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Nedu2144:
Hello I am not sure i got what you meant there, pls rephrase

Nedu2144:
Helo Guys,

I just noticed my WES had on eof my name spelt as Sopuluchuku instead of SopuluchukWu . Guess they typed it based on how it sounded to them. I have not noticed this and it has been long .

What could be the possible solution

Linasbeauty:
For anyone out there who needs some encouragement.

PPR time!

Ontario Notification of Interest (NOI): Feb 8th 2024
Application submitted: Mar 1st 2024
Nomination: Aug 14th 2024
Invitation to Apply (ITA): Aug 26th 2024
Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR): Sep 19th 2024
Medicals and biometrics: Nov 13th 2024
Pre-arrival services letter (PAL): Feb 3rd 2025
Final decision (FD): May 8th 2025
Ready for Visa (RFV): July 16th 2025

After about a month of preparation in December 2022, my spouse and I took IELTS on the 3rd of January 2023.
Me: L:8.5, W:7.0, S:8.0, R:9.0
Spouse: L:7.5, W:6.5, S:7.0, R:7.0

*While we didn't rewrite since I was the primary applicant, I learnt that one has to max out the scores as much as one can.

After WES and gathering other documents, we entered the pool on May 2nd 2023. We were excited and planning our exit for December 2023, particularly after the draw earlier (I think in April) that was 481 or 479. It gave us hope that the scores would keep reducing, as ours was 475. If only we knew.

*I learnt that patience, practicality and humility are needed on this journey.

Well, on November 1st 2023, I started learning French after seeing that nothing was going to happen if we didn't act. Other options, like study, also didn't make sense to us. I mean, we already conceived of the idea of EE since 2020, when a boss/friend told us about it. And we had bided our time until 2023, saving and trying to be a bit stable for the journey.

*I learnt that goals make "tough" requirements of us, hence, we have to be sure of our commitment towards our goals.

In February, though, we got Ontario's NOI, and it was wonderful because writing TCF/TEF wouldn't have been until around Oct to Dec later in 2024. We gathered our documents and applied as soon as we could. I continued learning French also. This was a difficult time as we also lost a huge chunk of our savings.

Then the wait began. We had anticipated a two- or at most four-month wait, as a friend had.

*I learnt that different batches could be treated differently, and what happened to someone else even four months ago might no longer apply to one. On this journey, it's best always to seek information and stay constantly updated.

By July, I was in B2 and was thinking that I'd register for the exam later in the year. Our excitement about leaving in 2023 was turned into humility when we were faced with reality.

In August, a week to conclude B2 in French, we got Ontario's nomination. I was elated. About two weeks later, we got the elusive ITA (as I already tagged it).

After our AOR in September, we were excited and hopeful that we could leave in early 2025. IRCC had other plans.

*I learnt that, as of right now, PNP EE applications are treated differently (for instance, they have a different processing time to the normal EE pathway) and are mostly sent to the Vancouver visa office (VO). This might change, but that was my experience. I scoured NL for people with my primary visa office and didn't find.

After getting PAL on February 3rd, when we were expecting RFV/PPR, I had to discard the idea of when I thought we'd leave.

Long story short, after several webforms, panicking, distress, despair, expiration and renewal of my spouse's passport, as well as calls to IRCC, the FD came at its own time.

At this time, I had written DELF B2 (French diploma exam). We didn't know what an FD looked like, so for like two weeks, we thought it was IP2. Still, we continued calling IRCC because our tracker already showed completed all through and we had our CoPR number. After much research, I saw that we had our FD.

Now, I was more worried. What was delaying the PPR/RFV? IRCC customer care told us to be on the lookout. They said our application was good and nothing was needed. We sent an email to the minister's office, and we got a response saying that our application was in the final stages and we would be contacted for the final process. This was relieving, but it was short-lived.

May ended.

June came and went. My distress soared.

July came and was going. My heart was plunging.

*Please, if you can, get as much information and help from people in your shoes. Everyone's experience is different. Find someone with a similar experience if you need real help.

Calls to IRCC informed us that our Primary visa office (PVO) was Vancouver, while the secondary visa office (SVO) was Sydney. At this point, they said our SVO was now Accra. Apparently, this delay was a common experience and reaching out to Accra was the trick. That's what we did.

And the whole story changed. 3 days to the 10th month, we got our RFV.

I read long stories like this while we waited, and thought it'd be great to contribute.

Wishing everyone all the best!

Thankful to everyone who was helpful here, and especially @graciouswords whom I disturbed but remained kind all through.

buenos116:
Hi guys. I just received a message from IRCC asking for details about my self employment covering two periods.. I am a bit worried as I dont want to rush and reply especially because I did not claim any points for those years.

"Please submit the following explanation and information regarding your
Self-Employment for the following periods:
Period 1
Period 2
For each of the following periods, please provide the following:
▪ 1. Your title/role and responsibilities
▪ 2. What type of service or product did you offer
▪ 3. Please provide external sources and/or company link, if available, if not, please
explain why
This must be received in 7days"

Ontarioo:
Do as requested, you will be fine.

buenos116:
Please what do they mean by external sources. As I was basically hustling at the time. Will there be need for tax docs as I dont have this

buenos116:
Hi guys. I just received a message from IRCC asking for details about my self employment covering two periods.. I am a bit worried as I dont want to rush and reply especially because I did not claim any points for those years.

"Please submit the following explanation and information regarding your
Self-Employment for the following periods:
Period 1
Period 2
For each of the following periods, please provide the following:
▪ 1. Your title/role and responsibilities
▪ 2. What type of service or product did you offer
▪ 3. Please provide external sources and/or company link, if available, if not, please
explain why
This must be received in 7days"

WdGomes:
What about proof of funds? Mine is about 40 pages and there are several stamps which are not in English. do I need to have it translated?

GraciousWords:
Maybe also indicate clearly at the beginning of your LOE/submission that this is not part of your work experience and does not count towards your CRS (based on statement in bold). I assume you added it to personal history NOT WE and that if these self employed jobs are removed you still have at least 3 years of WE or your CRS remains unchanged.

External sources could also be certificate of incorporation or registration, if you have it.

Nedu2144:
We nhave the same NOC. Anyways I started learning french in July 2023 and finished July 2024. Took couple of months before i passed my exam, just waiting for French draw. You should take the step if you feel that's your only option

Ontarioo:
Do as requested, you will be fine.

voltred:
When ircc says 7days is it working days or 7 days from request. Thanks

Nedu2144:
We nhave the same NOC. Anyways I started learning french in July 2023 and finished July 2024. Took couple of months before i passed my exam, just waitng for French draw. You should take the step if you feel that's your only option

pufframmy:
congratulations

Linasbeauty:
For anyone out there who needs some encouragement.

PPR time!

Ontario Notification of Interest (NOI): Feb 8th 2024
Application submitted: Mar 1st 2024
Nomination: Aug 14th 2024
Invitation to Apply (ITA): Aug 26th 2024
Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR): Sep 19th 2024
Medicals and biometrics: Nov 13th 2024
Pre-arrival services letter (PAL): Feb 3rd 2025
Final decision (FD): May 8th 2025
Ready for Visa (RFV): July 16th 2025

After about a month of preparation in December 2022, my spouse and I took IELTS on the 3rd of January 2023.
Me: L:8.5, W:7.0, S:8.0, R:9.0
Spouse: L:7.5, W:6.5, S:7.0, R:7.0

*While we didn't rewrite since I was the primary applicant, I learnt that one has to max out the scores as much as one can.

After WES and gathering other documents, we entered the pool on May 2nd 2023. We were excited and planning our exit for December 2023, particularly after the draw earlier (I think in April) that was 481 or 479. It gave us hope that the scores would keep reducing, as ours was 475. If only we knew.

*I learnt that patience, practicality and humility are needed on this journey.

Well, on November 1st 2023, I started learning French after seeing that nothing was going to happen if we didn't act. Other options, like study, also didn't make sense to us. I mean, we already conceived of the idea of EE since 2020, when a boss/friend told us about it. And we had bided our time until 2023, saving and trying to be a bit stable for the journey.

*I learnt that goals make "tough" requirements of us, hence, we have to be sure of our commitment towards our goals.

In February, though, we got Ontario's NOI, and it was wonderful because writing TCF/TEF wouldn't have been until around Oct to Dec later in 2024. We gathered our documents and applied as soon as we could. I continued learning French also. This was a difficult time as we also lost a huge chunk of our savings.

Then the wait began. We had anticipated a two- or at most four-month wait, as a friend had.

*I learnt that different batches could be treated differently, and what happened to someone else even four months ago might no longer apply to one. On this journey, it's best always to seek information and stay constantly updated.

By July, I was in B2 and was thinking that I'd register for the exam later in the year. Our excitement about leaving in 2023 was turned into humility when we were faced with reality.

In August, a week to conclude B2 in French, we got Ontario's nomination. I was elated. About two weeks later, we got the elusive ITA (as I already tagged it).

After our AOR in September, we were excited and hopeful that we could leave in early 2025. IRCC had other plans.

*I learnt that, as of right now, PNP EE applications are treated differently (for instance, they have a different processing time to the normal EE pathway) and are mostly sent to the Vancouver visa office (VO). This might change, but that was my experience. I scoured NL for people with my primary visa office and didn't find.

After getting PAL on February 3rd, when we were expecting RFV/PPR, I had to discard the idea of when I thought we'd leave.

Long story short, after several webforms, panicking, distress, despair, expiration and renewal of my spouse's passport, as well as calls to IRCC, the FD came at its own time.

At this time, I had written DELF B2 (French diploma exam). We didn't know what an FD looked like, so for like two weeks, we thought it was IP2. Still, we continued calling IRCC because our tracker already showed completed all through and we had our CoPR number. After much research, I saw that we had our FD.

Now, I was more worried. What was delaying the PPR/RFV? IRCC customer care told us to be on the lookout. They said our application was good and nothing was needed. We sent an email to the minister's office, and we got a response saying that our application was in the final stages and we would be contacted for the final process. This was relieving, but it was short-lived.

May ended.

June came and went. My distress soared.

July came and was going. My heart was plunging.

*Please, if you can, get as much information and help from people in your shoes. Everyone's experience is different. Find someone with a similar experience if you need real help.

Calls to IRCC informed us that our Primary visa office (PVO) was Vancouver, while the secondary visa office (SVO) was Sydney. At this point, they said our SVO was now Accra. Apparently, this delay was a common experience and reaching out to Accra was the trick. That's what we did.

And the whole story changed. 3 days to the 10th month, we got our RFV.

I read long stories like this while we waited, and thought it'd be great to contribute.

Wishing everyone all the best!

Thankful to everyone who was helpful here, and especially @graciouswords whom I disturbed but remained kind all through.

Linasbeauty:
For anyone out there who needs some encouragement.

PPR time!

Ontario Notification of Interest (NOI): Feb 8th 2024
Application submitted: Mar 1st 2024
Nomination: Aug 14th 2024
Invitation to Apply (ITA): Aug 26th 2024
Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR): Sep 19th 2024
Medicals and biometrics: Nov 13th 2024
Pre-arrival services letter (PAL): Feb 3rd 2025
Final decision (FD): May 8th 2025
Ready for Visa (RFV): July 16th 2025

After about a month of preparation in December 2022, my spouse and I took IELTS on the 3rd of January 2023.
Me: L:8.5, W:7.0, S:8.0, R:9.0
Spouse: L:7.5, W:6.5, S:7.0, R:7.0

*While we didn't rewrite since I was the primary applicant, I learnt that one has to max out the scores as much as one can.

After WES and gathering other documents, we entered the pool on May 2nd 2023. We were excited and planning our exit for December 2023, particularly after the draw earlier (I think in April) that was 481 or 479. It gave us hope that the scores would keep reducing, as ours was 475. If only we knew.

*I learnt that patience, practicality and humility are needed on this journey.

Well, on November 1st 2023, I started learning French after seeing that nothing was going to happen if we didn't act. Other options, like study, also didn't make sense to us. I mean, we already conceived of the idea of EE since 2020, when a boss/friend told us about it. And we had bided our time until 2023, saving and trying to be a bit stable for the journey.

*I learnt that goals make "tough" requirements of us, hence, we have to be sure of our commitment towards our goals.

In February, though, we got Ontario's NOI, and it was wonderful because writing TCF/TEF wouldn't have been until around Oct to Dec later in 2024. We gathered our documents and applied as soon as we could. I continued learning French also. This was a difficult time as we also lost a huge chunk of our savings.

Then the wait began. We had anticipated a two- or at most four-month wait, as a friend had.

*I learnt that different batches could be treated differently, and what happened to someone else even four months ago might no longer apply to one. On this journey, it's best always to seek information and stay constantly updated.

By July, I was in B2 and was thinking that I'd register for the exam later in the year. Our excitement about leaving in 2023 was turned into humility when we were faced with reality.

In August, a week to conclude B2 in French, we got Ontario's nomination. I was elated. About two weeks later, we got the elusive ITA (as I already tagged it).

After our AOR in September, we were excited and hopeful that we could leave in early 2025. IRCC had other plans.

*I learnt that, as of right now, PNP EE applications are treated differently (for instance, they have a different processing time to the normal EE pathway) and are mostly sent to the Vancouver visa office (VO). This might change, but that was my experience. I scoured NL for people with my primary visa office and didn't find.

After getting PAL on February 3rd, when we were expecting RFV/PPR, I had to discard the idea of when I thought we'd leave.

Long story short, after several webforms, panicking, distress, despair, expiration and renewal of my spouse's passport, as well as calls to IRCC, the FD came at its own time.

At this time, I had written DELF B2 (French diploma exam). We didn't know what an FD looked like, so for like two weeks, we thought it was IP2. Still, we continued calling IRCC because our tracker already showed completed all through and we had our CoPR number. After much research, I saw that we had our FD.

Now, I was more worried. What was delaying the PPR/RFV? IRCC customer care told us to be on the lookout. They said our application was good and nothing was needed. We sent an email to the minister's office, and we got a response saying that our application was in the final stages and we would be contacted for the final process. This was relieving, but it was short-lived.

May ended.

June came and went. My distress soared.

July came and was going. My heart was plunging.

*Please, if you can, get as much information and help from people in your shoes. Everyone's experience is different. Find someone with a similar experience if you need real help.

Calls to IRCC informed us that our Primary visa office (PVO) was Vancouver, while the secondary visa office (SVO) was Sydney. At this point, they said our SVO was now Accra. Apparently, this delay was a common experience and reaching out to Accra was the trick. That's what we did.

And the whole story changed. 3 days to the 10th month, we got our RFV.

I read long stories like this while we waited, and thought it'd be great to contribute.

Wishing everyone all the best!

Thankful to everyone who was helpful here, and especially @graciouswords whom I disturbed but remained kind all through.

Linasbeauty:
For anyone out there who needs some encouragement.

PPR time!

Ontario Notification of Interest (NOI): Feb 8th 2024
Application submitted: Mar 1st 2024
Nomination: Aug 14th 2024
Invitation to Apply (ITA): Aug 26th 2024
Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR): Sep 19th 2024
Medicals and biometrics: Nov 13th 2024
Pre-arrival services letter (PAL): Feb 3rd 2025
Final decision (FD): May 8th 2025
Ready for Visa (RFV): July 16th 2025

After about a month of preparation in December 2022, my spouse and I took IELTS on the 3rd of January 2023.
Me: L:8.5, W:7.0, S:8.0, R:9.0
Spouse: L:7.5, W:6.5, S:7.0, R:7.0

*While we didn't rewrite since I was the primary applicant, I learnt that one has to max out the scores as much as one can.

After WES and gathering other documents, we entered the pool on May 2nd 2023. We were excited and planning our exit for December 2023, particularly after the draw earlier (I think in April) that was 481 or 479. It gave us hope that the scores would keep reducing, as ours was 475. If only we knew.

*I learnt that patience, practicality and humility are needed on this journey.

Well, on November 1st 2023, I started learning French after seeing that nothing was going to happen if we didn't act. Other options, like study, also didn't make sense to us. I mean, we already conceived of the idea of EE since 2020, when a boss/friend told us about it. And we had bided our time until 2023, saving and trying to be a bit stable for the journey.

*I learnt that goals make "tough" requirements of us, hence, we have to be sure of our commitment towards our goals.

In February, though, we got Ontario's NOI, and it was wonderful because writing TCF/TEF wouldn't have been until around Oct to Dec later in 2024. We gathered our documents and applied as soon as we could. I continued learning French also. This was a difficult time as we also lost a huge chunk of our savings.

Then the wait began. We had anticipated a two- or at most four-month wait, as a friend had.

*I learnt that different batches could be treated differently, and what happened to someone else even four months ago might no longer apply to one. On this journey, it's best always to seek information and stay constantly updated.

By July, I was in B2 and was thinking that I'd register for the exam later in the year. Our excitement about leaving in 2023 was turned into humility when we were faced with reality.

In August, a week to conclude B2 in French, we got Ontario's nomination. I was elated. About two weeks later, we got the elusive ITA (as I already tagged it).

After our AOR in September, we were excited and hopeful that we could leave in early 2025. IRCC had other plans.

*I learnt that, as of right now, PNP EE applications are treated differently (for instance, they have a different processing time to the normal EE pathway) and are mostly sent to the Vancouver visa office (VO). This might change, but that was my experience. I scoured NL for people with my primary visa office and didn't find.

After getting PAL on February 3rd, when we were expecting RFV/PPR, I had to discard the idea of when I thought we'd leave.

Long story short, after several webforms, panicking, distress, despair, expiration and renewal of my spouse's passport, as well as calls to IRCC, the FD came at its own time.

At this time, I had written DELF B2 (French diploma exam). We didn't know what an FD looked like, so for like two weeks, we thought it was IP2. Still, we continued calling IRCC because our tracker already showed completed all through and we had our CoPR number. After much research, I saw that we had our FD.

Now, I was more worried. What was delaying the PPR/RFV? IRCC customer care told us to be on the lookout. They said our application was good and nothing was needed. We sent an email to the minister's office, and we got a response saying that our application was in the final stages and we would be contacted for the final process. This was relieving, but it was short-lived.

May ended.

June came and went. My distress soared.

July came and was going. My heart was plunging.

*Please, if you can, get as much information and help from people in your shoes. Everyone's experience is different. Find someone with a similar experience if you need real help.

Calls to IRCC informed us that our Primary visa office (PVO) was Vancouver, while the secondary visa office (SVO) was Sydney. At this point, they said our SVO was now Accra. Apparently, this delay was a common experience and reaching out to Accra was the trick. That's what we did.

And the whole story changed. 3 days to the 10th month, we got our RFV.

I read long stories like this while we waited, and thought it'd be great to contribute.

Wishing everyone all the best!

Thankful to everyone who was helpful here, and especially @graciouswords whom I disturbed but remained kind all through.

NewBob:
Send a message to WES through your portal and follow up by phone: (+1) 800-361-6106
If you have an application in process, send an explanation letter to IRCC through the web form and attach the confirmation that you have tryied to reach WES already

Luckygurl:
Your French journey I mean.

marrrrryyy:
Hello everyone,
So I passed TCF and waiting for ITA
My issue now is my bank which is bus bank
Wondering if anyone has used same bank for POF to Canada before

Nedu2144:
For me, I was combining studies, work, M.Sc. thesis, and learning French. Hence, it took me 1 year the learning. I spent 2.5/3 months for each level. I used a tutor and Edo French textbooks. I tried to read all the vocabulary pages, the first document (Document A), and maybe B, C, and some exercises.

I changed my phone to French to immerse myself and get French to my face. I did a lot beyond what I was offered in class, like (i) Listening to RFI passively and actively, seeing movies in French, and communicating with people whenever i have the chance.

Final Note: Focus on learning the language at first, start looking at the exam-related stuff mid or end of B1 or better still B2.

marrrrryyy:
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