smslive2:
Are you married?
Because not working does not pose as a barrier, ITS ACTUALLY A BARRIER

I don't believe this is true. Employment doesn't have to be ongoing or current. As long as it was in last 10 years.

Ondara:
Congrats. Pray for speed for my own. Please was the gift deed from a family member? and did you include a letter of explanation?

Gift deed was from my Golden Lioness. LOE was included

wanle22:
Hi everyone , I'm new on here so, someone should please answer my question:

Is it possible for me to be the principal applicant ? My husband has a Degree but he is working for himself, I hope that is not going to be a problem?

I will be glad for someone to respond to this.

Thanks

Yes, either of you can be the PA as long as you meet the eligibility requirements. Kindly state your profile so folks can advise better: age, qualifications, years of work experience, IELTS score (if written).

wanle22:
Hi everyone , I'm new on here so, someone should please answer my question:

Is it possible for me to be the principal applicant ? My husband has a Degree but he is working for himself, I hope that is not going to be a problem?

I will be glad for someone to respond to this.

Thanks

Yes, either of you can be the PA as long as you meet the eligibility requirements. Kindly state your profile so folks can advise better: age, qualifications, years of work experience, IELTS score (if written).

@elfman Congrats on your EOR.

Kontagious:

I tell you! Sometimes, de do me like calling out some folks but then thing go just be like i'm a monitoring spirit . Let me attempt small jare

@hephgirl, chairlady of those silently chopping CRS. Better IELTS fall on you.

@Londongang, God’s grace be with you all.

@Cochtrane and GlitteringStar, greetings to you both.

@all taking IELTS this weekend, God is your strength, and those waiting for Friday's result, it's almost here, hold on tight.

wink wink @ the bolded

Thanks for checking jare...

bcashy:


Thanks.....My friend is now 32 yes of age while the spouse is 26 years.....he has diploma in marine engineering , currently working in QATAR for the past four years with Ielts score of 6, 7, 7, 7....His wife has diploma in dental technology with less than 3 years work experience with Ielts score of 7, 7, 8, 6

By diploma, do you mean OND/HND?
Anyway, depending on who'll be principal applicant, your friend or his wife would need to retake IELTS and score a MINIMUM of 8777 in LRSW modules respectively to stand a good chance.

Thank you for your reply , God bless you .

I'm 31 year old. I have OND in Accounting, I also have Bsc in Banking and finance, I have 3 years of working experience

My husband has a Degree in Insurance, he is going to be 36 next year. He worked for about 2 years with a company in lagos but he is now a self employ and doing good for himself.

Not written the IELTS just yet , we are about to kick start the process by registering with the WEs for our credentials evaluation.

* about the IELTS, is it the only principal applicant that needs to write the text or spouse too?

I have 2 kids and both have a dual nationally ( USA & Nigeria )

My husband and I have good travel history, hope that helps in any form ?

Algbenguze:


Yes, either of you can be the PA as long as you meet the eligibility requirements. Kindly state your profile so folks can advise better: age, qualifications, years of work experience, IELTS score (if written).

Algbenguze:
@elfman
Congrats on your EOR.

Thanks, buddy.

elfmann:
Hello All,
The EOR outcome is here and my N15k is coming back. Our CRS will be 437!
Listening and Reading came back unchanged while Speaking and Writing got 0.5 increase each.
Cc Kontagious

congrats boss

Hi Elders in the house.

I have a question on claiming Work Experience for Express Entry Application. Some of the companies in my past experience (Nigerian work experience) have agreed to give a reference letter while others won't. Can I simply exclude the the experience that does not have a reference letter? Will a 3yr gap in my experience raise a red flag or get me rejected? I need someone who is experienced in this

Company A (3yrs experience) - reference provided
Company B (8mnths experience) - reference provided
Company C (7mnths experience) - reference provided
Company D (3.5yrs experience) - NO reference letter
Company E (2yrs experience) - reference provided

Can I exclude company D from my application? OR can I include it and NOT send any re fence letter? What are the implications. Thanks

PefHouse:
Hi Elders in the house.

I have a question on claiming Work Experience for Express Entry Application. Some of the companies in my past experience (Nigerian work experience) have agreed to give a reference letter while others won't. Can I simply exclude the the experience that does not have a reference letter? Will a 3yr gap in my experience raise a red flag or get me rejected? I need someone who is experienced in this

Company A (3yrs experience) - reference provided
Company B (8mnths experience) - reference provided
Company C (7mnths experience) - reference provided
Company D (3.5yrs experience) - NO reference letter
Company E (2yrs experience) - reference provided

Can I exclude company D from my application? OR can I include it and NOT send any re fence letter? What are the implications. Thanks

move company D from work history to personal history. that way you wouldnt need a reference letter.

wanle22:
Thank you for your reply , God bless you .

I'm 31 year old. I have OND in Accounting, I also have Bsc in Banking and finance, I have 3 years of working experience

My husband has a Degree in Insurance, he is going to be 36 next year. He worked for about 2 years with a company in lagos but he is now a self employ and doing good for himself.

Not written the IELTS just yet , we are about to kick start the process by registering with the WEs for our credentials evaluation.

* about the IELTS, is it the only principal applicant that needs to write the text or spouse too?

I have 2 kids and both have a dual nationally ( USA & Nigeria )

My husband and I have good travel history, hope that helps in any form ?

Starting with the last question:

1. Travel history doesn't give an edge in this journey, rather it gives u more work as you'll need to provide Police Clearance Certificate for every country you've (both u & hubby) stayed for a cumulative 6 months within last 10yrs or since 18th birthday, whichever is latest.

2. IELTS is mandatory for principal applicant. For spouse, it's optional (but advisable as it can add up to 20 points).

3. You both go ahead with WES but pls evaluate both your BSc and OND as it gives more points.

einsteino:


move company D from work history to personal history. that way you wouldnt need a reference letter.

@einsteino Really, Thanks alot.

- Won't the gap in work history be an issue? Do work experience gaps really affect points claimed for work experience?
- If I move Company D, will I have enough work experience to claim maximum points? Cos i need the max.

Its unfortunate that the company I have the most experience is the one giving me reference issues.

Thank you Sir.

PefHouse:
Hi Elders in the house.

I have a question on claiming Work Experience for Express Entry Application. Some of the companies in my past experience (Nigerian work experience) have agreed to give a reference letter while others won't. Can I simply exclude the the experience that does not have a reference letter? Will a 3yr gap in my experience raise a red flag or get me rejected? I need someone who is experienced in this

Company A (3yrs experience) - reference provided
Company B (8mnths experience) - reference provided
Company C (7mnths experience) - reference provided
Company D (3.5yrs experience) - NO reference letter
Company E (2yrs experience) - reference provided

Can I exclude company D from my application? OR can I include it and NOT send any re fence letter? What are the implications. Thanks

If the Company A work experience was continuous and is within last 10yrs, then use only that since 3yrs already gives max points for experience outside Canada. All others should only appear in your personal history and you'll be fine.

PefHouse:


@einsteino Really, Thanks alot.

- Won't the gap in work history be an issue? Do work experience gaps really affect points claimed for work experience?
- If I move Company D, will I have enough work experience to claim maximum points? Cos i need the max.

Its unfortunate that the company I have the most experience is the one giving me reference issues.

Thank you Sir.

It's personal history that shouldn't have gaps. Work history gaps are not a problem.

Algbenguze:


If the Company A work experience was continuous and is within last 10yrs, then use only that since 3yrs already gives max points for experience outside Canada. All others should only appear in your personal history and you'll be fine.

Ouch! Its actually starts from 2006. Can I include A & B then?

PefHouse:


@einsteino Really, Thanks alot.

- Won't the gap in work history be an issue? Do work experience gaps really affect points claimed for work experience?
- If I move Company D, will I have enough work experience to claim maximum points? Cos i need the max.

Its unfortunate that the company I have the most experience is the one giving me reference issues.

Thank you Sir.

ehm lolz bros say "thank you sir". all that matters for work history is to get the max points which 3yrs work experience in the last 10yrs would give you, gaps is inconsequential in Work History. Where gaps isnt allowed is in personal history, and even there you can declare gaps as "unemployed".

I dont even know which is worse. Writing ielts over and over again or refreshing your mycic profile just to see if there's any update. This NA2 place is stressing me out but for everyday the sun sets, you are a step closer.

bigfido:
I dont even know which is worse. Writing ielts over and over again or refreshing your mycic profile just to see if there's any update. This NA2 place is stressing me out but for everyday the sun sets, you are a step closer.

Where's your Local Visa office?

We Londoners are just chilling.. . Not in a hurry at all.
You better pray not to join us.
N2 since August 25...
Iyen tu nko?

PefHouse:


I have a question on claiming Work Experience for Express Entry Application. Some of the companies in my past experience (Nigerian work experience) have agreed to give a reference letter while others won't. Can I simply exclude the the experience that does not have a reference letter? Will a 3yr gap in my experience raise a red flag or get me rejected? I need someone who is experienced in this

Company A (3yrs experience) - reference provided
Company B (8mnths experience) - reference provided
Company C (7mnths experience) - reference provided
Company D (3.5yrs experience) - NO reference letter
Company E (2yrs experience) - reference provided

Can I exclude company D from my application? OR can I include it and NOT send any re fence letter? What are the implications. Thanks

PefHouse,

I think there's need to prevent misinforming you. Firstly, have you taken the eligibility test? That's the first thing you need to do.

Though you may need a max of 3 years to increase your express entry CRS score, you do need up to 6 years of work experience in order to boost your eligibility score under FSW. Minimum required in this case is 1 year continuous.

So, my advice: get all the reference letters you can get. For Company D that doesn't want to give you reference letter, that shouldn't matter. But you do know there are alternatives if you are unable to get a reference letter? You could have a supervisor write one and then attach some other docs to it. This has been extensively discussed on this thread. But you can check here for more details. Exhaust your options before giving up on Coy D.

However, if you are unable to get anything for Coy D, you should still be fine. Take the eligibility test while factoring out Coy D. But please get reference letter from company A. With your references from Coys A, B, C & E, you should be good to go.

Finally, you should know that each of your work experience is only relevant if it belongs to Skill Type 0, A or B. You can learn more about that here.

Regarding gaps, you have already been well informed. Gaps in your work experience can be moved into personal history and should have no effect on your application.

wanle22:
Thank you for your reply , God bless you .

I'm 31 year old. I have OND in Accounting, I also have Bsc in Banking and finance, I have 3 years of working experience

My husband has a Degree in Insurance, he is going to be 36 next year. He worked for about 2 years with a company in lagos but he is now a self employ and doing good for himself.

Not written the IELTS just yet , we are about to kick start the process by registering with the WEs for our credentials evaluation.

* about the IELTS, is it the only principal applicant that needs to write the text or spouse too?

I have 2 kids and both have a dual nationally ( USA & Nigeria )

My husband and I have good travel history, hope that helps in any form ?

It looks like you'll be better off as Principal Applicant. You need to make sure to score excellently on your IELTS and you'll be fine. Also make sure to evaluate your OND along with your BSc. Use this CRS tool to derive an estimated CRS score with the IELTS score you think you can get. The higher your CRS score, the more chances you have of getting an invitation to apply.

God bless you

Algbenguze:

Starting with the last question:

1. Travel history doesn't give an edge in this journey, rather it gives u more work as you'll need to provide Police Clearance Certificate for every country you've (both u & hubby) stayed for a cumulative 6 months within last 10yrs or since 18th birthday, whichever is latest.

2. IELTS is mandatory for principal applicant. For spouse, it's optional (but advisable as it can add up to 20 points).

3. You both go ahead with WES but pls evaluate both your BSc and OND as it gives more points.

God bless u

cochtrane:

It looks like you'll be better off as Principal Applicant. You need to make sure to score excellently on your IELTS and you'll be fine. Also make sure to evaluate your OND along with your BSc. Use this CRS tool to derive an estimated CRS score with the IELTS score you think you can get. The higher your CRS score, the more chances you have of getting an invitation to apply.

Bimpsy99:
It shouldn't. I included an LOE to say that so say that I didn't go to the UK for the ACCA and I was taking my professional exams concurrently with my undergrads.

As long as you can explain the overlap. You should be fine

Thanks so much. Still waiting for Wes to give procedure on how to include ACCA. I have sent message to them.

Thank you.

jummolami:



Thanks so much. Still waiting for Wes to give procedure on how to include ACCA. I have sent message to them.

Thank you.

I thought you could just go ahead and modify your profile to include that, couldn't you?

hello house,please can someone help with WES customer care number.My school has send my verified document to Wes for about 3weeks now but my status is not changed.It still says that we are waiting for your institution to verify your documents.
thank you.

abiriba:
hello house,please can someone help with WES customer care number.My school has send my verified document to Wes for about 3weeks now but my status is not changed.It still says that we are waiting for your institution to verify your documents.
thank you.

(+1) 800-361-6106

When filling the IMM5406 form for Additional Family Information, must it be handwritten? Or just typed in?

Santino1:


Stop complicating your life, a simple "to whom it may concern" is fine.

Some employers insist they can't just write a generic ref letter so they demand for address

Algbenguze:


If the Company A work experience was continuous and is within last 10yrs, then use only that since 3yrs already gives max points for experience outside Canada. All others should only appear in your personal history and you'll be fine.

@Algbenguze: please i have some questions:

*does working in a bank give you more edge and recognition than working for a one man small company in the FSW and also when you finally get to Canada to look for job(same job description in the bank and one man business) would they prefer the bank?

* please explain this 60/100 stuff, when does it apply?

*please there is also a place on CIC site i learnt the maximum experience for point is 6 years, kindly differentiate that with the 3 years maximum

Thanks

sorry for the jamb question

just15:
* please explain this 6067/100 stuff, when does it apply?

*please there is also a place on CIC site i learnt the maximum experience for point is 6 years, kindly differentiate that with the 3 years maximum

sorry for the jamb question

These two jamb questions were answered just this morning by Cochtrane. Scroll a few post back up and you'd find your jamb answers there.