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fabmo:
Good morning,

Please I need help , I have been trying to evaluate my IJMB certificate with WES. But, the school (ABU zaria) is not able send the transcript to them . Does anyone have this issue? and how did you resolve it?

Immortalregis:
And on the 8th day, Satan invented manual labour: (Government is not reason... Government is Force!)
Hello. It's been nearly 2 months since I landed and this is an update that I feel dovetails nicely with the recent discussion on government/citizens. Against all advice, I proceeded to do Ogoaja work! I wasn't pressed for cash, as my POF was largely untouched, and accommodation wasn't an urgent concern either, as I still had 2 weeks left at the Airbnb I booked. I had a couple of interviews for desk jobs/customer service lined up but I took the physically-demanding option for character development (make the story for sweet when I dey narrate my own odyssey ) and every day I wonder if I no be suffer-head cause, mehn, the work is hard.
Right from day 1, my employer was very concerned about my safety. 'Take breaks', 'tie your laces', 'don't hurt your back', 'don't carry too much stuff', 'if you need any help, call me' etc etc. I must admit that it was a bit of a culture shock to me. Employer wey send your papa? Chinese employer wey send your papa for ogoaja work?? (My bosses are nice sha. Outside of work, they treat me very nicely too). I couldn't quite wrap my head around it. I also noticed that at every controlled intersection, motorists yielded right of way to me. Every time. 1 polite motorist, I can understand. 10? 20? No problem. But everyone? No na, the story no clear. I also walk past construction sites/projects daily and the safety routine is the same. Bright vests, hard hats, work-boots etc etc. When you factor in the complete absence of police officers in my area, you begin to wonder if you're in a simulation or na real-life. So I did some investigation and it finally made sense to me. I'll use an example to illustrate my findings.

Scenario: Worker at a construction site isn't wearing a hard-hat, safety shoes and bright-coloured vests.

Step 1:
Nigerian response: It's just another day at the office.
Toronto response: One passerby who doesn't know or care about the site and will probably forget about the site in 2 seconds flat calls the authorities.
Step 2
Nigerian response: Local government council comes to spray 'stop work' on your fence. You go to the office and settle the matter.
Toronto response: Government official comes. God wants to punish you that day so 2 more workers are in the same situation as worker 1. Official asks to see foreman. With a smile, "ogbeni ona don enter my hand today". Politely engages with foreman, shows remarkable empathy when foreman explains that rising costs of safety gear mean some folks don't have but they'll get it today, talks about inflation and how hard things are with foreman before proceeding to give foreman a ticket: safety shoes - $380, hat - $250, vest - $190, safety rope - $100. For each worker. Then the company pays the same amount. For each worker. All of a sudden your staring a $5000+ bill that you must pay or you'll face even stiffer punishment all because Ciroma, Chukwuma and Adekunle refused to wear safety gear. Errhm, don't try to settle with the official cos na prison straight. Just respect yourself and pay to the government account.

If you drive like Dominic Torreto and cause accident, you're finished. Jam person for road e no die? You're finished. The person die? Finished. Wound person intentionally or through negligence? You better have a good lawyer cause that lawsuit go bloody. In short, every offence has a ridiculously high fine attached to it.

It isn't kindness that makes the system here work. It is the fear of the government. The fear of consequences that come when you fall on the wrong side of the law. The laws are designed to milk you dry with draconian fines if you offend and if you can't pay, or you're a serial repeat-offender, na prison straight. The government officials I've observed do not hate or love you, they feel your pain but are remorseless when it comes to punishing offenders. That's why the mantra here appears to be 'Ija wa, Ija osi... always guiding' which roughly translates to 'bro, err on the side of caution.'
Having said that, if you obey the law, nobody send you for here o! Just paro lo!!

jasperonyx:
I am waiting for people that understand this your writing to explain, good morning this early morning.

Urielbam:
Good Evening Everyone, Please is it compulsory to prove work for SINP with a government issued document?

Urielbam:
Good Evening Everyone, Please is it compulsory to prove work for SINP with a government issued document?

Saynoomore:
waiting for a response to this question, because that document either does not exist or it's extremely difficult to obtain!

Immortalregis:
And on the 8th day, Satan invented manual labour: (Government is not reason... Government is Force!)
It isn't kindness that makes the system here work. It is the fear of the government. The fear of consequences that come when you fall on the wrong side of the law. The laws are designed to milk you dry with draconian fines if you offend and if you can't pay, or you're a serial repeat-offender, na prison straight. The government officials I've observed do not hate or love you, they feel your pain but are remorseless when it comes to punishing offenders. That's why the mantra here appears to be 'Ija wa, Ija osi... always guiding' which roughly translates to 'bro, err on the side of caution.'
Having said that, if you obey the law, nobody send you for here o! Just paro lo!!

Urielbam:
I think say na only me wey no understand the story.

Immortalregis:
It isn't kindness that makes the system here work. It is the fear of the government. The fear of consequences that come when you fall on the wrong side of the law. The laws are designed to milk you dry with draconian fines if you offend and if you can't pay, or you're a serial repeat-offender, na prison straight.

Dennyjuff:
Hello fam, please who knows if anyone has ever been termed inadmissible because of medicals showing High blood Pressure. Is it something that is considered serious ?

Solidcitizen:
PPR is finally here...class of 2020

AOR - March 2020

Passed Medicals - May 2020

Biometrics - May 2020

LONG SILENCE!!!

Got married in November 2020 and added my spouse in December 2020. She passed medicals in April 2021.

My newborn arrived in March 2021. I sent numerous webforms to IRCC to inform them. He was finally added in September 2021. I also attached updated proof of funds. I used Piggyvest and 25% pension for the proof of funds, even though the funds in my Piggyvest account were sufficient.

LONG SILENCE!!!

Request for Medicals for New born - February 2022

Request for Re-med for me - March 2022

Request for Re-med for spouse - April 2022. She already did up-front medicals before the IRCC request and I had to call them directly to recognise the upfront medicals after sending about 5 webforms without receiving any response. Upfront medicals was finally updated in late April

ADR - PCC and Form A - April 2022. We uploaded the documents on 6 May 2022.

PPR - Today, 13 June 2022. My mind was doing gbim gbim I was logging into my profile to check the mail from IRCC. Lo and behold, it was the much awaited PPR.

Immortalregis:
And on the 8th day, Satan invented manual labour: (Government is not reason... Government is Force!)
Hello. It's been nearly 2 months since I landed and this is an update that I feel dovetails nicely with the recent discussion on government/citizens. Against all advice, I proceeded to do Ogoaja work! I wasn't pressed for cash, as my POF was largely untouched, and accommodation wasn't an urgent concern either, as I still had 2 weeks left at the Airbnb I booked. I had a couple of interviews for desk jobs/customer service lined up but I took the physically-demanding option for character development (make the story for sweet when I dey narrate my own odyssey ) and every day I wonder if I no be suffer-head cause, mehn, the work is hard.
Right from day 1, my employer was very concerned about my safety. 'Take breaks', 'tie your laces', 'don't hurt your back', 'don't carry too much stuff', 'if you need any help, call me' etc etc. I must admit that it was a bit of a culture shock to me. Employer wey send your papa? Chinese employer wey send your papa for ogoaja work?? (My bosses are nice sha. Outside of work, they treat me very nicely too). I couldn't quite wrap my head around it. I also noticed that at every controlled intersection, motorists yielded right of way to me. Every time. 1 polite motorist, I can understand. 10? 20? No problem. But everyone? No na, the story no clear. I also walk past construction sites/projects daily and the safety routine is the same. Bright vests, hard hats, work-boots etc etc. When you factor in the complete absence of police officers in my area, you begin to wonder if you're in a simulation or na real-life. So I did some investigation and it finally made sense to me. I'll use an example to illustrate my findings.

Scenario: Worker at a construction site isn't wearing a hard-hat, safety shoes and bright-coloured vests.

Step 1:
Nigerian response: It's just another day at the office.
Toronto response: One passerby who doesn't know or care about the site and will probably forget about the site in 2 seconds flat calls the authorities.
Step 2
Nigerian response: Local government council comes to spray 'stop work' on your fence. You go to the office and settle the matter.
Toronto response: Government official comes. God wants to punish you that day so 2 more workers are in the same situation as worker 1. Official asks to see foreman. With a smile, "ogbeni ona don enter my hand today". Politely engages with foreman, shows remarkable empathy when foreman explains that rising costs of safety gear mean some folks don't have but they'll get it today, talks about inflation and how hard things are with foreman before proceeding to give foreman a ticket: safety shoes - $380, hat - $250, vest - $190, safety rope - $100. For each worker. Then the company pays the same amount. For each worker. All of a sudden your staring a $5000+ bill that you must pay or you'll face even stiffer punishment all because Ciroma, Chukwuma and Adekunle refused to wear safety gear. Errhm, don't try to settle with the official cos na prison straight. Just respect yourself and pay to the government account.

If you drive like Dominic Torreto and cause accident, you're finished. Jam person for road e no die? You're finished. The person die? Finished. Wound person intentionally or through negligence? You better have a good lawyer cause that lawsuit go bloody. In short, every offence has a ridiculously high fine attached to it.

It isn't kindness that makes the system here work. It is the fear of the government. The fear of consequences that come when you fall on the wrong side of the law. The laws are designed to milk you dry with draconian fines if you offend and if you can't pay, or you're a serial repeat-offender, na prison straight. The government officials I've observed do not hate or love you, they feel your pain but are remorseless when it comes to punishing offenders. That's why the mantra here appears to be 'Ija wa, Ija osi... always guiding' which roughly translates to 'bro, err on the side of caution.'
Having said that, if you obey the law, nobody send you for here o! Just paro lo!!

GraciousWords:
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/moving-to-saskatchewan/live-in-saskatchewan/by-immigrating/saskatchewan-immigrant-nominee-program/browse-sinp-programs/applicants-international-skilled-workers/international-skilled-worker-saskatchewan-express-entry

Each letter of reference for each job must include at least three more documents showing proof of employment. At least one of these documents must be Government issued. Some examples are:

*Pension fund/Provident funds, medical Insurance, or social security record.
*Work permits, work visas, or labour cards for any foreign work experience.
*Employment contracts.
*Specific examples of work completed with your employer.
*Any additional information that may verify your work experience.

What some NL peeps used/suggested:

https://www.nairaland.com/4180147/all-canadian-provincial-nominee-programs/308#94343542
https://www.nairaland.com/4180147/all-canadian-provincial-nominee-programs/308#94336619
https://www.nairaland.com/4180147/all-canadian-provincial-nominee-programs/283#88275663
https://www.nairaland.com/6081746/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/7#93365948

MissMa01:
He said even though money plenty for account, he left desk jobs like customer care to do manual labour and the manual labour no be like naija own.

The people wey call dem selves oga for there dey treat am well well sometimes e dey be like film trick for him eye.

Him talk say, government dey take care of everybody sotey if person wey give you work no give you safety fits (outfit) govt go fine/knack am straight up (no place for - “do you know who I am?”)

Last last, the guy say as long as you no break the law, you go just dey buga on a steady P.

Case closed.

cochtrane:
... But when the government cracks down in all ways, it will motivate that necessary kindness in people and they will become kind by force...

Marike2:
May the Mapel land favor you and all of us, Amen

Favouriteguy:
SUCCESS to everybody hoping to relocate to Canada and CONGRATULATIONS to those already here.

Briefly, let me share some important info/update necessary to know while you plan to come or already landed.

PREPARE
While waiting for PPR, get yourself ready by asking relevant questions about your desired place of residence (Province and City). Ask about skills that sells, nature of living, relevant jobs but please never listen to people who tell you about security, dish washing and cleaning. I am not saying these are bad jobs but trying to let you know these set of ppl may have missed opportunities and may never know what the land is full of by believing your skills, experiences and studies in Nigeria won't land you a professional job.

Prepare by learning IT skills or other skills set you already researched about, check job descriptions, get yourself an eye catching Resume that will attract the attention of hirers and keep learning those skills listed you don't have. If you do not already know how to drive a car, get some driving lessons and be acquainted with the best principle of driving ing so you do not have to spend so much learning to drive here. Tutors charge btw C$50 to C$100 (#26,000 to #52,000)per hour whereas you can get a tutor driving school in Nigeria for less than #50,000.

When you get you PPR, do not forget to get enough soup and stew spices. Get food stuffs that you won't have to spend too much on, African food is not so cheap hence you don't want to be spending most of your naira as you arrive.

Not all clothes you wore in Nigeria you need to bring here. Select a few but do not forget winter clothes of you are coming in winter. 1 or 2 Winter jacket and some sweaters is enough so you won't take all the space in your luggage.

NB: Buy a digital scale that will help you measure your bags as you plan. This is to avoid embarrassing moments or having to pay extra for things you could have let go.

zannie:
OMG I can't believe I'm back here with my own testimony. I promised I'll be back to give God all the glory when I finally got the golden letter and to encourage someone, because all the golden mail stories gave me so much hope.
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ITA: 24/07/2019
AOR: 21/09/2019.
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This journey has taught me the true meaning of patience, but I'm so happy it finally ended in praise. To all who are still in their waiting period, don't lose hope. It is definitely coming. Thank you so much to all old members of this thread i.e those who were here 2018/2019. This thread is a huge goldmine. Every single thing I learnt about this entire process was from here. Onto the next!!!!!

Hotice007:
I'm starting my canada immigration process with an Agency called Greenlight immigration. Please I want advice to know my chances. They said my best option is to immigrant to Canada via Work visa. Does anybody know about this agency and it they are to be trusted? And also how long does it take for everything to pull through? Please I need as much response as possible. Thanks

Immortalregis:
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It isn't kindness that makes the system here work. It is the fear of the government. The fear of consequences that come when you fall on the wrong side of the law. The laws are designed to milk you dry with draconian fines if you offend and if you can't pay, or you're a serial repeat-offender, na prison straight. The government officials I've observed do not hate or love you, they feel your pain but are remorseless when it comes to punishing offenders. That's why the mantra here appears to be 'Ija wa, Ija osi... always guiding' which roughly translates to 'bro, err on the side of caution.'
Having said that, if you obey the law, nobody send you for here o! Just paro lo!!

Immortalregis:
And on the 8th day, Satan invented manual labour: (Government is not reason... Government is Force!)
Hello. It's been nearly 2 months since I landed and this is an update that I feel dovetails nicely with the recent discussion on government/citizens. Against all advice, I proceeded to do Ogoaja work! I wasn't pressed for cash, as my POF was largely untouched, and accommodation wasn't an urgent concern either, as I still had 2 weeks left at the Airbnb I booked. I had a couple of interviews for desk jobs/customer service lined up but I took the physically-demanding option for character development (make the story for sweet when I dey narrate my own odyssey ) and every day I wonder if I no be suffer-head cause, mehn, the work is hard.
Right from day 1, my employer was very concerned about my safety. 'Take breaks', 'tie your laces', 'don't hurt your back', 'don't carry too much stuff', 'if you need any help, call me' etc etc. I must admit that it was a bit of a culture shock to me. Employer wey send your papa? Chinese employer wey send your papa for ogoaja work?? (My bosses are nice sha. Outside of work, they treat me very nicely too). I couldn't quite wrap my head around it. I also noticed that at every controlled intersection, motorists yielded right of way to me. Every time. 1 polite motorist, I can understand. 10? 20? No problem. But everyone? No na, the story no clear. I also walk past construction sites/projects daily and the safety routine is the same. Bright vests, hard hats, work-boots etc etc. When you factor in the complete absence of police officers in my area, you begin to wonder if you're in a simulation or na real-life. So I did some investigation and it finally made sense to me. I'll use an example to illustrate my findings.

Scenario: Worker at a construction site isn't wearing a hard-hat, safety shoes and bright-coloured vests.

Step 1:
Nigerian response: It's just another day at the office.
Toronto response: One passerby who doesn't know or care about the site and will probably forget about the site in 2 seconds flat calls the authorities.
Step 2
Nigerian response: Local government council comes to spray 'stop work' on your fence. You go to the office and settle the matter.
Toronto response: Government official comes. God wants to punish you that day so 2 more workers are in the same situation as worker 1. Official asks to see foreman. With a smile, "ogbeni ona don enter my hand today". Politely engages with foreman, shows remarkable empathy when foreman explains that rising costs of safety gear mean some folks don't have but they'll get it today, talks about inflation and how hard things are with foreman before proceeding to give foreman a ticket: safety shoes - $380, hat - $250, vest - $190, safety rope - $100. For each worker. Then the company pays the same amount. For each worker. All of a sudden your staring a $5000+ bill that you must pay or you'll face even stiffer punishment all because Ciroma, Chukwuma and Adekunle refused to wear safety gear. Errhm, don't try to settle with the official cos na prison straight. Just respect yourself and pay to the government account.

If you drive like Dominic Torreto and cause accident, you're finished. Jam person for road e no die? You're finished. The person die? Finished. Wound person intentionally or through negligence? You better have a good lawyer cause that lawsuit go bloody. In short, every offence has a ridiculously high fine attached to it.

It isn't kindness that makes the system here work. It is the fear of the government. The fear of consequences that come when you fall on the wrong side of the law. The laws are designed to milk you dry with draconian fines if you offend and if you can't pay, or you're a serial repeat-offender, na prison straight. The government officials I've observed do not hate or love you, they feel your pain but are remorseless when it comes to punishing offenders. That's why the mantra here appears to be 'Ija wa, Ija osi... always guiding' which roughly translates to 'bro, err on the side of caution.'
Having said that, if you obey the law, nobody send you for here o! Just paro lo!!

Teluv:
Good day my special people,
We received an email today from CIC with the Subject title visa Ready with instructions on how to submit our passport, there is no update on our application .
Family of 4
PNP New Brunswick- December 2021
AOR - December 2021
Application submitted January 2022
Medicals done - December 2021
Medicals passed - March 2022
Visa Ready email May 2022

Pls my dear people which fees is VAC Passport Transmission fee and how is it made to the VAC. We already made all payment at application submission. Abeg make una no vex. Guide a learner please.

Thank You

cochtrane:
I recommend this response to you. You should also read this here I wrote regarding medical inadmissibility.

grasiouso:
Please I need help.

My husband seized my Visa and COPR so I’m unable to travel.

I am heavy and due to travel in August with my ticket already booked.

He has travelled already and he took my passport with visa and my COPR and cut off communication with me. He never even allowed me see the COPR cos he had his plans so now I’m stranded in Nigeria and need help on what to do.

Please how do I go about retrieving these documents from IRCC?

A little background:

own.

Chenkes:
Wow. Part 11 already!!!.

I stopped coming here after IRCC almost gave me high BP. It would be remiss of me not to post the below, as every single information I used for this process was from this thread. From IELTS tips, to ECA guide, to submitting my profile, to adoption of my kids and their inclusion in my profile, submitting my application and all.

I read every single page from Part 1 to 8 or thereabout.

See timeline below:

Decision to Travel: 2016. I didn't have up to 3yrs experience and was still running my M.sc so I decided to wait. Used the wait period to read every single thread from Part 1 created by Zandora. I even read the very first thread from Solomonwis.
1st IELTS: April 2018
3rd IELTS: January 2020
ECA: March 2020. Unilag used almost a year to send my transcript. I was too busy to follow up in person.
Entered the pool: March 2020
1st ITA: 5 Aug 2020. Declined the ITA on the last day for submission i.e. 5 November
2nd ITA: 5 November 2020
Medicals: 13 Nov 2020. Medicals finally passed in January 2021. Had to go for multiple additional tests and see specialists for one of my kids.
AOR: 24 Dec 2020
Eligibility Passed: February 2021
Biometrics Completed: 3 Feb 2021
Upfront Remed, PCC and Schedule A: 17 March 2022. Sent all 3 docs to all VOs whose email address I could lay my hands on. Raised multiple webforms as well.
Remed Passed: 31 March 2022
GU: 28 April 2022
Sent IRCC and every email I could find an emotionally blackmailing mail: 9 June 2022
GU - Background check changed to we are processing (they finally started it): 14 June 2022
Another GU (nothing changed): 15 June 2022
Sent everybody in copy of my previous mail a thank you message: 16 June 2022
1st PPR: 17 June 2022
2nd PPR: 22 June 2022

VO: Ottawa

I started this journey alone 6years ago. I ended it with 3 children. The fear of medical inadmissibility stopped me from applying or taking a step until 2018 when it was reviewed.

Thank you Lord!!!!

For everyone still on this process, hang in there!!!. There is light at the end of the tunnel.