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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Jbelieve: 12:16pm On Nov 09, 2018
MrOba:
Wow! Congratulations and fantastic timeline... fellow Sept AOR here (Sept 7).
Did you by chance find out your Visa office?
I just found out my file is currently located at the Canadian visa office in Accra, Ghana.
Anyone else have their file being processed in AVO?


Hi how did you find your visa office
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Tojued: 12:16pm On Nov 09, 2018
fatiah:
Congratulations to the recent PPR clinchers, fabmummy, gook, aworldcitizen and Nazor83.
CIC o abeg, let this week no pass me by! If at all u want to do small shakara, let it not pass next week.(as if dey can read this) cheesy

you'd be surprised.

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Tojued: 12:20pm On Nov 09, 2018
Ifeoma77:


grin grin grin I learnt from you
You are my mentor and my inspiration
I dedicate all my 'awards' to you
tongue tongue

Read this post and this song started doing background soundtrack in my head:
Ekwueme.... Ekwueme
Ekwueme... Ekwueme
(it was just looping this part, did not continue to the other parts)

All dos kain of soundtrack in home video when the cup of water falls from mama's hand, she has died and Ada is now an orphan all alone in the forbidden forest where they where banished to by wicked Uncle Eze.

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by intercedertee(f): 12:20pm On Nov 09, 2018
Congratulations to the recent PPR clinchers, fabmummy, gook, aworldcitizen and Nazor83. we are happy for you. God is to good to fail
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by mcstan18(m): 12:21pm On Nov 09, 2018
Double congratulations Fabmummy and gook. That's what good couples do - support each other.

Congrats Nazor83. Yours shall be a smooth transition. Amen.

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by joo2018: 12:32pm On Nov 09, 2018
Immigration Information Sharing Between Canada and US. For those that have applied for US visas before, now applying for Canada EE.

Relevant condition for sharing immigration data:
a. there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the information would be relevant to the administration or enforcement of the citizenship or immigration laws of either Canada or the United States;
b. there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the information would be relevant to the prevention, investigation or punishment of conduct that would constitute a crime rendering a person inadmissible or removable under the citizenship or immigration laws of either Canada or the United States;

Information that can be shared:
name
alias(es)
gender
physical description
date of birth
country of birth
country of last permanent residence
nationality or nationalities
biometrics including photographs and fingerprints
work history
military service
links with terrorist and/or organized crime groups
citizenship or immigration enforcement status and history
travel carrier information
passport and travel document information
personal identification numbers
travel routing, itinerary and history
telephone numbers
addresses
marital status and family composition
immigration status
previous immigration violations
outstanding immigration and criminal warrants for arrest
criminal history and convictions for which no pardon has been granted in Canada or the United States
occupational information
education
grounds of inadmissibility
grounds of removal
documents submitted in support of an application to CIC, INS or DOS or to their successors
other criminal and security intelligence relevant to the purposes of Article 2.

Statement of Mutual Understanding on Information Sharing

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by mcstan18(m): 12:32pm On Nov 09, 2018
Newmum0615:
I hereby confer the title of 'Elder' on you. Tojued please put the medal on him.
Tojued:
In recognition of meritorious readership

I hereby adorn you with this medal. It is yours to keep and cherish cheesy cheesy cheesy

Better late than never abi?
My own nko?
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by chuckdee13(m): 12:32pm On Nov 09, 2018
Congrats to all PPR clinchers...I'm still reading up and as I'm reading people are typing PPR testimony. It shall all end in praise grin

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Pegzzyg(f): 12:33pm On Nov 09, 2018
Waoh! I am motivated! Thanks for sharing....... It is well
wasseynewest:
Alas!SUCCESS!!!
My people, like play like play,myself & wifey began this journey. We started with WES and IELTS simultaneously. Of course knowing fully well we needed to score d 8,777.
MAY IELTS(BC) : LRWS: 7,6,6,7 AND 7,5.5,6,7
JUNE IELTS(BC): LRWS: 7,6,6,7 AND 7.5,7,6,7
JULY IELTS(BC): LRWS: 7.5, 6.5,6,7.5 AND 8,7.5,6.5,7.5.
Around this time, d outcome of our WES came out & surprisingly, my Evaluation was 2 or more certs(HND), while wifey's B.sc was d normal B.sc. That was how we see say am more suitable as PA with anticipated CRS of 441-450 depending on IELTS. Although, I wasn't too serious with d IELTS thing initially as I knew even 6,6,6,6 would be enough for me as Sec.Applicant then.
To play it safe, I enrolled myself and wifey for a 4th IELTS(with BC) in August, our scores this time were LRWS: 8,7,6,Abs. & 8,7.5,6.5,7
I decided to call for remark for my wifeys' writing of both July & Aug hoping to at least be at 400+ if successful and jejely await nomination. Unfortunately, both EOR came out without increase. At this point, I have spent almost 1M combined, including our WES and Hotel bookings during exams.
A friend of mine introduced me to IDP MOD & I decided to register with MOD. This time i registered alone for Sept29th test. Result came out LRWS: 8,6,7,7. I was terribly downhrted cos I can't remember when last I have studied that much. I bet u there is no material I nvr used(with 85% concentration on LIZ), funnily, the reading module was my favourite cos in d practice tests I did prior to the exam I have been scoring 36&37 conveniently, even the reading module was the simplest for me during d exam & was expecting minimum of 8.5. These made me request for EOR(46K) and at the same time registered again with MOD Oct 27th exam. The EOR came out after 11days with d result unchanged. This time I have already sat for Oct27th awaiting the result. Trust me in btw there are times I felt completely drained and exhausted, I fasted & prayed and in all sincerity I cried at times.
Low & behold!! Result is out o!! LRWS: 8.5,7,7,7. Now at 444(CRS), I don siddon berekete for pool like landlord against Mon/Tuesday draw.
To all those thinking abt giving up? Abeg iffa hear?? We die there mehn!!! Cos Truth is, if my Oct 27th hadn't been fruitful, I would have enrolled for Nov10th again.
& did I hear u say "start gathering documents"(in Ifeoma's tone)?, I bet they are all almost ready.....lol

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by chuckdee13(m): 12:33pm On Nov 09, 2018
That's what I tot too...but I said last week that I was mandated to send my masters again so if that was the rule before it has now changed.
canadianxmas:
I thought when changing to course by course you are not suppose to send another transcript. You only pay a fee?
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by chuckdee13(m): 12:36pm On Nov 09, 2018
I pray o!!!
flyboi1:


September AOR Peeps! our time is here.
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by wasseynewest: 12:49pm On Nov 09, 2018
My sista, ur statement is close to reality. I will advise u try MOD once pls. MOD is somehow flexible in organization
Jasmine17:


Congratulations.

I don't know for others though. But going by people's testimonies here, I am tempted to believe BC deliberately marks people down. Sad for me as that the only body that has a centre close to me.

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by wasseynewest: 12:54pm On Nov 09, 2018
Wooow! Congratulations!!
muvey10:
[Please how did you check your result because i wrote onthe 27th and i havent seen minequote author=jenbaks post=72814551]Good morning Nlanders.Let me share my story with anyone who is deeply frustrated bY IELTS exams outcome.It will end in praise.Dont give up,
1st attempt
MAY IELTS(BC)LRWS:8.5/7.5/6.5/7.5
Spouse:LRWS:6/7.5/7/7.5
2nd attempt
AUG IELTS BC:LRWS:8/8/6.5/8.5
3rd attempt
SEPT IELTS MOD:LRWS:7.5/7.5/7/8.had issues with listening maps
Got upset and decided not to write again.a friend i met in the exams with mod encouraged me to write for the last time.And i made up my mind to rewrite with BC &MOD.i trusted MOD more their results were very close to my reality in the exam hall
13TH OCT IELTS BC:LRWS:8.5/7/7.5/7.5
27TH OCT IELTS MOD:LRWS:8.5/8.5/8.0/8.5
Never give up .Trust in God and your abilities. He will never fail you.By the way my dear friend who encouraged me finally aced her ielts after writing 2 times 6th attempt she even wrote the 7th one that hasnt come out yet...Remain focused and this stage will surely pass.

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Newmum0615: 12:54pm On Nov 09, 2018
Your eldership was conferred on you from heaven. Wetin you dey find again?
mcstan18:



Better late than never abi?
My own nko?
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by akinlad: 12:54pm On Nov 09, 2018
Hello all,

This forum has been a huge blessing to me in this race. God bless all contributors.

IELTS SUCCESS STORY

1st Attempt (MOD) LRSW : 8, 8, 7.5 6.5 ( Applied for remark, nothing changed)
2nd Attempt (MOD) LRSW : 7.5, 7, 7.5, 7.5
3rd Attempt ( MOD) LRSW : 7.5, 7, 7.5, 7
4th Attempt (BC) LRSW : 8.5, 9, 7.5, 7

Hope my IELTS timeline will be a source of encouragement to those facing the challenge. Please don't give up! Also remember that challenges are to make to you stronger and better.
Encourage yourself by reading other people's success stories, it really pays. God is really FAITHFUL!!

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by temmyo: 12:59pm On Nov 09, 2018
MrOba:
Wow! Congratulations and fantastic timeline... fellow Sept AOR here (Sept 7).
Did you by chance find out your Visa office?
I just found out my file is currently located at the Canadian visa office in Accra, Ghana.
Anyone else have their file being processed in AVO?


Hi. Sept 6 AOR here. Please how did you find out your Visa Office?
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Yemsot: 1:03pm On Nov 09, 2018
I want to say congratulations to the PPR clinchers and those who passed their IELTS.

I have always had the dream of travelling to Canada, and applied for student visa last year but was denied. Thanks to a friend that raised my hopes again and introduced me to this forum. I have learnt a lot from hear, I have asked some questions and been given good responses.

I think I am now ready to embark on the journey. Planning to start ECA process with WES this December and will write IELTS in January, though spouse intends writing his in February. And I know that all will end in praise in Jesus' Name.

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Newmum0615: 1:08pm On Nov 09, 2018
Have I responded? Not sure if yours is among the ones I just responded to. If no, please resend.
Eddy4400:
@Newmum0615 please I just sent you a mail, use one to look at it biko. Sorry for disturbing so early wink
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by stonecoldcafe: 1:09pm On Nov 09, 2018
raphrulz:
Lol...

Na the whole nairaland community dey praise now



Na so our able prof
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by mcstan18(m): 1:10pm On Nov 09, 2018
Yemsot:
I think I am now ready to embark on the journey. Planning to start ECA process with WES this December and will write IELTS in January, though spouse intends writing his in February. And I know that all will end in praise in Jesus' Name.

If you don't mind me asking, why WES? You can save yourself more time and money by avoiding them. If you have a strong reason though, you may still go ahead.
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by wasseynewest: 1:14pm On Nov 09, 2018
Pls don't buy any. You can contact me on wasiusanni2002@gmail.com
kafcakes:
Hi people, what's the best ielts preparation material, someone is trying to sell me one online, not sure if it's for real.

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by wasseynewest: 1:16pm On Nov 09, 2018
Many thanks senior boss!
Ifeoma77:

Good Lord!!!! My mouth was hanging open while reading your story!!!!
Whaaaat!!!!!!!
God we thank you for this amazing testimony!!
The rest of the journey will be smooth as butter. Massive massive congratulations
Wow

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Newmum0615: 1:17pm On Nov 09, 2018
@Aig842 How are you? How's your journey progressing?
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Elcid1(m): 1:18pm On Nov 09, 2018
hi guys does it matter if my two work reference letters are of the same format, since the Hr asked i should draft it myself
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Jasmine17(m): 1:23pm On Nov 09, 2018
Yemsot:
I want to say congratulations to the PPR clinchers and those who passed their IELTS.

I have always had the dream of travelling to Canada, and applied for student visa last year but was denied. Thanks to a friend that raised my hopes again and introduced me to this forum. I have learnt a lot from hear, I have asked some questions and been given good responses.

I think I am now ready to embark on the journey. Planning to start ECA process with WES this December and will write IELTS in January, though spouse intends writing his in February. And I know that all will end in praise in Jesus' Name.

Why WES?

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Tojued: 1:23pm On Nov 09, 2018
Elcid1:
hi guys does it matter if my two work reference letters are of the same format, since the Hr asked i should draft it myself

You yourself how will it look if someone comes to apply for a job with you, carrying reference letters in the same format from his previous employers?

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Tojued: 1:24pm On Nov 09, 2018
mcstan18:



Better late than never abi?
My own nko?

Eyaa your case is too late. You already became elder with neither investiture nor permission grin grin grin
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by zannie(f): 1:28pm On Nov 09, 2018
Tojued:
WES management when the first batch of 50 WAEC scratchcards (with different ref numbers, in seperated envelopes) arrive from Nigeria in one courier package.

'The WAEC strategy is failing. What do we do with these Nigerians?'


Lmfaooo they don't know that before Abraham Jesus was

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by chuckdee13(m): 1:30pm On Nov 09, 2018
I did the same a few days ago. If I wanna assume, I'll say that they dont evaluate it as professional cos if they did they'll say it to make u use them and since they dont they wont wanna say it so that they dont lose the money u will use to find out.
ontarioissauga:
I have been trying to make ICES tell me if Nigerian LLB is equivalent to first professional degree in Canada. They are not bulging, insisting until I go through the process.

I can't believe no lawyer has done LLB evaluation with ICES here. Or anybody with info from outside source.
ICES timing is great and tempting.
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by drcynthia(f): 1:32pm On Nov 09, 2018
Nazor83:
IT'S PPR Guys.

Below is our timeline.

Family of 5
CSR - 456
ITA - June 25
AOR - Sept 12
MEP/BIL - Oct 9
Biometrics Done - Oct 16
PPR - Nove 9

I don't know where to start but I will thank God first for today. All praise belong to him.
I will thank all the guys here especially those who make out time to share information on the platform. I learnt a lot here. I was encouraged by other people's struggles and stories. I also got the link that helped with our major breakthrough in the journey here. I will not say am a silent reader but when I applied to be an elder Newmum0615, Macstan, Tojued and co did not consider me. How can Newmum0615 who is my junior in Engineering faculty in UNIZIK be an elder and I will not be an elder....lol. Thanks a lot guys. The company I enjoyed here throughout the journey has been superb.

Around April last year when we thought of this journey, I was not sure we will get enough points to get ITA so we wanted to go through the study route. It was at that point that I joined Nairaland study group. I convinced my wife to take IELTS which she did and did well and we applied to a school in Nova Scotia and got admission but later my brother who lives in Canada got his PR and the prospect of getting extra 15 points shifted our attention to EE again. We took IELTS (General) together and my wife cleared the thing. She has B.A in English sha. Along the line I also confirmed from the contact I got in NTI Kaduna that people have successfully validated their PGDE with WES and that finally changed the story.

For POF we used a joint account. We also had my PFA account statement but to avoid stories that touch the heart, the money we had in the joint account covered the basic POF needed. The PFA account was just added as extra.

The major challenge we had was hussle for 2 or more certificates. That is where I will always be grateful to Nairaland. I came here and asked if anybody had evaluated the PGDE from NTI. The first time nobody responded but when I asked again, a good friend here gave me a contact tin NTI, Kaduna. Prior to that, we went to their office in the city we live and applied for the transcript but the man there did not look like somebody that knows what he is doing. We applied in December, 2017 and till about February, 2018 the request had not been sent and there was no guarantee it will be pushed. This necessitated my question here for clue which finally paid off.

For those that are still in the journey, my advise is that you should persevere. We had our moments of doubt. We spent money to get things done but at the end success makes you forget what you went through.

ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE GOAL. FORGET ALL DISTRACTIONS AND DON'T BE DISCOURAGED.




Wow... congratulations...super happy for you. I tap into this anoiniting.God bless you as you move ahead....
Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by alwayspositive8: 1:32pm On Nov 09, 2018
Thank you Jesus.... Victory at last... Congratulations to you... And God bless you for the patience.

aworldcitizen:
Praise to the Lord the Almighty the king of creation!
Gather round people, it's PPR!

Below is my timeline
Decision to travel August 2017.
Family of 5
Visa office: initially London, moved to kyiv in August.
IELTS: September 2017.
My IELTS was written once and was perfect 9,8,8,8.
Spouse IELTS 7.5,7.5,7,7
ECA: Masters Nov 2017
Entered the pool Dec.
ITA January
AOR January 17th 2018
Medical Passed Feb 11th 2018
IP1 Feb 12th 2018
IP2 Feb 27th 2018
Then silence. Not even a single ADR.
Ordered 1st GCMS notes April 2018 everything looked perfect.
Then complete silence.
Ordered 2nd GCMS notes July 2018, this never arrived
Wrote Raplh who confirmed Eligibility and Security not yet started.
More silence, not even a ghost update
October 3rd 2018 ordered 3rd set of GCMS notes. Arrived Nov. 1st. Still same as April notes. My file had not been touched since March 2018. Eligibility and Security not yet started.
Wrote a 3rd mail to Ralph on Nov 4th who was gracious enough to respond (Ralph responds only once). He confirmed that my eligibility and security was not yet started and my application cannot be expedited.
Nov 8th, like a dream ! my PPR!

Checked email and profile this morning and saw nothing.

By 2pm during my lunch break, I saw a mail notification, I wanted to ignore but decided to check.

I saw a mail from donotreply@cic.gc.ca that I have an update on my profile. I was excited, that finally I am getting a ghost update / adr.

I logged into my cic acct and saw my profile was updated. I was so excited,thinking it was just a ghost update and that finally my file was receiving attention. I wanted to log out but I felt the nudge to proceed and click on view complete application which I did.

Nothing seemed to have changed, my background check was still in process, I was about to log out again, when I felt that urge to scroll further down to the mail section.

I saw I had a new mail, titled request letter. I already concluded that it was an ADR for fresh bank statement. Love and behold, it was the almighty PPR.

I wasn't expecting it to come without an ADR for updated POF since my application had been pending for almost 10months. I lost appetite immediately, and was was just screaming. I couldn't share the news with my colleagues, so I just lied to them that my husband got a new job!�.

I am immensely grateful to God Almighty who did not put me to shame. Delay is not denial. Though it tarries, it must surely come.

Thank you all for all the love and support.

Off to take my pictures and submit tomorrow.

This year has been so challenging. hubby and I lost our jobs, all our money tied at POF, we were feeding from Hand to mouth and struggled to pay school fees. Infact this September, we had to change their schools to a very cheap school.

God bless you all.

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Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Aig842: 1:34pm On Nov 09, 2018
Hiya, I'm doing great....journey still on hold for now. Thanks for checking!!
Newmum0615:
@Aig842 How are you? How's your journey progressing?

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