reconnected with a childhood friend in PH. We hung out and everything was fine but one week later I had a call from an international number. (Oga had japad to Canada)

We talked for almost five hours on the process etc. This was the turning point for me. (November 2019) I started doing my research on nairaland and by February 2020, I paid for IELTS but then covid happened and everywhere shut down so I relaxed. Didn't write that IELTS until December that year. Everything was going well and I was confident ITA was coming because my CRS was 471 but alas draws stopped happening and I lost hope again.

My IELTS expired and I refused to rewrite because checking the projections, it was a waste of money since my score was not that high plus my birthday was around the corner but I kept seeing people getting PPR then the category draws were announced and my sister advised me to check Healthcare since my noc was closely matched with some professions there.

That's how I wrote another IELTS and less than two weeks after my results were out, I had gotten ITA with the Healthcare draw(my crs was 468, the cutoff was 463).
And that was the beginning of a stressful but fulfilling journey.

On November 28th I got my PPR, almost three months after I submitted my application. God is indeed good 
It has ended in praise.

Toronto or Calgary. Here I come🥳🥳

Congratulations, and welcome to Canada.
And may the land favour you

NIGHTLIFE100:
Please anyone with information on Birdview Travels. Please share your experience with them before I go jonze my money

You don’t need a travel agent. Go to the airline's website and book yourself

AdwoaBee:
Hiiii everyone I’m new here.I have some few questions
I am a newly qualified pharmacist from Ghana and I want to relocate using the express entry route.Do I stand a chance of getting it even though I don’t have experience (I only have 1 year experience of working for the government) Can that be used to show work experience? I need your input about how to go about my application so I can actually relocate through express entry.Or should I wait and gain experience before entering the express entry? I’m turning 26 this year…Please help 🙏🙏

Was the one year work experience with the Government as a Pharmacist?

If yes, then you can immigrate as a Pharmacy Assistant through Express Entry, and specifically through the Healthcare targeted draws.
And the good thing is that what you need is 6 months of experience.

Evaluate your credentials using the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) - https://pebc.ca/pharmacists/document-evaluation/applying-for-document-evaluation/#Express

It will be evaluated as a BSc in Pharmacy, and equivalent to a Professional degree.
https://www.nairaland.com/4212543/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/142#64074188

If you score a minimum of 8,7,7,7 (LRSW) in IELTS, your score should be 444. The last healthcare draw was 431

Also because your worked with the ‘Government’ you’ll most likely get an ADR, which is not an issue.

Still do your research online.

All the best.

Atomiq:
Dear Nairalanders, I seek your advice. My wife's M.Sc certificate carries her father's surname, but her international passport is under my surname. When evaluating with WES, should I use my surname or her father's?

She should use her current name.

But she’ll have to upload her marriage certificate or change of name document.

In the WES report, what you’ll see is
Her First Name, Atomiq (nee Maiden name)

BEYEIs:
Good evening everyone,

Please I am about to restart my Canadian journey and I have couple of questions.

Let me just delve right into it.

I am a Software developer with more than 3 years of experience

I am aged 31 going to 32 on 1st of April

My qualification is HND

I am currently running my HND conversion which I will be rounding up end of this year.

I have evaluated my HND with WES sometimes in the past(2022) and WES evaluated it to be 3 years diploma and a year Post graduate.

Here is my real question

Does it mean I am having 2 Two certs, meaning "my level of education" will be Two or more certificates, diplomas or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years?

Thanks all, please I await your reply and advise soon.

Is the HND conversion to a BSc?
And are you planning on using the BSc for express entry?

Note that your HND, evaluated as 2 or more certificate gives you more point than your BSc.

adegoks1234:
Hi everyone, silent observer here. It's PPR time!

EE profile created - 22/09/2023

Alberta PNP nomination - 18/10/2023

ITA 24/10/2023 Alberta PNP EE

AOR 12/11/2023

Biometrics payment request 09/12/2023

Biometrics payment receipt uploaded 11/12/203

BIL 03/01/2024

Medical request 04/01/2024

Biometrics done and updated 09/01/2024

Medical done 09/01/2024

Medical passed 12/01/2024

2 Ghost updates 16/01/2024
Final decision on GC key tracker 16/01/2024, Tracker not updated yet.

COPR number on tracker, eligibility and Background completed - 17/01/2024

Golden email (RFV) - 17/01/204.
CIO Sydney N/S.

Thanks to the moderators of this group.

Congrats and welcome to Alberta

mannasseh:
Hello, I'm a law graduate with 2.1 and awaiting law school. Please what's the best way to migrate to Canada?

Express entry or studies.

Since you studied law and are yet to serve, I’m assuming you have maybe 1 year of experience. If you’re less than 30 years and you max IELTS (LRWS / 8.5,8,7.5,7.5), your maximum score will be 456.

If you have 3 years experience, max IELTS and still under 30, your score jumps to 481.

However, if you dedicate this year to learning French and you score a B2, your score jumps to 518, which is a good score but still lower than the recent general draws. However, you qualify for the French draw. The last general draw was 546 while the last French draw was 470.


Alternatively, you can try the study route. It doesn’t have to be an MSc or LLM. With a 2 years diploma from a Designated Learning Institution (DLI), you get a 3 years post graduate work permit.

But note that going via the study route is way more expensive, sometimes more than 3 times what you would have spent for express entry, and it still does not guarantee you permanent residency.

penitential:
Good evening everyone,

Please does Manitoba accept academics ielts for EOI ? Or it has to be General?

So if I said yes, they accept IELTS Academic you will go with me?

Oga, if you’re asking this question, then I don’t think you are ready to immigrate to Canada.

I just copied the exact question you posted and pasted on Google, and I found the answer. Just 2 clicks.

You guys should stop asking these type of questions, and do simple research by yourself.

Ajibolaoi:
Please i also co-ask the above questions. Please kindly help with the answer my good people.

eniola1010:
good morning guys how is your day going? guys i want to ask a question

1) if my employer pays me by cash, what is the best way to avoid scrutiny if the canadian authority ask to proof that cash payment? also have they been cases where people who claimed to recieve salary by cash have been denied pr?

2) when given ita, what is the longest it can take before you finally collect pr?

3) if someone gets pr, how easy is it to bring in your wife later on, would she still need to do ielts and enter pool, or you can just bring her in automatically.

1. You’ll need a cash salary certificate. See link below:

https://www.nairaland.com/5031893/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/395#77873960

But you need to be careful. If I’m a VO and your work reference letter shows that you work in the financial services sector or earn more than 500k monthly, and still paid in cash?! It doesn’t add up.

2. IRCC’s timeline for processing applications from ITA is 6 months. But then each application is different. Ours took 10 weeks, some are still waiting after 6 months, and others after 12 months.

3. If you’re married, you have to declare that when you are creating your profile, even if your spouse is non-accompanying.

Note that your POF must still cover for your spouse, whether she’s coming with you or not.

If you’re married, don’t make the mistake of claiming single, so that you can add her after COPR and before landing. Your marriage certificate has a date, and if they match it against the date you created a profile…

And then when you’re successful and you land as a PR, you can then sponsor her to join. You will need to apply to be a Sponsor, and then your wife will apply to be a PR. These are separate applications.

And the IELTS is not required for spousal visa, but be prepared to stay away from each other for a very long time, cos the process can take up to 1 year, or even more.

InfoWay:
Hello, thank you for your response

Yes, I uploaded a copy of my marriage certificate and I got a mail stating that it was successfully added to my file, but that was it. It was after I raised another webform that I was told to contact the Accra V.O. I still haven't gotten instructions on sending in the passport for cancellation and reissue nor gotten a request for ADR of the other documents.

Okay. You’ll just have to wait and keep sending reminders, cos you’re more or less starting the whole process again.

And it could take between 3 months to whenever… I read about a guy who added his wife post COPR and it took 2 months to get new PPR . I read about another guy whose own took 19 months.

Hopefully, everything will be done quick so you don’t have to redo medicals or your passport. And please make sure your POF is updated, cos with the current exchange rate…

temmytee1:
Hi All,

In submitting PR application, can you advice if just the front page of the passport photograph is required or do i need to upload the stamped back as well.
Also there is no option of provincial nomination document, do i need to upload that anywhere.

Thanks

Just the biodata page

InfoWay:
@GraciousWords
Hello everyone, I got copr in Nov 2023 and got married shortly after in November also. I raised a webform to inform IRCC so that my spouse can be added. I was told to contact the Accra VO that my file was there. I've raised a couple of webforms to accra and sent emails to accra, however all I've gotten are automated responses.
Please what steps can i take regarding this in order to move forward?
Thank you for your anticipated responses.

Did you include your marriage certificate when you raised a webform?

You should have received an acknowledgment, and asked to send in your passport and COPR for cancellation.

Thereafter, you will also receive an ADR to submit spousal addition kit, schedule A, BIL, medicals, updated POF, police clearance, visa fees, etc.

Ambitious27:
Hi guys, please I need some professional counselling from experienced elders in the house.

I studied Architecture in first degree and I have about 4 years of experience in construction project management in Nigeria.

Somehow along the line, I developed the interest in IT, I did an Msc program in data science in the UK. I love the idea of the possibility of working remotely and still get paid well, however I am still transitioning as I don’t have enough hands on experience to deliver any given task.

I just got my PR in Canada and I’m honestly confused on which career path to pursue. I can deliver in construction project, but construction in Canada is different from what I did in Nigeria. Chasing a career in IT could be difficult considering that the market is saturated with data analyst already.

People I need advice, what are the necessary courses needed before I can practice project management in Canada and what could be my fate chasing a data oriented career.

Oga create two resumes; one for IT and the other for Construction, and send out applications. Anyone that clicks, you pursue that one.

Ashaniade:
Good afternoon, please is this result useful at all? If yes please what can it achieve. Its ielts general

You can’t use that IELTS for anything.

Prepare for another one and target 8,7,7,7 for L,R,S,W

aestake:

Thanks.

You can read more about how we used CES to evaluate our LLB as Professional degree.

Then it was between 15 - 20 weeks. I hear now that once they receive all your documents, you get your ECA report in less than 30 business days

https://www.nairaland.com/6081746/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/576#102145711

SOJ2019:


Hi guys,
My passport is taking longer than expected to be renewed. Can I take the IELTS with an expired passport?

No

aestake:

Does it come in as first professional degree?

Yes

aestake:
Hello guys,
Which assessing body does the LLB evaluation fastest nowadays? And is WES still not recognizing it as a first professional degree?

CES

onuwaje:

Manitoba Web page says 10k cad sir/ma
I am also an applicant

Oga you better update your POF. Manitoba is not going to issue you a visa. Visas are issued by IRCC, and IRCC have their minimum POF.

I guess you refused to read the part that’s states…

…As an exception, applicants who provide an Express Entry profile and verification code must demonstrate the required amount of funds set by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)…

Did you include your Express Entry profile in your Manitoba PNP application?

onuwaje:


Do your WES evaluation
Write IELTS (get a minimum 8777)
Have POF of 10k cad
Make sure you have a relative in the provinces
Apply for your EOI (Expression of Interest)
Get a confirmation mail
Receive a LAA (letter of advice to apply, you have 30 days)
Submit all required documents and pay the non refundable fee of 500 CAD
Wait for Nomination




Timeline can't specify

Please stop misleading people.

Where you see POF as CAD10k ?

Minimum POF for a single person is almost CAD 14k

Msticks:

Please how can i get my PCC from outside nigeria?
I live in Berlin. And how long does it take? 🙏🏽

It’s online now.

Visit: https://possap.gov.ng/

*Register
*Select a Service (Police Character Certificate)
*Provide your details and choose ‘Diaspora’ under Request location.
*Pay the fees

You’ll be sent an email with a form to thumb print and your PCC should be out in less than two weeks.

It’s separate application for you and your wife. Use your personal email addresses

Msticks:
Hello experts in the house, this is my situation.

I live in Germany with my wife. We got an ITA
3 days ago.
We went to apply for our police certificate, and was told it will take between 3-4 weeks.
I have everything ready to submit our pr application EXCEPT the police certificate. Is it something that can be added later? Or i have to wait for it and then add it to the application?

PLEASE ADVISE.

Thanks everyone.

You have 60 days to submit your application.

Start completing and uploading documents for the other sections in your application. And when your police certificate is ready, you upload that.

How about your PCC from Nigeria and every other country you've lived in for at least 6 months?

And upload your POF the day you are submitting your application.

If possible, make a screenshot of your personal history/travel history in your application, and any other section.

And don't forget to TRANSMIT

Debbieeeeeee:
Huge congratulations Phabulous88 and to your wife too. I’m happy to read from you, May Canada favour you and yours. On this journey it’s good for husband and wife to be on par it makes the thing easier.

Amen. Thanks a lot