@Newmum0615 I rejoice with you and your family, truely this journey is not for fainted souls.
Even though I’m kinda miles away from home (naija) your service here to people is undeniabale. And seeing same AoR as yours getting PPR left and right yet u still take time to help others during your waiting period...I salute you, U be MVP.
My day will come soon too, sigh....waiting is killing.
#BackToHibernationMode#

Please I am also interested too.

wizean:
I have a contact for undergraduate verification. Pls PM me if that is what you need.

Tojued:
I know the thread is on shutdown but please I need assistance with Ladoke Akintola University transcript / verification. A reliable contact will be much appreciated.
Cc guitarlife, Mosbiod.

I sent you a text on this

Newmum0615:
Can everyone take a seat please? It’s going to be quite a read.

It’s my turn.

PPR has come to the glory of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.


It has been a lonnnnng but rewarding experience here on this thread and in this EE journey. I have learnt a lot through months of research and waiting. If you had told me anything about relocating from Nigeria before the second week of August 2017, I would have rolled my eyes at you in apparent indifference. I was never one for living abroad. I love visiting on vacations, buying plenty stuff and coming back home. However, one day at the end of the 2nd week of August 2017, I was in the car with my husband, on our way to work and I remember vividly how I stumbled on Testden while browsing through the internet that morning. I decided to read a little and I just became fascinated with the practice texts and solving the questions. A colleague of mine who moved to Australia last year had been harping on about migrating, but I had no such plans.

…Off to continue dancing! See you guys lerra.

Congratulations mama! Remember I told u in my email to you yesterday and congratulated you in advance.
You are good woman. God bless you

I tap into this testimony it will be me tomorrow

You did! Thanks dear.

Gracenmercy01:

Congratulations mama! Remember I told u in my email to you yesterday and congratulated you in advance.
You are good woman. God bless you

I tap into this testimony it will be me tomorrow

[quote author=Newmum0615 post=69897379]Can everyone take a seat please?

It’s my turn.

PPR has come to the glory of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.

I am personally waiting for my PPR anytime now, AOR 1st April. Was fortunate to have a really straight forward application...The hand of God was evident in all the preps. Then i was soo sure i wld get PPR in May, long story, anyways, when the wait got to the frustrating part, i decided to come to Nairaland page, maybe i will relate more with their stories than the indians on the fb page i am on.
On getting here everybody is Praying for a certain 'Newmum' to get her PPR. And I thought ok this person must be an exceptional lady, and suddenly i saw myself praying for the "Newmum" to get her PPR, me i never still get my own oh. But something about the way everybody kept calling for yours impressed me. And everyday i come back jst to see if New mum has gotten hers. I am super excited for you and i just created dis acct simply to tell you to keep being you. Chukwu gozie gi na ezi n'ulo gi.

Hello Fam,
Thanks for all the great advise I have been reading here.

Please, can someone earning 45k salary with a state government apply for ee?
Someone told me the low salary will be a problem. Is this a fact please and if yes, what is the minimum salary one needs to earn to be eligible?
Thanks.

This thread must not close until I have celebrated with our NL express entry celebrity. @newmum, you are one of a kind and the felicitations here are a testimony to that. I have no doubt that you will prosper in � maple land.

And to @balogunsam, massive massive congrats to you

Newmum0615:
Can everyone take a seat please? It’s going to be quite a read.

It’s my turn.

PPR has come to the glory of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.


It has been a lonnnnng but rewarding experience here on this thread and in this EE journey. I have learnt a lot through months of research and waiting. If you had told me anything about relocating from Nigeria before the second week of August 2017, I would have rolled my eyes at you in apparent indifference. I was never one for living abroad. I love visiting on vacations, buying plenty stuff and coming back home. However, one day at the end of the 2nd week of August 2017, I was in the car with my husband, on our way to work and I remember vividly how I stumbled on Testden while browsing through the internet that morning. I decided to read a little and I just became fascinated with the practice texts and solving the questions. A colleague of mine who moved to Australia last year had been harping on about migrating, but I had no such plans. Hubby and I are doing quite well here, and I am also so close to my parents that the thought of staying so far away from them kept me from taking the leap.

Initially, practicing the IELTS questions was just for fun but I had a light bulb moment one day while still recovering from a surgery that almost cost me my life in a Nigerian hospital. A supposedly ‘big’ hospital. Why not take the test and work towards getting outta here? I asked myself. Hubby didn't agree at first. He is a believer now.

So voila! My first connection to anything Canadian was the IELTS test discovery via Testden. During my recuperation period, I decided that I needed a better life not just for myself but also for my kids. I considered Australia, but there is a disconnect between my first degree and work experience so I didn’t stand a chance. Canada was next on my list. I went on to research on the internet; CIC site and Nairaland popped up first among others. I have always engaged Nairaland as my go-to place for 1st hand practical experience on just about anything. It really needs to be rated among the top internet search engines in the world. We are great like that!

So, lemme not bore you with my long story joor.

Here is my timeline:

Decision to immigrate: 2nd week of August 2017.

WES evaluation received: 15th November 2017

IELTS: L8.5 R9 S7.5 W7.5

Hubby: Did very well. Maxed out on scores.

EE profile created: 1st December 2017

ITA: 6th December 2017

AOR: 1st February 2018

NA1: 2nd February 2018

Medicals passed/IP1: 12th February 2018

NA2: 16th February 2018

IP2: 27th February 2018 (the mass movement)

1st GCMS notes (ordered via gcmsbuddy.com): April, 2018 Received in less than 2 weeks

2nd GCMS notes (ordered via gcmsbuddy.com): June, 2018 Received one month later

ADR: 2 days ago. Day 179. Height & Color info + Copies of passport biodata pages (as if I didn’t provide it before)

PPR Mail: 1st August 2018. Received around past noon today. I was actually speaking in faith this morning when I was teasing y'all about having correct news . I just had the feeling.

VO: Almighty London

AOR to PPR: A whooping 181 days!

Other details:

POF: I used 3 T-bills certificates, account statement and other sources of funds. Reference letter from bank and letter from hubby giving consent to use his own portion of the funds. Used affidavit and LOE to explain huge inflows from hubby cos they were quite significant (upfront allowance from his employer). I had almost 3 times the amount needed for a family of three, so I had to exclude other sources of funds so that I don’t complicate things with a bulky upload and overwhelm the VO.

Whew! It was a battle getting that file to compress. After a 6-hour battle on submission day, I was finally able to compress it to 3.7mb. Made a mistake on the LOE in calculating total amount, was about to upload the whole file in the POF placeholder when I got a call from hubby that he had observed a mistake from his review. Had to abort mission ( ), correct it, rescan before remerging and uploading.

Employment: Got letter from my previous employer (didn’t use it in the end cos I couldn’t decide on the right NOC for it), added role in personal history. Used the one from my current employer, LOE explaining NOC change, work mails, Tax card, Staff ID card, my call card and that of my line manager. No payslips or SOA. Although I got maximum score for my previous role with current employer, I also declared my one and half year current role, same employer under my work history cos both roles showed on the same reference letter anyway, and so I had to upload the same doc again for this current role (Thanks happytbaby for calling my mind to this one. I might have missed it). Hmm, was so scared throughout the process cos I had used a different job title and NOC before ITA, but apparently, it wasn’t a biggie (thanks to @cochtrane, @einsteino, @happytbaby & @Blackbuddy for allaying my fears on this).

Education: IELTS TRF, ECA report, Degree certificates. ECA process was pretty straightforward, Naija Uni represented well. UK school, of course didn’t disappoint.

Hubby’s Education: No ECA done for either degree.

Medicals: Done at Q-Life a day before I submitted (I no dey plan travel soon, so had to shift it as far away as possible). Very seamless process.

Photos: Studio 24. The hard copies we did have expired in the wake of this delay. We have to retake them.

Legal document for name change: Submitted one & the same person affidavit for hubby.

LOE: Submitted Schedule A, old UK Visa refusal notes for hubby and 1, Travel History form, affidavit for one & the same person for hubby and his birth certificate (for different names on his docs).

CSE: I noticed that I had mistakenly swapped documents in the wrong placeholders. Raised CSE and notified them of the error.

GCMS Notes: 1st & 2nd were fine. No issues.

So, as I drop my pen, abi fingers (), let me acknowledge and thank everyone for the great job we are all doing here. You guys are amaaaaazing! Agents and consultants are seriously learning compared to us.

As I say thank you to each and every one, lemme send a special shout out to people who were and have been consistent in making this thread a success: @40manlappy (you no answer some of my PMs in the early days of my membership here sha, I still dey beef you-smiley), @Kontagious, @happytbaby (God bless you plenty), @Glitteringstar, our able landlady and data analyst, @cochtrane, @einsteino, @Blackbuddy, @mcstan18 (you snuck up on us and became a formidable “elder” smiley), @Hephgirl (I miss you in our midst.), @Elfmannisback (thank you for being our police here), @ysteph, @Ethelia, @luffyhaki, @Tojued, @ArabianRose @TEECANN, @Threemg, @vcole @smslive2 @agates @ jholarharde and many many others I can’t name here. Una too plenty ooooo. Thank you for all the love and support. You guys made the wait easy to bear.

I kept trusting God and believing that my turn will come one day. Months back, I wrote my goods-to-follow list, made a list of all that we were going to sell off. I even decided on the school my son will go to if we were ever able to get a house within the boundary of the school board. I have researched and researched, now it feels like I already live in Canada (except for the cold. ). I appreciate the Planning for Canada session I was privileged to attend. It’s a pity that the opportunity may end soon. It really helped with my planning.

I appreciate you all for all the times you wished that this day would come sooner. Every time I saw a post praying for my PPR, I would pray and ask God to answer the prayer. May God Almighty, the One who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we can ever think, ask or even imagine make our ways prosperous and grant us all fulfilled lives in Canada.

We shall meet in Canada one day. One day soon.

Excuse my dramatic post. I wasn’t going to type all these, but you guys have waited for this day, so I didn’t want to fall hand. It has been one hell of a wait. I was expecting serious excitement the day this PPR would come, but I am not as excited as I thought I would be. It’s even surprising to me. I think I am even a little afraid, but God has got me. We will all flourish in Canada. It's a must!

PS: To all our newbies, please take time out to read and understand this process. When you take offense at people who ask you to read more, it gives the impression that people that did exactly that are foolish. Imagine that no one took out time to study the process, who would you have confidence to ask for guidance? Please read, read and read. It can be overwhelming, I know, but the benefits surmount every stress you might encounter in figuring where and how to start. To access even the most basic of services in our Maple Leaf country, you would need to read and understand your rights and entitlements as a PR, T&Cs of certain services and all. Why not start now and imbibe that behavior?

…Off to continue dancing! See you guys lerra.

Congrats NewMum. PR fall on me too, Amen

Newmum0615:
Can everyone take a seat please? It’s going to be quite a read.

It’s my turn.

PPR has come to the glory of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.

Congrats Newmum0615

You have not only shown selflessness but have taught me what it means to be one. You have sowed in the lives of many, you will surely reap a bountiful harvest.
Go and excel.

To live life selflessly in the service of others is noble

Congratulations @Newmum0615

@newmum0615 I'm totally happy for you... the Lord is good and he will always reward your selflessness.. please continue to be the good person that you are
Been waiting low-key for this news

If you are on this journey and you want to get into from this thread and you don't know NewMum0615 a.k.a NOC Queen or you have not congratulated her... ehnnnn.. you're deceiving yourself ni oo.. maybe na Canaanland for Ota you wan go not Canada .. #playtoomuch #happyevening

Wow! @Newmum0615, this is a well deserved victory. I rejoice with you and your family. You're so amazingly sweet, that sweetness has become your name.

I pray for you for unlimited grace and favour in the land of Canada.

Congratulations to @BalogunSam too. May the land of Canada favour you.

To the rest of us waiting for such good news as this, this month will not pass us by. Let's keep hope alive, for it will soon end in praise.

I didn't use WES for my first degree owing to the fact that i was not in the know that i can also evaluate both with WES at the same cost. I had to run to WES when draws refused to drop.

After making payment on WES site i made a request for my transcript quoting my ref number and when it was ready i was asked if they can send it(NIPOST) or not.I went to their office to pick it up and send myself.I just included a copy of my certificate in the brown folder.You can send it via fax too,its accepted.

I hope this explains it

WhizzyG:


I'm sorry for the many questions please.

After payment on Wes site, you headed over to ICAN office to request for your transcript if I'm correct, the transcript was handed over to you and you sent it to WES yourself right?

my question is did you include a copy of your exam certificate in a separate document and sent both together or you sent separately?

If you sent separately, on each documents, did you indicated that it contained your Transcript/Exam Certificate or just their address and your reference number?

Was that the same way you sent your School certificate and transcript as well?

Please I just need to get this clearly, there is no room for mistakes

A big congratulations to Newmum!!! Wao!!! The wait has ended in praise!!! So happy for you. I am a silent reader on this thread but I can't but congratulate Newmum, your selflessness is remarkable....The Lord will surely reward the seed of your time that you have sown on this thread, much more than you can ever think or imagine.
Go and prosper!!!

Good evening everyone..

Glad to be here, just submitted EOR for ielts for 8.5,7,6.5,7, hopefully I get a positive feedback soonest.

Asking for a friend.
He got PR earlier the year which he applied for in Europe. He decided to show face in Naija before leaving for Canada. He then thought to marry his fiancee legally so he can apply for her visa when he lands before they complete marriage rites next year, so they can go back tougher.
Few days ago he realised, he has to declare he's married and CIC will take away his visa and process his wife's own along with it which will take extra time.
The problem now is, he doesnt have pof for himself anymore talkless of showing for his wife. He has bought a ticket already to leave before realising if he doesn't declare his spouse he might run into trouble of misrepresentation and may never be able to sponsor her.

Please what can he do cos he got married legally 3weeks ago and his ticket is for this month

balogunsam:



Amennnnn!!!

Congratulations!Wishing u success in Canada.

Not true.
However the journey is a bit expensive and increases the larger your family.
Check this link for a breakdown of cost:https://www.nairaland.com/4472519/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/500#69527551

Mamaking:
Hello Fam,
Thanks for all the great advise I have been reading here.

Please, can someone earning 45k salary with a state government apply for ee?
Someone told me the low salary will be a problem. Is this a fact please and if yes, what is the minimum salary one needs to earn to be eligible?
Thanks.

@newmum congrats and thanks for the details info u shared.

Congratulations Newmum. Very hard to be part of this group without knowing you. You watered many and the Lord has done same to you. I am happy for you. Congratulations once again. It really pays to serve other people selflessly.

Newmum0615:
Can everyone take a seat please? It’s going to be quite a read.

A big congratulations to you. God continue to favour you

You want to impeach me,i'm going to instruct Hussein to cease your PR card

Medal007:
On a serious note we need to impeach this our Nairaland @JT where is he on a day like this but sha if he doesn't know his work lemme use this opportunity to declare 2 days public holiday, that is no questions for 2 days on this thread, had to lie to my spouse when I checked the thread this evening because I don't want her waking up the little man.
I'm so happy for you and at the same time moved with all what I've been reading about you @Newmum0615 you are indeed one in 180million, just go to the maple leaf country to excel but please we need people like you at the Elm of the affairs of this great nation of ours maybe if you can come back later to steer her to the land of glory but sha hmmm 9ja you are truly losing a gem.
With your selfless service to people of this thread and Nigerians you are hereby awarded the congressional Medal of honour, the Noble price for........, the woman of the year and za other awards that I don't know.

Ask your question in this thread: https://www.nairaland.com/3617393/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant

Loffloff:
Hello family.. Please what's the best handwork I can learn within 2months before landing in Canada ? I was thinking of hair making or catering.please kindly advise ..thank you

JustinTrudeau:
You want to impeach me,i'm going to instruct Hussein to cease your PR card

Oga no try that ooooooo
Oya declare and drop somtin for these celebration now

Congratulations @newmum0615, you are indeed a lovely person. May your source of water never run dry. Keep being you.

When somebody is good, she's good. When somebody is loved, you can't hide it, you don't have to explain it...it is so glaring to the world.
@Newmum0615, when I grow up, I want to be like you.

Congratulations @Newmum0615. Thanks for your selfless effort on this thread.

joo2018:
Not true.
However the journey is a bit expensive and increases the larger your family.
Check this link for a breakdown of cost:https://www.nairaland.com/4472519/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/500#69527551

Thanks very much!

please, I am interested in the cost for PNP. please do you have a link to that?

Thanks

Congratulations @NewMum0615... May God grant you and your family favour in Cannyland. Amen

Newmum0615:
*Walks on top of stage*

Testing mic

1---------------2----------------3

*Leaves stage to continue praising God*

Wow!The much awaited news.... All thanks to God for this good news. Congrats ma'am! Wishing u a smooth sail hereon.

Mamaking:
Hello Fam,
Thanks for all the great advise I have been reading here.

Please, can someone earning 45k salary with a state government apply for ee?
Someone told me the low salary will be a problem. Is this a fact please and if yes, what is the minimum salary one needs to earn to be eligible?
Thanks.

Sure you can. People have used nysc that pays 19500 successfully. There is no minimum salary stated by cic.

LaDuchesse:


Sure you can. People have used nysc that pays 19500 successfully. There is no minimum salary stated by cic.

Thanks. What about PNP, will that salary be a problem? I have a cousin there and may have to go that route if I don't get enough points for ITA