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MrShutterBoy:
PPR Don Show ooooo

I've always wished for my turn to write this epistle... now its here!

Decision to Travel
Two of my sisters live in Canada (One is a citizen already sef); but here I was in naija forming local champion and eating fish and drinking beer every weekend at owambe's. In 2017, I took a step back to analyze what form of disservice I was doing to myself not exploring other options for making foreign income; then the "issulov" marriage came up and I knew there was no way I will raise my family here, it just wasn't sustainable - security, basic amenities, health care, etc.

Pre Planning
Quickly proposed and did a court wedding with my madam as at then so we can join forces and enter the pool as a family (we both only had BSc). We pooled together the money we could and raised the PoF inside one corner

IELTS
We both wrote BC IELTS in September 2018, using IELTS Liz and a host of other YouTube IELTS sessions. We had dedicated a whole month to preparation and both being entrepreneurs, it was easy to dedicate full 8 hours a day to the vision. Marking each other's mock exam sheets we gradually improved from 20s out of 40 to the 30s and 35+ range in reading and listening. We would also practice speaking and writing with each other using videos that people had uploaded on YouTube. The exam day came and I remember seeing over 5 of my ex-school mates; then I knew that "e don happen" for Naija.
My scores were - L/R/W/S 9 / 8.5 / 8 / 8.5
Wifey's scores - L/R/W/S 8.5 /8.5 / 7.5 / 8
It is possible to max out this thing... guys just dedicate time; and be purpose driven. It will surely end in praise

ECA
Ah... Unilag stressed me. ASUU strike, SSANU strike, leave of absence, incomplete result from department, plenty story upon story. In short, spent 5 months on my WES verification. (That was when they necessitated the WAEC certificate too). We sha thank God we started simultaneously with IELTS prep and it was finally completed in February, 2019.

ITA
I had delayed creation of my EE profile thinking since my CRS was so high at "456" ; I was good (Cut off for draws those times were like 438, 440 ish). Wifey and I went for a vacation in Canada and we decided to do upfront medicals (yes it's possible without ITA), We had done the initial part then they tested her urine for HCG levels before sending us for X-Ray; this was where madam realized she was pregnant. They won't do X-Ray for 1st trimester pregnancy so only I was able to finish with the medicals. She cajoled me to go ahead and create the profile with the 456 CRS; the next round came and cut off was 452, that's how we got ITA.
Do you know the cutoff never came down since then, if I had missed that round, I'd never have gotten an ITA afterwards... phew! listen to your women o. It took me almost 60 days to gather complete documentation. We had to raise extra money for PoF as we'd be three and not family of two anymore. We used a Canadian account for the proof of funds (believing it would speed things up); and madam did the medicals at QLife at the end of the second trimester. then the waiting began

Life Occurrences
We had our little baby girl in October, 2019 in Canada; she got her blue passport in 10 days
Something we are striving so hard for. I raised web form to add her to our profile but no ADR response to upload any documents for her (later found out it's because she already has a Canadian birth certificate and citizenship)

PPR
I kept opening and reopening my account, sending emails upon emails to check status. I at some point gave up that maybe it was not to be. 6 months had passed since AoR; nothing. Sometime in February, 2019 while i was in the USA, I got an email to submit an updated travel history (this was tedious as I travel a whole lot) and to re-do my medicals (9 months post AoR); It then started looking like God had smiled on us again. I quickly did it at a clinic in New York and exactly one week after the medicals, the much anticipated "Ready for Visa / Prêt pour Visa" from CPCO came through.

APPRECIATION
All the elders on this NL forum... y'all kept me sane during the 9 months endless wait. Lady Marshall... God bless you immensely o!

Upton:
Kindly PM me for the January AOR WhatsApp group link

Phygo:
After Messi na Messi

iCauseTrouble:
Should we also be silent when we have a bad government like Buhari?

Macsjebs:
I don't think its meant for climatic regions as ours; besides its just 12 of them to be manufactured coz the wood is 'limited'; more like pre-order

CplusJason:
He will definitely name them "Leo" and "Messi"


I guess you know why.

enomakos:
if we did't win the women nations cup ,no one should blame the ladies

aywhy93:
This is Serious... #Ronaldinho

His Image is Getting Tarnished.

jeffizy:
The first pic is quite interesting.

The eyes shone brightly enough to let one see his mind.

Affanyd:
If Igando starts, Igando will score

Lawgod247:
Ok

EVILFOREST:
That's why when I want to DUMP them, I don't show its signs at all.

solochris:
Hahahah, my brother make I smile small kwanu. No be me keep naija as e be �

phr0nesis:
De Gea has cost us more than 5 matches. Not just the last one

Focusmind:
Favour and Grace can always take one to a height beyond his imagination.

Focusmind:
Favour and Grace can always take one to a height beyond his imagination.

JohnnyBling:
Oh thanks!

mechanics:
Since she's not wife your wife yet, there is nothing you can do about it, if you do something drastic and you are taken to court, you will be at fault, just let her be, if she loves you, she will surely leave your friend for you.

burner44:
The truth is my friend is jealous because he likes her but she never expressed it for him at any point even before i came into the picture