4everEdward:
Their is a lot of job opportunities here in Russia, as of yesterday I went for this job opportunity but I was disqualified because I don’t know how to speak RUSSIAN. And the pay is p45,000 rubles which is 500usd

The only way you can Japa is through Study visa. Pls don’t let agent deceive you with work visa or any other visa.

Student visa is the best visa you can use to relocate you have rights just like their citizens

Russia visa is 3month but least the consulate can give you is 2 months visa and once you are in the country it can be prolonged…

Russia have 14 borders to china, Finland ETC.

Their are some universities that offers free education or scholarships for MSc students

And their are schools that has cheap and affordable tuition for BSc student also; so you have to make your research and find out more

First step to get a Russia student visa is

1. First and know the school you wanna apply write to them via their website and email them.

1a. Don’t just email one school, keep sending emails to different schools definitely one or two will reply your mail.

2. Legalized your documents Russia embassy

Documents to legalized are:
Waec
neco
Bsc degree
Etc

Russia schools accept half tuition payment depending on your school once you have paid your fee the immigration in Russia starts processing your IV which is your invitation letter to use to apply for visa in the embassy either in Nigeria or any country you have your residency.

prof2007:
SOURCE (abridged): https://nairametrics.com/2019/03/06/how-to-apply-for-canadian-permanent-residency-from-nigeria-on-your-own/

LIVE AND WORK IN CANADA
Some countries, like Canada, have policies that allow skilled people earn permits to live and work in Canada.

If you are educated and looking for a legal way to move yourself or your family to Canada for a chance at a new path, these are details on how to go about it. Of course, this article cannot cover every aspect of immigrating to Canada. However, if you want to know more about the express entry process to move to Canada, this is for you.

There are many agents who charge a hefty fee to help you through the process. However, you can complete it on your own from beginning to end. You don’t have to, but you can. So, here you go!

Step 1a – Take the quiz to find out if you are eligible
Cost: FREE
The quiz is simple and you can do it by yourself here. If you have not done a language test before, give yourself a hypothetical test score and fill out your other information. I recommend you give yourself a test score lower than what you think you may get so you can gauge the amount of room you have to play around with.

Step 1b – Find out what your work NOC is
This is important because you can only claim work history in one NOC, which means if you’ve jumped around from job description to job description, you will need to choose the one that you have the longest number of consistent years of work. It is okay if you’ve changed jobs, but as long as your jobs have all been in one NOC, they count. Find your NOC here.

Step 2 – Register for the language test – IELTS General, etc
Cost: USD208/CAD275/N75,000
Time Required: 2 to 3 months
If you are eligible based on the quiz above, next step is to register for the language test. Everyone applying for Canadian PR has to take a language test to show proficiency in either French or English. You get bonus points if you can prove both! I recommend you give yourself a two to three-month window to prepare for the language test.

For most people, this is the only thing you have in your control. Your age isn’t going to change, your work history won’t change much and you may need a few years to get an additional degree. So, even though you have been speaking English all your life, IELTS General and others are standardised tests (yuck) and you have to know how they want you to answer the questions they ask. The most common test for English Language is IELTS General (you cannot use IELTS Academic for immigration purposes) but it isn’t the only one. See the approved language tests for Canadian PR here. This is the official site to register for IELTS with British Council.

Here are practice tests to help you prepare for the IELTS General test. Do not take these practice guides for granted. They go a long way in ensuring you ace the test.

Step 3 – Prepare your documents for wes evaluation
Cost: from USD230/CAD305/N83,000.
Time Required: 2 months.
Use the two or three months of IELTS preparation to also prepare your degree evaluation, so you can save time. Everyone who goes to school outside of Canada must go through this process. The Canadian IRCC has a list of certified organisations that can verify your degree and equate it with a Canadian one. The list of organisations can be found here. The most common on this side of the pond is wes. Basically, they need to say that your degree is equivalent to so-so-and-so degree in Canada.

You can decide to evaluate your most recent degree or all your degrees. The IRCC only requires your most recent degree (your highest degree), however, you need to figure out what works best for you. It is important to note that if you evaluate multiple degrees under one wes profile, it costs the same as evaluating only one degree. This is the process:

Register an account with wes here.
Fill out a profile and provide information about your degree(s). Please, make sure every detail is correct and you cross-check a couple of times.
Pay the evaluation fee of CAD220 and the courier fee of CAD85 (for them to ship your evaluation back to you). I recommend you pay the CAD85 courier fee instead of the CAD7 regular postage fee so that when your evaluation is returned, it is returned speedily and securely and doesn’t get stuck in the local post system. As soon as you pay, you will receive a unique wes Number.

Note: When you put in all your degree details, the wes system will automatically pull out the documents you are required to send to them for verification. For most countries, only transcripts are required. Unfortunately, those with Nigerian degrees are required to provide a whole lot more due to a number of people sending in falsified documents. This is where you need to decide whether to use only your higher degree if you have one from another country. List of requirements for Nigerian degrees:
Degree Certificate
Academic Transcripts
Final Secondary Examination Results
WAEC/neco Scratch Card

Requirements were the same for everyone till late 2018 when they couldn’t take the number of fraudulent documents coming their way from Nigeria anymore. Too bad!

Apply for your transcripts and documents. If your school has a cut-throat process, all the more reason to ensure you have enough time to go through this process. Also, remember to factor in the cost of requesting transcripts.
Send your required documents to wes. Make sure you follow all the instructions. All transcripts and documents must be sealed and signed or stamped across the seal fold of the envelope and every envelope must have your wes number on it. Courier shipping via DHL from Lagos to the wes Toronto office costs about $65 or CAD86 or N23,000.
Wait for wes to receive your documents and complete your verification. It takes 20 working days from when they receive all your required document for them to send you an evaluation report. This is the report that you need for your Canadian PR application.

Step 4 – Take your IELTS Test & Get Results
Time Required: 13 Days.
Your speaking test will be on a different date from writing, reading and listening tests. You will receive an email a few weeks to your test date with details of your speaking test (usually the speaking test is same week as your main test date). All other three tests will be on the day you chose when you registered. Give the test your best shot, keep calm and pick up your results two weeks later. You will be able to pick up your results 13 days after your main test date.

Step 5 – Create an Online express entry Profile.
Now that you have your wes evaluation report and your language test results, you are ready to create an express entry profile. Real quick, use this tool to find out what your exact CRS Score will be. This time, you have the actual information and you can tell what your exact score will be. You don’t know what the cut off score will be but you can check what the cut-off for the last draw was (the week or two weeks before you check) here. That way, you have an idea whether you stand a high chance in the pool or not.

This profile will close within 60 days of opening, that is if you do not submit, so try to complete it as soon as you can. You will be asked personal information, work history, test scores, degree details, etc. All these details will add up to give you a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Score. Make sure you are truthful and consistent. As soon as you complete and cross-check your express entry profile, go ahead and submit it.

You have officially joined the express entry Pool.

Step 6 – Wait for an Invitation to Apply (ITA).
Time Required: 1 Day to Indefinite…
Every two weeks, a draw is made from the pool of submitted express entry profiles. This draw is done to offer ITAs to candidates. An ITA basically says…’you can now begin the official application process for PR.’ The exact cut-off score is determined by the number of selections the committee plans to choose from that draw. For example, if they need 3,500 selections from that draw, they pick the highest 3,500 candidates in the pool on that date and the 3500th person’s score becomes the cut-off score. If there is a tie for the 3500th person, they use factors like date and time of submission to break the tie. Just as a guideline, the cut-off scores for January and February 2019 were as follows: 449 (Jan 9), 443 (Jan 23) and 438 (Jan 30). See the full list of cut-off scores here.

If you are one of the top candidates, you can receive an ITA in the next draw from when you submit your profile. Technically, if you submit your profile today and the draw is tomorrow, you can get an ITA in one day. However, if your score falls short, you can stay in the pull and keep doing other things to improve your score. See a detailed explanation on ways to improve your score while you’re in the express entry pool. After 12 months, if you don’t get selected from the pool, it will expire and you will have to create a new one.

Also, while waiting for an ITA, you can register in the Job Bank and start looking for jobs.

Step 7 – Apply for Canadian Permanent Residency
Cost: USD785/CAD1,040/N282,600 per adult applicant and USD113/CAD150/N54,000 per dependent children.
Time Required: 6 months.
Now that you have been invited to apply, you will need to prepare your application and submit all your documents. It is important to note that your fee of CAD1,040 is split into CAD550 application fee and CAD490 right to permanent residence fee. If you do not successfully get PR, the CAD490 will be refunded to you. You only have 60 days to complete this application!
Documents Required:

Application Fee (see above)
Test Results
Academic Verification Report
Digital Photographs
Medical Examination: Every country has an approved list of panel physicians who can provide a medical examination. In Nigeria, there are three in Lagos and one in Abuja and the costs may vary slightly. See here to find their addresses and book an appointment.
Police Certificates: If you have lived in a country for more than 6 months in a row, within the last 10 years, you have to include police reports from each of those countries (including your home country, where you currently live). The cost of obtaining a police certificate will differ based on where you live and where you are requesting one from. See how to get a police certificate in each country.
Passport Biodata Page
Reference or Experience Work Letter: your former and current employers listed on your express entry Profile must all provide letters to prove your work history with them.
Proof of Funds: you must provide a letter from your bank vouching for the availability of funds required for relocation. These are the amount required for relocation:
1 Family Member (you alone): CAD12,669 or N3.46 million.
2 Family Members: CAD15,772 or N4.31 million.
3 Family Members: CAD19,390 or N5.30 million.
4 Family Members: CAD23,542 or N6.43 million.
5 Family Members: CAD26,701 or N7.29 million.
6 Family Members: CAD30,114 or N8.22 million.
7 Family Members: CAD33,528 or N9.15 million.
For each additional family member: CAD3,414 or N932,000.
Other Documents: Depending on whether you have children, you are divorced, married, and so on, there is a host of other documents required including name change certificate, birth certificate of child(ren), marriage certificate, etc. Find the full details here.

Once you have all your complete documents, you will be able to fill out your application on the portal and upload scanned copies of all your documents. Make sure you follow the guidelines for clarity, size and resolution of all documents. You will also be able to make your payment.


Step 8 – Bio-metrics.
At some point, you may be called to submit your bio metrics at a local embassy or VFS.

Step 9 – Wait and live your life!
According to the IRCC, 80% of all applicants receive a response within 6 months. Just spend 6 months worrying. Just go about your business. You can log into your profile from time to time to check what stage your application has reached. For some people, it comes in 2 months and for others, it takes 6! It doesn’t matter, just keep living your life.

Step 9 – Receive a PPR – Passport Request email – Ready for Visa.
Once you get this letter, you can send in your passports. Your PR approval will also come with a deadline when you have to enter into Canada or else your PR will be invalidated. This is usually between 6 months to 1 year from the approval. You are ready to go!

Funmi Oyatogun is a travel expert/consultant with TVP Adventure and also the owner/publisher of funmioyatogun.com. She is on Instagram @funmioyatogun.

Zocken:
Good morning people. Quick questions;
1. Is it mandatory that the bank statement for Visa application should be for 6 months and more? I ask because with the way Naira is depreciating, I have a business I want to do for 3 months to make more money, rather than keep the money in my account. I intend to apply for Feb 2022 intake
2. If I am doing Feb 2022, when can I start the admission application?
3. In the absence of lost WAEC certificate, could neco be used for Post Graduate Diploma?
4. I have deleted my express entry account because of low points and decided to pursue the academic route. I would be applying for PGD even though I have Masters, which I had done wes with and details supplied in my initial EE. Hope it won't raise a red flag?

So sorry for my plenty questions, I just don't want to make mistakes.

God bless as you give your thoughts

Zocken:
Good morning people. Quick questions;
1. Is it mandatory that the bank statement for Visa application should be for 6 months and more? I ask because with the way Naira is depreciating, I have a business I want to do for 3 months to make more money, rather than keep the money in my account. I intend to apply for Feb 2022 intake
2. If I am doing Feb 2022, when can I start the admission application?
3. In the absence of lost WAEC certificate, could neco be used for Post Graduate Diploma?
4. I have deleted my express entry account because of low points and decided to pursue the academic route. I would be applying for PGD even though I have Masters, which I had done wes with and details supplied in my initial EE. Hope it won't raise a red flag?

So sorry for my plenty questions, I just don't want to make mistakes.

God bless as you give your thoughts

abisoye2:
Please help me: I'm nurturing Canadian study dream.
(1) I have my O'level(neco) and Nigeria Certificate of Education(NCE) where I studied Integrated Science/Physics(3years program) in one of the Colleges of Education in Nigeria.
*I wish to study any science/computer related course in Canada. Can my previous NCE result be of any help for me? If yes, how?
(Sorry to digress a bit, if I applied for express entry, can wes evaluate NCE result? What will be the point? I will pass IELTS and I have 4-year UAE work experience with proof of fund)

(2) I'm currently working in Dubai-UAE, can I apply for canada study permit from here after being granted admission by my university/college of choice or I need to cancel my contract here in UAE and come to Nigeria to face the process fully?

(3) (if i need to cancel my contract) since I have enough proof of fund for my first year and maintenance, can I declare myself as the sponsor of my study, since I no more receive salary pending my application process, will it have any effect facing the embassy?

Pls assist me with answers. God bless!

MapleLand2021:
Hello Fam,
Please under study and language when filling express entry form
Am I just to only put the details of all studies (in this case masters and neco)verified by wes for spouse,

Or am I to put all including first degree?

Or just the masters study details alone?

nwugon:
Guys please does wes evaluate neco. Thank you.

larteephart:
Hi guys, this thread has been a life saver. Apparently, express entry is not a walk in the park.

Please I have a few questions. First, I had two sittings at o level. Will that be a problem for wes evaluation and which result is advisable for me to use, I had English in neco and maths in waec?

larteephart:
Hi guys, this thread has been a life saver. Apparently, express entry is not a walk in the park.

Please I have a few questions. First, I had two sittings at o level. Will that be a problem for wes evaluation and which result is advisable for me to use, I had English in neco and maths in waec?

adanac13:
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGGG POST ALERT!!!! GRAB YOUR POP CORN AND SODA

So my mum had been singing this express entry song in my ear for a few years now, every other day she would announce to my sister and I how this neighbor has left, that family have moved, but it was just entering one ear and passing through the other. Even when I was preparing for my Masters she suggested Canada I tried British Columbia but never followed up cos to be honest I wasn't interested. My reason back then was abeg I don't want to do any Masters more than 1 year, see UK do 1 year sharply and come back (as a patriotic citizen that I am na)

Well, so I finished my masters and came back home no problem, got a job in 2014 all was well, then some time last year I noticed the absence of one makeup artist I knew, I went and checked her ig page and started seeing some Canadian locations HIAN!!!! then next thing I saw her departure video on youtube EWO!!! I contacted her and she told me everything to do but still I didn't follow up. At the time I was on Holiday the most I did was to open wes profile which I couldn't submit cause I wasn't sure how my name was written in my MSc Certificate this was August 2018. I came back and life continued, from time to time I would tell my bestie "come o lets goan write this test, we would laugh and never lift a finger".

Then Nigeria started happening to us, everyday on the news it was one bad news or the other and more often than not nothing was done about all these accidents and insecurity drowning the country. Occasionally, another friend of mine will bring it up and be like "and we have everything o" me too I will say "abi" but no move. Then my mum came again that my brother and his wife had started their process o (that one to flew past my ear) she kept updating me on their progress but I didn't move. Then sometime in November 2018, I told my bestie come lets just write this thing abeg, she agreed and we registered to write December 15, 2018. I focused more on everyother part except writing (a decision I would later regret). I started "listening" to writing (imagine) a few days to the exam date, I never put pen to paper .

Fast Forward to result date I was chilling in Asaba when I saw the result online and it hit me. To be honest I had a cocktail of emotions but I blamed myself for not practicing that writing. Another reality check was my birthday was fast approaching (January) and of course we know the drill. I think at this point my brother and his family had been called for biometrics. My Sister in law (SIL) tried to encourage me to write again I said I'm not doing again biko rubbish. even when I came back after Christmas it took me almost a month to go pick up the hard copy from BC. Infact because I didn't want to write again, I started considering Saski baby for PNP. I also let my makeup artist friend know and her response was "babe you should have started with your ECA first" (did I know what she was talking about) cos the way I was following this matter was very nonchalant.

ECA

Well I did small research and understood the rationale behind doing ECA before writing IELTS. Sometime towards the end of January I revisited that wes profile, I was back at home so I had every detail at my reach, filled all the forms and paid cost about $305 (can't readily get the exact amount) at the time I didn't know I could just use a Canadian address plus I thought I would need to scan the hard copy, ultimately because I did not want long story of how it got lost in transit.

MSc

For my Masters it was a walk in the park I did everything over the phone including payment of 10 pounds I didn't even need to give them the wes address (Chai oyibo amaka)

BSc

Shey if I started since my matter would have ended in MSc but now I had to do BSc and WAEC. See eh let me just say now that ignorance is expensive. Long story short I spent 60k (with abeg o) for transcript that would have cost me 25k to process online. Well moving on wes sent for second verification and my delay started, this lecturer that wanted to use me to complete his house in the village before Christmas started another story, VC this, Dean that, faculty that long and short is bring more money. Anyway I met an angel when I attended and AGM of an Operator, apparently the new Independent Director was a professor in my school so I went to introduce myself after the meeting, we exchanged numbers and got chatting somehow it led to me complaining about the services of the school. Prof. took it up and found out the my school had received the letter from wes and dumped it somewhere reason being that wes does not provide money to post back to them ARE YOU MAD!!!! (in my loudest Lasisi's voice) Why can't you notify the alumni involved to bear the cost of posting since they initiated the process in the first place (it's a no brainer right?). Well Prof. carried my matter on his head and paid the fee for posting, I kept thanking him till I even called my mum to thank him cos she was already planning to travel to my school. I later got to find out that my school website actually works and I could have done it online quietly.

neco

In between my Uni roller coaster I used neco because like many stories I have seen here there was a mistake with my DOB so local girl quietly used neco and I had not regrets. I sent them a mail using the email address I got on their website and to my surprise they responded with full details on how to go about it which I followed to the letter. I posted using DHL to Minna the inside was the envelope to wes (everything cos about 30k). Then I got a call saying I short paid that I needed to add additional 4k. I had the option to go online and pay again and post evidence or transfer the money to the caller. Please I weighed my options I took the risk of transferring to the caller (4k will not wreck me) luckily, he made the payment and sent me the receipt of payment. It was processed in less than a week and posted to wes (I was able to track the whole movement). wes received in good time and processed while I continued my Uni back and forth.

I also have a brother in law schooling in Canada so I scanned my Certificates to him to post to wes which was received and acknowledged in no time.
Well my whole ECA wahala took roughly 5 months and looking bag it was God's doing because of how everything aligned in June.

IELTS AGAIN

Some time in April my bestie sent me a screenshot this girl had smashed IELTS (MOGBE!!!!!) this one wants to leave me in this country HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. (we had been fighting so there was a major break in communication, she had written the test during our malice period). Home girl had 9 in listening infact her overall was 8.5 she smashed shaaaa her CRS was 471 as per Doctor. Now that was all the ginger I needed.
Oh I forgot to mention during my ECA waiting period my brother and family had received PPR and even relocated. (all this was working in my favour)
I quickly registered for IELTS (June 1) with MOD this time and started practicing, people of God I ate, drank and slept IELTS went through the whole handout provided by MOD even joined their webinar ( I would usually lock myself in the office toilet for that 2 hrs it took). I didn't play with writing this time Jay (E2 Language) was my go to guy, that was when I understood the technicalities in writing. I practiced several letters and essays till I knew by just a glance when I hit the minimum word count. Anyhoo, speaking day came I left office 30 mins to my allotted time it was just 5 mins from my office, the examiner (a lady) kept asking "WHY" to every response I gave and she came off a bit mean but anyway I made sure I answered every question and kept talking and "embellished"

June 1 came people of God I typed this address on google map, aunty answered me but as an old abuja girl I said she did not know what she was saying that I always see the place on my way to gwarinpa. That's how I drove to my own venue (because that was not MOD venue) I realized I was driving to the billboard of the venue (Aduvie School) on gwarinpa express way not the actual venue, this was I think 10 mins to time. Oya na see me, I went back to google map aunty showed me same place she showed me before it was 20 mins away hmmmmmm let's just say Fast & Furious was child's play that day. I made it, did all the protocol and started listening and reading I was confident then writing came I started, my darlings when they announced 3 mins more I went back to the essay question and realized I didn't answer the question my heart sank I kept hearing Jay's voice when he kept saying go back to the question from time to time at this point, I had no choice but to submit. As soon as I left the hall I called my sister and told her she just said don't worry just wait till you see the result. I also told someone else on this journey and she goes "but were you making sense in the nonsense?" I'm like yes, she said then don't worry.

I was in Lagos on inspection in June when bestie sent me her ITA (I think it was June 12 draw), now my IELTS result was also due in June, ECA was also June 24, I was working on the mainland I realized it was close to Alagbon so I just sneaked out one day called Inspector Funke (I think) and she did my PCC at 3500 (instead of waiting to get back to abuja and paying 10k yimu ). Prior to this, I had already processed my UK PCC and God so kind it was delivered to my house in my absence after a mild drama with my gateman that sent the postman away, as my mum did not kill him that day he will live very long .

IELTS came out and I could barely contain my joy LRWS - 8/9/8/8.5 overall 8.5

Coincidentally my CRS was also 471 lol

ITA

I was prepared for ITA, June 25 I got ITA and started immediately, I already had most of the documents required and was able to figure out my NOC after so much confusion and indecision (NOC 1114), I created a folder, labelled and grouped them accordingly basically created sub folders inside the main folder to avoid stories of mixing up documents.

Documents as scanned and uploaded:

Education - neco, BSc, MSc, wes and IELTS
Digital Photo scanned and uploaded
Medicals - IOM (booked appointment I had to pay additional 5,100 due to price increase, the whole process took about 5 hours.....go early)
PCC - Nigeria and UK (there was another provision for foreign PCC so I still uploaded the UK one separately)
POF - Letter from my bank and 6 months bank statement (I hear 4 is good but oh well) I used ilovepdf to shrink the size (that website is GOLD)
Travel Document - I scanned all the pages of my passport and uploaded (I did not scan the previous passport which had part of my travel history, this bothered me during my wait)
Proof of Employment - One of my bosses signed for me I didn't want HR wahala knowing they would never do it in the format I wanted, so I went to him and explained the situation, he was willing to sign for me, I followed the format my SIL used for hers and did mine, he made some corrections and signed and attached his complimentary card. So I scanned the letter, his card and mine, my ID card, 6 months payslip, promotion letters and employment letter all as one document.
Proof of sibling relationship - my brother's PR card, bank statement showing address, birth certificate, sworn affidavit for one and same person as oga decided to shorten his name, sworn affidavit by my mum declaring she's my mum (apparently she did this years ago) she couldn't find my birth certificate but she had my baptismal card which had both parent's names in it, childhood pictures highlighting my brother and I and his wedding pictures (don't laugh o) that's all I scanned as one document for that slot. I was worried.

Yea that was all and I submitted and paid at once using my GTB mastercard.

AOR was same day July 8.

MEP/BIL

I was on holiday when I got the GU (that was when I knew what it meant lol) then the mail August 1st, the next day I found my way to VFS office in London and did my biometrics and the wait began.

Like I stated in my previous post I zoned out, I joined whatsapp groups including one Indian one (those people hmmmmmm) anyway the phone got lost and I never bothered again. I continued my life as usual work, business etc I simply refused to tie myself to it. I just checked my profile every other week. I kept hearing people say "check your spam" I never really understood cos I thought any mail will definitely reflect on my dashboard (now I know better lol). Anytime I called my mum her first question was "o landigo" (has it landed)
When I came back after my holiday my passport had less than 6 mths to expire so I quickly renewed (10yrs 64pgs) and notified IRCC which was acknowledged. Then I continued my wait. From time to time I worried about proof of sibling relationship, my other passport I didn't upload, I was also worried about my previous visa refusal which I couldn't find the UCI but I notified them that I had deleted the profile and gave them every information I could with regards that application. Please note that I made this explanation while I was was filling the form under the visa refusal part so I didn't have to do a separate LOE. However, I had resolved that I wasn't explaining anything I wasn't asked cos from reading the thread I observed they asked if they weren't clear on anything in your application.

Fast forward to December I started seeing testimonies from my AOR/BIL group then I stated getting restless but I maintained my calm and just said short prayers at random whenever I remembered my application. Then I made that declaration (check previous post) on December 5th. On the night of the 9th I was on the thread when I saw how to call IRCC I started downloading the app then I got hooked on the "textnow apk" and slept off trying to download it, little did I know it was God telling me not to bother, my alarm woke me up by 5:30, i went to pee and usually I hardly sleep back I snoozed till like 6 then I picked up my phone and in my usual fashion I switched on my internet for the overnight messages to flowing in then I checked my mails as usual that was when I saw "Ready for Visa" sleep left my eyes, I felt hot, I felt cold, I stood up, I sat down infact eh, I can't remember all the nonsense I did before I called my mother, that one collected the remaining part of the crase and screaming from me I called my sister same reaction lol. When I settled down I just went straight and deleted that call app with my chest lol.

SUBMISSION

I submitted same day all you need for submission:

1) 2 passport photographs (you'll be given the specification) it must be stamped and signed behind by the photo studio then you need to write your full name and DOB behind
2) 2 coloured copies of your bio data page
3) 2 coloured copies of the "ready for visa" mail

for 2 and 3 above, they only took one copy but just go with 2)

4) your biometrics slips
5) 8200 cash ( its actually 7,440 but with sms inclusive it becomes 8,200)

no appointment needed (at least for abuja)

THAT IS ALL!!!!

I never knew I could type this epistle but joy will make you type it I wonder who would have the time to read this lol sorry o, excuse all typos and spelling errors.

PS: I believe besties PPR is knocking cos she has been asked to provide one last document so I strongly believe once she does the eagle will land.

Something that started as a joke has turned to reality.

I hope you enjoy my story as much as I enjoyed reading that of others and I look forward to reading more success stories no matter how small, ECA, IELTS, PCC, POF, PPR its always so refreshing to read these stories knowing its all leading to one goal. My prayer is that none of us will be left behind on this journey it will end in praise and not only that we will excel in this new chapter of our lives. Amen.

Arlanda:
How many document should one evaluate if you are applying to PNP or express entry.

I have Bsc accounting, this is where I got my work experience from and the particular NOC I chosed. But I got this degree from Nigeria university, considering the stress involve to get transcript in my school, worst of, I presently don't reside in Naija. 

On the other hand, I have masters in Business Studies with focus in accounting in global enterprises. I obtained this degree from a European university and I believed this will be easier for me to verify in wes or any other chosen assessment organisation. 

Please, should I evaluate my masters only for PNP. Or evaluate bachelor degree, masters respectively. 

Lastly, is there need to evaluate neco result as well.

Thanks.

Arlanda:
How many document should one evaluate if you are applying to PNP or express entry.

I have Bsc accounting, this is where I got my work experience from and the particular NOC I chosed. But I got this degree from Nigeria university, considering the stress involve to get transcript in my school, worst of, I presently don't reside in Naija. 

On the other hand, I have masters in Business Studies with focus in accounting in global enterprises. I obtained this degree from a European university and I believed this will be easier for me to verify in wes or any other chosen assessment organisation. 

Please, should I evaluate my masters only for PNP. Or evaluate bachelor degree, masters respectively. 

Lastly, is there need to evaluate neco result as well.

Thanks.

Stencil:


I did some simulations with the information you provided using the CRS Tool. I assumed that you've worked for 3 years and would score 8777 (LRWS)

If he does not write IELTS - You Score 437
If he writes IELTS and scores 8777 - You Score 457


wes is the only evaluation body that requires WAEC. You dont need WAEC if you have a foreign MSc. Page one has more information on this.


See this. Page one too.

adeco:
Sombori praaaaaaaaaise the Lord, PPR is here!
8First of all, as a member of the silent readers association, I’ll like to thank everyone who contributes to this thread. See ehn, we fight when everyone is fighting, we settle quarrels in our minds, we laugh at @Ifeoma77’s quips and nod in concurrence/amazement at @Ladymarshall’s write ups. We dance when @Yemiblaze unleashes his new and improved shekere belly dancers for PPR updates, We silently remind @Topsmamen of answers to questions he’s responded to a hundred times before and just wonder in astonishment when @Joo2018 links some new pertinent information, like Bros we dey hail oh!!!

Timeline
IELTS: L,R,W,S – (8.5,9,7, – 2nd August 2018
ECA: wes - (Masters): 27th December 2018
Score: 456
EE Profile: 2nd January 2019
ITA: 10th January 2019
Medicals: IOM Abuja
PCC: Abuja
AOR: 22nd February 2019
MEP/BIL: 10th April 2019
Biometrics: 15th April 2019
PPR: 27th August 2019
VO: Ottawa
Single Applicant

Decision to Travel
Guys, I’ve seen people who are living la vida loca in this country, houses on point, top notch jobs and careers, flying from one country to the other for vacation, summer, and Christmas. They have their family support system around and can enjoy all the Ofada rice and bokotor that their hearts (and stomachs) can contain. Them get two head I always believed that there was money to be made here and that it was better to hustle here than go be a second class citizen in another man’s country. So you can imagine how unwilling I was to commence this journey.
First I heard of the Canadian Permanent Residence program was in 2012 through a senior colleague who just upped and resigned. Ahhhhh brother show me the way! He gave me the contact of his Canadian immigration lawyer who asked me to go and learn French. Shooooo, se na by force? Then in 2016, another friend told me about the express entry process saying he just spoke to some immigration consultant in Lekki and that it had been improved upon. Really? Oya guy, give me the number sharply! I called and the consultant explained the process, asked some questions and said I was qualified. All I had to do was write IELTS and pay for their services. Tor, how much? Oga started calling million million, imagine, in this economy? Commot for road jare.
Then my baby sister processed her admission to a Canadian university and stumbled on this thread in the process. Baby girl started to disturb my life, just check it out naaaa. I said laye, who has time to be reading for English exam. Omo, the day I went to drop her off at the airport, my eyes cleared. I said ok, this is the condition – I’ll write the IELTS. If I pass on the first trial that means I’m meant to do this.

IELTS
Thank God I hadn’t visited the thread, my heart for cut! I registered for the exam and studied using the online resources only. Practiced my listening, reading and speaking. Two days to the exam, I realised I would have to write 2 essays. Yekpa! Ran to YouTube, and checked out the band 9 videos, what were the rules? Learnt what I could and left the rest to God. It was when I got to the centre that I realised this was some serious ishhhhh! People were rewriting for the umpteenth time, Father! I just put my head down, did my best using the rules I had learnt and the result came out great on the first trial. That meant I was in, no retreat no surrender. On to the next.

ECA
I finally came to the thread in Part 6 and read all the way from part 1 – part 6. Saved the different pertinent information I got on word documents and created an EE folder on my laptop. I used wes and evaluated my MBA. This process almost frustrated me. My transcript plug in OAU Ife turned out to be a fraudster who had been sacked for eating peoples’ monies for transcript, N28k went down the drain. No problem, we move. Got someone else who finally processed it for me. I sent my neco certificate using the info I got from the thread, it was very straight forward. Unfortunately, the guy at the Abuja office told me he had no input with when it was going to be sent from Minna and I was on my own. Got another contact for Minna from the thread, called and he was asking for plenty money like that. By then, my patience and pocket was running low. I refused to send anything, las las wes acknowledged receipt and I got my report after Christmas. 4 full months after!
I created my EE profile after the jaiye jaiye on the 2nd of January (as per New Year resolution things). Thank God for @Newmum0615, all the different questions she answered and points she made helped me select my NOC and prepare my reference letter. With CRS at 456, I got ITA on 10th January.

MEDICALS
I got the details for IOM Abuja from the thread and sent a mail on 11th. I was given an appointment for 22nd which was fine and gave me time to prepare myself. Everything went smoothly, doctors were friendly though a bit slow.

PCC
A friend whom I found out had gotten his PPR gave me a contact in Abuja. She came to my office to collect the fingerprints and brought the certificate to me when it was ready. Paid N15k

POF
I did a 6 month Treasury bill investment with First Bank, attached my bank statement for 6 months showing the outflow for the treasury bills as well as a reference letter. I scanned all of this as one document titled Proof of Funds (learnt this from the thread as well).

WORK EXPERIENCE
I had just changed jobs (different NOCs) and decided to use my previous job NOC. This one gave me headache oh and took a lot of time! Those who worked in Bank Operations know you don’t have a job function for an extended period of time. Finally found a job description on the thread that mirrored mine and got my reference in the CIC format. Also got a reference letter from my current employer. I scanned my previous job reference letter, previous job offer letter, confirmation letter, present job reference letter, offer letter, confirmation letter and one payslip as one document titled Proof of Work Experience. Both reference letters had the business cards of the supervisors attached.
For application submission, I used a dollar card as I didn’t want stories that touch. AOR February 22.

POST AOR
Medicals and BIL took almost 40days which was not the trend at the time. Finally Medicals passed and Biometrics given at VFS Abuja. I also got the process from the thread (See ehn, God go bless all of una, both the contributor and the contributee. Una try well well). Biometrics was uploaded same day. Then the waiting started.
See those Indian people, dem can give person heart attack. Just as they were discussing IP1 and IP2, I logged on to my profile to find out it had changed to IP1. Same day, @Joo2018 gave a dissertation on what that meant, I wanted to cry! But I encouraged myself in the Lord, of course my case is different!!! I had pasted on my laptop sticky notes, a PPR story that had a 28th Nov AOR and by 18th February had collected his passport. Every morning, I’ll look at it then check immitracker to see the trend.
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Silence! Like, my profile did not shake. No ghost updates, no ADRs, nothing. Someone will ask a question here and I’ll start second guessing everything I did/uploaded. Someone asked another question and @Ladymarshall gave such a robust response that I decided to PM her. Told her my head was turningoninown and I needed to know what to focus on with regards to my preparations for the Canny life. People, that woman is sound! She gave me a workable list of things to focus on and my brain stopped doing gbish gbish. Anytime I was feeling some kind of way, I went back to that mail. Thanks babes. God bless you big time.
I raised a CSE after 3 months (found the process on the thread) to find out my Visa Office, Ottawa. Ok nah. I had no plans to request for GCMS notes, Team @Ifeoma77!!!
Silence. 4th Month, 5th Month, processing time exceeded 22nd August, 2019. It became real mehn. Sent a mail to Ralph’s office (found the email and format on the thread) on Friday to find out status. Was just antsy all weekend, couldn’t focus on anything. Monday still no change, Tuesday morning, raised another CSE stating that normal processing time had exceeded blah blah. Wasn’t satisfied so I finally buckled and requested for GCMS notes through my sister. Still wasn’t satisfied oh, told her to call on my behalf - Technical issues. If I hear it! Try again jare. She finally spoke to an agent who told her background checks was still ongoing but there were no issues with my file. This was already past 8pm. I grudgingly told her thank you.
I still couldn’t relax, couldn’t sleep. This PPR thing ehn! I switched off my data and played Candy crush on my phone from 9pm to 1:44 am, still no sleep. I was like wait oh, na this time PPR mail dey drop make I check again. Switched on my data and pampam, Ready for Visa Mail!!!! You can guess how the rest of the night went.
First thing this morning, VFS Abuja to submit my passport (found the process on the thread) before they change their mind.

I promised myself every time I checked the thread to read PPR stories that I was going to pay it forward, so I apologize for the length of this report. Had to reactivate my profile to post this.
Newbies I kept repeating “found the process on the thread” because of the repetitive questions for issues that have already been answered severally. Questions are welcome as long as they add to the general body of knowledge not repetitive questions that just serve to clog up the conversation. Please take time to read through, save pertinent information in formats that are easily accessible to you and this process will become really easy to you.
Thank you to the MVPs who keep answering questions and help make this process less stressful. God is waiting for you guys in the Mapleland. The blessings in store for you ehn….. God bless you real good.
It has ended in praise.

Desicion to travel
I have always been about not starting a family in this country as I do not see what the future holds for those that do not belong to the political class. I realized I have to give my future kids the opportunities that come with growing up in a sane environment. Knowing that I can, they may not forgive me if I fail to give them the opportunity to live abroad. I mean, my parents strived so hard to give me the opportunities they never had, I shouldn't do less for my future kids. To my unborn kids, I hope I can look back to this day with so much joy and fulfilment.
So, on 3rd August 2018, I felt the time was ripe to begin the journey.

Pre ITA

ECA: I used wes - Two or more Certificates. I initially wanted to evaluate my BSc (3 years) and ATS. Discussed with some people around me, I was told misinformed that wes would not give me the desired evaluation if I don't have an OND. Since I didn't know otherwise, and I have an OND, I removed ATS and added OND. About the time I created my account, wes had just introduced Secondary education as a requirement. Getting the BSc transcript was straightforward as my school uses Etx. Verification took some time though. For secondary education, I used neco. I documented the steps here as I was part of the first set of people that evaluated neco. I think result confirmation is now 5k... I paid 1k then. Verification dragged for weeks as there appeared to be a lack of understanding on what was required. Eventually, wes introduced the use of scratch card for verification. For my OND, getting the transcript was very fast, but wes "rejected" my SoR because it has course grades. Requested for my certificate from the school which I then sent to wes. I documented my struggles here and here. This delayed my ECA for about 3 months.
To the misinformation I mentioned earlier. When my OND evaluation was taking too long, I reached out to a friend to vent my anger. I was shocked when he told me wes evaluated his BSc (3 years) and ATS as two or more certs. Other friends also got similar evaluation. Let me state that we all used ATS to get direct entry into the university.
My point here is, wes evaluates BSc (either 3 years or 4 years) with OND/ATS as two or more certs.

IELTS
Sigh! It was a struggle. My first test was a missed opportunity to have passed IELTS once. Does it matter today? No. My approach to Writing clearly wasn't good. I never for once practised any essay or letter writing. Why? I find it difficult to come up with ideas during practice tests. I struggled with listening because of map questions. After I saw my 3rd IELTS result on Dec 28th, I noticed an arithmetic progression in my listening test results... 7.5,7,6.5. Prior to my 4th and final IELTS, there had been map questions in the other three. I did some trend analysis with the six tests conducted between October to December, and on the basis I assumed there wouldn't be listening map questions in the first test in January. Not to be dampened by past failures (eyes on the prize) and the little time between Dec 28th and Jan 5th to prepare, I quickly registered with MOD. Luck smiled on me, the listening test had no map questions. Reading went well. Hmmm, Writing was something else as I didn't complete the conclusion paragraph. I had my speaking test same day and it went well. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the result, LRWS 8.5,8,7,8. An unreligious me started singing praises… to God be the Glory. With CRS standing at 460, I received ITA on Jan 23rd.

POST ITA

Medicals: Upon getting ITA, I mailed both Qlife and IOM. Decided to go with IOM because they gave me a shorter time frame.

PCC: Inspector Moshood came through. I gave him 5k though he asked for 7k… told him that was the amount I saw on Nairaland.

POF: God came through for me. POF was a gift deed of N3m from my sister. I think I got away with something here, or maybe it never mattered. By virtue of my workplace, I requested for a T-bill run for the day from my colleague in Treasury, saw the market rates and decided to buy a 9-month T-bill. The face value of my investment went up to N3.36m from N3m. Why did I do this? I needed the interest to shore up my POF. I know people here always caution against doing investments that mature after 6 months, but I did it anyway. Got Stanbic Pension to write a reference letter that I can access 25% of my pension balance. I also got a letter from the bank in CIC format, stating my 6-month average account balance and the T-bill investment. Prepared a gift deed which I notarized. I wrote an LOE with a breakdown of the POF using the exchange rate on XE for the day and a screenshot from Xe.com. So I submitted the LOE, Bank’s reference letter, Pension’s reference letter, T-bill certificate and gift deed.
Sidebar, I am requesting for a new GCMS notes. I am interested in the observations of the case officer/analyst on my POF. If I see anything untoward, even though it matters little, I’d be here to share it.

Work Experience: Researched job adverts for my role online to see the job responsibilities. Compared the functions with what I do and made some modifications to my job functions. I sent this to my manager for approval and forwarded same to HR to prepare the reference letter. In addition to the work reference letter, I included employment letter, confirmation letter and 6 months pay slips.
For application submission, I paid using sterling bank card as the bank offered the cheapest rate at the time. I still think their rate remains the cheapest. I naturally don’t like filling forms, so despite that I have a US visa refusal, I didn’t fill Schedule A. AOR Feb 18.

POST AOR

Medical passed and biometrics given in April.
Raised a CSE to include details of membership of professional bodies
Raised a CSE to find out about my visa office and followed up with a call. Visa office was Ottawa.
Requested for GCMS notes on June 10, notes generated June 12 and received July 11. Criminality passed, Info sharing in progress, Eligibility and Security not started. I felt frustrated with the slow pace of my application and at different times I thought of withdrawing my application (yinmu ). Discussed the notes content with a colleague who consoled me that a lot could have happened between when the Notes was generated and now. Well, it turned out to be the case as I got a ghost update on Saturday morning. The palpitations on seeing the update no be here. I became so restless and super excited at the same time. Fast forward to Monday, I quickly subscribed to Skype so I could call CIC. Got through in the evening after a few tries, the call rep mentioned that my application was approved on Friday and she said her congratulations. Got the golden mail on Monday night… it has ended started in praise.

I dedicate this PPR to everyone who has shared their timeline here. To the guys who continually update Page 1 with links, from previous threads to this, you all deserve an accolade. I once asked Joo2018 (God bless you bro) a question on using only T-bill certificate for POF, he answered my question but also referred me to read people’s PPR timelines. That was the eye opener for me as I read every single PPR timeline shared on NL prior to my AOR. So much knowledge hidden in those timelines. Passport submitted on Monday, thanks to the guide on Page 1.

I pray we all find favour in our application.

I will be back with another timeline…

Diavolo:
Good morning house, I'm a doctor who's planning on entering the express entry program. My issue is that I have an error on my waec result, the date of birth isn't correct and the time and process to rectify is much. So meaning I can't use wes for my ECA. Is it advisable for me to use ICES who don't require weac instead or rather sort out the issue and use wes.

ladymarshall:
We appreciate you for checking in with us.

Page one of this thread is most important. It has everything basic, check here https://www.nairaland.com/5187408/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

Diploma+BSC could be evaluated as two or more certs by wes based on previous sucesses but I am not sure about Uniben’s diploma, perhaps other Uniben alumni who are more informed on it could respond more authoritatively.

Are you asking if a Bachelors degree in Engineering would be evaluated as a Masters degree? Why would you think so? Or perhaps I misread the question. Engineering is not evaluated as a professional degree for EE application tho.

@Avidreader748 has a neco contact in Minna


I appreciate your response. Thank you. I shall channel all of my energy into reading part 1 then. With regards to the latter, it was a wrong interpretation of some other information. I shall contact Avidreader748 too.. Thanks

PS: for 7 above I received a call from a neco staff telling me I under paid and needed to add 4k, he gave me the option on going back to remita and paying of sending the money to him to make the payment there at their office. It was a risk I had to take cos having to post that one again would cost me another 4k+ so i took the chance. Luckily the guy made the payment and sent me a photo of my receipt .

ladymarshall:
We appreciate you for checking in with us.

Page one of this thread is most important. It has everything basic, check here https://www.nairaland.com/5187408/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

Diploma+BSC could be evaluated as two or more certs by wes based on previous sucesses but I am not sure about Uniben’s diploma, perhaps other Uniben alumni who are more informed on it could respond more authoritatively.

Are you asking if a Bachelors degree in Engineering would be evaluated as a Masters degree? Why would you think so? Or perhaps I misread the question. Engineering is not evaluated as a professional degree for EE application tho.

@Avidreader748 has a neco contact in Minna