SonsOfLiverpool:
Hi long time. Do you have a sample of reference letter for NYSC? I got just over two years work experience in my current job and diamond bank wouldn’t give me letter for IT I did with them (so I heard)

Tina26:
use the search button. "cipm wes"

odimbannamdi:
Guys, i need your input.

Can a german resident process SL for more than one beneficiart? Is there a document i can read and possibly reference to convince a close relative who is worried about not been able to process SL a second time as her blood brother is also interested in the Germa venture by next year?

Jbzzyy:


So sorry about your ordeal JPJ. As a fellow FG worker, this is close to home. And I know our duties are practically the same on paper even after several promotions (until directorate level).

In view of this, you need to get a new reference letter from your place of work. I would also suggest you provide a sample for the HR person highlighting requirements from IRCC plus job responsibilities over the past years, in bullet points, regardless of under which rank you were (these should align closely with your chosen NOC), then you can mention your promotion timeline altogether in a separate paragraph or leave it out all thesame.

This will make the reference letter more logical and straight forward without altering any of your roles or promotions.

Although I think this can be attempted to reopen the previous case, I dont know if it is too late. However, you can also try using this method for the new application.

This is my opinion, you can checkout possible ways around it from others.

jpj:

I felt my whole world crumbled because I had put in everything into the application. I immediately wrote a letter of appeal for reconsideration stating that I have over 10 years of experience and linking the main duties with the reference letter my employer gave me.

Iwinosified:
I apologize that this is a late PPR post. I have been somewhat overwhelmed by so much, but then I am reminded that the blessings of God maketh rich and addeth no sorrow. Also, this thread has been a blessing to me, this is my own small way of adding to the wealth of information here. So here goes my ppr gist.

Firstly, I would like to thank God almighty,the giver of all good gifts for this great opportunity He has granted my family at this time. Also, to this wonderful community of selfless individuals helping each other out, I say a big THANK YOU.God bless you.

Timeline:
2 Dec 2017- Ielts(BC) L7.5 R9 S7 W7.5
April 2018- Ielts Hubby
25 Sep 2018- ECA landed (PEBC)
1 Oct 2018- Entered pool, CRS,410(I was PA)
Dec 2018- Ielts (BC) L8 R8.5 S8 W7.5
20January 2019- Updated profile, CRS 470
23 jan- ITA
17 Feb- AOR
8 April- Biometrics/ medicals passed
12 April- Biometrics done at vfs Lagos
May- Applied for gcms
June- Raised CSE for updated passport/ Received gcms (only criminality passed, eligibility and security not started)
July - Raised CSE for updated pof
15 August- Applied for 2nd gcms
21 August- saw the ppr mail( Arrived 20th,10pm)
28 August- submitted at vfs Lagos

Ielts:
Writing templates on this platform proved very helpful. Just a little bit of mix using synonyms rather than repeating words can make a lot of difference. Practiced my strategy for writing both tasks in simulated exam situations using the sample ielts booklets.

ECA
This one was a journey on its own. After the Nasu strike we proceeded on Feb 2018, with all documents reaching Canada by April using PEBC as evaluating body for both hubby and I.
This was after much research, considering that this evaluation would cost us about 950k and hubby has msc clinical Rx and I, a pharmD.

Pharmacists in this house, points to note;
WES will not give you professional points for your BPharm. However, If you have msc pharmacy or a pharmD, wes will evaluate as a masters and hence you still get the same professional points.That said, if you intend to practice pharmacy in Canada, only PEBC can evaluate your degree, which is the first step towards licensure. If you're thinking of a career switch in Canada, and your NOC is NOT under community or hospital pharmacy, ie your noc may be Lecturer , then by all means use wes, of course with an msc. It saves you time and money and you still get masters/ professional point for your CRS.
Using a Nigerian address also cost us about 3weeks as documents was sent Aug via Canada post ,but somehow reached us Sep 25.(World Pharmacy day). I took this as a sign. Smile.

work reference:
1 year Internship at Government hospital.
2 years Self employment with job title as Superintendent Pharmacist in a community rx, owned by hubby and I.

I got reference letter from the Hod pharmacy in CIC format on hospital letterhead, signed and stamped with department stamp. I included pcn letter of experience, payslip of 4 months.
I got jittery after submission seeing some posts here, concerning using the hod and not mgt as I knew the bottleneck involved and still wouldn't get a CIC format reference from them. So after submission, I applied for the mgt refence letter. Once it arrived, I planned on raising a CSE to add it, I never did.

For the second job, I tried to see how I could remove the self employment and use nysc and some other experience I had, but those ones were not too straight eg redeployment during Nysc, cash payments( didn't know about cash certificate). So I stuck with self employment, being the most recent. The first task was actually deciding whether to choose self-employed or employee. CAC documents bear my maiden name as hubby and I registered the company when we were still fiance/fiancee. Also, hubby is chairman/ CEO on these documents ,albeit has another job.
On the other hand, I receive a small salary as superintendent and another income from being Co- owner. After much thoughts, we decided to go with self employment instead of having hubby write me a reference letter. Also, considering my name is mentioned in company registration documents it seemed the correct thing to do.
The next thought was documents to submit, I have to specially thank Moniker @ LadyAy. I don't know her nor did i contact her, but in the course of my research after I stumbled on nairaland, I came across her well detailed posts in thread 3 or 4. So everything I included in this placeholder was a prototype of hers with a few additions.
LOE explaining my situation, writing in detailed but concise sentences , including a little bit of the retail nature of the job.( just so they didn't expect large deposits from customers in bank statement).
Personal licence and pharmacy licence for the 2 years claimed. Personal income tax receipts for me and employee. Pharmacy revenue receipts. Insurance policy for 2 years. Two letters from customers and one from a lab I refer my clients to. Corporate bank reference showing hubby and I as signatories, date it was opened , amount. Letter of non- indebtedness, statement of last 6 months. Dated and current Invoices from company reps and our own receipts.(one was bearing the name of a customer that wrote reference), lastly was a picture of a haematinic and vit c syrup in our branded nylon.smile.

Change of Name:
This was the most challenging part for me. And the part I prayed the most about.
I will try to use examples that fit, so you all understand the challenge I single handedly put us in because I never thought there were issues with it as no employer ever raised one. Although I thought of a solution as an undergraduate, the paper work seemed much and I never went through with it. During the PEBC evaluation, I was requested to send additional documents. Probably, that added to the time spent on the evaluation.
My name- Esther Amarachi Nduka
Birth certificate- Esther Amachi Nduka
Waec- Nduka Amarachi Esther
Degree- Amara Esther Nduka
Started Job- Esther Amara Nduka
Got married,changed and reconciled names legally- Esther Amarachi Williams

What a mess. what did I do?
LOE explaining my situation, that its a tribal thing. it was left to me to produce sufficient documents that this was all me. I had them all. I mean, my parents still keep nursery one results. They taught me to keep papers. With so many dated documents to place in this placeholder, It had to be prudent and significant. Documents included;
Birth certificate, Waec certificate, university eligibility/clearance slip, newspaper publication , change of name, one and same person affidavit, faculty association certicate.
It helped that for some of these documents my DOB was present as well as a younger picture of me. A big thanks to the poster that put the one and same person sample on this thread. I got that sample from relentlessly searching this forum when we just started this journey. At that time,there was no page 1 link.
So new applicants, whatever your queries, good people have taken out time to link these things, which makes things a lot easier for you. Please use them and remember to still ask when in doubt.
So that was that there. I prayed and faithlessly hoped for an ADR in this regard as I still had a heap of documents to submit if asked.I was humbled by God's faithfulness.

POST AOR , I honestly hardly checked the profile. Twice during Biometrics, and once on each occasion before raising CSE and ordering gcms.
I am a natural worrier, so I had to keep myself sane. I prayed everyday for this application. When I was not busy with family duties or work, I reread americanah and half a yellow sun, watched TV series ; Killing eve, Jane the virgin, game of thrones, Wentworth, oitnb, the bold type, money heist. Call me chief downloader( will miss this there).
Kept me busy when I was not busy.smile

While we await our COPR, I cannot but thank God for His loving mercies while still keeping in mind that the task ahead is no walk in the park. God is taking us to our destination as we begin to prepare for our licensure. For regulated professionals, the work for us is real, but carry along your strategic plans, hardwork, tenacity, courage and believe, with your Trust in God. This is our resolution.We are so hopeful for the future in that beautiful country.

Friends, in whatever stage of this journey you are, I pray that your dreams come through, speedily. God bless us all.
Selah.

Johzn2020:
Hello People!

Please, can someone help with a sample draft of a reference letter for a person that worked as a lawyer during his NYSC. I don't know how to go about and I'm in need of help. I'll appreciate your kind assistance. Thanks.

Topsmamen:


1. Indicate on your reference letter that you were paid in cash. There are PPR stories of people paid in cash on Page 1.
2. Get a cash salary certificate from your employer. A sample of this can also be found on Page 1.

Sarang:
I have a question guys. What if my only proof of a 3year work from 2011-2014 before I left for Canada was paid only with cash. I can only get a job letter but is this enough? No bank statements, no payslip. I intend adding an explanation letter. Is there any suggestions at all or is this okay?

And please can someone send a sample detailed offer letter to me so I can send to my HR to use as reference. Thanks
Udahchidi@gmail.com

Iwinosified:
I apologize that this is a late PPR post. I have been somewhat overwhelmed by so much, but then I am reminded that the blessings of God maketh rich and addeth no sorrow. Also, this thread has been a blessing to me, this is my own small way of adding to the wealth of information here. So here goes my ppr gist.

Firstly, I would like to thank God almighty,the giver of all good gifts for this great opportunity He has granted my family at this time. Also, to this wonderful community of selfless individuals helping each other out, I say a big THANK YOU.God bless you.

Timeline:
2 Dec 2017- Ielts(BC) L7.5 R9 S7 W7.5
April 2018- Ielts Hubby
25 Sep 2018- ECA landed (PEBC)
1 Oct 2019- Entered pool, CRS,410(I was PA)
Dec 2018- Ielts (BC) L8 R8.5 S8 W7.5
20January 2018- Updated profile, CRS 470
23 jan- ITA
17 Feb- AOR
8 April- Biometrics/ medicals passed
12 April- Biometrics done at vfs Lagos
May- Applied for gcms
June- Raised CSE for updated passport/ Received gcms (only criminality passed, eligibility and security not started)
July - Raised CSE for updated pof
15 August- Applied for 2nd gcms
21 August- saw the ppr mail( Arrived 20th,10pm)
28 August- submitted at vfs Lagos

Ielts:
Writing templates on this platform proved very helpful. Just a little bit of mix using synonyms rather than repeating words can make a lot of difference. Practiced my strategy for writing both tasks in simulated exam situations using the sample ielts booklets.

ECA
This one was a journey on its own. After the Nasu strike we proceeded on Feb 2018, with all documents reaching Canada by April using PEBC as evaluating body for both hubby and I.
This was after much research, considering that this evaluation would cost us about 950k and hubby has msc clinical Rx and I, a pharmD.

Pharmacists in this house, points to note;
WES will not give you professional points for your BPharm. However, If you have msc pharmacy or a pharmD, wes will evaluate as a masters and hence you still get the same professional points.That said, if you intend to practice pharmacy in Canada, only PEBC can evaluate your degree, which is the first step towards licensure. If you're thinking of a career switch in Canada, and your NOC is NOT under community or hospital pharmacy, ie your noc may be Lecturer , then by all means use wes, of course with an msc. It saves you time and money and you still get masters/ professional point for your CRS.
Using a Nigerian address also cost us about 3weeks as documents was sent Aug via Canada post ,but somehow reached us Sep 25.(World Pharmacy day). I took this as a sign. Smile.

work reference:
1 year Internship at Government hospital.
2 years Self employment with job title as Superintendent Pharmacist in a community rx, owned by hubby and I.

I got reference letter from the Hod pharmacy in CIC format on hospital letterhead, signed and stamped with department stamp. I included pcn letter of experience, payslip of 4 months.
I got jittery after submission seeing some posts here, concerning using the hod and not mgt as I knew the bottleneck involved and still wouldn't get a CIC format reference from them. So after submission, I applied for the mgt refence letter. Once it arrived, I planned on raising a CSE to add it, I never did.

For the second job, I tried to see how I could remove the self employment and use nysc and some other experience I had, but those ones were not too straight eg redeployment during Nysc, cash payments( didn't know about cash certificate). So I stuck with self employment, being the most recent. The first task was actually deciding whether to choose self-employed or employee. CAC documents bear my maiden name as hubby and I registered the company when we were still fiance/fiancee. Also, hubby is chairman/ CEO on these documents ,albeit has another job.
On the hand, I receive a small salary as superintendent and another income from being Co- owner. After much thoughts, we decided to go with self employment instead of having hubby write me a reference letter. Also, considering my name is mentioned in company registration documents it seemed the correct thing to do.
The next thought was documents to submit, I have to specially thank Moniker @ LadyAy. I don't know her nor did i contact her, but in the course of my research after I stumbled on nairaland, I came across her well detailed posts in thread 3 or 4. So everything I included in this placeholder was a prototype of hers with a few additions.
LOE explaining my situation, writing in detailed but concise sentences , including a little bit of the retail nature of the job.( just so they didn't expect large deposits from customers in bank statement).
Personal licence and pharmacy licence for the 2 years claimed. Personal income tax receipts for me and employee. Pharmacy revenue receipts. Insurance policy for 2 years. Two letters from customers and one from a lab I refer my clients to. Corporate bank reference showing hubby and I as signatories, date it was opened , amount. Letter of non- indebtedness, statement of last 6 months. Dated and current Invoices from company reps and our own receipts.(one was bearing the name of a customer that wrote reference), lastly was a picture of a haematinic and vit c syrup in our branded nylon.smile.

Change of Name:
This was the most challenging part for me. And the part I prayed the most about.
I will try to use examples that fit, so you all understand the challenge I single handedly put us in because I never thought there were issues with it as no employer ever raised one. Although I thought of a solution as an undergraduate, the paper work seemed much and I never went through with it. During the PEBC evaluation, I was requested to send additional documents. Probably, that added to the time spent on the evaluation.
My name- Esther Amarachi Nduka
Birth certificate- Esther Amachi Nduka
Waec- Nduka Amarachi Esther
Degree- Amara Esther Nduka
Started Job- Esther Amara Nduka
Got married,changed and reconciled names legally- Esther Amarachi Williams

What a mess. what did I do?
LOE explaining my situation, that its a tribal thing. it was left to me to produce sufficient documents that this was all me. I had them all. I mean, my parents still keep nursery one results. They taught me to keep papers. With so many dated documents to place in this placeholder, It had to be prudent and significant. Documents included;
Birth certificate, Waec certificate, university eligibility/clearance slip, newspaper publication , change of name, one and same person affidavit, faculty association certicate.
It helped that for some of these documents my DOB was present as well as a younger picture of me. A big thanks to the poster that put the one and same person sample on this thread. I got that sample from relentlessly searching this forum when we just started this journey. At that time,there was no page 1 link.
So new applicants, whatever your queries, good people have taken out time to link these things, which makes things a lot easier for you. Please use them and remember to still ask when in doubt.
So that was that there. I prayed and faithlessly hoped for an ADR in this regard as I still had a heap of documents to submit if asked.I was humbled by God's faithfulness.

POST AOR , I honestly hardly checked the profile. Twice during Biometrics, and once on each occasion before raising CSE and ordering gcms.
I am a natural worrier, so I had to keep myself sane. I prayed everyday for this application. When I was not busy with family duties or work, I reread americanah and half a yellow sun, watched TV series ; Killing eve, Jane the virgin, game of thrones, Wentworth, oitnb, the bold type, money heist. Call me chief downloader( will miss this there).
Kept me busy when I was not busy.smile

While we await our COPR, I cannot but thank God for His loving mercies while still keeping in mind that the task ahead is no walk in the park. God is taking us to our destination as we begin to prepare for our licensure. For regulated professionals, the work for us is real, but carry along your strategic plans, hardwork, tenacity, courage and believe, with your Trust in God. This is our resolution.We are so hopeful for the future in that beautiful country.

Friends, in whatever stage of this journey you are, I pray that your dreams come through, speedily. God bless us all.
Selah.

Jennypharb1:


I apologize for the long story, I sort of started keeping a diary in my PPR story to clear my head during the wait.

Timeline
IELTS 12th May 2018 – L 8.5 R 8.0 W 7.5 S 8.0
ECA 24th August 2018 – Master’s Degree equivalent (WES)
work experience - Less than 3years
ITA – 5th September 2018
CRS – 456
eAPR – 8th October 2018
AOR – 8th October 2018
MEP – 7th November 2018
BIL – 7th November 2018 (Biometrics enrolled 8th November)
IP1 - I dunno
IP2 – 26th July 2019
Remedicals - 1st August 2019
Amaka dissapoint me PPR - March 6 2019 (Got a Ghost update that neither brought me PPR nor moved me to ip2.
Ghost update that did not do the forerunner work is that one legit ghost update?
Actual PPR - 8th August 2019 (10 months post AOR)

I learnt about the Express Entry process in 2015 but I felt lawyers were not included in any of the categories. I had also just returned from the UK after my masters with that 'I can do anything I put my mind to’ ginger. I had plans of starting a business, I had had it with horrible bosses and I didn't want to work for anybody again. I had also applied for a PhD in Canada as plan B so I felt I had everything figured out. Fast forward few months later, no admission, no job, no business, account red, parents asking the ‘what next’ question everyday, frustration was just lounging in my life that year. Nigeria don show me shege since sha, who patriotism epp.
Anyway in September of 2017 my sister told me about her friend, a doctor who was relocating with her husband on Express Entry. When it got to evaluating degrees I lost hope again because every time I thought of the process of applying for transcripts from my Uni, I just couldn't be bothered to go through the stress. I felt I would have to apply for all my degrees to be evaluated and that would mean evaluating undergraduate, law school and masters degrees. I started dragging my feet about the process. Then in March 2018 after my sister’s friend had relocated, my sister was also concluding her plans to relocate to the UK, lots of medical doctors were getting jobs in the UK anyhow, my body was doing me as if I'm not part of this country again. She started asking about my plans and how far I had gone. I told her about the bottlenecks with obtaining transcripts and she clarified from her friend that it was only my masters degree I had to evaluate. A little research would have helped me with this one.

IELTS
I booked an IELTS exam with British Council for the earliest date which was in May 2018, so from March I had about 2months to prepare. I started preparing earnestly in April. My sister gave me her Official Cambridge guide to IELTS and other materials she used for hers. I focused on the official guide because it was easy for me to understand. My friend and I booked the exams together and wrote on the same day. I had asked if there was a pass/fail score for the exams and he told me he thought we just had to get 6 on all the modules and we would be okay, lol. I was like for English exam what is 6, shebi I have written academic version of this test before. I was pretty confident I would pass the exams, in fact with 6 as the pass mark it was one of the smoothest exams I have written, I came out feeling fly. The speaking test had gone well, the examiner asked me the exact question I had practiced with on the Cambridge guide for the long talk. I couldn't contain my joy. After the LRW test, I called my sister and told her how every section was a breeze. It was after the exams I found this thread and saw the 8777 combination and my chest started doing me somehow. Results came out and my friend didn't pass, my own was not yet ready, I became uneasy wondering where I would find extra 75k to book another test. Finally saw the result, thank God I made it on the first attempt.
I was kinda happy I didn't see the 8777 combo before writing because I would have been under pressure.

ECA
I started my application for evaluation the same time I paid for my IELTS. Unfortunately, I hadn’t found this page yet and picked the first nice sounding evaluation body to use. I found ICAS on the CIC website and decided to use them. I paid about 87k for the evaluation and a copy of my transcript and degree certificate. 3months into my application I had not heard anything from them except that they had received my transcript, that’s when I started really looking for reviews and found they were horrible with processing times. Someone said he waited for almost a year. I finally decided to pay for WES in June and started afresh with transcript application at my Uni. I spent about 76k this time. WES came with their own wahala, they didn’t see a stamp across the flap on the envelope used by my school to send the transcript. Luckily transcript was about 2500 from my school, I reapplied for another one. Finally received my ECA on the 24th of August 2018. ECA took from March to August for a UK masters degree because I didn't research. Again, please do your research, it'll save you time and money.

reference letter
This one weak me, I wrote the department responsible for drafting these letters asking them to write one for me. I told them what I needed in the letter, the man in charge said they don't issue reference letters for permanent resident visas and they gave me a generic visa letter stating I was going for a vacation and even adding a return date based on my leave period. Msctheww, I had to get my colleague to write a letter for me on a plain sheet in CIC format, attached her ID card and notarised it. I also attached my appointment letter, posting letter, payslips, bank statements showing my salary deposits for about 6months, wrote an LOE stating why I couldn't get the letter in CIC format and listing all I had attached to prove my work experience.

ITA
I created my profile the weekend I received my evaluation and received ITA on the 5th of September. I had previously been arranging other documents in a folder so I didn't have much to do except wait for POF then submit my application

Medicals
We only have IOM here in Abuja, I paid about 41,400 for this one. Got there around 8am, my friend told me to drink plenty water before going so that getting a urine sample would be easy. This was a Big mistake, as I wasn't the first person attended to. My bladder was full, AC was pumping and I was actually considering going to ease myself and remain small, but we know it's better I don't start at all than to start and stop. It finally got to my turn and I was done by 12:30/1.

PCC
I got PCC from UK and Nigeria. Nigerian PCC was 10k in Abuja and pretty straightforward, my sister gave me the number of the officer in charge of processing PCCs at Force CID in Garki. I filled the forms, it had to be sent to Lagos and it was ready in two days. UK PCC was about 22k and also straightforward, until I didn't receive my certificate. I contacted them and they said they had sent it out about a week or two after I had applied so it was probably lost in transit. I applied for a copy to be delivered to a UK address for free and I got my friend to scan it to me.

POF
I hadn’t been able to save any substantial amount since I started working in 2016. Apart from investment in side hustles, my salary would never have been enough to meet my needs much less make up POF, except I had been fasting for 3years and living under the bridge. When I started the EE process I had to spend virtually all my salary from March on the things I needed at each stage. I got a gift deed for the POF from my mum and invested in fixed deposit. I attached the fixed deposit certificate, gift deed, bank statements showing two deposits of POF, screenshot of XE conversion rate for the date of submission and LOE stating breakdown of all I had attached. POF for the day was around 3.4m ish, but I used 3.6m incase of fluctuations

E-APR
I completed my application after I got POF and submitted on the 8th of October. Paid about 318k total for E-APR, biometrics and RPRF, also received AOR same day.

From the records I kept I spent about 685k, for a single applicant with two ECA reports and two medical reports, minus other minor miscellaneous expenses


POST AOR
I got Med passed update about a month later, also got the biometrics request letter and did it on the 8th of November, then the wait started. Everyone probably hopes their application gets processed sharply, even if you don't intend to leave immediately, just to be able to plan your life. I hoped and prayed for this, so when I got an update on 21st November, logged into my account and saw the ‘How to find a job in Canada’ mail, I was like chai I finally landed in London. I was a little busy with side hustle this period so it kept me occupied till around January. I started checking my account more often, by February it was every day.
I didn't want to order GCMS notes at all, I didn't even want to check visa office, I just wanted my application to be approved and my PPR to come without too much back and forth. I finally raised a CSE on the 20th of February to enquire about visa office and the status of my application. The reply came the next day, my application was being processed at CPC Ottawa and currently being verified for eligibility. On the 6th of March, I logged into my account, and saw a ghost update. I didn't get the PPR mail, but I felt it meant somebody was touching my application. On the 12th of March, I called IRCC and the agent confirmed eligibility had been met, remaining security and criminality.

Ghost update excitement has sha put me on 'is coming’.
I have looked forward to a fresh start so much that it feels like a life I have not even started is on hold. Every plan I've made since March of 2018 has been with this journey in mind.

12:30am Monday 18th March, 12 days post ghost update, excitement is waning. I pray PPR comes this week.
5:54pm Tuesday 19th March, every email that is not from CIC is obviously taunting me. Definitely going straight to thrash.
4:22pm Wednesday 27th March, I'm checking my account less now. If once in two days is considered less anyway. Raised a CSE on the 25th, haven't gotten a reply yet, I shouldn't have stopped learning French last year.
5:42pm So Matthew Agent or is it Agent Matthew responded to my CSE. Application is in process blah blah, generic bobo.
1:51am Tuesday 2nd April talk about boring, imagine my account balance without POF.
12.17pm Wednesday 3rd April, I should write less about waiting, doesn't make the wait easier. Back to learning French on Duolingo.
6:35pm Saturday 6th April, the only thing I am sure of is that the wait will end one day and everyday draws me closer to the end of my waiting... Osheyyy I yaff turn to philosopher
2:42pm Friday 12th April, raised another CSE two days ago. This wait has got me thinking about crimes I may have committed in another life, maybe a namesake/lookalike on the terrorist list. I dunno why security/criminality will be taking so long.
6:49pm Friday 26th April, no more updates. I'm tired.
5:39pm Thursday 9th May, yesterday my application clocked 7months post AOR. God forgive my ignorance, I remember before I submitted, specifically praying not to be sent to Accra. Lookat me now, Accra is on a roll and I'm here crying myself to sleep. Is this depression or frustration? May I not use my mouth to cause wahala for myself. Wait oh, if this is a lesson in patience does my crying mean I am impatient? Because the PPR dinor come after the cry sha and I'm still waiting. I can bet my POF that God has a sense of humour.
Ahh, this thing called Patience, I thought I had a lot of it but this journey has tested every single unit and I'm pretty sure I have been found seriously wanting.
10:08pm Tuesday 21st May, today was especially frustrating. Called IRCC, was on hold for over 50mins, only to get connected with an agent who put me on hold again to check the status of my application and didn't come back until my credit on the freecall app got exhausted.
8.14pm Monday 3rd June, In five days my application will be 8months post AOR. I've resumed work. My leave seemed so short, even though I wasn't doing much at home time just kept flying. I thought/prayed I would be coming back to submit my passport for PR and put in my one month notice, so I could leave this job by the end of the month. I guess I'm done with my rants, PPR will come when it will come. Until then…
2:42pm Tuesday 11th June, lmao who am I kidding. This is like holding my breath in a pool, counting to 10, but this time I don't have a definite countdown, I can't wait to finally breathe. Oh PPR where art thou?
11:44am 26th June, Called IRCC on the 12th of June, the agent said everything looked in order and she would make a note to the case processing officer working on my file. I got a generic email the next day stating my file was in queue for review blah blah.. I saw that the note she sent stated something about a BF(bring forward)due date for my file as 5th of June, which is about two months after April 8th, which marked the end of my six month average processing time. I guess they're still not done with security and background checks.
8th July, 9months since I submitted my application. Called them again, nothing has happened since the last ghost update. Eligibility met, security and criminality not yet started. What can I say, I cannot describe what I have been feeling. Especially because I do not have the slightest control over what is going on. I constantly imagine case officers sitting about and gisting like staff in a typical ministry in Naija. Ha, let it not be so
3:30am Friday 26th July, I woke up to ip2 and re-medicals request this morning. Ordered GCMS last week, sent a message to Ralph and Hussen, they haven't replied yet, sent an email to my visa office on Wednesday the 24th, no response yet. I began my novena this week, visited the blessed sacrament with my petition. All I know is I'm thankful to God. This torture is finally coming to an end
11:05pm Thursday 8th August, CPCO final request. Today my wait has ended, I don't know how to describe how I feel at the moment.
Friday 9th August, passport submitted at VFS. Spent less than an hour.

I'm so thankful to God for the opportunity, extremely thankful to my sister for all the support. I don't know how far I would have gone without her. She practically started me on this process and lent me the money to start my first ECA and pay for IELTS. Thankful to this family right here, for all the JJC questions I had(like when I wanted to jump into the pool without ECA), all the clarification. Everything I learnt about submitting my application, I learnt from here. The process was like deja vu, I didn't even have to ask many questions during submission because of those who took out time to give detailed info here. Specially thankful to Newmum0615, Ifeoma77, Tojued, Cheekygirl, Topsmamen, smslive2, luffyhaki, joo2018, Ethelia, daks02, gbemlad, ontariossisauga aka elfmannisback aka whatevernameyougobynow, everyone who made this thread what it is today, providing information and encouraging each other on this journey. Hope to see you guys on the other side.
God bless everyone and grant our hearts desires speedily and if not, give us the patience to wait on Him.

Cc. ladymarshall

Remicynt:

I work in a school and I took permission from the owner before I left. Would it be reflected in the reference letter.

Remicynt:
Someone should plz answer this question I am very curious to know. Good morning great people of Nairaland

1 Does CIC call the bank and ask them how much ur balance is at a particular period to verify ur balance post AOR ?

2) Does CIC call/email ur boss who signed ur reference letter & put his official email address on the ref letter or they will send an email to the company email that is on the letterhead ?

3) In 2016 I left my place of work which is a school for a graduate trainee program which lasted frm Feb to May 2016. I returned back to my place of work after the program wasn't successful. How do I write my reference letter.

4) I need a sample of reference letter which the salary was paid in cash and also a cash certificate.
Thank u as u answer my questions .

Remicynt:
Someone should plz answer this question I am very curious to know. Good morning great people of Nairaland

1 Does CIC call the bank and ask them how much ur balance is at a particular period to verify ur balance post AOR ?


2) Does CIC call/email ur boss who signed ur reference letter & put his official email address on the ref letter or they will send an email to the company email that is on the letterhead ?
3) In 2016 I left my place of work which is a school for a graduate trainee program which lasted frm Feb to May 2016. I returned back to my place of work after the program wasn't successful. How do I write my reference letter.
4) I need a sample of reference letter which the salary was paid in cash and also a cash certificate.

Thank u as u answer my questions .

PopularGingo:
I've asked this on the PNP thread but hopefully someone here can help too...
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Please has anyone successfully gotten PPR through AINP or at least gotten the nomination points? If yes, hopefully you can help answer my questions as i'm in the process of submitting my application. My NOC is 1241 Administrative Assistant.

1. Looking at the document checklist, there's a slot for certifications, licenses and registrations. In regards to my NOC, will i need to submit anything or process anything through alberta to add to my application?
[b]That slot is for professions like medicine that requires a licence before you can practice

2. Can I get a sample work reference template used for the Alberta nomination? The one i have doesn't include information about skills/knowledge required, work experience required as well as education required. This seems to be the format required for the AINP.

or will the reference letter i have suffice along with an job advert for said post stating all the above requirements?

3. Is it possible to add spouse after getting the nomination from Alberta, getting ITA and post AOR? Reason being we are not married yet but planning to and even if we rush and get married and i add him now, my crs score will drop. It is not advised because AINP require you inform them as soon as you get married. You can add your spouse at anything during the process though

4. What is the estimated duration of the AINP program from submission till one gets nomination (600 points)? 45 to 60 days

All response and input will be appreciated.

Braket:
I will be dropping this just incase there's someone else that's applying outside Nigeria.
I applied for UK visa from Germany and it took exactly 15 days to get my passport back with a 6month visa stamp.

I have been following this thread for quite a while now but I just couldn't get the specific information I needed.

Here's a list of documents I sent.

Invitation letter, BRP and reference letter from the person inviting me place of work.

My study status certificate and a letter from my university ( though a friend told me the letter wasn't necessary)

Balance certificate ( I was really scared of this because reading this thread and seeing people refused based on statement of account ish. And here I was applying with just a printout account balance)

A cover letter ( I had to write this because I was worried about certain questions while filling the online form because I had a stopover in Heathrow this year and I got stamped in for 24hrs because I missed my flight and I had no visa)

Job contract and 2 months payslip

Residence permit, social and tax number

Hotel reservation.

Note: even though the website states that documents that are not in English have to be officially translated, there were some documents that were totally in German and I submitted then that way.

In case anyone has any other specific question, please ask.

Remicynt:
Hello House .. Whaoo it's been a long read but it's really worth it. I want to start my Canadian PR journey and obviously I will need all the help that I van. I have the following questions
1) I presently work in a school as the Administrator. I have a BSc in Bus. Admin also a Msc in Business Administration. I have been working there before I started my Msc which I graduated in 2015. I started the job 2012. How many years do I claim 2012 till now which is 7years or 2015 till now which is 4years. work experience during your Msc counts as an FSW outland applicant so you claim 7 years

2) The Noc code for School Administrator requires I have a degree in Education which I dont. Do I go for The School Administrator noc code or I go for Admin officer which doesn't require me having a degree in Education bearing in mind that reference letters to be submitted will carry the name of my school. The minimum qualification for your NOC is relevant when you decide to search for jobs in Canada. For your EE application, that is irrelevant. Rather, you must choose the NOC that fits your job description as that will be the basis for eligibility assesment by the visa officer. Post your JD here so we can help choose the right NOC for you

3) My work place pays me by cash how do I get a proof that it's actually a full time paid job. Let your reference letter state that you were paid by cash. You can also provide a cash salary certificate, you will find samples on page 1 under sample DOCUMENTS

4) As Regards Pof ... I am the primary applicant because I have a Msc but my husband earns more is it wise to use my husband statement for proof of funds. You do not need a gift deed for spousal fund support. You just need a letter of consent from him stating that he has consented to the use of his funds and they are available to you and the family at anytime

Also can we do 100% gift deed of we share it maybe 40%savings 60%gift deed. If the money comes from another source aside your husband, you would need a gift deed. It is okay for the gift deed cover some part of the funding and your savings can cover the rest.

How many months must be savings be in the account before we receive ITA we intend entrn the pool by Oct must we have our POF six months prior to this or what exactly. For the gift deed, it doesn't matter how many months it is in the account. Just ensure the money sits comfortably in your account before submitting your application. If you plan to use your savings in your bank account, it is wise to provide a 6 month bank statement as VOs would like to see the inflow and outflow of your funds over that period of time. Tbills are acceptable so you might want to consider that instead of leaving the money in your savings account

5) My husband has BSc in Business Administration too he works with an Energy firm for more than 5years now as a Sales Representative. What job do you recommend from the NOC. I am not so familiar with the forms for married applicant, not sure if there is a space for spousal noc if there is, the NOC should match your husband's JD. If the form has not space for spousal noc, your husband's NOC is irrelevant, you just include his work experience. Married applicants can answer this better

Thanks

chasisjyd:


Check page one....here is an extract. You need a reference from all your employers

See sample as asked. You can actually get samples off the internet. There is no fixed sample. Just a specified format from CIC/IRCC. If you had more than one duty in the company, list all of them and state the title, duties and period worked.

November 13, 2017
Immigrations, Refugees and Canada
Centralized Intake Office
Sydney,
Nova Scotia

Dear Sir/Madam,

reference LETTER FOR JUDAS ISCARIOT
This is to confirm that Pontius Pilate was/is a staff of Jerusalem Nigeria Limited.

Please find his employment details below.
Job Title: Senior Betrayer of the Lord
Unit: Head Office
Start Date: 2nd January 2007
End Date: 12th June 2008
Nature of Employment: Permanent/Full-Time
Number of work hours/week: 40 hours/week
Salary: =N=10,200,000 (Annual)

DUTIES
 Constantly ensure that you betray everybody and anything.
 Analyse and review more ways of betrayals
 Effectively monitor all earthly betrayals and train on betrayals

For further inquiries, please contact jerusalem@gmail.com

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Pontius Pilate
Head, HR/Admin
For: Jerusalem Nigeria Limited

ladystone:
Hello My Canada family. Please does anyone help with a template of reference letter form one's office ?

Thank you. Also, do I have to get a letter from every office I have worked or just the resent one ?

careerwoman:

Very valid point.
I’m not an authority on writing matters but I think Joromi 12 is right.

Writing does require a lot of attention and practice. The tone must be formal except when writing informal letters. Some words aren't acceptable in formal writing. Jay E2 has a YouTube on this.

Paraphrasing is also very necessary. You can’t use the same words in the question over and over again. My essay topic was about Violence among young people being caused by parents spending long hours at work. While writing my introduction, I used Juvenile Delinquency to replace Violence among young people. In another paragraph, when I needed to make reference to it I used delinquent youths. Instead of salary, I used remuneration. I used different synonyms for the same word/phrase.

Then, paragraph structure is crucial.. Your thought process must flow. Put yourself in the reader’s shoes. You don’t want to read a disjointed essay. Prepare your ideas on the question paper first before you start writing. That way, you can decide which idea should come before the other. In each paragraph, the first sentence should introduce your idea starting with a linking phrase like Firstly, In addition, Furthermore etc.
2nd&3rd sentence should explain the idea (what,how,why) you can use examples for this. Phrases like, For instance, For example etc. The examples don’t have to be true, be creative. In my essay, I created a story about a research by an American Child Psychologist, John S. (I don’t know any John S. sef) and what he findings were to support my idea. The psychologist and his research were created in my head that day.
3rd/4th sentence should conclude the idea or show what the idea leads to. Phrases like, “As a result” can be used here.

I don’t want to derail the thread too much; my suggestion to IELTS takers, read ielts made easy pdf cover to cover if you can and watch Jays tips on YouTube. There’s a Cambridge book that has a range of vocabularies for the different sections from which essays are created and sample Band 9 essays. (I can’t remember the name and my laptop isn’t with me atm. Unfortunately, the materials aren’t on my phone). Ask for help from people around you. I understand we don’t want people knowing our plans but sometimes being too secretive does more harm than good. I got materials from my colleagues taking PLAB etc.
If I had kept my plans to myself, maybe I wouldn’t have gotten all their ideas, tips and materials.

Finally, may we obtain all our good heart desires.
God bless..
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