₦airaland Forum

chizilulu:
My Landing Story
We left for Calgary through Ethiopian Airlines on Monday the 28th of January. I had shipped our foodstuff on Saturday through the SAHCOL contact that was shared on this thread, it cost N110k for 93kg - my food stuff and bag was about 45kg, their extra packaging increased the total weight to 93 kg.

amdman:
I just started a WhatsApp Group for Nigerians in GTA. Text me on +1 647-952-3780 to join. Members should already be in the GTA or will be in GTA within the next 3 months max.

pretyveecee:
seniors please i need help with ielts writing.

I need someone to help me read and correct my essays on daily or weekly basis.

please i really need to know what i am not doing right

Please i sincerely need help

Fortissimo502:
Hahaha burmanthope rd w and mavis. U nko?

mzjennypher:
Hello everyone pls is it wise to book Airbnb for one month? I intend to stay in Mississauga near square one .landing first week Nov

hotD:
They have several like rogers,bell,freedom,koodo,telaus or so but the major ones are the rogers and bell.We tried getting the rogers and they requested for credit card,credit history and a canadian photo ID which we did not have,same requirements for bell so we had to pass.

On getting to walmart we saw they sell phones with a network provider so we asked d lady and she said as new immigrants without any form of ID we cld sign up for koodo or freedom,i actually needed to get a small phone where i can put my naija line before mtn gives another person after six months den they start using d number to withdraw my money using those short codes.
So i picked a small phone and did a monthly plan of $55 which includes 2gig of data,unlimited calls within canada and was it $4 per minute in international call(not too sure).Trouble started when the 2 gig finished within 3days,to buy 1gig it cost $20,i changed plan to $65 per month for 6gig after 4days e finish very different from naija.
Hubby is starting work with a telecom so definitely we wld switch to their plan.but once u can get unlimited internet at home,ure phone usage reduces very well and d quote we got was for $85 by rogers.experiences might differ.

hotD:
Safe landing then and please dont convert any of your dollar at the airport,those exchange guys are arm robbers without guns,exchange rate is horrible,u can use d cash machine at d airport incase u just want to hold small canadian money.always exchange ure money in d bank.

Blessedluvdfavd:
Thanks maternal, just checked it out and it's for September 1st I've been searching on kijiji and even contacted a realtor who has been searching since we got here. We've sent in several applications but none have come through so far. It doesn't have to be August 1st, but I would really prefer to get a place the first week of August.

remiaig:
Let me try and explain further what I mean by doing a masters or diploma should be a last resort after considering all options. I will use my own personal experience, I landed in Ottawa, so my knowledge will be limited to Ottawa, as I don’t know much about other parts of Ontario. Just like your hypothetical friend after the first few weeks, of job search and no result, I was considering doing another masters, having just completed my MBA, the cost was not encouraging. Eventually, I realized that searching for a job as a newcomer in Canada is a full time Job itself. Asides, from daily job search online, I went to a lot of workshops to learn something new and connect with new people. Eventually, I started volunteering, that was one of the best decisions I made whilst waiting for my first paid job. I also considered unpaid internship (there are some settlement agencies in Ottawa that offer this), but got a Job before then. Below is a list I made for a friend who wanted to know what I did before getting my first job. Hopefully this helps. Ultimately, the decision is yours but I think it’s best to try, try and try .

chizilulu:
Guys,

PPR is here!!!

I am coming back with the gist...

All i can say is thank you Lord...

Abeg always check your spam folders o. PPR has been chilling for over a week! Now I'm racing against time to submit our passports, meanwhile status is still on IP2...

chizilulu:
ITA is here . Thank you Jesus!

HTC2017:
Congrats!

How did you improve your CRS from 430 as at Aug 2017?

dombosco:
Oh really?
My questions are 1. What's the time frame one will get the credentials evaluated?
2. Hope IRCC accept evaluations from ICES?

Dewys1:
Thanks for the info. I have some pertinent questions:
1. Did you make payment through credit card.
2. I do not have a dollar credit card, can i use someone else's dollar card to make the payment?
Please help.

Issyman:
Plz I have read ur post on ICes but I need further clarification.
1-how did u make payment? Cos I read on their site that it's only credit card.
2-can we send transcripts to them without quoting any reference number while waiting for their response on how to pay.
Plz ur swift response is highly appreciated as I want to port from Iqas.
NB. Any other person with experience of ICes can also respond.

Dewys1:
Hi there, pls I am about to evaluate using ICES. Can i PM you to ask some questions about the process.

Saintp:
They said " if confirmation of award is not present in the academic transcript , this information can arrive in letter from the appropriate authority...."

Are they asking for a different kind of transcript or is it still the same transcript that schools normally issue?

superdoll:
Please is there no reference number that the schools will use to process and dispatch the transcript?
Do I have to wait for their payment request before my school dispatches the transcript? Am planning to get the school to send the transcript tomorrow even though I am yet to make payment .
Finally do drey accept statement of result k9

Yemosh:
@ Trikings2000, can you share how you went about it? I'm a newbie and just about starting off the whole process. Thanks

sistaj:
At your first post after mummyjaygirls asked for clarification I immediately went online and checked them out.When I saw where they wrote debit card cannot be accepted I was forlorn and went back to Iqas and actually paid despite my sceptism at the new delivery times.I actually chose them since they do not verify if the mail has the proper markings as the news I got from my school as per their Wes proceedure was not encouraging.
When this your second clarification came I was quite mad at myself for going ahead to pay at Iqas and am actually thinking of cancelling the transaction with my bank if possible and going back to bcit/ices.
Before I go ahead and cancel of it is possible kindly confirm you used Nigerian debit card for your payment .
Thanks

MummyJaygirls:
Everyone take note at the bolded, those about to assess their docs can try them out.

Trikings2000 would u be kind enough as to tell us their process exactly, thanks

Osemigho:
I was about to initiate a payment for them yesterday. Thank God it didn't go. I will humbly do Wes and pray that the schools shouldn't strike.

ugoiyke79e:
mine was like that too. worse still, i scanned the thumbprinted form to someone in lagos to help me process it. He downloaded d forms in black n white .....before d stampings and markings.
so what i got back by courier was a black n white finger prints form( thumbprint was black) with colored stamps and d main colored pcc.
I even initially uploaded only the colored naija pcc without the thumbprints form.
I then read here that it was common practice to upload all of them.

I later raised a CSE to correct another different pcc but used the opportunity to rescan all of the pcc and finger print form for both my spouse n I, all in color(including my black n white thumbprints)...I included a gracefilled LOE.

All this long drama gave me the highest fears.......but then mercy prevailed..
my VOs must have been a lenient bunch.
my God must have been wide awake on my case as my AOR to PPR was 103 days.

boldinc:
Upload all 3 docs... Scan, PDF and merge to one file.

wapu:
Winchman please answer this.
I've been on my transcript journey since April, and they are yet to send it to IQAS.

Everyday stories.

Sadly I can't go to school because of work.

wapu:
Winchman please answer this.
I've been on my transcript journey since April, and they are yet to send it to IQAS.

Everyday stories.

Sadly I can't go to school because of work.

You need to contact the helpdesk and possibly tip the woman in charge with some little cash. I did the same and after 5.5 weeks my transcript was sent. I got the helpdesk contact thru a friend. I called virtualy twice every week to no avail. I eventually had to send a contact in owerri to physically handover a tip and in One week my transcript left FUTO.

Contact me to share the contact with you.