Kods1900:



I don’t know how to do all the bolded things you people do so please just take my write-up the way it comes, Secondly I’m going to be typing on my phone so please ignore any typos you see.

Timeline:


IELTS: 21 Apr 2018 LRWS 8.5/8/7.5/8
ECA: 14 Aug 2018
Spouse IELTS: 21 Apr 2018 LRWS 6/4.5/5.5/6
Spouse WES: 28 Jun 2018
EE Profile Created: 14 Aug 2018 CRS 443
ITA: 22 Aug 2018
AOR: 19 Oct 2018
MEP/BIL: 21 Nov 2018
Ghost Update: 24 Mar 2019
PPR: 27 Mar 2019
VO: Ottawa
No ADR’s
Family of 4

Decision to Travel:
This was late January 2018 when a colleague and friend told me he was dropping his resignation and relocating with his family, I started thinking of my daughter and unborn child and started pondering if Nigeria was the right place to raise them.

I heard about EE for the first time then and decided to try the CRS simulator and found out I’d get 443 because I had two B.Sc’s, This was in February 2018. Decided to pay for IELTS for my spouse and I and wrote the test in April.

IELTS
In as much as I appreciate this thread I’m actually glad I did not know about it until after my IELTS because as at the time of writing I didn’t know I had to max out the scores and if I had known about this thread I’d have been really worried.

I only practiced listening all through, practiced one test for reading and didn’t bother with writing and speaking. I was lucky enough to max out. It was after the test I realized the amount of Favour I had with the test. This was done with BC.

Wifey was heavily pregnant during the test and didn’t even bother practicing at all, it was a difficult pregnancy and she barely made it to the exam and taking it.

ECA
Used WES, didn’t know at the time that there were other evaluation bodies, only knew about BC for IELTS and WESfor ECA.

I was an unserious club boy during my university days so I graduated with a 3rd class after 7 years (A disappointment that later became a blessing) 2 years later I went back for another degree and graduated with a better grade. So with this I had 2 certificates. WES took 4 months because I had to evaluate my diploma, first bsc and second bsc.

Wifey’s bsc was out in about 3 months.

POF
I had some challenges with this because I’m one of those people who earn a lot and spends as much too. I work in an organization where you work hard and play harder.

Wifey had our second child 2 weeks post ITA so POF became higher. Eventually I used my savings, 85% gift deed from my dad, pension and gratuity.

I literally just lumped them all, didn’t put the exchange rate of the day, no breakdown tables nothing. Just loaded them all and decided to let them figure it out. Lol.

I had a scare with my POF because i submitted my 6 months payslip and a few months before, I took a 3m car loan from the office and I had it showing in my payslips, I’m not sure how this was calculated eventually.

JOB REFERENCE
Used the last 3 years in my latest job, Others were in personal history. Didn’t want any complications on this.

It was in CIC format and Newmum0615 helped also with confirming this. (Thank You). I also added my payslips, employment letter and work ID card to this. Pretty straightforward I might say.

MEDICALS
I had my medicals at Children’s practice. Had to take my newborn at 2 weeks old for his passport. This also was eventless. Booked ahead, I was really scared because I didn’t want anything to go wrong. I’m one of those people that gets really worried when I fall sick and start checking google which almost ends up giving myself an unnecessary heartattack.

Well thank God there weee no issues.

PCC
Used one inspector like that, paid 10k for my spouse and I and we were done with this in about an hour.

POST AOR
Shortly after AOR I got promoted at work, hmm I was just looking at them because whether they liked it or not I was going to leave eventually but it was all good though. So I settled into my new role which is pretty tasking and took a whole lot of my time.

I ordered GCMS in February and got it in 11 days, this was a big surprise and when I checked the only thing that was completed was information sharing, criminality was in progress while eligibility and security had not started. I was also shocked to see that the last time my file was touched was in November.

After biometrics I also found out that it never became completed like other, it continued showing my biometrics was nit received bla bla bla even though there was a biometrics number assigned. I raised a CSE and got a confirmation that it had been received so I relaxed.

I also raised a CSE on wifey’s passport because when we submitted she used the one that had her maiden name and we realized it was going to expire sometime in July and we wanted to have enough time to plan after PPR so we got a new passport with my surname and sent a LOE and affidavit with the new passport. This was acknowledged received although it never changed in my profile.

PPR
I used to check my profile once or twice weekly max. So on Sunday I decided to check because the last time I did that was the previous week and I saw that my application/profile was updated. Ran to wifey and told her PPR was coming.

Opened my profile and saw that biometrics had changed to completed. Then, I became a bit worried because I would have preferred to see nothing change and it would then have been defined as a proper ghost update. I started overthinking things like what if the update was just for biometrics and nothing else. Anyway I was a tad hopeful.

Next morning I couldn’t sleep as I was expecting PPR mail but nothing, same with Tuesday. Woke up yesterday and saw the mail sitting pretty in my mail, it had arrived at 12:55am. Funny thing is I had my phone beep but I was of the opinion that PPR mails only came between 4:30am to 5:30am don’t know why.

Well submitted our passports yesterday and a new chapter of our lives is beginning to unfold right in front of our eyes. Lest I forget immediately I saw the mail I look at my children and I smiled and almost cried with the excitement that they wouldn’t grow up in this country.

I want to thank everyone for the selfless contributions to the thread. I gained immensely from them even though I wasn’t able to contribute a lot myself. I read all the threads from part 1 even though I joined in maybe part 3 or 4 not sure anymore.

Thanks a bunch to ARCUGO as he answered my first question on this thread.

As it has ended in praise for me so shall it be for us all.

AMEN!!!!!!

Congrats to you and your family! May Canada favour you. Amen!

Ifeoma77:

Resend another one abeg, don't forget to add the 'urgent'

Thank you. Yes I've re-sent and yes I added Urgent

Topsmamen:


Sure. Resend another sharp sharp.

Thanks so much. I've re-sent.

Ifeoma77:

CPC-CTD-Ottawa@cic.gc.ca

Thank you so much Ifeoma. I have sent a mail.

However, I got the no-reply generic message and saw I was supposed to include UCI etc. I don't know if I should resend another email with UCI etc.

Ifeoma77:

Choi!!!!!! Please send a mail to your VO. Add "Urgent" to the subject.

Thank you so much Ifeoma for your prompt response. My vo is ottawa. Please where can I get the email.

I'm so anxious.
Thanks.

Hi everyone. Congrats to the new PPR clinchers.
Our seniors in the house, Please help.
Y'all won't believe what I just heard from CIC. So I decided to call today after my last cse that stated all my documents submitted had been verified. I was told that my PPR was sent since March 7th! 20 days ago!
Anyways, the truth is I didn't see any mail like that. If you've been waiting like I have (over 7 montbs), you'll know how much attention to detail we pay to our emails. How we look at our gmail notification every morning, with hope for the golden email. I'd check my spam, bin, etc.

Please I need urgent help on what to do. How do I get them to resend the PPR email.

Utonne:


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thank you so much

[Okay thanks so much for your reply. But how can I mail Ralph? Where can i get the email?]

My dear. It's the standard response given. They have a standard template for both CSE's and VO's. Best bet is either call ÇIC or mail Ralph since you are 7 months Post AOR. [/quote]

Good day everyone.
I'm here again o. Thanks to everyone on the platform who's been helping out. And congrats to the ppr clinchers. May Canada favour y'all. So I'm 7months and 16 days post AOR. Honestly, it's been one helluva wait, but what can we do. After one call and cse , this below is the last response for my cse raised on the 19th. Since then, no update.
Ps: this was raised after a ghost update on my profile on the 8th of March. Today is 25th.
Please any thoughts?

[Thank you so much for your reply. I guess it's just to keep waiitng and praying! ]

I will testify!

Dear Vivi844,

I cant imagine the horror of the long wait. Its nice to have raised CSE with the new Reference letter.

God would turn upon your application in Jesus name.

Abeg, start writing your PPR tale its coming.


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Hi everyone. Good evening.

Please I'm new here. I just need some clarification.
I've been awaiting ppr. Like I submitted Aug. 10th. 2018 Expected date of completion, Feb. 10th.
Still no word from cic.
Requested gcms in November, and saw it was just eligibility left.
In January, a good friend told me to get another reference letter cos the one I submitted didn't capture the duration of my work experience, just the start date. I was able to get the letter same day, and attached it to a cse I raised.
I just want to know If there's anyone who got AOR in August last year, that is still waiting for ppr, or if there's something else I can do.

Ps: I called ottawa info. Mid February, and raised a cse 25th February, reminding them that 6 months has passed.

Thank y'all for the good work you do here. I went through part 1 till 7 and I see y'all. Congrats to those who's already gotten ppr. May we all testify this year 2019.
Amen �