Maria96:
majority of the students in diploma mills doing diploma programs cant attain the 500 plus CRS. Thats what many are protesting. Sigh

The point here is stability and a level playing field. I knew I needed 475 points to compete. I eventually got more points by maxing my language test scores and completing 3 years of software development work at a reputable organization. A friend of mine told me about express entry in 2016 and he waited three years to complete three years of work experience at Coca-Cola Lagos before writing IELTS and joining the pool. Someone I know enrolled in UniLag to complete postgraduate studies while working at KPMG to get the points he needed before joining the pool in 2019 also. Shortcut via diploma mills was not a norm in the first few years of reformed express entry (2015-2020). Today agents are cashing out selling all kinds of packages to people ( some of which are fraudulent) all thanks to the liberal government. People are also doing all sorts of things (diploma mills, asylum, visitor visa ) to move to Canada.

Maria96:
you are in Canada because of the same liberals, the conservatives tied express entry to job offers remember. The liberals like you pointed out overdid it in the end . in as much as they allowed us in . many recent immigrants who have acquired citizenship are ready to send them packing in the next elections.

Exactly. They overdid it basically messing up all the positives. There are a lot of solid candidates around with world with 450-480 points but the sole fact that CEC candidates get more points from schooling in Canada and possessing work experience within Canada keeps them out.

steffany234:
Hello

Please I am a software engineer. I have been doing this for 4 years now. my ielts score is not good enough. i have written ielts like 3 times and have not yet gotten the score i want to even meet the past cut off marks. I am thinking of doing a skilled trade for one year (getting a job in a skilled trade and practicing for 1 year) to i can stand a chance to be selected in the skills trade draw. i dont know how to go about this. i dont know what skilled trade to do that would be easy for me to just do for one year to add it as a work experience. i currently work remote as a software engineer so i believe i would cope. Please can anyone help me out with ideas of skilled trade i would be able to do here to enable me get the work experience i need. I am not cut out to learn french to boast my score because i might not have the will to pull through the classes.

Thanks

How frequently are these trades draw ? Nothing is predictable with IRCC right now. The citizens are angry. Even recent PRs like me are also angry. In the past there was a threshold and a clear pathway which encouraged me to invest my money and my time. Today the liberal government has messed up the immigration system. They came up with policies that have led to the flooding of the pool with all kinds of candidates from India and Pakistan who cannot speak english but hold level 10 english certificates and Canadian education + work experience points garnered from quack colleges run by indians in Canada. I know the amount of work I put in to get the points I got to compete and get an ITA in 2020. Today people who put in similar effort and get a 481 are not considered competitive anymore.

Predator188:

Canada government is carrying out the plans to reduce the number of permanent resident coming to canada through express entry PR pathway and also reducing the number of temporary residents arrivals,because of pressure on housing and to lower immigration level..
As of now only Canadian experience class, province nominee program majority of these candidates are already in Canada and French language proficiency draws which is priority is regular in express entry..
And will adjust overall immigration level plan for 2025 to 2027 for permanent residents admissions, which will also now include number of temporary resident intake for 2025 to 2027,new immigration level plan will be released this fall 2024.

Even without reducing the PR target numbers a sizeable number of students will have to do more to be able to land a PR

SemperFid:


If you put millions of black monkeys there, they will turn it to okitipupa in a matter of years.

The black Nigerians I know in Canada are pretty much well behaved although they all have one or two things in common:
1. Moved to Canada in the last 10-15 years
2. The ones who moved here before 2019 came in on a study visa to pursue a masters degree in a university. 2019 and beyond went in via express entry. They were pretty much young (below 30) masters degree holders with professional jobs in Nigeria before moving (consulting, banking, tech, finance...). They are seating well within the Canadian middle income bracket and doing okay.

Between 2022 and now there have been a lot of student migrants attending colleges and doing different things to survive. Time will tell but for now I hear people complaining about Indians and not about blacks.

Abroad or europe or wherever is not heaven. In his mind he think he is doing better than all his ex-classmates

Maria96:
by applying online, chances of get one is like one in a million chance

I got a job in Canada from outside Canada. However, I already had a COPR and didn't require visa sponsorship. I just didn't want to go to Canada and spend money without a job. Hence it is possible to get a job in Canada (online) from outside Canada but I don't know if this applies to jobs that require a visa sponsorship

Iamharyo99:


Omo make e never dry up Abeg

Canadians don't want to hear the word immigration this period.

aurorae1:


The harm these agents cause... Imagine over a year... And it's visit visa.
These are only the ones we've heard o.
My people learn to love reading, read and research. The only reason you should be using agents are if they're immigration consultants or you lead a busy lifestyle and it's a trustworthy person whom you'll follow bumper to fender and will give you unencumbered access to your account.
Most of these people are heartless and are only after their own profit.

Was talking with a friend, telling him express entry and he was just shouting hard, hard... saw him with one agent in the area, and when I told him(the agent) I'd done my application myself and permanent residency for that matter, he stopped me from participating in the conversation. Only heaven knows the lies he has sold to my friend.

My people, research and be patient! We want fast fast, let me be in Canada after this Sunday's service. It doesn't work that way.
Just watch that agent will tell you guys their usual, that you can convert visitor visa to work permit when you land.

Reading through comments on this topic gives me a clearer picture on why many of our people struggle when they get to canada while a few flourish and flourish. Nigerians can be very lawless and don't like to follow due process. Agents are popular because people are looking for a short cut. Agents will continue to prey on them.

mike2130:
please we need advice on the next thing to do concerning an issue about a Canadian visa. A nigerian travel agent assisted us to apply for a visa and told my brother that it was an internship. to cut the long story short we never heard anything from the canadian visa center after biometrics for over 1yr. so we asked the agent to cancel the application. right now hes not talking to us. we re trying to apply for a canadian tourist visa and the agent is not saying anything to us because we need the previous details he used for the other application. what do we do now? how do we get the information's he used previously? please advice pls on how to retrieve my brothers information so we can go ahead to apply again.

thanks

Based on your post it appears both you and the agent don't know what you're doing.
Since this wall is for permanent residency application via express entry I'm not sure visit visa responses will be well detailed here. But Canada and other western countries are not necessarily middle men countries like Nigeria where you use an agent for virtually everything. Here people live everyday trying to figure out a way around there issues and visa application is one of the easiest things to do without the need of a middle agent

IyawoTM:


Unfortunately we used an agent so we don't have first hand access, only what he shows us when we visit his office or what he video/screen shots and sends to us.
We applied for Express Entry, we took the IELTS and passed. I'm the main applicant, so we used my grades and work experience for everything. We have done medicals, and Biometrics. Submitted the requested passport photo size and given everything requested.
The issue now is our application when we saw it starts with V following 9 digits, and my friends in Canada are concerned that its a visitor's visa and not Express Entry which should start with EE.
We rushed to his office for him to show us the application and he opened it, but the page doesn't state anywhere whether its a visitor's application or an Express Entry application🫨
August will make it 1 year since we did biometrics, while we started the process last year April, 2023...so its officially been 1 year since we started the process.
At this point we are just praying.

I don't know what the application is based on the v-9 digits but I suspect the agent put in a visitor visa application for you/family. Express entry is one of the easiest applications to apply for if all requirements are met. Express entry application is the easiest thing I applied for in my journey to Canada and I'm sure others will attest to it. Renting a house in canada or getting a job in the desired field is more stressful than the express entry application. A visit visa grants no right to work and the agent may be setting you up for multiple challenges in Canada

Gerrard59:


Are you really sure about that? A prosperous Nigeria would see those who built thriving businesses or head similar organisations in Nigeria being accorded higher respect than successful blacks in Europe. Chinese entrepreneurs in China are accorded higher respect than those elsewhere because their companies thrive in one of the biggest economies. So, anyone who wants to partake in it has to meet them, not those elsewhere. The same applies to Indian CEOs in India vs those in say the US/UK. A good example is the music industry: DonJazzy has greater social capital than say Jidenna (if there is a much better example, someone should please mention him/her). DonJazzy can enter any music circle in the world because of his feats in Afrobeats as he is a Don (pun unintended) in his industry. Now, compare this to when we were listening to American hip-hop artists during the early-2000s. Should Nigeria's tech industry continue to blossom and become financially/venture capital independent, Shola of PayStack would command greater social capital than say Tope Awotona.

The problem is a poor sub-Saharan Africa, which is why I long to see prosperous countries on the continent.

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The conversation has been very interesting and data-driven. Thanks to Mr IbeOkehie. Even though we disagree on a few issues. Thanks too to Mr Tshtsh. Mr Ibe, I think your animosity is largely because of the sector you attempted to break into, coupled with your ethnicity. Some ethnicities would find it hard to thrive in some sectors in Nigeria.

Its a very debatable topic lol. Irrespective of all the data out there, I prefer to attain success in my home country than in any other country. Tony and Jim built a bank in the largest black nation. I don't think the achievement of an African appointee in EU dwarfs their achievement. I know an ex-IFC/WBG employee who was always lobbying to serve as an appointee in Nigeria. He was earning a tax free income in Washington with a number of benefits here and there. I asked him why he was so interested in an appointment in Nigeria. He told me you have to show that you're valuable back in your home country to be able to rise within the world bank group. Okonjo Iweala returned to the WBG in a higher capacity after serving in Nigeria as minister (2003-2007). Ali Pate resigned as CEO-designate of GAVI to take up an appointment in Tinubu's government. Chikwe became a Deputy-DG at the World health Organization after his stint at the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control. The current DG-of World Health Organization was a health minister in Ethiopia. One of the serving UN under-secretary generals was a cabinet member back in Buhari's government. The current chief economist of AFREXIM bank served at the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). I can go on and on even though many see their home country as hell. The current exchange rate seems to mask every other thing but I wouldn't like to be in any environment that limits what I'm able to do or achieve. Nigeria has its own limitations but home advantage is underrated

RodgersAkpafu:


Kwarteng and Liz Truss got booted out because their Ill fated and timed policy drew public anger.
Nothing to do with his race. He served the shortest lived prime minister and it was only normal for her govt to sink just under three months (Kwarteng was in that boat too)
So again, has very little to do with racism.

Thiam got into issues with that South Indian fellow who was out to be a thorn in his flesh (Khan)
If Thiam was a conventional Nigerian, Khan's body would have been floating somewhere in the Danube river. He did not resign because of fraud, he resigned because of the espionage issue AFTER Khan was forced out and he moved across the street to UBS...
Small racism was inside Thiam matter I won't lie to you, but that did not stop Thiam from having a legacy in the bank and in the financial circles in Europe.
Rishi Sunak is being hammered left and right because the Conservative policy (to which Kwarteng is part of) are not working.
This country needs way more than austerity if not we will be so fvxked in 20 years.

As for your last statement
an African who is rightly placed can become a "somebody" in Africa.
That is not in doubt.
If UBA survives another two decades, Elumelu kids will be shining stars there. they have the right education and connections and blue blood to make it happen.
why join credit suisse or goldman sachs when your father is a "baba isaale " in a tier 1 African bank. Their own case is different

But if you are coming from "down under"
I always recommend jaapa and slug it out here

I really gey what you are saying sha
I hope u see my own perspective too

Yes boss I get your point. At the end may we all live our dream and achieve all that we work towards

RodgersAkpafu:


Of course there is a glass ceiling for all ethnicities, not just black people. This glass ceiling is because you don't fit the prototype
A white cracker head in Kentucky is already at a disadvantage compared to a black person who went to all the elite schools in America.

Obama was a black man, but fit into that "prototype" (top class education et al) and became president TWICE...
What ceiling is higher than the POTUS?
This is a very interesting discussion and I see your perspective and see SOME merit to it, but still....

I guarantee you that two to three generations fron now, you will see more descendants of Nigerians in high places, especially when WE RECOGNISE the importance of putting them through the best education and connections through and through
Kwasi Kwarteng became the first chancellor of the exchequer and he is a Cambridge/Eton Baby

Tidjane Thiam led Credit Suisse, one of the biggest banks on planet earth out of the woods and back to winning ways.
Where Thiam can enter, Wigwe plus Ovia plus Emefiele sef can only dream about it
He went to the best schools in Europe

just saying sha

Its all good. Even though I don't want to delve into British politics as I've not lived there in the last 10 years. I watched how Kwasi Kwarteng was humiliated and fired after 30 - 40 days in office. The British media humiliated him and blamed him for their economic woes the UK faced. Even his predecessor originally from Iraq managed to spend up to three months in office but it looked like they could not even tolerate him. Tidjane Thiam is an outlier who was a shining star at Mckinsey. At the end Thaim also ran into some kind of investigation at Credit Suisse which led to his early resignation. Here and there you'll find pockets of Africans in these top positions but with what I saw some blacks achieve in South Africa and Nigeria, I think a black man who is capable of making it to the top will be able to achieve more in their home ground. Just my opinion though.

RodgersAkpafu:


This is a very interesting read...
Seems like we have had one or two engagements on twitter before
anyways that aside, this is my perspective sha

Just like you, I'll say that the biggest pro, despite the many ugly sides to spending your formative years in Nigeria is that you learn GRATITUDE and appreciate more, what the west has to offer.

A second generation American or Brit will see the country as his country (which is the norm and expected) and only see the issues and conplain a lot, entitlement may even creep in
but for us that came from literal "hell fire" , we appreciate more what is available in the west and work with it.

You made a reference about the rich in Nigeria and how people think they are criminals.
My fellow Nigerian, take it from me, most "rich" fellows in Nigeria are "criminals" or lemme use a more polite word, rent seekers.

The Nigerian economy is what you call a near imperfect economy, in an economic sense, that means that outlandish economic returns are very much possible, especially when you throw in cronyism and weak institutions in the mix.....
That explains how soneone can out of the blues blow, in Nigeria and say China, than in the west, because as an economy nears perfection, the returns normalise, and the returns tend closer to zero as the economy nears perfection (there is no 100% perfect economy sha, because that will mean zero returns)
My point is the supposed elite class claiming big boys in Nigeria, operating in a space where the economy nears the perfection line exposes their underbelly, so I understand WHY they will think that rich Nigerians are crooks (not all but most) and I side them on that one.

The undertone as to why I say that my descendants have minimum interaction with Nigeria is because the dominant cultural mentality in that space is antithetical to common sense and proper development...
to put it more mildly, I don't agree with it and to be frank that is the major motivation for escaping the country

I strongly believe that burning myself out and sending them to the best schools here like Winchester Eton or one fancy school in Switzerland that i used to admire will be better for them in the long run, as they will make global connections which will better position them for great things in the west , which Nigeria cannot offer let's be frank.

I see my sons as a Kwasi Kwarteng, Sajid Javid, Sunak or Chan...... or even Tidjane Thiam
that's the vision for them....
but for now they are all dreams and that's what I work towards day and night everyday.

the above answers your question about social capital. Going to Eton or Winchester gives you social capital that BIS or Turkish international cannot give.

on a final note, you made mention of the rat race and the debt accumulation that they have.
I wonder why a typical Nigerian who grew up in Nigeria have this kind of antagonist mentality towards debt.
Debt is the number one wealth building tool and has been what have pulled hundreds of millions of folks across the western world and even China out of poverty.
Our aversion to debt is the reason why Africa will remain poor and wretched, because just like a knife that is a good tool, but could kill as well, debt is the same
will you say cos knife can kill, I won't use it ?

On a final note, I can tell that you are a very intelligent person who has some balance.
I wish you the very best out there mehn.

Debt is a double edged sword (good debt/bad debt). One rule I live by is to avoid interest payments where necessary. A phone debt, credit card debt, card debt and other consumer debts are bad debts IMO and makes people rate their finances much higher than it is. If a person's debt is higher than their assets then they are in negative.
i don't believe western economies are anything near perfect but rather rigged against most people. Many of the business practices in USA and Canada will be classified as corrupt practices in most Asian countries. For instance company valuation methods used in negotiating company M&A.
At the end of it all humans will continue to do what is in their best interest. I understand your points though but I still believe emerging economies still offer some form of first mover advantages in undeveloped sectors.

erico2k2:

This is ignorant, sorry to say, you seem to be amongs the small % of those who have social and economic disconnect with Nigeria.
There are people like you abroad who think the vast majority of Nigerians are dying. Yes it is though. Corruption is high, this is everywhere. I have moved my family back to Nigeria years ago.I cam to the Uk as a young man in 2000.I have friends in PH who visit the UK like no mans Biz.I also have friends on N100k a month salary in same PH.I can also tell you this free of charge. Over the past 24 years I have seen people pay off thier mortgage, then sell the house and move into Old people's home and no one visits them sometimes in a whole year. If you have lived abroad for a very long time say like 25 years and you are still under 50, you thinking will def be different, You say I am selling Nigeria to ignorant people, So you think people who do not travel are ignorant??(Bross no dey bragg just cos God butter your bread you manage enter Abroad you go call a whole people wey dey try Ignorant cos lass lass nah there U from) I think right there you just redefined SELLING lol I don't have to sell nothing as a matter of fact stay abroad for ever die there get buried there, how does that affect the price of garri o n the street?Bros the reality on ground in Nigeria as I have found is this, NO ONE CARES!

You even tried to respond to him. I see many like him in Canada who think Canada is heaven and continue to share data about Nigeria's poverty and all that. The society has wired them to think the rat ace life they live is paradise. There are Nigerians doing amazingly well in Nigeria and there are those struggling to get by. As a person I make decisions based on what works for me not based on some data. Some of them return to Nigeria on wheel chair in old age and live a miserable life after living the rat race life abroad

IbeOkehie:


80% of the 10 top earning CEOs of quoted companies in Nigeria are FOREIGNERS, many Asian, not even Europeans.

The top earning CEO of a quoted company in Nigeria is the that of Dangote Cement, he's NOT a Nigerian. His TOTAL COMPENSATION is $600K per year.

Dude, I know TWO Nigerian EMPLOYEE doctors in my small city here that earn more than that. They may not be CEOs but they're paid higher than the highest earning CEO in Nigeria...and that CEO is not even Nigerian!

A White man can kill you in Nigeria and NOTHING will happen and you know it. For YOU in particular, the only reason it will even raise dust is that you're likely carrying a Western passport.

Please stop ✋️ Enough abeg.

Good Luck to Nigerians

We've met many like you in USA who don't know anything about PPP. Money is what it can do for you. Numbers means nothing. A single person earning the equivalent of $1,000 a month in Nigeria can save $600 and still live comfortably in a utility-provided estate. A person Earning $3,000 a month in a small town in Virginia may just be able to afford to rent a room in someone's house. Your $600k a year neighbor cannot match the spending power or afford the lifestyle or asset portfolio of the Dangote Cement CEO or any bank CEO in Nigeria. Its people that don't know nigeria that use salaries to rate people. Bank CEO's in some of Nigeria's banks get 0.5% or 1% of PAT as bonus annually. I hear in GTBank the CEO gets 2%. Dividends also flows to them. Allowances are multiple times their salaries.
Enjoy your USA and let those who have lived a middle income life in both USA & Nigeria do what they want to do. A Dangote Cement CEO has a huge social capital and is an industry captain with probably high level of job satisfaction. We've seen successful doctors in Potomac MD still complain about USA with plans to setup a practice back home. Aliko Dangote is the CEO of his company. That he hired a CEO to head his cement business doesn't mean the foreign CEO is his boss. Austin Avuru is the boss of Seplat. That he hired a scottish CEO does not mean the Scottish man is his boss. Until I start to see black Nigerian immigrants heading fortune 500 coys or build unicorns in USA I will continue to maintain that a glass ceiling on blacks exist. Show me a Nigerian in USA who achieved half of what Herbert Wigwe achieved in his lifetime in USA.

RodgersAkpafu:


Well
different people with their different philosophy
as for people like me, our kids cannot grow up, or spend their formative years in Nigeria.
There is no advantage whatsoever in doing that if you ask me.

I want my descendants to lead Fortune 500 companies and that's where the entire focus is...
you can't lead a fortune 500 company from Nigeria so...

Like you said everyone has what they want. I grew up in northern Nigeria where my parents worked in the academia. Moved to USA at age 19 and moved to UK at age 23. Returned to Nigeria after Grad school at age 25 and worked for three years (NYSC year, one year at a tech company and a little over one year in a bank). Moved to South Africa on a work permit in 2021 and moved to Canada in 2022. Growing up in Nigeria did me no harm. If anything I keep going back to Nigeria on vacation every 6 months. I understand the country and the people and I'm grateful for spending my formative years in Nigeria.
When I meet Nigerians who have lived for long in Canada and USA I even appreciate my years in Nigeria more. They are very naive. They think they are in paradise (carrying heavy debts and living the rat race) while they also Nigeria is hell . Their host society has changed their way of thinking to the point that they think every rich Nigerian is a thief.
How many Nigerian immigrants or children of Nigerian immigrants lead Fortune 500 companies today ? My guess is zero or one but most likely zero. What is the social capital of an average immigrant ? In Nigeria I worked for three years but the social capital I built is much more valuable to me than the one I have in USA or even Canada.
To each there own though

SoNature:
My biggest concern about leaving this country is starting a generation that will never return to their country ever again.

If you find yourself in this situation one option will be to send your children to secondary school in Nigeria and plan to move back to Nigeria before they finish secondary school. This is why I personally don't see why people in there late 30s or 40s move abroad. If you move at 25 and return by age 40 when kids are still young you may have reaped the benefits of the japa and also be in a position to reap the benefits of japada

eniola1010:


but its very painful watching your chances go down the drain just because you passed above par. while someone who did not do as much as you get picked

Unfortunately you can do everything right and still not be right in Canada.

eniola1010:


but that is not fair to people who studied hard to make sure they exceedingly pass, why should they pick people with low score over people with high score, but that aside, please concerning this new caregiver pilot scheme they are about to roll out, do you have an idea when they will roll it out, also, i know that having a job offer is one of the prerequisite for getting the visa, but how do people find job offer? any input please.

Canada stress respects no one. In the initial days of express entry you could predict the outcome of your application based on previous CRS cutoff and the score distribution in the pool. However, the system has become very inefficient with people complaining (including recent immigrants). This and other factors led to the introduction of targeted draws to focus on areas where significant labor shortage exists. As a result candidates with average scores are no longer getting invited. Except those meeting the targeted draw criteria and those scores above 500

IyawoTM:

Hello everyone, it's my first time here. We are Nigerians living in South Africa for many years now, and its been crazy trying to get a PR here. My family and I started our express entry PR application for Canada, April 2023 via an
agent who has an outstanding record. By June 2023, we had submitted everything neccessary, then we did the medicals July 2023, then the Biometrics we finished August, 2023. Now we are in May, 2024 and our latest status update is still on Biometrics completed. What more
can we do, and how do we find out what is causing this delay?
Is there a way to contact an embassy here or there to find out what the problem is? And will they respond?
Thank you very much!

What did you submit ? First try to find out the details of the program on the invitation to apply (PNP or express entry).

Honeysweetest:



I have same opinion with the officer, isn't a long process?
Thank God it ended in praise.

More like we had limited knowledge about it and didn't want to spend $4,500 on consultancy fees

SemperFid:


My crs is 374 as it stands. If I do another ielts and score maybe 8.5 on reading and listening, all things being equal, I will be at 430. Do you think this increase is worth it?

Learning French and acing the TEF exam will boost your standing in the pool especially with the targeted draws

Honeysweetest:



Hmmm, this one carry hat for head.

You need an immigration lawyer, but if you don't have the funds, get ready to do some research, if you can get the reason for denial, good.

You have made the mistake, whether it's an honest mistake or that you dont know it's so important, what you need is solution.
You need to write a letter of explanation, screenshot your chats with hubby, whether raw,good,anyone, do you have pictures with him?
Voice note? Compile all, send to them.

Do you have pictures of the wedding,whether small ceremony or big, send.
You either tell them that you don't know how important the question is,and since you did not get the visa, neither did you know the reason for denial, you don't know it's important.

Or you can write that it's an honest mistake.
That you must have been too quick and you missed the question,thereby filling anything.

Include that you don't want to be apart with your husband, it's not like they work with emotions, but you have to give it all you can.

Go on YouTube,Google on writing procedural fairness letter .

Finally, with God all things are possible, I put him first always because he has come through for me in times when human have concluded my matter.
God is the head of all the government, Authority.
Talk to him sis, tell him to take control.
I will be praying with you.
I expect your praise report.

God's luck.

IRCC stress. I remember once contacting a licensed immigration lawyer about the spousal sponsorship process. The man said he was going to bill me $4,500 and also sent me a long set of requirements and the wait time was over a year. I just told my partner to consider writing IELTS and enter the express entry pool as I moved to Canada via express entry and was conversant with the process. Spouse sponsorship looked complex to me even though everyone says its easy. She eventually got PR via express entry and through the process people were telling her to just do spouse sponsorship as express entry is hard. Upon landing the CBSA officer too told her that she could have just applied into the family class program

Kcenyimbk:

Goodafternoon everyone.
Please I’m in desperate need of help and ideas right now.
I applied for spousal sponsorship in June 2023,
My husband came back on April 2023,got married to me and travelled back to Canada….
We applied in May but our application was rejected due to some mistakes,then we reapplied in June…
I’ve done biometrics,Medicals and all documentation…
Was waiting for ppr,when I got an email…
A procedural fairness letter….
First of all they asked me to prove my marriage the further,by adding more pictures and chats and documentation…
That one is not an issue..
The main issue now is that they said I’m guilt for misrepresentation……
I never knew I made a mistake in the form……
To be honest,I filled the wrong box by mistake…
In 2017,I was denied a us visiting visa…
I think I wanted to go for vacation or something….
I can’t even remember why they rejected me…
It was since 2017,
So they asked me to prove myself,if found guilty,I will be banned for 5 years….
My marriage is still very young and the emotional turmoil of long distance sef is painful….
I consulted some consultant and she said I should look for the slip they gave me the refusal slip…
I can’t find it….
But I had to search my mail and saw the application slip with the application number…..
How do we go about it and honestly,we don’t have the funds for a lawyer at this moment….
Pls has any one gone through this

I'm not sure why you're being asked for the slip. Get a licensed immigration lawyer to draft a response to the procedural fairness letter for you. What I see here is the visa officer having doubts and looking for loopholes in your application. Its okay to forget a visa refusal 7 years ago.

Gerrard59:


Shey na wetin I bin dey preach since?? People think it is by earning so-called 1 million in naira equivalent every month without considering the actual spending power of their earnings in the country they reside in. Ultimately, na why I dey emphasise that people should have fewer children and plan their lives accordingly. No dey born born up and down.

Most people I know in Nigeria don't plan. In fact the politicians with humongous resources seem to even plan better than the average Nigerian with limited resources

IbeOkehie:


Well, if you have dependents in Nigeria and you remit them Chilean pesos, guess what? You're sending naira for those dependents to spend. This is so clear it requires little explanation.

So I don't understand this mantra of "earning abroad isn't spending naira". The fact is that all money is fungible. What really matters is how easy is it to earn money wherever you are

I have a cousin age 27 who migrated to UK last year, graduated from Unizik, no job for years.
Yes he works in a factory in UK and sends money to his mother and siblings. Are you telling me the garri his mother buys in the market is not bought with naira?

You do know there's MANY Nigerian men that live and work in the USA and UK but their wives and children are in Nigeria?

A pharmacist friend of mine just arrived here from Nigeria. I've known this man since maybe 2010. Every year he comes to the USA in April and leaves in October and maybe one or two other trips. He works for a temp agency, covering for American workers who go on spring and summer holidays. As far as I know that is his major income and his family lives in Nigeria. He earns dollars and spends naira!

Guy please think about it. Like it or not, the fact TODAY is that $350 = ₦500K. See me trouble o...money is money and it's easier to earn it in some places than others.



It's not gonna be easy to earn monthly pay of $2K or ₦3 million in Nigeria. How and in what industry or business🤔. I bet you it's not up to 0.1% of Nigerian adults earning that.

Good Luck to Nigeria.

Its relative. Personally living in Canada has really paid me and I will admit that. But I also acknowledge the challenges and sometimes wish I was able to earn much better in Nigeria without the need to be here. Aside from financial gains the knowledge gain or brain gain is also very valuable.

ceejayluv:

Quite decent as in how much?

In my opinion, earning $2000 a month in lagos will offer a better quality life than $6000 in toronto. As for cities like Dar es salaam, nairobi and johannesburg the quality of life is much better than in all these western countries provided you are stable

ceejayluv:

I guess you're earning at least 5 million monthly... if you're married, your household income maybe be more or less 8 million... Mention that too and your quality of life.

It is very expensive which is why I restricted my apartment search to vaughan where I can get on Line 1 subway. When I start driving I'd be open to even moving to further north. All my life housing has been something I took for granted till i came to GTA where its so expensive

PHIPEX:
People easily compare income in UK vs Nigeria without comparing expenses. What's the essence of earning so high when your expenditure is also so high and at the end of the day you have almost no savings?

The West from.time to time throw banana to Africans, attract our professionals to come and do their menial jobs. Once they get what they want they close the door. 10 years after, they open another window and the cycle continues. Modern day slavery

Money is what it can do for you oohh. Exchange rate only means something to me when I'm travelling to Nigeria. Ability to make good money anywhere I find myself is more important than all this exchange rate thing

tensazangetsu20:


This is Canada o. You can imagine countries where the first language isn't English. I migrated to Chile and I planned it well. I even took the pains to find a house from Nigeria and paid a year worth of rent and it was worth it for me to be honest.

The thing is you cant even explain things to people such that they will understand. When people come to my apartment now they will think everything worked out easily but it wasn't. Some people will definitely have it easier but my own experience was harsh and I landed the country as a PR , employer supported me and friend picked me up + housed me for 3weeks