"4haaaarrrrsssss, mo ni Bleep shit" took me out �� Congratulations!! May you find favour and never regret this decision.

mobenjackson:
Album title: Sounds from the North side (Landing gist)

Artiste: Moben Jackson

Featuring: Family members, Uber, MMIA (Muritala Muhammed International Airport), Customs officers, NDLEA, Agric officers, ET (Ethiopian airlines) desk, AABIA (Addis Ababa Bole International Airport), DIAI (Dublin International Airport, Ireland), TPIA-T1 (Toronto Pearson International Airport -Terminal 1, also known as YYZ), AirCanada, YEG (Edmonton International Airport) and flights ET900, ET552 and AC169.

Executive producer: Moben Jackson

Album length: 33hours

Track 1: MMIA (Leaving the trenches) - Woke up and freshened up, booked uber to the airport alongside loved ones. We arrived past 9am even though my flight was for 1.20pm, we heard that the earlier, the better as you will be more settled b4 u fly, so we followed advice. Got a trolley guy to push the load, paid him 1,500 at the entrance where all begi begi started. I paid 500 per head for loved ones to enter into the airport with me, which also totalled 1,500. I loaded my baggage on the conveyor at the entrance, ut rolled over to the other side of the entrance and was searched by NDLEA guys, nothing was found and so i was left to roll my trolley over to agric officers. My brother who has done 2 airport runs within the last 6 months knew who and where to sort. He saw the officer beckoning on us to get to the agric stand and asked me to see the man, i followed him like a baby bonding to his mom and after jokes made between us, i shook his hands with yet another batch of 1,500 again. And there goes me jumping agric to queue on ET baggage weight line.

I weighed my bags, 32kg and 23kg respectively and these weightwere tagged on each baggage. I also had to celo-wrap my bags at that stand for 3,000 (1,500 per bag - standard fee). I got payment advice from one of the guys doing the weighing. He basically asked for name, final destination, how many bags to be upgraded, airline I'm flying with. I scanned my passport, arrivecan paper and vax card with a lady at the ET desk and she asked that i do copies of my data page. To upgrade my bag, i went upstairs to make payment, i upgraded one bag from 23kg to 32kg at the rate of 28k (they only accept cash or card payments, not transfer). I was issued 2 receipt and my copy of POS reciept. I went back to the lady to give her the copy of my data page as she requested. Then on another line to tag carry on/hand luggage (make sure y'all do this. It is important). No need to tag your backpack or school bag. There i was told to weigh both my bags (23 & 32), unfortunately it totalled 56kg instead of 55kg, i had to remove 1pack of milo & sugar to make it 55.8kg, the lady wanted to ask me to reduce again, but i gave her a very stern look and she understood the assignment and let my people (bags) go onto the conveyor belt which happens to be the last time you'll see your load until YYZ.

Once u done all that, y'all can now take as many pix and videos as una like. By 12pm, we bid our goodbyes and i headed straight for immigration checks, i collected a yellow card which had some biodata i filled, join a queue to submit your passport and in 2mins you'll be done. The officer asked if i had anything for them, i replied - me no get shishi...lol. Another queue to join again, where they will collect that yellow card from you and ask that you do some biometrics registration. Once done, you proceed to strip yourself (phones, belt, keys, earplugs, jacket) to pass through the detector while you pass your carry on & backpack to the other side.

After that, you meet another set of immigration guys who just ask you random questions like where are you going and why. Once done, i located ET boarding gate, here i was frisked again, carry on & backpack ransacked and one of my upgrade reciept was collected and ticket was authorized for flying (one part was torn for their use, while the other part will be given back to you). By 1pm, i boarded the plane and we left the TRENCHES by 2pm.

Track 2: AABIA (Addis Ababa Bole International Airport) - we landed just 5hrs after, though 9pm in Ethiopia cus they are 2hrs ahead 9ja, so technically we took off from 9ja by 4pm Addis time. We got down, and another queue this time, very long o. The airplane was way beautiful than MMIA, it seems 9ja is cursed ground, cus wtf, with all the money we have, we can't even build a standard international Airport. Was frisked again and searched thoroughly, including my carry on & backpack, then found my way around the boarding gates for the Americas (Canada to be precise). We were boarded onto the plane via zoning, i was in zone 2, so i was part of the 2nd set that went on the plane. Our layover of 2hrs was barely enough to get us all on the plane.

Again our journey began....

Track 3: DIAI (Dublin International Airport, Ireland) - We flew for 8hrs, and landed Dublin for refuel which was just about 1hr. Inflight entertainment and food was good. I didn't watch any movie, cus i had seen all the Hollywood movies to be seen except for HIDDEN FIGUEES, but i couldn't watch cus the earplugs given didn't have any bass, so the noise from the plane was too much interference, instead i focused on the flight 3D map and it was interesting to monitor our flight and know where we headed. For food, ET try o, abeg, they served us 4 times (rice, chicken/beef sauce, bread/bagel with spread, biscuits, water, drinks - wine or soft), being not much of a foodie, i only ate the rice at all times, cus small food laidis my belle don full. We were given coffee (with cream & sugar) and cakes, as we finished fueling at Dublin, on our 8hrs flight to Toron'o...lol

Track 4: YYZ (Toronto Pearson International Airport - Terminal 1) we landed by 9am instead of 8.10am bt no lele, we sha don land, my papa go talk say "welcome is better than sorry"...lol... na so people dey run o, to join immigration queue o. So first you join a very long queue, to register on the kiosk machine, no officer to say next, na here DIY (do it yourself) start o, you just look around for the next empty kiosk machine as we have about 20 of them or more sef, then you leave the queue and do self registration. Scan your passport, position to take picture, accept declaration and print, a white slip will come out of the machine. Move to another queue, where they will check the white slip and you may be selected for covid-19 random testing, i wasn't selected sha. So i moved to the CBSA queue, where you'll declare purpose of entry and all those shenanigans, finally you go hear the famous line "Welcome to CANADA". moved on to baggage claim and got my 23kg & 32kg. Then asked for connecting flight lounge, i got there and was told i had missed my flight by some few minutes. I was directed to AirCanada desk to help reschedule at no cost, i was put on the next available flight with wait time of over 3hrs. Well, i enjoyed free wifi and the wait flew by in no time. My big bags were e-tagged and loaded onto the conveyor belt so it can be passed to the airplane to carry it (P.S: my hand luggage wasn't weighed or stuffs bcus i didn't use a box, if u used a box for hand luggage, it will be weighed and if overweight or the dimension is not as it shld, then u may have to rearrange your bag or find a way out sha).

Track 5: YEG (Edmonton International Airport) - flight time from Toronto to Edmonton is 2hrs on paper bt 4hrs in reality cus Edmonton is 2hrs behind Toronto. So flight left from Toronto 2pm (Edmonton 12pm) to land by 4pm (also 4pm Edmonton time), which is correct but in reality, we flew for 4haaaarrrrsssss, mo ni Bleep shit, Canada yii ti tobi juu mhen (this Canada is too big). Na here all the geography for secondary cun dey useful, all those yeye time loss and gain, with those yeye latitude & longitude calculations became reality that day...lol.

I landed Edmonton and my host came to pick me up. The anxiety made me forget my backpack at the airport, i remembered when we were over 10mins drive away. We turned back o, i reach airport, i no see bag, i was scared shitleds, cus na there all documentations dey, most importantly COPR (gobe!). I asked around and a nice lady officer told me to come over to a storage room, there i saw my bag o. My mind just flashed back to the TRENCHES, say if there, that bag is a goner...lol. I retrieved my bag and thanked her and went on my way.

Track 6: Edmonton (the dream turned REALITY) - hmmmm, the breathe of fresh air. It's worth it ooo. Pls y'all should come over, it's worth all the wait and patience. I have done my SIN (social insurance number), gotten a mobile plan, opened a bank account. Will start applying soon. Wonder why i dropped my landing gist now? I am still jetlagged, my body clock is betraying me coupled with say light no dey go for here. It's 5.01am here and i have been awake typing this since 3.00am. People say it's cold, yes, -12°C, but then there is me who sleeps without a shirt or coverlet and the heater isn't turned on sef (e be like the heat wey do me for 9ja don fry my hard drive...lol)

Outro: CANADA in Jesus name - The wait is worth it in the end!

Thank God it ended in praise �

Kai, God bless you for this. The effort and detail put into this...God bless you!!

ayo4eva:

If you are in Lagos this person sell bags at Lagos Island: Mustapha 07034652303.

Edited list of stuff to carry as you relocate
FOOD STUFFS
Elubo 10000
Garri (yellow & Ijebu) 5000
Semolina 5000
Dry pepper 2500
Smoke fish (Titus) 5000
Dry fish ( Shawa, cat fish) 20000
Grounded crayfish 10000
Cameroon pepper 2500
Knorr cubes 5000
Indomie Onion 7500
Iru 3000
Ogiri 3000
Ogi 3000
Golden Morn 11000
Beans 5000
Ogbono 5000
Egusi 5000
Milo 3000
Coconut oil 4000
Ori/Sheabutter 2500
Ede pupa (red crayfish) 5000
Pepper soup ingredients 2000
Aboniki (30) 5000
Ewedu 2000
Ugba 2500
Omorogun 200
Ilarun 200
Suya spices
Expression Attachment (20) 10000
Brazilian yarn and Wool (20) 10000
Roll-on 5000
Herbs and spices
Groundnuts 5000
Kulikuli/Robo 2000
Pots
Ugwu, ukazi, uziza, oha, bitter leave 10000

Medications
Antibiotics
Anti malaria
Multivitamins
Cough syrup
Loratine, paracetamol, atadyn, prednisolone
Olbas oil

Personal Effects
Transcripts -
Medical records - Dental and Optical
Drivers Licence
Transcripts -
Immunization cards and letter
Reference letters

Important things to pack
1. Family albums and pics
2. Natives
3. Few summer clothes. Start giving out the rest
4. 2 bedsheet, towels sponge soap toothpaste and brush as immediate need when you land
5. Some natives. Start dashing out
6. Undies for the family
6. Few shoes and sandals as the one you have can only be used for 3 months in a year. So you need to shop
7. Medications your family uses regularly
8. Important documents
9. Have one or 2 suitcases and light weight bags for the rest because there is no place to put them.
Let’s remember that house abroad are small so don’t go and crowd your house with stuff u might never use


LIST OF THINGS TO BUY BEFORE DEPARTURE -
CLOTHES:-
1.T-shirts (round neck) - 8
2. T-shirts (collared) - 3-4
3. Jeans (stick to blue/black) - 6-7
4. Formal shirts - 3
5. Formal trousers - 2
6. Undergarments - at least 15 pairs (very important)
7. Formal suit - 1 complete set
8. Ties - 2-3
9. Shorts/three-fourths - 5-6
10. Track pants - 2-3
11. Swimming trunks - 1 (if you plan to swim after coming here)
12. Traditional dress for festivals
EXTRA APPARALS:-
1. Towels (any kind, but I would prefer Turkish(Or Tunisian) – 1 turkish,3 Simple
2. Hand towels - 3-4
3. Leather belts - 1-2
5. Formal leather shoes - 1 pair
6. Woodland all-weather shoes - 1 pair (very important)
7. Sneakers (optional) - 1 pair
8. Sports shoes (optional) - They are very cheap in the US/Canada. You will most probably have a pair already. Wear it and come. Wait till the black friday sales where you will get awesome pairs of shoes for cheap.
9. Sunglasses - 1 pair (any good brand is okay)
10. Socks - 6-7 pairs
11. Sweater - 1-2 good warm ones
12. A light jacket (you can get a thicker one once you land in the US/canada)—and its cheaper
14. Handkerchiefs - 12 nos.
15. Hawaii slippers - 1 pair (for wearing inside the apartment)
16. Flip-flops - 1 pair (for summer and spring)
17. Bedsheets - 2
18. Blanket - 1 (optional)
19. Pillow covers - 3
20. A good wallet (leather) - 1
21. A wallet for passport
22. Shoe polish - 1 (don't get liquid, might spill during travel)
23. Shoe polishing brush - 1
24. Monkey cap - 1
If you already have a laptop, you may bring that. Even if it is quite old, preserve it till black friday. You will get super deals, both online and in-store.
Personal hygiene products
1. Tooth paste - one large tube. Brands also available in the US/canada - Colgate, Close-Up, Pepsodent, Aquafresh (Note: The Pepsodent here is not the same as the Pepsodent in India, it is owned by a different company, not by Unilever.

By calling Ircc. It can be difficult to get through but just try.

Nupsy08:
Hi Dee107, how can I know my VO without ordering gcms notes?

VO is Ottawa. No I didn't order gcms notes.
Amen o! Thank you!!

Igethope:

Whats ur visa office ? Did u order GCSM note yet ? Ottawa and ghana have been very slow. But don’t worry all is well.

Alright then. Amen ��
Thank you!

MrPein:


You just have to keep waiting unfortunately. I waited for over 2years. A lot of people as well. But it will come eventually. Cheer up and keep your hopes up.

Hello everyone!
As much as I'm trying to be patient and wait for this golden mail, I'm a bit worried. My AOR is Nov 2020 and there has been no update/change on my acct since I passed my Meds. & Biometrics. Everything is still being processed and I haven't received any ADR. I've called several times but always get the automated response and I've sent several webforms also but received just the generic mails.
Please guys, is there something I should do or should I just keep waiting??

BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!

soraca:
PPR story for the encouragement of other applicants not to give up.

IELTS Passed date: 21st Mar 2020
Express Entry Profile Creation date:31st Mar 2020 (Score was 415 so too low for a nomination but kept praying for a miracle)
SINP Profile Creation date: 2nd Oct 2020
SINP ITA: 7th Oct 2020
Submitted Application/AOR: 29th Nov 2020
SINP Nomination Letter: 13th Dec 2020
EE Profile update with SINP nomination: 16th Dec 2020
EE ITA 23rd Dec 2020
EE AOR: 15th Feb 2021
Medicals Passed 16th Mar 2021
BIL: 16th Mar 2021
Biometrics done: 18th Mar 2021

Long silence

I decided to book a date (in faith) for upfront remeds with Q-life in Dec 2021 and got 5th Feb 2022 for an appointment.
ADR for Updated International Passport for me and Spouse and Remed request: 3rd Feb 2022. I had already renewed my passport since July 2021 because it expired in June 2021
Remedicals done and submitted: 5th Feb 2022
Remedicals Passed: 15th Feb 2022
PPR: 17th Feb 2022
NOC Code: 0111
VO: AVO

Big thank you to everybody in the house for all the information shared and encouragement. Honestly, NL helped me maintain my sanity all through the process. God will perfect everybody’s application sooner than we all expect in Jesus' name. Amen

Congratulations!!! � � �

JudiTee:
PRAISE GOD!!!!the God of seasons has done it!!!!
Its PPRRRRRR
PRAISE GOD !! He alone deserves all the glory!!!

TIMELINE!!!!
IELTS: nov 2019
WES ECA(hubby n i): july 2020
Crs was 439
Was encouraged to evaluate with PEBC for Pharmacists, started July and plenty back and forth sending documents via dhl but evaluation was completed in September earlier than we thought thanks to God. Score jumped to 469. Sha God intervened again and scores started dropping and on Nov25 2020 we received ITA .
AOR: Dec 31. 2020.
Med/bio:feb 1 2021
Noc: 0621 (self employed)
New born added September 2021
As at last week eligibility had not started
Second medicals done :9th feb 2022
Medicals Passed 16 feb 2022
Criminality passed 18 feb 2022
PPR: 21 feb 2022 21:06
No ADR
God who did it for US will do it for you in Jesus name.
Sent my second mail for today by 20:16 PPR dropped by 21:06 …..
You guys have been sooo amazing and great. ����������������
@graciouswords you are just a beautiful soul…. God is working it all out for your good. He never stops any project half way.

Ottawa dey stress me too but soon by God's grace.

Ovywils:
I know Accra has released few PPRs today.
Please give us gist as Ottawa no gree shake body

Thanks for this!!

valves:


The instruction says you are to submit to the nearest VAC. If you are in London I believe you should submit to the VAC there.

But if you are in Nigeria, you can submit to Lagos or Abuja (remember to pay transmission fee if the VAC is not where you did your biometric.).

For those in Nigeria, your passports will be sent to Ghana where it will be stamped and returned.

People opt to send directly to Ghana (or Cairo) because it is faster. I heard they get back their passports in about 2 weeks or so.

Ovywils:

There is... Google immitracker November 2020 AOR forum

Thank you. I've tried but the group is full.

Good Morning everyone.
Please is there any NOV 2020 AOR whatsapp group? I'd like to be added please. Thank you!

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Thank you so much. Got it the following day.

MissMa01:

You will get it this week. It’s currently at 35- 55 days after AOR

I got it the following day. Thanks for the encouragement.

MissMa01:

For guidance, the PPR story you quoted shows how long it took for get MEP/BIL

Yes. Thank you

MissMa01:

You will get it this week. It’s currently at 35- 55 days after AOR

By God's grace �
I didn't know about that. Thank you so much�

Papafri:
It's PPR fam, I'll be back with the full gist
ITA 2nd SEP 2020
AOR 23rd SEP 2020
BIL 2nd Nov 2020
Biometric completed 30 Nov 2020
PPR 14th dec 2020
Noc 1241(NYSC)
Visa office: Paris
To God be the glory!!!

Congratulations!!!!! This timeline has God written all over it. Congrats!

Hello everyone.
I received my ITA on the 14th October, 2020 and AOR 7th November, 2020 but up till this very moment I haven't received a BIL and I'm getting worried. Am I overreacting or is there something I could/should do about it?