₦airaland Forum

Mgrichboss:
Tina... Arrrgghh! Na time wey I no get to settle down read am, no vex! �

Vicolak:
Congrats

Silversurfer1:
You're right. I rechecked the requirements and saw sample letters. Mabinu. No vex too much

Gshun:
Good morning house, please if i'm using my savings account for POF, would the 6MONTHS statement of account be enough proof or i still need a letter from my bank ?

Silversurfer1:
It's not an actual letter. It's a statement of account. You don't need a letter from your bank. What is the letter going to state? That it's your money?

Litmus:
I lol when I read Nigerians say, ' I agree South Africa, America or whatever should impose Visa on Nigeria because we only want the good Nigerians let in these countries'. I lol because Nigerians don't understand the true nature of what's going on. The truth is that, the average black persons, in those Nations, let's say in Jamaica or South Africa don't want to see your black ass Nigerian doctors in no hospitals, nor your black engineers, shop owners, accountants, chemists, pharmacists, civil servants or any such "good Nigerians". They become resentfull and start asking themselves and their authorities why can't those positions occupied by these so called good Nigerians be occupied by them. However, if the positions held by these so called good Nigerians were occupied by Indians , Chinese, Arabs or whites, they wouldn't notice and therefore wouldn't complain. This happens because blacks have been conditioned over time to look on themselves as inferior.

chukxie:
Welcome initiative. The only problem is Nigerians WILL abuse the gesture. Red-eyed Nigerians go spoil market further there. Truth be told, a lot of Nigerians need proper and solid orientation before traveling abroad. They need to be told engaging in crimes not only damages our nation's image but it shuts the doors against genuine and hardworking Nigerians. They also need to be told of the importance of respecting the laws of any country they go to. If we respect ourselves, people will respect us.

Chamberlain76:
Hello people,
I just started my application. I have a middle name which I'm not using for EE. However, I'm being asked if I have ever used any other name. If I select yes, it gives me option of Type of name, First name(s) and Last name(s). It's confusing. Someone should help

Ameeria:
Wow! This is getting serious! Still expecting ITA at 455...I really dont like the minus 2 they are doing every 2 weeks fa. Birthdays are almost here, I strongly distaste my job now, I don't want to invest anything in naija again. ITA show for me o.

Congrats to the invitees.

venorite:
Ok thanks, but I need to book ahead?

venorite:
Pls do I need to have ita to do upfront medicals with iom? I understand I need to for qlife

TITILOLA88:
Hi everyone, hope we are having a restful weekend?

We got an update on our profile, guess that's the much talked about "ghost update".

We are keeping our fingers crossed....

VECOH1:
Good evening all, Pls I would like to know if it is advisable to travel to Canada 3 months to the passport expiration date.
Are there possibilities of having challenges at the port of entry in Canada?
It is quite hard renewing International passport these days.
I would appreciate feedback from anyone knowledgeable about this.
Thanks.

oluwareni:
Good evening everyone.

Thanks to everyone that has contributed to this thread in one way or the other.

So.. i finally decided to get on with my application and the first place someone told me is to make Nairaland my Bible.

Peeps!!! i have read and read pages of the thread and my head is almost blowing. it is a whole lot of information to process.

Can i please ask for a buddy that can put me through. This is a plea.

Background
- Single
- Msc
- 4 years work experience in financial sector
- 26 years

Not sure what else is required but would be grateful if i can just have a partner to mentor me though.

Thanks everyone.

overcomer296:
My timeline

Decision to migrate- October 2017
Ist ielts - December 2017
I gave up because I was disappointed with the result and my spouse convinced me that "naija go beta"
I picked up interest again when Canada was the new rave in my industry; banking
Eca completed- October 2018
2nd ielts - October 2018
3rd ielts - December 2018 (at this time I was fed up with my job and studied hard. Finally)
ITA - Dec 19 2018
AOR - Feb6th.
POF - 70% fixed deposit letter, 30% savings account balance with my pension as buffer.
NOC - 6235
BIL - March 22
PPR - May 7
COPR - June 3
I am most grateful to God.
Many thanks to all the contributors on nairaland. I got most of the guide concerning this journey from there

(Many apologies for the delay, but I just know u had to share it here)

santakris:
He should be beheaded same way. Simple

chicyclass:
Nice one nwoke oma!

@Denerystormborn this is the best consolation you can get.

Adding to it, I knew about express entry way back. Guess what I had to do M.Sc for 3 years, with all anxiety that it will soon close.
But today, I am waiting for ITA @462

Focus on what you are doing now and do it.
For all those in his shoes.
All I can say is Focus PEEPS!!

SonsOfLiverpool:
Please what does this mean? After the first pic, I chose Quebec though I have no idea why I did then I got the message in the second pic. How does the eligibility calculator works? Am I missing something?

RiyaGoddess:
Like for real?
Oh God please heal our nation Nigeria so we don't have to leave for greener pastures.
Ekaro gbogbo ile ooo. Good morning my people. It's so good to be among the living this morning. As we set out to go to our respective place of work, God's protection will be upon us. Say to yourself, The Sun Shall Not Smite Me By Day Nor The Moon At Night. Remember to say it as often as you can till it sinks into your spirit. It's so good to be back on WhatsApp again. Eyi temi se wa? To know how I earn minimum of 3900 daily, chat me up.

valacious:
Congrats @beeodun, but please, for Ontario provincial nominee. Is it compulsory to provide last ten years job experience under 'work history' column when completing the forms. Does that mean you now have to provide reference letters for each of these jobs? Any advise house?

Dame91:
Good day people,
Please I need clarification on this issue.

We received our PPr mail on the 28th and we have 15 days to submit our passports. However my husband's passport is expiring on the 8th of January,2020 which is almost 6 months. Do you advice we renew it first before submitting our passports or just submit it and hope it gets to them before the 8th of next month

ENG0701:
Received my PPR mail this morning. It's been a long wait since November 2018, thank God it's finally here.

I need answers to two questions, please.

1. I did my biometric in Lagos, can I submit my passport in Abuja, since I will be I Abuja for awhile.

2. Where is VFS office in abuja. I am getting conflicting responses on Google.

Omabb:
Greetings everyone. Please has anyone seen or heard of a family of 6 who was given PR.?

Ifeoma77:

It's not even the sister thread, it's kijiji and indeed.ca

BuhariAdvocate:
And who should we leave the country for.

Pharmbb:


PPR Testimony !!!

New member (silent reader)

If I had ten thousand tongues, it still wouldn't be enough, NAREKELE MO.

Great is Thy faithfulness, morning by morning new mercies I see, all I have needed Thy hand hath provided. Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me


God has remained faithful and gracious despite our short comings and unfaithfulness. He shows up at each our very point of need.


I never used to fancy relocating abroad particularly Canada cos of the weather, but my husband has always been open to it, and whenever he brings up the topic i always brush it aside without giving it any consideration, because we were comfortable so why will I want to put myself through unnecessary stress?

Sometimes late 2016, the company my husband was working with decided to leave Nigeria due to the economic recession and that was how the rug was pulled from under our feet. We were still managing well as we had opened a retail Pharmacy outlet just before the incident, but things kept getting tougher.

Never heard of Canadian Express Entry until June 2018 when my husband's friend and colleague told us they've gotten Canada PR through the Express Entry and were relocating. They explained the whole process and we realized that we also stand a chance. So i was like if they can do it then we too can.

So our journey begins, i was so gingered that i became the main champion of the whole process, my husband was like POF is too much (about 7M for a family of 4) as we had eaten deep into our savings trying to expand our business but this time I was the reassuring him that we can do it.
I am the primary applicant due to age as we are both Pharmacist, I researched like i was doing a PhD thesis. Now if he asks how I'll cope with the cold (cos my tolerability to cold weather even AC is very low), my response now is people there don't have two heads , if they can survive the cold, i too will.

At every step of the way, it has been God. We started the whole process with shishi in our account, saved for my ECA with PEBC from my meager salary (civil servant) and the little profit from the new business. We both read like "tomorrow no dey" for IELTS cos we know how we struggled for every kobo.

We demolished IELTS like bulldozer and started rallying family and friends and within 1 week we raised about 4.5m. (A real miracle!). Due to worries that the value of Naira might crash the way it happened in 2015/2016, we opened a joint dorm a/c for the POF. I also added my PFA statement (25% of my RSA) as buffer, just in case.

By December my husband's ECA was ready and so also was the POF (40% gift deed and the rest was Deed of sale for some properties). Now my ECA (from PEBC) was all that's standing between me and creating profile. Got my ECA on January 1st and the next day, we dived into the pool with CRS 452 as previously calculated !

A summary of our timeline:

Decision to immigrate - June 2018

IELTS
L9,R8,W7,S7.5 - September 8th 2018 (1st and only attempt)
Spouse L7.5,R9,W7.5,S8 - September 8th 2018 (1st and only attempt)

ECA
Me (PEBC) - January 1st (Applied in July)
Spouse (WES) - December 17th (applied in August)

Created EE Profile - Jan 2nd 2019

CRS Score - 452

NOC 3131

ITA - Jan 10th 2019

AOR - Feb 15th 2019

MEP/BIL - Apr 2nd 2019

Biometrics Completed & Updated - Apr 4th 2019

IP1 (if there's still anything like that) - 7th May

(Golden mail) PPR - 8 May 2019

FSW Outland

VO - Accra

No ADR

Family of 4

No of days from AOR to PPR - 82days


Stumbled upon this thread not too long ago while looking some info can't remember what exactly but kept coming back as Guest (wasn't a member of nairaland until recently) to read through cos i was sure of getting new information I never knew I needed.

Thank you to everyone who asked question(s) and a special appreciation to ALL (not familiar with all the names) who took their time to answer and/or provided links.
And to the profs that grades ppr script, hope i tried �.

It has indeed ended in Praise.

TemiGee:
Please it's okay. Let us forgive, forget and move on.

Scandinavian02:
Typical Nigerian
If you are not willing to share your experience with us here, then don't ask questions here. Personally, I did not believe EE was real until I came here to read personal stories and also interacted with the people.

I am very sure some of them wish Canadian Government can stop EE after their own COPR.

No wonder it is difficult for us to cooperate. Indians are bringing their people to Canada in droves and here, some people feel they should replace the wooden ladder with an iron one so that it would be difficult for others to climb.

Rather than sharing three lines, it is better you be like the lady that didn't share at all but gave herself away asking more questions.

After getting PPR and not sharing, they move to the sister thread to get information on Landing and once they get into Canada, they severe ties with every other person but themselves and family.

Wicked Nigerians everywhere! No wonder some are planting drugs in the luggage of others for them to die abroad while they enjoy the blood money here.

jjohndoe83:
You see, you may not agree and we can have different views but this is uncalled for. You're subtly demeaning/infuriating those of us who think it should be shared, there was no need for the bolded. Make your point without snide remarks. You know what? You can choose not to share (as many have done) and no one will kill you, we won't even know and it would not remove from the body of knowledge wharehoused in this place.

This forum has a culture of giving graphic illustrations of each individual's journey, and some of us have grown accustomed to it and, by God's grace, it will not change. If people have benefited fro the thread, it is only reasonable that they should share their story, and in a manner consistent with its tradition. In my modest view, that is not too much to ask.

There's one guy on this thread, Barry.ston, he got PPR recently. You need to read his story, you will almost be brought to tears. That story inspired me in no small way. Honestly, I cannot fully explain myself on the importance of telling a story not just dropping timelines.

I concede that not everyone can do it, and its fine but to term PPR stories "this nonsense" is not so cool.

sconp:
True, sharing should be a choice but then sharing helps others gain.

Also, I think not posting anything would be better than posting a PPR script that helps nobody.

ladymarshall:
I wanted to say BULL... but I take it back, this is a peaceful thread and we don't want controversy. I respect your opinion sincerely but

@bolded 1, if this was the attitude those answering questions, sharing their experiences in-depth, assisting with IELTS/NOC etc, have had, I do not think this thread will exist and thrive as it has. If we tell everyone here "google is your friend", I do not think you would be here, there is something more you seek (of course besides the fact that nairaland thread is on google).

No one here asking for more depth to PPR stories feel entitled to anything. Active members are all making the same efforts as silent readers. PPR scripts does not feed us, put money in our pockets, give us more opportunities etc. In fact, we can do without the scripts. If it is about timelines, we can as well just stick to following immitracker (not forgetting the fact that people who share their procedural timelines on immitracker do it voluntarily, they do not owe us anything, yet they do it and it benefits us all).

Now do you know how many PPR stories on this thread have become reference points for future applications? Do you know how many follow-up questions and answers have emanated from PPR stories, assisting even non-followers of this thread? Do you know how many indepth PPR stories have helped confused applicants pre and post-AOR? For many questions regarding grey areas which are not specifically answered by IRCC, do you realise that some of the responses we give are just smart guesses and are based on indepth PPR stories which are a positive and successful validation of the process, documents, choices etc we make during EE application?

And yes, there are other sources of information but I can tell you having researched EE from different sources, that with the exception of CIC website in terms of authoritativeness, this thread provides one of the most diverse, indepth and accurate information on EE than any other source (part 1-7). And indepth PPR scripts contribute to that information. Infact one of the most unique benefits of this thread that you would not find on any other platform, is not the hard information, it is the feelings, struggles, fears, determination and victories of successful applicants like you and me which serve as inspiration and motivation and nothing captures this better than indepth PPR scripts. If indeed you want to show gratitude, help, motivate, inspire, encourage and uplift others after you, it is your public service responsibility to this thread to share your PPR story indepth. No one is forcing you, it's your choice as Ifeoma said. But if your heart moves you to share, please kindly do it indepth.