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Elfmannisback:
It was ICES, if u use ICAS na till 2019 ur ECA go comot.

Thanks for the correction. imagine if na through PM i give this advice lmao.

linaskreat:
Hi guys, I just paid for WES evaluation and I am looking for the most cost effective way to send my credentials to them.

Advise will be appreciated

the most cost effective way to send your transcript to wes is via NIPOST. It is also the slowest and most risky way.

the most cost efficient way to send your certificate is via hellofax. ask google for wes' fax number, also ask google how to use hellofax.

Obyroli:
please house can I claim two or more certificate for ond and bsc(direct entry), the ond was used for the direct entry in a different school.If yes ,which evaluation body is best to use.
My previous question was not answered ,pls help .
Thanks

you can claim two or more certificates

there are several evaluation bodies each with advantage and disadvantage. wes is fastest but nigerian schools usually delay in verifying so becomes slower. i believe someone used ICES the other day for two or more and was successful plus no verification needed. ICES more expensive than WES though. Do your research yourself and take a decision.

My foolish questions:

why does thread size have to be limited?
why can't the thread go on forever or get to say 1,000 or 5,000 pages (like some other threads on nairaland)?
who determines the length of the thread?
is there a standard number of pages allowed (for instance thread will be cut at every page 650) or is it sporadic?

Osaze007:
Pls how is Canadian thread turning to Muslim wedding thread

Because there are Muslims on the thread who are having issues with their marriage certificate and we need to get to the root. The essence of this thread is for us to learn from each other's experiences rather than learning the hard way.

Maxxyfruit:
Hello, please is it correct to put IRCC address in the BC ielts reg.form where they asked if there is any organization you want your result sent to?

You don't need to do that. I guess you already selected canada immigration earlier on.

Ibusho:
Dear All, why is it that band 7 or 7.5 is really not a good score in IELTS for PR. I have seen most post here where people intend rewriting the test after a score of L7,R7.5,W7.5,S7.5. I need more clarification in this regards.

Thanks

Simulate your scores using the crs tool http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp

Try out your crs score using band 7 result, and then band 8 result.

Then visit page zero of this thread and sin no more.

ysteph:
how else, do you explain someone getting a 6.5 and upgraded to a 7.5 or an 8 after a remark?

This is the scam aspect of it.

Dotcman:
Who heard about the class action against IELTS? Pls be a part of it if you have done the exam more than 3 time with 6.5 in at least one band score.

http://www.thefreeschool.education/language-tests-review.html

So many grammatical errors in those screenshots...

hakeemgp:
I actually called CIC and an agent responded saying the case is settled and decision has been made. Hence nothing can be done. She advised that I open a new profile if I want to apply again.

Thanks for taking time to respond.

happytbaby:
He had evaluated his PgD alone, he needs both PgD and BSc to claim two certificates. This is the issue when we give advice of 'evaluate your highest degree'. This advice only works when the highest degree is at least a Masters.

Everyone is responsible or liable for the advice they take if they refuse to research by themselves.

shubraba:
Hello
Good evening all
Please I need contact of some one in Abia State University who can assist me with my transcript and Please what was the verification process like?
Thank you in Advance

Ezilytina:
I can give d contact of someone that can help u

Please has anyone successfully gotten WES ECA from ABSU? WES is still awaiting verification but insider at school says they've not received any verification request.

hakeemgp:
AOR June 26, 2017
Meds Passed July 11, 2017
Application Cancelled- July 28th 2017 (Reason UK PCC wasn't uploaded, although I applied for a UK PCC as I did a Masters in UK but PCC arrived a week after AOR, so I raised a CSE to upload the PCC, I also sent an email to support this.) Nevertheless application was cancelled as incomplete.
All application fees refunded after 3 weeks.
Fast forward - March 3rd 2018- Mail arrived there was an update on profile. Checked and I read my profile has been re-opened. There was a review of my profile and it was determined that I submitted a complete application, hence I was asked to pay new processing fees to continue my application.
[b]2 ADRs followed
New Medicals required- April 2nd 2018
Medicals passed -April 16th 2018.
Profile status changed to submitted April 19th 2018
PPR April 21st 2018.
Reason I'm sharing this timeline and events is to encourage anyone that is going through a similar situation...there is HOPE!
Your PPR is NEXT!!

Congrats! Did you appeal or anything similar? Or they just went ahead to review by themselves?

fizzile:
i have always thought of this. Please gurus in the house, can POF be 100% gift dead?

Yes

Jejebaba:
There is no job security in the oil sector as you rightly said, when advised by my mentor, he asked me to first concentrate on having liquid assets worth of 100M NGN before thinking about immigration, so in case things don't pan out as planned in the Express entry, i can still have my family survive on return of investments, ROI of the 100M, which can give average of 12% p.a (12M yearly of 100M investment). In view of this, we made changes to our life, relocate back to Naija, reduced vacations to twice a year (New year and summer only) which avail us the opportunity to invest 12M in 2017 and we plan to replicate this in 2018 till we reach the financial goal of 100M.

Good investment plan. However, note that the younger you are, the easier your PR process is. Also, the younger you are, the easier it is to acclimatise to a new environment and absorb displacement shocks.

How old will you be by the time you have your 100m? What role would depreciation have played? How many years left until retirement? Inflation nko? Are you sure that 12% will still be able to cover top notch school fees?

Most importantly, could canada and Australia have already cancelled or restricted the PR process?

Oga, carpe diem (seize the day). Your wife that you say you're considering about financial discomfort is not complaining.

Read up on the immigration process, take all the steps needed, it's fortunately not a capital intensive process (in comparison to your income). When you have COPR in hand, then you can continue all your philosophising about whether you want to relocate or not.

Congo spoke French, I've spoken Latin. This your matter is serious o! Abeg who go fit add Arabic join?

Favoredme:
Congratulations on this outstanding result. Hope every other thing is moving on well. Cheers!

Thanks. We're still gathering other parts of the swimsuit so we can dive into the pool.

Elfmannisback:
Yes

In that case note the following :
Moi non plus = me neither
Moi aussi = me too

oladoyinsola:
Good day house, please I need your help for clarifications as regards my WES report.

I evaluated my MSc Finance from Unilag and my report was supposed to be released on Friday 20th of April, 2018. I have read on this platform that reports do come before due date, but this has proven different.

This has gotten me really bothered.

Is this normal occurrence with WES?

What can I do further after speaking with the customer service official at WES?

I've read on other platforms of instances evaluation came late. You don't need to be worried, there's still a good number of days until Wednesday.

Demand an explanation from them using the contact us page of their thread or contact them through Twitter.

Congrats to the latest ppr recepients, may 'canaan' favour you.

Thanks guys for the 'noticing' and good wishes. You'll all be celebrated! :@Fizzle, @teecann (not only Hall of fame), @talkingboy, @laminaria, @ifeoma77, @Canadafly (relax and watch, some folks gonna flay IDP today), @mocare (#sigh. I wish I could. Would have sold them and added to pof ), @kmgb, @njbybrthnly (post aor ke. I'm just a graduate of page zero jor. Looking forward to that milestone sha)

happytbaby:
Oshey! complete 128 . You are now officially our new IELTS tutor, if you have issues with IELTs, please contact @ Tojued

hahahaha. I'm sure a looot of our silent readers have done better.

GlitteringStar:
Excellent! Congrats! Kindly share tips so I can bookmark it on page 0.

it's quite long sha, i'll try to add links during the weekend.

I’ve always believed that exam is a test of both a person and the person’s God. I see it as 50/50: my ability and God’s ability. My ability can only get so far and God does the rest.

Pre-preparation
Read, research and ask questions. I got hints from friends who have written before, and a lot of links and advice from here. I had been following the thread and bookmarking all the shared tips.

I read almost all IELTSLiz articles to understand the ‘theoretical’ aspect of the test.

Listening & reading
Cambridge general training. Get them from https://ieltsmaterial.com

Started practicing about three weeks to the exam, practiced intensively until I was scoring band 9 consistently. At this point, I switched to only one test a day. Find your weak points and focus on them.

Speaking
Learned about JAM technique here… search on youtube.

My main resource was IELTSJay PPF (Youtube). I used his test simulation videos. When speaking he’d pause, and then I’d actually answer like it was a real test. On test day, I ensured the examiner always had to interrupt me before i would stop talking (nairaland tip).

Learn to talk on any topic for two minutes without repeating yourself. PPF will help with this.

Lastly, on that day while awaiting my turn I ensured I chatted with other candidates. This reduced my nervousness. I also smiled a lot and was natural with the examiner.

Writing
Nairaland taught me that fear of writing is the beginning of wisdom. But na God get power. IELTS Jay simulation videos were key for writing task one. His formal and semi-formal templates were on point, but I used Liz to learn Informal. This is because I did not trust Jay: when he wrote ielts he only scored 6.5 in writing lol. He had to remark for 7.5.

For task two I used the ieltsliz website. Towards the end I followed a friend’s tip: there are samples on Ihttps://www.ielts-exam.net/ielts_writing_samples_task_2/. So you read the question, draft out your response, then read the model answer and correct yourself

Addition:
Never overestimate yourself, the people writing ielts 9 times are not dullards. ielts is a HUMBLER of personalities (nairaland tip). This was my motto.

Practice in less than ideal conditions; in noisy environments (don’t turn off the tv), without earphones and with distraction (nairaland tip). It will teach you to focus.

Before your test you should do at least one complete practice test: listening, reading and writing so you're used to doing it all at a stretch (ieltsliz tip).

If you don’t ask for extra sheet in writing test 2, you’ve probably written less than 250 words (ieltsJay tip)

I used 2B pencil for my writing test (it's easier to write with than HB). (nairaland tip). Carry plenty pencils so you don't have to sharpen in the hall. (my tip )

Download playlists on youtube so you can watch offline (to save data costs and network distraction)

God bless us all and grant us our heart desires.

Queenette111:
Congratulations!

IELTS is not" just "as you said.you need ielts to get ITA and PPR.it is the main hurdle

Thank God for little mercies.

Dannyko:
A round of applause for u;this is a sterling performance.I'm thrilled and wowed >: Congratulations!

Thank you. Na God o!

jholarharde:
congratulations! what an awesome result. did you write your essay as an opinion essay or advantages/disadvantages?

Thanks. I can't remember i think it was opinion combined with argumentative. There were two questions in one.

LMAO. when you put it thisway... thanks boss.

Threemg:
Are we kidding here!!! This is MONSTROUS. I can't hibernate concerning this matter. This is the the exact definition of RAPING BC. Congratulations boss.

it is yours!

coolangel54:
CONGRATULATIONS. I receive this!

Nōn nōbīs, Domine, nōn nōbīs, sed nōminī tuō dā glōriam (Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to thy name give the glory)

Make una no vex, no be PPR, no be even ITA na just IELTS result.

(British Council) LRSW: 9,9,8.5,8.5. Guys this is beyond my personal ability or preparation, na just God and answered prayers. And thank you fellow nairalanders for all the knowledge and tips shared here.

Please those who received disappointing result today, don't stay disappointed. Nobody has two heads, you will defeat IELTS and succeed on your Canny journey.

Congrats to those who received their desired scores. May it rain ITA and PPR soon.

njbybrthnly:
Took the words out of my mouth. Well said

Probably as a result of our Benin connection

How's the French going? Chances are your tutor will have a west African accent or an anglicised accent. Meanwhile tef listening will be French or québécois accent... Start listening to French radio everyday even before you understand anything. It will help the language portion of your brain.

Visit RFI website they have daily resources (podcasts with transcripts, easy news articles) for learning French and an online station.

All the best.

unyted:
I don't know why Nigerians are always in the news for the wrong reasons. What sort of fraudulent behaviour is that? There are legitimate means for people to migrate - Federal Skills Worker, Provincial Nomination, Study Permit etc... why must people be involved in this nonsense? It's not as if there is war or chaos in Nigeria to warrant this nonsense. Now, the Canadian immigration might start to treat PR applications from Nigerians with a pinch a salt. I don't know when we will start to do things the right way in this country. It's purely unreasonable and pathetic, trying to by pass the system. Those guys should be sent back to America, it makes no sense....Canada is too soft for my liking.

1. There is war and chaos in Nigeria
2. Canada's 'softness' is the reason we're on this thread. Please they should stay soft.
3. I agree that people should go the legal route and stop looking for short cuts.

ArcUgo:
Congratulations. I just checked mine
LRWS 8.5,9,6.5,7.5. so sad. First Attempt. Thinking of going for remark

Please hit the remark button.

fizzile:
Tojued, i just paid for the evaluation this week, guess i can ask for the refund or do i have to wait until after evaluation?

Lol. I paid late in the night, just before I slept. Immediately I woke up, I made my refund request and it was duly processed. It's up to you if you want to wait till after evaluation.

rchilee:
Is it open to those of us in the pool too?

No. 'you have to have UCI number and also have to book a space on planningcanada.com'