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Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 10:05pm On Jul 11, 2013
aspirecanada: @solomonwis: The process that I followed was as per the document requirement norms specified by WES for my country (which is as follows):

"You may have photocopies of your original mark sheets attested and dated by the Controller of Examinations or Registrar’s Office. Please request for the attested photocopies to be placed in an official sealed envelope and have the envelope returned to you to forward to WES."

As my college doesn't send transcripts on its own, I chose the aforesaid method and thus DID NOT violate the WES process in anyway. Please note I merely got the marksheets attested by COE and handed over to the concerned authorities in the college. And yes, I did explain them the process in which the documents are required by WES(as not every college will be aware of WES process). On my request, the college authorities returned the documents in a SEALED envelope. Whether they put any other note/letter in the envelope is something I am aware of. All I know is, that I received the envelope which was stamped and sealed. I took the SEALED envelope and posted it(without opening)along with my degree cetificate photocopy. The point I was trying to make in my earlier post was that we can send things together just to save time.

Moreover, another thought to ponder overall is that
1. Controller of examinations will not attest the documents unless you have actually passed an exam from a particular university.
2. How can a college attest the documents without you requesting them to do so. And you will have to produce the original when you go for attestation. Thus you will have to physically visit the college to get the documents attested. So in a way the process has to be initiated by the student. What college gives in a sealed envelope is their discretion.
Pardon me for misunderstanding you. I didn't have India in mind when writing what I wrote.
As you'd agree with me,the underlying factor is for the transcripts not to be tampered with by the requesting party. This is a universal principle for the sending and receipt of transcripts.
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 10:05pm On Jul 11, 2013
aspirecanada: @solomonwis: The process that I followed was as per the document requirement norms specified by WES for my country (which is as follows):

"You may have photocopies of your original mark sheets attested and dated by the Controller of Examinations or Registrar’s Office. Please request for the attested photocopies to be placed in an official sealed envelope and have the envelope returned to you to forward to WES."

As my college doesn't send transcripts on its own, I chose the aforesaid method and thus DID NOT violate the WES process in anyway. Please note I merely got the marksheets attested by COE and handed over to the concerned authorities in the college. And yes, I did explain them the process in which the documents are required by WES(as not every college will be aware of WES process). On my request, the college authorities returned the documents in a SEALED envelope. Whether they put any other note/letter in the envelope is something I am aware of. All I know is, that I received the envelope which was stamped and sealed. I took the SEALED envelope and posted it(without opening)along with my degree cetificate photocopy. The point I was trying to make in my earlier post was that we can send things together just to save time.

Moreover, another thought to ponder overall is that
1. Controller of examinations will not attest the documents unless you have actually passed an exam from a particular university.
2. How can a college attest the documents without you requesting them to do so. And you will have to produce the original when you go for attestation. Thus you will have to physically visit the college to get the documents attested. So in a way the process has to be initiated by the student. What college gives in a sealed envelope is their discretion.
Pardon me for misunderstanding you. I didn't have India in mind when writing what I wrote.
As you'd agree with me,the underlying factor is for the transcripts not to be tampered with by the requesting party. This is a universal principle for the sending and receipt of transcripts.
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 10:48pm On Jul 10, 2013
mercylicious: Plz, I have a degree, an IT certificatn in itil and my ssce.
Apart from the transcript that will be sent by the school, which docs/ certs will also be sent? Degree? Or wit the itil certification?
"WES only evaluates credentials earned through formal academic training. Applicants should not submit short-term professional development courses or other non-formal, non-academic training documents. These types of documents will not be evaluated or included in the WES evaluation report"

The IT certification may not suffice as it might not have been earned through formal academic training. I will advise that you include the certificates and see what WES will do.
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 9:32pm On Jul 10, 2013
sholean: Please how many copies of Evaluation Report does WES sends for FSWP is it 2 or do you have to pay for the second?
WES issue 2 results,1 for you and the other to be submitted along with your application to CIC. You pay for additional result aside the 2 issued if you want.
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 9:25pm On Jul 10, 2013
mercylicious: Must the Wes transcript request form be signed and sent to wes? I did online request and my school normally attaches a cover letter which each transcript they send. @ppl dt have submitted, did u send the form?
The request form is just to provide a guide, it is not compulsory.

As a matter of fact,the form is to the issuing educational institution and not to WES.
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 2:24pm On Jul 10, 2013
aspirecanada: Hi just wanted to share some information regarding sending the documents to WES. For evaluation of my MBA degree(completed in India), I approached my college.
1. I got my documents attested and dated from Controller of examinations.
2. I got the WES transcript request form filled, signed and stamped by Controller of examinations.
3. I requested the college authorities to put the documents in University envelope. They obliged and then stamped and sealed the envelope and returned it to me by hand.
4. I got my degree certificate photocopied.
5. I took another envelope, put the university envelope(received in step 3)in it along with the photocopy of my degree certificate.
6. Then i sent both the documents i.e. my degree certificate and my transcripts to WES.
7. These were accepted by WES.

Hope this clears some doubts.
What you did in step 3 was the job of a postman { I don't mean any harm saying that, so please pardon me}. You are not expected to be privy to the process of the transcript being dispatched to WES. I should expect that a letter will follow the transcripts stating that it was issued under confidentiality and it should not find its way into your hands. I am saying this because you are not (obviously not) encouraging people to collect transcripts and dispatch to WES. I can authoritatively tell you that when WES know you were involved in the process of sending the transcript, you will get a status update like "Not Acceptable, Resubmit Document(s) according to WES requirements"

Disclosing that you sent the documents yourself and it was accepted by WES on a forum like this will make things difficult for people in the near future, as the process will be expected to undergo changes to tighten the loose ends and I bet you, they will make research and probably google to sieve out information, they will find nairaland and all the information regarding FSWP. You can imagine what will happen afterwards.

The right thing to do therefore is to request that your school/educational institution(s) send transcripts DIRECTLY to WES. You must never be involved in the process of dispatch, you can expedite the process through whatever means but you should not be seen in the process of communication between WES (or any other assessing authorities) and your educational institution(s).
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 12:11pm On Jul 10, 2013
tomtom1234: Hi solomonwis, LadyGuinivere:
please i am applying for the FSWP and presently have 20 months work experience (1yr 8months)full time
would this be calculated as 2years
It will be calculated as 20 months work experience (1yr 8months)
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 6:41pm On Jul 09, 2013
[quote author=hari_it_ram]Hi solomonwis, LadyGuinivere:

Just nw spoke with a lawyer from Canada regarding work exp ,

My previous companies are not willing to provide me the reference letter with roles and responsibilities. I thought there wound be some alternative like declaration .

But the Lawyer said , there is no alternative solution for Reference letter we have get the reference letter as the CIC format is that true ? if yes then its really tough for me.

Kindly clarify.[/quote]Unfortunately,you need a reference letter from your previous employer dating back to 10 years. I would suggest you approach your previous employer and explain the need for them to provide you with the letter. This does not only show that you have the requisite experience needed for the award of points but also attest to the fact that you are not a person of questionable character. I should let you know your previous employer's unwillingness to give you a reference letter may send a bad signal and that put the application on the express road to jeopardy. Do all you can to get your employer,either present or previous to give you work reference as that's the only way to claim the number of years of experience as you might have declared in your application.

If they decide to give the reference butt not according to CIC specification,you are permitted to include a copy of your employment letter,payslips,pay stubs,letter of confirmation,letter of promotion,etc along with whatever they give you as reference. This will suffice for all that is specified by CIC. They can always get in touch with your employer(s) to ascertain whatever information you pprovide
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 5:22pm On Jul 09, 2013
mercylicious: Plz my ppl, I've fixed the problem above by changing my data in the US site.
However, I have another challenge. What post option are u guys using? 100 dollars for express is much. Am thinking of using registered mail. Plz reply asap.
Mercilicious,I don't know why you had to wait this long to fire the missile...I believe you got what it takes and I've been encouraging you to fire the first salvo.

It is never too late though. I am glad you have decided to take the bull by the horn.

WES is WES either in USA or Canada... You won't be surprised that the evaluation are sometimes done even outside of Canada (with WES USA supporting WES Canada). Once you have your qualification evaluated with them, you can rest assured that your details are on their database.

Registered mail is useful only when you intend receiving your mail in Canada. It is worthless to go for registered mail as it does not guarantee express delivery. It only give you an assurance of safe delivery. To my mind, this is the same as a regular mail.

Express delivery cost more but guarantees safe and quick delivery. You can work with the fact that you know the location of your ECA result. The choice is yours to make.
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 9:02am On Jul 09, 2013
[quote author=hari_it_ram]Hi solomonwis, LadyGuinivere:
Yeah thanks. I understand that, i can send the individual certificates on my own ( each Semester, provisional and degree certificates ) for both degree and diploma. ONLY the transcripts have to thru university to WES.

The word Transcripts actually means the Consolidate mark sheet?? (Which says all the subject title and marks obtained along with the class I belong to?)

[/b]Bcoz for B.Tech I have all range of certificates
1) Provisional certificates – Hope I can send it on my own.
2) Degree certificates – Hope I can send it on my own.
3) All Semester mark sheet - Hope I can send it on my own.
4) Consolidate mark sheet – it HAS to be thru university to WES

For Diploma I have all range of certificates other than consolidate marksheet
1) Provisional certificates – Hope I can send it on my own
2) Degree certificates – Hope I can send it on my own
3) All Semester mark sheet - Hope I can send it on my own.
4) Consolidate mark sheet – I graduated in 2004 , at that time Director of technical education (DOTE) never gave consolidate mark sheet for diploma holders , but after 2006 they are started issuing it , so shall I go and approach them for consolidate mark sheet or just apply to WES the documents which I have currently. If I apply with what I have ,then I don’t need any seal from them.

Thanks a lot for your time and replies smiley[/quote]The bold part above is correct.

I have attached a copy of WES transcripts request form FYI/perusal. It will give you an idea of what TRANSCRIPTS entail and give you the manner under which it has to be dispatched to WES
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 6:53am On Jul 09, 2013
[quote author=hari_it_ram]Hi solomonwis , LadyGuinivere:

Thanks a lot for your replies , really happy to see ur replies.

And one of the MOST important thing , today i spoke with canadian laywer regarding IELTS points.

we can only obtain the additional 4 points for the second official language if you have at least basic proficiency in French/English,for ex in my case , i cannot obtain less than 6.0 on an IELTS test in any of the areas of English proficiency, in order to obtain the 4 points for second language.

even if u have mid level proficiency in French and got less than 6.0 in IELTS (in case of 1st official lang ) u are not eligible for 4 points.


Hope This is will clear lots of doubts smiley

I am planning to get the "SEAL" from university and get the envelope from them to send on behalf of them. - whether this is ok ?

Reason for different envelope , i did my diploma and got the certificate from Directorate of technical education - so for this i cant get it from the university where i did B.tech - have to get from DOTE and sent from there envelope This will be 1st envelope

my 2nd will be from university where i did b.tech

i cant club both the certificate , since its from two different authority.

kindly correct me if i am worng.[/quote]The certificates are your documents,they are not expected to be sent to WES by the issuing institution only the TRANSCRIPTS can be sent in this manner.

You are to send COPIES of your certificates to WES for evaluation,hence there's no format for sending the certificates. It will save you the cost of using two envelops to send them WES. The certificates can be sent using a single envelop. In this manner,you can rest assured your documents will get to WES at the same time and this is cost effective.

REMEMBER, TRANSCRIPTS ARE TO BE SENT BY THE ISSUING INSTITUTIONS. You cannot send it on their behalf, the document will be rejected by WES when you don't send them in the manner specified.
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op):
[quote author=hari_it_ram]Hi solomonwis,

Whether i need to attest both diploma as well as degree and it has to be in separate envelope ?
How long WES is valid ? 5 years ?. i feel its better to be ready with both IELTS and WES.[/quote]You really don't need to attest/notarize any document. You are however at liberty to notarize if you feel strongly about it. Either way, you stand to lose nothing.

ECA issued by WES{and every authorized assessing organisation} is valid for 5 years from the date of issue.

Sure it is better to get all the documents ready especially your IELTS and Educational Credentials Assessment (ECA),WES is one out of 4 organizations that carry out the assessment.

All documents to be sent to WES can be in a single envelop. Remember, you can not send your transcripts to WES or any assessing organization by yourself, the transcripts MUST be sent by the issuing authority.
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 7:41am On Jul 08, 2013
sholean: @mclarry,

Please what email were u using to communicate with WES?
To get a quick response from WES,please use

contactca@wes.org
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 7:27am On Jul 08, 2013
[quote author=hari_it_ram]Hi solomonwis , LadyGuinivere and other senior members ,

This is Hari from india.
Really thank you so much for your detailed information. Last night i got a quote from David Cohen and its almost CAD 3500.
I really don't such huge about at present , thought of going for loan in order to avail the service.
After seeing this forum got some confidence that i can do it on my own with some detailed research and mind set. I thought of filling this year , but i the reality and it already 15 applications for ( 2174 - Computer programmers and interactive media developers ). so going to collect all the doc and info , and never mind even if i file next year.

Just few things reg IELTS , Education

1) Lets say if score anything within the range of ( S 7.0 – 9.0, L 8.0 – 9.0, R 7.0 – 9.0, W 7.0 – 9.0 ) in IELTS can i be rest assured of additional 4 points in Second official language ?

2) I have Diploma in IT (3 Years) , thru which i got admitted directly into 2nd year of 4 years program for B.Tech (IT); so in this case can i claim 22 points instead of 21 bcoz it stated as (Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials is for the completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer)

So my points will be

Education - 22
IELTS - ( 24 - band 7 or above ) + 4 points 2nd official additional - Have confidence that i can take 7
Exp - 11
Age - 12

Total of 73 , am i right or i don't even have the knowledge to calculate points smiley

I never got response from canadavisa or expat for my query hope this nairaland will understand me Thanks and please tc.[/quote]You are welcome Hari.

Your calculation for the educational qualification may be right but you need to get those qualifications assessed so they can be adjudged to be equivalent to a canadian qualification before you can safely award those points.

Regarding your language test result,I would advise that you be conservative in your calculation. Assume that you will not be awarded additional 4
points for the second official language as that area remain largely vague for now. I believe without the second official language and judging from your calculation,you will still meet up with the 67 minimum point to scale through.

Just do the basic and brace up for submission if not for this session,you will be more than ready for the next session expected to start in May 2014 that's not to discourage you from sending your application when all is set
Travel › Re: International Students by solomonwis(m): 8:08pm On Jul 05, 2013
adepojuot: Saudi ArabiahuhI know ur mission,you want to come here to join ur boko haram brother,I will advice u to go to Somalia because Nigeria army no send you.
radwan: thank ... And and im an international student from Saudi Arabia who would like to travel to Nigeria to study and live his life there because I'm original Nigerian but not citizen , can u help plz then I can go to the embassy with some informationsmiley
grin grin grin grin grin grin
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 4:48pm On Jul 05, 2013
sholean: Please can anyone tell if your school has to send hard copy response to WES for verification or verification should be done via email?
That depends on the medium of communication between your school and WES. Most times, the communication is via post mail and not email.
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 6:18pm On Jul 04, 2013
Royaldee: Pls apart from our schools sending transcripts to WES, do i need to send any thing at all to them? pls assist.
You need to send copies of your certificate(s).
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 2 by solomonwis(m): 1:20pm On Jun 25, 2013
Vicjustice: My mistake.
Well, i have given my response on that... It is actually encouraging to know that there are people who desire to hear my say on some given matters. Thanks for the interest smiley
You are the man. Thanks!
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 2 by solomonwis(m): 12:50pm On Jun 25, 2013
Vicjustice: Won't it be more reasonable if the person asks the question him/herself?
You didn't check the link vicjustice,somebody asked a question...i am only interested in your response. I am not asking any question on behalf of anybody.
Travel › Re: 3rd Mainland Bridge @night by solomonwis(m): 11:39am On Jun 25, 2013
Glamglam: This is a beautiful picture. I could actually display this on my living room wall..
Yea really nice,especially when NEPA (sorry PHCN) have not gone asleep... grin grin grin
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 2 by solomonwis(m): 11:32am On Jun 25, 2013
Vicjustice/Justwise..

There is a question for you,at this link https://www.nairaland.com/967110/main-reasons-many-refused-visas/19

Had a friend with a similar case,in fact the wordings of the refusal notice are exactly the same,so I am interested in knowing what your advise will be for this person.

I trust you'd do justice.
Travel › Re: Visitors From Nigeria To UK To Pay £3000 Bond Before Entry by solomonwis(m): 10:33pm On Jun 23, 2013
tallfish145: What if after paying d bond and dies bfor ur stay expires,who will get d cash back?
shocked shocked shocked

I can't help but grin grin grin grin
Travel › Re: Visitors From Nigeria To UK To Pay £3000 Bond Before Entry by solomonwis(m): 10:17pm On Jun 23, 2013
4 Play: Yes, Nigeria is poor country. Let's have a debate that is based on facts not like a beer parlour argument. As at 2008, Nigeria's total oil revenue since independence stood at around $600bn as stated in this link:http://qn.som.yale.edu/content/has-globalization-failed-nigeria

That may sound like a lot of money but remember that we are a nation of at least 160m. For comparison and to illustrate how poor we are, the UK has a population of 62m but its tax revenue this year alone, £612bn or $970bn, exceeds Nigeria's petro-revenue since independence:http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/mar/20/budget-2013-tax-spending-visualised

The notion that Nigeria is a rich country is deeply flawed when you factor in the population size. Our GDP numbers confirm this. Had we had the population of the UAE, it will be a different story all together.
What are the parameters for measuring the poverty level of a country? The quantum of resources at its disposal? the welfare of the citizenry? the GDP?

You can not base your argument on those figures I maintain. In a country where the paucity of data is alarming, where the level of corruption is award winning, how do arrive at the revenue generated from oil. Are they really accounting for all the oil transactions in the country? Please, this is not about oil revenue nor is it about those data that you can not vouch for.

Our poverty is not caused by the resources that we have or we have not.....It is GREED, leadership problem and corruption!

The welfare of a country is not determined by the resources at the disposal of a country but by the welfare system put in place by a government that have the genuine interest of the people at heart.

No country is poor except when the leaders are poor in thinking!
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 10:02pm On Jun 23, 2013
ifechukwukamso: @Solomonwis you are absolutely right. Under normal circumstances both should be evaluated. You pay nothing extra for that

But the emphasis here is time especially for some nigeria schools that take forever to reply WES. What am saying is that in such cases your highest educational credential is sufficient. Anything I say here is verified. Trust me.

I sent my masters and bachelor together (April 23rd) it took 4days for sending and verification of my masters but this is 2 months now and UNICAL has not verified my transcript for bachelor's degree.

In my evaluatiin certificate it was boldly written that requirements for the masters is bachelor's degree. Please Nigerialander shouldnt get me wrong.

Every of all your post secondary school credential should be evaluated especially if alll ur studiws was in 9ja. It costs nothing extra. But for people with higher degree obtained from outside Nigeria, please dont wait for nigerian schools, if the foriegn certificate is your highest credential and has been evaluated which I think is the case with dearstan, please carry-go

Chao!
I tell you most schools outside Europe take almost forever sending in verification. Some schools in Europe have a digitiary system that is acceptable to WES where they verify credentials online. Nigeria is a sorry case, most schools in Nigeria will wait for only God knows what to verify educational qualification that they issue.

I think people will need to factor this in before sending in their application. That is not to discourage people from trying the more. Do all you can to get your school send in your transcript and verify as quickly as possible to meet up before the cap for your eligible occupation is filled.
Travel › Re: Visitors From Nigeria To UK To Pay £3000 Bond Before Entry by solomonwis(m): 9:30pm On Jun 23, 2013
4 Play: Nigeria is poor shocked shocked. Nigeria's oil revenues since 1960 is less than the British Govt's tax receipt for this year alone.
Nigeria is poor shocked Don't let's talk about oil revenue here! You want to equate our oil revenue with what you see on paper, you know what I mean...Oh you forgot what played out during the fuel subsidy probe?...so many thing uncovered, many still buried.. Don't just let's go there

Where is the British Govt. getting the tax receipts from?
Travel › Re: Visitors From Nigeria To UK To Pay £3000 Bond Before Entry by solomonwis(m): 9:18pm On Jun 23, 2013
[quote author=Heckler&koch.]As I carefully go through all the comments here, I can see the seed poverty and suffering has sowed i the heart of Nigerians. It has sowed envy, hate and maliciousness.

90% of comments here are from people who haven't set foot on muritala muhammad airport, but you hear them saying " come back home" " UK is hell" this and that, yet I can bet my life that if all if these people are given a Greek Visa, they will jump on it like flies. Nigeria is third world nation for God's sake, one of the poorest nations on the globe.

Desperate time calls for desperate measure, there is a global crises, Europe, America, Asia are all in crises, so this is a period of austerity and cuts, if the Nigerians are angry, compel your governments to tighten regulations for British oil companies that continuously leech off Nigeria' resources.

But comparing Nigeria and UK is absolute madness, it's like comparing stone with bread.[/quote]Balderdash! Absolute crap!

Are the Britons not enjoying from the "British oil companies that continuously leech off Nigeria' resources"? Will they not begin to threaten us with sanctions just because we don't dance to their tunes in an arm twisting fashion?

Bottom line is, our "friends" from outside the countries are our enemies. I've worked with them and I speak from experience, nice on the surface but smooth killers underneath.
Travel › Re: Visitors From Nigeria To UK To Pay £3000 Bond Before Entry by solomonwis(m): 9:06pm On Jun 23, 2013
[quote author=Table Leg ]They know the primary targets and therefore they feel the measure will help check the influx on that front ....

On the terrorists front, they have other measures in place, although i am not saying those measures are 100% effective

Measures to check terrorism is continuously worked on ... But the issue here is the prospective visitors who come here and dont plan to return or plan to drain or create a burden on the UK economy ...

£3k is nothing to a die hard foreigner who plans to emigrate via any means ... People pay much more to get smuggled but this measure will reduce the numbers... So i say till people get round it, it is a good immigration and border control measure![/quote]My grouse is with the primary target.

why do they single us out every time? Yes, we have our challenges but do they have to make us feel less human with measures like this? what happen to the EEA citizens who come into the UK make use of the social infrastructures and run back to their countries? I don't blame them for wanting to control their border and keep the net immigration low but to single out some African countries and some Asian countries is absurd and smack of official racism.
Travel › Re: Visitors From Nigeria To UK To Pay £3000 Bond Before Entry by solomonwis(m): 8:55pm On Jun 23, 2013
[quote author=james-t]it's a shame that a lot of us here a whinning about the UK government's decision. Truth is, it's their country and can damn do what they please. As for those who find it irresistable, what's wrong with your life in Naija? Why must you go to another country, where you born an ambassador? Is getting garri not hard enough that you are now trying to go where bugger is out of your reach?

Anyway, I have a simple solution that is guaranteed to make Naija a better place. That solution is to unban corruption in the country, specifically stealing from govt coffers. But if you do unjustly help yourself to our commonwealth, you must invest it here, failure to do that will be an outright sentence to immediate death on discovery. This should be backed by a strong law sha. [/quote]who is buying into that solution?

Those greedy set of people in power who think of no one else but themselves?

Bro, come up with something like a revolution! something more draconian!
Travel › Re: Visitors From Nigeria To UK To Pay £3000 Bond Before Entry by solomonwis(m): 8:43pm On Jun 23, 2013
[quote author=Table Leg ]Good news ... It wont deter die hard folks but at least it will reduce the influx!

Tougher measures needed .... cheesy[/quote]You're sure about that?

Are you sure they are not opening their border to terrorists who definitely have the financial wherewithal to pay the bond just so they can gain entry to carry out their dastardly act?
Travel › Re: Visitors From Nigeria To UK To Pay £3000 Bond Before Entry by solomonwis(m): 8:21pm On Jun 23, 2013
ballabriggs: Nigerians say the UK is finished yet they flock to one of the worst tourist destinations.

I see people going to the UK for tourism as mugus, why waste your money when there are better destinations?

The other funny thing is Nigerians saying the "country is finished". A country with the assets the UK has cannot be finished. Their situation is not even quarter as bad as it is for Nigerians yet they moan daily about their economy, they moan about their politics, they ask questions about their cities, you have debates on critical issues.

I think it would be better you spend more time crying at yourselves rather than get worried over people who are miles ahead.

On the topic, I find it immoral to ask students to provide bonds for visas. I know elections are heating up and Mr Cameron is trying real hard to get into the hearts of the rightists who are worried about growing immigration. However, there should still be some decency in his policies.
I am just imagining a scenario of a family of 5 applying for 6 month UK visa. It means they'd part with £15,000 for a 2 weeks stay....It is unimaginable....tying down such amount all in the name of visiting the UK.

This ogogoro drinking leaders won't wake up to fight for development of the country, all they are interested in is who is supporting and who is against.........A revolution is looming, I hope it won't be like that that of Egypt/Libya.

God bless Nigeria!......Walk away dejected cry sad
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by solomonwis(op): 6:48pm On Jun 23, 2013
ifechukwukamso: Hi LadyGuinivere i don't think all the documents needs to be assessed by WES
See link below: Go to Factor 1, read the last statements where they gave examples of scenarios of academic qualification outside Canada and how it should be assessed
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/EG7TOC.asp

Below is an Excerpt of what was written in the instruction guide. I think scenario 3 applies to Dearstan and others in similar level. Also the last scenario is also important. It tells us about people with professional degrees (ie lawyers, doctors, engineers etc) which may not necessarily be there highest educational attainment. In this case there is need to assess your highest educational credentials, in additional to your professional credential. The professional credentials does not necessarily contributes to your point but assess if you can practice that profession in Canada without further assessment thus determining your eligibility for FSWP under the 28 needed occupations.

''Important information. Before you apply, refer to the table in Appendix C to confirm that the outcome stated on your ECA report matches one of the assessment outcomes identified in the table.

The following fictional examples will help you determine what you must submit with your application to the CIO in order to receive maximum points for your education:

If Anna completed a one-year post-secondary program in Canada
Then she would submit proof of her completed one-year Canadian post-secondary program credential.

If Olga completed a one-year diploma at a Canadian college and then went on to complete a three-year program at a university outside of Canada
Then she would submit proof of her completed one-year Canadian educational credential and three-year foreign educational credential and an original ECA report indicating that her foreign educational credential is equivalent to a Canadian educational credential for the completion of a post-secondary program.

If Deng studied outside of Canada and obtained a foreign educational credential at the Master’s level
Then he would submit proof of his completed foreign educational credential and an original ECA report indicating that it is equivalent to a completed Canadian educational credential at the Master’s level or lower.

If Luis studied outside of Canada to practice as an Engineer and CIC has designated a professional body for this occupation
Then he would submit proof of his completed foreign educational credential and an original ECA report issued by the designated professional body indicating that it is equivalent to the Canadian educational credential required to practice as an Engineer in one or more provinces or territories in Canada.

If Asha studied outside of Canada to practice as a Lawyer and CIC has designated a professional body for this occupation. She also studied outside of Canada to obtain a doctorate in philosphy.
Then she would provide proof of her completed foreign educational credentials and an original ECA report issued by the designated professional body indicating the equivalency of her first foreign educational credential to the Canadian educational credential required to practice as a Lawyer in one or more provinces or territories in Canada.

In order to obtain the maximum possible points for her education, she would also have to submit an ECA report issued by a multi-purpose organization designated by CIC indicating the equivalency of her second foreign educational credential to a completed Canadian educational credential at the doctoral level.


Hope this helps
It cost absolutely nothing extra for the Bsc degree to be evaluated along with the Masters degree. It is important that the progression in education be shown and also assessed.

WES will evaluate your credentials so they can quickly attend to the numerous application they have. It is your responsibility to ask that they evaluate every credential as listed by you.

To say you don't need to include your Bsc degree since your Master degree has been evaluated will amount to an ERROR.

He needs to include both his Bsc and Master degree qualification (as long as he wants to claim point with the Masters degree). This does not only show academic progression but also show how his skills will be assessed.

Remember, your ECA is not just for now but also for the future. The Bsc degree may come in more useful in the future than the Masters degree. When you have all your credentials evaluated/assessed you are more than prepared for whatever changes that may be effected in the future.

As a matter of fact, all your post-secondary school qualifications relating to your eligible occupation should be sent to CIC.
Travel › Re: Nigerians Will Have To Pay A £3,000 Fee To Visit UK by solomonwis(m): 1:45pm On Jun 23, 2013
claremont: I'm not surprised that the Conservative-led UK government has decided to toe the line of the racist policies of the Australians. Americans, Canadians, Australians all come to the UK and overstay, why have they not been targeted by this policy?!

The ECHR will have the final say on this one.
You wouldn't believe the Britons and American rank top as illegal immigrants and even legal immigrants in Australia!

This policy will only make criminals more daring in gaining access/entrance to the UK. You need to ask where terrorists get all the millions used in terrorizing /tormenting people all over the world.

Deposit bond will not be a deterrent to people who already have a mind set of staying illegally in the UK, it will only deter people with genuine interest of visiting the UK and contributing to the GDP of the country.

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