I'm just frustrated with WES. I wish I never decided to use them. When did they start asking for verification of certificate?. I sent them my BSc certificate through hellofax only for them to ask my school to verify the certificate, which is going to cost me double. I'm just so confused.

If you are still at ECA stage, I'll reiterate what others have been saying. DO NOT USE WES!!!!!

SkyWalk12:
*clears throat* PRAAAAAIIISSSSEEEE THE LORD!!!! *full on praise and worship session*

Hello my dear Nairalanders, you will kindly forgive the lack of specific dates in my story as I started this journey October 2017.

IELTS: 28th October 2017: LRWS: 8.5,9,7.5,7.5
ECA (WES): middle of December 2017- Masters.
CRS: 481
NOC: 4151
Experience: over 3 years
Single applicant.
ITA: 9th January 2018
AOR: 26th January 2018

ADR for schedule A and travel history: early February
Meds passed: day after ADR
IP1: same day

*so much silence*

Notification that I will be doing an interview: middle of July
Notification of interview date: beginning of August
Interview: September 18. Check page 1 for details
IP2 and ‘interview completed’: September 18

*more silence*

Emailed Ralph, LVO and AVO almost everyday for 2 weeks but I doubt it helped speed up my processing.
Got second GCMS notes that showed everything was awesome end of November.

PPR: December 11! My year is complete and beautiful. I praise God for making everything perfect in His time.
Passport submitted: 12/12/18. (I pray. VFS has network issues. A child of God has been waiting for over 4 hours).

I’m not going to go into application details cos everything you need is on page 1 or on this thread.

I would say though that I almost didn’t submit any supporting document, only the mandatory ones (first item on the list) and this may be what led to my interview. At the end of the day, I had to take all those supporting documents to Accra.
I thought bombarding a visa officer with documents would not be great but I’d advise anyone that’s applying now, submit EVERYTHING. Let them be confused with your overflowing evidence haha.

Almost 11 months post AOR, there was nothing easy at all about this process but if I had to, I’d do it over again and I recommend it to every Nigerian I meet. I pray Canada favours us all. Amen.

Thank you for all your help Nairaland! The wealth of information here is ridiculous and I can’t stand when people ask some basic questions sometimes. Read. Read. Read!

@raphrulz don’t undermark me oh. I’m trying to encourage people to go to page 1 hehe.

MASSIVE congratulations dear. Your story was really moving. Continue to prosper IJN Amen

Ifeoma77:


It's right there is his/her notes where they confirmed that he/she earns $77500 per year, and has been working for 3+ years. They shouldn't be so amazed at that bank balance. IMO sha

Exactly. And the person is single again, no kids to eat into the pockets.

Cutebabe0002:
Alhamdulillah!!! (3X) - PPR!!! At last
Apologies for my late post
Family size : 4

Summary
IELTS: January 20th passed on 2nd February 2018
ECA: 23rd March
EE profile: 26 March
CRS:453
ITA: April 13 2018
AOR: 9th July 2018
ADR-1: 25th July 2018
MED: Can’t remember but I think it is July 31st 2018
ADR -2: 7th November 2018
First PPR : 15th November 2018 dated 14th November 2018
Second PPR: 7th December 2018 dated 6th December 2018
Family size : 4
VO: Ottawa
Travel experience: Nil

Congratulations! May you flourish in the new land

fidelism:
Materials for MOD/IDP 4 modules are available and being share on Ielts Whatsapp group. If you need them, try to join because it is easier to share to all at once

Kindly share the whatsapp group. Thanks

fidelism:
Materials for MOD/IDP 4 modules are available and being share on Ielts Whatsapp group. If you need them, try to join because it is easier to share to all at once

God bless you

Zeiya:
Men this PPR rain reach my side ooooooooo.

Long post alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will give the type of testimony that I benefited from in the past.

After being visited by two "ghost updates", I said that if I miss out on the next PPR rain, then there may be trouble cooking in my application .

My two greatest days on this journey was the day I passed my IELTS and PPR. The feeling was like being a born again for Christians. Let me quickly give my timeline before my long story starts.

Desicion to travel was at the peak when I read on the news late last year that Canada will take over a million immigrants between 2018/2020. Then I said to myself, it is time to try through FSW, as I have been looking for admission with schorlarhip all these while.

IELTS (1): 24th march
IELTS (2): 24th May passed on 6th June( My happiest day on this journey).
ECA: 20th June
EE profile: 22 June
Hubby IELTS : updated 13th July
CRS:448
ITA: 25th July
AOR: 5th Sept
MED: 27th Sept
BIL: 28th Sept
ADR: 17th November
Ghost Update 1: 27th November
Ghost Update 2: 4th December
PPR : 7th December dated 6th December
Family size : 4
VO: Ottawa
Travel experience: Nil
Province picked: Sask and Alberta
AOR-PPR: 93 days

I got the Indian visa location stuff too, but I have submitted at VFS LEKKI. They didn't say anything, I will give you guys feedback on the outcome. Paid #71710 for family of 4


This journey taught me to be positive, patient and the power of research. I turned Nairaland into a pocket Bible. I got 100% information that I used in packaging my application on this forum. I screen shot any important information I read anywhere whether I have reached the stage or not. I read all my saved items at my spare time because i don't know what will be my own case

IELTS: passing ielts was a major breakthrough for me. I knew my journey has begun with or without POF complete.

ECA: University of IBADAN PG school I hail ohhh!!!!!!
they were so fast and efficient in sending and verifying my MSc. transcript( Nairaland saved me from doing my Bsc. too and MOUAU would have showed me pepper as they toasting my younger brother now)
POF: this looked like it was going to be a huge challenge but my siblings kept encouraging me to get to the stage first then we will know if it will stop the process. When the time came O my God !!!!!!!!!, my siblings, hubby siblings and even parents SUPRISED us, everybody wanted to give us money, at a point I was confused on how to merge everything. Our POF was in excess by 30%. 100% dash ooooo. I never knew they had that kind of money, when abroad matter came up, everyone wanted to sow a seed in our life. Nothing FASTING AND PRAYING cannot do. Don't be discouraged about money, keep praying and allow God to do the rest.

POST AOR: After submitting BIL, the waiting torture continues, I attended planning for Canada and researched other pre arrival programs. When the craze of e-mailing Ralph came, I did on 6th November and got the information that my file was at Ottawa, Eligibility in progress, Criminalty started 15th Oct, security not started.
ADR: I got an ADR for Hubby's Schedule A . At the point of submission I noticed that the file name to be submitted in the profile has my name and in my section, I said it won't hurt to fill the form too and let them pick the one the wanted. Next day my profile changed to reviewing document till date.
NOTE: I copied out all the information I filled before and after ITA for myself and my dependents on a book. It became handy when filling the Schedule A.

GHOST UPDATE: After being visited by 'two ghost updates' I was scared, until I researched and saw people that got even three without PPR on canadavisa forum. I believe "ghost update" means that your file was reviewed but the outcome is what we should pray for. From people that ordered for their notes on the forum, I understand that they noted 'next review date Dec' on their files ( August/September thread). I gained a lot from people's GCMS notes, it kept me going and reduced the urge to order mine till I mark 100days.

God bless Seun for this Forum, No matter the stage you are don't give up or you will miss u PPR date. GOOGLE is there for everything. Newcomers please go back to part 3, 4, 5 and read, it will take your time and MB, but you will get genuine information from people's personal experience.

From here I got the importance of online presence, I created a LinkedIn profile this year, updated it and filled it with people. I cleared all my side business from my Facebook account and did the same for my hubby. I was lucky my company has a very strong online presence.

POF: I used two gift deeds, from my elder brother and sister. I submitted notarized gift deed for my brother, my sister is in UK so she wrote her own letter in her own style ( refused to use my naija sample), she gave me the evidence of her transfer, marriage certificate and payslip. I didn't use her payslip because I didn't put mine. My money was in 5 Treasury bills from Firstbank (joint account) and Gtbank ( Personal) . I used 6months bank statement from Firstbank ( i had 100% POF there), generic reference letters from both banks and Tbills certificates. I explained in details how all the money came in and stressed that they can be liquidated at any time.

WORK EXPERIENCE: I submitted a very detailed reference letter ( I was lucky I worked with my boss on this), appointment, confirmation, promotion, and salary raise letters only.

CANADA EXPRESS ENTRY is real and you must be interested and determined to get there. I have told some of my friends and
some gave up after few attempts of IELTS while some are waiting to see the result if my own. READ and READ, there are a lot of pre-arrival programs people miss out because of lack of information.

I appreciate hundreds of people here but I will mention few to save space.

@Newmum you are good.
@Mcstan I pray for you always, you inspire me, we will celebrate you here on your appointed day
@dumprep, I met you at the PFC session, you have a nice soul, waiting for your Landing gist soon.

Finally all Glory be to GOD ALMIGHTY and Honour to our Blessed Mother Mary. That WOMAN is loaded. If you are a Catholic, near her and you will never regret it. SHE can't stand our tears and worries.




It has ended in praise for me. Yours is loading

CONGRATULATIONS dear. I remember how you patiently answered a question I asked. May God bless and favour you in this new land

Massive congratulations to all those who just received PPR.

wasseynewest:
Chill zannie. Ur test date will surely be communicated next wk for sure. Just seize the opportunity to prepare harder and be ready for whatever date they fix. Best wishes

Thanks. I went the Twitter route like some people advised and it seemed to work. They have finally sent a response.
Thank you guys.

Bleuocean:


IDP MOD has said it in their conformation email when you registered that your speaking date will be sent to you 0ne week before that date so why are you guys just worried nah? Mine was sent 7 days before my speaking date.

Well they didn't tell me that. They told me it will be communicated in due course. Which might be next year. Besides my test is already next week.

jolomirapheal:
pls am about to register for ielts exam and i can see two modules, is it the general training modul or the academic module.
thank you.

iaatmguy:
sorry about their attitude, please calm down. they are quite unprofessional, but you will be attended to. you could reach out to them on twitter.

Thanks I will

COPR:


There is nothing to get frustrated about. Your Speaking test date will be between 11-14th Dec. Better use that time you're wasting to call them and prepare.

Best of luck.

Thanks

Ifeoma77:

Wow, so sorry about that. Try emailing again, then go and bombard them on twitter, they will answer sharply

Thanks I'll go the Twitter route.
They have refused to confirm my sister's payment for like 2 weeks now. She's so annoyed because she wrote with BC the last time and is more comfortable with their procedure but I convinced her to go the MOD route based on the info I got here. We are both so annoyed lol.

wasseynewest:
Those people can be funny especially when they have already received payment. That's when they start to behave anyhow. As per test arrangement for you, I doubt if that's going to work anymore considering you have been at it for 2wks. You shld rather wait for the time table. As per the payment confirmation, normally they ought to reply via mail for payment confirmation. This takes btw 2-5days after payment and could even be delayed if the exam date is still far. But trying to reach them for assurance is a good idea. They shld pick sooner than later.

My exam date is 15th. It's making me so agitated since it's already here and I have no confirmed speaking date. My sister has sent them numerous emails and has called them like a hundred times. This afternoon they just switched off their two lines. So frustrating

Ifeoma77:

Are you sure you're writing to the correct mail?
They are verrrry efficient at responding to mails.
cc @MODielts

Yes I'm very sure.
Info@ielts.ng

I'm tired of this MOD people. They never respond to mails and all their lines are switched off. I've been trying to arrange a date for my speaking test for more than 2 weeks now, and my sister has been trying to get them to confirm her payment. This is terribly unprofessional.

NeneSisi:
Congratulations to all ITA clinchers.

God, we need more PPR stories please.

Meanwhile, on my way to work this morning, look what I saw...

Someone living the Canadian life in Nigeria lol

this is very serious o

Sexyuhlala:
I started my IELTS journey in August 2017, I actually thought it was just English and that I could just read and pass. I was wrong. Didn’t know there were tips and tricks to the exam until I met a friend who sent me time table and more materials to use. At a point, I had so many materials I became confused on what to use. Well, these are my results below.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

mojohnny:
No, it isn't provided. Just for your own practice.

Ok thanks

wasseynewest:
Pls just type "ielts listening" on YouTube, there release 3 different practice questions everyday and they are the exact exam prototypes.

Thanks so much. I've found that ieltsonline.com practice tests are uploaded 2x faster than the typical practice tests on authentic sites like the IELTS.org and the ones on British council. That's y I'm looking for better ones.
I'll check your recommendations.

Hephgirl:
That's d idea... It'll make u better.
U can try YouTube...

I'll check YouTube. Thanks

Hephgirl:
That's d idea... It'll make u better.
U can try YouTube...

But they are not real exam conditions. They are waaaayyyy to fast.

Zinggi:

buggi102kruse:
Plz house pardon me if my question doesn't make sense, bcoz this is where it's pressing me!

I have being practicing ielts listening for 2wks, my point hasn't shown progress, menh headache!
1. Should I use online tutors or can I get a good class to attend in PH?
2 would it be better I continue practicing alone without tutor?
Plz any advice, I will welcome, how you did it or possible way out.





You really have to learn how to be calm for you to do well in listening. I tend to be a lil bit impatient at times so listening was a drag for me during the practice sessions...i was always missing 5 or more answers because i felt the speakers were wasting my time and i couldn't wait for them to go straight to the point....guess what...just when am lost in these sort of thoughts...voila they have said the answer and i didnt hear jack.

What worked?

I took some days off and watched a couple of movies, documentaries and cnn news, just listening to what was being said.

Then i tried to remind myself to be calm and focus....focus and focus (I kept reminding myself and God that I can't afford to write this exam a second time...so help me God).

I came up with different strategies e.g
If there were two speakers Tom and Jane....i wrote their names down...then in shorthand rewrote the conversation (this way i kept myself busy writing what was being said while listening and so i didnt drift).

For the ones with answers A-F.....i realised you are given few mins before the speaker starts with that section....so i simply lifted the questions and wrote them side by side to the answers while waiting for the speakers to start talking so i can choose the right options (with this method, it was super easy for me to pick the correct answers and i didnt have to move my head up and down searching for the answers.

I also made sure that i was in a very quiet place while practicing and i timed myself. I practiced with academic test questions.

Most importantly, I prayed like there was no tomorrow...I asked for mercy, favour and for me to "see and know" the answers on that day.

Few days to the exam day, i stopped practicing...i needed my brain to relax so i could give my best on exam day....

On exam day, i reminded myself to be calm...made sure my earphones were working and chose the loudest volume, tilted my head to the position i felt i could hear best without vibrations, said a word of prayer and was calm. I came out from the exam hall excitedly telling hubby that I could hear everything.

Lest i forget, ensure you read and stick to the instructions e.g not more than three words, one word, a letter and two words etc.

Look for what makes you restless while listening and create strategies to curb them....be calm....be calm...be calm.

Pls what sites do you recommend for authentic practice tests? I've found that most practice tests I've been doing are not really close to the real thing. I've been doing the tests on ieltsonline and their listening tests are way too fast.

mojohnny:
Listening tips.

Form the habit of listening attentively.
The 1st Audio is usually easy and the answers are usually straight forward but from the 2nd audio sometimes they might talk about something else before they talk about the real answer so you have to be attentive to ensure you don't miss out on the real answer.

For those answers that usually require option A to F l, instead of looking for the answers while listening just write what they said about it down at that moment. After you are done in the real exam you have 10 minutes to copy down your answers and you can use this to select your answers.

Another tip is to look at the transcripts of the audio file so you can see exactly what parts the answers are from and in subsequent tests improve on it.

You can email me and we can speak on the phone for further help if you need it.

All the best.

Are the transcripts of the audio file provided during the exam too? Thanks.

ekanDamie:

Thanks ify. Just this Lagos brah.
Leave home 5:30, get home 10.
Prepping on ICANS. I just know I have to
Leave dis country before I run mad.

Bro, I also wake up by 5am to brave Lagos traffic and I get home around thesame time you do.
The point is that we are all very busy in one way or the other.
Making out a few minutes out of your day to read page 1 will get you up to speed. It's not that hard.

Onebase79:
The prayer of St Joseph of Cupertino

This powerful prayer is very effective in examinations. It has to be said before appearing in the examination. There are two variants to this prayer. Both the prayers are equally effective. You can choose any one of these:

First Prayer
O Great St. Joseph of Cupertino who while on earth did obtain from God the grace to be asked at your examination only the questions you knew, obtain for me a like favour in the examinations for which I am now preparing. In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked.
Through Christ our Lord.
St. Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for us.
Amen.

Second Prayer
O St. Joseph of Cupertino who by your prayer obtained from God to be asked at your examination, the only preposition you knew. Grant that I may like you succeed in the (here mention the name of Examination eg. History paper I ) examination. In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked.
O St. Joseph of Cupertino pray for me
O Holy Ghost enlighten me
Our Lady of Good Studies pray for me
Sacred Head of Jesus, Seat of divine wisdom, enlighten me.

Remember, when you succeed in the exams then you should thank St. Joseph of Cupertino in the Newspaper.

Starting this prayer tomorrow. Doubling my practice efforts of course. Thanks for sharing. I'm Catholic but I've never had much faith in Novenas. Now I will.

Jasmine17:


Cc ontarioissuaga

I just called WES now because of this argument and the lady made me understand that the ECA evaluation package comes with the ICAP advantage automatically. This means that WES will store my verified transcripts in their database for life.

So if i want to upgrade to a course by course evaluation, i will pay 100cad after now and my evaluation will be upgraded but that WES can ask for my WAEC if i have not submitted previously.

She also said i should not have sent the scratch card as WAEC is still required to verify the results by email before WES can accept it. Its like the scratch card policy has not been finetuned.

WES is just confused! Why include scratch cards then?

See ehh people need to be logical o. Someone volunteered to take away the stress and expense of going to WAEC. When it's time to pay up you are singing a different tune, even after seeing photo evidence. Why are people like this? Please let us apply wisdom when doing things. This is the reason why people don't help others.

No be me o, I'm ranting on someone's behalf.

Baden18:
Hi All,

I took the IELTS exam on Oct 27th for the first time and below are my results:

Listening: 9.0
Reading: 9.0
Speaking: 9.0
Writing: 7.5

I spent less than 5 hours in total preparing for this exam and I focused only on speaking & writing as I was told those were the difficult sections.

I only watched YouTube videos and recommend the IELTS videos by Jay for writing & IELTS videos by Liz for speaking.

Also for writing make sure to use FANBOYS (For/As/Nor/But/Or/Yet/So) in addition to the complex words Jay will give you.

Good Luck!!!

Chineke!!!

Tojued:
WES management when the first batch of 50 WAEC scratchcards (with different ref numbers, in seperated envelopes) arrive from Nigeria in one courier package.

'The WAEC strategy is failing. What do we do with these Nigerians?'

Lmfaooo they don't know that before Abraham Jesus was

gook:


Spouse here....God has blessed your hand work Iyawo.I remember being skeptical when she came up with the whole dream.Before I knew it she paid for ECA and got it done..Paid for my IETLS & so on...After a while, I woke up and we started chasing the dream together.From NL, We learnt and understood the entire process.For those still waiting for IETLS,ECA,ITA,PPR, God has done it already for you,just be thanking him already. God bless everyone here IJN.Yesterday was our 4th wedding anniversary and PPR was God's gift to us. Gracias

Congratulations you both and may God continue to bless your marriage