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justwise: I think it will this time with the current govt. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2346756/Visitors-India-high-risk-countries-Asia-Africa-forced-pay-3-000-cash-bond-enter-UK.html

The labour backbenchers and the Asian community leaders protested the idea back in 1999 and I expect the same this time. Already the liberal Democrat Business Secretary is criticizing the policy.

I think the deposit bond will be discriminatory as some people will be asked to pay and others will not even in high risk countries depending on the ECO/ECM's discretion and that might be another ground for dispute.

justwise: I think this will have real effect on people wishing to visit the UK, it will reduce the number,3000 pounds is a lot of money for many

I seriously doubt this seeing the light of the day. The idea of paying £1,000 deposit bond by "high risk" countries was first muted in 1999 and nothing happened and now this!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1572949/Foreign-visitors-to-UK-need-1000-deposit.html

dearstan: Hello people!

Can someone kindly confirm if one is required to do a WES evaluation for all attained degrees or for the most recent that is integral to the application? I sent a request for evaluation of 2 degrees to WES (Bachelors and Masters), but WES ended up evaluation only the Masters once they had received the transcript for that.

Any thoughts on this?

WES will evaluate the credentials as listed by you on your personal portal on their website. If you listed the Bsc dgree and Masters degree as qualification to be assessed, you deserved to be explained to the reason for any omission.

WES does not assess degree based on the eligible occupations but to ascertain the authenticity and equivalence of such degree with a Canadian one.

Bwave: Just got my IELTS result,
Listening: 8.5
Reading: 9.0
Writing: 7.0
Speaking: 7.0

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Overall: 8.0

I wrote the exam on June 08,2013 , so those who wrote the same date can check theirs online..

FUTO is driving me crazy, my transcript is yet to be sent to WES after applying for over a month now, that is the only obstacle am having now. How long does it take for WES to conclude the assessment?

Congrats!

7 working/business days.

aspirecanada: Hi People..I have one more query regarding the Assets and Liablities and the Proof of funds.

1. Can we show the immovable property(in the name of our parents) as our asset or is it necessary that all that assets should be in candidate's name?

2. Same question for proof of funds. Is it possible to show the Fixed deposit (in our parent's name) as proof of funds if we submit an affidavit where in our parents state that they will sponsor us.

Any views please share.

1. It can be shown in their(Parents) name but you must provide proof that you are either a joint owner or sole owner of the property.

2. That fund must be in your name. An affidavit of sponsorship does not suffice in FSWP.

LadyGuinivere: Hello Mclarry I see u! @pm. Their credit cards were debited. Though with the no of complete applications received, the charging is stale news now.lol.
Please, this 26 that they say is complete, till which date? Am quite shocked

May 4,2013

teexzle: Weldone guys, pls wats d minimum acct bal that shd accompany ones app

11,115$ CAD

[quote author=bayo1][/quote]I know notarization are done by lawyers,if you are in Lagos,you can take the documents to ikeja High court for notarization.

bayo1: What of my current job? What date should be at the "end date"? Should it be the date I filled the form?

If you are SURE you will remain on job till the end of the year (2013) please put 31/12/2013 for the current occupation. If you are uncertain,given certain factors you can put the end date as the date you fill the form.

Royaldee: pls i av 3 questions.

1. Can anyone provide me with the link to know/check if the data cap for diff occupations has been reached.

2. am aware that spouse of applicant can earn extra 5 points under adaptability with the Test of English(IELTS) . However, should the spouse(not the applicant get his/her academic credentials evaluated by ECA to earn more points? is there any extra points for spouse academic credentials?

3. is it necessary for the spouse to do separate Police clearance apart from that of main applicant? or do they have to do it together. or is it necessary at all??

this is urgent pls

Diff responses from diff ppu would be appreciated.

Thanks

1. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/complete-applications.asp ( Though not updated with the current complete application received).

2.No need for spouse to undergo ECA except the spouse is the principal applicant.So no point earned for spouse academic qualifications except the qualifications were awarded in Canada.

3. Each person on the application will have to/MUST present a separate Police Clearance Certificate. i.e one for each,no joint PCC.

saumya123: Hi,

My spouse fulfills the minimum requirements of the FSWP. By our most conservative estimates, he stands to get a score of 73 points. The problem is that he still needs to appear for IELTS and get his qualifications assessed. To get the results and to get the entire application package ready, it would take another 2 months.

Given the small cap of 300 applications per occupation category, is it worth the time, effort and money to go ahead with applying to the program? I would assume that the quota for his employment category (financial analyst) must be long filled up.

Thanks for any suggestions.

You stand nothing to lose!

You can go ahead with the plan,check to see the cap for the eligible occupation you intend to be assessed under when you are ready to send in your application,if the quota has not been filled,you can send in your application. If however it has been filled,you can put in for the next intake which is after April 2014.

Your IELTS and Educational Credentials assessment(ECA) will still be useful as they lapse for a period of time(2 year for IELTS and 5 years for ECA).

bayo1: Hi solomonwis,
Some of the forms has slots to fill in the current job and requires a date and there is usually no option of writing for instance - From: 2009-05-05 To: "till date" What should be written in this case if one is still holding that position?

Hello Bayo,Can you be more specific about which forms you are referring to?

tuamaP: AspireCanada I found out that link you have shared got a virus and a lot of computers may not detect if their Antivirus isn't well updated. Please take note and do something about it.

Though I am new to this Land called Naira, I have been following quietly from the background, activities on this forum particularly because I am also an applicant for the Canada Skilled Migration stuff but have been in another forum where people speak less English and do more sharing and advise giving.

Nigerians we need to step up our game and be more creative with our online live. Some dudes from the other forums have been really impressive and many people will look at that and look at this and ask what da fu_c? I mean people take time to give opinions and advises, they show love and respect for man and religion. They behave like they can see each other and know each from somewhere. Others even created database for profiling Various Applicants. The time they sent their Applications, the time it was received, who received it and under what NOC etc.

Unfortunately what we do here is argue and call ourselves names. Dont get me wrong, a lot of our bros and Sis are in those forum too. Lets really help as in the word "HELP". You don't help people and at the same time talk them down. We all certainly gat our prides and Idiosyncrasies.
The truth is nobody knows for certain 100% how CIC works.Its human beings that work there and not machines. I mean people who have feelings and modes just like we do. Some will be seen to have gotten it wrong, yet get a PER while others who may have used the best immigration lawyer either hit the cap or get thrown out over a technical error.
Please lets do things with one spirit. No Boss, No student. We are all here to learn and we are all equal before God. After-all, in the end no one knows who you are and no one may ever get to care about what you are not. I hope someone digme.
I mean no harm, love is beautiful thing!!!

I admire the fact that you speak less English and didn't talk anybody down like in the other forum you talked about .

We must understand the peculiarity of our system and we cannot wish it away,people want to correct people just so they can raise their shoulders high and make the other person less human.

For every "fact", we must understand that there could be the possibility of disproving but it must be done with evidence. That is why I stress the importance of the source of your information. It is left for people to decide on what to do.

When you sound cynical in wanting to correct people,you don't only push them away but others too,that is not ruling out the fact that you need to maintain your stance sometimes.People have asked genuine and sincere questions on here but in responding some people take the questions personal and begin to insinuate what is unnecessary.

We are here to help and nobody can claim to be an Island of knowledge! The FSWP is evolving and definitely there's bound to be some misinterpretations. Let us correct ourselves with love.

aspirecanada: "
@solomonwis: I appreciate your reply. What I understood from this is that EVERY candidate will get 4 points in the 2nd official language. However, from a candidate's perspective, it NULLIFIES the need to acquaint himself/herself with the 2nd official language (coz the candidate will anyway get 4 additional points) and that is something which sounds ILLOGICAL (no offence to anyone) and has left scope for some more thinking. Anyway..without stretching the discussion more, I would say lets wait and see how many points CIC awards for language. As of now, assuming the worst case scenario (i.e. no additional points for 2nd official language) seems to be the safest option.

@all: I am stuck with one more problem. My employer is not agreeing to mention the following things in the reference letter:
1. Duration wise designation split-up
2. Number of hours worked per week
3. Designation wise Annual Compensation

Is anyone of you facing the same problem? If yes, what steps are you taking to ensure that CIC requirements are met?

Thank you for the accolades...I appreciate.

I think on some of the requirements,CIC will still need to come out and make some clarification and I think language is one area that need that clarification so people don't misconstrue facts. I know the process is ongoing and I know for a fact that they are fashioning the system after that of Australia and New Zealand's Expression of Interest where you will be awarded points as you register so there won't be any form of misinterpretation.

To your question,Some employers already have a template of what a reference letter should look like and they are not ready to do anything outside of the "norm" or "company policy"( and I am talking from experience here),you only have to include every other documents showing all of these things as mentioned in the checklist. Your Letter of Employment,Confirmation Letter,promotion letter,Bonus award,payslips,etc will come in handy here.They will show details of those items required in the body of the reference letter as specified by CIC.With those documents,it is easy (for the case officer )to extract whatever information that ought to be included in the reference letter as specified by CIC. They can however confirm whatever they need clarifications on directly from the employer when and if necessary.

I have not heard any application been rejected on the basis of the format of the letter of reference. Worst case is for them to ask AGAIN for the letter as specified.

Others are welcome to contribute,if they have anything to the contrary.

LadyGuinivere: Google.

Blind argument from a “learned colleague”!

I expect something better from you. That speak volume of the unsaid.

LadyGuinivere: Yes IELTS is for english. Pls research into the exam for testing proficency in French. Also, take out time to find out the official Languages of canada. It might give u a deeper understanding of how the language scores are apportioned

Your source please?

LadyGuinivere: Excellent Summation.
This argument is really getting too Long. @Aspirecanada please read the relevant cic page lest u dash urself scores where none exists.

Which CIC page is relevant and which is not?

Well,the bottom line is for you to gain a minimum of 67 points {excluding the 4 additional points if you wish},Aspirecanada will still meet up with the minimum point whichever angle you look at it.

ifechukwukamso: @ Aspire. congrats on your excellent IELTS results
In one of the Economic class forms question 7 asks you your first official language in Canada. Since Canada has 2 officials languages, the second one automatically becomes ruled out

It is based on this chosen official language that you will be assessed

Now for You, you have achieved 24 points for English + 0 points for french. For you to get that 4 extra points, you must score the minimum required marks in the 4 different modules in the french language test (the reverse is the case for people who chose french as their first language).

Now this is where solomonwis is confusing things. If for instance id i claimed French as my first language and i scored a total of 20 in my french language test, for me to get 4 extra point from English (if i choose to, then i MUST HAVE THE MINIMUM SCORE FOR THE FOUR SECTIONS IN MY IELTS MODULES (ie CBL 5 and above).

What solomonwis is saying which is absolutely wrong is that after scoring your points for each of the modules, they will then give you additional 4 points for getting the minimum in the same English test which really does not make much sense.

For the the Notarization issue, take it or leave it that is the truth i have said. I WONT COMMENT FURTHER ON THIS

Cheers!

It might not make sense to you but it does make sense to CIC. You don't have to believe me but you cannot interprete outside of this link http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language-testing.asp

It is good enough to be confused,but carrying people along in your confusion is what will not be acceptable.

I really don't see the difficulty in understanding the language points.....Just take your time and read through the link..

You are saying people need to write two language tests to gain the maximum points and I say that is totally wrong! Absolutely wrong!

aspirecanada: Hi people .. the previous 2 posts have totally confused me regarding the way in which points for language abilities are to be calculated. It would be great if we can explain this with an example:

For example, in my case, I have got the following score in IELTS
Speaking: 7
Reading: 7
Listening: 8
Writing: 8

My first official language is English. In this case, the points awarded for 1st official language is 24 (6 marks per ability)

Now, I have 2 questions regarding the 4 additional points that will be awarded for 2nd official Language:
1. When 1st official language is chosen as English, does it automatically indicate that my 2nd official language is French(even when I dont know french)?

2. If the answer to above question is NO, then does it indicate that my 1st official language as well as 2nd official language is English. In this case, will I get 4 additional points (coz the minimum level is achieved in each of the language abilities)?

3. How does the embassy come to know which is my 2nd official language coz there is no form where we have to specify the 2nd official language?

Please clarify.

There's no confusion whatsoever, there's a minimum threshold you have to meet in your first language (Your first language can either be English or French). When you meet the threshold,you get an additional 4 points in the second official language.

The idea is,if you can meet the threshold in your chosen language you definitely possess the basic ability in the other language. For instance,your language is English and you meet the minimum threshold then you sure possess the basic ability needed to understand and speak French...Don't forget what you are tested on are your abilities on Speaking,Reading,Writing and Listening either in English or French.

Again,please read through this link http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language-testing.asp

The link is self explanatory and unambiguous....

1. Yes, your second official language will be French (Even when you don't speak French,as long as you meet the minimum threshold in your first official language,it is assumed that you possess basic ability in French even when you are not speaking French).

2. The above explains the question.

3.You get points for Second official Language when you meet the minimum threshold in your first official language.

ifechukwukamso: @solomonwis Read pages 11-17 of the ATTACHED GUIDE TO APPLICATION UPDATED LAST IN 2013-04-29
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/EG7TOC.asp
This is an extract of what page 13 under languages STATES look under important Notice section
Note: Test results from a designated testing agency will be used as conclusive
evidence of your language proficiency.
Important information. If you wish to be awarded points for your
proficiency in both official languages, you must include the results of your
official English language proficiency test ([b]C[/b]ELPIP – General or IELTS –
General Training) AND your official French language proficiency test (TEF)
with your application to the CIO.
Important information. If you are claiming adaptability points for your
spouse or common-law partner’s language proficiency, you must include the
results of their official English language proficiency test (CELPIP – General
or IELTS – General Training) OR their official French language proficiency
test (TEF) with your application to the CIO.

For the Notarization palava am quoting an inside source in Famarha Immigration service you can choose to believe it or not.
With this I rest my case

You have done well...You need to look at the highlighted parts of your information.Again let me reiterate the fact that you totally misunderstood how points are awarded under Language and I will refer you here to understand better http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language-testing.asp

The bottom line is,you get a maximum of 28 points as the principal applicant under language. 24 points maximum from your English Language OR French result and get an additional 4 points if you meet the minimum THRESHOLD in each of the four language abilities in either English Language OR French.

Absolutely,you do not need to combine both test results from English and French to gain the maximum points. If you however choose and wish to combine,you will need to send both results with your application. You are only showing skills with your abilities in Enlglish and French but it will not earn you anything above the maximum 28 points which you can obviously obtain using the test results from either English OR French.

Please guide/educate yourself with that link above.

Since when has Famarha Immigration service become "the authority" in dictating how documents are to be prepared? The authority is with CIC and you are to be guided by the checklist. You see what I observe about the agents and their wonderful work is to make the whole process look cumbersome and make you think you need to go to hell and return before you can scale through. Yes,you need to be thorough but you don't need to incur unnecessary cost.

Do you know what it means to get documents notarized in some countries? I agree in Nigeria,it is pretty easy but in some countries it cost a whole lot and the process is cumbersome.

Let me state again that I am not against notarization,absolutely not but IT IS NOT A MUST and YOU WILL NOT BE PENALIZED or your application DELAYED as been touted. You are equal to the person who decides to notarize when you don't.

ifechukwukamso: Lady and gentlemen I have been following this thread and You guys are doing a good job here. This can save people the close to $4000 dollars David Cohen and co charges to submit an application to CIC. Special thanks to solomonwis and ladyguinenine and other dedicated members of this forum.

Though am not an expert on this, but having thoroughly read the CIC website I think I to a large extent understand most of their requirements
Just to further stress on some misconception which some had already corrected the guy already in Canada paddy.....something
Solomonwis was wrong in the IELTS points scoring. You can get a max of 24 for a particular language ie English or French, then extra 4 point if you are bilingual for English or French. The other 5 points for language on adaptabilty are for married people whose spouses have above the minimum stated score
ie CLB 4 or 5 (not sure which one now) and above. This makes language the single most important factor in the scoring criteria followed closely by highest Education attainment.

The second point is Notorization of documents. It's to your advantage to motorize every single document submitted once they are not original. The whites dont think as we do. Once they see notorized documents they usually are more likely to aacpet it as genuinie than when it is not. This is particularly important for Asia and Africa especially Nigeria where alot of fake diocument abounds. The evaluation and authentication of document done by designated evaluation bodies is usually for the qualification you are claimimg points for, and not for others required documents. This was an advice from a person working with an immigration lawyer based in Canada. Though not notarizing would not affect or disqualify your application, it can delay it!. This also depends on the visa officer handling your application. Some don't mind while others do a lot.

Having said that, failure to notorize your document will rarely delay or cause a return of your application package. The worst is that before your are issued a visa or PR, you will be asked to bring all the originals to the processing embassy for further evaluation. All the best to you all

When you say somebody is wrong in something,you need to show proof beyond doubt that the person is wrong.

Can u explain further what you mean by extra point for being bilingual. Can you also bring out the source of your information about gaining extra point for being bilingual?

How do you prove you are bilingual when you are only required to submit one language test result and not two?

Not notarizing your documents will not delay it,not in anyway.
Educational credential assessment is not for scoring points, it will never tell you what score you have. It is for AUTHENTICATION of your educational credentials
documents and evaluation to know if your credentials are equivalent to a Canadian Qualification. I am not against notarization if you are comfortable doing it,go ahead but it will not in anyway delay the processing of your application. You are beginning to make notarization look like it is more original than the original. Even when you notarize your case officer is at liberty to ask for the original at a later date.so stop spreading the rumour of notarization. It can help but can never delay.

smshoeb: Dear solomonwis, I have bachelor of commerce in accounting and masters of business studies in accounting. I work in a building construction company as assistant manager (finance). I completed 2 modules - introduction to finance in first year and business finance in fourth (final) year of my honor's degree. Could you please suggest me whether it's possible to apply as "financial and investment analyst" because I am afraid about my education, CIC want finance degree but I have accounting as major.

From all indication, you will qualify under the Financial and Investment Analyst eligible occupation. I will however advise that you forward your educational credentials to any of the credentials assessment bodies in Canada for your educational qualification to be assessed as equivalent to Canadian qualification.

Please ensure your main duties are in line with the NOC job classification as below

[b]"Financial analysts perform some or all of the following duties:•Evaluate financial risk, prepare financial forecasts, financing scenarios and other documents concerning capital management, and write reports and recommendations
•Plan short- and long-term cash flows and assess financial performance
•Analyze investment projects
•Advise on and participate in the financial aspects of contracts and calls for tender
•Follow up on financing projects with financial backers
•Develop, implement and use tools for managing and analyzing financial portfolio
•Prepare a regular risk profile for debt portfolios
•Assist in preparing operating and investment budgets.

Investment analysts perform some or all of the following duties:•Collect financial and investment information about companies, stocks, bonds and other investments using daily stock and bond reports, economic forecasts, trading volumes, financial periodicals, securities manuals, company financial statements and other financial reports and publications
•Examine and analyze financial and investment information collected, including profiles of companies, stock and bond prices, yields and future trends and other investment information
•Provide investment advice and recommendations to clients, senior company officials, pension fund managers, securities agents and associates
•Prepare company, industry and economic outlooks, analytical reports, briefing notes and correspondence."[/b]


You need not worry about whether you have a finance degree or not, the employment requirement for Financial and Investment Analyst are

•A bachelor's degree in commerce, business administration or economics
and On-the-job training and industry courses and programs are usually required.
•A master's degree in business administration (MBA) (concentration in finance) or in finance may be required.
•The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, available through a program conducted by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts in the United States, may be required by some employers.


I will advise you go ahead with your credentials qualification assessment as long as it has been assessed as equivalent to a Canadian qualification, then you can proceed with submitting your application

aspirecanada: Thanks solomonwis for such a detailed reply. Really appreciate it. I have one more query regarding the format of "Letters of reference" from employers. I wish to know if there is any particular format in which these letters need to written?

And most importantly, somewhere in this forum, I read that the letters of reference need to be confidential and need to be sent directly to CIC. However, in the check list(IMM5612) given by CIC, they have mentioned that WE and NOT the EMPLOYER should send copies of Reference Letters. The originals may however be requested by the CIC officer later. This means that we should keep the originals with us. Also, I could find any text which states that the letters of reference should be sent directly by employer to CIC. Any comments please share.

There's no particular format for the letter of reference. However the letter will include details such as
1.The specific period of your employment with the company
2.The positions you have held with the company and the time spent in each position
3.Your main responsibilities and duties in each position
4.Your total annual emolument in each position and other benefits
5.The number of hours worked per week in each position

You may choose to include a copy of your letter of employment/letter of employment confirmation/promotion letter.

If you are self employed, you must provide 3rd party attestation/documentation indicating the services rendered and the payment relating to each service rendered.

Note that the letter MUST be written on the company letterhead, signed/stamped/sealed by the HR/Admin department or whichever department/unit is responsible for personnel management, the letterhead must carry the official address of the company, telephone number(s) and email address.

The letter will have to be PHOTOCOPY, original letter can be retained by the applicant until such a time the CIC/case officer calls for it.

The letter has to be sent along with other documents by the applicants and not by the issuing organization(s).Please ignore anywhere where it is stated that the letter has to be confidentially dispatched to the CIO

Royaldee: are u saying WES use NIPOST to deliver in Nigeria?

YES!

Except you register for the Expres courier services,other services are delivered via NIPOST

Royaldee: pls what about international registered mail for $30? how long will it take if WES send to me using this(international registered mail for $30). This is bcoz there are 2 options:international registered mail for $30 and International Express Courier ($100).i want to weigh my options

Working days.

Delivery period for this type of mail lie with NIPOST. It might take approximately 2 weeks to get it delivered AGW.

Flowers: @solomonwis: please I would like to find out after getting a good score in the IETLS exam whats the next thing to do?

After your IELTS,you will need to package all the other documents as contained in the checklist{ I am assuming you are done with your Educational Credentials Assessment here and you know your occupation is one of the eligible occupation list. I am also assuming you've done a self appraisal that you meet the minimum required score of 67 points).

Please make use of the checklist earlier posted,if you have any challenge with any of the documents to be included you can come on here and make further enquiries.

Royaldee: kindly assist if anyone has the full address of where the reference letter from my HR(employer) should be addresses. Do i address it to Canada High commision in Nigeria?Accra, or to Sydney straight or Accra? Pls this application is for the latest application May, 2013.

Also i would like to know how long it will WES to send their evaluation report to Nigeria using International Registered Mail($30) and also how long it will take them to send to Nigeria if i choose International Express Courier ($100). It is a street address. which one is better to use. I need to minimixe time and money here. thanks

Has anyone tried other ECA> how was the experience? how fast were they?

Thank you;

The reference letter will have to be addressed to the CIC at the CIO in Nova Scotia. It is however advisable to make the reference letter open ended with the caption “To whom it may concern”


WES will provide you with details regarding the duration of receiving your assessment result via international registered mail. Remember,the delivery in Nigeria will have to be done via NIPOST and your guess is as good as mine with them delivering on time.

International courier will take approximately 4

Working days.

aspirecanada: I have 2 queries; 1st query is related to the reply in the quoted post. Is it mandatory to get the reference letters from the employers even when the occupation is not under NOC 2011 list?
Before I ask the next question; Here’s a brief background about my education and work experience:
B.Sc.:- 34 months of work experience as Programmer Analyst (falls under NOC category 2174)
MBA:- 1 year of experience as Bank Manager
1. Clearly, the work experience after my MBA doesn’t fall under NOC category 2011, therefore I don’t want CIC to assess me on the basis of my Post graduate degree and my experience after that. I also don’t want to claim points on the basis of my Masters degree. Have I done the right thing by deciding to submit the ECA report pertaining to my B.Sc. only?

2. In this case, in the form IMM0008ENU_2D, I am confused whether to mention the “Highest Level of Education” as Bachelors degree or Masters degree. The same confusion persists when I fill my education details in the form ‘IMM5669’. Please suggest what should I do?

Your Masters degree will carry much weight than your Bsc not minding if the discipline under which you obtained your masters degree is not in the eligible occupation. It is advisable to include your MBA qualification in the educational credentials assessment.

Having said that,it behoves on you to package your work experience in line with the job description in the NOC website.In your case,your work experience while you worked with your Bsc {as a programmer analyst}will come in useful here just so you can gain the minimum work experience of one year {since you have had more than one year work experience with your Bsc degree}. You will still include your work experience after your masters degree not minding the fact that it will not count towards your earning additional points with work experience. You will be required to include the details of your work experience in the last 10 years,it is left for your case officer to exclude your work experience as a Bank Manager if you so wish to be assessed with your Bsc qualification.

This is important because you stand a better chance than a Bsc holder and you are seen as possessing the potential to diversify {Which your MBA portrays}.You will also earn more points with your educational qualification after the assessment.

Finally,let me state that you have a choice to make as to which qualification under which you want your application to be assessed.if you consider you stand a better chance with just your Bsc qualification,then you can present that and you can keep your MBA. This means your highest educational qualification will be Bsc and you will state that in all applicable forms. For work experience,you must state all the work experience you've had in the last 10 years whether they relate to the eligible occupation you want your application assessed. You must however emphasise on the programmer analyst work experience as this will count towards earning points under educational qualification.

I hope the above clarifies.

mclarry: @Solomonwis, can one pay for WES and CIC applications using the naira mastercard? If yes, how long doest it take for WES to debit ur account after the online payment via their website?

Yes, you can pay with your naira debit card and that will be debited immediately you are informed of a successful payment.

alexito48201: I have submitted my application on the 4th of june. It will arrive sydney on the 11th of june 2013. My bank statement was 6 month bank statement. Hope that wont be a problem?

As long as you have the required fund showing as balance in the 6 month statement,you won't have any problem....Wish you the best!

Bussyme: Hello, how can someone ARRANGE EMPLOYMENT IN CANADA and the require documents is send to the person in nigeria?.

The first thing is to look for a company requiring the skills that you possess. The company will process the necessary papers for you and send you the offer of employment along with a positive Labour Market Opinion from HRSDC. You can use this to support your FSWP application.