canadaishome:
Can I please confirm if a three year old child is entitled to free nursery?
Thank you in advance for your response

By nursery, I assume you mean daycare….daycare is not free. However school is free, and the age a child starts school depends on the province. In Ontario, a child starts school the September of the year they clock 4. So if your child will clock 4 this year, they are eligible for KG this September. Also note that schools close in the afternoon, and if you are not available to have to make provision for after school which is also paid for.

godG:
Oga Salford1 and other elders, please I need recommendations on cities or towns that are within 50 minutes drive from the GTA. I am looking for somewhere not too crowded (Very important, I’m not a fan of big cities. ) and quite safe. I have done quite a great deal of research myself but thought it won’t be a bad idea to seek further insights from elders who know this place more than I do. Thank you!

50 mins drive from the GTA or from Toronto? GTA is quite large and there are cities within the GTA that are like 2 hrs apart. There are also quiet cities within the GTA.

sexymj:
Documents that can stregthen d application e.g proof of ties, etc and how long d process took.

Application for my mum; documents submitted:

Her marriage certificate
Birth certificate of her daughter below 18 yrs
Her letter of employment
Letter of introduction from employer and payslip

My PR card
My 4 months payslips
My 4 months statement of account
My birth certificate to proof relationship
Letter of invitation
Letter from employer.

Was an online application. Took about 18 days from date of application to passport request.

sexymj:
Please has anyone with PR status applied for visiting visa for a parent,

What do you want to know?

Is the 8.5 in listening? And how many years of work experience do you have ?

blueblood1:


I am married. But I have no masters.
My ielts score is 8.5,7.5,7.5,7.5

iphie25:
Finally its PPR guys!! Its been one long, tiring and nerve-racking journey but God remained faithful!!!

Congrats

you are welcome.

If you are only claiming points for your work experience for the period up to october 2015 then you do not need a new refrence letter. This means your work experience from november 2015 till date will not be stated in the work experience but in the personal history section.

however, if this is not the case, you need to get an updated letter.

Jalzy29:
@ Hally: thanks a bunch for your response. My Husband just got his Indian Police clearance from the indian embassy in Abuja.

@dupyshoo, vcole, esosa and all successful PPR peeps: I have some questions please kindly respond.

1. I started this journey over a year ago and contacted David Cohen, However, am not ready to continue with them which i have also notified them after receiving ITA. i would like to know that in creating an account with CIC, Am faced with creating an account with GCKEY or Sign in Partner which should i use.
2. I have a work reference letter from my current employer dated October 2015, which i gave the law firm then, do i need to get a new one with a recent date from my supervisor or the old one can still fly.


Will be standing by for responses.

Thank you all for the amazing job you do on this amazing platform

I don't think such a minor change can affect your application. You should just correct the number in your PR application. As long as the IELTS was written before your ITA date.

drhopeful:
Hello house.... I am new to this thread but not new to Nairaland. Wonderful work you all are doing here. My profile....

WES evaluation - October 2015 (process lasted about 2 months)
Spouse's WES evaluation - September 2016 (process lasted 1 whole year, extremely enervating, some naija schools are just shit sha)
IELTS Test - Jan 7, 2017 (Results out Jan 20, 2017) Me - LRSW 9,8.5,8,7 (I ran out of time in the writing section, felt so terrible); Spouse - LRSW 8,8.5,9,7.5
Express Entry Profile created - Jan 20, 2017 (no waste of time), CRS 466
ITA Received - Jan 25, 2017

I thought I had everything under control but just realized I need US police certificate because I have exceeded the 6month cumulative threshold since I started visiting the US 7 years ago. I have applied but I understand it will take 12-14 weeks. I am so angry because I never knew this requirement of 'cumulative stay beyond 6 months.' I had my UK police certificate before I even wrote my IELTS and thought I was covered.

Has anyone received PPR with LOE and evidence of application for US police certificate? Secondly, I made a mistake in IELTS TRF number in my EE profile. Can that lead to a rejection with an LOE explaining that it was just a mistake? Thanks!

dupyshoo:
Nope, I have read of people that were rejected cos of the same issue. I will try to search for an example if I can find one

00DE00:


No Sir/Ma. CIC is "concerned" with dates. In cic books, January 5th to December 31st 2017 is not the same as January 1st to Decemeber 31st. If the application is not up to 3 years, it'll most like lead to rejection. dupyshoo and slowlybtsurely are correct. onlineise please take heed.

Guess I must be wrong then...only said so because I have a friend who had the same issue and received her ppr last week....maybe she was just lucky.

Sorry if my response was misleading.

This would most likely be because the CEC candidate did not have up to the required number of months in their letter of refrence.

However, in this case, the years of experience is actually 3, because CIC is concerned with months not dates. As long as the eference letter clearly states the exact months entered while creating the profile all should be well.

SlowlybtSurely:


They rejected a CEC candidate because of this. They will consider what your points should be when you got ITA.

Not sure if it's same for outland.

I was about suggesting a court marriage until I read the last paragraph. The way I see it you have two options :

1. Move the wedding forward and apply as a couple. However, be sure to recalculate your score and ensure it doesn't fall below the minimum for the draw u were invited.

2. Submit your application before getting married. And add your spouse after marriage. You can do this at any point during the application, even after receiving copr as long as you do so before landing in Canada. And you don't have to recalculate your score. However, you would need to show funds for two once you add her.

Hope this helps and all the best.

esosa4real:
My people's I greet you!!

Yaay! I woke up to see my ITA! Thanks for the encouragement and support. Now the journey just officially started.

@vcole dupsyshoo 40manlappy slowlybutsurely ugoiyke79e I am worried about the date I fixed for my wedding which is August 12th. Do you think it would be too late a time considering the stage, application might have progressed to by then?

I don't wanna carry on this application to the end and not involve my girl oh.

Was just looking at the timeliness, it's difficult to predict but what do you advise? Should I keep to this date? Or marry earlier? I am yet to pay for anything sha like hall etc.

Mind you, I can only come home ONCE, if not I would have come to do a court after eAPR but that would cancel possibility of travelling again in august. They won't grant another leave.

I hope yall get my drift!

You are good to go. The system uses months not dates in calculating work experience. All the best in your application.

Onlineise:
Goodmorning People,

Congratulations to everyone that got their ITA yesterday (including myself) and to the seniors with PPR status and the ancestors that have landed I hail thee all.

Quick One: My work experience for NOC 1114 is actually 2years and 11months...but while filling my profile it didn't request for actual date of the job...just month and year hence March 2014 - Feb 2017 makes it 3years on the dot but in actual date count i am short by 3weeks and some days.

The system counted it as 3years and gave me maximum points, should I go ahead and accept this ITA and run with it or reject and just wait till March or April?

Gurus please advise.

Congrats, and all the best.

OMOTOPRECIOUS:
DEAR ALL,
I GOT MY PPR YESTERDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2017 AT 8:37AM!!!! Glory be to God!!!! I am overwhelmed with JOY!

Timeline:
FSW-EE, CRS 470.
AOR: MAY 19, 2016
BG NN>>IP :Dec 29, 2016
PPR: February 8, 2017
VISA Office: Accra transferred to London!

It has not been an easy 8 months + but all the emotional stress is finally over and I can only say Thank you Lord!

Congratulations to Vcole and Congratulations in advance to you all that are waiting... It will end in Praise in Jesus Mighty Name... Amen

Cheers!

He got it sometime last year.
No , he doesn't have any contact.

He went with all certificates issued to him while in India, his current international passport and the old one which had the India visa. He was also asked for his Indian address during his stay.

Jalzy29:
Dear Hally, thank you for your response, however which year did you your husband get his police clearance from the India Embassy in Abuja, also does he have any contact of someone there, that we can call and maybe assist.
2. May i know the documents he travelled with that they requested for which facilitated the Police clearance.

Please anyone that has experienced this hurdle of Indian Police clearance should please state how they scaled through will be standing by for suggestions.

I strongly recommend that she declares it and attach an LOE as you have suggested. Although I am not sure Canada does info sharing with UK (they do with US). It would result in misrepresentation and some years ban if they get to find out. This could impact her chances of getting visas to other countries.

A lot of people of people have being rejected various visas in the past and still got Canadian PR. However, if she has a ban from the UK, it might be challenging.

monique2002:
Hey guys, I
have a question. So, a friend of mine is in the express entry pool and she will likely get ITA in the next draw...Now the issue is, she was denied UK visa (her agent used 'dagbo' documents) some years back. But since then, she has travelled to other European countries and even the USA.
I told her to declare the UK visa issue and just attach an LOE.. .but u know we Nigerians with our supposed 'smartness'...people are advising her otherwise. So I said I will ask the opinion of nairalanders and others that have faced this similar issue. So...advice anyone?

Not submitting the police clearance will not be a cause for misrepresentation as long as he declares his period of stay in India. However, it can lead to the application bring rejected because it could be termed an incomplete application.

Hubby too had the same issue, the India consulate in Lagos insisted they did not issue PCC to non Indians. However, he traveled to abuja and got it from there. Although the officers at the gate insisted they did not issue such, he tipped them and they allowed him in. The PCC wasn't issued the same day though.

If you still can't get it, you could try attaching a LOE about your efforts to get it, but you will need documented proofs.

All the best, hope this helps

Jalzy29:
Dear house Thank you all welcoming me.
kindly advice what to do as we are unable to get Indian police clearance for my husband who had his masters degree in India. Can this cause a problem or misrepresentation. Please if there's anybody that schooled in India and has now gotten a PR. Kindly tell us exactly what you Did.
Will be standing by for Solutions as we are gathering other documents.

Having a relative in canada fetches points under the FSW program that most people qualify for within express entry. it gives u 5 points out of a total of 100.

However, no point is allocated for it, in the calculation of the 1200 express entry points.

Fusion23:


both our birth certificate merged together

den the front and back of his pr card

anyways actually no points for family relatives..it just helps sometimes

Remove your work experience from your profile. You should only state it in your personal history section.

Also, as long as you stated in your profile that you have a degree but did not evaluate it, you still need to upload the degree certificate even though no points were awarded for it because it was not evaluated.

boldinc:
Hey guys... vcole, dupyshoo... Really wondering tho...

My wife is the principal applicant, yet they require details of my work history and then go ahead to ask for reference letter for each as well. I never thought I would be asked for such, been preparing for wifey's all this while. That's a really major task for me!

Why do they need it tho? It didn't add any score to my crs.

Also, I didn't evaluate my degrees, but they asking me to upload for Education... Do they mean just the IELTS result?

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ICAN is assessed as a professional study by Wes, hence I don't think it qualifies to be used as a certificate for immigration purposes. Going ahead with the application could lead to rejection.

unibadan:
Hello guys,

A friend of my got ITA in last round of invitations. He scored 459 and got ITA. Based on the information, he added ICAN and chose "Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years". On WES, ICAN is seen as 2 years of professional study.

Is this acceptable to CIC? Can he accept the ITA?

Thanks.

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Yinx007

Thanks for your input.

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Superchi,

Thanks so much. really appreciate

superchi:


Hally

I advise you state it in the LOE. Also attached the emails.
If its not sufficient CIC will request for what suffices.

Please do.

Thanks Superchi,

But would it not pose a problem if I do not have any written response from them denying the PCC request. Because the denial was verbatim. The only proof I have are non replied mails sent to them.

superchi:


Hello,

I empathize with you given the stress you've been through. Even Indians find it very difficult to get. Well, CIC requests PCC for countries you've resided for six months and where you're unable to, you must provide evidence the you've made best efforts in getting it. So I advise you document every attempts you have made in getting PCC and attach a well written letter of explanation.

Is there anyone who can be of assistance. Hubby spent over a year in India, but currently back in Nigeria. We've been trying to get India pcc. The India embassy in Lagos refused to give us, stating that they only issue to Indians here in Nigeria. They refused to respond to our mails or give a written letter to this effect.

Can anyone kindly advice on how to proceed?

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What they mean is that, the 500 aus dollar paid as the application fee only covers 8 episodes of both qualifications and employment. i.e accessing ur bsc is one episode, 10 yrs of experience in one company is one episode, 8 yrs in 7 different companies is 7 episodes. Hence if all your documents exceed 8 episodes, then you have to pay an additional 50 can dollar per each episode.

The number of episodes you submit does not determine if you will receive a a +ve accessment or not.

zuriel2016:
FOR PROSPECTIVE MIGRANTS WHO INTEND TO USE ACS

Find below an email which I received in response to my enquiry last month. summary: 10 years of experience in one company , and one ACS qualification will not qualify you for a positive response, BUT 1 ACS qualification plus work experience in 7 or more different companies should qualify you! strange, but that's what I deduced from their response.

My 1st mail to them
Good Morning,

Kindly advise on how the required 8 episodes are calculate, e.g is 1 year of employment equivalent to 1 episode? I have an ICT(MAJOR) related 4 years Bsc (hons) with 10 years of experience in the last 10 years, would this be 11 episodes?

or is it a clear cut case of the under listed excerpt

Bachelor Degree or Higher with an ICT Major  If your degree is assessed as having an ICT major which is closely related to your nominated occupation, you will require 2 years relevant work experience completed within the past 10 years or 4 years relevant work experience completed anytime in your past work history (whichever provides the earliest skill date) to meet the suitability criteria.

Thanks

Their 1st response
Thank you for your email,

All skills assessment fees will include a total of 8 assessment episodes per application.

An assessment episode can be either qualification or employment documentation.

For example, you can submit 3 qualifications and 5 employment episodes or 8 employment episodes in total or any combination of qualifications and employment episodes numbering 8 assessment episodes per application.

If you have 10 years of experience all from within the 1 company this is 1 episode, if your 10 years of experience is from 10 different companies in total this is 10 episodes.

A $50 fee will apply for each additional qualification or employment episodes that exceeds a maximum of 8 assessment episodes per application

If you have any further questions please let us know.

Regards,
Bessie

MY SECOND RESPONSE

Many thanks for the explicit response.
Kindly clarify if episodes relates to the number of companies one has worked in ,per year or otherwise

E.g 6 months in company A, 1 year in company B , 3 months in company C will that be 3 episodes? Or just one episode ( company B - 1year) ?



T[b]HEIR SECOND RESPONSE
On 10 Mar 2016 00:04, "Skills Assessment" <Assessment@acs.org.au> wrote:
Dear XYZ

Thank you for your email,

All skills assessment fees will include a total of 8 assessment episodes per application.

An assessment episode can be either qualification or employment documentation.

For example, you can submit 3 qualifications and 5 employment episodes or 8 employment episodes in total or any combination of qualifications and employment episodes numbering 8 assessment episodes per application.

If you have 10 years of experience all from within the 1 company this is 1 episode, if your 10 years of experience is from 10 different companies in total this is 10 episodes.

A $50 fee will apply for each additional qualification or employment episodes that exceeds a maximum of 8 assessment episodes per application

If you have any further questions please let us know.

Regards,
Bessie[/b]

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Thanks so much, really appreciate

piusford:
. Dear Hally,
This can be of help to your question:
UKEAS
Pearson Nigeria
Both are located at Ikeja. As for detailed address, make use of google, you'll be fine.

Someone should please help out

hallly:
Can anyone mention any PTE test centre on the mainland in lagos. The address will also be appreciated. Thanks

Can anyone mention any pte test centre on the mainland in lagos. The address will also be appreciated. Thanks