TEECANN:


Permit me to capitalize this: GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR HOME @blackbuddy

You re an epitome of selflessness. In spite of the fact that you have gone through this process almost 2 years ago and you really do not have any reason to be here to help but you are still here helping, encouraging and pointing folks in the right paths is humbling for me. (Some will cross over to Canny and be forming busy- Nigerians! not talk for today, I dont want to get started. )

I have been following your posts for a while and its not a secret that you are a very revered person here and across NL.

Just imagine the quoted piece above...and to think many will hustle out PPR/CoPR and just start to use the remaining time to pack alone without availing themselves of this pre-arrival goldmine is scary...and virtually nobody talks again after PPR/CoPR (most of them go into Luggage packing mode )

Thank God for people like you and my other friends here who keep researching to bring information to our fingertips.

It will surely all end in praise!!

NB:
@Blackbuddy bro, being the principal applicant, did you attend the sessions with madam OR alone? Also, did you take the online sessions alone or together with madam?...I want to be clear about it. Thanks.

Thanks for your kind words, my contributions here are just my little way of giving back as I too was helped along the way and I`ve long since learnt that our strenght lies in our community/collective succes so wether we like it or not, we need to look out for each other especially in Canada. Like I earlier mentioned, due to some mix up, my wife and I did not get an invitation for the classroom training on time. The next available class would be for when we would have left Nigeria so they scheduled an online session for both of us. My wife took a day off from work while I logged on from my office so we were both together on the online conference call with a counselor in Canada. I recommend both the PA and spouse to attend the training together, it is equally beneficial and helps you both have the same perspective on things. That way, when decisions are being made on the family`s future here, you both understand what is at stake and what options will be best to choose.

It is wisdom when you say that people should pack their minds with information as they pack their luggages with their belongings. The pre-arrival programs will prepare you for some of the cultural shocks and put you at ease so that you are not uncomfortable with change but more receptive to the difference and how things are done and how they should be done. As simple as learning the difference between a cv and a resume can make a big difference in how you market your self for job search. Knowing that Nigerian job interview style of displaying that you`re technically sound on the job is not enough but that you also need to identify, groom and project your awareness of `soft skills` which is a major focus in Canadian job interview.

A lot of our people get to a job interview here and they hear, `you don`t have Canadian experience`, they get deflated and defeated and just stumble through the rest of the interview and that ends that. If they had gone through a pre/post landing training program, they would have learnt that that question is the biggest help they could have ever had in that interview! It simply means ``convince me that inspite of your foreign experience you can work here, you can fit in``. That question is where you now say something like `yes I dont have Canadian work experience but I understand the niceties of the Canadian work place and I`m aware of the importance of mutual respect, tolerance, collabaration and diversity. I`m bringing my wealth of experience and unique perspective on what this role entails to enhance and enrich the way in which things are done. I`m very adaptable and teachable and I take every opportunity to increase my skill level so that I am constantly improving as an individual in order to bring efficiency and innovation to my work. I know your organisation values diversity and innovation and as your colleague, you will find that I am a great fit and excellent addition to the team`. You see this small sentence/interview response here? That is what they want to hear, as simple as it sounds. This is what is meant by Canadian experience, to know how to work among Canadians, to talk softly, calmly and enunciate properly. To have an awareness of the Canadian workplace culture and not to discuss race, sex, religion, age or status. To be professional but cordial, always thinking about the job first and not your self, projecting the spirit of a team player while bringing your uniqueness as an individual. Notice I didn`t focus on Canadian work experience but Canadian experience. They already know you dont have Canadian work experience before they invited you to an interview. What they don`t know, what your resume does not show is if you have `Canadian experience`, if you will fit in to the organisational culture they already have, if they can spend 8 hours everyday with you, sometimes in high pressure situations and not regret hiring you.

The above is just a little of what people stand to learn from the training programs. Please, don`t be persuaded by relatives and friends here who tell you not to bother with the trainings but just launch yourself into the job market. A smart person is one who takes advantage of the trainings and still chases the jobs together, at least, you will gain info, knowledge and confidence and hit your target more efficiently. If we will but humble ourselves and apply some of these principles, success will be the result and the journey will definitely continue in praise. Hope this helps.

bbaby84:
Listen up people!!!!

It's my turn!

PPR has landed! Indescribable joy!

Finally! I can share my timeline
WES: 17th of April
IELTS: 25th of May
WES evaluation completed: 2nd of June
IELTS results: 6th of June
Express entry profile created: 9th of June
Invitation to apply: 12th of July
Acknowledgement of receipt: 5th of August
Additional document requirement: (supplementary Travel) 17th of August
In-progress 1: 17th of August
Document submitted 18th of August
Medical passed: 21st of August
Not applicable 2: 23rd of August
IP2: 22nd of November (that's when I saw it)
Passport request (PPR) 28th of November.
Family of four.
Moderate travel history.
London Visa office
115 days from AOR to PPR

All glory to God!

Congrats o. Happy for you. I wish I was the one getting this kind of news. Unfortunately Wes has decided to play ten ten with my heart. Waiting for Dec 6th, when my ECA should be ready.

These days eh.. my body is at work, but my spirit had travelled ahead of me.

cochtrane:

Actually a very good question. Personally, I feel if it can be avoided, then by all means it should be. At the same time we have seen guys here who arranged their POF post-ITA (sometimes with little or no LOE) and had no issues with their application. I can only imagine how many more are not on this thread. Perhaps how close this post-ITA arrangement is to application submission is what matters. And of course, if not providing an explanation makes one uneasy about the whole application, then LOE it is!

Just to add another perspective to the discussion. Like I already mentioned in my PPR rant, I only got a one page letter from Credit Suisse a couple of days before my ITA stating all my accounts, date they were opened etc (i.e. following the CIC guideline) and my balance on the day the letter was printed. Thus, in my opinion there is no way to know if I had a lump sum deposited a day before the letter was printed or not.

Note to all. I'm not advising people to start circumventing the process (if CIC catch you and slam 5 years ban on you for lying, Santion1 no dey abeg). Just though I should enrich the discussion.

Blackbuddy:


Thanks for your kind words, my contributions here are just my little way of giving back as I too was helped along the way and I`ve long since learnt that our strenght lies in our communityécollective succes so wether we like it or not, we need to look out for each other especially in Canada.

Wow!!! This is loaded. Thank you very much sir. God bless you sir!

Blackbuddy:


Thanks for your kind words, my contributions here are just my little way of giving back as I too was helped along the way and I`ve long since learnt that our strenght lies in our community/collective succes so wether we like it or not, we need to look out for each other especially in Canada. Like I earlier mentioned, due to some mix up, my wife and I did not get an invitation for the classroom training on time. The next available class would be for when we would have left Nigeria so they scheduled an online session for both of us. My wife took a day off from work while I logged on from my office so we were both together on the online conference call with a counselor in Canada. I recommend both the PA and spouse to attend the training together, it is equally beneficial and helps you both have the same perspective on things. That way, when decisions are being made on the family`s future here, you both understand what is at stake and what options will be best to choose.

It is wisdom when you say that people should pack their minds with information as they pack their luggages with their belongings. The pre-arrival programs will prepare you for some of the cultural shocks and put you at ease so that you are not uncomfortable with change but more receptive to the difference and how things are done and how they should be done. As simple as learning the difference between a cv and a resume can make a big difference in how you market your self for job search. Knowing that Nigerian job interview style of displaying that you`re technically sound on the job is not enough but that you also need to identify, groom and project your awareness of `soft skills` which is a major focus in Canadian job interview.

A lot of our people get to a job interview here and they hear, `you don`t have Canadian experience`, they get deflated and defeated and just stumble through the rest of the interview and that ends that. If they had gone through a pre/post landing training program, they would have learnt that that question is the biggest help they could have ever had in that interview! It simply means ``convince me that inspite of your foreign experience you can work here, you can fit in``. That question is where you now say something like `yes I dont have Canadian work experience but I understand the niceties of the Canadian work place and I`m aware of the importance of mutual respect, tolerance, collabaration and diversity. I`m bringing my wealth of experience and unique perspective on what this role entails to enhance and enrich the way in which things are done. I`m very adaptable and teachable and I take every opportunity to increase my skill level so that I am constantly improving as an individual in order to bring efficiency and innovation to my work. I know your organisation values diversity and innovation and as your colleague, you will find that I am a great fit and excellent addition to the team`. You see this small sentence/interview response here? That is what they want to hear, as simple as it sounds. This is what is meant by Canadian experience, to know how to work among Canadians, to talk softly, calmly and enunciate properly. To have an awareness of the Canadian workplace culture and not to discuss race, sex, religion, age or status. To be professional but cordial, always thinking about the job first and not your self, projecting the spirit of a team player while bringing your uniqueness as an individual. Notice I didn`t focus on Canadian work experience but Canadian experience. They already know you dont have Canadian work experience before they invited you to an interview. What they don`t know, what your resume does not show is if you have `Canadian experience`, if you will fit in to the organisational culture they already have, if they can spend 8 hours everyday with you, sometimes in high pressure situations and not regret hiring you.

The above is just a little of what people stand to learn from the training programs. Please, don`t be persuaded by relatives and friends here who tell you not to bother with the trainings but just launch yourself into the job market. A smart person is one who takes advantage of the trainings and still chases the jobs together, at least, you will gain info, knowledge and confidence and hit your target more efficiently. If we will but humble ourselves and apply some of these principles, success will be the result and the journey will definitely continue in praise. Hope this helps.

Thank you so much for sharing this, it's benefit outweighs the risk. Thank you.

bbaby84:
Listen up people!!!!

It's my turn!
PPR has landed! Indescribable joy!
Finally! I can share my timeline
All glory to God!

Congratulations bbaby84.

bbaby84:
Listen up people!!!!

It's my turn!

PPR has landed! Indescribable joy!

Congrats sis.

Blackbuddy:


.............That is what they want to hear, as simple as it sounds. This is what is meant by Canadian experience, to know how to work among Canadians, to talk softly, calmly and enunciate properly. To have an awareness of the Canadian workplace culture and not to discuss race, sex, religion, age or status. To be professional but cordial, always thinking about the job first and not your self, projecting the spirit of a team player while bringing your uniqueness as an individual. Notice I didn`t focus on Canadian work experience but Canadian experience. They already know you dont have Canadian work experience before they invited you to an interview. What they don`t know, what your resume does not show is if you have `Canadian experience`, if you will fit in to the organisational culture they already have, if they can spend 8 hours everyday with you, sometimes in high pressure situations and not regret hiring you..........

Nice! Nice!!! Thank you for sharing this.

billy:
@Sleekchic.

They responded two days after I sent my evidence of payment to their email.....

You can raise bank draft if you are not comfortable with BT.

Your choice....

Thank you very much. I got a draft and took it to their office today #TeamJan6th

abamure:
Hello house. I just noticed my surname and first name were interchanged in the IELTS Test notification mail I got. What can I do please?

You should get a chance to clarify you details on your first test day (usually speaking day). That's when you take a passport pic for their records. Make sure to point out the error then.

Thank you

Kmgb:


They responded like 3 days after ..

Congratulations dear



quote author=bbaby84 post=62794139]Listen up people!!!!

It's my turn!

PPR has landed! Indescribable joy!

Finally! I can share my timeline
WES: 17th of April
IELTS: 25th of May
WES evaluation completed: 2nd of June
IELTS results: 6th of June
Express entry profile created: 9th of June
Invitation to apply: 12th of July
Acknowledgement of receipt: 5th of August
Additional document requirement: (supplementary Travel) 17th of August
In-progress 1: 17th of August
Document submitted 18th of August
Medical passed: 21st of August
Not applicable 2: 23rd of August
IP2: 22nd of November (that's when I saw it)
Passport request (PPR) 28th of November.
Family of four.
Moderate travel history.
London Visa office
115 days from AOR to PPR

All glory to God![/quote]

Good evening house. Please if ine has BSc and PG ( proffessional Diploma or post graduate diploma) does one get point evaluating them? will such person now chpose two or more certificates? just curiois cos i thoight the BSc point is still used.

Blackbuddy:


Thanks for your kind words, my contributions here are just my little way of giving back as I too was helped along the way and I`ve long since learnt that our strenght lies in our community/collective succes so wether we like it or not, we need to look out for each other especially in Canada. Like I earlier mentioned, due to some mix up, my wife and I did not get an invitation for the classroom training on time. The next available class would be for when we would have left Nigeria so they scheduled an online session for both of us. My wife took a day off from work while I logged on from my office so we were both together on the online conference call with a counselor in Canada.....

The above is just a little of what people stand to learn from the training programs. Please, don`t be persuaded by relatives and friends here who tell you not to bother with the trainings but just launch yourself into the job market. A smart person is one who takes advantage of the trainings and still chases the jobs together, at least, you will gain info, knowledge and confidence and hit your target more efficiently. If we will but humble ourselves and apply some of these principles, success will be the result and the journey will definitely continue in praise. Hope this helps.

@blackbuddy, you killed it...as always.

To my delight, I just discovered today that you re one of the earliest & finest breed of NL (2006) . I am also of the 2007 breed...funny I never ran into you all the time although at some points, I was on and off NL. My 1st "teecann" moniker together with my posts went with the great tsunami.

I ve also learnt a lot of things by just reading your previous posts on several pre & post arrival matters and I find them to be a chest of gold.

(I sent you a mail....from kayjyde2***@gmail.com, kindly lets connect bro...alot to share and achieve)

It is surely ending in praise.

Omodadi2:
Good evening house. Please if ine has BSc and PG ( proffessional Diploma or post graduate diploma) does one get point evaluating them? will such person now chpose two or more certificates? just curiois cos i thoight the BSc point is still used.

The first thing you should do is evaluate both and then observe what WES (or any other agency) has stated as "Canadian Equivalency". For your degrees, this is most likely gonna be 'Bachelor's & Post-graduate diploma' which will earn you "Two or more certificates".

Owlette:
my dear, jejely just raise a bank draft. They never acknowledged mine. They didnt respomd to all the mails i sent them, they ignored all my tweets and facebook messages, they never picked that their ghost customer care phone, I eventually got contact of someone working with the.
that's how mine was sorted out. They now sent me notification for the speaking test 2 days before the date. I was in abuja and the venue was port harcourt. You can now imagine. I was pissed!!

Thanks alot, I'm sorry to hear to went thru all that stress. I wish you the very best in your exams

I was also very confused and i googled tire, no solution o so i just put A year

mecuryf:
Good evening all
Please for those who had ADR for FBI PCC how did you fill the part for expiry date of the PCC,my sister is having difficulty proceedinbas the FBI PCC document has no expiry date
Cc @yokus
@feygbe
And any one who has added PCC post ITA

Thank you everybody I'm so overwhelmed with the messages. Thank you so much! I imagined how I would feel on this day.... I'm so overwhelmed that it seems like I'm not as happy as everyone is for me.

Our application:
Hubby is the PA but still I handled everything from WES to POF.
I had a bout of insomnia at some point ( thanks to FBI as I submitted one set of fingerprints.) Thanks to @yokus for helping me stay sane lol
I used the LOE to list and explain all we had submitted. I submitted xe pages to convert our POF and lock it down. I submitted pictures of my sibling and I at different points of our lives ( I claimed points for Canadian sibling) including specified documents (mortgage bills, driver's license, passport, marriage certificate etc)

When we finally submitted we were asked for travel history for hubby and resident permit for the years he lived in the UK. (This shook me as hubby had 5-6 years in the UK where he had no resident permit) We explained the issues with home office on a letter and the issues he had with his Uni and fees etc and he still had to finish his school since he had eventually sorted out school fees but Home Office still refused to renew the visa. After his studies he came home. I scanned and uploaded previous permits, school ID and fees receipt for his MSC. We told the truth (long and short).
Then I found out we had been transferred to London, I thought 'oh boy!'

When I got the message to check the CIC account today, I thought what do they want now? Alas! It was PPR.

I wish everyone the best on this journey.
@40manlappy @blackbuddy @yokus and everyone that helped me along the way, I am so grateful...
Thank you.

GlitteringStar:



Congrats sis.

Thank you.
It's your turn soon sis!

ugoiyke79e:


No more oakville for una
congrats @ bbaby84...
yours on d way deeore.

We are doing Oakville o!
@deeore I will wait for you jare.

Thank you @ugoiyke79e

Bsbabe:


Congrats dear bbaby84!!!!May “It’s my turn!” be a phrase that will permeate this thread for everyone hoping in Jesus’ name.

Amen! Thank you.

Canadianfly:
Awwww my bbaby84....chai! I'm so happy for you sis. Congratulations. Please just be prepping for us to come join you. I know you'll sleep like a baby tonight

Your turn soon sis!
Thank you.

gracelevel:
Congratulations! !!wow
please house she/he
mentioned moderate travel history. ..
must there be?do heavy international travellers get more ITAS?
Someone please please respond

We travel moderately lol
Thank you.

bbaby84:


We are doing Oakville o!
@deeore I will wait for you jare.

Thank you @ugoiyke79e

Hmm....nostalgia. I was once Oakville bound. Beautiful place, especially the lakefront in South Oakville in summer. You will absolutely love it.

yetunde84:


Congratulations, when was your file transferred to London, do you by any chance know?

Thank you. According to the GCMS notes 4th Oct .

Bsbabe:

[b]
Hmm....nostalgia. I was once Oakville bound. [/b]Beautiful place, especially the lakefront in South Oakville in summer. You will absolutely love it.

Oakville is beautiful and serene. I love it but it's expensive.
God help us!

Bambam4you:
Please follow the link and read up on requirements for transcript from ICAN.

http://icanig.org/ican/article.php?id=27

Please call Mr. O. Adefehinti on +2348023641045 if you need further clarification. Got the number from ICAN website. He is in charge of AAT transcript .

t


Thanks Sir .
I have spoken with him and he has explained the process. Thanks once more.
However Sir , I am having issues with WES , and one needs to be careful so as not to waste money. I saw someone here narrating her friend's ordeal.
1) I schooled in 9ja , but i cannot see my course on d drop down , I only saw Diploma for the Course , so I had to type it manually , Is that fine ?....
is university higher education or professional higher education ?
2) When I chose ICAN , the drop down only brought Associate of the institute, I only have AAT at d moment. Do I need to type Associate Accounting Technician manually or I put Associate of d institute ? ?
is ICAN AAT higher education or professional higher education ?
Please kindly help me with the aforementioned b4 I make payment.
Thank You sir.

bbaby84:


Oakville is beautiful and serene. I love it but it's expensive.
God help us!

Expensive is an understatement

Hello house, on the attached screenshot my middle name is not there pls how can I edit it? It never asked for my middle. Should I be bothered?

Will there be a place holder for the new passport and change of name doc attachement

ugoiyke79e:


I am assuming you want to change your spouse name from maiden to marital.
You can do a change of name and also change her intl passport name then submit via CSE...
I am principal applicant and i changed my name successfully midway in my application...

I am planning to change her her intl passport and also update cic on dt. I think is easier now than when she is already in Canada

LordSebastian:
They will only deal with the name that is on the passport. And to be honest, it is not necessary to go try to get a new passport for her now, bearing in mind how difficult it can be to get a new passport sometimes...except that has stopped. It won't affect anything. If you however insist it is needed or necessary, please go ahead.

I made a transfer and sent them a mail with the proof of payment.

I got my confirmation 2 days after.

.

sleekchic:
Good morning,

Please has anyone paid for IELTS via bank transfer,did they respond to the proof of payment mail on time? Or I should just raise draft jeje and go with it to their office? Please advise.
Thank you