ladymarshall:
My people o, it's Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, as in PPR

Just now. I can't breathe. Oh my God. This feeling is indescribable o. I was sleepless last night and ranting on whatsapp group early this morning o.

God has humbled me. I'll be back with my full script. Let me catch my breathe. I wish I can send voicenote so you can hear my screams and fast breathing.

ladymarshall:
My people o, it's Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, as in PPR

Just now. I can't breathe. Oh my God. This feeling is indescribable o. I was sleepless last night and ranting on whatsapp group early this morning o.

God has humbled me. I'll be back with my full script. Let me catch my breathe. I wish I can send voicenote so you can hear my screams and fast breathing.

LecturerIFE:


No, it does not.



You can do it in Abuja. If you are going for the biometrics before November 2nd, you don't need an appointment.

ladymarshall:
My people o, it's Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, as in PPR

Just now. I can't breathe. Oh my God. This feeling is indescribable o. I was sleepless last night and ranting on whatsapp group early this morning o.

God has humbled me. I'll be back with my full script. Let me catch my breathe. I wish I can send voicenote so you can hear my screams and fast breathing.

ShoeShineGuy:
Lol, I saw it coming! Only 3days ago I predicted this quote below. Congrats dear Lady. You were overdue for it. The smile that came to my face as I read the breaking news has simply refused to leave, infact as I type this, it's degenerating into short bursts of laughter. Go and prosper in your new nation. You've been such an influence and blessing. And indeed, [b]only your PPR aside ITA day posts could add 3more pages in a space of 6hrs that I went away on break

NOMICS1:
I am new on this forum, first, congratulations to LadyMarshall.

Please, my question: is it possible to have a work experience in a technical field such as fashion designing/ tailoring (SKILL TYPE B) while your education qualification is in a totally different field such as LAW?

Please, is this acceptable, and if yes, please, I will appreciate it if i can get a clearer clarification on the requirements to satisfy them as a self employed fashion designer or tailor as the case maybe, THANKS SO MUCH

Timeline:
ITA: March 20
AOR April 14
Mep/BIL passed May 29 (and 1st ghost update)
June 16 Second ghost update, known as Casper signifying transfer from Sdyney to a local VO
Called IRCC to ask of my VO June 17, told me Vienna. Vienna VO sent me an email directly that day to tell me they’re my VO and all enquiries should be addressed to them directly (they attached a specific format and subject title)
Emailed Ralph June 27, no response
Order GCMS July 25
Emailed Ralph again August 7, replied that day. Eligibility, criminality and security not started
GCMS arrived Aug 26, Eligibility, criminality and security not started but I saw detailed notes by program assistant and case processing agent so I knew work was going on in the background even though it said nothing started.
Emailed VO directly Aug 27 to complain of those obsolete comments in gcms and said I’m happy to cooperate. I just wanted to blow dust. VO replied that my complaints has been noted and assessment is still ongoing.
3rd ghost update Oct 3
PPR October 9
Family of one

Now the story:
Decision to relocate to Canada: Dec 30 2018. Two months before then, I had resumed my PhD immediately after my Masters and was ready to settle fully in my current country and got a new bigger apartment. But two months into my doctoral studies, I wanted out. The German academia was not for me and I knew it. Also the PhD route I took showed no clear path to residency. I saw two PhD candidates sent home after 4-5 years because they couldn’t secure a full time job in their field on completion. Mogbe! I felt weak. There was no way I would go back to Nigeria without papers to show for the struggle. I decided I would prioritize my residency and sort it out before I could fully concentrate on my research. I reached out to my mentor and we had a big fight on the afternoon of Dec 30 2018, he suggested a residency route I could not take. So there I was, alone that night cracking my brain on how to deal with my immigration quagmire, my main headache was: how do I convince the immigration office that I want to walk away from the PhD program, return back to industry full time without indirectly asking them to boot me out of their country since my residency terms was based on the program? I have seen them fight PhDs attempting to leave their program prematurely despite having committed employers willing to give them permanent work contracts.

I decided to forget my issues and say hello to my dear friend @Eshay whom I had not spoken to in a long time. That night, she told me about EE and how far she was in the process. She sent me some links on Canada.ca and introduced me to this thread. I simulated my scores and was shocked I qualified. But I was very very skeptical about Nigerians getting this opportunity. Some Nigerians in Germany I knew had tried switching to Canada many years ago and failed after 2 to 3 years of application waiting time. I also did not believe in the impartiality of the EE program. Germany has a provision for fasttrack work visa which is theoretically open to all but behind the scene, they favor North Americans, some South American and Asian countries, while discriminating Africans and Middle East. In fact, there is a program in place encouraging Africans, Middle Easterners and some Baltic country citizens in the country to voluntary relocate to their home country for a small fee irrespective of their status. So despite the CIC information, I did not believe Nigerians really got PPR. “It was too good to be true”, I told my friend. When she saw that I was a doubting Thomas, she sent me some PPR stories here to read, that was in part 6. That was when I believed. I kept telling her in surprise “see o, Nigerians are really getting it, it is real” [s]You now understand why I have sworn to defend the PPR story section with my last blood as long as I live[/s] . I could not sleep that night. That an immigrant would be granted permanent residency on landing, touch down, was (and is still) unfathomable to me. Especially experiencing firsthand the struggles of temporary residency. “This is gold”, I told myself. That very night, I registered and paid for IELTS, opened a WES profile and paid, found my NOC and finished part 1 and 2 of this thread, making notes. The following weeks until end of January, I spent my free time reading parts 4-6 until the current page at that time as a silent reader, making notes.

IELTS: My friend told me how writing was the humbler of men/women and how an 8 in listening was non-negotiable, sent me materials and gave me tips. I also read ielts tips on this thread and started practicing for a month and two weeks. Wrote the exam on February 14, panicked the following week but God was faithful. See my IELTS testimony here

ECA: Foreign Masters degree. I waited two weeks because of the christmas/new year break and contacted my school second week of January. It was free. They sent it out the next day and it got to WES after two weeks via post. I skipped the verification stage and Wes delivered March 14. Added my Bsc and MA certificates in the placeholder.

ITA: CRS score was 456. ITA came comfortably some days after ECA. See my chant here How times have changed. Score that I was flexing muscles with suddenly became a struggle score

Proof of Work: Reference letter + cash salary certificate. My former company was so cooperative. HR asked me to draft them and send. Got them back within two weeks in CIC format. I was paid in cash so I used this It was modified by HR, signed and scanned to me.

NOC: Mine was straight forward. NOC 1123. I listed all my duties and cross matched with those on the website to ensure proper fit. This was newmum’s advice. I used 8 roles all matching.

POF: Bank letter + 6 months Savings Statement of account. My bank gave me an annoying generic letter in black and white non-IRCC format with black and white stamp and unclear digital signature, telling me that is the best they could do, quoting yeye bank policies. I attached LOE explaining that that letter was original, even though it is black and white. I attached email correspondence as proof showing the back and forth communication with my account officer requesting the letter. I added my 6 months SOA highlighting my monthly income and some lump sums I received for research funding here (had to explain that in the LOE). I will always be grateful to God for letting me hear of EE when I did. Before then I had other plans for that money, first to furnish my apartment grand style, get a really nice car and place the rest in some long term investments, but I thank God, I didn’t, I personally froze my money immediately and rediverted all funds to the Canny journey.

Medicals: To be proactive I booked medicals a day before ITA. But out of doubt and fear that I may not get ITA, I moved it a month later (a move I regretted during the wait). I did medicals April 9, few weeks post-ITA.

PCC: I submitted Nigerian, Danish and German PCC. The first two were easy, I got them same day. The German authorities confused me and almost made me get the wrong one. I used my guts and CIC instructions to decide on the right one and submitted. This also wasted my time post-ITA, as I got the German PCC in 3 weeks, I underestimated the hassle the German authorities would give me to get their PCC and the time it would take to process and receive it.

Post-AOR: The wait was a rollercoaster of emotions.
Month 1 and 2: Anticipation was high, excitement that PPR will come hopefully in 3 months. But some applications were getting cancelled at R10 check so the fear was also circulating in groups. I spent the time cross-checking and recross-checking my documents. I raised 3 CSEs. The first was to add the fingerprint page of the Nigerian PCC (unnecessary). The second one was to explain why I answered yes to the medical statutory question (unnecessary, what fear can make someone do? chai ). The third one was to correct a date in my travel history and enquire of my file progress. During this period, I also eagerly researched life in Canada on Quora, Canada visa and the sister thread of which I am partially still a silent reader I read about getting jobs, weather, housing, social life, raising kids, networking etc, making notes and placing each aspect in separate google docs. I have over 10 google docs for different spheres of my life in Cannyland yet I can assure you from experience that that country will still shock me despite my self-assumed preparedness I’m excited still and look forward to the challenge. To kill time, I took some online courses from the University of Toronto and University of British Columbia. You could sense my energy on the thread at the time.

Month 3 and 4: This was the worst period. I felt a rush of negative emotions: severe anxiety, depression, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, indifferent. I was constantly scared of refusal especially for my NOC and work experience. I doubled checked with @cmamma and @Topsmamen who certified them ok. Yet I was so restless. I’ve never had to wait so long for a life-changing decision with my hands tired, not being able to move forward or backward. This was also the first time my plan B to Q was inside my plan A. Every other plan revolved around and depended on PPR. I guess my psychological state of mind was trying to adjust to the reality of a longer wait. I cried sometimes, punched my pillow at night, vented at myself why I applied for EE, then prayed. To fight the negative feelings, I took a two-week vacation to Italy, I wish I can say it helped, it didn’t! I was still thinking about CIC. I also spent a weekend with a friend to avoid thinking of CIC but we ended up discussing my anxiety I emailed Ralph and his response was depressing: nothing initiated. I also ordered GCMS in the 4th month, and it really calmed me. Although nothing was started, the case processing agent note made me realised work going on in the background and it gave me hope.

Month 5: Calm. I was finally adjusting to the wait. “It’s going to be alright. PPR will come when it will come” I told myself. But one night, I had a relapse: severe panic attacks and sleeplessness and decided to put my thoughts into a poem shared here But aside that night, most of month 5 was calm. I kept busy and tried to distract myself.

3 weeks to 6 months: I visited my family in Naija for two weeks. It was such a short visit but I had to save my POF. The food, music, family bear hugs, my dad’s prayers and my mum’s energy gave me strength. Momsy had already started making plans for cargo even without PPR yet The night before I returned back to Germany, I got ghost update (Oct 3). It was evident PPR was knocking. I expected it to show on Oct 4, but nothing, Oct 7, nothing, Oct 8 nothing, I couldn’t sleep and decided to vent on my whatsapp group the next morning and voila! PPR strolled in...Despite the mental torture I went through during the wait, the PPR feeling is indescribable. I pray you all experience it. It's out of this world.

Special shoutout

Shout out to my darling friend turned sister @Eshay. You are the real MVP. Thank you for showing me the light and being my offline support. I love you. Can’t wait to rock our new country with you and your family. Perhaps one reason why I try to patiently answer questions, was because I was in that shoe, only that I didn’t ask them here. @Eshay was my page one initially. Every time, I ask funny questions, she will answer first and gently tell me “Read page one”. I no no say na subtle jab at my ignorance, until I became fully involved in the thread. Lol. Notwithstanding, I still advice research. Nothing beats personal conviction based on informed personal research.

Shoutout to my parents. They were and are my pillars: their constant reassurance and prayers kept me so strong. Words cannot express my deepest gratitude to God for giving me them as my guardians. They are angels in human form.

@Topsmamen is my real G. He never stopped checking and asking how far, constantly reassuring me that my PPR was by the corner, thank you for being so strong on my behalf even when I showed weakness. As I gave my strength to the thread, he gave me his. Thank you. You have a good heart.
@Wasseynewest, boss! I hail o. Thanks so much for checking up from time to time. I can’t wait to meet you and your gracious family in Canny.
@Stencil darling. Thank you for being my strength and checking up regularly. I am eagerly waiting for yours and our Canadian tour
April/May AOR whatsapp group, I love you!!!! You are the best. This group is so bubbly, positive, funny yet so focused on the goal. It’s filled with so many resources (from our business/IT guru, to our sticker king, to our food mama/planner to prophet to information resource acumen to our honorable VO, to our all amazing ladies, dapper dudes, dandy husbands/fathers, capable wives/mothers, everyone of them who are so amazing). Thank you for making me laugh so hard despite the tension, thanks for sharing your knowledge on the processes and life in canada, for aiding my planning and research, thanks for fighting and yet forgiving so easily. I am waiting for y’all PPRs soonest and can’t wait for us all to transit to settling in Canny. Same goes for Feb/March Whatsapp group, thank you so much, amazing Boom thank you for being so positive and prayerful during the wait. You were my silent source of strength, even though you didn't know. Sometimes I wondered how you can be so positive and spiritually focused despite the delay and tough wait but you are special and I am seriously praying for your PPR, VO would not rest until he/she releases it.

Shoutout to you all here. You made the wait worth it. Because of the anxiety and fear I was losing eagerness to continuously engage on the thread. Sometimes I tell myself I won’t engage anymore to save my sanity, but staying away also affected me, I always returned especially when I remember the very active seniors on the thread and how their selflessness helped me, I pulled strength. And each time I came here, I always felt better both by answering queries and reading funny posts and the fights too Shoutout to all the active seniors on this thread who are here and who have moved on for the effort you put to make this thread a success, I had lost faith in Nigerians in diaspora in their ability to do great stuffs as a collective. This thread changed my perception. Thank you. I respect you. Shoutout to all the silent readers on this thread who are promoting the thread offline and bringing new ones to the ministry. Y’all are MVPs too. This thread is special, I have made amazing friends and networks who I hope I will meet in Canny. Let’s preserve the effectiveness of the thread as long as we can.

Shout out to all who have taken their time to write detailed PPR scripts and dealt with my marking style Sorry if I hassled you. Now I know it's not easy. I had to force myself to finish up my script because I was determined tonight would not pass me by without posting it. So thank you and for those getting PPR, please keep sharing. It remains a source of inspiration to those on this journey.

My watch for PPR has ended but my wake has only begun. My hustle and struggle would continue in my new country, albeit with more robust rights, opportunities and a more familiar language. I pray for PPR for everyone who’s still patiently waiting at any stage. God would bless your efforts and grant you your heart desires.

lanregal:
Congratulations@ladymarshall. Screamed for joy after reading your announcement in a public bus. Only such news makes me loose my home training. Lolz.

ladymarshall:
First, let me say a big thank you for your wishes and prayers since I first announced. I’m so overwhelmed as I type not just because of the happy shock of PPR but also because I never expected the outpouring of love. Thank you. I really appreciate you all.

bekayy:
Omo @Ladymarshall don break our nairaland internet . I can't be the only one who has been refreshing waiting for the script. LADYM. You would have announced with the script o. The wait is killing. Please pity us and give us script so that the congratulations can keep flooding in. Congrats again.

safex:
IELTS Task 5

Your girlfriend has just received a 'ready4visa' mail from CIC VO after many years months of waiting. Write a letter to felicitate with her. In your mail:
- congratulate her on the long awaited mail
- ask her if she is now able to breathe properly
- remind her to share her epistolary gists in good time
Do not write any address. Begin with
Dear #ladymarshall,

ladymarshall:
First, let me say a big thank you for your wishes and prayers since I first announced. I’m so overwhelmed as I type not just because of the happy shock of PPR but also because I never expected the outpouring of love. Thank you. I really appreciate you all.

Second, to those post-AOR awaiting PPR, please check your emails even as you read this script. Golden email can come at anytime like play. Only two nights ago I was so depressed at the thought of CIC, I ate only once, had a sleepless night, woke up yesterday expressing my frustration in group chats early morning until 9.05am and from nowhere, golden email came in at 9.06am. There is hope.

Stencil:
Clears schedule and gets ready for the epistle/thesis that is about to follow.
Congratulations again hun.

ebixxx:
CONGRATULATIONS @LADYMARSHAL!!!

Thanks for being a blessing to me and many on this platform with your selfless and wise counsel.

May God reward you with His best for you in your new home!

ladymarshall:
First, let me say a big thank you for your wishes and prayers since I first announced. I’m so overwhelmed as I type not just because of the happy shock of PPR but also because I never expected the outpouring of love. Thank you. I really appreciate you all.

Second, to those post-AOR awaiting PPR, please check your emails even as you read this script. Golden email can come at anytime like play. Only two nights ago I was so depressed at the thought of

yemiciea:
congratulations ladymarshall, you have been awesome on this forum. This is well deserved. We await your script o , plenty markers dey ground ��

TemiGee:
Wawuuuuuuu, @Ladymarshall, I just saw the headline news on all the national dailies in Nigeria , " Her Excellency LADY MARSHALL announces PPR" and I said I have to take a break from work to read the details myself I am soooo happy for you... You are a super amazing person and you deserve to be celebrated.

Congratulations dearie, may the journey ahead be filled with joy, happiness, and great accomplishments. Your best days have just began.


@topsmamen how are we celebrating this

otunoba1:
World Marshall Day!!!

Massive Congratulations!

Quick one.

Please how does one treat Visa refusal for accompanying spouse, post ITA? Is there a need for LOE or one just uploads the refusal letter?

Can accompanying spouse gift 25% of pension fund to PA as part of POF with a letter attached to the reference letter and statement gotten from the PFA?

Please assist.

Thank you

ShoeShineGuy:
Lol, I saw it coming! Only 3days ago I predicted this quote below. Congrats dear Lady. You were overdue for it. The smile that came to my face as I read the breaking news has simply refused to leave, infact as I type this, it's degenerating into short bursts of laughter. Go and prosper in your new nation. You've been such an influence and blessing. And indeed, only your PPR aside ITA day posts could add 3more pages in a space of 6hrs that I went away on break...

Ladywinterfell:


CONGRATULATIONS MY MAMAAAAAAAAAAAA Let me go and drop my party cloth with my tailor. This party is a musttttttt

etrange:


Congratulations once again! Now, we can plan together! Niagara things!

LecturerIFE:


You have been a blessing to many people here, now your turn is here to be celebrated. Big congratulations to you!

So, who will mark your script

ladymarshall:
First, let me say a big thank you for your wishes and prayers since I first announced. I’m so overwhelmed as I type not just because of the happy shock of PPR but also because I never expected the outpouring of love. Thank you. I really appreciate you all.

Second, to those post-AOR awaiting PPR, please check your emails even as you read this script. Golden email can come at anytime like play. Only two nights ago I was so depressed at the thought of CIC, I ate only once, had a sleepless night, woke up yesterday expressing my frustration in group chats early morning until 9.05am and from nowhere, golden email came in at 9.06am. There is hope.

ladymarshall:
First, let me say a big thank you for your wishes and prayers since I first announced. I’m so overwhelmed as I type not just because of the happy shock of PPR but also because I never expected the outpouring of love. Thank you. I really appreciate you all.

Second, to those post-AOR awaiting PPR, please check your emails even as you read this script. Golden email can come at anytime like play. Only two nights ago I was so depressed at the thought of CIC, I ate only once, had a sleepless night, woke up yesterday expressing my frustration in group chats early morning until 9.05am and from nowhere, golden email came in at 9.06am. There is hope.

ednut1:
banks wont give you ref for IT. U were not a staff

ladymarshall:
Yesso, thank you. Don't forget the color ,it's dragon red