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Licious07:
Finally,a landing gist...Thank God for a safe trip. Wishing you all the best.

Trizadove:
good afternoon landed seniors
My sister is an international student in Canada, she has been asking me to find out how she can be a PR in Canada.
please can you give us heads up on how to go about it. i told her i know about the EE stuff, but has to be processed from Nig
please can you suggest how to go about the PR application from within Canad. what to apply for, requirements and what it takes.
thank you

BABANGBALI:
I'm joining you guys soonest by God's grace

Fadia:
I haven't landed yet but from what I've read, it doesn't necessarily have to be processed from Nigeria. She can start the process there in Canada but she however has to have a legal status at the time of processing. I'm not sure if she can start the process while she's still a student though (I stand corrected). She has to finish school first, get a job and maintain it for at least one year (this is assuming she doesn't have prior work experience) before she can proceed to apply.

Fadia:
I haven't landed yet but from what I've read, it doesn't necessarily have to be processed from Nigeria. She can start the process there in Canada but she however has to have a legal status at the time of processing. I'm not sure if she can start the process while she's still a student though (I stand corrected). She has to finish school first, get a job and maintain it for at least one year (this is assuming she doesn't have prior work experience) before she can proceed to apply.

jelmusboy:
BORING LANDING GIST


We arrived at the MMIA, Lagos by 11am for a Toronto bound flight via Cairo with departure time of 2.25pm on Sunday 25th November. ...
I am staying temporarily at Etobicoke for maximum of two weeks by God's grace.


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Randomsue:
Thank you for the boring gist loool.

Congrats again!

I think I'm liking the idea of just sending food by cargo to save stress. A friend also warned me to not try the overloading on bags route cos with children it can get complicated.

I'm a little curious about why you chose to stay in Ontario if you're still heading to the prairies anyways ( I hope I'm not prying too much).

May the land favour you indeed.

More landing gists pls...

jelmusboy:
I landed in Ontario because I didn't have much on me to book flight to Prairie region and don't want to touch POF until I land to avoid stories that touch.

Also, my wife was able to arrange somewhere for us to stay temporarily in Toronto while we sort ourselves out. I don't have anybody in Prairie region.

Hope that satisfies your curiosity

TheCongo2:
@Natalie27, do you speak French?

orobs93:
please Airbnb now requesting for identification passport upload is it safe?

Guitarlife:
Bros how did you cargo your stuff na? I need info on cost, contact, procedure etc thanks.
Goodluck in maple land.

Natalie27:
Ouais ..

rainazoe:
Any recommends for purchasing travel insurance ftom Nigeria? I am returning to CA

I did a short landing and did not apply for OHIP. Would I get OHIP coverage once I land or I have to wait for 3 months?

Trizadove:
good afternoon landed seniors
My sister is an international student in Canada, she has been asking me to find out how she can be a PR in Canada.
please can you give us heads up on how to go about it. i told her i know about the EE stuff, but has to be processed from Nig
please can you suggest how to go about the PR application from within Canad. what to apply for, requirements and what it takes.
thank you

jelmusboy:
BORING LANDING GIST


We arrived at the MMIA, Lagos by 11am for a Toronto bound flight via Cairo with departure time of 2.25pm on Sunday 25th November. We had five checked-in baggage and two hand luggage with extra back pack and handbag cos we are family of three (Two adults, one infant). All baggage were for clothes and shoes because we decided to cargo our food items (Two bags, 50kg in total) since paying for extra two baggage will set us back by 110k via Egypt airlines. Looking forward to receiving the food items by next week.

We got to the check-in desk and each of the baggage weighed between 23.6kg to 25.9kg. We didn’t reduce the weight as we were asked to settle them for our bags to pass. All in all, we paid 3.5k to pass the overweight checked-in baggage and cabin luggage. Because of our little baby, we requested for Bassinet and we were provided with one when we boarded. Meanwhile, almost 20 family members and friends followed us to the airport and after checking in, we went outside to take pictures and pray for the journey and new life in Maple land.

I declared all the cash (POF in Pounds sterling and $100 note) I have on me and I wasn’t questioned by any officer, everything went smoothly. When we got to the departure gate, we were told that our flight has not arrived from Egypt and we had to wait for some extra minutes. A flight meant to depart at 2.25pm departed at 3.10pm.

On board, we were served the first meal two hours after departure. We occupied two seats while the third seat was vacant, so we had space to put extra stuff and keep them away from the baby. We arrived Egypt after six hours and it was smooth. Had a stop over of 5 hours and we used that time to pray and relax. Neither free Wi-Fi nor good food was at the airport , we just sat there till it was time to board the Toronto bound flight.

We boarded the Toronto bound flight after passing through the security screening and the aircraft looks nice and clean. Our precious extension cable was collected from us. We were provided with a bassinet to put our baby after take-off but we didn't use it because our baby refuse to sleep in it. We just packed some stuff in it. First meal on board came and it was crap for me, had to just eat the meat and drink some juices. To be honest, the journey to Toronto was awesome (12 hours direct from Cairo) but the food was crap. Our baby didn’t allow my wife to rest because she continued suckling from an hungry mother. In all, we were served two times from Egypt to Canada which I believe was bad cos the distant was just too much. My greatest fear was when we were on Atlantic ocean for more than 4 hours, Canada journey is not easy. It requires prayer and patience you had before you got PPR.

We landed at exactly the scheduled time (7am on Monday), got to the first officer and we told her what we had on us. No dairy and meat. Proceeded to another office who asked us if we are landing today and we confirmed that. Collected our passport, COPR and address to send the PR card and asked us told to sit for a while. I was afraid with so many things going through my mind. At last, he called on us to sign our COPR and we heard the golden word, you are now a PERMANENT RESIDENT.

We proceeded to an immigration service desk where they provided us with info about new immigrants programs and went to Service Canada to get our SIN number. We had to wait for like 10 minutes to get it sorted. We were welcomed to Canada in each desk with lovely smile. We proceeded to get our bags waiting on the carousel. From there, we moved to Customs where we declared our goods accompanying and following. I quoted CAD $5000 as food items am expecting and I was asked to sign the necessary documents. We carried over CAD $10k, we declared everything to the last #500 I had with me. When the custom officer converted #500 to Canadian dollars, she said that’s less than two dollars. He now asked me to tell her what that can buy out of curiosity. I told her that can buy my breakfast from a canteen and I will still have balance in Nigeria. She was surprised and at the end, she welcomed us to Canada again and we proceeded to exit.

I was expecting a friend to come pick me up to my temporary host's house but because I couldn’t get Wi-Fi to connect with, had to borrow phone from a nice lady who without objection gave us her phone to call. She was so nice and even wanted to share her mobile hotspot with us but the connection keeps breaking. We eventually took a taxi home and charged $40.

We couldn’t do anything on first day other than to eat, relax and sleep. We will be going out on Tuesday to get SIM card only cos me and my wife already have good phones that will work anywhere in the world. We will also open our bank and start the job hunting.

I don’t have anywhere in mind to stay permanently for now, getting a job will dictate that. However, I will prefer the Prairie region and the West provinces.
To landed seniors, kindly provide me with what I need to know and do during this first week, it must end in PRAISE.

I am staying temporarily at Etobicoke for maximum of two weeks by God's grace.


Kindly manage my boring story unlike Einsteino, who will hold you spellbound with his gist.

Trizadove:
wow
thank you so much. but she is working as a student. doesnt that count? She has to be have been working full time continuously for 1 year before it can be recognized. It must also be paid work.
please i would like to know the other requirements needed. does she needs the IELTS too? if yes, can she do it in Canada. Yes, she needs IELTS and Yes I believe she can do it in Canada.
would she be needing her statement of account here in Nigeria again? she doesnt have any money there....lol I believe she would only need the statement of account for whatever account she plans to use for her POF (which I'm guessing would be the one she's currently running, or otherwise)
i appreciate the knowledge you have shared. please help me answer this if you can. thank you

Guitarlife:
I was at this location and what I was told was very unbelievable, in short to cargo a load of 50kg it will cost about NGN200,000. I mean thats ridiculous, this is even more than what you'd pay if you were transferring the load as an extra luggage with the airline right ?

Trizadove:
Also, what about her work experience here in Nig? cant it be of use if she gets letters from her employers?

jelmusboy:
BORING LANDING GIST


We arrived at the MMIA, Lagos by 11am for a Toronto bound flight via Cairo with departure time of 2.25pm on Sunday 25th November. We had five checked-in baggage and two hand luggage with extra back pack and handbag cos we are family of three (Two adults, one infant). All baggage were for clothes and shoes because we decided to cargo our food items (Two bags, 50kg in total) since paying for extra two baggage will set us back by 110k via Egypt airlines. Looking forward to receiving the food items by next week.

We got to the check-in desk and each of the baggage weighed between 23.6kg to 25.9kg. We didn’t reduce the weight as we were asked to settle them for our bags to pass. All in all, we paid 3.5k to pass the overweight checked-in baggage and cabin luggage. Because of our little baby, we requested for Bassinet and we were provided with one when we boarded. Meanwhile, almost 20 family members and friends followed us to the airport and after checking in, we went outside to take pictures and pray for the journey and new life in Maple land.

I declared all the cash (POF in Pounds sterling and $100 note) I have on me and I wasn’t questioned by any officer, everything went smoothly. When we got to the departure gate, we were told that our flight has not arrived from Egypt and we had to wait for some extra minutes. A flight meant to depart at 2.25pm departed at 3.10pm.

On board, we were served the first meal two hours after departure. We occupied two seats while the third seat was vacant, so we had space to put extra stuff and keep them away from the baby. We arrived Egypt after six hours and it was smooth. Had a stop over of 5 hours and we used that time to pray and relax. Neither free Wi-Fi nor good food was at the airport , we just sat there till it was time to board the Toronto bound flight.

We boarded the Toronto bound flight after passing through the security screening and the aircraft looks nice and clean. Our precious extension cable was collected from us. We were provided with a bassinet to put our baby after take-off but we didn't use it because our baby refuse to sleep in it. We just packed some stuff in it. First meal on board came and it was crap for me, had to just eat the meat and drink some juices. To be honest, the journey to Toronto was awesome (12 hours direct from Cairo) but the food was crap. Our baby didn’t allow my wife to rest because she continued suckling from an hungry mother. In all, we were served two times from Egypt to Canada which I believe was bad cos the distant was just too much. My greatest fear was when we were on Atlantic ocean for more than 4 hours, Canada journey is not easy. It requires prayer and patience you had before you got PPR.

We landed at exactly the scheduled time (7am on Monday), got to the first officer and we told her what we had on us. No dairy and meat. Proceeded to another office who asked us if we are landing today and we confirmed that. Collected our passport, COPR and address to send the PR card and asked us told to sit for a while. I was afraid with so many things going through my mind. At last, he called on us to sign our COPR and we heard the golden word, you are now a PERMANENT RESIDENT.

We proceeded to an immigration service desk where they provided us with info about new immigrants programs and went to Service Canada to get our SIN number. We had to wait for like 10 minutes to get it sorted. We were welcomed to Canada in each desk with lovely smile. We proceeded to get our bags waiting on the carousel. From there, we moved to Customs where we declared our goods accompanying and following. I quoted CAD $5000 as food items am expecting and I was asked to sign the necessary documents. We carried over CAD $10k, we declared everything to the last #500 I had with me. When the custom officer converted #500 to Canadian dollars, she said that’s less than two dollars. He now asked me to tell her what that can buy out of curiosity. I told her that can buy my breakfast from a canteen and I will still have balance in Nigeria. She was surprised and at the end, she welcomed us to Canada again and we proceeded to exit.

I was expecting a friend to come pick me up to my temporary host's house but because I couldn’t get Wi-Fi to connect with, had to borrow phone from a nice lady who without objection gave us her phone to call. She was so nice and even wanted to share her mobile hotspot with us but the connection keeps breaking. We eventually took a taxi home and charged $40.

We couldn’t do anything on first day other than to eat, relax and sleep. We will be going out on Tuesday to get SIM card only cos me and my wife already have good phones that will work anywhere in the world. We will also open our bank and start the job hunting.

I don’t have anywhere in mind to stay permanently for now, getting a job will dictate that. However, I will prefer the Prairie region and the West provinces.
To landed seniors, kindly provide me with what I need to know and do during this first week, it must end in PRAISE.

I am staying temporarily at Etobicoke for maximum of two weeks by God's grace.


Kindly manage my boring story unlike Einsteino, who will hold you spellbound with his gist.

supo19884:
Sorry about that, I've been there quite a few times to send goods to UK and my sis acknowledged it's cheap compared to DHL and some cargo companies at the muritalla hajj camp in Lagos.

Trizadove:
wow
thank you so much. but she is working as a student. doesnt that count?
please i would like to know the other requirements needed. does she needs the IELTS too? if yes, can she do it in Canada.
would she be needing her statement of account here in Nigeria again? she doesnt have any money there....lol
i appreciate the knowledge you have shared. please help me answer this if you can. thank you

jelmusboy:
[b]BORING .

Guitarlife:
Thanks for responding , this was the deal the lady suggested, or was she just being funny ?
She said 0kg - 6kg 7usd per kg
but from 7kg upwards its 11USD per kg .

Does it mean the lady that attended to me probably had a knowledge gap issue ?
By the time you calculate 50kg * 11USD * 364 = NGN 200,200.00

Trizadove:
wow
thank you so much. but she is working as a student. doesnt that count?
please i would like to know the other requirements needed. does she needs the IELTS too? if yes, can she do it in Canada.
would she be needing her statement of account here in Nigeria again? she doesnt have any money there....lol
i appreciate the knowledge you have shared. please help me answer this if you can. thank you

jelmusboy:
Went out to enquire about mobile plan and Bank account.

Photo 1 & 2: Black squirrel

Photo 3 & 4: Better road, smooth and wide

Guitarlife:
Guy as a proper naija guy, this bush meat must not waste o .....

Trizadove:
good afternoon landed seniors
My sister is an international student in Canada, she has been asking me to find out how she can be a PR in Canada.
please can you give us heads up on how to go about it. i told her i know about the EE stuff, but has to be processed from Nig
please can you suggest how to go about the PR application from within Canad. what to apply for, requirements and what it takes.
thank you

joo2018:
https://www.nairaland.com/3617393/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant/414#72411543
https://www.nairaland.com/3617393/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant/389#71705131