What?! All this while, I thought you're already in Cannyland with the way you have been so helpful on this thread.

Massive congrats on your incoming ITA and beyond. And congrats to all IELTS blasters. Cheers!

joo2018:
Congrats to everybody who aced IELTS. The rest of us, let's keep trying.

In other news, Part 1 of my Canada story almost over after 9 months since decision to travel. Spouse ECA received and IELTS results out. CRS jumping from 423 to 447. My marathon stay in the pool almost over.

Fingers crossed for next Wednesday.

hello guys.

please i need the account to credit for the remarking with MOD IDP.
please anyone with the details can urgently help please. i will appreciate a swift reply.

Pegzzyg:
Thanks, won't give up, I still can't remember an Exam I failed in my whole life. My Hubby is more shocked than myself, I am going back for the next paper with full force. Thanks for sharing......

Yes please, practice HARD!!

Newmum0615:
Sis!
Congratulations.

Thank you so much!!!

Babesy:


Big congratulations. Even though right now I'm on the brink of giving up, I'm encouraged by your post.

Please dont give up,you are not allowed to give up. I asked myself many times when I'll share my testimony now here I am.. PPR testimony is next

Zeiya:


I have been silently praying for you and Vancouver4
We started almost at the same time.
A very big congrats to you. All other stages will be very smooth for you. " Start packing your bags"

Amen!! Thank you

Vancouver4:
A very big congratulations to Sthill5!!!
I'm sooooooo glad u came through at last. Give urself a special treat today.

@Zeiya Thanks dear. I'm still preparing for November. I took a long break from IELTS.

We started same time o, back in March

Thank you and I can't wait for you to pass this stage too!!

Tojued:


Please correct to prevent people getting heart attack.

Apologies for the typo.

Remark with idp costs N46,124. You'll need to download the EOR form from their website (https://ielts.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EOR-Request-Form-2018-A4-050718.pdf), fill it, scan and upload it along with proof of payment. Send it to info@ielts.ng. Also forward and follow up with Australia at idpieltsaustralia@idp.com

sleekchic:


*SIGH* Currently in the same shoes o. my verification has been sitting in OOU's email for almost 3 weeks now, they claim their network is down. I refuse to be depressed but its really sad honestly... I know I will share my testimony soon.

See eh
This OOU wahala is something else. Mine was done after two months. As far as i know, only mrs Kaka can do it.. Disturb her like crazy. I called her so much that she knew my name by heart anytime I call lol

Even if she doesn't answer, just keep calling, be very patient and polite. She's very nice

joo2018:
Check here: https://www.nairaland.com/4180147/all-canadian-provincial-nominee-programs

Tho Alberta doesn't currently have a program for Outland PNP.

Thanks.

jholarharde:


congratulations sis, I was soo rooting for you
@vancouver we eagerly await your testimony.
it must end in praise.

Aww thank you. We are such a family here

Moved to IP2
June 13 AOR

jholarharde:


my sister 3weeks na small pikin play. mine was at verification stage for over 3months with server down, when server was restored they couldn't find the verification letter. I had to go to my rector's office to cry like I will die there. it's a terrible country we were born into, and you can't imagine how much I spent on hand greasing. still do not dismay you just have to encourage yourself and keep badgering and romancing them, it will end well

Thanks and amen!

duvocharrison:
hello guys.

please i need the account to credit for the remarking with MOD IDP.
please anyone with the details can urgently help please. i will appreciate a swift reply.

It's the same as the one for registering for the test; Zenith Bank (1015210044)

Fuzzyman:
Moved to IP2
June 13 AOR

Ottawa crew. PPR incoming.

Everything is bad! Infact, terrible......... Please, indulge me. Let me not post! I'll check out your recommendation (lansky). Thanks a million, I really appreciate. I really don't have courage, would post it when I give my testimony cause I am confident by His grace that I will next year. Thanks again.

CanadianNaija:


You are welcome. Please check out lansky suggestion for preparing for the test.

I don't know why your story moved me into commenting, but i will tell you this.

If you have the courage to post your test result, maybe you may get pointers on how to improve on the parts you're weakest.

English language comes a bit more easy to some people, that you didn't get your desired score doesn't mean you are not smart, you just have to practice better for the next one that's all.

Take care.

Sthill5:
My people!!!
God decided to give me a hit back to back.

Officially started this EE journey in March 2018.

1st- LRWS- 7.5, 6.5, 7, 7.5 (BC)
2nd- LRWS- 7.5, 8.0, 6.5, 8.0(MOD)
3rd- LRWS- 8.5,7,6.5,8.5 MOD (remark came back unchanged)

September 29 was my 4th attempt (BC)
L-8.5
R-9.0
W-7
S-7.5
I've never written an exam this many times in my life

As soon as I saw it I told my husband "pack your bags, we are going to Canada" and i just cried


Please please if you are battling with IELTS. You CANNOT give up.
It may seem like an exaggeration but IELTS taught me a lot and I've made amazing friends on this platform. You know yourselves

My WES and IELTS within 48 hours!!!

We now stand at 458!!!

Jehovah is not sleeping at all..he gives us what we need when we least expect.

Congratulations Sis!!!! Wow!! God is too good

My AOR mate. Welcome Ma

Fuzzyman:
Moved to IP2
June 13 AOR

DrOBD:



I'm not a good story teller o.

Will keep it short.

IELTS-April
ITA-May
AOR- July 20th
MEP- Aug 8th
IP1- Aug 9th
IP2- Oct 6th
PPR- Oct 11th

Congratulations!!! Nice!!

Enitan007:
Just entered the pool on 443 after spouse IELTS result dropped this morning. I pray next draw comes down, as I'll be losing 5 point by Nov 6.

It will come down insha'Allah! Just enjoy the pool because you're getting out on Wednesday

Congrats to all IELTS smashers
Loving the energy on the thread today

Good day gurus in the house, pls my projected CRS stands at 405, will it be enough to see me through and land me an Invite ? If yes, how long can be estimated for me to wait in the pool before getting picked(I know no one can predict, am just asking for estimate to prepare my mind).

Thank you all for your kind response.

Franklyly:
Good day gurus in the house, pls my projected CRS stands at 405, will it be enough to see me through and land me an Invite ? If yes, how long can be estimated for me to wait in the pool before getting picked(I know no one can predict, am just asking for estimate to prepare my mind).

Thank you all for your kind response.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations/results-previous.html

Follow the link, you'll see history of draws from the very beginning. Look out for 'CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited.' By the time you study the trend, you will be able to predict when if or when a score of 405 will get picked. Won't take you more than 30 minutes, I promise.

Hello, please i'll need an email of the IELTS materials you have... gloriachinonsoonyeabor@gmail.com. I'll anticipate feedback from you. Thanks

Lansky:
God is good!

L - 9.0
R - 9.0
W - 7.5
S - 8.0

Sharing my story cuz of how I've learnt from others in this thread. Mine will take a peculiar route and I'll update the house.
However, for now I'll share how I studied for IELTS with the hope that it might help someone too.

Listening: Practice a lot. Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Practice concentrating cause my mind wandered sometimes, usually in between sections or at the beginning.

After a lot of practice, find out which of the listening question formats gives you a hard time then focus on that one to get better. Mine was the section with a question and multiple choice long answers. I jonsed a lot answering these type of questions during practice.

In the hall, don't touch the headset during the test or bend too low. Doing so will either interfere with or block the Infra-Red signal and you'll hear a scrambled sound instead of the test. I wrote all my answers in ALL CAPS; I couldn't risk small caps as my handwriting is terrible.


Reading: Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Although it's the GENERAL we are writing, I practiced a LOT with the ACADEMIC as it's harder/complex. When I did practice GENERAL, it was a breeze. Also, time yourself as you proceed.

After a lot of practice, figure out which type of questions you suck at and focus. Mine was T/F/NG or Y/N/NG - I failed them hard - especially when synonyms were used in the questions.

Finally, I read the entire passages during practice for both Academic and General. However, before my test I tried the skimming and scanning technique, and it worked too

In the hall I answered in my question paper first then transferred to answer sheet later cuz of my bad handwriting. I finished Reading in 30mins then I revised my answers or the ones I skipped and transferred my answers in the last 30mins. I answered in ALL CAPS too.

Writing: Honestly, this was definitely the hardest for me - I am not a fan of long story.

Firstly, I finished an official free (for 1 month) IELTS LRWS online course *** even though I can't remember how I learnt about it. I also did the RoadtoIELTS that comes after you pay. Thirdly, I did a short video course *** downloadable via torrent - it taught me how to plan the different types of essays. Popular free IELTS websites also helped me too. Like L & R, it goes without saying that you should practice a lot.

Now when it comes to practicing, I think the best approach is to first UNDERSTAND the Writing marking criteria for both Task 1 and 2. The criteria for both is similar but only differs in Task Achievement vs Task Response respectively. When you understand the criteria you can give them what they want abi are looking for. (Same goes for Speaking).

Second step is to practice (TIMED) a lot with the criteria in mind. For writing (and speaking) it's hard to know your standing since you can't get immediate answers like L & R. What I did was to pay someone online ***, who claimed to be an official IELTS tutor, to mark some of my practice tests (Did same for speaking). Doesn't cost much. So say you have 3 weeks to your IELTS exam, you can write 4-5 letters and essays a week and get the last one in every week assessed. Practice with pencils or biros - basically whatever you prefer to write with during exam.
If you can't write an essay everyday, at least practice planning an essay everyday (i.e, Intro, Paragraph 1, Paragraph2, etc , Conclusion).

In the hall, every minute counts in Writing. If you are going to ease yourself during the test, it's best you do it during Reading cuz it's probably the test you'll finish on time. They won't let you out of the hall during the chill period between L & R, or R & W. I lost about 2 mins in Writing while running to and fro the bathroom . As globally advised, spend 20 mins on Task 1, and 40 mins on Task 2 (you know Task 2 carries twice the weight). For each Task, quickly plan before you start writing.

The moment I started writing, I wrote down the different ways to show 'Grammatical Range and Accuracy' so that I remembered to include them (i.e. Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences, Modals, Tenses, Adverbials, etc).
In Task 1, one mistake I recall was mixing up indentation with skipping a line between paragraphs. I corrected the mistake in Task 2.
I didn't do well in Task 2 as I wrote well below 250 words: 220 ish words if I recall correctly. Also, my handwriting is pretty bad (like Doctor type) so I had to slow down to be legible which also added to the pressure. I also recall my conclusion paragraph was poor as I was tense, rushing and looking at the clock.



Speaking: I semi-covered speaking in the Writing section. To reiterate, UNDERSTAND the Speaking marking criteria and give them what they want. Cambridge Books 1-12/13 has Speaking tests too.

You already know about giving extended but on-point/topic (don't digress) answers in Part 1, speaking beyond the stipulated 2 minutes in Part 2, using Part 3 to further give them what they want and finally that lying is okay .

The free (for 1 month) online course *** helped. YouTube videos, free IELTS websites, RoadtoIELTS. I also paid someone, who claimed to be a former IELTS examiner, to interview/assess me; He gave me pointers/feedback and the session eased my tension - don't even understand why I was tensed about a Language I've spoken all my life .

To conclude, practice for L & R, understand criteria and practice for W & S, know your weak areas and improve them.

While I understand that we all want to get this PR sorted, please consider your schedule and book a date that will give you time to study/practice wella. Like if you work full-time, part-time, run a biz, married, single, run a family etc schedule your test accordingly. In hindsight, I nearly made the mistake of registering in another City for the test cuz my own City had no space for a closer date - I would have performed poorly.

*** I'm not sure about the rules as per what is considered advertising so I'm not mentioning any links. However let me know and I'll email them to you. For the Cambridge Books I think they are available via torrent even though I copied via USB from someone in my City.

...and I said I'm not a fan of long story.
Cheers

Sthill5:

See eh
This OOU wahala is something else. Mine was done after two months. As far as i know, only mrs Kaka can do it.. Disturb her like crazy. I called her so much that she knew my name by heart anytime I call lol

Even if she doesn't answer, just keep calling, be very patient and polite. She's very nice

Thank you very much.

Please check your dm...I sent you a pm

Kh1rrah:
Going in nude

I will, thanks again

Sthill5:


Yes please, practice HARD!!

Lansky:
God is good!

L - 9.0
R - 9.0
W - 7.5
S - 8.0

Sharing my story cuz of how I've learnt from others in this thread. Mine will take a peculiar route and I'll update the house.
However, for now I'll share how I studied for IELTS with the hope that it might help someone too.

Listening: Practice a lot. Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Practice concentrating cause my mind wandered sometimes, usually in between sections or at the beginning.

After a lot of practice, find out which of the listening question formats gives you a hard time then focus on that one to get better. Mine was the section with a question and multiple choice long answers. I jonsed a lot answering these type of questions during practice.

In the hall, don't touch the headset during the test or bend too low. Doing so will either interfere with or block the Infra-Red signal and you'll hear a scrambled sound instead of the test. I wrote all my answers in ALL CAPS; I couldn't risk small caps as my handwriting is terrible.


Reading: Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Although it's the GENERAL we are writing, I practiced a LOT with the ACADEMIC as it's harder/complex. When I did practice GENERAL, it was a breeze. Also, time yourself as you proceed.

After a lot of practice, figure out which type of questions you suck at and focus. Mine was T/F/NG or Y/N/NG - I failed them hard - especially when synonyms were used in the questions.

Finally, I read the entire passages during practice for both Academic and General. However, before my test I tried the skimming and scanning technique, and it worked too

In the hall I answered in my question paper first then transferred to answer sheet later cuz of my bad handwriting. I finished Reading in 30mins then I revised my answers or the ones I skipped and transferred my answers in the last 30mins. I answered in ALL CAPS too.

Writing: Honestly, this was definitely the hardest for me - I am not a fan of long story.

Firstly, I finished an official free (for 1 month) IELTS LRWS online course *** even though I can't remember how I learnt about it. I also did the RoadtoIELTS that comes after you pay. Thirdly, I did a short video course *** downloadable via torrent - it taught me how to plan the different types of essays. Popular free IELTS websites also helped me too. Like L & R, it goes without saying that you should practice a lot.

Now when it comes to practicing, I think the best approach is to first UNDERSTAND the Writing marking criteria for both Task 1 and 2. The criteria for both is similar but only differs in Task Achievement vs Task Response respectively. When you understand the criteria you can give them what they want abi are looking for. (Same goes for Speaking).

Second step is to practice (TIMED) a lot with the criteria in mind. For writing (and speaking) it's hard to know your standing since you can't get immediate answers like L & R. What I did was to pay someone online ***, who claimed to be an official IELTS tutor, to mark some of my practice tests (Did same for speaking). Doesn't cost much. So say you have 3 weeks to your IELTS exam, you can write 4-5 letters and essays a week and get the last one in every week assessed. Practice with pencils or biros - basically whatever you prefer to write with during exam.
If you can't write an essay everyday, at least practice planning an essay everyday (i.e, Intro, Paragraph 1, Paragraph2, etc , Conclusion).

In the hall, every minute counts in Writing. If you are going to ease yourself during the test, it's best you do it during Reading cuz it's probably the test you'll finish on time. They won't let you out of the hall during the chill period between L & R, or R & W. I lost about 2 mins in Writing while running to and fro the bathroom . As globally advised, spend 20 mins on Task 1, and 40 mins on Task 2 (you know Task 2 carries twice the weight). For each Task, quickly plan before you start writing.

The moment I started writing, I wrote down the different ways to show 'Grammatical Range and Accuracy' so that I remembered to include them (i.e. Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences, Modals, Tenses, Adverbials, etc).
In Task 1, one mistake I recall was mixing up indentation with skipping a line between paragraphs. I corrected the mistake in Task 2.
I didn't do well in Task 2 as I wrote well below 250 words: 220 ish words if I recall correctly. Also, my handwriting is pretty bad (like Doctor type) so I had to slow down to be legible which also added to the pressure. I also recall my conclusion paragraph was poor as I was tense, rushing and looking at the clock.



Speaking: I semi-covered speaking in the Writing section. To reiterate, UNDERSTAND the Speaking marking criteria and give them what they want. Cambridge Books 1-12/13 has Speaking tests too.

You already know about giving extended but on-point/topic (don't digress) answers in Part 1, speaking beyond the stipulated 2 minutes in Part 2, using Part 3 to further give them what they want and finally that lying is okay .

The free (for 1 month) online course *** helped. YouTube videos, free IELTS websites, RoadtoIELTS. I also paid someone, who claimed to be a former IELTS examiner, to interview/assess me; He gave me pointers/feedback and the session eased my tension - don't even understand why I was tensed about a Language I've spoken all my life .

To conclude, practice for L & R, understand criteria and practice for W & S, know your weak areas and improve them.

While I understand that we all want to get this PR sorted, please consider your schedule and book a date that will give you time to study/practice wella. Like if you work full-time, part-time, run a biz, married, single, run a family etc schedule your test accordingly. In hindsight, I nearly made the mistake of registering in another City for the test cuz my own City had no space for a closer date - I would have performed poorly.

*** I'm not sure about the rules as per what is considered advertising so I'm not mentioning any links. However let me know and I'll email them to you. For the Cambridge Books I think they are available via torrent even though I copied via USB from someone in my City.

...and I said I'm not a fan of long story.
Cheers

Congrats bro
Please email the materials you used fugbogbo@gmail.com
Thanks in anticipation

ytp:
Its all gonna end well.Keep the faith!

Amen . Thank you so much

Newmum0615:
My brother's own since mid August. It is well.

Wow!! since August? has he gone to the school to see her in person? We will laugh last IJN

Madekay:
The only office in charge of name change is in headquarters Abuja. All files are sent there for approvals before you can pick up on you location. Except he’s in Abuja then yes. If not, look for one top officer to beg.

i am kuku using someone, in fact the person is my cousin.

soulhighman:

Work reference:I want to use NYSC. I plan to submit my NYSC certificate, bank statement covering the NYSC period, work reference letter and LOE explaining that the first month payment was made in cash. We agreed that I will write the reference letter by myself (to ensure compliance with CIC format) and he would help me get it printed with the school's letter head, HOD signs and departmental stamp is appended. I'm still scared if writing it off hand based on what I understand could cause any issues. The question may sound stupid to some, but the thing is that I've seen that most people's JD here are fully detailed and written by the hr.

For the first month payment, I didn't attach any LOE to explain. But, if attaching one will put your mind at rest, please do.

For the work reference letter, I did exactly the same thing. I've already typed the letter before going there. The principal checked, edited it and that was it. I took a printer along sef to avoid stories that touch. Lol. Because I don't trust all those public schools before they will say they don't have printer to print it.....