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buchito1:
Good day Sire...

- BSC Public Administration
- 23
- Single
- NYSC (3 months left to round up)
- My Sponsor has friends currently in Canada

I have actually gone through Page 1 like 10 times.. Still trying to decipher.. Have been making research too on my own.. These Abbreviations aren't easy for NOOBS like us

Take a look at this breakdown from part 5 of the thread

Akpasomething:
1.) I just submitted reference letter from my school in CIC format, and NYSC bank statements.

2.) For the gift deed, a notarized gift deed, funds transfer receipt, treasury bill certificate as I used the cash to buy treasury bills. I added bank reference letter too

Cc: Mia21

Thanks guys

Concerning the gift deed sir, must I show the full bank statement of the sender or just the money sent receipt alone, I will like to know thanks.

Ologunsunny:
Concerning the gift deed sir, must I show the full bank statement of the sender or just the money sent receipt alone, I will like to know thanks.

I neither showed my bank statement nor that of the sender

joo2018:
I believe it qualifies.

Kindly update us on the outcome.

Sure I will. Hoping and praying

ladymarshall:
@RUBYRUBY If you have not gotten a reply yet to the Unilag diploma question, you cannot use it, it would not fly with WES. Check here https://www.nairaland.com/4843199/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/480#75640381

Unfortunately i started, let's just hope and pray grace would speak. I'm optimistic

mikedimeji:
Which of the Passport office and when where you told to come for collection.

Ikoyi office. 1 week don turn 3 now.

Wow, so this kind of family has existed on Nairaland since 2015, truly, knowledge(Thread pages) is power.
So I have decided to seek for greener pastures with family.
I have a couple of questions that I'll like the gurus to help me out with.

1. I want to use my wife as PA cos of her age and HND cert. But she hasn't written IELTS before and actually not expecting a fantastic score from her, will my own IELTS score count as points to us(Assuming she hits LSRW 7,7,7,7 and I hit 8,7.5,8,7.5)?

2. Do I need to evaluate my B.sc as I am just the spouse and not the PA, will it count as points or should I just verify only her Diploma certs?

3. Is there any need to evaluate waec results?..will it count as additional points?

4. Any idea of the current pool cutoff score?

5. She is currently doing NYSC as a teacher and will be done by May, is it safe to put 1 year work experience as an elementary teacher which I believe falls under NOC A...

6. Under what category will a spouse who is self-employed as a farmer(crops and fruits) be categorized?.. which supporting documents are expected from him?

Will be glad to get precise answers.. we shall all be favored.

hipstar2:
Ikoyi office. 1 week don turn 3 now.

Something is definitely not right. Has your baby been captured? If yes you need to follow up with the officer processing it. you might need to go there first thing on Monday, depending on how it goes you might request to see the PCO. 3 weeks is too long to issue passport no matter the number of applicants.

scorpio1:
Wow, so this kind of family has existed on Nairaland since 2015, truly, knowledge(Thread pages) is power.
So I have decided to seek for greener pastures with family.
I have a couple of questions that I'll like the gurus to help me out with.

1. I want to use my wife as PA cos of her age and HND cert. But she hasn't written IELTS before and actually not expecting a fantastic score from her, will my own IELTS score count as points to us(Assuming she hits LSRW 7,7,7,7 and I hit 8,7.5,8,7.5)?

2. Do I need to evaluate my B.sc as I am just the spouse and not the PA, will it count as points or should I just verify only her Diploma certs?

3. Is there any need to evaluate waec results?..will it count as additional points?

4. Any idea of the current pool cutoff score?

5. She is currently doing NYSC as a teacher and will be done by May, is it safe to put 1 year work experience as an elementary teacher which I believe falls under NOC A...

6. Under what category will a spouse who is self-employed as a farmer(crops and fruits) be categorized?.. which supporting documents are expected from him?

Will be glad to get precise answers.. we shall all be favored.

1. 7777 isn't sufficient, she needs minimum of 8777 in LRSW since she is the PA. Don't underrate her as she might surprise you.
2. Yes, that's additional 8 points
3 no need as no point is allotted to that
4. Last was 457 you can follow up here https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html
5. Wait until May before claiming 1 year for it
6. This isn't needed as your aren't the PA
7. Refer to page 1 for more details and I'm sure you won't regret it

scorpio1:
Wow, so this kind of family has existed on Nairaland since 2015, truly, knowledge(Thread pages) is power.
So I have decided to seek for greener pastures with family.
I have a couple of questions that I'll like the gurus to help me out with.

1. I want to use my wife as PA cos of her age and HND cert. But she hasn't written IELTS before and actually not expecting a fantastic score from her, will my own IELTS score count as points to us(Assuming she hits LSRW 7,7,7,7 and I hit 8,7.5,8,7.5)?

2. Do I need to evaluate my B.sc as I am just the spouse and not the PA, will it count as points or should I just verify only her Diploma certs?

3. Is there any need to evaluate waec results?..will it count as additional points?

4. Any idea of the current pool cutoff score?

5. She is currently doing NYSC as a teacher and will be done by May, is it safe to put 1 year work experience as an elementary teacher which I believe falls under NOC A...

6. Under what category will a spouse who is self-employed as a farmer(crops and fruits) be categorized?.. which supporting documents are expected from him?

Will be glad to get precise answers.. we shall all be favored.

1. You are not expecting any fantastic score from her? Ayam offended on her behalf, this is 'see finish' Anyway, as PA she needs at least an 8 in listening and then at least 7 in the rest. Your own good scores will also come in handy. Many people in this journey have never written IELTS before now (including me), she will be fine.
2. Yes you need to. Since she has just one year work experience, your family will need all the points you can muster.
3. If you're going to use WES for ECA, then yes it's mandatory. Otherwise, it doesn't give any points.
4. Generally hovers around 440-445. If your CRS is above 440, just bide your time, ITA is sure
5. Yes. Hopefully you should be through with ECA and IELTS by May so that's perfect.
6. Spouse work experience doesn't matter in this journey - except if it's work experience gotten in Canada. The supporting documents expected of you is ego/owo/kudi/cheese/dough/benjamins/POF
7. You still need more time on page 1

hipstar2:
Ikoyi office. 1 week don turn 3 now.

Same here o...i even paid for express service. I am tired

There is a general scarcity of passport booklets across the country now.

mikedimeji:
Something is definitely not right. Has your baby been captured? If yes you need to follow up with the officer processing it. you might need to go there first thing on Monday, depending on how it goes you might request to see the PCO. 3 weeks is too long to issue passport no matter the number of applicants.

Greatkhad:
Same here o...i even paid for express service. I am tired

I paid for express too. Chai!!!

hipstar2:
I paid for express too. Chai!!!

Maybe is the same useless agent we used..is it sunny or paul akumbor. These two should be avoided, they have stopped picking my calls, and when they do is one stupid excuse after another.

scorpio1:
Wow, so this kind of family has existed on Nairaland since 2015, truly, knowledge(Thread pages) is power.
So I have decided to seek for greener pastures with family.
I have a couple of questions that I'll like the gurus to help me out with.

1. I want to use my wife as PA cos of her age and HND cert. But she hasn't written IELTS before and actually not expecting a fantastic score from her, will my own IELTS score count as points to us(Assuming she hits LSRW 7,7,7,7 and I hit 8,7.5,8,7.5)?

I am willing to bet money that if yourself and your wife both prepare using the same resources, she'll do better than you in the ielts.

Feel free to quote me when your first test results are ready.

Abk2019:
Pls nairalanders, does anyone know how much OOU charge for transcript and courier and how long it takes. Also,I work in one of the state's ministry(Community Development) which NOC will dat be? and concerning d POF as we all know how civil servants are protesting for minimum wage increase, won't it disqualify me,if I av d required funds in my account as a level 8officer. Though, building d account isn't a problem but my salary can never amount to d required fund for a yr, even if I decide not to spend it at all. Am d PA, but my husband has d money.pls help!

if this is your first time of sending transcript, it could cost you 55k (official price) but if you want to do it by proxy , budget another 15-20k. Then verification by wes another10k for back and forth.
If the POF is in your husband's account, no problem. Just write a letter
Cc Caddy007

mikedimeji:
Something is definitely not right. Has your baby been captured? If yes you need to follow up with the officer processing it. you might need to go there first thing on Monday, depending on how it goes you might request to see the PCO. 3 weeks is too long to issue passport no matter the number of applicants.

It not about applicant , my passport is still Abuja , the keep tell me no booklet . I am hoping i get it next week

Hahahahahaha, take it easy guys, never meant it that way, just that managing 3 kids(no house help) + work, 100% focus won't be easy, but anyways... I'll bet she can make it anytime, will give in all the support I can.
@Ifeoma77, I am planning to use Wes for the ECA, heard it's cheaper and faster, though I have seen some in the past threads say IQAS is better, don't know which one to follow again... Any Zikite here?...which of them has worked for you and how long did it take?
Thanks guys..

Tojued:
I am willing to bet money that if yourself and your wife both prepare using the same resources, she'll do better than you in the ielts.

Feel free to quote me when your first test results are ready.

[
quote author=RUBYRUBY post=76291783]

Unfortunately i started, let's just hope and pray grace would speak. I'm optimistic[/quote]How is the Unilag diploma like? Does it meet NBTE standards for National diploma?

Does it have course title and all that?

What is the duration?
How many unit program cos that of NBTE is 68 unit inclusive of project research.

Let's be hopeful

Topsmamen:
Check here and here.

the baton has been passed to you

RUBYRUBY:
Unfortunately i started, let's just hope and pray grace would speak. I'm optimistic

How is the Unilag diploma like? Does it meet NBTE standards for National diploma?

Does it have course title and all that?

What is the duration?
How many unit program cos that of NBTE is 68 unit inclusive of project research.

That of UniAbuja is a certificate diploma which spans for a minimum of 2 years and also meets the above stated criteria.
However, it is at the discretion of WES to evaluate it as equivalent to ND

I don't know much about this because mine is yet to arrive
Let's be hopeful

Good evening house.
Please I need some clarification.
Firstly, I finished university in 2011, as my statement of result indicates but I was awarded my degree in 2012; as a result, it is 2012 that is written on my WES ECA certificate. When filling the Express entry form, am I suppose to choose the year i actually finished uni or the year my certificate was awarded as my university end date?
Also I started working before my degree was awarded, won't that be a red flag on my work experience if I choose what's on the degree certificate?

In addition, I applied for the US non-immigrant Visa last year and I used the year on my certificate as my year of graduation on the US online application, would choosing the year I actually finished ( the one on my statement of result) in the Express entry form be a problem? I heard both countries have access to each other's database, will choosing a different year now count as misrepresentation?

Please help a confused person.

Yureyes:
Good evening house.
Please I need some clarification.
Firstly, I finished university in 2011, as my statement of result indicates but I was awarded my degree in 2012; as a result, it is 2012 that is written on my ECA certificate. When filling the Express entry form, am I supposed to choose i finished or the year my certificate was awarded as my university end date?
Also I started working before my degree was awarded, wont that be a red flag on my work experience if I choose what's on the degree ?

In addition, I applied for the US non-immigrant Visa last year and used the year on my certificate as my year of graduation on the US online application, would choosing the year I actually finished ( the one on my statement of result) in the Express entry form be a problem? I heard both countries have access to each other's database, will choosing a different year now count as misrepresentation?

Please help a confused person.

Choose the year you actually graduated. If it was ICES you used, there is an explanation at the back explaining that the year in bracket(award date) could be "post dated" from the actual year of completion

Ocon:
Please, can WAEC processing be done in another state aside Lagos?

somebody pls reply me

Ocon:
somebody pls reply me

No

scorpio1:
Hahahahahaha, take it easy guys, never meant it that way, just that managing 3 kids(no house help) + work, 100% focus won't be easy, but anyways... I'll bet she can make it anytime, will give in all the support I can.
@Ifeoma77, I am planning to use Wes for the ECA, heard it's cheaper and faster, though I have seen some in the past threads say IQAS is better, don't know which one to follow again... Any Zikite here?...which of them has worked for you and how long did it take?
Thanks guys..

She's the PA. You're not going anywhere if she doesn't ace her ielts. If you're really serious then you should be thinking of how to relieve her of the huge household burden she's carrying while she prepares for the exams. And also in preparation for the fact that you would have to assist with chores in Canada.

Besides, you think the women who have been passing ielts are jobless individuals with nothing more to do in life than prepare for ielts?

Start by reading this person's story : https://www.nairaland.com/4843199/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/192#73832062

For your question on which eca body to use, page one has links to detailed analyses on this.

Hi Kemz. Congrats on your PPR. Could you add me to the Accra WhatsApp group. My AOR is July 16, 2018. I have also added hubby in the application. Waiting for your kind response.


I would also appreciate if anyone can add me to the AVO WhatsApp group. Thank you.

Kemzyebony:
It’s PPR / COPR ☺️����

Our 2 years Immigration story ( Long post Alert)

Ielts - Nov 11, 2017
Wes started - October 6, 2017
Wes completed - March 6, 2018
Entered pool - March 24
ITA - May 23, 2018
AOR - July 1st, 2018
Medicals Passed & IP1 - July 17,2018
Ordered 1st Gcms notes - September 8th, never came till November 23rd
Informed CIC of marriage- September 11th,2018
Sent a reminder - September 20th, 2018
ADR request - September 20th, 2018, some-hours after sending reminder
Submitted ADR - September 29th,2018
Sent reminder - October 5th,2018
Spouse UCI updated - October 11th, 2018
Sent mail to Ralph - October 23rd, 2018
IP2 - October 26th, that’s when I saw it
File transferred from Ottawa to Accra - October 26th, according to 2nd gcms notes
Interview request - Jan 14,2019
Interview date - Jan 28, 2019
PPR - Jan 29,2019
Passport Submission - Jan 30,2019
Application Approved on cic account - Feb 15,2019
COPR - pickup - Feb 19, 2019


Appreciation: (to all those on nairaland that helped in my journey one way or the other , from WES till PPR, God bless y’all)
@kontagious @fanyeofori @jergins @fusion23 @newmum0615 @mummyjaygirls @cochtrane @happytbaby @nusetron @threadstone @einsteino @teecan @deesmama @4barr @lordsebastian @mcstan @ronnie1209 @threemg @tojued


My story is a long one and I’m grateful to Almighty Allah for the progress so far and his blessings on me and my fam.

The Beginning - I first heard about express entry in 2017, my boss got it, my colleague was about to get it then. I did some research and then decided I think I want this, an amazing life for me and my kids. I told my baby ( my then bf , now hubby).. he wasn’t interested then o, said you can make it in naija, kinikan kinikan , hmmm . I tried to convince him then, I just said let me start first . Started my WES October 2017, wrote my ielts a month after( passed in one sitting).

WES - Then I mistakenly or just mumuly decided to use nipost for WES just to buy time , maybe baby would agree, that’s how my village people caught up to me o and strike started . The up and down ehn , sorting people , spending money, Wes finally came through.

Work experience/CRS score - Then the wait for 3 years experience nko as I just wanted to use one workplace to claim points. Finally it was complete, then another wait for crs to drop to 441... oh I forgot, Passport expired in between all of the above (after ielts though)

Passport matter - Then the debate to wait and do court with change of name or just renew like that, by this time baby was already feeling the Canadian waka small small , he had gotten his Internationàl passport, even did ielts, he passed,but his score wasn’t up to mine(maxing out the ielts score )...

Single Or As a Couple ? - Back to me doing this alone at first. So I said babe let’s do court na and apply as a couple, baby was like no o, everything is a process, I must propose, then do intro, then court can follow, I said babe hmm adding spouse in between is one kind o. But I can’t propose to my self abi or do court with myself, i sha continued.

ITA - Well, ITA showed up, I didn’t have issues with POF ( used First bank treasury bills, stanbic fixed deposit , stanbic money market investment funds), Alhamdulillah... I sha chilled till July, so I can add my love in between, so it won’t be too early .

AOR - Hence my AOR July 1st, then the race began, constant profile checking, oh lest I forget , before this I met amazing people in our May ITA group , TEECAN , my brother Threemg(love you bro ), my sissy deesmama(AOR mate) and now close friend, we’re plenty small in that group and I hope our prayers would all be answered soonest.

I forgot to mention, baby proposed before I even got ITA, then we did a huge introduction ceremony and a small court wedding ceremony , all this while , my file was at Ottawa . Now it was time to add my hubby. Sent a mail, i got ADR, too many requests o, but we did it sha and submitted... they added my baby beginning of October or so..then I got IP2 some days after, Alhamdulillah, was so happy I buzzed deesmama straight that she should check her profile , she didn’t get that day, but got the next day and ppr the Monday afterwards... amazing period

The Wait - Then the wait started, where’s ppr nah, everyone was getting ppr up and down , but the thing didn’t reach me... hmmm...called an agent , the guy was super rude , was just using me to catch cruise...
I called like 2 weeks after again then I heard the dreaded news, file was at Accra, I cried ehn, didn’t believe my ears, I told my bro straight @threemg, he said I should not worry, meanwhile I ordered gcms notes, as the first one refused to come (ended up getting here later)...when it finally came all was passed but a section called « other Reqs » showed not started, the type of check was non compliance check, mogbe.. I researched, checked canada visa forum, nothing, my worry was now in full force...

Accra VO gang - Then I joined the Accra VO gang, I’m glad now that Accra VO is performing, there are rumors that they have a processing window of January till March, you might see a lot of PPRs from Accra this period.... I pray they extend this their window so at least they can attend to all, please release my people Abeg... . I Met a couple of friends and caring people in the group,I thought I was going to be depressed in the group, but the support was reassuring....anyways by this time I didn’t check nairaland again before I enter depression things.. @threemg added me to the group, then we all started surviving together...

Interview things - Fast forward to January 14th, request for interview , both me and spouse had to attend, we also had to come with all evidence of our relationship from the onset and they gave us just 2 weeks to prepare.. Ahhhh gbese, called hubby straight , called my bro @threemg... and as you’ve already guessed, I cried ehn, tears couldn’t stop flowing, so many regrets, but I never regretted ever adding my baby, most of the regrets was all around maybe waiting till IP2 or after PPr or adding more documents or something sha..

I must say this, I’m quite pessimistic as well, that didn’t help me in this journey at all...please let’s be optimistic in this journey o, very important Abeg.

My story is long abi, hmm it hasn’t finished o, keep reading...


Interview Prep- The documents gathering started, you know this modern day love na soft copies of pictures dey our phone, we used over 20k to print 200pictures... I went to airtel office for phone records between hubby and I, those ones used me to catch cruise too, said they could only give me 3 months worth of records, as a naija girl, i also applied at another office, so I could maybe get 6 months altogether, they caught me sha o ( but I still found a way out)... I took screenshots of our iMessage chats, we exported whatsapp chat, we printed hotel receipts of all our escapades, we printed pictures of gifts we ever gave each other that we snapped, what didn’t we get...hmm


The Interview ( Summary)

We took days off, we booked our flights, flew a day before , got in late at night to Accra, then we decided to eat something ( spaghetti and sauce), you see we thought it was familiar, what could be wrong right?.. well here goes, I couldn’t sleep well, I vomited the next morning, hubby was purging... ahh gbese...the devil can’t win naw, after we have come this far...

Meanwhile our Accra Gang they throway prayer for us, our interview gang too, my May ITA group too, my siblings, my friends.... their prayers were answered o .....

Interview went amazingly well... lady was nice, hmm... let me rest, would continue later...


Cont’d


Back to the matter!!

So we got to the embassy, right on time, they collected all phone, all wristwatches, most things sha, but I still went in with my bag after they searched thoroughly, we dropped our documents with the receptionists and held on to some other supporting docs. We could hear an interview going well, the lady ended up passing and was asked to either come the next day or submit her passports from Lagos. Kai we were happy for her o and gingered ....

At this time, just hubby and I were at the waiting room, we waited and waited o, they didn’t call us, I even dozed off small, finally after about 1hr 30mins of waiting... I was called, she apologized for the delay, such an amazing lady, she was nice as well... then the questions came o ( another story), highlight was that the interview was almost like a spousal sponsorship interview, i told her the truth, adding interesting information in between, she was just laughing, me sef laugh join...one thing was for sure I made sure all I said was the truth about our relationship, because hubby was next and our answers at least had to match small.....

The Verdict - Hubby’s turn, she asked almost the same things, it went well o.... then she asked hubby to call me, and then she told us the good news , that we passed , you need to see the way we jumped, then she said in that moment when I told you guys, I could see the love, mehn we beamed even more. She then asked when we were traveling, we said tonight, she said they can only stamp our passports and issue COPR tomorrow or we wait till we get back to lagos, hubby said when we get to lagos ..... sigh

Hmm, we sha told her thank you and left... I was happy and sad ( left to me , we go reschedule flight and collect our thing sharply next day), but hubby kept saying he had to go back, I cried and cried , kept wondering why he didn’t see the importance the way I did... hmmm... didn’t talk to him o... finally I couldn’t stand to see him feeling so bad, sha told him how I felt and we settled...

Off to lagos back, Shebi all is well that ends well, next day ppr mail entered, I was so freaking happy, called hubby straight, told my Accra and Interview gang, I sharply carry passport say make I go submit. Got to hubby’s car o, na so stomach pain start again( at this time I knew village people were really trying , but I also knew Allah was stronger than them)... hubby rushed me to the emergency room in the hospital o, took drip, hubby stayed with me for a while... then I went back home as I was cleared...

Then I submitted the next day...


I know my story is very long, I even missed out some part , so that people won’t get bored and to conceal my identity lol. This journey was something else...all my friends had gotten , people I put through, I knew the process to a large extent , why my journey was longer, I don’t know but I know Allah knows best ...

I didn’t call out advices, but I’m sure if you read my story well, you would have picked one or two...oh and if you find out you have an interview with your spouse due to addition or something, don’t be scared , you can also reach out to me...

I sincerely thank all my friends, my family, my newly made friends from whatsapp support groups, nairaland forum and friends made here.... without the support, I may have given up.

Now I pray for good health as we must get to our second country InshaAllah...

It ended in praise . Alhamdulillah!!!!!!!!!!!

pyruvateluv:
No

chai!!!
Thank you

joo2018:
The question is: "is he authorized to use it?". Such that if HR is contacted, they will not counter the document.

If he is not, you're best served with using a notarized plain paper.

Thank u... mgmt staff are but the problem is if I go through hrm, it will be documented & u know bureaucracy in government offices. So I ll use plain paper and attached employment contract etc... but what explanation do I give in my loe?

Topsmamen:
I assume the deputy director is your supervisor. He/she can sign but ensure your HRM is in the loop as not all HRMs allow this. I understand that IRCC verifies reference letters by contacting Human Resources directly rather than immediate supervisors who signed the letter. You don't want your HR to deny this when IRCC contacts them.

Yes... okay, thanks

galibat:
Good afternoon everyone.....I already made payment for Wes buy I need to confirm whether to send my coloured printed certificate cope along side?

Also I registered with my new name Ashim Fatimah as a result of marriage but I indicated the names on my credentials while registering As Bamidele Fatimah......

Do I need to attach my change of name documents or just leave it

if you are using wes, just send your documents like that. No need for affidavit. My wife sent all her documents in her maiden name, no other documents was requested
Also you could fax your certificate, its free, just use hellofax

Debsify:
ok..he had many days to chill and see if he could raise the money sha..

I declined because I am sure to get another ITA. Also, I wasn't sure of when I was going to complete my POF; even now, I am not 100% sure. From my knowledge, it is better you decline ITA than let the ITA expire; if your ITA expires, your profile will be scrapped, and you can run into trouble when you later apply.
I know myself; I may become nonchalant and forget the exact day my ITA would expire. I didn't want to take that chance, and so I declined quickly.
What I have resolved to do is this: for any ITA I get, I'll wait for 2-3 weeks, and if there is no hope of completing my POF soonest, I will decline. If my CRS was 450 or below I wouldn't decline so fast, but with CRS 465, I strongly believe I would always get the next ITA(so far I decline 24-48 hours before the next draw; that is the time, I think, it takes to get back into the pool whenever you decline an ITA.
Lastly, after I apply, if the visa officer requests for an explanation for my previous ITA declinations(which I doubt they would ask), I will gladly explain why I declined as thus: 'I was not sure of when I would complete my POF'.