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bissiejoe:
i have 3 years work experience as production technician and 2 years work experience as quality assurance technician in a food manufacturing industry.......i just want to be sure i can reach a good score before applying

Then focus should be on areas where you can improve on your score. Let it be known that aside job offer/provincial nomination,you cannot score above 600 points.

You can always check to see what you'd like score/eligibility via this link http://onlineservices-servicesenligne.cic.gc.ca/eapp/eapp.do;jsessionid=11182566F39663B68E5236EE7F5E60DA

bissiejoe:
But from what I have read on the website, the canadian work experience add up to the overall score of 1200.

Don't over-flog the Canadian work experience if you don't have it. Why don't we talk about your work experience?

Ekpekus:
Thanks be God!!!!
PER has been "Valenting" my mailbox since 14th.

MR mode activated..
Timeline:
Arrived cic 26/11/14
CC debited 22/01/15
PER kissed my mailbox 14/02/15.

Congratulations!

Kevinoh:
Hello dear friend's in the house,

Please I would love to know how long the nigerian police clearance certificate is valid for?

Thanks in anticipation for your kind response.

From the perspective of the FCID in Nigeria,it is valid for 3 months but for the purpose of your application for immigration,it is valid for 12 months.

kart042000:
Hi solomonwis, isn't it possible to have family support or sponsor?

Yes,you can have "family support" but the definition of family support ends with funds made available by the principal applicant, Accompanying spouse or both. Other than these two,the onus lies on the principal applicant to prove that fund or evidence of fund presented is indeed available,not borrowed or encumbered by debt of any kind.

It is always an herculean task proving that other sources of fund prove the availability for use by the principal applicant and his/her family.

shamecurls:
Hello House,

Please, can someone summarize the step by step appraoch to apply for the FSWP. What do I do first?

Thnks in advance

There is no more FSWP,what we now have is Express Entry. Please read through the thread to gain insight as to the steps to take.

skidmarkz:
What will happen after receiving PER? MR? OR interview at local visa office?

At every stage of the way,you would receive instructions detailing what is required of you. Each person's case is peculiar and so the instructions are tailored towards individual's case.

LOBOFC:
Hello Zeelo,

Some of the provinces too are requiring that you have a job or know someone. From your experience, what is the easy way out?

Thanks for your advise.

You can't give what you don't have mate!

If you don't "have a job or know someone",just waka pass. There are other provinces/territories with less stringent conditions,approach them. Follow the guidelines,present yourself economically resourceful and you'd smile in the end.

DoubleBam2X:
Hello Gurus,
Kindly look at part of an email (in red below) from Accra Visa Office regarding my application:

1) Updated Proof of funds: you must have in the form of transferable and available funds, unencumbered by debts or other obligations. Send updated bank statements, fixed deposit certificates, etc. If you have made large deposits into your accounts or fixed term investments, you must provide evidence of where the funds originated. For more details please see:

2) Proof of your involvement and right to profits from family company (company code, registration, letter from the bank, company bank statements, etc.

My questions are:
a) At this stage, can I still change my account type? I sold a landed property recently and I intend opening a fixed deposit with it. A new addition to my family has made the former POF insufficient.

b) In my application, I attached a letter to buttress my source of POF explaining that my wife runs our family business. Now, CIC wants proof of this family business as stated in (2) above. But the problem are that, the business is not registered with CAC (because it's just a small store that sells few building materials) and we do not have a separate business account (we use our personal account which we submitted the statement of account to CIC earlier). Now that AVO wants this proof, what can I do and I have less than 30 days?

Please, I need your advise urgently on these.

Regards

It's a difficult scenario here. It will be difficult proving the source of your fund from an "unregistered" business that is lucrative enough to provide you the much that you need as proof of settlement fund.

Whatever anybody gives you here will end up as a 50:50 chance.

Please draft a letter explaining that the business that your spouse run is not registered but you have provided pictures (This in itself is not a strong basis because you might have taken the pictures anywhere anyways),you must also provide tax receipts,tax documents showing that this business exist or the individual's name with which tax is paid on the business( This might be another difficult point as question will arise as to what business name you registered with the govt. for tax purpose). At some point,the business must have purchased the "building materials" from a company,please provide invoices detailing the purchases by this company as well as receipts showing how payments are made for the goods purchased - This must have some form of correlation with withdrawals in your bank account. You also need to provide copies of sales invoices together with copies of stamped deposit slips corresponding to the lodgment in your bank account.

In your letter,please indicate the profit sharing formula {If any}.

Remember that this fund cannot be borrowed and you must prove that this fund is available to you and must be unencumbered by any debt or lien.

Like I mentioned earlier,it is always suspicious when proceeds from "unregistered business" is presented and there are no proper accounting records for the business to a consulate/an embassy. It is easy to dismiss this on the basis of ingenuity than waste so much resources for the immigration office{ers} trying to do the accounting for the business {and their knowledge on accounting may be limited anyways}.

The ball is in your court,present the business,providing the much facts at your disposal to show this business exist though unregistered.

If you ask me,I'd say you should present a new and GENUINE bank statement altogether if there is with prove of the source of fund - NOT A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT RECENTLY OPENED but a proper bank statement showing transaction for at least 6 months. This however does not douse the suspicious already raised on the initial "unregistered business'" bank statement

fphumie:
Hello house, please I need clarification with sth, I have all necessary documents and I have also passed my IELTS but the issue now is that, I work in a bank and my job function is mainly reconciliation of accounts and monitoring of accounts. I am try ongoing to apply for NSPN but then I think my NOC is 1114 though I am a chartered accountant. Pls can I apply under NOC 1111 . And I want to be sure of my chances with NSNP before selecting the province under EE pool. Or does anybody know of any provincial nominee program coming up soon?

You have to apply under the NOC that matches your work experience and not necessarily your educational qualification even though that counts too.

AceOak:
My people, help me praise the almighty God for i had almost given up hope but i finally got my PER mail yesterday... here are my details:

NOC:2172
Application date: 2014-11-19
DD cashed: 2015-01-15
PER mail: 2015-02-11

My profound gratitude to damkollins, solomonwise and so many others too numerous to mention. God will definitely perfect all He has started in all our lives.

Congratulations!

meta4:
Hello house, please how many points is granted if you spouse also has her ECA done?
i look forward to a quick response from the seniors like Kollins, Solowise and others. thanks

Maximum point for accompanying spouse in CRS is 40.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/express-entry/criteria-crs.asp

tosinkay:
Good evening house and i am new in this forum, i am interested in this program, but i do not know how to start. can someone please help me to list the step by step to follow in this process and the specific IELTS MODULE that someone need to write.
Thanks and stay blessed.

Kay

IELTS Module - General Training is the only acceptable module for Express Entry.

Highlyfavoured3:
@tola73 and gurus in the house, is employment letter mandatory or optional in the fsw application? Cos I was surprised when tola73 stated it has a reason for cic rejecting his nephew's application. Please shed more light on this cos I thought it was optional

Employment letter is not mandatory but a reference letter from both present and past employers relating to the applicant's occupation is necessary. It must be i tandem with the lead statement of the NOC.

bissiejoe:
@solomonwis......please what NOC job category does a Quality assurance technician or a production technician in a manufacturing industry fall within? and with HND certificate.
Hope to hear from you soon

2211 Chemical technologists and technicians (If your quality assurance function is in chemical related industry)

You can read up for more here http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2011/QuickSearch.aspx?val65=2211

tosinkay:
Good evening house and i am new in this forum, i am interested in this program, but i do not know how to start. can someone please help me to list the step by step to follow in this process and the specific IELTS MODULE that someone need to write.
Thanks and stay blessed.

Kay

The step by step has been outlined here on this thread,please read through the last 50 pages on the thread. You can then ask questions where necessary.

primeson1:
oh thanks....the reason why i asked was because someone wants to sponsor the whole application stuff and he said i should confirm the total fee it will take from start to finish.

now i know some......

1. IELTS fee 35,000
2. Assessment $350
3. ?
4. ?

hope you understand my inquiry.


thanks

The fees applicable is peculiar to each person's case.

There is a fee for IELTS - N35,000

Fee for ECA - dependent on your assessment agency and the kind of service you want

The cost of collecting/receiving your employment letter(s)both from past and present employers.

At this stage you might not be paying the application fee until you have been issued an invitation to apply (ITA).

Remember, you CAN'T BE SPONSORED by anyone to maintain yourself. You will have to show a proof that you have the required fund to maintain yourself while in Canada. You must show you have the financial capability to maintain yourself and your family.

babalokoso:
Hi,
When my application was received on October 20, 2014, the cap was not filled up then because the application they had approved then was less than 500. I worked for Deloitte and I included my letter of employment and reference. My credential was accessed by ICAS and my IELTS result was good.
As a house member suggested I will keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best.
Thanks

NOC 1111 under the 2014/2015 FSW might have been capped as far back as October 2014. I think your focus should shift to Express Entry now.

bissiejoe:
Thanks for your reply......i was wandering how someone applying from outside of Canada and who have not stepped into Canada before get Canadian work experience and that was where the confusion came in.

It is not every part of Express Entry that applies to all applicants. That part of EE asking for Canadian Work experience does not apply to you if you have not worked legally for any employer in Canada. There is another part of EE which is referred to as Foreign work experience,that's what's applicable to you {If you have worked in your chosen occupation for a period of time}.

squash1986:
Hello House,
I want to apply for the Express Entry program, I have opened an account with the Canadian Job Bank. I have paid the necessary fee to WES,sent my credentials and as I'm sending this mail, my credentials has been received and it is being processed now. I have also registered for the IELTS test and I'm scheduled to write it next month. What I would like to know is if I get my IELTS test result and I do well in it. What next? Is there any fee to be paid to CIC for the processing of my application? Let me also point out that I have my letter of employment offer, reference letter, payslip, statement of account e.t.c.
One other thing,has anybody in nairaland applied for any of the canadian immigration program (FSWP,NSNP,EE) through a paid representative in Canada? What is your experience with them? Can they be reliable to help someone through the application (even though I know they will demand for a fee) and not defraud a person? Is there any document called the Express Entry Interview and what is it about?
I just want to have more information about this whole immigration process.

You are on the right track. Finish up with your IELTS and ECA,then move on to creating a profile on Express Entry. You can then wait for selection once you are accepted into the pool.

Express Entry is pretty straight forward,you can do without paid representative. If you have come thus far,you can go farther all by yourself abiding by the instructions.Employing the services of a paid representative will not give you an edge in the EE pool.

There is no "Express Entry interview" except of course there is any need for clarification on your profile by your visa office and that is towards the finalization of your application.

hmnnn:
Me have a question o...I was told i'm ineligible initially. I suspected it must be because i indicated i didn't do ECA, so i created another profile and i then indicated that ECA done, which eventually led to my profile now deemed eligible, i was also given a Job Seeker Validation code. Now that ECA is the issue, i'm planning on doing it but, one of the Provinces i'm targeting may open their PNP application soon and they requested that anyone who will apply should already have been accepted into EE pool and must have EE number and Job Seeker Validation Code which i already got.

My question now is when does CIC starts to work or verify the details we provided in our EE profile? I'm considering withdrawing the profile pending when i would get ECA done and then create another profile but, from the reviews i've read, many of those who withdrew their profile weren't given Job seeker validation code when they re-applied. Also, the Province i'm targeting might open application during the period when i'm still processing ECA and as such, one might loose since he doesn't have the codes again. Leaving the profile the way it is, i don't want CIC to start their verification and then find out the ECA details aren't true, they said any false info may result in one being banned from entering Canada for the next 5years. My plan now is to process the ECA and when and update the info as soon as i get the result but i need to know if CIC won't start their processing before that time. So, what can anyone advice? Kindly note that i did it initially to find out if ECA was the issue why i was initially deemed ineligible, thanks.

Your approach to the whole process is totally wrong!

Creating 2 "dummy" profiles will lead to a ban. Don't create a profile on EE if you don't have any of the required documentation. You might be found out and it will lead to a 5 year ban.

Create a profile ONLY when you have the documents {IELTS,ECA,job experience,etc}

222rayo:
Hello all, Please I cant make my online payment for my ECA on WES. Its prompting 'Auth Decline'. Please does anyone know what could be wrong?.

Has your card been used for international online transaction in the past? That error message appear to me to mean that the transaction is not approved by your financial institution. You can give them a call to authorise the payment.

henmaris:
What an awesome Sunday morning.Good morning everyone,just checked my ecas this morning and it shows "medical results have been received". Can't thank God enough. my timeline below:
Application date: 25th August
Per: 12 December
Aor: 8 January
MR,RPRF,PCC: 12 January
Medical done: 26 January
Medical uploaded: 8February

Good luck to everyone .
Blessed Sunday

Afterall the "big heart" diagnosis,it shows you have nothing serious to worry about. I would still advice you go do the appropriate medical examination,you might need to take some steps to correct whatever dysfunction there is {IF THERE REALLY IS ONE}.

Congratulations!

scrollmeout:
Hello Guys,

Solomonwis, I have a question please. Under EE, can one switch to another closely related NOC if you feel you stand better chances of nomination? I mean if your duties for the same period in the same company also include duties of another NOc, can you select that other one instead. your prompt answer will be appreciated.

For guys like Damkollins, Pickabeau, Bwave and the rest who are familiar with my process, My fresh application was received on Dec 11, 2014, but i am yet to be charged. Even though CIC have started charging Dec 15 applications for other NOCs (like 2172), my NOC was charged last on Jan 21st (for Nov 12 applications). Though by my analysis, it is unlikely that my NOC has been capped since the number was put at 777 on Dec 16. What do you think? What is happening?

You can update your profile on EE by clicking "Update Form" on the appropriate section of your profile (In your case,you can change your NOC under Work History ).

usr249:
@Solomonwis,

Many thanks. I have not named the baby yet. I will do that at the end of the month.

I wanna just inform them that I have a new baby and that I will send them the required documents such as birth cert and passport later.

What do you think?

Cheers.

You should do that after the christening. CIC will only deal with real facts and real names. The information will not be recognised until there is a name and by extension a passport for the baby.

usr249:
@Solomonwis,

My wife delivered a baby boy and so I will be doing the CSE soon since I now have my UCI.

Do you have any idea how I would have to pay for both wifee and the baby?

Thanks so much for your assistance.

Standing by.

You will pay for both mother and child with bank draft either USD or CAD. Mother - $550CAD and Child- $150CAD. This will be sent to Accra.

Before doing anything,please send the CSE and get a response from them on the next step.

Congratulations!

JesusDWay:
I not only created an EE profile, I input all the details and submitted, then I got a message that I'm ineligible and a pdf format of the same message appeared on my profile, saying ineligible. I tried to see if I could change some of the details I inputed earlier using the same GC Key, to see if my status will change to eligible but, the system wouldn't allow it. So, I wanna know if I will have to create another gckey and create another account. Thanks for your response so far

EE profiles can always be edited. There is obviously something missing somewhere,you have to take the process all over again checking your details and clicking on "update form".

LOBOFC:
Many thanks for your response but I really do not know how to go about d provincial nomination. They keep saying things like you must know someone or have a relative there of which I don't

It is not all provinces that require having a job offer or being nominated by a relative. You can try out Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia provinces.

toksys:
THANK YOU SOLOMON I HAVE ANTHER QUESTION I AM ASKING ONE AFTERVTHE OTHER SO I CAN BE ADEQUATELY IN FORM

* I WAS ADVICED TO SENT MY CERTIFICATE ALONG SIDE MY TRANSCRIPT TO SAVE COST INSTEAD OF SENDING IT SEPARATELY.THE TRWNSCRIPT WILL CARRY THE SCHOOL STAMP AND ALL THE DETAILS AND WILL BE SENT THRU DHL WITHIN THE SCHOOL PREMISES(THE COURIER SERVICE WITH THE INSTITUTION ) WITH MY CERTIFICATE (COPY) INCLUDED.JUST WANT TO KNOW SHOULD I GO WITH THIS ADVICE OR BETTER STILL SEND THEM SEPARETELY WITH THE SCHOOL SENDING ONE THROUGH COURIER AND I SEND ANOTHER. YOUR KIND RESPONSE IS WELL APPRECIATED

1. Using cap to send message means you are shouting at the top of your voice. Don't use cap letters,so you don;t scare us out.

2. On this thread,we preach following laid down rules and regulations. If the rules says you cannot send transcripts by yourself for the purpose of ECA,please do not attempt to do so and nobody here will support such.

3. Don't "save cost" by doing what is inappropriate. You will end up spending more because you'd be found out and your application will not be processed until you follow the right procedure.

4. You,as the applicant,can only send your degree certificate(s). The educational institution you attended is obliged to send your transcripts directly to the assessment body. Do no do anything otherwise.

Adesiji77:
What is the order of processing/getting the following: Job Bank registration, EE profile number and JobSeeker validation code? I am currently waiting for my ICAS evaluation

You can not register on EE if you don't have an ECA result (as wel as IELTS result) as you would be require to supply your ECA result reference number.

toksys:
I WANT TO APPRECIATE EVERY ONE TAKING TIME TO RESPOND IN THIS FORUM .THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE .THE GUYS HERE ARE SINCERE. OK I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION
QUESTION 1.
IN THE PROCESS OF REGISTERING ON WES WEBSITE I CLICKED ON WESTERN UNION ONLINE TRANSFER AND IMMIDEATELY IT GAVE ME A REFERENCE NO AND ASK ME TO MAKE PAYMENT I DID NOT WANT TO USE WESTERN UNION BUT JUST WANT TO EXPLORE THE UPTIONS THAT I HAVE BUT I DISCORVERD THAT I COULD NOT GO BACK TO CHOOSE PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD AGAIN .IT HAS LOCK ME IN WESTERN UNION PAYMENT AND GIVEN ME AREFERENCE NUMBER.WHEN I CLICK ON PAYMENT IT REDIRECTED ME TO PAY WITH CREDIT CARD.PLEASE I WANT TO ASK SHOULD I CONTINUE OR SHOULD I START ANOTHER REGISTRATION AGAIN SO THAT I CAN MAKE PAYMENT USING THE CREDIT CARD OPTION AVALAIBLE OR SHOULD I JUST CONTINUE TO PAY WITH THE WESTERN UNION OPTION.PLS HELP

You either mail WES at contactca@wes.org to unlock the payment platform or you create an entirely new application and proceed with payment.

Another option is to log out and log in again,then proceed with the payment option you desire.

JesusDWay:
@Solomonwis....i applied to jobbank but without job seeker validation code. Besides, it's somehow linking jobbank with EE. Also, if i'm reapplying, will it be with a different GC Key? Thanks

You don't have to have another GC Key?You can do everything within the same GC Key. Withdraw the first profile and create a new one ( if you created one already).

If you opened up a profile on job bank without job seeker validation key,it means your EE profile is not active and therefore not in the pool. Am I missing something here?

Why are you reapplying?Why do you need a different GC Key?