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Congratulations dear. May Canada favour you and may the beautiful side of life happen again

[quote author=Zutlin post=77037856]MY PPR STORY EPISTLE

ECA: 30th March, 2017
IELTS: 6th June, 2017 (LRWS – 8.5, 9, 7, 7.5)
CRS Score: 449
ITA: 25th April, 2018
AOR: 10th May, 2018
Medicals Passed: 24th May, 2018
Interview: 14th February, 2019
Remedicals Request: 14th February, 2019
PPR: 15th February, 2019
COPR: 26th March, 2019

Express Entry Awareness

I got to know about EE mid 2016 via a Facebook comment. I quickly inboxed the commenter and that was how it all begun.
After several correspondence, she told me they used an agent CANREACH and strongly adviced I used them too. I didn’t know anyone else who had gone through EE neither did I know of platforms such as this. I relied solely on whatever info she gave me and called the agent. To cut a long story short, I had the pay the agent over N500,000. After payment, they sent a mail on things I had to do such as IELTS, ECA, PCCs, Medicals and so on. Prior to payment the agent never mentioned it neither did my Facebook contact.

Thanks

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Not necessary. But to put your mind at ease, you can write the LOE.[/quote]

You see so that's to brace you up and lift your spirit....Yours is here already... the Eagle ll land soon . Same to others on the waiting list.

Utonne:
Phewww. What a journey. Been waiting to read your PPR story.Congrats once again. Cant imagine all the emotions through this journey. The seemingly endless wait and then the interview. Thank God it turned out all splendid. Here's to an amazing life in Canada.

Ottawa is turninoninown.

Utonne:
Lol. Normal processing o. Ottawa be like Accra now o

CanadianNaija:
I understand sha, it's well. If i knew that it will become a prayer and fasting thing from the start i'm sure i won't have bothered to try, thought it was straightforward as long as you're qualified under the program.

But we have started the journey, na to complete am remain.
Just hang in there, but if the toxicity is too much for you at work i will advise you resign.

It makes no sense to put yourself through the torture, you can even see it as taking time off.

Lol @ prayer & fasting thing. Listen! E don reach that level.

Honestly, Im at the point of putting in my resignation. Jus stepping out but scared of how long the wait might continue to be (if im up for it) and the backlash from my folks because no one is gonna understand how u can resign from a job for something you have no control and is not in plain sight. Im at a crossroad

joo2018:
Ottawa is turninoninown.

Lmfao. That made me laugh out loud in the office. Meanwhile I was using them Osaze in Part 5/6 to gauge. Ottawa then was churning out pprs in 3-4 months. It is well.

Update on Ielts journey- first attempt

I posted about my ielts exam experience using the computer delivered format on Tuesday 12th March. My result was delivered via ups courier on friday 21st March.
Listening 8.5
Reading 8.5
Writing 7
Speaking 7.5
British Council
Resources- ieltsonlinetests (reading and listening), ieltspracticepteonline(reading and listening), ieltsliz, ieltsbuddy, ieltsjay for tutorials. Writing task1-chris Pell task 2- Amanda Lynn YouTube.
Finally, I give all glory to God. I practised and studied like my life depended on it to the point, I collapsed and was rushed to hospital as I wasn't eating or sleeping well. Studying on empty stomach plus anxiety attacks.
I started practising from October till the exam even.
Thanks nairalanders. Your the best.
Waiting for my evaluation as unilag is yet to send my transcript to Ices.
Prayer is key as well as hard work.



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Maybe not.

@mepconsultant used 250k as a top transfer limit. See here.

tey4tobyy8005:
Hello house, I got part of my POF from mum which I have gift deed for already. We used #280 as exchange rate but from the advice gotten here, hubby wants to transfer 160k to my account just to cover up incase of increase in rate. Will 160k be considered as lump sum and will I need write LOE for this also? I'm post ITA.

Thanks.

@AdetonaDami, receive strength. You might need to get that job.

@jennyvick01, congrats on your ECA.

@ottawasenators, congrats on PPR. May you prosper in your new home.

@Zutlin, congrats again. May your journey in Canada be easier.

No problem at all ma'am. I'll get you a bungalow in the heart of GTA or downtown Calgary, whichever you prefer

As for your Tesla (great taste by the way) please let me know your colour preference as soon as possible, I have placed a preliminary order it'll be made available immediately you arrive .

Don't worry about payment, as all our services are free. We want you to be as comfortable as possible in Canada [s]while others struggle their asses off to pass IELTS and gather their POF[/s]. What kind of questions will we not see on this thread

Have you submitted yet?

ladymarshall:
Chai! Actsually, I am very choosy about both. If you can secure a newly built bungalow and the latest Tesla on arrival, I will appreciate. Does your services cover food and clothes too? I need a full box of Mango, Gucci and Dior dresses and all the native Canadian spices I will pay after my third monthly salary

Zutlin:
MY PPR STORY EPISTLE

ECA: 30th March, 2017
IELTS: 6th June, 2017 (LRWS – 8.5, 9, 7, 7.5)
CRS Score: 449
ITA: 25th April, 2018
AOR: 10th May, 2018
Medicals Passed: 24th May, 2018
Interview: 14th February, 2019
Remedicals Request: 14th February, 2019
PPR: 15th February, 2019
COPR: 26th March, 2019

The interviewer told me the purpose of the interview was to determine my eligibility. All of my documents were thoroughly checked (I arranged them in an orderly manner using office clips but when I entered the interview room, they were all spread out on a table). It turned out that they needed to be absolutely certain of my marital status and that I understood the implication. I applied as married but life happened and I became separated which I informed IRCC of along with the necessary document. The questions were mostly personal and the interviewer wanted to be sure that POF was still intact.

A question to Zutlin, and to the house in general: It seems your separation was the cause of the long delay. But how does being separated maritally affect your ‘eligibility’, which was the purpose of the interview, according to the interviewer?

This is wow! Congrats Congrats Congrats!

Zutlin:
MY PPR STORY EPISTLE

ECA: 30th March, 2017
IELTS: 6th June, 2017 (LRWS – 8.5, 9, 7, 7.5)
CRS Score: 449
ITA: 25th April, 2018
AOR: 10th May, 2018
Medicals Passed: 24th May, 2018
Interview: 14th February, 2019
Remedicals Request: 14th February, 2019
PPR: 15th February, 2019
COPR: 26th March, 2019


My journey was a long and bumpy one but las' las', na God win.

Okay Guys. It’s time for a silent brother to be added to the Part 7 Hall of Fame. It’s PPR!!

Will be back to give a detailed timeline.

Ligxy:
We want to get married first, so we can use the certificate when applying. Hence the wait till October.
Thanks a lot.

But you cab cross all the preliminary hurdles (if you have not already done so). I mean writing IELTS and doing ECA especially the only thing would then be PCC, references and the marriage cert., which are within your control for the most part. So that come October, yoy hit the ground running.

Kods1900:
Okay Guys. It’s time for a silent brother to be added to the Part 7 Hall of Fame. It’s PPR!!

Will be back to give a detailed timeline.

It’s high time we fined those who have been silent, only for them to appear at ‘PPR’. Share your progress or experience with us as you proceed through the process. We could ask questions, and even learn from it. Take a leaf from Ifeoma77’s book. No one knows you here; are you scared you will be witch-hunted?

abyejecks:
Update on Ielts journey- first attempt

I posted about my ielts exam experience using the computer delivered format on Tuesday 12th March. My result was delivered via ups courier on friday 21st March.
Listening 8.5
Reading 8.5
Writing 7
Speaking 7.5
British Council
Resources- ieltsonlinetests (reading and listening), ieltspracticepteonline(reading and listening), ieltsliz, ieltsbuddy, ieltsjay for tutorials. Writing task1-chris Pell task 2- Amanda Lynn YouTube.
Finally, I give all glory to God. I practised and studied like my life depended on it to the point, I collapsed and was rushed to hospital as I wasn't eating or sleeping well. Studying on empty stomach plus anxiety attacks.
I started practising from October till the exam even.
Thanks nairalanders. Your the best.
Waiting for my evaluation as unilag is yet to send my transcript to Ices.
Prayer is key as well as hard work.

I can imagine ....it will worth it at the end and God will give you more energy to continue. The race is not for the fainthearted. Congratulations!!

yemblaze:
You see so that's to brace you up and lift your spirit....Yours is here already... the Eagle ll land soon . Same to others on the waiting list.

Thank you very much. You are far too kind

joo2018:
@AdetonaDami, receive strength. You might need to get that job.
@jennyvick01, congrats on your ECA.
@ottawasenators, congrats on PPR. May you prosper in your new home.
@Zutlin, congrats again. May your journey in Canada be easier.

Thanks bro

Okay Bro!

johnnybravo1990:
It’s high time we fine who those have been silent, only for them to appear at ‘PPR’. Share your progress or experience with us as you proceed through the process. We could ask questions, and even learn from it. Take a leaf from Ifeoma77’s book. No one knows you here; are you scared you will be witch-hunted?

johnnybravo1990:
It’s high time we fine who those have been silent, only for them to appear at ‘PPR’. Share your progress or experience with us as you proceed through the process. We could ask questions, and even learn from it. Take a leaf from Ifeoma77’s book. No one knows you here; are you scared you will be witch-hunted?

I sent you a pm. Please respond.

do you need to be in the entry pool before applying for the Saskatchewan pnp

Utonne:
Lol @ prayer & fasting thing. Listen! E don reach that level.

Honestly, Im at the point of putting in my resignation. Jus stepping out but scared of how long the wait might continue to be (if im up for it) and the backlash from my folks because no one is gonna understand how u can resign from a job for something you have no control and is not in plain sight. Im at a crossroad

Well, if you’ve worked for years I assume that apart from POF you may have small stash somewhere, if you can afford it please resign. Especially if nobody depends on you for sustenance.

Don’t see it as if you’re resigning for Canada dream o, see it as taking time off a toxic environment to regroup.

I have resigned a job I was bored with before , it just became too hard to motivate myself to get out of bed in the morning. I got another months after, but I didn’t have any lined up in sight when I made that decision. Sometimes One’s sanity should come first, so if it’s something you can afford do it.

Wow congratulations!! We have so much in common. Practiced for 7months and passed in the first attempt with the exact scores. Used most of the resources you listed also. Thank God it wasn't in vein.
May the rest of the journey be smooth for us all waiting...
Ps: Available for those who need IELTS materials

abyejecks:
Update on Ielts journey- first attempt

I posted about my ielts exam experience using the computer delivered format on Tuesday 12th March. My result was delivered via ups courier on friday 21st March.
Listening 8.5
Reading 8.5
Writing 7
Speaking 7.5
British Council
Resources- ieltsonlinetests (reading and listening), ieltspracticepteonline(reading and listening), ieltsliz, ieltsbuddy, ieltsjay for tutorials. Writing task1-chris Pell task 2- Amanda Lynn YouTube.
Finally, I give all glory to God. I practised and studied like my life depended on it to the point, I collapsed and was rushed to hospital as I wasn't eating or sleeping well. Studying on empty stomach plus anxiety attacks.
I started practising from October till the exam even.
Thanks nairalanders. Your the best.
Waiting for my evaluation as unilag is yet to send my transcript to Ices.
Prayer is key as well as hard work.

Your marital status affects your CRS score and thus your eligibility. That is why the first question of the CRS calculating tool is "What is your marital status?" It is the basis for calculating every other thing.

johnnybravo1990:
A question to Zutlin, and to the house in general: It seems your separation was the cause of the long delay. But how does being separated maritally affect your ‘eligibility’, which was the purpose of the interview, according to the interviewer?

Depends on whether it is express entry based or not. There are several programs. Go to the Saskatchewan immigratino site for more.

Flytime:
do you need to be in the entry pool before applying for the Saskatchewan pnp

Zutlin:
MY PPR STORY EPISTLE


My journey was a long and bumpy one but las' las', na God win.

Congratulations

Congratulations...9 months wait is no joke! Thank God for the strength to wait...expect quick miracles as compensation for your wait.

Zutlin:
MY PPR STORY EPISTLE

ECA: 30th March, 2017
IELTS: 6th June, 2017 (LRWS – 8.5, 9, 7, 7.5)
CRS Score: 449
ITA: 25th April, 2018
AOR: 10th May, 2018
Medicals Passed: 24th May, 2018
Interview: 14th February, 2019
Remedicals Request: 14th February, 2019
PPR: 15th February, 2019
COPR: 26th March, 2019

tey4tobyy8005:
Hello house, I got part of my POF from mum which I have gift deed for already. We used #280 as exchange rate but from the advice gotten here, hubby wants to transfer 160k to my account just to cover up incase of increase in rate. Will 160k be considered as lump sum and will I need write LOE for this also? I'm post ITA.

Thanks.

Lump sum is relative. If the highest single deposit in your account is 50k in the year(s) under assessment, then 160k is a lump sum. But if the highest single deposit is 500k-1m, then 160k is not a lump sum.

Zutlin, ottawasenators, congratulations to you guys.

May the land favour you.

GOOD EVENING HOUSE
I AM IN THE POOL WITH A LOW CRS POINT OF 380 AND I WANT TO APPLY FOR SASKATCHEWAN PNP CAN SOMEONE PLEASE BREAK IT DOWN, BECAUSE I DON'T TOTALLY GET WHAT WAS WRITING IN THE OFFICIAL SITE

[quote author=abyejecks post=77039638]Update on Ielts journey- first attempt

I posted about my ielts exam experience using the computer delivered format on Tuesday 12th March. My result was delivered via ups courier on friday 21st March.
Listening 8.5
Reading 8.5
Writing 7
Speaking 7.5
British Council
Resources- ieltsonlinetests (reading and listening), ieltspracticepteonline(reading and listening), ieltsliz, ieltsbuddy, ieltsjay for tutorials. Writing task1-chris Pell task 2- Amanda Lynn YouTube.

Congrats.. On we match..

This is quite an interesting read, I must say that I'm highly inspired by it. Thanks for taking time to share. Please respond to the mail I sent you and if you wouldn't mind, please i'd like you to assist me with your LOE and REF letter. Here's my email add - chenemek@gmail.com Thanks.

Eddy4400:
And PPR came on a platter of gold....thanks to this thread!

If you're a lazy writer like me, I must warn you to start typing your story ahead. I didn't (), but more than determined to encourage someone with my story.

TIMELINE
ECA: 27 Aug 2018
IELTS: 18 Aug LRWS 8.5|8|7.5|8
EE profile created: 28 Oct 2018 (CRS 456)
ITA: 29 Oct 2018
AOR: 9 Dec 2018
MEP/BIL: 18 Jan 2019
1st ghost update: 16 Mar 2019
2nd ghost update: 20 Mar
PPR: 22 Mar 2019
VO: Ottawa
No ADRs, Single applicant


DECISION TO RUN
....the minute I returned to Nigeria from my masters in the UK in 2017. The pressure to go back for a PhD was high, but I wasn't going to let them turn me to a psycho. My masters was intense, hence, I needed a break.

Sooo I considered Australian visa 476 and the Australian PR, changed my mind. Next was Netherlands work year visa for graduates from the top 200 universities in the world to gain work experience. It's a 1year visa, but I was willing to give it a shot. Started gathering documents, but not wholeheartedly. Worse still, the people on that Netherlands student thread are sooo stingy with info....it would have taken me 3yrs to land in Netherlands.

Meanwhile, I knew about express entry somehow but thought I wasn't eligible cos I was a Graduate Trainee then, which wasn't a full time role. Also, where the hell was I gonna get POF from? (POF isn't required for the Netherlands work year visa). Still read page 1 and updates in my free time, but was scared of asking questions.

Finally gathered courage and asked the stupid question in July 2018 in Part 4 and got the shocker of my life...I was very eligible, infact, my NYSC experience was more than sufficient!!! WHAT The second shocker was the info on gift deed for POF! So why did I now come back to this Nigeria? Ohhh ignorance indeed is bliss...I sha followed alllll the Canadian express entry threads from Part 1 and my journey began.


ECA
Used WES, no WAEC requirement then. Considered evaluating my BSc for future purposes...those ones told me transcript is now 21k (flew from 8k I paid prior to my MSc), then posting outside Nigeria 15k...wonderful. Plus the stress I'd go through, didn't want any delay. Respected myself and evaluated only my Masters at £12, the future will take care of itself.


IELTS
I'm a very lazy writer, so my fear was writing. Observed you score less in the section you're most scared of (using my myself and friends as reference). Having written IELTS academic before (which is tougher than general), I knew whats up.

Concentrated on actually "writing" complete letters and essays before the exams, not just reading through....felt satisfied with my writing on exam day compared to my performance in the academic. So I was shocked when my result for writing was a 6.5....went with my gut feeling and requested for a remark. Remark returned positive after 5weeks.

By the way, I registered with MOD which I discovered and heard for the first time on this thread. BC was fully booked as usual.


POF
Was worried this wasn't available pre-ITA as one Uncle laidat I was hoping on kept giving me tales by moonlight. Later confirmed by reading through this thread that it was okay to have the POF in your account post ITA, as long as it was before the 60days deadline. Entered the pool asap and continued gathering docs while waiting for this story-telling Uncle.

Anyways, my mum came to the rescue and gifted me 100% of the POF (had to wait for her TBills to mature). Still had 700k jara in my savings account to give it flesh, so CIC won't think I don't have my own money. Invested the total sum in TBills for 3months, then duplicated @Newmum0615's LOE like a lifeline in explaining my source of funds. Sent back to her to proofread and she was like, this looks so much like mine (hehe, this woman thinks I came to play in this Canada struggle).

Ensured I didnt hide nothing, included gift deed (sample from page 1), transfer slip showing transfer from my mum, Tbills certificate, generic bank reference letter and 6months account statement printed 4 days before AOR.

NB - reinvested matured Tbills in fixed deposit early March... no CSE raised.


JOB REFERENCE
I switched roles within the same company, so was confused about combining two very seperate NOCs then (I hear it's possible for outland applicants as long as they fall in NOC 0, A or B). Sha used only one NOC, 2yrs experience (1year graduate trainee experience pre-MSc and 1 year graduate trainee experience post-MSc)...this was sufficient to get CRS of 456. No need complicating stuff, though the additional experience in the other NOC wldve shot up my CRS to 481.

Job reference was in CIC format drafted by me with go ahead from my boss. @Newmum0615 (this woman is God sent) helped edit the draft which I printed and gave to my boss to sign, not HR. My boss asked for the soft copy for her future use.

No payslips, no employment letter, no nothing... Just that one beautiful letter in CIC format listing my roles in the company.


MEDICALS
Funny I planned to complete mine at Prime Medicals in PH. This was no longer possible when I was due to carry out medicals, evidence that the process was getting tighter.

Booked ahead with Qlife late Sept way before ITA. Remember shaking my head in disbelieve when I was told the next available date was 9 Nov 2018 - booked this. Called early October to check if there was an earlier date since I was in Lagos and was told the next available date was March 2019. Dropped the call and hissed...they must be mad. Patiently waited till 9 Nov.


PCC
UK PCC was ready in 3days. Used my sister's address for hard copy, she scanned and sent the soft copy. Used Inspect Moshood for Nigerian PCC @3500 (discovered him on this thread as well). He sent the forms to my email which I filled, thumb printed were applicable and sent back to him.


POST-AOR
Thankfully, I got busy settling into my new job, so forgot about my application throughout December. Said I wasnt going to bother with gcms notes, CSEs or nothing. However, BIL/MEP came longer than expected, got curious and started checking progress of other Dec AORs on immitracker. I relaxed when I observed others hadn't gotten as well.

Later saw a rejection case mid January on immitracker (forgotten cause of rejection) Shuuuuu...I started worrying and included my application in my prayer point that my file was covered from going to AVO (sorry AVO guys). Raised my first CSE on 17 Feb to enquire about my VO and stylishly asked about status of application. Was surprised to get feedback on 19 Feb...VO was Ottawa, eligibility was being verified. Was so happy, dropped a huge amount in St. Vincent's 'help the poor" box the next Sunday.


PPR
Still on immitracker, noticed late DEC AORs were already getting PPR mid February...ok na. Started checking my gmail daily and CIC account once a week. Even took interest in my spam and deleted all spam "forever" after a thorough check.

Come March, number of PPRs for Dec AORs on immitracker increased. Doubled my CIC account weekly checks and increased gmail checks to 3 times a day My efforts were not in vain, saw the first ghost update on 16 March (application/profile update but no mail). Raised a CSE on 17 March enquiring what the update was about and stylishly asked for update on application as well.

Got a reply on 20 March that they can confirm a decision had been made on my application and I should be rest assured that I'd get a mail soon. Jesu!!! Quickly said a prayer for the Agent that sent that mail...God bless him. I then raaaaan to my gmail...nothing. Spam..nothing. Refreshed twice...nothing. Then checked my CIC account out of curiosity and saw the 2nd ghost update - 20 March.

Was certain of getting PPR in March. Saw the golden mail yesterday morning and just shouted yaaaasss. Called in sick and went to work an hour late. Gave me sufficient time to re-read the mail 10times and make my announcements to family and close friends. When I got to work, greeted every single person I passed from the gate down to the office....stranger or not. The joy got me in another mood.



To everyone on this thread....
Thanks for contributing on a daily and answering all the stupid questions, saved me a whole lotta money! Did I mention I looked for an agent's trouble and was told to pay $3000? I keep getting emails from them with varying discounts till date (if they like, they should discount till $100)

@newmum0615 thanks for making yourself available when I and others needed it most, you're appreciated. We'll meet someday in Canada, that I'm sure. A Nairaland party perhaps

To new hopefuls...please read page 1 and understand the process first. Again, there's so much information on this thread. Screenshot useful info for reference even when you don't need it yet, it helped me a whole lot. Stop waiting or procrastinating...do it now!

Phew.....thanks for reading!