Elektra008:
Congratulations to Etrange and every recent PPR clinchers! We are joining you guys soonest

Silversurfer1:


It's not necessary that you add the part time work. If it was at the exact same time and you're getting all your points from your main work. No need to add side hustle

Abeoladele:
Please anyone in the house staying around lekki phase 1? Please I need explanation on how this work .Thanks

Hephzibah2018:


Thank so much. what do you advise please, I as have it stated that I've got Uncles and Aunts as relatives? I only put that information in for the sake of full disclosure. I don't intend to ask them for their birth certificates or anything of the sort. Please seniors and chiefs in the house....help a sister out!

Also, I noticed the request for education transcripts on the checklist. Could this be because I have an ongoing/incomplete Canadian M.Sc. degree? But then it says "transcripts", which is really weird. I already have education certificates listed on the checklist. This Post ITA checklist just tire me, honestly.

PopularGingo:
Dear All,

Please who has gotten International passport recently? Please share location and how long it took to get it, possibly a contact person. This scarcity of booklet is becoming something else.

thanks in Advance.

johnnybravo1990:

This your story is somehow o. How can a VO rely on information he finds online which is not official. Did the VO invite the candidate for an interview to clarify things? I think there may be more to this story.

ednut1:
there is a court ruling on this. Can't find the link. The VO is legally bound to take any of your information online as true. And if it was not disclosed you get a 5 years ban. The man in the court case did not disclose he was a director in a family business ( his linkedin stated it). He argued it had no impact on his application . He lost the case. So if your linkedin is not updated or says other wise. One chance

bLacKGoLd3:


Chief, as absurd as it sounds, I have read of two cases of denial based on such scenarios. It wasn't hearsay, but a transcript from those Procedural Fairness judgements/court rulings.

In one of such cases, which was quite painful, the guy held a non-paying role in some company, which he claimed to be his friend's. Unfortunately, although he had met every other requirement, VO hammered him with a denial and 5 year ban for misrepresentation.

When I got an ADR for Schedule A, rather than provide my personal history for the last 10 years only, I gave them for the period starting from my 18th year.

johnnybravo1990:

Please explain this story of the denial. Why was he denied? He did not state that he worked somewhere in his personal history?

johnnybravo1990:

I think I remember this story or a similar story, but it was exactly how you put it. The applicant didn’t leave out the job. He even claimed the job in his experience, but just that he did not state that it was his organization or his family’s organization. I can’t remember exactly how they found out that it was his company, but they did. The case was that the applicant wanted to hide financial details of his organization (probably his organization had some shady deals in his country). So the refusal was not because he didn’t put work experience in personal history. Therefore, please don’t advise people to just be putting unnecessary side hustles in their personal history, not to complicate their application. Any minor hustle that is not substantial, leave it out o.

Vousmevoyez:
With all these talks of misrepresentation and bans, I guess it wouldn’t be wise to claim my one year NYSC experience. It’s the only work experience I have. I was supposed to pass out in October 2017 but I left NYSC in August 2017 because I had to travel out for school that August. I got my discharge certificate though but I guess if they saw my entry visa stamps, traced my work history and travel records they would see that I wasn’t In nysc for a full year.

Any suggestions?

johnnybravo1990:

My dear, your case use style take serious o. Have you already submitted an application? You should have sorted this before applying if you have already applied. Look for extra months of work to cover for the months you were out of the country if upyou are yet to submit your application.

Gladesh:
Please house, what is the procedure and cost for MOD EOR remark?

etrange:

This was the message that caused my ban yesterday I can relate to that as it has happened to me before
I responded in French and NL got pissed off. Lol The bot isn't smiling
Thanks bro. Your french is on the right path! Thanks bro

johnnybravo1990:

This your story is somehow o. How can a VO rely on information he finds online which is not official. Did the VO invite the candidate for an interview to clarify things? I think there may be more to this story.

Mariesio:


Pls explain this side hustle BC I do online payment and sell btc . Does it mean I will declare it ?

ednut1:
not the same case. Disclose all info in personal history or else one risks 5 year ban. I will find the case. So nothing like minor side hustle. Any details found online about you not in personal history equals misrepresentation

ikcbn:
Help guys,

Please a quick question,
Going through the ICES webpage, I came across the attached.

My questions;

1. Has anyone tried using the email option to send his/her transcript? If yes, what’s the timeline and any advantage?

2. For Nigeria credentials, I could see waec or Neco, does this mean ICES has also started mandatory verification for those credentials?

adeleks:
I used ices. Sent soft copy from Unilorin. Advantage: cheaper( no courier fee), faster (took Unilorin 3weeks to process transcript and it was acknowledged after 3 weeks)

johnnybravo1990:

This your story is somehow o. How can a VO rely on information he finds online which is not official. Did the VO invite the candidate for an interview to clarify things? I think there may be more to this story.

Omoolope2023:


Can one declare if he is part of board of trustees of registered NGOs, limited liabilities company, other registed companies.

Personally, am on board of some NGOs and they can searched with Google search. Though i dont collect and pay, i rather contribute financially. Should i say am a volunteer. My name is on the face of the cac certificate also.

Finally, how do one claim point as self employed because i have a friend that has never worked for anyone except during nysc

Pwinkle1:


Here you go:
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Step 1: Take IELTS and attain CLB 9 (viz: band score of 8777 in LRWS)

CLB 9 gives candidates additional language points boost of 50–60 points. If you are able to reach the score of 440+ without CLB 9, that is fine too.

Cost - 75000 for British council and 68,000 for IDP/MOD every time you take IELTS.

Step 2: Get your ECA done (6–8 weeks)

ECA is Education Credential Assessment. It is done by multiple organisations (WES is one of them) and provides you the Canadian equivalent degree assessment of your native country education.

Cost - Approx 285 CAD. (220 CAD Fee + 85 CAD International Delivery for WES report)

Step 3: Create EE profile on CIC website with your attained IELTS score and ECA

Making a profile enters you in the pool of candidates waiting for the ITA (Invitation to Apply). Make sure all the information mentioned in the profile is accurate as you will be asked to provide proof of all that information once you are selected.

Cost - 0

Step 4: Wait for the draw to reach your score and receive ITA afterwards

The ROI (Rounds of Invitation) happens every 2 weeks. The Canadian govt declares the min cut off score of the EE profile and all the candidates having that score or score more than it will get ITA. The score varies and is tweaked to meet the usual 3500–3500 applicants quota per ROI.

Cost - 0

Step 5: Post ITA, you get 2 months to submit your documents

After candidates receive ITA, they are supposed to provide documents and proofs of all the information mentioned in their profile along with few others. The documents/information needed from the candidates are:

Scan of Travel Document (Passport) of all applicants and visa stamp pages
Digital Photograph of all applicants
Proof of Employment of primary applicant
Proof of Funds of primary applicant
Proof of Medical of all applicants
Proof of Education & IELTS as applicable
Police Clearance Certificate (From all countries where you have resided for 6 months or more) of all applicants
Cost varies as Medical cost, PCC fees, Notarization fees etc varies as per the country. Ideally, all expenses should be covered within 300–350 CAD per applicant.
Police certificate in Nigeria: https://www.gateway.ng/Nigeria-Police-Report

Step 6: Submit documents, pay Immigration Fee and wait for the PPR (PassPort Request - For stamping)

After submitting the documents and paying the Immigration fees, the Canadian Immigration officers verify the documents and information provided. This generally takes 2–6 months depending on the application type, countries a person has resided in and most importantly, the immigration visa office where the application has been sent for processing and how much applications' backlog is there.

visa office processing time is usually 6 months, though it could take less time to process and verify the submitted documents, sometimes even more!

Cost - 1050 CAD x No. of Applicants in the application for PA and spouse and $150 per child

Step 7: PPR received. Submit Passport and get Canada CoPR (Confirmation of PR)

Once the documents are verified, candidates are intimated about the result of their application via mail. On successful processing, candidates are required to submit the passports of all the applicants for the Visa Stamping and CoPR. Passport is being sent by VFS Global and would cost around 30 CAD per passport. The stamped passport is returned to the designated address within 2 weeks along with 2 copies of CoPR.

Cost - Approx 30 CAD x No. of Applicants

Step 8: Reach Canada on CoPR and apply for PR card

Applicants are supposed to travel to Canada within the tenure mentioned on the stamped visa. The tenure is generally till the time passport is valid or till medical proof is valid, whichever is earlier. In any case, visa will not be for more than 1 year.

Applicants are supposed to plan their travel, temporary or permanent migration, to Canada within the Visa timelines and submit one copy of CoPR at the time of landing. The other copy is stamped and returned.

Submitting CoPR means that Candidates have successfully landed in Canada and this in turn initiates the PR

card application for each applicant.

Cost - Travel Cost of each applicant

Step 9: Receive PR card (2–3 months)

Official PR Card processing time is 62–65 days and the PR card will be couriered to the address given by the applicants at the time of their landing. The address has to be a Canadian address.

PR Card will be delivered to the address within 50–80 days. In case you have performed soft landing (temporary migration) just to fulfill the landing formalities before the Visa expires, you can request any friend coming to your native country to bring along your PR card or you can apply for PR travel document from your home country next time you want to go to canada without having PR card.

PR cards are not couriered outside Canada and have to be delivered in person in such scenarios.

Step 10: You are Canadian PR. Enjoy!

Once you have your PR card, you are officially a Canadian PR. Have fun!

PR card is provided with validity of 5 years. A person is suppose to live in Canada for 730 days in consecutive 5 years to continue his/her PR card for next 5 years after the expiry.

If a person has stayed in Canada for more than 1095 days in consecutive 5 years, he/she is eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship.

Some Acronyms Frequently Used in this post & during Visa Processing:

CLB - Canadian Language Benchmark
ECA - Education Credential Assessment
EE - Express Entry
ROI - Round of Invitations
ITA - Invitation to Apply
CoPR - Confirmation of Permanent Residency
PPR - Passport Request
PR - Permanent Resident (Residency)

All the best!