MayorOfEdmonton:
Take it easy uncle/Hantie she's going through a difficult time
I'm fairly certain you are yet to marry....nor r u in Canada
Nobody is ever that busy for a spouse however how much pressure they r subjected to. She's his immediate FAMILY albeit the movies portrays marriage as transient dis days.
I hv married friends in Nigeria that work in oil and gas....just their 28 days on/off strains the marriage and you call 4 months just?
Some had to adjust their work schedule to spend more time with their family at a lesser pay.
Going days...weeks... months without talking to ur spouse is very cruel except the marriage has hit rock bottom already.... one day you may understand.
Peace

Don't be like this. You've only heard from her, just one side and you're already passing judgement.

While I am not in support of spousal abandonment, there are a lot about her marriage that we're not privy to. Her marriage has been more virtual than in person.

Ask yourself, why would he cut communication from his lawfully married wife just 4 months ago? They got married last year, he traveled back to Canada shortly afterwards and communication was good. And then 4 months ago he cut communication?

Something must have caused it.

You don't know, I don't know. The only thing we know is what she's said to us. That's one sided. Until you hear from him you shouldn't pass judgement.

What I want is for her to do her investigation well before making any move, not looking for "appropriate Canadian" authorities and IRCC" to bring him down. I've said it in previous post, contact his school, friends, hire a private investigator. There are a number of ways to go about these things.

MayorOfEdmonton:
Baba...looking past marriage is easier in print ooo especially since its messy already. Wife has suffered severe psycological, emotional & physical hurt already. But I agree that closure is key here
I even seriously suspect he filled single in his visa....if she reports him with evidence the consequences will be dire.
I hope for the best for her dou

And just while you are seriously suspecting him, he was a student before he got married to her. So that means that when he applied for visa, he applied as a single.

Get your facts right before you start posting

Amakaoyekachi1:
Please sir, i never pressured him or anything. I was worried sick of what could be the problem cause I was ghosted, no word nothing. At least if I am aware of what is the true nature of things I won’t be worried and rest assured. Please try and put yourself in my shoes and think of the emotional and psychological trauma I have been going through. But thank you for the advise, I will be patient and see how everything unfolds.

If you have the funds, hire a private investigator. Keep following up with his school. How about his friends? You should at least know some of them here and in the abroad.

Amakaoyekachi1:
But abandoning your wife with no communication whatsoever Is unfair to any woman, at least if she is aware of the situation of things it’s better. Do you know the psychological trauma I have been going through, wondering what might be wrong, I was even hospitalized at some point. This is not boyfriend oo, this is my husband. It’s painful. I just need suggestions on how to reach the appropriate authorities and what to do to make sure I don’t suffer in vein.

You can't really claim spousal abandonment until at least 12 months.

You guys got married last year, he traveled back to Canada shortly after and communication between you two was good, at least for some time.

4 months ago, he cut communication with you. Anything could be wrong. Did anything change about you after he moved back to Canada? Were you putting undue pressure on him? Like finance and putting pressure on him to file for you so you can join him?

Again, it's possible that he's not married and that email from his 'other wife' could be him sending it to you to give him some space.

Relax! Your case is not ideal but give the young man some time. He's a student. 20 hours/week and he's funding his studies and stuff.

Just 4 months of no communication and you're already thinking of contacting agencies and bringing the poor man down. What will you do when you land? Like I said earlier, you can claim spousal abandonment until at least 12 months.

Calm down!

Yibi:
Please what are the chances of getting approved for express entry into Canada with a third class degree.

The class of degree does not matter in Express Entry.

Someone that graduated with a Pass in HND will score more points than someone with a 1st class BSc degree

Amakaoyekachi1:
He is meant to finish his program in less than four months from now

Yea you mentioned.
My question is, when did you guys get married? And when did he travel back to Canada?

Amakaoyekachi1:
I don’t even know if he has dropped out of school, cause I remembered vividly he was always complaining of all the money he makes from working goes to school fees, always complaining about money and he told me he found ways of working more hours than the stipulated 20hours assigned to students, I was even worried he might get into trouble but he told me he knows how to navigate it and he won’t get into trouble. He wasn’t like this oo, everything changed at the beginning of this year. But how do I establish the fact that he has a lady over there? Copies of the mails received enough. I want him or his family members to come clean to me on what is going on so I can plan my life also and know what’s next. I am someone’s child too and this is depressing!

Let me backtrack, when did you guys get married? How long is his program of study in Canada? When did he travel?

oluayebenz:
Guy man need to legalise his stay, he has just 4months away from school....

I will suggest you should chill and see how it plays out, he won't abandon you for sure but might be passing through alot recently

Chill and see how it plays out? The lady's life is on hold and you're telling how to chill? Chill for how long?

Amakaoyekachi1:
I have contacted his school, he said he will reach me but nothing yet. I have tried to reach him on various social media platforms which we do communicate, my messages are not delivering and I have been getting various threatening mails from a lady saying ‘I should quit messaging her husband WhatsApp’. I don’t even know what to think anymore, serious dilemma at the moment of what could be the problem. Please I need all the advise I can get to help me out of this situation. I am confused, sad, worried and depressed, his family members are mute and they are not helping the situation on ground at all. What can I do!!

You already know what's up.
He most likely married the other lady for papers. Important questions though: how long have you guys been married? how did you meet him? Were you guys married before he traveled to Canada for studies?

Two options for you
1. Wait for him to get his PR, divorce the lady and file for you. This is probably going to take between 3 - 4 years. But then, this option might be a problem cos if he wants to file for you in 4 years time, your marriage certificate will show that you have been married for at least 5 years.

2. Contact the lady and let her know. See below. With this option, know that the marriage is over.

Anndav:



Send all ur wedding pic to the lady
Tell ur supposed husband to come out straight.. because if he is married to another woman while he is still married to u
Educate him on how you can actually mess him up by sueing him for bigamy and that can mess him up anywhere in the world.

Punishment for bigamy is up to 7 years imprisonment
https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15058/index.do

Amakaoyekachi1:
Hello Nairaland people, I am in a serious dilemma, I am a legally married woman who is based in Nigeria and married to a Nigerian student in Canada, I have been unable to reach him for several months now, no communication whatsoever, his family members are not doing anything regarding the situation on ground, I am really worried on what could be the situation of things over there, he will be done with school in less than 4months. Please what could be wrong? He has promised to call for me soon, so I am surprised I cant reach him for this long. I really want to see my husband. This situation at hand as made me depressed and I have been unable to function. What do I do? Please help!

When was the last time you communicated with him?
How do you communicate? If he’s on WhatsApp, Instagram or Facebook, you should be able to determine his ‘last seen’ and know if he’s intentionally staying away from you.

Do you know any of his friends? Whether in person or friends on Facebook/Instagram? Check people he has tagged or who have tagged him in pictures, and reach out to them to help check up on him.

What school is he in? I’m not sure this is a good option to explore but schools have support services that you can reach out to, and they might just help to check up on him.

Biolar7:


Thanks you greatly

I actually just copied it from the 1st page here: https://www.nairaland.com/6081746/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

There are loads of information on the 1st page

Lotusgoddess:


I'm scared to cos when I applied for remark for writing and speaking, expected that 0.5 increase but it came out unchanged and we lost 27k and I was confident ooo. This one hubby isn't and...

Oh okay.
When I applied for remarks, Writing increased by 0.5. You never can tell though.

468 is a good score but with the current CRS score distribution in the pool, the number of candidates with CRS score 471 and above is 14,692 (as at May 25th).

That means there will be at least 3 FSW draws of 5000 each before it falls below 471. And our brothers in Delhi keep entering the pool daily.

You get the point now?!

What ever you can do to increase your score...

Lotusgoddess:
So hubby got his ielts score today and scored LRSW: 8,8.5,8 and 6.5. This finally puts us at 468 at this point he can't apply for remark cos he pointed out his mistakes in the writing task 2 and we honestly can't afford to rewrite for now. The rest is left for God to help us

If you have the money just apply for remark. You never can tell.

Biolar7:


Thank you for this info.. You just saved a brother a lot of hassles,
but
Pls how do I go about this ECA report?
What is the process

Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) HERE: (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/education-assessed.html )

Complete an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) through one of the designated agencies. Applicants educated outside of Canada should have their certificates assessed to ensure that their foreign education is equivalent to Canadian education.

Look HERE (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/education-assessed/read-report.html) to understand your report and the the points you can get from your evaluation. You should ONLY evaluate your highest degree e.g. PhD or MSc unless you are claiming two degrees, none of which is a PhD or MSc.

Designated Organisations see HERE (https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=681&top=29)
1. Comparative Education Service (CES) – University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies (CES)
2.International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)
3.World Education Services (WES)
4.International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
5.International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)

Designated Professional Bodies
Physicians (NOC 3111 or NOC 3112): If your primary occupation is specialist physician (NOC 3111) or general practitioner/family physician (NOC 3112), the Medical Council of Canada MUST do an ECA for your primary medical diploma.
Pharmacists (NOC 3131): If you need a license to practice, the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada must do your assessment.

You can ONLY create your profile when you have your language results and ECA, start HERE (https://www.nairaland.com/3999848/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled#59641006)

phabulous88:
Sold

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Biolar7:
Hello all. Good day

I'm married and applying for PR. can my wife and I Start Wes verification before writing the ielts test. We are trying to do the processing simultaneously.

You need both your ECA report and IELTS General result to create an Express entry profile.
Start with your ECA evaluation. It takes about 3 - 4 months for the ECA report to be out and it's valid for 5 years.
You can start practicing for IELTS and write it around the period your ECA report is out.

If you write IELTS now and your ECA report comes out in 6 months time, you would have wasted 6 months, cos IELTS is valid for 2 years

Saynoomore:


Sorry pls, just a question,
I was simply wondering that since the spouse employment status does not really contribute any significant score, can't this field be left blank? or simply indicate "Not Applicable (NA)" . The stress of the documentation seems worthless considering the fact that spouse's employment status does not add any meaningful point. Is this a compulsory requirement? Can't I just say my spouse sits at home and helps with the kids?

Whether or not you include your spouse Nigerian work experience, IRCC will not ask you to provide Proof of work experience for your spouse since you are not claiming points for spouse Canadian work experience.

However, you should include spouse work experience under Personal history in your eAPR. Personal history should show all activities in the last 10 years or since turning 18, and your personal history does not have to match work history.

Read Document requirements under Proof of work experience and the Individuals who must submit this documentation here:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/permanent-residence/express-entry/applications-received-on-after-january-1-2016-completeness-check.html

Tipzey:
Hi everyone, pls I need an advice as to who should be the primary applicant.

Wife is 28yrs and hubby is 36yrs

Wife is a lawyer.. currently evaluating with iqas and husband has 2 or more certificates evaluating with Wes

Wife is practicing on her own on a part time basis..also volunteering with an NGO. She also joins the family business which is registered but without pay.

Husband is self employed..in the family business..IT, printing and computer related. Has over 5 yrs work experience in IT, printing and computer.

Simulated CRS score if the wife is the principal applicant with the hubby evaluating his results only is 463 but with him taking IELTS with the evaluation is 481

If the hubby is the principal applicant the score is 376, but he has a good work experience with proof.

Question is who should be the principal applicant? Would the wife's part time and unpaid work experience not have effect when registering for the EE profile?

I've gone through various threads but I need answers that are peculiar to this situation. Thanks in advance.

1. Wife practicing on her own on a part time basis. This is self employed.

If the applicant is self-employed, articles of incorporation or other evidence of business ownership, evidence of self-employment income and documentation from third-party individuals indicating the service provided along with payment details (self-declared main duties or affidavits are not acceptable proof of self-employed work experience).
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/permanent-residence/express-entry/applications-received-on-after-january-1-2016-completeness-check.html

2. Volunteer experience don’t count as work experience.

3. Working with family business without pay means you are volunteering. You might want to get an employment contract and ask them to start paying you.

ayoyori:


Thanks. I finally paid for iqas today. very annoying system but thank God for good internet.

Haha.
At least it worked

vikmeek:
Hello,

Does having 2 Masters degrees add more points? By August I will be having an MBA and MSc.

I need extra point as by August too, I will be turning 31 thereby losing some points I guess.

Kindly comment

Same point.

Itunumore1:
Please Does CES evaluate LLB as masters degree too?

CES and IQAS evaluate LLB as a Professional degree (not Masters degree)

Professional degree and Masters degree have the same point

ayoyori:


That's one complicated process but I'll try it. Thanks a lot

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If you're evaluating your LLB and don't mind waiting for 20 - 25 weeks, then try CES.

Creating an application and making payment is pretty straight forward.

YakubuLagos:
Good day everyone.

My discipline is as follows:

1) Diploma in Computer Engineering

2) B.Eng in Computer Engineering

3) M.sc in Information Technology

4) M.Sc in Electrical Electronics Engineering

I'm 37 years old with a family of two and I want to apply for Canada or USA for a doctorate degree.

Do you think I stand any chance based on my age?

Is it better off I go the Canadian immigration route?

Waiting for your reply.

Thanks in advance.

Simulate your CRS score and if your score is high enough, you should get an ITA.

Evaluate one of your MSc degrees with WES and write IELTS General (target 8777 / LRSW).

Your spouse should also evaluate her highest credentials and write the IELTS. If she's younger, has an masters or 2 degrees, and maxes out her IELTS, she'll get a higher score and should be the principal applicant.

With your IELTS and ECA, you both should create separate Express Entry profiles.

If your CRS score is higher than the next FSW cut off score, you should get an ITA.

You can also explore the PNP route.

Spend the next 3 hours reading from Page 1 here: https://www.nairaland.com/6081746/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

Abdulyakeen:
Hello,

I am a Pharmacist 34yrs with band 7
1. (R5.5 L7.5 W7.5 S7.5)

2. (R6.5,W6,L7.5,S7.5)

Please guide me on the necessary steps for PNP. Currently having a family of 3

Please every detail especially cost of each step will be helpful.

Thanks

If you want to practice as a pharmacist in Canada, you should evaluate your credentials with Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (professional body for Pharmacists). If you just want to get points for eduy without practicing, use WES.

It's advisable to rewrite IELTS General. Target 8777 (LRSW).

With your ECA (PEBC or WES) and IELTS, create an Express entry profile.

Google different provinces and their immigration program. E.g. Google Saskatchewan PNP, get they requirements and apply. If you're lucky, you get an NOI.

Spend the next 3 hours reading from Page 1 here: https://www.nairaland.com/6081746/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

After 3 hours, you should have an idea of how Express Entry works and associated costs

ayoyori:
Please I have been having troubles paying for my IQAS evaluation. please who can help with this?

https://www.nairaland.com/6081746/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/440#98946784

It’s 3:15pm now cos of Daylight saving

ApostleBlack:
Good day everyone here, weldone for the good work you've been doing.

Please I need some help on these.

I am a Medical laboratory scientist with about 9 years work experience with 2 years working experience in Sierra Leone.
My wife also have 9 years work experience and with masters, we are both of the same age. Please who is advisable to be the Principal applicant.

Secondly, will I evaluate my ECA with WES?
And is Medical laboratory science under professional degree?

Someone pls help. Thanks!

You and your wife should both evaluate your highest credentials, write IELTS General and create separate Express entry profiles, while adding the other spouse as a dependent.

Whoever has a better IELTS score will most likely have a higher CRS score.

Again, depending on the province you both are interested in and your occupation, you might get an NOI from a province

Charles61:


Thanks lot

When did you get your ITA?

Charles61:


Under PR spouse form
There is a place that shows

Work history

That's why I asked if I needed to upload his employment letters

Did you get any points for spouse work experience?

If no, then no need to upload any documents. Just include their work experience under personal history. No need to upload any documents

Charles61:
Good morning guys and thanks for the precious information so far.

Please am filling my ITA, and am the PA.
Please do I need to upload my husband
Employment letter and reference letter too.
Because presently, what I have is only his
Employment letter

Secondly should I include NYSC work experience as his job experience too?

Once you receive an ITA, the documents you are supposed to upload in your eAPR are stated in your ITA

chiommy63:
Good evening all
Please I need an urgent clarification.
I am about paying for WES and at that point where they ask for final name and DOB confirmation, I became a bit confused cos the name I’m applying with is my new surname after marriage, whereas the name on my certificate is my maiden name. Please should I apply for WES with my maiden name as it appears on my cert? I already have changed my name and all documents including my passport bears my new surname.
Secondly, please I can’t find where to upload my certificate on WES . Please I’ll appreciate your help. Thank you all.

This is not a problem.
When you start the application (Choose Start IRCC application and not Start Canada application).

Under personal information, input your full name as it is now (your new surname).

When you start adding the credentials you want to evaluate, you will be told to input the names exactly as it appears on the certificate.

When you are done, you will have to upload the change of name document, amongst other documents

phabulous88:


I'm currently evaluating with CES and IQAS. CES takes between 15 - 20 weeks. I don't know how long IQAS takes, but I hear it can be up to 6 months. Not sure.

With CES, you can create a profile, upload your documents, submit an application and pay the fees in less than 2 hours. However, because of the daily limit by IQAS, it's very difficult to create a profile, not to talk of submitting an application and making payment. I spent about 3 months on IQAS before I could make payment.

For both CES and IQAS, you upload your scanned colour copy of degree certificate (some say scan the front and back), international passport and I think marriage/change of name certificate.

After submitting, you are issued a reference number/IQAS file number. Then you contact your school to send your transcript to them directly (via email or courrier), quoting your reference/IQAS file number. Transcript received via email are processed faster than those received via courier.

So my wife’s LLB ECA report with CES came out today. Whew!
Outcome: First professional degree in Law from a recognized university.

Timeline
Electronic transcript received by CES on 23rd December 2020
ECA report: 28th May 2021.
Duration: 5 months

Both CES and IQAS evaluates LLB as a professional degree
For CES, it's easy to create an application and make payment online. Timeline to receive your ECA report is 15 – 20 weeks (when you send your transcript electronically)

For IQAS, it's a hassle creating an application and making payment (I spent over 2 months before I could create an account and make payment). If you scale this though, the timeline to receive your ECA report is about 8 weeks.

tebanig:
Hello guys!

I have seen how most Nigerians are trying to apply for the Canadian PR (Permanent Residency) and I'm here to help those that want to apply from scratch for the Canadian PR. I had cases of applicants that consulted me to handle everything for them, especially applicants looking to use a 'Masters Degree' qualification as the highest qualification for their Canadian PR.

On the other hand, I have cases of applicants looking to get an accredited and recognised universities for their Canadian Immigration (PR) and this is the easiest for us to do because I trust our pool of accredited and recognised universities and institutions to deliver what you want.

I also have some universities abroad that you might be interested in should you want to study in those countries. This is made possible by TEBA.

Kindly click the link below to learn more about this golden opportunity:

https://www.nairaland.com/6571891/matters-academic-qualifications-canada-immigration#102080192

Exactly how do you do this?
Is it even legit?

Emmy2009:


If I start dropping 500k-1m monthly and Ita arrives before 6 months. Will it be fishy? How much exactly can I start putting in the account without making it look like I borrowed

I'm not a VO but whatever bulk amount you are depositing should match your earnings, ideally.

Aside from your POF, you need to show a work reference letter, which should include your annual salary. If you're depositing 1m monthly while earning 500k then you need to do a LOE.

Again, everything is at the discretion of the VO